英语八年级下册Section A优秀课后复习题

Unit6 An old man tried to move the mountains.

 课时1 Section A（1a-2d）

Learning aims:

1.重点单词：shoot，begin，god，remind，bit，silly

2.重点短语：Journey to the West，Yu Gong Moves a Mountain，Hou Yi shoots the Suns，Nu Wa Repairs the Sky，once upon a time，instead of，work on，a little bit

3.重点句式：

An old man tried to move the mountains.

How does the story begin?

Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains?

As soon as the man finished talking，Yu Gong said that his family could continue to move the mountains after he died.

Finally，a god was so moved by Yu Gong that he sent two gods to take the mountains away.

It doesn't seem very possible to move a mountain.

4.unless，so...that，as soon as...等的用法

重点词汇和短语

1. _________________ v. 投篮，射击，发射

2. _________________ n. 石头 

3. _________________ adj. 虚弱的，柔弱的

4. _________________ n. 上帝，神 

5. _________________ v. 提醒，使想起

6. _________________ n. 一点，小块

7. _________________ adj. & n. 愚昧的；傻子，蠢货

8. ___________________________ 有点儿，稍微 

9. ___________________________ 代替，反而

1. Hou Yi Shoots the Suns《后羿射日》

shoot 的意思是＂射中；发射＂。过去式及过去分词都是shot。

☞ He shot a bird. 他射中了一只鸟。

【易混辨析】 kill，shoot，murder

2. This story reminds us that you can never know what’s possible unless you try to make it happen. 这个故事提醒我们，你永远不知道什么是可能的，除非你努力让它发生。

remind提醒；使想起。＂remind sb. +从句＂表示＂提醒某人……＂。

☞ We reminded him that the meeting had been postponed. 我们提醒他会议已经延期了。学&科网

【知识拓展】

①昨天，吉米使我想起了他的哥哥。

Jimmy ______________ me ______________ his elder brother yesterday. 

②请提醒我回复那封信。

Please ______________ me ______________ reply that letter. 

3. I think it’s a little bit silly. 我认为这有点儿愚蠢。

a little bit意为＂有点儿，稍微＂，常用于口语中，后跟形容词或副词，相当于a little，a bit或kind of。

☞ This is a little bit difficult for me. 这对我来说有点难。

【易混辨析】a bit，a little，a little bit，a bit of

—The team really looks ______________ better because the coach had them ______________ every night this week.

—Practice makes perfect.

A. a little bit；practise B. a bit；practicing

C. a bit of；to practice D. a little；practised

4. Yu Gong kept trying and didn’t give up. 愚公坚持不懈，没有放弃。

（1）keep doing sth. “一直/继续不停地做某事”。

☞ The child kept asking me questions. 那个孩子老师问我问题。

（2）give up .放弃；抛弃；戒除

☞I did want a holiday abroad，but I've given up the idea．

 我确实想出国度假，但现在已放弃了这个想法。 

☞You ought to give up smoking; I gave it up last year.
你应该戒烟,我去年就戒掉了。

—I think it's difficult for me to learn English well.

—________ Nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it.

A. What a pity!    B. Never give up.    C. I hope so.

5. But what could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains?

instead of是介词短语，意思是＂代替……，取代……＂，后面接名词、代词或动名词。

☞ I’ll go instead of you. 我将代你去。

☞ She went to school instead of staying at home. 她没有待在家里而是上学去了。

【知识拓展】

______________ spending your vacation in a hotel. Why not try hiking in the country?

A. Instead of B. Because of    C. As a result of     D. In spite of

6. as soon as的用法

教材原文 As soon as the man finished talking, Yu Gong said that his family could continue to move the mountains after he died.那个男人一说完,愚公就说他死后他的家人会继续移动那些山.

本句中的as soon as表示”一…….·就······”,引导时间状语从句.

As soon as I went through customs, I jumped in a taxi.我一过海关就跳上了一辆计程车.

注意 在含as soon as、when等引导的时间状语从句的主从复合句中,要遵循“主将从现”的原则,即主句如果用一般将来时,从句要用一般现在时.

I'll tell him as soon as I see him.我一见到他就告诉他.

例1(2020湖北孝感安陆期末)-What's your plan for the summer holiday?

-I'll go to Beijing________ the school term ends.

一、单项选择

1．She does well in nearly every subject, but she is a little ________ in math.

A．good B．difficult C．weak D．easy

2．We will go to the square to watch the raising of the national flag ________ it rains tomorrow.

A．when B．if C．since D．unless

3．The music reminded me ________ my school days.

A．to B．with C．for D．of

4．There is only ________ water in the bottle.

A．a bit B．a little bit C．a bit of D．a few

5．Jenny has gone to Shanghai on business, but she’ll be back in 3 days. I will call you as soon as she ________.

A．returns B．will return C．returned D．has returned

二、用所给单词适当形式填空

6．The ________ (excite) children forgot to take the presents to the party.

7．When he was young, his great height ________ (fit) him to play basketball.

8．I’m reading an interesting book ________ (call) Harry Potter.

9．We were ________ (move) by the movie Homeless to Harvard (《风雨哈佛路》).

10．My brother kept ________ (watch) TV after having dinner yesterday.

三、完形填空

Once upon a time, there was a man called Zheng. ___11___ lived in a small town. One day he wanted to buy himself a new pair of shoes. He measured(测量) ___12___with a ruler and then ___13___ down his size on a piece of paper. After that he went shoe shopping.

When he arrived at the ___14___, he reached into his pocket(口袋), ___15___ he found the paper was not there. So he said to the shop keeper, “I have left the paper at home and I don’t know the size. I’ll go back home to ___16___it.” With these words, he ran out of the shop.

He ran back home, found the paper and then ran to the shop again. But it took him ___17___ hours and the shop was ___18___. He spent the afternoon on the way and did not buy his shoes at last.

Someone asked him, “Did you want to buy the shoes ___19___ yourself?”

“Of course,” he answered.

Then why don’t you ____20____ the shoes by yourself?”

“I trust the ruler more than my feet.” he answered.

11．A．They B．I C．She D．He

12．A．hands B．feet C．arms D．legs

13．A．wrote B．sat C．cut D．fell

14．A．post office B．fruit shop C．shoe shop D．parking lot

15．A．and B．but C．or D．so

16．A．throw B．borrow C．get D．sell

17．A．few B．a few C．little D．a little

18．A．open B．opened C．close D．closed

19．A．for B．to C．by D．with

20．A．come on B．turn on C．try on D．get on

四、阅读理解

A

Once upon a time there was a bird and a snake. They built their homes in the same tree.

Whenever the bird laid eggs, the snake would eat them. The bird was very unhappy. “That bad snake. I must do something. Let me go and talk to him,” thought the bird.

The next morning, the bird went to the snake and said politely, “Please don’t eat my eggs. Let’s live like good neighbors.”

“Huh! You cannot expect me to go hungry. Eggs are what I eat,” replied the snake.

The bird was angry and she thought, “I must teach that snake a lesson.”

The very next day, the bird was flying over the king’s palace. She saw the princess (公主) wearing an expensive necklace. Suddenly she had an idea. She took the necklace in her mouth and flew home.

When the princess saw the bird flying off with her necklace, she cried, “Somebody, help! The bird has taken my necklace!”

Soon the palace soldiers were running around to look for the necklace. Within a short time the soldiers found the bird that was sitting in the tree. Then she dropped the necklace, and it fell right into the snake’s house.

When the snake heard the noise, he came out of his house. The palace soldiers saw the snake and killed him.

Then the soldiers took the necklace and went back to the princess. The bird was happy. “Now my eggs are safe,” she thought.

21．The bird was 　　　　 after she heard the snake’s words.

A．happy B．angry C．surprised D．afraid

22．The bird wanted to teach the snake a lesson because 　　　　.

A．the snake always ate the bird’s eggs

B．the snake had taken the bird’s necklace

C．the bird didn’t like the snake’s children

D．the bird had been beaten by the snake

23．After the soldiers came to the tree, the bird 　　　　.

A．built another house in the same tree

B．began to talk with the snake

C．dropped the necklace into the snake’s house

D．started to repair the necklace

24．The soldiers got the necklace back after 　　　　.

A．asking the bird to go away

B．killing the snake

C．cheering up the princess

D．cutting down the tree

25．What is the passage mainly about?

A．Soldiers in a palace.

B．A poor snake.

C．A clever bird.

D．A princess’s necklace.

B

Yu Boya was a famous music master who played the qin. He had been learning from nature to create beautiful melodies(歌曲).

Once, Yu took a boat trip to the state(国) of Chu. Along the way, the river water rushed towards the east, leaving the high mountains behind. The beautiful scenery inspired Yu. He took out his qin and began to play. After a while, he noticed a woodsman(樵夫) standing on the riverbank, enjoying his music quietly.

Yu happily invited the man into the boat. The woodsman introduced himself, “My name is Zhong Ziqi.” After that, Yu played the qin for Zhong. He played music that described the high mountains. Zhong said, “How wonderful it is! I seem to see the magnificent(壮丽的) Mount Tai.” Yu played music that described the flowing water. Zhong said, “What a beautiful melody! I seem to see the rushing river.”

Yu was surprised by the woodsman’s words. “You really understand my music!” So the musician and the woodsman became good friends. They decided to meet each other again at the same place the following year.

When that time came, Yu arrived on time, but did not see Zhong. He visited the village where Zhong lived and heard that his friend had died of an illness. Yu felt very sad. He took out his qin and once again played the music of High Mountains and Flowing Water.

“My best friend has passed away,” he said. “No one in the world understands my music anymore.” He then broke his qin and never played it again.

26．We can know from the passage that Zhong Ziqi was 　　 　　.

A．a musician B．a cook C．a woodsman

27．What does the underlined word “inspired” mean in Chinese?

A．赋予灵感 B．远离 C．考验

28．What happened after Yu invited Zhong Ziqi into the boat?

A．He visited Mount Tai with Zhong.

B．He played the qin for Zhong.

C．He went to Zhong’s village.

29．Why didn’t Zhong Ziqi come to see Yu again?

A．Because he was seriously ill.

B．Because he was dead.

C．Because he met a different friend.

30．What is the best title of this passage?

A．A Great Musician B．How to Learn Music C．True Friendship

五、阅读还原

根据短文内容，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项 (其中有一项多余)。

Yang Shi was clever when he was a child. He entered the school to study at the age of four and could read and write poems at the age of seven. ____31____ He was well-known everywhere.

One day, Yang Shi and one of his schoolmates had different views on a certain question. In order to get a correct answer, he went to visit Cheng Yi, a famous philosopher (哲学家). At Cheng Yi’s house, however, the guarding kid said to him. “Mr. Cheng is sitting in his study. ____32____ ” Yang replied. “It doesn’t matter, I’ll wait here for a while.”

____33____ However, Bang kept on standing in the snow and waiting for Cheng to finish his work so that he cound ask Cheng questions. The little kid kindly reminded Yang that Cheng might spend the whole afternoon working in the study and invited him to warm himself in the house. But Yang continued waiting outside Cheng’s house against the cold wind and falling snow without even any move.

When Cheng came out of his study. The little boy reported to him that Yang Shi was waiting outside the door. ____34____ When the little boy opened the door, everyone was shocked.

The snow outside was more than a foot deep, but Yang stood still without moving his feet. “Young man, why are you so silly? You could have come again someday!” Cheng Yi said to Yang Shi in his study.

“It’s OK! ____35____.” Yang answered.

Later, Cheng Yi accepted Yang Shi as his student, and taught him everything he knew.

A．As a student if I want to learn from the master, of course I should wait outside the door.

B．The local people called him a talented man.

C．On hearing this, Cheng Yi wanted the boy to let Yang in right away.

D．You’d better go back and come in two days.

E．Yang Shi really learned a lot from Cheng Yi.

F．After a while, it began to snow heavily.

五、补全对话

从下面选项中选择恰当的句子补全下面对话。（其中有两项是多余的选项）

Lily: Candy, do you like the story Cinderella?

Candy: Yes, I like it very much.

Lily: ____36____

Candy: She is so beautiful and very kind to others. I like her very much.

Lily: I like her, too. ____37____

Candy: She is too bad. She doesn’t like Cinderella and asks her to do all the housework.

Lily: ____38____She is really bad and her two daughters are as bad as her.

Candy: Yes. They don’t like Cinderella. They ask Cinderella to help them make dresses and cut Cinderella’s dress with scissors.

Lily: ____39____

Candy: What is it?

Lily: ____40____ I don’t know why so many girls can’t wear the lost crystal shoe.

Candy: Don’t be too serious. It’s just a fairy tale.

A．What about her step mother?

B．I agree with you.

C．But I have a question about the story.

D．It’s about the crystal (水晶) shoe.

E．What do you think of Cinderella?

F．It sounds great.

G．What do you think of her stepsisters?