《2025年时习之暑假衔接七年级英语人教版》

读前思考
1. What was the weather like?
2. What did Cao Cao do when he found the soldiers¹ fewer?
It was really hot. Cao Cao and some soldiers were on the road. They walked for many days.
The soldiers said, “Oh! It's so hot! We feel like baked².” There were no houses. There was no one around. The soldiers couldn't get any water.
A soldier said, “I'm so thirsty. I can't walk anymore.” Then he fell down and couldn't stand up. Cao Cao was worried. He saw fewer and fewer soldiers. He thought, “What can I do? Everyone is falling down before the battle.”
Cao Cao looked around. He wanted to find rivers or lakes, but there was only dry land. There was no water at all.
The soldiers were too thirsty. Cao Cao said, “Let's dig³ a well.” But they dug for a long time and found no water.
Cao Cao thought, “We can't stay here. We must find a way to leave!” He looked at the dry trees. Then he had an idea. He stood on a high place. He pointed forward and shouted, “There is water!”
The soldiers were happy. They quickly got up. Cao Cao said, “There is a big plum forest⁴ not far. There are many big plums. Let's go there to eat plums.”
The soldiers thought about the sour plums. Their mouths were full of saliva⁵. So they didn't feel so thirsty. They walked quickly. After a while, they came to a lake. Finally, everyone could drink as much as they wanted!

—From Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Word banks: ① soldier n. 士兵 ② baked adj. 烤的 ③ dig v. 挖 ④ plum forest 梅林 ⑤ saliva n. 口水
读后探究
任务一:阅读理解。
( )1. What did the soldiers need?
A. The heavy bags.
B. The long way.
C. The water.
D. The food.
( )2. What did Cao Cao first try to do to get water?
A. Look for a river.
B. Dig a well.
C. Find a village.
D. Ask for help.
( )3. What did Cao Cao tell the soldiers to make them feel better?
A. There was a big lake nearby.
B. There was a plum forest.
C. They could go home soon.
D. They would win the fight.
( )4. Why did the soldiers finally not feel so thirsty?
A. Because they drank water.
B. Because they ate plums.
C. Because they thought about plums.
D. Because they found a house.
( )5. What happened after the soldiers walked for a while?
A. They found a plum forest.
B. They met some people.
C. They came to a lake.
D. They went back.
任务二:短文还原。
Cao Cao led some soldiers on the road. 1. ____ There was no water along the way. 2. ____ A soldier even fell down because of thirst. 3. ____ He looked around to look for water, but there was only dry land. 4. ____ He told the soldiers there was a plum forest ahead. The soldiers thought about the sour plums and felt less thirsty. They walked quickly. 5. ____
A. The soldiers were very thirsty.
B. Cao Cao then came up with an idea.
C. Cao Cao tried to find rivers or lakes.
D. They walked for many days in the hot weather.
E. Finally, they found a lake and could drink water.
任务三:读故事,完成阅读笔记。
Reading Notes
Good words & phrases:
Good sentences:
Reading thoughts:

答案： 读前思考
1. It was really hot.
2. He tried to find water and came up with the plum forest idea.
任务一：1-5 C A B C C
任务二：1-5 D A C B E
任务三：
Good words & phrases: feel like, not... anymore, fall down, after a while
Good sentences:
He wanted to find rivers or lakes, but there was only dry land. There was no water at all.
After a while, they came to a lake. Finally, everyone could drink as much as they wanted 
Reading thoughts: This story tells me that when in trouble, a good idea can give people hope and strength, just like Cao Cao did.