1、中考英语复习-七年级短文阅读5Hao Shuais KitchenDoes your family invite strangers to your house? Hao Shuai often does so. Each month, Hao invites about 10 strangers to have dinner at his home. So far, he has invited over 2,000 people.Hao comes from Chongqing. Haos father was a cook and his mother ran a food stall
2、for more than 30 years. “I became interested in cooking at an early age. I always wanted to be a food show host to share delicious food with others,” says Hao.After Hao grew up, he still loved to cook. “Cooking makes me relax,” says Hao. “When I feel unhappy, I usually go to the kitchen to cook.” La
3、ter, he thought of the idea of inviting strangers for dinner. It is another way to make his dream come true.Hao started the activity named “Hao Shuais Kitchen” last March. He invites strangers from all walks of life. To make the activity fun and interactive, he asks his guests to cook and do the dis
4、hes together. When they eat, they tell their stories.“Nothing feels better than sharing stories and eating delicious food,” says Hao. “Those stories could heal a lot of people.”“I felt the kindness of strangers and the beauty of life at Hao Shuais home,” says Liu Jian, one of the guests.Hao says he
5、will invite 10,000 people to his home for dinner over the next 10 years.A Green SchoolHuonville High School is in Tasmania, Australia. About 400 students study there. The school is doing wonderful things to save energy.The main school building looks different from those in other schools. There are s
6、olar panels on the roof. The windows are thick and they can keep the classrooms warm. When it is cold in the morning, students use a special stove to make classrooms warm. The stove doesnt pollute the air. During break time, students ride special bikes to make electricity and then use it to cook foo
7、d.All the ideas are from Zayed Future Energy Hub. It is a clubhouse in the school. 13 students learn how to save energy there and then they share their ideas with other students. They started many energy-saving activities at school and they made this school a better place. So far, they have helped t
8、he school save $44,000.Students are proud of what they do. “Its cool to be a part of Zayed Future Energy Hub. We are making our school greener each day,” said a student.A teacher said, “These students are excited about the activities. They also call on other young people to take action for the plane
9、ts future. Its really great.”Photographys “New Big Five”Lions, elephants, rhinos, leopards and African buffalo are known as Africas “Big Five”. Hunters gave the group this name in the 19th century. They thought those were the most difficult and dangerous animals to hunt on foot.But British photograp
10、her Graeme Green thinks its time to give the Big Five a new meaning. He wants to use photography to show some of the worlds most beautiful animals.Thats why in April 2020, Green started a project the New Big Five. He asked people a question: what five animals would you most like to take a photo of o
11、r see in a picture? He wanted them to write their answers down. More than 50,000 people took part in choosing the New Big Five.The result came out in May 2021. Elephants and lions are still on the list. Gorillas, tigers and polar bears joined the group. They took the place of rhinos, leopards and Af
12、rican buffalo.However, animals in the New Big Five are all in danger. Green hopes the New Big Five can help people care about wild animals around the world.Special Rule on EscalatorsIn Japan, many people get hurt as a result of walking on escalators every year. So Saitama, a place to the north of To
13、kyo, made a special rule. It doesnt let people walk up and down escalators.From October 1, 2021, all escalator riders in Saitama must stand still while the escalators are moving. The new rule helps to stop people from falling and hurting themselves.People living in different parts of Japan use escal
14、ators differently. In some places like Osaka, people stand on the right side of the escalator and walk on the left. But in other places like Tokyo, the right side is used for walking and escalator riders stand on the left. This is not safe when people want to walk on escalators in Japan.The new rule
15、 in Saitama tells escalator operators to put up signs near escalators. The signs tell people about the rule. Operators will give people warnings if they break the rule, but wont punish them. Saitama is the first place in Japan to make such a rule.For the Country “We want to buy oranges for experimen
16、ts.” “For the country?” “Well, you could say so.”“To serve the country, I will donate one box to you ”Recently an online chat between a university student and a farmer touched peoples hearts.The farmer, called Chen Kai, has an online shop that sells oranges. He had a chat with a student from Zhejian
17、g University online. He learned that the student and her classmates wanted to buy oranges for experiments. They were finding a way to grow better oranges for the country. When he learned this, he decided to donate one box of oranges to them.“I cant do a lot to help our country, but now if I can, I w
18、ill do my bit,” said Chen. The next morning, Chen first sent the student one box of oranges. Later after learning that they needed oranges of different sizes, he then sent another five boxes. After getting the oranges, the student put her online chat with Chen on her schools website. The next day, m
19、any students flocked to his online shop to buy oranges. “I will feel happy even if you just say hi to me without buying oranges,” said Chen.Doing something kind can bring the world more warmth. Dont you think so?THEME READINGThis Dog Helped Save KoalasMost dogs are good at following simple orders, l
20、ike “sit down” and “stand up”. But some can do amazing things. Bear, a dog from Australia, is such a dog. He helped save over 100 koalas from Australias wildfires in 2019 and 2020.Bear is a six-year-old dog. He is always energetic and loves to play. Bear has a strong sense of smell, so he can help t
21、o save animals. During the Australian wildfires, he used his special skill to save koalas. How did he do it? He could smell koala fur. When he found a tree with a koala in it, he would sit in front of the tree. Then people would follow him and save the koala in the tree. Because of what he did, Bear
22、 got an animal award last year. The award came from the International Fund for Animal Welfare. It is an organization that helps animals around the world.“We think Bear really deserves this award because he is such a good boy in helping us find and save a lot of koalas ” said his trainer, Romane Cristescu. What a helpful dog!
