2021-2022学年七年级上学期英语人教版阅读理解专题专练（一）故事类 （含答案）.doc

2021-2022学年七年级上学期英语人教版阅读理解专题专练（一） 故事类 1.Tom is ten years old. He loves watching TV. But for one year, he didn't watch TV at all. What was the reason? Tom's parents said they would give him $600 if he didn't watch TV for a year. Tom's parents thought he watched too much TV. One day his mother read a story in a newspaper about a boy who didn't watch TV for a year. She showed the story to Tom. Tom liked the idea. He turned off the TV right away, and said, "It doesn't trouble me not to watch TV. I just want the money." At first, Tom's parents were very happy. Tom read books and newspapers, played outside, and played computer games, but soon he got bored. Every evening, he asked his parents, "What are we doing tonight? Sometimes his mother and father wished he would watch TV just for one evening. Tom always said, "No, it would cost me money!" Finally the year was over. Then Tom started watching his favorite TV shows all day again. Tom got the money from his parents. What did he plan to do with the $ 600?" I want to buy myself a TV set!" he said. 1. Tom didn't watch TV for one year because _____. A. he wanted the money B. he wanted to study harder C. he wanted to learn from the boy D. he thought watching too much TV was bad 2. "It doesn't trouble me not to watch TV." means "_____ ". A. It's no use watching TV. B. It's a waste of time watching TV. C. It's important for me to watch TV. D. It doesn't matter not to watch TV. 3. Why did his parents promise to give him $ 600 if he didn't watch TV for a year? A. Because they were very rich. B. Because they wanted to play with him. C. Because they wanted him to buy a new TV. D. Because they didn't want him to watch too much TV. 4. What didn't Tom do instead of watching TV for one year? A. He played outside. B. He did his homework. C. He played computer games. D. He read books and newspapers. 5. Tom's last words would most probably make his parents _____. A. happy B. interested C. surprised D. excited 2.    Tony, a nine-year-old kid, is sitting at his desk when suddenly he wets (尿湿) his pants. He thinks his heart is going to stop because he cannot possibly know how this has happened. It has never happened before. He knows the after-effects (后果)—When the boys find out, he will never hear the end of it. When the girls find out, they'll never speak to him again as long as he lives.     Tony puts his head down and says to himself, "Oh, no. What can I do? I need help now!"     He looks up and notices the teacher coming, with a look in her eyes that says he has been discovered.     As the teacher is walking to him, a classmate named Emily is carrying a glass that is full of water. Emily falls down in front of the teacher and drops the glass of water in Tony's pants. Tony seems to be angry, but all the while he is saying to himself, "Thank you, dear! Thank you, dear!"     Now all of a sudden, instead of being the person that everyone laughs at, Tony is the person of sympathy(同情).     The person that everyone laughs at should be him, but now it is Emily.     She tries to help, but they tell her, "You've done enough, you stupid!"     At the end of the day, as they are waiting for the bus, Tony walks over to Emily and says in a low voice, "You did that on purpose, didn't you?"     Emily says back in a quiet voice, "I wet my pants once, too."1. What does Tony think the other boys will do if they find out the fact?A.They'll all laugh at him. B.They'll tell the teacher about it.C.They'll try to help him. D.They'll never speak to him again.2.Which is right according to the passage?A.Emily drops the water on purpose. B.Tony is really angry with Emily.C.Tony and Emily don't go home by bus. D.Tony and Emily aren't classmates.3.We know that Emily is a _____ girl from the passage.A.careless and lazy B.quiet and brightC.stupid and helpless D.kind and smart 3.    One year ago Bertha and Grace became close friends at a college in Dartmouth.     One day, Bertha said that her aunt Margaret had invited them to spend the summer holiday with her. And they would have picnics and parties as well. But Grace told Bertha that she planned to stay in Clarkman's bookstore until the new term began.     Grace had to do something to feed herself because her parents died many years ago. Bertha watched her friend's pale (苍白的) face. Just then she got a good idea. The next day when Grace came back, Bertha showed her an invitation letter from her aunt Margaret.     "Grace, would you like to spend your holiday with us? I will help you find a part-time job in our town." Grace cried after reading it.     "Grace, please spend the holiday with us, or Margaret will be disappointed (失望的). I want her to be happy," Bertha said.     The holiday quickly passed by, and finally one letter from Margaret came to Bertha.     "Bertha, Grace is the sweetest girl in the world and I am very grateful (感激的) to you for sending her here." 1.Grace planned to ______ for her summer holiday. A. visit her aunt B. see her parents C. stay in Clarkman's bookstore D. work in a restaurant 2.Margaret was Bertha's ______ according to the passage. A. aunt B. grandmother C. mother D. teacher 3.Grace got ______ from Margaret the next day. A. a book B. an invitation letter C. some money D. a part-time job 4.From the passage, we know that Bertha was ______. A. honest B. brave C. kind D. poor 4.    Many people do not like to stay at home on holidays. They want to go out to see something different or do something interesting. So people from the country come to the city and people from the city go to the country for holidays. During the holidays trains, buses and planes are all very busy. It is very hard to buy train tickets or airline tickets. Many people take cars or buses for travelling.     Last May Day my family went to the country by car for our holiday. There was too much traffic on the road, so we had to move very slowly. It took us about an hour to get out of the town. After some time, we came to a hill. It was green and beautiful. We thought this was a good place for a picnic, so we stopped and took the food, fruit and drinks out of the car. We sat down and began to eat. Suddenly a strong wind blew and soon it started to rain. We had to run back to our car and have our picnic in the car. Then we drove back home. What a sad holiday! 1.How did they go to the country last May Day? A. By car. B. By train. C. By bus. D. On foot. 2.How long did they spend getting out of the town? A. About half an hour. B. About an hour. C. About one and a half hours. D. About two hours. 3.Why did they go to the country? A. To take some pictures. B. To cook dinner. C. To spend their holiday. D. To go sightseeing. 4. They felt _______ about the holiday. A. happy B. excited C. unhappy D. lucky 5. A father and his son went to a kite-flying festival. The son was full of joy when he saw the sky filled with colorful kites. He wanted to fly a kite, too. The father then bought a kite for him. The son started to fly the kite. Soon, his kite was high up in the sky. After a while, he said, "Father, it seems that the string (线) is stopping the kite from flying higher. If we cut it, the kite will be free and fly even higher. Can we cut it?" The father cut the string. The kite started to go higher. This made the little boy happy. But then, slowly, the kite started to come down. And finally it fe