七年级英语经典时文阅读（阅读培优训练+深入探究）

小初阶段经典时文阅读 (阅读理解训练+深入探究) 适用：小初阶段 初中英语短文阅读是英语学习的重要组成部分，也是中考英语的测试重点。通过短文阅读的学习，不仅可以提高写作能力，摘录背诵好词佳句，同时还可以收获单词及其用法，可谓一举多得。 单词数：110个 我们真的不知道 Jack had gone to the university to study his history, but at the end of his second term, he failed his history exam, and he was told that he would be dismissed from university. However, his father decided that he would go to see the history professor(教授)to ask him to let Jack continue his studies the next year. "He's a good boy,” said Jack's father, "Please pardon him. If you let him pass this time, I'm sure he'll improve a lot next year and pass the examinations at the end of it really well." "No, no, that's quite impossible!" replied the professor immediately." Do you know, last month I asked him when Napoleon died, and he didn't know!' "Please, sir, give him another chance," said Jack's father. "you see, I'm afraid we don't take any newspapers in our house so we even don't know that Napoleon was ill recently.” ( )1.Why would Jack be dismissed from the university A. He didn't like history. B. He failed his history exam at the end of the second term. C. He was often late for class. D. He didn't know the history professor. ( )2.What did Jack's father go to the university for A. To ask the professor to let Jack continue his studies next year. B. To talk about his own history knowledge. C. To give newspapers to the professor. D. To ask the professor to teach Jack at home. ( )3.Why did the professor say "that's quite impossible" to Jack's father's first request A. Because Jack was not a good boy. B. Because Jack didn't know when Napoleon died. C. Because the professor didn't like Jack's father. D. Because Jack had missed too many exams. ( )4.What does the word "dismissed" mean in the first paragraph A. 表扬 B. 开除 C. 警告 D. 留级 ( )5.What can we know from Jack's father's last words A. His family really didn't know Napoleon was ill. B. He wanted to find an excuse for Jack's poor history knowledge. C. His family likes reading newspapers very much. D. He knew Napoleon died a long time ago. 参考答案详解详析 1.（正确答案：B，解析：短文第一句提到 “he failed his history exam, and he was told that he would be dismissed from university”，说明 Jack 被开除的原因是第二学期末历史考试不及格。） 2.（正确答案：A，解析：短文第一段结尾提到 “his father decided that he would go to see the history professor to ask him to let Jack continue his studies the next year”，明确父亲去学校的目的。） 3.（正确答案：B，解析：教授拒绝后解释道 “Do you know, last month I asked him when Napoleon died, and he didn't know!”，说明教授认为 Jack 历史知识太差，所以拒绝让他通过。） 4.（正确答案：B，解析：结合上下文，Jack 考试不及格，后面父亲去求教授让他 “continue his studies the next year”（明年继续学习），可推测 “dismissed” 是 “开除” 的意思，即不能继续留在学校。） 5.（正确答案：B，解析：拿破仑是历史人物，并非 “recently ... ...