专题08 阅读回答问题-2026年春七年级英语下学期期中复习专项训练（人教版新教材）

2026年春七年级英语下学期期中复习专项训练

专题08 阅读回答问题

Passage 1

一、任务型阅读

For most kids, the best thing for their birthday is having a birthday party． But thousands of children never celebrate their birthday． Thanks to Paige Chenault and her Birthday Party Project (项目), that is changing in the U．S．A．

Every month, the Birthday Party Project holds birthday parties for the homeless (无家可归的) kids． For some kids, it is the first birthday party they have had．

The Birthday Party Project wanted to make every kid feel special． “Everyone is special,” Paige said． So she started the Birthday Party Project in 2012 and the group’s first celebration was at a homeless shelter (避难所) in Texas．

Today, the Birthday Party Project holds about 50 monthly parties in cities around the country． About 10,000 kids have celebrated their birthday． Dipson, 8, is one of those kids． He lives in a homeless shelter in Minnesota． At a party in March, he and other kids played games and ate cakes． They also opened gifts． “It was very fun,” he said．

The Birthday Party Project has held parties for years． Kids always look forward to (盼望) them． “Many people come to the party,” Paige said． “It brings the whole place together．”

There are many ways you can help other kids feel celebrated． Join the Birthday Party Project and visit the homeless shelters． Raise money by holding sales of old clothes and other activities． Give gifts to a homeless shelter． Make birthday cards for kids living in difficult places． Everyone can join in!

1． Who does the Birthday Party Project hold birthday parties for?

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2． When did Paige start the project?

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3． How many kids have celebrated their birthday with the help of the project?

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4． What do you think of the project?

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5． If you have a chance (机会) to help the project, what can you do?

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Passage 2

Once upon a time, there was a young man who lived a poor life． He thought his life was full of pains and many difficulties so he was always sad． He wondered about the secret of a happy life． So he went to visit an old smart man． He asked how to be happy．

The old man told the unhappy young man to put a small bag of salt (盐) into a glass of water and then drink it． “How does it taste?” the old man asked． “Terrible,” answered the young man． The old man smiled and said nothing．

Then the old man took the young man to a river without any words． He asked the young man to take another (另一个) small bag of salt and put it into the river．

After the young man put the salt into the river, the old man said, “Now drink the water from the river．” The young man did so and the old man asked, “How does it taste?” “Nice!” answered the young man． “Can you taste the salt?” asked the old man． “No”, said the young man．

The old man took the young man’s hands and said, “The pain of life is like salt—no more, no less． It is always the same． The only thing you can do is to be a person like a river, not a glass! Think actively and be a sunny man”

The story ended． What did you learn from the story? Sometimes when we meet problems, we should look on the bright side of life．

6． Why did the young man come to see the old smart man?

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7． What did the young man put into the glass of water?   _______________________________________________________________________________________

8． Where did they go after the young man tasted the terrible water from the glass?

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9． What is like salt according to the old man?

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10． Next time when you meet difficulties, what should you do?

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Passage 3

Wow! What an exciting day! The Forest School opens today, and you know, it is the first animal school in the forest．

Our school starts at seven o’clock in the morning． Here are our classrooms． They’re on the first floor (楼层)． Look at the classrooms! We always have our math classes and art classes here．

This is our playground． It’s next to the garden． We can have our PE classes here． Look, that is Mr． Lion, he is a PE teacher． Behind him, the little lions are hungry after the PE lesson． They want to go to the lunch room． All of the animals have lunch at school． Where is it? Ah, yes! It’s on that tree． It’s on the second floor． It’s under the gym room． And some birds are in the gym room to have their lesson now．

Can you guess what’s under the lunch room? Ha-ha, it’s a music room． We can sing and dance here． It’s fun for us． Can you find a computer room in our school? It’s just there, next to the music room． All the animals love to play computer games．

What a nice school! We can learn, play and have fun in the forest school!

11． When does the school start?

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12． Where is the playground?

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13． Is the gym room on the first floor or on the third floor?

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14． Is there a computer room in the school?

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15． What can we do in the forest school?

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Passage 4

Too many people want others to be their friends, but they don’t give friendship back． That is why some friendships don’t last very long．

To have a friend, you must learn to be one． You must learn to treat your friend the way you want your friend to treat you． There are three rules: be honest, be generous (慷慨的), be understanding．

Honesty is where a good friendship starts． If you don’t tell the truth, people usually find out． If a friend finds out that you aren’t honest, you may lose his trust．

Generosity (慷慨) means sharing and sharing makes a friendship grow． You don’t have to give your lunch money or your other things． Instead, you have to learn how to share things you enjoy, like your hobbies and your interests． By sharing them you help your friend know you better． These tell your friend what is important to you．

Everyone needs understanding and help with a problem． To be a friend, you must listen and understand． When you try to put yourself in your friend’s place, you can understand the problem better．

No two friendships are exactly alike, but all true friendships have these three in common．

16． Why don’t some friendships last very long?

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17． What rules should we obey to have a good friend?

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18． What may happen if a friend finds out that you aren’t honest?

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19． How do we help our friends know us better?

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20． When can we understand a friend’s problem better?

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Passage 5

A mother shared a touching friendship story on the internet between her autistic (自闭的) son and a little girl． She wrote the story like this:

There’s a little girl called Emma in my son Nicholas’s class． They like to play outside together and sit with each other． You may think this is a usual friendship story． But this is different．

When Nicholas has classes or plays with other kids, Emma always sits by him．

She talks to him even though he can’t talk back． She knows he thinks and does things a little slower than other kids． She still likes being with him anyway． Nicholas really enjoys staying with her too．

Now they have to do online learning at home． However, he still gets excited when he sees Emma on the computer． He knows who she is and understands she’s his friend． He even made a card for her on her birthday．

As a mother of a child with special needs, it really touches my heart to see somebody accept my son for who he is． Nicholas is so lucky to have such a true friendship with this lovely kind girl． I really want to give thanks to Emma because she has given me hope for my son’s future．

21． Who likes to play outside with Nicholas or sit with him at school?

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22． Where does Emma sit when Nicholas has classes or plays with others?

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23． How does Nicholas feel when he sees Emma on the computer?

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24． Why does the mother want to give thanks to Emma?

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25． What can we learn from Emma about being a good friend?

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Passage 6

Sydney is a young city with about 200 years’ history． But in Australia, it is the oldest city, and also the country’s largest city． Sydney is the most populous (人口多的) city of Australia．

The climate of Sydney is very good． It is not too cold during the winter and not too hot during the summer． The sky is blue, the air is fresh, and birds sing in the garden． People living in Sydney like to have an easy life． They will tell you, “Don’t worry．”

Many people think that Sydney is one of the most attractive cities in the world． It has many tall and modern buildings． Among them, Centrepoint Tower is the tallest． Standing on the 305-metre tower, you will have a great view of the city．

Sydney is famous for its deep harbour． The harbour has many bays and beautiful surf beaches． Among them, Bondi Beach is the most popular． Sydney Harbour is not only beautiful, it also serves as a large port (港口)． Ships carry wool, wheat and meat from Sydney to other countries．

People in Sydney like to call themselves Sydneysiders． They are mostly friendly and easygoing． When they are not working, they love to have a good time at the beach,swimming and sailing．

26． Which city is the oldest in Australia?

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27． What’s the climate in Sydney?

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28． What’s Sydney famous for?

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29． What do ships from Sydney carry to other countries?

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30． What do Sydneysiders do when they are not working?

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Passage 7

In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell made a great invention—the telephone． For the first time in history, people could talk to someone far away just like they were in the same room． But today, phones can do much more than just make calls!

The story of mobile phones began with two-way radios． These early devices (设备) had a big problem—they only worked when people were close to each other． In the 1940s, smart scientists found a way． They built tall radio towers across the country to pass signals (信号) easily．

Everything changed in 1973 when Dr． Martin Cooper made the first real mobile phone call． During the 1980s, mobile phones became smaller but were still very expensive． Only rich business people could afford them, and the phones looked like big plastic bricks．

The 1990s brought another big change． Phones became cheaper and smaller, fitting easily in pockets． Soon, almost everyone had one． Text messaging became popular． People started writing short messages instead of making phone calls． Meeting time became more flexible (灵活的) because you could just text “I’ll be 15 minutes late．”

Now we have smartphones—like powerful mini-computers in our pockets． We use them to take photos, watch videos, play games, and even help with housework! Messaging apps let us send videos and long messages easily． While phones help us stay connected, some people worry that we spend too much time on them．

Looking back, it’s amazing how phones have changed． From Bell’s simple telephone to today’s smartphones, this has truly changed our lives． What will phones be able to do next? Only time will tell!

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31． When did Alexander Graham Bell invent the telephone?

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参考答案

Passage 1

1． For the homeless kids．    2． In 2012．    3． About 10000 kids．    4． It is very fun and meaningful．    5． I will give gifts to a homeless shelter．

【来源】江苏省无锡市河埒中学2025-2026学年七年级下学期Units 1-2 英语单元学情自测

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了Paige Chenault在2012年创办了生日派对项目，该项目每月为美国各地的无家可归儿童举办生日派对，至今已有约一万名孩子借此庆祝了生日，同时文章还介绍了人们可以通过多种方式参与该项目帮助这些孩子的相关内容。

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