Unit 5 能力提升 (Starting out — Understanding ideas) 2025-2026学年外研版（2024）七年级英语上册

Unit 6 (Starting out — Understanding ideas)

二、单项选择(10分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个能填入句中空白处的最佳答案。

(     )16. The teacher asked us to hand in the book report before Friday. That means               I must finish it ______ three days.

 A. before      B. within    C. for          D. after

(     )17. —The train leaves at 4:30 pm. What time is it?

 —It’s ______. We still have fifteen minutes.

 A. quarter to four  B. quarter past four     

 C. quarter to five  D. quarter past five    

(     )18. The maths problem is very difficult. Peter worked it out, ______.

 A. soon B. too C. later D. though

(     )19. —I don’t like coffee.

 —How about trying mixing coffee, milk ______ sugar?

 A. and B. or C. so D. but

(     )20. I ______ an email to Mr White yesterday, but he didn’t write back.

 A. checked B. showed C. sent  D. gave  

(     )21. Oh, the room is so ______. Why not turn on the light?

 A. small B. dark C. full D. quiet

(     )22. The air here smells so bad. I almost can’t ______.

 A. breathe B. speak C. think D. move

(     )23. Milk is ______ your health, so you need to drink it every day. 

 A. wrong about  B. full of   

  C. useful for    D. thirsty for

(     )24. Tom ______ biology after he finishes high school in 2026.  

 A. studies B. studied C. is studying D. is going to study

(     )25. —What will you do after dinner, Mia?

 —______.

 A. I will take a walk B. With my friend 

 C. At 7:30 pm  D. At home

三、完形填空(10分)

先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的选项中选择最佳答案。

In spring, it was time to grow rice shoots (幼苗). A farmer and his son grew many in their fields (田地).

The farmer    26    the shoots could grow fast, so he came to the fields to check every day. Many days passed,    27    the shoots looked almost the same every day. The farmer was    28    about that. He told his worry to his son.

“Dad, be patient,” his son said. “The shoots need time to grow. This is nature.”

“I can’t    29   ,” the farmer said. “I must do something to help    30    grow.”

The next morning, the farmer had a    31   . He rushed out into the fields and pulled each shoot up.

After he finished and went home, he said to his son, “I helped our shoots grow

   32   .”

Hearing this, the son ran out to the fields. There, he found all the shoots were

   33   . The farmer followed his son and saw this. He knew he did a wrong thing and he    34    it.

The story tells us that we must follow    35   , or we can’t get what we want.

(     )26. A. joked   B. refused C. found D. hoped  

(     )27. A. so  B. or C. but  D. because

(     )28. A. nervous B. excited C. serious D. wrong

(     )29. A. rush  B. wait C. stop  D. leave

(     )30. A. him  B. us C. you  D. them

(     )31. A. question  B. thought C. problem D. surprise

(     )32. A. old  B. tall C. dark   D. wide 

(     )33. A. natural  B. scary C. dead  D. missing  

(     )34. A. regretted B. changed C. thanked D. supported

(     )35. A. tradition B. duty C. advice D. nature

四、阅读理解(20分)

阅读下面的材料，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

 

A

(     )36. What does the activity want people to do?

 A. Plant trees.   B. Stop cutting down trees.

 C. Learn more about trees.  D. Protect the trees in the city.

(     )37. What time will the activity begin? 

 A. At 8:00 am.     B. At 9:00 am.   

 C. At 4:00 pm.  D. At 5:00 pm.

(     )38. What can people get through the activity?  

 ① A green T-shirt.  ② Knowledge of trees.

 ③ New friends.  ④ Their own trees.

 A. ①②③ B. ①②④  C. ②③④ D. ①②③④

(     )39. If Lingling is going to take part in the activity, what will she need to  bring?

 

(     )40. How can people get more information about the activity?

 A. By making a call.  B. By visiting the park.   

 C. By sending an email. D. By visiting a website.

 

B

There were four seeds and they were good friends. They came to a new place through the wind. They hoped they could grow up and become big trees here.

But soon they found it was not easy. There lived some monkeys. They liked throwing (扔) bananas at the small plants for fun. Once the seeds got out of the ground (地面), they would get hurt and even die. Then three of the seeds decided to wait for the monkeys to leave, before they tried to grow.

But the smallest seed thought she should have a try. When she started to grow, she was hit by bananas. The other seeds all persuaded her to stop, but she didn’t listen to them and tried even harder.

The seed was hit again and again and she was full of scars (伤疤). But these scars made her grow even stronger. She kept growing and one day the bananas from the monkeys couldn’t hurt her any more.

The seed finally grew into a big tree. But her friends still hid in the ground and waited for the monkeys to leave this place.

(     )41. What did the seeds want to do?

 A. Grow into big trees.  B. Go to a new place.   

 C. Fly in the wind.  D. Make friends with the monkeys.