2021-2022学年牛津上海版英语七年级下册期末专项 阅读练习（回答问题）（含答案）

沪教版牛津英语7B期末专项--阅读练习
阅读短文，回答问题
Passage 1
When were you born Why do people born in different times of the year vary from each other After looking into the birth months of people in 19 jobs, researchers have found that a baby's birth month can affect his or her choice of job later in life.
For example, if you were born in February, you may have a chance to be an artist. A March birth is good for pilots and musicians. American pop singer Lady Gaga was born in this month.
However, if your birth month was in summer, you have a lower chance of becoming a football player, doctor or dentist. If it was in August, you are more likely to become a bricklayer or American president, like Barack Obama. September babies may be good at sports or physics, while a person born in December may become a dentist in the future.
Why are there so many differences The link between birth months and people's choices of jobs is difficult to explain. But according to studies, your birth month really affects many things, including how tall you are, how well you do at school and how long you live.
Which month was Lady Gaga born in
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What kind of job may people do if they were born in August
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What are September babies good at
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Is it easy to tell the job of people if you know when they are born
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Besides jobs, what else can the birth month affect people according to studies
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Passage 2
Children are usually afraid of infusions (输液) at hospitals. Being sick is painful
enough for them. So how about bringing them some fun and joy A team from a Chinese company has designed a new kind of infusion bag for child patients. It's called an“Infusion Balloon." The infusion bag is attached to and held by one of kids' favorite toy: a balloon. It provides kids with something to smile about. Children will pay more attention to the colorful balloons in the room, so they will be less fearful of the infusion needles (针管). The invention is not only fun, but also very helpful for doctors and nurses. The balloon rises as the infusion fluid (液体)runs out from the bag slowly into a kid's body. Nurses can know when the infusion will finish just by looking at the height (高度) of the balloon. After the infusion, the nurse will take the bag away and give the balloon to the child. Isn't it exciting for kids to get the small gift when they are sick
How do the children feel when they are sick and need infusion
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Who invented infusion balloon
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What will the children do when having infusion balloon
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How do nurses know when the infusion will finish
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Can the sick child get the balloon in the end
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Passage 3
“There must be a mistake!” That's what Tamar Chotzen said when she learned that the United Nations had given her its highest environmental award for her hard work at the Hawaii Nature Center. But there was no mistake. The United Nations gave its Environmental Leadership Award in 1993 to Chotzen. Other winners were such famous people as Carl Sagan and Margaret Mead.
In her seven years as the head of the Hawaii Nature Center, Chotzen has built a wonderful place where young children can learn about the environment. The programs at the Nature Center allow the children to not only see but also touch the forest. "I think the challenge for us is to be more self-aware," says Chotzen. "That's partly what we're teaching children here at the Nature Center — to be aware of themselves and their relationships to the environment, to understand the effects that they're having so that nature is not forgotten. ”
Chotzen, 37 years old, began to work for the Nature Center by accident. She was hurt while playing soccer, and started to look for a job. Chotzen saw the Nature Center's ad for a director, but she did not know anything about the Nature Center. After a visit, she was very excited. "It was like a flower just waiting to bloom."
Chotzen has indeed helped the Nature Center also to bloom. When she began her work in 1986, about 6,000 people visited the Honolulu center. It had a budget （经费）of $50,000. Today, over 50,000 people visit it and the other center on Maui. The budget is now over $1,000,000. Her goal is to have all the young children in Hawaii visit the two centers.
Why did the United Nations give its Environmental Leadership Award in 1993 to Chotzen
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How long did Chotzen work as the head of Hawaii Nature Center
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Besides teaching children to be aware of themselves, what else did the Nature Center teach children
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Did Chotzen know anything about the Nature Center or not before she began to work there
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What do you think of Chotzen's work What else do you think Chotzen will do in her job in the future
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Passage 4
After three years of preparation, the Atlantic Museum is finally open to the public. Twelve to fourteen meters under the Atlantic Ocean near Spain, it is the first underwater museum in Europe.
The museum shows more than 300 human sculptures （雕塑）created by British artist Jason deCaires Taylor. The exhibits show a number of different scenes from our everyday lives. In one scene, a couple is taking a selfie. In another, a group of 35 people are walking. "I want the museum to inspire people to understand more about our oceans," says Jason.
Jason spent two years creating these sculptures. To keep his creations for centuries, he used high- strength cement （高强度水泥）.This material does not harm the environment. As you can see from the picture, the sculptures look great on the ocean floor, though you need to swim deep down to see them in person.
In the future, the artist plans to hold underwater light shows and concerts. He thinks that the clear water of the Atlantic Ocean is perfect for this purpose.
How deep is the underwater museum in Europe located
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How many human sculptures are created by Jason, the British artist
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How much time did Jason spend creating the works of art, two years or three years
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Why did Jason use high-strength cement
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After visiting different scenes, what will people probably do
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What is perfect for holding underwater light shows and concerts
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Passage 5
Students can play computer games in class It sounds too good to be true. However, more and more schools around the world are using Minecraft(我的世界)，a popular computer game, to help students learn.
Have you heard of Minecraft It is a creative computer game with no rules. It lets you use 3D boxes to build up anything you want in a virtual(虚拟) world. You can also take a look at what others are building in this world. Now the game is used in many schools.
Earlier this year, a school in Sweden made Minecraft a lesson for 13-year-old students. Students can learn a lot from playing the game,said one of the school teachers. u They can learn about city planning, designing buildings, and even how to plan for the future.”
In Denmark, an English teacher uses the game to help students improve their English. The students can play the game in class, but they must write an English story about their game experience(经历) after class.
Is your school using computer games in class
What's the name of the popular computer game in the passage
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There are no rules in the creative computer game, are there
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For whom did a Swedish school make the game a lesson
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Why does an English teacher in Denmark use the game
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What is the homework for students after the English class
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Passage 6
In recent years, the Earth has been getting warmer. Average temperatures have risen. Possibly this is natural, but probably we are causing it. Modem people use a lot of electricity and drive a lot of cars. This puts carbon dioxide （二氧化碳）into the air and helps to make the planet wanner. When we hear this news, we may smile. No one likes long, cold winters, but unluckily, there are many bad points about a warmer Earth.
First, the ice at the Poles melts and becomes water. The result is that the sea-level becomes higher. Low islands will disappear. Cities on the coast will be in danger from the sea. Will Tokyo, Bangkok, Hong Kong and Shanghai become like parts of Holland （荷兰）-lower than the sea Possibly we will have to build walls to keep the water out. Typhoons will become even more dangerous and frightening.
Sadly, the second point is that storms will become bigger. Super-typhoons will be born in the Pacific and do great damage to East Asia. The same will happen to the eastern United States.
As the weather changes, some places that now have rain will become dry. The farmers will not be able to grow plants. Maybe some dry places will become wet- we don't know, but we will soon find out, and the change will cause many problems. There might be wars because of it.
How has the Earth been getting in recent years
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Many people like long, cold winters, don't they
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What will happen to low islands when the Earth gets warmer and warmer
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Will cities on the coast be in danger from the sea
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Where will super-typhoons be born
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Passage 7
It's hard to imagine a world without computers. They're in our homes, in cars, and in stores. Some people carry computers everywhere they go! It hasn't always been that way. The first computers were made more than 70 years ago, but they were very big and complicated.
In 1975, the first home computer was created. A year later, a young man and his friend showed the world their invention, a computer called the Apple I. The man's name was Steve Jobs. In 1976, Steve Jobs created Apple, which was one of the first companies that made computers that people could use at home.
Steve Jobs and his friend Stephen Wozniak founded a company called Apple as well. Apple is now one of the most successful companies in the world. As the head of Apple, Steve Jobs helped invent the first Apple computer, the Macintosh computer, and the iPhone, just to name a few. His inventions changed the way people learn about things and how they communicate with each other.
It wasn't easy for Steve Jobs to become one of the most important inventors of our time. His success was the result of a lot of hard work. He was always thinking of ways to make his inventions better and better.
In 2013 a movie was made about Jobs.It showed how hard he worked on all of the products he created.
What was the first computer like
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When was the first home computer created
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Who invented the Apple I
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Do their inventions change the way people learn about things
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What is the key to their success
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Passage 8
A man was strolling along the beach when he suddenly noticed from afar what he thought were children dancing. "What on earth are they doing on the beach he wondered as he quickly walked towards them.
He was surprised that a boy and a girl were not dancing but picking up the starfishes which were washed ashore by the tide and throwing them back into the sea.
“Excuse me, why are you throwing the starfishes back into the sea " he asked.
The children ignored his words but they continued picking up the starfishes and kept throwing them back into the sea.
“Don't you think it is a waste of your time as there are hundreds of starfishes still lying around. Surely you can't keep this act all day long."
At last the elder boy replied, “Sir, you see the Sun would soon rise and the tide will ebb away . Though my sister and I can't throw all the starfishes back into the sea, we are sure it matters to the ones we succeed in throwing. Would you like to join us It would make a difference. ”
The man smiled and said, “ It certainly would,” so he too picked up the starfishes and threw them into the sea.
The boy and the girl were dancing on the beach, weren't they
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What were they picking up
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How did they deal with the starfishes
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Why did the man first think it was a waste of time
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Did the man join them at last
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答案
Passage 1
March.
They may become a bricklayer or American President.
They are good at sports or physics.
No, it isn’t.
It can affect how tall you are, how well you do at school and how long you live.
Passage 2
They feel afraid and painful.
A team from a Chinese company.
They will pay more attention to the colorful balloons.
By looking at the height of the balloon.
Yes, he can.
Passage 3
Because she worked hard.
Seven years.
It teaches the children to be aware of themselves and their relationships to the environment, to understand the effects that they're having so that nature is not forgotten.
No, she didn’t anything about the Nature Center before she began to work there.
It’s great. She will invite all the young children to visit the two centers.
Passage 4
Twelve to fourteen meters under the Atlantic Ocean.
More than 300.
Two years.
Because it doesn’t hurt environment and can last for centuries.
They understand more about the oceans.
The clear water of the Atlantic Ocean.
Passage 5
Minecraft.
No, there aren’t.
For 13-year-old students.
To help their students improve their English.
They must write an English story about their game experience after class.
Passage 6
The Earth has been getting warmer.
No, they don’t.
Low islands will disappear.
Yes, they will.
It will be born in the Pacific.
Passage 7
It’s big and complicated.
In 1975.
Steve Jobs and his friend.
Yes, they do.
Their hard-working.
Passage 8
No, they weren’t.
The starfishes.
They threw them into the sea.
Because there were hundreds of starfishes still lying around. They couldn’t keep this act all day long.
Yes, he did.