Unit 6 I love literature（阅读表达专练）英语新教材冀教版八年级下册

Unit 6 I love literature 阅读表达专练 话题：文学 基础篇 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答文后各小题。 01 The power of ________ A long time ago in China, there was an old man with his sons. The brothers never agreed on anything. They fought all the time and never worked together. This made their father very sad. One day, the old man had an idea. He called his sons and gave each of them one thin chopstick. “Break it,” he said. The sons easily broke their chopsticks. Then, the old man tied many chopsticks together into a bundle (束，捆). “Now, break this!” he said. The oldest son tried, but the bundle didn’t break. The second and third sons also tried, but the chopsticks stayed strong. The old man smiled and said, “See? One chopstick is weak, but many chopsticks together are strong. Just like these chopsticks, if you work together, you can do big things. But if you fight alone, you will always fail.” The sons understood. They felt sorry for always arguing. From that day on, they helped each other and worked as a team. Their family became much happier. The story also gives us a lesson: when people work together, they are stronger than when they are alone. 1．Fill in the blank with proper words for the title.（把题目补充完整） __________________________________________________________ 2．What does the underlined word “this” refer to in Paragraph 1?（第一段划线单词this指代什么） __________________________________________________________ 3．How many sons did the old man have?（根据短文内容回答问题） __________________________________________________________ 4．Why did their family become much happier from that day on?（根据短文内容回答问题） __________________________________________________________ 5．What lesson does the story give us?（根据短文内容回答问题） __________________________________________________________ 【答案】1．Teamwork./Working together. 2．The brothers fought all the time and never worked together. 3．Three/4. 5．Because they helped each other and worked as a team. 6．When people work together, they are stronger than when they are alone. 【导语】本文讲述了一个中国寓言故事：一位老人为了让总是争吵、不团结的儿子们明白团结的力量，用“一根筷子易折断，一把筷子难折断”的实验教育了他们，最终让家庭变得和睦幸福。 1．文章的核心主题是关于“团结”的重要性。最后一段明确总结道：“when people work together, they are stronger than when they are alone”，当人们一起工作时，他们比独自一人时更强大。因此，标题应填入Teamwork./Working together.。 2．根据第一段前两句“The brothers never agreed on anything. They fought all the time and never worked together”，兄弟们从未在任何事上达成一致。他们总是打架，从不合作，随后的“This made their father very sad”说明让父亲难过的是前文提到的兄弟们的行为。因此，“this”指代的是兄弟们总是争吵且不合作这件事。故填The brothers fought all the time and never worked together. 3．根据第三段提到的细节：“The oldest son tried... The second and third sons also tried...”，文中明确提到了三个儿子的尝试过程，由此可知老人共有三个儿子。 4．根据文章倒数第二段的描述：“From that day on, they helped each other and worked as a team. Their family became much happier”，家庭变幸福的原因正是因为他们开始团结合作。 5．文章最后一段直接给出了故事的寓意：“The story also gives us a lesson: when people work together, they are stronger than when they are alone”，这个故事也给了我们一个教训：当人们一起工作时，他们比独自一人时更强大。回答可以直接引用这句话，或者用自己的话概括为“团结就是力量”。 02 Once upon a time, there was a man who raised a lot of sheep. One morning, when he went to count his sheep, he found that one sheep was missing. There was a hole in the sheepfold, and it was clear that a wolf had come at night and taken away the sheep. His neighbor said to him, “You should fix the hole in the sheepfold right away, or more sheep will be lost.” But the man replied, “The sheep has already gone. What’s the use of repairing the sheepfold now? I think it’s useless.” So, he did nothing. The next day, when he counted his sheep again, another sheep was missing. He felt very sorry. “I didn’t listen to my neighbor and didn’t repair the sheepfold yesterday, so this happened, I must do something now.” He thought. Without wasting any time, he got some wood and tools, he fixed the hole as soon as possible. From then on, no more sheep were lost. This story teaches us that it’s never too late to correct our mistakes. 1．Who took the sheep away? __________________________________________________________ 2．What happened to the man’s sheep the next day? __________________________________________________________ 3．What was the neighbor’s advice to the man? __________________________________________________________ 4．What can we learn from the story? __________________________________________________________ 【答案】1．A wolf. 2．Another sheep was missing. 3．He should fix the hole in the sheepfold right away. 4．It’s never too late to correct our mistakes. 【导语】本文讲述了“亡羊补牢”的寓言故事，通过养羊人两次丢羊、最终修补羊圈的经历，传递了知错能改为时未晚的道理。 1．根据文章第一段“there was a hole in the sheepfold, and it was clear that a wolf had come at night and taken away the sheep.”可知，是狼把羊叼走了。 2．根据文章第三段“The next day, when he counted his sheep again, another sheep was missing.”可知，第二天养羊人的又一只羊不见了，因此答案是原文直接信息。 3．根据文章第二段邻居说的话“You should fix the hole in the sheepfold right away, or more sheep will be lost.”可知，邻居的建议是立刻修补羊圈的破洞。 4．文章最后一段直接点明了主旨“This story teaches us that it’s never too late to correct our mistakes.”，即犯了错误及时改正，永远都不算晚。答案可直接引述原文。 03 Once upon a time, there was a big, beautiful garden in front of a large, empty house. Its grass was soft and green. Its trees were filled with singing birds. Every afternoon after school, children would play in the garden. They ran in the grass and climbed the trees. They loved listening to the birds singing. They felt that they were in a wonderland. One day, the children were playing in the garden when a giant appeared. “What are you doing here?” The giant got mad and yelled in a deep voice. “This is my garden! You must leave immediately!” The children were frightened and ran away. The next day, the giant built a high wall around his garden and put up a notice: DO NOT ENTER! The poor children dared not come again. The giant was always in his house, watching. Summer turned to fall and fall turned to winter. When spring came, the giant noticed that flowers blossomed and birds began to sing across the land. But in his garden, it was still winter. The green grass was covered with snow and the cold winds kept the birds away. “I don’t understand why spring is so late coming to my garden this year,” said the giant. He felt sad when he looked through the window at his frozen, white garden. 1．Why did the children like playing in the giant’s garden? __________________________________________________________ 2．What did the giant do when he saw the children in his garden? __________________________________________________________ 3．What did the giant do to stop the children from entering his garden? __________________________________________________________ 4．What was the giant’s garden like when spring came to other places? __________________________________________________________ 5．How did the giant feel when he saw his garden was still in winter? __________________________________________________________ 【答案】1．Because it was big and beautiful, with soft green grass, singing birds, and it made them feel like they were in a wonderland. 2．He got mad, yelled at them, and ordered them to leave immediately. 3．He built a high wall around his garden and put up a “DO NOT ENTER” notice. 4．It was still in winter, with green grass covered in snow and cold winds keeping birds away. 5．He felt sad. 【导语】本文是一篇寓言故事。主要讲述了巨人拥有一座美丽的花园，孩子们喜欢在其中玩耍。巨人出现后赶走孩子并筑起高墙禁止进入，导致春天来临时，其他地方生机勃勃，唯独他的花园仍是寒冬，巨人因此感到难过。 1．第一段指出“Its grass was soft and green. Its trees were filled with singing birds.”以及“They felt that they were in a wonderland.”，这些描述直接说明了孩子们喜欢花园的原因：草软树绿、鸟鸣悦耳，让他们感觉身处仙境。 2．第二段描述巨人出现后的反应：“The giant got mad and yelled in a deep voice. ‘This is my garden! You must leave immediately!’”，因此巨人当时生气地大吼并命令孩子们立刻离开。 3．第三段说明“the giant built a high wall around his garden and put up a notice: DO NOT ENTER”，这就是巨人阻止孩子们进入花园所采取的措施：筑高墙并张贴禁止入内的告示。 4．第四段指出“When spring came…in his garden, it was still winter. The green grass was covered with snow and the cold winds kept the birds away.”，因此当别处春暖花开时，巨人的花园仍是冬日景象，草被雪覆盖，寒风驱走了鸟儿。 5．文章最后一句写道“He felt sad when he looked through the window at his frozen, white garden.”，明确表达了巨人看到花园仍是寒冬时的感受是悲伤的。 04 Song Lian was a famous litterateur (文学家), historian and thinker in the late Yuan Dynasty and the early Ming Dynasty. Song Lian loved to learn from an early age. But because his family was very poor, he could not afford to buy books. He borrowed books from people who had books to read. From the books, he got plenty of knowledge and improved himself. He always returned them on time and never broke the promise (承诺). One day, Song Lian heard that there was a rich man in the village named Liu who had a lot of very valuable books. So he went there to borrow books. But Mr Liu loved books very much. He never lent books to strangers easily. Mr Liu saw Song Lian was a hard-working man, so he agreed to lend Song Lian a book. Song Lian felt thankful and told Mr Liu he could finish the book and return it in three days. Mr Liu thought for a while and said nothing. Finally, Song Lian took the book home. After he returned home, Song Lian couldn’t wait to start reading. He didn’t go out to play and stayed up to read. His mother cared about his health and told him to eat and go to bed on time. But Song Lian said he had to return the book on time. He thought it was very important to keep his promise. Finally, on the third afternoon, Song Lian left early and returned the book to Mr Liu. Liu was very happy and praised Song Lian for his integrity (诚信). 1．Why did Song Lian borrow books to read? __________________________________________________________ 2．What did the rich man named Liu have? __________________________________________________________ 3．How long did Song Lian keep the book? __________________________________________________________ 4．What did Song Lian think of keeping his promise? __________________________________________________________ 5．What can we learn from Song Lian? __________________________________________________________ 【答案】1．Because his family was very poor, and he could not afford to buy books. 2．He had a lot of very valuable books. 3．For three days. 4．He thought it was very important to keep his promise. 5．We should be honest and keep our promise. 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了元末明初文学家宋濂因家贫借书苦读，并信守承诺按时还书的故事，赞扬了他勤奋好学、诚实守信的品质。 1．根据“But because his family was very poor, he could not afford to buy books. He borrowed books from people who had books to read.”可知，宋濂借书读是因为家里很穷，买不起书。故填Because his family was very poor, and he could not afford to buy books. 2．根据“One day, Song Lian heard that there was a rich man in the village named Liu who had a lot of very valuable books.”可知，姓刘的富人有很多非常珍贵的书。故填He had a lot of very valuable books. 3．根据“Song Lian felt thankful and told Mr Liu he could finish the book and return it in three days.”以及“Finally, on the third afternoon, Song Lian left early and returned the book to Mr Liu.”可知，宋濂保存这本书三天。故填For three days. 4．根据“He thought it was very important to keep his promise.”可知，宋濂认为遵守承诺是非常重要的。故填He thought it was very important to keep his promise. 5．本题为开放性问题，答案不唯一。从宋濂勤奋苦读、信守承诺的故事中，我们可以学到要诚实守信、努力学习等品质。故填We should be honest and keep our promise. 05 “It’s ready, doctor,” said Potter. “You’ll have to pay us five dollars more, or I’ll stay here.” “That’s right!” said Indian Joe. “What do you mean?” said the doctor. “I’ve already paid you.” “Yes,” said Indian Joe. “But five years ago, you sent me away from your father’s kitchen when I came for something to eat. Your father had me jailed as a homeless person. I said I’d get my revenge. And now I’ve got you, and you’ll have to pay!” He was threatening the doctor with his fist. The doctor suddenly knocked him to the ground. Potter shouted, “Hey, don’t hit my partner!” and soon they were fighting. Indian Joe got up and picked up Potter’s knife. The doctor got free, took a piece of wood, and knocked Potter down with it. At the same moment, Indian Joe saw his chance and pushed the knife into the young man’s chest. He turned round and fell down, partly on Potter, blood pouring out of the wound. Then clouds covered the moon, hiding the terrible sight. The two frightened boys ran away in the dark. When the moon came out again, Indian Joe was standing over the two bodies. The doctor gave a last gasp and died. Indian Joe said to himself: “I’ve had my revenge!” Then he pulled out the knife and put it into Potter’s right hand. After three or four minutes, Potter began to move, then he sat up. He looked at the knife in his hand and let it fall in horror. He pushed the doctor’s body off him and gazed at it. His eyes met Joe’s. “How did this happen?” he said. “It’s a bad business,” said Joe without moving. “What did you do it for?” 1．Why does Indian Joe want to get his revenge on Dr Robinson? __________________________________________________________ 2．How did the doctor knock Potter down? __________________________________________________________ 3．Who killed Dr Robinson? __________________________________________________________ 4．Why did Joe say the underlined sentence? __________________________________________________________ 5．What do you think of Joe? __________________________________________________________ 【答案】1．Because the doctor’s father jailed him. 2．With a piece of wood. 3．Indian Joe. 4．To make Potter think he killed the doctor. 5．He is cruel, dishonest, and not a good person.（答案不唯一） 【导语】本文讲述了乔为报复五年前罗宾逊医生的父亲将自己赶出厨房并送进监狱，在与医生的冲突中趁机将其杀害，并试图将凶器塞进波特手中以嫁祸于他的故事。 1．第四段提到“But five years ago, you sent me away from your father’s kitchen when I came for something to eat. Your father had me jailed as a homeless person. I said I’d get my revenge.”，说明乔想要报复是因为医生的父亲曾把他赶出厨房并送进监狱。 2．第五段提到“The doctor got free, took a piece of wood, and knocked Potter down with it.”，说明医生用一块木头将波特打倒在地。 3．第五段提到“Indian Joe saw his chance and pushed the knife into the young man’s chest”，其中“the young man”指罗宾逊医生，所以是乔杀死了医生。 4．最后一段中的“It’s a bad business”是乔在波特醒来后说的话。乔明知是自己杀了医生，却假装不知情并反问波特“What did you do it for?”，目的是将杀人罪名嫁祸给波特。 5．本题为主观开放题，答案不唯一。结合文中乔的行径（记仇报复、杀人、嫁祸他人）做出合理评价即可。 培优篇 01 （2025·江苏常州·中考真题） It was morning, and the new sun was shining gold across the gentle sea. A crowd of a thousand seagulls (海鸥) were fighting for bits of food. But far away from these birds, Jonathan Seagull was practicing flying alone. Most seagulls don’t trouble themselves to learn more than the simplest facts of flight—how to get food and come back. For most seagulls, it is not flying that matters, but eating. For this seagull, however, flight is much more important than eating. More than anything else, Jonathan Seagull loved to fly. This kind of thinking, he found, is not the way to make oneself popular with other birds. Even his parents were unhappy. “See here, Jonathan,” said his father not unkindly. “Winter isn’t far away. If you don’t study how to get food, you might die of hunger in the future. Flying is all very well, but you can’t eat flight, you know.” Jonathan understood what his father meant. For the next few days he tried to act like the other seagulls; he really tried, screaming and fighting with other seagulls for fish and bread. But he couldn’t make it work. “It’s all so worthless,” he thought, “I could be spending all this time learning to fly. There’s so much to learn” It wasn’t long before Jonathan Seagull was off by himself again, far out at sea, hungry, happy, learning. The subject was speed, and in a week’s practice he learned more about speed than the fastest seagull alive. 1．What did Jonathan Seagull like doing most? 2．What did Father mean by saying “you can’t eat flight”? 3．What did Jonathan think of fighting with others for food? 4．Do you think Jonathan will die of hunger finally? Why or why not? 【答案】1．He liked flying/to fly most. 2．He wished Jonathan to study how to get food/ to know the importance of food. 3．It was worthless/meaningless/not meaningful. 4．No, he won’t. He can fly fastest so he can get food faster than other seagulls./Yes, he will. Although he can fly fastest, he still doesn't know how to get food. 【导语】本文主要介绍海鸥Jonathan喜欢独自练习飞行，即使没有食物果腹，最后他学会了比其他海鸥更快的速度。 1．根据“More than anything else, Jonathan Seagull loved to fly.”可知，Jonathan最热爱飞翔，故填He liked flying/to fly most. 2．根据“If you don’t study how to get food, you might die of hunger in the future. Flying is all very well, but you can’t eat flight, you know.”可知，父亲说“you can’t eat flight”意在提醒Jonathan要先解决生存需要，即先学会如何获取食物/了解食物的重要性。故填He wished Jonathan to study how to get food/ to know the importance of food. 3．根据“It’s all so worthless”可知，他认为争抢食物毫无意义。故填It was worthless/meaningless/not meaningful. 4．本题属于开放性试题，言之有理即可。参考答案：No, he won’t. He can fly fastest so he can get food faster than other seagulls./Yes, he will. Although he can fly fastest, he still doesn’t know how to get food. 02 （2025·安徽·中考真题） Deep in the woods lived a little squirrel (松鼠) called Nico. One day, Nico saw some orange leaves falling off the trees. “Fall is here!” Nico shouted excitedly. “It’s time for Nut Hunt Day!” All the little squirrels did exercises to get ready for the big day. They practiced running, climbing, and jumping. Everyone wanted to win the Nut Hunt (找坚果比赛). When the game kicked off, the little squirrels in the starting circle all ran in different directions. Nico started the hunt well. He jumped around, looking for the nuts under the orange leaves. “Oh, I found one! My first nut!” Nico said happily and picked up the nut. He continued the hunt, holding the nut in his little paw (爪子). “Oh, another one!” Nico cheered. He picked up the nut with another paw and moved on. But when Nico tried to pick up the third nut, he faced a problem. “How can I carry these three nuts with two paws to the starting circle?” Nico thought. “Oh, I know!” Nico put the nuts on top of one another and tried to carry them all together. But the nut tower was too high, and he couldn’t see the way! Ouch! Nico fell and dropped all of the nuts! “I might carry one nut in one paw and two nuts in another paw,” Nico said. But soon Nico realized how difficult it was. He dropped one nut on his leg. Ouch! Then he dropped another nut. Ouch! And another! Ouch! Ouch! 1．Why did all the little squirrels do exercises? （不超过10个词） 2．What was the problem Nico faced? （不超过15个词） 3．How could Nico solve the problem by himself? Please give him a piece of advice. （不超过15个词） 【答案】1．To get ready for the Nut Hunt Day. 2．He didn’t know how to carry three nuts with two paws. 3．He could carry nuts one by one instead of carrying together. 【导语】本文讲述了一只名叫Nico的小松鼠为参加找坚果比赛积极准备，但在比赛中遇到如何同时携带多个坚果的难题，并通过不断尝试寻找解决办法的故事。 1．根据“All the little squirrels did exercises to get ready for the big day. They practiced running, climbing, and jumping. Everyone wanted to win the Nut Hunt (找坚果比赛).”可知，小松鼠们做运动是为“找坚果比赛”那一天做准备。故填To get ready for the Nut Hunt Day. 2．根据“But when Nico tried to pick up the third nut, he faced a problem. ‘How can I carry these three nuts with two paws to the starting circle?’ Nico thought.”可知，Nico遇到的问题是他有三个坚果但只有两只爪子，他不知道如何同时携带。故填He didn’t know how to carry three nuts with two paws. 3．开放性题目，言之有理即可。故填He could carry nuts one by one instead of carrying together. 03 （2024·吉林长春·中考真题）Have you ever read Little Women by US writer Louisa May Alcott? The classic has been changed into plays, films and television programs many times because of its popularity since it came out in 1868. It tells a story of a mother raising her four daughters, while their dad is away fighting a war. Meg, the eldest, wants to live a better life very much. Jo, the second-born, wants nothing more than to be a writer. Beth is a sweet girl who loves music and always brings joy to others. The youngest daughter, Amy, dreams of being an artist. After reading Little Women, I have a feeling of warmth and kindness from the family. In the following scene, the girls talk about what they can buy with the very little money they have. They feel hopeful about the future even though their dreams may not come true. “I can’t expect anything from Mother or you. I know I only have one dollar with me. Although it isn’t that much, it works. I can at least buy the book Undine and Sintran for myself. I’ve wanted it so long,” said Jo. “I planned to spend mine on new music,” said Beth. “I shall get a nice box of drawing pencils. I really need them,” said Amy. “Mother didn’t say anything about our money, but she does wish us to get something. Let’s each buy what we need. I’m sure we work hard enough to make it,” cried Jo. 根据短文内容，回答下列问题。 1．When did Little Women come out? 2．Who is the third-born girl in the family? 3．How do the girls feel even though their dreams may not come true? 4．Why does Amy want to buy drawing pencils? 5．What does Jo advise her sisters to do at last? 【答案】1．In 2. 3．Beth. 4．They feel hopeful about the future. 5．Because she really needs them. 6．Jo advises her sisters to buy what they need and work hard enough to make it. 【导语】本文主要介绍《小妇人》这本书以及其中的一个场景。 1．根据“The classic has been changed into plays, films and television programs many times because of its popularity since it came out in 1868.”可知，《小妇人》1868年出版，故填In 1868. 2．根据“Jo, the second-born, wants nothing more than to be a writer. Beth is a sweet girl who loves music and always brings joy to others. The youngest daughter, Amy, dreams of being an artist.”可知，Beth是三女儿，故填Beth. 3．根据“They feel hopeful about the future even though their dreams may not come true.”可知，她们对未来充满希望，即使她们的梦想可能不会实现。故填They feel hopeful about the future. 4．根据“I shall get a nice box of drawing pencils. I really need them”可知，Amy很需要一盒漂亮的铅笔，故填Because she really needs them. 5．根据“Let’s each buy what we need. I’m sure we work hard enough to make it”可知，Jo建议姐妹们买需要的东西并且要努力工作，故填Jo advises her sisters to buy what they need and work hard enough to make it. 04 （2024·四川广安·中考真题） Once a little weed (杂草) grew in a field. There were many tall and beautiful flowers around it. Lots of bees and butterflies came to them because of their nice smells and bright colours. The little weed wasn’t satisfied, because its flowers were tiny and simple. One spring morning, three children came to play in the field. “Let’s pick some flowers for our grandma!” said one. “That’s a good idea!” said another. “She will love all these bright and beautiful flowers!” “What about that one?” the youngest child said, pointing at the little weed. “Forget it!” laughed the oldest brother. “That’s just a useless weed!” Hearing this, the little weed felt even worse. “Am I really useless?” it asked itself. “Why was I put on the Earth?” In winter, all flowers were gone, only the little weed stood alone in the field. Just at that time, it noticed some birds coming above the field. “We are hungry!” they shouted. The little weed felt sorry for the poor birds and called out to them, “Hey! Down here! I have pods (豆荚) that you can eat!” “You’re so kind!” The birds ate up the seeds (种子) in the pods thankfully. “They’re delicious. We can’t find anything better than what you gave us!” This made the little weed pleased and confident. “At last, I have found out what I am good for!” the little weed said. 1．Why did lots of bees and butterflies come to the flowers? (no more than 8 words) 2．Who did the three children pick the flowers for? (no more than 2 words) 3．When did the little weed notice the birds come above the field? (no more than 2 words) 4．Did the birds think the little weed was useful? (no more than 3 words) 5．How did the little weed feel finally? (no more than 3 words) 【答案】1．Because of their nice smells and bright colours. 2．Their grandma. 3．In winter. 4．Yes, they did./Yes. 5．Pleased and confident. 【导语】本文介绍了杂草从一开始觉得自己没用到后面发现了自己的用处的故事。 1．根据“Lots of bees and butterflies came to them because of their nice smells and bright colours”可知许多蜜蜂和蝴蝶因为它们的好闻和鲜艳的颜色而向它们飞来。故填Because of their nice smells and bright colours. 2．根据“Let’s pick some flowers for our grandma”可知他们是为他们的奶奶摘花。故填Their grandma. 3．根据“In winter, all flowers were gone, only the little weed stood alone in the field. Just at that time, it noticed some birds coming above the field”可知在冬天，它注意到一些鸟从田野上方飞来。故填In winter. 4．根据“They’re delicious. We can’t find anything better than what you gave us”可知鸟把杂草的豆荚吃了，认为它们很美味，所以鸟认为杂草很有用。故填Yes, they did./Yes. 5．根据“This made the little weed pleased and confident.”可知它感到高兴和自信。故填Pleased and confident. 05 （2023·江苏淮安·中考真题）Xing Yifan and his parents were very excited when they knew that Xing had a chance to study at Beihang University with a score of 645. It would be a great challenge for most high school graduates(毕业生) to get such a high score, especially for the 18-year-old boy. Xing was born in Jilin Province in 2003. His family were happy with his coming and did not notice anything wrong until he was three months old. “When we took him for photos in the studio, the photographer told us our son wasn’t able to do the same things other kids of his age could. He advised us to take him to the hospital for a check,” said his father Xing Dacheng. “Although we were psychologically (心理上地) prepared, we never imagined our son would grow up with such a condition. And the doctors told us there was no useful way of treatment,” Xing’s father said. When relatives and friends heard the news, they advised the couple to have another baby. But Xing’s parents decided to pour all their love and care into their son. “Yifan is an angel who came to our family. He might have broken wings, but we would never give him up,” the father said. Xing Yifan got the highest score in his school for the senior high school entrance examination in 2018. To prepare for Gaokao, he studied even harder from the day he started at Jilin No. 1 Senior High School. He seldom went to bed before midnight, especially in the third year. To avoid bringing trouble to others, he drank less water at school to lower (减少) his need to go to the toilet. Unluckily, he got hurt several months ago, so he had to stay at home. After three months, he came back to school, and to his teachers’ surprise, he made great progress instead of falling behind his classmates. “I felt inspired (鼓舞的) when I read the story of British physicist Stephen Hawking. I will continue to study hard at university, and I hope I can be someone like him, who changed the world with his knowledge.” 1．When was Xing Yifan born? 2．Who advised Xing Yifan’s parents to take him to the hospital? 3．Did the doctors find any useful ways to treat Xing Yifan? 4．How did Xing Yifan lower his need to go to the toilet at school? 5．What do you think of Xing Yifan according to the article? 【答案】1．In 2. 3．A/The photographer. 4．No, they didn’t. 5．By drinking less water. 6．He is strong-willed. 【导语】本文主要讲述了从小生病的邢一凡通过父母的支持和自己的努力在高考中得到了很高的分数。 1．根据“Xing was born in Jilin Province in 2003”可知他出生在2003年。故填In 2003. 2．根据“the photographer told us our son wasn’t able to do the same things other kids of his age could. He advised us to take him to the hospital for a check”可知摄影师建议他们带他到医院检查。故填A/The photographer. 3．根据“And the doctors told us there was no useful way of treatment”可知医生告诉他们没有有效的治疗方法，此处作否定回答。故填No, they didn’t. 4．根据“he drank less water at school to lower (减少) his need to go to the toilet.”可知他在学校里少喝水减少他上厕所的需要。故填By drinking less water. 5．开放性试题，言之有理即可。参考答案为He is strong-willed. ( 1 / 13 ) 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ Unit 6 I love literature 阅读表达专练 话题：文学 基础篇 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答文后各小题。 01 The power of ________ A long time ago in China, there was an old man with his sons. The brothers never agreed on anything. They fought all the time and never worked together. This made their father very sad. One day, the old man had an idea. He called his sons and gave each of them one thin chopstick. “Break it,” he said. The sons easily broke their chopsticks. Then, the old man tied many chopsticks together into a bundle (束，捆). “Now, break this!” he said. The oldest son tried, but the bundle didn’t break. The second and third sons also tried, but the chopsticks stayed strong. The old man smiled and said, “See? One chopstick is weak, but many chopsticks together are strong. Just like these chopsticks, if you work together, you can do big things. But if you fight alone, you will always fail.” The sons understood. They felt sorry for always arguing. From that day on, they helped each other and worked as a team. Their family became much happier. The story also gives us a lesson: when people work together, they are stronger than when they are alone. 1．Fill in the blank with proper words for the title.（把题目补充完整） __________________________________________________________ 2．What does the underlined word “this” refer to in Paragraph 1?（第一段划线单词this指代什么） __________________________________________________________ 3．How many sons did the old man have?（根据短文内容回答问题） __________________________________________________________ 4．Why did their family become much happier from that day on?（根据短文内容回答问题） __________________________________________________________ 5．What lesson does the story give us?（根据短文内容回答问题） __________________________________________________________ 02 Once upon a time, there was a man who raised a lot of sheep. One morning, when he went to count his sheep, he found that one sheep was missing. There was a hole in the sheepfold, and it was clear that a wolf had come at night and taken away the sheep. His neighbor said to him, “You should fix the hole in the sheepfold right away, or more sheep will be lost.” But the man replied, “The sheep has already gone. What’s the use of repairing the sheepfold now? I think it’s useless.” So, he did nothing. The next day, when he counted his sheep again, another sheep was missing. He felt very sorry. “I didn’t listen to my neighbor and didn’t repair the sheepfold yesterday, so this happened, I must do something now.” He thought. Without wasting any time, he got some wood and tools, he fixed the hole as soon as possible. From then on, no more sheep were lost. This story teaches us that it’s never too late to correct our mistakes. 1．Who took the sheep away? __________________________________________________________ 2．What happened to the man’s sheep the next day? __________________________________________________________ 3．What was the neighbor’s advice to the man? __________________________________________________________ 4．What can we learn from the story? __________________________________________________________ 03 Once upon a time, there was a big, beautiful garden in front of a large, empty house. Its grass was soft and green. Its trees were filled with singing birds. Every afternoon after school, children would play in the garden. They ran in the grass and climbed the trees. They loved listening to the birds singing. They felt that they were in a wonderland. One day, the children were playing in the garden when a giant appeared. “What are you doing here?” The giant got mad and yelled in a deep voice. “This is my garden! You must leave immediately!” The children were frightened and ran away. The next day, the giant built a high wall around his garden and put up a notice: DO NOT ENTER! The poor children dared not come again. The giant was always in his house, watching. Summer turned to fall and fall turned to winter. When spring came, the giant noticed that flowers blossomed and birds began to sing across the land. But in his garden, it was still winter. The green grass was covered with snow and the cold winds kept the birds away. “I don’t understand why spring is so late coming to my garden this year,” said the giant. He felt sad when he looked through the window at his frozen, white garden. 1．Why did the children like playing in the giant’s garden? __________________________________________________________ 2．What did the giant do when he saw the children in his garden? __________________________________________________________ 3．What did the giant do to stop the children from entering his garden? __________________________________________________________ 4．What was the giant’s garden like when spring came to other places? __________________________________________________________ 5．How did the giant feel when he saw his garden was still in winter? __________________________________________________________ 04 Song Lian was a famous litterateur (文学家), historian and thinker in the late Yuan Dynasty and the early Ming Dynasty. Song Lian loved to learn from an early age. But because his family was very poor, he could not afford to buy books. He borrowed books from people who had books to read. From the books, he got plenty of knowledge and improved himself. He always returned them on time and never broke the promise (承诺). One day, Song Lian heard that there was a rich man in the village named Liu who had a lot of very valuable books. So he went there to borrow books. But Mr Liu loved books very much. He never lent books to strangers easily. Mr Liu saw Song Lian was a hard-working man, so he agreed to lend Song Lian a book. Song Lian felt thankful and told Mr Liu he could finish the book and return it in three days. Mr Liu thought for a while and said nothing. Finally, Song Lian took the book home. After he returned home, Song Lian couldn’t wait to start reading. He didn’t go out to play and stayed up to read. His mother cared about his health and told him to eat and go to bed on time. But Song Lian said he had to return the book on time. He thought it was very important to keep his promise. Finally, on the third afternoon, Song Lian left early and returned the book to Mr Liu. Liu was very happy and praised Song Lian for his integrity (诚信). 1．Why did Song Lian borrow books to read? __________________________________________________________ 2．What did the rich man named Liu have? __________________________________________________________ 3．How long did Song Lian keep the book? __________________________________________________________ 4．What did Song Lian think of keeping his promise? __________________________________________________________ 5．What can we learn from Song Lian? __________________________________________________________ 05 “It’s ready, doctor,” said Potter. “You’ll have to pay us five dollars more, or I’ll stay here.” “That’s right!” said Indian Joe. “What do you mean?” said the doctor. “I’ve already paid you.” “Yes,” said Indian Joe. “But five years ago, you sent me away from your father’s kitchen when I came for something to eat. Your father had me jailed as a homeless person. I said I’d get my revenge. And now I’ve got you, and you’ll have to pay!” He was threatening the doctor with his fist. The doctor suddenly knocked him to the ground. Potter shouted, “Hey, don’t hit my partner!” and soon they were fighting. Indian Joe got up and picked up Potter’s knife. The doctor got free, took a piece of wood, and knocked Potter down with it. At the same moment, Indian Joe saw his chance and pushed the knife into the young man’s chest. He turned round and fell down, partly on Potter, blood pouring out of the wound. Then clouds covered the moon, hiding the terrible sight. The two frightened boys ran away in the dark. When the moon came out again, Indian Joe was standing over the two bodies. The doctor gave a last gasp and died. Indian Joe said to himself: “I’ve had my revenge!” Then he pulled out the knife and put it into Potter’s right hand. After three or four minutes, Potter began to move, then he sat up. He looked at the knife in his hand and let it fall in horror. He pushed the doctor’s body off him and gazed at it. His eyes met Joe’s. “How did this happen?” he said. “It’s a bad business,” said Joe without moving. “What did you do it for?” 1．Why does Indian Joe want to get his revenge on Dr Robinson? __________________________________________________________ 2．How did the doctor knock Potter down? __________________________________________________________ 3．Who killed Dr Robinson? __________________________________________________________ 4．Why did Joe say the underlined sentence? __________________________________________________________ 5．What do you think of Joe? __________________________________________________________ 培优篇 01 （2025·江苏常州·中考真题） It was morning, and the new sun was shining gold across the gentle sea. A crowd of a thousand seagulls (海鸥) were fighting for bits of food. But far away from these birds, Jonathan Seagull was practicing flying alone. Most seagulls don’t trouble themselves to learn more than the simplest facts of flight—how to get food and come back. For most seagulls, it is not flying that matters, but eating. For this seagull, however, flight is much more important than eating. More than anything else, Jonathan Seagull loved to fly. This kind of thinking, he found, is not the way to make oneself popular with other birds. Even his parents were unhappy. “See here, Jonathan,” said his father not unkindly. “Winter isn’t far away. If you don’t study how to get food, you might die of hunger in the future. Flying is all very well, but you can’t eat flight, you know.” Jonathan understood what his father meant. For the next few days he tried to act like the other seagulls; he really tried, screaming and fighting with other seagulls for fish and bread. But he couldn’t make it work. “It’s all so worthless,” he thought, “I could be spending all this time learning to fly. There’s so much to learn” It wasn’t long before Jonathan Seagull was off by himself again, far out at sea, hungry, happy, learning. The subject was speed, and in a week’s practice he learned more about speed than the fastest seagull alive. 1．What did Jonathan Seagull like doing most? ______________________________________________ 2．What did Father mean by saying “you can’t eat flight”? ______________________________________________ 3．What did Jonathan think of fighting with others for food? ______________________________________________ 4．Do you think Jonathan will die of hunger finally? Why or why not? ______________________________________________ 02 （2025·安徽·中考真题） Deep in the woods lived a little squirrel (松鼠) called Nico. One day, Nico saw some orange leaves falling off the trees. “Fall is here!” Nico shouted excitedly. “It’s time for Nut Hunt Day!” All the little squirrels did exercises to get ready for the big day. They practiced running, climbing, and jumping. Everyone wanted to win the Nut Hunt (找坚果比赛). When the game kicked off, the little squirrels in the starting circle all ran in different directions. Nico started the hunt well. He jumped around, looking for the nuts under the orange leaves. “Oh, I found one! My first nut!” Nico said happily and picked up the nut. He continued the hunt, holding the nut in his little paw (爪子). “Oh, another one!” Nico cheered. He picked up the nut with another paw and moved on. But when Nico tried to pick up the third nut, he faced a problem. “How can I carry these three nuts with two paws to the starting circle?” Nico thought. “Oh, I know!” Nico put the nuts on top of one another and tried to carry them all together. But the nut tower was too high, and he couldn’t see the way! Ouch! Nico fell and dropped all of the nuts! “I might carry one nut in one paw and two nuts in another paw,” Nico said. But soon Nico realized how difficult it was. He dropped one nut on his leg. Ouch! Then he dropped another nut. Ouch! And another! Ouch! Ouch! 1．Why did all the little squirrels do exercises? （不超过10个词） ______________________________________________ 2．What was the problem Nico faced? （不超过15个词） ______________________________________________ 3．How could Nico solve the problem by himself? Please give him a piece of advice. （不超过15个词） ______________________________________________ 03 （2024·吉林长春·中考真题）Have you ever read Little Women by US writer Louisa May Alcott? The classic has been changed into plays, films and television programs many times because of its popularity since it came out in 1868. It tells a story of a mother raising her four daughters, while their dad is away fighting a war. Meg, the eldest, wants to live a better life very much. Jo, the second-born, wants nothing more than to be a writer. Beth is a sweet girl who loves music and always brings joy to others. The youngest daughter, Amy, dreams of being an artist. After reading Little Women, I have a feeling of warmth and kindness from the family. In the following scene, the girls talk about what they can buy with the very little money they have. They feel hopeful about the future even though their dreams may not come true. “I can’t expect anything from Mother or you. I know I only have one dollar with me. Although it isn’t that much, it works. I can at least buy the book Undine and Sintran for myself. I’ve wanted it so long,” said Jo. “I planned to spend mine on new music,” said Beth. “I shall get a nice box of drawing pencils. I really need them,” said Amy. “Mother didn’t say anything about our money, but she does wish us to get something. Let’s each buy what we need. I’m sure we work hard enough to make it,” cried Jo. 根据短文内容，回答下列问题。 1．When did Little Women come out? ______________________________________________ 2．Who is the third-born girl in the family? ______________________________________________ 3．How do the girls feel even though their dreams may not come true? ______________________________________________ 4．Why does Amy want to buy drawing pencils? ______________________________________________ 5．What does Jo advise her sisters to do at last? ______________________________________________ 04 （2024·四川广安·中考真题） Once a little weed (杂草) grew in a field. There were many tall and beautiful flowers around it. Lots of bees and butterflies came to them because of their nice smells and bright colours. The little weed wasn’t satisfied, because its flowers were tiny and simple. One spring morning, three children came to play in the field. “Let’s pick some flowers for our grandma!” said one. “That’s a good idea!” said another. “She will love all these bright and beautiful flowers!” “What about that one?” the youngest child said, pointing at the little weed. “Forget it!” laughed the oldest brother. “That’s just a useless weed!” Hearing this, the little weed felt even worse. “Am I really useless?” it asked itself. “Why was I put on the Earth?” In winter, all flowers were gone, only the little weed stood alone in the field. Just at that time, it noticed some birds coming above the field. “We are hungry!” they shouted. The little weed felt sorry for the poor birds and called out to them, “Hey! Down here! I have pods (豆荚) that you can eat!” “You’re so kind!” The birds ate up the seeds (种子) in the pods thankfully. “They’re delicious. We can’t find anything better than what you gave us!” This made the little weed pleased and confident. “At last, I have found out what I am good for!” the little weed said. 1．Why did lots of bees and butterflies come to the flowers? (no more than 8 words) ______________________________________________ 2．Who did the three children pick the flowers for? (no more than 2 words) ______________________________________________ 3．When did the little weed notice the birds come above the field? (no more than 2 words) ______________________________________________ 4．Did the birds think the little weed was useful? (no more than 3 words) ______________________________________________ 5．How did the little weed feel finally? (no more than 3 words) ______________________________________________ 05 （2023·江苏淮安·中考真题）Xing Yifan and his parents were very excited when they knew that Xing had a chance to study at Beihang University with a score of 645. It would be a great challenge for most high school graduates(毕业生) to get such a high score, especially for the 18-year-old boy. Xing was born in Jilin Province in 2003. His family were happy with his coming and did not notice anything wrong until he was three months old. “When we took him for photos in the studio, the photographer told us our son wasn’t able to do the same things other kids of his age could. He advised us to take him to the hospital for a check,” said his father Xing Dacheng. “Although we were psychologically (心理上地) prepared, we never imagined our son would grow up with such a condition. And the doctors told us there was no useful way of treatment,” Xing’s father said. When relatives and friends heard the news, they advised the couple to have another baby. But Xing’s parents decided to pour all their love and care into their son. “Yifan is an angel who came to our family. He might have broken wings, but we would never give him up,” the father said. Xing Yifan got the highest score in his school for the senior high school entrance examination in 2018. To prepare for Gaokao, he studied even harder from the day he started at Jilin No. 1 Senior High School. He seldom went to bed before midnight, especially in the third year. To avoid bringing trouble to others, he drank less water at school to lower (减少) his need to go to the toilet. Unluckily, he got hurt several months ago, so he had to stay at home. After three months, he came back to school, and to his teachers’ surprise, he made great progress instead of falling behind his classmates. “I felt inspired (鼓舞的) when I read the story of British physicist Stephen Hawking. I will continue to study hard at university, and I hope I can be someone like him, who changed the world with his knowledge.” 1．When was Xing Yifan born? ______________________________________________ 2．Who advised Xing Yifan’s parents to take him to the hospital? ______________________________________________ 3．Did the doctors find any useful ways to treat Xing Yifan? ______________________________________________ 4．How did Xing Yifan lower his need to go to the toilet at school? ______________________________________________ 5．What do you think of Xing Yifan according to the article? ______________________________________________ ( 1 / 13 ) 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $