Unit5读写训练牛津译林版七年级英语下册.docx

七年级（下）英语Unit5读写训练
一、完形填空
Where is love? How can we find love in our life?
Once a little boy wanted ____1____ love. He knew it was a long trip to find where love lived ____2____ he got his things ready with some pizzas and drinks and started off. When he passed three streets, he saw an old woman _3____ in the park and watching some birds. She looked very ____4____. The boy gave her a pizza. She took it and ____5____ at him. The smile was so beautiful that he wanted to see it again, so he gave her a Coke. Once again she smiled. The boy was very happy.
They sat there the whole afternoon, eating and smiling, but they said ____6____. When it grew dark, the boy wanted to leave But before he had gone ____7____ steps (一步)，he turned around, ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug (拥抱).The woman gave him her biggest smile ever.
When the boy opened the door of his house, his mother was ____8____ by the look of happiness on his face and asked what had made him so happy. “I had lunch with love. She has got the most beautiful smile in the world.”
At the same time, the old woman's son was also surprised at his mother's pleasure (快乐) and asked ____9____ . “I ate a pizza in the park with love.” she said, “And he is much younger than I thought.”
If the world is ____10____ of love, we can enjoy a better life.
1. A. meet B. to meet C. met D. meeting
2. A. so B. because C. but D. or
3. A. sit B. to C. sit sitting D. sat
4. A. full B. hungry C. thin D. happy
5. A. smiled (微笑) B. cried C. shouted D. hit
6. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
7. A. a few B. few C. a little D. little
8. A. surprised B. sad C. easy D. interested
9. A. who B. why C. what D. how
10. A. afraid B. filled C. full D. out
二、阅读理解
A
There are about 10 million different kinds of animals on earth and they come in all shapes and sizes. The book named Variety in the Animal Kingdom simply tells us the large variety(种类)of the animal kingdom. It features some of the most unusual animals in the world and includes important information on each species(物种)and their habits(习惯)in the wild.
Some of the strangest animals in the world live in Australia and New Zealand. One is the kakapo parrot. It is a bird but it cannot fly. It is a nocturnal animal. It sleeps in the day and eats at night. There are only 131 kakapo parrots in the world.
The kiwi is another bird that cannot fly. Some birds are very beautiful, but the kiwi is not. It is one of the ugliest birds in the world. But the kiwi is the most romantic(浪漫的) bird in the world. Male(雄性的)and female kiwis live together for 30 years.
Australia has many strange animals. The most surprising Australian animal is the platypus. It has the face and feet of a bird, the body of a rat and the tail of a beaver(河狸) It is a mammal(哺乳动物)but it lays eggs.
The smallest mammal in the world lives in Asia. It is the bumblebee bat. It lives in Thailand. It is only 2.5 cm long and it weighs 3g.There are only2,000 bumblebee bats left in Thailand because people burn the forest where they live.
1. The book named Variety in the Animal Kingdom mainly talks about
A. special animals in the world B. birds in New Zealand
C. animals in Australia D. mammals in the world
2. The underlined word “nocturnal” in Paragraph 2 means “__________” in Chinese.
A. 嗜睡的 B. 夜行的 C. 贪吃的 D. 懒惰的
3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. A platypus has the body of a beaver.
B. A kiwi is romantic though (虽然) it is not beautiful.
C. The number of kakapo parrot is larger than that of bumblebee bat.
D. Three kinds of birds that cannot fly are mentioned (提到) in the passage.
4. We can most probably read the passage from
A. a history book B. an art book
C. a science book D. a postcard
B
Now, VOA Special English, Words and Their Stories.
Some words describe (描述) how a person spends his or her time.
Someone likes to spend a lot of time sitting or lying down when watching TV. We call him a couch potato A couch is a piece of furniture (家具). People sit on it when watching TV
Couch potatoes enjoy watching TV just as mouse potatoes enjoy working on computers. A computer mouse can control (控制) the computer. Young people called mouse potatoes always spend a lot of time using computers.
Too much time inside the house using a computer or watching TV can make someone get cabin fever. A cabin is a house usually built far away from the city. People go to a cabin to have a rest and enjoy quiet time. Children get cabin fever if they cannot go outside to play. So do their parents.
That's all for today’s Words and Their Stories. Our next programme (节目) will be VOA News Now. Don't go away!
1. This is most probably (可能) from a ____________.
A. radio programme B. local newspaper C. school notice D. TV show
2. How many phrases (短语) do they talk about?
A. 1. B. 2 C. 3 D. 4.
3. Tom likes playing computer games day and night. How can we describe him?
A. A couch potato. B. A mouse potato.
C. Cabin fever. D. Computer fever.
4. People with cabin fever usually like
A. working on computers B. watching TV
C. sleeping in a cabin D. staying inside alone
5. This passage is the most suitable (适合) for ______________.
A. school teachers B. radio listeners C. English learners D.TV lovers
C
I work as a volunteer for a group that helps the poor in Haiti. I decided to take my son Brain there for a week, hoping to educate (教育) him
Before getting out, I told Brain this trip would be tiring and hard. For the first two days, he said almost nothing. Then on the third day, when we were climbing over high rocky mountains(高山)，he turned to me and smiled“Really hard.”
After that, a five year-old girl, wearing a too large dress and broken shoes, followed Brain around. Later he said, “I wish I could speak French.” I was surprised that this was from a boy who always hated French classes.
However, the moment that really reached my heart occurred in a village in the mountains. I was interviewing (采访) a woman villager for an article. By working hard, she learned to read and write and became one of the leaders of the village
Learning her story, Brain was greatly touched. His eyes were wet and there was love and respect (尊重) on his face. He finally understood the importance of my work. When leaving for home, Brain even offered to stay in as a volunteer. He really learned a lot.
1. Why did the writer take his son to Haiti?
A. Because they wanted to take a trip there.
B. Because they went there to visit a friend.
C. Because his son wanted to help the poor there.
D. Because the writer wanted to educate his son.
2. What does the underlined word “occurred” mean?
A. Left. B. Changed. C. Happened. D. Reached.
3. What did NOT the boy learn from this trip?
A. To love and respect poor people. B. To be a good interviewer.
C. To give help to people in need. D. To be a kind and hard-working man.
4. What is the passage mainly about?
A. An exciting trip. B. How to be a volunteer.
C. A story of a volunteering trip. D. The importance of voluntary work.
三、书面表达
你在报纸上读到了有关一个怪男孩的文章，想把他的事告诉大家。请用英语写一篇题为“A Strange Boy”的短文。内容包括:
1、他小时候和其他小孩一样很健康;
2、十岁时，病了很久;
3、病愈后就开始喜欢吃石头(stone)，每天吃很多，没有人知道为什么;
4、不久前他去世(die)了。
A Strange Boy
I read about a strange boy in the newspaper yesterday. _______________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How amazing!
Keys
一、完形填空
1-5 BACBA 6-10 CAABC
二、阅读理解
(A) 1-4ABBC
(B) 1-5 ACBDC
(C) 1-4DCBC
三、书面表达
A Strange Boy
I read about a strange boy in the newspaper yesterday. When he was young, he was as healthy as the other children. But when he was ten, he was sick for a long time. After he got well, he liked eating stones. He ate a lot every day. Nobody knows why. He died not long ago.
How amazing!