1、1第 2 课时 七年级上册 Modules 610一、阅读理解(2015山东潍坊中考)Have you ever thought of why dogs are humans best friends？Whats the bond(紧密关系) between human and dogs？A new study by the Japanese scientist Miho Nagasawa seems to have found the answer, and it has to do with something named the cuddle(拥抱) chemical. The cudd
2、le chemical has another, more scientific name: oxytocin(催产素). Oxytocin is something in the blood that encourages bonding. Levels of oxytocin increase, for example, when a mother feeds her newborn baby. According to Nagasawas study, levels of oxytocin can also go up when we look deeply into the eyes
3、of a dog. Humans and dogs have been working together for nearly 30，000 years. In order to better understand how the cuddle chemical worked between dogs and humans, Nagasawa and his team did an experiment. They tested levels of oxytocin in dogs and humans, and then put them in a room to interact(交流)
4、with each other. While in the room, the humans pet the dogs, spoke to the dogs, and looked into the dogs eyes. Then the scientists tested their levels of oxytocin again. The researchers found that levels of oxytocin were higher in both humans and dogs after they interacted. However, levels were the
5、highest in the humans and dogs that simply looked into each others eyes, without much petting or talking. The longer the humans looked into the eyes of the dogs, the more cuddle chemical was let out. Nagasawa did the same experiment with humans and wolves(狼), but it did not give the same results.1Th
6、e underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refers to . Asomething Bthe answerCa new study Dthe cuddle chemical2Nagasawa did the experiment of humans and dogs to know . Ahow oxytocin workedBhow oxytocin was dividedChow they helped each otherDhow they interacted with each other23Oxytocin levels reached the
7、 highest in the humans and dogs . Awhen they looked into each others eyesBwhen they talked with each otherCif the dogs cuddled humansDif the humans pet the dogs4What can we infer(推断) from the last sentence of the text?AMore experiments are expected to help wolves produce oxytocin. BThe cuddle chemic
8、al in human blood protects us against wolves. CIt makes sense that humans and wolves are naturally best friends. DIts generally impossible to have the bond between humans and wolves.二、完形填空(2017河南中考)A giant panda ran away from the zoo in London. He walked and walked and became 1 . He walked into a re
9、staurant, where he found a 2 at an empty table. The waiter took the pandas order.After he 3 his dinner, the panda stood up, calmly pulled out a gun which he had hidden, and fired into the air. 4 he turned around and walked toward the door.Naturally, the waiter was horrified(恐惧的), but he tried hard t
10、o pull himself together and stopped him for a(n) 5 The panda said to him, “What do I look like to 6 ？”The waiter answered, “Well, a giant panda, of course.”“Thats right，” said the panda. “Look it up.” And he walked out.The waiter called the 7 . When they arrived the waiter told them the whole story,
11、 8 the pandas words “looking it up”. So the police officer 9 a young man out to get an encyclopedia(百科全书)The young man returned with the encyclopedia. The officer 10 “panda” and there was the answer, “Giant panda, lives in China, eats shoots(竹笋) and leaves.”1A.tired Bangry Ccrazy Dhungry2A.seat Bnot
12、eCwaiter Dnewspaper3A.ordered Bfinished Cserved Dcooked4A.So BOnce CThen DAlso35A.talk BexcuseCquestion Dexplanation6A.us Bhim Cyou Dthem7A.bosses BpoliceCneighbours Dcustomers8A.about BlikeCwithout Dincluding9A.sent Btook Cdrove Dinvited10A.turned to Basked forClooked up Dcalled on三、词汇应用阅读下面的短文，用括号
13、内所给词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词。(2019改编)A long time ago, there was an emperor. He1. (have) a beautiful garden. In the garden, there was a little nightingale(夜莺) singing very beautifully.One day, the emperor heard about this little2. (bird) beautiful voice. He asked his guards 3. (bring) her to him. As soon as
14、the emperor heard the nightingales voice, he said, “Put her in a golden cage, so she can stay and sing for 4. (I) whenever I want to hear her.”The little bird was so5. (happy) about being kept in the cage that she stopped singing one day. The emperor was very angry. He ordered the scientists in his
15、palace to make a robot bird for him. The bird could sing very beautifully, too.The emperor was6. (please)Soon the robot bird became old. It no7. (long) sang beautiful songs. Just at that time，the emperor became very weak. One morning, while lying in bed, the emperor wanted it to sing once again. But
16、 the robot bird couldnt sing any more. 8. (sudden), the nightingale landed on the window. She began to sing her most beautiful song. The emperor was very happy! He became9. (well) and better each day.After the emperor was well, he changed a lot and became kind to his people. From then on, all his pe
17、ople cherished(爱戴) him for his love and 10. (kind)四、阅读表达阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。4(2019改编)Bamboo is one of the natures most surprising plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very qu
18、ickly. A Japanese scientist recorded one bamboo plant that grew almost 1.5 metres in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. There are more than 1，000 kinds of bamboo that grow around the world on both mountains and plains(平原)Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo pl
19、ants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimetres wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimetres across. This plant also comes in different colours, from yellow to black to green.Many Asian countries have been using bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for buildin
20、g new buildings. As a matter of fact, the cables(绳索) that hold up the hanging bridge across the Min River in Sichuan are made of bamboo. The bridge has been in use for more than 1，000 years, and is still holding strong.In Africa, engineers are teaching poor farmers how to use bamboo to find water. T
21、hese African countries need cheap ways to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. It seems that bamboo is one of the best things they can use. Bamboo pipes and drills (钻) can help to make the poor thirsty fields watered.1Fill in the blank with a p
22、roper word.(根据短文内容在处填入一个适当的词，使句意完整)2Please translate Sentence into Chinese.(将处画线句子翻译成汉语)3Turn Sentence into a complex sentence.(将处画线句子改成复合句)4Find out what the word “they” refers to.(写出处画线句子“they”指代的内容)5Find out the topic sentence of the passage.(找出该文段的中心句)五、写作 (2018浙江金华中考改编)在即将举行的中学生国际文化交流活动中，你将代表学校
23、介绍中国的5传统节日，请你从所给的卡片中任选一张，用英语写一篇发言稿，介绍该节日。注意：1词数 80 左右(开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数)；2文中不要出现考生本人的真实信息。Ladies and gentlemen，Welcome to the Chinese culture tour. Now allow me to introduce one of the Chinese traditional festivals Thats all. Thanks for listening.参考答案6一、14 BAAD二、15 DABCD 610 CBDAC 三、1.had 2.birds 3.to
24、 bring 4.me 5.unhappy6pleased 7.longer 8.Suddenly 9.better10kindness 四、1.grass 2有一千多种竹子生长在世界各地的山地和平原上。3In Africa, engineers are teaching poor farmers how they can use bamboo to find water.4(These) African countries.5Bamboo is one of the natures most surprising plants.五、Ladies and gentlemen，Welcome t
25、o the Chinese culture tour. Now allow me to introduce one of the Chinese traditional festivalsthe MidAutumn Festival.The MidAutumn Festival usually falls in Septermber or Octobet when the moon appears the biggest and the brightest in the year. During the festival, Chinese people sit around the table
26、 with their family members and enjoy mooncakes as well as the beautiful moon. People believe that the round mooncakes and a full moon are symbols of being together. When seeing them, people will miss their family members far away. At the same time, they will express wishes and hopes for them. Does it sound interesting?Thats all. Thanks for listening.
