《2025年新编基础训练八年级英语上册外研版》

Ⅱ. 回答问题
阅读下面短文,并用英语回答问题(请注意每小题的词数要求)。
Grace had a bread shop in her small village. Every day, Grace would make more bread than she could sell. She put the extra(额外的) bread in a box outside her bread shop with a note that read, “Take what you need.” The box was for anyone in the village who was poor.
The wooden box became a symbol of hope and kindness in the village. Those who were in need could always depend(依靠) on Grace for a hot meal.
Grace's kindness didn't stop at the bread shop. She also organised community(社区) events, like picnics in the park, to bring the villagers(村民) together.
Because of Grace's kind acts, the villagers began to follow in her footsteps. Some started to serve meals to those in need. The children in the village helped by making cards to bring happiness to the old. Grace's bread shop had set off a chain (链条) of love and goodwill. Over time, the village became a more caring and closer community.
11. Why did Grace make more bread than she could sell? (不超过10个词)To help the villagers who were poor.
12. What symbol did the wooden box become in the village? (不超过10个词)A symbol of hope and kindness.
13. What else did Grace do to help the people in the village? (不超过5个词)She organised community events.
14. How did the children help the old in the village? (不超过15个词)They helped by making cards to bring happiness to the old.
15. How did the village change over time? (不超过10个词)It became a more caring and closer community.

答案： 11. Because she wanted to help the villagers who were poor. /To help the villagers who were poor.
12. A symbol of hope and kindness. /It became a symbol of hope and kindness.
13. She organised community events.
14. They helped by making cards to bring happiness to the old.
15. It became a more caring and closer community.