译林版(2024)七年级下册英语期末复习：阅读理解10篇练习题

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Mostpeoplehavecatsordogsaspets,butsomechooseanimalfriendsthatmightshockyou!

Thesepetsarentsoftorfluffy—theymighthavescales,feathers,orseemalittlestrange.Lefsmeet

threepeopleandtheirunusualpets.

First,there,sikofromTokyo.Sheworkswithcomputers,andherpetisKumo,ablueoctopus!

Kumolivesinabigwatertankinherroom.Hechangescolours一redwhenhesplayful,purplewhen

hesrelaxed.ikotalkstohimafterwork,andheTistensbywavinghisarms.Somethinkoctopuses

areodd,butikosaysKumoisverysmart.Hecanopenjarstofindfoodandevencopythepatternof

herclotheswithhisskin!Heslikeaquietfriendwhothinksalot,shesays.Theyplaypuzzlegames

together—whoknewanoctopuscouldbesuchafunpet?

NextisMr.Marcus,aretiredbugscientistinLondon.Hispetsarehissingcockroaches!These

arentthedirtybugsfromstories.Theyresmooth,brown,andmakeasofthissingnoise.Mr.Marcus

letsthemcrawlonhisbookswhilehereads.Peopleoftenyellwhentheyseecockroaches,buthesays

they5recalmandfriendly.Theycarefortheirbabiesandevenknowhishand!Donthateacreature

justbecauseitlooksdifferent,hesays.Hiscockroachesteachhimthatalllifematters,evenififsnot

“pretty.”

ThentheresElias,ayoungartistinOregon.HispetisNyx,acrowwithahurtwinghehelped

save.Nyxisntkeptinacage——shefliesaroundhisartroomandperchesonhispaintbrushes.She

bringshimtinypresents:shinystones,bottletops,evenatwistednail!WhenEliaspaintswildoceans,

Nyxsquawkslikeshespartofhisart.Somesaycrowsareloudormessy,butEliascallsheratrue

friend.Shesfree,butwegetalong,hesays.Nyxshowedhimbeautycancomefromsurprises—like

hershinyblackfeathersglowinginsunli