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1、 深圳宝安区七年级下英语期末阅读专项练习 AIt is known that New York is one of the biggest cities in the US. It has a nickname (别名), the Big Apple. Where does the nickname come from? One hundred years ago, there was a musical band. The band went to towns for making money. They considered towns as apples on the trees. Th
2、ey went to a town as if they picked an apple from the tree. The band made the most money in New York, so they thought of New York as a big apple. Later, in order to attract more and more visitors to come to go sightseeing in New York, the people in New York claimed (宣称) the Big Apple as the symbol o
3、f New York. Therefore, its nickname the Big Apple got around (传开来).( ) 1. What is the nickname of New York? A. The Big Apple. B. The Big Band. C. The Big Music. D. The Big Tree.( ) 2. What did the band think of towns as? A. Money. B. Apples. C. Apple trees. D. Cities.( ) 3. Why did the band go to to
4、wns? A. Because they wanted to pick apples. B. Because they wanted to make money. C. Because they took a trip there. D. Because they wanted to plant apple trees.( ) 4. Which of the following is NOT true about New York? A. New York is one of the biggest cities in the US. B. The band made the most mon
5、ey in New York. C. The band went to New York to sell apples. D. People know well about the nickname of New York.( ) 5. The passage mainly talks about _. A. where the nickname of New York comes from B. how the band made money in the town C. why the band went to New York D. why visitors went sightseei
6、ng in New YorkBViolet went to live in an old, blue house on a hill in her summer holiday. She had a small suitcase and a new violin. A family of mice lived in the old, blue house too. Merlin and Mina lived downstairs in the dining room, The door of their house was next to the fireplace. Every mornin
7、g at eight oclock, Merlin and Mina went to look for food for their breakfast. They carried the food on a skateboard. One day, Merlin and Mina heard a terrible noise. They were very scared. They ran out of their house. Then they went to find Uncle Matthew. Uncle Matthew was a very clever mouse. He li
8、ved in the kitchen in the old, blue house. Uncle Matthew went with Merlin and Mina. He heard the terrible noise from upstairs. Then he went upstairs. Violet was playing her new violin in her bedroom. She couldnt play it very well. The noise was horrible! When Uncle Matthew spoke to Violet, the nine-
9、year-old girl was so frightened that she screamed and dropped her violin. The violin was broken. Violet ran away and she never went to the old, blue house again.( ) 6. Violet _. A. was nine years old B. was not afraid of mice C. played the violin very well D. was clever( ) 7. Merlin and Mina lived _
10、. A. in the dining room B. in the fireplace C. in the kitchen D. in the bedroom( ) 8. Merlin and Mina went to Uncle Matthew because _. A. they wanted to have breakfast there B. Uncle Matthew was brave C. Uncle Matthew knew what the noise was D. they asked him for help( ) 9. The terrible noise was in
11、 fact the sound of _. A. Violets voice B. Violets violin C. Violets skateboard D. Violets dance( ) 10. You will probably find this passage in a _. A. science book B. pet magazine C. storybook D. music textbookCJulia and Jenny were good friends. Julia was rich, but Jenny was not. One day, Jenny went
12、to visit Julia. Julia showed her necklace (项链) to Jenny. The necklace looked beautiful. Jenny thought it must be quite expensive. Several days later, Jenny wanted to take part in a party. She borrowed that necklace from Julia. Julia lent her necklace to Jenny without hesitation (犹豫). Jenny was cheer
13、ful all the way at the party because no one was more beautiful than her. On the way home after the party, Jenny found the necklace was lost. She was quite afraid. But she couldnt find it anywhere. On the second day, Jenny had to borrow a large sum of money to buy a new one in order to return the nec
14、klace to Julia. The new one looked the same as before, but it was much more expensive. After that Jenny had to do all kinds of jobs at the same time to pay off the debts (还清债务). Jenny looked much older than before. Years later, Julia and Jenny met on the street. Jenny explained it to Julia. Julia said with surprise that the necklace was only a fake. It was only 20 pounds. ( ) 11. How did Jenny feel when she worn the necklace at the party? A. Sad. B. Frightened. C. Surprised. D. Cheerful.( ) 12. Jenny Found the necklace was lost_. A. on the wa
