(word完整版)2019-2020年牛津译林版七年级英语上阅读理解加强训练(二)(含答案),推荐文档

Day One

Looking for success

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You are never too young to start your own business (生意). Delphine Dauphine, 10, started her own cupcake business when she was just 7. She has sold hundreds of cupcakes.

Taylor Moxey, 13, wanted to use her own money to buy herself dolls, so she started her own cupcake business at the age of 7 as well.

They are not the only kids who want to start their own businesses. About 500 teenagers learned how to become youth entrepreneurs (企业家) at this year’s Youth Economic Development Conference (青少年经济发展会议) in Miami, US. They will be able to take part in financial (金融的) classes, vendor fairs (供应商博览会) ) and youth film festivals.

“It’s never too early to learn,” said Saliha Nelson, head of the conference. “If you really want to do something, go out and make it happen.”

( ) 1. Delphine has had her cupcake business for _____.

A. three years

B. seven years

C. ten years

D. thirteen years

( ) 2. The conference in Miami this year helped to _____.

A. teach young people how to make cupcakes

B. encourage more teenagers to start businesses

C. teach teens how to take part in film festivals

D. teach teens how to get up early

( ) 3. According to Saliha Nelson, _____.

A. children cannot start their own businesses

B. the conference will not be very helpful

C. young people should take action to make their dreams come true

D. teenagers should go out more

Word in use

根据中文提示完成下列句子：

1. 政府决定开办一家新的图书馆。

The government decided to ______ a new library.

2. 孩子们日常靠卖花来筹集善款。

The children _____ flowers to raise money for charity.

3. 在一个月之后，她的事业有了起色。

Her ________ took off after a month of hard work.

参考答案及解析

1. A。根据第1段Delphine Dauphine, 10, started her own cupcake business when she was just 7可知，Delphine7岁创业，现在已经10岁，已经创业3年。故本题选择A。

2. B。根据第3段About 500 teenagers learned how to become youth entrepreneurs at this year’s Youth Economic Development Conference

in Miami, US.可知会议的目的是为了教青少年如何成为企业家。故

本题选B。

3. C。根据末段If you really want to do something, go out and make it happen.可知，Saliha认为如果年轻人想获得成功，就应该采取行动。故本题选择C。

Word in use

1. start

2. sell

3. business

Day Two

Jiang Lang’s fall from glory (荣誉)

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In Chinese. there is an idiom (成语) “江郎才尽” (Jiang Lang’s

talent ends). It describes writers who have lost their talent. Who is Jiang Lang ?

Jiang Lang was a Chinese poet (诗人 ) who lived long ago. His real name was Jiang Yan (江淹). He was born into a poor family during the Southern Dynasty (420-589). When he was young, he studied hard and

became good at writing. People praised (赞赏) his talent. The prince (王子) heard about him and gave him a job in the royal court (朝廷). Later, Jiang got an even better job and became rich. He wrote less and less, and his writings were no longer good. People felt sorry for him and used “Jiang Lang’s talent ends” to describe him.

( ) 1. Which of the following is correct?

A. The poet’s parents named him Jiang Lang.

B. He was poor as a child.

C. Jiang was a Chinese poet who lived during the Northern Dynasty.

D. He was not clever.

( ) 2. Why did the prince give Jiang a job in the royal court?

A. Because Jiang had experience.

B. Because people praised him.

C. Because he showed a great talent.

D. Because he was hardworking.

( ) 3. People felt sorry for Jiang when _____ .

A. he got a better job

B. he became very rich

C. he couldn’t write good poems anymore

D. he stopped working in the court

( ) 4. People use “江郎才尽” to describe a person who_____.

A. has poor parents

B. is clever when he or she is young

C. loses his or her talent

D. studies very hard

参考答案及解析

1. B。根据第二段He was born into a poor family during the Southern Dynasty (420-589).可知，他出生时家境贫寒，故本题选B。

2. C。根据第二段When he was young, he studied hard and became good at writing. People praised (赞赏) his talent. The prince (王子) heard about him and gave him a job in the royal court (朝廷).可知，人们赞赏他的真正原因是因为他在写作方面展现出的天赋，并且学习用功。故本题选C。

3. C。根据第二段He wrote less and less, and his writings were no longer good. People felt sorry for him and used “Jiang Lang’s talent ends”to describe him.可知，由于他得到了更好的工作，并且变得很富有，写的越来越少，以至于写作水平越来越低，人们为之感到惋惜。故本题选C。

4. C。根据第一段It describes writers who have lost their talent.可知，人们用“江郎才尽”这个成语来描述曾经拥有某种才能，后来却不再拥有这种才能的人。故本题选C。

Day Three

Finding fun in everyday life

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Many people like to watch TV when they want to take a break from life. Sitcoms( 情景喜剧 ) are a popular choice.

Sitcoms, or situation comedies, can make us laugh out loud. Maybe you didn’t know the word “sitcom” before, but you might have beard of shows like Friends, How I Met Your Mother, and Modern Family, or the Chinese shows I Love My Family(《我爱我家》) , Home with kids(《家有儿女》), or My Own Swordsman (《武林外传》). These are all sitcoms.

Sitcoms often take place in the same place, such as a living room or an office. The plots (剧情) are often about the small problems we run into in everydaylife. Every character (角色) has a special personality (个性). They make people laugh when they talk to each other.

People love sitcoms because they can turn hard situations into something funny. The characters keep their sense of humor(幽默感),even when they’re having a bad day. They tell us that even when bad things happen, we can laugh them off and life will go on.

( ) 1. Which of the following is correct?

A. People don’t like to watch sitcoms.

B. There are several famous sitcoms in China.

C. All sitcoms can make people laugh.

D. Sitcoms and situation comedies are different from each other. ( ) 2. According to Paragraph 3, what makes people laugh?

A. Where a sitcom takes place.

B. The small problems that characters meet every day.

C. The personalities of the main characters.

D. The talks among different characters.

( ) 3. Why do people love sitcoms?

A. Because the characters are always lucky.

B. Because they describe hard situations.

C. Because sitcoms remind us to be happy when life is hard.

D. Because we can laugh at other people on sitcoms.

Word in use

根据提示完成下列句子：

1. __________ (大笑) is a good way to relax.

2. He has a _______ (感觉) of responsibility(责任) for the whole family.

3. He is really _________ (幽默的) when he is teaching.

4. The main ________ (角色) in the story is a boy named Pi.

参考答案及解析

1. B。根据第2段Maybe you didn’t know the word “sitcom”before, but you might have heard of shows like Friends, How I Met Your Mother, and Modern Family, or the Chinese shows I Love My Family, Home with Kids, or My Own Swordsman.可知，这些情景喜剧在中国都很有名气。故本题选B

2. D。根据第3段Every character has a special personality. They make people laugh when they talk to each other. 可知，不同个性的人物之间的交谈使观众们大笑。故本题选择D。

3. C 根据第4段People love sitcoms because they can turn hard situations into something funny.可知，情景喜剧将困境转变为风趣的情景。故本题选择C。

Word in use

1. Laughing

2. sense

3. humorous

4. character

Day Four

What will the future bring us?

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What will life be like in 50 years? A group of experts (专家)from the UK have painted us a picture -- a report on life in the future. By 2069, according to the report, the digital revolution (电子革命)will have greatly changed the world. It will be like what the Industrial Revolution (工业革命) did 250 years ago.

What impossible (不可能的) things will become possible? Let’s take a look.

Underwater highways

They will be built under the sea. People will travel in pods(吊舱) ) through underwater tubes (管道). It will take less than an hour to travel between the UK and mainland Europe (欧洲大陆).

Self-cleaning homes

Future homes might clean themselves while you’re at school or work, or while you sleep. It could be as easy as pressing a button(按下按键).

Insect-burgers

Insects will become our main food. They are rich in protein (蛋白质). People can make them into burgers and biscuits (饼干). People can breed(饲养) more insects in their kitchens.

Quidditch-style sports

Our favorite sports teams might compete (竞赛) while flying on hoverboards (悬浮滑板). It would be just like the game of Quidditch in the Harry Potter books.

Underground skyscrapers

You could call them “earthscrapers”. They are underground buildings. During an earthquake (地震), these buildings would not fall over like normal skyscrapers.

Flying taxis and buses

To stop traffic jams (交通拥堵), people might take flying taxis and buses. For long- distance (长距离的) travel, they might take super-fast

rockets (火箭). Travel time between London and New York could be just 30 minutes.

Fill in the table:

Our lives 50 years from now

Underwater highways A way for people to travel underwater through 1._____.

It will take less than 2.____ _____ to travel between the UK and mainland Europe.

Flying taxis and buses They can get rid of 3._____ _____.

People can use super-fast 4._______ if they need to travel a long way.

Space hotels People may go to 5._____ _________ to stay in space hotels.

These hotels will be built near the 6._____ or the planets in our solar system. Self-cleaning

homes

You only need to press a 7._____ to tell your home to clean itself.

Insect-burgers Insects are rich in 8._____.

We can make insects into foods like burgers and biscuits.

In our 9. ________, we can breed more insects.

Quidditch-style sports Quidditch is a 10._____ from a novel. Athletes can fly around on 11. ____________.

Underground skyscrapers These buildings are deep in the ground.

12.___________ will not destroy them.

Word in use

Fill in the blanks:

button impossible compete experts

1.________ are working hard to find a cure (治愈) for cancer.

2. Many teams __________ in last week’s tournament.

3. Press the red _______ to let the driver know you want to stop.

4. Nothing is _____________ for a willing heart.

参考答案

1. tubes

2. an hour

3. traffic jams

4. rockets

5. outer space

6. moon

7. button

8. protein

9. kitchens 10. game 11. hoverboards 12. Earthquakes

Word in use

1. Experts

2. competed

3. button

4. impossible

Day Five

根据提示，用正确的单词形式填空。

Are you a fan of country music? Do you like eating barbeque (烧烤)? You can enjoy 1._____ of them in the same place –Nashville(纳什维尔).

Nashville is a 2.c_____ in Tennessee, the United States. People call

it Music City. it is the country music 3. _____ (都城) of the world. Musicians like Elvis, Beyonce and Taylor Swift have all made music in Nashville.

If you want to listen to 4.l_____ (现场表演的) music, go to Honky Tonk Highway. There are many restaurants and bars on this street. Walk into any of them and you will see a band or musician 5. _____ (play).

Nashville is also a great place to 6._____ . Barbeque is a favorite there, and you can find it around almost any 7._____ (角落). I Chicken, ribs (排骨), turkey, pork, and beef – Nashville barbecue has something for every taste.

Feel your 8.m _____ watering? Go to the city and check it out!

参考答案

1. both

2.city

3.capital

4. live

5. playing

6. eat

7. corner

8. mouth

Day Six

Earning your own money

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Some teenagers say that they want to earn money on their own, but don’t know how to start. I believe this is a question that some adults(成年人) can’t answer either.

Earning money is a big step toward becoming an adult. But at the same time,it can be quite hard for teenagers to take on extra work.

I grew up in a large family, so there was no pocket money (零花钱) for us. If we really wanted something, we had to earn it.

lf you really want some money for something special, ask your parents. if they can afford it, they might give it to you. But remember that you should ask them what they want from you in return.

If that doesn’t work for you, don’t worry. As long as you have your family and home, that’s all you need for now. Until you finish your studies and find a job, just enjoy being a carefree(无忧无虑)teenager. ( ) 1. The writer thinks that for teenagers, earning money_____.

A. takes them too much time

B. is an easy thing to do

C. is a big step toward growing up

D. is impossible to do

( ) 2. Why did the writer have to earn his pocket money when he was young?

A. Because he grew up as an only child.

B. Because he wanted to be a hard worker.

C. Because his teacher asked him to earn it.

D. Because his family didn’t have much money.

( ) 3. If you get money from your parents, you should _____ .

A. return the money to them later

B. ask to do something for them

C. show them what you buy

D. spend it at once

( ) 4. In the last paragraph, the writer tries to tell us that _____ .

A. teenagers can’t always get what they want

B. the most important thing for a teenager is family and home

C. nobody can live a better life without money

D. teenagers should work hard for their dreams

Word in use

1. I hope to be a doctor when I ________ ________(长大).

2. They don’t need any e_____help.They can do it by themselves.

3. Helping parents do some housework is a good way for teenagers to

________ ________(赚钱).

4. ________ ________ (别担心), we will come back soon.

5. _____ _____ _____ (只要) you tellthe truth. I will try to help you.

参考答案及解析

1. C。根据第二段Earning money is a big step toward becoming an adult. 可知，作者认为赚钱对于青少年成长来说是要迈出的很大一步。故本题选C。

2. D。根据第三段I grew up in a large family, so there was no pocket money (零花钱) for us.可知，作者出生在一个大家庭，没有零花钱，所以如果想买东西或者做其他事情，需要自己赚取零花钱。故本题

选D。

3. B。根据第四段But remember that you should ask them what they want from you in return.可知，如果你向父母要钱买一些特殊的东西，记得要“知恩图报”。故本题选B。

4. B。根据最后一段As long as you have your family and home, that’s

all you need for now. 只要你还有亲人和家庭，那么对于现在的你来

说就足够了。可知，对于一个青少年来说，最重要的东西是亲人和家庭。故本题选B。

Word in use

1. grow up

2. extra

3. earn money

4. Don’t worry

5. As long as