期末复习阅读理解专项练习-2023-2024学年七年级英语下册

外研版初中英语七年级下册期末复习阅读理解专项练习附答案一Lilywantedtodoaproject.“Whataboutmakingatimeline?”herfatherasked.“Thatisalistofimportantevents（事件）inyourlife.”“Sure!”Lilyanswered.“Canyoushowmehow?”Lily’sdadgaveherapieceofpaper,apencil,andaruler.Sheheldthepencilandusedtherulertodrawastraightline.Thenherfathermarkedasmalllineacrossthelongerlineattheleftend.Abovethesmallline,hewrote“Lilyisborn.”“Whydidyoumakethatsmalllineattheleftend,Dad?”Lilyasked.“Onatimeline,eventsareorderedfromlefttoright.Thefirsteventisplacedontheleftendandthelasteventisplacedontherightend.”Lilythenwrotethemonth,day,andyearofherbirthdayunderthefirst,herdaddrewanothersmalllinetotherightofthefirstsmallline.Hewrote,“Lilylearnstowalk”abovethatline.Thenhemarkedanothersmalllinetotherightofthesecondsmallline.Abovethislinehewrote“Lilystartsschool”.“WhataboutwhenIlearnedtoridemybike?”askedLily.“Right!Weshouldaddthat,”herdadsaid.“Iwanttoaddpictures,”Lilytoldherdad.Shemadeadrawingofherselfridingabikeandputitonthepaper.HerdadputaphotoofLily’sfirstdayofschoolonthetimeline,too.Nowtheirworkwasdone.Lilysaid,“Thattimelineisapictureofmylife.”“Itisapictureofyourlifesofar.”herdadadded.“Thereisalotmoretocome!”1．Whatisatimeline?A．Alistofimportanttimesintheday. B．Alistofinterestingthingsintheday.C．Alistofimportantthingsinyourlife. D．Alistofbeautifulpicturesinyourlife.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninthelastparagraph?A．Theyneedtodrawmorepictures. B．ManythingswillhappeninLily’sfuture.C．Lilywilldrawlotsoftimelinesinthefuture. D．Therearealotofthingstodowiththeproject.3．WhatdoweknowaboutLilyaccordingtothepassage?A．Lilyknewsomewaystomakeatimelineatlast.B．Lilydidn’trememberwhathappenedinthepast.C．Lilydidn’tfollowherfather’swordsatthattime.D．Lilyknewhowtodrawatimelineatthebeginning.4．IfLily’sdadmadeatimelineofhislife,itmight_______thanLily’s.A．belessinteresting B．bemoretraditional C．havebetterpictures D．havemoreevents5．WhatisLily’stimelineprobablylike?A．B．C．D．二Karenalwayssaidthatshedidn’tlikeherhouseatall.OnedayIaskedwhyshedidn’tlookforanotherhouse.Karenanswered,“IwilllookforanotheronewhenIcomebackfromvacation.”Samhatedhisjob.However,helovedtakingphotos,andwastakingatwo-yearcoursetomakehimbetteratit.Everydayhesaidhisworkwasboring.Iaskedhimwhyhedidn’tgiveuphisjobandstartabusiness(生意)oftakingphotos.Hisreplywas,“WhenIfinishmycourse,Iwillstartabusiness.”Harryworkedforacompanythatallowed(允许)himtoretire(退休)earlybuthehadtogetlessmoneyafterheretired.NowHarrybecameveryweakandfounditdifficulttodealwithhiswork.Iwasworriedabouthishealthbecausetoomuchworkwasbadforhim.“Whydon’tyouretire,Harry?Dosomethingthatyouwanttodo.”Isaid.“IfIwereolder,Iwouldgetmyfullpay.Whenthenextsummercomes,maybeIwill.”Harryreplied.Thereisanoldsayingthatsays,“IfandWhenwereplantedandNothinggrew.”Ayearlater,Karenisstilllivinginthehouseshehates.Samisstillbusywithhisboringjobandhasn’tfinishedhiscourse.Harryisstillworkingandhishealthisevenworse(糟糕的).Thesepeoplehadalotofstress(压力)intheirlivesandcouldn’tchangethesituationsbythinking“iforwhen”.Lifeistooshortfor“ifsandwhens”.Thenexttimeyoufindyourselfthinking“iforwhen”,rememberthesaying:

“IfandWhenwereplantedandNothinggrew.”6．WhatcoursewasSamtaking?A．Travelling. B．Cooking. C．Picture-taking. D．House-painting.7．Whydidn’tHarrywanttoretire?A．Becausehewasverystrongandhealthy.B．Becausehiscompanydidn’tallowhimtodoso.C．Becausehisworkwasinterestingandimportant.D．Becausehewantedtogetfullpayafterretiring.8．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．ThecoursecanhelpSamtakephotos.B．Karenlivesinanewhousenow.C．HarryisnotworkinginthecompanyD．Theydidn’thaveanystressintheirlives.9．Theunderlined(划线的)oldsayingwantstotellus________.A．whentogrowplantsB．todosomethingatonceC．tostopworkinghardD．howtochangeourselves三Longtimeago,therewasonlyoneseason,Spring.Springwasbeautifulandwarm.Oneday,SpringhadababyandnamedhimSummer.Summergrewbiggerandbiggerdaybyday.Hewasverynaughty（淘气的）.Helikedrunningabout,carryinghotwindwithhim.Springwasnothappy.Shesaid,“Mydear,youaretoohot.Ican’ttakeit.Iwanttogosomewhere（某地）else.”Thensheflewaway.Aftersometime,Summergrewbigenoughandhehadababygirl.Thegirl’snamewasFall.Falllikedyellowleavesverymuch.Sheputalotofleavesonherfather.Summersaidtoher,“It’syourturntobeonduty.Iwanttohavearest.”Summerwentaway.FallmissedgrandmotherSpringandfatherSummerverymuch.Soshelookedforthemandfoundthematlast.Whenthethreetalkedhappilytogether,therecameamonster（恶魔）.Themonsterhadverybigandsharpteeth.Hewantedtoeatthem.Theyhadagoodfight（打架）.Finally,themonstersaid,“Igiveup.Canwebefriends?”Thefourhadameetinganddecidedeachofthemwouldbeondutyforthreemonths.NowwecallthemonsterWinter.10．Longtimeago,therewas(were)________season(s)inayear.A．one B．two C．three D．four11．Summerwasanaughtyboyandhewasvery________.A．warm B．cold C．cool D．hot12．________likedyellowleavesverymuch.A．Spring B．Summer C．Fall D．Winter13．FallcametolookforSpringandSummerbecause________.A．shedidn’twanttobeonduty B．shemissedhermotherverymuchC．shewasafraidofthemonster D．shemissedSpringandSummer14．What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．HowWinterComes B．TheStoryofFourSeasonsC．FallandHerGrandmotherandFather D．SpringStory四Sam’shistoryteacherwasaskinghimsomequestions.However,noneofhisanswerswascorrect.Sotheteacherbegantoaskhimsomeverysimplequestions,hopingthathecouldgiveatleastonecorrectanswer.“Sam,whatisWaterloo?”“Waterloo?”saidtheboy.“Oh,itisakindofwashingmachine,Ithink.”Theteachershookherhead.“Sam,beserious,please.Nowtellmetheanswertoavery,veryeasyquestion.WhowasGeorgeWashington?”“Well,”theanswercamequickly,“hemustbethemanwhousesthatwashingmachine.”Theteacherwasalittleangry,butshedidn’tgiveup.Shethoughtandthoughtandthenshecameupwiththeeasiestquestion.“Who’sthepresident(总统)oftheUnitedStatesrightnow?”“Sorry,Idon’tknow.”Samanswered.Theteacherlosthertemper.Sheshouted,“JoeBiden!”Samlookedaroundandsatdown.“Standup!”criedtheteacher,“Ididn’ttellyoutositdown.”Samstoodup.Helookedpuzzled.“Oh,I’msorry.”hesaid,“Ithoughtyouwerecallingthenextstudent.”15．WhatdidSamthink“Waterloo”was?A．Aplace. B．Aperson. C．Akindofwater. D．Awashingmachine.16．HowmanyquestionsdidthehistoryteacheraskSam?A．Four. B．Three. C．Two. D．Five.17．Fromthepassage,weknow________.A．Samisafunnystudent B．SamisalazystudentC．Samisagoodstudent D．Samisn’tgoodathistory18．Theteacherwouldbevery________whenshecried“Standup!”.A．angry B．happy C．sad D．excited五PabloPicasso,borninSpainin1881,wasoneofthemostfamousartistsofthe20thcentury.Picassobeganpaintingwhenhewasasmallchildandtookhigh-levelartcourseswhenhewasonlyfifteen.PicassolivedinParisbetween1904and1947.In1947,hemovedtoRiviera,inthesouthofFrance.ManypeoplethoughtPicasso’sworkswerestrangeandunpleasant,buthehadagreateffectonartistsineverycountry.Today,Picassoisconsideredasagenius（天才）,andhispaintingsareinthemuseumsallovertheworld.In1912,Picassoactuallyinventedanewtypeofart.Hepaintedapicture,thenheputpaperandsomethingelseonthepicture.Thisiscalled“collage”（拼贴艺术）.Thereareevensomephotosof“lightpaintings”thathecreated.Thesepaintingswereproducedbymovingalight,orasmallflashlight（手电筒）intheair.Althoughtheimagescouldbeseenonlybrieflybyanyonewatchingthemhappen,thecamerawasabletocatchtheimagesastheyappeared.BythetimePicassodiedinFrancein1973,hehadcreatedaround37,000worksofart.Whenhewasaskedhowsomeonecouldbecomeanartist,hewouldreply,“Ifyouwanttodraw,youmustcloseyoureyesandsing.”19．WheredidPicassolivebetween1904and1947?A．InSpain. B．InParis. C．InRiviera. D．InEngland.20．HowoldwasPicassowhenheinventedanewtypeofartcalled“collage”?A．27yearsold. B．29yearsold. C．31yearsold. D．33yearsold.21．HowdidPicassocreatehis“lightpaintings”?A．Byusingacameratocaptureimagesoflight.B．Bymovingabrushintheair.C．Byusingaspecialbrushtechnique.D．Bypaintingwithdifferentcolors.22．Accordingtoparagraph4,whatshouldyoudoifyouwanttobeanartist?A．Drawsomethingthatpeoplewilllike.B．Trytobegoodatonlyonekindofart.C．Followyourheartanddrawwhatyoulike.D．Alwayslistentoyourteachersandfriends.六Ispentanhourwritingoutalltheinvitationstomydaughter'sclassmates.Shetoldmewhosaidtheywerecoming.Wespentsomuchtimeandmoneymakinggifts.“Tinawouldlovethesunglasses，andMikewouldlovethispencil…”Jennysaid.Shehelpedmemakecupcakes，60ofthemwithdifferentcolorsandtastes.

Everythingwasready.Atfour，itstartedtorain.Anditdidn'tseemtostopsoon.“Willtheycomeatfive？”Jennyaskedme.Shelookedworried.Iwasnotsure，either.Wesatonthesofaandwaited.At4：50，Lisa，Jenny'sbestfriendarrived.Wewerebothhappyandwelcomedher.Until5：20，sevenofthirtyclassmatescame.

IthoughtJennywouldbesad.“I'mhappytoday，Mom，”Jennytoldmeafterthepartywasover.“Itwasrainy,butsomeofmyclassmatesstillcame.Iknowwhoaremyrealfriends.”

“Yes，it'sthemostimportantthing，”Isaid.

23．Whoisthewriterofthepassage?A．Jenny. B．Jenny'smother.C．Jenny'steacher. D．Jenny'sclassmate.24．Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlytalkingabout?A．Thepartyinvitations.B．Thepartypreparations.C．Theguestsattheparty.D．Howtomakecupcakes.25．WhywasJennyworried?A．Somethingwasnotreadyfortheparty.B．Herclassmatesdidn'tlovethegifts.C．Herclassmatesmightnotcomebecauseoftherain.D．Thereweren'tenoughcupcakesforherclassmates.26．HowdidJennyfeelabouttheparty?A．Shewassad.B．Shewashappy.C．Shewassurprised.D．Shewastired.27．Whatdoesthepassagetellus?A．Realfriendsalwayssupport(支持)us.B．It'snoteasytohaveabirthdayparty.C．Neverbelievewhatotherssaideasily.D．Don'ttrytobefriendswitheveryone.七Todayisthefirstdayoftheweek.Itissunnyandhotintheafternoon.Mr.Whiteisdrivinghiscartohissister’sschool.Nowheisveryneartheschool.Buthedoesn’tknowthewaytoit.Atthistime,heseesanoldwoman.Mr.Whitestopsinfrontofabankandgetsoutofthecar.“Excuseme,where’stheschool,please?”heasks.Theoldwomansays,“It’sverynearhere.Iwanttogowithyou.”Nowtheoldwomanissittinginthecar.Soontheycometoasmallhouseandshesays,“Stop,please!”Mr.Whitestopsthecarandsays,“Butthisisnotaschool.”“No,”saystheoldwoman,“thisismyhouse.Iwanttogethomeearlybeforedinnertime.Thanksfordrivingmehome.Theschoolisbehindthebank.Sogobacktothebankandthenturnright,andyoucanfindtheschool.”28．Howistheweatherintheafternoon?A．It’swetandhot. B．Itissunnyandhot.C．It’swindyandwarm. D．Itiscloudyandcold.29．WhatisMr.Whitedoingthisafternoon?A．Heisgoingtohisfather’sfarm. B．Heisbuyingacarforthewoman.C．Heisdrivinghiscartohissister’sschool. D．Heisvisitinganoldfriendinthecountryside.30．Where’sMr.White’ssister’sschool?A．Behindthebank. B．Nearthefarm.C．Infrontofthewoman’shouse. D．Behindthewoman’shouse.31．Whatdoestheoldwomanwanttodo?A．ShewantstostopMr.White’scar. B．ShewantstovisitMr.White’ssister.C．ShewantstogototheschoolwithMr.White. D．ShewantstogethomeinMr.White’scar.32．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Thebankisacrossfromtheschool.B．Mr.Whitewantstogotothewoman’shome.C．Mr.Whitemetthewomanathissister’shome.D．ThewomantoldMr.Whitethewaytohissister’sschool.八WhenIwaslittle,Iwasreallylittle.Butmydreamwasbig.Idreamedofbeingabasketballplayer.Itriedafewteams,buttheyallsaidno.AsIgotolder,Ididgrowalittlebigger,butnotalot.Onmy12thbirthday,Idecidedtotryanewsport:running.ItoldGrandpa.“I’mgoingtobearunner.”“Dave,”Grandparepliedkindly,“ifyoucan’tbebig,youcandosomethingbig.”Iran12miles（英里）onmy12thbirthday.Onmy13thbirthday,Idid

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again,butIaddedonemoremile.Onmy14thbirthday,Iran,14miles.15onmy15th,16onmy16th,andyouguessedit—17milesonmy17thbirthday.Allthisrunningbroughtanotherbigdream.Thatis,someday,Iwouldrunthemarathon（马拉松）.ItoldGrandpaaboutmydream.“But,Dave,youhaven’ttrainedforthemarathon.Areyousureyou’reready?”Grandpaasked.Buthestilltoldmethathewouldwalkovertoseemeandcheermeon.Iranfastthatday,butIfellatMile18andwasdriventothehospital.Laterthatnight,IcalledGrandpaandtoldhimIfailed.“No,”hesaidpatiently,“youdidn’tfail.Yougotsomething.”“Idid?”Iasked.“Yes,youfoundthatbigdreamsdon’tjustcometrueeasily.Theytakework.Ifyoutrainandworkevenharder,Iwillwaitforyounextyearandcheeryouon.”Itrainedeveryday,runningmilesandmilesmore.Sadly,Grandpadiedjusttwomonthsbeforethemarathon.Hewouldn’tbewaitingforme,butIwantedtorunforhim.Thatday,Iranfast.“Keepgoing!Youcandoit!”HiswordsgavemeenergywhenItriedmybesttomakeeachdifficultmile.AsIcrossedthefinishline,Ithrewmyarmsintheairandcried,“Grandpa,wedidit!”33．WhatwasDave’sdreamwhenhewaslittle?A．Growingtaller. B．Beingfamous.C．Beingabasketballplayer. D．Runningforhisgrandpa.34．WhatdidGrandpadowhenDavedecidedtobearunner?A．HetoldDavetotrytobecomestronger. B．HeencouragedDavetohavebigdreams.C．HeaskedDavetorunafewmileseveryday. D．HeletDaverun12milesonthe12thbirthday.35．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”

inParagraph3referto?A．Addingonemoremile. B．Runningonhisbirthday.C．Trainingforthemarathon. D．Tryingoutforthebasketballteam.36．HowmightGrandpafeelwhenhesaid,“But,Dave,youhaven’ttrainedforthemarathon.Areyousureyou’reready?”?A．Excited. B．Sad. C．Afraid. D．Worried.37．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．MyGrandpa B．TheMarathon C．OneMile D．DreamBig九ThetraditionalChineselunarcalendardividestheyearinto24solarterms（节气）.Thesolartermcultureisstillusefultodaytoguidepeople’slives.Peopleeatspecialfoods,doculturalactivitiesandevenhavehealthylivingtipswitheachsolartermatpresent.HerearedifferentwaystoknowSummerSolstice（夏至）.SummerSolstice,the10thsolartermoftheyear,fallsonJune21thisyear.OntheSummerSolstice,daylightlaststhelongestforthewholeyearinthenorthernearth.HowlongisthelongestdayinChina?Accordingtotheexpert,itlastsnearly17hours.Afterthisday,daylighthoursgetshorterandshorter.AndtemperaturesbecomehigherandhigherinthenorthernpartofChina.ThereisasayinginShandongprovince,“EatdumplingsontheWinterSolsticeandnoodlesonSummerSolstice.”PeopleindifferentareasofShandongprovinceeatchillednoodles（冷面）onthisday.OtherpeoplearoundChina,includingthoseinBeijing,alsohaveatraditionofeatingnoodles.Thistraditionisstillinourlifetoday,withsomeexcitingactivities.SummerSolsticeisthelongestdayoftheyearandmarks（标志）thefirstdayofsummer.Youcantakesometimetoenjoythewarmthandjoyinthecomingsummer.38．WhenistheSummerSolsticethisyear?A．June21. B．July21. C．June28. D．July28.39．WhatdopeopleinShangdongprovinceeatonthedayofSummerSolstice?A．Dumplings. B．Ricedumplings. C．Chillednoodles. D．Mooncakes.40．Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytalkabout?A．ThefoodspeopleeatontheSummerSolstice. B．TheactivitiespeopledoontheSummerSolstice.C．ThebaseinformationoftheSummerSolstice. D．ThedatesoftheSummerSolstice.41．Howisthepassageorganized（组织）?A．①/②③④ B．①/②/③④ C．①②③/④ D．①/②③/④42．Inwhichpartofthenewspapercanyoureadt