杭州市上城区2016-2017学年第二学期期末教学质量监测七年级 英语试卷第一部分 听力（略）第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。ATHESCHOOLENGLISHNEWSPAPERCOMPETITIONHaveyoueverthoughtofpublishingyourown Englishnewspaper?Nowyouvegotthe chance!OurschoolisgoingtoholdacompetitionforEnglishnewspapers.Youcanmakeyourownnewspaper!Remember:l youmustsetupyourowneditorialteamwhichhasonechiefeditor(编辑)andfour editors;youshouldalsoworkasreportersandcameramen;l theEnglishnewspapermusthaveanameandmorethanfourdifferentcolumns;l youmustprintorwritethenewspaperononeA3pageonly;l youmustfinishyournewspaperbytheendofAugust.l application(申请)formscanbefoundatthedininghall,libraryandteachersoffice.Comeandjointhecompetition! ThebestEnglishnewspaperwillbepublished, put up in thehallwaysandreadbyeverystudentinourschool!21. Theeditorialteamneedsdifferentkindsofpeople EXCEPT(除了)_.A.editors B.cameramen C.reporters D.guides22.Accordingtothewriting. _isthelastdaytofinishthenewspaper.A.Augustlst B.August 15th C.August30th D.August 31st23.Youmaygettheapplicationforms in_.A.thelibrary B.classrooms C.thehallways D.thebookstore24.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_.A.thelanguage ofthenewspaper isEnglishB.studentsatschoolwillreadalltheEnglishnewspapersC.studentsmustwritedowntheirnamesinthenewspaperD.theremustbefourpartsabouttheschoollifeinthenewspaper25.Thepassagemaycomefrom_.A. astorybook B. a news report C.aschoolnotice D.alifemagazineBPaulawanted towriteanarticleaboutthefunnyaspectofpoliceworkforherschoolnews-paper. SheinterviewedDetectiveSmithandbetoldherthesestories.Story A Irememberarresting athiefinaclothesshoponce. Itwasastrangecase.Themanwashiding a yellowsweaterinsidehiscoat. Ithoughtbehadstolenit,sol arrestedhim.Wefoundoutlaterthat his wifegavehimthesweaterfor hisbirthday,buthehatedit.Hejustwantedtoreturnittotheshop,but he didntwanthiswifetoseehim!Wesoonlethimgo.StoryB Oneday,when IwasworkinginCandyTown,amanrobbed abankonSixthStreet. Hewrote on the backofanenvelope(信封).Thisisarobbery. Givememoney!andgaveittotheteller (出纳). Shegave him$100,000,andthemanranway.Thenwereceivedaphonecallfromtheteller.Shetold us to go to themansflatinCandyTownandgethim.Wearrestedhimassoonashegotoutofthelift.Headmitted thathehadrobbedthebank,buthecouldntbelievethatwefoundhimsoquickly.Wetoldhimthat the frontoftheenvelopebeusedintherobbery hadhisnameandaddress on itStory C IoncereadafunnystoryaboutamanfromAustralia. Hewastryingtosellsomespecialbirdsfrom ThailandtoAustralia.Hehidthebirdsinside aspecialpocketinhistrousers.Butashewasgoing throughcustoms,thebirdsstartedtosing!26.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordarrestedinStoryAprobablymean?A.CaughtB.Shouted atC.Foughtwith.D.Stopped27.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesthecriminalinStoryB?A.Scary.B.Silly.C.Rich.D.Funny.28.HowdidthepolicefindtherobbersoquicklyinStory B?A.ByGPSinthemoney.B.Bytheenvelopewiththenameandaddress.C. Bythecamerainthebank.D.Bythetellerwhofollowedtherobberhome.29.WhosavedthebirdsinStory C?A.DetectiveSmith.B.AmanfromAustralia. C.Thebirdsthemselves.D.ThepoliceinThailand30. Thepassageismainlyabout_.A.waysthievesstolethings B.the work of DetectiveSmithC.differentthingsthatPaulamet D.theinterestingsideofpoliceworkCHowmanylanguagesdoyouknow?Everyoneknowsatleasttwohisorherownlanguageand theinternationallanguageofnumbers.Ancientnumbers inancienttimes,peoplewrotenumbersinmanydifferentways,asthesepicturesofthenumber 6show.However,theynearlyallcountedinthesameway- in tens.Zero Mostofususethesystemofnumberswithnumbersfrom I to 9and 0(zero).Withtheseten numbers,wecanwriteanynumberfromthebiggesttothesmallest.TheIndiansfirstinvented(发明)anddeveloped the Ito 9systemofnumbers.Theytheninventedthezero.Thiswas a veryimportant inventionbecauseitmadeiteasiertowritebignumbersandtocalculate(计算)Calculatingmachines Oneofthefirstcalculatingmachines was anabacus(算盘) Abacuses are sofastandaccuratethat peoplestillusethemtoday. Amodernelectroniccalculatorcanadd(+),subtract(-),multiply(x)anddivide(/). Itcanalso calculatepercentages()and