译林牛津英语七年级上册【期末复习】阅读理解专项练习（无答案）

译林牛津英语七年级上册【期末复习】阅读理解专项练习（无答案）

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 The fourth Thursday of November is Thanksgiving Day. It is a holiday in the USA. Usually, family members and friends get together for a dinner. People sometimes drive their cars a long way for a family reunion（团聚）. Many people also take Friday off and make it a long weekend holiday, because most Americans do not work on Saturdays and Sundays. Thanksgiving Day began in 1621, the second year after the first English settlers（定居者） reached the new world. They did not have enough food. But the American Indians helped the white men and taught them how to farm.

In the autumn after the English settlers came to America, they had a good harvest(丰收). They were so pleased. They decided to invite their Indian friends to a dinner in order to(为了)thank them for their help and God. As far as family reunion, Thanksgiving Day is even more important than Christmas or New Year’s Eve to most Americans.

(   ) 1. If November 1st is Monday, when is Thanksgiving Day?        .

A. November 4           B. November 18    

C. November 25         D. November 2

(   ) 2. In the passage the American Indians were very         .

    A. brave         B. foolish   C. kind    D. clever

(   ) 3. When the first English settlers reached America they         .

A. lived happily

B. had a difficult time

C. taught the American Indians how to farm  

D. brought the American Indians food

(   ) 4. Why do people celebrate Thanksgiving Day?          .

    A. To thank the American Indians for their help and God.  

    B. To invite the Indian friends to a dinner.

    C. To invite the settles to the new world.         

    D. To drive a long way for a family reunion.

(   )5. We can guess there are more family reunions         .

    A. on Thanksgiving Day than on Christmas Day

    B. on Christmas Day than on Thanksgiving Day

    C. on New Year’s Eve than on Thanksgiving Day

    D. on New Year’s Eve than on Christmas Day

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Halloween is a festival on October 31st. The name of the holiday means “hallowed” because it comes the day before All Saints Day.

   Before the festival, people paint homes, shops and classrooms in the traditional Halloween colours, orange and black. Some people make costumes at home. Some people buy them in shops. People also make decorations(装饰) for the festival. These decorations look like witches, black cats, ghosts, skeletons and jack-o-lanterns. Jack-o-lanterns are pumpkins that are cut to look like faces.

   People think that Halloween is the children’s New Year’s Eve. On that day children dress up in special costumes and masks. They eat too much, and go to bed very late after celebrating. They go from one door to another saying “trick or treat”. People give them candies, cookies, fruit or money.

   Adults and older children also celebrate Halloween with parades(游行), festivals and costumes parties. One kind of the parties welcomed by children is dunking for apples. Apples are put in tubs (木桶)full of water. People try to get the apples using only their mouths; they cannot use their hands.

(   )1. When is Halloween?

    A. It’s on the day before All Saints Day. 

    B. It’s on the children’s New Year’s Eve.

    C. It’s on October 30th.              

    D. It’s before Children’s Day.

(   )2. Why do the people think that Halloween is the children’s New Year’s Eve?

    A. Because Halloween comes the day before All Saints Day.

   B. Because on that day children can go to others’ homes.

    C. Because on that day children can get money from their parents at Halloween.

    D. Because on that day children dress up in special costumes, eat a lot and go to

bed very late after celebrating.

(  )3. Which is NOT right about common(普通) costumes according to the passage?

    A. They are colorful.    

    B. They are witches, ghosts, skeletons, and popular TV characters, and so on.

    C. Some of the costumes are made at home.

    D. All of the costumes are bought in shops.

(   )4. What are the traditional Halloween colours?

    A. Red and green.                  B. Orange and black. 

    C. Black and white.                 D. Orange and brown.

(   )5. Which of the following statement is NOT right?

    A. Jack-o-lanterns are pumpkins that are cut to look like faces.

    B. Adults also celebrate Halloween together with children.

    C. Adults give the children candies , cookies, fruit or money as a treat.

 D. People can get the apples using their hands.

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Many parents today worry about their children’s diets. Then what is a healthy diet for children? Miss Jones from Happy Children Hospital gives the following advice:

◆ Children shouldn’t eat food with woo much salt because it can cause high blood pressure(高血压).

◆ Children should eat food with less fat, oil and sugar. They should not eat too much junk food.

◆ Fruit and vegetables are rich in vitamins. Children need to eat fruit and vegetables often.

◆ Water is important to everyone. Children need to drink enough water every day.

◆ Children need to eat breakfast every day. It is good for their bodies and minds.

(  ) 1. Probably Miss Jones is a ________,

A. teacher   B. doctor   C. shop assistant  D. a waitress

(  ) 2. What do the underlined words “junk food” mean in Chinese?

A. 绿色食品  B. 垃圾食品  C. 天然食品  D. 营养食品

(  ) 3. According to Miss Jones, children should drink ________ every day.

A. enough juice  B. enough water  C. enough coffee  D. enough milk

(  ) 4. Which kind of food is rich in vitamins?

A. water         B. junk food

C. sugar         D. fruit and vegetables

(  ) 5. What is the best title of the passage?

A. Bad Habits       B. Junk Food  

C. Advice on a Healthy Diet    D. An Unhealthy Lifestyle

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Different people have different skin(皮肤) colours. Some have black skin, some have yellow skin, and some have white skin. There was a woman in Alaska. Her skin was orange in colour. It was almost the colour of orange juice.

How did this woman become orange? She ate lots of tomatoes, carrots and pumpkins.

She ate too many orange things. That's why she turned orange.

The woman didn't want to be orange. She went to the doctor. The doctor said,“Stop eating orange things. Eat some green things.”The woman did so, and she wasn't orange any more.

(  )1 The woman is this story had         .

    A. orange eyes and hair               B. orange skin

    C. only orange                      D. yellow skin

(  )2 The woman was orange because         .

    A. she ate oranges only              B. she ate too much orange food

    C. she had too much orange juice   D. she liked that colour skin

(  )3This story is mainly(主要地) about        .

    A. a woman in Alaska     B. tomatoes, carrots and pumpkin

    C. a doctor                D. different people with the same colour skin

(  )4 The woman went to see the doctor because        .

    A. she didn't like her skin            B. she needed some green things

    C. she didn't feel well               D. she didn't like her colour

(  )5 The doctor told her         .

    A. to eat orange things              B. to drink orange juice

    C. not to buy any orange vegetable     D. to have some green food

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Today there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700, London had no policemen at all. A few old men used to protect the city streets at night and they were not paid.

About 300 years ago, London was starting to get bigger and more and more people began to live there. The city was very dirty and many people were poor. There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people stayed in their homes as much as possible.

In 1750,Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves. They were like policemen and were called “Bow Street Runners” because they worked near Bow Street.

Fifty years later, there were 120 “Bow Street Runners”, but London had become very big and needed more policemen. So in 1829 , the first Metropolitan(or London)Police Force was started with 3,000 officers. Most of the men worked on foot, but a few rode horses. Until 1920 all the police in London were men.

Today, London police are quite well paid and for the few police officers who still ride horses, the pay is even better than for the others.

(   )1.In 1700, the men who protected the streets were paid     .

A. a few      B. nothing     C. a little     D. a lot

(   )2.About 300 years ago, many people      .

A. wanted to leave London        B. had big houses in London

C. became policemen            D. came to live in London

(   )3.People didn’t leave their houses because        .

A. they had no money            B. they were afraid of losing money

C. the city was not clean          D. they liked homes

(   )4.The “Bow Street Runners”        .

A. stopped people stealing         B. stole money

C. paid people to steal            D. stopped people riding horses

(   )5.Today, police officers who ride horses are paid         .

A. the same as their workmates      B. more than their workmates

C. half as much as their workmates   D. less than their workmates

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Everyone hopes to have a healthy lifestyle. But do you know what a healthy lifestyle is like? Here are some ways to have a healthy life.

Get active

This is the most important way of a healthy lifestyle. Walking, running, playing basketball and other sports will help you keep healthy.

Keep clean

Keep the places around you clean. Unclean and untidy places can not only make you angry but also (不但…而且)make you ill.

Eat healthily

Our health depends on (依赖于) our food, so everyone should remember to eat healthy food. The healthier food you eat, the healthier you will be.

Live green

This is the easiest way to live a healthy lifestyle. Plant trees around your house. Try your best to use less(更少的) water. Stop using things if they are bad for environment.

(    )1. How many ways does the passage tell people to have a healthy lifestyle?

    A. Two.         B. Three.          C. Four.          D. Five.

(    )2. How will unclean places make people feel？

A. Sad.                B. Angry and ill.  

C. Happy and healthy.     D. Excited.

(    )3. What does the underlined word “environment” mean in Chinese?

    A. 空气          B. 环境    C. 矿藏        D. 垃圾

(    )4. From the passage, which of the following is the way to live green?

    A. Getting lots of exercise.            B. Keeping clean and tidy.

    C. Planting trees.                 D. Eating more fruit and vegetables.

(    )5. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Get active is the only way to keep healthy.  

B. You don’t need to keep your home clean.

C. You should try your best to use less water. 

D. Our health depends on our clothes.

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Oh, the rain! How Sara hates the rain! She cannot go outside to meet her friends for a game. Her mother says to her, “You may catch a cold(感冒) if you play in the rain.” But Sara shouts, “It is raining, but it’s hot outside!” Her mother still doesn’t let her out in the rain.

Sara goes up to her room and lies down in front of her windows. In fact she has many things to do in her room. There is a TV,some books and toys. But she doesn’t like any of them.

Sara sits by the window.She does everything to make the rain go away. First she opens the window so the rain can hear her. She wishes the rain away but that doesn’t work. She asks it to go away but that still doesn’t work. She stands up and shouts at the rain but that still doesn’t work.

“Well,if you’re going to be here and rui(毁坏) my day, you can find something interesting for me to do!” She shouts and again she gets no answer.

So she sits back down on the window. “Fine,” she thinks, “ I can go swimming,ride my bike and play with my friends when the rain stops.” She thinks so hard about her ideas that soon she falls asleep(入睡) on the window.

(   ) 1.From the story we know it is a ________ day.

    A. windy    B. sunny   C. rainy    D. cold

(   ) 2.San’s mother doesn’t let her out because Sara may ________ in the rain.

    A. ride a bike   B. go swimming  C. play toys   D. catch a cold

(   ) 3.She wishes the rain away but that doesn’t work. Here “doesn’t work” means “________”.

    A. 不工作   B. 不奏效   C. 不经营   D. 不操作

(   ) 4.We can infer (推理) Sara may ________ when the rain stops.

    A. play with her friends     B. watch TV

    C. play toys        D. read books

(   ) 5.From the passage, we know ________.

   A. Sara finds something interesting to do in the rain.

   B. Sara falls asleep on the window.

   C. Sara’s mother lets her out at last(终于).

   D. the rain goes away when Sara opens the window

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May 10th is Meg’s birthday. She gets a gift. It is a new coat from her sister. The coat is very beautiful and she feels very happy.

One day,Meg finds that a button(纽扣)of her coat is lost. She looks for the button everywhere,but she can’t find it.The next day,she doesn’t wear that coat to school and feel sad all day. After school, she goes to the clothes shops and wants to buy that kind of clothes.But she feels disappointed.

Meg tells her sister about that,her sister says,“We can change all the buttons.Then the buttons will be the same.”The coat is beautiful again and Meg feels happy again.

(  ) 1.Meg’s sister buys      for her on her birthday.

1. some buttons          B.a new coat         
2. C.a new bike           D.some flowers

(  )2.How does Meg feel when she doesn’t wear that coat?

A.She feels happy.                     B.She feels bored.  

C.She feels excited.               D.She feels sad.

(  ) 3.What does Meg’s sister do at the end of the story?

A.She changes all the buttons of the coat.

B.She buys another coat again.

C.She buys a button in the clothes store.

D.She goes to the clothes store and changes the coat.

(  ) 4.What does the underline word “disappointed” mean in Chinese?

A.兴奋的         B.失望的         C.难过的       D.高兴的

(  ) 5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A.A lost button     B.A lost coat     C.A kind sister   D.A clothes store

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On Christmas Eve, the night before Christmas Day, children are very happy. They put their stockings at the end of their beds before they go to bed. They want Father Christmas to give some presents. Father Christmas is a very kind man. He comes on Christmas Eve. He lands on top of each house and comes down the chimney into the fireplace and brings children a lot of presents.

  Christmas Day always begins before breakfast. Children wake up very early. They can’t wait to open the presents in their stockings. Then they wake up their parents and shout ‘ Merry Christmas!’

  Do you know what Christmas means? Christmas Day is the birthday of Jesus Christ. When Christ was born, many people gave him presents. So today, people still do the same thing to the children.

(  ) 1. Christmas Eve is__________.

    A. the night before 24 December     B. the night after 25 December

    C. the night of 24 December         D. the night of 25 December

(  ) 2. Father Christmas often puts the presents________.

    A. into children’s hats              B. into children’s stockings

    C. under children’s beds            D. into children’s shoes

(  ) 3. Father Christmas comes into the house through the_______.

    A. window      B. front door      C. chimney    D. back door

(  ) 4. On the morning of Christmas Day, children say’_____’ to their parents.

A. Good morning                 B. Happy New Year

C. Best Wishes to you             D. Merry Christmas

(  ) 5. On Christmas Day, what do people often do to children?

A.Give presents                  B. Ask for money

C. ask for presents                D. Give none

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Mr Wang comes into Class Three. The bell is ringing. He wants to teach English lesson. Mr Zhang comes and asks him to go to the headmaster's office. He must go to have a meeting. Mr Wang says to the students, "You study
yourselves, please. I will be back soon." Mr Wang comes back. He sees Zhao Yang talking with his deskmate  Qian Jie. Mr Wang is angry.
    "Stand up, Zhao Yang," says the teacher. "What are you doing?"
     "I'm reading English now," says Zhao Yang.
    "What's in your hand? Please look at it carefully," says the teacher. Zhao Yang looks at it. Oh, it's a history book.
     He looks at Qian Jie's hand. There is an English book in his hand. He has an idea and smiles. "I'm sorry, Mr Wang.Qian Jie is holding an English book and I'm holding a history book. We are studying the history of England."

(    )1.Mr Wang is __________ teacher.

       A.a math    B.an English    C. a Chinese    D. a history

(    )2.Mr Wang comes to the office for a __________.

       A.rest       B. dinner      C. meeting     D. seat

(    )3.Zhao Yang and Qian Jie are __________.

       A.teachers   B. workers     C. friends     D. classmates

(    )4.Mr Wang and Mr Zhang are in the same __________.

       A.school     B. factory       C. shop       D. class

(    )5.Zhan Yang is __________ when the teacher comes back from the office.

       A. writing     B. reading      C. talking      D. running