七年级英语阅读理解练习题.docx

1、七年级英语阅读理解练习题1The world is not only hungry, but also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you, since nearly 70% of the earths surface is covered with water. But about 97% of that is seawater, or salt water. Man can only drink and use the other 3% the fresh water from rivers, lakes, groundwater

2、, and other sources. And we cannot even use all of that. Even worse, some of it has been made dirty. However, as things stand today, this fresh water is still enough for us. But our need for water is becoming larger and larger quickly almost day by day. We should take steps to do with this problem n

3、ow, and only in this way can we get away from a serious world wide water shortage later on.We all have to learn how to stop wasting our valuable water. One of the first steps is to develop ways of reusing it. Today in most large cities, water is used only once and then sent out into a sewer. From th

4、ere it returns to the sea or runs into underground places. But even if every large city reused its water, we still would not have enough. All we have to do to make use of seawater in the world is to remove the salt. If we take these steps, well be in no danger of drying up.Choose the best answer for

5、 each question. ( 6. The underlined sentence“The world is not only hungry, but also thirsty for water.” means “_”. A. There is little food or water in the world B. The food and water are getting less and lessC. Food and water are not enough to meet the needs of the world peopleD. All the people in t

6、he world are hungry and thirsty( 7. From the first paragraph, we know _.A. 30% of the earth is covered with land B . there isnt enough water on the earth C. people can drink 3% of water every day D. everyone has to use seawater today ( 8. The underlined word “shortage” in the second paragraph means

7、“_”.A. there is not enough of something that people needB. something is short in height C. to make something shortD. short life( 9. How many ways are mentioned to do with the problem of water shortage? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. ( 10. We will have lots of fresh water to use if we _.A. live b

8、y the seashoreB. can remove the salt from the seawater C. live in big citiesD. can drink seawaterLast summer holiday, I went shopping with my grandmother. We saw several beggars, of whom some were old people, some were young people, and some were even children! When I wanted to help them, my grandmo

9、ther stopped me. She told methey were not worth showing mercy to, because some beggars cheated people out of their money. Should I help them? Y ours,Zhang XiaDear Zhang Xia,While I understand your grandmothers idea, I think that is just because some beggars have cheated people, but this doesnt mean

10、you should never help any beggars.Showing mercy and compassion to people who are not as fortunate as us is one of the kindest things we should do.While some beggars may use dishonest means to get money, most beggars will not. Even those who use dishonest means are probably desperate for food and fee

11、l they have no choice but to cheat people.It is important to be careful about your own safety. But if you want to help, you dont necessarily have to give money to beggars in the streets.Another way you can help is by giving money to the China Charity Federation. EditorChoose the best answer for each

12、 question.2( 11. The two letters are most probably taken from _ .A. a story book B. an English book C. a science book D. a newspaper ( 12. From the grandmothers words, we can learn that _. A. she never helped the beggarsB . she doesnt believe all the beggars are really poorC. she had probably been c

13、heated by all the beggarsD. she shows no pity for the poor( 13. The underlined word “fortunate” in the passage means “_”. A. lucky B. unlucky C. happy D. good ( 14. Zhang Xiafeltsadfor_.A. her grandmother B. the beggars C. the old people D. herself( 15. The editor suggested that Zhang Xia should _.

14、A. have his own mindB. follow his grandmotherC. do something for those unfortunate D. be careful about his own safetyDo you want to learn a language that can help you go around the globe? A French man named Jean-Paul Nerrire suggests the language you need is Globish.Globish, the combination(结合 of “G

15、lobal” and “English”, is in fact a simple form of English edited by Mr. Nerrire. It has a vocabulary of only 1,500 English words and short sentences. In the language, there are no idioms or slang. Instead, there is only some basic grammar and gestures(手势 to help people understand each other. Mr. Ner

16、rire is a retired vice-president of IBM in the US. He got the idea of “Globish” from many international meetings. During the meetings, usually the native speakers English is too difficult for people from other countries to understand. So he thought maybe a simpler form of English could make people f

17、romdifferent countries understand each other better.Mr. Nerrires two books about Globish, Dont Speak English, Parlez Globish and Dcouvrez le Globish became very popular in France and were also published in Spain, Italy, South Korea and Canada. They are also being translated into Japanese. Though som

18、e people say Globish cant help people learn good English, Mr. Nerrire insists that his Globish is only for communicating in peoples daily life, not for cultural understanding.Complete the following sentences according to the passage.1. “Globish” means “ _ ”. 2. Globish includes _English words and sh

19、ort sentences.3. Paul Nerrire used to work in _. 4. Globish can help _. 5.Globishisnotusefulfor_.In recent years, computer games have become more and more popular in many cities and towns. A lot of small shops and restaurants along busy have changed into game houses in order to get more money . Thes

20、e places are always crowded with especially young boys.In the computer game houses, people a lot of money competing with the computerized machines. Its 5 for one to win against a computer, but one can make after trying again and again. People have a kind of gambling psychology （赌博心理）when they play c

21、omputer games. The more they 7 lose the more they want to win, and at last they even cannot live without it. For school boys, they have no for their lessons. When class is over, they rush to the nearby computer game houses. Some of them can get enough money from their parents. But some of them are n

22、ot enough to get the money. They begin to steal students money and become thieves. 1. A. riversB. citiesC. markets D. streets32. A. small B. big C. computer D. sports 3. A. people B. boys C. women D. girls 4. A. take B. win C. cost D. spend 5. A. easy B. hardC. important D. wonderful 6. A. mistakes

23、B. money C. progress D. rich 7. A. miss B. lose C. play D. make 8. A. different B. secret C. mind D. duty 9. A. bad B. angry C. difficult D. lucky 10. A. otherB. oursC. his D. herIt was winter, and Mrs Herman wanted to do a lot of 1 , so she waited until it wasSaturday. When her husband was , he wen

24、t to shops with her to pay everything and to carry the parcels （包裹）. They went to a lot of shops, and Mr Herman bought a lot of . She often stopped and said, “Look, Joe! Isnt that beautiful!”He then answered, “All right, dear How 5 is it?” and 6 his money to pay for it.It was dark when they came out

25、 of the last shop, and Mr Herman was tired thinking about other things, like a nice drink by the side of a warm fire at home. Suddenly his wife looked 8 the sky and said,“Look at that beautiful , Joe!” Without , Mr Herman answered, “All r ight, dear. How much is it?” 1. A. doing B. selling C. buying

26、 D. shopping 2. A. free B. busy C. worrying D. afraid 3. A. aboutB. for C. with D. of 4. A. nothing B. anything C. things D. something 5. A. soon B. long C. muchD. many6. A. took B. brought C. carried D. put 7. A. and B. of C. to D. for 8. A. down at B. up at C. out of D. up 9. A. sun B. moon C. sta

27、rs D. earth 10. A. walking B. runningC. workingD. stoppingWe can use many kinds of energy. Most energy（能量）in the 1 today comes from coal and oil. But this will not be so in the year 2000. We will get much of our energy 3 water, the sun and the 4 . We will produce atomic （原子）energy, and leave coal an

28、d 5 as raw（原始）material for cloth, plastics and other things. Some of the world are very dry. Very people live there, 8 there is a lot of sunshineand wind. With atomic energy and energy form the sun and wind, we will be able to bring fresh water from far away or change sea water fresh water. 1. A. mo

29、on B. sun C. worldD. space 2. A. burning B. buying C. boiling D. taking 3. A. in B. from C. onD. to 4. A. moon B. cloud C. windD. snow 5. A. waterB. paper C. glass D. oil 6. A. schools B. places C. hills D. ground 7. A. few B. little C. a few D. a little 8. A. and B. but C. then D. so 9. A. cheap B.

30、 expensive C. a little D. good10. A. to B. into C. fromD. forPeter was going out shopping. He waited for a short time he got on a crowded4（拥挤的）bus. He 2 for about five minutes until the bus came to the next bus stop and some of the people beside 4 woman with several shoppingbags. As there was room f

31、or her, she felt very uncomfortable（不舒服的）. Peter wanted to 7 her, but she didnt agree. the bus came to the town and people began to get off. Peter was very polite. He stood up and , but she refused（拒绝）again. It took her to get all her heavy bags to the door. While the bus was slowly moving away, Peter found the fat woman was left alone on the bus shouting for his help. 1. A. after B. so C. before D. as 2. A. sat B. stood C. ranD. waited 3. A. got off B. got outC. went in D.hurried away 4. A. a bad B. an old C. a very fat D. a young 5. A. no B. someC. enough D. not much 6. A. so B. and C.