Unit 5 Amazing things阅读理解专练（含答案）2021-2022学年牛津译林版英语七年级下册

Unit5 Amazing things
阅读理解专项
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Alan Smith is blind. He teaches blind children in his country. To show the world that the blind can also do something amazing, he walked across the world's largest salt desert, Salar de Uyuni, only with the help of a GPS.
Walking across the desert is not easy for an able bodied person, let alone(更不用说) a blind man. Before setting off, Alan spent three years training for the journey. He studied everything he could find about the place and asked for advice from other travellers. During his journey, he only took water, food and sleeping bags. He walked about 20 kilometres a day. He showed great perseverance(毅力) and finished the 140 kilometre journey in just seven days.
The brave teacher thought his week long journey was wonderful. He said, “The journey was quite good. There were snowstorms and winds, but luckily I made it.”
(　　)1.Why did Alan cross the desert on foot
A．To tell children a story. B．To have a wonderful journey.
C．To take a risk for money. D．To show the ability of the blind.
(　)2.The underlined phrase “setting off” in the second paragraph probably means ________．
A．preparing a journey B．starting a journey
C．breaking a journey D．finishing a journey
(　　)3.What did Alan do during the journey
A．He overcame all of the difficulties.
B．He asked for advice from other travellers.
C．He walked with an experienced tour guide.
D．He studied something useful about the place.
(　　)4.How long did Alan's journey take
A．140 days. B．One week.
C．20 months. D．3 weeks.
(　　)5.Which of the following can best describe Alan's journey
A．It is a piece of cake.
B．It is between a rock and a hard place.
C．Nothing is impossible.
D．Learning should be a lifelong journey.
B
There are many kinds of animals in the world. They are important for the world and make our life beautiful.
★ A father sea catfish (海鲶) keeps eggs in his mouth. He will not eat any food until his babies are born. It may take a few weeks.
★ The dragonfly (蜻蜓) can fly very fast like a train. Sometimes it can even be up to 80 kilometres an hour.
★ Goldfish lose their colours if you keep them in a dark place or put them in the running water.
★ The Chinese, during the years of Kublai Khan (忽必烈可汗), used lions to help hunt (打猎). The lions hunted big animals like bears, and stayed with the kill (猎物) until the hunter arrived.
★ The phrase “rain cats and dogs” first appeared in England in the 17th century. During heavy rain, many animals like cats and dogs drowned (淹死). Their bodies went through the streets with the rainwater. It looked like a rain of ‘cats and dogs’.
( )1. Before the babies are born, the father sea catfish doesn’t eat because ________.
A. he hates eating B. there are eggs in his mouth
C. he is laying eggs D. he is sleeping
( )2. The dragonfly can ________.
A. fly after a train for a long time B. move a train
C. fly fast D. fly 80 kilometres in a minute
( )3. If you put a goldfish in a river, it will ________.
A. jump out of the river B. die C. be colourful D. lose its colour
( )4. The Chinese ________ during the years of Kublai Khan.
A. didn’t like lions B. used lions to hunt C. ate lions D. rode lions
( )5. When it “rains cats and dogs”, ________.
A. cats and dogs are falling from the sky B. cats and dogs are playing in the rain
C. it’s raining heavily D. the rain looks like cats and dogs
C
The sea is a big place. And it is a new world to us. There is always more to learn about it all the time.
We know that there are some strange fish in the sea. One of the strangest is the angler (琵琶鱼). It lives deep down in the sea. The water there is very cold. And it is as dark as night.
The female angler knows a good way to catch food. She has her own fishing line. It grows out the top of her head. It hangs down in front of her mouth. The tip (尖端) of her line looks bright in the dark water which is her bait (鱼饵).
When hungry fish see her bait, they think it is good to eat. A hungry fish will swim closer and closer. It swims right towards the bait. Then the angler closes her mouth. Snap! That’s the end of the fish.
The female angler grows very large. She may be longer than your arms. But the male is very small. He is about as long as a finger.
The male angler has no fishing line. He doesn’t need one. For, the female has already done the fishing job for the family.
( )1. The angle fish lives ________.
A. in cold rivers B. deep in the sea C. in deep lake D. in warm water
( )2. The female angler’s bait is ________.
A. her fishing line B. her open mouth
C. some small fish D. the tip of her fishing line
( )3. The male angler does not fish because ________.
A. he doesn’t like to fish B. the female does it for him
C. he gets lost in the dark easily D. he is very lazy
( )4. Hungry fish swim close to the angler because ________.
A. they think her bait is food B. they are not afraid of the angler
C. they think the angler can’t see them D. they don’t know the angler is there
( )5. What is this passage mainly about
A. What’s in the sea B. There are many strange things in the sea.
C. A strange fish in the sea — the angler. D. How does the female angler catch fish
D
We live in an amazing world, reading the following news and you will find it yourself.
News 1: Bao Xishun is the tallest man in the world. He is 2.36 metrex tall. He Pingping is the shortest man in the world. He is only 0.73 metres tall. They are Chinese. On July 13th, Bao Xishun married (娶) a girl and He Pingping took part in their wedding ceremony (婚礼).
News 2: In the USA, a seventh-grader, Aidan Murray Medley went fishing in the sea one morning. The 12-year-old boy caught a 250-kilogram shark! It took Aidan 28 minutes to catch the shark. It was so hard that his body lost all feeling. Aidan now has the Florida record (记录). He beat (打破) a 232-kilogram catch from 1981.
News 3: A young sheep climbs a tree to feed on leaves in a park in the southern Swedish town of Lund. The sheep climbed to a height (高度) of seven metres and spent an hour and a half in the tree before returning to the ground.
( )1. Where do the tallest man and the shortest man in the world come from
A. China. B. America. C. Sweden. D. Florida.
( )2. How old is the boy who caught the fish
A. 13. B. 12. C. 250. D. 7.
( )3. How long did it take Aidan to catch the fish
A. Nearly half an hour. B. Over half an hour.
C. An hour and a half. D. 12 hours.
( )4. Which of the following statements is TRUE
A. Bao Xishun married He Pingping.
B. The tallest man and the shortest man are not both from China.
C. The boy caught the biggest fish in the world.
D. The sheep climbed very high and spent a long time in the tree.
( )5. Which can be the best title
A. The Tallest Man’s Wedding Ceremony B. The Amazing World
C. A Boy Caught the Biggest Fish D. A Sheep Climbed a Tree
E
Robots will play a very important role in taking care of old people in China in five years. In Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, some rest__homes use the robots. The robots can look after old people well and talk with them like friends.
An old people's home in Hangzhou began to use robots in May, 2016. Each robot is 80 centimetres tall and 15 kilograms heavy. There are two cameras in each robot to watch old people.
The designers of these robots say they want to collect more data(数据) from users in the place. The robots give people the medical service(医疗服务). The data will help make the service better. According to the research, these robots can help health care workers by giving advice. They can also make the lives of these old people colourful, because the robots can play music and dance.
Robots may be able to help old people with bathing or other basic(基本的) skills in the future. More old people will live alone and our society(社会) needs robots to help take care of these old people.
( )1．What do the underlined words “rest homes” mean in Paragraph 1
A. Old people's homes.
B. Living rooms.
C. Waiting rooms.
D. Dressing rooms.
( )2．What is the height and weight of the robots in rest homes of Hangzhou
A. They are 15 centimetres in height and 80 kilograms in weight.
B. They are 80 centimetres in height and 15 kilograms in weight.
C. They are 85 centimetres in height and 10 kilograms in weight.
D. They are 10 centimetres in height and 85 kilograms in weight.
( )3．What can the robots do for old people now
A．They can help them cut hair.
B．They can help them take a shower.
C．They can play music and dance.
D．They can help them wash feet.
( )4．Why do the designers of the robots want to collect data from users
A．Because they want to make new robots.
B．Because they want to sell the robots at a high price.
C. Because they want to let old people know the robots.
D. Because they want the robots to improve the medical service.
( )5．What can we know from the passage
A. The old people in rest homes live a sad life.
B. People shouldn't buy robots for old people.
C. There will be fewer old people in the future.
D. Our society needs robots to help take care of old people.
F
From the time he was a little boy, P.T. Barnum loved to look at strange things. So when he grew up, he opened a museum in New York. In his museum, he put all the strange things he could find. There was a white elephant and a mermaid (美人鱼 ). There were magicians (魔术师) and actors. People came from all around to see the things in the museum. Some things were real, but some were not. Barnum was so clever, no one knew what was real and what was fake.
The museum was a huge success (巨大成功 ). But P.T. Barnum was unhappy. He wished that even more people could see the show. One day he had an idea. Why not take the show to the people So he loaded(装载 ) everything onto a train. It took 70 cars and three engines (机车 ) to move it all. The circus (马戏团 ) would travel to different cities, set up a big tent (帐蓬 ), and put on the show. In the show there were three rings with something different going on in each one. It was a three---ring circus. Barnum called it, “ The Greatest Show on Earth”. And it really was.
( ) 1. What is the main idea of the story
A. P.T. Barnum liked animals. B. P.T. Barnum started a circus.
C. P.T. Barnum liked strange stories. D. P.T. Barnum became the greatest magician.
( ) 2. What does fake mean in the first paragraph of this story
A. Not real. B. Strange. C. Clever. D. Beautiful.
( ) 3. Why did Barnum take the show to different cities
A. He liked to travel. B. The circus was a huge success.
C. He wanted more people to see it. D. He could make more money.
( ) 4. What was “ The Greatest Show on Earth”
A. The museum in New York. B. The train with animals.
C. The three---ring circus. D. The museum with a white elephant and a mermaid.
( ) 5. What is NOT true about P. T. Barnum
A. He started the three---ring circus. B. He could make things look real.
C. He opened a museum. D. He started the first museum.
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