Unit 4 单元话题阅读回答问题练习-2022-2023学年八年级英语下册单元重难点易错题精练（牛津译林版）

Unit4Agoodread.单元话题阅读回答问题练习（2021·江苏徐州·八年级期末）

Itwasabeautifulmorning.Minathegiraffewaswalkingonthegrass.Agroupofzebrasranby.Minalookedatthemandthought,“Howbeautifullyzebrasjump?Howeasilytheyrun!Lookatmywalk—itissostrange!”Thenshesawanelephantbythelake.“Theelephanttakeswaterinherlongnoseandspraysiteverywhere.Shehassomuchfun.IfIhadalongnose,Iwouldbecomehappylikeher.”JustthenaparrotcameandsatonMina’shead.“Whyareyousounhappy?”Minastoodtherewithasadfaceandsaid,“Theyalllooksogood,butIamsostrange.”“Whydoyouthinkso,youhaveyourowngoodpoints,don’tyou?”saidtheparrot.Atthatmoment,alioncameandsaid,“Mina,Ineedyourhelp?Mykidhasclimbedupatree.Willyoubringhimdown?”“Ofcourse!”Minastretchedherlongneckupandgentlybroughttheyoungliondownfromthetree.“Somuchjoyinhelping!Didyouenjoyhelpingsomeone,Mina?”askedtheparrot.“Itreallyfeelsnice.NowIunderstandhowniceitistohavelonglegsandalongneck.”注：每题答案不超过8个单词1．Howmanykindsofanimalarethereinthispassage?______________________________________________2．WhatdidMinathinkofherselfinthebeginning?______________________________________________3．WhatdidthelionaskMinatodo?______________________________________________4．HowdidMinafeelattheendofthestory?______________________________________________5．Whatdoesthispassagemainlytellus?______________________________________________（2022·江苏盐城·八年级期末）阅读与回答问题。snailcaterpillarearthwormOneday,ababysnailfoundthathehadtocarryashellatanytime.Hewasconfused,sohewentuptohismotherandasked,“WhywasIbornwithashellthatgrewsohardandheavy?”Hismothersaid,“Becausewedon’thavebonestoholdusup.Wecanonlymoveslowly,soweneedashelltoprotectus.”Thebabysnailaskedagain,

“Thecaterpillarhasnobones,either,andshecan’tmovequickly.Whycanshelivewithoutashell?”Themothersnailanswered,“That’sbecauseacaterpillarwillbecomeabutterfly.Shecanflyhighintothesky.Thentheskycanprotecther.”Thebabysnailhadonemorequestion,“Buttheearthwormmoveslikeus.Hehasnobonesandhewon’tturnintobutterfly.Whydoesn’thecarryahardandheavyshell?”Hismothersaid,“Hecandigaholeandhideintheground,andthentheearthcanprotecthim.”Thebabysnailthencried,“Wearesopoor!Wehavenoprotectionfromtheskyorfromtheground!?”Hismothersmiledathim,“That’swhywehaveashell.Mydear,imaginethatifwedon’thavetheshells,whatwillhappentous?Hotsunwilldryoutourbodiesandwe’llhavenowheretosleep.What’sworse,we’lldieintheheavyrain.Howterribleitis!Wedon’tdependontheskyorthegroundforprotection.Weshoulddependonourselves.”根据短文内容，回答下列问题。每小题答案不超过6个单词。6．Whyweresnailsbornwithshells?______________________________________________7．Howdoesthebabysnaillikehisshell?______________________________________________8．Whatwillthecaterpillarbecomewhenshegrowsup?______________________________________________9．Wherecananearthwormhide?______________________________________________10．Whatdoesthestorywanttotellus?______________________________________________（2021·江苏盐城·八年级期中）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答文后问题。Finboisalittlebluewhale.Heenjoyshislifeintheseawithhismother.HismumoftencallsFinbo“little”,butheisnotlittle.Finboisverybig.Finbohasmanyfriends.Oneday,theyinvite(邀请)Finbotoplayhide-and-seek(捉迷藏)withthem.Finbofeelsgladandthentheygotohide.ButonethingmakesFinbofeelbad.Whentheyplaythegame,Finboalwaysloses(输掉)it.Itissoeasyforhisfriendstofindhim.Buthecan’tfindhisfriendseasily.Finboistoobig.Howcanhefindabiggerplacetohide?Finbofeelsverybad.Thenhesaystohisfriends,“Thegameistooeasy.Whataboutanewgame?Let’splaytug-of-war(拔河)!”回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。11．WhodoesFinbolivewith?_______________________________________12．WhatdoesFinbolooklike?_______________________________________13．IsiteasyforFinbotofindhisfriends?_______________________________________14．HowdoesFinbofeelwhentheyplayhide-and-seek?_______________________________________15．WhatgamedoesFinbowanttoplay?_______________________________________（2021·江苏盐城·八年级期末）Manyyearsago,inasmallIndianvillage,afarmerowed(欠)alotofmoneytoavillagemoneylender.Themoneylenderwasoldandugly,buthelikedthefarmer’sbeautifuldaughter.Sohesaidthatthefarmerdidn’tneedtopayoffthedebt(债务)ifhecouldmarrythefarmer’sdaughter.Boththefarmerandhisdaughterwerefrightened.SothemoneylendersuggestedthattheyletGoddecidethematter.Hetoldthemthathewouldputablackpebble(鹅卵石)andawhitepebbleintoanemptybag.Thenthegirlwouldhavetopickonepebblefromthebag.Ifshepickedtheblackpebble,shewouldbecomehiswifeandherfather’sdebtwouldbeforgiven.Ifshepickedthewhitepebble,shewouldn’tneedtomarryhimandherfather’sdebtwouldstillbeforgiven.Ifsherefusedtopickapebble,herfatherwouldbethrownintoprison.Theywerestandingonapebble-strewnpathinthefarmer’sfield.Astheytalked,themoneylenderpickeduptwopebbles.Ashepickedthemup,thesharp-eyedgirlnoticedthathehadpickeduptwoblackpebblesandputthemintothebag.Hethenaskedthegirltopickapebblefromthebag.Thegirlputherhandintothebaganddrewoutapebble.Withoutlookingatit,sheletitfallontothepathwhichwasfullofpebbles.Soitimmediatelybecamelostamongalltheotherpebbles."Oh,howclumsy(笨拙的)ofme!"shesaid."Butnevermind,ifyoulookintothebagfortheleftone,youwillbeabletotellwhichpebbleIpicked."Themoneylenderdidn’tletthemknowhisdishonesty.Thegirlneedn’tmarrythemoneylenderandherfatherwasfreeofdebtnow.16．Whatdidthefarmerowethemoneylender?__________________17．Whatwasthemoneylenderlike?__________________18．Whatcolourofthepebbledidthegirlwishtopick?__________________19．Whatdidthemoneylenderputintheemptybag?__________________20．Whatdoyouthinkofthefarmer’sdaughter?__________________（2020·江苏·射阳县实验初级中学八年级阶段练习）回答问题(每题答案不超过5个词)SomepeoplesetofffirecrackersonNewYear’sEve.Doyouknowthestoryoffirecrackers?Longtimeago,amonstercameoutonNewYear’sEveeveryyear.Whenthemonsterscameout,villagersalwayshidintheirhouses.Onthatnight,itcameagain.Itwenttothefirsthouse.Suddenlyitheardanoise:BANG!Thenoisewastooloudthatitscaredthemonster.Themonstersawthefireinthehouse,butitdidn’tknowwherethenoisewasfrom.Themonsterfeltafraid,anditranaway.Thevillagerswenttothefirsthouse.Theysawalotofbamboopiecesinthefire.Theysoonrealizedwhathappened.Theownerandhisfamilylitsomebambootowarmthemselves.Thebamboocrackedinthefireandmadealoudnoise.ThenoisesoundedlikeBANG.TheBANGsoundscaredawaythemonster.Lateron,peopleinventedfirecrackersandmadethemonNewYear’sEve.ItbecameoneofthetraditionsattheSpringFestival.21．Whendopeoplesetofffirecrackers?

___________________________________22．Whatdidvillagersalwaysdowhenthemonsterscameout?___________________________________23．Wheredidthemonstergoonthatnight?

___________________________________24．Howdidthemonsterfeelwhenheheardthenoise?___________________________________25．Whydidtheownerandhisfamilylightsomebamboo?___________________________________（2020·江苏·景山中学八年级阶段练习）Oncetherewasaforestwherealltheanimalslivedtogetherhappily.Onedayafamilywenttospendthedayintheforest,andthesonlefthissocksthere.Afterthefamilyleft,abearcameby.Hefoundthesocksanddecidedtotrythemon.Theyfitsowell,andhelikedthemsomuchthathewouldn’ttakethemoff.Alltheotheranimalstalkedaboutthebear’snewlook.Soon,inthatforest,squirrelsinshirts,rabbitsinshoes,andevenrats(老鼠)

wearinghatsbeganappearing!Theforestdoctorshookhishead,tellinganimals,“Thiscan’tbegood.Animalsdon’tneedclothes!”Butnoonelistenedtohim.Theysaidhewasjustoutoffashion.However,soontheanimalshadaccidentsbecauseoftheclothes.Severaltimesthesquirrelgotcaughtontreesbecauseofhisshirt,makinghimfalltothegroundfromatree.Theratcouldn’tgointohisholewithouttakingoffhishatfirst.becauseofthesocks,thebearslipped（滑到）fromtheriverrockandalmostkilledhimself.Whentheanimalscametoseethedoctor,hegavethemallthesameadvice,“Takeoffthoseclothesbeforetheykillyou.”

Thentheylistenedtothedoctor’sadviceandstoppedhavingaccidents.Andtheanimalsrealizedthattheydidn’tneedclothesatall.26．Whofoundthesocksandtriedthemon?________________________________________27．Didtheotheranimalslikethebear’snewlook?________________________________________28．Whatdidtheanimalsthinkoftheforestdoctoratfirst?________________________________________29．Whydidtheanimalshaveaccidents?________________________________________30．Whatdidthedoctoradvisetheanimalstodoattheendofthestory?________________________________________（2018·江苏·苏州高新区第二中学八年级期中）Ablindboysatonthestepsofabuildingwithahatbyhisfeet.Heheldasignwhichsaid,“Iamblind.Pleasehelpme.”Therewereonlyafewcoinsinthehat.Amanwaswalkingby.Hetookoutafewcoinsfromhispocketanddroppedthemintothehat.Hethentookthesign,turneditaround,andwrotesomewordsonit.Heputthesignbacksothateveryonewhowalkedbycouldseethenewwords.Soonthehatbegantofillup.Alotmorepeopleweregivingmoneytotheblindboy.Thatafternoonthemanwhohadchangedthesigncametoseehowthingswere.Theboyrecognized(认出)hisfootstepsandasked,“Areyoutheonewhochangedmysigninthemorning?Whatdidyouwrite?”Themansaid,“Ionlywrotethetruth.Isaidwhatyousaid,butinadifferentway.”Whathehadwrittenwas,“Todayisabeautifulday,butIcannotseeit.”Doyouthinkthefirstsignandthesecondsignweresayingthesamething?Ofcoursebothsignstoldpeopletheboywasblind.Butthefirstsignsimplytoldpeopletohelpbyputtingsomemoneyinthehat.Thesecondsigntoldpeoplethattheywereabletoenjoythebeautyoftheday,buttheboycouldnotenjoyitbecausehewasblind.31．Whatwaswrongwiththeboy?__________________________32．Howdidthemanhelptheboygetmoremoney?__________________________33．Doyouthinkthesecondsignisbetterthanthefirstone?Whyorwhynot?__________________________参考答案：1．Five/5/Therearefive/5(kindsof)animals.

2．Strange/Minathoughtofherselfstrange/Minathoughtshelookedstrange.

3．Bringdowntheyounglionfromthetree/Bringtheyoungliondownfromthetree.

4．(Shewas)Nice/Happy/Shereallyfeelsnice.

5．Everyonehashisowngoodpoints.【分析】文章讲述长颈鹿对自己拥有长腿和长脖子看起来奇怪而感到伤心，在帮助小狮子们之后，它意识到了这些正是它的优点，从而告诉我们：每个人都有自己的优点。1．文中提到了giraffe、zebras、elephant、parrot和lion五种动物。故填Five/5/Therearefive/5(kindsof)animals.2．根据“Lookatmywalk—itissostrange!”可知Mina觉得自己很奇怪。故填Strange/Minathoughtofherselfstrange/Minathoughtshelookedstrange.3．根据“Mykidhasclimbedupatree.Willyoubringhimdown?”可知狮子请Mina帮吗把幼崽从树上弄下来。故填Bringdowntheyounglionfromthetree/Bringtheyoungliondownfromthetree.4．根据“Itreallyfeelsnice.NowIunderstandhowniceitistohavelonglegsandalongneck.”可知Mina最终觉得很好。故填(Shewas)Nice/Happy/Shereallyfeelsnice.5．文章讲述长颈鹿对自己拥有长腿和长脖子看起来奇怪而感到伤心，在帮助小狮子们之后，它意识到了这些正是它的优点，从而告诉我们：每个人都有自己的优点。故填Everyonehashisowngoodpoints.6．Toprotectthem/themselves

7．Hedislikes/hatesit.

8．Abutterfly

9．Intheground

10．Weshoulddependonourselves.【分析】这是一篇哲理小故事，讲述了小蜗牛因身背大而重的壳而困惑，向妈妈提了三个问题求助的故事。妈妈向小蜗牛解释了毛毛虫、小蚯蚓为什么没有笨重外壳的原因，教育他只有依靠自己才能保护好自己。6．细节理解题。根据“Wecanonlymoveslowly,soweneedashelltoprotectus.”可知外壳是为了保护他们。故填Toprotectthem/themselves。7．推理判断题。根据“WhywasIbornwithashellthatgrewsohardandheavy?”可知小蜗牛觉得自己的外壳又硬又重，由此推知他不喜欢自己的外壳。故填Hedislikes/hatesit.8．细节理解题。根据“That’sbecauseacaterpillarwillbecomeabutterfly.”可知毛毛虫长大会变成蝴蝶。故填Abutterfly。9．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Hecandigaholeandhideintheground”可知蚯蚓可以藏在地下。故填Intheground。10．推理判断题。本文讲述了小蜗牛因身背大而重的壳而困惑，向妈妈提了三个问题求助的故事。妈妈向小蜗牛解释了毛毛虫、小蚯蚓为什么没有笨重外壳的原因。告诉我们“Weshoulddependonourselves.”即我们应该依靠自己。故填Weshoulddependonourselves.11．Hismother.

12．Heisbig./Big.

13．No,itisn’t./No.

14．Hefeelsbad.

15．Tug-of-war.【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。Finbo是一头小蓝鲸，个头非常大，他跟朋友做捉迷藏的游戏时，总是输，开始他以为是他的运气不好，最后他才明白，原来是他太大了，没办法找到更大的地方来把自己藏起来。11．根据“Finboisalittlebluewhale.Heenjoyshislifeintheseawithhismother.”可知，Finbo是一只小蓝鲸。他很享受和他妈妈在海里的生活。由此可知是跟他的妈妈住在一起。故填Hismother。12．根据“Finboisverybig.”可知，Finbo非常大。故填Heisbig./Big。13．根据“Itissoeasyforhisfriendstofindhim.Buthecan’tfindhisfriendseasily.”可知，他的朋友很容易就找到了他。但是他很难找到他的朋友。故填No,itisn’t./No。14．根据“ButonethingmakesFinbofeelbad.Whentheyplaythegame,Finboalwaysloses(输掉)it.”可知，当他们玩游戏时，Finbo总是输，这让Finbo感到很难过。故填Hefeelsbad.15．根据“Thenhesaystohisfriends,‘Thegameistooeasy.Whataboutanewgame?Let’splaytug-of-war(拔河)!’”可知，他对朋友们说：“这游戏太简单了。换一个新游戏怎么样？让我们玩拔河！”可知，Finbo想玩拔河。故填Tug-of-war。16．Alotofmoney.

17．Hewasoldandugly.

18．White.

19．Twoblackpebbles.

20．Smart/Clever.【分析】文章是一篇记叙文，讲述了一个放债人又老又丑，但他喜欢农夫美丽的女儿，想用不诚实的手段娶她为妻。但是这个女孩用聪明才智战胜了放债人。16．根据第一段中“Manyyearsago,inasmallIndianvillage,afarmerowed(欠)alotofmoneytoavillagemoneylender.”可知，农夫欠了放债人很多钱。故填Alotofmoney.17．根据第一段文中“Themoneylenderwasoldandugly,buthelikedthefarmer’sbeautifuldaughter.”可知，他喜欢农夫的女儿。故填Hewasoldandugly.18．根据第五段和第六段可知，女孩故意把抽到的黑色的鹅卵石掉在满是鹅卵石的路上，然后让在袋子剩下的黑色的鹅卵石证明她抽到的是白色的鹅卵石，所以她希望抽到的是白色的鹅卵石。故填White.19．根据第四段文中“Ashepickedthemup,thesharp-eyedgirlnoticedthathehadpickeduptwoblackpebblesandputthemintothebag.”可知，放债人放到空袋子里的是两颗黑色的鹅卵石。故填Twoblackpebbles.20．通过文中农夫的女儿机智地想出了好办法而让自己和父亲成功战胜了放债人，可以认为农夫的女儿是个机智聪明的女孩。故填Smart/Clever.21．OnNewYear’sEve.

22．Theyhidintheirhouses.

23．Tothefirsthouse.

24．It/Hefeltafraid./Afraid.

25．Towarmthemselves/Tokeepwarm.【分析】文章讲述了除夕夜放鞭炮的由来。21．根据“SomepeoplesetofffirecrackersonNewYear’sEve.”可知，人们在除夕夜放鞭炮，故填OnNewYear’sEve.22．根据“Whenthemonsterscameout,villagersalwayshidintheirhouses.”可知，当怪物出来时，村民们总是躲在自己的房子里。故填Theyhidintheirhouses.23．根据“Onthatnight,itcameagain.Itwenttothefirsthouse.”可知，那天晚上，怪物又来了。它去了第一所房子。故填Tothefirsthouse.24．根据“Thenoisewastooloudthatitscaredthemonster.”可知，怪物听到噪音后感到害怕，故填It/Hefeltafraid./Afraid.25．根据“Theownerandhisfamilylitsomebambootowarmthemselves.”可知，