江苏省盐城市盐都区第一共同体 2022-2023学年七年级下学期5月月考英语试题

Reporter: You're a brave young man, Simon. Can you tell us about the fire?

Simon: Sure. First, I heard someone calling for help, and then

Reporter: How did you save your neighbour Mr Li?

Simon: . 

Reporter:Did you do anything to protect yourself?

Simon: Yes, I did. I poured water over my clothes. 

Reporter: Clever. I heard that the fire burnt your legs and neck. 

Simon: Yes, I stayed in the hospital for two weeks. 

Reorter: Is there anything you'd like to say to the audience?

Simon: Well, fire is very dangerous. 

Reporter: Thank you. 

School holiday is finally coming. Now I will go to California to visit Aunt Helen. I'm so happy. Mum is going to take me to the airport and1 there before the plane leaves the ground. Mum and Dad tell me how the flight attendants（空乘）would make me in the2 seat and ask me what I want to drink.

The next day, we go to the airport. Mum shows me the3 to the boarding gate（登机门）. Then a lady at the gate4 my ticket and then another lady helps me find my seat. Next the pilot（飞行员）tells everyone to prepare for flying. That's when I become so5 ! No one tells me that the plane will be so high in the sky so fast! All the houses and cars look like small6 . The flight attendant comes over and sits next to me. "Are you OK?" she asks. "Yes. Just a bit worried7 this is my first airplane trip." "I see." answers the flight attendant, "There is8 to be afraid of. Just sit back and have a good rest. What is your name?" "I'm Linda. " She then brings me a soda to drink. Then I hear the pilot say, "Prepare for landing（着陆）. "

When I go9 the plane and into the airport, I see Aunt Helen. "Do you enjoy your first airplane trip?" asks Aunt Helen. "I do, but I'm a little afraid10 . The nice flight attendant takes good care of me. I'm looking forward to the flight home. "

Your mother is crying in the kitchen. Is she sad? No. She is cutting an onion! The onion is making her cry. Why?

There are many cells (细胞) in an onion. When you cut an onion, the cells become open. Then, a gas (气体) comes out of the cells. You cannot see the gas, but it flies into your eyes. Your eyes do not like the gas. They are trying to wash it away with tears (眼泪). So you cry!

What can you do? Put the onion in the fridge, or cook the onion first. Now, cut it. See? You do not cry. If you are in a hurry, here is another idea. Wear goggles and that will make your eyes feel better!

During the Han Dynasty, there was a historian named Sima Qian. One day, the emperor received a message from northern China. It said that the general (将军) Li Ling had given in to the enemy. The emperor was very angry with Li. But Qian didn't say a word.

The emperor asked Qian what he thought about the matter. The man replied, "The enemy hsa 80,000 soldiers, but Li has only 5,000 men. He has been fighting hard for more than ten days. Li only gave in because they had run out of food. I believe he is waiting for another chance to attack. "

When the emperor heard Qian's words, he got even angrier, He sentenced Qian to castration (宫刑). Qian felt so hunilated (受辱的) that at one point, he wanted to kill himself. But in a letter to his friend, Qian wrote, "If I were to die now, it would be like one of nine cows losing one hair. I don't want to die like a nobody. I will first finish the history book that I am writing. "

 Later, Sima Qian did finish the book, Records of the Grand Historian. It became one of the most famous books ever written in China. 

The days pass. Dorothy works very hard in the kitchen of the castle. She remembers Uncle Henry and Aunt Em in Kansas. She remembers her friends the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman. She's very sad and she often cries. The Witch watches Dorothy all the time and is waiting for the right moment to take the silver shoes. One day Dorothy falls over and one of the silver shoes comes off. The Witch picks it up quickly and puts it on. Dorothy feels very angry. She throws water over the Witch.

"Aarrgh!" the Witch cries, "Water is the end of me!" In another minute the Witch dies and there's just a big brown puddle of water on the floor. Dorothy quickly takes her shoe, puts it on again and runs outside.

"The Witch is dead!" she shouts. The Winkies look at her in surprise. They are also the Witch's slaves. They start cheering and say thank you to Dorothy.

Dorothy asks the Winkies for help and they agree. Dorothy and the Winkies work for three days to save the Tin Woodman. After that, Dorothy, the Lion and the Tin Woodman take the Winkies to the tall tree. The Winkies can't climb the tree so the Tin Woodman cuts it down with his axe. Then they take the Scarecrow's clothes, boots and hat back to the castle. They fill them with clean straw and the Scarecrow is a new man!

The friends stay with the Winkies in the castle for a few days. Then Dorothy says, "We must go back to the Great Oz and tell him that the Witch is dead. " The friends all agree and want to ask Oz for the things they want.

 Dorothy uses the Golden Cap and asks the Winged Monkeys for help. The monkeys take the friends up and fly across the sky. The journey is long but they fly fast. Soon Dorothy can see the glittering green gate of the Emerald City below them. 

（Taken from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz）

Canada Geese（鹅）are large blue and white birds. When autumn arrives, they have to fly south where the weather is warmer. The birds will die if they stay there. 

Last spring, Bill finds sixteen young Canada Geese on his farm. Bill thinks, "These young birds won't know what to do in the autumn. "

He decides to teach the birds to follow him. All through the summer, he goes on short trips in his plane and the young geese fly after him. 

When the cold weather arrives in autumn, Bill flies to Virginia in the United States, 600 miles south of his home in Canada. Bill leaves the geese in Virginia and he returns home. 

This spring, Bill is waiting for the birds to come back. They don't arrive, so Bill flies to Virginia to get them. He looks for them for two weeks but he can't find them. When he arrives back home, Bill finds the geese waiting for him.

"The high-speed railway trains are full of visitors, and the air smells of cumin (孜然). " This is how people feel when talking about Zibo, a city in East China's Shandong Province. Zibo city became popular on Chinese social media for its local food, Zibo barbecue.

The barbecue from Zibo is special and visitors can have a different dining experience（体验）. It has a small stove (炉子) at each table. When the skewers are served, customers（顾客）have to process（加工）them themselves and wrap them in a thin pancake, usually with a spring onion added. Because of the immersive（沉浸式）experience of "Zibo barbecue", customers always have a special and wonderful time.

To atrract more visitors, the local government have special trains and added 21 new barbecue bus lines so that visitos can "get on the bus to rest, get off to eat".

There was once a boy named Jack. He lived near a forest with his family. He loved to play in the forest. He wasn'tclimbing trees, big rocks and even hills.

Jack's father was a hunter. He always carried a black rock while hunting. , when he carried the black rock, he would always find some food and bring it back.

One day, Dad his black rock. He wasn't able to bring food back any more. Slowly, the family didn't have food to eat. Mum asked Jack to find the black rock. Jack started bythe house for the rock he couldn't find it. Jack remembered his friend Running Stream. He knew she collected rocks. Unluckily, Running Stream had rocks in different but didn't have a black one. She told Jack that there were a lot of black rocks on the Black Cliff.

Jackto climb the Black Cliff and get a black rock. He tried hard to climb up the cliff and found a black rock. It looked the as Dad's. Jack came home and gave the black rock to Dad.

, Dad could bring back food again. What a(n)  boy Jack was! He saved his family. 

Do you know what the animals are in the picture? They are milu deer. Some Chinese people call the milu deer sibuxiang (四不像) because they look s. They look like four different animals, but it is not the s as them. 

Yancheng is also f for milu deer. Dafeng Milu National Nature Reserve (大丰国家麋鹿自然保护区) is now the largest nature reserve for wild milu deer a the world. 

Every year, more than 110, 000 v come here. They will give milu some fresh carrots and corns to eat and it makes milu feel h. If you do not have enough time to come to visit, you can a choose the online tour. 

At the same time, many college students work as v. If you want to know more about the reserve during the trip, they are ready to help you!

Spring is c and it's the best time to watch milu deer there. How about taking a t to Dafeng Milu National Nature Reserve with your family and friends?

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Dear Mr Chen,

I would like to recommend Li Hai for the "Star of the School" in 2023.

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I hope you can come to visit it some day. 

Yours sincerely,

Wu Bing