专题04 阅读理解（记叙文）-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04 阅读理解（记叙文）

Passage 1

文章内容：谈论周围的人

“Dad,” I say one day, “Let’s take a trip． Why don’t you fly and meet me?”

My father had just retired after 27 years as a manager for IBM． His job filled his day, his thought and his life． While he woke up and took a warm shower, I screamed under a freezing waterfall in Peru． While he tied a tie and put on the same Swiss watch, I rowed a boat across Lake of the Ozarks．

My father sees me drifting aimlessly, nothing to show for my 33 years but a passport full of funny stamps． He wants me to settle down, but now I want him to find an adventure．

He agrees to travel with me through the national parks, We meet four weeks later in Rapid City．

“What is our first stop?” asks my father．

“What time is it?”

“Still don’t have a watch?”

Less than an hour away is Mount Rushmore． As he stares up at the four Presidents carved in granite (花岗岩), his mouth and eyes open slowly, like those of a little boy．

“Unbelievable．” he says． “How was this done?”

A film in the information center shows sculptor Gutzon Borglum devoted 14 years to the sculpture and then left the final touches to his son．

We stare up and I ask myself, “Would I ever devote my life to anything?” “No directions, no goals．” I always used to hear those words in my father’s voice． Now I hear them in my own．

The next day we’re at Yellowstone National Park, where we have a picnic．

“Did you ever travel with your dad?” I ask．

“Only once,” he says． “I never spoke much with my father． We loved each other but never said it． Whatever he could give me, he gave．”

The last sentence—it’s probably the same thing I’d say about my father． And what I’d want my child to say about me．

In Glacier National Park, my father says, “I’ve never seen water so blue．” I have, in several places of the world． I can keep traveling, I realize and maybe a regular job won’t be as dull as I feared．

Weeks after our trip, I call my father． “The photos from the trip are wonderful,” he says． “We have got to take another trip like that sometime．” I tell him I’ve decided to settle down, and I’m wearing a watch．

1． We can learn from Paragraph 2 and 3 that the father ________．

A． followed the fashion                                         B． got bored with his job

C． was unhappy with the author’s lifestyle               D． liked the author’s collection of stamps

2． What does the author realize at Mount Rushmore?

A． His father is interested in sculpture．                 B． His father is as innocent as a little boy．

C． He should learn sculpture in the future．            D． He should pursue a specific aim in life．

3． From the underlined paragraph, we can see that the author ________．

A． wants his children to learn from their grandfather   B． comes to understand what parental love means

C． learns how to communicate with his father          D． hopes to give whatever he can to his father

4． What could be inferred about the author and his father from the end of the story?

A． The call solves their disagreements．                  B． The Swiss watch has drawn then closer．

C． They decide to learn photography together．       D． They begin to change their attitudes to life．

5． What could be the best title for the passage?

A． Love Nature Love Life                                      B． A Son Lost in Adventures

C． A Journey with Dad                                          D． The Art of Travel

Passage 2

文章内容：谈论动物

Five years ago, when my father was dying, I travelled a thousand miles from home to be with him in his last days． I felt very sad and it was one of the most difficult times in my life． After he died, I stayed alone in his flat． I was lonely and I hated the silence(寂静) of the flat．

But one evening the silence was broken: I heard crying outside． I opened the door to find a little cat on the steps(台阶), he was thin and poor． He looked the way I felt． I brought him inside and fed him fish． He ate it and then fell asleep quickly．

The next morning I checked with neighbours and learned that the cat’s owner moved away and left him here, so the little cat was all alone, just as I was． When I walked back to the flat, I was thinking about what to do with(处理) him． I was too busy to take care of something else． But when I opened the flat door, he ran to me and jumped into my arms． I was sure he didn’t want to go anywhere． I started calling him Willis to remember my father’s best friend．

 ▲  With Willis on my knees, time seemed to go much faster． When the time at last came for me to go back home, I had to decide what to do about Willis． This time, I found that I could not leave without him．

Some people said that how nice I was to the cat． But I know that we saved each other． I may give him a home but he gave me something greater．

1． When the writer first saw the cat, she ________．

A． felt sorry for him                               B． felt excited about his crying

C． felt afraid of him                               D． felt angry at his crying

2． The cat saved the writer by ________．

A． telling her what real life was               B． helping her look after something else

C． crying outside in the evening               D． making her feel better in her hard time

3． Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A． The cat didn’t like staying in the writer’s flat．

B． The writer and the cat were both homeless．

C． The cat got its name from the writer’s father’s friend．

D． The cat’s owner left him because the owner died．

4． Which sentence may be the best to fill in the “ ▲ ” in Paragraph 4?

A． From then on, everything became more difficult．

B． From then on, everything became easier．

C． From then on, I began to hate the noise of the cat．

D． From then on, I was thinking about going back home．

5． Which of the following shows the right order（顺序）of the story?

①A little cat came to my life．

②The cat wasn’t willing to leave．

③I had a difficult time in my life．

④I wasn’t able to go home without the cat．

⑤I wanted to do with the cat．

A． ③①⑤②④  B． ③①⑤④②      C． ①③⑤②④      D． ①③⑤④②

Passage 3

The next day they set off again very early． They walk a few miles and then they come to a big ditch． It’s very wide and very deep． There are a lot of sharp rocks at the bottom of it．

“How can we cross the ditch?” Dorothy asks her friends．

“We can’t fly over it,” the Scarecrow says． “And we can’t jump over it． So we must stay here．”

The Lion looks at the ditch and says, “I can jump over it．”

“Can you?” the Scarecrow says． “That’s good! You can take us across on your back, one by one．”

“Who wants to go first?” the Lion says． He’s a bit afraid but he wants to help his friends．

“Me!” the Scarecrow says and he gets on the Lion’s back． The Lion jumps across the ditch easily． Then he jumps back and takes Dorothy and Toto． Finally he takes the Tin Woodman across the ditch．

The Lion is tired after his five big jumps．

“Let’s rest before we start walking again,” he says．

Later in the afternoon they come to a wide river． They can see a beautiful country on the other side of it． There are green fields and a lot of flowers． They can also see the yellow brick road．

“How can we cross the river?” Dorothy asks．

“Easy!” the Scarecrow replies． “The Tin Woodman can cut down some trees and build a raft． We can cross the river on that．”

“You haven’t got a brain,” the Lion says, “but you have got some good ideas, Scarecrow!”

The Tin Woodman takes his axe and cuts down some small trees． Then he starts to make a raft． The Scarecrow and Dorothy look for some nuts and fruit for dinner． The Lion and Toto sleep in the sunshine． It’s late when the Tin Woodman finishes the raft．

“We can’t cross the river now,” he says． “It’s dark． We must wait until tomorrow．”

1． How do they cross the ditch?

A． Fly over it．                                             B． Jump over it．

C． The Lion takes them across on his back．      D． Build a bridge．

2． Which order is correct according to the passage?

① The Lion jumps back to take Dorothy and Toto．

② They come to a big ditch．

③ The Tin Woodman starts to make a raft．

④ They come to a wide river．

A． ②①④③     B． ②①③④          C． ①②④③          D． ①②③④

3． What can be inferred (推断) from the article?

A． The Lion is not afraid at all．              B． They will cross the river the next day．

C． The Scarecrow has a brain．                D． They don’t want to cross the river．

Passage 4

Rabbit Shiny and tortoise (乌龟) Smily were neighbors． One day they were reading a story about their great grandfathers: Shiny’s and Smily’s great grandfathers decided to have a race． While Shiny’s great grandfather went to sleep during the race, Smily’s great grandfather won the race by slowly walking towards the finish line．

Smily said, “If your great grandfather didn’t go to sleep, my great granddad might never win． So his win was not a real win．”

The next day there was a notice in the jungle (丛林) newspaper． It said that there would be a race and the winner would win many prizes(奖品)． The race started from the bear’s house． From there, the runners had to cross the river． But most of the animals could not both run fast and swim fast． So they didn’t know what to do． Shiny and Smily made a plan．

Shiny ran, while Smily was sitting on his back． He and other animals, like the deer, reached the river side at the same time． But they saw the swift water and stood there because they were worried． None of them liked the idea of crossing the river． Smily quickly got into the water and Shiny sat on his back． Smily started swimming． Soon they reached the other side of the river． Shiny got down from Smily’s back and Smily climbed on Shiny’s back again． Shiny ran fast． They reached the finish line first．

“Both of them are the winners．” The president (总统) of the jungle said, “Shiny and Smily helped each other during the race and they won． So let’s give them a big hand．”

1． Why did Smily think his grandfather’s win was not a real win?

A． Because his grandfather ran too slow．

B． Because Shiny’s grandfather slept during the race．

C． Because he didn’t like Shiny’s family．

D． Because the race was not fair．

2． Which of the following is right?

A． Only Shiny and Smily joined the race．       B． The winner could only get a small prize．

C． Shiny and Smily made a plan for the race．  D． Shiny swam across the river by himself．

3． What does the underlined word “swift”mean?

A． 平静的          B． 湍急的                 C． 灵活的                 D． 敏捷的

4． What’s the main idea of the passage?

A． The story of Shiny’s and Smily’s grandfathers．  B． How to win a race in the jungle．

C． The importance of helping each other．       D． Shiny and Smily’s trip in the jungle．

Passage 5

In ancient China, there were “four treasures of the study”—the writing brush, ink, paper, and the inkstone (砚台)． Among all the inkstones, the Chengni inkstone was one of the most famous and was widely loved．

The Chengni inkstone first appeared during the Western Han Dynasty, but the skills of making it were lost during the late Ming Dynasty and the early Qing Dynasty． Thankfully, today the traditional skills have been revived (恢复) with the help of Lin Yongmao and his son Lin Tao．

In 1984, Lin Yongmao began working at the museum in Xinjiang, got to know Shanxi Chengni inkstone, and then decided to revive the lost skills．

It was easier said than done． It took the father and the son two years to find proper materials to produce the Chengni inkstone． That was just the first step． After failing many times, they finally succeeded in making two Chengni inkstones in 1991． Three years later, their Chengni inkstones won a gold prize at an expo (博览会) on China’s famous inkstones．

But the father and son did not stop here． While improving the skills of making the Chengni inkstone, they set up a workshop in the hope of passing the skills on to young people． They also worked with universities and colleges to make the Chengni inkstone more popular． At the same time, Lin Tao has created special Chengni inkstone products and brought them to competitions at home and abroad to expand the influence of the Chengni inkstone．

1． What do we know about the Chengni inkstone?

A． It has quite a long history．

B． It was popular only in Shanxi Province．

C． It became famous in the late Qing Dynasty．

D． It first appeared during the Eastern Han Dynasty．

2． When did Lin Yongmao and LinTao win a gold prize?

A． In 1984．      B． In 1986．             C． In 1991．             D． In 1994．

3． What’s the purpose (目的) of Paragraph 4?

A． To tell readers how to produce the Chengni inkstone．

B． To explain how hard it was to revive the Chengni inkstone．

C． To encourage readers to learn about China’s famous inkstones．

D． To help readers understand the importance of the Chengni inkstone．

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参考答案

Passage 1

1． C   2． D    3． B    4． D   5． C

【解析】本文讲述了作者和父亲出去旅行的经历，让父亲体会到了旅行带来的快乐，同时作者也找到了人生的方向，确定目标安顿下来。

1．推理判断题。根据“My father sees me drifting aimlessly…”及“He wants me to settle down”可知，父亲认为作者的生活没有目标，33年来一事无成，希望他能安顿下来，故选C。

2．细节理解题。根据“No directions, no goals． I always used to hear those words in my father’s voice． Now I hear them in my own”可知，之前作者总是听父亲说他的生活没有目标，现在作者自己内心里也在对之前的生活方式产生怀疑，这让他意识到自己应该设定一个目标，故选D。

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