1、1第 1 课时 七年级上册 Modules 15(含 Starter)一、阅读理解A(2013山东德州中考)I am my mothers third girl. When I was born, the doctor gently explained to my mother that my left arm was missing, below the elbow(肘). Then he gave her some advice, “Dont treat her any differently from the other girls.” And she did!There were fi
2、ve girls in our family and we all had to help out. Once when I was about seven, I came out of the kitchen, “Mum, I cant peel(削皮) potatoes. I only have one hand.” “You get back to peel those potatoes, and dont ever use that as an excuse for anything again！”Of course I could peel potatoeswith my good
3、hand and my other arm. “Jenny, if you try hard enough，” she said, “you can do anything.”Once in the second grade, our teacher had each of us race across the monkey bar(攀爬架). When it was my turn, I said no. Some kids laughed. I went home crying.The next afternoon Mum took me back to the school playgr
4、ound. “Now, pull up with your right arm，” she advised. She praised me when I made progress. Ill never forget when I was crossing the bar, the kids were standing there with their mouths open.It was the way with everything. Mum had the courage to face anything. And she taught me I could, too.1How many
5、 younger sisters do I have?ATwo. BThree. CFour. DFive.2What does the doctors advice mean?AMy arm could be all right soon.BThe other girls had the same arms as me.CMy mum should look after me differently.DMy mum should treat me the same as others.3Who peeled the potatoes at last?AJenny. BJennys mum.C
6、Jennys sister. DNobody.4Why did Mum take me back to the school playground the next day?2AShe wanted to tell me I could do anything.BShe wanted the teacher to let me try again.CShe would punish the kids who laughed at me.DShe would like to praise me before the other kids.5Whats the best title of the
7、passage?AMy badtempered motherBDifferent mother loveCA doctors adviceDMy childhoodB(2019预测)These are the messages Sandy got yesterday. Read them carefully and find the best answers to the questions.6What is Sues message about?AHe asks Sandy to see a movie.BHe asks Sandy to attend a Christmas Party.C
8、Remind Sandy a student will call her.DAsk Sandy to buy some bread.7What is “Lucky”？AA movie. BA dog. CA car. DA gift.38What did Mr. Brown do for Sandy?AHe prepared a party for her.BHe planned to buy her a car.CHe gave her a ticket of a movie.DHe repaired her car.9Which is NOT right?ASandy is a teach
9、er.BMaybe Sue is Sandys family.CSandys family name is Wang.DSandy need get her car before noon.10We cant find wrote messages from the reading.AGrace BChris CMr. Brown DSue二、短文还原阅读短文，从短文下面方框中的六个句子中选择五个还原到短文中，使短文通顺完整、衔接自然。(2019原创)Lawmakers in Plover, Wisconsin, say its time for someone to pay the pric
10、e for bullying. 1. Its their parents! A new law in the town allows the police to fine parents more than $100 if their kids are caught bullying more than once.The law is meant to send a message about a serious problem. 2. Daniel Ault, the chief of police in Plover, came up with the idea for the law.
11、“3. You just continue to talk about it over and over again, and nothing really changes.” Ault says, “The fines will force parents to deal with their kids behavior right away.”4 Some people argue that officials should instead help parents find ways to prevent their kids from bullying in the first pla
12、ce.“The answer isnt punishment but information. 5. ” says Peter Sheras, an expert on bullying.Also, some people argue that the law isnt fair to parents who cant afford to pay the fine.AAbout 13 million kids across the country are bullied each year.BSimply telling kids not to bully doesnt work.CSome
13、children choose not to go to school at all so they can avoid the bulliesDBut its not the bullies who will pay up.4EA fine is a small price to pay if it helps stop bullying.FHowever, not everyone thinks punishing parents will solve the problem. 三、综合填空阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从方框内所给的 11 个词汇中选择 10 个意义相符的词汇，必要时可加情
14、态动词或者助动词，进行词形变化，填入空白处。(2018山东德州齐河第二次练兵)plant get appear cook growpick see reach be travel turnBananas dont grow on trees. They 1. on a thick stalk(茎) that looks just a little like a stalk of corn. The stalk is soft enough to be cut with a knife.It takes about a year before bananas are ready to be pi
15、cked. Some 2. as small as fingers, others are as long and thick as mens arms. Some banana plants grow as tall as a houseeven taller！Not all bananas are eaten as fruit. Some never get sweet, and they 3. as a kind of vegetable.People in most countries never see a banana until it 4. the store. But if y
16、ou visit a country where its hot and rains a lot all the year, you 5. a banana plantation(种植园), a large farm where bananas grow.The tasty fruit doesnt come from a seed (种子)but from a root 6. deep in the ground. First a stalk pushes up into the air. Then leaves 7. . In the beginning the banana plant
17、grows very fastsometimes as much as the length of your feet in one night. Soon, sweetsmelling flowers appear, and when their flowers drop off, bananas begin to grow.As they get bigger, bananas start 8. up. It looks as if theyre growing upside down！Bananas are ready to eat when they turn soft and yel
18、low. But they are picked long before thiswhen theyre hard and bright green. This is because bananas have to travel many miles before they arrive at a store. On trucks and boats and trains bananas travel all over the world. There are special boats just for bananas and special trains that keep them ju
19、st cool enough so that they 9. ripe(成熟的 )while 10. . If bananas are picked when they are ripe, they will spoil(变坏) on the way.四、阅读表达5(2016河北中考改编)Where does your food come from? How is it made? These days, many people worry about food safety. But food safety is not a new worry. In 1906, Upton Sinclai
20、r wrote The Jungle. The book is the story of a poor family in Chicago. It is also about the dangerous ways that food was prepared. People were worried that the US. started testing food.These days, most food in the world is safe. Laws control where food comes from. They also control how food is manag
21、ed and prepared. Laws are important. But its more important to make sure the rules are followed. A good food safety system keeps people safe. It also helps them eat healthy food. Labels(标签) on food give people important information. Then they can make good choices about their food.Although food safe
22、ty systems usually work, there can be problems. Sometimes mistakes are made. For example, a truck might carry eggs and then ice cream. The ice cream could make people sick when the truck isnt cleaned before carrying it. Other problems are not mistakes. Sometimes companies break rules to make more mo
23、ney. When this happens, people dont know if their food is safe.As we all know, food is closely related to our daily life. We should take actions to make food safer!1When did Upton Sinclair write The Jungle?2True or false.(“T”代表正确，“F”代表错误)People can make good choices after reading the information on
24、food labels.( )3Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.4What do laws control？(At least 2 answers.)5Give a proper title to the passage.6参考答案一、15 ADAAB 610 CBDDC二、DABFE三、1.grow 2.are 3.are cooked4reaches 5.will see/can see/might see6planted 7.appear 8.turning/to turn9will get 10.travelling四、1.In 1906.2T3我们应该采取措施使得食物更加安全。4Laws control where food comes from.Laws/They also control how food is managed and prepared.5Food safety
