七年级下册英语阅读理解[1]

一阅读理解一One day , an old man was selling a big elephant . A young man came up to the elephant and began to look at it slowly . The old man went up to him and said in his ear .”Don‟t say anythig about the elephant before I sell it . Then I will give you some meat . “”All right .”said the young man . After the old man sold the elephant , he gave the young man some met and said :”Now, can you tell me how you see the bad ears of the elephant ?””I didn‟t find the bad ears .”said the young man .”Then why do you look at it slowly ?”asked the old man . The young man said :”I never see an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like.1________ the elephant. A. The young man bought B. The old man sold C. The two men sold D. The young man sold2. The young man looked at the elephant . He wanted to find _____. A. its bad ears B. some meat C. a good elephant D. what it looks like3. The young man ________. A.knew the elephant wasn‟t good B. found the bad ears but didn‟t tell it .C. looked after the elephantD. got some meat4.We know that ________. A. the two men were not honest B. the young man wasn't a bad man C. the old man was a good man D. the elephant was a very good one5. The young man looked at the elephant slowly because he _______. A. liked elephant B. wanted to buy it C. didn‟t see any elephant before D. wanted to help the old man二Mary didn not understand such sentences as “She is blue today !” You are yellow .”“He has a green thumb .”He told a little white lie. “ and so on. And she went to her teacher for help .Mary Green “In everyday English , Mary , blue sometimes means sad . Sometimes it has other meanings . Yellow means afraid .”He has a green thumb “ means “He grows plants well “> And a white lie is not a bad one.Mary :Would you give me an example ofr “a white lie “?Mrs Green:Certainly , now I give you a cake . You don‟t like it, but you won‟t say it. Instead , you say ,”No, thanks ,I‟m not hungry .”That‟s a white lie.Mary “ Oh, I see. Thank you very much.1.Blue sometimes means sad and is ________ English. A. good B. spoken C. poor D. useful2.I don‟t have a green thumb , so all my plants _________. A. die off B. grow well C. look nice D.are good3.Tom is _______ to climb the tree. He‟s yellow. A. happy B. clever C. sad D. afraid4.He didn‟t like me to know ________ of the accident . he told me a white lie. A. the reason B. themeaning C. the answer D. the true story5.He is ________ today . His father is ill. A. blue B. yellow C. green D. white三Billy is six years old . He has no sister . but he has a brother . Billy likes eating apples , oranges, bananas and so on . Sometimes he eats some of his brother‟s. And his brother often hits(打)him for that . It‟s September . He goes to school. One day Billy and his classmates are having a new lesson . “Billy , what‟s three from five ,please ? “the teacher asks.“It‟s …., It‟s ……..”“Now, if your sister has five bananas and you eat three of them………”“Oh, sorry, but I have no sister. I have a brother only. ““Good. If your brother has five bananas and you eat three of them, how …..”“He‟ll certainly give me a good beating (狠揍一顿)”Billy says quickly!1.Billy has _________. A. only a sister B. only a brother C. a sister and a brother2.Billy‟s brother is _______. A. older than him B. younger than him C. shorter than him3.Billy‟s brother ________.Ais friendly to Billy B. often gives Billy things to eat C. likes eatingthings , too4.Billy is in ________. A Grade One B. Grade Two C. Grade Three5.Billy isn‟t a ________ boy. A. cute B. smart C. intelligent四Johnson likes swimming in a small river near his house. But then his father goes to work in a big city and Johnson goes with his family . Their new house has a garden ,but the garden is very small Johnson is not very happy.“Is there a river near the house ?”he asks his father on the first morning .” No, there isn‟t . But there is a big park near here. And there‟s a pool in it. ““We are going there this afternoon. “says his father. Johnson is happy.Johnson and his father go to the park in the afternoon. Johnson wants to walk near the pool. Ut he sees a sign . His father reads it to him: “Warning : This pool is dangerous.365 people fell into it. “Johanson looks into the pool carefully , then he says ,”I can‟t see them.1.There is a _______ near Johnson‟s new house. A. small river B.big park C. small garden D. bigpool2.John isn‟t very happy because __________. A. There isn‟t a big park B. There‟s a pool C. his fathergoes to work in a big city D. There isn‟t a river near the new house.3.There is a _______ near the pool. A. sign B. river C. garden D. tree4.The warning tells people ________ near the pool. A to look into it B. not to swim C. to be carefulD. not to look into it5.Which isn‟t right ? A. There isn‟t a small river near Johnson‟s house. B. Johnson‟s father gets anew job in a big city. C. Johanson is afraid to walk near the pool D. Johnson goes to the big city with his father.五want ads(1)wanted “ Are you hard-working ?Do you like to meet people ? If your answer is “Yes”, then we havea job for you as a waiter. Call Al Hotel at 556779!(2) Summer Job :Do you like to talk with people ? Do you like to write stories ? If you want to work for our magazine as a reporter . please call Karen at 558366.(3)Help wanted: Do you like babies ? Can you look after one baby for two days ? If you are sure to take good care of it, call us at 766588. $80 or more. Today !Hurry !(4) cleaner wanted: Can you make a large house clean and tidy ? If you hope to get the job paid at $20 once, call us this evening 18:00-20:00 Tel:633800.1. The above job ads are probably from ________. A. a newspaper B. a story book C.a science book D.a guide book2. If you like children and have two days free, you can call at ________ for a job. A. 556779 B. 558366C. 766588D. 6338003. If the owner of the large house asks a cleaner to tidy his house twice a week, how much will the cleaner get in a month ? A. $120 B. $160 C. $200 D. $2404. _______ are needed in AL hotel. A. Cleaners B. Baby-sitters C. Reporters D. Waiters5.If you‟re a college student of English who enjoys writing , during your summer holidays you will be more interested in the job in ________. A. ad(1) B. ad (2) C. ad(3) d. ad (4)六The Farmer, His Horse, and His sonOnce there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He set out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. Father and son walked, because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired.They met two men on the road who said, "Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse, It's a long way to market(市场). "The farmer know that this was true,so he rode on the horse, while his son walked. Then they met two old women, "What are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you see how tired boy is?" So the farmer got down, and his son rode instead。