七年级阅读理解专项练习

(A)These days most people in Britain and the U. S. A. do not wear very formal clothes. But sometimes it is important to wear the right clothes.Many British people don‟t think about clothes very much. Th ey just like to be comfortable. When they want to enjoy themselves, they can wear almost anything. At theaters, cinemas and concerts you can wear whatever you like. From beautiful suits and dresses to jeans and sweaters. Anything goes as long as(只要) you look clean and tidy. But in Britain and the U. S. A. , men in offices usually wear suits and ties, and women wear dresses or skirts(not trousers). Doctors and business people always wear quite formal clothes. And in some hotels and restaurants men have to wear ties and women have to wear tidy dresses.In many ways, Americans are less formal than British people, but they are more careful with their clothes. At home or on holidays, most Americans wear uniforms or sports clothes. But when they go out in the evening, they like to look nice. But in good hotels and restaurants, men have to wear jackets and ties, and women wear pretty clothes.It‟s hard to say exactly what people wear in Britain and the U. S. A., because everyone is different. If you are not sure what to wear, watch first and then do the same. You‟ll feel more comfortable if you don‟t look too different from everyone else.( )1. People in Britain and the U. S. A. wear informal clothes when they ____.A. go out to enjoy themselvesB. are in officesC. are in big restaurantsD. go out to work( )2. At concerts, doctors wear ____.A. sweatersB. whatever they likeC. what others wearD. like players ( )3. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?A. Women are usually not allowed to wear trousers in offices.B. Officers always wear formal clothes even though they are at home.C. Americans are more relaxed in their clothes than British people.D. Though everyone is different, they wear the same clothes in offices. ( )4. “Anything goes” in the second paragraph means “____”.A. Any clothes are all rightB. Anything wearsC. All the things around are all rightD. Not any clothes are all right ( )5. Men wear ties when they ____ in the U. S. A.A. meet their familiesB. meet their close friendsC. eat something deliciousD. have dinner in good restaurants(B)Quick ServiceA man took a pair of shoes to a shoe repair shop and said to the shoemaker, “I‟d like you to repair these shoes for me, please.”“Certainly, sir.” the shoemaker said.“When will they be ready?” the man asked.“I‟m a bit busy, but they will be ready for you on Thursday,” he said.“That‟s fine.” the man said and left the shop.The next morning he received a letter, offering him a job in another country. Within 24 hours he was on an airplane to his new job.Twenty years passed and he returned to his hometown.He remembered his shoes.“They were a good pair of shoes,” he thought, “I wonder if the shoe maker is still there and still has them. I‟ll go and see. ” The same shop, although he was an old man by now.“Good morning. ” he said to the shoe maker, “Twenty years ago, I brought in a pair of shoes. Do you still have them?”“Name?” the old shoemaker as ked.“Smith.” the man said.“I‟ll go and see. They may be in the back.”The shoemaker went out to the back of his shop and a few minutes later returned, carrying a pair of shoes.“Here they are.” he said, “One pair of brown shoes. I‟m a bit busy now, but t hey‟ll be ready on Thursday.”( )6. Why did the man go to a shoemaker?A. They were old friends.B. He wanted him to make a new pair of shoes.C. He wanted him to repair a pair of shoes.D. He had a very old pair of boots. He wanted to repair it.( )7. Why didn‟t the man return to the shoe repair shop on Thursday?A. He forgot.B. He went to another country.C. He was too busy.D. He knew the shoes would not be ready. ( )8. The man was away from his hometown ____.A. until Thursday C. until the next morningC. for about 20 yearsD. for a few days( )9. What did the man do when he returned to his hometown?A. He looked for a new job.B. He bought a new pair of shoes.C. He visited all his friends.D. He returned to the shoemaker.( )10. The man finally found that ____.A. his shoes were still there, but the shoemaker didn‟t repair themB. his shoes were not thereC. the shoemaker repaired the shoesD. the shoemaker lost the shoes(C)Mrs. Weeks was reading a newspaper story to her class. The story said：Were you ever in a hospital when you were small? How did you feel? The doctors in Children‟s Hospital are asking for money for children‟s toys(玩具). Somechildren in the hospital must stay in bed for many weeks. Toys are needed to keep these sick(生病的)children happy and quiet. Money for them can be sent to the hospital.After Mrs. Weeks read the story，she said，“This story gave me an idea.”“You want us to bring some money for the toys.” “We could bring some of our own toys for the children in the hospita l.” said the boys and girls one after another.“Well，your ideas would be nice，” Mrs. Weeks said，“but mine is different.”“We could make some toys.” shouted one of them.Mrs. Weeks smiled. “Do you think you could make toys?” she asked.“Yes, yes.” the whole class answered.“Great! Let‟s begin to make toys tomorrow.” said Mrs. Weeks.On Saturday afternoon，Mrs. Weeks took children to the hospital with the toys made by her students. The children in the class felt happy，too.A few days later，Mrs. Weeks read another newspaper story to the class:Some school pupils brought toys to Children‟s Hospital last week. The toys were made by the pupils of Grade Three in Green Street School. The doctor said，“We have never had so many wonderful toys. Our chil dren are very happy with them. They say，…THANK YOU，GRADE THREE.‟”( )1. What was the first newspaper story mainly(主要)about?A. Sick children in Children‟s HospitalB. Doctors in Children‟s Hospital.C. Mrs. Weeks and her students.D. Toys made by the boys and girls.( )2. What “idea” did Mrs. Weeks have in mind?A. Ask the class to give some money to the children in the hospital.B. Ask the class to send some of their own toys to the children in the hospital.C. Let the class make some toys themselves and give them to the children in the hospital.D. Tell the class to go to see the children in the hospital.( )3. Doctors in Children‟s Hospital didn‟t have ____ to keep the children happy and quiet.A. enough timeB. enough boys and girlsC. get money to buy toys forD. enough doctors( )4. At first，the doctors in Children‟s Hospital wanted to ____ the sick children.A. give some money toB. make some toys forC. get money to buy toys forD. borrow some toys for( )5. What Mrs. Weeks really wanted to do is to ____.A. let everyone know her classB. save some money for toysC. make herself famousD. teach the pupils to do things themselves and be helpful to others(D)Big Ben is not the name of a man. It's the name of a huge clock in London. London is the capital of England. This dock has four faces. So, no matter where you stand, you can read the time on the face of Big Ben. Each face is the size of a double decker bus. The hands are about four meters long. It is about the size of two people standing on the top of each other. If you go to London, you may want to Visit the Houses of Parliament(国会大厦).In that place, you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower in the Houses of Parliament. You will probably hear it as well as see it. The giant clock makes such a loud noise: "Ding dong, ding dong. "It goes every quarter of a hour.The clock was named after a big man. He was Sir Benjamin Hall. Thisman did much building work in London many years ago.（) 1. Big Ben is______.A. a double decker busB. a huge clockC. a buildingD. the name of Ben ( ) 2. The clock strikes every______ of an hour.A. ten minutesB. fifteen minutesC. twenty minutesD. thirty minutes（) 3. Which two words mean the same as large?A. Giant and small.B. Gig and double.C. Giant and huge.D. Huge and loud.（) 4. You can read the time of Big BenA. on the faces of the clockB. at the top of the clock towerC. on the hands of the huge clockD. in the Houses of Parliament （) 5. The title of this passage isA. The capital of EnglandB. A clockC. Sir Benjamin HallD. Big Ben(E)Kate is an English girl. She lives in a tall building in the city of London. There are sixteen floors in the building, and she lives on the tenth floor. She uses a lift to go up and down.Kate studies in a middle school near her house and she works hard. She goes to school early. Every day she leaves her home at half past six. She walks to the lift, and it takes her down to the first floor.There is a bus stop near the building. Usually she takes No.7 bus to her school,But sometimes she goes on foot. It is only four kilometers to her school from the building. She gets to school at about seven twenty. Classes begin at eight. She goes to play games at three forty. She gets home at a quarter pastfive. She begins to do her homework at eight and finishes it at half past nine. ( ) 1. Kate lives in a tall building（）London.A, near B. in C. outside D. far from ( ) 2. She goes up and down the building（）A. in liftB. by a liftC. by liftD. with lift ( ) 3. She leaves（）at six thirty.A. her homeB. the buildingC. the liftD. the bus stop （) 4. She goes to school（）A. by busB. by bikeC. on footD. A and C（) 5. It takes her（）to do her homework.A. about an hourB. about one hour and halfC. one hour and a halfD. eighty minutes。