Unit 4 An old man tried to move the mountains 单元测试卷 2024-2025学年鲁教版五四制八年级英语上册

Unit 4　An old man tried to move the mountains 单元测试卷 一、选择题(每空1分，共15分) 1. Tina and her classmates plan to raise money for ________ poor this Sunday. A．a　　　　B．an　　　　C．the　　　　D．/ 2. —Did you notice what had happened in the bank，Ron? —Yes，I heard someone ________ when I was walking past. A．shot　　　B．shoots　　C．shooting　D．to shoot 3. he terrible illness left my grandpa too ________ to speak. A．silly B．weak C．strict D．crazy 4. It is impossible that John Smith can ________ the gun (枪) in his pocket. A．hear B．beat C．marry D．hide 5. —What about this red skirt, Mei Mei? —I like it, but I don't think it ________ me. A．touches B．pushes C．improves D．fits 6. —Must I give up ________，Doctor? —For your health，you have to. A．smoke B．smoking C．smokes D．to smoke 7. —Bill, remember to go to the party this Saturday. —Yes, I'll be there. Thanks for ________ me. A．understanding B．reminding C．noticing D．touching 8. —Mom，when will we go to the movies? —We won't go ________ your dad comes back. A．until B．so C．while D．when 9. You won't go to work on time ________ you take a taxi. A．because B．so C．unless D．while 10. —You study ________ hard ________ you're sure to pass the exam. —Thank you for saying so. A．such；that B．as；as C．so；that D．too；to 11. “Listen！Can you hear the strange ________ outside our house？” he said in a low ________. A．voice；sound B．voice；voice C．sound；sound D．sound；voice 12. Thanks to his help，I ________ know how to use a map to find ways in a foreign country. A．am able to B．am afraid to C．am used to D．am made of 13. —You look happy.Is there anything interesting? —My favorite writer's new book will ________ next week. A．run out B．work out C．help out D．come out 14. —Molly will visit us by train tomorrow. —I know.She called me ________ she bought the ticket online. A．even though B．so that C．as well as D．as soon as 15. —I think Three Little Pigs is a great book.It shows us three lovely and smart characters. —________．I read the book when I was five.But I still love it. A．I think it is a good idea B．I agree with you C．That's very kind of you D．I don't think it is beautiful enough 二、完形填空(每空1分，共10分) There were once two snakes.They changed into beautiful girls，Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing.They traveled to the West Lake __1__ Hangzhou and met a man，Xu Xian.__2__ Bai Suzhen met Xu Xian，she fell in love with him.They soon got married and opened a drugstore (药店). Fahai found out that Bai was a snake and went to __3__ Xu Xian.Fahai told Xu that he should let his __4__ drink alcohol (酒) on the Dragon Boat Festival to show her true body.On the day of the festival，Xu __5__ his wife Bai alcohol. Although Bai knew alcohol would make her __6__，she didn't refuse him.After a while，Bai became a snake.Xu was so __7__ to see it that he fell to the ground. After Bai got well，she __8__ went to Kunlun Mountain to save Xu's life.When Xu came to life，he thought Bai __9__ him and wished to leave his wife.But Bai explained __10__ story to him and they got together. However，one day Bai was caught in the Thunder Peak Pagoda (雷峰塔) by the West Lake.After many years，she was saved by her son and got together with her husband. 1.A.with B．of C．about D．on 2.A.As far as B．As long as C．As well as D．As soon as 3.A.control B．lead C．shoot D．remind 4.A.husband B．wife C．couple D．passenger 5.A.borrowed B．allowed C．offered D．returned 6.A.strong B．weak C．silly D．brave 7.A.stupid B．crazy C．clever D．shocked 8.A.recently B．quickly C．heavily D．suddenly 9.A.saved B．believed C．trained D．cheated 10.A.her B．his C．their D．my 三、阅读理解(每题2分，共20分) A Do you know yu，a kind of instrument (乐器)？It appeared many years ago. During the Warring States Period (战国时期)，the king of the State of Qi enjoyed listening to yu ensemble (合奏)．He often called up 300 players to play together for him.The king provided his musicians with delicious food and lots of money.A man named Nan Guo heard about that and he found a way to become a member of the band，even though he wasn't good at playing the instrument at all.Whenever the band played for the king，Nan Guo just stood in the line and pretended (假装) to play.Nobody realized he was making no sound at all.When the king died，his son became the new king who also liked the sound of yu.However，he preferred (更喜欢) yu solo so that he asked the musicians to play the yu one by one.So Nan Guo had to run out of the palace and never came back. 1．How many players did the old king often call up？____ A．100. B．200. C．300. D．400. 2．What did the old king of the State of Qi like？____ A．Listening to yu ensemble. B．Listening to yu solo. C．Shooting the animals. D．Playing the yu himself. 3．What can we know about Nan Guo？____ A．He did well in playing the yu. B．He couldn't play the yu at all. C．He played the yu better than others. D．He became the leader of the band at last. 4．The underlined word “solo” means “____” in Chinese. A．笛子 B．舞蹈 C．独奏 D．骑射 5．What does the passage mainly tell us？____ A．One is never too old to learn. B．It's important to learn music well. C．Never try to cheat anyone. D．Different people enjoy different kinds of music. B Once upon a time，there was a farmer.He had two sons.When they were old enough to get married，he told them，“Each of you must cut down a tree.Walk in the direction (方向) it points，and you will meet your future wife.” The elder brother knew whom he wanted to marry，so he made sure his tree fell in the direction of her house.Mikko，the younger brother，did not have this skill.His tree pointed to the forest.Mikko walked through the forest and didn't stop until he saw a house.He went inside，but the house was empty.“I'll never find my wife，” he said. “Don't be so sure，” said a small voice.Mikko looked around，saw a mouse and talked with her for a while.She was kind and smart，and Mikko liked her very much.Mikko brought the mouse home！However，Mikko's brother hated the mouse and threw her into the river! “What did you do？” cried Mikko.“You may think she is a mouse，but I love her.” Mikko began to cry，but then his father pointed to the river.A beautiful princess (公主) came out of the river. “A witch turned me into a mouse，” said the princess.“She said I could only turn back when I met one brother loving me and another hating me.I did not think it would ever happen，but now it has！” 6.What did the father ask his sons to do when they were old enough to marry? A．To cut down a tree. B．To build a house. C．To find the princess. D．To look for a mouse. 7.Why did Mikko walk through the forest? A．To help his brother. B．To look for his wife. C．To save the princess. D．To fight with a witch. 8.How was Mikko's wife? A．Independent. B．Lonely and weak. C．Kind and smart. D．Beautiful and hard­working. 9.What does the underlined word “it” refer to? A．Finding a nice husband. B．Turning into a mouse. C．Meeting Mikko. D．Meeting two different brothers. 10.What is the best title for the passage? A．A smart farmer B．A princess mouse C．Two hard­working sons D．A witch 四、根据提示写单词。(每题2分，共10分) 1．An elephant has two big ears and a short _________(尾巴)． 2．When you think someone is silly，you can also say that he is _________． 3．He saw lots of special __________(石头) when he went to the beach last week. 4．Please _________me to buy the birthday gift for my mother tomorrow，or I may forget. 5．—I am a new student here.Could you please __________(领路) the way to the library for me? —Sure，I'd love to. 五、补全对话。(每题2分，共10分) A：Hi, Jane! Did you go anywhere interesting last Sunday? B：No, I stayed at home. A：1._________ B：I read a book called The Little Match Girl (《卖火柴的小女孩》)． A：2. _________ B：Oh, it's really moving. A poor young girl tried to sell matches in the street on a cold night. She was afraid to go home. A：3. _________ B：She found a corner (角落) and sat down. Then she lit some matches to warm herself. A：4. _________ B：No, no one. After running out of the matches, she died. A：5. _________ B：Yes. From the story I learned that we should help those in need. A：I agree with you. A．How do you like it? B．She was really nice. C．Didn't anyone help her? D．What a poor girl! E．Did she have food? F．What happened next? G．What did you do at home? 六、短文填空(每空1分，共10分) quick　silly　weak　from　voice but　shine　something　remind　lose Once upon a time, there was a young man called Peter. He liked traveling. One day Peter was traveling in the forest. It was getting late and he got 1.__________. At that time, he felt 2. _________and thirsty so he followed some birds to a house made of stone. Outside he heard an old man's 3.__________ from inside the house. “Sorry, young man. There's no water in my house. Walk along the road and you'll see a small river.” Then the old man 4.__________ him he would get both “glad” and “surprised” if he picked up some pebbles(卵石) 5.__________ the river bed. Peter went on his way. Then he found the river and took a drink. He thought it was 6.__________ to pick up pebbles, 7.__________ he still picked some up.After that, he found a place to sleep. The next morning, Peter found the pebbles 8.__________ bright. Wow, they became bright jewels(宝石). Peter ran back to the river 9.__________ to get more，but there was 10.__________ there. 七、任务型阅读(每题2分，共10分) Long ago, there was a good and honest wood cutter. One day, when he was cutting wood beside a lake, he lost his axe (斧头) in the water. The water was deep, and he could not get his axe back. He had only one axe, and he needed it to make his living. He sat down and began to cry. As he cried, a spirit appeared. She asked the man what was wrong. She listened to the woodcutter and felt sorry for him. But what could she do to help him? Suddenly she came up with a great idea. The spirit dove (潜入) into the lake and brought back a gold axe. “Is this the axe you lost？” asked the good spirit. The man looked at the gold axe, knowing it wasn't his. Because he was honest, he admitted (承认) to the spirit that it wasn't his axe. So the spirit dove into the water again and brought back a silver axe. Once again, the man said that was not his axe. The spirit went down a third time and returned with the woodcutter's old axe. “That is the right one！” said the woodcutter. The spirit was so happy with the woodcutter's honesty that she gave him the other two axes as presents (礼物). Honesty truly is the best policy. 1．The _________is an imaginary person with special abilities (能力)． 2．The woodcutter couldn't get his axe back because _______________________________． 3．The second axe which the spirit brought back from the lake was made of __________． 4．The spirit gave the woodcutter ______________________as presents. 5．From the passage we learn that ______________________is the reason why the woodcutter got three axes at last. 八、书面表达(15分) 假如今天英语口语课的主题是“My Favorite Story”，请你根据下面的提示，写一篇短文讲述你最喜欢的故事，在课堂上和大家分享。 要点提示：1.What is your favorite story? 2．What is it about? 3．What can you learn from it? 要求：1.意思连贯，语句通顺； 2．80词左右。 My Favorite Story ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 参考答案 一、选择题(每空1分，共15分) 1-5CCBDD 6-10BBACC 11-15DADDB 二、完形填空(每空1分，共10分) 1-5BDDBC 6-10 BDBDA 三、阅读理解(每题2分，共20分) 1-5 CABCC 6-10 ABCDB 四、根据提示写单词。(每题2分，共10分) 1.tail 2.stupid 3.stones 4.remind 5.lead 五、补全对话(每题2分，共10分) 1-5 GAFCD 六、短文填空(每题1分，共10分) 1.lost 2.weak 3.voice 4.reminded 5.from 6.silly 7.but 8.shining 9.quickly 10.nothing 七、任务型阅读(每题2分，共10分) 1.spirit 2.the water was deep 3.silver 4.the other two axes 5.to be honest/honesty 八、书面表达(15分) My Favorite Story My favorite story is The Fox and the Crow.The fox wanted to get the meat in the crow's mouth.So he said a lot of beautiful words to the crow.The crow was so happy that he opened his mouth to sing a song.But as soon as he opened his mouth, the meat fell onto the ground and the fox got it.I think the story is interesting and meaningful.It reminds me that we should never believe the person who wants to cheat us. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$