1、1七下 Units5-8一、阅读理解。阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。Argentina in the late nineteenth century was an exciting place. Around 1870, it was experiencing an economic boom(经济繁荣), and the capital, Buenos Aires, attracted many people. Farmers, as well as many foreigners from Spain and Italy, came to Buenos Aires looking
2、 for jobs. These jobs didnt pay well, and the people felt lonely with their new life in the city. As the unhappy newcomers mixed together in the poor parts of the city, the dance known as the tango(探戈舞) came into being.At the beginning the tango was a dance of the lower classes(阶级). It was danced in
3、 the bars and streets. At that time women were fewer than men, so if a man didnt want to be left out, his only choice was to dance with another man so that he could attract the attention of the women. Gradually, the dance spread into the upper classes of Argentinean society and became more respectab
4、le.In Europe at this time, strong interest in dance from around the world was beginning. The interest in international dance was especially strong in Paris. Every kind of dance from ballet to belly dancing could be found in Paris theaters. After tango dances from Argentina arrive in Europe, they beg
5、an to draw the interest of the public as they performed their exciting dance in cafes, though not everyone liked the new dance, the dance did find enough supporters to make it popular.The popularity of the tango continued to grow in many other parts of the world. Soldiers(士兵) who returned to the Uni
6、ted States from World War I brought the tango to North America, It reached Japan in 1926, and in 2003 a tango dancer of South Korea was hired to act as a kind of dance ambassador(大使) and promote tango dancing throughout South Korea.1. According to the article, the tango dances came from _ in thebegi
7、nning.2A. belly dancers B. American soldiersC. a Spanish city D. the capital of Argentina2. If a man didnt want to be left out in the tango dancing, he had to _.A. dance in the bars or streets B. dance with another manC. look for jobs in Argentina D. perform dances in cafes3. What do we know from pa
8、ragraph 3?A. People in Europe didnt have much interest in dancing.B. Both ballet and tango can be found in Paris theatres.C. Ballet dancing was very popular in Paris at that time.D. Everyone liked tango dancing when it came to Europe.4. Before World War I, the tango spread to _.A. America B. Japan C
9、. France D. South Korea5. What can be the best title for the text?A. How to Dance the Tango B. The History of the TangoC. How to improve Tango skills D. The Modern Tango Boom参考答案 15、DBCCB二、单项选择。1. Look! There _A_ a photo of our English teacher in todays newspaper！(2017，南京)A. is B. are C. have D. has
10、2. It is five years since we began to enjoy a _A_ spring holiday each year. (2017，泰安)A. tenday B. ten day C. ten days D. ten days3. We should not _B_ trees in order to make our environment more beautiful. (2017，贵阳改编)A. write down B. cut downC. turn down D. put down4. You should look into his eyes wh
11、en you talk to somebody. It shows your _B_. (2017，山西改编)3A. shyness B. politeness C. quietness D. happiness5. Confucius(孔子) is also very famous in many Western countries because he taught people to be _B_ to others first. (2016，山西改编)A. similar B. kind C. important D. careful6. _C_ water running when
12、you are brushing your teeth. We must save every drop of water. (2017，本溪模拟)A. Keep B. To keepC. Dont keep D. Not to keep7. It is a little cold in the mountain. Making a fire can make us _C_. (2017，丹东模拟)A. wet B. cold C. warm D. cool8. He was born _B_ Shanghai in 1999. (2017，锦州模拟)A. at B. in C. on D.
13、by9. Do you know about the new _A_ in our neighborhood?Sure. Ive tried the food there. A. restaurant B. libraryC. supermarket D. theater10. Excuse me. Is this seat taken?_A_. The man got his books here and left a few minutes ago. (2017，鞍山模拟)A. Im afraid so B. I dont think soC. I dont know D. I cant
14、agree more三、完形填空。Once when Kevin was selling hats under a big tree, the monkeys on the tree picked some hats and put them on. So Kevin took off his own hat and threw 1 on the ground. The stupid monkeys threw their hats, too! Kevin soon 2 all the hats and left happily. Fifty years later, young Tony,
15、3 of Kevin, also sold hats for a living. 4 a long walk, Tony was tired, so he put his bag of hats beside him and laid down under a big tree. He was soon fast 5 .When he woke up, Tony found that there werentt any hats in his bag! Tony 4started looking for his hats. To his 6 , he found some monkeys on
16、 the tree wearing his hats.Tony didntt know what to do. Then he remembered the story his grandfather 7 used to tell him. “Yes! I can fool these monkeys!” said Tony. “Ill 8 them imitate (模仿) me and very soon I will get all my hats back!”Tony then waved at the monkeys, the monkeys waved at him. Tony s
17、tarted dancing, the monkeys were also dancing. Tony threw his hat on the groundJust then, one of the monkeys jumped down 9 the tree, picked up the hat Tony threw on the ground and 10 up to Tony. He said, “Do you think only you had a grandfather?” （ ）1. A. it B. its C. him D. his（ ）2.A. pointed B. pu
18、t C. collected D. matched（ ）3.A. father B. son C. grandson D. friend （ ）4. A. When B. After C. Before D. As（ ）5. A. alive B. afraid C. awake D. asleep（ ）6. A. pleasure B. interest C. value D. surprise（ ）7. A. recently B. luckily C. proudly D. angrily（ ）8.A. tell B. make C. promise D. realize（ ）9. A.
19、 from B. beside C. toward D. through（ ）10. A. put B. brought C. walked D. took 【答案】1-5 A C C B D 6-10 D C B A C四、短文改错。此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断，每一行均有一处错误。请按下列情况进行改正。此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，也并用斜线划掉。此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。此行错一个词：在错的词下面划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。At 3:42 am something
20、began to shake. It seemed that 1. _the world was in an end! Eleven kilometers directly below 2. _5the city, the greatest earthquake of the 20th century begin. 3. _It was heard in Beijing where is one hundred kilometers 4. _away. One third of the nation felt. A huge crack that was 5. _eight kilometer
21、s long and thirty meters wide cut cross 6. _houses, roads and canals. Steam burst into from holes in the 7. _ground. Hard hills of rocks become rivers of dirt. In 8. _fifteen seconds a large city lain in ruin（废墟）. Two thirds of 9. _people died of or injured during the earthquake. 10. _参考答案1. somethi
22、ng 改 everything 2.in 改 at 3. begin 改 began 4. where 改 which/that 5. felt 后加 it 6.cross 改 across 7.burst into 去掉 into 8. become 改 became 9. lain 改 lay 10.died of 去掉 of 六、书面表达。(2016，荆门)在过去的三年初中生活中， 你肯定遇到了很多好老师。言爱学校英语广播电台开展了“I love you, my English teacher”英语征文活动， 请你根据下面写作要点和要求， 写一封英语广播稿。写作要点：1. 中等身高， 戴
23、眼镜； 性格外向， 善于交流； 喜欢运动； 经常和同学们打篮球。2. 爱工作， 严格对待和关爱每一个学生， 帮助家庭有困难的学生。3. 课堂有趣充满活力， 经常开展丰富多彩活动； 课后帮助学困生， 同学英语成绩好。6参考词汇：medium; outgoing; communicate; strict; care about; in trouble; colorful; Thanks to写作要求：1. 词数 80100(短文的开始和结束语已给出，不计入总词数); 2. 内容完整， 语言流畅，不要逐句翻译， 可适当发挥；3. 短文中不得出现真实的姓名及校名。I love you, my Engl
24、ish teacherI have met many good teachers in the last three years. My English teacher, Mr. Huang is one of them. Now let me tell you something about him.Mr. Huang is of medium height. He often wears a pair of glasses. He is outgoing and good at communicating with others. He likes sports and always pl
25、ays basketball with us together. Mr. Huang loves his work very much. Though he is strict, he cares about every student. Hes always ready to help students from poor families when they are in trouble. In class, he always makes it lively and active. So we often have different kinds of colorful activities. After class, he usually helps the students who have difficulties in learning English. Thanks to him, our English has improved a lot. I love you, my English teacher! I will never forget you forever!7
