Unit 1 单元拓展阅读训练 2023—2024学年 冀教版 英语七年级下册

Unit 1 单元拓展阅读训练 2023—2024学年 冀教版 英语七年级下册 一、阅读理解 Norway(挪威) is close to the North Pole. It is very cold there in winter. There are only a few hours of sunlight every day. To most people in Norway, skiing is the best way to have fun in winter. Almost everyone skis. Children learn to ski soon after they learn to walk. Long long ago in Norway, there were no buses or trains. People had to find a way to walk over the niveous snow. Skiing was the right answer! Norwegians have been skiing ever since. Today Norwegians ski just for fun. The whole family may go together on ski trips across the snowy countryside. Although they love winter, the people in Norway are happy to see summer come. They enjoy the out-of-doors at any time of the year. In summer they swim and sunbathe. Some people go hiking and mountain climbing. The few short summer months are busy ones for Norwegian farmers, too. In summer in the north of Norway, the sun doesn’t set at all for many days. That is why Norway is often called the “Land of the Midnight Sun”． 1．Norway lies ________. A．in the east B．in the west C．in the north D．in the south 2．The underlined word “niveous” in Paragraph 3 means ________. A．white B．warm C．thin D．unreal 3．Long long ago, why did the people in Norway have to walk over the snow? A．Because they liked to ski. B．Because skiing was a good sport. C．Because they skied for fun. D．Because there were no buses or trains. 4．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A．In winter, the days are very short in Norway. B．Today, Norwegians only use skis when they go out. C．Norwegians like winter and summer. D．Summer months are very short in Norway. 5．Which is the best title for the passage? A．Skiing in Norway B．Sunlight in Norway C．Travelling in Norway D．Winter and summer in Norway Have you ever been to London? How much do you know about London? Now let me tell you. London has a population of about 8.96 million. From about the year 1800 to 1945, London was the biggest city in the wo