初中一年级英语短文阅读试题
MARTIN: Thank you. Thank you very much. That was wonderful.
B. 求七年级上册英语阅读短文20篇 含答案
1。Today i and friends of foreign travel, outside air is very good, people feel very comfortable. We all appreciate the fine girls bicycles. We enjoyed the beautiful nature brought. We happily spent a happy day. 今天和朋友一起出外交游，外面的空气很好，人感觉很舒服。我们骑着自行车一路欣赏鸟语花香。享受着大自然带给我们的无限美好。大家开开心心地度过了愉快的一天。
2。Today Mailehaoo clothes, and parents take to the streets is happy, the parents have to pay to buy things. Unlike in their street to buy things they like to take a long time but saw the price, Ha-ha, is really very happy. I love my parents, I too thank them for the care and love. `` 今天买了好多衣服，和父母上街就是愉快，买东西有父母帮付钱。不像平时自己上街买东西碰到喜欢的但看了价钱都要考虑好久，呵呵，真的是很开心。我爱我的父母，太感谢他们对我的关心和爱戴了。
3.Flute " Robinson Crusoe " of good fortune, novelist of British, describe protagonist drift about on the island, overcome the difficulty, the legend story of pioneering an enterprise with painstaking efforts. Novel write true naturally, legendary. The protagonist plants the crops on the detached island, puts up the log cabin, has eaten the innumerable trials and tribulations, survive. Want, go back human world anxious, want to go how about go out of these damnable place only like make him to be fascinated, result fail, get back to, long separated for Britain for 28 year give me enlightenment by " Robinson's records of adventure " on 1868 year finally, tanacity of him let me wait for a chance to cause trouble, want, march toward another goal for life, look like Robinson like that spend one's own strength,reach ideal realm one's own. We need possess Robinson so spirit of struggle diligently.
英国小说家笛福的《鲁滨逊漂流记》描述了主人公漂流海岛,战胜困难,艰苦创业的传奇故事. 小说写得真实自然,富有传奇色彩.主人公在孤岛上种庄稼,搭木屋,吃了千辛万苦,生存下来.但想回人间的心切,使他着迷般地只想到如何走出这个鬼地方,结果还是失败了,最后于1868年回到阔别28年的英国
《鲁滨孙漂流记》给我以启示，他的顽强让我蠢蠢欲动，想要迈向人生的另一目标，像鲁滨孙那样用自己的力量，到达自己理想的境界。
我们需要具备鲁滨逊那样的刻苦奋斗的精神.
The World's Greatest Swordsman
At an exhibition of the world's best swordsman, the third-place fencer took the stage. A fly was released, and with an arc of his sword he cut the fly in half. The crowd cheered. Then the second-place man sliced a fly into quarters. A hush fell in anticipation of the world's greatest swordsman.
His blade came down in a mighty arc - but the insect continued on its way! The crowd was aghast. The greatest swordsman had missed his target completely, yet he continued to smile.
"Why are you so happy?" someone yelled. "You missed!"
"Ah," replied the swordsman, "you weren't watching very carefully. They fly lives, yes - but he will never be a father."
世界上最伟大的击剑手
在一场世界最佳击剑手表演中，排名第三的击剑手上场了。一只苍蝇放了出来，剑划了一个弧，他将苍蝇劈成了两半。观众欢呼起来。紧接着排名第二的人将一只苍蝇切成了四半。现场一阵沉默，人们期盼着世界上最伟大的击剑手出场。
他的剑锋以一个巨大的弧线划了下来－－然而那只昆虫还在继续飞行!观众被惊呆了。最伟大的击剑手完全错过了他的目标，然而他还在微笑着。
“你为什么这么高兴？”有人嚷道，“你没击中!”
“啊，”剑手答道，“你刚才没有很仔细地看。苍蝇还活着，是的－－但他永远也做不成爸爸了。”
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A Mistake
An American, a Scot and a Canadian were killed in a car accident. They arrived at the gates of heaven, where a flustered St. Peter explained that there had been a mistake. "Give me $500 each," he said, "and I'll return you to earth as if the whole thing never happened."
"Done!" said the American. Instantly, he found himself standing unhurt near the scene.
"Where are the others?" asked a medic.
"Last I knew," said the American, "the Scot was haggling price, and the Canadian was arguing that his government should pay."
搞错了
一位美国人，一位英格兰人和一位加拿大人在一场车祸中丧生。他们到达天堂的门口。在那里，醉醺醺的圣彼德解释说是搞错了。“每人给我五百美元，”他说，“我将把你们送回人间，就象什么都没有发生过一样。”
“成交!”美国人说。立刻，他发现自己毫不损伤地站在现场附近。
“其他人在哪儿？”一名医生问道。
“我离开之前，”那名美国人说，“我看见英格兰人正在砍价，而那名加拿大人正在分辩说应该由他的政府来出这笔钱。”
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Pig or Witch
A man is driving up a steep, narrow mountain road. A woman is driving down the same road. As they pass each other, the woman leans out of the window and yells "PIG!!" The man immediately leans out of his window and replies, "WITCH(女巫)!!" They each continue on their way, and as the man rounds the next corner, he crashes into a pig in the middle of the road. If only men would listen.
猪还是女巫
一个男人在一条陡峭狭窄的山路上驾车，一个女人相向驾车而来。他们相遇时，那个女的从窗中伸出头来叫到：“猪！！”那个男的立即从窗中伸出头来回敬道：“女巫！！”他们继续前行。这个男的在下一个路口转弯时，撞上了路中间的一头猪。要是这个男的能听懂那个女人的意思就好了。
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Response Ability
An Ogden, Iowa, minister was matching coins with a member of his congregation for a cup of coffee. When asked if that didn't constitute gambling, the minister replied, "It's merely a scientific method of determining just who is going to commit an act of charity."
Philosopher Bertrand Russell, asked if he was willing to die for his beliers, replied: "Of course not. After all, I may be wrong."
A newspaper organized a contest for the best answer to the question: "If a fire broke out in the Louvre, and if you could only save one painting, which one would you carry out?"
The winning reply was: "The one nearest the exit."
答问技巧
衣阿华州奥格根的一位牧师正在与一位教友为一杯咖啡而猜硬币。别人问他那是否构成赌博行为时，牧师答道：“这仅仅是决定由谁来做一件善事的一种科学方法。”
当我人问哲学家罗素是否愿意为了他的信仰而献身时，他答道：“当然不会。毕竟，我可能会是错的。”
一份报纸组织了一场竞赛，为下面的问题征集最佳答案：“如果卢浮宫起了火，而你只能救出一幅画，你将救出哪一幅？”
获奖的答案是：“最接近门口的那一幅。”
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Jonesie The Great Lion Hunter
A small village was troubled by a man-eating lion. So its leaders sent a message to the great hunter, Jonesie, to come and kill the beast.
For several nights the hunter lay in wait for the lion, but it never appeared. Finally, he told the village chief to kill a cow and give him its hide. Draping the skin over his shoulders, he went to the pasture to wait for the lion.
In the middle of the night, the villagers woke to the sound of blood-curdling shrieks coming from the pasture. As they carefully approached, they saw the hunter on the ground, groaning in pain. There was no sign of the lion.
"What happened, Jonesie? Where is the lion?" asked the chief.
"Forget the damn lion!" he howled. "Which one of you idiots let the bull loose?"
伟大的猎手Jonesie
有个小村庄正为一只吃人的狮子而烦恼。于是，村长派人去请伟大的猎手Jonesie来杀死这只野兽。
猎手躺着等了几个晚上，但狮子一直没有出现。最后，他要求村长杀只羊然后把头皮给他。把羊皮披在身上后，猎人到草原上去等狮子。
半夜，村民被从草原传来的声嘶力竭的尖叫声惊醒。他们小心地靠近后，看到猎手正躺在草地上痛苦地呻吟。没有狮子出没的蛛丝马迹。
“Jonesie，怎么了？狮子在哪？”村长问。
“哪有狮子！”猎人怒吼道，“哪个傻瓜把公牛放出来了？”
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Weather Predict
A film crew was on location deep in the desert. One day an old Indian went up to the director and said, "Tomorrow rain." The next day it rained.
A week later, the Indian went up to the director and said, "Tomorrow storm." The next day there was a hailstorm.
"This Indian is incredible," said the director. He told his secretary to hire the Indian to predict the weather.
However, after several successful predictions, the old Indian didn't show up for two weeks.
Finally the director sent for him. "I have to shoot a big scene tomorrow," said the director, "and I'm depending on you. What will the weather be like?"
The Indian shrugged his shoulders. "Don't know," he said. "Radio is broken."
天气预报
一个电影摄制组在沙漠深处工作.一天,一个印度老人到导演跟前告诉导演说"明天下雨."第二天果然下雨了.
一周后,印度人又来告诉导演说,"明天有风暴."果然,第二天下了雹暴.
"印度人真神,"导演说.他告诉秘书雇佣该印度人来预报天气.
几次预报都很成功.然后,接下来的两周,印度人不见了.
最后,导演派人去把他叫来了."我明天必须拍一个很大的场景,"导演说,"这得靠你了.明天天气如何啊?"
印度人耸了耸肩."我不知道,"印度人说,"收音机坏了."
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I Am Acting Like a Lady
One day when women's dresses were on sale at the FarEast Department Store, a dignified middle-aged man decided to get his wife a piece. But he soon found himself being battered by frantic women.
He stood it as long as he could; then, with head lowered and arms flailing, he plowed through the crowed.
"You there!" challenged a thrill voice. "Can't you act like a gentleman?"
"Listen," he said, "I have been acting like a gentleman for an hour. From now on, I am acting like a lady."
我要表现得象位女士
一天，远东百货公司的女装大减价，一位高贵的中年男士想给太太买一件。可是，没过多久，他发现自己已被疯狂的女人冲得踉踉跄跄。
他竭力忍耐着。后来，他低下头，挥动双臂，挤过人群。
“你干嘛？”有人尖声叫道，“你难道不能表现得象位绅士吗？”
“听着，”他说，“我已经象绅士一样表现了一个小时。从现在起，我要表现得象个女士。”
C. 七年级英语小短文+翻译(20篇)
1风和太阳(The Wind And The Sun)
One day the wind said to the sun, “Look at that man walking along the road. I can get his cloak off more quickly than you can.”
“We will see about that,” said the sun. “I will let you try first.”
So the wind tried to make the man take off his cloak. He blew and blew, but the man only pulled his cloak more closely around himself.
“I give up,” said the wind at last. “I cannot get his cloak off.” Then the sun tried. He shone as hard as he could. The man soon became hot and took off his cloak.
(有一天风跟太阳说: “看看那个沿着路上走的人.我可以比你快让他把披风脱下来.)
(“我们等着看吧,”太阳说, “我让你先试.)
(因此风尝试让那个人把披风脱下来.他用力地吹,可是那个人把披风拉得更紧.)
(“我放弃了,”风最后说, “我无法让他把披风脱下来.”然后由太阳试试看.他尽可能地晒他.不久,那个人很热就把披风脱下来了.)
2 THE NEWSPAPER 报 纸
Nowadays the newspaper possesses considerable value Everybody should read it. It supplies us with a variety of news every day. It tells us the political situation of the world. If we form the habit of reading the newspaper, we shall (will) get enough knowledge to cope with our circumstances.
现今报纸拥有极大的价值，人人都应该看它。它每天提供我们各种类类的消息。它告诉我们世界政治局势。如果我们养成看报的习惯，我们就能得到足够的知识来因应我们的环境。学生虽然每天须做功课，但他们至少应该匀出一两个小时来看报。哪些，他们不但能增加知识而且也能赶上时代。总而言之，看报对学生很有益处。
3 MY DAILY LIFE 我的日常生活
Though my daily life is extremely monotonous, I try hard to adapt myself to it. Why? Because I intend to be a good student. I wish to render service to my country.
I get up at six o’clock every day. After I wash my face and brush my teeth, I begin to review my lessons. I go to school at seven o’clock.
After school is over, I return home. We usually have supper at seven o’clock.
Then I begin to do my homework. I want to finish it before I go to bed.
虽然我的日常生活十分单调，但我却竭力设法去适应它。为什么？因为我打算做一个好学生，希望将来为国家服务。
我每天六点起床、洗脸刷牙后，就开始复习功课，七点钟我就去上学。
放学后，我就回家了。我们通常在七点钟吃晚餐，之后我就开始做家庭作业，希望在睡觉前把它做完。
4 A MODEL STUDENT 模范学生
Do you mind being called a bad student? Of course not. So far as I know, everybody intends to be (become) a model student.
However, to be a model student is by no means an easy thing. First, he must do his best to obtain knowledge. A man without sufficient knowledge will not succeed. Secondly, he must remember to improve his health. Only a strong man can do great tasks. Thirdly, he should receive moral ecation. If his conct is not good, no one will consider making friends with him.
你价意被称为坏学生吗？当然不。就我所知，每个人都打算做模范学生。
然而，做模范学生却不容易。第一，他必须尽力获得知识（求知）。一个没有足够知识的人是不会成功的。第二，他必须记住促进健康。只有强壮的人才能做大事。第三，他应该接受道德教育。如果他品行不好，没有人会考虑和他交朋友的。
5 HOW TO GET HAPPINESS 如何获得快乐
There is no doubt that happiness is the most precious thing in the world. Without it, life will be empty and meaningless. If you wish to know how to get happiness, you must pay attention to the following two points.
First, health is the secret of happiness (the key to happiness). Only a strong man can enjoy the pleasure of life.
Secondly, happiness consists in contentment. A man who is dissatisfied with his present condition is always in distress.
无疑的快乐是世界上最宝贵的东西。没有它，人生将是空虚的而且毫无意义的。如果你希望知道如何获得快乐，你须注意下面两点。
健康是快乐的要诀。唯有身体强壮的人才能享受人生的乐趣。
快乐在于知足。一个不满于现状的人终是处在痛苦之中
D. 七年级英语阅读题、完形填空、短文填空各20篇（附带答案
One day, Allan and his friend Henry went swimming in a river. It was very hot. How happy they were in the river! After they got out of the water, they played games in the sun for a while.
On their way back, Henry saw some flowers. He liked flowers very much and ran into the green field to look at them. Now Allan was walking by himself.
Then he heard Henry calling out, “A snake! Help! …”
“What’s wrong with you?” asked Allan.
“A snake bit（咬）me in the leg. Come here!”
Allan ran over and saw a small red wound（伤口）on Henry’s leg.
“The snake was in the grass. I didn’t see it.”
“Sit down quickly!” Allan told Henry.
Allan put his mouth at the little red wound and began to suck（吸）at it. In this way he saved（挽救）Henry’s life. “Oh, Allan, it’s very kind of you to help me.”
“That’s all fight. We are friends and we must always help each other.”
1. It was __________ when Allan and Henry went out.
A. hot B. cold C. raining D. wet
2. After swimming, they played in the sun __________.
A. the whole morning B. for 2 hours C. long D. for a while
3. On their way home, __________ got something wrong with his __________.
A. Allan; leg B. Allan; head C. Henry; leg D. Henry; head
4. Henry and Allan are __________.
A. workers B. good friends c. brothers D. farmers
5. Which of the following（下面的）is true?
A. Henry went to look at the flowers with Allan. B. Allan saved Henry’s life.
C. Allan was bitten by the sanke, too. D. Allan died at last.
E. 初中一年级英语短文（要求）
hello,my name's Linda. I'm 12 years old. I have many hobbies,but my favorite hobby is watching TV.And I'm good at Chinese,because Chinese is the most interesting subjects.After class, I Iike playing tennis.It's exciting. I like salad while eating Lunch.And my favorite fruit is banana,it's sweet,right? As we know,tomatoes are good for our health,so I always eating tomatoes.But I don't like broccoli and chicken,although they are good for our health,too. This is me,do you want to make friends with me? Welcome!
F. 七年级上册英语5篇短文【内附练习题】
Ⅵ.阅读理解(20分)
A
Mr.Jones and Mr.Brown work in the same office.One day,Mr.Jones says to Mr.Brown,“We want to have a small party at our house tomorrow evening.Welcome you and your wife(妻子)to come to the party.”
Mr.Brown says,“Thank you very much.I want to phone my wife and ask her.”So Mr.Brown goes to the next room and makes a telephone call.When he comes back,he isn’ happy.
“Why are you not happy?”says Mr.Jones,“Do you speak to your wife?”
“No,she isn’t at home.My small son answers the phone.He says his mother is looking for(寻找) him outside.”
1.Mr.Jones wants to have a party__________.
A.in the morning B.in the evening
C.tomorrow D.tomorrow evening
答案:D 细节考查题。根据句子“We want to have a small party at our house tomorrow evening”可直接得到答案。
2.Mr.Jones wants to ask __________ to the party.
A.Mr.Brown B.Mr.Brown and his wife
C.Mrs.Brown D.all of his good friends
答案:B 根据第一段Mr.Jones的话可知，他邀请Mr.Brown and his wife夫妇二人共同参加他的聚会。
3.Mr.Brown wants to go to the party,he goes_________.
A.to phone his wife B.to ask his son
C.to telephone his friends D.to go home
答案:A 根据短文第二段第一句可知，Mr.Brown很乐意参加聚会，于是给妻子打电话征求意见。故答案选A项。
4.The telephone is _______.
A.in the same office B.near the office
C.in the next room D.at Mr.Jones office
答案:C 细节考查题。由句子“So Mr.Brown goes to the next room...”可知电话在隔壁的房间里。
5.Mr.Brown speaks to _______ on the phone.
A.Mr.Brown B.Mrs.Jones C.his son D.no one
答案:C 由短文最后一段的“My small son answers the phone”可知接电话的是“我的儿子”。
B
Jack is ten years old this year.He is in Grade Three.He doesn’t work hard at school.His teacher doesn’t like him.But Jack thinks he is the cleverest student in his class.And he thinks his maths is good.On a Sunday afternoon,Jack goes home.He feels very hungry.So he says to his mother,“Mum,I am very hungry.Can I have some food to eat?”“Supper is not ready now,but there are two apples on the plate(盘子).You can eat them first.”When he sees the two apples,Jack says,“Mother,I have three apples now.Look!This is the first one.This is the second one.One and two is three.I am very clever.”“Yes,You’re very clever,”says his mother.“Now give me the first apple,your father will eat the second one.And you eat the third one.”
6.Jack’s teacher doesn’t like him because ________.
A.he doesn’t work hard at school B.he doesn’t listen to his teacher in class
C.he doesn’t do his homework D.he doesn’t go to school on time
答案:A 细节考查题。由短文第三句话可直接得到答案。
7.Jack thinks his _________ is good.
A.English B.maths C.Chinese D.homework
答案:B 细节考查题。由句子“And he thinks his maths is good.”可直接得到答案。
8.One day when Jack goes home.He feels ________.
A.happy B.sad C.hungry D.thirsty
答案:C 细节考查题。由句子“He feels very hungry.”可直接得到答案。
9.His mother tells him there are two apples _________.
A.on the plate B.on the table
C.on the bed D.on the chair
答案:A 细节考查题。由句子“...two apples on the plate...”可直接得到答案。
10.Can Jack eat the third apple?
A.No,he can’t. B.No,he can.
C.Yes,he is right. D.Yes,he can’t.
答案:A 这是一道逻辑推理题。因为盘子里只有两个苹果，所以Jack不可能吃到第三个苹果。
Ⅶ. 阅读理解。（2×15=30分）
B
Come here and look at these pictures. This is a picture of a man, Mr. Brown, and a boy, Jim Brown. Mr. Brown is Jim Brown’s father. And Jim Brown is Mr. Brown’s son. That is a picture of a woman, Mrs. Brown, and a girl, Mary Brown. Mrs. Brown is Mr. Brown’s wife（妻子）and Mary Brown’s mother. Mary Brown is Jim’s sister.
( ) 51. Mary’s father is .
A. Jim B. Jim Brown C. Mr. Jim D. Mr. Brown
( ) 52. Jim’s mother is .
A. Mary B. Miss Mary C. Mrs. Mary D. Mrs. Brown
( ) 53. Jim Brown is .
A. Mary’s sister B. Jim’s brother C. Mr. Brown’s son D. Mary’s son
( ) 54. Mr. Brown’s daughter is .
A. Jim’s sister B. the wife of Jim C. Mrs. Mary D. Mrs. Brown
( ) 55. The two pictures have people.
A. eight B. six C. five D. four
C
This room is not big but nice. There’s a bed, a desk and some chairs in it. The desk is next to the window. On the desk, there is a book, a glass and some cakes. The bed is next to the desk. There are pants and a coat on the bed. The pants are green. They are new. The coat is yellow. It’s new, too. Under the bed, there are some shoes and two balls. This is Susan’s room. She’s a good student.
( ) 56. The desk is , the cakes are , and the balls are .
A. next to the window; on the bed; on the desk
B. next to the window; on the desk; under the bed
C. next to the desk; on the bed; under the bed
D. next to the window; near the bed; on the desk
( ) 57. The trousers are and the coat is .
A. yellow; green B. green; green C. green; yellow D. yellow; yellow
( ) 58. are new.
A. The desk and the trousers B. The trousers and the shoes
C. The trousers and the coat D. The room and the bed
( ) 59. Susan is .
A. a teacher B. a man C. a boy D. a girl
( ) 60. This room is not .
A. nice B. big C. small D. big and nice
答案51~55 DDCAD 56~60 BCCDB
八、阅读理解。根据下列短文内容选择最佳答案。（10分）
Look at this . Here’s a pencil case, it’s orange, it’s my pencil case, it’s on the desk.
Look! This is a pen, it’s black. And this is an eraser, it’s blue and white. They’re both
(都) in the pencil case. This is a ruler, it’s red, it’s on the pencil case. That is a ruler, too.
It’s yellow. It’s in the drawer. Where’s my math book? Ah, it’s there, under the sofa.
( ) 1. This is pencil case.
A. my B. her C. his
( ) 2. The yellow ruler
A. in the backpack B. in the drawer C. on the pencil case
( ) 3. in the pencil .
A. A pen is B. An eraser C. A and B are
( ) 4. The is orange.
A. pen B. pencil C. pencil case
( ) 5. Where is my English book?
A. Under the sofa B. On the desk C. Sorry, I don’t know.
答案： 八、ABCCC
希望能帮上你。
G. 初中一年级英语小短文50词。越多越好
1.My name is Li Hua. I am a student and I am twelve years old. I am from China and I am Chinese. I live in jiaxing with my parents. I am in Class Two, Grade Seven. My favorite food is eggs. I can speak Chinese, but I can’ speak English. I can play basketball, but I can’t play tennis.
2.This is a photo of my family. These are my parents. My father is a worker at a factory. He can speak Chinese, but he can’t speak English. He can play basketball, but he can’t play tennis. My mother is an English teacher at a university. She can ride a bike, but she can’t drive a car. She can play the piano, but she can’t play the guitar.
3.This is our school. There are 16 classrooms and 6 science labs. There’s a gym, a library and a dining hall. There are 33 students in our classroom. The students are 12 to 13 years old. There are two balckbords and a teacher’s desk, but there aren’t any computers and TVs .
4.There are four people in my family—my father, my mother, my sister and me. My father and my mother are my parents. I’ve also got four grandparents, two uncles and one aunt. I haven’t got any brothers.
5.Meat and fish are healthy food. Noodles and rice are healthy food. Fruit and vegetables are healthy food, but hamburgers and candy aren’t healthy food. Juice, water and milk are healthy drinks, but Coke isn’t a healthy drink.
6.I’m a middle school student in Jiaxing now. I get up at seven o'clock every morning.At half past seven，I go to school on foot.Classes begin at ten to eight. I have three lessons in the morning and two in the afternoon. English is my favourite subject. Classes finish at twenty pastfour. After school, I often play football for half an hour.At five o'clock I go home.It’s a busy day, but I like my school day.
7.It’s Tony’s birthday soon. His father often give him a concert ticket as his birthday present, but he doesn’t usually give a birthday card to him. His mother often makes a birthday cake for his birthday, but she never buy him jeans or trainers. His uncle sometimes sends him an email, but he never send a magzine to him. On his birthday, his classmates often come to his party, but they never go to a football match.
8.There are five thousand animals in Beijing Zoo. The animals come from all around the world. The panda lives in China and it eats bamboo. The tiger comes from Asia and it lives in the forest. The kangoroo is Australian and it eats grass and leaves. My favourite animal is the panda, because it is friendly to people.
9.I have got a computer at home. It helps me a lot.Now I often write my homework on the computer.First,I open a new document.Next, I write my homework in the new document. Then, I save the document. Finally, I print the document. At the weekends I sometimes use the Internet to get information for my lessons, send emails to my friends and check the train timetables, but I never play games on it.
H. 要七篇七年级英语文章阅读，要有题，文章要短
关于长城的传说
In the north of China, there lies a 6,700-kilometer-long (4,161-mile-long) ancient wall. Now well-known as the Great Wall of China, it starts at the Jiayuguan Pass of Gansu Province in the west and ends at the Shanhaiguan Pass of Hebei Province in the east. As one of the Eight Wonders in the world, the Great Wall of China has become the symbol of the Chinese nation and its culture.
Lots of beautiful legends and stories about the Great Wall took place following along the construction, and since that time these stories have spread around the country. Those that happened ring construction are abundant, such as Meng Jiangnu's story and the legend of the Jiayuguan Pass. Meng Jiangnu's story is the most famous and widely spread of all the legends about the Great Wall. The story happened ring the Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC). It tells of how Meng Jiangnu's bitter weeping made a section of the Great Wall collapse. Meng Jiangnu's husband Fan Qiliang was caught by federal officials and sent to build the Great Wall. Meng Jiangnu heard nothing from him after his departure, so she set out to look for him. Unfortunately, by the time she reached the great wall, she discovered that her husband had already died. Hearing the bad news, she cried her heart out. Her howl caused the collapse of a part of the Great Wall. This story indicates that the Great Wall is the proction of tens of thousands of Chinese commoners.
Another legend about the Jiayuguan Pass tells of a workman named Yi Kaizhan in the Ming Dynasty (1368BC-1644BC) who was proficient in arithmetic. He calculated that it would need 99,999 bricks to build the Jiayuguan Pass. The supervisor did not believe him and said if they miscalculated by even one brick, then all the workmen would be punished to do hard work for three years. After the completion of the project, one brick was left behind the Xiwong city gate. The supervisor was happy at the sight of the brick and ready to punish them. However Yi Kaizhan said with deliberation that the brick was put there by a supernatural being to fix the wall. A tiny move would cause the collapse of the wall. Therefore the brick was kept there and never moved. It can still be found there today on the tower of the Jiayuguan Pass.
In addition to the above-mentioned stories about the construction of the Great Wall, there are also plenty of stories about current scenic spots. A famous one is the legend of the Beacon Tower. This story happened ring the Western Zhou Dynasty (11th century BC-711 BC). King You had a queen named Bao Si, who was very pretty. King You liked her very much, however Bao Si never smiled. An official gave a suggestion that setting the beacon tower on fire would frighten the King's subjects, and might make the queen smile. King You liked the idea. The subjects were fooled and Bao Si smiled at the sight of the chaos. Later enemies invaded Western Zhou, King You set the beacon tower on fire to ask for help. No subjects came to help because they had been fooled once before. Thus, King Zhou was killed by the enemy and Western Zhou came to an end.
Beautiful stories and legends about the Great Wall help to keep alive Chinese history and culture. In each dynasty after the building of the Great Wall, many more stories were created and spread.
历史
No one can tell precisely when the building of the Great Wall was started but it is popularly believed that it originated as a military fortification against intrusion by tribes on the borders ring the earlier Zhou Dynasty. Late in the Spring and Autumn Period (770 BC - 476 BC), the cal states extended the defence work and built "great" structures to prevent the attacks from other states. It was not until the Qin Dynasty that the separate walls, constructed by the states of Qin, Yan and Zhao kingdoms, were connected to form a defensive system on the northern border of the country by Emperor Qin Shi Huang (also called Qin Shi Huangdi by westerners or the First Emperor). After the emperor unified the country in 214 BC, he ordered the construction of the wall. It took about ten years to finish and the wall stretched from Linzhao (in the eastern part of today's Gansu Province) in the west to Liaodong (in today's Jilin Province) in the east. The wall not only served as a defence in the north but also symbolized the power of the emperor.
From the Qin Dynasty onwards, Xiongnu, an ancient tribe that lived in North China, frequently harassed the northern border of the country. During the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu (Han Wu Di), sent three expeditions to fight against the Xiongnu in 127 BC, 121 BC and 119 BC. The Xiongnu were driven into the far north of the Gobi. To maintain the safety of the Hexi Corridor (today's Gansu Province), the emperor ordered the extension of the Great Wall westward into the Hexi Corridor and Xinjiang region. The ruins of the beacon towers and debris of the Han Wall are still discernible in Dunhuang, Yumen and Yangguan. A recent report shows that ruins of the Han Wall have been discovered near Lopnur in China's Xinjiang region.
Further construction and extensions were made in the successive Northern Wei, Northern Qi and Sui dynasties.
The present Great Wall in Beijing is mainly remains from the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). During this period, bricks and granite were used when the workers laid the foundation of the wall and sophisticated designs and passes were built in the places of strategic importance. To strengthen the military control of the northern frontiers, the Ming authorities divided the Great Wall into nine zones and placed each under the control of a Zhen (garrison headquarters). The Ming Wall starts from Yalujiang River (in today's Heilongjiang Province), via today's Liaoning, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ningxia provinces, to Guansu. The total length reaches 12,700 li (over 5,000 kilometers). The Shanhaiguan Pass and the Jiayuguan Pass are two well-preserved passes at either end.
Today, the Wall has become a must-see for every visitor to China. Few can help saying 'Wow!' when they stand on top of a beacon tower and look at this giant dragon. For centuries, the wall served succeeding dynasties as an efficient military defence. However, it was only when a dynasty had weakened from within that invaders from the north were able to advance and conquer. Both the Mongols (Yuan Dynasty, 1271-1368) and the Manchurians (Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911) were able take power because of weakness of the government and poverty of the people but never e to any possibility of weakness of the Wall.
My Pet
The pet I have ever keep is a very popular pet. Human like them because they are the most loyal animals.
I got this cute pet when I was six. There are many lovely black circles on his skin, so we named him “dian dian”. Dian dian is a naughty pet. One day, I bought a new basketball and I put it under my desk, then I went to my friend's home. When I came back home, I couldn't find it! I was so sad, but later, I saw that Dian dian was playing the basketball on my bed.
Dian dian is also a brave and just pet. I take Dian dian go for a walk every day. And he really help some small pet to shout with the big pet who is riding roughshod over the small pet no matter how big that pet is.
This is my loyal, naughty, brave and just dog, can you guess what he is?
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