第五课时七年级下Unit7一、阅读理解（2023湖北随州改编）LindaandIwerebornonlyafewdaysapart，soeveryyearweplanabirthdaypartytogether.Thisyear，ourbirthdaytheme（主题）was“DiscoverthePyramids”.“WhataboutinvitingMary？”Lindaasked.Marywaslonelyandhadn’tmademanyfriends，butshewasbetteratmaththananyoneelseinclass.“Hmm，shewearsthesameoldtrouserseveryday.Howcouldsheevenaffordapartydress？”Afterschoolthenextday，Lindahandedmeabox.“What’sthat？”Iasked.“Mybirthdaygiftfrommyaunt.IthoughtitwouldbenicetogivethistoMary，”Lindasaid.Iopenedthebox.Insidewasagiftcertificate（礼品券）forourfavoriteclothesstore.“Wow，”Igasped（喘着气说）.Webothknewhowmanycuteclothesthatwouldbuy.“So，arewegoingtojusthandittoher？”“Howembarrassing（令人尴尬的）thatwouldbe！”Lindaanswered.Shewasright.Marywouldbetotallyembarrassedifwegavehermoneyforclothes.“Whatifweaskourteacher…”“Waitasecond.Ihaveanidea，”Lindasaid.“What？What？”“I’mnotgoingtotellyou！”Onthedayofourparty，Maryarrived，with—nosurprise—theveryoldbrowntrousers.Wesang，dancedandatebiscuits.“Andnowforthebigprizegame，”Lindasaid.Bigprize？Mymouthdropped.Thiswasnotintheplan.“Thebigprizegameislikethis：TomandSamwerebuildingpyramids…Iftheirpyramidshadtobe60feethigh，whowouldfinishfirst？”Amathgame.Ofcourse！Lindawinked（眨眼示意）atme.NoonewassurprisedwhenMarycameupwiththeanswerbeforeanyoneelseandwalkedoffwiththebox.Thenextweek，Maryworeanewpairoftrousers，andevenanewdress.Thewholetimeshehadabigsmileonherface.Andsodidwe.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。（B）1.Whosebirthdaypartywasit？A.Mary’s.B.Lindaandthewriter’s.C.Linda’saunt’s.D.TomandSam’s.（C）2.HowdidLindatrytohelpMary？A.Bygivingherthegiftdirectly.B.Byaskingtheteacherforhelp.C.Bysettingupabigprizegame.D.Byinvitinghertotheclothesstore.（D）3.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage？A.Nooneneedshelp.B.Mathskillsleadtosuccessinlife.C.Agoodfriendislikeamirror.D.Helpingothersalsomakesushappy.（A）4.WhichsubjectwasMarygoodat？A.Math.B.English.C.Chinese.D.Physics.（C）5.Thepurposeofthebigprizegamewas.A.tocheckwhowasthecleverestB.toshowLinda’saunt’sloveforherC.tohelpMaryinaproperwayD.tomakethepartyunforgettable二、完形填空（2023湖北孝感改编）先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。Martinismyyoungestson.Helikesstayingaloneandheseldomlaughs.Astheboy’smother，Iwas1abouthim.Itookhimtoseethedoctorsinmanyhospitals，butitdidn’tworkwell.Nothingcould2himhappyexcepttherecyclingtruck（垃圾回收车）passingbymyhouse.Everyafternoon，heracedtothefrontofthehouseto3thetruck.Whenwewerelateand4thetruck，Martinwouldbeverydisappointed.Oneday，Istoppedthetruckand5myself.“Nicetomeetyou，too.I’mVince，”thedrivergreetedmeinahappy6.“Yourcomingisthemostexciting7formyson，”Ismiled.Afterknowingourstory，hesaid，“Couldyoupleasegivemeyourphonenumber？MaybeIcansendyouamessage8Iarrive.”Thenbeganour9withVince.Recently，Isaidtohim，“It’smylittleboy’sbirthdaytomorrow.Canyoudosomething10forhim？”Thenextday，IstoodbythedrivewaywithMartin.Wesawtheredtruckrunningdownthestreetwitha11beep（嘟嘟声）.Likeasupermaninamovie，Vincestoppedandwalkedtowardsuswithaboxinhishand.“Todayisyourbirthday，Martin，andhere’sagift.”Hehandedtheboxtomyson.Inside，therewasagreenmodeltrucklikehis.Myson，surprised，lookedup12andthankedhim.Afterchattingforseveralminutes，hewasabouttoleavefor13.Itriedtogivehimsomemoneyforhishelp.Hekeptshakinghisheadand14mymoney，saying，“Todayyou，tomorrowme.”Iwasdeeplymovedbythese15words.AndIhavebeenreadytohelpotherswheneverIcan.Youwillneverknowwhenyou’regoingtobetheonethatneedshelp.（C）1.A.angryB.gladC.worriedD.excited（D）2.A.tellB.buyC.askD.make（B）3.A.lookforB.waitforC.payforD.carefor（B）4.A.caughtB.missedC.changedD.noticed（C）5.A.changedB.celebratedC.introducedD.remembered（A）6.A.voiceB.shoutC.noiseD.sound（C）7.A.gameB.careC.momentD.risk（B）8.A.afterB.beforeC.andD.or（D）9.A.answerB.helpC.jobD.friendship（B）10.A.badB.specialC.difficultD.perfect（B）11.A.cleanB.loudC.shyD.common（B）12.A.heavilyB.happilyC.sadlyD.seriously（A）13.A.workB.lunchC.spaceD.exercise（C）14.A.receivedB.acceptedC.refusedD.prevented（A）15.A.simpleB.similarC.longD.difficult三、语篇填空第一节（2023浙江宁波改编）阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。knockupsetmuchwithoutshefriendhowhardlyseeaskOnedayatschool，somethingstrangecaughtAnn’sattention.Lilyquicklyputabagin1owndesk.ThismadeAnnfeelunusual.Later，she2LilysecretlygivesomethingtoCindyunderthedesk.Itseemedthattheydecidedtodosomething3her.Annthought，“4canmybestfriendplansomethingwithoutinvitingme？”Eventhoughtheywerestillfriendlytoher，shewasalittle5.Onthebusridehome，AnnavoidedsittingnexttoLilyonpurpose.ShenoticedLilygivinganenvelopetosomeoneelse，whichmadehereven6upset.Laterthatevening，therewasa7onAnn’sdoor.TherestoodCindyfromnextdoor，invitinghertoLily’sparty.Atfirst，Anndidn’twanttogoandsaidnotoher，explainingthattheywerenolonger8.ButCindykept9Anntocomealong.WhentheyarrivedatLily’shouse，everyoneshouted，“Surprise！”Ann10believedthat.Lilysmiledandsaid，“Tomorrowisyourbirthday！”Annwassomovedthattearsfilledhereyes.ShesaidthanksandhuggedLily.1.her2.saw3.without4.How5.upset6.more7.knock8.friends9.asking10.hardly第二节（2023江苏连云港改编）阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。Thesolarterm（节气）isveryimportantforChinesepeople.11are24solartermsinChinesecalendar.Inancienttimes，thissystemguidedfarmingactivities.Ittoldfarmers12todoaccordingtothechangesintemperature.Today，24solartermsstillplay13importantroleinChinesepeople’severydaylife.Theyremindpeopleofthechangesinseasonsandtoeatsuitablefood.InBeijing2022WinterOlympics，thedirectorusedanewcountdown（倒计时）method14show24solartermsinsteadofnumbers.Thiscreativemethodwasgreatlypraised15peoplearoundtheworld.TheyareamazedbythewisdomofChinesepeople.11.There12.what13.an14.to15.by四、补全对话（2023内蒙古包头改编）（SamandJoearetalkingonthephone）Sam：Hello！1.Who’sthat/…？Joe：Hi，Sam.ThisisJoespeaking.Sam：Hi，Joe.2.What’sup/…？Joe：Youknowthegraduationdayiscoming.Iwanttobuymyclassmatessomegiftstoshowmythanks.ButIdon’tknowwhattobuy.Canyougivemesomeadvice？Sam：Howaboutgivingeachofthemahandwrittenthank－youcard？Trustme！Theywillloveit.Joe：3.Soundsgreat/Goodidea/…！Areyoufreetomorrow？Sam：Yes，Iamfreetomorrow.Joe：4.Wouldyouliketobuysomecardswithme/…？Sam：Ofcourse.Whenandwhereshallwemeet？Joe：5.Howabout10a.m.atourschoolgate/…？Sam：Noproblem.Seeyouthen.Joe：Seeyou.五、书面表达（2023山东济宁）某英文网站正在开展以“Thespecialgiftformother/father”为主题的征文活动。假如你是李华，请根据下面的提示信息，用英语写一篇短文，介绍你曾为父亲精心准备的一份礼物。注意：1.须包括以上所有提示信息，可适当发挥；2.文中不得出现任何透露考生真实身份的信息；3.100词左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。AspecialgiftformyfatherPeopleusuallygivegiftstosomeonetheyloveorcareabout.HereisaspecialgiftIgavetomyfather—anotebook.MyfatherisanEnglishteacher.Heisveryhumorousandallhisstudentslovehisclasses.Heisnotonlymyfatherbutalsomyfriend.Heisstrictwithmebutkindtome.I’msothankfultohimthatIdecidedtogivehimaspecialgiftforhisbirthdaylastyear—anotebook.Thereweremanyphotosaboutourlifeandwordsaboutthingswedidinthenotebook.WhenIpassedthenotebooktomyfather，Ihuggedhimandsaid，“Happybirthdaytoyou，mydearestdaddy.”Whenmyfatherreceivedthegift，hewasquitemovedandhappy.Ifhehastime，hewilltakeitoutandhavealook.