Unit 8 Once upon a Time单元阅读理解- 2024-2025学年人教版（2024）七年级英语下册

UNIT 8 UNIT 8 Once upon a Time单元阅读训练 一、阅读理解 A 　　The book starts with a little caterpillar(毛毛虫) who comes out of its egg and starts looking for food. In the beginning, the caterpillar eats healthy food. Later it enjoys eating junk food(垃圾食品). It feels hurt because it eats too much junk food. Then it decides to eat something good again. In the end, it becomes a butterfly. This book is great for learning some easy English words, like numbers and foods. 　　It is about a moose(麋) who always wants something more. First, he wants a muffin. Then he wants some jam to go with it. When he finishes eating, he wants some more. If there is nothing to eat, he asks you to make more...The writer uses a lot of future tenses(时态). So it is helpful in learning the future tense. 　　It is about a monkey named George. He is too curious(好奇的), and that causes people to catch him and bring him to their big city. There, he brings many problems. He calls the fire service, goes to prison(监狱), runs away, flies into the sky in balloons and finally arrives safely at the zoo. The writer uses a lot of easy sentences, making it very easy for English learners to read it. (　　)1. Why does the caterpillar stop eating junk food? A．Because it feels really bad. B．Because it gets fat quickly. C．Because it isn't hungry. D．Because it wants to be a butterfly. (　　)2. The underlined words “muffin” and “jam” are names of ________． A．animals B．toys C．children D．food (　　)3. What problems does George bring? ①Calling the fire service.　②Taking balloons into the sky.　③Helping a caterpillar become a butterfly. A．①②③ B．①③ C．②③ D．①② (　　)4. Who are these three books helpful to? A．Food makers. B．Animal lovers. C．English learners. D．Zookeepers. B Once upon a time, a hippo (河马) lived by a river next to a big tree. One day, a bird came and built a home in the tree. The songs of the bird were very beautiful. The hippo envied (羡慕) the bird a lot. Although the bird often told him that he was so big and strong, and was a good swimmer, he still wanted to sing like the bird. Finally, an idea came to him—climb up the tree and sing. Later, he found that he didn't have claws to climb the tree. Then he knew he would never climb up the tree. He was really angry and began to hit the tree. Soon the tree fell onto the ground. Then he stepped onto the leaves of the tree and began singing. Unluckily, the hippo couldn't sing. His voice was really terrible. When the other animals heard it, they all came around to laugh at the hippo. He felt so sorry for all the things. He lifted the tree up, and looked after it until(直到……为止) it became well. (　　)5. Why did the hippo envy the bird? A．Because the bird could fly high. B．Because the bird could build a nest. C．Because the bird could sing well. D．Because the bird could live in the tree. (　　)6. What can we know after reading this passage? A．The writer is telling us a true story. B．The story happened on an autumn day. C．The bird thought she was luckier than the hippo. D．The hippo tried to do something against his nature(天性)． (　　)7. What can we learn about the hippo in this story? A．He was happy all the time. B．He liked to talk a lot but did nothing. C．He did not respect his friends. D．He corrected(改正) his mistake in the end. (　　)8. What is the best title(标题) for the text? A．The hippo that wished to sing B．The bird that wished to swim C．The tree that was knocked over D．The animals that were in high spirits 二、阅读短文，从方框内所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有一个多余的选项。 A young queen(王后) got a magic box from a boy. The box would bring happiness to the country when she opened it in a place full of the spirit of generosity (慷慨)． The queen traveled all over the country, looking for the most generous people and collecting them all. 1. ________ The queen felt really sad. When the queen decided to go back to her palace, she saw a poor little boy begging(乞讨). She would like to give the boy some money, but she didn't have any with her. 2. ________ Then he could sell it for a little money. At first the queen hesitated (犹豫), because the box had magical power. But seeing how poor the boy was, she gave it to him. The boy took the box and opened it. Suddenly, all the most wonderful things started flying out of the box and a voice said, “3. ________ Kindness always lives in yourself.” While enjoying all the wonders(奇迹) of the magic box, the queen learned to set an example to others. 4. ________ A．Why do you look for it in others? B．Only poor people could open the magic box. C．And she became the best ever queen in history. D．But when she opened the magic box, it didn't work. E．So the boy asked her if(是否) she could give him the box. 三、完形填空。 阅读短文，理解其大意，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Once upon a time, two young men were spending some time in the country. One day, while taking a__1__ together, they went across a large field. “ __2__，” one of the young men shouted, because a tiger suddenly appeared and began to run towards them. They were very __3__. They ran as __4__ as they could, but the tiger kept running after them. Finally, one of the men climbed up a tree. The other one__5__ into a hole(洞), but soon he came out of it. The tiger ran after him and he went back into the hole. “Stay there！” his friend shouted, but soon the man came out again and the tiger made him go back. This went on five or six __6__． At last, the man in the tree got__7__ and shouted to his friend in the hole, “You fool! Stay in that hole for a while，__8__ the tiger will keep us here all day！” “It is __9__ for you to say that，” the other man said as he went down the hole again. “But there is a __10__ in the hole！” (　　)1. A．shower B．break C．walk D．meal (　　)2. A．Look after B．Look out C．Look at D．Look up (　　)3. A．sad B．excited C．interested D．afraid (　　)4. A．high B．slowly C．quickly D．heavily (　　)5. A．jumped B．climbed C．searched D．set (　　)6. A．times B．numbers C．truths D．turns (　　)7. A．happy B．angry C．silly D．wise (　　)8. A．and B．but C．or D．because (　　)9. A．hard B．easy C．fun D．boring (　　)10. A．bird B．baby C．duckling D．bear 四、语篇填空 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。 Betsy was born in Brooklyn, New York.There was a house full of books, and she spent most of her time in the house. At that time, she became 1. ________(interest) in books and reading. 2. ________ she became a writer, Betsy taught kids in kindergarten (幼儿园) and the first grade. Her favourite time 3. ________(be) story time. At that time, she could share her favourite books 4. ________ the class. She decided 5. ________(try) writing her own books. Then she met her husband, Giulio, 6. ________ artist. Together, they created many books. She wrote the words, and he 7. ________ (draw) the pictures. Betsy thinks that writers should always write down their own work and then ask someone else to look it over(检查). “Your editor(编辑) can be your teacher, one of your family members, or someone in your class who is good at writing. Your editor will see your work 8. ________ (different), so you will get a new thought.” Betsy and her husband like to travel, and they sometimes do research for their books on 9. ________(they) trips. They also enjoy talking to students when they visit schools and 10. ________ (library)． 参考答案 一、1～4: ADDC　 5～8: CDDA　 二、DEAC 三、 CBDCAABCBD 四、1. interested　2. Before　3. was　4. with　5. to try6. an　7. drew　8. differently　9. their　10. libraries 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$