发布时间 : 星期日 文章人教版2019-2020学年七年级下学期英语期末考试试卷A卷更新完毕开始阅读55de8ff65b8102d276a20029bd64783e08127d2c
C . less D . fewer （10）
A . afraid B . tired C . proud D . guilty （11）
A . chance B . choice C . wish D . trouble （12）
A . the doctor B . the girl C . myself D . my friends （13）
A . often B . even C . seldom D . also （14）
A . because of B . instead of C . more than D . better than （15）
A . allow
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B . order C . invite D . encourage
三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共30分)
13. （10分） More than a hundred years ago, an American produced (创造) a game. He called it indoor tennis. The Americans were not interested in it at first so he sent it to his London friends and it became very popular (流行) in Britain. The game was then played across the dining-room table or on the floor with the net hung between two chairs. In the early days ，the balls were made of cork (软木) or rubber. The bats(球拍) were made of wood.
A few years later a hollow (空心) ball like the one we use today was invented. The game then quickly spread all over the world. An Englishman once made a bat covered with rubber. He first played the game in England and called it \was the sound of the ball when it hit the table.
（1）Who invented the game of ping-pong? A . A Chinese. B . An Englishman. C . An American. D . We don't know.
（2）The game was first called ________ by its producer(创造者). A . ping- pong tennis B . table tennis C . outdoor tennis D . indoor tennis
（3）What did the British think of the game? A . Moving (感人的). B . Interesting. C . Terrible. D . Boring.
（4）In the early days，the ball was________. A . hollow
B . covered with rubber
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C . made of cork or rubber D . made of wood
（5）The name of ping-pong has something to do with __________. A . sound B . size C . history D . place
14. （10分） “Cool”is a word with many meanings．Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold．As the world has changed，the word has had many different meanings．
“Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything．
When you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say，“It's cool．”You may think，“He's so cool，”when you see your favourite footballer．
We all maximize（扩大） the meaning of“cool”．You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”．Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used．A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布）they had visited．On one student's paper was Just the one sentence，“It's so cool．Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt． But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words．Without “cool”，some people have no words to show the same meaning．So it is quite important to keep some credibility（可信性）．Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”？ I can．And I think they are also very cool．
（1）We know that the word \ A . only one meaning B . no meanings
C . many different meanings D . the same meaning
（2）In the passage，the word“express”means“________”. A . see B . show C . know D . feel
（3）If you are _______ something，you may say，“It’s cool.” A . interested in
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B . angry about C . afraid of D . unhappy with
（4）The writer takes an example to show he is ________ the way the word is used． A . pleased with B . strange to C . worried about D . careful with
（5）In the passage，the writer suggests（暗示）that the word “cool”________． A . can be used instead of many words B . usually means something interesting C . can make your life colourful D . may not be as cool as it seems 15. （10分）阅读理解
After coming to America, the use of \in Korea (韩语) is a different from that in English. For example, if I am asked, \you had dinner yet?\have to say, \
Because of this, my friends often get the opposite meaning from what I want to give them. One day only a month after I came to America, I had dinner with an American student, Bob. He asked me some questions and I answered them sincerely. A few days later, I found some roommates thought that I came from North Korea. One day I stopped by Bob's room and asked why he was spreading the wrong information. \told me that. Don't you remember?\clearly answered, 'Yes, of course.' Didn't it mean that you are from North Korea?\
The different use also causes problems between my friends and me. One weekend night, my roommate Mark brought his children into the dorm(宿舍). They make some noise while playing. I didn't mind the noise since I was just watching TV. The next morning, I met Mark. He asked me with a smile, \children make noise last night? Didn't it make you uncomfortable?\all, I clearly said \The smile suddenly disappear from Mark's face, and he said, \am sorry about that. They are going right now. See you later.\just said, \Bye!\After a moment of thinking, I realized how stupid I was. That evening, I explained to Mark and said sorry to him. I knew he thought that I had been very rude.
Now to deal with this problem, I have set simple rules: First, take a five-second break if I am not sure of \
（1）From the passage, we can infer (推断) that the writer comes from ______.
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