《2025年名校课堂八年级英语上册人教版》

六、任务型阅读。
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题或翻译画线部分。
Friendship knows no borders (国界). Brynn Castle, an American student, made friends with a Chinese student named Zhang Xinyi on her exchange (交流) trip to China. Here is their story.
In April 2024, Castle came to China with some American students. They reached Beijing first, and then travelled to Hebei. Before leaving, they visited Zhang’s home.
“It is interesting to see a Chinese home. There are some differences between their house and my home,” Castle said. “In my home, we have lots of decorations. But Chinese people like to put family photos in their living room. And most of their decorations are red. They think the colour can bring them good luck.”
“Zhang’s family are friendly. Before going to their house, they showed me around their neighbourhood and then took me to a restaurant for lunch,” Castle said.
When they got to Zhang’s home, Castle told many interesting stories to Zhang. The two girls found they shared a lot of interests and had so much to talk about. As they said goodbye late in the night, Zhang gave a Chinese history book to Castle as a gift. She hoped it could help Castle know more about China.
30. When did Castle take the exchange trip to China?
In April 2024.
31. Why do Chinese people like red decorations?
Because they think the colour can bring them good luck.
32. What did Castle think of Zhang’s family?
Friendly.
33. Do you want to have an exchange trip to other countries? Why or why not?
Yes, I do. Because it would be great to experience different cultures, meet new people, and learn new languages./No, I don’t. Because the living habits and culture of other countries are different from those of China, and it is difficult for me to live there./...

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34. 将短文中画线句子翻译成中文。
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答案： 30. In April 2024. 31. Because they think the colour can bring them good luck. 32. Friendly. 33. Yes, I do. Because it would be great to experience different cultures, meet new people, and learn new languages./No, I don’t. Because the living habits and culture of other countries are different from those of China, and it is difficult for me to live there./... 34. 这两个女孩发现她们有很多共同的兴趣爱好，有说不完的话。