湖北省武漢市新洲區(qū)2023-2024學(xué)年七年級(jí)下學(xué)期期末考試英語(yǔ)試卷

這是一份湖北省武漢市新洲區(qū)2023-2024學(xué)年七年級(jí)下學(xué)期期末考試英語(yǔ)試卷，共12頁(yè)。試卷主要包含了 6， A等內(nèi)容，歡迎下載使用。
答卷時(shí)間：120 分鐘 滿分：120 分 2024. 6
第一卷 (選擇題 共 85 分)
第一部分 聽力部分
一、聽力測(cè)試 (共三節(jié)，25小題，每小題1分，滿分25分)
第一節(jié) (共4小題，每小題1分，滿分4分)
聽下面4個(gè)問題。每個(gè)問題后有三個(gè)答語(yǔ)，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽完每個(gè)問題后，你都有5秒鐘的時(shí)間來作答和閱讀下一小題。每個(gè)問題僅讀一遍。
1. A. It was s bring. B. Have a gd time. C. We tk the plane there.
2. A. I learned Chinese. B. At my friend’s huse. C. Fr ne and a half years.
3. A. She likes dancing. B. She has a rund face. C. She is a shy girl.
4. A. At a restaurant. B. A medium bwl. C. A hamburger, please.
第二節(jié) (共8小題，每小題1分，滿分8分)
聽下面 8 段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的 A、B、C 三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來作答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。
5. Where was Jack last Sunday?
A. At hme. B. At schl. C. At the music hall.
6. What’s the weather like nw?
A. Sunny. B. Cludy. C. Rainy.
7. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. Ways t make ndles. B. Dishes fr the festival. C. Places t buy vegetables.
8. Hw is Je getting t the cinema?
A. On ft. B. By bus. C. By bike.
9. What d we knw abut Gina?
A. She gt a jb frm Mr. Li.
B. She is gd at playing the pian.
C. She will play the pian fr teachers.
10. Why did Jim dress his dg in a pink T-shirt?
A. Because he thinks it lks very cute.
B. Because it is quite cld n a rainy day.
C. Because he wants t keep his dg clean.
11. What is the wman ding nw?
A. B. C.
12. What may the wman say t the man next?
A. Yes, I can drive yu there.
B. That’s very kind f yu.
C. The vegetables there are fresh.
第三節(jié) (共 13 小題，每小題 1 分，滿分13分)
聽下面 4 段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的 A、B. C 三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出 5 秒鐘的作答時(shí)間，每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。
聽下面一段對(duì)話，回答 13 至 15 三個(gè)小題。
13. What des Cindy lk like?
A. She has curly hair. B. She has a big nse. C. She has brwn eyes.
14. What is Cindy ding nw?
A. Seeing a mvie. B. Drawing a picture. C. Ding sme shpping.
15. What can we learn frm the talk?
A. The three peple plan t meet at 12 a. m.
B. Tm will play basketball this afternn.
C. Cindy is living with Lily these days.
聽下面一段對(duì)話，回答16至18三個(gè)小題。
16. What is the elephant playing with?
A. A ball. B. Sme kids. C. The water.
17. What will Bb d next?
A. Buy a ty panda. B. Help take phts. C. Drink sme water.
18. What time des the mnkey shw start?
A. At 3: 30 p. m. B. At 4: 00 p. m. C. At 4: 30 p. m.
聽下面一段對(duì)話，回答 19 至 22 四個(gè)小題。
19. What did Alice think f her trip?
A. Tiring. B. Exciting. C. Bring.
20. Wh lives in Wuhan?
A. Alice’s aunt. B. Alice’s father. C. Alice’s grandmther.
21. Where did Alice g n Saturday?
A. T a park. B. T a museum. C. T a restaurant.
22. What can we knw abut Alice frm the talk?
A. She went hme by train.
B. She paid fr a guide n her trip.
C. She brught sme fd back hme.
聽下面一段獨(dú)白，回答23至25三個(gè)小題。
23. What’s Peter’s favrite place in twn?
A. The library. B. The schl. C. The supermarket.
24. What fd is the ck in Yummy Restaurant gd at cking?
A. Salad. B. Ndles. C. Dumplings.
25. Which f the fllwing is true abut Peter?
A. He studies in N. 5 middle schl.
B. He ges camping by the river in autumn.
C. He likes ging fishing with his friends.
第二部分 筆試部分
二、音標(biāo)辨析 (共5小題，每小題1分，滿分5分)
請(qǐng)找出劃線部分與其它選項(xiàng)讀音不同的選項(xiàng)。將代表該答案的字母在答題卡上相應(yīng)的位置涂黑。
26. A. March B. card C. party D. carrt
27. A. never B. tape C. best D. dress
28. A. hme B. lt C. jb D. ’clck
29. A. nisy B. exercise C. taste D. dress
30. A. fllw B. after C. ivry D. pht
三、選擇填空 (共 10 小題，每小題 1 分，滿分 10分)
從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出一個(gè)最佳答案。將代表該答案的字母在答題卡上相應(yīng)的位置涂黑。
31. —It’s very nice f yu t help me with my hmewrk.
— ____________.
A. Yu’re welcme B. take it easyC. Thanks a lt D. Never mind
32. —D yu ften g t schl ____________ yur bike, Tm?
—Yeah! But n rainy days, I get there ____________ taxi.
A. by; by B. n; by C. by; n D. n; n
33. There are s many ____________ in tday’s histry exercises. As yu knw, I’m nt gd at it. S it’s a ____________ fr me.
A. prblems; prblem B. questins; prblem
C. questins; questin D. prblems; questin
34. —Are there any ____________ between the twins (雙胞胎) ?
—Yes. They have ____________ eating habits and see things ____________.
A. different; differently; differences B. differently; different; differences 5
C. different; differences; differently D. differences; different; differently
35. —Lk! A little girl is ____________ the street and there are s many cars!
—Let’s help her g ____________!
A. acrssing; acrss B. crssing; crss
C. crssing; acrss D. acrssing; crss
36. —Why isn’t Jne here tday?
—His mm is ill ____________, s he has t stay ____________ t lk after her.
A. in hspital; in hspital B. in the hspital; in hspital
C. in the hspital; in the hspital D. in hspital; in the hspital
37. I ____________ Mary nt t ____________ her ID card, but she frgt. Hw terrible!
A. remember t tell; frget t take B. remember telling; frget taking
C. remember telling; frget t take D. remember t tell; frget taking
38. — ____________ number f bys ____________ playing basketball n the playgrund.
—What’s ____________ number f bys in ur class, d yu knw?
A. A; are; the B. A; are; a C. A; is; the D. The; is; a
39. The wrk is t hard fr me, and I need ____________ tw hurs t finish it.
A. ther B. thers C. anther D. the ther
40. He ____________ n cffee and candy, and ate mre fruit and vegetables.
A. cut up B. cut dwn C. cut in D. cut ut
四、完形填空 (共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分)
閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)
Miss Macky’s class is very interesting. She teaches 41 in junir high schl. One day, she decided t teach students 42 t turn trash (垃圾) int art wrks. The children were 43 , because they never knew abut that.
Miss Macky said, “Peple make 44 trash every day. We shuld find new ways t 45 it.” And she wanted t have a trash-t-treasure (寶物) 46 fr students. The class wuld use ld things t make 47 things t sell. She put students int different grups and tld them what t d. After that, students 48 . They wrked tgether all the week 49 they all wanted t d smething fr the envirnment (環(huán)境) . When the buyers saw the things, they were 50 . S they culdn’t 51 t buy them. In the end, the children gave the 52 t Miss Macky.
The next week, Miss Macky tk a 53 int the classrm. She tld the class that she bught it 54 the mney frm the sale! “I 55 yu culd learn t d smething t prtect ur earth by planting it in frnt f ur schl.” Miss Macky said.
41. A. histry B. art C. math D. Chinese
42. A. hw B. what C. when D. why
43. A. tired B. relaxed C. wrried D. surprised
44. A. t much B. t many C. much t D. a few
45. A. try B. use C. eat D. have
46. A. sale B. mess C. shw D. fun
47. A. ld B. new C. big D. small
48. A. played B. lked C. started D. finished
49. A. when B. s C. until D. because
50. A. afraid B. excited C. interested D. funny
51. A. search B. help C. laugh D. wait
52. A. wrk B. mney C. time D. fd
53. A. grass B. bx C. pencil D. tree
54. A. fr B. abut C. with D. frm
55. A. hpe B. plan C. agree D. find
五、閱讀理解 (共15 小題，每小題 2分，滿分30分)
閱讀下面三篇材料，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
A
56. In which sectin f the newspaper can we read the news?
A. Fd B. Club C. Art D. Sprts
57. What wuld be the best heading fr the first piece f news?
A. A cmpany fr Beer B. Wastewater frm a cmpany
C. Beer frm wastewater D. A way t reuse wastewater
58. Frm the first piece f news, we knw ____________.
A. The beer is dirty. B. The beer tastes gd.
C. The beer is harmful. D. The beer smells gd.
59. Why d sme peple eat cereals fr dinner?
A. They are cheaper. B. They are delicius.
C. They are healthy. D. They are sweet.
60. Hw lng des it take mushrms t grw frm cffee grunds?
A. 5. 5 days B. 15 days C. 30 days D. 20 days
B
In Hubei, there is a small muntain village called Dngxi. Zhu Xiangbing arrived in this village frty years ag t teach children.
At first, ★ but he wrked hard t be a better teacher. He didn’t have much experience (經(jīng)驗(yàn)), but he tried his best. Every week, he walked fr an hur n the muntain rads t learn frm the elder teachers. He als walked fr three t fur hurs every day t visit his students’ hmes.
The schl in the cuntryside was hard t wrk at, s many teachers left. Zhu wanted t keep the new teachers, s he tried his best t “make them feel at hme”. Zhu culd have left the schl, but he decided t stay there. Zhu wrried that if he left, there wuld be n experienced teachers t teach the yunger nes. “There were better jbs fr me, but I turned them dwn,” he said. “I want t stay here and help mre yung teachers grw and take rt (根) here.”
Zhu lve his students and the village very much. He is making a great impact (影響) n the lives f many children and families in Dngxi village. His teaching wrk helps his students be mre excellent.
61. Which ne can be put in ★ ?
A. there were n teachers, B. there were n students,
C. Zhu didn’t want t cme t the village, D. Zhu didn’t knw much abut teaching,
62. What did Zhu Xiangbing d t becme a better teacher?
A. He ften visited the library. B. He gave the students a lt f bks.
C. He learned frm the elder teachers. D. He ften walked n the muntain rads.
63. Hw did Zhu keep the new teachers?
A. He gave them mre mney.
B. He made them feel welcme.
C. He helped them t teach better.
D. He built many new huses fr them t live in.
64. What des the underlined wrd “nes” refer t?
A. Students. B. Jbs. C. Teachers. D. Villagers.
65. Which f the fllwing best describes Zhu Xiangbing?
A. Plite and shy. B. Funny and helpful.
C. Strict and friendly. D. Kind and hard-wrking.
C
Huazhu shadw puppetry (皮影) is a flk (民俗的) art in Weinan, Shanxi. It’s arund fr ver is 2. 000 years. The artists there are wrking hard t make it even better and mre ppular.
At the age f 14, Xue Hngquan began t learn shadw puppetry. Nw, he makes the puppets bigger and mve mre like peple. He als uses new art styles (樣式) tgether with the ld nes.
In 2015, Xue made a grup, and the peple in this grup were yung. Tgether, they made it mre than 10 new shadw puppetry plays. Mst f them were ppular with the peple. In 2023, they made a play abut Ne Zha. This made shadw puppets, cartns, and mvies tgether. It was a big success (成功).
Xue thinks it’s imprtant t keep the ld art alive (有生氣的) . He did a lt f things t make it cme true. At last, Huazhu was given the name f “the hmetwn f Chinese flk culture and art” in 2021.
Peple there are als wrking hard t prtect Huazhu shadw puppetry. Shanxi Prvince teaches peple hw t d shadw puppetry and Huazhu ften puts n shws in the frest park. Many peple cme t watch the shws.
Mre than 3, 000 peple get jbs in the shadw puppetry industry (產(chǎn)業(yè)) in Huazhu, and they make 30 millin yuan every year.
66. What did Xue Hngquan d fr the puppets?
①M(fèi)ade them bigger ②Used new art styles with ld nes
③Made them mve mre like peple ④Painted them with bright clrs
A. ①②③ B. ①②④ C. ②③④ D. ①③④
67. When did the grup make a play abut Ne Zha?
A. In 2015 B. In 2014 C. In 2021 D. In 2023
68. What des the underlined wrd “prtect” mean in Chinese?
A. 保護(hù) B. 廢除 C. 改變 D. 創(chuàng)新
69. What is the fifth paragraph mainly abut?
A. Huazhu ften puts n shws.
B. Many peple like watching the shws.
C. Peple try their best t make the art better.
D. Peple ften teach hw t d shadw puppetry.
70. What’s the best title f the passage?
A. A flk art B. Xue Hngquan and his flk art
C. A flk artist D. Huazhu shadw puppetry
第二卷 (非選擇題 共35分)
六、完成句子 (共5小題，每小題1分，滿分5分)
根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)意思完成句子，每空一詞。
71. 在晚上，我要么看電視要么玩游戲。
In the evening, I ____________ watch TV ____________ play cmputer games.
72. 對(duì)許多學(xué)生來說上學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)是一件很容易的事。
It’s easy fr many students ____________ ____________ t schl t learn.
73. 你擅長(zhǎng)講故事，所以你可以加入講故事俱樂部。
Yu are gd ____________ ____________ stries, s yu can jin the stry telling club.
74·大象如此聰明以至于能記住有水和食物的地方。
Elephants are ____________ smart ____________ they can remember the places with fd and water.
75·我們搭起帳篷并且生火以便使我們保持溫暖和在火上煮飯。
We put up ur tents and made a fire t ____________ us ____________ and ck fd n.
七、詞與短語(yǔ)填空 (共5小題，每小題1分，滿分5分)
閱讀下面短文，用方框中所給的單詞或短語(yǔ)填空，使短文在結(jié)構(gòu)、語(yǔ)意和邏輯上正確。 (提示：方框中有二個(gè)單詞或短語(yǔ)是多余的。)
prblems / tk up / drinking / lked at / feed / have / need
Water is very imprtant fr all the lives. Nthing can live withut it. Adults ____________ (76) ver 1. 5 litres f water every day. And ____________ (77) a lt f water every day makes peple healthier. They get fewer health ____________ (78) and ld-age illnesses. Scientists ____________ (79) the data (數(shù)據(jù)) frm 11, 000 patients (病人) ver 30 years. The patients usually visited hspitals at least five times when they are ld. A scientist said, “Prper (合適的) water may slw dwn aging and make an illness-free life.” S____________ (80)-mre water, fruit and vegetables with a lt f water in them!
八、綜合填空 (共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分)
閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)上下文或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞等提示，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的適當(dāng)形式。
I used t be a lazy kid. I spent my time ____________ (81) (watch) TV r playing vide games. My parents ften said, “Why nt g ut ____________ (82) (play) sprts with yur friends?” One day, I decided t try playing basketball in the neighbrhd, and then fund it ____________ (83) (interest).
After that, I started playing basketball with my friends. We ften met up after schl and played ____________ (84) hurs, I als jined the basketball team, which helped me imprve (提高) my skills.
Playing sprts nt nly helped me stay healthy, but als ____________ (85) (teach) me sme imprtant life skills such as teamwrk. I learned that ____________ (86) (win) isn’t everything. And it’s imprtant t respect (尊重) each ther and enjy ____________ (87) (we).
As I kept playing basketball, I began t feel mre cnfident ____________ (88) made many friends. I als started t ntice that I was able t d ____________ (89) (well) in class. Playing basketball has made ____________ (90) gd change t my life and I will keep n staying active and healthy.
九、書面表達(dá) (共1大題，滿分15分)
假如你是李華，你的同學(xué)高翔今天到武漢游玩。但爺爺生病，爸媽忙于工作，只能你照顧生病的爺爺，所以你讓表弟Je十一點(diǎn)去機(jī)場(chǎng) (airprt) 接高翔，并帶他在武漢游玩。請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容提示，編輯短信發(fā)給高翔。
內(nèi)容提示：
What are yur family ding?
What des yur cusin lk like?
Hw’s the weather tday?
Smething mre abut Wuhan.
注意：文中不得透露個(gè)人真實(shí)信息；字?jǐn)?shù)80左右。
Dear Ga Xiang,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs
Li Hua
新洲區(qū)2023-2024學(xué)年下學(xué)期期末
七年級(jí) 英語(yǔ)試卷 參考答案
一、聽力測(cè)試(共三節(jié),25小題，每小題1分，滿分25分)
1-5 ABBCA6-10 ABABC11-15 ABCAC16-20 ABCBA21-25 BAACB
二、音標(biāo)辨析 (共5小題，每小題1分，滿分5分)
26-30 DBAAC
三、選擇填空 (共 10 小題，每小題 1 分，滿分 10分)
31-35 ABBDC36-40 DCACB
四、完形填空 (共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分)
41-45 BADAB46-50 ABCDC51-55 DBDCA
五、閱讀理解 (共15 小題，每小題 2分，滿分30分)
56-60 ACBAB61-65 DCBCD66-70 ADACB
六、完成句子 (共5小題，每小題1分，滿分5分)
71. either; r72. t g73. at telling74. s; that75. keep; warm
七、詞與短語(yǔ)填空 (共5小題，每小題1分，滿分5分)
76. need77. drinking78. prblems79. lked at80. have
八、綜合填空 (共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分)
81. watching82. t play83. interesting84. fr85. taught
86. winning87. urselves88. and89. better90. a
九、書面表達(dá) (共1大題，滿分15分)
Dear Ga Xiang,
I’m srry that I can’t get t the airprt t meet yu, because my grandpa desn’t feel well tday. My parents are busy wrking in their shp. I’m lking after my grandpa in the hspital. My cusin, Je, desn’t have classes tday. He can meet yu at the airprt. Je is tall and has curly black hair. He usually wears jeans and glasses.
It is sunny and windy tday. Yu can g bating n East Lake and visit the Yellw Crane Twer. The ‘ht dry ndles’ are famus and delicius. Wuld yu like t eat? Wish yu t a gd time.
Yurs,
Li Hua
聽力錄音稿
Text 1. Hw was yur winter vacatin?
Text 2. Where did yu stay when studying in China?
Text 3. What des yur sister lk like?
Text 4. What wuld yu like fr lunch?
Text 5.
W: Jack, did yu g t the music hall last Sunday?
M: N, I didn’t. I had t much hmewrk t d, s I spent all day studying at hme.
Text 6.
W: Dad, the weatherman says it will rain this afternn. D I need t bring back the washing in the garden?
M: N, nt nw. The weather is still fine and there are n dark cluds in the sky.
Text 7.
M: I want t make muttn ndles at the schl fd festival. What abut yu, Jenny?
W: I’d like t make vegetable sup. My mm taught me hw t ck it.
Text 8.
W: Je, the mvie is abut t start. Why aren’t yu here yet?
M: Srry, Amy. My bike is brken dwn and there’s n bus stp near my huse, s I’m running t the cinema.
Text 9.
M: Gina, yu did a really gd jb. Culd yu please cme t the music club tmrrw and play the pian fr the students here?
W: Sure, Mr. Li. I’m glad yu like my music.
Text 10.
W: Ww, Jim, yur dg lks s cute in this pink T-shirt.
M: Thanks. I put it n him because it’s raining and I dn’t want him t get dirty.
Text 11.
M: Excuse me, madam. Yu can’t take phts in the museum.
W: Yu gt me wrng. I finished lking at the paintings. I’m just checking my phne t see hw t get hme.
Text 12.
W: Hell, sir. Culd yu tell me the way t Bank f China?
M: Sure. In fact, I’m just n my way t the supermarket acrss frm the bank. Cme with me and I’ll shw yu the way.
Text 13
M: Hi, Lily. This is Tm. Wuld yu like t g shpping with me this afternn?
W: Hi, Tm. I’d lve t. Can my cusin Cindy cme with us? She’s staying at my huse these days.
M: Sure. Is she the girl with curly brwn hair?
W: N. Cindy has straight hair and big brwn eyes.
M: Oh, yu shwed me her picture befre.
W: Yes. We’re just watching a film at hme nw. Hw abut we meet at 2 ’clck in the afternn?
M: OK. I’m ging t play basketball nw. I’ll see yu later.
Text 14
M: This elephant is s cute, Laura. It’s playing with a ball.
W: Lk at its teeth. I’m s scared! Can we g t see sme f the ther animals?
M: OK. There are sme giraffes fighting fr water ver there.
W: I’m afraid t g near them. Lk, the pandas! They are sleeping like kids.
M: D yu like pandas?
W: Yes. I have a ty panda at hme. I want t take phts with the real nes.
M: I can help yu with that. Oh, the mnkey shw is starting sn.
W: Dn’t wrry. It’s nly 4 p. m. We still have 30 minutes befre it starts.
Text 15
M: Alice, hw was yur trip t Wuhan last weekend? Yu lk tired.
W: Yes, we tk the late train hme last night, but we had an exciting trip.
M: Wh did yu g with? Yur parents?
W: Yes. My grandma came t. My aunt lives there, s she was ur guide.
M: Great! What places did yu visit? Did yu g t Wuhan Museum?
W: My mther and I went there n Saturday. My dad and grandma thught the museum was bring, s they went t Jiangtan Park and went bating there.
M: Sunds gd. Yu all did what yu wanted t d.
W: That’s true. And n Sunday, we ate sme delicius fd at a restaurant.
Text 16
Hell, my name is Peter. Welcme t my twn! I study in N. 3 Middle Schl. It’s in the center f twn n Happy Street. There is a library next t my schl and a supermarket acrss frm the schl. The library is my favrite place t g t because it’s quiet. I enjy reading bks there. Next t the library, there is a Yummy Restaurant. I eat chicken ndles there every year fr my birthday. The ck is gd at making beef and tmat dumplings. But fr me, I like the ptat salad there best. There is a river five kilmeters away frm Yummy Restaurant. I like fishing there with my brther in summer and camping by the river with my friends in autumn. I really lve my life in my twn.
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A German cmpany Brewery makes a beer frm wastewater. They tried all kinds f ways t take ut waste and harmful things. At last, the water is even cleaner than drinking water. Then Brewery changes the water hardness (硬度) t make better beer. Peple tried the beer and said it tasted just like nrmal (正常) beer. This is a gd way t reuse wastewater and gd fr the envirnment.
Cereals fr dinner
Kellgs is a cmpany making cereals. They are cheaper than ther fds. Eating cereals instead f (而不是) ther fds may be a gd idea t help peple save mney. S many peple eat cereals fr dinner. But sme peple d nt like this idea, because cereals have a lt f sugar in them. Eating cereals in the evening is nt healthy.
Mushrms frm cffee
Every mnth, A Belgian cmpany cllects 5. 5 tns f cffee grunds frm cafes t grw mushrms. The cffee grunds are the waste when cafes make cffee. Wrkers mix the grunds with mushrm spres (孢子) , and then they put them in small bags. After 15 days, wrkers can harvest (收獲) the mushrms. What a gd way t help slve prblem with t much waste!