2024学年广州七年级英语上册期中试题分类汇编：阅读理解（说明文）

专题04阅读理解（说明文）

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（23-24七年级上•期中模拟）Familyisthemostimportanttoallofus.Butmanyofusdon't

understandthis.Wehaveproblemswithourfamilymembers.Howcanwegetonwellwithour

familymembers?Herearethreetips（小建议）.

First,spendmoretimewiththem.Don'tspendtoomuchtimeplayingcomputergames.You

canaskoneofyourfamilymemberstoplaywithyou-yourdad,mom,grandpaorgrandma.If

theyarebusy,sometimesyoucanevenplaywithyouraunt,uncleortheirdaughtersandsons.

Second,shareyourfeelingsandaskforhelp.Youwantyourfamilymemberstohelpyou

whenyou'reunhappy,buttheymaynotknowthat.Tellthemwhathashappenedandyou511be

gladafterthat.

Atlast,doyourbestatwhatyoudo.Whenyoudoyourbest,youmakeyourfamilyhappy.

Why?Becauseitletsthemknowyou'regoodandtheyhaveagreatkid.

1.Thewriterthinksis（are）themostimportantinourlife.

A.friendsB.classmatesC.familyD.teachers

2.Howmanytipsarethereforthekidstogetonwellwiththeirfamily?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“getonwellwith"mean?

A.talkwithB.spellC.meetwithD.getalongwith

4.Yourparentswillbehappyif.

A.youtryyourbestatwhatyoudo

B.yousaynothingwhenyouareunhappy

C.youdon'taskyourparentstohelpyou

D.youspendmuchtimeplayingcomputergames

5.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytellus?

A.Howkidscandotheirbestatschool.

B.Whatkidscanplaywiththeirfamilymembers.

C.Whatfamilymembersshoulddototeachtheirkids.

D.Howkidscanhaveagoodrelationship（关系）withtheirfamilymembers.

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2.

（23-24七年级上•期中模拟）InChina,therearemanydifferentkindsoffoodandsomeofthem

areverypopularinothercountries,suchasdumplings.Nowlefslearnsomethingaboutthem.

AlmosteveryoneinChinalikesdumplingsverymuch,andherearehundredsofkindsof

them.Somehavemeatandvegetablesinthem,othershavesugar,eggsorpeanuts.Ilike

dumplingswithvegetablesandporkbetterthananyotherkind.

Usuallypeoplemakedumplingsathome.Ifyouhavenotimetomakethembyyourself,you

canbuytheminsupermarkets.Thenyoucookthemathomeandeatthemwithvinegar.

TheSpringFestivalisveryimportantforChinesepeopleandmostofthefamiliesmake

dumplingsasadishinthebigdinner.Whenwemakethem,weusuallyputacoininadumpling.

Ifoneeatsthedumpingwiththecoininit,heorshewillbetheluckiestpersoninthefollowing

year.

Nowyoumayliketotrymakingsomeluckydumplingsforyourselfandyourfamily.

6.arethepopularChinesefoodaroundtheworld.

A.NoodlesB.DumplingsC.MooncakesD.Vegetables

7.Thewriterlikesdumplingswithbest.

A.meatB.seafoodC•vegetablesandporkD.vegetables

8.Youcanbuydumplingsinasupermarketwhen.

A.youhavetimeB•youarehappyC•youarebusyD•youarehungry

9.Theunderlinedword“vinegar“means.

A.糖B.蛇油C.辣椒D.醋

10.Whichofthesentencesiswrong?

A.TheChineselikedumplingsverymuch.

B.Ifoneeatsthedumplingwiththecoininit,hewillbeluckyintheyear.

C.Thewriterdoesn?tlikedumplingswithonlyvegetables.

D.Peoplewillbericheriftheyofteneatdumplingswithcoins.

3.

（23-24七年级上.期中模拟）Autumnisagoodtimeforchildrentogooutsideandseethe

changingcolorsofnature.Thewindiscool,thedaysareshortandtheleavesarechangingcolors.

Autumnisagreatseasonforkidstoplayoutside.Whatoutdooractivitiesdochildrenlike?

InChina,studentsoftenhaveanautumnschoolpicnic.Usually,theywillgotoan

amusementparkortoplacesthatareclosetonature.

Whatkindsofautumnactivitiesarethereforchildreninothercountries?

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Japanesestudentsoftengohiking.Itisaperfectwaytogetexercisewhileenjoyingthe

outdoors.Mountainclimbinginsuchniceweatherisalsoagoodchoice.

ChildrenintheUSliketogoforbikeridesinautumn.Takeamountainbikerideandyou

canexplorenewtrails（小路）.Playinginaleafpile（落叶层）ispopular,too.Kidsjumpintothe

leafpiletoseethecolorfulleavesflyallaround.Theyalsomakeleafbeds-allalotoffun.

IntheUK,schoolkidsliketocampoutsidewiththeirparents.Theymakesnacksoverthe

fireandtellghoststories.

11.Autumnisagoodtimeforchildrentogooutsidebecause.

A.thewindiscoolandstrongB.thecolorsofnaturearechanging

C•kidscansavemoneybysellingleafbedsD.theycaneatmanykindsoffruits

12.WhatdoChinesestudentsoftendoinautumn?

A.Stayathome.B.Gohiking.C.GocampingD.Haveapicnic.

13.Inautumn,childrenintheUSgooutside.

A.bybusB.bycarC.bybikeD.onfoot

14.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.Japanesekidsliketoclimbmountainsinautumn

B.Americanparentsenjoymakingsnacksathome

C.kidsintheUKliketoflycolorfulleaves

D.Chinesestudentsliketohaveapicnicinautumnbythemselves

15.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.parksandplacesclosetonatureB.autumnoutdooractivitiesforkids

C.ghoststoriesfromtheautumncampD.whatchildrenliketodo

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（23-24七年级上•期中模拟）Parentsalwayswantthebestfortheirkids.Buteveryonehastheir

ownwaytoeducatetheirkids.Herearesomepopularparentingstyles.Whichonedoyoulikebest?

ElephantParents

Tigerparents

DolphinparentsTheseparentsfocusmore

Theyarestrictwith

Theyjustwanttheirkidsonemotionalsecurity（情感安

theirchildren.Theywant

tobehappyandhealthy.They全）andconnection.Theyseek

themtogetthebestgradesin

makesuretheirkidsgetnottoraisetheirvoicesand

theirclass.Theylovetheir

enoughsleepandexercise.valueencouragementover

kidsintheirhearts.

academic（学业的）orathletic

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（运动的）success.

Helicopterparents

LawnmowerparentsFree-rangeParents

Theyworrytoomuch

Likealawnmower（割草Theseparentsallowtheir

abouttheirchildrenand"fly"

机）thatcutsgrass,theyclearkidstowalktoschoolora

overthemlikehelicopters

upalldifficultiesfortheirnearbyplaygroundalone.Young

（直升机）.Manypeople

children.Theirkidsneverchildrenmaybeallowedtoride

thinktheseparentsshould

learntoworkoutproblemsbyorshopalone.Theybelieve

givetheirchildrenmore

themselvesfreedommakeseverything.

freedom.

16.Tigerparentstreattheirkidsinaway.

A.freeB.kindC.lazyD.strict

17.Dolphinparentsusuallywanttheirchildrentoget_________.

A.bestgradesB.littlesleepC.enoughexerciseD.enoughfood

18.Ifyouhavehelicopterparents,youmay_________.

A.getlessfreedomB.facemoredifficulties

C•worryaboutyourparentsD."fly"overyourparents

19.Aslawnmowerparents,theywill________.

A.cutgrassbeforetheirkidsB.clearupalldifficultiesfortheirkids

C.makekidshappyandhealthyD.lettheirkidsworkoutproblemsontheirown

20.Whafsthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.DifferentWaysofEducationB.HowParentsGetOnWithKids

C•EveryoneHasTheirOwnParentsD.TheRelationshipBetweenKidsandParents

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（23-24七年级上•期中模拟）InCanada,youcanfinddogs,catsandhorsesineveryfamily.

Thesearetheirpets.Peoplelovethesepetsandtheythinkpetsaretheirgoodfriends.

Beforetheykeepthemintheirhouses,theytakethemtoanimalhospitalstogivethem

injections（针齐U）sothatthepetswon'tbesickormakepeopleill.Thentheygototheanimalfood

shopstobuyfoodforthepets.Somepeoplespendabout$200amonthonanimalfood.

Whenyouvisitpeople'shomes,theycanbeverygladtoshowyoutheirpetsandtalkabout

theirpetshappily.Peoplewelcomeallkindsofbirdstocomeandhaveagoodmealintheir

gardens.Thebirdscancomeandgo,flyhereandthere.Nobodycankill（杀）animals.Ifyoukill

ananimal,thelaw（法律）willpunishyou.

PeopleinCanadahavemanyreasons（理由）tolikeanimals.Whenchildrengrowup,they

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havetoleavetheirparentsandlivebythemselves.Thentheoldfeellonely.Butpetswon'tleave

home.Theycanbefriendsandneverleavepeoplealone.

21.InCanada,youcanfindineveryfamily.

A.booksB.babiesC.petsD.tigers

22.WhydoCanadiansgivetheirpetsinjectionsbeforetheykeepthemintheirhouses?

A.Becausethepetsareill.B.Becausetheywantthepetstobequiet.

C•Becausethepetswillkillpeople.D.Becausetheydon'twanttheirpetstobeill.

23.Fromthepassage,weknowthatCanadians.

A.loveanimalsB.don9tlikeanimals

C.thinkpetsareunfriendlyD.thinkanimalsaredirty

24.Theunderlinedword“punish"means""inChinese.

A.奖励B.惩罚C.鼓励D.表扬

25.WhydoCanadianskeeppetsintheirhouses?

A.Becausechildrendon,tliketheirparentsandleavetheirhomes.

B.Becausetheylikestayingintheirhousesandplayingwiththepets.

C.Becausepetscanmaketheoldnotfeellonelywhenchildrenleavethem.

D.Becausewhenchildrengrowup,theyhavenotimetospeaktotheirparents.

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（23-24七年级上•期中模拟）Lifeislikethefourseasons.

WhenIwasyoung,itwasthespringofmylife.Iplayedalot,andthenIstartedschool.I

learntmanynewthings.Likeaflower,Igrewbiggereveryday.

Therewerehappydaysandsaddays.SomedaystheSunshone,andsomedaysitdidn,t.In

mytwenties,Ihadagoodjob.Iwasstrongandhappy.ThenImarriedandhadachild.Inthose

daysIdidn'thavemuchtimetothinkortoplay.EverydayIwasbusyandworkedhard.The

summerofmylifepassedquickly.

Thenthedaysgotshorter.Mychildwasauniversity（大学）studentandthenanengineer.

Myhomewasmuchquieter.Istartedwalkingmoreslowly.OnedayIstoppedworking.Ihad

moretime.Iunderstoodthiswasmyautumn,abeautifultimewhenthetreeschangecolourand

giveusdeliciousfruits.

Butthedayskeepgettingshorterandcolder.Wintercomes.Iamolderandweaker.Iknow

Idonothavemanydaysleft,butIwillenjoythemtotheend.

26.Whatdoesthewriterthinkhislifeislike?

A.Fourseasons.B.Spring.C.Autumn.D.Winter.

27.Thewriterwasverybusyinthe""ofhislife.

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A.springB.summerC.autumnD.winter

28.WhatdidNOThappentothewriterinthe"autumn"ofhislife?

A.Hedidn'tneedtogotowork.B.Hischildstudiedatuniversity.

C•Hetookcareofhisgrandchild.D•Hishomebecamemuchquieter.

29.Whichofthefollowingagesisprobablyduringthe“winter“ofhislife?

A.25.B.35.C.45.D.85.

30.Thebesttitleforthepassageis.

A.MyhappylifeB.Myfavouriteseason

C.FourseasonsinayearD•Fourseasonsinmylife

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（23-24七年级上•期中模拟）Everyoneneedsfriends.Tosomepeople,makingfriendsiseasy,

buttosomeothers,ifsdifficult.Ifyouhavetroublemakingfriends,maybethefollowingcanhelp

you.

oBeconfident.Trytoletothersknowwhatyouaregoodat.Believethatyou'reagood

personwhohassomethingtosharewithothers.

◊Developasenseofhumour.Itwillmakeyoufeelrelaxed.Alsoitcanmakeyourselfeasily

accepted.

oRespectothers.Theyhavetheirownideasandyouhaveyours.Learntolistentoothers

withoutputtingthemdownortryingtomakethemagreewithyou.

oBekind.Ifyou'rekindtoothers,theywillusuallybekindtoyou.Givesomeoneahand

whentheyneedhelp.Therearehundredsoflittlethingsyoucandotoshowyourkindness.

oDon'tcomplaintoomuch.Peoplegettiredoflisteningtocomplaints.Learntoacceptwhat

youcan'tchange,andworkhardtochangewhatyoucan.

31.Howmanywaystomakefriendsdoesthewritertellusinthepassage?

A.3.B.4.C.5.D.6.

32.Whatshouldyoudoinordertobeconfident?

A.Respectothers.B.Learnfromothers.

C•Knowwhatothersaregoodat.D.Believeinyourself.

33.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Peoplealwayslikelisteningtocomplaints.

B.Ifyou'rekindtoothers,theywillusuallybekindtoyou.

C.Tolaughatotherswillmakeyoufeelrelaxed.

D.It'snoteasyforsomepeopletomakefriendsbecausetheydon9tlikefriends.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“complain“meaninChinese?

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A.接受B.改变C.抱怨D.伤害

35.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Whoyoucanmakefriendswith.B.Howtomakefriendswithothers.

C.Whymakingfriendsisdifficult.D.Theimportanceofmakingfriends.

（23-24七年级上•期中模拟）Doyouknowwherefamilynamescomefrom?David,anEnglish

writer,tellsussomethingaboutthefamilynamesinEnglishcultureinhisnewbook.

Somefamilynamescomefromtheplacesoftheirhomes.Ifamanlivesonornearahill,his

familynamemaybeHill.PeoplecancallthemMr.HillorMrs.Hill.InEnglandpeople'sfamily

namesmaybeWoodorLakebecausetheylivenearthewoodorthelake.

Somefamilynamescomefrompeople'sjobs.Forexample,Butchermeanssomeonewho

sellsmeat.Farmerisamanwhohasafarm.

Manypeoplegettheirfamilynamesfromnicknames（昵称）.Forexample,myfamilyname

isBlack.Becauseofthedifferentcolors,somearecalledBlackandsomearecalledWhite,Green

orBrown.Itissaidthatlongago,fewpeoplelivedlong.Therewerefewpeoplewithwhitehair.

Whenpeoplesawsomeonewithwhitehair,theywouldcallhimorher“whitehead”.

So,whenyouseeanEnglishmanwithastrangefamilyname,don'tbesurprised.Theremay

beafascinatingstoryaboutit.

36.WhatdoesDaviddo?

A.Heworksatschool.B.Hewritesbooks.

C.Heteacheswritingbooks.D.Hesellsbooks.

37.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Somefamilynamescomefrompeople'sjobs.

B.Somefamilynamescomefrompeople'sheads.

C.Somefamilynamescomefromnicknames.

D.Somefamilynamescomefromtheplacesoftheirhomes.

38.familynamesarementioned（提及）inthepassage.

A.FiveB.NineC.SevenD.Eleven

39.Theunderlinedword“fascinating“inthelastparagraphmeans.

A.easyB.welcomeC.interestingD.relaxing

40•Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Wherepeople'snamescomefrom.B.Thestoryof"whitehead”.

C•Wherefamilynamescomefrom.D.Thestoriesofpeople'sfamilynames.

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优选提升题

（23-24七年级上•期中模拟）Weknowexerciseisimportantinourlife.Everyoneneedsto

exercise.Doctorssaydoingsportsisgoodforus.Sportscanmakeourbodystrong.Ifsalsovery

usefulforchildren.Ifchildrenoftendosports,theycanbestrongerandtaller.

Thereareeasywaystoexercise.Youcanwalk,runoronlyjump.Whenyoudoexercise,you

needtoknowwhatyouaredoing.Don'tdosportstoomuchatatime.Tryallkindsofsportsand

lookforone,twooreventhreesportsyoulike.Youcanalsoexerciseatthegym.Exercisecanbe

fun.Itcanmakeyouhappy.Friendscanexercisetogetheratagymortheycandosportstogether

atanyplacetheylike.

Asyoucansee,youcantrydifferentwaystodoexercise.Justdoit!

1.Howcansportsaffect（影响）us?

A.Itcanmakeusstrong.B•Itcanmakeeveryonedowellatschool.

C.Itisgoodforourstudy.D.Itisveryboringforchildren.

2.Whyisdoingsportsgoodforchildren?

A.Becauseitmakeschildrenclever.

B.Becauseitmakeschildrenknowwhattheyaredoing.

C.Becauseithelpschildrengrowbetter.

D.Becauseitiseasyforchildren.

3.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“useful“inthepassage?

A.Difficult.B.Boring.C.Late.D.Helpful.

4.WhichoneisNOTTRUEaccordingto（根据）thepassage?

A.Everyoneneedstodosports.

B.Doingalotofsportsatatimemakesyouveryhealthy.

C.Weshouldtryallkindsofsports.

D.Peoplecandoexerciseatthegymorathome.

5.Whafsthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Therearemanyeasywaystodosports.B.Sportsisonlygoodforchildren.

C.Therearemanyplacesforexercise.D.Exerciseisinteresting.

2.

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（23-24七年级上•期中模拟）Peoplearespendingmuchmoneybuyingmysteryboxes（盲盒）

thesedays.Usually,therearetoysinmysteryboxes,butnowshopsareputtingfoodinthem.They

are'"leftovermysteryboxes”.

TheyaremoreandmorepopularinChina9scities,suchasBeijing,NanjingandChengdu.

Thefoodinsideisnearitsexpirationdate（保质期）andwillbethrownawayifnoonebuysit.

Eachboxcostslittlemoneybuthasalotoffoodinside.Ibuyleftovermysteryboxesfroman

appcalledTooGoodToGo.Eachboxcostsabout3to5pounds（27to45yuan）,andthereare

usuallythreetofourthingsinside.Forexample,aboxIbuyfromthecoffeeshophasthreekinds

ofbreadandonecake.Theboxcosts3poundsbuttheoriginalprice（原价）isaround10pounds.

EverytimeIbuyamysterybox,IfeelhappierthinkingabouthowmuchmoneyIcansave.

Wastinglessfoodisalsogoodfortheenvironment.

Buttheboxesalsobringmeproblems.BecauseIcan'tchoosewhat5sinthebox,sometimesI

getthesamekindoffood.Also,thefoodmaynotbenutritious（有营养的）enough.Ihaveto

makeotherdishes,suchasasalad,tomakethemealhealthier.

6.Whatisaleftovermysterybox?

A.Aboxwithtoy.

B.Aboxwithmoney.

C.Aboxwithfood.

D.Aboxwithshops.

7.Howmuchmoneydoesthewritersavewhenhebuysaboxfromthecoffeeshop?

A.3pounds.B.5pounds.C.7pounds.D.10pounds.

8.Whichisrightaboutmysteryboxesaccordingtothepassage?

A.WecanonlybuytheminBeijing,NanjingandChengdu.

B.Wecangetmorefoodwithlessmoney.

C.Thefoodpriceishigherthanbefore.

D.Itwastesmorefood.

9.Whydotheboxesbringproblemstothewriter?

A.Becauseoffewerchoicesandlessnutrition.

B.Becausehealwaysgetsthesamekindoffood.

C.Becausehelovessalad.

D.Becausethefoodisnutritiousenough.

10.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Savefood.

B.Leftovermysteryboxesbecomepopular.

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C.Protecttheenvironment.

D.Eatahealthiermeal.

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（23-24七年级下•期中模拟）TheGreatSaltLakeisthebiggestlakebetweentheGreatLakes

andthePacificOcean,andisoneofthebiggestsaltlakesintheworld.

TheGreatSaltLakeissaltybecauseitdoesnothaveanyoutlet（出口）.Manysmallriversare

bringinginwaterwithalittlesalt.IntheGreatSaltLake,muchofthewaterevaporatesleaving

thesaltbehind.

TheGreatSaltLakeistoosalty,somostofthelivingthingscan'tliveinit.

TheGreatSaltLakeanditsislandsgivefamousscenery.Whenthesungoesdownthelake

looksredandorange.Andtheeveningskylooksverybeautiful.

ManyvisitorsgototheGreatSaltLakewiththeirfamiliestospendholidays.Swimming,

sunbathingandsailingarepopularontheclean,whitesandbeaches.Thewaterisverysalty.

Peoplecaneasilyfloat.TheGreatSaltLakeisaninterestingplace.Peoplecanhaveagoodtime

there.

11.WhyistheGreatSaltLakesalty?

A.Becauseitisverybig.B.Becauseithassmallrivers.

C•Becauseithasnooutlet.D.Becauseitisnearthesea.

12.Whatdoestheunderlineword"evaporate”mean?

A.聚集B.蒸发c.倾泻D.干涸

13.Whendoesthelakelookredandorange?

A.Inthemorning.B.Atnoon.C.Intheevening.D.Atnight.

14.Peoplecaneasilyfloatinthelakebecause

A.thereistoomuchsaltinthewaterB.thewaterisveryclean

C•thereistoomuchwaterD.thereisn'tenoughwater

15.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheGreatSaltLakeB.TheGreatLakes

C•TheBeautifulEveningD.TheSaltyWater

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（23-24七年级上,期中模拟）TheEarthisabeautifulplace.Itprovidesuswithfood,water,air

andtheplacetolive.Butwehumansareslowlydestroying（破坏）it.

HumanshavedestroyedonetenthoftheEarth'sforestsinthelast25yearsaccordingtoa

newstudy.Humanshavebeencuttingdowntreesfordifferentreasons,suchasbuildinghousesor

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farming.Theseforestscleantheairandproviderainfortheworld.Ifwedon'tstopcuttingdown

them,alltheforestsontheEarthwillbedestroyedbadlyinlessthan100years.

Also,weareputtingourrubbishintoriversandlakes.Someoftherubbishisbadforplants

andanimalsinthewater.Factoriespourtheirdirtywaterintotheriversbeforeitiscleaned.Asa

result,thereislessandlesscleanwaterforpeopletodrink.

What'sworse,alotofanimalsarekilledbyhumans.Somepeoplekillthemforfoodor

clothes.Othershuntthemformoney.Manyanimalslosetheirhomesbecauseofhumanactivities.

SincehumanscametotheEarth,1,000species（物种）havegone.Nearly20,000plantsand

animalsareindangerofdyingout.

TodayourEarthisingreatdanger.Soitistimethatwehumansshouldrealizeourmistakes

（错误）anddosomethingstoprotecttheEarth.

16.WhatdoParagraphs2—4mainlytalkabout?

A.WhenhumansbegantodestroytheEarth.

B.HowhumansaredestroyingtheEarth.

C.WhathumanscandotoprotecttheEarth.

D.WhattheEarthwillbelikeinthefuture.

17.WhichreasonforhuntinganimalsisNOTmentioned?

A.Toeattheirmeat.B.Tomakeclothes.

C.Tosellthemformoney.D.Toshowhuntersaregoodathunting.

18.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"realize"mean?

A.knowB.throwC.practiceD.plan

19.Whatwillthewritertalkaboutfollowingthelastparagraph?

A.WherewehumanscangoifweleavetheEarth.

B.WhywehumansneedtoprotecttheEarth.

C.Howwehumansliveahealthierlife.

D.WhatwehumanscandotoprotecttheEarth.

20.Inwhichpartofamagazinecanwereadthepassage?

A.Historyandculture.B•Lifeandscience.

C•Humansandenvironment.D.Foodandhealth.

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（23-24七年级上•期中模拟）

Astrongwindblowsby.Twoseeds（种子）fallfromaflower.

Aftersometime,thefirstseedsaysthatshewantstogetoffthegroundtosee.Sheisalways

hopefulaboutthingsshemeetseveryday.Shegrowsuptowardthesunandbecomesabeautiful

flower.

Asforthesecondseed,unlikethefirstseed,sheisworriedaboutwhatmayhappen（发生）

whensheleavestheground.Sheisalsoworriedabouthavingtoomuchsun.Becauseherheadis

fullofworries,shedoesn'tgoanywhere.Sheplaysitsafeandwaits.

Ahen（母鸡）comesnearthegroundwherethetwoseedsfall.Lookingatthebeautiful

flower,thehensmiles.Shelovesit.Thensheturnstheotherwayandseestheseed.Thehenpicks

uptheseedandeatsit.

Someofusmaybelikethesecondseed.There9snothingwrongwithplayingitsafe.But

playingitsafecansometimesbedangerous.Ifyouwantagoodfuture,playingitsafeisn'talways

thewaytogo.Youneedtotryandgetoutthere.

21.Whatcanweknowaboutthefirstseed?

A.Shelikesthewind.B.Shehopestomeetnewthings.

C.Sheisworriedaboutherlife.D.Shedoesn'tlikethesun.

22.Whathappenstothesecondseedintheend?

A.Sheisblownawaybywind.B•Shegrowsupandbecomesabeautifulflower.

C.Sheturnstheotherway.D.Shebecomesthefoodofahen.

23.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“playingitsafe^mean?

A.tryingdangerousthingsB.beingtoocarefulandnottrying

C.beingnotworriedaboutanythingD.workinghardandtrying

24.Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Don'tbeafr