As you know, the great American writer Jack L...

As you know, the great American writer Jack London was often in need of money when he began writing his books. He worked hard but it didn’t help him.

Once he promised (允诺) a New York magazine to write a story for it, but he was busy at that time and could not keep his promise. The boss (老板) of the magazine wrote letters to Jack London several times to ask him to send the story. At last he went to Jack London’s room and left a note (字条) .

“Dear Jack London, if I don’t get the story in twenty-four hours, I’ll come to your room and kick (踢) you downstairs, and I always keep my promise.”

Jack London read the note and answered, “Dear Dick, if I could do my work with my feet like you, I could keep my promise, too.”

1.Jack London ___________ when he began to write his books.

A. had much money

B. didn’t have enough money

C. didn’t worry about money

D. didn’t need any money

2.Why couldn’t Jack London write a story for a New York magazine as he promised?

A. Because he didn’t have money.

B. Because he was too busy.

C. Because he didn’t like the boss.

D. Because he didn’t feel well.

3.The boss of the magazine wrote letters to ___________, Jack London.

A. the writer　　　　 B. the boss

C. his friend 　　 D. the officer

4.The boss of the magazine wrote letters to Jack to __________ the story.

A. send　　　 B. ask for　　 C. give　　 D. tell

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The boss didn’t meet Jack London when he came to the room.

B. The boss left a note in Jack London’s room.

C. Jack London wanted to do his work with his feet.

D. The boss asked Jack London to finish the story in twenty-four hours.

七年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

---Do you know Mark Twain？

---Yes .2hHe is a great writer of America. And he ____the name Mark Twain and became famous in the _______a e1教育名师原创作品

A. takes, 1860s　　　　　 B. took ,1860s

C. Took,1860 D. Takes,1862s

七年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know about its writer? It was written by an American girl. And she became very rich after that.

When she was a child, she was poor. Once, she was invited to her friend's birthday party. She was pleased but sad because she didn't have enough money to buy a gift for her.

"The party is coming soon, but now I have little money." Tears(眼泪) ran down her face.

Later that night she was in bed, thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in. "What happened?" her grandma asked. Hearing the girl's story, she said, "Don't worry. I think I can help you. How about singing a song together?”

“Happy birthday to.." What a beautiful song! They sang and sang. Suddenly she woke up. It was a dream(梦)! She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friends at the party.

When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends were very happy. "How wonderfully you sing! We haven't heard such a beautiful song before. Thank you for giving me the special gift." said her friend. And they learnt to sing it together. Later the girl became well-known in America.

1.The writer of the song Happy Birthday is from________ .

A.England B.Japan C.America

2.The girl was sad because ________.

A.she didn't want to go to the party. B.she would be busy that day.

C.she didn't have enough money to buy a gift.

3.What gift did she give her friend?

A.A flower. B.A toy. C.A song.

4.What did her friends think of the song? It was ________ .

A.boring B.beautiful  C.interesting

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The girl was still poor after writing the song.

B.The girl sang the song with her grandma in her dream.

C.The girl's friends had heard the song before.

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A great French writer has said that we should help everyone as much as we can because we often　 need help ourselves. The small even can help the great. About this, he told the following story.

One day, an ant was drinking at a small river and fell in. She tried her best to reach the side, but she couldn't move at all. The poor ant got too tired but was still doing her best when a big bird saw her. With a pity（同情）, the bird threw her a piece of wood. With it the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in the grass, she heard a man coming up. He was walking without shoes on his feet and carrying a gun in his hand. When he saw the bird, he wanted to kill her. As soon as he raised his gun, the ant bit（咬）him in one of his feet.

He stopped to see what happened to his foot. At that moment, the bird flew away at once. The　　　 ant was much weaker and smaller than the bird, but it did save the bird's life.

1.According to the French writer, we often need help from others, so we should __________.

A.help others as much as we can B.help the useful people

C.get as much help as we can D.first need to help ourselves

2.The bird saved the ant because__________.

A.the ant almost died B.she was the ant's friend

C.she took pity on the poor ant D.she wanted the ant to thank her

3.The ant got on the bank with the help of___________.

A.a leaf B.a piece of wood

C.the grass D.a raft（木筏）

4.Why could the bird fly away at once?

A.Because the bird could fly very fast.

B.Because the man hurt his feet himself.

C.Because the man didn't want to kill her.

D.Because the ant bit the man in one of his feet.

5.In writing the story, the writer wants to tell us _____________.

A.how clever the ant was

B.how kind the bird was

C.how the ant and the bird helped each other

D.even the small can help the great

七年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

A great French writer has said that we should help everyone as much as we can because we often need help ourselves. The small can help the great. About this he told the following story.

An ant was drinking at a small river and fell in. She tried her best to reach the side, but she couldn’t move at all. The poor ant got too tired but was still doing her best when a big bird saw her. With a pity the bird threw a piece of wood into water. With it the ant reached the back again. While she was resting and drying herself in the grass she heard a man coming up. He was walking with shoes on his feet and a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the bird, he wanted to kill her, and he would certainly do so, but the ant bit(咬) him in one of his feet and at the moment the bird flew away at once.

It was an animal much weaker and smaller than the bird herself that had saved her life.

1.According to(根据)the French writer, we often need help from others, so we should _______.

A. help others as much as possible

B. help the people who may be useful to us

C. get as much help as we can

D. first need to help ourselves

2.An ant fell into the river and couldn’t reach the side because_______.

A. she didn’t try to　　 B. she tried hard

C. she didn’t cry for help　　 D. she couldn’t move in it

3.Though the poor ant was too tried, she_______.

A. lost hope　　 B. stopped trying　　 C. stopped to rest　　 D. went on trying

4.The sentence “We often need help ourselves.” In the first paragraph means “__”.

A. We often help ourselves　　 B. We often need to help others

C. We often need other people to help them　　 D. We ourselves often need help

5.The title(题目)of this story should be______.

A. Help　　 B. Pity　　 C. The ant　　 D. The bird

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Do you know London Zoo? It is very famous. Many people know it. It is in London. The zoo was first opened(开放) to people in 1847. Sometimes the zoo is also called Regent’s Zoo. Now there are over 16000 cute animals in the zoo. You can see many animals--pandas, lions, tigers, bears, giraffes, koalas and many other animals. You can also meet some African animals--elephants and hunting dogs. It’s really great fun to see them.

It also has many beautiful trees there. The zoo is usually open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Do you like animals? Do you want to go to the zoo? When you are in London, you can go to the zoo by bus or by subway.

1.The underlined word “famous” means _______ in Chinese.

A. 危险的 B. 现代的 C. 著名的 D. 拥挤的

2.Usually, London Zoo is open for _________ hours every day.

A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8

3.What does the second paragraph(段落) tell us?

A. How to go to the zoo B. What animals are in the zoo

C. Where the zoo is D. When to go to the zoo

4.We can know that 　　　　　　 .

A. Tigers come from Africa. B. Lots of people know the zoo.

C. People can’t go to the zoo on Monday. D. People can go to the zoo before 9:00.

5.The best title of the passage is 　　　　　　　　 .

A. African animals B. London trip C. Beautiful trees D. London zoo

七年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

—How was your vacation?

—________!  I had a great time in London as a volunteer.

A. Fantastic                                B. Awful

C. Not good                             D. Terrible

七年级英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

Mark Twain, the famous American writer, was travelling in France. Once he was going by train to Dijon. That afternoon he was very tired and wanted to sleep, so he asked the conductor(列车员) to wake him up when they came to Dijon. But first he explained that he was a very heavy sleeper. “I'll probably protest(表示不满) loudly when you try to wake me up,” he said to the conductor, “but do not take any notice, just put me off the train anyway.”

Then Mark Twain went to sleep. Later, when he woke up, it was night－time and the train was in Paris already. He realized at once that the conductor had forgotten to wake him up at Dijon. He was very angry. He ran up to the conductor and began to shout at him. “I have never been so angry in all my life,” Mark Twain said.

The conductor looked at him calmly(冷静地). “You are not half so angry as the American whom I put off at Dijon,” he said.

1.Mark Twain wanted to sleep because ________.

A.he was tired B.he was hungry

C.he was a lazy man D.he liked sleeping

2.He wanted to wake up ________.

A.in France B.in America

C.on the train D.in Dijon

3.Heavy sleeper means ________.

A.a person who was not easily to sleep B.a person who was not easily to wake up

C.a person who liked to protest D.a person who was calm

4.When he woke up, the train got to ________.

A.Dijon B.London

C.Paris D.New York

5.From the conductor's word at the end of the passage we know ________.

A.the conductor forgot Mark Twain's word

B.Mark Twain's word made the conductor angry

C.the train didn't stop at Dijon

D.the conductor made another American angry

七年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Who was the man?

The big red American car was too wide for an English country road. When Jack saw it coming toward him, he stopped his own car at the side of the road to make room for it to pass. The American car went slowly past, so close that he could see the driver's face quite clearly.

‘Where have I seen that face before?’ he thought, ‘Wait a minute! I remember now. It was in the newspaper!’ He took out the newspaper from his bag, turned quickly to the middle page. There was a picture of the face in it. Yes, it had a large mouth and small ears, and his eyes were behind dark glasses.

‘Wanted by the police,’ read by Jack. ‘The City Bank will give a lot of money to anyone who helps the police to catch this man.’

‘Call the police at once,’ he said to himself. But a few minutes later, he was sad. ‘This man was caught this morning,’ answered the police.

Answer the questions

1.In which country did the story happen?

It happened _____________________________.

2.Why did Jack stop his car?

He stopped his car to _____________________________________.

3.What did Jack do after he read the newspaper again?

He _____________________________________.

4.What could he/she get if someone helped the police to catch the man wanted in the newspaper?

He/ She could get ____________________ if someone helped the police to catch the man wanted in the newspaper.

5.The man in the big red American car was wanted by the police, wasn't he?

_________________, _____________________.

七年级英语回答问题中等难度题查看答案及解析

The big red American car was much too wide for an English country road. When Jack saw it coming toward him, he stopped his own car at the side if the road to make room for it to past. The American car went slowly past, so close that he could see the driver’s face quite clearly.

"Where have I seen that face before ?" he thought, “Wait a minute! I remember now. It was in the newspaper!" He took out the newspaper from his bag, turned quickly to the middle page. There was a picture of the face in it. Yes, it bad a large mouth and small ears, and his eyes were behind dark glasses.

"Wanted by the police," read by Jack. “The City Bank will give a lot of money to anyone who helps the police to catch this man. "

"Call the police at once," he said to himself. But a few minutes later, he was sad. "This man was caught this morning," answered the police.

1.In which country did the story happen?

A. It happened in America.　　 B. It happened in Australia. .

C. It happened in England.　　 D. The story didn’t tell us.

2.Why did Jack stop his car?

A. He wanted to see who the driver was.

B. He didn’t want to pass by first.

C. The road was too narrow for the two cars to pass at the same time.

D. Because it was good for an Englishman to stop to let other go.

3.Who was wanted by the police in this passage?

A. Jack.　　 B. The driver in the American car.

C. Either Jack or the driver.　　 D. Neither Jack nor the American driver.

4.what did Jack do when he had read the newspaper again?

A. He drove to the City Bank　　 B. He drove to the police.

C. He made a telephone call.　　 D. He stopped the American car.

5.Who caught the man with a large mouth and small ears?

A. The police.　　 B. Jack

C. Nobody.　　 D. The American driver

七年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析