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专题03阅读理解之 应用文
【通关练】
Passage 1
Daddy, look up at the sky! What are those? They look like rabbits. Or are they flowers? Or trees?
No, they are all clouds. Let’s do an experiment (实验) to make out own cloud!
Materials
A wide glass jar (罐子) with a lid (盖子)
Very hot water
Some ice
A match
Very important! Only parents deal with matches!!!
Steps
1. Turn the lid upside down and fill it with ice.
2. Fill the jar about 1.5cm with very hot water.
3. Ask your parent to light a match. Then blow out the match just above the jar. Hold the smoking stick inside. (You want smoke from the match to fill the jar.)
4. Quickly put the lid with ice on the jar. Cover the jar completely.
5. Let the cloud form for a few minutes. Then take the lid off and meet the cloud!
Result
A real cloud comes up. But it is not round and it disappears soon.
1. What are the boy and his father talking about?
A. Rabbits. B. Flowers. C. Trees. D. Clouds.
2. What is the right order of “making the cloud”?
A. ①②③⑤④ B. ①③⑤②④ C. ①④③⑤② D. ①⑤②③④
3. What is the result of the experiment?
A. A real cloud appears. B. The cloud is round.
C. The cloud lasts for a few hours. D. The cloud doesn't disappear.
Passage 2
Great Wall Biking and Hiking (徒步) Tour
Would you like to have a biking experience in one of the world’s greatest wonders, the Great Wall? Would you like to hike the Great Wall free of the crowds? Come and join our Great Wall biking and hiking tour!
Time: 9 a. m.—5 p. m. from March 1 to October 31.
The most exciting parts of the tour:
◆Biking in the countryside of Beijing
◆Enjoying the beauty of farms, rivers and villages
◆Hiking the Great Wall
Service included:
◆Mountain bikes ◆helmets (头盔)
◆Water ◆Chinese lunch
◆Hotel pick-up and drop-off service ◆English-speaking tour guides
◆Tickets to the Great Wall
Note:
Please wear outdoor clothes suitable (适合的) for the weather.
Price:
Number of travelers
Price per person
1 adult
293 yuan
2 adults
195 yuan
3+ adults
155 yuan
Children
105 yuan
Booking:
Tel: 8617-8132
E-mail: service@intochinatravel.com
4. The Great Wall biking and hiking tour lasts ________.
A. six hours B. eight hours C. ten hours D. twelve hours
5. A 10-year-old girl wants to go on the tour with her parents, they should pay ________.
A. 495 yuan B. 465 yuan C. 300 yuan D. 398 yuan
6. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A. People can join in the tour any day in a year.
B. People need to take their own mountain bikes.
C. People will enjoy the beauty of high buildings.
D. People can either call or e-mail to book the tour.
Passage 3
If you’re going to plant a tree, thank you! Adding even one new tree is good for our environment. But how do you plant the tree to make sure it grows? Read on for some tips.
Before planting
●Choose a healthy tree. The tree can grow naturally in your local climate and plant it in the fall or early spring.
●Choose an open, flat place away from buildings or power lines.
●Make sure the tree gets no less than 6 hours of sunlight (阳光) daily.
How to plant
Water the soil on the planting day before you dig the hole (挖洞).
Dig a hole of the width (宽度) 2-3 times the diameter (直径) of the root ball and the same depth (深度) as it.
Put the root ball into the hole and fill in the hole with the soil.
Water the tree deeply.
7. Which is the best place to plant a tree?
A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④
8. For a tree with a 6 cm root ball, how big is the hole you should dig?
A. Width: 15 cm; Depth: 6 cm B. Width: 6 cm; Depth: 6 cm
C. Width: 15 cm; Depth: 15 cm D. Width: 6 cm; Depth: 12 cm
9. What’s the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage?
A. To explain why trees are important for the environment.
B. To compare different types of trees for planting.
C. To encourage people to plant more trees in their cities.
D. To provide steps on how to plant a tree correctly.
10. Where can you find the article?
A. From a letter. B. From a magazine. C. From a website. D. From a math book.
Passage 4
The Growth Diary of Soybeans
Things to prepare: Some soybean seeds (种子), a pot with soil, a notebook and a camera to record the process.
March 1, 2024 Sunny
Today our biology teacher gave everyone in our class some soybean seeds to plant. I was happy to share the news with my parents. They helped me prepare the things I needed and planted the soybean seeds in the ground with me. I can’t wait to see them grow up.
March 5, 2024 Cloudy
Nothing changed from the first day. I was so sad. But my mother told me that the seeds need time to grow. My teacher said soil conditions and planting date are also important and I should wait patiently and keep watering them.
March 23, 2024 Rainy
Today, two tiny leaves finally showed up after about two weeks! How excited I was! With the help of my parents, I fertilized (施肥) them. I hope they can grow faster.
April 3, 2024 Sunny
My soybeans have grown a lot taller! It’s amazing to see new lives growing right in front of me. I find it meaningful to write down the growing process of my plants.
May 1, 2024 Windy
Today my soybeans were finally coming out! It took a lot of work to look after them every day, but it was worth working hard to help them grow so big and healthy.
11. What does the writer need to prepare according to the diary?
A. Soybean seeds, soil and a pencil. B. A camera, scissors and soil.
C. Soybean seeds, a camera and soil. D. A bottle, a pencil and a camera.
12. What did the teacher advise the writer to do when nothing changed?
A. To keep watering. B. To change the soil.
C. To cover the seeds. D. To add more soil.
13. How long did it take for the soybeans to come out from the first day?
A. One month. B. Two months. C. Three months. D. Four months.
14. What might be the soybean like on March 23, 2024?
A. B. C. D.
15. What does the writer think of the growth?
A. Doubtful. B. Challenging. C. Surprising. D. Meaningful.
Passage 5
Mark works at Sunrise Tourist Information Centre. His job is to answer questions and show tourist brochures (小册子) to visitors:
Welcome to Sunrise Island Tourist Information Centre
25 Green Street, Port George, Sunrise Island
Open every day except Tuesday, 09:00-17:00
We can help you find a hotel, choose somewhere interesting to eat and plan your day.
Please take a free map on the island.
See Rose Mountains
The highest mountains on the island with great views of the island in all directions!
Catch the No. 22 bus to Rose Town and spend the day climbing to five different viewpoints. If you are fit, you will love Rose Mountains.
Boat Trip around Lighthouse Island
Two-hour trip leaves each day at 9:00 a.m.
Lunch included.
Swim in the beautiful water off Lighthouse Island.
Exciting Nightlife
The clubs of Port George are open every night until 4:00 a.m. The club plays the latest music every night!
Two free drinks if you arrive before midnight.
Our Island Story
Port George Museum is open every day from 10:00 to 16:00 except Wednesday.
Find out more about Sunrise Island in the eighteenth century and the story.
Make Friends with Our Wildlife
At Rose Reserve, you will find wildlife only on Sunrise Island—get close to wild horses, deer and parrots. Easy walks and a great tea house!
16. Mark works ________ to help the visitors in the information centre.
A. from 10:00 to 16:00 every day
B. before 9:00 every day
C. until 3:00 a.m. every day except Wednesday
D. from 9:00 to 17:00 every day except Tuesday
17. From the brochures, we learn tourists can have all these activities ________.
A. on a mountain B. in a museum
C. on an island D. at an information centre
18. The Sunrise Tourist Information Centre can ________ .
A. offer you two free drinks before midnight
B. help you find good places to stay
C. tell you the story of the island
D. book the map of the island for you
19. If you like wildlife and are in good health, you can go to ________.
A. Rose Reserve and Rose mountains
B. Rose Mountains and Lighthouse Island
C. The clubs of Port George and Rose Reserve
D. Port George Museum and Lighthouse Island
20. The main purpose of these brochures is to ________.
A. invite people to visit the information centre
B. provide people with job information on the island
C. help visitors to make holiday plans
D. attract people to live on the island
Passage 6
By 2050, nearly (将近) 70% of the world’s population (人口) will live in cities. Many of them will become large cities with a population of more than 10 million. Moving people around each large city will be difficult. The traffic speed (速度) in London will fall to about 7 miles (英里) per (每) hour. Around the same speed (速度) it was 150 years ago, in the days of the horse and cart. But city planners are working on ways to solve (解决) the problem.
Self-driving cars
Robot taxis
Self-driving cars (无人驾驶汽车) or robot taxis will play a part.
There’ll be more than 30 million self-driving cars on the road by 2040. People don’t need to drive by themselves. By 2050, there will be robot taxis in the city streets. We can call the taxis very quickly.
Buses
Public transport (公共交通工具) like buses will be highly personalized (个性化).
People don’t need to look through the bus timetable. Buses will be connected on the Internet and make the way by themselves according to (根据) where the people need to go.
Bikes
Bikes will be helpful and safe, too.
Cities could build special roads for them high above city streets. Xiamen in southeast China already has an 8-kilometer bicycle way to protect riders like that. That may be another kind of transport in 2050. It will be wonderful.
21. Most of people will live ________ by 2050.
A. in the big cities B. in the small cities C. in London D. in the villages
22. ________ ways of transport will help the traffic in the future according to the passage.
A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
23. ________ are working on ways to solve the traffic problem.
A. Moving people B. People in Xiamen
C. People in the streets D. City planners
24. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The traffic speed in London will be slow because of the big population.
B. There will be robot taxis in the city streets by 2040.
C. Buses can make the way by themselves.
D. Roads for bikes will be high above city streets.
25. The best title of the passage may be ________.
A. Cars in the Future B. Buses in the Future
C. Bikes in the Future D. Transport in the Future
Passage 7
Here are 4 kinds of apps that are useful in our daily life now. Engineers created them to make our life much easier.
DeepSeek: A smart tool that uses AI to help people with tasks like writing and learning. It makes technology easy to use and helps everyone work faster.
Quizlet: A study tool that helps users learn subjects through flashcards, tests, and games. It has a lot of topics and users can create their own study sets (学习模式).
Forest: A fun app that helps you better manage your time! When you set a time of more than 25 minutes, you grow a tree. If you leave the app, the tree dies! So it’s great for studying or homework while developing a sense of helping the Earth!
Duolingo: A popular language-learning app offering small lessons in over 30 languages. It uses games to make learning fun, with exercises in reading, listening, speaking, and vocabulary.
26. Who are these four apps mainly for?
A. Cooks. B. Doctors. C. Students. D. Engineers.
27. Which app may help you if you want to work faster?
A. Deepseek. B. Quizlet. C. Forest. D. Duolingo.
28. What can we know about the app Forest?
A. It can use games to make learning fun.
B. it can help you manage your time better.
C. It can allow you to create your own study sets.
D. It can help you grow a tree if you leave the app.
Passage 8
Cooking Class for Children
Children should learn to make food, and we’ll start cooking classes for children aged 12—16.
It’s time to teach them to:
★ Read recipes (食谱) ★ Study healthy food
★ Set the table ★ Cook the food
We will provide everything for children. Our classes will teach children how to make breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert (甜点).
Price: $180/child (for all food and uniforms)
Time: From 4:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., every Sunday (for 4 weeks)
Our first class starts on April 6, 2025
Week 1 — Breakfast: ★ Cook eggs ★ Make mutton noodles
Week 2 — Lunch: ★ Make meatballs ★ Make dumplings
Week 3 — Dinner: ★ Cut vegetables ★ Make chicken
Week 4 — Dessert: ★ Make apple pancakes ★ Make orange juice
29. What will children learn to cook in Week 2?
A. B. C. D.
30. Lucy and her brother are between 12 and 16 years old. How much do they need to pay for the 4 classes?
A. $360. B. $280. C. $300. D. $180.
31. What can we know about the cooking class?
A. It is in winter vacation.
B. It’s for children of all ages.
C. It will teach children to write recipes.
D. It will teach children what food is healthy.
Passage 9
________
Written by Mike Black
Illustrated by Joy Curran
What do beavers look like?
Beavers have a small head, a short neck and a fat body. Their orange-brown teeth are long and strong.
What do beavers eat?
Beavers never eat meat. In fact, they eat plants. They like leaves and grass. Sometimes, they also eat corn.
Where do beavers live?
Beavers live near water, such as rivers and lakes. They like the areas with many plants. They can live under water too.
Why are beavers good swimmers?
Beavers can see under water and their back feethelp them swim. Also, their hairs keep them warm and dry in cold water.
Why are beavers good engineers?
Beavers can use their teeth to cut down trees. Then they can build homes or pools with sticks (枝条).
32. Which picture is the best for Page 2?
A. B. C. D.
33. What makes beavers good swimmers?
A. The head. B. The neck. C. The hairs. D. The teeth.
34. What can be the name of the picture book?
A. Beavers Look Cute B. Beavers Need Water
C. Beavers Are Helpful D. Beavers Are Amazing
Passage 10
Thoughts on a Tranquil Night
Before my bed a pool of light;
Oh, can it be frost (霜) on the ground?
Looking up, I find the moon bright;
Bowing, in homesickness I'm drowned.
— By Li Bai
Li Bai (701-762) is a Tang Dynasty poet (诗人). People call him the “poet-immortal” (诗仙). His works are cool and nice. He writes more than 1000 poems all his life.
Which one of them do people like best? It may be Thoughts on a Tranquil Night. You can find this poem in Chinese textbooks and books like Three Hundred Tang Poems.
The poem Thoughts on a Tranquil Night by Li Bai is like a short, beautiful story. It’s about missing home when you’re far away. The poet uses only 20 words. Every word of the poem is not difficult but we can feel his strong feelings when reading the poem. In the poem, the poet sees a pool of light from the moon before his bed. He wants to know if the cold feeling is because of the frost on the ground. When he looks up at the bright moon, he feels a little warm because the moon makes him think of his homeland. But at last when he puts his head down, wishing he were at home. This makes him feel homesick a lot.
35. What is the main theme (主题) of Li Bai’s poem Thoughts on a Tranquil Night?
A. Celebrating the beauty of nature. B. Describing a cold winter night.
C. Missing home while being far away. D. Expressing deep love for a friend.
36. How does Li Bai’s feeling change in the poem?
A. Warm→Cold→Homesick. B. Homesick→Cold→Warm.
C. Cold→Homesick→Warm. D. Cold→Warm→Homesick.
37. Where may you find the poem Thoughts on a Tranquil Night?
A. https: // www. mathsisfun. com/. B. https: // www. sciencekids. com/.
C. https: // www. sportsbook. com/. D. https: // www. poemhunter. com/.
Passage 11
Shoebills
Shoebills (鲸头鹳) live in Africa. Look at this bird’s big bill (喙). It works like a knife. It helps the bird cut fish. The bill is also like a handy bag. Mom birds can put food and water in it for their babies. Click, click. The bird makes loud sounds with its bill. It says hello to its friends.
The Malayan tapir
The Malayan tapir (马来貘) is an interesting animal. Its body parts look like some other animals’ parts. But it is not really like any of them. Its snout (口鼻部) looks like an elephant’s nose. Its ears look like the ears of a horse. Its legs are strong, like a hippo’s (河马). And look at its round body. Does its body look like a pig’s?
_________________
Kiwis are the national (国家的) birds of New Zealand. They are strange in many ways. Their nostrils (鼻孔) are on the tip (尖端) of their beaks (喙). So, they can smell worms (蠕虫) in the soil (土地). Do they live in trees like many other birds? No. They live in holes, just like rabbits.
38. In which section of the newspaper can we read the news?
A. CULTURE. B. SCHOOL. C. ANIMALS. D. SPORT.
39. The baby shoebill make loud sound to ________.
A. Greet its friends. B. Ask for food. C. Cut the fish. D. Tell jokes.
40. The best heading for the third piece of news would be _________.
A. Just like rabbits B. National birds C. Kiwis are birds D. Strange kiwis
41. It’s clear that _________.
A. Shoebills live in the tree B. The Malayan tapir’s ears look like horses
C. Kiwis use nostrils to eat food D. Shoebills have very useful mouths
42. All the news above _________.
A. tell stories about animals B. tell the national animal of each country
C. tell something special of the animals D. tell the love of animals’ moms
Passage 12
The No.9 Middle School Library
OPENING HOURS
LIBRARY RULES
MONDAY 9:00~17:00
·All people must have a library card.
·Computers are for schoolwork only.
·No food or drinks in the library.
·No running or shouting in the library.
·Mobile phones must be off.
·You can borrow (借) two books at one time.
TUESDAY 8:00~17:00
WEDNESDAY 9:00~20:30
THURSDAY 9:00~17:30
FRIDAY 8:00~15:00
SATURDAY 9:00~13:00
SUNDAY CLOSED
43. When can you read books in the school library?
A. From eight a. m. to five p. m. on Wednesday. B. From nine a. m. to one p. m. on Sunday.
C. From nine a. m. to two p. m. on Friday. D. From eight a. m. to five p. m. on Thursday.
44. How long can Linda stay there if she goes to the library at 10 o’clock am on Saturday?
A. For one hour. B. For two hours. C. For four hours. D. For three hours.
45. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. You can borrow three books at a time.
B. The school library is closed at weekends.
C. Students can do their schoolwork on the library computers.
D. You can borrow the books if you have your school ID card.
46. Which of the following can you see in the library?
A. B. C. D.
47. Who is the passage written for?
A. Babies B. Students. C. Doctors. D. Parents.
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专题03阅读理解之 应用文
【通关练】
Passage 1
Daddy, look up at the sky! What are those? They look like rabbits. Or are they flowers? Or trees?
No, they are all clouds. Let’s do an experiment (实验) to make out own cloud!
Materials
A wide glass jar (罐子) with a lid (盖子)
Very hot water
Some ice
A match
Very important! Only parents deal with matches!!!
Steps
1. Turn the lid upside down and fill it with ice.
2. Fill the jar about 1.5cm with very hot water.
3. Ask your parent to light a match. Then blow out the match just above the jar. Hold the smoking stick inside. (You want smoke from the match to fill the jar.)
4. Quickly put the lid with ice on the jar. Cover the jar completely.
5. Let the cloud form for a few minutes. Then take the lid off and meet the cloud!
Result
A real cloud comes up. But it is not round and it disappears soon.
1. What are the boy and his father talking about?
A. Rabbits. B. Flowers. C. Trees. D. Clouds.
2. What is the right order of “making the cloud”?
A. ①②③⑤④ B. ①③⑤②④ C. ①④③⑤② D. ①⑤②③④
3. What is the result of the experiment?
A. A real cloud appears. B. The cloud is round.
C. The cloud lasts for a few hours. D. The cloud doesn't disappear.
【答案】1. D 2. B 3. A
【解析】本文主要介绍了一位父亲和他的儿子一起制作云的实验,包括该实验中所需要的准备材料、制作过程和试验结果。
1. 细节理解题。根据“Daddy, look up at the sky! What are those? They look like rabbits. Or are they flowers? Or trees?”以及“No, they are all clouds. Let’s do an experiment (实验) to make out own cloud!”可知,男孩和他的父亲在谈论云。故选D。
2. 细节理解题。根据表格“Steps”一栏中能够得知,第一步是把盖子反过来并倒入冰块,第二步是向罐子里倒入1.5厘米的热水,第三步是让你的父母点燃一根火柴,然后把罐子上方的火柴吹灭,把烟棍放在里面,第四步是快速盖上加冰的盖子,将罐子完全盖上,最后等几分钟后取下盖子就能看到云,因此正确的顺序①③⑤②④。故选B。
3. 细节理解题。根据实验结果描述“A real cloud comes up. But it is not round and it disappears soon.”可知,实验结果是形成了真正的云。故选A。
Passage 2
Great Wall Biking and Hiking (徒步) Tour
Would you like to have a biking experience in one of the world’s greatest wonders, the Great Wall? Would you like to hike the Great Wall free of the crowds? Come and join our Great Wall biking and hiking tour!
Time: 9 a. m.—5 p. m. from March 1 to October 31.
The most exciting parts of the tour:
◆Biking in the countryside of Beijing
◆Enjoying the beauty of farms, rivers and villages
◆Hiking the Great Wall
Service included:
◆Mountain bikes ◆helmets (头盔)
◆Water ◆Chinese lunch
◆Hotel pick-up and drop-off service ◆English-speaking tour guides
◆Tickets to the Great Wall
Note:
Please wear outdoor clothes suitable (适合的) for the weather.
Price:
Number of travelers
Price per person
1 adult
293 yuan
2 adults
195 yuan
3+ adults
155 yuan
Children
105 yuan
Booking:
Tel: 8617-8132
E-mail: service@intochinatravel.com
4. The Great Wall biking and hiking tour lasts ________.
A. six hours B. eight hours C. ten hours D. twelve hours
5. A 10-year-old girl wants to go on the tour with her parents, they should pay ________.
A. 495 yuan B. 465 yuan C. 300 yuan D. 398 yuan
6. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A. People can join in the tour any day in a year.
B. People need to take their own mountain bikes.
C. People will enjoy the beauty of high buildings.
D. People can either call or e-mail to book the tour.
【答案】4. B 5. A 6. D
【知识点】时文/广告/布告、旅行、应用文
【解析】本文主要介绍了长城骑行和徒步之旅这一项目。
4. 细节理解题。根据“Time: 9 a. m.—5 p. m. from March 1 to October 31.”可知,长城骑行和徒步之旅持续8小时。故选B。
5. 推理判断题。根据Price部分中的“2 adults 195 yuan”和“Children 105 yuan”可知,195+195+105=495,他们需要支付495元。故选A。
6. 细节理解题。根据Booking部分“Tel: 8617-8132; E-mail: service@intochinatravel.com”可知,人们可以打电话或发电子邮件预订。故选D。
Passage 3
If you’re going to plant a tree, thank you! Adding even one new tree is good for our environment. But how do you plant the tree to make sure it grows? Read on for some tips.
Before planting
●Choose a healthy tree. The tree can grow naturally in your local climate and plant it in the fall or early spring.
●Choose an open, flat place away from buildings or power lines.
●Make sure the tree gets no less than 6 hours of sunlight (阳光) daily.
How to plant
Water the soil on the planting day before you dig the hole (挖洞).
Dig a hole of the width (宽度) 2-3 times the diameter (直径) of the root ball and the same depth (深度) as it.
Put the root ball into the hole and fill in the hole with the soil.
Water the tree deeply.
7. Which is the best place to plant a tree?
A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④
8. For a tree with a 6 cm root ball, how big is the hole you should dig?
A. Width: 15 cm; Depth: 6 cm B. Width: 6 cm; Depth: 6 cm
C. Width: 15 cm; Depth: 15 cm D. Width: 6 cm; Depth: 12 cm
9. What’s the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage?
A. To explain why trees are important for the environment.
B. To compare different types of trees for planting.
C. To encourage people to plant more trees in their cities.
D. To provide steps on how to plant a tree correctly.
10. Where can you find the article?
A. From a letter. B. From a magazine. C. From a website. D. From a math book.
【答案】7. C 8. A 9. D 10. C
【来源】广东省广州市广奥集团2024--2025学年七年级下学期期中考试英语试题
【解析】本文是一篇说明文。主要讲述了如何正确种植树木以确保其生长的步骤和注意事项。
7. 细节理解题。根据“Make sure the tree gets no less than 6 hours of sunlight daily.”可知,要确保树木每天得到不少于6小时的阳光。对比图片,C处合适。故选C。
8. 细节理解题。根据“Dig a hole of the width 2-3 times the diameter of the root ball and the same depth as it.”可知,种树时要挖一个直径为根球直径2-3倍,深度相同的洞。对于直径为6厘米的根球,洞的宽度应为12-18厘米,深度为6厘米。故选A。
9. 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了如何正确种植树木以确保其生长的步骤和注意事项。故选D。
10. 细节理解题。根据“www.pearlrivercruise.com/ info”可知,可以在网站上找到这篇文章。故选C。
Passage 4
The Growth Diary of Soybeans
Things to prepare: Some soybean seeds (种子), a pot with soil, a notebook and a camera to record the process.
March 1, 2024 Sunny
Today our biology teacher gave everyone in our class some soybean seeds to plant. I was happy to share the news with my parents. They helped me prepare the things I needed and planted the soybean seeds in the ground with me. I can’t wait to see them grow up.
March 5, 2024 Cloudy
Nothing changed from the first day. I was so sad. But my mother told me that the seeds need time to grow. My teacher said soil conditions and planting date are also important and I should wait patiently and keep watering them.
March 23, 2024 Rainy
Today, two tiny leaves finally showed up after about two weeks! How excited I was! With the help of my parents, I fertilized (施肥) them. I hope they can grow faster.
April 3, 2024 Sunny
My soybeans have grown a lot taller! It’s amazing to see new lives growing right in front of me. I find it meaningful to write down the growing process of my plants.
May 1, 2024 Windy
Today my soybeans were finally coming out! It took a lot of work to look after them every day, but it was worth working hard to help them grow so big and healthy.
11. What does the writer need to prepare according to the diary?
A. Soybean seeds, soil and a pencil. B. A camera, scissors and soil.
C. Soybean seeds, a camera and soil. D. A bottle, a pencil and a camera.
12. What did the teacher advise the writer to do when nothing changed?
A. To keep watering. B. To change the soil.
C. To cover the seeds. D. To add more soil.
13. How long did it take for the soybeans to come out from the first day?
A. One month. B. Two months. C. Three months. D. Four months.
14. What might be the soybean like on March 23, 2024?
A. B. C. D.
15. What does the writer think of the growth?
A. Doubtful. B. Challenging. C. Surprising. D. Meaningful.
【答案】11. C 12. A 13. B 14. B 15. D
【来源】广东省广州市天河区2024—2025学年七年级下学期期中学业调查英语试题
【解析】本文是一份大豆种植日志,记录了作者在老师的指导下,从播种到生长到最终结果,对大豆生长过程的观察和养护的过程。
11. 细节理解题。根据“Things to prepare: Some soybean seeds (种子), a pot with soil, a notebook and a camera to record the process.”可知,作者需要准备的是豆种、一个装有土壤的盆子、一个笔记本和一个相机来记录过程。故选C。
12. 细节理解题。根据“My teacher said soil conditions and planting date are also important and I should wait patiently and keep watering them.”可知,老师的建议是要耐心等待并继续浇水。故选A。
13. 细节理解题。根据“Today our biology teacher gave everyone in our class some soybean seeds to plant.”和“Today my soybeans were finally coming out!”可知,日记的第一条记录是在3月1号,而豆子在5月1号露出,所以从播种到豆子露出经过了两个月。故选B。
14. 细节理解题。根据“Today, two tiny leaves finally showed up after about two weeks! How excited I was! With the help of my parents, I fertilized (施肥) them. I hope they can grow faster.”可知,种子在种植大约三周后开始发芽并长出两片小叶子。故选B。
15. 推理判断题。根据“I find it meaningful to write down the growing process of my plants.”可知,这是作者对整个生长过程的一个回顾,它清楚地体现了作者觉得这个过程有意义。故选D。
Passage 5
Mark works at Sunrise Tourist Information Centre. His job is to answer questions and show tourist brochures (小册子) to visitors:
Welcome to Sunrise Island Tourist Information Centre
25 Green Street, Port George, Sunrise Island
Open every day except Tuesday, 09:00-17:00
We can help you find a hotel, choose somewhere interesting to eat and plan your day.
Please take a free map on the island.
See Rose Mountains
The highest mountains on the island with great views of the island in all directions!
Catch the No. 22 bus to Rose Town and spend the day climbing to five different viewpoints. If you are fit, you will love Rose Mountains.
Boat Trip around Lighthouse Island
Two-hour trip leaves each day at 9:00 a.m.
Lunch included.
Swim in the beautiful water off Lighthouse Island.
Exciting Nightlife
The clubs of Port George are open every night until 4:00 a.m. The club plays the latest music every night!
Two free drinks if you arrive before midnight.
Our Island Story
Port George Museum is open every day from 10:00 to 16:00 except Wednesday.
Find out more about Sunrise Island in the eighteenth century and the story.
Make Friends with Our Wildlife
At Rose Reserve, you will find wildlife only on Sunrise Island—get close to wild horses, deer and parrots. Easy walks and a great tea house!
16. Mark works ________ to help the visitors in the information centre.
A. from 10:00 to 16:00 every day
B. before 9:00 every day
C. until 3:00 a.m. every day except Wednesday
D. from 9:00 to 17:00 every day except Tuesday
17. From the brochures, we learn tourists can have all these activities ________.
A. on a mountain B. in a museum
C. on an island D. at an information centre
18. The Sunrise Tourist Information Centre can ________ .
A. offer you two free drinks before midnight
B. help you find good places to stay
C. tell you the story of the island
D. book the map of the island for you
19. If you like wildlife and are in good health, you can go to ________.
A. Rose Reserve and Rose mountains
B. Rose Mountains and Lighthouse Island
C. The clubs of Port George and Rose Reserve
D. Port George Museum and Lighthouse Island
20. The main purpose of these brochures is to ________.
A. invite people to visit the information centre
B. provide people with job information on the island
C. help visitors to make holiday plans
D. attract people to live on the island
【答案】16. D 17. C 18. B 19. A 20. C
【来源】广东省广州市真光中学2023-2025学年七年级下学期期中考试英语试题
【解析】本文展示了一份宣传手册,介绍了日出旅游信息中心的一些信息,包括其地址、上班时间和主要业务等。
16. 细节理解题。根据“Open every day except Tuesday, 09:00-17:00”可知,上班时间是除周二外的每天上午9点到下午5点,故选D。
17. 细节理解题。根据“We can help you find a hotel, choose somewhere interesting to eat and plan your day. Please take a free map on the island.”可知,他们的活动都在一个岛上,故选C。
18. 细节理解题。根据“We can help you find a hotel, choose somewhere interesting to eat and plan your day”可知,信息中心可以帮助游客找合适的落脚点,故选B。
19. 细节理解题。根据“If you are fit, you will love Rose Mountains”和“At Rose Reserve, you will find wildlife only on Sunrise Island—get close to wild horses, deer and parrots.”可知,建议健康状况良好和喜爱野生动物的人去Rose Reserve和Rose mountains,故选A。
20. 细节理解题。根据“We can help you find a hotel, choose somewhere interesting to eat and plan your day”可知,该手册可以帮助游客规划假期活动,故选C。
Passage 6
By 2050, nearly (将近) 70% of the world’s population (人口) will live in cities. Many of them will become large cities with a population of more than 10 million. Moving people around each large city will be difficult. The traffic speed (速度) in London will fall to about 7 miles (英里) per (每) hour. Around the same speed (速度) it was 150 years ago, in the days of the horse and cart. But city planners are working on ways to solve (解决) the problem.
Self-driving cars
Robot taxis
Self-driving cars (无人驾驶汽车) or robot taxis will play a part.
There’ll be more than 30 million self-driving cars on the road by 2040. People don’t need to drive by themselves. By 2050, there will be robot taxis in the city streets. We can call the taxis very quickly.
Buses
Public transport (公共交通工具) like buses will be highly personalized (个性化).
People don’t need to look through the bus timetable. Buses will be connected on the Internet and make the way by themselves according to (根据) where the people need to go.
Bikes
Bikes will be helpful and safe, too.
Cities could build special roads for them high above city streets. Xiamen in southeast China already has an 8-kilometer bicycle way to protect riders like that. That may be another kind of transport in 2050. It will be wonderful.
21. Most of people will live ________ by 2050.
A. in the big cities B. in the small cities C. in London D. in the villages
22. ________ ways of transport will help the traffic in the future according to the passage.
A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
23. ________ are working on ways to solve the traffic problem.
A. Moving people B. People in Xiamen
C. People in the streets D. City planners
24. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The traffic speed in London will be slow because of the big population.
B. There will be robot taxis in the city streets by 2040.
C. Buses can make the way by themselves.
D. Roads for bikes will be high above city streets.
25. The best title of the passage may be ________.
A. Cars in the Future B. Buses in the Future
C. Bikes in the Future D. Transport in the Future
【答案】21. A 22. C 23. D 24. B 25. D
【解析】本文主要介绍了四种未来的交通工具:自动驾驶汽车、机器人出租车、公交车和自行车。
21. 细节理解题。根据“By 2050, nearly (将近) 70% of the world’s population (人口) will live in cities. Many of them will become large cities with a population of more than 0 million.”可知,到2050年,大多数人将生活在大城市。故选A。
22. 细节理解题。根据“Self-driving cars”,“Robot taxis”,“Buses”和“Bikes”可知,四种交通方式将有助于未来的交通。故选C。
23. 细节理解题。根据“But city planners are working on ways to solve (解决) the problem.”可知,城市规划者在研究解决交通问题。故选D。
24. 细节理解题。根据“By 2050, there will be robot taxis in the city streets.”可知,到2050年,城市街道上将出现机器人出租车,而不是2040年。故选B。
25. 最佳标题题。通读全文可知,文章主要介绍了四种未来的交通工具,所以本文的最佳标题应是选项D“未来的交通”。故选D。
Passage 7
Here are 4 kinds of apps that are useful in our daily life now. Engineers created them to make our life much easier.
DeepSeek: A smart tool that uses AI to help people with tasks like writing and learning. It makes technology easy to use and helps everyone work faster.
Quizlet: A study tool that helps users learn subjects through flashcards, tests, and games. It has a lot of topics and users can create their own study sets (学习模式).
Forest: A fun app that helps you better manage your time! When you set a time of more than 25 minutes, you grow a tree. If you leave the app, the tree dies! So it’s great for studying or homework while developing a sense of helping the Earth!
Duolingo: A popular language-learning app offering small lessons in over 30 languages. It uses games to make learning fun, with exercises in reading, listening, speaking, and vocabulary.
26. Who are these four apps mainly for?
A. Cooks. B. Doctors. C. Students. D. Engineers.
27. Which app may help you if you want to work faster?
A. Deepseek. B. Quizlet. C. Forest. D. Duolingo.
28. What can we know about the app Forest?
A. It can use games to make learning fun.
B. it can help you manage your time better.
C. It can allow you to create your own study sets.
D. It can help you grow a tree if you leave the app.
【答案】26. C 27. A 28. B
【导语】本文是一篇说明文,旨在介绍四款对日常生活有帮助的应用程序,分别阐述了它们各自的功能,如DeepSeek借助人工智能帮助人们更快完成任务,Quizlet辅助学习,Forest帮助管理时间,Duolingo用于语言学习等,展示了这些应用如何使人们的生活变得更加便捷。
26. 推理判断题。根据“Quizlet: A study tool...users can create their own study sets (学习模式).”、“Forest: a fun app...So it’s great for studying or homework”、“Duolingo: A popular language-learning app”可知,这些应用大多与学习相关,所以主要是为学生设计的,故选C。
27. 细节理解题。根据“DeepSeek: A smart tool that uses AI to help people with tasks like writing and learning. It makes technology easy to use and helps everyone work faster.”可知,如果你想更快地工作,DeepSeek这款应用可能会有帮助,故选A。
28. 细节理解题。根据“Forest: A fun app that helps you better manage your time!”可知,Forest这款应用可以帮助你更好地管理时间,故选B。
Passage 8
Cooking Class for Children
Children should learn to make food, and we’ll start cooking classes for children aged 12—16.
It’s time to teach them to:
★ Read recipes (食谱) ★ Study healthy food
★ Set the table ★ Cook the food
We will provide everything for children. Our classes will teach children how to make breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert (甜点).
Price: $180/child (for all food and uniforms)
Time: From 4:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., every Sunday (for 4 weeks)
Our first class starts on April 6, 2025
Week 1 — Breakfast: ★ Cook eggs ★ Make mutton noodles
Week 2 — Lunch: ★ Make meatballs ★ Make dumplings
Week 3 — Dinner: ★ Cut vegetables ★ Make chicken
Week 4 — Dessert: ★ Make apple pancakes ★ Make orange juice
29. What will children learn to cook in Week 2?
A. B. C. D.
30. Lucy and her brother are between 12 and 16 years old. How much do they need to pay for the 4 classes?
A. $360. B. $280. C. $300. D. $180.
31. What can we know about the cooking class?
A. It is in winter vacation.
B. It’s for children of all ages.
C. It will teach children to write recipes.
D. It will teach children what food is healthy.
【答案】29. B 30. A 31. D
【导语】本文主要介绍了儿童烹饪班的上课时间,内容和收费等。
29. 细节理解题。根据“Week 2 — Lunch: ★ Make meatballs ★ Make dumplings”可知,孩子们将在第二周学习做肉丸和包饺子,故选B。
30. 细节理解题。根据文中“Price: $180/child”可知,在12到16岁之间的露西和她的弟弟上这4节课他们需要360美元。故选A。
31. 细节理解题。根据文中“★ Study healthy food”可知,烹饪课会教孩子们什么食物是健康的。故选D。
Passage 9
________
Written by Mike Black
Illustrated by Joy Curran
What do beavers look like?
Beavers have a small head, a short neck and a fat body. Their orange-brown teeth are long and strong.
What do beavers eat?
Beavers never eat meat. In fact, they eat plants. They like leaves and grass. Sometimes, they also eat corn.
Where do beavers live?
Beavers live near water, such as rivers and lakes. They like the areas with many plants. They can live under water too.
Why are beavers good swimmers?
Beavers can see under water and their back feethelp them swim. Also, their hairs keep them warm and dry in cold water.
Why are beavers good engineers?
Beavers can use their teeth to cut down trees. Then they can build homes or pools with sticks (枝条).
32. Which picture is the best for Page 2?
A. B. C. D.
33. What makes beavers good swimmers?
A. The head. B. The neck. C. The hairs. D. The teeth.
34. What can be the name of the picture book?
A. Beavers Look Cute B. Beavers Need Water
C. Beavers Are Helpful D. Beavers Are Amazing
【答案】32. A 33. C 34. D
【导语】本文通过图文的形式,介绍了海狸的外形特征、饮食习惯、栖息环境、游泳本领以及筑堤造屋的工程天赋,展现出海狸的多方面“厉害”之处。
32. 细节理解题。根据“What do beavers eat?”可知,该图片应是海狸吃食物。故选A。
33. 细节理解题。根据“Why are beavers good swimmers? Beavers can see under water and their back feet help them swim. Also, their hairs keep them warm and dry in cold water”可知,海狸的毛发能让它们在冷水中保持温暖和干燥,这是使其成为优秀游泳者的原因之一。故选C。
34. 最佳标题题。文章分别从“What do beavers look like?”、“What do beavers eat?”、“Where do beavers live?”以及“Why are beavers good engineers?”几个方面展现了海狸的独特能力,体现出“令人惊叹”的特点。故选D。
Passage 10
Thoughts on a Tranquil Night
Before my bed a pool of light;
Oh, can it be frost (霜) on the ground?
Looking up, I find the moon bright;
Bowing, in homesickness I'm drowned.
— By Li Bai
Li Bai (701-762) is a Tang Dynasty poet (诗人). People call him the “poet-immortal” (诗仙). His works are cool and nice. He writes more than 1000 poems all his life.
Which one of them do people like best? It may be Thoughts on a Tranquil Night. You can find this poem in Chinese textbooks and books like Three Hundred Tang Poems.
The poem Thoughts on a Tranquil Night by Li Bai is like a short, beautiful story. It’s about missing home when you’re far away. The poet uses only 20 words. Every word of the poem is not difficult but we can feel his strong feelings when reading the poem. In the poem, the poet sees a pool of light from the moon before his bed. He wants to know if the cold feeling is because of the frost on the ground. When he looks up at the bright moon, he feels a little warm because the moon makes him think of his homeland. But at last when he puts his head down, wishing he were at home. This makes him feel homesick a lot.
35. What is the main theme (主题) of Li Bai’s poem Thoughts on a Tranquil Night?
A. Celebrating the beauty of nature. B. Describing a cold winter night.
C. Missing home while being far away. D. Expressing deep love for a friend.
36. How does Li Bai’s feeling change in the poem?
A. Warm→Cold→Homesick. B. Homesick→Cold→Warm.
C. Cold→Homesick→Warm. D. Cold→Warm→Homesick.
37. Where may you find the poem Thoughts on a Tranquil Night?
A. https: // www. mathsisfun. com/. B. https: // www. sciencekids. com/.
C. https: // www. sportsbook. com/. D. https: // www. poemhunter. com/.
【答案】35. C 36. D 37. D
【导语】本文主要介绍了李白的《静夜思》。李白是唐代诗人,被称为“诗仙”,一生创作千余首诗。其中《静夜思》颇受人们喜爱,常见于语文教材等书籍中。这首诗宛如简短优美的故事,以20字写出远在他乡之人对家乡的深切思念,诗人借月光引发联想,尽显思乡之情。
35. 细节理解题。根据第三段“It’s about missing home when you’re far away.”可知,《静夜思》是关于身处异乡时对家乡的思念。故选C。
36. 细节理解题。根据第三段“He wants to know if the cold feeling is because of the frost on the ground. When he looks up at the bright moon, he feels a little warm because the moon makes him think of his homeland. But at last when he puts his head down, wishing he were at home. This makes him feel homesick a lot.”可知,他想知道,那种寒冷的感觉是不是因为地上的霜冻。当他抬头仰望明月时,心中却感到一丝温暖,因为月亮让他想起了故乡。但最终,当他低下头,希望自己正在家中时,却感到浓浓的思乡之情。所以作者的感觉变化应该是:冷——温暖——思乡。故选D。
37. 推理判断题。根据第二段“It may be Thoughts on a Tranquil Night. You can find this poem in Chinese textbooks and books like Three Hundred Tang Poems.”和全文内容可知,《静夜思》是一首诗,可以关于诗歌的网站上找到这首诗。故选D。
Passage 11
Shoebills
Shoebills (鲸头鹳) live in Africa. Look at this bird’s big bill (喙). It works like a knife. It helps the bird cut fish. The bill is also like a handy bag. Mom birds can put food and water in it for their babies. Click, click. The bird makes loud sounds with its bill. It says hello to its friends.
The Malayan tapir
The Malayan tapir (马来貘) is an interesting animal. Its body parts look like some other animals’ parts. But it is not really like any of them. Its snout (口鼻部) looks like an elephant’s nose. Its ears look like the ears of a horse. Its legs are strong, like a hippo’s (河马). And look at its round body. Does its body look like a pig’s?
_________________
Kiwis are the national (国家的) birds of New Zealand. They are strange in many ways. Their nostrils (鼻孔) are on the tip (尖端) of their beaks (喙). So, they can smell worms (蠕虫) in the soil (土地). Do they live in trees like many other birds? No. They live in holes, just like rabbits.
38. In which section of the newspaper can we read the news?
A. CULTURE. B. SCHOOL. C. ANIMALS. D. SPORT.
39. The baby shoebill make loud sound to ________.
A. Greet its friends. B. Ask for food. C. Cut the fish. D. Tell jokes.
40. The best heading for the third piece of news would be _________.
A. Just like rabbits B. National birds C. Kiwis are birds D. Strange kiwis
41. It’s clear that _________.
A. Shoebills live in the tree B. The Malayan tapir’s ears look like horses
C. Kiwis use nostrils to eat food D. Shoebills have very useful mouths
42. All the news above _________.
A. tell stories about animals B. tell the national animal of each country
C. tell something special of the animals D. tell the love of animals’ moms
【答案】38. C 39. A 40. D 41. D 42. C
【导语】本文主要介绍了三种动物——鲸头鹳、马来貘和新西兰的几维鸟,分别描述了它们独特的外形特征和生活习性。
38. 细节理解题。文章主要介绍了三种动物,因此最有可能出现在报纸的“动物”版块。故选C。
39. 细节理解题。根据第一段“Click, click. The bird makes loud sounds with its bill. It says hello to its friends.”可知,小鲸头鹳发出声音是为了向朋友打招呼。故选A。
40. 标题归纳题。第三段主要描述了几维鸟的奇特之处,如鼻孔在喙尖、生活在洞穴里等,因此“Strange kiwis”最符合标题。故选D。
41. 推理判断题。根据第一段“Look at this bird’s big bill (喙) . It works like a knife. It helps the bird cut fish. The bill is also like a handy bag. Mom birds can put food and water in it for their babies.”可知,鲸头鹳的喙非常有用,既能切鱼又能装食物和水。故选D。
42. 主旨大意题。文章介绍了三种动物的独特特征,如鲸头鹳的喙、马来貘的混合外形、几维鸟的鼻孔和洞穴生活等,均体现了动物的特殊之处。故选C。
Passage 12
The No.9 Middle School Library
OPENING HOURS
LIBRARY RULES
MONDAY 9:00~17:00
·All people must have a library card.
·Computers are for schoolwork only.
·No food or drinks in the library.
·No running or shouting in the library.
·Mobile phones must be off.
·You can borrow (借) two books at one time.
TUESDAY 8:00~17:00
WEDNESDAY 9:00~20:30
THURSDAY 9:00~17:30
FRIDAY 8:00~15:00
SATURDAY 9:00~13:00
SUNDAY CLOSED
43. When can you read books in the school library?
A. From eight a. m. to five p. m. on Wednesday. B. From nine a. m. to one p. m. on Sunday.
C. From nine a. m. to two p. m. on Friday. D. From eight a. m. to five p. m. on Thursday.
44. How long can Linda stay there if she goes to the library at 10 o’clock am on Saturday?
A. For one hour. B. For two hours. C. For four hours. D. For three hours.
45. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. You can borrow three books at a time.
B. The school library is closed at weekends.
C. Students can do their schoolwork on the library computers.
D. You can borrow the books if you have your school ID card.
46. Which of the following can you see in the library?
A. B. C. D.
47. Who is the passage written for?
A. Babies B. Students. C. Doctors. D. Parents.
【答案】43. C 44. D 45. C 46. A 47. B
【导语】本文介绍了图书馆的开闭馆时间以及图书馆规则。
43 细节理解题。根据“FRIDAY 8:00~15:00”可知,星期五上午九点到下午两点,你可以在学校图书馆看书。故选C。
44. 细节理解题。根据“SATURDAY 9:00~13:00”可知,周六上午9点到下午1点开放,所以,如果琳达星期六上午10点去图书馆,她能在那里待3个小时。故选D。
45. 细节理解题。根据“Computers are for schoolwork only”可知,学生可以在图书馆的电脑上做作业。故选C。
46. 细节理解题。根据“No food or drinks in the library.”可知,图书馆里禁止饮食。故选A。
47. 推理判断题。通读全文可知,本文介绍了图书馆的开闭馆时间以及图书馆规则,主要面向学生。故选B。
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