期末话题类阅读题专项训练 2023-2024学年牛津上海版（试用本）七年级英语下册

话题阅读专项训练 哲理励志类 Before reading Answer the following questions 1. Are you a lazy student? _ 2. Have you been motivated(激发)by a simple compliment(赞美)from a teacher? _ While reading: Read the passage and then fill in the blanks. Mistaken Identity(身份) During his first year in the classroom, a teacher had two students named Johnny. One was a happy child, an excellent student, and a very good boy. The other Johnny s_1_ much of his time goofing off(混日子), not studying very hard. When the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) held its first meeting of the year, a mother came up to this teacher and said, “How’s my son, Johnny, getting along?” He thought she was the mom of the b_2_ student and replied, “I can’t tell you how much I enjoy him. I’m so glad he’s in my class.” The next day the problem child came to the teacher and said, “My mom told me w_3_ you said about me last night. I haven’t ever had a teacher who wanted me in his class.” That day he completed his assignments and brought in his homework the next morning. A few weeks l_4_, the “problem” Johnny had become one of his teacher’s hardest working s_5_ —and one of his best friends. This child’s life was turned around all b_6_ he was mistakenly identified as a good student. N_7_ every lazy boy or girl could be motivated by a simple compliment from a teacher, of course, but there is something here that applies to all kids: A little encouragement can go a long way. After reading: 1. Did the teacher really like her son when Johnny’s mother talked with him? _ 2. What happened to the problem child after the Parent Teacher Association? _ 3. What can you learn from the passage? _ Practice Read the passage and then fill in the blanks. Umbrella - Ideas for Life Today when I was taking a walk through the park, I met a friend whom I hadn’t seen for a long time. She looked at me with curiosity(好奇心)in her eyes. “You have kept this umbrella for years, it’s out of date. _1_ do you still keep it and take it wherever you go?” I smiled at he