2015-2016深圳宝安七年级下英语期末阅读专项练习

深圳宝安区七年级下英语期末阅读专项练习 A It is known that New York is one of the biggest cities in the US It has a nickname 别名 the Big Apple Where does the nickname come from One hundred years ago there was a musical band The band went to towns for making money They considered towns as apples on the trees They went to a town as if they picked an apple from the tree The band made the most money in New York so they thought of New York as a big apple Later in order to attract more and more visitors to come to go sightseeing in New York the people in New York claimed 宣称 the Big Apple as the symbol of New York Therefore its nickname the Big Apple got around 传开 来 1 What is the nickname of New York A The Big Apple B The Big Band C The Big Music D The Big Tree 2 What did the band think of towns as A Money B Apples C Apple trees D Cities 3 Why did the band go to towns A Because they wanted to pick apples B Because they wanted to make money C Because they took a trip there D Because they wanted to plant apple trees 4 Which of the following is NOT true about New York A New York is one of the biggest cities in the US B The band made the most money in New York C The band went to New York to sell apples D People know well about the nickname of New York 5 The passage mainly talks about A where the nickname of New York comes from B how the band made money in the town C why the band went to New York D why visitors went sightseeing in New York B Violet went to live in an old blue house on a hill in her summer holiday She had a small suitcase and a new violin A family of mice lived in the old blue house too Merlin and Mina lived downstairs in the dining room The door of their house was next to the fireplace Every morning at eight o clock Merlin and Mina went to look for food for their breakfast They carried the food on a skateboard One day Merlin and Mina heard a terrible noise They were very scared They ran out of their house Then they went to find Uncle Matthew Uncle Matthew was a very clever mouse He lived in the kitchen in the old blue house Uncle Matthew went with Merlin and Mina He heard the terrible noise from upstairs Then he went upstairs Violet was playing her new violin in her bedroom She couldn t play it very well The noise was horrible When Uncle Matthew spoke to Violet the nine year old girl was so frightened that she screamed and dropped her violin The violin was broken Violet ran away and she never went to the old blue house again 6 Violet A was nine years old B was not afraid of mice C played the violin very well D was clever 7 Merlin and Mina lived A in the dining room B in the fireplace C in the kitchen D in the bedroom 8 Merlin and Mina went to Uncle Matthew because A they wanted to have breakfast there B Uncle Matthew was brave C Uncle Matthew knew what the noise was D they asked him for help 9 The terrible noise was in fact the sound of A Violet s voice B Violet s violin C Violet s skateboard D Violet s dance 10 You will probably find this passage in a A science book B pet magazine C storybook D music textbook C Julia and Jenny were good friends Julia was rich but Jenny was not One day Jenny went to visit Julia Julia showed her necklace 项链 to Jenny The necklace looked beautiful Jenny thought it must be quite expensive Several days later Jenny wanted to take part in a party She borrowed that necklace from Julia Julia lent her necklace to Jenny without hesitation 犹豫 Jenny was cheerful all the way at the party because no one was more beautiful than her On the way home after the party Jenny found the necklace was lost She was quite afraid But she couldn t find it anywhere On the second day Jenny had to borrow a large sum of money to buy a new one in order to return the necklace to Julia The new one looked the same as before but it was much more expensive After that Jenny had to do all kinds of jobs at the same time to pay off the debts 还清债务 Jenny looked much older than before Years later Julia and Jenny met on the street Jenny explained it to Julia Julia said with surprise that the necklace was only a fake It was only 20 pounds 11 How did Jenny feel when she worn the necklace at the party A Sad B Frightened C Surprised D Cheerful 12 Jenny Found the necklace was lost A on the way home B on the way to the party C at the party D at Julia s home 13 Jenny did all kinds of jobs to A pay off the debts B buy a necklace C give money to Julia D buy things for her husband 14 Which of the following is TRUE A Jenny found the lost necklace B The necklace was beautiful C Julia sold the necklace to Jenny D Jenny sold the necklace to Julia 15 The underlined word means in Chinese A 赝品 B 古董 C 原件 D 真迹 D Name and PictureYears in officeInteresting facts 16th President 1861 1865 Abraham Lincoln was the tallest president and the first to wear a beard 26th President 1901 1909 Theodore Roosevelt allowed his nick name Teddy to be used for stuffed toy bears It became known how he saved a mother bear and her cub from being shot 射杀 42nd President 1993 2001 Bill Clinton enjoyed playing the saxophone in a jazz ban called Three Blind Mice 43rd President 2001 2009 George W Bush and his father George Bush were the second father and son to be elected 选举 presidents 44th President 2009 till now Barack Obama was the first African American president 16 used to be a member of a band A Abraham Lincoln B Theodore Roosevelt C Bill Clinton D George W Bush 17 In 2008 the president of the USA was A Barack Obama B Theodore Roosevelt C Bill Clinton D George W Bush 18 Teddy Bear got its name from A Abraham Lincoln B Theodore Roosevelt C George W Bush D Bill Clinton 19 Which of the following is NOT true according to this passage A Abraham Lincoln was taller than Barack Obama B Both George W Bush and his father were presidents of the United States C Barack Obama was the first African American president D Bill Clinton was the 43rd president of the United States 20 Which of the following is the best title for this passage A The Presidents of the United States B Some Important People in History C Famous People in America D Life of Presidents E Jean is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy Well almost everything The problem is that the people in Jean s family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her In fact Jean is quite lonely So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ She likes being anonymous 匿名 talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends who she keeps in touch with quite often Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ His name was David and lived in San Francisco David was full of stories and jokes He and Jean had a common 共同的 interest in rock music and modern dance So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time Of course they wanted to know more about each other David sent a picture of himself He was a tall good looking young man with a big happy smile As time went by they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other When Jean s father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday She would take him the latest DVD of their favorite rock singer But when she knocked on David s door in San Francisco she found that her special friend was a twelve year old boy named Jim 根据以上短文内容 然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项 根据以上短文内容 然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项 21 Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ because she is A rich B famous C young D lonely 22 Jean thought David was special because he A made her quite happy on QQ B was from San Francisco C sent her a picture of himself D was tall and good looking 23 When Jean and David met and introduced themselves to each other who felt surprised A David B Both David and Jean C Jean D Neither David nor Jean 24 What s the main idea of the passage A Don t believe those you get to know on QQ so easily B People don t use their real names on QQ so often C Don t go to meet those you get to know on QQ D People should tell their real names to others on QQ F Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories destroying 摧毁 fourteen homes Seven others were so badly damaged 破坏 that their owners had to leave them and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs One person was killed several were badly hurt and taken to hospital and a number of other people received smaller hurt Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm A farmer Mr Tan said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour I was eating with my wife and children he said When we heard a loud noise A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing I went back inside and found him safe but very frightened Mrs Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving She ran outside at once with her children There was no time to take anything she said A few minutes later the roof came down Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded 水淹的 area and the welfare department 福利机构 brought them food clothes and shelter 25 How many homes altogether 总共 were damaged in the storm A FourteenB Twenty one C Twenty nine D Thirty six 26 Where was Mr Tan when the storm first began A He was in bed B He was inside the house C He was outside the house D He was on the roof 27 Mrs Woo and her family didn t get hurt because A her husband knew there would be a storm B they were all outside the house when the storm became worse C she felt the house was moving D the welfare department helped her 28 The underlined word shelter in this passage means A something to eatB something to wear C somewhere to studyD somewhere to stay 29 Which of he following may be the best title for this passage A A Terrible StormB A Lucky Woman C Good Soldiers D Clever People G We know the mosquito very well Mosquitoes fly everywhere They can be found almost all over the world and there are more than 2 500 kinds of them No one likes the mosquito But the mosquito may decide that she loves you She Yes she It s true that male mosquito doesn t bite 咬 and only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay eggs She is always looking for things or people she wants to bite If she likes what she finds she bites But if she doesn t like your blood she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood Next time a mosquito bites you just remember you are chosen You re different from the others If the mosquito likes you she lands on your body without letting you know She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different After she bites you will have an itch 痒 on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood By the time the itching begins and she has flown away And then what happens Well after her delicious dinner the mosquito feels tired She just wants to find a place to have a good rest There on a leaf or a wall she begins to lay eggs hundreds of eggs 30 Mosquito means in Chinese A 苍蝇B 蜻蜓C 跳蚤D 蚊子 31 We know mosquitoes very well because A they can be found easilyB they fly here and there C there are many kinds of themD they can fly 32 If the mosquito doesn t bite you it will A get angry with youB be afraid of you C make a lot of noiseD choose another one 33 The mosquito bites you A when you re asleepB because you have choose it C too quickly to let you know D but doesn t like you 34 Which of the following sentences is wrong A The itching begins after the mosquito bites you B You feel terrible when the mosquito bites you C Mosquitoes use blood to lay eggs D All the mosquitoes don t like to bite people for blood H Napoga is a 12 year old girl in Ghana 加纳 Africa It is hard for her family to get clean water Every morning she leaves home at half past five to get clean water for her family in a village far away It takes her six hours to get enough clean water for daily 日常 cooking and drinking She has no time to go to school or to play with her friends Millions of people in the world are like Napoga They can t get enough clean water to keep healthy Earth Day is April 22 But on all other days we must also remember it The water we use is the most important natural resource 自然资源 on the earth Water covers 70 of the earth s surface 表面 But most of that is sea water We can t use it for very many things Fresh water covers only 1 of the earth s surface You probably feel lucky that your life isn t as hard as Napoga s But that doesn t mean you don t have to worry about water We all face serious water problems One of them is water pollution All kinds of things from cars factories farms and homes make our rivers lakes and oceans dirty Polluted water is very bad for people to drink And dirty water is bad for fish too Now 34 of all kinds of fish are dying out How do cars and factories make our water dirty First they pollute the air Then when it rains the rain water comes down and makes our drinking water dirty Dirty rain called acid rain 酸雨 is also bad for plants animals and buildings Scientists say that in 30 years more than half of the people in the world won t have enough clean water We have to learn how to save more water for ourselves and our children Here is some advice for saving water Turn off the water while you brush your teeth You can save as much as 450 liters 升 each month Leaky taps 漏水的龙头 waste a lot of water Fix them right away You can easily cut your 10 minute showers 沐浴 in half and you ll be just as clean When you wash dishes don t let the water run Only wash clothes when you have a lot to wash If your washing machine isn t full you re wasting water 35 Every morning Napoga went to get clean water A before she went to school B after she finished school C without going to school D after she played with her friends 36 On the earth A sea water is widely used than fresh water B there is very little water for our living C there is 71 of fresh wate D we don t need to worry about water 37 Acid rain A is only bad for living things B can be produced in factories C doesn t do harm to people but it s