初中英语7年级星级阅读训练 Test 16

A

Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)：

A. both

B. cheap C. agrees D. laugh at E. needn’t An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him, you may say something like this, “OK, I will meet you at 1__, as I have very little money.” The other person may say, “OK, I will meet you at McDonald’s.\" This means that each __2__ to pay for himself. He may also say, “Oh, no. I want to take you to lunch at Johnson’s.” Or “I want you to try the steak there. It’s great.” This means the person wants to pay for __3__ of you. If you feel friendly to this person, you can go with him and you 4___ pay for the meal. You may just say, “Thank you. That would be very nice.”

A. plans

My sister is my best friend. We haven’t always been good friends. When we were younger, we always fought. We didn’t like each other very much and we would argue about everything. When she moved out of our parents’ house and 5___ .we became friends. She’s three years older than I am, but it doesn’t matter. Every morning we talk on the phone. She tells me what she’s going to do for the day and I tell her about my 6 My sister always gives me good advice. She’s having a baby next month and I’m really 7 I’m going to be an aunt. My sister told me that she would love for me to babysit for her. I can’t wait. I’ve already made plan so fall the things I want to do with the __ 8___.

B

Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案):

B. excited C. baby D. fought E. got married It was a sunny summer Saturday. The sun shone down upon the grassland round Clover Farm. Robby, the eldest of the farmer’s four children, was not happy.

Come on, Robby, tell me the trouble,\" called out his mother from the house where she was at work. Robby answered, “Mother, I don’t want to take the children to the grassland. I want to please myself!\"

\"Who told you to take the children to the grassland-Father?\" Mother asked, “Yes, it was. He said I was to take them to play on the grassland, and not to leave there until he came back from the market.

\"And what is it you want to do instead?\" I want to go with my net down to Butterfly Comer. There will be lots of butterflies out this sunny day. And the other boys at school are all collecting. They have more than I do.\"

“Oh, dear! But I can guess why he gave those orders. He knew that this is a very busy day for me,\" his mother said. “And as this is market-day at the town, he would be away until dinner time. So, you see, he has left you in charge(负责).You are in Father’s place this morning to guard the farm and all of us, especially the little kids. Don’t you think it’s an honor to be so trusted?\"

Something happened in Robby’s heart because of his mother’s words. He walked quietly away. After all, what were the butterflies compared with the kids left in his charge? \"Hip, hip, hooray!\" Robby cheered. He had won a victory-over himself.

\"Hi, Nettie! Hi, Dumps! Come along! And where’s Baby? We’re going to the grassland, and I’ll teach you to play a new game!\" he shouted. The four kids enjoyed a happy day. At the dinner table, Father showed the family a new bike. He said to Robby, “Now I’ll tell you why I wanted you to stay at home this morning. It was for this surprise. Look, my boy! For weeks back I’ve been planning to buy this bicycle for you.\" Today I bought it, and it’s yours!\"

For a few seconds Robby could not believe his eyes. The good, kind father had been planning for this boy’s pleasure! “Oh, Father!” he cried.

1. How many children does the family have? A. Two

B. Three

C. Four

D. Five

2. Robby was not happy one summer Saturday because ___.

A. his mother was at work C. he couldn’t go to the grassland 3. Father told Robby to ___.

A. help his mother with the house work C. take the kids to play on the grassland 4. Why did Father give the orders to Robby?

B. his mother had some trouble D. play with the other school boys

B. take the kids to Butterfly Corner D. play with the other school boys

A. Because Robby’s mother was free that morning. B. Because Father would be away from home. C. Because Robby would have a very busy day. D. Because the kids wanted to collect butterflies

5. Robby changed his mind and became happy again ____. A. after he had a talk with his mother C. after the kids wanted to the grassland

B. because he would go to the town D. because Father trusted the kids

6. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? A. Robby took the kids to the grassland and they had a good time. B. Father came back from the town and bought Robby a new bicycle. C. Father told Robby why he wanted him to stay at home that morning.

C

Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文):

When Amy wrote her first novel in secondary school, she never imagined (想象) that she would become a writer one day. Like many other writers on the Internet, the 28-year-old woman got into this online world accidentally(偶然地).

Three years ago, Amy worked in a medical industry. Her job kept her busy for six months and left her almost nothing to do for the rest of the year. To fill the time, she started writing 1 on the Internet. Her first novel was about her neighbors and their life thatshe is familiar with.

Amy has been interested in writing 2 she was a child. At first, she just wanted to share her novels with people she knew. Then one day an editor of a famous website emailed her, asking

her if she would like to sell the electronic copyright(授权) of one of her novels. She 3 immediately and the novel was moved to the VIP section of the website. She got $ 1,500 for that.

Now Amy is a full-time 4 . So far her eight novels have come out(出版) online, and five of them were printed.

“The Internet made me famous and brought me success,” she said. “I earn much more money now—about $60,000 a year. I am 5 with my career, but there is one problem—that my talent might run out after five years and I’ll have to 6 to work in the medical industry.” “Before that day comes, I’ll keep writing for the readers with my light and close-to-everyday-life writing style,” said Amy with a smile.

1. A. reports 2. A. when 3. A. agreed 4. A. housewife 5. A. unhappy 6. A. come

D

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给):

Western country music is very old. It came from the United States, Canada, Ireland, and Great Britain. It is a mixture of music f all of these places. In the west of America, cowboys had to take c of the cattle(牛). They had to watch them all day and all night because the cattle were nervous and sometimes ran a . A cowboy’s life was l and dangerous. When he was alone in the desert with the cattle, he drank strong coffee to stay awake at night. He also sang music to the cattle to make them quiet. Of course, the cowboys also sang music when they t to town to relax and have a good time. In the south of America, many people came from Ireland, Scotland, and England. Other people came from France, Canada. They enjoyed their own kind of music. When they visited their

B. novels B. while B. disagreed B. editor B. angry B. go

C. diaries C. since C. refused C. saleswoman C. happy C. return

D. plays D. until D. left D. writer D. proud D. get

friends and families on h like Thanksgiving and Christmas, they usually sang and played country music.

Western country music describes life. It talks about love, job, home and money. It talks about friends and enemies, farms and crops. People in many parts of the world like western country music b everyone knows something about these ideas.

E

Answer the questions (根据短文内容，回答下列问题):

Once upon a time there lived a farmer. He earned money by selling the products from his farm. He gave all his money to the poor people. So, the whole village respected him. But he had a big problem in his farm. Whenever he spread seeds in his farm, the crows would come and eat them up. He was worried about this trouble as he got less money from his farm.

\"I must do something about the crows. I will be in deep trouble if I do not stop these crows,\" he thought. He complained about this problem to his friends. They gave him an idea to get rid of the crows. \"Go to the town and buy a large net. Trap (设陷并捕捉) the crows in the net with some grains .\"

So the next day, the farmer bought a net and some grains. He placed the net on the farm and spread the grain over it. Then he went and hid himself.

Soon the crows came to the fields to pick the grains. They were there. \"More grains! That farmer is indeed a foot he does not seem to learn,\" said the crows to each other. And they laughed among themselves. But suddenly they found that they were trapped. Then, the farmer was standing over the crows. \"Aha! Finally. I have got you all. For the loss you have caused me, I will put you all to death.\"

Suddenly the farmer heard a weak voice among the noises of the crows. There was a pigeon among the crows. Both the pigeon and the bad crows were in the net. The pigeon said, \"Mr. Farmer, please let me go. You are angry with the crows, not with me.\"

The farmer said. \"But you too have been caught stealing from my farm. I will not let you go,\" said the farmer. The pigeon had to pay a heavy price for being in the wrong group. The farmer killed all the birds in his net including the pigeon. After that day, he was happy with his farm and

he earned as much money as before. 1. How did the farmer make a living?

2. What would happen to the seeds after he spread them

3. Who suggest a way to catch the crows?

4. What attracted the crows to the fields?

5. Where was the pigeon found?

6. What kind of person was the farmer? 参 Test 16

A. BCAE EABC B. CDCBAD C. BCADCC

D. 1.from 2.care 3.away 4.lonely 5.travelled 6.holidays 7.because E. 1. By selling the products from his farm.

2. The crows would come and eat them up. 3. The farmer’s friends. 4. The grains/ seeds.

5. In the net/ Among the crows.

6. He was kind because he gave the money to help the poor./ He was cruel because he killed the pigeon./ He was clever because he managed to solve his problem.