2025-2026学年七年级下学期英语期中专练《阅读表达》

2025-2026学年第二学期七年级英语期中专练09阅读表达

基础必练

主题oi人与社会——中华文化

Passage1

（24-25七年级下•江苏扬州市广陵区•期中）

AsiheyuanisakindoftraditionalhomeforChinesepeople.SiheyuaninBeijingarethemostcommonones.

Asiheyuanhasabigsquarecourtyardinthecenter.Therearefourbuildingsaroundtheyard.Usually,one

siheyuanisfbronefamilytolivein.

SiheyuanfollowConfiicianideasofrespectingauthority（权威）andtheelderly.Thenorthernmainhouse

receivesthemostsunshine.Theeldestmemberofthefamilylivesthere.Thecastandwesthousesarcfbrthe

secondandthirdgenerations（一代人）.Thesouthernbuildingisclosesttothegate.Itisusuallyfbrservants（仆人）

orguests.

Livinginasiheyuanhelpstokeepeveryfamilymemberclose.Astimegoeson,siheyuanalsobecomeslike

bigneighborhoodsfbrmanydifferentfamilies.Theysharehappyandsadtimesinthesameyard.

Today,tallbuildingshavereplaced（代替）manysiheyuan.Inordertoprotectthem,thegovernmentdida

census.Nearly1,000ofthesebuildingswillbelistedinTheRecordsofBeijingSiheyuan.

根据短文内容，回答问题。（每题答案不超过1（）个词）

1.WherearethemostcommonsiheyuanfoundinChina?

2.Whatisasiheyuanlike?

3.Whydoestheeldestmemberof:hefamilyliveinthenorthernmainhouse?

4.Howdocslivinginasiheyuanhelpkeepfamilyrelationships?

5.Willsiheyuanbereplacedbytallbuildings?Why?

Passage2

（24-25七年级下•江苏南通市如东县•期中）

InChinese,guijureferstolawsandrules.Infact,thesetwocharacters,guiandjureferredto（指的是）two

loo'sinancienttimes.Doyouknowwhattheywere?

Guiwasthetoolusedtodrawcircles,liketoday'scompasses（圆规）.Juwasusedtodrawsquares,likethe

trysquaretoday.Theywereusefultoolsandhelpedgeometry（几何学）getbetter.Juappeared（出现）inrecordsof

whatisknownasthePythagoreantheorem（勾股定理）.Thistheoremwasoneofthemostimportantfindingsin

Mathshistory.

AncientChinesepeoplecreatedthetoolsveryearly.RecordsoftheGrandHistoriansaidthatDayu,theman

whofoughttheflood（洪水），usedguiandju.

InthebrickcarvingpatternsoftheHandynasty,therearesuchpictures-Fuxiholdsju,whileNiiwaholds

gui-

1.Whatdidpeopleuseguiandtodoinancienttimes?

2.Howdidthesetwotoolshelpthedevelopment（发展）ofMaths?

3.Whousedguiandjutofightthefloodaccordingtothepassage?

4.WhichtooldoesNiiwaholdintheancientbrickcarvingpatterns?

5.Howdoyouunderstandguijitatschool?（请自拟一句话作答）

Passage3

（24-25七年级下•江苏南通市通州区•期中）

阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。

AttheendoftheWarringStatesperiod（战国时期），YingZhengstartedtheQinDynasty.Butsoonafterhis

sonHuhaibecamethenewemperor,thesixstateswantedtorise（起义）again.TheywereoftenatwarwithQin.

Oneday,Zhaocouldn'twinagainstQin'sarmyandaskedtbrhelpfromChu.TherulerofChuagreedto

sendanarmy.SongYiwastheleaderofthearmyandXiangYuwashisdeputy（副官）.

Whenthisarmyreachedatownbeforeariver,SongYidecidedtostaytheretohavearest.Thesoldiers（士

兵）hadtowaitforhisorders（命令）whileallofthemwerecoldandhungry.SongYihimselfenjoyednicefood

andinterestingperformances.Aboutamonthlater,XiangYugotangryandkilledSongYi.

WhenXiangYubecamethenewleaderofthearmy,hesentagroupofsoldierstocrosstheZhangheRiver

firsttohelpZhao.Hethenledtherestofhissoldiersacrosstheriver.Assoonastheygotontheshore,thesoldiers

receivedanorderfromXiang:"Breakallthepotsandsink（使...沉没）alltheboats!”

WhenthesoldiersmetQin'sarmy,theyshoutedloudlyandtriedtheirbest.Intheend,Xiang'sarmywonthe

war.XiangYubecameaherobecauseofhisbraveandwisedecision.

Nowadays,peopleoftenuse“破釜沉舟”whenthereisnowayofturningback.

I.WhostartedtheQinDynasty?

2.WhatdidthesixstateswanttodoafterHuhaibecameemperor?

3.WhywasXiangYuangrywithSongYi?

4.WhatistheorderfromXiangYu?

5.WhatdoyouthinkofXiangYu'sorder?（请自拟一句话作答）

Passage4

（24-25七年级下•江苏镇江市经产区•期中）

Therearc56clhniu（民族的）groupsinChina.DilTbrcnlclhniugroupshaveihuirownspecialcultures.Let's

enjoysomeofthem.

TheBaipeople,livinginYunnanProvince,useaveryoldway,tie-dye（扎染），todyeclothes.Tie-dyehasa

historyofnearly1,500years»famousfbritsbeautifulcolorsandpatterns（图案）.DuringtheTangandSong

dynasties（朝代），peoplechosetie-dyedclothesasgifts.

TheMongolianpeopleliveinlarge,roundtentsonthegrasslands.Thetentscanlettheairinandoutand

alsokeepthewarmth.TheyarcthetraditionalhomesoftheMongolianpeople.Thetentsarcusuallywhitebecause

they'remadeofsheep'swool.AndwhiteisasymbolofhappinessfbrtheMongolianpeople.

TheZhuangpeoplelikesingingmorethantalking.Theyexpresstheircultureandfeelingsthroughmusic.

OnthethirddayofthethirdChineselunarmonth,theyhaveabigsingingfestival.Itisexcitingandwonderful.

Menandwomensinginpairs.Thewinnersarethe“king”and“queen"ofsinging.

TheMiaopeoplecelebrateaspecialfestivalcalledtheManghaoFestival.TheManghaoFestivalisinthe

firstChineselunarmontheachyear.TheMiaopeoplethinkManghaoisaherofbrthem.Atthefestival,youngmen

dressuplikeManghaoandtouchotherstosendgoodwishes.

1.Whatistie-dycingfamousfbr?

2.WheredotheMongolianpeoplelive?

3.Whoisthe“king"and"queen“ofsingingatthebigsingingfestival?

4.WhenistheManghaoFestival?

5.Howmanyethnicgroupsarcmentioned（提及）inthispassage?

主题02人与社会一传统工艺

Passage1

（24-25七年级下•江苏无锡市江阴市•期中）

阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题，每小题答案不超过8个单词。

HeritageonFingertipsisawonderfuldocumentary（纪录片）madebytheChinaIntercontinental

CommunicationCenter.ItshowsthebeautyoftraditionalChinesecrafts.Let'slearnaboutthreeamazingcrafts

fromthefilm!

JadeCarving（玉雕）:TurningStonesintoTreasures

JadecarvingisoneofChina'soldestarts,withahistoryofover3,000years.Artistsusesimpletoolsbut

workverycarefullytoturnroughjade（璞玉）intobeautifulart.Theycutandshapeeverysmallpartperfectly,so

thefinalcarvingsarenotjustpretty—theyalsoshowChinesepeople'slovefbrjade.

SuzhouEmbroidery（苏绣）:EmbroideringSilkwithLivingColors

Suzhouembroideryisfamousfbritscolorfulsilkthreads（线）andtinystitches（缝针）.Embroidererssew

（缝）picturesofflowers,birds,orpeopleontosilk.Asinglepiececantakemorethan100daystofinish!Sothe

stitcheslooklikerealpaintings!ThiscraftisnotonlybeautifiilbutalsoagreatwaytoshareChineseculture.

SheInkstone（歙砚）：CraftingStonesfbrTimelessWords

TheSheinkstone,astonetoolfbrcalligraphy（书法），isamongthebestofitskind.Craftspeoplecarveit

fromspecialstonesandaddprettypatterns（图案）.Itisbothusefulandbeautiful,soitbecomesasymbolof

traditionalChinesestudy.

Thesetraditionalcraftsarcsospecial.Weshouldworktogethertokeeptheseskillsalivefbrthefuture.

1.WhatisHeritageonFingertipsmainlyabout?

2.HowlongisthehistoryofjadecarvinginChina?

3.HowdoSuzhouembroiderystitcheslook?

4.WhydocstheSheinkstonebecomeasymboloftraditionalChinesestudy?

5.WhatdoyouthinkofHeritageonFingertips?

Passage2

（24-25七年级下•江苏盐城市康居路初中教育集团•期中）

Chinesepaper-cuttingorJianzhi,isakindoffolkart.Peopleusuallyusescissorsorknivestocutpaper.It

hasalonghisloryofaboul1,500years.Let'slearnsonicthingaboutpaper-culling.

Wonderfulmeanings

Paper-cuttinghassomewonderfulmeanings.Somepaper-cuttingsmeanhappinessandgoodluck.Atthe

SpringFestival,peoplepaste（粘）“Fu”ondoorsandwindows.Atawedding,peoplepaste“Xi”.

Whyisitred?

InChina,peoplealwaysloveredbecauseredishopeandlife.WecanseeredeverywheremChina.The

wallsofoldpalacesarcred.Lanternsarcred.Weddingsarcalwaysfullofredthingstoo.

Now,paper-cuttinggetsintomanyschools.Studentscanlearnhowtomakepaper-cuttingatschool.LiJie,a

middleschoolstudent,says,"It'sreallywonderfultochangepaperintodifferentkindsofpictures,suchasflowers

andanimals.Weenjoyit.”

回答下面5个问题，每题答案不赳过6个词。

1.HowlongisthehistoryofChinesepaper-cutting?

2.Whatdosomepaper-cuttingsmean?

3.Wheredopeopleusuallypastepaper-cuttings?

4.WhydoChinesepeopleloveredsomuch?

5.WhatdoyouthinkofChinesepaper-cutting?

主题03人与社会——科学技术

Passage1

（24-25七年级下•江苏无锡市东林中学•期中）

阅读短文，回答短文后的问题。每小题答案不超过7个单词。

January20,2025,aChinesecompany（公司）namedDeepSeekcreatedanAIcalledDeepSeek-Rl.Itcan

dealwithmathsproblems,writesimplecodeandchatlikepeople.What'sspecialaboutit?Itlearnsbypractising,

notjustreadingexamples.DeepSeek-R1learnslikestudentsdohomework.OtherAisneedmoreexamplestolearn,

butRIimproves（改进）byitself."It'sliketeachingabirdtofly,“saidanengineer,<lThemoreittries,thebetterit

becomes.^^

Thebestpartisthatit'sfreeforschoolsandsmallcompanies.AteacherinVietnamsaid,“Nowevenvillages

canuseAIwithoutworryingaboutmoney.”

Buttherearechallenges.RIsometimesmakesmistakesinlanguageslikeGermanorRussian.Theteamis

tryingtofixthis.Theysaid,“WewantAItohelppeoplearoundtheworld.”

DeepSeek-R1showsthatgreatthingscomefromcreativeideasandhardwork,notjustmoney.

1.WhocreatedanewAI?

2.Whatcanthenewtooldo?Giveoneexample.

3.UnhkeotherAis,howcanDeepSeek-RItrytoimprove?

4.Howmuchshouldschoolsandsmallcompaniespayforusingthenewtool?

5.WhatdoyouthinkofDccpScck-R1?

Passage2

（24-25七年级下•江苏苏州工业园区西安交通大学苏州附属初级中学•期中）

请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。

AIisbecomingmoreandmorepopularinourlife.Notlongago,anAIcanteenopenedinShanghai.TheAI

Canteencanserveabout300peopleeveryday,mostofwhomarcoldpeoplelivingnearbyorofficeworkersinthe

area.

Atthecanteen,peopleneedtoorderfoodonascreen（屏幕）.Forthosewhoarcnotsurewhattocat,the

canteen'scookingsystem（系统）cangivethemsomeideas.Thecanuen'srobotic（机械的）armscookdishes.They

canmakedifferentkindsofChinesedishes,likenoodles.What'smore,theroboticarmscanpackdishesfordine-in

ortakeaway（夕卜带）.

Attheself-servicearea,dinerssimplyneedtoplacetheirdishesonasmartcashdeskandthesystemwilltell

themthepriceofthemeal.Peoplecanpayindifferentways,likeusingbankcardsandQRcodes.Thepricesofthe

foodaltheAlcanteenarcprettygood.Themealdishescost8yuanwhilelliuvegetabledishescostonly3.5yuan.

“Themealscookedbyrobotstasteasgoodasthosecookedbyhumans.Itischeapandconvenient（方便的）

fbrustoeatintheAIcanteen,“saidanoldman.

I.HowisthepriceofthefoodatAIcanteen?

2.Whatcanroboticarmsdo?

3.Wouldyouliketohaveamealinsuchasmartcanteen?Why?

区工

进阶提升

主题01人与社会一传统工艺

Passage1

（24-25七年级下•江苏南京市金陵中学河西分校•期中）

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。（每题答案不超过8个单词，5题除外）

Chinesefolkartislikeabridgeconnectingthepastandpresent.Forthousandsofyears,Chinesepeoplehave

createdbeautifulartworkstocelebratelife,festivals,andhopes.Let'sexploresomeamazingfc>rmsofthese

traditions!

1.PaperCutting:WindowsFullofWishes

Usingsimpletoolslikescissorsandredpaper,artistscutoutdelicatepatterns.Youmightseeblooming

flowers,jumpingfish,ortheChinesecharacterFufbrgoodluck.DuringtheSpringFestival,familiesstickpaper

cutlingsonwindowstowelcomehappiness.Inruralvillages,grandmothersstillteachchildrenthisskill.

2.ClayArt:StoriesShapedbyHands

InFengxiang,ShaanxiProvince,artistsmixclaywithwaterandshapeitintotigers,rabbits,crevenheroes

fromChinesestories.Afterdrying,theypaintthefigureswithbrightcolorslikered,green,andgold.Theseclay

toysarenotjustfbrplay—peoplebelievetheycandriveawaybadluck.

3.ShadowPuppets:DancingSilhouettes

Over2,000yearsago,shadowpuppetrybegan.Performersuseleatherpuppetspaintedinboldcolors.

Behindawhileclothscreen,theymovethepuppets,amisandlegswithsticks.Alllicsamelime,theysingoldlaics

aboutkings,warriors,anddragons.LongbeforeTVexisted,thiswas“ancientChinesecinema”！

4.ChineseKnots:ThreadsofBlessings

Asingleredsilkthreadcanbecomealuckyknot!Theseknotshavenobeginningorend,symbolizing

endlessloveandfamilyunity.PeoplehangthemondoorsduringweddingsorgivethemtofriendsasNewYear

gifts.Somecomplexknotsevenlooklikebutterfliesorflowers.

5.NewYearPaintings:ColorsofJoy

BeforetheLunarNewYear,familiesbuynianhua—brightpaintingsofplumpbabies,gods,ormountains.

Artistsprintthesepaintingsonwoodblocks,thenaddcolorsbyhand.Peopleputthemonwailstowishfbrhealth

andarichharvest.

WhyKeepFolkArtAlive?

Today,museumsandschoolsworktogethertoprotectthesearts.Youngartistsmixtraditionalskillswith

modemdesigns.Forexample,someusepapercuttingstomakebirthdaycards,whileotherscreateemoji-styleclay

figures.Asthesayinggoes,t4Acountrywithoutoldtraditionsislikeatreewithoutroots.^^

1.Whatdopeopleusetomakepapercuttings?

2.WhydoFcngxiangclaytoyshavebrightcolors?

3.Howoldisshadowpuppetryaccordingtothetext?

4.WhatdoChineseknotssymbolize?

5.Whatarctwowayspeopleprotectfolkartstoday?（不限字数）

Passage2

（24-25七年级下•江苏无锡市滨湖区•期中）

阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题，每小题答案不超过8个单词。

SuzhouEmbroidery（刺绣）,alsoknownasSuXiu,isoneofthemostfamoustypesofembroideryinChina.

ItcomesfromSuzhou,acityknownfbritsbcautifiilgardensandwondcrfiiiculture.SuzhouEmbroideryhasa

historyofmorethan2,000yearsandisfainousfbritswonderfuidesignsandbrightcolours.

History

SuzhouEmbroiderybeganduringtheThreeKingdomsperiod（三国时期）andbecameverypopularduring

theSongDynasty（朝代）.IntheMingandQingdynasties,itwasusedtodecorateclothesandhomes.Today,itis

animportantpartofChineseculture.

Features

SuzhouEmbroideryisfamoustbritsrefinedthreadsandstitches（精细的针线活）.Craftspeopleusesilk

threads,asthinasasinglehair,tomaketheworkofartseemtobealive.Theembroideryhaspatterns（图案）inthe

shapeofflowers,birds,andlandscapes.Thedouble-sidedembroideryisthebestofitskind,becausewecansee

patternsfrombothsides.

ModernUse

Today,SuzhouEmbroideryisnotonlyusedfbrtraditionalartbutalsoinmodemfashionandhome

decorations.Peoplearoundtheworldloveitsbeautyandrespectthespiritofcraftspeople.

1.WheredoesSuXiucomefrom?

2.WhendidSuzhouEmbroiderybecomepopular?

3.WhatisSuzhouEmbroiderymadeof?

4.Whyisthedouble-sidedembroiderythebestofitskind?

5.WhatdoyouthinkofthecraftspeoplewhomakeSuXiu?

Passage3

（24-25七年级下•江苏南京市鼓楼区•期中）

请认真阅读下面短文，根据短文内容用英语回答下列问题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义切题。注意：每

个答案不超过6个单词。

Asvisitorsfromothercountries,youmayseesomethingspecialatplaceslikeparksandstreetswhenyou

visitChina.Theyarepaintingsmadeofhot,liquidC夜体）brownsugar.Thesepaintingsarecalledsugarpaintings.

Theyarenotonlybeautifultolookatbutalsodelicioustoeat.Withtheirbrightcoloursandfiinshapes,theyare

verypopular,especially（尤其是）w:thkids.

AsugarpaintingisatraditionalChineseartwithahistoryofover500years.ItstartsduringtheMing

dynastyandbecomesevenmorepopularintheQingdynasty.SomepeoplebelievethatthisartbeginsinSichuan

provinceandspreadsacrossChinabecausepeopleloveitsomuch.

Atfirst,peopleusesugartomakesmallanimalshapesfbrsomespecialactivities.Overtime,thissugarart

putsskillsfromChineseshadowpuppetandpaper-cuttingtogethertobecomethesugarpaintingtoday.

Therearetwomaintypesofsugarpaintings:flatpaintingsandsolidsculptures.Flatpaintingsareeasierto

make,whilesolidsculpturesneedmoreskills.

Tomakeasugarpainting,anistsusebrownorwhitesugar,apot,abronzespoon,amarbleslab,aspatula

andawoodenstick.First,theymeh（融化）thesugarinapotuntilitbecomesliquid.Then,theyusethespoonto

drawthinlineswiththeliquidsugaronthemarble.Theartistworksquicklybecausethesugarwillbecomehardas

itcools.Injustafewminutes,theycancreateabeautifulpictureofabird,fish,dragon,orothershapes.Oncethe

paintingisdone,theartistusesthespatulatoliftitoffthemarble,addsawoodenstickfbrholding,andgivesitto

thebuyer.

Isn'tthisawondcrfiiltraditionalart?IfyouvisitChina,don'tforgettotryasugarpainting!

1.Whatmakessugarpaintingspopular?

2.Whendopeoplestarttomakeasugarpainting?

3.Whatdopeopleusesugartomakeatfirst?

4.Ilowmanythingsdoartistsneedtomakeasugarpainting?

5.Whoisthisarticlelor?

主题02人与社会——中华文化

Passage1

（24-25七年级下•江苏淮安市金湖县•期中）

Chinesepaper-cuttingisakindoffolkart.Youcanoftenseepaper-cuttinginChina.Ithasalonghistoryof

about1,500years.Let'slearnsomethingaboutpaper-cutting.

WonderfulMeanings

Paper-cuttinghassomewonderfulmeanings.Peoplealwaysthinkpaper-cuttingcanbringhappinessand

goodluck.Atawedding,peopleputup“Xi”.AttheSpringFestival,peopleputup"Fu"ondoorsorwindows.

TheMakingofpaper-cutting

Therearetwowaysofmakingpaper-cutting,oneisusingscissors,andtheotherisusingknives.Itiseasyto

learnhowtomakepaper-cutting,ardrequired（必需的）toolsarcsimplyapieceofpaperandaknifeorapairof

scissors.Buttomaster（精通）thisartisnoteasyatallbecauseitneedsalotofpractice.

Blackpaper-cuttinginShanzhou

It'struethatmostofthepaper-cuttingisred.Butpaper-cuttinginShanzhou,HenanProvinceisblack.Witha

unique（独特的）cuttingstyle,theirale（男件的）paper-cuttingartistsliketosingsongswhilecuttingthepaper.As

thesongends,thecuttingalsofinishes.

Now,paper-cuttingisgettingintomanyschools.Studentscanlearnhowtomakepaper-cuttingatschool.Li

Jie,amiddleschoolstudent,says,"It'sreallywonderfultochangepaperintodifferentkindsofpictures,suchas

flowersandanimals.Wcenjoyit.”

I.HowlongisthehistoryofChinesepaper-cutting?

2.Whydopeopleputuppaper-cutting?

3.Whatarethetwowaysofmakingpaper-cutting?

4.InShanzhou,whatdomaleartistsliketodowhilecuttingthepaper?

5.Whatdoyouthinkoflearningpaper-cuttingatschool?

Passage2

（24-25七年级下•江苏徐州市•期中）

Mr.Wangisputtingonashadowplayfbralotofpeopleinhishomevillage.Helearntthecraftfromhis

fatherandgrandfather.Intonight'sshowhewillsingandplayallthedifferentcharactersinthestoryandthree

othermusicianswillprovide（提供）themusicfbrtheshadowplay.

Chineseshadowpuppetryhasbeenaroundfbrover2,000years.Itisoneoftheearliestfbnnsofmoving

picturestorytelling.ItisanimportantpartofChineseculture.Ittellsaboutthelivesofhistoricalfigures（历史人

物）,folkstoriesandimportantlifelessonsanditshowsthevalueofdifferentcommunities.

However,shadowpuppetryisnotaspopularasbeforeasmorepeopleliketowatchTV,filmsandonline

videos.Mr.Wangsaysthatmanyshadowpuppetryperformers（表演者）trytochangetheirshadowplays."Our

playsaren'taslongasbefore,andwesometimesaddmodemthings,likefamouspopsongs,tosurprisepeople.It

seemstobeworkingaseveryonereallyenjoyedtonight'sshow!”

注意：每题答案不超过5个词。

1.WhodidMr.Wanglearnthecraftfrom?

2.Howmanyperformersarethereintonight'sshow?

3.Howlonghasshadowpuppetrybeenaround?

4.Isshadowpuppetrystillverypopularnow?

5.HowdotheshadowpuppetryperR）nnerssurprisepeople?

Passage3

（24-25七年级下•江苏无锡市侨谊实验中学•期中）

Youmayhavealreadyforgottenthedayswhenyouhadtolearnhowtousechopsticks.EveryChinesekid

hasahardtimelearningtousethem,butchopsticksarcnotjustsimpletoolstopickupfood.Theyconicwiththeir

ownspecialnilesandtraditions.

Peopleshouldnotmakenoisewithchopsticks.Playingwithchopsticksisseenasbadmanners,justas

makingnoisewithforksandknivesinaWesterncountrywouldberude.

Therearealsosomesuperstitions（迷信）connectedtochopsticks.Forexample,somepeoplebelievethat

chopsticksshouldnotbeleftstandinguprightinabowl.Itlooksliketheincense（香）thatChineseusedtohonor

thedeath.Doingitatthedinnertableisbelievedtobringbadluck.

Youshouldnottapchopsticksontheedge（边）ofthebowleither,asbeggarsdothistoaskfbrfood.Parents

maygetmadifchildrendothisastheydon'twanttheirchildrentobeaspoorasbeggarsinthefuture.

Chopsticksarcnotjustfbreating.Theycanalsobeanicegift.InChinese,“chopsticks”reads“kuaizi”,

whichmeanstohavebabiessoon.Newcouplessometimesreceivechopsticksasaweddinggift.Skilledcraftsmen

paintbeautift.ilimagesonchopstickstomakethemlooklikefineartworks.

1.Whatisseenasbadmannerswhenusingchopsticks?

2.Whycannotweleavethechopsticksstandinguprightinabowl?

3.Howdocraftsmendecoratechopsticks?

4.Howmanyrulesandtraditionsofchopsticksarementionedinthearticle?

5.Besideschopsticks,doyouknowwhatothergillswecangivetonewcouples?

Passage4

（24-25七年级下•江苏徐州市铜山区•期中）

Whenandwheredidpeoplestartdrinkingtea?Nooneknows,butpeopleinChinagrewteathousandsof

yearsago.AccordingtoaChinesestory,Shennongdiscovered（发现）teabyaccidentwhensomeleavestellfroma

treeintohisdrink.Theoldestteafoundsofarisalmost2,200yearsold.ItdatesbacktotheearlyHandynasty.

ButbeforetheTangdynasty,peopleusuallydidnotdrinkteaforthetaste-theyuseditasmedicine.Thanks

toamannamedLuYu(733-804CE),peoplealloverChinastartedenjoyingteaasadrink.LuYucarefullystudied

theartofmakingtea,andhewantedtosharehisknowledgewithothers.HedecidedtowriteChaJing(TheClassic

ofTea).Thiswastheworld'sfirstbookaboutteaandteaculture.Itwasonlyabout7,000characterslong,butthe

bockbecameveiypopular.

NotlongafterLuYudied,teaculturequicklyspreadacrossthecountry,andhebecameknownastheSage

ofTea.PeoplestillreadChaJingtoday,andtherearctranslationsofthebookinEnglish,French,Japaneseand

manyotherlanguages.

注：每题答案不超过5个词。

I.WhendidpeoplestartgrowingteainChina?

2.HowdidShennongdiscoverteaaccordingtothestory?

3.Whichdynastywastheoldestteafrom?

4.WhatdidpeopleuseteaforbeforetheTangdynasty?

5.Thearticleismainlyabouttheoftea.

主题03人与自我——房屋住所

Passage1

（24-25七年级下•江苏盐城市亭湖区•期中）

DoyouknowthatsomepeopleinBritainliveinboatsinsteadofhouses?It'sexpensivetobuyahousein

Britain.Tosavemoney,manypeoplechoosetoliveinthe“floatinghouses”.Thereareover35,000boatsonrivers

inEnglandandWalesin2025.Manyarcpeople'smainhomes.

LiamQuinn,a37year-oldmusician,liveshappilyonaboatforfiveyearsinLondon.t4Ilovewakingupto

thewaterandswans.Onemonth,I'mintheheartofthecity;thenext,1stopnexttocowsinthecountryside,,,he

says.

Asmallboatcostsbetween50,000pounds（about456,000yuan）and100,000pounds.That'scheaperthan

buyingaflatinLondon.Intherichestplaces,thepriceofaflatisaround600,000pounds.

Butboatlifeisn'tallfun.Quinnhastomovehisboateverytwoweeksandcleanthetoileteveryday.Yuck!

Still,Quinnloveshiswateryhome."Youleamtofixthingsandmakefriendswithothers.Everyoneisfriendlyand

hclpfill!^^hesays.

回答以下问题，每题不超过6个词。

1.WhydomanypeopleinBritainliveinboats?

2.WheredoesQuinnstopinthecountryside?

3.HowmuchisaflatintherichestplacesinLondon?

4.HowoftendocsQuinnmovehisboat?

5.Whatdoyouthinkofthelifeontheboat?

Passage2

（24-25七年级下•江苏连云港市新海实验中学•期中）

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题，每个题目的答案不超过5个单词。

Doyouknowthesaying"Ti:crcisnoplacelikehonic!”Thisisjustanotherwayofsaying（hathomuisa

veryspecialplace.Ourbedroom,ourfamily,ourpets,andallofthethingsweloveareathome.

Ishomeaplacewhereyoucanhavefun?Beingathomemeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople.As

peoplegrowolder,homeusuallymeansresponsibility（责任）becauseitneedscareinsideandout.Whotakescare

ofellofthesethingsinyourhome?Howdoyouhelpout?

Peoplesaythatfamilyandfoodaretwoofthebestpartsofbeinghome.Athome,youcantellyourparents

aboutyourday,playwithyourpets,andgetasnackfromthefridge.Youcanrestinyourroomandreadabookor

playagame.Youcanaskfriendsovertoplay.Homeisaplacetotakecareofandb