人教版八年级下册Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains. Section A 课后作业练习题（一）（含答案）

八下（人教新目标）Unit 6 Section A 课后作业练习题（一）
Class_________Name__________Number_________
一、单项选择
( )1. —You see, your story ______ the children very much.
—I’m so glad.
A. hates B. hurts C. excites D. argues
( )2. The pictures can ______ me ______ the life living in the countryside with my grandparents.
A. let; down B. remind; of
C. think; about D. give; up
( )3. ______, Bill! It’s time to go to school.
A. Wake up B. Look up
C. Make up D. Give up
( )4. Mr. Lin is a kind man and he’s ready to help ______ weak in trouble.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
( )5. My grandparents were very tired, but ________ of them wanted to take a break.
A. none B. neither
C. both D. all
( )6. —Kate, your Chinese is good. Who taught you
—________. I learned it by myself.
A. Somebody B. Anybody
C. Nobody D. Everybody
( )7. Lots of readers are expecting the famous writer’s new book will ________ next year.
A. run out B. work out
C. help out D. come out
( )8. To our surprise, the rich man always goes out by bus ________ by car.
A. because of B. next to
C. instead of D. thanks to
( )9. —What do you usually do in your free time
—Go through magazines. It is a good way ________ time.
A. killing B. to kill
C. wasting D. to waste
( )10. Sally wanted to ________ Bob，so she went to the country with him.
A. get married B. marry with C. marry
二、完形填空
Xu Zhimo, a modern Chinese poet, was born in Zhejiang Province. Xu Zhimo l law at Beijing University in 1917 before attending Columbia University in the United States and 2 Cambridge University in England in 1920. 3 his stay in England, he began to write poems under the influence of English Romantic Poetry
After he came back to China in 1922, he set up a cultural group 4 the Crescent Society. The society was the origin of the Crescent Poetry School, which was one of the most important literary schools of China in the 5 century.
Xu Zhimo's poems are bright, graceful, and full of musicality. 6 a romantic poet, he pursued (追求）beauty and love and dreamed of a poetic life. Xu also 7 a great contribution to modem poetry by 8 a new poetic form. Because of the effort in developing the new form of Chinese poetry, he had a wide influence on 9 Chinese literature. Many of his 10 have become classics, such as Farewell to Cambridge Again.
In 1931, Xu died in an airplane crash.
( )1. A. heard B. understood C. studied D. knew
( )2. A. then B. since C. rust D. last
( )3. A. On B. In C. At D. During
( )4. A. said B. had C. called D. told
( )5. A. seventeenth B. nineteenth C. twentieth D. eighteenth
( )6. A. Like B. Because C. For D. As
( )7. A. made B. had C. took D. brought
( )8. A. liking B. studying C. telling D. developing
( )9. A. yesterday B. modem C. ancient D. before
( )10. A. things B. poems C. stories D. children
三、阅读理解
Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister(宰相). He said that the Minister would die the next day. The next day, the Minister fell on to the ground from a horse and really died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.
When Effendi was brought to him, the king shouted angrily, "Effendi, since you knew when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you'll die today."
Effendi looked at the king for a while. Then he answered, "But how can I know I'll die two days earlier than you." The king was afraid that if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as possible, so he let Effendi go.
( )1.This story tells us __________.
how Effendi fooled the king
B、when the king would die
C、why the Prime Minister died
D、that Effendi knew the date of everyone's death
( )2.The Prime Minister died because __________.
A、Effendi killed him B、Effendi said he would die
C、he was badly ill D、he fell off a horse
( )3.Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of Effendi's own death
A、Because the king wanted to know when he himself would die.
B、Because the king wanted to find an excuse to kill Effendi.
C、Because he himself had known the date of Effendi’s death.
D、Because he wanted to know when Effendi would die.
( )4.The king let Effendi go because __________.
A、he hoped to live a long life B、he was afraid of Effendi
C、he didn't believe Effendi's words D、he knew they would die two days later
( )5.Which of the following is not true
Effendi played a joke on the Minister.
B、The king was afraid of death.
C、Effendi didn't know when the king would die.
D、If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later.
根据句意，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，有的需要变换形式
shoot, stone, weak, remind, silly
1. It was _________ of you to go out in the hot sun without a hat.
2. She picked up the _________ and threw them into the river.
3. His mother is too _________ to move or speak.
4. Don’t _________ the bird. It’s not good to do that.
5. Mom _________ me that I must take the medicine on time.
五、根据汉语完成句子
1．格林先生去年结婚了。
Mr. Green __________ __________ last year.
2. 这道题太难了，我们都做不出来。
It was __________ difficult a problem __________ none of us worked it out.
3．现在我可以步行去上班，而不必开车了。
Now I can walk to work __________ __________ going by car.
4．那个小男孩摔倒了，忍不住哭起来。
The little boy fell down and __________ __________ __________.
5. 我一读完这本书就还给你。
I will return the book to you __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ it.
参考答案
一、单项选择
CBACB CDCBC
二、完形填空
CADCC DADBB
阅读理解
ADBAD
四、根据句意，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，有的需要变换形式
1. silly 2. stones 3. weak 4. shoot 5. reminded
五、根据汉语完成句子
1. got married 2. so, that 3. instead of 4. couldn’t stop crying
5. as soon as I finish reading