Linda:

Oh

，

I was in the kitchen helping my mom.

琳达：哦，我（那会儿）在厨房帮我妈妈。

Mary

：

I see.I called again at eight and you didn't answer then either.

玛丽：我知道了。我

8

点又给你打电话，你那时也没接。

Linda:What was I doing at eight? Oh

，

I know. When you called

，

1 was

taking a shower.

琳达：

8

点我在做什么呢？哦，

我知道 了。

当你打电话时，

我正在洗澡。

Mary

：

But then I called again at nine.

玛丽：但接着我在

9

点又打了一

次啊。

Linda:Oh

，

I was sleeping at that time.

琳达：哦，那时我睡觉了。

Mary

：

So early? That's strange.

玛丽：那么早？那很

i

：。

Linda: Yeah

，

I was tired. Why did you call so many times?

琳达：

是的 ，

我累了。你为什么给我打那么多次电话呢？

Mary:I needed help with my homework So while you were sleeping

，

I

called Jennyand she helped me.

玛丽：我的作业需要帮忙。所以在你睡觉的时候，我打 电话给珍妮，她

帮了我。

3a

部分翻译

Read the passage and answer the questions.

读这篇短文，回答问题。

1

．

What was the weather like before the heavy rain started?

大雨开始

之前天气怎么样？

2

．

What was the neighborhood like after the storm?

暴风雨过后社区什

么样？

The Srouglt Pbople Closer Ibgetber

暴风雨把人们的距离拉近了

Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama Black

cloudss were making the sky very dark With no light outside

，

it felt like

news on TV that a heavy rainstorm was in the area .

在阿拉巴马州，本能听到他家外 面的强劲的风声。

乌云使天空变得黑压

压的。外面没有光亮，感 觉就像半夜一样。电视里播报有强烈的暴风雨

已经到了这个地区。

Everyone in the neighborhood was 's dad was putting pieces

of over the windows while his mom was making sure the flaslight and

radio were also put some candles and matches on the

table.

社区里的每个人都在忙 碌着。本的爸爸正在把一块块木头钉在窗户上

（加固），而他的妈妈正在确认和收音机都 能正常使用。她还把一些蜡

烛和火柴。放在桌子上。

Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to best

heavily

。

tried to play a card game,but it was hard to have fun with a

senous storm happening outside.

当雨开始对着窗户猛烈地敲打时，本在帮助 他的妈妈做晚饭。晚饭后，

他们原本想打一下牌，但外面的暴风雨太大了，太难有心情打 牌了。

Ben could not sleep at first. He finally fell asleep when the wind was

dying down at around 3:00 a

．

m. When he woke up,the sun was

rising

．

He went outside with his family and found the neigh borhood in

a mess. trees, broken windows and rubbish were

joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together.

Although the storm broke many things apart

，

it brought families

and_neighbors closer together. the windows.

起初本睡不着。

< br>在大约凌晨

3

点风逐渐变弱时他终于睡着了。

时，太阳正冉冉生气，他和家人一起来到外面，发现社区脏乱不堪 。到

处都是被分吹到的树、被砸破的窗户和垃圾。他们加入到街坊邻居中，

帮着一起把社区打扫干净。虽然这场暴风雨破坏

(apart

分开

)

了许多东

西，但是它把 家人和邻居们的距离拉得更近了。

3b

部分翻译

Complete the sentences using information from the passage

用短文中

的信息完成句子。

1

．

When the news on TV was reported

，

strong wi nds____outside.

当

电视新闻报道时，外面正刮 着大风。

2

．

While Ben's mom was making sure the radio was working

，

his

dad____

．

< br>当本的妈妈在确认收音机正常使用时，

他的爸爸正在把一块块木头钉在

3

．

Ben____when the heavy rain finally started

．

当 大雨最后开始下时，

本在帮助他的妈妈做晚饭。

4

．

When Ben____at 3

：

wind____.

当凌晨

3

点本终于睡着

时，风造逝平息下来。

3c

部分翻译

Discuss the questions with a partner

．与同伴一起讨论达些问题。

“Although the storm broke

many things apart

，

lt brought families and

neighbors closer together.

together? How can we help each other in times of difficulty?

“

虽然这场暴风雨破坏了许多东西，但它把家人和邻居们的距离拉得更

近了。

”

还有什么事能把人们的距离拉得更近？在遇 到困难时，我们能

怎样互相帮助呢？

4a

部分翻译

Look at the table and write sentences with both wlule and when.

看表 格，用

while

和

when