Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.
单元检测
一、根据句意及汉语提示写单词。
1．Paul saved a little boy from a deep river. How b______ he was!
2．We had to stay at home the w______ day because of the heavy rain.
3．The cup is broken. Who d______ it on the ground?
4．The man looks w______. Maybe he falls ill.
5．Hearing the sound of someone coming, Jessica h______ her diary under the bed.
6．They are having a meeting over there. Please keep your ______（声音）down.
7．Why did you put your finger into the hot water? Are you a ______（愚蠢的）boy?
8．Keep a ______（微笑）all the time, and you’ll have a happy life.
9．We saw a bright ______（物体）in the sky just now.
10．Thanks for your gift and it will always ______（使想起）me of you.
【答案】1．brave． 2. whole 3．dropped 4．weak 5．hid 6．voice 7．silly/stupid 8．smile 9．object 10．remind
二、根据句意及汉语提示写单词，完成句子。
1．这张书桌倒是很好看，不过小了点。
The desk looks fine, but it is ________ ________ ________ small.
2．从前，这里住着一位美丽的公主。
________ ________ ________ ________, there lived a beautiful princess.
3．他们两年前结的婚。
They ________ ________ two years ago.
4．我一下飞机，就爱上了这个国家。
I ________ ________ ________ ________ the country the minute I got off the plane.
5．他病得如此重以至于我们只好给他请医生了。
He was ________ ill ________ we had to send for a doctor.
【答案】1． a little bit 2．Once upon a time
3． got married 4． fell in love with
5． so that
三、单项选择。
1．Miss Li, a ________ teacher, always makes us laugh in class.
A．brave B．humorous C．clever D．strict
【答案】B
【详解】句意：李老师，一个幽默的老师，总是让我们在课堂上笑。
考查形容词辨析。brave勇敢的；humorous幽默的；clever聪明的；strict严格的。根据“always makes us laugh in class”可知，李老师是一个幽默的老师。故选B。
2．—Henry, ________ is asking for you at the gate.
—OK. I’m coming. He must be Tony.
A．anybody B．everybody C．somebody D．nobody
【答案】C
【详解】句意：——亨利，有人在门口找你。——好的，我来了，肯定是托尼。
考查不定代词辨析。anybody任何人；everybody每个人；somebody某人；nobody没有人。根据“He must be Tony.”可知，此处表示某人，不知对方是谁，故选C。
3．—Where did Frank go after school?
—After school he didn’t go home. ________, he went to the supermarket.
A．Instead B．Instead of C．Until D．Or
【答案】A
【详解】句意：——弗兰克放学后去了哪里？——放学后他没有回家。相反，他去了超市。
考查副词用法。Instead代替，一般位于句首或句尾；Instead of而不是，后面常接名词，代词，动名词；Until直到；Or否则。根据“After school he didn’t go home...he went to the supermarket.”可知，弗兰克放学后他没有回家，相反，他去了超市，应用instead，故选A。
4．Don’t worry. I will give the tape to David ________ he comes back.
A．as soon as B．so that C．until D．unless
【答案】A
【详解】句意：别担心。David一回来，我就把录音带给他。
考查从属连词辨析。as soon as一……就……；so that以便；until直到……；unless除非。根据“Don’t worry”和“he comes back”可知此处强调他一回来就给他，应用as soon as引导时间状语从句。故选A。
5．—That tall building used to be a hotel. The government ________ a library last year.
—That’s great! Books can ________ a whole new world to us. So we should read more books.
A．turned it into; open up B．put it into; put up
C．turned it on; grow up D．moved it into; pull up
【答案】A
【详解】句意：——那栋高楼以前是旅馆，政府去年把它变成了图书馆。——太好了！书籍可以为我们打开一个全新的世界，所以我们应该读更多的书。
考查动词短语。turn into“变成”；put into“投入”；turn on“打开”；move into“搬进”；open up“打开”；put up“举起、张贴”；grow up“成长”；pull up“拔起”。根据“That tall building used to be a hotel. The government…a library last year.”可知，政府去年把那栋高楼变成了图书馆，填turned it into。根据“Books can…a whole new world to us.”可知，书籍可以为我们打开一个全新的世界，填open up。故选A。
6．（2019·辽宁本溪·中考真题）—Look at the dark clouds, and the wind is blowing strongly.
—It ______that a big storm is coming.
A．sounds B．seems C．feels D．smells
【答案】B【解析】句意：——看那些乌云，风刮得很厉害。——似乎一场暴风雨即将来临。考查系动词。A. sounds听起来；B. seems好像，似乎；C. feels感觉；D. smells闻起来。根据Look at the dark clouds, and the wind is blowing strongly. 可知应是说好像暴风雨就要来了；“It seems that+从句”是一个固定句型，意思是“好像…”，其它系动词后通常跟形容词，故答案选B。
7．（2019·湖北襄阳·中考真题）— The sun shines .
— We’d better wear our sunglasses to avoid getting sunburned.
A．softly B．hardly C．fast D．brightly
【答案】D【解析】句意：——阳光明亮地照耀着。——我们最好戴上太阳镜以免被太阳晒伤。考查副词辨析。A. softly温柔地；B. hardly几乎不；C. fast迅速地；D. brightly明亮地、闪亮地。根据下文We’d better wear our sunglasses to avoid getting sunburned. 我们最好戴上太阳镜以免被太阳晒伤。可推知应是太阳光强烈，所以brightly符合题意，故答案选D。
8．（2019·江苏淮安·中考真题）Betty has a beautiful _________. She wants to be a singer in the future.
A．voice B．look C．noise D．sound
【答案】A【解析】句意：Betty有一副美丽的嗓音。在将来她想成为一名歌手。A. voice 嗓音；B. look 表情；C. noise噪音；D. sound声音。根据下文She wants to be a singer in the future.可知上文是优美的嗓音。根据题意，故选A。
9．（2021·河北·石家庄市第二十二中学八年级期末）If we study hard at school, our life will be ________ hope.
A．afraid of B．full of C．instead of D．proud of
【答案】B【解析】句意：如果我们在学校努力学习，我们的生活将充满希望。考查形容词短语辨析。afraid of害怕；full of充满；instead of代替；proud of以……为荣。根据前句“If we study hard at school”可推知，应是生活将充满希望。故选B。
10．（2021·河北·石家庄市栾城区教育局教研室八年级期末）One year, the weather was ________ dry that no food would grow.
A．so B．such C．too D．very
【答案】A【解析】句意：有一年，天气如此干燥以至于食物都无法生长。考查so...that引导的结果状语从句。so如此；such如此；too太；very非常。根据“that no food would grow”可知，此空应该用so/such；再者根据“dry”一词可知，用so来修饰形容词，因此so符合句意，故选A。
四、补全对话。
A: Have you ever read the novel Jane Eyre?
B: __1__
A: What a pity! It’s a wonderful book, you know?
B: Well, I’ve looked forward to reading it for a long time. But I can’t get a copy. The library only has three copies and __2__
A: Well. __3__ If you like, I’ll lend it to you.
B: Thank you. __4__ By the way, when can I get it?
A: __5__ Would you please go to my house with me after school?
B: OK, I’ll go with you as soon as school is over.
【分析】本文是一篇对话，主要是两人谈论了一本很棒的书的事情。
1．根据“Have you ever read the novel Jane Eyre?”可知此处是在回答有没有读过这本小说，选项E“我恐怕我没有。”符合语境，故选E。
2．根据“But I can’t get a copy. The library only has three copies and”以及下文“ If you like, I’ll lend it to you.”可知是在回答图书馆没有这种书了，选项D“而且它们都被借走了。”符合语境，故选D。
3．根据“ If you like, I’ll lend it to you.”可知此处是在说自己有这本书的副本，选项G“我自己也有一份。”符合语境，故选G。
4．根据上文“If you like, I’ll lend it to you.”以及“ Thank you”此处应该是在说对方真好，选项A“你真是太好了。”符合语境，故选A。
5．根据“ Would you please go to my house with me after school?”可知此处是在说书现在不在自己身上，选项F“我没带在身上。”符合语境，故选F。
五、语法填空。
（2020·云南·八年级单元测试）用括号中所给词的适当形式填空,使语篇意思完整,必要时请用否定式。
Once upon a time, there____1____(be)a king. He only had one leg and one eye, but he was very smart and kind. Everyone lived a happy and____2____(health)life because of the king. One day, the king was walking through the palace hallway and saw the____3____(paint)of ancestors(祖先). He thought that one day his children would also walk in the same hallway and remember all the ancestors through these paintings. He wanted his children to remember him, too. So he invited many famous ____4____(art)to his palace.
All of the artists began to think about the king’s physical disabilities(生理缺陷). How could his painting be made very beautiful? It was ____5____(possible). They weren’t sure what his painting would be like. So one by one, they all started to politely refuse ____6____(make)a painting of the king.
But ____7____(sudden)one artist raised his hand and said he would make a very nice painting of the king. The king became happy hearing that. Then the artist started painting. After a long time, the painting was ready.
When the artist showed the painting, everyone was____8____(shock). In the painting, the king was sitting on a horse, on the one-leg side, holding his bow(弓箭)and aiming(瞄准)something with his one eye closed. The king was very happy and gave ____9____(he) lots of money.
As we all know, no one is perfect. So we should ______10______(try)to focus on(关注)others’ advantages instead of their disadvantages. Just take an optimistic view(乐观的观点)of the event. Everyone can do a good job.
【答案】1．Was 2．Healthy 3．Paintings 4．Artists 5．Impossible 6．to make 7．Suddenly 8．Shocked 9．Him 10．try
【解析】
这个故事讲述的是从前有一个国王，他只有一条腿、一只眼睛。他想让画家给他作画，这样他的孩子们以后才能记得他。很多画家不知道该如何作画，只有一个聪明的画家做到了。故事告诉我们要多关注别人的优点，还有对每件事要采取乐观的态度。
1．句意：从前有一个国王。
根据句中的Once upon a time“从前”可知，这个故事说的是很久以前的事情，应用一般过去时态。主语为a king是单数形式，be动词用was。故答案为was。
2．句意：因为这个国王每个人都过着幸福、健康的生活。
health健康，是一个名词。空后life是名词，意为“生活”，这个空应用形容词形式，与前面的happy并列，修饰同一个名词life。health的形容词为healthy，“健康的”。故答案为healthy。
3．句意：一天，国王走过宫殿的走廊，看到了祖先的画像。
paint画画，是一个动词。由空前的the和后面的of可知，这里应用名词形式。paint的名词是painting。空后ancestors是复数，因此画像也应用复数。故答案为paintings。
4．句意：因此他邀请了很多出名的艺术家来到他的宫殿。
art美术，艺术。根据上文 “He thought that one day his children would also walk in the same hallway and remember all the ancestors through these paintings. He wanted his children to remember him, too.”可知，国王是向让美术家给他画像，好让他的孩子记住他。因此这里应将art变为artist“艺术家”，空前有many修饰，应用名词复数。故答案为artists。
5．句意：那是不可能的。
possible可能的，是一个形容词。根据上文 “He only had one leg and one eye”可知，这个国王只有一条腿、一只眼，因此想让画像非常美丽是不可能的。这里应填反义词impossible。故答案为impossible。
6．句意：因此他们一个个地开始礼貌地拒绝为国王画像。
make制作，是一个动词。空前动词为refuse，意为“拒绝”，常用于句型refuse to do sth.“拒绝做某事”，这里应用动词不定式形式。故答案为to make。
7．句意：但是突然一个艺术家举起手说他可以画出一幅国王的好画。
sudden突然的，是一个形容词。由句子结构可知，该空修饰后面整句话的内容，应用副词形式。故答案为suddenly。
8．句意：当画家把画拿出来展示时，每个人都震惊了。
shock可以作动词或名词，意为“震惊，使震惊”。由句子结构可知，该空放在系动词was后作表语，应用形容词形式。且这里表示“人感到震惊”，应用shocked。故答案为shocked。
9．句意：国王非常高兴，给了他很多钱。
he他，人称代词主格形式。根据句子结构可知，该空是动词gave的宾语，应用宾格形式。he的宾格形式是him。故答案为him。
10．句意：所以我们应该试着关注别人的优点而不是缺点。try尽力，尝试，是一个动词。空前should是情态动词，后面跟动词原形。故答案为try。
六、完形填空。
Last week,I read a book—Life of Pi. It’s about a boy from India __11__ Pi, who traveled across the Pacific Ocean in a lifeboat.
Pi’s family lived in India and his father opened a zoo. When Pi was seventeen, they decided to __12__ the zoo and moved to Canada. They sold __13__ of the animals to several zoos and took the other animals on a ship to Canada. __14__ the way, they met with a very heavy rain and the ship sank（沉没）.
When Pi woke up after the terrible rain, he __15__that his family died and he was in a lifeboat with a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan and a tiger. When he saw those big __16__, Pi was scared. One by one, the animals in the lifeboat killed and ate each other.
At last, there was only Pi and the tiger left. __17__ for Pi, there was some food and water in the lifeboat, but he soon needed to start catching fish. He fed the fish to the tiger to __18__ it killing and eating him. He also used what he learned from the zoo to control（控制）the tiger.
Pi and the tiger __19__ 227 days in the lifeboat. They were often hungry. Sometimes, Pi was happy and hopeful, but sometimes he felt __20__ and afraid. At last, they arrived in Mexico.
11．A．liked B．asked C．named D．saved
12．A．buy B．join C．visit D．close
13．A．all B．some C．few D．none
14．A．By B．On C．In D．To
15．A．hoped B．showed C．found D．felt
16．A．animals B．ships C．men D．fish
17．A．Usually B．Easily C．Luckily D．Seriously
18．A．make B．stop C．have D．expect
19．A．spent B．fought C．planned D．worked
20．A．excited B．sad C．relaxed D．busy
【答案】CDBBC ACBAB
【解析】本文主要介绍了《少年派的奇幻漂流》这本书。
1．句意：它讲的是一个叫派的印度男孩，他乘救生艇穿越了太平洋的故事。 liked喜欢；asked问；named名叫；saved拯救。根据“It’s about a boy from India...Pi,”可知此处指男孩的名字。故选C。
2．句意：当派17岁时，他们决定关闭动物园，搬到加拿大。buy买；join加入；visit参观；close关闭。根据“ They sold ...of the animals to several zoos and took the other animals on a ship to Canada.”可知他们卖掉了动物，因此是关闭动物园。故选D。
3．句意：他们卖了一些动物给几个动物园，带其他动物坐船去加拿大。all所有；some一些；few很少；none没有。根据“...took the other animals on a ship to Canada.”可知带一些动物去加拿大，一些动物卖掉。故选B。
4．句意：在路上，他们遇到了大暴雨，船沉了。by通过；on在……上；in在……里面；to到。根据“...on a ship to Canada. ”和“the way”可知此处指在路上，用on the way表示。故选B。
5．句意：暴风雨过后，当派醒来时，他发现家人都死了，他和一只鬣狗，一只斑马，一只猩猩和一只老虎在一艘救生艇上。 hoped希望；showed显示；found发现；felt感觉。根据“When Pi woke up after the terrible rain...”可知这是派醒来发现的事。故选C。
6．句意：当派看到这些大动物时，他很害怕。animals动物；ships船；men男人；fish鱼。根据“... he was in a lifeboat with a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan and a tiger. ”可知醒来发现自己和很多动物在一起，很害怕。故选A。
7．句意：对派来说很幸运，救生船上有一些食物和水，但是他很快就需要开始捕鱼了。usually通常；easily轻易地；luckily幸运地；seriously严肃地。根据“ there was some food and water in the lifeboat, ”可知救生船上有食物和水是很幸运的。故选C。
8．句意：他给老虎喂鱼，以免它吃了他。make使；stop停止；have有；expect期望。根据“... it killing and eating him. ”可知派给老虎喂鱼，以免吃了自己。故选B。
9．句意：派和老虎在救生船上度过了227天。spent花费；度过；fought打架；planned计划；worked工作。根据“227 days ”可知此处指度过时光。故选A。
10．句意：有时候，派觉得开心，有希望，但是又时候他觉得悲伤，害怕。excited兴奋的；sad悲伤的；relaxed放松的；busy忙碌的。and连接并列形容词，与“害怕的”相近的是“悲伤的”。故选B。
七、阅读理解
Once upon a time, there was a boy named Nils. What he liked most was to play tricks on (捉弄) others. So nobody liked him.
One day, Nils caught an elf (小精灵) and played tricks on him The elf was very angry. He turned Nils into a very little boy and then he left. Nils asked the animals where the elf went, but they wouldn’t tell him. Nils was very sad.
At that time, Nils saw some wild geese (野鹅；雁) flying in the sky, and Morten, his home goose, was going to follow them. “Oh no! You can’t fly away.” Nils jumped to Morten and tried to catch him. But right then, Morten flew up. He took Nils to the sky. Soon, Morten began to fall behind the wild geese, but he didn’t give up. When it was getting dark, the geese stopped by a lake.
Morten was very tired. “Come on, Morten,” Nils said. He fed him with water. To thank Nils, Morten caught a small fish for him. “It’s so good to have a friend,” Nils thought.
Morten flew hard every day. The wild geese began to like Morten. But they still didn’t like Nils, because he was a human.
1．What did the elf do to Nils?
A．He took Nils home. B．He played tricks on Nils.
C．He turned Nils into a small boy. D．He flew up with Nils on his back.
2．Why didn’t the animals help Nils?
A．Because they couldn’t talk. B．Because they disliked Nils.
C．Because they were the elf’s friends. D．Because they didn’t know where the elf was.
3．What can we learn about Morten?
A．He was a wild goose. B．He became smaller.
C．He didn’t give up easily. D．He didn’t like the wild geese.
4．What happened by the lake?
A．Nils and Morten helped each other. B．Nils made friends with the wild geese.
C．The wild geese caught fish for Morten. D．Morten left without Nils.
5．What would happen next?
A．Morten would turn into a wild goose. B．The wild geese would live by the lake.
C．The animals would follow Morten. D．Nils would try to make the wild geese like him.
【答案】1．C 2．B 3．C 4．A 5．D
【导语】
本文节选自《尼尔斯骑鹅历险记》。本文主要讲述了尼尔斯的淘气小男孩变成了拇指大的人，为了体验新事物，他骑到了天鹅背上，跟着一群天鹅进行旅行。
【详解】
1．细节理解题。根据“He turned Nils into a very little boy”可知小精灵把尼尔斯变成了一个非常小的男孩。故选C。
2．细节理解题。根据“But they still didn’t like Nils, because he was a human”可知因为尼尔斯是人，所以动物们不喜欢他，也不帮助他。故选B。
3．细节理解题。根据“Morten began to fall behind the wild geese, but he didn’t give up”可知他没有轻易放弃。故选C。
4．细节理解题。根据“He fed him with water. To thank Nils, Morten caught a small fish for him”可知尼尔斯给莫顿喂水，而莫顿给尼尔斯抓了一条小鱼，可见他们互相帮忙。故选A。
5．推理判断题。根据“But they still didn’t like Nils, because he was a human”可知动物们不喜欢尼尔斯，可推知接下来尼尔斯会尽力让其他动物喜欢他。故选D。
八、材料作文
假如你是李梅。你的美国笔友Tom在昨天的 e﹣mail中告诉你，最近他对中国文化产生了浓厚的兴趣，希望你能给他介绍一些经典故事。请你根据下面所给图画，给Tom回复一封e﹣mail，向他讲述这一经典故事，并希望知道他对该故事及主人公的看法。
作文要求：
（1）文章需包括所有图画的内容，可以适当发挥，使全文连贯；
（2）词数70个左右；
（3）邮件的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom，
I'm very happy that you are interested in traditional Chinese stories. Well, let me tell you a famous one with the name Sima Guang Hit the Tank.
I'm looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours，
Li Mei
【分析】【高分句型一】：
When the kids were playing，one child suddenly fell into the tank.当孩子们玩的时候，一个孩子突然掉进了水箱里。when引导一个时间状语从句。
【高分句型二】：
Other children were so frightened that they cried and ran for help.其他孩子吓得哭着跑去求救。so... that表示如此……以至于……。
【解答】
Dear Tom.
I'm very happy that you are interested in traditional Chinese stories. Well，let me tell you a famous one with the name Sima Guang Hit the Tank.（引出话题）
Once Sima Guang was playing hide and seek with several children in the backyard. There was a large water tank in the yard. It was full of water. When the kids were playing，one child suddenly fell into the tank.【高分句型一】Other children were so frightened that they cried and ran for help.【高分句型二】However, Sima Guang thought it over. Then he picked up a big stone and threw it at the tank. The tank broke and the water ran out. He saved the kid. What do you think of Sima Guang？（具体介绍这个故事）
I'm looking forward to hearing from you.（期待）
Yours，
Li Mei