牛津英语译林版七年级下册阅读训练--7下英语读本Chapter10

1、Chapter 10诵读A double blanketPeter lives with his parents and his grandpa. When Peter was young, Grandpa looked afterhim when his parents went out to work. Now, Peter is six, old enough to go to school.One day, Dad said to Grandpa,“ Dadb,igPentoewr.isThe house is not big enough. We planto send you to

2、 the home for the elderly.” With Dthaedsetowokorodust, a blanket. It was a bigdouble blanket, red with black stripes. “ Dad, winter is coming. You may need this when it gets cold. ” Grandpa lkoeod at the blanket, felt it and said slowly,“ It s a fine blanket.”“ I wahave the best,” said Dad. He then

3、walked into the kitchen.“ What would an old man like me be doing around the house, getting in the way? It s best thatI go away, ” said Gdrpaanto himself. “ Let s go to bIe d.ll pack upmy things in the morning, ” the old man said to Peter.At this moment, Dad came out of the kitchen and said,“ The bla

4、hnokpeet iist cdaonuble. Ikeep you warm. ” “ Well, I don t really need a double one,Grandpa. ” said“ Oh, Grandpa s, ”rigPhetter said.“ Here, Dad, ” Peter held out a pair oafnsdcisasiodr,s“ cutthe blanket in two. ” Both Dad and Grandpa were surprised. in two, ” “PeCtuetr istaid again.“ Youcan keep a

5、half, Dad. When you re oIldll, send you away. ”阅读 1The Greatest InventionFour students talk about great inventions. Their teacher asked them to decide on the greatest invention.Sara: I think the mobile phone is a great invention. Now everyone has a mobile phone. You can talk to people allover the wo

6、rld. You can use it to take photos, listen to music and get on the Internet.Tom: I don t agree. The Internet is the greatest invention. Can you imagine a world without the Internet or email?We use it all the time to find information and keep in touch with people.Susan: Some inventions save millions

7、of lives and help find cures for diseases. They are the most importantinventions. Penicillin saved millions of lives and now doctors and scientists are working on Gene Therapy. That smore important than a phone or email.Carol: The greatest invention is the rocket. It took us to the moon and into spa

8、ce. It changed the world.Sara: OK. Now we have to choose one great invention. This won t be easy!They all start to talk at once.Reading ComprehensionI. Read quickly for the topic.This dialogue is mainly about A. Chinese four inventions B. the greatest invention C. the greatest inventorII. Read quick

9、ly for the information you want.( )1. Tom thinks that is the greatest invention.A. the mobile phone B. the Internet C. penicillin D. the rocket( )2. Gene Therapy will be an important invention because _A. it was invented by doctorsB. many scientists are working on itC. it can save many livesD. penic

10、illin is used in itIII. Read carefully for more information.Answer the following questions.1 .Why do the four students talk about great inventions?2 .What inventions have the four students mentioned in the conversation?3 . Why does Sara think that the mobile phone is the greatest invention?Reading-W

11、riting ConnectionIV. Read again and prepare for writing.Fill in the blanks with the information from the dialogue.PersonInventionReasonSarathe talk to people all over the world, take photos, listen to music and get on the InternetTomthe Internet(2)Susan(3) andGene Therapysave lives and help find cur

12、es for diseases(4)the rocket(5)阅读 2Amazing ElephantsAn adult elephant s traubnokuitstwo metres long! The trunk is a very long nose and top lip.An elephant uses its trunk to smell but it also uses it for other things.When an elephant drinks, it takes as much as 7.5 L of water into its trunk. Then it

13、puts its trunk into its mouth, and blows. Out comes the water, right down the elephant s throat.Elephants also use their trunks to keep cool. First they spray cold water over their bodies with their trunks. Then they pick up dust with their trunks and spray it over their bodies. This stops them gett

14、ing too hot.An elephant s trunk has two “ fingers ” on the end. This lets the elespmhanll tthpiincgksu.p The elephant can also use its trunk to pull tree branches down to its mouth. Elephants love to eat leaves.When an elephant smells something interesting, it sniffs the air with its trunk. An eleph

15、ant can use its trunk to make loud noises as a warning.Elephants sometimes “ hug ” each other with their trunks. And a baby eleopftheannt “ sucks its trunk .”Reading ComprehensionI. Read quickly for the topic.This passage is mainly about.A. elephants, trunks B. elephants, habitsC. elephants, tusksII

16、. Read quickly for the information you want.( )1. The trunk can holdof water when an elephant drinks.A. 2 m 3 B. 2LC. 7.5 L D. 7.5 m 3( )2. An adult elephants trunk is two metres long and contains.A. a nose and two fingersB. a nose and one fingerC. two noses and a top lipD. a nose and a top lipIII.

17、Read carefully for more information.Answer the following questions.1 . How does the elephant drink water?2 .Why do elephants spray dust and water on their bodies?3 .What can elephants use their trunks to do?Uses of trunkDetailssmell/It takes lots of water into its trunk and then puts its trunk into

18、the mouth and blows.keep coolIt first sprays(2)over its body and then sprays (3)over its body.(4)It picks up small things by two“ fingers on the end. It can also pull tree bramouth.as a warninghug/ncheReading-Writing ConnectionIV. Read again and prepare for writing.Fill in the blanks with the inform

19、ation from the passage.阅读3Are They Real?Everywhere you go, you will find people who are interested in aliens and UFOs.Thousands of people say they have seen aliens. Many of them say aliens are grey, short and thin. Others say aliens look like reptiles. Some people say aliens are close to our size, o

20、r at least smaller than an elephant!On the Earth, all things living in the light have eyes. Therefore, some people think that aliens living in the light must have eyes, too. However, their eyes might not be above their noses like ours are!Aliens may come from more than one planet. They may look diff

21、erent from people on the Earth.Thousands of people think they have seen UFOs. People often say they look like silver, dish-shaped flying objects. For this reason, UFOs used to be called flying saucers. Sometimes people are sure that they see lights before a UFO sighting. All the people said that the

22、 flying objects fly faster than any man-made plane. They can move in an opposite direction to the wind and can disappear quickly. About 90% of UFO sightings can be easily explained . People have mistaken kites, aeroplanes or even the planet Venus for UFOs. However, that still means 10% are a mystery

23、.Reading Comprehension I. Read quickly for the topic. This passage mainly tells us about.C. strange lightsA. flying objects B. aliens and UFOsII. Read quickly for the information you want.( )1. Peopleare interested in aliens and UFOs.A. in the USAB. in ChinaC. around the worldD. in Western countries

24、( )2. People call UFOs flying saucers because.B. UFOs are round plates m the skyC. the colour and shape of the UFOs are the same as a dishD. aliens love round and silver thingsE. only things like dishes can fly faster than any man-made planeIII. Read carefully for more information.( )1. What does the underlined word“ explain ” probably mean?A.攻击B.预知C.发现D.解释( )2. Which of the