新譯林版初中英語七年級下冊課外趣味閱讀及練習試題全冊

1、新譯林7BUNIT1英語課外趣味閱讀及練習題課外趣味閱讀同義詞趣味巧辨析assert, affirm, allege, maintain, testify, claim這些動詞均含有“斷言，聲稱”之意。assert ：主觀意味強，指自認為某事就是如此，而不管事實如何。affirm ：側(cè)重在作出斷言時表現(xiàn)出的堅定與不可動搖的態(tài)度。allege ：多指無真憑實據(jù)，不提供證據(jù)的斷言或宣稱。maintain與assert近義，但前者指堅決維護某種主張或觀點。testify ：多指在法庭作證，莊嚴地宣稱自己所說屬實。claim ：可與assert換用，但語氣弱一些，側(cè)重指行為自己的權(quán)利提出要求他人承認。

2、幽默故事The City Mouse and the Country Mouse Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, "Do come and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went.

3、The City mouse said, "This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city." The Count

4、ry mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, " Run! Run! The cat is coming!" They ran away quickly and hid. After some time they came out. When

5、they came out, the Country mouse said, "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid." 【譯文】 城里老鼠和鄉(xiāng)下老鼠 從前，有兩只老鼠，它們是好朋友。一只老鼠居住在鄉(xiāng)村，另一只住在城里。很多年以后，鄉(xiāng)下老鼠碰到城里老鼠，它說：“你一定要來我鄉(xiāng)下的家看看?！庇谑牵抢锢鲜缶腿チ?。鄉(xiāng)下老鼠領(lǐng)著它到了一塊田地上它

6、自己的家里。它把所有最精美食物都找出來給城里老鼠。城里老鼠說：“這東西不好吃，你的家也不好，你為什么住在田野的地洞里呢？你應該搬到城里去住，你能住上用石頭造的漂亮房子，還會吃上美味佳肴，你應該到我城里的家看看?！?鄉(xiāng)下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去。房子十分漂亮，好吃的東西也為他們擺好了。可是正當他們要開始吃的時候，聽見很大的一陣響聲，城里的老鼠叫喊起來：“快跑！快跑！貓來了！”他們飛快地跑開躲藏起來。 過了一會兒，他們出來了。當他們出來時，鄉(xiāng)下老鼠說：“我不喜歡住在城里，我喜歡住在田野我的洞里。因為這樣雖然貧窮但是快樂自在，比起雖然富有卻要過著提心吊膽的生活來說，要好些?！本毩曨}（一）Several

7、 years ago, I was waiting at a train station in Amsterdam. I saw a young homeless man 1 people for money so that he could buy breakfast. Most of the 2 simply took no notice of the young man or gave him a dirty look. There was an exception (例外): an older, well-dressed lady. When the young homeless ma

8、n moved 3 this lady, she turned and looked straight into his eyes and 4 asked, “How much do you need?” I couldnt hear what the young man said but watched 5 the old lady pulled several dollars from her purse and 6 them in the young mans hands. I dont know if the young man used this money for breakfas

9、t or for some other purpose. What I do know is that I saw two completely different reactions (反應) to the same 7 . I saw people who were either afraid or angry or distrustful (猜疑的). And then I saw this old lady who 8 the homeless man as her brother. I decided then and there that, even though (雖然) we

10、have to be 9 in this world, I would rather (寧愿) be like her.Every day may bring us many chances for 10 . The key is to do it or not. ( ) 1. A. asking B. calling C. leaving D. helping( ) 2. A. guests B. friends C. neighbours D. travelers( ) 3. A. from B. after C. before D. over( ) 4. A. softly B. sad

11、ly C. loudly D. hopefully( ) 5. A. because B. if C. as D. since( ) 6. A. checked B. put C. covered D. threw( ) 7. A. information B. report C. situation D. programme( ) 8. A. ordered B. treated C. gave D. recommended( ) 9. A. famous B. active C. careful D. useful( ) 10. A. sadness B. happiness C. fit

12、ness D. kindness答案1-5. ADBAC 6-10.BCBCD（二） Food, Drink & Refreshment Relax in our new Loch Ness Eatery. Whether (不論) you are looking for a snack or a full meal, we can provide almost anything to suit everyone. We will be ready to help you at all times.Fresh Tea, Coffee, Hot Chocolate, etcDiffere

13、nt kinds of Home Baking and CakesHome Made Soup and SandwichesSweets and Soft DrinksPacked Lunches for Those Who Like a PicnicSeating for over 150 VisitorsTel: +44(0)456 450321 Web : com( ) 1. The above reading is most probably _. A. an advertisementB. a food reportC. a shopping list D. a menu( ) 2.

14、 Its clear that the Eatery _. A. can hold 150 people at least B. only provides Chinese foodC. has a history of less than 30 yearsD. doesnt offer many kinds of food( ) 3. At the Loch Ness Eatery, visitors can _. A. book comfortable roomsB. have a picnicC. cook for themselvesD. get a good relaxation(

15、) 4. The reading also tells us _. A. the prices of food and drinksB. the address of the EateryC. the name of the managerD. the way of getting in touch with the Eatery( ) 5. The Eatery provides almost everything to _. .A. treat people for a long timeB. meet (滿足) the needs of different visitorsC. let

16、people take away D. help people learn about Loch Ness答案1-5 AADDB（三）Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (傭人). He and the servant l_ wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man l_ his house, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The

17、 rich man knew w_ his servant did, b_ he had never caught his servant doing that. One morning when he left home, he said to the servant, “ Here are two bottles of poison (毒藥) and some nice food in the house. You must take care of them.” W_ these words, he went out.But the servant knew that what the

18、rich man had said was u_. After the rich man was away from his home, he e_ a nice meal. S_ he drank too much, he was tipsy (醉) and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldnt find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very

19、 well. He said a cat had catch up everything. He was a_ to be punished（懲罰）,so he drank the poison to kill h_.答案loved, left, what, but, with, untrue, enjoyed, since, afraid, himself新譯林7BUNIT2英語課外趣味閱讀及練習題課外趣味閱讀同義詞趣味巧辨析assign, distribute, divide, allocate這些動詞均含“分配，分發(fā)”之意。assign ：指按照某種原則進行的硬性分配，也不一定是很公平的

20、。distribute ：通常指以整體或定量分為若干份來分配。divide ：普通用詞，側(cè)重將某物分成若干份分配給他人，當某物一分為二時，含平均分配之意。allocate ：主要指金錢、財產(chǎn)、權(quán)力或領(lǐng)土等的分配，著重分配的比例和專門用途。ashamed, shameful這兩個形容詞均含“羞愧的”之意。ashamed ：用于人，指因干了錯事、壞事或傻事等而感到羞愧。shameful ：指人或人的行為本身不光彩、不道德。幽默故事A Good Boy Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. "What did you do with t

21、he money I gave you yesterday?" "I gave it to a poor old woman," he answered. "You're a good boy," said the mother proudly. "Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman?" "She is the one who sells the candy." 好孩子 小羅伯特向媽媽要兩分

22、錢。 “昨天給你的錢干什么了？” “我給了一個可憐的老太婆，”他回答說。 “你真是個好孩子，”媽媽驕傲地說?！霸俳o你兩分錢?？赡銥槭裁磳δ俏焕咸敲锤信d趣呢？” “她是個賣糖果的?！本毩曨}（一）Many Chinese people who have been to the United States think that Americans pay a little part of their money for food each day. Yet, in the latest 13 years, food prices have gone up 30% for most America

23、n families. Everyone agrees that the cost of feeding a family has risen sharply. But who is really responsible（有責任的）? Many people say the farmers who produce the vegetables, fruit, meat, and eggs are responsible. But farmers say that the rise in food prices is very small compared to (和相比) the rise i

24、n their cost of living. Farmers think middlemen（中間人）have got much more money than they do. Middlemen are those people who stand between the farmers and the people who buy and eat the food. For example, truck drivers, owners of food stores and so on. Are middlemen really responsible for higher food p

25、rices? Economists（經(jīng)濟學家）dont think so. They have found that the money that meat packers（包裝商）and food stores get is less than 1% in all. They say that food costs more now because modern housewives have jobs outside the home. They have less time for cooking after a days work. They like to buy food whic

26、h has already been prepared before it reaches the market. They want to buy many kinds of food that can be put on their dining tables easily and quickly. But of course they must be prepared to pay for the services of those who make their work easier. It seems that the answer to the question of rising

27、 prices is not an easy one. Quite a number of people share the responsibility for the sharp rise in food costs.( ) 1. Farmers speak for themselves because _. A. the middlemen have had the biggest share of profit（利潤） B. the cost of their products have risen sharply too C. their cost of living has gon

28、e up a lot, too D. theyve got very little in the rise of food prices( ) 2. Economists blame (責怪) _. A. farmers B. middlemen C. housewives D. storeowners( ) 3. Whats the writers opinion (觀點)? A. He agrees with the economists. B. He doesnt think farmers are responsible. C. He thinks the middlemen migh

29、t get a lot of profit. D. He thinks all those people should be responsible.( ) 4. The underlined sentence means the food prices have gone up _. A. quickly and carefully B. suddenly and greatlyC. clearly and naturally D. angrily and seriously( ) 5. Which of the following is a middleman? A. A farmer B

30、. A shopkeeper C. A housewife D. An economist答案CCDBB（二）A long story about people is usually called a novel. It can be about any kind of man, woman, or child. It can be about kings, or Chicago newsboys, or housewives. The French writer, Victor Hugo, wrote his novel Les Miserables about a poor man who

31、 stole (偷) a loaf of bread. The American writer, Ernest Hemingway, wrote A Farewell to Arms about a young American with the Italian Army in World War One. A novel can tell the story of any kind of action, over any period of time. The modern Irish writer, James, Joyce, covers less than twenty-four ho

32、urs in Ulysses. Yet, Joyce takes a thousand pages to tell all that happens from the time one man gets up in the morning until he goes to bed early the next morning. A German writer, Herman Hesse, uses only one hundred and fifty pages in his novel Demian to cover a boys life from the age of ten until

33、 he becomes a young man. A novel does not just tell the things that people do. It also tells why they do them. The Badge of Courage, by the American novelist, Stephen Crane, tells about a young soldier who runs away the first time he is in the war. The book shows why he acted as he did. It describes

34、 his mental suffering (精神折磨) until he overcomes his fears. People buy novels because they enjoy reading about other people. The novel meets the human desire (欲望) to know and understand other people. Definition (定義)It is a long story about people.Character(1) of any kindLes Miserables is about a man

35、who stole bread.A Farewell to Arms is about a young American with the Indian Army.(2) Cover any period of timeUlysses covers less than 24 hours.Demian to cover a boys life from the age of ten (3) he becomes a young man.Plot (情節(jié))Things and (4) _ for doing them.The Badge of Courage describes a young s

36、oldiers mental suffering.PurposeMeet the human desire to know (5) .答案1. Definition 2. Plot 3. People 4. reasons 5. bread 6. Ulysses 7. Demian 8. describes 9. Purpose 10. know（三）Bill Jenkins worked in a big office in the city and he often went to the barbers (理發(fā)店) d_ working hours to have his hair cu

37、t, t_ this was a_ the rules (規(guī)定): Office workers had to have their hair cut in their o_ time.While Bill was at the barbers one day, the manager of the office came in to have his o_ hair cut. Bill saw him and tried to cover his face w_ a newspaper, but the manager came up and sat beside him, so he so

38、on found him.“Hello, Jenkins,” the manager said, “I see that you are having your hair cut in o_ time.”“Yes, sir, I am,” answered Bill, “You see, sir, my hair g_ in office time.”“Not all of it.” said the manager of the office at once, “ M_ of it grows in your own time.”“Yes, sir, thats quite true,” a

39、nswered Bill politely, “but Im not having it a_ cut off.”答案during, though, against, own, own, with, office, grows, Most, all新譯林7BUNIT3英語課外趣味閱讀及練習題課外趣味閱讀同義詞趣味巧辨析anxiety, worry, care, concern這些名詞均含“焦慮、關(guān)心”之意。anxiety ：指對預料中的不祥之事的焦慮。worry ：側(cè)重對未知事態(tài)演變的憂慮。care ：強調(diào)因出于責任感或顧慮等而產(chǎn)生的不安。concern ：作“關(guān)心”用時，是indiffere

40、nce(冷漠)的反義詞，側(cè)重對他人健康、安全等的關(guān)心，也可暗示對困難、危險或失敗等的憂慮。幽默故事Drunk One day, a father and his little son were going home. At this age, the boy was interested in all kinds of things and was always asking questions. Now, he asked, "What's the meaning of the word 'Drunk', dad?" "Well, my

41、son," his father replied, "look, there are standing two policemen. If I regard the two policemen as four then I am drunk." "But, dad," the boy said, " there's only ONE policeman!" 醉酒 一天，父親與小兒子一道回家。這個孩子正處于那種對什么事都很感興趣的年齡，老是有提不完的問題。他向父親發(fā)問道：“爸爸，醉字是什么意思？” “唔，孩子，”父親回

42、答說，“你瞧那兒站著兩個警察。如果我把他們看成了四個，那么我就算醉了?！?“可是，爸爸， ”孩子說，“那兒只有一個警察呀！練習題（一）Several years ago, I was at a train station in Amsterdam. I saw a young homeless man 16 people for money so he could buy breakfast. Most of the 17 simply took no notice of the young man or gave him a dirty look. There was one excepti

43、on(例外) though: an older, well-dressed lady. When the young homeless man mover 18 this elegant lady, she turned and looked straight into his eyes and 19 asked, “How much do you need?” I couldnt hear what the young man said but watched 20 the old man pulled several bills(紙幣) from her wallet and 21 the

44、m in the young mans hands.I dont know whether the young man actually used this money for breakfast or for some other purpose. What I do know is that I saw two completely different reactions(反應) to the same 22 . I saw people who were either afraid or annoyed or distrustful(猜疑的). And then I saw this o

45、ld lady who 23 the homeless man as her brother. I decided then and there that, even though we have to be 24 in this world, I would rather be like her.Every day may bring us many chances for 25 . The key is to do it or not.16. A. asking B. calling C. disturbing D. kidnapping17. A. guests B. audience

46、C. neighbours D. travelers18. A. from B. after C. before D. over19. A. softly B. sadly C. loudly D. hopefully20. A. because B. unless C. as D. although21. A. cheeked B. put C. covered D. threw22. A. location B. survey c. situation D. programme23. A. ordered B. treated C. required D. recommended24. A

47、. famous B. creative C. careful D. successful25. A. richness B happiness C. fitness D. kindness答案16-20. ADBAC 21-25.BCBCD（二）London EyeLondon Eye is 135 meters high and has become one of the worlds tallest observation wheels(觀景摩天輪). It has 32 capsules(密閉艙) and carries about 10, 000 visitors every day

48、. You can travel in complete safely. And you can see up to 40 kilometers away in all directions from each capsule.Because of the way the capsules are hung, it provides a full 360-degree panorama(全景) when you are at the top of wheel.Buckingham PalaceBuckingham Palace is Queen Elizabeth s official res

49、idence (寢宮). The State Room(國事廳) in it have been opened to the public for the Summer Opening since 1993. At first, the Summer Opening was considered a way to raise money for repairing Buckingham Palace, but it became so popular that the Queen has continued to let visitor enjoy it every summer. The Q

50、ueen is not at Buckingham Palace when it is open to the publicshe goes to one of her country residence.If you are visiting at a different time of the year, go to see the Changing of the Guard(換崗儀式).The British MuseumThe British Museum was opened to the public in 1753 and it continues to be free sinc

51、e then. More than 7 million objects arc kept in the British Museum, and it would probably take a week to see everything! Don't think the British Museum is full of works of art from old England. In fact, it is full of the treasures the soldiers brought back from faraway places. Those treasures in

52、clude some collections which are the largest and best-known in the world. 26. The incorrect description of London Eye is that _.A. it is one of the worlds tallest observation wheelsB. you can sec up to 40 kilometers away in all directions from each capsuleC. it has 32 capsules and carries around 1,0

53、00 visitors every dayD. you can enjoy a full 360-degree panorama when you are at the top of the wheel27. The aim of opening Buckingham Palace to the public every summer is to _.A. raise money for building a new palaceB. let visitors see the Changing of the GuardC. lei visitors enjoy the Queen's

54、country residenceD. raise money for repairing it and let visitors enjoy it28. From the passage, we know that _.A. the British Museum is opened for free only in summerB. the British Museum has more than 70 million objectsC some of the treasures were brought to England by foreign visitors D. you may n

55、eed 7 days to enjoy everything in the British Museum答案26-30. CDDCA（三）A lady once wrote a long story. She sent to a f_ editor (編輯). After a few weeks the editor r_ the story to her. The lady was angry. She wrote back to the editor:“ Dear Sir,Yesterday you sent back a story of mine. H_ do you know that the story is not good? You did not read it. B_ I sent you the story, I pasted (粘貼) together page 18, 19 and 20. This was a t_ too see whether you would read the story. When the story came back yesterday, the pages were s_ pasted togeth