七年级(上)英语阅读理解习题(含答案)新课标人教版

七年级英语阅读理解习题
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The day was like any other day in his life, Tom walked past the shop on the street comer. He stopped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt happy to see that the pair of shoes he wanted very much were still there. Looking down, he felt sorry for himself. He really wanted to have them for his birthday.
He sadly walked away and thought how to tell his mother about it. He knew she would give him anything he liked if she could. But he also knew very well she had little money. He decided not to go home at once, as he looked worried and his mother would notice (注意) it. So he went to the park and sat on the grass. Then he saw a boy in a wheel chair (轮椅) . He noticed that the boy moved the wheel with his hands. Tom looked at him carefully and was surprised to see the boy have no feet. He looked at his own feet. “It's much better to be without shoes than without feet, ” he thought. There was no reason (理由) for him to feel so sorry and sad. He sent away and smiled, thinking he was happier.
1．Tom passed the shop______.[ ]
A．on foot B．by bus C．by bike D．in a car
2．Why did Tom stop in front of the shop? Because he wanted______. [ ]
A．to buy the shoes
B．to look at the shoes he liked
C．to look at the shoes in the shop window
D．to look at the shoes on the front row
3．The pair of shoes he liked was ______. [ ]
A．too expensive B．quite cheap
C．not there D．not sold yet
4．Tom went into the park because he______. [ ]
A．was thinking how to tell his mother about it
B．wanted to see the boy
C．didn't want to make his mother worried
D．he felt sad
5．From the story we can know that Tom______. [ ]
A．liked new shoes very much
B．loved his mother best
C．didn't want to go to school
D．didn't want to stay at home
People sometimes like to read stories of dogs very much. They think that dogs are much cleverer than cats, sheep, cows or other animals in their homes.
One of my close friends, Bob, has a very large police dog named Jack. Every Sunday afternoon, Bob and Jack have a walk in the park nearby. Jack likes these walks very much. One Sunday afternoon, I paid a visit to my friend. I stayed there for a long time and my friend and I had much more talk with each other than ever before. Soon it was time for them to take a walk in the park. We forgot that. Jack became worried about it. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of me and looked at me. But I still paid no attention (注意) to him. I went on talking with my friend. At last, Jack could not wait any longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down in front of me again. But this time, he held my hat in his mouth. Suddenly, I understood what Jack meant and so did my friend. 1．How many people are there in this story?______. [ ]
A．One B．Two C．Three D．Four
2．Jack______. [ ]
A．is a close friend of mine
B．enjoys long walks in the park every Sunday afternoon
C．has many close friends
D．enjoys talks in the room
3．Jack was worried because______. [ ]
A．he wanted to eat something
B．it was Sunday afternoon again
C．he was not feeling well
D．he wanted his master (主人) to take him for a walk
4．Jack took my hat in his mouth to show that______. [ ]
A．I should leave the house at once
B．he liked my hat very much
C．he was hungry and he tried to eat it
D．he wanted to have a rest
5．Which of the following is true?______. [ ]
A．When Jack and I were talking, my friend didn't pay any attention to us
B．When I was talking to my friend, Jack didn't pay any attention to us
C．When my friend and I were talking, we didn't pay any attention to Jack
D．When my friend was talking to Jack, I paid attention to them
Peter was a small boy. He lived with his parents in a small house near some hills. The people there were all poor.One night it was very dry and windy.When everybody was asleep, Peter suddenly heard some noise. It came out from the kitchen (厨房). He got up and walked to the kitchen. He found that the wood beside the stove (火炉) was burning . There was no water tap (水龙头) in the house , so he could not put out (扑灭) the fire . He shouted loudly to wake up everyone in the house. Then he ran out of his house and knocked on the doors of many houses to wake the people up. They all left their houses quickly. At last the fire was put out by the firemen. Many houses were burnt. But nobody was burnt in the fire.
1．Peter lived with his______. [ ]
A．sisters B．brothers C．uncles D．parents
2．One night he found that______ beside the stove was burning. [ ]
A．the table B．the wood C．the door D．the window
3．______, so he could not put out the fire. [ ]
A．Everybody was asleep
B．He couldn't shout loudly
C．The kitchen was very big
D．there was no water tap in the house
4．Peter knocked on the doors of many houses______. [ ]
A．to wake the people up
B．to get some water
C．to find his classmates
D．to visit them
5．______hurt in the fire. [ ]
A．People in other houses were
B．Peter's parents were
C．Nobody was
D．Peter was
“You're just in time, Joe. We're going to play cowboys（牛仔）and Indians, and you can be the Indians. ” One of my cousins（堂兄弟）said.
“How many Indians?” I asked.
“Oh, about a thousand. ” He answered, and before I could say no，I was pushed out into the night and became a thousand Indians. Two minutes later I was running in the fields with a group of cowboys behind. The shouts of “After them. Let's catch the killers!” and other such TV play language came into my ears as I ran round a corner and hurried into my Grandpa's car．
“We've got him, boys. Let's go and catch him!”
But no one wanted to come to get me. All of my cousins except one were always very friendly with. It was quiet outside. And I went out of the car to have a look.
Just then I heard a shout , “Bring th e rope（绳子）, and we can burn him. ”
“Only Indians burn people. Cowboys.” I stopped just in time. I had almost said, “Cowboys hang（绞死）people. ”
I was tied to a tree, and the cowboys were looking for some wood when my dear mother called, “We're leaving now. ”
“Untie me.” I shouted. ”We're going.
“Why did Bobby want matches（火柴）?” Mum asked when we were in the car. “He was asking Dad whether he had any. ”
“oh, he was just going t matches? MATCHES? Are you sure he wanted matches”
Mother was quite sure, and I didn't say any more.
1．How many children played the Indians? [ ]
A．One thousand B．One hundred C．One group D．One
2．Why did Joe's cousin say that Joe was just in time? Because______. [ ]
A．there were not enough children four the game
B．the game was just going to start
C．none of his cousins wanted to be the Indians
D．they were waiting for Joe
3．Joe didn't say “Cowbays hang people.” Because______. [ ]
A．he was tied to a tree B．that would make things worse
C．he was caught by the cowboys D．that would make the cowboys angry
4．Which of the following is TRUE? [ ]
A．One of Joe's cousins was looking for matches.
B．Dad didn't want to give the children any matches.
C．Bobby wanted to get some matches from his father.
D．Mum didn't think children should play with matches.
5．The name of the story should he“______.” [ ]
A．Joe and his cousins
B．Who knows what danger is waiting there
C．Cowboys and Indians is a favourite children's game
D．How cowboys and Indians fought in the past
A very new, young officer was at a station. He was on his way to visit his mother in another town, and he wanted to telephone her to tell her the time of this train , so that she could meet him at the station in her car．He look in all his pockets, but round that he did not have the right money for the telephone, so he went outside and looked around for someone to help him.
At last an old soldier came by, and the young officer stopped him and said, “Have you got change（零钱）for ten pence（便士）?”
“Wait a moment, ” the old soldier answered. He began to put his hand in his pock- et, “I'll see whether I can help you. ”
“Don't you know how to speak to an officer?” the young man said angrily. “Now let's start again. Have you got change for ten pence? ”
“No, sir,” the old soldier answered quickly.
1．The young officer and his mother lived______. [ ]
A．in the same town B．in different places
C．in another town D．in the other town
2．The young officer Wanted to telephone his mother to tell her______. [ ]
A．that he was going to visit her
B．where his train would leave for
C．what time his train would arrive at the station
D．that he was then at the station
3．He looked around for help because he______. [ ]
A．had no money to make the phone call
B．did not know where to make the phone call
C．needed some change for the phone call
D．wanted to get change from the old soldier
4．The young officer was angry because he thought the old soldier______. [ ]
A．was polite to him
B．was not polite to him
C．didn't know how to speak to him
D．didn't like to help him at all
5．Which of the following is not true? [ ]
A．Both the young officer and the old soldier were angry.
B．The young officer wanted his mother to meet him at the station.
C．He wanted the old soldier to speak to him in a polite way.
D．He didn't know the soldier before.
Tom was not old, but he did not have much hair. His wife（妻子）, Grace, had thick, beautiful, black hair. They had one daughter. Her name was Jane, and she was four and a half years old. There was a photo of her father in the living-room, and a few days ago, Jane looked at it for a long time and then said to her mother, "Mummy, why had Dad got very little hair?"
Grace laughed and said, "He's got very little hair because he thinks a lot, Jane. He's a clever man."
Jane looked at her mother's thick, black hair for a few seconds（秒钟）, and then she asked, "Mum, why have you got a lot of hair?"
根据短文，判断正（T）误（F）。

1. There were three people in Tom's family.
2. Tom had some hair.
3. Grace had more hair than Tom.
4. There was a photo of Jane's mother in the living-room.
5. Jane wanted to know why her mother had black hair, too.
B
One day Mark Twain told a story about his first money.
Schoolboys in those days didn't respect（尊敬）their teachers. They didn't take care of school things, either. The school had a rule: If a student damaged（损坏）his desk, the teacher would beat him in front of the whole school, or the student had to pay five dollars.
Mark Twain once found his desk was damaged in some way, he had to tell his father about the school's rule. His father thought it would be too bad if the teacher beat his son in public（当众）, so he agreed to give him five dollars. But before giving him the money, the father gave his son a good beating. The next day Mark Twain decided he would take another beating at school, so he could keep the five dollars. In this way, he got his first money.
6.In those days, if somebody damaged his desk, he would_________.
A. leave school
B. pay money
C. be beaten by his father
D. earn five dollars
7.When Mark Twain was______, he earned his first money.
A. ten years old
B. at school
C. beaten for the first time
D.working
8.Mark Twain was beaten （打）twice because he__________.
A. damaged two desks
B. damaged his desk twice
C.wanted to keep the money
D. didn't respect his teacher
9.Mark Twain's father gave him five dollars. He wanted his son to________.
A. keep the money
B. hand the money to the teacher
C. disgrace（给…带来耻辱）his family
D. take a beating
10.Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Mark Twain was a famous writer.
B. Mark Twain was a bad student in school.
C.The school was right to beat Mark Twain.
D.We should earn money as Mark Twain did.
C
A bag is useful and the word “bag” is useful, too. It gives us some interesting phrase s（短语）.One is “to let the cat out of the bag" It is the same as “to tell the secret”. There is an old interesting story about it.
Long ago, when people sold things in big cloth（布）bags, a woman asked a man for a pig. The man held up his cloth bag. There seemed to be a little pig in it. The woman asked to see it. When the man opened the cloth bag, a big black cat ran out. Not a pig! The man's secret was out and everyone knew it.
Now when someone lets out（泄漏）a secret, he "let's the cat out of the bag". And that is the story where the interesting phrase came from.
根据短文选择正确答案。

11. The phrase “to let the cat out of the bag” came from_______.
A. a woman and a pig
B. a man and a cat
C. a pig and and a cat
D.an interesting story
12.The woman wanted to buy_____.
A. a cloth bag
B. a little pig
C. a black cat
D. a bag and a pig
13.The man knew there was ___ in his cloth bag.
A. a bag
B. a pig
C. a cat
D. nothing
14.At the end of the second passage"……everyone knew it", it means______.
A. there was a pig in the man's bag
B. the woman bought a cat
C. the cloth bag
D. the man's cat
15.John "let the cat out of the bag" means he _____.
A .makes everyone know a secret B. puts the cats away from the bag
C. buys a cat in the bag
D.sells the cat in the bag
D
In some foreign countries, some people don't like the number 13. They don't think 13 is a lucky number. For example, they don't like to live on the thirteenth floor.
My friend Jack has got the same idea. He doesn't like the number 13, either. One day, he asked some friends to dinner. When all of his friends arrived, he asked them to sit around the dinner table. He began to count
the people in his mind while they were having the delicious food. Suddenly, he cried out, "Oh, there are thirteen people here!" Everybody's face turned white except Mr Brown. He said slowly with a smile on his face, "Don't worry, my dear friends! We have fourteen people here. My wife Mrs Brown will have a baby in a few weeks. She's in the family way now. "
All of them became happy again.
"Congratulations!" they said to Mrs and Mr Brown. They enjoyed the nice food and had a good time that evening.
根据短文，完成下面句子。

16. Some foreigners think the number 13 is____________ .
17. Mr and Mrs Brown were___________________ .
18. Everybody’s face tur ned white when_______________________ .
19. The sentence "She's in the family way now. " means ________________________.
20. All of them became happy again because _______________________.
E
HOUSE FOR SALE：Comfortable（舒适的）family home with a large garden on the north side of town. Three bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom. Pay ￥280,000 for it.
The Browns are looking for a new house. Mr Brown wants to live on the north side of the town near his work. Mrs Brown wants a house with four bedrooms. Their children don't care the house is like but the garden is big enough.
DRIVER WANTED for busy restaurant. Some evening and weekend work. All meals free. Call 3320178. Jack wants to drive. He thinks it's very interesting. The work is hard but he doesn't mind. He has to work in the evenings and weekends, but he can get some weekdays off. It's not very well paid, but he never minds. JOIN OUR FOOTBALL TEAM. Boys and girls wanted to play for a local（本地的）football team. Aged 9～13. Meet in Green Park on Friday at 3 pm.
Tom: There is a new football team starting in the village, Mum. I'm old enough to play it. School is over at half past three, so I’d have a lot of time.
Mum: Well. I'm sure you could do your homework in the evenings. But look, Tom, You don’t read the paper carefully. You can’t possibly play for this team.
21. What do you think of the house?
22.Does Mr Brown want to buy the house? Why?
23.Why didn't the Browns buy the house in the ad？
24.Why does Jack want to get the job in the restaurant?
25.Why can't Tom play for the new football team?
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16. unlucky 17. Jack's friends 18. they heard the number 19. she is going to have a baby 20. the number of the people was 14 not 13
21. It’s very comfortable/big/expensive.
22. Yes, he does. Because he wants to live near his work.
23.Because Mrs Brown wants to buy a house with four bedrooms.
24.Because he wants to drive./Because the work is very interesting.
25.Because he doesn’t read the paper carefully.。