浙江省杭州市2023-2024学年七年级上学期期中模拟练习

Here are some facts about homes in the United States and the people who live in them. In the early 1990s, about fifty percent of the Americans own their homes and the rest rent their homes. The rented homes are usually apartments.

74% of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities. 26% live in the country. Dogs live in about 40% of all homes in the US. About half that number have cats.

Families in the USA are becoming smaller. On the average, 2.64 people lived in a home in early 1990s. In 1960, the average was 3.5.

Half of the teenagers in the US have their own bedrooms.

An American moves, on the average, twelve times in his or her life. In Japan a person moves about five times, and in England a person eight times.

Nearly everybody enjoys chicken, and the most famous name in chicken is Kentucky Fried Chicken （KFC）. Mr. Sanders, started this restaurant. At that time, he had a small gas station next to a highway（公路 ）. Many drivers stopped there to get gas and take a rest. Mr. Sanders got to know they were often hungry, so he began selling sandwiches and coffee. Because the sandwiches tasted good and didn't cost too much. More and more drivers came to eat at his place. Then Mr. Sanders began to sell fried chicken. People liked it very much, and his new business grew rapidly（快速地）. 

However（然而）, not long after, there was another highway, and many drivers no longer（不再）went to Mr. Sanders' restaurant. So he had to close it. Then he traveled around the country. He tried to sell his idea of opening fried chicken restaurants. He succeeded（成功）. By 1967, there were almost 5, 000 Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants. And now, wherever（无论哪里）you go in the United States, you will see one. If you like chicken, I'm sure you'll enjoy eating in Kentucky Fried Chicken. 

How do you get from here to there？Like most people, you probably drive cars or take buses. The engines of most of the cars burn gasoline(汽油). To save gasoline, as well as to reduce air pollution, some car companies have begun to produce hybrid cars, which run both on gasoline and electricity.

Hybrid cars are different from traditional cars. Traditional cars have large engines to deal with driving uphill and accelerate(加速), while hybrid cars have a small standard engine and a battery electric motor to provide electric power. Another difference is the braking(刹车)system. The electric motor is used to slow down the car instead of traditional brakes. When the car brakes, the motor produces electricity energy which is stored in the battery by itself. In traditional cars, the energy is wasted when braking. Also, in hybrid cars, the gasoline engine turns itself off when not needed. For example, when the car stops at a traffic light, the gasoline engine stops. It restarts when the driver steps on the gas pedal. (1) Hybrid cars consume less gas per mile and release less pollution than cars run on gasoline alone. (2) In general, hybrid cars have less power for climbing hills and less acceleration than cars with large engines. (3) In addition, the large batteries could be an environmental problem if they end up in a landfill(垃圾填埋地). (4) In this way, drivers must make careful decisions in buying any car.

Kelly's PE Class

    Kelly loved school, especially PE class. She was a very good student and enjoyed reading and math. But Kelly had a 1 time in PE class. She could not run really fast and she was not good at jumping. Sometimes, the other kids in her PE class gave her a hard time and made fun of her. So why would Kelly love PE class?

    The reason Kelly enjoyed going to PE class was that Mr. Burns, her teacher, always told her to do her best. Even if she only ran for a few 2, Mr. Burns said, "Good job. Next time, you will be able to go little longer." Mr. Burns even put small box on the gym floor so Kelly could practice jumping over it. "Great job, Kelly! ""You get better every day!"

    That night when Kelly finished dinner she began practicing 3 over boxes. She could jump over three boxes! The next day Kelly did jump over three boxes in class. The other kids started to 4 how well Kelly was doing and said to her, "Good job!"

    It was Tuesday and time for the weekly relay race in PE class. Kelly was 5 that she would not be able to go very far, or some kids would laugh at her. But, when Mr. Burns said, "Ready, go," Kelly thought, I can do it, I can do it. As Kelly ran around the track, she found herself moving 6 into first place! Suddenly, she heard many cheers and kids yelling, "Go Kelly! You can do it!" That was all she needed to hear. Kelly ran as fast as she could, and headed for the finishing line. She made it! Kelly finished first! The kids clapped and cheered for her. Kelly felt so good and 7 of herself. "Thank you, Mr. Burns," said Kelly. "Kelly, you ran the race, not me." "Yes, but you always said I could 8 it.

    After that day, Kelly tried her hardest at everything, and the kids no longer made fun of her. In fact, when the kids needed someone on their team for running, Kelly was the first person they picked! Thanks to Mr. Burns, Kelly had the confidence she needed to do anything!

He visit the Moon.

My friend is tall long hair.

He a postcard from his father.

Mary got up late catch the early bus yesterday morning.

He isn't   to go to school.

The summer vacation is over. It is (true) that time flies. In the vacation, the weather was very hot, but I enjoyed (me). I did my homework in the morning. I got up at 6:30 a. m. and took a walk in the garden half an hour. After breakfast I (begin) reading English and Chinese and did some math exercises. It (usual) took me three hours or more. I worked quite  (hardly) and I made great progress(进步).

l spent whole afternoon outside. I went (swim) and it was fun. I would not go home it was about five or six o'clock. Sometimes my friends came to see me and we listened to music together. During the vacation, I was in good (healthy) and high spirits(精神).

—I went to visit the Great Wall.

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New Year is coming, so I am going to make some New Year's resolutions.