Module 3 The natural elements Unit 9 The wind is blowing 阅读练习（含答案）

七年级阅读练习
A. Choose the best answer. (根据短文内容，选出最恰当的答案。)
One day, a boy named Tom was hanging his clothes out to dry. Suddenly, a gust of（一阵） wind blew his shirt into the sky. Tom followed his “flying" shirt to a palace. The wind turned into a girl. She took the shirt and entered the palace.
After Tom knocked on the door, a woman showed up. "I am wind's mother," she said. “I'm sorry that my naughty daughter took your things." She then led Tom to a room filled with many boxes. “You can you’re your missing things in these boxes," the woman said.
Tom opened the boxes one by one - many had gold inside of them. Finally, he found the box containing（装有） his shirt. He took that box, thanked the woman and left the palace.
When Tom returned home, he opened the box. In addition to his shirt, gold and a note had appeared inside of it! The note read, “The gold is a gift to you for your honesty and courtesy（礼貌）.”
Tom’s neighbor Jack heard the story. Jack deliberately（故意地） threw one of his clothes into the wind and followed it. He walked into the palace and took a box of gold with him. When he opened the box at home, However, the gold inside of it quickly disappeared in a gust of wind.
（ ）1. _____________ took the shirt and entered the palace.
A. Tom B Jack C. The wind D. A woman
（ ）2. The woman in the article is __________________.
A. wind B. wind's mother C. Tom's mother D. Jack's mother
（ ）3. The woman led Tom to a room full of boxes because ____________________.
A. she wanted to give him a gift B. her daughter had stolen his box
C. has shirt was in one of the boxes D. her daughter was hiding in the room
（ ）4. Tom received the gift of gold because ___________________________.
(1) he knocked on the door of the palace
(2) he told his story to one of his neighbors
(3) he thanked the woman before he left the palace
(4) he only took home the box that had his shirt in it
A. (1) (3) B. (2) (4) C. (2) (3) (4) D. (1) (3) (4)
（ ）5. According to the article, which of the following statements about Jack is FALSE
A. He threw one of his clothes into the wind.
B. He took a box from the palace and went home.
C. He finally succeeded in getting the gold he wanted.
D. He followed his “flying” piece of clothing to the palace.
（ ）6. What can we learn from the story
A. We should play with and follow the wind.
B. We should be greedy.
C. If we are always honesty and courtesy, we may get something unexpected.
D. To get the things we want, we should play some tricks.
B. Choose the words and complete the passage. (选择最恰当的单词，完成短文。)
The women’s college (大学) had a very small car park, and because several of the teachers and students, and many of the students’ boyfriends, had cars, it was often (1) ______ to find a place to park. The head of the college, Miss Baker, had a place in the car park for her own small car. There were white (2) _______ around it, and it had a small blackboard saying, “Only for Head of College.”
One evening when Miss Baker got (3) _______ to the college a few minutes before the time all the students should be in, she found another car in her parking place. There were two people in it, one of her girl students and a young man. Miss Baker (4) _______ that the young man would have to leave soon, so she decided to ask him to move his car a bit, for her to park her car in the place for the night (5) _______ going to bed.
Because the young man’s car was next to the railing (栏杆), Miss Baker had to drive up beside it on the other side, where the girl was sitting. She came up on this side, (6) _______ her own window and tapped (轻拍) her horn (喇叭) lightly. The girl was having her head on the man’s shoulder. She looked round in surprise. She was even more surprised when she (7) _______ Miss Baker say, “Excuse me, but may I change places with you ”
( )1. A. late B. difficult C. important D. quick
( )2. A. pictures B. maps C. lines D. walls
( )3. A. out B. up C. away D. back
( )4. A. said B. forgot C. knew D. waited
( )5. A. before B. after C. about D. from
( )6. A. closed B. pulled C. opened D. cleaned
( )7. A. heard B. learned C. taught D. chose
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)
On a hot day, a cool breeze (微风) can always make us feel c_____(1)_____. Do you know where the wind comes from
You can try to produce wind y______(2)_____ by using a balloon. Imagine that you are blowing up a balloon. As you blow more air into it, the pressure inside gradually builds up. If you take your fingers off the neck part of the balloon, the air i______(3)_____ will rush out. Yes, that air rushing out is the wind.
In the atmosphere (大气), the s_____(4)_____ thing happens. Wind is simply air moving from a place of higher pressure to another place of lower pressure. Usually, this is from a colder place to a h____(5)_____ place.
On a beach in the summer, for example, the land is hotter than the ocean. As you probably know, warm air r_____(6)_____ - just as hot steam comes out of the top of a cooking pot at your home. Likewise (同样地)， the hot air over the land goes up. When it moves into the cooler skies above the ocean, it starts getting cooled up there before falling down once more. Soon, there is m_____(7)_____ air over the ocean than over the land. When the pile (堆) of air over the ocean collapses (崩塌), the air spreads out and produces a pleasant breeze.
1.c_____________ 2. y_____________ 3. i_____________ 4. s_____________
5. h_____________ 6. r_____________ 7. m_____________
D. Read the passage below and answer the following questions. (根据文章内容回答下列问题。)
April 27 is a special day in Britain. It’s called Take Our Daughter to Work Day. This activity was brought to Britain in 1994 from America. On that day thousands of girls take one day holiday and go with one of their parents to their workplace. They can stay with their parents there for one day. By doing this, it can teach girls more about the society where they live.
Now the girls can have a close look at what their parents are doing. This may help them to be calmer (冷静的) when they have to choose a job. Mary spent a day in working at her mother’s office. She knew that her mother was very busy all day. This helped her understand her mother’s work better. She said that this made her feel more confident about her future.
Schools and many companies like the activity, too. Some schools even make the day a necessary part of school life.
Some people think that girls with more self-confidence are more likely (可能的) to be successful than common girls. If parents can set good examples both at work and at home to them, they will do better than others. Take Our Daughter to Work Day is surely a step in the right direction.
1. When is Take Our Daughter to Work Day
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2. Where was Take Our Daughter to Work Day brought from
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3. What do thousands of girls do on that day
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4. Why do people hold such an activity
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5. Schools and many companies like the activity, don’t they
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6. What is probably the most important thing for girls in their future
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7. What do you think about Take Our Daughter to Work Day？
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参考答案：
A. Choose the best answer. (根据短文内容，选出最恰当的答案。)
C, B, A, D, C, C
B. Choose the words and complete the passage. (选择最恰当的单词，完成短文。)
C, C, D, C, A, C, A
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)
comfortable, yourself/yourselves, inside, same, hotter, rises, more
D. Read the passage below and answer the following questions. (根据文章内容回答下列问题。)
1. On April 27.
2. It was brought from America,
3. They take one day holiday and go with one of their parents to their workplace.
4. Because it can teach girls more about the society where they live.
5. Yes, they do.
6. Being more confident.
7. Any reasonable answer is accepted.