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外刊阅读——学会地道英语 南瓜节之吉尼斯纪录
How many pumpkins does it take to set a world record? Well, it depends on what you do with them. But if you want to build the world’s largest pumpkin mosaic (镶嵌图案), it turns out you need about 10,000 of them.
Sunnyfields Farm—a family-owned farm in Southampton, about 100 kilometers southwest of London—has now set that Guinness World Record with a mosaic made from more than 10,000 pumpkins and squashes (南瓜小果).
The mosaic is just over 193 square meters in size—almost as big as a tennis court. It has to be at least 100 square meters in size to set the record.
The record was set by the Nelson family who owns the farm. Sunnyfields Farm is a heaven for children and those nature-lovers. Today, many local families have created the tradition of visiting the farm every year. “We have been farming for over 30 years,” the founding couple explained, “mainly organic (有机的) vegetables!” Their son, Tom, has also been helping at the family’s farm since 2019.
“It took a team of 10 people five hours to build, throwing the pumpkins to each other—it is not a time to get distracted! If you do, you can get a surprise,” the family explained.
The orange and white parts were done with orange and white pumpkins, while the light blue and dark green parts were done with two different types of squashes.
Guinness World Records certified the record on October 18, about a week after certifying another pumpkin record—the world’s heaviest pumpkin. That one was certified in California, with a pumpkin weighing almost 1,250 kilograms! This is always a busy time of year for fruit and vegetable records.
一、好词句深练
（一）根据语境用所给单词的适当形式填空
1. The Amazon Rainforest is one of the world's
2. Everyone was interested in the chair
3. It was the first time for them to see such a huge animal
（二） 用方框中所给词的正确形式替换下列句子中的黑体部分（有一个词多余） create couple set
1. It has brought us a lot of benefits but has caused some serious problems as well.
2. The husband and wife enjoyed a peaceful evening walk together.
（三）根据所给汉语，完成下列句子
1. The surprise party
2. The new house is much larger
（四） 仿写句子
1. Well, it depends on what you do with them.（包含宾语从句）
仿写: 我听不清他对他朋友说了什么。
2. How many pumpkins does it take to set a world record? (it 作形式主语，动词不定式作真正的主语)
仿写: 我花了半个小时才弄清楚他真正的意思。
二、 阅读短文，选择正确答案
（
A. By telling a story.
B. By using numbers.
C. By raising a question.
D. By giving an example.
（
（
A. The world's heaviest pumpkin.
B. The Nelson family and their farm.
C. The world's largest pumpkin mosaic.
D. A busy time for fruit and vegetable records.
外刊阅读——学会地道英语 南瓜节之吉尼斯纪录
How many pumpkins does it take to set a world record? Well, it depends on what you do with them. But if you want to build the world’s largest pumpkin mosaic (镶嵌图案), it turns out you need about 10,000 of them.
Sunnyfields Farm—a family-owned farm in Southampton, about 100 kilometers southwest of London—has now set that Guinness World Record with a mosaic made from more than 10,000 pumpkins and squashes (南瓜小果).
The mosaic is just over 193 square meters in size—almost as big as a tennis court. It has to be at least 100 square meters in size to set the record.
The record was set by the Nelson family who owns the farm. Sunnyfields Farm is a heaven for children and those nature-lovers. Today, many local families have created the tradition of visiting the farm every year. “We have been farming for over 30 years,” the founding couple explained, “mainly organic (有机的) vegetables!” Their son, Tom, has also been helping at the family’s farm since 2019.
“It took a team of 10 people five hours to build, throwing the pumpkins to each other—it is not a time to get distracted! If you do, you can get a surprise,” the family explained.
The orange and white parts were done with orange and white pumpkins, while the light blue and dark green parts were done with two different types of squashes.
Guinness World Records certified the record on October 18, about a week after certifying another pumpkin record—the world’s heaviest pumpkin. That one was certified in California, with a pumpkin weighing almost 1,250 kilograms! This is always a busy time of year for fruit and vegetable records.
一、好词句深练
（一）根据语境用所给单词的适当形式填空
1. The Amazon Rainforest is one of the world's
largest
(large) tropical forests, including parts of eight South American countries.2. Everyone was interested in the chair
made
(make) from recycled wood.3. It was the first time for them to see such a huge animal
weighing
(weigh) several tons.（二） 用方框中所给词的正确形式替换下列句子中的黑体部分（有一个词多余） create couple set
1. It has brought us a lot of benefits but has caused some serious problems as well.
created
2. The husband and wife enjoyed a peaceful evening walk together.
couple
（三）根据所给汉语，完成下列句子
1. The surprise party
turns out
(结果是……) to be a huge success.2. The new house is much larger
in size
(大小) than the old one.（四） 仿写句子
1. Well, it depends on what you do with them.（包含宾语从句）
仿写: 我听不清他对他朋友说了什么。
I couldn’t hear clearly what he said to his friend.
2. How many pumpkins does it take to set a world record? (it 作形式主语，动词不定式作真正的主语)
仿写: 我花了半个小时才弄清楚他真正的意思。
It took me half an hour to make clear what he really meant.
二、 阅读短文，选择正确答案
（
C
）1. In what way does the writer start the passage?A. By telling a story.
B. By using numbers.
C. By raising a question.
D. By giving an example.
（
B
）2. 新考法·图文转换 Which of the following pumpkins can be certified as the world record by the Guinness World Records according to this passage?（
C
）3. What's the passage mainly about?A. The world's heaviest pumpkin.
B. The Nelson family and their farm.
C. The world's largest pumpkin mosaic.
D. A busy time for fruit and vegetable records.
答案
一、（一）1. largest 2. made 3. weighing（二）1. created 2. couple（三）1. turns out 2. in size（四）1. I couldn’t hear clearly what he said to his friend.2. It took me half an hour to make clear what he really meant.
二、 答案速查 1.C 2.B 3.C【主旨大意】本文主要讲述了世界上最大的南瓜拼图的相关情况。
1. C【点拨】开篇方式题。根据文章开头的“How many pumpkins does it take to set a world record?”可知，文章以一个问题开篇。
2. B【点拨】图文转换题。由最后一段中“That one was certified in California, with a pumpkin weighing almost 1,250 kilograms!”可知，本文中提到的被收入吉尼斯世界纪录的南瓜重量差不多是1250 kg。
3. C【点拨】主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了世界上最大的用南瓜拼成的镶嵌画的相关情况。
二、 答案速查 1.C 2.B 3.C【主旨大意】本文主要讲述了世界上最大的南瓜拼图的相关情况。
1. C【点拨】开篇方式题。根据文章开头的“How many pumpkins does it take to set a world record?”可知，文章以一个问题开篇。
2. B【点拨】图文转换题。由最后一段中“That one was certified in California, with a pumpkin weighing almost 1,250 kilograms!”可知，本文中提到的被收入吉尼斯世界纪录的南瓜重量差不多是1250 kg。
3. C【点拨】主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了世界上最大的用南瓜拼成的镶嵌画的相关情况。
解析
【解析】
一、好词句深练
（一）根据语境用所给单词的适当形式填空
1. 固定结构“one of the + 形容词最高级 + 可数名词复数”表示“最……的……之一”，large的最高级为largest。
2. 此处用过去分词made作后置定语，修饰名词chair，表示“由回收木材制作的椅子”，表被动含义。
3. 此处用现在分词weighing作后置定语，修饰名词animal，表示“重达数吨的巨型动物”，表主动含义。
（二）用方框中所给词的正确形式替换黑体部分
1. 原句中caused（此处表“引发、产生”）可替换为create的过去式created，句意为“它带来了很多益处，但也引发了一些严重的问题”。
2. 原句中the husband and wife（夫妻）可直接替换为couple，符合词义要求。
（三）根据所给汉语完成句子
1. “结果是……”对应固定短语turns out，主语The surprise party为单数，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。
2. 表示“在大小方面”用固定搭配in size，符合句子语义。
（四）仿写句子
1. 要求仿写含宾语从句的句子，按照语义可写为：I couldn’t hear clearly what he said to his friend. 其中what引导宾语从句，作hear的宾语。
2. 要求仿写it作形式主语、动词不定式作真正主语的句子，按照语义可写为：It took me half an hour to make clear what he really meant. 其中it为形式主语，真正的主语是后面的不定式结构to make clear...。
二、阅读短文选择正确答案
1. 开篇方式题：文章以问句“How many pumpkins does it take to set a world record?”引入主题，对应选项C“通过提出问题”。
2. 图文转换题：根据原文最后一段“the world’s heaviest pumpkin... weighing almost 1,250 kilograms”，选项B的南瓜重量1247kg最接近该数值，符合吉尼斯认证要求。
3. 主旨大意题：全文围绕英国Sunnyfields农场打造的世界最大南瓜镶嵌图案展开介绍，对应选项C。
【答案】
一、（一）1. largest 2. made 3. weighing
（二）1. created 2. couple
（三）1. turns out 2. in size
（四）1. I couldn’t hear clearly what he said to his friend.
2. It took me half an hour to make clear what he really meant.
二、1. C 2. B 3. C
【知识点】
形容词最高级；非谓语动词；宾语从句
【点评】
本题结合外刊趣味阅读考查初中英语核心词句语法与阅读能力，考点覆盖词形转换、短语运用、特殊句式仿写与不同类型的阅读理解题型，图文转换的新考法灵活新颖，既巩固了课内基础语言点，也锻炼了学生结合文本信息分析解题的能力。
【难度系数】
0.7
一、好词句深练
（一）根据语境用所给单词的适当形式填空
1. 固定结构“one of the + 形容词最高级 + 可数名词复数”表示“最……的……之一”，large的最高级为largest。
2. 此处用过去分词made作后置定语，修饰名词chair，表示“由回收木材制作的椅子”，表被动含义。
3. 此处用现在分词weighing作后置定语，修饰名词animal，表示“重达数吨的巨型动物”，表主动含义。
（二）用方框中所给词的正确形式替换黑体部分
1. 原句中caused（此处表“引发、产生”）可替换为create的过去式created，句意为“它带来了很多益处，但也引发了一些严重的问题”。
2. 原句中the husband and wife（夫妻）可直接替换为couple，符合词义要求。
（三）根据所给汉语完成句子
1. “结果是……”对应固定短语turns out，主语The surprise party为单数，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。
2. 表示“在大小方面”用固定搭配in size，符合句子语义。
（四）仿写句子
1. 要求仿写含宾语从句的句子，按照语义可写为：I couldn’t hear clearly what he said to his friend. 其中what引导宾语从句，作hear的宾语。
2. 要求仿写it作形式主语、动词不定式作真正主语的句子，按照语义可写为：It took me half an hour to make clear what he really meant. 其中it为形式主语，真正的主语是后面的不定式结构to make clear...。
二、阅读短文选择正确答案
1. 开篇方式题：文章以问句“How many pumpkins does it take to set a world record?”引入主题，对应选项C“通过提出问题”。
2. 图文转换题：根据原文最后一段“the world’s heaviest pumpkin... weighing almost 1,250 kilograms”，选项B的南瓜重量1247kg最接近该数值，符合吉尼斯认证要求。
3. 主旨大意题：全文围绕英国Sunnyfields农场打造的世界最大南瓜镶嵌图案展开介绍，对应选项C。
【答案】
一、（一）1. largest 2. made 3. weighing
（二）1. created 2. couple
（三）1. turns out 2. in size
（四）1. I couldn’t hear clearly what he said to his friend.
2. It took me half an hour to make clear what he really meant.
二、1. C 2. B 3. C
【知识点】
形容词最高级；非谓语动词；宾语从句
【点评】
本题结合外刊趣味阅读考查初中英语核心词句语法与阅读能力，考点覆盖词形转换、短语运用、特殊句式仿写与不同类型的阅读理解题型，图文转换的新考法灵活新颖，既巩固了课内基础语言点，也锻炼了学生结合文本信息分析解题的能力。
【难度系数】
0.7
