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这篇阅读的题目是New Friend
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先来读文章：
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1.Calliope is my new friend.
卡莉欧琵是我的新朋友。
2.She is 6 and just moved to our town from Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
她今年6岁，刚从南达科他州的苏福尔斯搬到我们镇。
moved to our town 搬到我们镇
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3.I have never been to South Dakota.
我从来没有去过南达科他州。
have never been to 从来没有去过
4.I grew up in Rhode Island.
我在罗德岛长大。
Rhode Island 罗德岛
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5.Calliope said that she lived on a farm and had cows and pigs.
卡利欧佩说她住在一个农场里，有牛和猪。
lived on a farm 住在一个农场
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6.I only have a dog.
我只有一只狗。
7.I'd love to have a pig.
我想要一头猪。
8.Calliope has 4 brothers, but I am an only child.
卡利欧佩有四个兄弟，但我是独生子。
an only child 独生子
9.She also likes country music, but I prefer to listen to Top 40.
她也喜欢乡村音乐，但我更喜欢听排名前40的歌曲。
country music 乡村音乐
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10.We are pretty different.
我们很不一样。
11.After knowing Calliope for a few weeks, though, I realized that we are a lot alike too.
在认识卡利欧佩几周后，我意识到我们也有很多相似之处。
a lot alike 很多相似之处
12.We both like to read.
我们都喜欢读书。
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13.I have seventeen Barbie dolls, and Calliope has 15!
我有十七个芭比娃娃，而卡莉欧碧有十五个!
Barbie dolls 芭比娃娃
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14.We like to share Barbie clothes.
我们喜欢分享芭比娃娃的衣服。
share Barbie clothes 分享芭比娃娃的衣服
15.I have a collection of shells I found at the beaches here in Rhode Island and Calliope has a bunch of rocks she collected in the hills of South Dakota.
我收集了在罗德岛海滩上发现的贝壳，卡丽欧佩收集了南达科他州山上的一堆岩石。
a collection of shells 收集贝壳
a bunch of rocks 一堆岩石
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16.Some even have fossils in them!
有些甚至有化石!
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再来读一遍完整的文章：
Calliope is my new friend. She is 6 and just moved to our town from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. I have never been to South Dakota. I grew up in Rhode Island. Calliope said that she lived on a farm and had cows and pigs. I only have a dog. I'd love to have a pig. Calliope has 4 brothers, but I am an only child. She also likes country music, but I prefer to listen to Top 40. We are pretty different.
After knowing Calliope for a few weeks, though, I realized that we are a lot alike too. We both like to read. I have seventeen Barbie dolls, and Calliope has 15! We like to share Barbie clothes. I have a collection of shells I found at the beaches here in Rhode Island and Calliope has a bunch of rocks she collected in the hills of South Dakota. Some even have fossils in them!
根据短文，回答问题。
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1. Who are the main characters?
2. Where had Calliope lived?
3. How were the two friends different?
4. How were the two friends alike?
参考答案：
1.Calliope.
2. She had lived in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
3. Calliope lived on a farm and had cows and pigs. I only have a dog.
Calliope has 4 brothers, but I am an only child.
She also likes country music, but I prefer to listen to Top 40.
4. We both like to read.
I have seventeen Barbie dolls, and Calliope has 15! We like to share Barbie clothes.
I have a collection of shells I found at the beaches here in Rhode Island and Calliope has a bunch of rocks she collected in the hills of South Dakota. Some even have fossils in them!
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