《2025年通城学典活页检测七年级英语下册外研版》

五、（合肥市肥西县模拟改编）阅读理解。（20分）
I used to be shy and I didn’t like to be noticed. I listened carefully in class but never answered the teachers’ questions.
After I joined the basketball club, everything changed. At first, I thought it was crazy（疯狂的）because I didn’t have the ability to keep up with the others in the club and they would laugh at me. But my teacher kept asking me to go for it. I agreed and decided to try.
Taking the courage to try was only the half of it. When I first started attending the practice courses, I didn’t even know the rules of the game. That made me feel really stupid（愚蠢的）. Luckily, I wasn’t the only “new” one at the game, so I decided to learn about the game, do my best, and not to find any excuse.
I practised a lot. Soon I knew much about the game and learned the movements from the coach. Being part of a team was so exciting. Very soon I had some basic ability though I didn’t have much confidence. As time went by, I learned how to play basketball and how to work together. I have changed a lot since then. When having class, I often raise my hand to answer the teachers’ questions. I have got much praise. More importantly, now I have more confidence in myself.
1. What was the writer like in the past?
A. Active. B. Shy.
C. Stupid. D. Confident.
2. Who encouraged the writer to practise playing basketball?
A. His teacher. B. His classmates.
C. His friends. D. His parents.
3. What does the underlined word “That” refer to in Paragraph 3?
A. Never answering teachers’ questions.
B. Finding lots of excuses for something.
C. Not knowing the rules of basketball games.
D. Being the only new player in the club.
4. Which of the following best shows the change in the writer’s feelings?
A. Stupid→excited→crazy→confident.
B. Crazy→stupid→excited→confident.
C. Confident→stupid→crazy→excited.
D. Excited→confident→crazy→stupid.

答案： 1. B 2. A 3. C 代词指代题。根据“I didn’t even know the rules of the game. That made me feel really stupid.”可知，作者甚至不知道比赛规则，这让他觉得自己很蠢。That在此指“不知道篮球比赛的规则”这件事。4. B 信息排序题。根据“At first, I thought it was crazy...”可知，最开始作者认为加入篮球俱乐部是一个疯狂的想法；根据“I didn’t even know the rules of the game. That made me feel really stupid.”可知，然后他不知道比赛的规则，这让他觉得自己很愚蠢；根据“Being part of a team was so exciting.”可知，接下来他为成为队伍的一部分感到兴奋；根据“More importantly, now I have more confidence in myself.”可知，现在作者更自信了。