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八年级英语下册 Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mounta

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An old man tried to move the mountains

Class: Name: I 单项选择。(每题1分,共20分)

( )1. Once upon a time, there was _________emperor in _________Europe. A. a, a B. an, an C. a, / D. an, /

( )2. They tried _________the mountain away in their life. A. to finish moving B. to finish taking

C. finishing to move D. finishing to take

( )3. ---_________does the story begin?

---Well, once upon a time, there was a man in China,… A. When B. How C. What D. Where

( )4. It used to take a long time for them to get to _________side of the mountain. A. another B. an other C. other D. the other ( )5. There are some ________ways to solve the problem. A. another C. an other C. other D. the other ( )6. Listen! Can you hear a man’s ________?

A. voice B. noise C. sound D. noises

( )7. His words reminded us ________the experience in the mountain last year. A. at C. with C. to D. of

( )8. We are trying to ________our country ________a more beautiful country. A. compare, with B. compare, to C. turn, into D. look, after ( )9. We were so ________by the girl’s story that we kept ________.

A. move, to cry B. move, crying C. moved, to cry D. moved, crying ( )10. ________the TV program came out, children all over the country became

interested in it at once.

A. As soon as B. Unless C. If D. Until ( )11. For us, hard work leads ________good grades. A. to B. with C. at D. in

( )12. The Monkey King keeps fighting to help _________weak. A. a B. an C. the D./

( )13. They went to Shanghai ________the first time ________October, 2002. A. at, in B. at, on C. for, in D. for, on

( )14. The story is ________interesting ________we all like it very much. A. such, that B. too, to C. enough, to D. so, that ( )15. He didn’t go to bed ______ eleven o’clock last night.

A. after B. in C. since D. until

( )16. Thank you very much for helping me _________ the rubbish.

A. take out B. bring in C. get to D. make up

( )17. —Why was Yu Gong trying to move the mountains?

—Because it was for his family to get to the other side of the mountains.

A. difficulty B. difficulties C. difficult D. more difficult

( )18. If you are busy, you may come another day .

A. instead of B. instead C. in order to D. either ( )19. you study harder, you will not pass the history exam. A. If B. Unless C. Because D. Untill

( )20. The little girl couldn’t stop when she saw the snake. A. to cry B. crying C. cried D. criing

II 完形填空。(每题1.5分,共15分)

阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

An interesting thing happened to me last Sunday. The weather was so fine that I decided to 21 in the country. On my way home, my car stopped. It ran out of gasoline(汽油). I decided to walk along the road until I found someone who could sell me some gasoline. I had walked a long way before I found a big 22 near the road. I was 23 to see it because it was getting dark. I knocked at the door and an old lady came out. She said, “I’ve been waiting for you for a long time. Come in, please. I got 24 ready for you.” I was very surprised. “Oh, Tony! You used to love tea.”

I told her my car ran out of gasoline, 25 she didn’t seem to hear me. She was talking so strangely that I wanted to 26 . As soon as she went to get the tea, I went out of the house as quickly as possible.

I was so happy when I saw 27 house by the road. When I told the man about the old lady, he said, “Oh, that’s Helen. She lives by 28 in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t hurt anyone. She is still 29 for the man whom she was going to marry 25 years ago. The man was named Tony. The day before they got married, he went away and 30 came back.”

( )21.A.walk B. drive C. run D. ride ( )22.A.house B. tree C. hospital D. car

( )23.A.sad B. angry C. happy D. surprised ( )24.A.coffee B. milk C. water D. tea ( )25.A.and B. or C. but D. so

( )26.A.stay B. leave C. sit down D. have a rest ( )27.A.others B. the other C. other D. another ( )28.A.themselves B. myself C. herself D. himself ( )29.A.keeping B. talking C. working D. waiting ( )30.A.never B. usually C. often D. sometimes

III 阅读理解。(每题3分,共30分)

(A)

A long time ago, there was an emperor. He had a beautiful garden. In the garden, there was a little nightingale(夜莺) singing very beautifully.

One day the emperor heard about this little bird's beautiful voice. He asked his guards to bring her to him. As soon as the emperor heard the nightingale's voice, he said, \"Put her in a golden cage, so she can stay and sing for me whenever I want to hear her. \"

The little bird was so unhappy about being kept in the cage that she stopped singing

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one day. The emperor was very angry. He ordered the scientists in his palace to make a robot bird for him. The bird could sing very beautifully, too. The emperor was pleased.

Soon the robot bird became old. It no longer sang beautiful songs. Just at that time, the emperor became very weak. One morning, while he was lying in bed, the emperor wanted it to sing once again. But the robot bird couldn't sing any more. Suddenly the nightingale landed on the window. She began to sing her most beautiful song. The emperor was very happy! He became better and better each day.

After the emperor was well,he changed a lot and became kind to his people. From then on, all his people cherished(爱戴) him for his love and kindness. ( )31. Where did the nightingale live at first ?

A. In a forest. B. In the mountains .C. In the garden .D. In the palace .

( )32.Who brought the nightingale to the emperor ?

A. The guards. B. The scientists. C. The emperor’s people. D. Another emperor.

( )33.Why did the nightingale stop singing one day ?

A. Because she was too tired to sing. B. Because she was too sad to sing. C. Because she was too thirsty to sing. D. Because she was too old to sing.

( )34. What was happening when the nightingale began to sing her most beautiful

songs again? A. The robot bird was very angry. B. The emperor was very angry. C. The robot bird became very weak. D. The emperor became better and better.

( )35. Which of the following statements is NOT true ?

A. Both the nightingale and the robot bird had a beautiful voice.

B. The emperor kept the nightingale in a golden cage in order to hear her

sing at any time.

C. The nightingale was very happy after she was kept in the golden cage. D. The emperor learnt from the nightingale what love and kindness was.

(B)

Tom brings his report card home. He doesn’t want to show it to his parents. He puts it under the bed. Then he throws his schoolbag on the table and goes into the living room and turns on the TV. There is a football game on it and he begins to watch it. But after supper his dog Bobby goes under the bed and brings his report card out. His mother sees it and begins to read.

“Oh, dear!” the woman calls out. “You are not good at all! Look! You get a zero in the English test, and in the math test, too. You pass only P.E. Tell me how you study at school…”

“Don’t be angry, Mom,” says Tom, “Nobody is perfect, you know!” ( )36. Tom comes home .

A. in the morning B. in the afternoon C. at noon D. at night ( )37. Tom is good at .

A. English B. math C. all his lessons D. P.E. ( )38. Tom puts his report card under the bed because .

A. he hopes to look after it B. he's afraid that his parents see it

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C. it's too big D. it's no use ( )39. Who is Bobby?

A. Tom's mother. B. Tom's father. C. Tom's brother. D. Tom's dog. ( )40. The woman is angry because .

A. her son puts his report card under the bed B. the dog finds the report card

C. her son is not good at his lessons D. her son likes football at school

IV 根据汉语提示完成句子,每空一词。(每题2分,共10分)

41. 没人想要听起来愚蠢。(p45 1c) wanted to .

42. 你们在森林里睡了好长时间啊! you slept in the forest!

43. 谁那么勇敢来吃我的房子?Who is my house? 44. 因为群山是如此庞大,以至于步行到另一边要花很长时间。

Because they were big it a long time to to the other side.

45. 月亮一升起来,我们就可以顺着它走了。

The moon rises , we can them.

V 补全对话。 (每题1分,共10分)

Teacher: So what do you __________________ the story of Yu Gong?

Wang Ming: I think it’s really interesting. Yu Gong found a good _________ to solve

his _____________.

Claudia: Really? I think it’s a little bit silly. It doesn’t seem very possible

to ___________ a mountain.

Wang Ming: But the story is trying to show us that anything is possible ___________

you work hard! Yu Gong kept trying and didn’t give up.

Claudia: Well, I still don’t agree with you. I think we should try to find _________

ways to ___________ a problem.

Wang Ming: But what could Yu Gong do instead of ____________ the mountains?

Claudia: Well, there are many other ways. For _______________ , he could build a

road. That’s better and faster than moving a mountain!

Teacher: You have different _______________ about the story, and neither of you are

wrong. There are many sides to a story and many ways to understand it.

VI 书面表达。(15分)

张华是一名中学生。在上周五下午放学回家的路上,她捡到了一个钱包(wallet)。请根据所给提示词,写一篇不少于80词的短文。

参考词汇:on one’s way home, credit card(信用卡), wait, in a hurry, thankful, refuse, though

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