Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains 同主题类文迁移阅读理解--传说和故事 专题练 2024-2025初中英语人教版八年级下册

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Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains 同主题类文迁移阅读理解--传说和故事 专题练 2024-2025学年下学期初中英语人教版八年级下册
一、阅读理解
Long long ago, King Swan (天鹅国王) had a beautiful daughter. On her 15th birthday, she wished that when she was old enough, she could choose her own husband. King Swan agreed with her.
When the princess was old enough, King Swan called all the birds to his home. Birds came from everywhere, even from far away. King Swan told his lovely daughter to choose one she liked. She looked over the many birds. Finally, she chose a green long-necked peacock (孔雀). She told her father, ＂This bird, the peacock, will be my husband.＂
Hearing that the peacock was the lucky one, all the other birds crowded around to congratulate (祝贺) him. The excited peacock said nothing but held his head high. Later he began to shout and show his beauty in a strange dance. The other birds started to laugh.
King Swan was angry. Standing in the middle of the birds, he said, ＂Sir Peacock, your voice is sweet, and you’re really very pretty. But you are not modest at all. I will not allow my daughter to marry you!＂
The princess also learned she was wrong. Then King Swan married his daughter to a modest bird. The peacock flew away, having lost a beautiful wife.
1．All the birds went to King Swan’s home to _______.
A．ask him for help B．celebrate his birthday
C．enjoy the princess’s dance D．compete for the princess’s husband
2．What can we know about the peacock
A．His neck was long. B．His eyes were beautiful.
C．He and King Swan were friends. D．He always played with the princess.
3．The peacock was so excited that he _______.
A．jumped and shouted B．shouted and danced
C．jumped and sang D．sang and danced
4．What does the underlined word ＂modest＂ in Paragraph 4 mean in Chinese
A．诚实的 B．仁义的 C．谦虚的 D．勇敢的
5．At the end of the story, the peacock must feel _______.
A．lucky B．sorry C．worried D．relaxed
The Possum used to have a long, hairy tail. He always sang about it at the dance. The Rabbit once had a long, hairy tail, too, but he lost his in a frozen lake. He was jealous (嫉妒的) of the Possum’s, so he decided to play a joke on him.
There was going to be a dance. It was the Rabbit’s job to send out the news. And he promised to send someone to dress the Possum’s tail for the dance, so the Possum agreed to go to the dance happily.
Then the Rabbit went to visit the Cricket, a hairdresser, and told him to dress the Possum’s tail the next morning for the dance. He told the Cricket what to do.
In the morning, the Cricket went to the Possum’s house. The Possum closed his eyes while the Cricket was dressing his tail with a red cloth. The Cricket told him, “If you want to get a surprise, don’t take the red cloth away.”
At night, the Possum went to the dance and the Rabbit took the cloth away.
The Possum began to sing, “See my beautiful tail. See what a fine color it has.” Everybody shouted and he sang again, “See how it sweeps the ground.” This time everybody laughed so long that the Possum wondered what they meant. He looked down at his tail and saw that there was no hair on it.
6．What can we know from the first paragraph
A．The Rabbit was good at singing. B．All the animals liked the Possum’s tail.
C．The Rabbit and the Possum were friends. D．The Rabbit wanted a long hairy tail.
7．Why did the Rabbit take the red cloth away
A．Because he wanted other animals to laugh at the Possum.
B．Because he wanted to give the Possum a lovely surprise.
C．Because the Possum didn’t want it at that time. D．Because he wanted to sets the Possum’s hairy tail.
8．How might the Possum feel at last
A．Happy and relaxed. B．Sad and uncomfortable.
C．Surprised and lucky. D．Surprised and touched.
9．What’s the RIGHT order of the passage
① The Rabbit told the Possum about the dance. ② The Possum sang happily about his tail at the dance.
③ The Rabbit lost his long, hairy tail in a lake. ④ The Cricket dressed the Possum’s tail with a red cloth.
A．③①②④ B．①③②④ C．③①④② D．④①②③
10．What does the passage mainly tell us
A．How to get on with others. B．How to keep your promise.
C．How to find a good hairdresser. D．How the Possum lost his hairy tail.
Nezumi was a mouse. He was thinking about finding a husband for her daughter Suki. But Suki said, “Father, I wish to marry Taro.”
Taro was smart and strong, but Taro’s parents were not rich or powerful. “My Suki can’t marry a common mouse!” Nezumi said. “I’ll find someone powerful for my daughter.” Nesumi traveled far and wide, but nobody met his high standards.
One day, he climbed to the top of a mountain. “Hi, Sun!” Nezumi called. “Nobody is more powerful than you. I’d like you to marry my daughter.” Sun smiled and said, “Yes, I’m powerful. Without me, nothing grows. But when Cloud covers my face, the world grows cold.” As Cloud came, Sun disappeared.
Nezumi bowed to Cloud and told him his wish. “Surely I’m powerful,” he said. “But here comes someone stronger.” And Wind blew Cloud away.
Then Nezumi shouted his wish to Wind. “Of course I’m powerful. But I can’t pass through Wall,” said Wind.
When Nezumi told Wall his wish, Wall said quietly, “Yes, I’m powerful. I keep enemies away. But I’m afraid of mice like you, who dig under me and make me fall down.”
Nezumi let out a big laugh. He ran back home and said to Suki, “My dear! You are right. Taro will be a powerful husband.”
11．Nezumi wanted to find ________ for her daughter.
A．a ring B．a house C．a husband D．a friend
12．Nezumi thought that Taro’s parents were not ________ .
A．rich B．smart C．polite. D．honest
13．Where did Nezumi call to Sun
A．In his yard. B．On a mountain. C．In his hole. D．On the beach.
14．Wall aid that he was afraid of ________ .
A．Sun B．Cloud C．Wind D．mice
15．From the last paragraph, we can infer（推断）that ________ in the end.
A．Suki and Taro got married B．Nezumi laughed at Suki
C．Suki ran away from home D．Nezumi fought with Taro
Mr. Clarke hated to do the housework. He wouldn't stay at home on weekends. As his wife always told him to do some washing or cleaning, or he had to cook for his family. So he always made some excuses (借口) on Friday evenings.
Recently Mr. Clarke was interested in playing cards, but he was afraid to let his wife know. So every Sunday afternoon he brought some fish home. It made his wife happy and she never asked where he spent his weekends.
One Saturday morning, Mr. Clarke left home at 7 o'clock. He took a bus and got off at a stop near a small town. His friends were waiting for him in a small hotel. They played cards there. Mr. Clarke didn't go home until 7 o'clock on Sunday evening. He went in the shop near the bus stop as usual. As soon as the shopkeeper saw him, the man said, “I'm sorry, Mr. Clarke. I have no fish today. What about some chicken legs ” “Don't be silly!” said Mr. Clarke, “I can't tell my wife that I have fished some chicken legs, can I ”
16．Mr.Clarke didn't want to stay at home on weekends because ________.
A．he wouldn't do any housework B．he didn't love his wife C．he was very busy
17．What was Mr.Clarke interested in
A．Fishing. B．Playing cards. C．Shopping.
18．How long was Mr.Clarke away from his home
A．About 24 hours. B．About 36 hours. C．About 48 hours.
19．Mr.Clarke played cards with his friends ________.
A．at home B．in a shop C．in a hotel
20．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage
A．Mr.Clarke hardly stayed at home on weekends.
B．Mr.Clarke played cards only this weekend.
C．Mrs.Clarke believed he fished on weekends.
Once upon a time, a king dressed up and went to a local village. He placed a large stone in the middle of the main road and hid gold coins under the stone. Then he hid behind a huge tree and watched.
The first person down the street was a milkman with his car (小车). He crashed into the stone and the milk spread all over the ground. “What fool put this stone here “he shouted. He picked himself up and angrily went away.
After a while, a group of women came along, each balancing a pot of water on her head. One woman tripped over (绊倒) the stone and her water pot went crashing to the ground. She picked herself up and walked away in tears. Neither she nor her friends thought about moving the stone out of the road.
The king watched all day as many people complained about the stone, but he found nobody was willing to move it. The king wondered, “Is there no one in this village who feels any responsibility to keep their neighbors from harm ”
Just then, the king saw a young girl coming along. She was the daughter of a local farmer. She had been working all day and was very tired. But when she saw the stone, she said to herself. “This stone is a danger to anyone who comes down the road after dark. I’ll move it out of the way.”
After a great deal of effort, the girl finally succeeded in moving the stone to the side of the road. Imagine her surprise when she saw the gold coins where the stone had been!
Just then, the king stepped out from behind the tree. “Oh sir,” the girl said, “Is this gold yours If not, we surely must find the owner, for he will certainly miss it.”
The king said, “My dear, the gold is mine, but now the gold is yours, because you are the only person who has learnt the lesson I want to teach my people. Nothing good can come to a nation whose people only complain and expect others to solve their problems.”
21．How did the milkman feel when he crashed into the stone
A．Angry. B．Sad. C．Curious. D．Worried.
22．What’s the meaning of the underlined word “responsibility” in Paragraph (段落) 4
A．欲望 B．兴趣 C．责任 D．能力
23．Why did the king place a stone on the road
A．He wanted to give the girl a reward. B．He wanted to hide gold coins under it
C．He wanted to play a trick on his people. D．He wanted to see if anyone would move it.
24．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage
A．All the people complained about the stone.
B．It was not easy for the girl to move the stone.
C．One of the women in the group tried to move the stone.
D．The girl was excited when seeing the gold coins under the stone.
25．What’s the best title (标题) of the passage
A．A wise king B．A kind girl
C．A stone on the road D．Gold coins under the stone
Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left him home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.
One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take care of them.” With these words, he went out.
But the servant knew what the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished, so he drank the poison to kill himself.
26．Who liked wine and good food very much
A．The rich man. B．The servant. C．Both A and B． D．Neither A nor B．
27．The rich man knew that it was ________ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.
A．the cat B．himself C．nobody D．the servant
28．The rich man told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.
A．there was true poison in the bottles B．he did not want the servant to drink his wine
C．he wanted to kill the cat D．he wanted to kill the servant
29．In fact, ________ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.
A．the servant B．the cat C．the rich man D．nobody
30．From the story, we know that the servant was very________.
A．lazy B．good C．clever D．kind
参考答案
1．D 2．A 3．B 4．C 5．B
这篇文章讲述了天鹅公主招婿的故事。
1．细节理解题。根据Birds came from everywhere, even from far away. King Swan told his lovely daughter to choose one she liked可知，所有的鸟来天鹅王国是来竞争做天鹅公主的丈夫。故选D。
2．细节理解题。根据Finally, she chose a green long-necked peacock (孔雀)可知，孔雀的脖子很长。故选A。
3．细节理解题。根据Later he began to shout and show his beauty in a strange dance可知。故选B。
4．词义猜测题。根据The excited peacock said nothing but held his head high. Later he began to shout and show his beauty in a strange dance可知，孔雀的表现是不谦虚的。故选C。
5．判断推理题。根据The peacock flew away, having lost a beautiful wife可推测，孔雀感到遗憾。故选B。
6．D 7．A 8．B 9．C 10．D
本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了负鼠有一条长长的毛茸茸的尾巴，兔子曾经也有一条尾巴，但在一个结冰的湖里失去了，他嫉妒负鼠的尾巴。于是在一次舞会上，他让蟋蟀去剃掉负鼠尾巴上的毛，让负鼠在舞会上出尽了洋相。
6．推理判断题。根据第一段“The Possum used to have a long, hairy tail … Rabbit once had a long, hairy tail, too, but he lost his in a frozen lake. He was jealous (嫉妒的) of the Possum’s…”可知，负鼠有一条长长的毛茸茸的尾巴，兔子曾经也有一条尾巴，但是他在一个结冰的湖里失去了它，于是他嫉妒负鼠的尾巴。由此推知，兔子想要一条长毛尾巴。故选D。
7．细节理解题。根据最后一段“Everybody shouted and he sang again”和“This time everybody laughed so long that the Possum wondered what they meant.”可知，兔子拿走红布想让其他动物嘲笑负鼠。故选A。
8．推理判断题。根据最后一段“This time everybody laughed so long that the Possum wondered what they meant. He looked down at his tail and saw that there was no hair on it.”可知，负鼠引以为傲的尾巴没有了毛，在舞会上唱歌时所有动物都在嘲笑他。由此推知，负鼠会感到难过和不舒服。故选B。
9．细节理解题。根据“The Rabbit once had a long, hairy tail, too, but he lost his in a frozen lake.”；“the Possum agreed to go to the dance happily.”；“The Possum closed his eyes while the Cricket was dressing his tail with a red cloth.”；“The Possum began to sing, ‘See my beautiful tail. See what a fine color it has.’”可知，正确的顺序是：兔子失去了长毛尾巴——兔子告诉负鼠舞会的事情——蟋蟀用一块红布打扮负鼠的尾巴——负鼠在舞会上高兴地歌唱他的尾巴。故选C。
10．主旨大意题。通读全文，讲述了负鼠有一条长长的毛茸茸的尾巴，但遭到兔子的嫉妒，兔子使计让负鼠尾巴上的毛没了。因此本文主要讲了“负鼠是如何失去他毛绒绒的尾巴的”。故选D。
11．C 12．A 13．B 14．D 15．A
本文主要讲述了老鼠Nezumi想把女儿嫁给有权有势的人，再问过太阳、云朵、风和墙壁之后，他发现还是老鼠最厉害。
11．细节理解题，根据“He was thinking about finding a husband for his daughter Suki.”可知，他想给他的女儿找个丈夫。故选C。
12．细节理解题，根据“Taro was smart and strong, but Taro’s parents were not rich or powerful.”Taro又聪明又强壮，但他的父母既不富有，也没有权势。可知，Nezumi认为Taro的父母不富有。故选A。
13．细节理解题，根据“One day, he climbed to the top of a mountain. ‘Hi, Sun!’ Nezumi called.”可知，他在山顶和太阳对话。故选B。
14．细节理解题，根据“When Nezumi told Wall his wish，Wall said quietly, ‘Yes，I’m powerful.I keep enemies away. But I’m afraid of mice like you, who dig under me and make me fall down.’”可知，墙壁害怕老鼠。故选D。
15．推理判断题，根据“My dear! You are right.Taro will be a powerful husband.”以及前文“I’ll find someone powerful for my daughter.”可推知，最后Suki和Taro会结婚。故选A。
16．A 17．B 18．B 19．C 20．B
短文叙述了克拉克讨厌做家务，所以他不愿周末待在家里。最近他对打牌感兴趣，但不敢让妻子知道，他会在每周日带着鱼回家，这使妻子很高兴，妻子也从不问他的周末在哪里度过的。
16．细节理解题。根据开头两句“Mr. Clarke hated to do the housework. He wouldn't stay at home on weekends.”可知，克拉克先生不喜欢做家务，所以周末他总是不待在家。故选A。
17．细节理解题。根据第二段开头“Recently Mr. Clarke was interested in playing cards…”可知，克拉克先生最近对打牌感兴趣。故选B。
18．计算题。根据最后一段中“One Saturday morning, Mr. Clarke left home at 7 o'clock…Mr. Clarke didn't go home until 7 o'clock on Sunday evening.”可知，克拉克先生周六早上7点离开家，直到周日晚上7点才回来，一共是36个小时。故选B。
19．细节理解题。根据最后一段中“His friends were waiting for him in a small hotel. They played cards there.”可知，克拉克先生和他的朋友们在一个小旅馆打牌。故选C。
20．推理判断题。根据第二段中“So every Sunday afternoon he brought some fish home. It made his wife happy and she never asked where he spent his weekends.”可推断出，克拉克先生最近每个周末都出去打牌，不仅仅是这个周末，所以选项B说法不对，本题要求选择说法错误的选项。故选B。
21．A 22．C 23．D 24．B 25．C
文章告诉我们一个哲理：好事情是不会降临到一个臣民只会抱怨和坐等好处的国家的。
21．细节理解题。根据第二段“What fool put this stone here “he shouted. He picked himself up and angrily went away.意为“哪个傻子把石头放这儿？ “他喊道。 他自己站起来，愤怒地离开了。”由此可知，牛奶工很愤怒。故选A。
22．词句猜测题。根据第四段The king wondered, “Is there no one in this village who feels any responsibility to keep their neighbors from harm ”意为“国王想知道：“这个村子里没有人感觉自己负有任何责任让邻居免受伤害吗？””可知让村民免受伤害的人一定是有责任心的。故选C。
23．推理判断题。根据第四段The king wondered, “Is there no one in this village who feels any responsibility to keep their neighbors from harm ”可知国王把石头放路中央，希望有个充满责任感的人来把它搬走。故选D。
24．推理判断题。根据第五段But when she saw the stone, she said to herself. “This stone is a danger to anyone who comes down the road after dark. I’ll move it out of the way.”可知小女孩看到石头后想着要把它搬走。故A错误。根据第三段Neither she nor her friends thought about moving the stone out of the road.可知这群女人没有想过要搬走石头。故C错误。根据倒数第二段Is this gold yours If not, we surely must find the owner, for he will certainly miss it.可知女孩找到金子后想快点找到失主。故D错误。根据倒数第三段After a great deal of effort, the girl finally succeeded in moving the stone to the side of the road.可知经过大量的努力，女孩终于成功地将石头移到路边。因此女孩并没有很容易搬走石头。故B正确。故选B。
25．最佳标题。文章是由一块石头引发了一系列的故事，石头也是人生中的一种障碍，要消灭它还是无视他，不同的人有不同的选择。文章告诉我们，要把石头搬走而不是无视，因为好事情是不会降临到一个臣民只会抱怨和坐等好处的国家的。故选C。
26．C 27．D 28．B 29．A 30．C
本文讲述一个与主人一样爱好美食和酒的仆人在偷吃了主人的东西后，巧妙地利用主人说过的话欺骗主人。
26．细节理解题。根据“there lived a rich man. He had a servant. He and the servant loved wine and good food very much.”可知，这位富人和他的仆人都非常喜欢葡萄酒和美食。故选C。
27．细节理解题。根据“The rich man knew what his servant did”可知，这位富人知道是仆人喝了酒，吃光了所有美味的食物。。故选D。
28．推理判断题。根据“But the servant knew what the rich man had said was untrue.”可知，富人告诉仆人，两个瓶子里有毒药，因为他不想让仆人喝他的酒。故选B。
29．细节理解题。根据“After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal.”可知，事实上，仆人吃了所有美食，喝了酒。故选A。
30．推理判断题。根据“But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished, so he drank the poison to kill himself.”可知，这个仆人偷吃了富人的酒和美食，却编造是猫吃了美食，他怕被惩罚而喝了富人所说的“毒药”；可知，这个仆人是聪明的。故选C。
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