Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.
单元话题任务型阅读练习
基础语篇巩固练
（23-24 八年级下·重庆忠县·期末）Two friends, Jim and Stew, joined a big sales company (公司)
together. Both of them worked really hard. Three years passed and the company’s director promoted (提拔) Stew
to sales executive (主管). Jim did not get any promotion.
Jim thought it was unfair, so he asked his boss why he didn’t show thanks to the hard-working people like
him in the company. The boss knew that Jim worked hard, and in order to show the difference between Jim and
Stew, he said, “Go and find anyone selling apples in the market (市场).”
When Jim returned, the boss asked, “How much per kilogram ” So Jim went back to the market and then
returned to say the price—$12 per kg.
Then the boss asked Stew the same thing. Stew went to the market, and when he returned, he said, “At the
moment there is one person selling apples, $12 per kg, $100 for 10 kg. Now he has 340 apples in stock (有存货).
On the table there are 48 apples, and each of them weighs about 0.2 kg. Apples were bought from the south two
days ago, so they are fresh.” Hearing this, Jim realized the difference between him and Stew. He knew that he
could learn a lot from his friend.
Successful people are better at thinking than common people. They think and see the future, while common
people only see the tomorrow.
From then on, Jim ___________________________________.
1．Did Jim and Stew join a big sales company together
2．Who got promotion in this company after three years
3．What’s the difference between Stew and Jim
4．Please write a possible ending for the story. (about 30 words)
（22-23 八年级下·安徽滁州·期末）阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题 (请注意每个题后面的同数要求)。
Once there was a man in a village. He believed he could read the future through the stars and called himself
an astrologer (占星家). He spent lots of his time at night looking at the sky.
One evening he was walking along the open road outside the village. His eyes were, as usual, fixed on the
stars. By stars he thought the end of the world was going to happen soon. Just at that moment, he felt himself
falling. Down he went into a hole full of dirty water.
There the astrologer stood up to his cars, in the dirty water, and tried his best to climb out. but he couldn’t.
His shout for help soon brought the villagers out of their homes. One after another, they came running to
this place. While palling the man out of the dirty water, one of them said, “You pretend (假装) to read the future
through the stars, and yet you fail to see what’s at your feet! This may teach you to care about what’s just in front
of you, and let the future take care of itself.”
“What use is it to read the stars,” added another, “when you can’t see what’s right here on the Earth ”
1．What did the astrologer think he could do (不超过 10 个词)
2．How did the villagers know the astrologer in trouble (不超过 10 个词)
3．What can we learn from the story (不超过 15 个词)
（22-23 八年级下·内蒙古赤峰·期末）阅读下面的短文并回答问题。
There was once a cat. She was hungry, so she went looking for food. She saw a tree. When she got to the
top, she found a nest (巢 ). A bird just finished building it, so it was empty. She said, “That’s OK. I’ll wait.
Summer just started.”
A week later, the cat went back to the nest. When she looked inside, she saw five eggs. The cat was a
patient (耐心的) cat. She said, “I’ll wait. Eggs are good, but young birds are better.”
After another week, she climbed up to the nest. This time, she saw five sleeping baby birds. However, she
thought, “I’ll wait a few days to let them grow fat.”
As the cat waited, she watched the father bird. He brought lots of worms (虫子) to the nest. The cat thought,
“The young birds are going to be fat. Soon, they’ll be the right size to eat.”
In the end, she didn’t wait another minute. She went straight to the nest. To the cat’s surprise, it was empty.
She said, “Those birds are the worst! They didn’t thank me before they left! Meow!”
1．Why did the cat go looking for food
2．Where did the cat find a nest
3．Who brought lots of worms to the nest
4．How many times did the cat go to the nest
5．Why was the cat surprised in the end
（23-24 八年级下·吉林松原·期中）Mark lived in a village far away. One day he became very ill and
everyone thought he would die soon. They sent for a doctor. Two days later the doctor came and looked over the
sick man. The doctor asked for a pen and some paper to write down the name of the medicine. But there was no
pen and paper in the village because no one could write.
The doctor picked up a piece of burnt wood from the fire and wrote the name of the medicine on the door
of the house. “Get this medicine for him,” he said, “and he will soon get well.”
Mark’s family and friends did not know what to do. They could not read the strange words. Then a young
man had an idea. He took off the door of the house, put it on his carriage (马车) and drove to the nearest hospital.
He bought the medicine there and Mark was soon well again.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1．What’s wrong with Mark
2．When did the doctor come to the village
3．Was there a pen and paper in the village
4．Where did the doctor write the name of the medicine
5．Who had a good idea at last
（23-24 八年级下·辽宁鞍山·期中）阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。
The Rabbit and the Turtle
One day, a turtle is creeping (爬行). A rabbit sees the turtle. It asks the turtle, “Hi, turtle.What are you
doing ” “I’m running,” the turtle says. “Haha, you are running How slowly! Let’s have a race. Let’s see who
runs faster.” The rabbit laughs at the turtle. “OK. I believe I will beat you,”, the turtle says.
The next day is a sunny day. The turtle and the rabbit are ready for the race. Many animals are watching.
“Three! Two! One! Start!”, the monkey says. The rabbit and the turtle run to the finishing line. The rabbit runs
very fast. The turtle is creeping with a slow but steady (平稳的) pace to the goal.
It’s behind the rabbit. The rabbit runs to a tree. It sees that the turtle is falling behind. It thinks, “The turtle
is very slow. I can sleep under the tree.” So the rabbit finds a comfortable place, lies down and falls asleep.
The turtle creeps to the tree. It sees the rabbit sleeping and it doesn’t stop. In the end, it gets to the end and
it’s very happy! Now the rabbit wakes up. It thinks the turtle is still behind. The rabbit runs to the end. When the
rabbit reaches the end, it sees the turtle there. “Haha, I win!”, the turtle says. The rabbit is very sad. It begins to
cry.
This story tells us: We can’t be conceited (骄傲自满的).
1．Which animal runs faster
2．How is the weather of the next day
3．Which animal gets to the end first
4．What is the feeling of the rabbit after it reaches the end
5．What is the moral (寓意) of the story
（23-24 八年级下·上海虹口·期中）根据短文内容回答下列问题。
Once upon a time there lived a farmer. He earned money by selling the products from his farm. He gave all
his money to the poor people. So, the whole village respected him. But he had a big problem in his farm.
Whenever he spread seeds (种子) in his farm, the crows (乌鸦) would come and eat them up. He was worried
about this trouble as he got less money from his farm.
“I must do something about these crows. I will be in deep trouble if I do not stop these crows,” he thought.
He complained about this problem to his friends. They gave him an idea to get rid of the crows. “Go to the town
and buy a large net. Trap (设陷捕获) the crows in the net with some grains (谷粒).”
So the next day, the farmer bought a net and some grains. He placed the net on the farm and spread the
grain over it. Then he went away and hid himself.
Soon the crows came to the fields to pick the grains. They shouted, “More grains! That farmer is indeed a
fool, he does not seem to learn,” the farmer was standing over the crows. “Aha! Finally, I have got you all. For the
loss you have caused me, I will put you all to death.”
Suddenly the farmer heard a weak voice among the noises of the crows. There was a pigeon (鸽子) among
the crows. Both the pigeon and the bad crows were in the net. The pigeon said, “Mr. Farmer, please let me go.
You are angry with the crows, not with me.”
The farmer said, “But you too have been caught stealing from my farm. I will not let you go,” said the
farmer. The pigeon had to pay a heavy price for being in the wrong group. The farmer killed all the birds in his net
including the pigeon. After that day, he was happy with his farm and he earned as much money as before.
1．How did the farmer make a living
2．What would happen to the seeds after he spread them
3．Who suggested a way to catch the crows
4．The farmer didn’t kill the pigeon, did he
5．What do you think of the farmer Why
重难语篇拔高练
（23-24 八年级下·吉林长春·期中）There was a little boy whose name was Peter. He lived in a village
close to the sea. The villagers built sea walls to keep sea water from the doors of the houses. But once the sea
walls almost put the village in great danger.
One day, Peter was walking on his way back home along the sea wall when it began to rain. Suddenly, he
saw a hole in the wall, from which the sea water was running. Peter shouted for help because he knew the hole
meant that the sea was making its way through the sea wall, but no answer came. He realized he should do
something else as quickly as possible, or the sea water could be pouring over the whole village. He started to run
to his village. At the same time, the rain became heavier and heavier.
It was getting dark, but Peter ran on and on. He felt cold and hungry. In the rainstorm, he fell down over
and over again. Many times he thought about giving up, but he fought on. He remembered his father’s words,
“Lots of strong men have tried their best to build the walls which can keep the village safe from danger. The sea
walls are really important.”
Finally, when the boy’s father saw him, Peter had been black and blue all over. The boy told the villagers
what had happened to the sea wall. They repaired it in time. “Thank God! He saved the village,” they praised (赞
扬) Peter. All the villagers called him “Peter the Guard” from then on. Peter’s parents were really proud of him!
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1．Where did Peter live
2．What did Peter do first after he saw a hole in the wall
3．How did Peter feel when he ran on and on
4．Who told Peter about the importance of the sea walls
5．Why did the villagers call Peter “Peter the Guard”
（23-24 八年级下·江苏南通·期中）阅读与回答问题
One day, a baby snail found that he had to carry a big and heavy shell at any time. He was confused, so he
went up to his mother and asked, “Why was I born with a shell that grew so hard and heavy ” His mother said,
“Because we don’t have bones to hold us up. We can only move slowly, so we need a shell to protect us.”
The baby snail asked again, “The caterpillar has no bones, either, and she can’t move quickly. Why can she
live without a shell ” The mother snail answered, “That’s because a caterpillar will become a butterfly. She can
fly high into the sky. The sky can protect her.
The baby snail had one more question, “But the earthworm moves like us. He has no bones and he won’t
turn into a butterfly. Why doesn’t he carry a hard and heavy shell ” His mother said, “He can dig a hole and hide
in the ground, and then the earth can protect him.”
The baby snail then cried, “We are so poor! We have no protection from the sky or from the ground!” His
mother smiled at him, “That’s why we have a shell. My dear, imagine that if we don’t have the shells, what will
happen to us Hot sun will dry out our bodies and we’ll have nowhere to sleep. What’s more, we’ll die in the
heavy rain. How terrible it is! We don’t depend on the sky or the ground for protection. We should depend on
ourselves.”
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1．Why were snails born with shells
2．How did the baby snail like his shell
3．What will the caterpillar become when she grows up
4．Where can an earthworm hide
5．What does the story want to tell us Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.
单元话题任务型阅读练习
基础语篇巩固练
（23-24 八年级下·重庆忠县·期末）Two friends, Jim and Stew, joined a big sales company (公司)
together. Both of them worked really hard. Three years passed and the company’s director promoted (提拔) Stew
to sales executive (主管). Jim did not get any promotion.
Jim thought it was unfair, so he asked his boss why he didn’t show thanks to the hard-working people like
him in the company. The boss knew that Jim worked hard, and in order to show the difference between Jim and
Stew, he said, “Go and find anyone selling apples in the market (市场).”
When Jim returned, the boss asked, “How much per kilogram ” So Jim went back to the market and then
returned to say the price—$12 per kg.
Then the boss asked Stew the same thing. Stew went to the market, and when he returned, he said, “At the
moment there is one person selling apples, $12 per kg, $100 for 10 kg. Now he has 340 apples in stock (有存货).
On the table there are 48 apples, and each of them weighs about 0.2 kg. Apples were bought from the south two
days ago, so they are fresh.” Hearing this, Jim realized the difference between him and Stew. He knew that he
could learn a lot from his friend.
Successful people are better at thinking than common people. They think and see the future, while common
people only see the tomorrow.
From then on, Jim ___________________________________.
1．Did Jim and Stew join a big sales company together
2．Who got promotion in this company after three years
3．What’s the difference between Stew and Jim
4．Please write a possible ending for the story. (about 30 words)
【答案】1．Yes./Yes, they did. 2．Stew. /Stew got promotion in his company after 3 years. 3．Stew is
better at thinking and he can think and see the future while Jim only sees the tomorrow. 4．keeps on working
hard. What’s more, he not only sees the tomorrow both in his life and at work but also begins to think more about
the future. (言之有理即可)
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，两个朋友加入了同一个公司，三年后一个得到了升职，一个却没有，没有得
到升职的人询问老板原因，老板进行了一个小测试，最终得出成功的人看得更远的结论。
1．根据“Two friends, Jim and Stew, joined a big sales company (公司) together.”可知 Jim 和 Stew 是一起加入
公司的，应进行肯定回答。故填 Yes./Yes, they did.
2．根据“Three years passed and the company’s director promoted (提拔) Stew to sales executive (主管).”可知
Stew 获得了升职机会。故填 Stew. /Stew got promotion in his company after 3 years.
3．根据“Successful people are better at thinking than common people. They think and see the future, while
common people only see the tomorrow.”以及上文可知 Stew 更善于思考，他可以思考和看到未来，而 Jim 只
能看到明天。故填Stew is better at thinking and he can think and see the future while Jim only sees the tomorrow.
4．开放性试题，答案不唯一，言之有理即可。参考答案为 keeps on working hard. What’s more, he not only
sees the tomorrow both in his life and at work but also begins to think more about the future.
（22-23 八年级下·安徽滁州·期末）阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题 (请注意每个题后面的同数要求)。
Once there was a man in a village. He believed he could read the future through the stars and called himself
an astrologer (占星家). He spent lots of his time at night looking at the sky.
One evening he was walking along the open road outside the village. His eyes were, as usual, fixed on the
stars. By stars he thought the end of the world was going to happen soon. Just at that moment, he felt himself
falling. Down he went into a hole full of dirty water.
There the astrologer stood up to his cars, in the dirty water, and tried his best to climb out. but he couldn’t.
His shout for help soon brought the villagers out of their homes. One after another, they came running to
this place. While palling the man out of the dirty water, one of them said, “You pretend (假装) to read the future
through the stars, and yet you fail to see what’s at your feet! This may teach you to care about what’s just in front
of you, and let the future take care of itself.”
“What use is it to read the stars,” added another, “when you can’t see what’s right here on the Earth ”
1．What did the astrologer think he could do (不超过 10 个词)
2．How did the villagers know the astrologer in trouble (不超过 10 个词)
3．What can we learn from the story (不超过 15 个词)
【答案】1． He believed he could read the future through the stars. 2． They knew it through his shout for
help. 3．We should care more about things around you, and let the future look after itself.
【导语】本文主要讲述了从前，一个人自称占星家，可以通过观察星星预测未来，他整天为未来担忧，一
天晚上他边观察星星边散步时掉进井里，他大声呼救，最终村民把他从井里拉出来的故事。
1．根据“He believed he could read the future through the stars and called himself an astrologer (占星家). ”可知，
他相信他可以通过星星预知未来。故填 He believed he could read the future through the stars.
2．根据“His shout for help soon brought the villagers out of their homes.”可知，他们通过他的呼救声知道了占
星家处于麻烦之中。故填 They knew it through his shout for help.
3．根据“This may teach you to care about what’s just in front of you, and let the future take care of itself.”可知，
我们应该多关心你身边的事情，让未来自己照顾自己。故填 We should care more about things around you, and
let the future look after itself.
（22-23 八年级下·内蒙古赤峰·期末）阅读下面的短文并回答问题。
There was once a cat. She was hungry, so she went looking for food. She saw a tree. When she got to the
top, she found a nest (巢 ). A bird just finished building it, so it was empty. She said, “That’s OK. I’ll wait.
Summer just started.”
A week later, the cat went back to the nest. When she looked inside, she saw five eggs. The cat was a
patient (耐心的) cat. She said, “I’ll wait. Eggs are good, but young birds are better.”
After another week, she climbed up to the nest. This time, she saw five sleeping baby birds. However, she
thought, “I’ll wait a few days to let them grow fat.”
As the cat waited, she watched the father bird. He brought lots of worms (虫子) to the nest. The cat thought,
“The young birds are going to be fat. Soon, they’ll be the right size to eat.”
In the end, she didn’t wait another minute. She went straight to the nest. To the cat’s surprise, it was empty.
She said, “Those birds are the worst! They didn’t thank me before they left! Meow!”
1．Why did the cat go looking for food
2．Where did the cat find a nest
3．Who brought lots of worms to the nest
4．How many times did the cat go to the nest
5．Why was the cat surprised in the end
【答案】1．Because she was hungry. 2．The top of a tree. 3．The father bird. 4．Four times. 5．
Because the net was empty.
【导语】本文讲述了一只贪心又耐心的猫，在鸟巢里发现了五只蛋时，想要吃长大的小鸟，就耐心等待，
结果什么都没吃到的故事。
1．根据“She was hungry, so she went looking for food.”可知，因为她饿了。故填 Because she was hungry.
2．根据“She saw a tree. When she got to the top, she found a nest (巢). ”可知，猫在树的顶部找到了巢。故填
The top of a tree.
3．根据“As the cat waited, she watched the father bird. He brought lots of worms (虫子) to the nest.”可知，鸟爸
爸带了很多虫子去巢里。故填 The father bird.
4．根据“When she got to the top, she found a nest (巢).”；“A week later, the cat went back to the nest.”；“After
another week, she climbed up to the nest.”以及“In the end, she didn’t wait another minute.”可知，猫去了四次。
故填 Four times.
5．根据“To the cat’s surprise, it was empty.”可知，令猫吃惊的是，里面是空的。故填Because the net was empty.
（23-24 八年级下·吉林松原·期中）Mark lived in a village far away. One day he became very ill and
everyone thought he would die soon. They sent for a doctor. Two days later the doctor came and looked over the
sick man. The doctor asked for a pen and some paper to write down the name of the medicine. But there was no
pen and paper in the village because no one could write.
The doctor picked up a piece of burnt wood from the fire and wrote the name of the medicine on the door
of the house. “Get this medicine for him,” he said, “and he will soon get well.”
Mark’s family and friends did not know what to do. They could not read the strange words. Then a young
man had an idea. He took off the door of the house, put it on his carriage (马车) and drove to the nearest hospital.
He bought the medicine there and Mark was soon well again.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1．What’s wrong with Mark
2．When did the doctor come to the village
3．Was there a pen and paper in the village
4．Where did the doctor write the name of the medicine
5．Who had a good idea at last
【答案】1．He was ill. 2．Two days later. 3．No, there wasn’t. 4．On the door of the house. 5．
A young man.
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述马克生病了，人们找来了医生，医生用木炭在门上写下了药名，
但没有人认识字，一个年轻的小伙子想出一个主意，他把门卸下来，带着门去医院买药，最终马克的病治
好了。
1．根据第一段中的“One day he became very ill and everyone thought he would die soon.”可知，马克生病了。
故填 He was ill.
2．根据第一段中的“Two days later the doctor came and looked over the sick man.”可知，两天后，医生来了。
故填 Two days later.
3．根据第一段中的“But there was no pen and paper in the village because no one could write.”可知，此处为否
定回答。故填 No, there wasn’t.
4．根据第二段中的“The doctor picked up a piece of burnt wood from the fire and wrote the name of the medicine
on the door of the house.”可知，医生把药名写在了房子的门上。故填 On the door of the house.
5．根据最后一段中的“Then a young man had an idea.”可知，一个年轻的小伙子想出一个主意。故填 A young
man.
（23-24 八年级下·辽宁鞍山·期中）阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。
The Rabbit and the Turtle
One day, a turtle is creeping (爬行). A rabbit sees the turtle. It asks the turtle, “Hi, turtle.What are you
doing ” “I’m running,” the turtle says. “Haha, you are running How slowly! Let’s have a race. Let’s see who
runs faster.” The rabbit laughs at the turtle. “OK. I believe I will beat you,”, the turtle says.
The next day is a sunny day. The turtle and the rabbit are ready for the race. Many animals are watching.
“Three! Two! One! Start!”, the monkey says. The rabbit and the turtle run to the finishing line. The rabbit runs
very fast. The turtle is creeping with a slow but steady (平稳的) pace to the goal.
It’s behind the rabbit. The rabbit runs to a tree. It sees that the turtle is falling behind. It thinks, “The turtle
is very slow. I can sleep under the tree.” So the rabbit finds a comfortable place, lies down and falls asleep.
The turtle creeps to the tree. It sees the rabbit sleeping and it doesn’t stop. In the end, it gets to the end and
it’s very happy! Now the rabbit wakes up. It thinks the turtle is still behind. The rabbit runs to the end. When the
rabbit reaches the end, it sees the turtle there. “Haha, I win!”, the turtle says. The rabbit is very sad. It begins to
cry.
This story tells us: We can’t be conceited (骄傲自满的).
1．Which animal runs faster
2．How is the weather of the next day
3．Which animal gets to the end first
4．What is the feeling of the rabbit after it reaches the end
5．What is the moral (寓意) of the story
【答案】1．The rabbit runs faster. 2．It is sunny. 3．The turtle gets to the end first. 4．It is sad. 5．
We can’t be conceited.
【导语】本文主要讲述了兔子和乌龟赛跑的故事。
1．根据文中“The rabbit runs very fast.”可知，兔子跑得更快，故填 The rabbit runs faster.
2．根据文中“The next day is a sunny day.”可知，天气晴朗，故填 It is sunny.
3．根据文中“In the end, it gets to the end and it’s very happy!”和“When the rabbit reaches the end, it sees the
turtle there. ‘Haha, I win!’, the turtle says.”可知，乌龟先到达终点，故填 The turtle gets to the end first.
4．根据文中“The rabbit is very sad. It begins to cry.”可知，兔子很伤心，故填 It is sad.
5．根据“This story tells us: We can’t be conceited (骄傲自满的).”及全文可知，这个故事告诉我们不能骄傲自
满，故填 We can’t be conceited.
（23-24 八年级下·上海虹口·期中）根据短文内容回答下列问题。
Once upon a time there lived a farmer. He earned money by selling the products from his farm. He gave all
his money to the poor people. So, the whole village respected him. But he had a big problem in his farm.
Whenever he spread seeds (种子) in his farm, the crows (乌鸦) would come and eat them up. He was worried
about this trouble as he got less money from his farm.
“I must do something about these crows. I will be in deep trouble if I do not stop these crows,” he thought.
He complained about this problem to his friends. They gave him an idea to get rid of the crows. “Go to the town
and buy a large net. Trap (设陷捕获) the crows in the net with some grains (谷粒).”
So the next day, the farmer bought a net and some grains. He placed the net on the farm and spread the
grain over it. Then he went away and hid himself.
Soon the crows came to the fields to pick the grains. They shouted, “More grains! That farmer is indeed a
fool, he does not seem to learn,” the farmer was standing over the crows. “Aha! Finally, I have got you all. For the
loss you have caused me, I will put you all to death.”
Suddenly the farmer heard a weak voice among the noises of the crows. There was a pigeon (鸽子) among
the crows. Both the pigeon and the bad crows were in the net. The pigeon said, “Mr. Farmer, please let me go.
You are angry with the crows, not with me.”
The farmer said, “But you too have been caught stealing from my farm. I will not let you go,” said the
farmer. The pigeon had to pay a heavy price for being in the wrong group. The farmer killed all the birds in his net
including the pigeon. After that day, he was happy with his farm and he earned as much money as before.
1．How did the farmer make a living
2．What would happen to the seeds after he spread them
3．Who suggested a way to catch the crows
4．The farmer didn’t kill the pigeon, did he
5．What do you think of the farmer Why
【答案】1．By selling the products from his farm. 2．The crows would come and eat them up. 3．The
farmer’s friend. 4．Yes, he did. 5．He was kind because he gave all his money to the poor people.
【导语】本文讲述了一个农夫，他靠卖农场的产品挣钱，他把所有的钱都给了穷人，文章详细地介绍了他
是如何对付田里的吃种子的乌鸦的。
1．根据“He earned money by selling the products from his farm.”可知，他靠出售农场的产品赚钱。故填 By
selling the products from his farm.
2．根据“Whenever he spread seeds (种子) in his farm, the crows (乌鸦) would come and eat them up.”可知，每
当他在他的农场撒下种子，乌鸦就会来把它们吃掉。故填 The crows would come and eat them up.
3．根据“He complained about this problem to his friends. They gave him an idea to get rid of the crows.”可知，
是农夫的朋友给出的建议，故填 The farmer’s friend.
4．根据鸽子说的“Mr. Farmer, please let me go. You are angry with the crows, not with me.”以及“The farmer
killed all the birds in his net including the pigeon.”可知，农夫杀了鸽子。故填 Yes, he did.
5．开放性问题，言之有理即可。参考答案为：He was kind because he gave all his money to the poor people.
重难语篇拔高练
（23-24 八年级下·吉林长春·期中）There was a little boy whose name was Peter. He lived in a village
close to the sea. The villagers built sea walls to keep sea water from the doors of the houses. But once the sea
walls almost put the village in great danger.
One day, Peter was walking on his way back home along the sea wall when it began to rain. Suddenly, he
saw a hole in the wall, from which the sea water was running. Peter shouted for help because he knew the hole
meant that the sea was making its way through the sea wall, but no answer came. He realized he should do
something else as quickly as possible, or the sea water could be pouring over the whole village. He started to run
to his village. At the same time, the rain became heavier and heavier.
It was getting dark, but Peter ran on and on. He felt cold and hungry. In the rainstorm, he fell down over
and over again. Many times he thought about giving up, but he fought on. He remembered his father’s words,
“Lots of strong men have tried their best to build the walls which can keep the village safe from danger. The sea
walls are really important.”
Finally, when the boy’s father saw him, Peter had been black and blue all over. The boy told the villagers
what had happened to the sea wall. They repaired it in time. “Thank God! He saved the village,” they praised (赞
扬) Peter. All the villagers called him “Peter the Guard” from then on. Peter’s parents were really proud of him!
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1．Where did Peter live
2．What did Peter do first after he saw a hole in the wall
3．How did Peter feel when he ran on and on
4．Who told Peter about the importance of the sea walls
5．Why did the villagers call Peter “Peter the Guard”
【答案】1．He lived in a village close to the sea. 2．He shouted for help. 3．He felt cold and hungry. 4．
His father. 5．Because he saved the village.
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了彼得发现海堤上有个洞，并及时通知村民们修补了那个洞，救了
这个村庄的故事。
1．根据“He lived in a village close to the sea.”可知，彼得住在一个靠海的村子里。故填 He lived in a village
close to the sea.
2．根据“Suddenly, he saw a hole in the wall, from which the sea water was running. Peter shouted for help
because...”可知，在发现海堤上有个洞后，彼得立刻大喊求助。故填 He shouted for help.
3．根据“It was getting dark, but Peter ran on and on. He felt cold and hungry.”可知，彼得在跑回村子求助的时
候感到又冷又饿。故填 He felt cold and hungry.
4．根据“He remembered his father’s words, ‘Lots of strong men have tried their best to build the walls which can
keep the village safe from danger. The sea walls are really important.’”可知，彼得的父亲告诉他海堤很重要。
故填 His father.
5．根据“Thank God! He saved the village,”可知，彼得因拯救了村庄而受到赞扬，并被授予了“守护者彼得”
的称号。故填 Because he saved the village.
（23-24 八年级下·江苏南通·期中）阅读与回答问题
One day, a baby snail found that he had to carry a big and heavy shell at any time. He was confused, so he
went up to his mother and asked, “Why was I born with a shell that grew so hard and heavy ” His mother said,
“Because we don’t have bones to hold us up. We can only move slowly, so we need a shell to protect us.”
The baby snail asked again, “The caterpillar has no bones, either, and she can’t move quickly. Why can she
live without a shell ” The mother snail answered, “That’s because a caterpillar will become a butterfly. She can
fly high into the sky. The sky can protect her.
The baby snail had one more question, “But the earthworm moves like us. He has no bones and he won’t
turn into a butterfly. Why doesn’t he carry a hard and heavy shell ” His mother said, “He can dig a hole and hide
in the ground, and then the earth can protect him.”
The baby snail then cried, “We are so poor! We have no protection from the sky or from the ground!” His
mother smiled at him, “That’s why we have a shell. My dear, imagine that if we don’t have the shells, what will
happen to us Hot sun will dry out our bodies and we’ll have nowhere to sleep. What’s more, we’ll die in the
heavy rain. How terrible it is! We don’t depend on the sky or the ground for protection. We should depend on
ourselves.”
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1．Why were snails born with shells
2．How did the baby snail like his shell
3．What will the caterpillar become when she grows up
4．Where can an earthworm hide
5．What does the story want to tell us
【答案】1．Because they need shells to protect themselves. 2．Hard and heavy. 3．She will become a
butterfly. 4．He will hide in the ground. 5．We need to depend on ourselves.
【导语】本文讲述的是小蜗牛对自己出生起就背着又大又重的壳而感到困惑，并分别和毛毛虫、蚯蚓比较，
向妈妈提出疑问．妈妈向小蚯蚓解释了不同于毛毛虫和蚯蚓的原因以及这个壳的重要性。
1．根据“Because we don’t have bones to hold us up. We can only move slowly, so we need a shell to protect us.”
可知，蜗牛天生带着壳是因为它们需要壳去保护自己。故填 Because they need shells to protect themselves.
2．根据“Why was I born with a shell that grew so hard and heavy ”可知，小蜗牛觉得它的壳又硬又重。故填
Hard and heavy.
3．根据“That’s because a caterpillar will become a butterfly.”可知，毛毛虫长大后会变成蝴蝶。故填 She will
become a butterfly.
4．根据“He can dig a hole and hide in the ground, and then the earth can protect him.”可知，蚯蚓可以藏在地下。
故填 He will hide in the ground.
5．根据“We don’t depend on the sky or the ground for protection. We should depend on ourselves.”可知，这个故
事告诉我们，我们需要依靠自己。故填 We need to depend on ourselves.
