任务型阅读专练

七年级英语任务型阅读专项练习

(1)

There is a kind of bird in the South Pole (南极). We call it “penguin”.

They lived on land for about half their lives. They are very fat, so they look quite funny when they are walking. Unlike most birds, penguins can’t fly. But they can swim fast. When they are in the water, they dive (潜水) and flap (拍打) their wings, It looks just like they are flying! They have thick (厚的) feathers. The feathers keep them warm. Penguins have black feathers on their backs and white feathers on their front. Large penguins are about 3 feet in height. Each of them has two special eyes. They can see things clearly in the water with their eyes. Penguins have no teeth. They usually catch small fish and krill as their meals.

1. Where do the penguins live?

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2. What colour is a penguin?

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3. What do penguins usually eat?

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4. How tall are large penguins?

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5.What can penguins do?

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(2)

Tony is seven years old. He begins to go to school this term. He works very hard. He is polite and has lots of friends. They all like him very much.

It is Saturday today. Tony, his sister Kate and their mother are at home. His mother does some housework and he watches TV. Kate does her homework. At ten o’clock, his father comes back with a bag of apples for the family. Tony likes apples very much and wants to eat one. His mother gives four apples and says, “Go and wash them.”

Tony washes the apples and then gives them back to his mother. His mother

asks him, “Which apple do you want, Tony?”“The biggest one,”Tony answers

quickly. “What?” says his mother, “You should want the smallest one, Tony. You

should be a polite boy!”

“Should I tell a lie just to be polite, Mum?” Tony asks.

1.How old is Tony ?

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2.What is Tony’s sister Kate?

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3.How many apples does Tony’s mother ask him to wash?

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4.Which apple does Tony want?

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5.What do you think of Tony?

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(3)

“You are welcome to have dinner with me this Sunday,” says John.

“But I don’t know where your house is ,” says Henry.

“It’s easy. You get off the bus. Then cross the road, and take the first turning on the left. Walk for five minutes. Then you’ll see a big tree. Take the second turning on the right at the tree. Walk about a hundred meters down this road. There is a big red house. Go past the big house about five hundred meters, and you’ll see a small yellow house beside a little tree. Open the door with your foot.”

“With my foot?” says Henry, “why?”

“Well, you won’t come to my house empty-handed（空手地）, will you?” says John.

1. What does John ask Henry to do?

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2. How can Henry go to John’s home?

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3. When will they have dinner together?

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4. Where is John’s house?

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5. Why does John ask Henry to open the door with his foot?

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(4)

People eat different things in different parts of the world. In some eastern countries, people like to eat rice as their main food. Sometimes they eat two or three times a day, for breakfast, lunch and supper. They usually eat it with meat, fish and vegetables. The Japanese people eat a lot of fish, and they also eat a lot of rice. So they make different kinds of seafood sushi(寿司). They are delicious. Nowadays, many Chinese people also like to eat sushi very much. There is a famous sushi restaurant called Y uan Lu Susi. It is well known in Shanghai. It is famous for its sushi.

In Western countries such as England ,Australia and the USA, the most important food is bread or potatoes. People there cook potatoes in different ways. Some people eat only fruit and vegetables. They do not eat meat or fish or anything that comes from animals. They eat only food from plants. They are vegetarians (素食主义者）. They think it is healthier for them to eat vegetables than meat.

1. How many times do people in some eastern countries eat rice a day?

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2. What kind of food do Japanese people like to eat?

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3. What is the most important food in some Western countries?

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4. Why do the vegetarians only eat food from plants?

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5. What do you think of the vegetarians?

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