七年级英语课外阅读

1、阅读（1）There are 365 days in a year. We sleep 8 hours a day, so we have 122 days for sleeping. Then our work time has 243 days left. But there are 52 weekends in a year. Each weekend is two days. We lose another 104 days a year for work. It takes us about one hour to have breakfast and supper. This co

2、mes to 15 days over a year. But we cant work all that time-we need a holiday. Lets say we have three weeks holiday. We dont work all day. Four free hours each evening takes up 61 days. We have to remember that we get 2 days holiday at Easter, 3 at Christmas and 1 at the New Year. There are also 4 Ba

3、nk holidays. Take those 10 days away and we have 32 days for work. But then we have one and a half hours lunch every day, and half an hours coffee break. That comes to 30 days a year. This means that we have only a few days left for work every year!（ ）1. How many days do we sleep in a year? _ days.&

4、#160;   A. 365     B. 122    C. 8     D. 52（ ） 2. We spend 15 days on _.A. rest     B. coffee break        C. lunch    D. breakfast and supper（ ） 3. Which

5、of the following is true? _A. Each weekend is one day.      B. We have 61 days for free time.                              &#

6、160;                                          C. We get 3 days holiday at Easter.  &#

7、160;  D. Coffee break takes us one hour.（ ） 4. According to the passage, we know that we dont have _ time to work every year.    A. much too  B. so many  C. too much  D. too many（ ）  5. The writer means _.A. we should know the numbers   

8、60;  B. time is important and wed better not waste itC. we need more holidays               D. a few days for work is enough阅读（2）My friend named Steve and I decided to sleep in the open air. I found the sleeping bags under th

9、e bed in my room. I also packed some snacks（零食）. We could hardly wait for it to get dark. We opened our sleeping bags and put them on the grass in front of my house. Steve and I played some games, talked about something interesting and had a snack. In the end it got dark. We were just falling asleep

10、 when We heard something unusual.“Maybe it is just a small animal,” I said. Steve said nothing, but I could feel he was frightened. After I looked around, I was sure it wasnt an animal. It was my little brother, Tommy.“What are you doing here?” I asked. “You know, Tommy, you frightened us.”“Sorry, B

11、ill,” he said. “Its hot in the room. I want to sleep outside with you.”“Well, OK,” I said. “Just come and lie down next to us.”“Good night, Bill and Steve,” said Tommy. “And thanks.”（ ） 1. Where did Steve and Bill decide to sleep last night?A. In Steves house.    B. In Bills hous

12、e.             C. Outside Steves house.         D. Outside Bills house.（ ） 2. When did Bill find the sleeping bags?A. Before it got dark.   B . After it got dark.    

13、;   C. At midnight. D. This morning.（ ）3. How did Steve feel when he heard something strange?    A. Sad.      B. Angry.  C. Happy.  D. Afraid.（ ）  4. What did Tommy come out of the house to do?A. To drink with Bill.   &#

14、160;     B. To eat food with Steve       .C. To sleep with Bill and Steve.            D. To play games with Bill and Steve.（ ）  5. How many persons slept in the open air at last in the story

15、?    A. Two.     B. Three.  C  . Four.  D. Five.阅读（3）Dear Jack,How are you? I have been in the USA for six months. I like the life here. I have a few friends. I dont have much homework. There are a lot of sports at my school, but I dont like sports a

16、t all. I like the food very much. I eat a lot of different kinds of food every day. I like coke（可乐）very much. I dont drink water. I drink coke instead（代替）. Im enjoying my life here. The sad thing is that sometimes I get ill. I dont know why. My parents say I must go on a diet and do more sports. Mus

17、t I?Yours,David（ ）  1. David has been in America for six months.（ ） 2. David has to do much homework.（ ）  3. There are many sports at Davids school.（ ）  4. David likes coke better than water.（ ）  5. David knows why he is often ill.阅读（4）One day, Allan and his friend Henry went swi

18、mming in a river. It was very hot. How happy they were in the river! After they got out of the water, they played games in the sun for a while.On their way back, Henry saw some flowers. He liked flowers very much and ran into the green field to look at them. Now Allan was walking by himself.Then he

19、heard Henry calling out, “A snake! Help! ”“Whats wrong with you?” asked Allan.“A snake bit（咬）me in the leg. Come here!”Allan ran over and saw a small red wound（伤口）on Henrys leg.“The snake was in the grass. I didnt see it.”“Sit down quickly!” Allan told Henry.Allan put his mouth at the little red wou

20、nd and began to suck（吸）at it. In this way he saved（挽救）Henrys life. “Oh, Allan, its very kind of you to help me.”“Thats all fight. We are friends and we must always help each other.”（ ）  1. It was _ when Allan and Henry went out.    A. hot       

21、 B. cold     C. raining     D. wet（ ）  2. After swimming, they played in the sun _.A. the whole morning     B. for 2 hours             C. long      D.

22、 for a while（ ） 3. On their way home, _ got something wrong with his _.A. Allan; leg      B. Allan; head        C. Henry; leg       D. Henry; head（ ） 4. Henry and Allan are _.    A. workers 

23、   B. good friends     c. brothers    D. farmers（ ）  5. Which of the following（下面的）is true?A. Henry went to look at the flowers with Allan.            B. Allan saved Henrys life.C. Allan was bitt

24、en by the sanke, too.                            D. Allan died at last.阅读（5）There is an old tiger in the forest. He doesnt want to look for food now. He often asks o

25、ther animals to get him something to eat. One day, he sees a monkey and says, “I am hungry, monkey. Go to the village and get me something to eat.” “ I cant do that now, tiger,” the monkey says, “There is another tiger over there. He will not let me get anything for you to eat. I am afraid of him.”

26、“What?” cries the old tiger. “Take me to that tiger. I will talk to him.” The monkey and the tiger get to the bridge over the river. “Now look down at the water.” Says the monkey. “Do you see the tiger?” “Yes, I do,” cries the old tiger. “I will eat him.” With these words, the tiger jumps into the r

27、iver.( )1 An old tiger lives _. A. in the zoo B. in the garden C. in the forest D. on the farm( )2 How many tigers and monkeys are there in the story? A. Two tigers and two monkeys. B. Two tigers and one monkey. C. One tiger and two monkeys. D. One tiger and one monkey.( )3 Why does the tiger ask th

28、e other animals to get him food?Because _. A. they are afraid of him B. only they can look for some food C. they are his friends D. they like to do so( )4 The monkey _. A. goes to get something to eat B. gets to the bridge with the tiger C. knows there is another tiger D. tells the tiger to jump int

29、o the water( )5 Which of the following is right? A. The tiger is very clever. B. The monkey eats the tiger. C. The tiger eats another tiger. D. The tiger jumps into the water. 阅读（6）Jim: How many days are there in a week?Sally: Why, seven, of course. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Frid

30、ay, and Saturday?Jim: Well, Sally, can you speak out (说出) the five days of a week and not say Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday?Sally: Let me see. Im sorry I cant. Can you?Jim: Of course I can. They are today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, yesterday, the day befor

31、e yesterday.( ) 1 There are seven days in a week.( ) 2 Sally can speak out five days of the week and not say Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.( ) 3 Jim thinks there are five days in a week.( ) 4 Its Saturday today, so tomorrow is Sunday.( ) 5 Tomorrow is the day befo

32、re today. 阅读（7）The students were having their chemistry class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students, “Whats water?” No oneMiss Li asked again，“Why dont you answer my question？Didnt I tell you what water is like？” Just then a boy put up his hand and

33、 said，“Miss Li，you told us that water has no color and no smellBut where to find such kind of water？The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell”Most of the children agreed With him “Im sorry，children”said the teacher，“Our water is getting dirtier and dirtierThats a

34、problem”（ ）1The students were having their _ class AEnglish BChinese Cchemistry Dmath （ ）2Miss Li was telling the children what _ was like.Awater Bair Cearth Dweather （ ）3A boy said，“The water in the river behind my house is always _” Awhite Bblack Cclean Dclear （ ）4Most of the children _ the boy Aa

35、greed with Bwrote to Cheard from Dsent for （ ）5The water in the river has color and smell because it is getting _ Amore and more Bless and less Ccleaner and cleaner Ddirtier and dirtier阅读(8) Jim is an English boy. He comes to China with his father and mother. They come here to work. Jim comes here t

36、o study. He is in No.5 Middle School. He gets up early every day. He isnt late for school. He studies hard. He can read English well. He often helps us with our English, and we often help him with his Chinese. After class he likes playing football, swimming, running, jumping and riding. He makes man

37、y friends here. We are glad to stay with him. On Sunday he often helps his mother clean the house, mend something or do the shopping. He likes Chinese food very much.。 He likes living here. He likes Chinese students very much. We all like him, too.根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正误。对的在括号内填“ T ”, 错的填“ F ”.( )1. He get

38、s up late every day. ( )2. He often teaches us English. ( )3. After class , he likes singing and playing basketball. ( )4. On Sunday he often helps his mother clean the house. ( )5. He doesnt like Chinese food.阅读（9）“God made the world, but the Dutch made Holland.” True to this saying, the people of

39、the Netherlands are again “making” their land. About 1980 the Netherlands will complete a project begun in the 1920s: transforming the Zyuder Zee, an inlet (小港) of the North Sea into dry land and a freshwater lake. By stages, 550,000 acres of land will serve several purposes: industrial, recreationa

40、l, military, and agricultural. Fed by the river Yssel, the remaining water basin Lake Yssel, about 300,000 acres will irrigate the surrounding land and help in the fight against salination (盐化作用). Excess water will drain through sluices into the sea. As the first stop a nineteen-mile-long barrier da

41、m, rising twenty-five feet above sea level, closed the entrance to the Zuider Zee. Then the experimental polder of a hundred acres preceded the first and smallest of the main polders fifty thousand acres that became dry land in 1930. The fifth and largest polder 150,000 acres will be the last of the

42、 Zuider Zee works. Farmers for the new polder (开拓地) come from every province. The Eastern Flevoland polder, completed in 1957, became farmland for many from the province of Zealand which was badly hit by the disastrous floods of 1953. （ ）1. This article gives a present-day example of how_. A. salty

43、soils are desalinated B. the Netherlands has increased its land area C. irrigation systems are built D. dams are constructed （ ）2. The period taken for the Zuider Zee project is_. A. from 1900 up to 1960 B. from the 1920 till about 1980 C. from 1930 to 1957 D. less than fifty years （ ）3. The Zuider

44、Zee will be replaced by_. A. 550,000 acres of land B. 300,000 acres of fresh water C. both A and B D. Neither A nor B （ ）4. The article gives a measurement for the_. A. height of the barrier dam B. width of the barrier dam C. width of the road along the dam D. height above sea level of the area on t

45、he land side of dam （ ）5. Implied but not stated: A. The first step in the project was a barrier dam. B. The polder recipe was first used in this century. C. Half of the Netherlands is below sea level. D. There is more than one method of fighting salination阅读（10）Hours and Admission Monday-Thursday;

46、10:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Friday: 10:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m. Saturday: 10:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 11:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Closed on Thanksgiving day and Christmas day. The Museum Shop is open during regular (正常的) museum hours. Admission (费用) to the shop is always free. The Museum Library is open Monday-Friday 1

47、0:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. The Skyliner Restaurant is open during regular museum hours Monday through Saturday, and from 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday. Adults(成年人) : $7. 00 The aged and students with ID: $6. 00 Children ages 2 to 17 - $5.00 Children younger than 2: free Strong Museum members: free Stro

48、ng Museum offers a 50% discount(打折)to groups of 20 or more. （ ）1. Strong Museum usually opens _. A. Monday through Thursday B. every day except Wednesday C. from Monday to Friday D. every day of the week （ ）2. You can have dinner in Strong Museum _ on Fridays. A. from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. B. from

49、 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. C. from 11:30. a.m. to5:00 p.m. D. at any time of the day （ ）3. If you are a group of 30 students with ID visiting Strong Museum, how much should you pay for the admission? A. $105. B. $90. C. $210. D. $180. （ ）4. According to the advertisement (广告) above, which of the follo

50、wing is TRUE? A. Children to Strong Museum are free. B. An adult visiting Strong Museum should pay $7.00. C. The museum is open all the year round. D. The aged people are free to Strong Museum. （ ）5. Which is the best that can be used in the advertisement for Strong Museum? A. Strong Museuman Exciti

51、ng Place for Adults B. Strong MuseumChildren's World for Fun C. Welcome to Strong Museum for a Long Holiday D. Strong Museumthe Best Place to Spend Your Day 阅读（11）To: Aggie From: Joe Subject: Help! Date: 21/06/2005 10:02 AM Dear Aunt Aggie, I'm having a problem with my classmate, Rena, at sc

52、hool. The other day I wrote an email to another classmate, Beth, in which I said some things about Rena that perhaps weren't very nice. Unluckily, when Beth was writing back to me, she accidentally forwarded(无意间转发) the message to Rena! Now Rena is really angry with me and won't talk to me, a

53、nd Beth is unhappy as well. She's said sorry to me a hundred times already, but the harm is done. I feel bad, because I never would have said those things to Rena's face, but how do I get her to forgive(谅解) me? What should I do? Joe To: joe From: Aggie Subject: Some advice Date: 22/06/2005 1

54、0:45 AM Dear Joe, This problem is more common than you might think! Email is very useful, but also very dangerous, as you don't know where your message might end up! First of all, you should say sorry right away to Rena. Explain that it was a mistake, and that you didn't mean to hurt her fee

55、lings. It may take time for her to be able to forgive you, but that's up to her. Then you might want to do something nice for her. Perhaps send her some flowers to show that you're truly sorry. Also, you should remember that old saying:" If you don't have anything nice to say, don&#

56、39;t say anything at all." And good luck! Aggie （ ）1. What is Joe's problem in the first email? A. Joe made Rena unhappy and he felt very sad. B. Joe's classmate, Rena, sent Beth an email and made her unhappy. C. Joe received a wrong email from Rena and became angry. D. Joe's friend

57、, Beth, is unhappy because Joe sent her an angry email. （ ）2. After Rena's feelings got hurt, what did Joe do? A. He emailed her and said sorry. B. He asked Beth what he should do. C. He emailed Aunt Aggie for help. D. He said sorry to Rena face to face, （ ）3. What does the underlined (画线的) sent

58、ence mean in the second email? It means "_". A. because you don't know who the email is for B. because you can never know who will get your email at last C. because you don't know where your email was written D. because you never know where the message is from （ ）4. What advice did

59、 Aggie give Joe? A. Joe, Beth and Rena should have a talk together. B. Joe should wait for some time before saying sorry to Rena. C. Joe should ask Beth to explain (解释) that to Rena. D. Joe Should say sorry to Rena and then send her some flowers. （ ）5. From the emails, we know that _. A. Joe, Rena a

60、nd Beth study at different schools B. Beth didn't forward the message to Rena C. Joe has said sorry to Rena many times already D. Rena hasn't forgiven Joe yet 阅读（12）Food is life; it gives us the nourishment (营养) we need to stay alive and be healthy. Usually, we eat because we are hungry or n

61、eed energy. Brian Wansink, a professor (教授) at the University of Illinois, says we also eat certain (某种) foods because they make us feel good, and remind us of happy memories. Wansink calls this kind of food comfort food. For some people, ice cream is a comfort food. For others, a bowl of noodles makes them feel good.How d