新译林英语七年级下学期阅读(提高篇)

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Paris(巴黎) has a beautiful name, the City of 1 .Do you know 2 it means? Many beautiful buildings are lighted at 3 . The streets are very 4 .When you 5 in Paris, you needn’t turn 6 your headlights(车灯) even after dark.

Paris is full of (充满)life all day and all night. But this is not the 7 reason (原因)for its beautiful name. For hundreds of years, Paris has been the centre（中心）of science and art. 8 scientists and artists have come to 9 here. For this reason, people 10 it the City of Lights. ( )1. A. Flowers B. Cars C. Lights D. Rivers

( )2. A. what B. how C. where D. when

( )3. A. noon B. night C. day D. evening

( )4. A. black B. dark C. noisy D. bright

( )5. A. walk B. go C. drive D .live

( )6. A. off B. down C. out D. on

( )7. A. only B. other C. any D. another

( )8. A. No B. Few C. Many D. A few

( )9. A. study B. drive C. play D. have dinner

( )10. A. make B. call C. build D. find

阅读理解

（一）

John, David and James were three brothers. Every year on their mother's birthday, they sent her expensive presents. They liked to show her how rich they were.

The oldest brother, John, decided to give his mother a perfect present. He thought it must be more expensive than his brothers.

So he put an advertisement in the newspapers: WANTED-THE PERFECT PRESENT FOR A RICH WOMAN. For many days people phoned him from all over the country. Each of them wanted to sell him" the perfect present". But John didn't like any of them at all.

Then, less than a week before his mother's birthday, a man came to his office. He was carrying a cage with a large bird in it. "This bird," the man said, "can speak ten languages and sing any popular song. There's no other bird like it in the world. "With these words, he asked the bird to speak to John in French, tell him a joke in Japanese and sing a famous popular song. John was very happy.

"I'll buy it. How much do you want?" John said. "One hundred thousand dollars," the man said. This was a lot of money, but John paid him. Then he sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.

The day after his mother's birthday he phoned her. "Well, mother," he asked, "what do you think of the bird?" "Oh, very delicious, dear," she answered.

1.Why did the three brothers send their mother expensive presents? ____.

A.She liked them very much.

B.They wanted to show her they were very rich.

C.They wanted to send their best wishes to her.

2.What did John decide to buy for his mother? ____.

A.An expensive cage with a delicious bird in it.

B.Something much better than David's.

C.A perfect birthday present.

3.Why did so many people phone John? ____.

A.They hoped to sell him the present he wanted.

B.They wanted to wish his mother a happy birthday.

C.They didn't know who had put the advertisement in the newspapers.

4.What happened to the bird at last? ____.

A.It was asked to sing popular songs every day.

B.It flew out of the cage.

C.It was eaten by John's mother.

5.How do you think John would feel after his mother answered his telephone call?

A.Worried

B.Sad

C.Afraid

（二）

One day Tony was crossing the road when he was hit by a car. He fell and broke his arm. An ambulance(救护车) soon arrived and took Tony to a hospital. There a doctor operated on his arm. Then he put the arm in a cast(石膏).Tony couldn't move it at all.

"You must keep your arm in a cast for six weeks, "the doctor said. " You'll be all right then. "

At the end of six weeks, Tony went back to the hospital. The doctor took his arm out of the cast.

"Can you move your arm, Tony?” he asked.

Tony tried to move his arm. At first it was difficult, but soon he could move it easily.

"Yes, it's fine," he said. "Thank you very much."

"In a few days it will be as good as new, " the doctor said. "Just exercises it a little."

"Will I be able to play the guitar(吉他)？" Tony asked.

The doctor smiled. "Of course you will," he said. "You'll have no problems."

"That is good news,"Tony said.” Because I couldn't play it at all before."

1.How did Tony break his arm? .

A. A guitar fell on it.

B. A doctor broke it.

C. He was hit by a car.

2.How long did Tony have to keep his arm in a cast? .

A. Several days.

B. Less than a month.

C. About a month and a half.

3.As soon as the doctor took off the cast____.

A. Tony could move his arm easily

B. Tony could move his arm with some trouble

C. Tony was no longer able to move his arm

4.What did the doctor tell Tony to do after the cast was taken off? .

A. Exercise his arm.

B. Take some medicine

C. Come back to the hospital again.

5.At last Tony became very happy because ____.

A. he thought he would be able to play the guitar.

B. the doctor had given him a guitar

C. the doctor had told him that he could help him