Read the passage and choose the best answer.H...

Read the passage and choose the best answer.

Have you ever heard the sound of a hummingbird? They make a buzzing noise when they fly. They make this noise because they beat their wings so fast. They beat their wings up to 80 times a second. All that flapping makes a lot of noise. That’s why we call them hummingbirds.

Hummingbirds fly in a unique way. They move their wings so fast that they can hover. This means that they can stay in one spot in the middle of the air, like a helicopter. Sometimes they fly or hover upside down. They are the only bird that flies backward.

Hummingbirds are small. One type called the bee hummingbird is the smallest bird in the world. Bee hummingbirds weigh less than a penny. They are just a little bit bigger than bees. I guess that’s where they get their name.

Hummingbirds move fast. It takes lots of energy to move as fast as they do. This means that they need to eat a lot of food. Their favorite food is nectar, a sweet liquid inside of some flowers. They drink more than their own weight in nectar daily. They have to visit hundreds of flowers to get enough nectar to live. They can only store(存储) enough energy to survive through the night. They live on the edge. Hummingbirds don’t use their long beaks like straws(吸管). They have a tongue just like you. They use their tongues for eating. They flick their tongues in and out of their mouths while inside of lowers. They lap up nectar. Flowers give them the energy that they need.

Hummingbirds help flowers too. They get pollen(花粉) on their heads and bills when they feed. Flowers use pollen to make seeds. Hummingbirds help pollen get from one flower to the next. This helps flowers make more seeds. More seeds means more flowers. More flowers means more food for hummingbirds. Isn’t it nice how that works out?

1.Why are they called hummingbirds?

A.They are very light. B.They sing when they fly.

C.Their wings make a humming sound. D.Their song sounds like humming.

2.Which best defines the underlined word (second paragraph) “hover” as used in Paragraph Two?

A.To stay in one spot in the air. B.To clean an area thoroughly(彻底地).

C.An animal that has hooves. D.To move your wings very fast.

3.How do hummingbirds eat?

A.They drink nectar through their beaks like a straw.

B.They chew up flower petals(花瓣) with their beaks.

C.They use their heads and bills to eat pollen.

D.They lap up nectar with their tongues.

4.How do hummingbirds help flowers?

A.They drink nectar. B.They eat pollen.

C.They bring pollen from one flower to the next. D.They plant seeds.

5.Which title best describes the main idea of this text?

A.Bee Hummingbirds: The World’s Smallest Bird B.Pollination: How Birds and Flowers Work Together

C.Hummingbirds: Unique and Uniquely Helpful D.Interesting Facts About Birds

七年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Read the passage and choose the best answer.

We use the Internet for many things: business, shopping, writing letters, talking to people, finding information and so on. Nowadays a new kind of English has grown on the Internet. There’s no real word for it yet, so we’ll call it e-talk.

People don’t like typing too much. To save time, they turn phrases into a few letters (called acronyms).Acronyms are often used in chat rooms(聊天室). Some of them are:

BTW (by the way)　　　 BRB (be right back)

LOL(laughing out loud)　　　 IMO (in my opinion)

People also use many abbreviations (缩写). They are shortened forms of words. Some common abbreviations are:

info (information)　　　 purer (computer)

pic (picture)　　　　 sec (second)

We usually don’t see people when we talk on the Net, so people have new ways to show feelings.Most people use their keywords to draw “feelings”, such as:

:-)　 (happy)　　　　　 :)-　 (joking)　　　　　　 :-(　 (sad)　　　　　　 :-o　 (surprised)

These days, many forums (论坛) have picture feelings. For example:

（happy） (sad) (angry)(cool)

There are even whole new words, like “newbies” (someone who is new on a chat board or forum).When you write something bad about someone else, it’s called “flaming” the person.

It takes time for people to get used to e-talk. Also, different groups on the Net have their own special ways of communicating(交流). Newbies sometimes have to ask other people what they mean. As the Internet grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change.

1.We use the Internet for ________.

A.business and shopping B.writing letters and talking to people

C.finding information D.All above

2.Why do people type acronyms?

A.To show their feelings. B.To make jokes.

C.Because people can type them quickly. D.In this way newbies won’t understand them.

3.What does “BTW, my computer is not working well. :-(“ mean?

A.The person is happy about getting a new computer.

B.The person has to go away from their computer.

C.The person is angry at somebody.

D.The person is sad that his computer is having problems.

4.If someone is angry, what may he type?

A. B. C.LOL D.BRB

5.E-talk will probably _________.

A.keep changing B.stay the same

C.be used by people on the telephone D.be easy for newbies to understand

6.The best title for this passage is ________.

A.E-talk B.Picture Feelings

C.How to Use Abbreviations D.The Changing Internet

七年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

Read the passage and choose the best answer （根据以下内容，选择最恰当的答案）

How do people live in a very small lifeboat? Perhaps for weeks or months? They must be strong in every way. They must have hope -- they must want to live. But you cannot eat or drink hope.

You cannot drink sea water. Drink a lot of sea water -- you will quickly die. Sailors（水手）can drink rain water. They must catch rain in their boat. They must also catch fish and bird for food. Lifeboats do not often carry cooker, and so the sailors cannot cook their food. Raw fish and bird-meat are not very nice.

What do people think about in a lifeboat? They think about land, a warm bed, dry clothes, fresh water and food, food, food.

1.If you want to live in a lifeboat, you must _______.

A.be powerful in every way B.have sea water

C.have cooked fish and bird-meat D.have rain water

2.You cannot drink seawater because _______.

A.too much sea water will make you ill.

B.too much sea water will make you die.

C.sea water is nice but dangerous.

D.sea water is too sour to drink.

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.You can drink rain water in your lifeboat.

B.You can cook in your lifeboat.

C.You can catch fish for food.

D.You can catch birds for meat.

4.The sailors eat raw fish because _______.

A.it’s delicious B.it’s fresh and nice.

C.there is nothing to eat except raw fish. D.they like to eat raw fish

5.Lifeboat do not often carry _______ and so the sailors cannot cook their food.

A.cook B.cooker C.fresh water D.nice food

七年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Choose the best answer and complete the passage (选择最恰当的选项完成短文)

Wright brothers: pioneers of the plane

Hundreds of years ago, most people thought that human beings would ________ fly. Yet two brothers tried to break the limits (界限). Orville and Wilbur Wright were the pioneers (先驱) of airplanes.

Orville Wright ________ on August 19, 1871 and his older brother, Wilbur Wright, came to the world on April 16, 1867 in the US. The two started their career (职业) by running a printing (印刷) business and later a bicycle repair shop. But they spent their ________ time working on a flying machine.

“If birds can fly for long periods of time, then ________ can’t I?” Orville Wright said. The brothers studied how birds move through the air and tried to use it on their models.

Finally, on Dec 17, 1903, their first plane took off in the air. The plane had a wingspan (翼展) of 40 feet (about 12 meters). The brothers controlled (控制) it by moving a cradle (支架). Modern aviation was born.

The Wright brothers were not the first to ________ and fly experimental aircraft. But they were the first to invent (发明) aircraft controls. These controls allowed the ________ to fly the aircraft effectively (有效地).

So, next time, when you are enjoying yourself on an airplane, remember to say thank you to the two brothers.

1.A.hardly B.sometimes C.quite D.always

2.A.became famous B.was born C.had a good time D.gave up

3.A.free B.important C.enjoyable D.uninteresting

4.A.what B.when C.where D.why

5.A.drop B.reply C.keep D.build

6.A.policeman B.robber C.pilot D.waiter

七年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Read the passage and answer the following questions. ( 阅读短文，回答问题。)

Most people have jobs. They go to work nearly every day. Some people are lucky. Either they have very interesting jobs or they earn a lot of money. Most people are not so lucky. Either their jobs are not very interesting or they don’t earn a lot of money.

The most interesting jobs are often the most difficult. It takes a long time to learn how to do them. Doctors study for at least six years after finishing school. Airline pilots study for longer. They have to learn to fly in small aircrafts first, and then slowly move up to bigger and bigger aircrafts. Most airline pilots are at least 30 years old.

Some young people have interesting and well-paid jobs. Many successful athletes are young. Football and tennis stars are usually under 35. Older people usually cannot play these sports very well. They cannot move fast enough. Golf, however, is a good sport for older people.

Most people work until they are 60 or 65 years old. Then they retire and have a lot of spare time. Some people never retire though. These people usually have very interesting jobs. Writers, artists, musicians and actors usually work until they die. Their work is their life.

1.Do most people go to work nearly every day?

________________________________________________________

2.Why are some people lucky?

It’s because ________________________________________________.

3.How long do doctors have to study?

__________________________________________________________

4.How old are most football and tennis stars?

________________________________________________________

5.Golf isn’t a good sport for older people, is it?

__________________________________________________________

6.What job would you like to do? Why?

________________________________________________________

七年级英语回答问题困难题查看答案及解析

Choose the best choice from A to F to finish the dialogue. You have one more answer. Each choice should be used once.

A: Bill, Mom is not at home. 1.

B: OK. What do you like for lunch?

A: Rice and vegetables.

B:　 2.　　

A: I like cabbage(卷心菜) and carrots.

B: 3.　

A: Bananas and strawberries.

B: But I don't like bananas.

A: 4.　

B: Yes, I do.

A: I see. 5.

B: Sounds good.

A.Bananas are healthy.

B.What about the fruit?

C.So do you like apples ?

D.What vegetables do you like?

E. Let's have strawberries and apples.

F. Let's make lunch together(一起做午餐)

七年级英语补全对话6选5中等难度题查看答案及解析

B. Choose the best answer to complete the passage(选择最恰当的答案，完成短文):

There was once a wise(英明的) old woman who lived on the hill. All the children used to go and ask her questions. She always gave them __________answers.

There was a little boy among the children. One day he caught a little bird and held it in his hands without anybody seeing it. Suddenly he had an idea and asked his friends to go with him.

“Let’s __________ the old woman，" he said.“I ’ll ask her what I'm holding in my hands. Of course，she'll answer that I have a bird. Then I will ask her if the bird is alive or dead. If she says the bird is dead，I'll __________ my hands and let the bird fly away. If she says the bird is alive， I'Il quickly crush it and show her the dead bird. Either way,she' ll be wrong.”

The children agreed that this was a clever plan.So up the hill they all went to the old woman's house.

“Granny, we have a _________ for you, ” they all shouted

“What's in my hands? "asked the little boy.

“Well, of course it must be a bird, "answered the old woman.

“But is it alive or dead?" the boy asked__________.

All the boys _________ her answer and got ready to laugh at her.

The old woman thought for a moment and then answered,"It is up to you, my child. If you're kind enough, it’ll be alive.”

1.A.funny B.right C.impolite D.wrong

2.A.play a trick on B.make friends with C.pay a visit to D.take care of

3.A.raise B.shake C.open D.kill

4.A.ticket B.bird C.present D.question

5.A.excitedly B.worriedly C.calmly D.seriously

6.A.listened to B.waited for C.thought of D.took off

七年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Read the passage and then answer thequestions in COMPLETEsentences.

The SpringFestival traditionally is the most important time of the year for familyreunions, but as China has become prosperous（繁荣的）, more and more wealthyChinese are traveling abroad, bringing big business to the world.

In theWestern world, the traditional shopping season usually lasts from Thanksgivingin November to Christmas in December. But now, however, Chinese add anothermonth of shopping with the celebration of the Spring Festival, which becomes asbig a deal as Christmas to US shopping malls.

At SouthCoast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California, the highest-grossing mall in the UnitedStates with $1.7 billion in sales last year, peak seasons begins the day afterThanksgiving and ends not at Christmas, but at the close of Chinese New Yearcelebrations. At the shopping center, some brands sell monkey-print T-shirts inhonor of the Year of the Monkey; some sell red dresses to attract Chinesecustomers.

1.Whatis the Spring Festival traditionally?

_____________________________________

2.Do thewealthy Chinese travel abroad and bring big business to the world?

_______________________________________

3.Howlong does the shopping season last in the Western world now?

______________________________________

4.TheSpring Festival is not so big a deal as Christmas to US shopping malls, is it?

_________________________________________

5.Why dosome brands sell monkey-print T-shirts and red dresses?

___________________________________________

七年级英语回答问题困难题查看答案及解析

Do you want to have a pen friend? Read the introductions and choose one.

1.How many people are there in Betty's family?

A.Three. B.Four. C.Five. D.Six.

2.What's Andrew's favourite sport?

A.Playing basketball. B.Playing volleyball.

C.Horse riding. D.Swimming.

3.Sophia and her pen friend, Molina, both like ________.

A.pizza B.cheese C.ice cream D.chocolate

4.Who has got a pet dog?

A.Betty. B.Molina. C.Sophia. D.Nick.

七年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析

Read the passage and choose the correct words (阅读短文，选择恰当的单词)

In the USA, children start school when they are five years old. In some states (州) they must stay in school_________they are sixteen. But most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they leave secondary (中等的) schools. There are two kinds of schools in the USA: public schools and private (私立的) schools. Most children go to public schools. Their parents don’t have to__________their education because the schools get money from the government. If a child goes to a private school, his parents have to get enough money for his schooling. Some parents_________like private schools though they are much more expensive.

Today about half of the high school students study in the universities after they finish the secondary schools. A student at a state university doesn’t have to pay very much _______ his parents live in that state.

Many students work while they are studying at universities. In this way they get into_________working habits and live by their own hands.

1.A.and B.so C.until D.since

2.A.worry about B.pay for C.ask for D.think of

3.A.still B.never C.surely D.already

4.A.before B.because C.if D.though

5.A.good B.bad C.happy D.wrong

七年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析