七年级英语阅读补充(2016.10.10-10.14)

七年级英语阅读补充(2016.10.10-10.14) Girl’s big friend The Big Friendly Giant and the girl Sophie in the film The BFG. 《圆梦巨人》开启奇幻之旅。 The BFG (《圆梦巨人》) is a new film. Its story is from a book by British writer Roald Dahl. Just about one month ago, the whole world celebrated Dahl’s 100th birthday. He wrote many popular stories for children. But he said he liked The BFG most. What’s the story about? The BFG is the Big Friendly Giant (巨人). He lives with nine other giants in Giant Country. While other giants spend every night eating people, the BFG doesn’t like it. He eats vegetables and collects dreams for children. One day, the BFG meets a 10-year-old girl Sophie in London. Sophie has no parents, so he takes her back to his home. Sophie is afraid at first. But when she gets to know the BFG, they become best friends. They have fun in the giants’ world. But other giants soon know about Sophie and they want to eat children in London. Sophie and the BFG try to tell the Queen of England about this danger. In the end, the Queen, Sophie and the BFG make a plan to fight the bad giants. Meet the characters Sophie: Sophie grows up in an orphanage (孤儿院). She is brave. She is full of questions for the BFG, about his life and the other giants. The BFG: He is a Big Friendly Giant. He is 7.3 meters tall, as tall as 2.5 stories (层) of a building. He only eats vegetables. Fleshlumpeater: He is the boss of the bad giants. As the largest giant, he is much taller than the BFG. He has a good sense of smell. So he soon knows about Sophie when she comes to their world. The Queen: Queen Victoria is the Queen of England. She loves making jokes. Choose the answer: 1. Where did Roald Dahl come from? A. The US.            B. The UK.            C. France.            D. Italy. 2. What did the bad giants do in the book The BFG? A. Grow vegetables.    B. Help people.        C. Eat people.        D. Collect dreams. 3. When Sophie gets to know the BFG, she _____. A. wants to run away                        B. tries to kill him C. makes friends with him                D. makes fun of him 4. What does “this danger” refer to in the last paragraph? A. The giants want to eat London kids.        B. The giants want to kill the Queen. C. The giants want to eat Sophie.            D. The giants want to kill the BFG. 原汁原味：Finding his new hat新帽子失踪之谜 1. Mojo and Weeza looked very smart (聪明的). Mojo had new shoes and Weeza had a new hat. Then there was a gust (阵) of wind and Weeza’s new hat blew away (吹走了). 2. “My new hat!” said Weeza. “It’s gone!” “Where is it?” asked Mojo. Weeza looked around. “There! By those rocks (岩石)!” he said. But it wasn’t Weeza’s new hat. It was a pan (平底锅). 3. “There! Up that tree!” said Mojo. But it wasn’t Weeza’s new hat. It was a bird’s nest. “There! Down that hole (洞)!” said Mojo. But it wasn’t Weeza’s new hat. It was a turtle. 4. Weeza sat down by the mud hole. Then Mojo saw Weeza’s new hat. “There!” he shouted (大喊). Both of them splashed (稀里哗啦地趟过) through the mud to get the hat. “That’s better,” said Weeza, as he put his new hat back on. The two of them looked smart again.         (The end) Australian outback The big rock called Uluru, in the middle of Australia. 澳大利亚内陆有哪些好玩的？ If you visit Australia, you may go to Sydney. But Sydney is not the only interesting place in the country. There is also the outback (澳大利亚内陆). Australia is a very big country. But not many people live there. So there is lots of empty space. In Australia, people call this area the outback. The outback is in the middle of Australia. There is a lot to see. The most famous thing is Uluru, or Ayers Rock (艾尔斯岩). It is a beautiful big rock. It is sacred (神圣的) to the aboriginals (澳洲土著) in the area. Another great thing to see in the outback is Kakadu National Park. Birds, kangaroos, wallabies (小袋鼠), lizards (蜥蜴) and snakes all live in Kakadu. Want to have a holiday in Australia? Choose the answer: 1. Which of the following is TRUE about the outback? A. It is a big country.                        B. It is a big city. C. Few people live there.                    D. It is full of people. 2. In this sentence “It is sacred to people…”, “It” refers to (指代) _____. A. the outback                            B. Australia C. the natural view                        D. Ayers Rock 3. What can you see in the Kakadu National Park, according to the story? A. Huge rocks.                            B. Wild animals. C. Beautiful houses.                        D. Rivers and mountains.