四川省巴中市2023-2024学年七年级上学期期末考试英语试题（音频暂未更新）

—That's right. I like watching TV.

—No, she doesn't. But she ____ an old one.

—____

Mr. Johnson has a clothes store. He 1  nice clothes to people. The clothes are always 2  very good prices.

One day, a boy comes to Mr. Johnson's store. He looks at a blue 3 . Then he asks. "Excuse me. How 4 is the blue skirt?" "It's $20," Mr. Johnson says. "Oh, that's too expensive (昂贵的)." the boy says. He looks 5 sad.

Mr. Johnson asks the boy, "6 do you want to buy this skirt for?"

"For my mother. Her birthday is next week. She must look nice in this skirt. 7 I only have $5. I can't buy it for her."

"Well, the skirt is on 8 these days. It's only $5."

"Oh, that's really great! I'll take 9 ! Thank you!" the boy says. He 10 happy now.

"Good boy! I'm sure your mother can have a happy birthday." Mr. Johnson says.

There is a famous man named Gongming Yi. He is good at playing the guqin.

On a sunny day, he goes out for a walk with his guqin. He sees a cow (牛) eating grass in the fields (田野). He sits down and plays the guqin in front of the cow. The music is beautiful, but the cow doesn't show any interest.

"Perhaps (可能) the cow doesn't like this piece," he thinks.

He begins to play the second song. Still, the cow shows no interest. Song after song, the cow just keeps eating grass.

"Why doesn't the cow listen to the music? Are my songs bad?" he asks himself. He plays a new piece of music. It is like the sound of a calf (牛犊). This time, the cow stops eating and listens to the music.

"It isn't because my music is bad. It is because the cow cannot understand music at all!" he says.

Animal keepers work in zoos. They have very important jobs! They keep wild animals safe, healthy and happy. They give animals food and water. They care for sick animals. They clean the animals' home.

There are many kinds of animal keepers. Some animal keepers care for dangerous animals, like tigers and alligators. These animals can hurt (伤害) animal keepers. Some animal keepers help kind animals, like koalas, dolphins or parrots. These animals do not hurt animal keepers. Other (其余的) animal keepers care for baby animals. All animal keepers love and care for animals. Wild animals can be happy, healthy and safe with animal keepers.

How to become (成为) an animal keeper? Get experience with many animals:

Care for pets

Work at a farm

Work with different wild animals

Study animal care

Get a job at a zoo

①Jogging (慢跑) is good for us. It helps us live longer and more healthily (健康地). It's easy to do and it's free. You do not have to spend money jogging. You can do it in a park or even in your home. But many people find it boring after jogging for a while. Then how can we keep jogging fun? Here are some ideas to make your jogging more interesting.

②Wear your favorite sports clothes and shoes when you jog. They make you feel more comfortable.

③Always jog outdoors (在户外). You can go to different streets or parks, you will always have something interesting to enjoy while you are jogging.

④Listen to your favorite music when you jog. The music can make you excited and run farther without feeling bored.

⑤Make friends while jogging. It's always more enjoyable to jog with a friend. Join a running club, or invite (邀请) an old friend to go jogging.

Playing computer games is fun. It's very popular with children. Here are some tips (建议) for you to remember when you play computer games.

First, don't spend (花费) too much time playing computer games. It is bad for your eyes. You can look at the green trees or walk outside for a few minutes. Many computer games show only in English. If your English is not good, you can't know more about it. Third, please do not leave your personal information like your name, your photos, your schools or your telephone number on the Internet. Beware of telecom fraud (电信诈骗).

If you don't do like this, you cannot be a happy computer game player.
 

Today is January 5th. It's a fine day. It's Betty's . After school, she gets home sees a new red box on her bed. She opens it.

There is nothing but a piece of paper the box! Betty takes it out and reads, "Dear Betty. I'm your present (礼物). You find me in the living room." Betty says, " is my present? Is it a book? A watch?" Then she runs to the living room. She finds her parents there and look at her happily. At , she sees her present. It's orange bike. "Happy birthday, Betty!" Her parents both say. Betty is very and says, "Thank you very much. I it!"

Not everyone greets (问候) in the same way around the world. Here are four interesting ways to say hello in different countries. Let's have a look.

Clapping (拍) hands

In Zimbabwe, people clap hands as part of a hello. The first person claps once, and the second person twice. In northern Mozambique, people also clap, but three times before they say "moni" (hello).

Holding khadag (哈达)

In Mongolia, people greet each other by holding a scarf called khadag. There are five different colored khadags — yellow, white, blue, red and green. They have different meanings.

Touching foreheads (额头)

In the Philippines, younger people bow and put the right hand of the elder on their foreheads. They call this gesture "Mano". It means "hand" in Spanish. And it's used to show respect.

Touching noses

In Saudi Arabia, the most common way of greeting is a handshake. But if two men are very close friends, they may greet each other by touching noses. This shows friendship and deep respect.

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I have a new friend this term. Let me tell you something about him.