七年级英语下学期期末专题复习《阅读理解》1 牛津版.doc

专题复习阅读理解1(一) by 2055, about 40 percent of the population in japan will be over 65 years old. thus japanese scientists hope that robots will be the answer to the serious question-what to do with an ageing population(人口). today, some robots are already cleaning floors in about 10 buildings around the country, including a skyscraper (摩天大楼) in central tokyo. the robots work at night after office workers have gone home. they even take the lift to move from one floor to another. however, such robots are still rare(稀少的) in japan. japanese scientists are trying to build robots smart enough to meet the needs of the elderly(老人) in the country. as japans population grows older and its workers are getting fewer, scientists say new types of robots will play an important part in society because there wont be enough people to do some jobs. we have to make full use of the time, we have to build smart robots. you know, in the future, there will be little choice but to get some help from robots. said a scientist.1. what problem will japan have by 2055? a. there will be too many people. b. there will be too many robots. c. there will be an ageing population d. there will be too small population2. when do the robots work in the buildings around the country? a. at night. b. in the daytime. c. in the morning. d. on weekends.3. which of the following statements is not true according to this passage? a. there will be more old people in the future in japan. b. there will be more robots in the future in japan. c. there will be more young workers in the future in japan. d. the robots will be more and more important in the society of japan.（二）tom and his cousin took a boat trip. when they got on the boat, every passenger(乘客)should answer the keeper a question. if the passenger answered “yes”, he or she got one gift; if the passenger answered “no”, he or she got two gifts. tom and his cousin saw all about this. now it was their turn. the keeper came up to them and asked, “are you a good sailor?” tom wanted to get two gifts, so he answered “no” loudly, at the same time he said, “i have never been a sailor, how could i be a good sailor?” the keeper gave him two gifts. his cousin gave the same answer, so he got two gifts, too.the boat started off. the passengers began to open their gifts. tom and his cousin did the same. they found that one of the two gifts was a small bottle of drinking water, the other was a seasick tablet (晕船药). tom had a look at a “yes”-passengers gift. his was a nice chocolate. tom shouted at the keeper, “we are never seasick. why do you give us seasick tablets?”1. tom and his cousin _. a. went to eat chocolates b. went on a trip by boatc. worked for the keeper d. needed a bottle of drinking water2. why did tom and his cousin answer “no”?a. because they felt sick on the boat. b. because they were good sailors. c. because they both wanted to get two gifts. d. because they wanted to have chocolates. 3. the underlined(下划线)part “a good sailor” means _. a. 晕船 b. 不晕船 c. 好销售员 d. 好水手4. which of the following statements is true?a. the keeper cheated (欺骗)tom and his cousin. b. tom and his cousin didnt want the seasick tablets. c. all the other passengers answered “yes”. d. the keeper didnt want to give tom and his cousin chocolates. （三）square dance abc is an exciting new way to practice square dancing. enjoy a fun, easy beginners square dance, with no experience needed. there are three different dances. the a, b and c dances can be experienced in any order. this is the main difference between square dance abc and the traditional lesson-based way. you can do the three beginners dances in any order. instead of waiting until a class starts once a year, people can start square dance abc any time! after all three dances (in an order), dancers have learned 22 square dance movements. the next step is the experienced abc dance, using all 22 movements. it is easy to convince (说服) people to try square dancing any time. most people that try it will like it. square dance abc will bring lots of opportunities(机会) for fun, fitness and friends! come on, well make this project as easy as a-b-c! if you have questions about this site, please e-mail us at webmastersquare dance abc. com.1. who might be interested in this website? a. kids that are good at drawing. b. adults that want to go traveling c. volunteers that want to teach children d. people that want to learn to dance.2. if you join the square dance abc, you can_. a. save lots of money for a holiday. b. try square dancing only once c. stay healthy and make lots of friends d. learn the english letters abc more easily3. we can learn from the passage that if you want to learn square dance abc, _.a. you should learn the a, then b and c the last.b. you can learn the b, then a and c the last. c. you can only learn at the end of the year. d. you need a lot of experience.4. the passage is probably_. a. an advertisement by an english club b. an invitation by an english clubc. an application by a sports club d. an advertisement by a dance club（四）in canada and the united states, people enjoy entertaining (请客) at home. they often invite friends for a meal, a party or just for coffee and conversation.here are the kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their homes: “would you like to come over for dinner this saturday night?” “hey, were having a party on friday. can you come?” to answer an invitation, either say thank you and accept or say you are sorry and give an excuse. “thanks, id love to. what time would you like me to come?” or “oh, sorry. ive tickets for a movie.” sometimes, however, people in the west use expressions (语句) that sound like invitation but which are not real invitation. for example, “please come over for a drink sometime.” “why not get together for a party sometime?” or “why dont you come over and see us sometime soon?” they are really polite ways of ending a conversation. they are not real invitations because they dont mention(提到、涉及) a certain time or date. they just show that the person is trying to be friendly. to answer expressions like this, people just say, “sure, that would be great!” or “ok! thanks.”so next time when you hear what sounds like an invitation, listen carefully. is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly?1. which of the following is not a real invitation? a. please go to the concert with me some day. b. would you like to have a cup of tea with us this evening? c. ive two tickets here. can you go to the cinema with me? d. if you are free now, lets go to wangs for a drink. 2. if people say, “why not get together for a party sometime?”, you just say “_” a. im glad to hear that. b. how about this evening? c. oh, sorry. im very busy. d. thats great. thanks. 3. people use “an unreal invitation” in order to show _. a. theyre trying to be friendly b. theyre trying to make friends with others c. they have already got ready for a partyd. their spirit of generosity4. the passage is mainly about _. a. entertainment at home b. real invitations or not c. expressions of starting a conversation d. ways of ending a conversation（五） robots are everywhere. they have been into the mountains, into the oceans, and even into space! its not hard to think of the future when robots will do everything for people. in the future, robots might look, talk and walk like people. some scientists say you may even have robot friends in a few years time! but for this, robots must be able to think and have emotions(情感). scientists can make robots that can act like animals. professor ayanna luc steels from france is one of them. he is the man behind sonys aibo, a robot dog. aibo can understand over 70 words and find its way around a house! but professor steels really wants to make robots that can act and think like people. today, robots are like actors. they may show emotions, but they dont feel emotions themselves, professor steels says. i want to change that. robots will be more like humans in the future, professor steels says. 6&but most of them will still only do jobs people cant do, or dont want to do. robots never get bored, tired or scared, so they are perfect for working in factories and in dangerous places. will robots take over the world? most scientists dont think this will happen, or at least it wont happen until robots can think! if a robot cant think, it can only do things told by people. so dont worry now!( )1. robots may become mens friends when they_.a. can talk like men b. can walk like men c. look like men d. have emotions( )2. what is aibo? a. its a robot cat. b. its a robot mouse. c. its a robot dog. d. its a real dog that can understand over 70 words.( )3. robots are perfect for working in factories and dangerous places because_.a. they never get bored, tired or scaredb. they dont need any energyc. they never talkd. they cant show emotions today( )4. someone worries that if robots can think, it will be possible for them to_ the world. a. look after b. take over c. leave d. protect( )5. which of the following is not true? a. robots can talk as well as humans today. b. robots cant feel emotions now. c. in the future, humans will use many robots. d. robots can act like animals now.（六） magic is an art form that blends（融合） performance skills with personality. its different from acrobatics(杂技). acrobatics is something you know how to do but cant do. magic is something that you can do if you know the secret. if you want to learn some magic tricks, here are some tips for you. tip l there are books and dvds available if you want to learn some magic tricks, but doing it by yourself may be too hard. it is better to look for those who know and have some knowledge about magic to teach you, so you can learn it in a shorter time. tip 2 in choosing magic tricks to learn, you need to start with those things that are easy enough for starters like you. learn the basic skills and practise a lot to perfect a trick. tip 3 learning magic needs a lot of patience(耐心) and perseverance(毅力). though it is called a trick that is what viewers want to expose, the strategy of hiding it is the most important task that you need to do while performing the trick. tip 4 basically the strategy of hiding the trick to your observers is the magic itself. you need to practise, practise and practise to make this secret trick not be exposed. tip 5 if you think that you have been perfect, you can ask a few people to watch your magic. ask them to watch the performance and tell you the points that you need to improve. usually you need to be lively and make your viewers laugh or smile.( )1. why does the writer think magic is different from acrobatics? a. acrobatics needs more performers than magic does. b. acrobatics only belongs to china but magic belongs to the world. c. anyone can perform the magic tricks if he knows the secret, but acrobatics is not the same. d. magic can make people laugh or smile, but acrobatics cant.( )2. what does the writer think is the better way to learn some magic tricks? a. by reading the books about magic tricks. b. by watching the dvds about magic tricks. c. by teaching yourself. d. by asking someone who knows some knowledge about magic to help you.( )3. which tip tells you the importance of practice? a. the second tip. b. the third tip. c. the fourth tip. d. the fifth tip.( )4. the underlined word expose means _ in chinese.a.揭穿b.掩盖c.尝试d.体验( )5. if you think that you have been perfect, you can_. a. ask a few people to watch your magic b. ask a few people about the points you need to improve c. ask a few people what they think of your performanced. a, b& c（七） when you are curious about something and want to know more about it, you can use the way of asking questions. asking questions is the first step to make discoveries and find interesting answers. the following steps can guide you during the research. step l write down the subject that you are interested in on a piece of paper. just get the main idea down. for example, you might write: discover more about robots. step 2 stop and think for a moment about what you have already known about your subject. list what you have already known like the sentences below:1. the first robot appeared in the usa. 2. a robot can do housework and act as a teacher. 3. sometimes a robot catches viruses and causes a lot of problems. step 3 how can you deal with what you want to learn? by asking questions, start writing down questions about the robots on the paper. 1. what might robots be like in the future? 2. what other things can robots do for people? 3. what kind of power will robots possibly use in five years? step 4 armed with your list of questions, you can now go to the nearest library or computer to begin your research. as you learn more about your subject, you will probably discover some new questions. for example, you might discover that robots can help scientists explore dangerous places, like the sea and outer space. how? what happened? asking new questions can help you research your subject more widely. next time when you find something interesting to research, take time to organize your thinking by asking good questions. and remember that learning more always brings more questions.( )1. what does the writer advise us to do when were curious about something? a. to read more books about it. b. to look it up in the dictionary. c. to turn to the teacher for help. d. to raise questions and find the answers.( )2. the underlined part armed with your list of questions means _. a. write down your list of questions b. discuss your questions with others c. take your list of questions with you d. put your list of questions under your arm ( )3. what might be the correct order of the steps when you do research? list what you want to learn. find new problems. list what youve already known. choose a research subject. a. b. c. d. ( )4. the passage is mainly about_. a. how to do research on robots b. the steps of how to do some research c. having interesting answers on robotsd. finding subjects before doing research（八） during the years of game making, there have been a number of games. many old games have gone since modern games came out. teachers at a primary school asked their students to write articles aboutgames they knew and were surprised by the results. half of the 50 children in one of the classes wrote about online games.it is easy to see that traditional games like hide-and-seek and jump rope games are unfamiliar to m any of todays schoolchildren. they like to playcomputer games, especially in the cities, with the rising popularity of tv, the internet, video and online games. an educationist said, traditional games used to be so popular, but over just a few years, kids have forgotten them. its sad. the games that many parents once played were generally outdoor activities which were enjoyed by students during breaks or after school. they usually needed several partners and just a little space. jump rope games, for example, have always been popular in many countries around the world. a kind of jump rope game, played with rubber bands(橡皮筋) which are connected together to make a long rope, is played in many countries. rubber band jumping was once very popular in primary schools. girls loved playing this game. it can help kids practise their jumping skills and develop coordination(协调性), and also help them meet lots of friends. it is common these days to see primary school students spending their breaks in the classroom. they are busy with their studies. when we were young, we played many different outdoor games, but todays children dont know what to play or how to play, a 40-year-old mother said. they dont know what teamwork is. being worried by the situation, educational officers have tried to make some programmes to educate children on traditional games.( )1. how are traditional games today? a. todays children dont like traditional games. b. traditional games are missing one by one. c. traditional games arent so easy as computer games. d. modern games are more useful than old games.( )2. the meaning of the underlined word unfamiliar here is _ a. not known b. not helpful c. unimportant d. not interesting( )3. the traditional games like hide-and-seek and jump rope games_. a. can be played only in schools b. can be played only outdoors c. usually need a few partners d. need a very large space( )4. todays schoolchildren dont know how to play traditional games mainly because_. a. they are busy with their studies b. they dont like them at all c. their parents dont let them do that d. the games are difficult to learn( )5. which of the following is the writers opinion? a. traditional games should take the place of modern games. b. schoolchildren shouldnt be busy with their lessons. c. wit