Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.
单元话题中考题型综合练
一、完形填空
（23-24 八年级下·天津西青·期中）One day a little mouse was thirsty (口渴的). She looked around for
water to drink. She climbed up on a table. And she saw a bottle on the table. The mouth of the bottle was 1 .
The little mouse looked inside the bottle. “Aha, there is 2 milk in it. That’s great.” She went into it and
began to drink.
She drank and drank. After a while she had drunk enough. Her stomach (胃) was too big and she couldn’t
come 3 of the bottle. She cried for help. Just then a cat came up to the table. 4 he heard the
cry, the cat jumped onto the table so 5 . “You’ll be my nice lunch.” The little mouse was very clever and
she 6 for a moment and said, “Brother Cat, you mustn’t roll (滚) the bottle.” “ 7 ” asked the
cat. “I would get dizzy (头晕目眩的),” said the mouse. The cat said that he would let her 8 quickly. So
he began to roll the bottle. Suddenly the bottle fell down onto the floor and broke into 9 . The little
mouse ran 10 as fast as she could. When the cat jumped off the table and ran after her, the mouse had
already gone into her home.
1．A．big B．little C．large D．small
2．A．little B．a little C．few D．a few
3．A．into B．up C．out D．down
4．A．When B．So C．Where D．Because
5．A．nervously B．weakly C．sadly D．happily
6．A．waited B．thought C．stood D．saw
7．A．When B．Where C．Why D．How
8．A．dying B．die C．to die D．died
9．A．boxes B．glasses C．pieces D．cakes
10．A．away B．out of C．into D．after
【答案】
1．D 2．B 3．C 4．A 5．D 6．B 7．C 8．B 9．C 10．A
【导语】本文讲述了一只口渴的小老鼠找到一瓶牛奶，喝饱后被困瓶中，在遇到猫时凭借聪明才智成功逃
脱的故事。
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1．句意：瓶子的口是小的。
big 大的；little 小的，带有感彩；large 大的；small 小的，侧重于尺寸、大小方面。根据“Her stomach
was too big and she couldn’t come out of the bottle.”可知，老鼠喝饱后出不来瓶子，说明瓶口小，这里侧重于
描述瓶口尺寸小。故选 D。
2．句意：哈哈，里面有一点儿牛奶。
little 几乎没有，修饰不可数名词；a little 一点儿，修饰不可数名词；few 几乎没有，修饰可数名词复数；a
few 一些，修饰可数名词复数。根据“Aha, there is…milk in it.”可知，这里 milk 是不可数名词，且根据“That’
s great.”可知是有牛奶的，所以用 a little 表示“一点儿”。故选 B。
3．句意：她的胃太大了，她不能从瓶子里出来。
into 进入；up 向上；out 出来；down 向下。根据“She went into it and began to drink.”以及“Her stomach was
too big”可知，老鼠进去喝牛奶，喝饱后肚子大了，出不来了，come out of 表示“从……出来”符合语境。故
选 C。
4．句意：当他听到叫声时，猫很高兴地跳到了桌子上。
When 当……时候；So 所以；Where 在哪里；Because 因为。根据“…he heard the cry, the cat jumped onto the
table so….”可知，he heard the cry 是时间状语，这里表示当猫听到叫声这个时间点，猫跳到了桌子上，用
When 引导时间状语从句。故选 A。
5．句意：当他听到叫声时，猫很高兴地跳到了桌子上。
nervously 紧张地；weakly 虚弱地；sadly 悲伤地；happily 高兴地。根据“You’ll be my nice lunch.”可知，猫
看到有老鼠可以当午餐，应该是很高兴，所以 happily 符合语境。故选 D。
6．句意：小老鼠非常聪明，她思考了一会儿然后说。
waited 等待；thought 思考；stood 站立；saw 看见。根据“The little mouse was very clever”以及后面老鼠想出
办法骗猫不滚瓶子可知，老鼠是思考了一下才说话的，thought 是 think 的过去式，think for a moment 表示“思
考一会儿”。故选 B。
7．句意：“为什么？”猫问。
When 什么时候；Where 在哪里；Why 为什么；How 怎样。根据上文“Brother Cat, you mustn’t roll the bottle.”
和下文老鼠的回答“I would get dizzy,”可知，猫对老鼠说不让滚瓶子这件事不理解，所以问“为什么”。故选
C。
8．句意：猫说他会让她快点死。
dying 是 die 的现在分词形式；die 死，动词原形；to die 是动词不定式；died 是 die 的过去式。根据“The cat
said that he would let her…quickly.”可知，这里是 let sb do sth，表示“让某人做某事”，所以这里用动词原形
die 符合语境。故选 B。
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9．句意：突然瓶子掉到地上摔成了碎片。
boxes 盒子；glasses 眼镜；玻璃杯；pieces 碎片；cakes 蛋糕。根据“Suddenly the bottle fell down onto the floor
and broke into….”可知，这里是 break into pieces，表示“摔成碎片”，描述瓶子掉到地上的结果是摔碎了，所
以 pieces 符合语境。故选 C。
10．句意：小老鼠尽可能快地逃跑了。
away 离开；out of 从……出来；在……外面；into 进入；after 在……之后。根据“The little mouse ran…as fast
as she could.”可知，这里是 run away，表示“逃跑”，这里说老鼠趁瓶子碎了赶紧跑掉。故选 A。
（24-25 八年级下·浙江金华·期中）.
There was a beautiful peacock out on a rainy day. Dark clouds covered the sky, 1 the peacock’s
colorful feathers (羽毛) still shone brightly. He looked at himself in a puddle (水坑). He couldn’t help but say,
“How 2 I am!” But when he heard his own voice, he became 3 . It was terrible.
Then, the peacock heard a nightingale (夜莺) sing with a sweet voice. He began to 4 . “Why don’
t I have such a beautiful voice ” Just then, the Goddess Juno 5 . She went up to the peacock.
“ 6 are you so upset ” Juno asked.
The peacock told her about his 7 voice. “Why does the nightingale have such a beautiful voice
My voice sounds like 8 rolling over the sand.”
Juno petted the peacock. Then she said, “Every living thing is special in 9 own way,” she said.
“The nightingale brings 10 with her songs, but you bring wonder with your beautiful feathers. Look at
your feathers—they 11 the forest in colors!”
The peacock 12 a little straighter. “Hmm, maybe you’re right,” he said. “I have the prettiest
feathers in the 13 . The nightingale has the prettiest voice. We are 14 great in our own ways.”
From that day on, the peacock walked 15 . He didn’t worry about his voice anymore. Instead, he
danced in the rain, knowing he was special just as he was.
1．A．and B．but C．or D．so
2．A．tall B．beautiful C．active D．interesting
3．A．sad B．shy C．angry D．happy
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4．A．laugh B．sing C．cry D．fly
5．A．appeared B．hid C．left D．smiled
6．A．When B．Where C．How D．Why
7．A．soft B．loud C．terrible D．sweet
8．A．winds B．papers C．rocks D．leaves
9．A．its B．her C．their D．my
10．A．sadness B．nervousness C．happiness D．calmness
11．A．paint B．build C．cover D．clean
12．A．lay down B．jumped up C．sat down D．stood up
13．A．sea B．forest C．lake D．field
14．A．both B．all C．either D．neither
15．A．quickly B．slowly C．carefully D．confidently
【答案】
1．B 2．B 3．A 4．C 5．A 6．D 7．C 8．C 9．A 10．C 11．A 12．
D 13．B 14．A 15．D
【导语】本文主要讲述了漂亮的孔雀因为羡慕夜莺美妙的歌声而伤心不已，但在女神朱诺的开导下，明白
了每个生物都有自己的独特之处。
1．句意：乌云遮住了天空，但孔雀五颜六色的羽毛仍然闪闪发光。
and 和；but 但是；or 或者；so 所以。根据“Dark clouds covered the sky…the peacock’s colorful feathers (羽毛)
still shone brightly.”可知，前后文存在转折关系，but 符合语境。故选 B。
2．句意：他忍不住说：“我多漂亮啊！”
tall 高的；beautiful 美丽的；active 活跃的；interesting 有趣的。根据“the peacock’s colorful feathers (羽毛) still
shone brightly”可知，孔雀应该是说自己很漂亮。故选 B。
3．句意：但当他听到自己的声音，他变得悲伤。
sad 悲伤的；shy 害羞的；angry 生气的；happy 快乐的。根据“It was terrible.”可知，听到自己的声音，他变
得悲伤。故选 A。
4．句意：他哭了起来。
laugh 笑；sing 唱；cry 哭；fly 飞。根据“Why don’t I have such a beautiful voice ”可知，孔雀听到夜莺美妙
的声音以后哭了起来。故选 C。
5．句意：这时，女神朱诺出现了。
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appeared 出现；hid 隐藏；left 离开；smiled 微笑。根据“She went up to the peacock.”可知，应该说女神朱诺
出现了。故选 A。
6．句意：“你为什么这么不高兴？”朱诺问道。
When 何时；Where 哪里；How 怎样；Why 为什么。根据“Juno asked.”可知，此处是女神朱诺问孔雀“为什
么”不高兴。故选 D。
7．句意：孔雀告诉她他糟糕的声音。
soft 柔软的；loud 大声的；terrible 糟糕的；sweet 甜的。根据前文“But when he heard his own voice, he became
sad. It was terrible.”可知，孔雀告诉女神朱诺自己糟糕的声音。故选 C。
8．句意：我的声音听起来粗糙得像石头在沙子上滚动。
winds 风；papers 纸张；rocks 岩石；leaves 叶子。根据“rolling over the sand”可知，此处是孔雀形容自己的
声音粗糙，结合语境应该说像石头在沙子上滚动。故选 C。
9．句意：然后她说：“每一种生物都有其独特之处。”
its 它的；her 她，她的；their 他们的；my 我的。根据“Every living thing is special in…own way”可知，此处
是说每种生物都有它自己的独特之处，主语为单数，用 its“它的”，指每种生物都有它的独特之处。故选 A。
10．句意：夜莺用她的歌声带来快乐，而你用你美丽的羽毛带来惊奇。
sadness 悲伤；nervousness 紧张；happiness 快乐；calmness 平静。根据“he nightingale brings…with her songs,”
以及前文提到的“Then, the peacock heard a nightingale (夜莺) sing with a sweet voice.”可知，应该说夜莺用她
美妙的歌声带来快乐。故选 C。
11．句意：看看你的羽毛——它们给森林涂上了色彩！
paint用颜料画；build建造；cover覆盖；clean打扫。根据“the forest in colors!”以及前文的“he peacock’s colorful
feathers (羽毛) still shone brightly.”可知，后文提到了颜色，此处应该说五颜六色的羽毛给森林涂上了色彩，
paint 符合语境。故选 A。
12．句意：孔雀站得更直了一点。
lay down 躺下；jumped up 跳起来；sat down 坐下；stood up 站立，立。根据女神朱诺说的“Look at your
feathers—they paint the forest in colors!”可知，孔雀听到女神朱诺的赞扬，应该是挺直了，stood up 符合语境。
故选 D。
13．句意：我有森林里最漂亮的羽毛。
sea 海；forest 森林；lake 湖；field 田野。根据“Look at your feathers—they paint the forest in colors!”可知，
此处应该说孔雀有森林里最漂亮的羽毛。故选 B。
14．句意：我们都有各自的长处。
both 两者都；all 全部；either 两者之一；neither 两者都不。根据“I have the prettiest feathers in the forest. The
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nightingale has the prettiest voice.”可知，此处指的夜莺和孔雀自己都很棒，用 both 指代两者。故选 A。
15．句意：自那日后，孔雀便自信地踱步而行。
quickly 快速地；slowly 慢慢地；carefully 仔细地；confidently 自信地。根据孔雀说的“We are both great in
our own ways.”可知，从那以后孔雀变得自信，confidently 符合语境。故选 D。
二、阅读理解
（24-25 八年级下·安徽蚌埠·期中）One day, a raven (渡鸦) happened to fly past a lake. Looking at the
lake, he saw the most beautiful animal he had ever seen. She was a swan (天鹅) and her feathers (羽毛) were as
white as snow. The swan was playing with other birds happily, talking and dancing. And it seemed that the other
birds all liked to stay with her. When he looked at his own feathers, they were as black as coal. The raven was
very angry with the swan. “How can the swan have such wonderful feathers ” said the raven. What should he do
with his feathers He thought it over and over.
Then, the raven decided that he also wanted to have white feathers like the swan’s. From that day on, the
raven began to live like the swan. He moved his home from the woods to the lake. He also started to eat water
plants like the swan. He tried his best to talk and dance with the other birds. The most important was that each day,
the raven would wash his feathers, hoping that they would turn white. He even went to the nearby rivers and
ponds to wash his feathers, because he thought the water in the lakes was not enough for him to wash them. But
no matter how hard he washed his feathers, they remained black.
As he only ate water plants, he soon grew thinner and thinner. Not many days later, the raven died.
1．Why was the raven angry with the swan
A．Because his own feathers were as white as snow.
B．Because the swan did not have black feathers like him.
C．Because the swan had beautiful white feathers.
D．Because the swan lived in the lake with other birds.
2．Where did the raven live before
A．In the lake. B．In the pond. C．In the woods. D．In the river.
3．Why did the raven begin to live like the swan
A．To make friends with the swan. B．To see the swan’s white feathers.
C．To eat water plants. D．To have white feathers like the swan.
【答案】1．C 2．C 3．D
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【导语】本文讲述了一只渡鸦因为嫉妒天鹅美丽的白色羽毛，试图通过模仿天鹅的生活方式来改变自己黑
色羽毛的故事。
1．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“The raven was very angry with the swan. ‘How can the swan have such
wonderful feathers ’ said the raven.”可知，渡鸦生气是因为天鹅拥有美丽的白色羽毛。故选 C。
2．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“He moved his home from the woods to the lake.”可知，渡鸦原本住在树林
里。故选 C。
3．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Then, the raven decided that he also wanted to have white feathers like the
swan’s.”可知，渡鸦模仿天鹅的生活方式是为了拥有像天鹅一样的白色羽毛。故选 D。
（24-25 八年级下·浙江宁波·期中）There was once a poor man who lived in a village. Every day, he
walked through the village looking for someone who could give him a little work. When he was lucky, he made
enough money to buy one small meal.
One day, the man saw a fat goose (鹅) run by, so he caught it. “What a hearty meal you will make!” said
the man. “Tonight my stomach will be full.”
“Do not eat me!” cried the goose. “I am a super special goose. If you feed me and take care of me, I will lay
golden eggs for you.”
“Can this be true ” the man wondered. “Since this goose can talk, perhaps it can lay golden eggs, too. I will
give it a chance (机会).” So the man took the goose home and fed it the last food in his kitchen, even though he
had to go to bed hungry that night.
As soon as he woke up the next morning, the man rushed over to the goose. Under the goose he found a
large, shiny egg made of gold. He took the egg to the market and sold it for lots of money. When he came home,
his arms were full of food, and there was good food for the goose.
Each day, the goose laid another golden egg and the man sold it. Before long, the man was very rich, yet he
wanted to become even richer. “Why should I spend so much money on food for the goose ” he asked himself. He
decided to cut the goose open and get all the golden eggs at once.
The man cut the goose open and found no golden eggs. “What have I done ” he cried.
1．What does the underlined word “hearty” in paragraph 2 probably mean
A．Big. B．Hot. C．Quick. D．Healthy.
2．Why did the man take the goose home
A．Because he decided to sell it for money. B．Because he wanted to cook it for dinner.
C．Because the goose might make him rich.D．Because the goose asked him for food.
3．What is the correct order according to the passage
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a. The man found a golden egg under the goose.
b. The man cut the goose open and found nothing.
c. The man fed the goose with the last food he had.
d. The man bought some good food for the goose.
A．a-b-d-c B．a-b-c-d C．c-a-d-b D．c-a-b-d
4．What is the story trying to tell us
A．It’s important for us to take good care of animals.
B．We should give the food we have to those in need.
C．It’s quite difficult for us to find a job in the village
D．We can’t expect to get all at once.
【答案】1．A 2．C 3．C 4．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一个穷人得到了一只会下金蛋的鹅，因为贪婪想一下子得到所有金蛋
而把鹅剖开，最后什么都没得到的故事。告诉我们不能期望一下子得到所有东西。
1．词句猜测题。根据“Tonight my stomach will be full.”可知这顿饭会让他吃饱，可推测“hearty”意思是丰盛
的、大量的，与 Big“大的，丰盛的”意思相近。故选 A。
2．细节理解题。根据“Since this goose can talk, perhaps it can lay golden eggs, too. I will give it a chance.”可知，
这个男人想这只鹅会说话，也许真的会下金蛋，他想给它一个机会，也就是这只鹅可能会让他变富有，所
以他把鹅带回家。故选 C。
3．细节理解题。根据文章内容，首先根据“So the man took the goose home and fed it the last food in his kitchen”，
对应 c；接着根据“As soon as he woke up the next morning, the man rushed over to the goose. Under the goose
he found a large, shiny egg made of gold.”，对应 a；然后根据“He took the egg to the market and sold it for lots
of money. When he came home, his arms were full of food, and there was good food for the goose.”，对应 d；最
后根据“He decided to cut the goose open and get all the golden eggs at once.”以及根据“The man cut the goose
open and found no golden eggs.”，对应 b。所以正确顺序是 c-a-d-b。故选 C。
4．主旨大意题。文章讲述了一个穷人得到了一只会下金蛋的鹅，因为贪婪想一下子得到所有金蛋而把鹅
剖开，最后什么都没得到的故事。告诉我们不能期望一下子得到所有东西，D 选项“We can’t expect to get
all at once.”符合文章主旨。故选 D。
（23-24 八年级下·浙江金华·期末）Long ago, a king received two baby eagles as a gift. The eagles were a
very special species (品种), and the king loved them very much. He invited an experienced caretaker to look after
them.
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As time passed, the king noticed that both eagles grew bigger and looked even more amazing than before.
The king wished to see them fly. However, as the caretaker set them free, one eagle flew high into the sky while
the other flew a few meters before returning to its starting branch (树枝).
The king wanted to know why. The caretaker answered, “This eagle always has this problem. It refuses to
fly high.”
The king felt pity on the second one. The next day, he said that anyone who could help the second eagle fly
high would receive great prizes.
Many knowledgeable people came, studied and tried, but no one succeeded. After a few weeks, the king
nearly lost hope.
Then one day, something strange happened. The king saw both eagles flying high in the sky. He couldn’t
believe his eyes and called the caretaker over. The caretaker explained that a farmer had made the second eagle fly.
And he brought the farmer to the king.
The king asked, “How could you make it happen while those knowledgeable men couldn’t ” The farmer
replied, “I don’t have knowledge like them. I simply cut down the branch on which the eagle was used to sitting.
With no branch, it had no choice but to fly. And it did very well.”
1．What happened when the caretaker set the eagles free
A．Both eagles flew high into the sky. B．One eagle flew away and didn’t come back.
C．One eagle came back soon after it took off. D．Neither of the eagles would leave the branch.
2．How did the farmer make the second eagle fly high
A．By teaching the eagle how to fly time and time again.
B．By building a special tree for the eagle to take off from.
C．By giving the eagle a special prize every time it flew high.
D．By cutting down the branch the eagle always stayed on.
3．Which of the following is the right order of the events
a. A farmer cut down the branch and the eagle had to fly.
b. The king wished to see the eagles fly.
c. One eagle refused to fly high.
d. A king invited a caretaker to look after the eagles.
A．abcd B．dbca C．badc D．adbc
4．What lesson can we learn from the story
A．The simpler a person, the better. B．Knowledge is useless.
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C．Find the key to a problem. D．Don’t lose hope easily.
【答案】1．C 2．D 3．B 4．C 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述国王得到两只幼鹰，其中一只不愿高飞，最终一位农夫通过砍断其栖息
的树枝成功让它翱翔的故事。
1．细节理解题。根据“one eagle flew high into the sky while the other flew a few meters before returning to its
starting branch”可知，一只鹰很快返回起点。故选 C。
2．细节理解题。根据“I simply cut down the branch on which the eagle was used to sitting. With no branch, it had
no choice but to fly.”可知，农夫的方法是移除鹰依赖的树枝。故选 D。
3．细节理解题。本文是按照事情发展的顺序写的，根据第一段的“He invited an experienced caretaker to look
after them.”、第二段的“The king wished to see them fly”、第二段结尾的“one eagle flew high into the sky while
the other flew a few meters before returning to its starting branch”以及最后一段的“I simply cut down the branch
on which the eagle was used to sitting.”可知，事情发生的正确顺序为：国王请人照顾鹰、国王想看鹰飞、一
只鹰拒绝高飞、农夫砍树枝最终解决问题，即 dbca。故选 B。
4．推理判断题。通读全文可知，故事核心是农夫通过移除鹰的舒适区解决问题，而非复杂方法，告诉我
们找到问题的关键最重要。故选 C。
（23-24 八年级下·江西宜春·阶段练习）请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容从文后的七个
选项中选择五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。
I heard a Chinese story that has helped me tell the good from the bad in my life. It was the story of The Old
Frontiersman’s Lost Horse (塞翁失马). According to the story, an old man happened to lose his horse. People
came to comfort him, but he said, “ 1 ”
The old man’s son loved to ride. 2 People came to make the old man feel better, but he told
them, “Why couldn’t this be a good thing ” A year later, a war broke out. Every young man should go to war (战
争). 3 But the son was saved from going to battle because of his broken leg.
Years ago when I returned to China from the US, I worked in a small company. 4 But because of
that job, I discovered the beauty of Hangzhou and made some lovely friends.
5 When one of us brings up some bad news or a bad situation, the other answers with the word
“However” to speak out the good side.
A．There I had a really bad time.
B．Why couldn’t this be something lucky
C．He fell off the horse and broke his leg one day.
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D．Everyone thinks that it is a good idea.
E．Many of them died.
F．I like to play a game “However” with people.
G．Sometimes you have to give up.
【答案】1．B 2．C 3．E 4．A 5．F
【导语】本文主要讲述了“塞翁失马”的故事，以及作者从中学到的道理。
1．根据“According to the story, an old man happened to lose his horse. People came to comfort him, but he said,”
结合备选选项可知，老人弄丢了马，人们来安慰他，但是他不觉得这是一件坏事，因此 B 项“为什么这就
不能是幸运的呢？”符合语境。故选 B。
2．根据“The old man’s son loved to ride.”以及“People came to make the old man feel better”结合备选选项可知，
老人的儿子骑马时应该是发生了不好的事，所以人们都来安慰老人，因此 C 项“一天，他从马上摔了下来，
摔断了腿。”符合语境。故选 C。
3．根据“But the son was saved from going to battle because of his broken leg.”结合备选选项可知，but 表示转
折，老人的儿子获救了，因此空处应指很多人死掉，E 项“他们中的许多人都死了。”符合语境。故选 E。
4．根据“I worked in a small company.”以及“But because of that job, I discovered the beauty of Hangzhou and
made some lovely friends.”结合备选选项可知，作者应是在这份工作中碰到了不好的事，因此 A 项“在那里
我过得很糟糕。”符合语境。故选 A。
5．根据“When one of us brings up some bad news or a bad situation, the other answers with the word ‘However”
to speak out the good side.”结合备选选项可知，作者喜欢用“However”来说明事情好的一面，因此 F 项“我喜
欢和别人玩‘然而’的游戏。”符合语境。故选 F。
（24-25 八年级上·湖南永州·期末）根据语篇内容，从所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文
意思通顺。选项中有一项为多余项。
A bird with gold feathers (金羽毛) lived in a lake. A man lived near the lake with his sons. They were very
poor. 1
The bird was sad to see that. She thought, “I’ll give one of my feathers to them each day. Then they can
live a rich life.” 2 The man was very happy because their life was much better than before.
But the man was greedy (贪婪的). He thought, “ 3 If so, we will become poor again. I will take all
her feathers when she comes next time.” 4 But the gold feathers became chicken feathers.
The bird said to the man, “I’m so sad that you are so greedy. 5 ” With these words, the bird flew
away.
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A．The bird may fly away one day.
B．Now, I am leaving and will never come back.
C．Sometimes they didn’t have enough money to buy food.
D．The sons didn’t want to kill the bird.
E．So when the bird came, the man took all her feathers.
F．Then the bird gave them a feather every day.
【答案】1．C 2．F 3．A 4．E 5．B
【导语】本文是一篇寓言故事类阅读，告诉我们不要太贪心。
1．根据“They were very poor.”可知，描述家庭贫穷的情况，结合选项可知，C 选项“有时他们没有足够的钱
买食物。”符合语境。故选 C。
2．根据“I’ll give one of my feathers to them each day. Then they can live a rich life.”可知，此处描述鸟给他们
羽毛，结合选项可知，F 选项 “然后鸟每天给他们一根羽毛。”符合语境。故选 F。
3．根据“If so, we will become poor again.”可知，此处讲会导致他们再次变穷的事情，结合选项可知，A 选
项“鸟可能有一天会飞走。”符合语境。故选 A。
4．根据“I will take all her feathers when she comes next time.”及“But the gold feathers became chicken feathers.”
可知，此处讲男人拔掉了鸟所有的羽毛，结合选项可知，E 选项 “所以当鸟到来时，男人拔掉了她所有的
羽毛” 符合语境。故选 E。
5．根据“With these words, the bird flew away.”可知，此处讲鸟决定要走了，结合选项可知，B 选项“现在，
我要离开，并且永远不再回来。”符合语境。故选 B。
三、任务型阅读
（23-24 八年级下·湖北黄石·开学考试）阅读短文，用英文回答问题（请注意每小题的词数要求）。
A lion ruled over a certain part of a jungle. One day, the lion went out to look for food. On his way, he saw a big
cave, and thought to himself, “It is for sure that some animal must be living in this big cave. I shall hide inside the
cave and wait for my dinner to arrive.” The cave was home to a jackal (豺) who arrived a while after the lion
had hidden himself inside. While entering he noticed the footprints of the lion leading into the cave, but could not
find any footprint coming out.
He thought, “If a lion is indeed in the cave, I will be dead as soon as I enter. But, how can I be sure ” The
jackal thought of a plan, and began to shout, “Hello, Cave! Can I come inside ”
He waited in silence for a moment and shouted again, “Hello, Cave! Have you forgotten our understanding of
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all these years I always wait for your reply before I enter. Why are you silent today I shall then go to some other
caves if you do not reply.”
On hearing this, the lion thought, “The cave must reply to the jackal when he returns. It is because I am inside that
the cave is not replying today. I must invite him to enter the cave on behalf of (代表) the cave, or the jackal will
go away.” So, the lion replied from inside the cave, “Hello, Jackal, you may enter. It is safe inside.” The jackal
at once ran away as fast as he could and saved himself.
1．What was the lion sure of the big cave (10 个词以内)
2．What did the jackal find before entering his cave (15 个词以内)
3．What did the jackal think would happen to him if a lion was in the cave (10 个词以内)
4．Why did the lion reply on behalf of the cave (15 个词以内)
5．How do you like the jackal (10 个词以内)
【答案】1．He was sure that some animal must be living inside. 2．The footprints of the lion. 3．He
thought he would die as soon as he entered. 4．Because he was afraid the jackal would go away if he didn’t
reply. 5．He is Clever.
【导语】本文主要讲述了一只豺聪明地保护自己不被狮子吃掉的故事。
1．根据“On his way, he saw a big cave, and thought to himself, ‘It is for sure that some animal must be living in
this big cave. I shall hide inside the cave and wait for my dinner to arrive.’”可知，狮子确信洞穴里面一定住着什
么动物。故填 He was sure that some animal must be living inside.
2．根据“While entering he noticed the footprints of the lion leading into the cave, but could not find any footprint
coming out.”可知，进入洞穴前，豺发现了狮子的脚印。故填 The footprints of the lion.
3．根据“He thought, ‘If a lion is indeed in the cave, I will be dead as soon as I enter. But, how can I be sure ’”可
知，豺想到如果洞穴里真的有一只狮子，他一进去就死了。故填 He thought he would die as soon as he entered.
4．根据“I must invite him to enter the cave on behalf of (代表) the cave, or the jackal will go away.”可知，狮子
认为洞穴如果今天不回复豺，豺就会跑掉，所以才代表洞穴回复豺。故填 Because he was afraid the jackal
would go away if he didn’t reply.
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5．通读全文可知，这只豺凭借自己的聪明才智得以保护自己不被狮子吃掉，所以这只豺很聪明。故填 He
is Clever.
（23-24 八年级上·江苏盐城·期中）.
Long long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day When he wanted to steal
(偷) the bell on his neighbour’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of (抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The
bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.
Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last
he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he
went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly,
but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. The neighbour ran out after he heard
the bell ringing.
“Steal my bell I’ll teach you a lesson,” the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.
The foolish thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out
just then ” he wondered (感到疑惑).
回答下面 5 个问题，每题答案不超过 6 个词。
1．What did the thief want to steal one day
2．Where did the thief put the cotton
3．When did the neighbour run out the next day
4．Why did the neighbour hit the thief on the nose
5．What do you think of the thief
【答案】1．The bell on his neighbour’s door. 2．In his ears. 3．After he heard the bell ringing. 4．
To teach the thief a lesson./Because the thief stole his bell. 5．He was foolish./Foolish.
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【导语】本文主要讲述了《掩耳盗铃》的寓言故事。
1．根据“he wanted to steal the bell on his neighbour’s door”可知，小偷想偷邻居门上的铃铛。故填 The bell on
his neighbour’s door.
2．根据“I’ll put some cotton in my cars.”可知，小偷将棉花放在他的耳朵里。故填 In his ears.
3．根据“The neighbour ran out after he heard the bell ringing.”可知，邻居听到铃声后跑了出来。故填 After he
heard the bell ringing.
4．根据“Steal my bell I’ll teach you a lesson.”可知，邻居打小偷的鼻子是因为小偷要偷他的铃铛，想给他个
教训。故填 To teach the thief a lesson./Because the thief stole his bell.
5．根据“Long long ago there was a very foolish thief.”可知，小偷是愚蠢的。故填 He was foolish. /Foolish.
四、短文填空
（23-24 八年级下·四川德阳·期中）阅读下面短文，根据语境在空白处填入一个适当的词或用所给单词的提
示，填写其正确形式，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。
Once there were two little ducks. 1 (They) names were Quick and Quack. They didn’t feel
lonely, because they were good 2 (brother) and the two ducks were used to competing with each other
for fun.
One day, they 3 (hang) out everywhere happily as 4 (usually). Soon they came to a
big river. 5 order to show who swam faster, they decided to have a race. The two ducks swam quickly
down to the river. Both of them knew the way very well. But Quack wanted to try a much 6 (quick)
way. He knew that currents (水流) in the middle of the river were faster and they would help him. However, their
mother had told them never to swim in the middle of a river. Quack thought about it for a moment, 7
he finally decided to try it. “I’m old enough now to swim there,” he thought.
It didn’t take Quack much time to be the faster one. 8 (sudden), Quack was caught by a big
whirlpool (漩涡). He wasn’t strong enough to get away 9 it. Luckily, a cow passed by and saved him.
After that, Quack realized his 10 (mother) words were right, even though sometimes he didn’t
want to listen to her.
【答案】
1．Their 2．brothers 3．hung 4．usual 5．In 6．quicker 7．but 8．Suddenly 9．
from 10．mother’s
【导语】本文讲述了两只小鸭子 Quick 和 Quack 的故事。他们喜欢互相比赛，但 Quack 为了赢得比赛冒险
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游到河流中央，结果陷入漩涡，幸好被一头牛救起。这次经历让 Quack 意识到母亲的话是正确的。
1．句意：它们的名字是 Quick 和 Quack。空处位于名词 names 前，填形容词性物主代词。They“他们”，主
格，形容词性物主代词为 Their。位于句首，首字母大写。故填 Their。
2．句意：它们并不感到孤独，因为它们是很好的兄弟。brother“兄弟”，可数名词。根据“they were good”
可知，此处用复数名词 brothers，指 Quick 和 Quack，作表语。故填 brothers。
3．句意：有一天，它们像往常一样开心地到处闲逛。根据“One day”可知，此句时态为一般过去时。空处
位于主语 they 后，填动词过去式作谓语。根据“out everywhere happily”可知，此处指闲逛。hang“徘徊”，动
词，过去式为 hung。故填 hung。
4．句意：它们像往常一样开心地闲逛。as usual“像往常一样”，固定搭配，介词短语作状语。usual“惯常的”，
形容词。故填 usual。
5．句意：为了展示谁游得更快，它们决定比赛。根据“they decided to have a race”可知，比赛的目的是为了
展示谁游得更快。in order to“为了”，位于句首，in 的首字母大写。故填 In。
6．句意：但 Quack 想尝试一条更快的路线。空处位于 a much 后，填形容词比较级作定语。quick“快速的”，
形容词，比较级为 quicker。故填 quicker。
7．句意：Quack 考虑了一会儿，但他最终决定尝试。根据“Quack thought about it for a moment”和“he finally
decided to try it.”可知，前后表示转折关系，虽然思考了一会，但还是要尝试。空后无逗号，填连词 but“但
是”，表示转折关系。故填 but。
8．句意：突然，Quack 被一个大漩涡困住了。空处修饰整个句子，填副词，作状语。sudden“突然的”，形
容词，副词为 suddenly“突然”。位于句首，首字母大写。故填 Suddenly。
9．句意：它不够强壮，无法挣脱漩涡。根据“He wasn’t strong enough to get away”可知，Quack 摆脱不了漩
涡。get away from“摆脱”，固定搭配。故填 from。
10．句意：在那之后，Quack 意识到他母亲的话是对的，尽管有时他不想听她说话。空处位于名词 words
前，填名词所有格。mother“母亲”，可数名词，此处用单数，表示 Quack 的母亲，所有格为 mother’s。故
填 mother’s。
（23-24 八年级上·山东淄博·期中）读下面短文，在空白处填入当的内容 (不多于 3 个单词) 括号内单词的
正确形式。
Long ago, there was a turtle (乌龟) that enjoyed taking walks around the lake. While 1 (walk)
one day, the turtle met a rabbit. “I think slow-movers should not use the road,” said the rabbit, laughing. “Let’s
have a race, and I’ll tell you why.” The turtle was under a lot of 2 (press), but she agreed at last.
The next day, all the animals came 3 (watch) the race. When the race started, the rabbit ran
4 the wind. The turtle was moving behind.
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Minutes later, the rabbit noticed carrots beside the road. “Oh 5 (I) favorite! I didn’t have
breakfast today,” said the rabbit. “I’ll eat these delicious carrots and rest for a while. The turtle is still too far from
me!” Then he fell 6 (sleep).
The hard-working turtle never took 7 (break). When she was close to the finish line, the animals
were shouting and cheering. She kept running 8 she was really tired. The rabbit woke up. He couldn’t
believe his eyes: the turtle was almost at the finish line! He tried to run 9 (fast) but he couldn’t,
because he was too full. The turtle crossed the finish line and won the race.
The rabbit 10 (understand) he was wrong. He felt sorry for making fun of the brave turtle.
【答案】
1．walking 2．pressure 3．to watch 4．like 5．my 6．asleep 7．a break 8．
although/though 9．fast 10．understood
【导语】本文主要讲述了龟兔赛跑的故事。
1．句意：当乌龟在路上走时，乌龟遇见了一只兔子。此处为 whille 引导的时间状语从句，表示“当乌龟正
在走路时”，即 while the turtle was walking，从句的主语和主句的主语一致，并且含 be 动词，可以将从句
的主语和 be 动词一起省略。故填 walking。
2．句意：乌龟压力很大，但是她最后同意了。a lot of 后接名词，press 为动词，意为“按压”，其名词形式
为 pressure，为不可数名词。故填 pressure。
3．句意：第二天，所有的动物都过来看比赛。固定短语 come to do sth.表示“来做某事”，此处用动词不定
式。故填 to watch。
4．句意：当比赛开始的时候，兔子跑起来像风一样。根据“the rabbit ran…the wind.”可知，这里是说兔子像
风一样，应用介词 like，意为“像……一样”。故填 like。
5．句意：兔子说：“噢，我的最爱。我今天还没吃早餐。”。根据“Oh…favorite!”可知，空后的 favorite 为名
词，意为“喜爱的事物”，前面应用形容词性物主代词 my。故填 my。
6．句意：然后他睡着了。根据“Then he fell….”可知，fell 是系动词，后面接形容词作表语，sleep 的形容词
形式 asleep，表示“睡着的”。故填 asleep。
7．句意：勤劳的乌龟从不休息。此处为固定搭配 take a break，意为“休息一下”。故填 a break。
8．句意：尽管她真的很累，但是她继续奔跑。根据“She kept running…she was really tired.”可知，前后两句
存在让步关系，用 although 或 though 连接。故填 although/though。
9．句意：他尝试快速地奔跑，但是他不能，因为他吃得太饱了。根据“He tried to run…”可知，此处应该用
副词修饰动词，fast，副词。故填 fast。
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10．句意：兔子理解到他错了。根据后文“He felt sorry for making fun of the brave turtle.”可知，此处用一般
过去时，动词用过去式，understand 的过去式为 understood。故填 understood。
五、选词填空
（24-25 八年级下·江苏盐城·期中）
call, lead, stop, continue, able, touch, both, with,
discuss
There used to be two high mountains between Jizhou in the south and Hengyang in the north. One was
1 Taihang Mountain and the other Wangwu Mountain. 2 of the mountains were very high. Just to
the north of the mountains lived an old man called Mr. Fool who was nearly 90 years old. 3 the two
high mountains in front of his house, his family had to walk a long way around the mountains whenever they had
something to do on the other side of the mountains.
One day, Mr. Fool called all his family together to 4 how to move the two mountains away. His
wife said: “An old man like you cannot 5 move a small hill, not to mention the two high mountains.
Even if you can, where can you throw so much earth and stone ”
“The Bohai Sea is big enough to contain all the earth and stone.” Mr. Fool said. So Mr. Fool started to
6 his children to dig the mountains. A man named Smart saw them working and tried to 7 them,
saying: “You are so silly! You’re so old and weak, how can you move the high mountains ”
“You’re wrong,” Mr. Fool said. “My sons can 8 my work after my death. When my sons die, my
grandchildren will continue. So generations after generations, there’s no end. But the mountains can’t grow higher.
Do you still say I am 9 to move them away ”
Later the Heaven God, upon learning of Mr. Fool’s story, was greatly 10 . He then ordered
another god to take the two high mountains away.
The story tells us that as long as one is determined and sticks to it long enough, anything can be done, no
matter how difficult it is.
【答案】
1．called 2．Both 3．With 4．discuss 5．even 6．lead 7．stop 8．continue 9．
unable 10．touched
【导语】本文主要讲述了愚公移山的故事。
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1．句意：一座叫太行山，一座叫王武山。根据“One was... Taihang Mountain”和备选词可知，其中一座山叫
作太行山；call“称作，给……命名”，此处表示被动，be called“被叫做”。故填 called。
2．句意：两座山都很高。根据“... of the mountains were very high.”和备选词可知，此处指太行山和王武山
这两座山；both of“两者都……”，句首首字母要大写。故填 Both。
3．句意：他的房子前面有两座高山，每当他们在山的另一边有事情要做时，他们不得不绕着山走很长的
路。根据“the two high mountains in front of his house”和备选词可知，由于房子前面有两座高山，愚公一家
出行不方便，应用 with，意为“因为，由于”，句首首字母要大写。故填 With。
4．句意：一天，愚公把全家人叫到一起，商量如何把两座山移走。根据“how to move the two mountains away”
和备选词可知，此处指讨论如何移山；discuss“讨论”，to 后接动词原形。故填 discuss。
5．句意：像你这样的老人连一座小山都挪不动，更不用说那两座高山了。根据“a small hill”和备选词可知，
此处指愚公甚至连一座小山都移不了；此处用于加强语气，应用 even，意为“甚至，更”。故填 even。
6．句意：于是，愚公先生开始带领他的孩子们去挖山。根据“So Mr. Fool started to... his children to dig the
mountains.”和备选词可知，此处指愚公带领孩子们挖山；lead“带领，领导”，不定式符号 to 后接动词原形。
故填 lead。
7．句意：一个叫 Smart 的人看见他们在干活，想阻止他们，说：“你们真傻！你又老又弱，怎么能移动这么
高的山呢？”根据“You are so silly! You’re so old and weak, how can you move the high mountains ”可知，Smart
想要阻止愚公他们挖山；stop“阻止，使停下”，to 后接动词原形。故填 stop。
8．句意：我死后，我的儿子们可以继续我的工作。根据“My sons can... my work after my death.”和备选词可
知，此处指愚公的儿子继续做愚公挖山的工作；continue“继续”，can 后接动词原形。故填 continue。
9．句意：你还说我不能把它们移走吗？根据“Do you still say I am... to move them away ”和备选词可知，此
处是愚公反问对方不能把山移开吗，应用 unable，意为“不能够的”；be unable to do sth.“不能做某事”。故
填 unable。
10．句意：后来，天神听说了愚人的故事，深受感动。根据“Later the Heaven God, upon learning of Mr. Fool’
s story, was greatly...”和备选词可知，此处指天神被感动；touch“感动”，此处表示被动关系。故填 touched。
（23-24 八年级下·广东中山·期中）请阅读下面这篇文章，从方框内选择适当的词，并用其正确形式填空，
使文章完整连贯。注意每空一次，每次仅用一次。有两词为多余项。
neck all how quick sky however stop on answer they high though
It is said that the only bird that tries to bite the eagle (鹰) is the raven (乌鸦). Once a raven sat 1
an eagle’s back and tried to bite its neck. 2 , the eagle didn’t fight with the raven. It did not spend time
3 back to the raven. Instead, it just opened its wings and began to fly high in the 4 . The 5
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it flew, the harder it was for the raven to take a breath. Then finally the raven fell down because of little air.
In your life, you may meet these “raven”. Please remember not 6 bad words you need to answer
back right now. So 7 wasting time with the “ravens”. Sometimes the enemies (敌人) may watch for a
chance to bite your 8 , like the “ravens”. When they catch you, don’t forget to take 9 to your
height. Catch the chance to shake them down and then they’ll fall to the ground. At that time, you will feel
10 weak they are. As an old saying goes, “The race is not just for the quick. The fight is not just for the
strong. But time and chances happen to them all!”
【答案】
1．on 2．However 3．answering 4．sky 5．higher 6．all 7．stop 8．neck 9．
them 10．how
【导语】本文是一篇寓言故事，通过乌鸦试图攻击老鹰的故事，告诉我们在生活中遇到挑衅时，不要浪费
时间与之纠缠，而是应该提升自己，让对手自然败退。
1．句意：一只乌鸦坐在老鹰的背上，试图咬它的脖子。根据“sat”和“an eagle’s back”可知，此处表示“在……
上”，用介词“on”。故填 on。
2．句意：然而，老鹰没有与乌鸦争斗。根据“the eagle didn’t fight with the raven”可知，此处表示转折关系，
用副词“However”，意为“然而”。故填 However。
3．句意：它没有花时间回应乌鸦。根据“spend time”可知，是花费时间回应；spend time doing sth.意为“花
费时间做某事”，故此处用动名词“answering”。故填 answering。
4．句意：相反，它展开翅膀，开始飞向高空。根据“fly high in the”可知，是在天空飞，sky 意为“天空”，
名词。故填 sky。
5．句意：它飞得越高，乌鸦呼吸就越困难。根据“The… it flew, the harder it was”可知，此处使用“the…the…”
比较级结构，意为“越……越……”，此处应用 high 的比较级“higher”。故填 higher。
6．句意：请记住，不是所有恶语都需要立即回应。根据“not… bad words”可知，不是所有恶语，“not all”固
定搭配，意为“并非所有”。故填 all。
7．句意：所以停止浪费时间与“乌鸦”纠缠。根据“… wasting time”可知，是停止浪费时间，stop doing sth.
意为“停止做某事”。故填 stop。
8．句意：敌人可能会伺机咬你的脖子。根据前文“bite its neck”可知，此处是咬你的脖子。neck 意为“脖子”。
故填 neck。
9．句意：别忘了把他们带到你的高度。根据“take…to your height”结构及前文“ravens”复数，可知，是带他
们，动词后用宾格，they 意为“他们”，其宾格形式为 them。故填 them。
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10．句意：那时你会觉得他们是多么弱小。根据“feel…weak”结构，此处填“how”表示程度。故填 how。
六、书面表达
1．（24-25 八年级上·辽宁沈阳·阶段练习）假定你是学生李辉，即将参加学校英语社团组织的以“古代
中国智慧故事”为主题的征文活动。请你根据以下提示写一篇英语文章参加比赛。
内容包括：
1. 司马光和小伙伴们玩耍；
2. 一个小伙伴掉进水缸（water tank）中；
3. 司马光砸破水缸救出小伙伴。
注意：
1. 词数 80～100；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 文中不能出现真实姓名及学校名称。
Sima Guang broke the water tank
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【答案】例文
My name is Li Hui, and today want to share with you an ancient Chinese wisdom story about Sima
Guang.
One day, Sima Guang and his friends were playing happily in a courtyard. Suddenly, one of his friends
fell into a large water tank. The other children were so frightened that they didn’t know what to do next. But Sima
Guang quickly looked around and saw a big stone nearby. He picked up the stone and hit the water tank hard. The
tank broke. The water in it ran over soon and the boy was saved at last.
This story teaches us that in difficult situations, we should stay calm and think of clever solutions.
【详解】[总体分析]
①题材：本文是一篇材料作文；
②时态：时态以 “一般过去时”为主；
③提示：写作要点已给出，应注意不要遗漏“司马光砸缸”故事的介绍要点，可适当添加细节，并突出写作
重点。
[写作步骤]
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第一步，表明写作意图，点明主题；
第二步，详细介绍司马光砸缸故事的前因后果；
第三步，书写结语。升华主题。
[亮点词汇]
①fall into 跌入
②looked around 环顾四周
③pick up 拿起
④ran over 溢出
[高分句型]
①The other children were so frightened that they didn’t know what to do next.（so...that 引导的结果状语从句）
②The water in it ran over soon and the boy was saved at last. （and 连接的并列句）
2．（23-24 八年级上·山东济南·期中）同学们对《愚公移山》的故事一定有着比较深刻的印象。请根
据所学的内容及以下提示，以“The Story of Yu Gong”为题，把这个故事用英语简要叙述一下，并谈一谈你
从故事中学到了什么。
要求：
1.用以上提示，丰富内容；
2.书写规范，逻辑清晰；
3.100 词左右。
提示词：move the mountains, Zhi Sou, sons, grandsons, continue, god, be moved, help
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【答案】例文
The Story of Yu Gong
Once upon a time, there lived an old man called Yu Gong. Two high mountains stopped his family from
walking to the other side. So Yu Gong decided to move the mountains. Although Yu Gong was old, he decided to
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move the mountains with his family. Then Yu Gong started digging. At that time, a “clever” man called Zhi Sou
laughed at him and told him that it was impossible to move such high mountains. But Yu Gong didn’t listen to him
and said that his sons and grandsons would continue to move the mountains after he died. Then a god was moved
by Yu Gong, so he sent two gods to help him move the mountains.
The story reminds us that nothing is impossible as long as we work hard. We should not give up.
【详解】[总体分析]
①题材：本文是一篇话题作文；
②时态：时态为“一般过去时” ；
③提示：本文主要是讲述愚公的故事，并谈一谈你从故事中学到了什么，适当增加细节
[写作步骤]
第一步，交代故事发生的背景；
第二步，写清故事发展的经过和结果；
第三步，写读故事后感想和启示。
[亮点词汇]
①once upon a time 从前
②decide to do sth.决定做某事
③ as long as 只要
[高分句型]
① Although Yu Gong was old, he decided to move the mountains with his family. (although 引导的让步状语从
句)
② The story reminds us that nothing is impossible as long as we work hard. (that 引导的宾语从句，as long as 引
导的条件状语从句)
试卷第 1 页，共 3 页Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.
单元话题中考题型综合练
一、完形填空
（23-24 八年级下·天津西青·期中）One day a little mouse was thirsty (口渴的). She looked around for
water to drink. She climbed up on a table. And she saw a bottle on the table. The mouth of the bottle was 1 .
The little mouse looked inside the bottle. “Aha, there is 2 milk in it. That’s great.” She went into it and
began to drink.
She drank and drank. After a while she had drunk enough. Her stomach (胃) was too big and she couldn’t
come 3 of the bottle. She cried for help. Just then a cat came up to the table. 4 he heard the
cry, the cat jumped onto the table so 5 . “You’ll be my nice lunch.” The little mouse was very clever and
she 6 for a moment and said, “Brother Cat, you mustn’t roll (滚) the bottle.” “ 7 ” asked the
cat. “I would get dizzy (头晕目眩的),” said the mouse. The cat said that he would let her 8 quickly. So
he began to roll the bottle. Suddenly the bottle fell down onto the floor and broke into 9 . The little
mouse ran 10 as fast as she could. When the cat jumped off the table and ran after her, the mouse had
already gone into her home.
1．A．big B．little C．large D．small
2．A．little B．a little C．few D．a few
3．A．into B．up C．out D．down
4．A．When B．So C．Where D．Because
5．A．nervously B．weakly C．sadly D．happily
6．A．waited B．thought C．stood D．saw
7．A．When B．Where C．Why D．How
8．A．dying B．die C．to die D．died
9．A．boxes B．glasses C．pieces D．cakes
10．A．away B．out of C．into D．after
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（24-25 八年级下·浙江金华·期中）.
There was a beautiful peacock out on a rainy day. Dark clouds covered the sky, 1 the peacock’s
colorful feathers (羽毛) still shone brightly. He looked at himself in a puddle (水坑). He couldn’t help but say,
“How 2 I am!” But when he heard his own voice, he became 3 . It was terrible.
Then, the peacock heard a nightingale (夜莺) sing with a sweet voice. He began to 4 . “Why don’
t I have such a beautiful voice ” Just then, the Goddess Juno 5 . She went up to the peacock.
“ 6 are you so upset ” Juno asked.
The peacock told her about his 7 voice. “Why does the nightingale have such a beautiful voice
My voice sounds like 8 rolling over the sand.”
Juno petted the peacock. Then she said, “Every living thing is special in 9 own way,” she said.
“The nightingale brings 10 with her songs, but you bring wonder with your beautiful feathers. Look at
your feathers—they 11 the forest in colors!”
The peacock 12 a little straighter. “Hmm, maybe you’re right,” he said. “I have the prettiest
feathers in the 13 . The nightingale has the prettiest voice. We are 14 great in our own ways.”
From that day on, the peacock walked 15 . He didn’t worry about his voice anymore. Instead, he
danced in the rain, knowing he was special just as he was.
1．A．and B．but C．or D．so
2．A．tall B．beautiful C．active D．interesting
3．A．sad B．shy C．angry D．happy
4．A．laugh B．sing C．cry D．fly
5．A．appeared B．hid C．left D．smiled
6．A．When B．Where C．How D．Why
7．A．soft B．loud C．terrible D．sweet
8．A．winds B．papers C．rocks D．leaves
9．A．its B．her C．their D．my
10．A．sadness B．nervousness C．happiness D．calmness
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11．A．paint B．build C．cover D．clean
12．A．lay down B．jumped up C．sat down D．stood up
13．A．sea B．forest C．lake D．field
14．A．both B．all C．either D．neither
15．A．quickly B．slowly C．carefully D．confidently
二、阅读理解
（24-25 八年级下·安徽蚌埠·期中）One day, a raven (渡鸦) happened to fly past a lake. Looking at the
lake, he saw the most beautiful animal he had ever seen. She was a swan (天鹅) and her feathers (羽毛) were as
white as snow. The swan was playing with other birds happily, talking and dancing. And it seemed that the other
birds all liked to stay with her. When he looked at his own feathers, they were as black as coal. The raven was
very angry with the swan. “How can the swan have such wonderful feathers ” said the raven. What should he do
with his feathers He thought it over and over.
Then, the raven decided that he also wanted to have white feathers like the swan’s. From that day on, the
raven began to live like the swan. He moved his home from the woods to the lake. He also started to eat water
plants like the swan. He tried his best to talk and dance with the other birds. The most important was that each day,
the raven would wash his feathers, hoping that they would turn white. He even went to the nearby rivers and
ponds to wash his feathers, because he thought the water in the lakes was not enough for him to wash them. But
no matter how hard he washed his feathers, they remained black.
As he only ate water plants, he soon grew thinner and thinner. Not many days later, the raven died.
1．Why was the raven angry with the swan
A．Because his own feathers were as white as snow.
B．Because the swan did not have black feathers like him.
C．Because the swan had beautiful white feathers.
D．Because the swan lived in the lake with other birds.
2．Where did the raven live before
A．In the lake. B．In the pond. C．In the woods. D．In the river.
3．Why did the raven begin to live like the swan
A．To make friends with the swan. B．To see the swan’s white feathers.
C．To eat water plants. D．To have white feathers like the swan.
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（24-25 八年级下·浙江宁波·期中）There was once a poor man who lived in a village. Every day, he
walked through the village looking for someone who could give him a little work. When he was lucky, he made
enough money to buy one small meal.
One day, the man saw a fat goose (鹅) run by, so he caught it. “What a hearty meal you will make!” said
the man. “Tonight my stomach will be full.”
“Do not eat me!” cried the goose. “I am a super special goose. If you feed me and take care of me, I will lay
golden eggs for you.”
“Can this be true ” the man wondered. “Since this goose can talk, perhaps it can lay golden eggs, too. I will
give it a chance (机会).” So the man took the goose home and fed it the last food in his kitchen, even though he
had to go to bed hungry that night.
As soon as he woke up the next morning, the man rushed over to the goose. Under the goose he found a
large, shiny egg made of gold. He took the egg to the market and sold it for lots of money. When he came home,
his arms were full of food, and there was good food for the goose.
Each day, the goose laid another golden egg and the man sold it. Before long, the man was very rich, yet he
wanted to become even richer. “Why should I spend so much money on food for the goose ” he asked himself. He
decided to cut the goose open and get all the golden eggs at once.
The man cut the goose open and found no golden eggs. “What have I done ” he cried.
1．What does the underlined word “hearty” in paragraph 2 probably mean
A．Big. B．Hot. C．Quick. D．Healthy.
2．Why did the man take the goose home
A．Because he decided to sell it for money. B．Because he wanted to cook it for dinner.
C．Because the goose might make him rich.D．Because the goose asked him for food.
3．What is the correct order according to the passage
a. The man found a golden egg under the goose.
b. The man cut the goose open and found nothing.
c. The man fed the goose with the last food he had.
d. The man bought some good food for the goose.
A．a-b-d-c B．a-b-c-d C．c-a-d-b D．c-a-b-d
4．What is the story trying to tell us
A．It’s important for us to take good care of animals.
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B．We should give the food we have to those in need.
C．It’s quite difficult for us to find a job in the village
D．We can’t expect to get all at once.
（23-24 八年级下·浙江金华·期末）Long ago, a king received two baby eagles as a gift. The eagles were a
very special species (品种), and the king loved them very much. He invited an experienced caretaker to look after
them.
As time passed, the king noticed that both eagles grew bigger and looked even more amazing than before.
The king wished to see them fly. However, as the caretaker set them free, one eagle flew high into the sky while
the other flew a few meters before returning to its starting branch (树枝).
The king wanted to know why. The caretaker answered, “This eagle always has this problem. It refuses to
fly high.”
The king felt pity on the second one. The next day, he said that anyone who could help the second eagle fly
high would receive great prizes.
Many knowledgeable people came, studied and tried, but no one succeeded. After a few weeks, the king
nearly lost hope.
Then one day, something strange happened. The king saw both eagles flying high in the sky. He couldn’t
believe his eyes and called the caretaker over. The caretaker explained that a farmer had made the second eagle fly.
And he brought the farmer to the king.
The king asked, “How could you make it happen while those knowledgeable men couldn’t ” The farmer
replied, “I don’t have knowledge like them. I simply cut down the branch on which the eagle was used to sitting.
With no branch, it had no choice but to fly. And it did very well.”
1．What happened when the caretaker set the eagles free
A．Both eagles flew high into the sky. B．One eagle flew away and didn’t come back.
C．One eagle came back soon after it took off. D．Neither of the eagles would leave the branch.
2．How did the farmer make the second eagle fly high
A．By teaching the eagle how to fly time and time again.
B．By building a special tree for the eagle to take off from.
C．By giving the eagle a special prize every time it flew high.
D．By cutting down the branch the eagle always stayed on.
3．Which of the following is the right order of the events
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a. A farmer cut down the branch and the eagle had to fly.
b. The king wished to see the eagles fly.
c. One eagle refused to fly high.
d. A king invited a caretaker to look after the eagles.
A．abcd B．dbca C．badc D．adbc
4．What lesson can we learn from the story
A．The simpler a person, the better. B．Knowledge is useless.
C．Find the key to a problem. D．Don’t lose hope easily.
（23-24 八年级下·江西宜春·阶段练习）请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容从文后的七个
选项中选择五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。
I heard a Chinese story that has helped me tell the good from the bad in my life. It was the story of The Old
Frontiersman’s Lost Horse (塞翁失马). According to the story, an old man happened to lose his horse. People
came to comfort him, but he said, “ 1 ”
The old man’s son loved to ride. 2 People came to make the old man feel better, but he told
them, “Why couldn’t this be a good thing ” A year later, a war broke out. Every young man should go to war (战
争). 3 But the son was saved from going to battle because of his broken leg.
Years ago when I returned to China from the US, I worked in a small company. 4 But because of
that job, I discovered the beauty of Hangzhou and made some lovely friends.
5 When one of us brings up some bad news or a bad situation, the other answers with the word
“However” to speak out the good side.
A．There I had a really bad time.
B．Why couldn’t this be something lucky
C．He fell off the horse and broke his leg one day.
D．Everyone thinks that it is a good idea.
E．Many of them died.
F．I like to play a game “However” with people.
G．Sometimes you have to give up.
（24-25 八年级上·湖南永州·期末）根据语篇内容，从所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文
意思通顺。选项中有一项为多余项。
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A bird with gold feathers (金羽毛) lived in a lake. A man lived near the lake with his sons. They were very
poor. 1
The bird was sad to see that. She thought, “I’ll give one of my feathers to them each day. Then they can
live a rich life.” 2 The man was very happy because their life was much better than before.
But the man was greedy (贪婪的). He thought, “ 3 If so, we will become poor again. I will take all
her feathers when she comes next time.” 4 But the gold feathers became chicken feathers.
The bird said to the man, “I’m so sad that you are so greedy. 5 ” With these words, the bird flew
away.
A．The bird may fly away one day.
B．Now, I am leaving and will never come back.
C．Sometimes they didn’t have enough money to buy food.
D．The sons didn’t want to kill the bird.
E．So when the bird came, the man took all her feathers.
F．Then the bird gave them a feather every day.
三、任务型阅读
（23-24 八年级下·湖北黄石·开学考试）阅读短文，用英文回答问题（请注意每小题的词数要求）。
A lion ruled over a certain part of a jungle. One day, the lion went out to look for food. On his way, he saw a big
cave, and thought to himself, “It is for sure that some animal must be living in this big cave. I shall hide inside the
cave and wait for my dinner to arrive.” The cave was home to a jackal (豺) who arrived a while after the lion
had hidden himself inside. While entering he noticed the footprints of the lion leading into the cave, but could not
find any footprint coming out.
He thought, “If a lion is indeed in the cave, I will be dead as soon as I enter. But, how can I be sure ” The
jackal thought of a plan, and began to shout, “Hello, Cave! Can I come inside ”
He waited in silence for a moment and shouted again, “Hello, Cave! Have you forgotten our understanding of
all these years I always wait for your reply before I enter. Why are you silent today I shall then go to some other
caves if you do not reply.”
On hearing this, the lion thought, “The cave must reply to the jackal when he returns. It is because I am inside that
the cave is not replying today. I must invite him to enter the cave on behalf of (代表) the cave, or the jackal will
go away.” So, the lion replied from inside the cave, “Hello, Jackal, you may enter. It is safe inside.” The jackal
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at once ran away as fast as he could and saved himself.
1．What was the lion sure of the big cave (10 个词以内)
2．What did the jackal find before entering his cave (15 个词以内)
3．What did the jackal think would happen to him if a lion was in the cave (10 个词以内)
4．Why did the lion reply on behalf of the cave (15 个词以内)
5．How do you like the jackal (10 个词以内)
（23-24 八年级上·江苏盐城·期中）.
Long long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day When he wanted to steal
(偷) the bell on his neighbour’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of (抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The
bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.
Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last
he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he
went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly,
but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. The neighbour ran out after he heard
the bell ringing.
“Steal my bell I’ll teach you a lesson,” the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.
The foolish thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out
just then ” he wondered (感到疑惑).
回答下面 5 个问题，每题答案不超过 6 个词。
1．What did the thief want to steal one day
2．Where did the thief put the cotton
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3．When did the neighbour run out the next day
4．Why did the neighbour hit the thief on the nose
5．What do you think of the thief
四、短文填空
（23-24 八年级下·四川德阳·期中）阅读下面短文，根据语境在空白处填入一个适当的词或用所给单词的提
示，填写其正确形式，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。
Once there were two little ducks. 1 (They) names were Quick and Quack. They didn’t feel
lonely, because they were good 2 (brother) and the two ducks were used to competing with each other
for fun.
One day, they 3 (hang) out everywhere happily as 4 (usually). Soon they came to a
big river. 5 order to show who swam faster, they decided to have a race. The two ducks swam quickly
down to the river. Both of them knew the way very well. But Quack wanted to try a much 6 (quick)
way. He knew that currents (水流) in the middle of the river were faster and they would help him. However, their
mother had told them never to swim in the middle of a river. Quack thought about it for a moment, 7
he finally decided to try it. “I’m old enough now to swim there,” he thought.
It didn’t take Quack much time to be the faster one. 8 (sudden), Quack was caught by a big
whirlpool (漩涡). He wasn’t strong enough to get away 9 it. Luckily, a cow passed by and saved him.
After that, Quack realized his 10 (mother) words were right, even though sometimes he didn’t
want to listen to her.
（23-24 八年级上·山东淄博·期中）读下面短文，在空白处填入当的内容 (不多于 3 个单词) 括号内单词的
正确形式。
Long ago, there was a turtle (乌龟) that enjoyed taking walks around the lake. While 1 (walk)
one day, the turtle met a rabbit. “I think slow-movers should not use the road,” said the rabbit, laughing. “Let’s
have a race, and I’ll tell you why.” The turtle was under a lot of 2 (press), but she agreed at last.
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The next day, all the animals came 3 (watch) the race. When the race started, the rabbit ran
4 the wind. The turtle was moving behind.
Minutes later, the rabbit noticed carrots beside the road. “Oh 5 (I) favorite! I didn’t have
breakfast today,” said the rabbit. “I’ll eat these delicious carrots and rest for a while. The turtle is still too far from
me!” Then he fell 6 (sleep).
The hard-working turtle never took 7 (break). When she was close to the finish line, the animals
were shouting and cheering. She kept running 8 she was really tired. The rabbit woke up. He couldn’t
believe his eyes: the turtle was almost at the finish line! He tried to run 9 (fast) but he couldn’t,
because he was too full. The turtle crossed the finish line and won the race.
The rabbit 10 (understand) he was wrong. He felt sorry for making fun of the brave turtle.
五、选词填空
（24-25 八年级下·江苏盐城·期中）
call, lead, stop, continue, able, touch, both, with,
discuss
There used to be two high mountains between Jizhou in the south and Hengyang in the north. One was
1 Taihang Mountain and the other Wangwu Mountain. 2 of the mountains were very high. Just to
the north of the mountains lived an old man called Mr. Fool who was nearly 90 years old. 3 the two
high mountains in front of his house, his family had to walk a long way around the mountains whenever they had
something to do on the other side of the mountains.
One day, Mr. Fool called all his family together to 4 how to move the two mountains away. His
wife said: “An old man like you cannot 5 move a small hill, not to mention the two high mountains.
Even if you can, where can you throw so much earth and stone ”
“The Bohai Sea is big enough to contain all the earth and stone.” Mr. Fool said. So Mr. Fool started to
6 his children to dig the mountains. A man named Smart saw them working and tried to 7 them,
saying: “You are so silly! You’re so old and weak, how can you move the high mountains ”
“You’re wrong,” Mr. Fool said. “My sons can 8 my work after my death. When my sons die, my
grandchildren will continue. So generations after generations, there’s no end. But the mountains can’t grow higher.
Do you still say I am 9 to move them away ”
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Later the Heaven God, upon learning of Mr. Fool’s story, was greatly 10 . He then ordered
another god to take the two high mountains away.
The story tells us that as long as one is determined and sticks to it long enough, anything can be done, no
matter how difficult it is.
（23-24 八年级下·广东中山·期中）请阅读下面这篇文章，从方框内选择适当的词，并用其正确形式填空，
使文章完整连贯。注意每空一次，每次仅用一次。有两词为多余项。
neck all how quick sky however stop on answer they high though
It is said that the only bird that tries to bite the eagle (鹰) is the raven (乌鸦). Once a raven sat 1
an eagle’s back and tried to bite its neck. 2 , the eagle didn’t fight with the raven. It did not spend time
3 back to the raven. Instead, it just opened its wings and began to fly high in the 4 . The 5
it flew, the harder it was for the raven to take a breath. Then finally the raven fell down because of little air.
In your life, you may meet these “raven”. Please remember not 6 bad words you need to answer
back right now. So 7 wasting time with the “ravens”. Sometimes the enemies (敌人) may watch for a
chance to bite your 8 , like the “ravens”. When they catch you, don’t forget to take 9 to your
height. Catch the chance to shake them down and then they’ll fall to the ground. At that time, you will feel
10 weak they are. As an old saying goes, “The race is not just for the quick. The fight is not just for the
strong. But time and chances happen to them all!”
六、书面表达
1．（24-25 八年级上·辽宁沈阳·阶段练习）假定你是学生李辉，即将参加学校英语社团组织的以“古代
中国智慧故事”为主题的征文活动。请你根据以下提示写一篇英语文章参加比赛。
内容包括：
1. 司马光和小伙伴们玩耍；
2. 一个小伙伴掉进水缸（water tank）中；
3. 司马光砸破水缸救出小伙伴。
注意：
1. 词数 80～100；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 文中不能出现真实姓名及学校名称。
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Sima Guang broke the water tank
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2．（23-24 八年级上·山东济南·期中）同学们对《愚公移山》的故事一定有着比较深刻的印象。请根
据所学的内容及以下提示，以“The Story of Yu Gong”为题，把这个故事用英语简要叙述一下，并谈一谈你
从故事中学到了什么。
要求：
1.用以上提示，丰富内容；
2.书写规范，逻辑清晰；
3.100 词左右。
提示词：move the mountains, Zhi Sou, sons, grandsons, continue, god, be moved, help
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