北京市第二中学2024-2025学年七年级上学期期末阅读英语试题（含答案）

北京二中教育集团2024—2025学年度第一学期 初一英语阅读期末考试试卷 考生须知： 1. 本试卷分为试卷和答题卡，共8页；其中试卷6页，答题卡2页。全卷共两道大题。30道小题。 2. 本试卷满分100分，考试时间40分钟。 3. 在试卷指定位置和答题卡的密封线内准确填写班级、姓名、考号、座位号。 4. 考试结束，将答题卡和机读卡÷并交回。 一、阅读理解 A THE MOST PRECIOUS GIFT “...85, 86, 87” counted Della, “One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That’s all.” Della counted it again. But it was still just one dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next day would be Christmas. Della wanted to buy a nice gift for her wonderful husband James. But what could she get for $1.87 Not much. “How can I get more money ” thought Della. Then she thought of something. She had something to sell! Della had beautiful long brown hair. She could go to a beauty shop and sell it! She put on her coat and hat and left. “Will you buy my hair ” she asked at a beauty shop. “Maybe,” said a woman. “Take off your hat, and let’s see it.” Della took off her hat and fell down her beautiful hair. The woman lifted some in her hand. “Twenty dollars,” she said. “Sold!” said Della. Now Della had $21.87. With that, she could buy a wonderful gift for her husband. But, what would Della buy James had a beautiful gold pocket watch. It was his greatest treasure. “I know!” said Della to herself. “I can buy a chain for it!” she spent the next two hours looking for one. She looked in every shop. She finally found one and it was perfect! So she bought it for twenty-one dollars. When Della got home, she started to fix her hair. Forty minutes later, tiny curls covered her head. “Will James like my hair now ” she wondered, “I hope so!” At 7:00 Della sat at the kitchen table waiting for James. She had the chain in her hand. Finally, she heard James coming up the steps. Then she began to worry. She whispered, “Please God, make him think I am still pretty.” When James came in and saw Della, he just stopped and looked. “Don’t look at me like that,” cried Della. “You cut your hair,” James said slowly. “Yes,” said Della. “I sold my hair so I could buy you a gift.” “Thank you,” said James and hugged her. Then he gave her a package. Della opened it. Inside lay two beautiful combs. She hugged them and said, “My hair will grow again, James!” Then she gave James his present. “Isn’t it beautiful ” she asked. “Give me your watch, and I’ ll put it on.” “I can’t, Della.” he said slowly, “I sold my watch to get the money to buy the combs for your hair!” “Oh...” Della whispered, “I’m so sorry.” “I am, too.” said James, “But we still have each other. I love you!” And they hugged again. Both Della and James gave up their greatest treasure to buy a precious gift for each other. STORY MAP Characters: Della, James Setting: In America Plot: Opening 1. Della is worried. She doesn’t have much money. She only has one _____ and eighty-seven _____. Build-Up 2. She needs more money. She wants to buy ... ...