Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains达标卷 2024-2025学年人教版（2012）八年级英语下册

人教版八年级下册Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains达标卷 一、单项选择（每题1分，共15分） 1. The story ______ a long time ago in a small village. A. happens B. happened C. is happening D. will happen 2. He tried ______ the heavy box, but he failed. A. move B. to move C. moving D. moved 3. —______ did the boy finish his homework? —By asking his sister for help. A. How B. What C. When D. Where 4. The teacher told us that the earth ______ around the sun. A. go B. goes C. went D. will go 5. You ______ finish the work today. You can do it tomorrow. A. needn't B. mustn't C. shouldn't D. can't 6. My mother ______ while my father was reading a newspaper. A. cooks B. cooked C. was cooking D. is cooking 7. The story ______ is very interesting. All the children like it. A. it B. itself C. its D. it's 8. He kept ______ even though he was very tired. A. work B. to work C. working D. worked 9. —What do you think of the story? —It's ______ interesting ______ I want to read it again. A. so; that B. too; to C. such; that D. enough; to 10. The little girl ______ when her mother came back. A. cries B. cried C. is crying D. was crying 11. They ______ for three hours before they arrived at the village. A. walk B. walked C. are walking D. had walked 12. You should keep trying ______ you succeed. A. if B. until C. because D. though 13. The old man ______ his family to move the mountains with him. A. asked B. made C. forced D. let 14. The book ______ by a famous writer last year. A. writes B. wrote C. is written D. was written 15. —What ______ while your father was away? —We took good care of the house. A. did you do B. were you doing C. do you do D. are you doing 二、完形填空（每题1分，共10分） Once upon a time, there was a clever fox. One day, he saw a bunch of grapes hanging high on a vine. The grapes looked ripe and sweet, and the fox wanted to eat them. He jumped up 1, but he couldn't reach them. He tried again and again, 2 he still failed. The grapes were just too high. After 3 many times, the fox felt tired. He sat under the vine and looked up at the grapes. "They must be sour," he said to 4. "I don't want them anymore." Then he walked away with his head held high. This story tells us that people sometimes 5 things they can't get. They pretend those things are not good 6 they don't want to admit failure. But in fact, it's okay to 7. What's important is to keep trying. Even if we can't get what we want, we can learn 8 from the experience. So, don't be like the fox. 9 trying, and one day you may succeed. Remember: nothing is 10 if you put your heart into it. 1. A. hardly B. high C. heavily D. slowly 2. A. but B. and C. so D. or 3. A. try B. to try C. trying D. tried 4. A. he B. him C. his D. himself 5. A. look down on B. look up to C. look forward to D. look at 6. A. so B. because C. although D. if 7. A. succeed B. fail C. win D. lose 8. A. nothing B. everything C. something D. anything 9. A. Keep B. Stop C. Enjoy D. Mind 10. A. possible B. impossible C. easy D. difficult 三、阅读理解（每题2分，共20分） A The story of "Yu Gong Moves the Mountains" is well-known in China. Yu Gong was an old man who lived near two high mountains. The mountains blocked (阻挡) his way when he and his family went out. So Yu Gong decided to move the mountains. His wife thought it was impossible. "The mountains are too big," she said. "Even if you work all your life, you can't move them." But Yu Gong said, "I have sons, and my sons will have sons. They will keep moving the mountains after I die. One day, the mountains will be moved." A god was moved by Yu Gong's spirit. He sent two gods to take the mountains away. This story tells us that nothing is impossible if we keep trying. 1. Why did Yu Gong want to move the mountains? A. Because they were too high B. Because they blocked his way C. Because he had nothing to do D. Because his family asked him to 2. What did Yu Gong's wife think of his plan? A. It was easy B. It was impossible C. It was interesting D. It was necessary 3. What did Yu Gong say to his wife? A. He would stop moving the mountains B. His family would keep moving the mountains C. He would ask others for help D. The mountains were not big 4. Who helped Yu Gong move the mountains? A. His sons B. His wife C. Two gods D. His neighbors 5. What does the story tell us? A. Mountains are easy to move B. Old people are very strong C. Nothing is impossible with hard work D. We should never try to do hard things B Long long ago, there was a beautiful bird called Jingwei. She was the daughter of Emperor Yan. One day, Jingwei went swimming in the East Sea. Suddenly, a strong wind came, and she was drowned (淹死). After her death, she turned into a bird. She was very angry with the sea, so she decided to fill it up. Every day, Jingwei flew between the mountains and the sea. She carried small stones and sticks in her mouth and dropped them into the sea. A sea god laughed at her: "You're just a small bird. How can you fill up the sea?" Jingwei replied, "I will keep doing this until the sea is filled up. Even if I can't finish it, my children and grandchildren will continue." People still remember Jingwei's spirit of never giving up. 1. What was Jingwei before she turned into a bird? A. A god B. A princess C. A fish D. A flower 2. How did Jingwei die? A. She fell off a mountain B. She was killed by a god C. She drowned in the East Sea D. She died of illness 3. What did Jingwei decide to do after turning into a bird? A. Fly over the sea B. Fill up the sea C. Live in the mountains D. Find her father 4. What did the sea god think of Jingwei's plan? A. It was possible B. It was easy C. It was impossible D. It was interesting 5. What spirit of Jingwei do people remember? A. Never giving up B. Being angry C. Being lazy D. Being careful 四、词汇运用（每题1分，共15分） A) 根据句意及首字母提示填空 1. The story r______ us that we should never give up. 2. The old man t______ to climb the mountain, but he failed. 3. The little girl was l______ in the forest and couldn't find her way home. 4. The workers have been working for 12 hours, but they k______ on working. 5. The two mountains b______ the road, so people had to go around them. B) 用所给单词的适当形式填空 6. He ______ (read) the story three times already. 7. The teacher told us that practice ______ (make) perfect. 8. They ______ (work) for hours before they took a break. 9. The boy kept ______ (ask) questions until the teacher answered them all. 10. The story ______ (write) by Lu Xun many years ago. C) 选词并用其适当形式填空 shoot, remind, begin, continue, magic 11. The movie ______ with a beautiful song. 12. The photo ______ me of my happy childhood. 13. He ______ to study English even after he left school. 14. The ______ made the rabbit disappear in a second. 15. The hunter ______ the bird, but he missed it. 五、句型转换（每题2分，共10分） 1. The old man tried to move the mountains.（改为一般疑问句） ______ the old man ______ to move the mountains? 2. He finished his homework by himself.（对划线部分提问） ______ ______ he ______ his homework? 3. The story is so interesting that all children like it.（改为同义句） It's ______ ______ ______ story ______ all children like it. 4. They had lived in the village for 10 years before they moved.（对划线部分提问） ______ ______ ______ they ______ in the village before they moved? 5. The girl was reading a story when her mother came in.（对划线部分提问） ______ ______ the girl ______ when her mother came in? 六、书面表达（20分） 请以"My Favorite Story"为题，写一篇短文，介绍你最喜欢的故事，包括故事的主要内容和你喜欢它的原因。字数不少于80字。 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 答案 一、1-5 BBABA 6-10 CBCAD 11-15 DBA DA 二、1-5 BACDA 6-10 BBCAB 三、A：1-5 BBBCC B：1-5 BCBCA 四、A) 1. reminds 2. tried 3. lost 4. kept 5. blocked B) 6. has read 7. makes 8. had worked 9. asking 10. was written C) 11. begins 12. reminds 13. continued 14. magician 15. shot 五、1. Did; try 2. How did; finish 3. such an interesting; that 4. How long had; lived 5. What was; doing 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$