Module 7 A famous story模块话题阅读理解练习-2023-2024学年八年级英语上册（外研版）（含解析）

Module 7 A famous story
模块话题阅读理解练习
(广东省韶关市翁源县2022-2023学年八年级上学期期末英语试题)A woman saw three old men sitting
in front of her house.She said,“You look hungry.Please come in and have something to eat.”
“Is the man of the house home ”they asked.“No,"she said.“He's out.”“Then we cannot come in.”they
replied
Later,when her husband (丈夫)came home,the woman went to invite the three men to come in.“My name
is Love,and they are Wealth and Success,"one of the old men said.“We hardly go into a house together.”
The woman went to discuss with her husband.Her husband said,"Let's invite Wealth,and let him fill our home with money!"The woman disagreed and said,"Why don't we invite Success "Their daughter jumped in
with her own idea.“Would it not be better to invite Love ”she said.“Our home will then be filled with love.”
“That's right,”said her dad and mom.So they asked Love to be their guest.Love got up and started walking
into the house.The other two men also got up and followed him.
The woman was puzzled and asked,“Why are Wealth and Success coming in too "Love replied,"If you invited Wealth or Success,the other two of us would stay outside.But since you invited me,wherever I go,they
usually go with me. ’
1.The woman found the three men and they looked
A.tired B.hungry C.sad D.cold
2.When we say a man is wealthy,that means he
A.is successful B.loves everyone C.is very rich D.travels to many places
3.Which man did they invite to be their guest at last
A.Love. B.Success. C. Wealth. D.No one.
4.What does the underlined word“puzzled”mean
A.Excited. B.Lucky C.Surprised . D.Angry
5.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage
A.It's Important to Discuss B.Always Be Polite (有礼貌的)
C.Listen to the Young D.Love First
(广东省茂名市高州市第一中学附属实验中学2022-2023学年八年级上学期开学考试英语试题)One
day a king went to a far place in his country.When he came back,his feet hurt a lot.“There are too many small
stones on the roads.They hurt my feet.You should cover (覆盖)every road with leather(皮革),”he told his men. Of course,it would cost a lot of money.One of his men was very smart.He told the king,“Why not cut a litle piece of leather to cover you feet "The king was surprised,and he agreed to the man's idea.He asked his men to
make a pair of leather shoes for him.
Maybe this is not the beginning of leather shoes.But it teaches us a lesson of life:If you want to make this
world a happy place to live in,the best way is to change yourself,not the world.
6.What happened to the king after his trip
A.His shoes were broken. B.He lost many stones.C.He lost his feet.D.His feet hurt.
7.What did the king want his men to do at first
A.Cover all the roads with stones. B.Cover all the roads with leather.
C.Buy him lots of new shoes. D.Make a pair of leather shoes for him.
8.The king's idea was
A.expensive B.exciting C.cheap D.boring
9.What did the king do at last
A.Ask his men to take away all the stones on the roads.
B.Stop travelling around the country.
C.Ask his men to make a pair of leather shoes for him.
D.Ask his men to kill cows to get enough leather.
10.What's the purpose (目的)of the last paragraph(自然段)
A.To explain the use of leather shoes. B.To show the moral(寓意)of the story.
C.To tell the beginning of leather shoes. D.To introduce ways to be happy.
(广东省广州市海珠区北大附中创新部2022-2023学年八年级上学期九月月考英语试题)An old miser (守财奴) lived in a house with a garden.He put his gold coins in a hole (洞穴) under some stones in the garden.Every day,before going to bed,he went to the stones and counted the gold coins he put there.He did this
every day,but he never spent the gold coins in the garden.
One day,a thief who knew the old miser's gold coins waited for the old miser to go back into his house.
After it was dark,the thief went to the garden and took away the gold coins.
The next day,the old miser found that his gold coins were missing and started crying loudly.
His neighbor heard the old miser's cries and asked him what happened.On learning what happened,the
neighbor asked,“Why didn't you save the gold coins inside the house It would be easier to get the money when
you had to buy something!"
“Buy ”said the miser.“I never used the gold coins to buy anything.I was never going to spend them.”
On hearing this,the neighbor threw a stone into the hole and said,"If that is the case,save the stone. It is as
worthless as the gold coins you have lost.”
11.Where did the old miser put his gold coins
A.In his bedroom. B.In his backyard.
C.In his garden. D.In his kitchen.
12.When did the old miser count the gold coins
A.In the morning B.At noon.
C.In the afternoon. D.At night
13.What can we infer (推测) from the underlined sentence
A.The stone is as valuable as the gold coins.
B.The gold coins are worthless unless they are used.
C.The stone are more valuable than the gold coins.
D.All the gold coins in the world are worthless.
(广东省广州市实验外语学校2022-2023学年八年级上学期开学考试英语试题)There were many plants in a forest.When spring came,a pine tree saw a red rose nearby and said,“What a beautiful flower!I wish I were that lovely.”The rose proudly said,“It seems that I am the most beautiful flower in this forest.”Then the rose
looked at a cactus (仙人掌)and said,“Look at that ugly plant!”
“What a proud flower!”thought the trees.As the days passed,the red rose often said bad words about the cactus,like “This plant is useless.How sorry I am to be his neighbour!”The cactus never got angry and even tried
to advise the rose,saying,“God did not create any form of life without a purpose.”
Spring passed,and the weather became very hot.As there was no rain,the red rose began to wilt.It felt very
worried because it would become ugly without water.But it had no idea about helping itself.
One day,the rose saw some birds put their beaks ( 喙 ) into the cactus and then fly away.The red rose asked
the pine tree what the birds were doing.The pine tree said that the birds were getting water from the cactus
“The cactus has water ”asked the rose.“Yes,you can also drink some from it.The birds can bring water to
you if you ask the cactus for help.”
The red rose felt too ashamed (羞愧的)to ask for water from the cactus.But finally it did ask for help.The
weather was too hot.If the red rose couldn't get enough water,it would die.Luckily,the cactus kindly agreed.
The rose learned a lesson and never laughed at anyone by their appearance again
14.Why did the red rose begin to wilt
A.Spring came B.There was much rain.
C.The weather was dry. D.It was too cold outside.
15.The underlined word"it"in Paragraph 5 refers to
A.the bird B.the cactus C.the rose D.the pine tree
16.Which of the following best describes the cactus
A.Useless. B.Careless. C.Proud. D.Friendly
17.What can we know from the passage
A.The cactus didn't help the birds.
B.The red rose realized she was wrong at last.
C.The red rose never said bad words about others.
D.The pine tree didn't think the red rose was beautiful.
(广东省深圳市福田区外国语学校2022-2023学年八年级下学期开学考英语试题)Dorothy and her friend the Tinman (铁皮人) were walking through the forest with Toto.Suddenly,a great Lion came running at them from the trees.He hit the Tinman,and he fell to the ground,but was not hurt.Then Toto ran up to the Lion and started barking.The Lion was going to hit him too,but Dorothy came between him and the dog,
shouting
“Don't you dare to bite Toto!A big animal like you is going to bite this poor little dog You are nothing but
a coward (胆小鬼)!”
The Lion's face suddenly changed from mad to sad.
“Oh,you're right.I'm a coward.”he sighed.
“Look at what you did to Tinman!”said Dorothy.
“I'm terribly sorry,Tinman,"said the Lion.“You seemed so scary that I had to try and make you run away.
Usually,when people and animals see me,they run,but you didn't."
“Why are you so scared of us "asked Dorothy."You're a lion!Lions are the kings of the forests.”
“I can't help being scared.Whenever there is danger,my heart beats fast.”
“Well,”said the Tinman,“maybe you can join us.I have no feelings.Dorothy and the little dog are dying to go home,very far away.We are going to find the Wizard of Oz for help.Why not come with us and ask him for
courage ”
“But I am scared to go!”said the Lion.
“Everything will be fine,”comforted Dorothy.“There's nothing to fear when we are all together.We'll all
become better.”
“Then,if you don't mind,I'll go with you,"said the Lion."As long as I know myself to be a coward,I shall
be unhappy!”
(Excerpt from The Wizard of Oz)
18.What does the underlined"him"in paragraph 1 refer to
A.The Tinman. B.The Lion. C.Toto. D.Oz.
19.Which of the following can best describe the Lion in the text
A.Strong but not brave. B.Wild but open-minded.
C.Smart but not honest. D.Shy but warm-hearted.
20.Why did the Lion try to hit Dorothy and the Tinman
A.They tried to beat it. B.It was afraid of them.
C.They wanted to catch it. D.It was the king of the forest.
21.What do we know about the Tinman
A.He could free the Wizard of Oz. B.He wanted to go home far away.
C.He invited the Lion to join them. D.He was a robot with no thoughts.
22.What can we infer (推断)about the Lion from the last paragraph
A.It hated to work for long. B.It would live a simple life.
C.It minded joining the team. D.It would try to find courage.
(Unit5 单元测试广东省广州市白云区广雅中学2021-2022学年八年级下学期英语)Once a circle lost a piece of its own.The circle wanted to be whole,so it went around looking for its missing piece.But because it was not complete,it could only roll very slowly.It enjoyed the flowers and the sunshine along the way.It talked with worms.It found lots of different pieces,but none of them fit.So it left them all by the side of the road and kept on looking for the missing piece.Then one day the circle found a piece that fit perfectly.The circle put the missing piece into itself.It could be whole with nothing missing.It was so happy and began to role.As it was a perfect circle,it could roll very fast,too fast to see flowers or talk to worms.It realized how different the world was when it rolled so quickly.It felt so sad that it stopped,left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled
away slowly.
Sometimes we are perfect when we lose something.A man who has everything is a poor man in some ways.
He may never have hopes,dreams or something better.He may never know someone is loving him or someone is
giving him something he has always wanted or never had.
We couldn't be perfect,but we must be brave enough to love,strong enough to forgive,kind enough to share happiness with others and clever enough to know there is enough love around us and then we can always live a
wonderful time in our lives.
23.Which of the following is TRUE about the circle
A.It seldom rolled slowly when it looked for the missing piece.
B.It talked with the flowers and the sunshine along the way.
C.The piece that it found first didn't fit.
D.It didn't find any flowers,the sunshine or the worm.
24.The circle rolled very slowly because it
A.spent much time talking to worms B.wanted to enjoy the sunshine
C.was looking for its missing piece D.lost a piece of its own
25.Why did the circle stop when it rolled quickly Because it
A.wanted to enjoy the world B.found a different world
C.wanted to look for another missing piece D.thought the world changed so quickly
26.If a man owns everything,he'll be in some way according to the story.
A.perfect B.pooi C.happy D.strong
27.The story mainly tells us that
A.nobody loves us if we give nothing
B.a man who has everything is the happiest
C.losing something may not be a bad thing somethings
D.we are not whole when we lose something
(河北省邯郸市永年区第八中学2021-2022学年八年级下学期期中英语试题) A woman made bread for members of her family and an extra (额外的) one for a hungry passer-by every day.She kept the extra bread
on the windowsill (窗台) , for whomever would take it away easily.
Every day,a hunchback (驼背的人) came and took away the bread.Instead of saying thanks,he repeated the following words as he went his way,“The evil (邪恶) you do remains with you.The good you do comes
back to you!”This went on,day after day.
One day,the woman became annoyed."Not a word of thanks."she said to herself.She decided to kill him.
She added poison (毒药) to the bread she prepared for him.As she was about to place it on the windowsill, she threw the bread into the fre and prepared another one.As usual,the hunchback came,picked up the bread and
repeated those words
As the woman placed the bread on the windowsill,she prayed ( 祈 祷 ) for her son who had gone to a
faraway place to make money as usual.
That evening,there was a knock on the door.As she opened it,she was surprised to find her son standing in
the doorway.His clothes were in pieces.He was hungry and weak.As he saw his mother,"Mom,it's a miracle
(奇迹) I am here.While I was but a mile away,I was so hungry that I fell down.I would have died,but just then an old hunchback passed by.He was kind enough to give me a whole bread.He said,"Your need is greater
than mine!”
As the mother heard those words,her face turned pale and red.She remembered the poisoned bread that she had made that morning.If she had not burnt it in the fire,it would have been eaten by her own son and he would
have lost his life.
It was then that she realized the importance of the words:“The evil you do remains with you.The good you
do,comes back to you!”Do good and don't ever stop doing good,even if it is not thanked at that time.
28.What's the meaning of the underlined word "annoyed "
A.Tired. B.Angry C.Nervous. D.Scared.
29.How did the woman deal with the poisoned pancake
A.She threw it on the road. B.She put it on the windowsill.
C.She threw it in the fire. D.She gave it to the hunchback.
30.What can we learn from the passage
A.The hunchback knew the woman's son.
B.The hunchback wasn't a helpful person.
C.The woman and the hunchback got on well.
D.The woman tough the hunchback was unkind at fist.
31.Which of the following is the RICHT order according to the passage
① The hunchback gave his pancake to the woman's son.
② The woman made a poisoned pancake one morning
③ The woman understood the meaning of the hunchback's words.
A.①②③ B.②③① C.②①③ D.③②①
32.What does the writer want to tell us
A.Be kind to hunchbacks. B.Never stop doing good things.
C.Be thankful to our parents. D.Don't expect too much from others.
(浙江省杭州市保傲塔实验学校2022-2023学年八年级上学期期中英语试题) One day a big red hen is playing with her chickens in the garden.After some time,she wants to eat something and she takes out her
chickens to look for food.
When they are eating,she finds a grain of wheat(小麦) .So she asks her chickens to plant it in the back
garden.But no one wants to do it.The big red hen has to do it herself.
After a few months,they get a lot of wheat.She says to her chickens,“Who will take the wheat to the store to
get some flour ”But they don't want to do it.So she takes the wheat to the store and brings the flour home.
After she gets home,she says,“Who will make some bread with the flour ”They all say they are too busy to
do it.
When she makes the bread,she says to her chickens,"Who wants to eat the bread "
“I will.”they say.“No,you can't.You don't want to do anything before I make the bread.You must know
‘No pains,no gains'.”She doesn't give any bread to her chickens and she eats the bread herself.
33.Why does the hen want to plant the grain of wheat
A.Because she has nothing to do. B.Because she wants her chickens to do everything.
C.Because she wants to get lots of wheat.D.Because she doesn't want to play with her chickens.
34.What does the underline word“flour”mean in Chinese
A. 面粉 B. 玉米 C. 大米 D. 水稻
35.Why doesn't the big hen give any bread to her chickens
A.Because they aren't at home. B.Because she doesn't like them.
C.Because they don't do anything. D.Because they don't want to eat it.
36.What's the best title for this passage
A.The Bread B.The Wheat C.The Big Red Hen D.No Pains,No Gains
参考答案：
1.B 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.D
【导语】本文是一则寓言故事。讲述了一家三口与“爱、财富和成功”三位老人之间发生的故事。也总结出
如果有了爱，财富和成功都会随之而来。
1. 细节理解题。根据“You look hungry.”可知，女主人觉得坐在她家门前的外面三位老人看起来似乎很饿。
故选 B。
2. 推理判断题。根据“Let's invite Wealth,and let him fill our home with money!”可推测，有了财富便会有很
多钱。故选C:
3. 细节理解题。根据“So they asked Love to be their guest.”可知，他们最终邀请“爱”进了屋。故选 A。
4. 词句猜测题。根据“Why are Wealth and Success coming in too ”可知，三位老人之前说只能一位进入房子 里与现在三位老人同时进来这个举动很矛盾，令女主人很不解，可推测划线部分表示“出人意料、很吃惊
和不解”。故选C。
5. 标题归纳类。通读全文和“But since you invited me,wherever I go,they usually go with me.”可知，有了爱，
财富和成功会随之而来，可推测，爱是最重要的，应排在第一位。故选D。
6.D 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.B
【导语】本文主要讲述了一个国王在一次出行后因脚受伤，便命令手下把所有的路都铺上皮革，但这样做 耗资巨大，于是有一名臣子建议国王可以穿上一双用皮革制作的鞋，国王同意了。这个故事告诉我们一个 道理：如果想让这个世界成为一个可以快乐生活的地方，最好的方法是改变自己，而不是改变这个世界。 6. 细节理解题。根据“When he came back,his feet hurt a lot.”可知，国王出行回来后，脚受伤了。故选D 。 7. 细节理解题。根据“There are too many small stones on the roads.They hurt my feet.You should cover(覆盖)
every road with leather(皮革),’he told his men.”可知， 一开始，国王想要他的手下把所有的路都铺上皮革。
故选 B。
8. 推理判断题。根据“Of course,it would cost a lot of money.”可知，国王想要把所有的路都铺上皮革，这耗
资巨大，即国王的主意很“昂贵”。故选A。
9. 细节理解题。根据“The king was surprised,and he agreed to the man's idea.He asked his men to make a pair
of leather shoes for him.”可知，国王最后同意了他的臣子的建议，命令人给自己制作一双皮制的鞋。故选
C。
10. 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，该段落叙述了“如果想让这个世界成为一个可以快乐生活的地方，
最好的方法是改变自己，而不是改变这个世界”;文章的故事告诉了我们“想要走路时脚不受伤，可以做一
双皮制的鞋来保护双脚，而不是把所有的路都铺上皮革”。所以最后一段落说明了这个故事的寓意。故选
B。
11.C 12.D 13.B
【导语】本文主要通过讲述守财奴所藏的金币被偷的故事，告诉我们如果我们不使用我们拥有的财富，财
富就会一文不值。
11. 细节理解题。根据“He put his gold coins in a hole (洞穴)under some stones in the garden.”可知，他把金
币放在花园里一些石头下面的一个洞里。故选C。
12. 推理判断题。根据“Every day,before going to bed,he went to the stones and counted the gold coins he put
there.”可知，每天睡觉前，他都会去石头前数他放在那里的金币。因此他是在晚上去数金币的。故选D。
13. 词句猜测题。根据Inever used the gold coins to buy anything.I was never going to spend them.”和If that is the case,save the stone.It is as worthless as the gold coins you have lost.”可知，守财奴从来没想过要花掉那些
金币，说明它们跟石头一样，没有使用的时候就毫无价值。故选B。
14.C 15.B 16.D 17.B
【导语】本文主要是讲述红玫瑰嘲笑仙人掌长相丑陋，夏天来临后，天气炎热，缺水的红玫瑰开始枯萎，
最后求助仙人掌得到帮助的故事。告诉我们：不能以貌取人，要善待他人。
14. 推理判断题。根据“the weather became very hot.As there was no rain,the red rose began to wilt.”可知，因
为没有雨，即天气干旱，红玫瑰开始枯萎，故选C。
15. 词句猜测题。根据“The cactus has water ”和“Yes,you can also drink some from it.”可知，仙人掌有水，
你也可以从它那里喝一些，这里的it 指的是仙人掌，故选 B。
16. 推理判断题。根据The red rose felt too ashamed(羞愧的)to ask for water from the cactus.But finally it did ask for help.”和“Luckily,the cactus kindly agreed.”可知，虽然红玫瑰之前不断嘲笑仙人掌，仙人掌还是同意
给红玫瑰水喝，说明仙人掌非常友善，故选 D。
17. 推理判断题。根据“The rose learned a lesson and never laughed at anyone by their appearance again.”可知，
红玫瑰吸取了教训，再也不因为外表嘲笑任何人了，说明红玫瑰最后认识到了自己的错误，故选B。
18.B 19.A 20.B 21.C 22.D
【导语】本文是一篇童话故事的节选，是一篇记叙文。讲述了多萝茜和她的朋友们在穿越森林时遇到一只
胆小的狮子，最终狮子鼓起勇气和她们一起去绿野仙踪寻找帮助，试图找回勇气的故事。
18. 推理判断对题。根据“Then Toto ran up to the Lion …Dorothy came between him and the dog,shouting:”可
知，多萝茜走到了狮子和狗之间。故选B。
19. 推理判断对题。根据“Lions are the kings of the forests.”、“people and animals see me,they run.”和“1I can't
help being scared”可推测，狮子很壮但不够勇敢。故选A。
20. 细节理解题。根据“You seemed so scary that I had to try and make you run away.”可知，狮子看到多萝茜
见到它并没有逃跑，所以觉得她们看起来很可怕，想把她们吓跑。故选B。
21. 细节理解题。根据 Tinman 所说的“maybe you can join us.”可知，它邀请狮子跟它们一起去。故选C。
22. 推理判断题。根据 Tinman 的邀请“Why not come with us and ask him for courage ”和“if you don't mind,
I'll go with you”最终狮子同意一同前往，可推测，狮子想去找回勇气。故选 D。
23.C 24.D 25.A 26.B 27.C
【导语】本文主要通过圆圈失去了一块后过得开心快乐的故事告诉我们：生活中失去一些东西并不见得是
坏事。
23. 细节理解题。根据“It found lots of different pieces,but none of them fit”可知，第一次找到的一块不适合。
故选C。
24. 细节理解题，根据“Once acircle lost a piece of its own.The circle wanted to be whole,so it went around
looking for its missing piece.But because it was incomplete(不完整的),it could only roll (滚)very slowly.”可知
圆圈一开始滚动得很慢，因为它自己缺失了一块，故选D。
25. 细节理解题。根据“It realized how different the world was when it rolled so quickly.It felt so sad that it
stopped,left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled away slowly.”可知，圆圈停下来的原因是想要欣
赏一下世界。故选A。
26. 细节理解题。根据“A man who has everything is a poor man in some ways”可知如果一个人拥有一切，他
会在某些方面很缺乏。故选B。
27. 主旨大意题。本文主要通过圆圈失去了一块后过得开心快乐的故事告诉：我们生活中失去一些东西并
不见得是坏事。故选C。
28.B 29.C 30.D 31.C 32.B
【导语】本文讲述了关于“你所做事一直伴随着你，你所做的好事都会回来的”的故事。告诉我们要多做善
事，因为我们种的因会产生相同的果，善待他人就是善待自己。
28. 词义猜测题。根据“Not a word of thanks,”及“She decided to kill him.”可知女人没有从驼背的人那里获得
感谢，心里应是生气的，故选B。
29. 细节理解题。根据“As she was about to place it on the windowsill,she threw the bread into the fire and
prepared another one.”可知女人最终把有毒的面包扔到火里去了。故选C。
30. 推理判断题。根据“Not a word of thanks,”及 “She decided to kill him.”可知女人没有从驼背的人那里获得
感谢，认为驼背的人不是一个好人。故选D。
31. 细节理解题。根据第三段She decided to kill him.She added poison (毒药) to the bread she prepared for
him.”, 第五段“I would have died,but just then an old hunchback passed by.He was kind enough to give me a
whole bread.”及文章最后“It was then that she realized the importance of the words”可知正确的顺序是②①③。
故选C。
32. 主旨大意题。本文讲述了关于“你所做事一直伴随着你，你所做的好事都会回来的”的故事。告诉我们
要多做善事，因为我们种的因会产生相同的果，善待他人就是善待自己。故选 B。
33.C 34.A 35.C 36.D
【导语】本文讲述了一只母鸡通过一系列的行为让孩子们懂得“不劳无获”这个道理的故事。
33. 细节理解题。根据“…After a few months,they get a lot of wheat.”可知，因为母鸡想得到很多的小麦，故
选C。
34. 词义猜测题。根据“Who will make some bread with the flour”可知是用面粉做面包，故划线部分意为“面
粉”。故选A。
35.细节理解题。根据No,you can't.You don't want to do anything before I make the bread.You must know 'No
pain,no gain'.”可知，因为小鸡们之前什么都没有做，所以不能吃面包，故选C。
36. 最佳标题题。根据“You must know'No pain,no gain(不劳无获)’”及整个文章的理解可知，主要是一只
母鸡通过一系列的行为让孩子们懂得“不劳无获”这个道理，故选D。