七年级英语期末复习专练：任务型阅读（一）Mr. and Mrs. Smith always spent their summer holiday in New Jersey in the past. They stayed in a small inn(旅店) at the foot of a hill. One year, however, Mr. Smith made a lot of money in his business, so they decided to go to London and stay at a really good hotel during the trip.They flew to London and arrived at their hotel late one evening. They thought they would have to go to bed hungry, because in that small inn in New Jersey, no meals were served(服务) after seven. They were therefore surprised when the receptionist(接待员) asked whether they would take dinner there that night.“Are you still serving dinner?” asked Mr. Smith.“Yes, certainly, sir,” answered the man. “We serve it until half past nine.”“What are the times of meals then?” asked Mr. Smith.“Well, sir,” answered the man. “We serve breakfast from seven to half past eleven in the morning, lunch from twelve to three in the afternoon, tea from four to five, and dinner from six to half past nine.”“But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of London!” said Mrs. Smith. 1．Where did Mr. and Mrs. Smith always spend their summer holidays in the past?____________________________________________________2．Why did Mr. and Mrs. Smith decide to stay at a really good hotel?____________________________________________________3．When did Mr. and Mrs. Smith get to the hotel of London?____________________________________________________4．How long is the breakfast time in the hotel?____________________________________________________5．When does the lunch begin in the hotel?____________________________________________________China is a very big country. So there are many different kinds of weather.In some places the winter can be freezing. Shenyang is near the Great Wall. Sometimes the temperature can fall to -40℃ there. In other places, in the middle of China, it is often veryhot. Nanjing is sometimes 40℃.In Beijing, winter lasts from December to March. It is usually dry and there is heavy snow. But the sun often shines. Summer is different. It is often very rainy and very hot. Spring and autumn are the best seasons. It is sometimes quite hot in the day but the evenings are cool.In Guangzhou, the weather is often very hot in summer. The winters are short and cool. It sometimes rains.In the middle of China, summers are long and hot and wet. In Wuhan, it is often hot from April to October. The winters are different: cold, wet and not very long.Urumqi becomes very hot and dry in summer. Turpan is sometimes 47℃. The winters are different. Urumqi is usually about -10℃ in January, but the temperature can sometimes fall to -40℃.6．How many cities are there in the passage?____________________________________________________7．Which city is near the Great Wall?____________________________________________________8．How long does Beijing’s winter last?____________________________________________________9．What is the feature(特征) of Wuhan’s winters?__________________________________________________10．What is the feature of Urumqi’s summers?___________________________________________________Mrs. Black has a daughter. Her name is Joan. On Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. Black goes to her daughter’s school to have a parent-teacher meeting. When she arrives at the school, the teacher looks a little worried (担心的).“Well, Joan doesn’t always pay attention (集中注意力) in class,” the teacher tells Mrs. Black. “And she has a poor memory (记忆力差). For example, she’ll do the wrong page in her homework. Sometimes she even sits at the wrong desk.”Mrs. Black is very surprised to hear that. “I don’t understand,” she says to the teacher. “A poor memory? When does Joan get that?”and is a sweet and lovely girl. Finally, after a pause (暂停), she says, “By the way, Mrs. Black, our meeting is on Wednesday, not today.”11．Why does Mrs. Black go to Joan’s school?Because she goes to have ______________________.12．How does the teacher look when she sees Mrs. Black?She looks _____________________ when she sees Mrs. Black.13．What does the teacher think of Joan?She thinks Joan is doing well in school and is a _____________________ girl.14．When is the parent-teacher meeting?It is _____________________.15．Do you think Mrs. Black has a poor memory or a good memory?I think she has a ___________________ memory.As summer arrives, it’s important to drink a lot to keep us cool. What are the popular drinks in the US?Sports drinks and fruit drinks are quite popular. But there are two main(主要的) drinks, that Americans enjoy most: water and soda. Around 10.9 billion gallons (加仑)of water is drunk every year, and l2.8 billion gallons of soda is drunk, too. Soda is the most popular drink. It’s fizzy(冒泡的) and popular with friends. Perhaps it is the best for parties. However, if you are playing sports, soda is not a good drink. The fizzy and sweet drinks may make you uncomfortable when exercising. The best drink for sports is water. That’s because it has no calories(卡路里) and keeps you fresh during sports. Besides, doctors tell us that drinking water each day is healthy.For many kids, juice or milk are their favorites. These drinks are healthy and give kids vitamins and energy during the day. Adults usually choose tea or coffee.16．How many kinds of drinks are mentioned in the passage?_________________ kinds of drinks are mentioned in the passage.17．What drinks do Americans enjoy most according to the passage?Americans enjoy _____________ most according to the passage.18．Why is soda not a good drink when people are exercising?Because soda may _____________ when people are exercising.The best drink for sports is _____________.20．What’s the main idea of the passage?The main idea of the passage is about _____________.There are many rules for Jen. She thinks some of them are good. At home, she must get up early for running. She has to make her bed. At school, she can’t arrive late. She can’t run in the hallways, and she can’t eat in class. All these rules are okay because they’re good for her.But there are some rules Jen doesn’t like. At home, she can’t watch TV on weekends; she must do her homework all the time. She must read a book after dinner and she can’t talk with friends on WeChat. On schooldays she has to wear the school uniform and she can’t wear jeans. But she likes jeans because she thinks they are cool. She can’t listen to music in the art class but she thinks listening to music in the art class is okay.21．Does Jen have to make her bed at home?_________________________________________________________________________ 22．How many school rules does Jen think are okay?_________________________________________________________________________ 23．What must Jen do after dinner?_________________________________________________________________________ 24．When do the students have to wear the school uniform?_________________________________________________________________________ 25．Why does Jen like jeans?_________________________________________________________________________Traffic lights are red, yellow and green. They are very important signals(信号). Traffic lights are usually placed at busy street corners to help control traffic. Sometimes, they are on streets near schools and shops, too. Most young children are taught what each of the colored lights means, so everybody can stay safe.The first traffic signals were used for trains. The signals were put alongside railwayred light was also the easiest color to see from a distance. Train drivers could see the red “stop” light ahead and had enough time to slow down and stop their trains. A green light was used to mean “take care” and a white meant “go”．However, there were many dangerous accidents on the train tracks. Some train drivers thought a star shining in the night sky was a white light that meant “go”. So the signals were changed. The “go” light was changed to green and the “take care” light was changed to white.During these times, people travelled by train or in carts pulled by horses. Years later, when cars were built, people began to drive them because they could travel much faster than horses. However, the road rules for drivers were not very clear and many people were hurt crossing the roads. Yellow warning signs had to be placed beside the roads to remind drivers to take care and allow people to cross safely.Today, towns and cities all over the world have traffic lights. Red and green lights match the signals used on the railways. Yellow lights are easy to see, so they are used to warn drivers that they should slow down and prepare to stop.26．Where are the traffic lights placed?They are placed at ________________ or on streets near schools and shops.27．What was the color red used to do in the first traffic signals?It was used to _______________.28．What did it mean when people saw a white light?It meant that people could ________________.29．What did people think of cars after they were built?They thought travelling by cars was ________________ than horses.30．What is the writer's purpose of writing the last paragraph?The writer wrote it to ________________ the passage.Someone once said that everyone talks about the weather, but no one ever does anything about it. This was true in his day. But it may not be the case in today's world. In fact, humans have found many different ways to control the weather.Cloud seeding(云催化) is a kind of technology that can control rain. It is done by spreading chemicals like dry ice or silver iodide(碘化银) inside of clouds, either by rocketsamount of rain, the time when it rains and even where it rains.This technology has helped to solve droughts when it is short of rain. It has also played a key role during important events. For example, China used cloud seeding in Beijing just before the 2008 Olympic Games in order to stop rain from falling during the event.However, scientists are still discussing how to use this technology. On the one hand, it is believed that it might have bad effects. For example, silver iodide may be bad for the environment. On the other hand, no two clouds are the same, so every new experiment introduces new conditions.In addition to controlling rain, scientists have also tried to find ways to weaken storms and strong winds. Scientists at the US National Hurricane Centre Headquarters think it might be possible to control strong winds by using lasers. Others believe that burning petroleum(石油) in the path of a strong wind could slow the storms down.31．What can we learn from the first paragraph?Nowadays there are many different ways to ________________．32．How does the cloud seeding happen?It happens when rockets or airplanes spread chemicals ________________．33．What are the advantages of cloud seeding?It can help solve droughts and is useful during ________________．34．What does “it” in the fourth paragraph refer to?It refers to ________________．35．What will possibly be used to control hurricanes?According to the scientists in the US, ____________ will possibly be usedChocolate is now one of the most popular foods in the world. However, it’s not just a modern treat. In fact, chocolate, or rather, cocoa seeds(可可籽) has been part of our cooking history for thousands of years.More than 2,000 years ago in Central America, the Mayan people began making a drink out of cocoa seeds. It was called xocolatl, meaning bitter(苦) water. The Mayans used xocolatl in important events of human life, like birth and death. They also believed drinking it would improve their health and treat illnesses. Cocoa seeds became highly valued throughoutIn the 16th century, an explorer, Hernando Cortez, brought the drink back to Spain. The Spanish didn’t like the bitter taste and added sugar to meet their taste. The chocolate was quite similar to the sweet treat we know today.Chocolate was popular in Spain, but it didn’t spread to the rest of Europe until nearly a hundred years later. A Spanish princess married the French king and made chocolate popular. By the 17th century, the chocolate drink had won widespread popularity in France, and a Frenchman opened the first chocolate house in London. Soon, chocolate drinks were sold everywhere in London.In 1847, a British man named Joseph Fry developed “eating chocolate”, which was a kind of chocolate bar (棒) made of very small cocoa pieces, butter and sugar. This made more and more people fall in love with chocolate.36．What does the writer think of chocolate?It is not only a modern treat, but also part of our ________________ for thousands of years. 37．Why did the Mayans usually drink xocolatl?They thought that the drink would ________________ and treat illnesses.38．How did the Spanish deal with the bitter drink?They ________________ to make it sweet.39．What happened after a Spanish princess married the French king?The chocolate spread widely and became ________________ in Europe.40．When did chocolate bars first appear?They first appeared ________________.参考答案1．In New Jersey.2．Because Mr. Smith made a lot of money in his business.3．They arrived at the hotel late one evening.4．Four and a half hours.5．At twelve/12 o’clock.6．Seven/7.7．Shenyang8．For four months.9．It’s cold, wet and not very long.10．It’s very hot and dry.11．a parent-teacher meeting12．a little worried13．sweet and lovely14．on Wednesday15．poor16．Six17．water and soda18．make you uncomfortable19．water20．the popular drinks in the US21．Yes, she does.22．Three.23．She must read a book after dinner.24．The students have to wear the school uniform on schooldays./On schooldays. 25．Because she thinks they are cool.26．busy street corners 27．warn people of danger 28．go(without stopping) 29．much faster 30．slowing down31．control the weather 32．inside of clouds 33．important events 34．using the cloud seeding 35．lasers36．cooking history 37．improve their health 38．put/added sugar into it 39．popular40．in 1847。
