Unit 4 An old man tried to move the mountains 任务型阅读练习 鲁教版五四制英语八年级上册（含答案）

Unit 4 An old man tried to move the mountains.
任务型阅读练习
A
An elephant and a monkey were arguing.
“Look, how big and strong I am!” The elephant said.
The monkey disagreed, “Look, how fast I can run and climb! Can you ”
At last they asked a wise tiger, “Which is better—to be strong or to be quick ”
The tiger said, “Go across the river and pick the fruit on that tree for me, then I can tell.”
So they went to the river, but the water ran fast and the monkey was afraid.
“Get on my back,” said the elephant proudly, “I shall carry you.”
Soon they crossed the river. There stood the tree. But the fruit was too high for the elephant to reach. He also tried to pull the tree down, but failed.
“Don’t worry.” The monkey climbed quickly up the tree, and picked the fruit.
(1)然后他们回来并把水果给了老虎。“Which is better—to be strong or to be quick ”
The tiger smiled, “(2)Neither of you could get the fruit alone. It took both the elephant’s strength and the monkey’s quickness to get it.”
任务一：完成句子
1．The elephant and the monkey argued about whose skill was ________.
2．The monkey was afraid of the ________.
任务二：简略回答问题
3．Why couldn't the elephant get the fruit
_________________________________________________________.
任务三：将文中画线句子译成英语
4．______________________________________________________.
任务四：将文中画线句子(2)译成汉语
5．_______________________________________________________.
B
Long ago, three pigs grew up and left their parents' home. They said goodbye to each other and went their separate ways.
Each little pig decided to build a house. The youngest pig was lazy and he thought, "I will build my house with grass. It is light and easy to build with." The middle pig thought, "Here are many small sticks. They are easy to work with. I will build my house out of sticks." The oldest pig worked hard and always thought before doing things. "There are many dangers(危险)in this world. I must build a strong house out of stones," he thought.
And soon, the three pigs built their houses. One day, a big wolf(狼)came to the town. He was very hungry. He saw the first little pig in his grass house. He pushed down(推倒)the house and ate the little pig. Then the wolf came to the stick house and pushed it down, too. Then he ate the second pig. When the wolf came to the stone house. He pushed it again and again. But he couldn't push it down. In the end, the wolf gave up and went away. The oldest pig lived a long and happy life. This story tells us, We should think carefully before doing things.
任务一：完成句子
1．_______________ was hard-working in the story.
2．The youngest pig used _________ to make his house.
任务二：简略回答问题
3．Why did the wolf finally give up
____________________________________________.
任务三：找出并写下全文的主题句
4．____________________________________________.
任务四：将文中画线句子译成汉语
5．_______________________________________________________.
C
Long long ago, there lived a very clever animal whose name was Mouse Deer．One day as he was taking a walk, he came across a traveler(旅行者)．The traveler stopped him and asked, “Kind man, can you tell me how soon I’ll get to town ”
“Go,” Mouse Deer answered．
“I know I must go,” said the traveler, “But I want to know how soon I’ll get to town．”
“Go!” Mouse Deer said again angrily．
“This animal must be mad(疯的)，”the traveler thought and went on．After the traveler had gone some distance(距离)．Mouse Deer shouted after him．“(1)你会在2小时后到达镇上。”
The traveler was greatly surprised．He turned back and asked, “(2)Why didn’t you tell me that before ”
“How could I have told you that before ” Mouse Deer answered, “I didn’t know how fast you could walk．”
任务一：完成句子
1. The traveler stopped him and asked the Mouse Deer ____________ he will get to town
任务二：简略回答问题
2. Why didn’t Mouse Deer give him the answer at first ________________________________________________________________
3. When did Mouse Deer give the traveler the answer
________________________________________________________________
任务三：将文中画线句子(1)译成英语
4. ________________________________________________________________
任务四：将文中画线句子(2)译成汉语
5. ________________________________________________________________
D
There was once a bad king, all his people hated him very much. One day in a summer he was swimming by himself in a river.The king was a good swimmer, but while he was in the middle of the river, he was ill. He cried out “Help! Help!” (1)正在那时，两个农民正在河附近的田里干活。They ran over, jumped into the water and saved the king. They didn’t know that he was the king until they pulled him out of the water.
The king was very happy, so he said to the farmers, “You have saved my life. Now you may ask for anything, and I’ll give it to you.”
One of the farmers said, “My son broke his leg last week, and he can’t walk. Please send him a good doctor.” The king agreed. Then he said to the other farmer. “And what can I do for you, old man ” The old man was very clever. He thought for a few minutes and then he answered, “You can do a very important thing for me.”“What’s that ” asked the king. He thought that the old man would ask for some money or something else.
“(2)Don’t tell anybody that we have saved you,” the old farmer answered.
任务一：完成句子
1．The king swimming ____________one day in a summer
2．_______________jumped into the water and saved the king.
任务二：简略回答问题
3．What did the king do after he was saved
________________________________________________________.
任务三：将文中画线句子(1)译成英语
4．_____________________________________________________.
任务四：将文中画线句子(2)译成汉语
5．_______________________________________________________.
E
There was once a man called Mr. Flowers, and flowers were his only joy in life. He spent all his spare time in one of his four glass-houses and grew flowers of every color, with long and difficult names, for competitions, he tried to grow a rose of a new color to win the silver cup(银杯) for the Rose of the Year.
Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses were very close to a middle school. Boys of around thirteen years of age were often tempted to throw a stone(石头) or two at one of Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses. So Mr. Flower did his best to be in or close by his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school day.
But it was not always possible to be on watch at those times. Mr. Flowers had tried in many ways to protect his glass, but nothing had been useful. He had been to report to the headmaster, but this bad not done any good. He had tried to drive away the boys when they threw stones. He had even picked up all the stones around his garden, so that the boys would have nothing to throw, but they soon found others.
At last Mr. Flowers had a good idea. He put up a large notice. It was made of good, strong wood. It was some meters away from the glass-houses. On it he had written the words: DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICE. After that, Mr Flowers had no further trouble: The boys were much more attempted to throw stoned at the notice than at the glass-houses.
任务一：完成句子
1. It was Mr. Flowers’ hope to win ______________ for growing a rose of a new color.
2. Boys were often tempted to throw stones ____________________________________.
任务二：简略回答问题
3. When did Mr Flowers stay in or close by his glass-houses
A．at times when
________________________________________________________________
任务三：出并写下第三段的主题句
4. ________________________________________________________________
任务四：将文中画线句子译成汉语
5. ________________________________________________________________
参考答案
A
1. better
2.water
3.Because the fruit was too high.
4. Then they returned and gave the tiger the fruit.
5.你们没有一个能独自摘下水果。
B
1. The oldest pig
2. grass
3.Because the stone house was very strong.
4. We should think carefully before doing things.
5.每只小猪都决定修建一座房子。
C
1. how soon
2.Because he I didn’t know how fast he could walk．
3.After the traveler had gone some distance
4.You’ll get to town in two hours．
5.你为什么不在之前告诉我？
D
1. in a river
2.Two farmers
3.He promised to give the farmers anything they wanted
4.At that time two farmers were working in the field near the river.
5.不要告诉任何人我们救过你。
E
1.a silver cup
2.at Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses
3. At the beginning and end of the school day
4. But it was not always possible to be on watch at those times
5.不要向这个牌子扔石子。