七年级英语期中复习专题练习《阅读理解1》（含答案）

七年级英语期中复习专题练习《阅读理解1》
（1）
Xicheng Dama 西城大妈
Do you know "Xicheng Dama"? It refers to a group of volunteers, usually old women. They all live in the neighborhood in Xicheng District of Beijing(北京西城区)and they care about the community and help make it better.
Among all these volunteers, there is a special man—Terry Crossman. He is a 64-year-old American and has lived in China for more than 20 years.
"I love China. I became interested in China and Chinese when I was only 13," said Terry. He came to Taiwan, China when he was 18. During that trip, he got a Chinese name "Gao Tianrui". In 1997, Gao and his family moved to Beijing after 12 years' work in Hong Kong.
At first, Gao thought these "Xicheng Dama" were annoying(烦人的). Later he found they were helpful and began to admire (钦佩)them. In March 2017, Gao became a "Xicheng Dama" himself.
Now every day, Gao rides around Shichahai on his electric bicycle, offering his help. "I feel happy when helping others," he said. "I live in the hutong and my neighbors and I usually help each other. This is where I live, where my friends and I call home.
( ) 1. What does "Xicheng Dama" refer to?
A. Gao Tianrui. B. An old woman.
C. Terry. D. A group of kind old women.
( ) 2. Where does Gao live now?
A. In New York. B .In Taiwan.
C. In Beijing. D. In Hong Kong.
( ) 3. What does Gao think of "Xicheng Dama" now?
A. Annoying. B. Helpful.
C. Happy D. Boring.
( ) 4. When did Gao become a "Xicheng Dama" himself ?
A. In 2017. B. In 1997:
C. 20 years ago. D. When he was 18.
( ) 5. How does Gao go around Shichahai, offering his help?
A. By electric bicycle. B. By bike.
C. By underground. D. On foot.
（2）
A girl sets up a website about animals 女孩建立动物网站
13-year-old Anna always wanted to keep a pet at home, but her parents didn't let her do so because they thought animals were dirty.
Anna didn't give up. She read lots of books about animals, and then checked a lot of information on the Internet. A few days later, Anna told her parents that she had found a great website and she wanted to share it with them.
When her parents got online, they found it was all about animals. On the website, there were many pictures and videos of animals, like cats, dogs and rabbits. After browsing(浏览)carefully, the parents became interested. The more they read, the more they knew about animals. They began to realize(意识到)that animals were just like people. The dogs and cats in the street were dirty because their masters abandoned them and no one took care of them anymore. It's man's problem, not animals'.
Before her parents said how good the website was, Anna told them she built the website by herself. She collected information about animals and put them on her website.
Now Anna's family are thinking about what kind of pet to keep at home.
( ) 1. Why didn't Anna's parents let her keep a pet?
A. Because she was too young.
B. Because she didn't know how to look after it.
C. Because they thought animals were dirty.
D. Because their house was too small.
( ) 2. What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 refer to(所指)?
A. The book. B. The Internet. C. The website. D. The information.
( ) 3. Who set up the website about animals?
A. Anna and her classmates. B. Anna and her friends.
C. Anna and her English teacher. D. Anna alone.
( ) 4. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. Anna is 13 years old.
B. Anna can keep a pet at home now.
C. There are only pictures of animals on the website.
D. Anna's parents like the website.
（3）
The bicycle that doesn’t need a rider 自动骑行的自行车
As we all know, bicycles are very popular around the world. People ride their bicycles for exercise and fun. In some places, people use a bicycle to get to work. In other places, bicycle riding is popular with people who live in cities for exercise. In India and China, there are still many more bicycles than cars.
Many people contributed(贡献)ideas and developments to bicycles. The term bicycle was coined(创造)in France in the 1860s. From then on, bicycles became more and more popular.
Look at the bicycle in the picture! It does not need a rider. It can go, stop and turn all by itself. How amazing! You can also give the bike orders. There is an AI(artificial intelligence ) chip(人工智能芯片)in it. Tsinghua University(清华大学)made it this summer. The bicycle surprised many people around the world. Would you like to have a bicycle like this?
( ) 1. Where was the term bicycle created?
A. France. B. China.
C. Canada. D. Britain.
( ) 2. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Chinese drive cars more often than ride bikes.
B. People in cities like to ride bikes for exercise.
C. Most people ride bicycles just for fun.
D. Bicycles are not popular in China and India.
( ) 3. The bicycle made by Tsinghua University .
A. can give orders to people B. needs a rider to help it
C. can control(控制)the bicycle itself D. has no brakes and is not safe
( ) 4. Paragraph 2 mainly tells us about .
A. the price of bicycles B. the history of bicycles
C. the special bicycles D. the dangerous bicycles
( ) 5. We can infer(推断)from the passage that .
A. the bicycle made by Tsinghua University is very common
B. the rider needn’t do anything when riding the bicycle made by Tsinghua University
C. people can easily get the bicycle made by Tsinghua University for free
D. the bicycle made by Tsinghua University won’t be popular
（4）
The first bikeway 首条自行车专用道
The first bikeway in Beijing, between Huilongguan in Changping District and Shangdi in Haidian District, was opened on May 31, 2019.
It takes around 30 minutes on average for commuters to cycle from Huilongguan residential area to Software Park in Shangdi. Due to heavy traffic, it takes more than 40 minutes and even one hour to commute by subway in rush hours(高峰期). Beijing has many designated(指定的)lanes for bicycles. However, cars are increasingly encroaching(侵占), and they are often crowded with parked cars.
The bicycle-only road is 6.5 kilometers long and 6 meters wide. It has eight exits and cyclists (骑车人) should keep their speed(速度)under 15 kilometers per hour. People cannot walk on it. Electric bicycles and other vehicles(车辆)are also not allowed to use it.
Cyclists should travel on the right. Riding in the opposite direction and parking are not allowed on the bikeway. When the bicycle is broken, one should take the bicycle to the nearest exit and get out of the bikeway on foot on the right side of the road.
There are about 11,600 people traveling between Huilongguan and Shangdi to work every day, and the opening of the bikeway will help them a lot in rush hours.
( ) 1. How long does it take to cycle from Huilongguan residential area to Software Park in Shangdi?
A. It takes cyclists about two hours.
B. It takes cyclists about one hour.
C. It takes cyclists about half an hour.
D .It takes cyclists about ten minutes.
( ) 2. What is the speed of cyclists when they are riding on the bicycle-only road
A. Under 40 kilometers per hour. B .Under 30 kilometers per hour.
C. Under 25 kilometers per hour. D. Under 15 kilometers per hour.
( ) 3. What should you do when there is something wrong with the bike?
A. Leave the bike on the bicycle-only road and go away.
B. Try to call parents, friends or the police for help.
C. Take the bicycle to the nearest exit and walk out of the bikeway on the right.
D. Give the bicycle to workers who are responsible for it.
( ) 4. What can we learn from the passage?
A. On May 31, 2019, Shanghai opened its first bikeway.
B. The opening of the bikeway will help commuters a lot in rush hours.
C. Cyclists should ride their bicycles on the left.
D. It takes about 34 minutes to commute by subway in rush hours.
（5）
The time capsule 时间胶囊
My name is Jan. That’s short for Janet. My aunt Suzie calls me Janet but my mom and dad and all my friends call me Jan. I’m a girl. I’m thirteen years old and I live in a town called Port Prime. I don’t know why it’s called Port Prime. There’s on port (港口) here. In fact, the sea is six miles away.
It’s Thursday, February 25, and this is my time capsule(胶囊). I hope you like it. Mrs Zinger，our history teacher, told us to make a time capsule for a history project. She said, “History doesn’t only consist of (由……组成)old dates, wars, politicians, kings and queens from the past. It’s also about the present. Our lives today are going to be tomorrow’s history.”
She asked us to make a time capsule and put some interesting things inside it. Then she told us to write a letter to the person who would find the time capsule in the future.
( ) 1. Which one is NOT true about Jan?
A. She lives in Port Prime. B. Jan is short for Janet.
C. Only her aunt calls her Jan. D. She is thirteen years old.
( ) 2. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refers to the .
A. time capsule B. old town
C .history project D. kind teacher
( ) 3. Who told Jan to make a time capsule for a history project?
A. Suzie. B. Jan’s friend.
C. Mrs Zinger. D. Jan’s parents.
( ) 4. The last paragraph mainly talks about .
A .a letter from Mrs Zinger B. good ideas from Mrs Zinger
C. a new plan for Jan’s future D. Jan and her friends’ school life
( ) 5. From this passage, we can know .
A .there is a big port in the town B. Mrs Zinger is a science teacher
C. Jan’s home is near the sea D. today will be tomorrow’s history
（6）
The creative pictures on T-shirts T恤衫上的创意画
Jim’s mom has a clothes shop. Jim goes there to help his mom at the weekend.
On a Sunday morning, Jim doesn’t go to school and h e feels bored(烦闷的)at the store. He likes drawing pictures in his free time. Suddenly he got an idea. “Why not draw some pictures on the T-shirts? They will look beautiful and many people will like the T-shirts with pictures.” So he draws a dog on a T-shirt. It’s a small brown dog. He draws well but his mom isn’t happy. She says, “Jim, no drawing.” A girl comes to the store. She loves the T-shirt with the dog and she buys it.
After that Jim draws lots of pictures on many T-shirts. Sometimes Jim draws a basketball. Sometimes he draws a plane. Sometimes he draws a bird. Many boys and girls come to the store to buy the T-shirts with the pictures. They like the T-shirts with birds best, so Jim draws birds most. Jim and his mom are very happy. Jim says he likes drawing and it’s interesting for him. But he doesn’t want to be an artist. He wants to have a clothes store like his mom.
( ) 1. Why does Jim draw pictures on some T-shirts?
A. Because he likes drawing pictures.
B. Because his mother asks him to do it.
C. Because he feels bored at his mother’s shop.
D. Because one girl likes a T-shirt with a dog.
( ) 2. Jim draws a on a T-shirt first.
A. dog B. bird C. plane D. ball
( ) 3. Jim’s mother isn’t happy because .
A. Jim doesn’t draw well B. Jim draws on a T-shirt
C .the girl doesn’t buy the T-shirt D. the girl doesn’t often come to her shop
( ) 4. What picture does Jim draw most?

( ) 5. What’s Jim’s dream?
A. To be an artist. B. To be an art teacher.
C. To have a lot of money. D. To have a clothes store.
（7）
The little bird and the trees 小鸟和树
One winter, when the birds were all leaving for the south, one little bird broke its wing on the way and had to stay in a forest. Soon it began to snow in the forest and the bird was cold and hungry. So the bird asked the trees to help it and let it stay in their branches(树枝).
The birch tree said that it couldn’t help it because it had to look after the birds in the forest first. The oak tree didn’t help it because it was afraid that the bird would eat up all its acorns(橡果). Even the willow tree didn’t want to help it.
The poor bird tried to fly, but its wing was badly hurt. Seeing that, the spruce tree said it would like to help it and let it live on the softest and warmest branch. The big pine tree also wanted to protect it. The little juniper tree gave its berries to the bird. So, the bird lived comfortably there and could fly again at spring time.
( ) 1. Where did the little bird want to go?
A .To the north. B. To the south.
C .To the west. D. To the east.
( ) 2. Why didn’t the oak tree want to help the bird?
A. Because it wanted to keep beautiful.
B. Because it had to protect the birds in the forest first.
C. Because its branches were not strong enough.
D. Because it was afraid the bird would eat up its acorns.
( ) 3. Which was the first tree to help the bird?
A. The willow tree. B. The juniper tree.
C. The spruce tree. D. The pine tree.
( ) 4. What does the underlined word “berries” in the last paragraph mean in Chinese?
A.浆果. B.石头 C.树根. D.绿叶.
( ) 5. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The story happened in summer.
B. The little bird broke its leg.
C. The willow tree saved the bird.
D. The birch tree didn’t help the bird.
（8）
The interesting creatures有趣的动物
The wild world is different from the humans’. But the interesting thing is some animals and birds have the similar behavior like humans.
When two orangutans(猩猩)get angry with each other, a female orangutan like a mediator (调停者)tries to make them calm down and help them to be friends again. It is not hard to teach a monkey to use money. They can even use money with different values to buy different things. Parrots give their babies names when they are born. When baby parrots grow older, they can change their names by themselves.
Each group of whales has their favorite pop song, and they sing it together. When the whales are tired of it, they will find a new song. Of all the toys, the female chimps(黑猩猩)like playing with dolls. At night, they would like to carry the dolls in their arms to sleep. Lots of birds are very sensitive about the birdsong of another kind of birds. The rules of grammar are different among different kinds of birds.
( ) 1. How many kinds of wildlife behavior are mentioned in the passage`?
A. Three. B. Four.
C .Five. D. Six.
( ) 2. give names to their newborn babies.
A. Orangutans B .Parrots
C. Whales D. Birds
( ) 3. like to sleep with dolls in their arms.
A. Male whales B. Female whales
C. Male chimps D. Female chimps
( ) 4. can use money with different values.
A. Parrots B. Monkeys
C. Orangutans D. Birds
( ) 5. are good at singing songs.
A. Parrots and whales B. Monkeys and birds
C. Chimps and orangutans D. Whales and birds
参考答案
（1）1. D 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. A
（2）1. C 2. C 3. D 4. C
（3）1. A 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. B
（4）1. C 2. D 3. C 4. B
（5）1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. D
（6）1. C 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. D
（7）1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. D
（8）1. D 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. D
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