七年级英语阅读理解练习题
（一）One day , an old man was selling a big elephant .A young man came up to the elephant and began to look at it slowly .The old man went up to him and said in his ear .”Don’t say anythig about the elephant before I sell it .Then I will give you some meat .“”All right .”said the young man .After the old man sold the elephant , he gave the young man some met and said :”Now, can you tell me how you see the bad ears of the elephant ?””I didn’t find the bad ears .”said the young man .”Then why do you look at it slowly ?”asked the old man .The young man said :”I never see an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like.
()1________ the elephant.A.The young man boughtB.The old man soldC.The two men soldD.The young man sold
()2.The young man looked at the elephant .He wanted to find _____.A.its bad earsB.some meatC.a good elephantD.what it looks like()3.The young man ________.
A.knew the elephant wasn’t goodB.found the bad ears but didn’t tell it .C.looked after the elephantD.got some meat()4.We know that ________.
A.the two men were not honestB.the young man wasn\'t a bad manC.the old man was a good manD.the elephant was a very good one()5.The young man looked at the elephant slowly because he _______.
A.liked elephantB.wanted to buy itC.didn’t see any elephant beforeD.wanted to help the old man
（二）
Mary didn not understand such sentences as “She is blue today !” You are yellow .” “He has a green thumb .”He told a little white lie.“ and so on.And she went to her teacher for help .Mary Green “ In everyday English , Mary , blue sometimes means sad .Sometimes it has other meanings .Yellow means afraid .”He has a green thumb “ means “He grows plants well “> And a white lie is not a bad one.Mary :Would you give me an example ofr “a white lie “?
Mrs Green:Certainly , now I give you a cake .You don’t like it, but you won’t say it.Instead , you say ,”No, thanks ,I’m not hungry .”That’s a white lie.Mary “ Oh, I see.Thank you very much.
()1.Blue sometimes means sad and is ________ English.A.goodB.spokenC.poorD.useful()2.I don’t have a green thumb , so all my plants _________.
A.die offB.grow wellC.look niceD.are good()3.Tom is _______ to climb the tree.He’s yellow.A.happyB.cleverC.sadD.afraid
()4.He didn’t like me to know ________ of the accident .he told me a white lie.A.the reasonB.the meaningC.the answerD.the true story()5.He is ________ today .His father is ill.
A.blueB.yellowC.greenD.white
（三） Billy is six years old .He has no sister .but he has a brother .Billy likes eating apples , oranges, bananas and so on .Sometimes he eats some of his brother’s.And his brother often hits(打)him for that .It’s September .He goes to school.One day Billy and his clamates are having a new leon .“Billy , what’s three from five ,please ? “the teacher asks.
“It’s …., It’s ……..” “Now, ifyour sister has five bananas and you eat three of them………”“Oh, sorry, but Ihave no sister.Ihave a brother only.“
“Good.If your brother has five bananas and you eat three of them, how …..” “He’ll certainly give me a good beating (狠揍一顿)”Billy says quickly! ()1.Billy has _________.
A.only a sisterB.only a brotherC.a sister and a brother()2.Billy’s brother is _______.
A.older than himB.younger than himC.shorter than him()3.Billy’s brother ________.A.is friendly to BillyB.often gives Billy things to eatC.likes eating things , too
()4.Billy is in ________.A Grade OneB.Grade TwoC.Grade Three()5.Billy isn’t a ________ boy.
A.cuteB.smartC.intelligent
（四） Johnson likes swimming in a small river near his house.But then his father goes to work in a big city and Johnson goes with his family .Their new house has a garden ,but the garden is very small Johnson is not very happy.“Is there a river near the house ?”he askes his father on the first morning .” No, there isn’t .But there is a big park near here.And there’s a pool in it.“ “We are going there this afternoon.“says his father.Johnson is happy.Johnson and his father go to the park in the afternoon.Johnson wants to walk near the pool.Ut he sees a sign .His father reads it to him: “Warning : This pool is dangerous.365 people fell into it.“Johanson looks into the pool carefully , then he says ,”I can’t see them.()1.There is a _______ near Johnson’s new house.
A.small riverB.big parkC.small gardenD.big pool()2.John isn’t very happy because __________.A.There isn’t a big parkB.There’s a pool
C.his father goes to work in a big cityD.There isn’t a river near the newhouse.()3.There is a _______ near the pool.A.signB.riverC.gardenD.tree
()4.The warning tells people ________ near the pool.A to look into itB.not to swimC.to be carefulD.not to look into it()5.Which isn’t right ?
A.There isn’t a small river near Johnson’s house.B.Johnson’s father gets a new job in a big city.C.Johanson is afraid to walk near the pool
D.Johnson goes to the big city with his father.
（五）
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(3)Help wanted: Do you like babies ? Can you look after one baby for two days ? If you are sure to take good care of it, call us at 766588.$80 or more.Today !Hurry ! (4) cleaner wanted: Can you make a large house clean and tidy ? If you hope to get the job paid at $20 once, call us this evening 18:00-20:00 Tel:633800.()1.The above job ads are propbably from ________.A.a newspaperB.a story bookC.a science bookD.a guide book
()2.If you like children and have two days free, you can call at ________ for a job.A.556779B.558366C.766588D.633800 ()3.If the owner of the large house asks a cleaner to tidy his house twice a week, how much will the cleaner get in a month ?A.$120B.$160C.$200D.$240()4._______ are needed in AL hotel.
A.CleanersB.Baby-sittersC.ReportersD.Waiters()5.If you’re a college student of Engish who enjoys writing , during your summer holidays you will be more interested in the job in ________.
A.ad(1)B.ad (2)C.ad(3)D.ad (4)
