《2025年课堂笔记七年级英语上册外研版》

Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the story.
Who is in the story?
John and Robert Taylor.
They are brothers and are always 1____ each other.
What happened?
At first
Robert cannot move at all. He often feels 2____.
Then
John put Robert in a trailer and 3____ it along with his bike. For the 4____ time, Robert felt like the other kids.
Now
They often take part in bike races. They enjoy 5____ together.
What does the writer think of them?
The 6____ powers their bike. And love always wins.

答案： 1. close to
2. lonely
3. pulled
4. first
5. the time
6. love (between them)
解析：从故事中提取信息，“close to”表示亲近，“lonely”孤独，“pulled”拉，“first time”第一次，“enjoy the time”享受时光，“love (between them)”他们之间的爱。

Answer the questions.
1 What does "They" refer to in "They didn't win"?
2 What does "it" refer to in "He put Robert in a trailer and pulled it along with his bike"?
3 What's the meaning of "powers" in the last paragraph?

答案： 1. "They" refers to "John and Robert".
解析：前文提到“John and Robert Taylor finished the school bike race”，故“They”指代兄弟俩。
2. "it" refers to "the trailer".
解析：句中“put Robert in a trailer”，随后“pulled it”，“it”指代前文的“trailer”。
3. It means "gives energy to something".
解析：根据上下文“the love... powers their bike”，“powers”意为“给……提供动力”。

Think and share 思考和分享
1 What really matters for the Taylor brothers? 对泰勒兄弟来说真正重要的是什么？
2 Do you think the Taylor brothers win? Why or why not? 你认为泰勒兄弟赢了吗？为什么或者为什么不呢？

答案： 1. Support, happiness, company, help and love.
2. Yes, I do. Because love is more important than results. Love always wins.