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Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.
单元话题任务型阅读练习
基础语篇巩固练
（24-25八年级下·江苏盐城·阶段练习）阅读短文回答问题。
The cartoon series Boonie Bears is popular with people of all ages in China. Logger Vick, a logger, came
to the beautiful Heilongjiang forest to cut down logs with Boss Li’s trust. But in the forest hid two terrible rivals
(对手) —the forest owners, bear brothers! Briar and Bramble!
Looking at the forest that was destroyed, bear brothers decided to fight with Logger Vick to protect the
forest. Briar is so clever that he can beat Logger Vick easily. Bramble is not as clever as his brother but sometimes
can also defeat Logger Vick with his brute force (蛮力). But the cunning (狡猾的) logger cannot leave so easily.
The home defense lasted for a long time and Logger Vick tried various ways to defeat bear brothers and cut down
logs, but he failed every time. Finally Logger Vick lost Boss Li’s trust and gained nothing. The saying goes that
doing good will be repaid and doing evil will be punished.
The cartoon story shows us an active topic in laughter, and two bears facing the failure bravely. It also tells
us to protect the forests, the environment, and the ecological balance in our everyday life.
1．What is popular with people of all ages in China?
2．Who do you think destroyed the forest?
3．Can Bramble sometimes also defeat Logger Vick with his brute force?
4．What does the story show us?
5．What can we mainly learn from the cartoon series?【答案】1．Boonie Bears. 2．Logger Vick. 3．Yes, he can. 4．The cartoon story shows us an
active topic in laughter, and two bears facing the failure bravely. 5．Doing good will be repaid and doing evil
will be punished.
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了《熊出没》这部卡通片。
1．根据“The cartoon series Boonie Bears is popular with people of all ages in China.”可知，《熊出没》这部
卡通系列在中国各个年龄段的人群中都很受欢迎。故填Boonie Bears.
2．根据“Logger Vick, a logger, came to the beautiful Heilongjiang forest to cut down logs with Boss Li’s trust.”
和“Looking at the forest that was destroyed, bear brothers decided to fight with Logger Vick to protect the
forest.”可知，Logger Vick是来砍伐森林的，所以森林被破坏了，而破坏者就是Logger Vick。故填Logger
Vick.
3．根据“Bramble is not as clever as his brother but sometimes can also defeat Logger Vick with his brute
force.”可知，Bramble虽然不如他的兄弟聪明，但有时也能用蛮力打败Logger Vick。故填Yes, he can.
4．根据“The cartoon story shows us an active topic in laughter, and two bears facing the failure bravely.”可知，
这个卡通故事在笑声中向我们展示了一个活跃的话题，两只熊勇敢地面对失败。故填The cartoon story
shows us an active topic in laughter, and two bears facing the failure bravely.
5．根据“The saying goes that doing good will be repaid and doing evil will be punished.”可知，故事主要告诉
我们，善有善报，恶有恶报。故填Doing good will be repaid and doing evil will be punished.
（23-24八年级下·黑龙江绥化·开学考试）One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of rice to town.
Suddenly the bag fell off his horse on the road. He didn’t know what to do about it because it was too heavy for
him to lift by himself. He only hoped that somebody would soon pass by and help him.
Just at this moment a man riding a horse came up to him. But the farmer was very disappointed (失望)
when he saw who he was. It was the great man living nearby. The farmer had hoped to ask another farmer or a
poor man like him.
But to his surprise, the great man got off his horse as soon as he came near. He said to the farmer, “I see
you need help, friend. How good it is that I’m here just at the right time.” Then he took one side of the bag, the
farmer took the other. They together lifted and put it on the horse.
“Sir,” asked the farmer, “how can I pay you?”
“It’s quite easy,” the great man answered with a smile, “wherever you see anyone else in trouble, do the
same for him.”
根据短文内容回答下列问题。1．What happened when the farmer went to town?
2．Why couldn’t the farmer lift the bag onto the horse by himself?
3．Why was the farmer very disappointed when he saw the great man?
4．Who helped the farmer?
5．If you see someone in trouble, what will you do?
【答案】1．The bag fell off his horse on the road. 2．Because the bag was too heavy for him to lift by
himself. 3．Because he thought the great man couldn’t help him. 4．The great man. 5．I will help
him/her just like the great man did.
【导语】本文讲述了一个贫穷农民在运米的路上，米袋掉落，无法独自抬起。附近的一位大人物路过并
主动帮助他重新把米袋放到马上，没有要求任何回报，只是希望农民在将来能帮助同样需要帮助的人。
1．根据“One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of rice to town. Suddenly the bag fell off his horse on the road.
”可知，农夫进城时，袋子从马上掉了下来。故填The bag fell off his horse on the road.
2．根据“He didn’t know what to do about it because it was too heavy for him to lift by himself.”可知，因为袋
子太重了，他自己抬不起来。故填Because the bag was too heavy for him to lift by himself.
3．根据“The farmer had hoped to ask another farmer or a poor man like him.”可知，他觉得这位大人物不会
帮助他。故填Because he thought the great man couldn’t help him.
4．根据“But to his surprise, the great man got off his horse as soon as…together lifted and put it on the horse.”
可知，这位大人物帮助了农民。故填The great man.
5．开放性习题，答案不唯一，参考答案为：I will help him/her just like the great man did.
（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?” Thejackal 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
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.
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.
（23-24八年级下·安徽合肥·期中）阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题的词数要求）.
One spring day, there was a beautiful rose in a forest. She greeted her neighbors, including a cactus (仙人
掌), an apple tree and other plants. Then, she said to the cactus, “I’m the most beautiful flower here, but you are
full of thorns (刺) and so ugly!”
Day after day, the rose never stopped being unkind to the cactus. The cactus, however, never got sad or
angry. Instead, he always calmly said, “All lives have meaning.”
As summer came, it was hot and dry. The rose began to weak, but the cactus grew well. He had a wide root
system (根系) and was good at storing water in his body.
One day, the rose saw a bird make a small hole in the cactus with its beak (喙). The thirsty bird drank the
water inside the cactus through the hole.
“It must hurt,” said the rose.
“Yes,” the apple tree said, “but the cactus doesn’t want to see his bird friend in trouble.”
The rose was so thirsty that she asked the cactus for water. He kindly agreed. The bird filled its beak with
water and watered the rose’s roots.
The rose was quite sorry for what she had said to the cactus in the past. From then on. she understood that a
kind heart is far more important than a good look.
1．Who did the rose have for neighbors?（不超过 10 个词）
2．How did the bird get water from the cactus?（不超过15个词）
3．What did the rose learn from the cactus?（不超过 15 个词）
【答案】1．A cactus, an apple tree and other plants. 2．By making a small hole in the cactus with its beak.
3．(She understood that) A kind heart is far more important than a good look.
【导语】本文讲述了骄傲的玫瑰以貌取人，看不起丑陋的仙人掌。当一个炎热的夏天时，植物们没有水，
丑陋的仙人掌给玫瑰提供了水，玫瑰很抱歉她过去对仙人掌说的话。从那时起，她明白了一颗善良的心
比一副好看的样子重要得多。1．根据“She greeted her neighbors, including a cactus (仙人掌), an apple tree and other plants.”可知她的邻居
有仙人掌、苹果树和其他植物。故填A cactus, an apple tree and other plants.
2．根据“One day, the rose saw a bird make a small hole in the cactus with its beak (喙). The thirsty bird drank
the water inside the cactus through the hole.”可知鸟用嘴在仙人掌上打了一个小孔，口渴的鸟通过这个洞喝
了仙人掌里的水。故填By making a small hole in the cactus with its beak.
3．根据“From then on, she understood that a kind heart is far more important than a good look.”可知她明白了
一颗善良的心比一副好看的样子重要得多。故填(She understood that) A kind heart is far more important than
a good look.
（23-24八年级下·吉林·期末）Once upon a time, there was a rich man. He loved his son very much.
Because he wanted to make his son have a happy life, he decided to send him to see a smart old man for advice on
happiness. When the old man knew about this, he gave the boy an empty bowl and asked him to go to the river
and fill the bowl with water. “If no water is spilt (洒) when you come back, I will tell you about it.”
The boy, walked to the river, and came back with a bowl of water. The old man asked him, “Did you notice
the beautiful flowers along the road and the birds singing in the trees?” The boy could say nothing about them
because he paid much attention to the bowl in his hands.
The old man smiled and said. “Bring me another bowl, of water and enjoy the flowers and the singing of
birds.” When he came back, the boy could describe everything he had seen to the old man. But when he looked at
his bowl, he found most water was gone. He forgot all about his bowl when he enjoyed the beautiful things along
the road.
“Well, young man,” the old man said. “Enjoy the beauty of the world, but never forget your dream in your
heart. This is the secret (秘密) of happiness.”
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1．Who sent the boy to see a smart old man?
2．What did the old man ask the boy to do at the first time?
3．How did the boy go to the river?
4．Why couldn’t the boy say anything about the flowers and birds at the first time?
5．Please give a title (标题) to the article.【答案】1．His father. 2．He asked the boy to go to the river and fill the bowl with water. 3．He
walked to the river. 4．Because he paid much attention to the bowl in his hands. 5．The Secret of
Happiness
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述富人的儿子向老人请教幸福的秘诀，老人通过两个动作告诉孩子
幸福是要欣赏世界的美，但是不要忘记心中的梦想。
1．根据“Once upon a time, there was a rich man. He loved his son very much. Because he wanted to make his
son have a happy life, he decided to send him to see a smart old man for advice on happiness.”可知，男孩的父亲
派这个男孩去见一个聪明的老人。故填His father.
2．根据“When the old man knew about this, he gave the boy an empty bowl and asked him to go to the river
and fill the bowl with water.”可知，老人给男孩一个空碗，让他去河里把碗里装满水。故填He asked the boy
to go to the river and fill the bowl with water.
3．根据“The boy, walked to the river,”可知，男孩是走路去河边的。故填He walked to the river.
4．根据“The boy could say nothing about them because he paid much attention to the bowl in his hands.”可知，
男孩第一次因为专注于手中的碗而没有注意到路边的花和树上的鸟。故填Because he paid much attention
to the bowl in his hands.
5．根据“Enjoy the beauty of the world, but never forget your dream in your heart. This is the secret (秘密) of
happiness.”和通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了幸福的秘诀。故填The Secret of Happiness。
（23-24八年级下·内蒙古赤峰·期末）读短文，根据短文内容回答下面的问题。
Once there was a king. He liked to write stories very much. He always thought that his stories were good,
so he liked to show them to people. Because people were afraid of him, they all said his stories were very good
and they wanted him to write more for them to read. The king was so happy that he wrote much more stories.
One day, the king showed some of his best stories to a famous writer. He wanted the writer to praise (赞美)
his stories. But after reading them, the writer said these stories were so bad that there was no need to spend time
reading them and the king should throw them into the fire. The king got very unhappy and sent the writer to prison
(监狱).
After some time, the king set the writer free (释放) and ordered him to come to his palace. Again the king
showed some of his new stories to the writer and asked what he thought of them. After reading them, the writer atonce turned to the servants (仆人) and said, “Take me back to the prison.”
1．What did the king like doing?
2．Did people say the king’s stories were bad or good?
3．How did the writer like the king’s stories?
4．What did the writer ask for in the end?
5．What’s the best title for the passage?
【答案】1．He liked to write stories very much. 2．They all said his stories were very good. 3．The
writer said these stories were so bad that there was no need to spend time reading them and the king should throw
them into the fire. 4．Take him back to the prison. 5．A king and a writer
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了一个国王写了一些自以为很好的故事，人们害怕国王，所以都
夸奖写得好，可是一个著名的作家就指出他的故事不好，于是被国王关进了监狱。
1．根据“Once there was a king. He liked to write stories very much.”可知，这个国王喜欢写故事。故填He
liked to write stories very much.
2．根据“Because people were afraid of him, they all said his stories were very good and they wanted him to
write more for them to read.”可知，人们因为害怕国王，所以都说国王写的故事很好。故填They all said his
stories were very good.
3．根据“But after reading them, the writer said these stories were so bad that there was no need to spend time
reading them and the king should throw them into the fire.”可知，作家认为国王写的故事不好，不应该浪费时
间阅读并且扔进火堆里。故填The writer said these stories were so bad that there was no need to spend time
reading them and the king should throw them into the fire.
4．根据“Take me back to the prison.”可知，这个作家最后要求再把他送回监狱。故填Take him back to the
prison.
5．本文主要讲了一个爱写故事的国王，但是写的不好又不自知，一位作家勇于指出，不惜被国王关进监
狱。最好的标题可以是“A king and a writer”。故填A king and a writer。
（23-24八年级下·安徽蚌埠·期末）阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题 (请注意每小题的词数要求)。
A bird went to look for its happiness in the distance (远方).It flew and flew when it suddenly saw a little wilting (枯萎的) flower, whose face was full of smiles. The
bird asked the little flower, “You are going to die. Why are you still so happy?”
“I am going to bear fruit and my dream will come true,” said the little flower.
Then the little bird saw it: happiness is the hope in the heart.
The little bird kept flying. It flew and flew when it suddenly saw a lame (瘸的) duck, who was singing a
song. The bird asked the duck, “You are so unlucky. Why are you still so happy?” “I saw a little duck fall down.
And I helped it stand up again!”
Then the little bird saw it: happiness is the love in the heart.
The bird kept flying. It flew and flew when it suddenly saw a spider climbing a slippery (滑的) wall. It fell
off the wall for several times, but it went on climbing over and over again. The little bird asked the spider, “You
failed again and again. Why don’t you have pain but happiness on your face?” “Because I am sure to climb up the
wall if I try my best. So I am happy,” said the spider.
Then the little bird saw it: happiness is the faith (信念) in the heart.
At last the bird understood: ________________.
1．What was the little flower’s dream? (不超过5个词)
2．Who was happy because of having faith in the heart? (不超过5个词)
3．What did the bird understand at last? (不超过15个词)
【答案】1．To bear fruit. 2．The spider. 3．Happiness is not in the faraway place but in her own heart.
/ Happiness is the hope, love and faith in the heart.
【导语】本文讲述了一只小鸟去远方寻找快乐。它遇到了小花、瘸的鸭子和蜘蛛，知道了快乐是心中的
希望、爱和信念。
1．根据“‘I am going to bear fruit and my dream will come true,’ said the little flower.”可知，小花的梦想是
结出果实，故填To bear fruit.
2．根据“The little bird asked the spider, ‘You failed again and again. Why don’t you have pain but happiness on
your face?’ ‘Because I am sure to climb up the wall if I try my best. So I am happy,’ said the spider.”和“Then the
little bird saw it: happiness is the faith (信念) in the heart.”可知，因为蜘蛛心中有信仰而快乐，故填The
spider.
3．根据“Then the little bird saw it: happiness is the hope in the heart.”和“Then the little bird saw it: happinessis the love in the heart.”和“Then the little bird saw it: happiness is the faith (信念) in the heart.”可知，小鸟最
后明白了：快乐不在遥远的地方，而在自己的心里。它明白了快乐是心中的希望、爱和信念。故填
Happiness is not in the faraway place but in her own heart. / Happiness is the hope, love and faith in the heart.
重难语篇拔高练
（23-24八年级下·湖北孝感·期末）阅读短文，用英文填空或回答问题（请注意每小题的词数要求）。
There are two mice. They are called John and Mike. They are good friends. One mouse lives in the country,
the other mouse lives in the city. On a sunny day, they met in the street.
Mike: Hi, John! Have a look at my house in the country. I’m sure you can enjoy yourself.
John: I’d love to. But I hear that the food is not delicious, and your house is not good. Is that true?
Mike: No, that’s not true. Go and see!
Then John goes to the countryside with Mike.
John: Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice
house made of stone. You can have better food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city.
Mike: Thanks! Maybe you are right. I’ll visit your house one day.
Several days later, Mike went to John’s house in the city. The house was big and beautiful. They sat in the
living room, having a big dinner comfortably. Suddenly, there was a big noise.
John: Run! Run! The cat is coming!
Mike: Oh, no! It’s terrible! Both the house and the food are nice, but I do not like living in the city. I enjoy
living in my hole in the field, for it is better to be poor but happy than to be rich but afraid.
John: But each day is exciting, right?
1．What’s the relationship (关系) between John and Mike?（不超过5个词）
2．Where does Mike live?（不超过5个词）
3．How was John’s house in the city?（不超过10个词）
4．Why doesn’t Mike like living in the city?（不超过20个词）
5．Which one do you want to be, the mouse living in the city or the one living in the country? Why?（不超过20
个词）【答案】1．They are (good) friends. 2．Mike lives in the country. 3．(It/The house was) big and
beautiful. 4．(Mike thinks that) it is better to be poor but happy than to be rich but afraid. 5．I like
mouse living in the city. Because every day is so exciting.
【导语】本文主要介绍了两只老鼠，它们是好朋友，一只老鼠住在乡下，另一只住在城市，它们拜访了
彼此的家的故事。
1．根据“They are called John and Mike. They are good friends. ”可知，它们的关系是好朋友。故填They are
(good) friends.
2．根据“One mouse lives in the country, the other mouse lives in the city.”和“Mike: Hi, John! Have a look at
my house in the country. I’m sure you can enjoy yourself.”可知，麦克住在乡下。故填Mike lives in the
country.
3．根据“Several days later, Mike went to John’s house in the city. The house was big and beautiful. ”可知约翰
的在城里的房子又大又好看，故填(It/The house was) big and beautiful.
4．根据“I enjoy living in my hole in the field, for it is better to be poor but happy than to be rich but afraid.”可
知，迈克不喜欢住在城市里，它觉得贫穷但快乐总比富有但害怕好。故填(Mike thinks that) it is better to be
poor but happy than to be rich but afraid.
5．开放性作答，言之有理即可。参考答案为I like mouse living in the city. Because every day is so exciting.
（23-24八年级下·吉林长春·期末）A bird went to look for its happiness. It saw a little dying flower
smiling happily. The bird asked the flower, “You’re going to die. Why are you still so happy?”
“Because my dream will come true,” said the flower.
“What’s your dream?” asked the bird.
“To turn into delicious fruit.”
Then the little bird saw it: happiness is hope in the heart.
The little bird kept flying. It flew and saw a lame (瘸的) duck singing a song. It asked the duck, “Life is
unfair to you. Why are you still so happy?”
“Because I saw a little duck fall,” said the duck.
“So are you happy because you saw it fall?” asked the bird.
“No, I’m happy because I helped it stand up again.”
Then the little bird saw it: happiness is love in the heart.
The bird kept flying. It saw a spider (蜘蛛) climbing up a slippery (滑的) wall. The spider fell off the wall
again and again. The little bird asked the spider, “You failed so much. Why are you still trying?”
“As long as I keep climbing, there is still hope. Because of this, I’m so happy,” said the spider.
The little bird saw it: happiness is faith (信念) in the heart.So the little bird saw the truth: happiness is not far away but in your own heart.
根据短文内容, 回答下列问题。
1．How many places did the bird visit?
2．What is the flower’s dream?
3．Why did the lame duck sing a song?
4．Where did the spider fall down?
5．What does the bird learn about happiness from the truth?
【答案】1．Three./3. 2．To turn into delicious fruit. 3．Because it helped a little/another duck stand up
again. 4．A slippery wall./The wall. 5．Happiness is not far away but in your own heart.
【导语】本文讲述了一只鸟去远方寻找快乐，它从一朵花身上知道了快乐就是心中的希望，从一只鸭子
身上知道了快乐是心中的爱，从一只蜘蛛身上知道了快乐就是心中的信念，于是它不再去寻找快乐了。
因为它知道，快乐不在远方，而是在自己的心中。
1．根据“It saw a little dying flower smiling happily.”、“It flew and saw a lame (瘸的) duck singing a song.”
和“It saw a spider (蜘蛛) climbing up a slippery (滑的）wall.”可知，小鸟到过了三个地方。故填Three./3.
2．根据“To turn into delicious fruit.”可知，小花的梦想是变成美味的果实。故填To turn into delicious fruit.
3．根据“Because I saw a little duck fall”和“I’m happy because I helped it stand up again.”可知，小鸭子开心
地唱着歌是因为它帮助了（另）一只鸭子再次站了起来。故填Because it helped a little/another duck stand
up again.
4．根据“It saw a spider (蜘蛛) climbing up a slippery (滑的) wall. The spider fell off the wall again and again.”
可知，蜘蛛从一面光滑的墙上摔下来。故填A slippery wall./The wall.
5．根据“So the little bird saw the truth: happiness is not far away but in your own heart.”可知，小鸟懂得了：
快乐就在心中。故填Happiness is not far away but in your own heart.
