新目标七年级下册英语Unit7阅读理解练习题及答案

新目标七年级下册英语Unit7阅读理解练习题

阅读理解

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Small talk is a good way to kill time and make friends.

If you travel to other countries，do you know what to say to

start small talk with foreign people?

In Britain，the best topic is the weather. British weather

changes quite often. It's also a safe topic. You can start small

talk simply by saying “It's a lovely day today，isn't it？”

Besides weather，it's good to talk about gardens with

the British. For example，you could say，“Those roses look

really beautiful，don't they？” English people love their pets.

So it's also nice to start with “What a lovely dog！What is

his name？”

In America，people like to talk about sports，such as

American football. They also talk about clothes by saying

“It's a nice shirt！Where did you get it？” Weather is a safe

topic there，too.

Of course，there are also a lot of topics to avoid (避免)

during small talk in Western countries.

Don't ask people “How old are you？” Age，especially

for women，is usually a secret. Never ask “How much

money do you make？” It makes people uncomfortable.

Don't ask strangers whether they are married or if they

have a girlfriend or a boyfriend. Politics or religion (宗教)

is not a good topic for two people that have just met either.

( )1.What does “small talk” mean?

A．打招呼 B．小声交谈 C．随意聊天

( )2.What is a safe topic for both Americans and the

British? A．Clothes. B．Weather. C．Money.

( )3.If two people haven't met before，we call them _____.

A．friends B．relatives C．strangers

( )4.Which is NOT a good topic for small talk in Western

countries?

A．Are you married?B．Lovely weather，isn't it? C．Where did you get that nice shirt?

( )5.What's the main idea of this story?

A．Why do we start small talk?

B．Good and bad topics for small talk.

C．How to kill time and make friends?

B

In England, people don’t often talk to each

other when they travel. If you are on a bus or on a

train, you can always see some people sitting and

looking out of the window and other people reading

books or newspapers.

English people often start a conversation （谈话） by talking about the weather. So when you

meet somebody in England, you can say “Nice

weather for the time of year！”

“But it was a little cold yesterday,” somebody

may answer.

“But it will get a bit warmer later,” you can

say.

Talk like this, and the English people will

think, “How friendly you are!”

( )1. Some people sit and look out of the

on a train.

A. window B. door C. roof D. hole

( )2. English people often on the bus.

A. talk a lot B. talk to each other

C.eat something D. read newspapers

( )3. When you meet an English people, you can

start the conversation by talking about

the .

A. Weather B. time C. food D. countryside

( )4. According to the passage, if you talk to

English people about the weather, they will

think .

A. you are friendly B. you are right C. you are English D. you talk much

( )5. Which sentence is true?

A. English people like traveling by bus.

B. English people don’t talk much when they’re on public

transport.

C. English people are unfriendly.

D. English people don’t enjoy good weather.

C

April 22 is Earth Day. Everyone on earth should care

about and protect the earth!

The earth has warmed by about 1（华氏度） over the

past 100 years, but why and how? Well, scientists are not

quite sure. Maybe the earth gets warmer and warmer on its

own. But many scientists say that people are doing many

things which make the earth warmer.

First, greenhouse effect （温室效应） is a very

important reason for the change of the earth. People give

out too much energy into the air every year. It makes the

earth warmer. Climate （气候） change is another important

reason. Sometimes it becomes too hot and sometimes too

cold. Sometimes there is too much rain and sometimes too

little. The change of the climate makes the earth warmer. In

turn, the warmth of the earth changes the climate, too.

When the earth becomes warmer, there may be more

rain and a rise in sea level. It will affect the growth of plants,

animals and people. On a Pacific island,100 people have to

move to higher ground because the sea is rising. These

people can no longer live on the coast. Before that, two

islands without people went underwater in 1999.Scientists

say that the seas can rise by nearly one metre by 2100.

People can affect the earth’s air, land and water. As for

us, we can do many things to protect the earth. For

example, we can use fridges less. We can tell more people

about protecting the earth.

( )1 Earth Day is probably set for people to .