鲁教版（五四制）八年级英语上册 Unit4 Self Check 同步练习

Unit4Anoldmantriedtomovethemountains.

SelfCheck

基础过关全练

I.语法填空

阅读下面短文，在空格处填入适当的内容，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

Onceuponatime,therelivedaverycunning(狡猾的)fox.Heusedtospeaktoother

animalssweetlyandgaintheir:rusi]cheatingthem.

Onedaythefoxmetastork(鹳).Theybecame2(friend).Soon,thefoxinvitedthe

storktohaveabigdinnerwithhim.Thestork3(happy)acceptedtheinvitation.

4hersurprise,whenthestorkwenttothefox'shouse,shefoundthefoxjustoffered

somesoupinashallow(7戋的)bowl!Thepoorstorkcouldnothaveanysoupwith5(it)long

bill,butthefoxeasilydrankthesoup.Thestorkleft6placeafterthankingthefox.She

invitedhimtoherhousefordinner.

Thedayarrivedandthefox7(reach)thestork'splace.Thestorkservedsoupforbothof

them,inanarrowjarwithalongneck.Shewasable8(have)thesoupveryeasilywithher

longbill,butthefoxclearlycouldnot.

Afterfinishinghers,thestork9(one)askedthefoxifhewasenjoyingthesoup.Thefox

rememberedthedinnerofthatdayandfeltveryashamed.Heansweredina1()(low)voice,

“I...I'dbetterleavenow.Ihaveastomachache.

1.2.3.4.5.

6.7.8.9.10.

II.阅读判断

Once,thereweretwohard-workingchildren,CheYinandSunKang.Theylovedreading,

buttheirfamilieswerepoorandcouldn'taffordlampoil(灯油)forthechildrentostudyatnight.

Howdidtheygetoverthedifficulty?Herearetheirstories.

CheYin'sstorybeganonahotsummernight.Hesawfireflies(萤火虫)flyingandanidea

cameintohismind.Hecaughtsomefirefliesinaclothbagandhungitupasalamp.Hespentallof

hissummernightsreadinglikethis.

Theotherstoryhappenedinwinter.SunKangwokeuponacoldnight.Hesawthemoon

shinesobrightlyonthesnowanditmadethenightbrighter.tkIcanreadwiththelight!”hethought.

Sohetookhisbooksoutsideandread,eventhoughitwasverycold.

Later,CheYinandSunKangbecamesuccessful.TheirstorieswereturnedintoChinese

wordsnangyingyingxue.Difficultiescannotstopyoungmindsfromlearning.Ifthereisawill,

thereisalwayslightontheroadtoknowledge.

根据语篇内容，判断下列句子正(T)误(F)。

1LCheYinandSunKangworkedhardandlovedreading.

12.Forthetwofamilies,lampoilwasverycheap.

13.CheYincouldreadonsummernightsusinga“fireflylamp”.

14.SunKangfeltsocoldthathecouldn'tstudyonwinternights.

15.Thestoriestellusthatnothingcanstoplearning.

11.12.13.14.15.

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HI.用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空

16.InGretcFsmind,Hanselwasthe(brave)personintheworld.

17.Whenwecameintotherestaurant,thewaiter(lead)ustoourtable.

18.TheMonkeyKing(excite)Chinesechildrenformanyyears.

IV.阅读理解

Anelephantwasstandingandpickingleavesfromatree.Asmallflycame,flyingand

buzzingnearhisear.Theelephantwaveditawaywithhislongears.Thentheflycameagainand

theelephantwaveditawayoncemore.

Thishappenedseveraltimes.Thentheelephantaskedthefly,“Whyarcyousorestlessand

noisy?Whycan'tyoujuststayinoneplace?”

Theflyanswered,“IaminterestedinwhateverIsee,hearorsmell.Myfivesenses,and

everythingthathappensaroundme,pullmehereandthereandIcannotresist(抵抗)them.What

isyoursecret?Howcanyoustaysocalmandstill?”

Theelephantstoppedeatingandsaid,“Myfivesensesdonotruleme.Iamincontrolof

myself-mysensesdonottellmewhattodo.ThishelpsmestayfocusedonwhateverIdo,and

so,keepmymindcalmandstill.NowthatIameating,Iamcompletelyenjoyingeating.Inthis

way,1canjustfocusonenjoyingmyfood.”

Afterhearingthesewords»thefly'seyesopenedwideandasmileappearedonhisface.He

lookedattheelephantandsaid."Iunderstand!IwillalwaysberestlessifIletmysensescontrol

me.Ontheotherhand,ifItrytousesomeself-control,mymindwillbecomecalmandI'llbe

abletostaystill.”

Itissaidthatthemindisrestlessandpaysaneniioniowhateverisinfromofit.Buiifyoucan

controlwhatyoupayattentionto,youcancontrolyourmind.

19.Theflythoughthemovedaroundalotbecause.

A.hehadnowheretolandB.hccouldn'tseethingsclearly

C.hewasinterestedineverythingaroundhimD.hisfivesensescouldn'tworkwitheachother

20.Accordingtotheelephant,whatisthekeytostayingcalm?

A.Beingincontrolofone*ssenses.B.Enjoyingeating.

C.Beingabletofindpeace.D.Focusingonmanythingsatthesametime.

21.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothestory?

A.Theflycanresisteverythingthathappensaroundhim.

B.Thcfivesensesalwaysruletheelephant.

C.Theflywillbecalmifthesensescontrolhim.

D.Theelephantcanfocusonwhatheisdoing.

22.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.StayStillandCalmB.FocusonMoreThanOneThing

C.PayAttentiontoYourFeelingsD.TakeControlofYourMind

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V.阅读还原

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

DuringtheSpringandAutumnPeriod,therelivedagreatmusiciannamedYuBoya.He

playedtheguqinverywell.23ZhongZiqiwasoneofthem.

Oneday,YuBoyacamebackfromatriptothemountains.Heplayedtheguqintoexpress

hisloveforthemountains.

24Zhongsaid,“Howbeautifullyyou'replayingtheguqin!WhenIlistentoyouplaying

theguqin,Icanalmostseethemountainsinfrontofmyeyes.”

25Thenheplayedanothertunc（曲子）.Zhongclappedhishandsandcheeredagain,

“Whatabeautifultuneitis!WhenIlistentoit,Iseemtoimaginehundredsofboatsaresailing

downbigrivers.”

Yuwassui-prisedatZhong'scomments（评论）.26Wheneverheplayedanewtune,

ZhongcouldtellwhaiYuwasthinkingaboutwhenheplayedthetune.

“Youappreciate（欣赏）mymusicandunderstandmymind.Youknowmelikeatrue

friend,"Yusaidexcitedly.

Afterthat,YuandZhongbecameclosefriends.AfterZhong'sdeath,Yuwassosadthathe

brokehisguqinanddecidednevertoplayitagain.

ThisisthestoryaboutYuBoyaandZhongZiqi.Wecanlearnalessonfromthestory._27

Ifyoufindyourtruefriends,lovethemandcherish（珍惜）realfriendships.

A.YuwaspleasedtohearZhong'swords.

B.Itishardtofindatruefriend.

C.Manypeopleenjoyedhismusic.

D.HedecidedtoplaymorelunesforZhong.

E.ZhongZiqistoodbesideYuBoyaashewasplayingtheguqin.

23.24.25.26.27.

VI.书面表达

假设本周英语活动课的主题是“Oneofmyfavoritecartooncharacters”，请你根据以下提示

写一篇短文，向大家介绍你最喜欢的卡通人物——兔八哥。

1.1940年，出现在卡通片AWildHare里；

2.随后成为动画系列LooneyTunes的主角；

3.1985年，在好莱坞星光大道上拥有自己的星星；

4.1997年，成为第一个出现在美国邮票上的甘通人物。

要求；

1.包含所有提示信息，可适当发挥；

2.词数80词左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇:系列series,邮票stamp

Boysandgirls,I'dliketointroduceoneofmyfavoritecartooncharacterstoyou.

Today,BugsBunnycanstillbringlaughtertopeopleallovertheworld.Doyoulikehim,too?

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答案全解全析

基础过关全练

I.［语篇解读］文章讲述了狐狸和鹳的故事。

1.before句意：它曾经甜言蜜语地和其它动物说话，在欺骗它们之前得到它们的信任。故

填beforeo

2.friendsfriend是可数名词，空格前无限定词，故填friends。

3.happily空格处所填单词修饰动词，故填happy的副词形式happily0

4.Totoone'ssurprise”令某人惊讶的是”。

5.its空格处所填单词修饰名词bill,应为形容词性物主代词。故填its。

6.the此处表示特指，故填［he。

7.reached根据arrived和and可知，此处应填reachedo

8.tohavebeabletodosth.“有能力做某事

9.first结合上下文可知，此处意为“鹳第一次问狐狸”。故用序数词firsl。

10.low“inalowvoice”是固定搭配。故填low。

IL［语篇解读］文章讲述了车胤、孙康囊萤映雪的故事，提醒我们抓紧一切机会努力学习。

11.T根据文章的开头“Once,thereweretwohard-workingchildren,CheYinandSunKang.

Theylovedreading”可知，两个人都很勤奋并且喜爱阅读。

12.F根据文章第一段第二句中的"theirfamilieswerepoorandcouldn'taffordlampoil”可知，

两个家庭都很贫穷，买不起灯油。

13.T根据文章第二段第三句"Hecaughtsomefirefliesinaclothbagandhungitupasalamp.”

可知，车胤抓住了一些萤火虫装在布袋里，挂起来当灯用。

14.F根据文章第三段末句“Sohetookhisbooksoutsideandread,eventhoughitwasvery

cold”可知，即使天气寒冷，孙康也拿着书在外面借着雪反射的月光读书。

15.T根据文章末尾“Difficultiescannotstopyoungmindsfromlearning.Ifthereisawill,there

isalwayslightontheroadtoknowledge.”可知，困难无法阻止想要学习的心。对于有志者而言,

通往知识的路途上总会有光明。

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IIL16.bravest17.led18.hasexcited

IV.［语篇解读］本文讲述的是一只苍蝇和一头大象的故事。苍蝇容易受外界的诱惑，总是不

安分地飞来飞去，这让大象很不满。在大象看来，专注地做某件事才能享受到乐趣。

19.C细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知，它对自己看到、听到或闻到的任何东西都感兴趣。

由此判断，它对周围的一切都很感兴趣。故选C。

20.A细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Iamincontrolofmyself—mysensesdonottellmewhat

todo.ThishelpsmestayfbcusedonwhateverIdo”可知答案选A。

21.D推理判断题。根据第四段内容可知，大象可以专注于正在做的事情。故选D。

22.D主旨大意题。本文通过苍蝇和大象的对话，告诉人们行为应合理地受思想控制。

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V.［语篇解读］文章讲述的是俞伯牙与钟子期的故