七下 Units5-8 一、阅读理解。 阅读下列短文 , 根据短文内容选择最佳答案。 Argentina in the late nineteenth century was an exciting place. Around 1870, it was experiencing an economic boom(经济繁荣 ), and the capital, Buenos Aires, attracted many people. Farmers, as well as many foreigners from Spain and Italy, came to Buenos Aires looking for jobs. These jobs didnt pay well, and the people felt lonely with their new life in the city. As the unhappy newcomers mixed together in the poor parts of the city, the dance known as the tango(探戈舞 ) came into being. At the beginning the tango was a dance of the lower classes(阶级 ). It was danced in the bars and streets. At that time women were fewer than men, so if a man didn t want to be left out, his only choice was to dance with another man so that he could attract the attention of the women. Gradually, the dance spread into the upper classes of Argentinean society and became more respectable. In Europe at this time, strong interest in dance from around the world was beginning. The interest in international dance was especially strong in Paris. Every kind of dance from ballet to belly dancing could be found in Paris theaters. After tango dances from Argentina arrive in Europe, they began to draw the interest of the public as they performed their exciting dance in cafes, though not everyone liked the new dance, the dance did find enough supporters to make it popular. The popularity of the tango continued to grow in many other parts of the world. Soldiers(士兵 ) who returned to the United States from World War I brought the tango to North America, It reached Japan in 1926, and in 2003 a tango dancer of South Korea was hired to act as a kind of dance ambassador(大使 ) and promote tango dancing throughout South Korea. 1. According to the article, the tango dances came from _ in the beginning. A. belly dancers B. American soldiers C. a Spanish city D. the capital of Argentina 2. If a man didn t want to be left out in the tango dancing, he had to _. A. dance in the bars or streets B. dance with another man C. look for jobs in Argentina D. perform dances in cafes 3. What do we know from paragraph 3? A. People in Europe didn thave much interest in dancing. B. Both ballet and tango can be found in Paris theatres. C. Ballet dancing was very popular in Paris at that time. D. Everyone liked tango dancing when it came to Europe. 4. Before World War I, the tango spread to _. A. America B. Japan C. France D. South Korea 5. What can be the best title for the text? A. How to Dance the Tango B. The History of the Tango C. How to improve Tango skills D. The Modern Tango Boom 参考答案1 5、DBCCB 二、单项选择。 1. Look! There _A_ a photo of our English teacher in todays newspaper！(2017, 南京 ) A. is B. are C. have D. has 2. It is five years since we began to enjoy a _A_ spring holiday each year. (2017, 泰安 ) A. ten - day B. ten day C. ten days D. ten days 3. We should not _B_ trees in order to make our environment more beautiful. (2017, 贵阳改编 ) A. write down B. cut down C. turn down D. put down 4. You should look into his eyes when you talk to somebody. It shows your _B_. (2017, 山西改编 ) A. shyness B. politeness C. quietness D. happiness 5. Confucius( 孔子 ) is also very famous in many Western countries because he taught people to be _B_ to others first. (2016, 山西改编 ) A. similar B. kind C. important D. careful 6. _C_ water running when you are brushing your teeth. We must save every drop of water. (2017, 本溪模拟 ) A. Keep B. To keep C. Dont keep D. Not to keep 7. It is a little cold in the mountain. Making a fire can make us _C_. (2017, 丹东模拟 ) A. wet B. cold C. warm D. cool 8. He was born _B_ Shanghai in 1999. (2017, 锦州模拟 ) A. at B. in C. on D. by 9. Do you know about the new _A_ in our neighborhood? Sure. Ive tried the food there. A. restaurant B. library C. supermarket D. theater 10. Excuse me. Is this seat taken? _A_. The man got his books here and left a few minutes ago. (2017, 鞍山模拟 ) A. Im afraid so B. I dont think so C. I dont know D. I cant agree more 三、完形填空。 Once when Kevin was selling hats under a big tree, the monkeys on the tree picked some hats and put them on. So Kevin took off his own hat and threw 1 on the ground. The stupid monkeys threw their hats, too! Kevin soon 2 all the hats and left happily. Fifty years later, young Tony, 3 of Kevin, also sold hats for a living. 4 a long walk, Tony was tired, so he put his bag of hats beside him and laid down under a big tree. He was soon fast 5 . When he woke up, Tony found that there werent t any hats in his bag! Tony started looking for his hats. To his 6 , he found some monkeys on the tree wearing his hats. Tony didn t t know what to do. Then he remembered the story his grandfather 7 used to tell him. “Yes! I can fool these monkeys!” said Tony. “I ll 8 them imitate (模仿 ) me and very soon I will get all my hats back!” Tony then waved at the monkeys, t