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七年级英语课外阅读（二）柳林风声

一、完形填空

It was a lovely spring day in the country. The little animal 1 the Mole had been

working hard all morning. He was cleaning his house 2 was under the ground. He cleaned

every part of his house 3 soap and water. Then he swept the floors. Soon the Mole was very

dirty and 4 . He wanted to go outside and see the beautiful day.

"I'm tired of cleaning." He said to 5 dropped his broom and ran out of his

house without even putting on his Mole had created some paths under the ground. These

paths led from his house 6 to the grass.

Soon the Mole was standing in a pretty green field. The sun 7 brightly and a strong cool

wind was blowing.

"This is much 8 than cleaning." cried the Mole.

Birds were singing loudly, happy that 9 was over. The Mole felt very happy to be 10 .

He jumped in the air with the excitement and began to run 11 the field.

"Just a moment!”The Mole heard a voice say nearby. It was an old rabbit. "It will cost you

money to pass by this 12 road."

But the Mole didn't listen to him. Many other rabbits were watching him pass by, whispering

to each other. Mole just laughed at the rabbits. He thought they were very 13 animals.

Mole thought that 14 around him seemed too beautiful and good to be real. Flowers and

leaves were growing. He 15 felt as if he was on a vacation after the long cold winter. Nothing

could get any better.

1. A. call B. name C. ring D. called

2. B. who C. / D. whom

3. A. with B. use C. by t

4. d d

5. A. him B. himself C. itself D. it

6. A. under B. up C . on D. in

7. A. shone B. shiny shining D. shine

8. A. better B. bad D. good

9. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter

10. C. live D .alive

11. A. across B. through C. among

12. B .private D. public

13. B. clever ly D. kind

14. g ody hing e

15. ly C .successfully

二、阅读理解

When Toad realized that he was a prisoner in this terrible jail, he lay down on the floor and

cried for a long time. He wouldn't see the sunlight for twenty years. He felt awful.

One man worked at this jail. He brought the prisoners their food and drink. The jailer was

unkind to Toad. Luckily, however, his daughter felt sorry for him. Her name was Phoebe. She

helped her father in the prison and brought Toad his food every day. She thought he was just a

little animal and his crime wasn’t so bad. He hadn’t killed or hurt thought it was

terrible that Toad had to stay in jail for twenty years.

“Perhaps I can help you to escape, " Phoebe said. “My aunt who is a washwoman and she

does the washing for all the prisoners here. I think for a little money she will let me bring in some

of her dress and bonnet. You can put them on and pretend to be her. You are very alike in many

aspects—particularly about the figure.”

“Me!” exclaimed Toad. “Me, the Great and Famous Toad, dressed in a washwoman's clothes!

Oh no. I'm much too important to do that. ”

“Do you want to get out of prison or not?” Phoebe asked.

Honest Toad was always ready to admit himself in the wrong. “You are a good, kind, clever

girl,” he said, “and I am indeed a proud and a stupid Toad. Introduce me to your worthy aunt, and

I have no doubt that the excellent lady and I will be able to arrange terms satisfactory to both

parties.”

Phoebe kept her word. The next day, she arrived with her aunt, who brought a basket of

clothes. They dressed Toad in the clothes. They hid Toads face under a large hat.

With a quaking heart, but as firm a footstep as he could command, Toad walked through the

jail slowly just like an old woman. He was soon agreeably surprised to find how easy everything

was made for him. It wasn’t long before he was standing outside the jail.

1. Why did Toad feel awful?

A. He had killed some animals. B. He was a washwoman.

C. He had hurt someone. D. He had to stay in prison for twenty years.

2. What did Phoebe want to do?

A. She wanted to make Toad like her. B. She wanted to help her aunt do the washing.

C. She wanted to help Toad escape from the jail.

D. She wanted to help the jailer look after all the prisoners.

3. What did they decide to do to escape？

A. He put on women's clothes. B. He put on a policeman’s uniform.

C. He put on Phoebe’s clothes. D. He put on a jailer's clothes.

4. What does the underlined word “quaking”mean？

A. 高兴 B. 难过的 C. 颤抖的 D. 平静的

5. Put the sentences in correct order.

①Phoebe and her aunt dressed Toad up as a washwoman. ①Toad was very sad in jail.

①Phoebe offered to help Toad escape. ①Toad walked out of jail.

A. ①①①① B. ①①①① C. ①①①① D. ①①①①

三、缺词填空

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and cried for a long time. He wouldn't see the s for twenty years. He felt awful.

"How s and foolish I was ! " he said. "Now the popular and handsome Toad will have to

stay in this p for ever. Everyone will forget about me. I was wrong to steal that ear. Oh, if

only I had listened to Rat, Mole and the wise old Badger."

Toad talked to h in this way for a few weeks. He could not sleep and h ate

jailers were unkind to him. They did not think he was important. When he c

about the food,the cold, and his bed, they just laughed at him,but one of the jailer's

daughter felt s for didn't think Toad should be there. She had a plan to help Toad

escape. Her aunt came to the prison every day to do the w .She dressed Toad up in her aunt's

clothes and told him to hide his walked down the corridor and went out of the prison

gate. It wasn't l before he was standing outside the jail. He had escaped.

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