1、中考英语复习-七年级短文阅读61.They Got Their NamesChinese diver Zhang Jiaqi and French football player Kylian Mbapp are sports superstars. A few months ago, both of them showed up at an event in France for two animal superstars twin baby pandas.Last August, giant panda Huan Huan at the Beauval Zoo in Saint-Aigna
2、n, France, gave birth to two baby pandas. They are Huan Huans third and fourth babies. Unluckily, her first baby died shortly after its birth. Her second babys name is Yuan Meng.Naming baby pandas is a big event. The Beauval Zoo offered five pairs of names on its website for people in the country to
3、 choose from. French people showed great interest in this job. More than 122,000 people visited the website to choose the names. The zoo also had an event to give out the results. Zhang and Mbapp were both at the event and revealed the names of the two baby pandas.The names of the two baby pandas ar
4、e “Huan Lili” and “Yuan Dudu”. “Huan” stands for their mothers name Huan Huan, “Lili” symbolizes Paris, “Yuan” is from their father Yuan Zais name and “Dudu” symbolizes Chengdu. The names show peoples wish for the healthy growth of the babies and symbolize the friendship between China and France. Ho
5、w great they are!2.The “Spring Train”“Where is spring?Where is spring? .”Um . Spring is along the way of the “spring train”!The “spring train” is Beijing Railway Line S2. It opened on August 6, 2008. People call it the “spring train”, because it goes through the flower sea of the Juyongguan Great Wa
6、ll every spring.In 2015, a photographer took photos of the beautiful arrival of the “spring train”. After that, it became popular among visitors. During the peak blooming season around March and April, thousands of visitors take the train every day. They take photos and enjoy flowers on both sides o
7、f the Line S2. There is also a “spring train” plank road for visitors. They can walk through the sea of flowers and be close to nature. At the same time, the high mountains and the Great Wall around the railway also grace their trip.What are you waiting for? Lets go and take the spring train!3.Bee?
8、Hoverfly?Cui Chenxi is a middle school student in Shenyang, Liaoning Province. Although he is only 13, he knows more about biology than you may think.One day last term, when Cui was reading his English book, he found a mistake in one of its pictures. It was a picture of an insect. Below it was the w
9、ord “bee”. Cui found that the insect was not a bee, but a hoverfly. So he called the publisher, and after checking the picture they said he was right. They would change the picture soon.It was not difficult for Cui to find the mistake. He can tell different kinds of insects. He said, “Bees have two
10、pairs of wings, but hoverflies only have one. Bees are fat, but hoverflies are thin.”Cui is good at biology because hes interested in it. When he was in primary school, he kept over 10 kinds of ants. He could even tell what they like to do and what they can do. In his home, there are many books and
11、more than 300 of them are about biology.Well done, Cui Chenxi!4.Learning English With English ClubsFor many English learners, speaking is the most difficult part of the language. To speak English well, you need to practice with other English learners or speakers.One way to do this is by joining or s
12、tarting an English club.Why can English clubs help learners improve their English? There are many reasons. The most important one is that they give learners a chance to practice English by speaking it. English clubs are not like classrooms. Many learners find them more fun than usual English classes
13、. They also let learners practice English in more real-life situations. This can make learners want to speak and learn on their own.But what if there are not any English clubs in your school? Dont worry! You can start one by yourself with only three steps. First, find club members. Next, find a meeting place. Then, hold your first meeting.Bonnie Norton and Ernst Von Glasersfeld, two language experts, say that using a language in real-life situations is very important to learners. So, boys and girls, lets get moving!
