《2025年新课程新教材导航学七年级英语上册外研版》

九、阅读下面的材料,根据内容回答问题。
Double Ninth Festival(重阳节) is a special festival in China. People show their respect for the elderly(老人) and wish them a long and healthy life on that day. But only one such day isn’t enough for the elderly. They need more help and love.
Yuan Ke is a food deliveryman(送货员). When dinner time comes, he goes to a canteen(食堂) and delivers food to three elderly men for free. They are living alone.
Yuan says, “I remember I delivered food to Grandpa Hu for the first time. He was just sitting there. I could feel he was lonely(孤独的), so I decided to talk with him for a while. ”.
85 - year - old Hu Guangyao says he is thankful for Yuan’s deliveries and visits. “When Yuan comes and tells me that my lunch is here, I ask him to put it on the table. These are the first words that I say every day,” Hu says.
“It’s not so safe for old people to live alone. If they fall, no one will know. Now, I am delivering food to them, so I can also take care of them as much as I can. But I know the old people need more love and help,” Yuan says.
1. What do the elderly need?______
2. Who is Yuan Ke?______
3. What does Yuan Ke do when he delivers food to Grandpa Hu?______
4. Should old people live alone? Why or why not? (Write at least 20 words.)______

答案： 1. Love and help./Help and love.
2. He is a food deliveryman.
3. He talks with Grandpa Hu/him for a while.
4. No. Old people shouldn't live alone， because it's not safe. If they fall， no one will know and no one will help them in time.(答案不唯一，符合题意即可)