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广东省深圳市罗湖区华英学校2013-2014学年七年级英语下学期限时阅读理解大赛试题1 lang lang , the young chinese pianist, was born in shenyang in 1982. he began to play the piano when he was 3. at the age of 5, he won first place in a piano competition in shenyang. people thought he was a genius(天才). from then on, playing the piano became the dream of lang and his parents. when lang was 9 years old, he and his father went to beijing to study piano. his father even left his work. although he endured(忍受) great pressure(压力), lang never gave up his dream of becoming a concert pianist. when he was 17, lang became famous after he played in a great concert in chicago, us.now 28-year-old lang is famous all over the world for his great performances. he played at the beijing olympics in 2008. he was also one of times magazines 100 most influential ( 有影响力的) people in the world in 2009. he is one of the worlds great musicians.( )1. when did lang lang go to beijing to study piano? ain 1985. b. when he was 5. cin 1987. din 1991.( ) 2.what does lang lang do? ahe is a violinist. bhe is a pianist. che is a music teacher. dhe is an engineer.( ) 3.when did lang lang win first place in a piano competition in shenyang? ain 1982. bin 1985. cin 1987. din 1991 .( ) 4.why did lang langs father leave his work? abecause he wanted to find a job in beijing. bbecause he wanted to learn the piano. cbecause he could find better jobs in shenyang. dbecause lang lang went to beijing to study piano and he wanted to give much help.( ) 5.which is not true according to the passage? alang lang works very hard at piano. blang lang wasnt famous before 2009. clang lang was born in liaoning province. dlang lang played at the beijing olympics in 2008.2 a long time ago people thought that the sun went round the earth. in some countries people even said that the sun was a god(神). they thought the god drove across the sky each day on a golden horse. now we know the earth goes round the sun. it takes the earth a year to go all way round the sun. today man even know how far it is for the earth to go round the sun. they tell us that the earth travels over a thousand miles a minute on its journey round the sun. the sun is really a star. it is much bigger than the earth and it is very hot. some people have been to the moon but we know that no one can ever go to the sun. it is far too hot for people to live anywhere near it. the sun is three hundred thousand times(倍）heavier than the earth and more than 1 million times larger. ( ) 6. a long time ago, people said the sun was _. a. a golden horse of god b. a god on a golden horse c. a god with golden dress d. a god and a golden horse( ) 7. people can never live anywhere near the sun because it is _. a. too hot b. too far c. too small d. too heavier3 almost every day, we discuss the topic of health, especially for kids. but what is health? “health” means eating well, getting enough exercise, and having a healthy weight. lets read the following rules. they can help you stay healthy. 1、eat a variety of foods, especially fruit and vegetables. we all know that eating fruit and vegetables can help us stay healthy, but many of us only eat our favorite foods. remember that we can only get the nutrition(营养) we need by eating different kinds of food, especially fruit and vegetables. 2、drink water and milk most often. everyone knows that water is important. besides that, kids need plenty of calcium(钙) to grow strong bones, and milk has a lot of it. every day, you should drink at least three cups of milk(1300 milligrams of calcium), when you are 9 years old or older. you should also try to have less sugary drinks, like soda and cola. they include a lot of sugar. sugar just includes calories, not important nutrition. 3、listen to your body. when you are eating, notice how your body feels. when your stomach feels comfortably full, stop eating. eating too much makes you feel uncomfortable. if you do it too often, it can make you unhealthy and fat.4、limit(限制) screen time. whats screen time? its the amount of time you spend watching tv, movies, and playing computer games. the more time you spend on these sitting-down activities, the less time you spend playing sports, like basketball, and doing other activities like bike riding and swimming. try to spend no more than 2 hours a day on screen time.( )11. in this passage, “health” includes all of the following except(除了) _. a. eating well b. doing more exercise c. having a healthy weight d. wearing comfortably( )12. the underlined phrase “a variety of” means _. a. lots ofb. all kinds ofc. the rest ofd. a lot of4 once upon a time there was a poor family in a small village. the family had a son called jackson. he was a good boy. he always saved his pocket money to help pay for his sisters school fees.once day, the family had no food to eat. jacksons mother asked him to go fishing. so he went to the nearby river. he waited for a long time and caught a cod(鳕鱼) at last. the cod said to him,” if you dont eat me, i will give you a pair of magic scissors(魔力剪刀). and you can use the scissors to cut anything you want.” jackson let it go and got the scissors.when he got home, he told his parents and his sister about the magic scissors. they cut some food out of a piece of paper, and the delicious food was on the table. then they cut a house, and it became real again. they were very happy, and didnt worry about the food any more.()16. there were _ people in jacksons family. a. two b. threec. fourd. five()17.jackson saved his pocket money because _.a. he wanted to buy a computerb. his sister needed money to go to schoolc. his mother told him to do sod. he wanted to buy a pair of magic scissors()18.jacksons mother asked him to go fishing because _. a. he was good at fishing b. he wanted to eat fish c. he enjoyed fishing d. his family had no food to eat()19. the underlined phrase “school fees” means “_” in chinese. a.学籍 b.学分 c.学分 d.学费()20. which of the following is not true according to the passage?a. jacksons sister wasnt old enough to go to school.b. the cod gave jackson a pair of magic scissors.c. jackson put the cod back into the river at last.d. jacksons family had a new house after getting the scissors.5for several years, americans have enjoyed tele-shopping by watching tv and buying things by phone. now tele-shopping is becoming popular in europe. in a number of european countries, people can turn on their tvs and shop for clothes, jewellery, food, toys, and so on.the biggest swedish company sells different kinds of things on tv in 15 european countries, and in one year it made $100 million. in france there are two tele-shopping channels, and the french spend about $20 million a year to buy things through those channels.in germany, until last year tele-shopping was only possible on one channel for 1 hour every day. then the government allowed(允许) more tele-shopping. other channels can open for tele-business, including the largest american tele-shopping company and a 20-hour tele-shopping company. german businesses are hoping this new tele-shopping will help them sell more things.some europeans love tele-shopping because it allows them to do their shopping without leaving home. with all the traffic problems in the cities, this is a big advantage. but at the same time, other europeans do not like this new way of shopping. they call tele-shopping “junk(垃圾) on the air”. they are not sure about the quality(质量)of the things for sale on tv。the need for high quality means that european tele-shopping companies will have to be different from the american companies. they will have to be more careful about the quality of the things they sell. they will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see in person.()21.tele-shopping is _ in europe. a. not popularb. growingc. not possible d. cheap()22.people like tele-shopping because it is _. a. american b. cheaperc. easierd.more popular()23.some europeans dont like tele-shopping because they _. a. dont like buy thingsb. dont watch tv c. believe the things sold on tv are expensived. think the things sold on tv are of bad quality()24. in germany, tele-shopping may _. a. help businessmen get more moneyb. keep the shops open longer c. have fewer buyersd. bring better tv programs()25. the best tile of this passage is _. a. american tele-shoppingb. tele-shopping companies c. tele-shopping in europed. tele-shopping junk on the air6“drive-in” cinemas are popular in america. most cities have one or two cinemas like this.people drive to the cinema and watch films in their cars. at the end of the film they drive home again.sometimes they eat supper in a “drive-in” cinema. they buy “fast food” and take it to the cars. fast food is another word for take-away food. fast means quick. fast food is also popular in america. americans usually eat fast food like hamburgers for lunch.whats a hamburger? a hamburger is like a sandwich. in the middle there is meat, like beef. hamburgers are popular in america. they are also popular in england and australia. there they are called beef burgers.()26. what does the word “drive-in” mean? a.开车b.驾驶员c.免下车的d.进入()27. in “drive-in” cinemas people _.a. mustnt eat anything b. watch films without getting off their carsc. can only eat fast food d. sell fast food in their cars ()28. “fast food” is _. a. take-away food b. a hamburger c. a beef burger d. a kind of food only sold in a car ( )29. a hamburger is _. aa sandwichb. meatc. beef d. called beef burger in england ( )30. which of the following is true?a. fast food is a hamburger. b. a hamburger is a kind of fast food.c. fast food is a beef burger. d. fast food is a kind of food only for drivers.7hong kong harbour cruise(海上航游) by nightenjoy your wonderful dinner on the ferry(渡船) and the fantastic city lightstime: 7:00 p.m. -10：00 p.m. dailyprice: with dinner without dinner adults: hk $ 300 hk $ 120 children under 12: hk $ 210 hk $ 84start/stop: kowloon public pier(码头) （near star ferry pier）ticket office: star company (123 canton road) ( )31. the cruise will begin _. a. at seven in the morningb. at seven in the evening c. at ten in the morningd. at ten at night ( )32. the cruise will take _. a.30 minutesb. 3 minutesc.3 hours d.3 oclock ( )33.you will see _ during the cruise. a. treesb. buildings c. bridges d. fantastic city lights ( )34.people can buy tickets _. a. on the ferry b. at kowloon public pier c. at star ferry pier d. at 123 canton road ( )35. if a lady wants to have dinner on the ferry with her son, 14 and her daughter,10, she should pay .a.hk $ 810 b.hk $ 204 c. hk $ 204 d.hk $ 5108mr ross taught physics in a london school. last month he was explaining（解释）to one of her classes about sound, and he decided to test them to see how successful he had been in his work. he said to them, “now, i have a brother in washington. if i was calling him on the phone, and at the same time you were 20 metres away, and listened to me from the other side of the street, who would hear what i said earlier, my brother or you, and why?” the cleverest boy, jim, at once answered, “your brother, miss ross, because electricity travels faster than sound waves.”“thats very good, ”miss ross said. but then one of the boys put up his hand, and miss ross said, “yes, tom?” “i disagree,” tom said. “your brother would hear you earlier because when its eleven oclock here, its only six oclock in washington.”( )36. mr ross was teaching his students about _.a. telephoneb. timec. soundd. electricity( )37. he wanted his students to know _.a. which was faster, sound waves or electricityb. whether bell was cleverer that tom.c. whether he could call his brother in washingtond. whether his students could hear him from 20 metres away.( )38. jim thought that _.a. sound waves travel faster than electricityb. sound waves travel slower than electricityc. the student would hear mr. ross earlier d. the students would hear his brother earlier( )39. from the passage, we know mr ross _.a. was pleased with jims answerb. was not pleased with what tom had saidc. thought toms answer was much better d. thought both of the answers were right.( )40. tom thought jim was wrong because _.a. electricity is slower than sound waves.b. electricity is faster than sound waves.c. electricity travels as fast as sound waves.d. it is different time in washington and london.9on sunday morning mrs peter said to her husband, “jack, there is a meeting of our ladies club (俱乐部) at mrs. greens house at lunch time today, and i want to go to it. ill have you some food for your lunch. is that all right?” “oh, yes,” her husband answered, “thats quite all right. what are you going to leave for my lunch?” “a tin (罐头) of fish,” mrs. peter said. “and there are some cold, boiled potatoes (土豆) and some beans (豆子) here, too.” “good” then mrs peter went to her meeting. all the ladies had lunch at mrs greens, and at three oclock mrs peter came home. “was your fish nice?” she asked. “yes, but my feet are hurting,” he answered. “why are they hurting?” mrs peter asked. “well, on the tin it was written: open the tin and stand in hot water for five minutes.” ( )41. mrs. peter wanted to _. a. meet her husband b. meet mr. jackc. go to mrs greens house d. see mrs green ( )42. mr. peter had to _. a. have lunch outside b. have lunch at home by himself c. cook dinner by himself d. ask his wife to buy some food for him ( )43. mrs. peter asked her husband to eat _ for his lunch. a. some cold, boiled potatoes, some beans and a tin of fish. b. some beans, some cold potatoes. c. a tin of fish, some beans and tomatoes. d. some cold potatoes and a tin of fish. ()44. mrs. peter had her lunch _. a. at home b. at mrs. ja