(完整版)七年级下学期英语阅读理解专项训练

1、aone day mark twain told a story about his first money.schoolboys in those days didnt respect（尊敬）their teachers. they didnt take care of school things, either. the school had a rule: if a student damaged （损坏）his desk, the teacher would beat him in front of the whole school, or the student had to pay

2、 five dollars.mark twain once found his desk was damaged in some way, he had to tell his father about the schools rule. his father thought it would be too bad if the teacher beat his son in public （当众）, so he agreed to give him five dollars. but before giving him the money, the father gave his son a

3、 good beating. the next day mark twain decided he would take another beating at school, so he could keep the five dollars. in this way, he got his first money.6.in those days, if somebody damaged his desk, he would_.a. leave school b. pay money c. be beaten by his father d. earn five dollars7.when m

4、ark twain was_, he earned his first money.a. ten years old b. at school c. beaten for the first time d.working8.mark twain was beaten （打）twice because he_.a. damaged two desks b. damaged his desk twicec.wanted to keep the money d. didnt respect his teacher9.mark twains father gave him five dollars.

5、he wanted his son to_.a. keep the money b. hand the money to the teacherc. disgrace（给带来耻辱）his family d. take a beating10.which of the following is not true?a. mark twain was a famous writer.a. mark twain was a bad student in school.a. the school was right to beat mark twain.b. we should earn money a

6、s mark twain did.ca bag is useful and the word “bag” is useful, too. it gives us some interesting phrases（短 语）.one is “to let the cat out of the bag it is the same as “to tell the secret”. there is an old interesting story about it. long ago, when people sold things in big cloth（布）bags, a woman aske

7、d a man for a pig. the man held up his cloth bag. there seemed to be a little pig in it. the woman asked to see it. when the man opened the cloth bag, a big black cat ran out. not a pig! the mans secret was out and everyone knew it. now when someone lets out（泄漏）a secret, he lets the cat out of the b

8、ag. and that is the story where the interesting phrase came from.11. the phrase “to let the cat out of the bag” came from_.a. a woman and a pig b. a man and a catc. a pig and and a cat d.an interesting story12.the woman wanted to buy_.a. a cloth bag b. a little pig c. a black cat d. a bag and a pig1

9、3.the man knew there was _ in his cloth bag.a. a bag b. a pig c. a cat d. nothing14.at the end of the second passageeveryone knew it, it means_.a. there was a pig in the mans bag b. the woman bought a catc. the cloth bag d. the mans cat15.john let the cat out of the bag means he _.a .makes everyone

10、know a secret b. puts the cats away from the bagc. buys a cat in the bag d.sells the cat in the bagdin some foreign countries, some people dont like the number 13. they dont think 13 is a lucky number. for example, they dont like to live on the thirteenth floor.my friend jack has got the same idea.

11、he doesnt like the number 13, either. one day, he asked some friends to dinner. when all of his friends arrived, he asked them to sit around the dinner table. he began to count the people in his mind while they were having the delicious food. suddenly, he cried out, oh, there are thirteen people her

12、e! everybodys face turned white except mr brown. he said slowly with a smile on his face, dont worry, my dear friends! we have fourteen people here. my wife mrs brown will have a baby in a few weeks. shes in the family way now. all of them became happy again.congratulations! they said to mrs and mr

13、brown. they enjoyed the nice food and had a good time that evening.根据短文，完成下面句子。16. some foreigners think the number 13 is .17. mr and mrs brown were .18. everybodys face turned white when.19. the sentence shes in the family way now. means .20. all of them became happy again because .ehouse for sale：

14、comfortable（舒适的）family home with a large garden on the north side of town. three bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom. pay ￥280,000 for it.the browns are looking for a new house. mr brown wants to live on the north side of the town near his work. mrs brown wants a house with four bedrooms.

15、 their children dont care the house is like but the garden is big enough.driver wanted for busy restaurant. some evening and weekend work. all meals free. call 3320178.jack wants to drive. he thinks its very interesting. the work is hard but he doesnt mind. he has to work in the evenings and weekend

16、s, but he can get some weekdays off. its not very well paid, but he never minds.join our football team. boys and girls wanted to play for a local（本地的） football team. aged 913. meet in green park on friday at 3 pm.tom: there is a new football team starting in the village, mum. im old enough to play it. school is over at half past three, so id have a lot of time.mum: well. im sure you could do your homework in the evenings. but look, tom, you dont read the paper carefully. you cant