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A
There was a friendly neighbourhood, and every house had a beautiful garden.
Among them lived a young boy. He loved nothing more than staying at home with his
family. One day, while playing in his yard, he found that his elderly neighbour's garden
was overgrown and in need of some care.
The young boy picked up his gardening tools at once and headed next door. He
spent the whole afternoon weeding and watering the garden with love and care. When he
finished, he felt really happy about the change.
The next morning, he woke up to find a basket of fresh fruit and vegetables on their
doorstep. It was a way of thanking him for his hard work. From that day on, the young
boy learned that it was good to help others and do something for the community. The
simple act brought everyone in the neighbourhood closer together.
词汇
overgrown /ˌəʊvəˈɡrəʊn/ adj. 杂草丛生的
weed /wiːd/ v. 除地面的杂草
句型
He spent the whole afternoon weeding and watering the garden with love and care.
他花了一整个下午用心地给花园除草和浇水。
理解
1. How did the elderly neighbour thank the boy for his hard work?

2. Have you ever helped your neighbour? Share it with us.

1. The elderly neighbour left a basket of fresh fruit and vegetables on the boy's doorstep to thank him.
2. 示例：Yes, I have. Last weekend, my neighbor was busy cleaning her house. I helped her take out the rubbish and tidy up the yard. She gave me a box of candies to show her thanks.

1. 本题可从文章第四段获取答案，文中明确提到邻居感谢男孩的方式；2. 此题为开放性问题，结合自身帮助邻居的实际经历，用符合七年级水平的英语表达即可。

B
Many years ago, I bought a house in Sunshine Town, and we still go there every
summer. The first time we stayed there, our neighbour Mary came and brought us a box
with some tomatoes and a bottle of wine in it. It was nice of her to do it. But when we
looked at the tomatoes, we were worried because they looked terrible: not at all like the
nice, round, shiny things you get in a supermarket. And the wine was cloudy浑浊的,
in a funny old bottle with no label on it. These couldn't be any good, we thought. But we
were thankful for her kindness, so we tried them.
What a wonderful taste! Those tomatoes made me think of the ones my uncle grew
when I was a child. Nowadays supermarket tomatoes look perfect but they have a taste of
water. Nobody's going to have a happy memory of those. Mary's wine may be cloudy and
come out of an old bottle, but it was yummy.
It's good to eat things at the correct time, when they're in season, and as close as
possible to where they were grown. What Mary gave us was the taste of Sunshine Town.
词汇
label /ˈleɪbl/ n. 标签 perfect /ˈpɜːfɪkt/ adj. 完美的
句型
It's good to eat things at the correct time, when they're in season, and as close as
possible to where they were grown. 能在合适的时间吃到当季的食物,并且是尽可能
接近原产地的,那真是好极了。
理解
1. What taste does the writer feel about the supermarket tomatoes?

2. Have you ever had a happy memory of something? Share it with us.

1. They have a taste of water.
2. 示例：Yes, I have. When I was a little kid, my grandma always made delicious dumplings for me on weekends. We would make dumplings together, and I always laughed a lot when I tried to wrap dumplings in funny shapes. Those warm weekends are my happy memory.

1. 本题可从文章第二段"Nowadays supermarket tomatoes look perfect but they have a taste of water."直接提取答案。2. 第二题为开放性题目，需结合自身经历分享一段快乐的回忆，内容合理通顺即可。