Unit 12 Better Together-【锦上添花】2024-2025学年新教材七年级下册英语直击考点与单元双测（仁爱科普版2024）

第上萧花 24.B 【解析】根据“That is why we have to 74.Where is the bus stop choose between things and spend our money 75.Thank you/Thanks a lot wisely..”可知，我们必须在事物之间做出选择， One possible version: 明智地花钱。故选B。 In modern society,it is increasingly popular 25.C26.C27.C that young people volunteer on weekends in the 28.D【解析】根据“However,some people still local community service center to help the people don't like paper straws.They think paper in need. straws will affect(影响)the taste of the I think helping others is always good.If more dink.”可知，有些人不喜欢纸吸管是因为他们 and more people take part in volunteering,the 认为纸吸管会影响饮料的味道。故选D。 society will be full of love.Volunteering gives us a 29.B【解析】根据“Paper straws are different.. chance to change someone's life,including our They start to break down in just three days. own.It gives us the satisfaction of helping others. They are much safer and better for animals and Volunteering is also a great way to develop social Earth.”可知，纸吸管更安全，对地球更好。故 skills and get valuable experience. 选B。 As a student,there are many kinds of volunteer 30.D31.C32.D work we can do,such as helping to cheer patients 33C【解析】根据第二段、第三段、第四段内容可 up in the hospital,picking up rubbish on the 知，首先Frank和家人一起搭帐篷、生火，接着他 streets and so on. 去照顾妹妹，然后他的哥哥去附近的河钓鱼，紧 I hope everyone can come together and join 接着突然下起了大雨，Frank听到爸爸的呼城后 in volunteer work. 跑到河边寻找哥哥，最后他在河中央找到哥哥并 Unit 12 Better Together 用绳子成功将他拉出河，因而正确顺序为c-e-a 听力材料 d-b。故选C 34.B 第一节 35.A【解析】通读短文可知，第一段是总结段，介 1.W:What's wrong with you,Peter? 绍生活并不总是充满阳光和鲜花，我们经历着美 M:I fell down and hurt my right leg. 好和困难：第二、三、四和第五段Frank分享他们 2.M:You look tired,Tina.Didn't you have a good 野营的经历，感悟到与所爱之人在一起才是生活 sleep last night? 的真谛，所以本文结构为总一分结构。故选A。 W:No,I didn't.I went to bed after 2 o'clock 36.E37.B38.C39.D40.A and I only slept for 5 hours.I have many 41.C【解析】A.home家；B.school学校：C.street teamwork to do. 大街；D.board木板。根据“Traffic rules are M:Poor you.You could work with other teammates. very important..”可知，这里指路上的交通安全。 W:Thanks for your advice.I'll think about it. 故选C。 3.M:I don't have any friends at my new school. 42.A43.C44.A45.D46.D I'm so upset. 47.A【解析】A.in the center of在…中心；B.at W:You should be friendly to others.And then the back of在…后面：C.at the end of在… you will have many friends. 的末尾；D,in front of在…前面。根据常识可 4.W:How are you getting on with your classmates, 知，在路的中间不能骑车。故选A。 Alex? 48.B【解析】A.always总是；B.never绝不； M:Very well,Mum. C.seldom很少；D.often经常。根据常识可知， 5.M:Sandy,I did badly in today's English test. 我们不能穿过红色交通信号灯。故选B。 I'm not happy. 49.A50.D W:Oh,I'm sorry to hear that.What can I do for 51.C【解析】A.happy快乐的；B.easy容易的； you,Tom? C,safe安全的；D.hurt受伤的。根据“We must M:Could you help me with my English every always wear seat belts.”可知，我们必须系安全 evening? 带，这有助于保护我们的安全。故选C。 W:Certainly. 52.A53.B54.A55.C 第二节听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个 56.wisely 57.advice 58.don't 59.list 小题。 60.costs 61.using 62.helpful 63.difference W:What did you do last weekend,Alex? 64.until 65.yourself 66.through 67.However M:I went to plant trees with Tom and Alice. 68.died 69.its 70.to W:You're great!How did you work together in 71.Is there a zoo near here the tree planting? 72.How far is it from here M:I dug a hole and Tom put a small tree in the 73.How can I get there hole.Alice watered the tree. XJ小七英下 听下面一段对话，回答第8至第9两个小题。 参考答案 M:There is a football match this evening. 1-5 BCCAA 6-10 ABABB 11-15 BCCBA W:Are you going to watch it? 16-20 FFTTF M:Yes.Jack and I will go together.Would you 21.A like to go with us? 22.B【解析】根据“I would talk with my friends W:Sorry.I don't care for football. when in trouble because we understand each M:Are you sure? other and they always give me good advice. W:In fact,I have to finish my homework. 可知，当Chen Lei遇到麻烦时，会和朋友交谈， M:That doesn't matter.After the game,we can 因为他们总是给他一些好的建议。故选B。 do it together. 23.D24.A W:All right.Let's go. 25.C【解析】根据“I am a quiet boy.I like to 听下面一段独白，回答第10至第12三个小题。 keep something to myself.I think nobody can Hello!I'm Tina.I am a quiet girl who likes to really understand me except(除了)myself." listen to music or read in my free time.In my 可知，Li Yan只相信自己，所以他从不把秘密告 eyes,the libraries and the museums are the best 诉其他人。故选C。 26.A27.D28.C29.B places to visit.I didn't think going to museums is a 30.D【解析】根据“Here is something you need special experience until a windy winter morning.It to do to be a good listener.”及全文可知，本文 was really cold.I went to the history museum. 主要介绍了成为一个好的领听者需要做的一些 There were many students.They held a piece of 事情。选项D“如何成为一个好的倾听者”适合 colorful paper.I joined them and a teacher divided 作为文章的标题。故选D。 us into ten groups to make paper cuttings.I 3l.B【解析】根据“What is leadership(领导能 couldn't make paper cuttings.To spread the 力)？It means more than just being a leader.It traditional art culture well,we discussed and tried also means working together with others.”可 to make them.With fifteen minutes'hard work, 知，作者认为领导力是当领导并且和他人合作。 we finished.Hearing the cheers from the students, 故选B。 I realized that it was teamwork that made me do 32.B33.C better. 34.A【解析】根据“‘All of the activities aim to 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第15三个小题。 make students learn more about leadership.' W:You look angry,Sam. 可知，办这些活动的目的是让学生了解更多关于 M:Yes.I had a fight with Michael. 领导力的内容。故选A。 W:What's up? 35.D36.D37.B38.E39.A40.C M:We lost a game this morning.Michael said we 41.B【解析】A.came来；B.meant意味着； lost it because I didn't pass the ball. C.offered提供；D.faced面临。根据“And I also W:Did you? got to know what the season.to farmers.”可 M:I did pass the ball at the beginning and they 知，作者也知道这个季节对农民意味着什么。 didn't catch it.So I... 故选B。 W:I see.Maybe you should learn teamwork.It is 42.A43.A important,right? 44.A【解析】A.planting种植；B.selling销售； M:Right.I think I know what to do. C.harvesting收割；D.ordering点莱。根据 W:OK.I'm going to prepare dinner now. "When I was a little girl,every weekend I was busy..crops..”可知，当作者还是个小女孩的时 第三节 候，每个周末她都忙着种庄稼。故选A。 In some Western countries,many children do 45.A【解析】A.ourselves我们自己；B.himself他 chores to get pocket money.They usually start to 自己；C.themselves他们自己；D.myself我自 do this when they are ten years old.School 己。根据“To prepare the potato'seeds',my students have to do homework and study for family used to cut the sprouted(发芽的) tests.They often do chores on weekends.Young potatoes by.”可知，为了准备土豆“种子”，作 kids only do easy chores.So they don't get much 者一家过去常常把发芽的土豆切成两半。故 money.But that's enough.Many of them only want 选A。 to buy candy.And candy is cheap! 46.B47.C48.B49.A50.D When they get older,they want to make more 51.B【解析】A.easily轻松地；B.carefully小心 money.So they work hard.They often wash the 地；C.widely广泛地；D.quickly快速地。根据 family car,cut the grass,or cook meals. "I...put some seeds into each hole to make Doing chores is a good way for kids to learn them grow in the right place.”可知，作者小心 new things.For example,they can learn how to 翼翼地把一些种子放进每个洞里，让它们在正确 cook.Of course,their parents help them at first. 的地方生长。故选B。 第上萧花 52.B【解析】A.few几乎没有，修饰可数名词复 5.W:Hi,Tom.What should we do to protect the 数；B.afew几个，修饰可数名词复数；C.little earth? 几乎没有，修饰不可数名词；D.a little一点儿， M:I think we should save water and shouldn't 修饰不可数名词。根据“n...weeks,the seeds cut down trees. sprouted,encouraging(鼓励)usto..them by 第二节听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个 watering and so on.”可知，几周后，种子发芽 小题。 了，鼓励我们通过浇水等方式照顾它们。weeks W:Hello,may I have a look at that baseball bat 是可数名词复数。故选B。 on the shelf? 53.B【解析】A.turn into变成；B.look after照 M:Sure.It's quite new,isn't it? 顾；C.look for寻找；D.tidy up整理。根据 W:Yes,so why do you want to sell it? "In...weeks,the seeds sprouted,encouraging M:My class is having a program to help the poor (鼓励)usto.them by watering and so on. children.We want to raise some money. 可知，几周后，种子发芽了，鼓励我们通过浇水等 W:You're so kind.How much is it? 方式照顾它们。故选B。 M:I spent twenty dollars on it and now you can 54.B55.B have it for only five. 56.usually 57.activities 58.also 59.camping 听下面一段对话，回答第8至第9两个小题， 60.with 61.something 62.because 63.works M:Hi,Mary!Did you take part in the basketball 64.yourself 65.out 66.and 67.setting game last Wednesday? 68.do/wash 69.At 70.a W:Yes,but we lost the game at sixty to fifty-four. 71.What did you do last Monday M:Why didn't you win?Your team is very strong! 72.Did you make it by yourself W:Because we didn't do well in teamwork. 73.She came up with some ideas M:Your teacher must be angry. 74.What did he draw with W:No.She said we should learn teamwork well. 75.How great you are M:I'm sure you'll do better next time. One possible version: W:I hope so. Have you heard of the saying "many hands 听下面一段独白，回答第10至第12三个小题。 make light work”？I'd like to share one of my Hello,boys and girls.Next Sunday,November experiences with you.Last month,our teacher 19th is our School Music Festival.We will have a asked us to make a book report on a book called school show in the school music hall on that day. Treasure Island.Our team members decided to If you go there,you will have a great time.But work together to do the task.I like reading novels there are also some rules for you to remember. and always have a better understanding of the First,please show your ID card before you go in. characters,so I offered to pick out the exciting Second,please don't bring any food into the hall. parts of the novel.My friend Amy searched for If you do,the teachers won't let you in.Third, some information about the writer while other please keep quiet during the show,or others will members read some reviews online.We also asked be angry.Welcome to the show and enjoy your- our teacher for advice.Through the teamwork,the selves.That's all,thank you. report got great success.We were all very happy. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第15三个小题。 From this experience,I believe that working W:Hi,Peter!Long time no see.Did you have a together not only brings us happiness but also good vacation? leads us to success. M:Yes,fantastic. 期末综合质量检测卷（一】 W:Where did you go? 听力材料 M:I went to Yunnan.I took part in a volunteer 第一节 program.The program lasted for three weeks. 1.W:What did you do yesterday,Peter? W:What did you do there? M:I made a poster with my friends. M:I taught the children English there. 2.W:Can we listen to music at school? W:Sounds interesting. M:Yes.We can listen to music in the music 第三节 room.But we can't do that in the classroom Hi,my name is Sandy.My brother and I went or the hallway. to the countryside on Friday morning.We went 3.M:What do volunteers do in the neighborhood? there by train and arrived at 6:00 in the afternoon. W:They share their skills and help people with My aunt and uncle cooked a big dinner for us.It was so delicious that we ate a lot.On Saturday different problems. 4.W:Did you stay in a hotel on your first family morning we went for a walk in the mountains.The weather was great and the air was clean.We saw trip? M:No.We slept in a tent in a farmer's field. different kinds of flowers along the way.We went to my uncle's farm after lunch.We fed the养七平复下 )25.Which is TRUE according to the passage? Swint Middle School students lesmned this through a number of A.Chen Lei is afraid to face the troubless in ldfe. interesting activities. Unit 12 Better Together B.Zheng Hao and Li Ygm llke to keep something to To celebrate American National Student Leadership 时调：自4修钟满：0修 themeselves. Week,April 15-21,the school held many activities during C.I4 Yan only trists himself so he never tells others lunchtime,n one activiry,detf8 stood in a cirefe(国图】 大总分 his secrets. 题 号 and held hands with the person acroes from them.Their hands 五 D.Zheng Hno doesn't have any friends but Chen Lei were like a“uman kno结》"，Th等had to国ork together to 得分 has many. unie(解并)t. B In another activity,some stodents covered their eyes and 一、所力娃解(20小绳，导小题1分，共20分1 见对应听力活页（随卡壁送） It important to he a good listener when your friend thc女r teammates helped them walk around obetacles(降号). 二，闻读观明(20小是，奉小期2分，共40分) talks to you.It means you care about him or her.It also helps “All of the activities aim to make域dents leam more 阅读下面四前语言材料，然后按文后要求做题 you leam more from what be or she is saying.Here is about leadership,"Lindsay Capoferi.a school teacher told A something you need to do to be a good listener. the Lancaster New Eru."They are daing a great ob." Last manth,we made a survey among 300 students at our Eyes:Keep your eyes an the face of your friend.If you do Destirg Roland.an eighth-grader,also thoue the project school.The questions we asked were"Who would you talk not look at him or her.you may miss something Important. broughe everyone topether."It helps you make new friends too," with when you have problems?"and "Why?"Here are some Ears:Listen to your friend carefually.Never try to listen to she sabd. answers from them any other sounds,even if it sounds more interesting. 限据材料内容选择最佳容案。 I would talk with my pareres when I have perotdem.They hawve Hans:your haands in the righ城hce,ch80y0证 )31.According to the author.leadership is being a lots of experience of life.They aways listen to me carefully and give legs or byy your sides.Do not move them all over. lender and me helpful ideas:I belleve in them. Body:Your body should face your friend.It means that A.being strict with others ag限a you are interested in wht he or she is saying. B.working together with others Lfe is alunys fofl of smail peoblens.but Im neveg afald of 根据材料内容选择最佳答案， C.letting others work m1wm时talk wiith mor friends when in trouble,ecw买e )26.Why is it important to be a good listener? D.doing all work A.Becase it makes you learn more from others e球uil, )32.Swint Middle School held activities in B.Because it makes people care about you. Chen Ld A.March B.Aprtl C.June D.July C.Because it makes you interesting D.Becsuise it makes people like to play with you )33.If students want to untie the "human knot".they should no2 can really understand me钱or(怜了】u道.S01wtt )27.When your friend talks to you.you should othees about mo feeines when I feet upeet. Am0Wew四 Bh城en to musie A.rely on themsehes B.stand in a cirele L Yi C.do other things D.look at his/her face C.wark together D.go round 复张材料内容透择最佳容案。 )28.When you listen to your friend,you should NOT )34.What's the purpoee of holding the activities? )21.Zheng Hao likes to talk with his when In A.To make students leam more about leadership. trouhle. A.listen carefully B.To make the students learn how to play these A.parents B.clnssmates B.face your friend games. C.friends D.brothers C.mowe your hands all over C.To make some fan for students. )22.Chen Lei likes to talk with his friends when in D.look at your friend carefully D.To improve students'learning ahility trouble because )29.The underlined word "face"means )35.Destiny Roland thought the activities could help ber A.they have lots of experience of life Chinese. B.they always give him good suppestions A君近 B.面对C近离D,越过 A.improve grades B.learn more skills C.he likes to loeep secrets )30.What's the best title for this passage? C.work better D.make new friens D.they are cnreful 23.Fromn Li Yan's answer,we know he is A.How to Leam Mor A.outgoing B.active C.fumnny D.quiet B.How to Talk to Others If you really want to succeed in life,it is very important )24.From the passage we know that often ask C.How to Use Your Body to be a team playyer.For example.in a basketball game. others for help. D.How to Be a Good Listener Michaei Jordan is a great player,but he stil has to work well A.Zheng Hao and Chen Lei with his team members to win a gime.36 B.Zheng Hao and 14 Yan Leaders work as a team 37 Lab work and group programs are just some of the C.Chen Let and L Yan hat is leadership(领琴t力)？It means m0e止an just experiences calling for good teamwork with ochers.In the D.all of the three being a leader.It also means working together with ochers. workplice,wnrking together is also neceseary fo年c.等 Being a team player does not mean that one person )42.A.noching B.anything 第二节阅婆短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺，意思 should not have any ideas of his own.39 A good team C.something D.everything 觉整。每空限填一问。 member should not be afraid to think of new xdeas even the 》43.A.tme B.weather C.land D.plan It is fun to do housework!My sister Lucy and I always crazy ones..enee也to stick to(终将)his ideas and share 》44.A.planting B.selling help with different jobe at home.We hawve a lowvely dog named them with the other members of the team. C.harvesting D.ordering Buby,66 m favourite job is taking him for a walk.Every 40 》45.A.ourselves B.himself moming after breakfast.I take him to the park. 根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填人文中空缺处 C.themselvess D.myself During the week,Lucy and I take tums to set the table 的最佳选项，桂文章意思顺、内容亮整 )46.A.and B.or C.but D.s0 for dinner and wassh the dishes.On Mooday,Wednesday and A.He doesn't have to agree with the other team members all i由y。Lucy washe8 he dishes and I set the table,On )47.A.Chinese B.geography Tuesday and Thursday,I do the dishes and Lucy sets the the time. C.math D.science table.But today,Lucy wants to chang the roles.Now she is B.The ldea of teamwork also works well tn other parts of our )48.A.voice B.teamwork C.skill D.support 67 the table.And after dinner I will 6x the dishes She life. )49.A.why B.where C.when D.what thinks it is a pleasure to make a little change.At weekends C.All in all,we all need to work with others as team players )50.A.divided 且.mproved C.lcrf D.dug we usually do some gardening and shopping.Last Sunday, D.Because every member of his team has a very important )51.A.easily B.cnrefully 【ucy helped our dad eut the grass.6的the same4n,myw C.widely D.quickdy mom and I went shopping. 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A.He hurt his left arm. B.He hurt his right leg. C.He hurt his right arm. ()2.What's the man's advice? A.To go to bed early. B.To give up the part-time job. C.To work together. ( )3.What do we know about the boy? A.He has lots of friends B.He argued with his friends C.He is new at school. )4.Who's Alex talking to? A.His mother. B.His father. C.His teacher. ()5.Why is Tom unhappy? A.He didn't do well in the test. B.He has too many after-school classes to take. C.No one helped him with his English. 第二节听下面几段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。 )6.Who did Alex go to plant trees with? A.Tom and Alice. B.Tim and Alice. C.Tom and Tim. ( )7.What did Alex do? A.Watered the tree. B.Dug a hole. C.Put a small tree in the hole 听下面一段对话，回答第8至第9两个小题。 ()8.What's going on this evening? A.A football match. B.A volleyball match.C.A basketball match. 馆上萧花 )9.Why does the girl agree to go at last? A.Because the boy is going to do her homework. B.Because she is going to do the homework together with the boy. C.Because the boy is going to help her do the housework 听下面一段独白，回答第10至第12三个小题。 ()10.When did Tina go to the museum? A.On a spring afternoon. B.On a winter morning. C.On a winter afternoon. ( )11.How long did Tina spend making the paper cutting? A.5 minutes. B.15 minutes. C.50 minutes. )12.What does Tina want to tell us? A.We should kind to others. B.We should go to the library often. C.Teamwork can make people do better. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第15三个小题。 )13.What's the matter with Sam? A.He can't catch the ball. B.He lost his ball. C.He fought with Michael. ()14.What did the woman ask Sam to do? A.Pass the ball. B.Learn teamwork. C.Say thanks to his teammates ()15.What is the woman going to do? A.Prepare dinner. B.Play with Sam. C.Clean the kitchen. 第三节（中考新考法）听下面一篇短文。判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内 容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示。短文读两遍。 ()16.Children usually start to do chores when they are eleven years old. ()17.Children often do chores from Monday to Saturday. ()18.Many young children want to make money to buy candy. )19.When children get older,they often wash the family car to make money. )20.Children cook meals by themselves at first.