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Unit 8 Once upon a Time 主题任务型阅读和选词填空 强化练
2025-2026学年下学期初中英语人教版（2024）七年级下册
一、选词填空
阅读短文，从方框中选出恰当的单词并用其适当形式填空，使短文通顺、意义完整。每空仅填一词，每词仅用一次。
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Do you know why the cat is not in the Chinese Zodiac (十二生肖) There is a famous Chinese folk (民间的) 1 about this. The Jade Emperor (玉皇大帝) asks all 2 to take part in a race. The first twelve animals to 3 the race will become parts of the zodiac.
The cat and the rat are good 4 . When they hear about the race, the cat says to the rat, “We should get up early for the race, but I 5 wake up (醒来) late.” The rat says he will wake his friend up early so that they can go together. On the morning of the race day, the rat is so happy that he doesn’t wake the cat up. 6 , he goes to the gathering place (集合区) himself for the race and wins the 7 place in the race. An ox comes next, and then a tiger.
The cat wakes up late and finds the race is already over. He feels very 8 . From that day on, the cat never 9 the rat. This story tells us it is important to keep our words 10 . Of course, it is just a story.
阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。
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One day, a crab (螃蟹) traveled to the forest. He was 11 when he went back home. A monkey told 12 the sea was in front of them. He said, “Go straight on and you could see it 13 .”
The crab kept walking for a long time 14 he was too tired to move. But he still did not get to the sea. He became very angry (生气的). He 15 to the monkey.
“I told you to go straight on, but you walk sideways (横着走).” The monkey said, “ 16 me! Let me take you there.” Soon, they arrived 17 the sea.
“Thank you,” the crab said. “I live on an 18 . Welcome to have a visit.” 19 there was no bridge to the island. The monkey saw a boat. He jumped on it and rowed after the crab. On the island, the crab cooked delicious food for the monkey. After dinner, they 20 the stars together.
请从方框内选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使文章完整连贯。注意每空一词，每词仅用一次，有两词为多余项。
water and walk secret happy a with sing so tell he another
Long long ago, there was a rich man. He loved 21 son very much. He wanted to make his son have a happy life, 22 he decided to send him to see a smart old man for advice. 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 23 water. “If no water is spilled (洒出) when you come back, I will 24 you about it.”
The boy 25 to the river and came back with a bowl of water. The old man asked him, “Did you see the beautiful flowers along the road and the birds 26 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 27 bowl of water and enjoy the flowers and the singing of birds.”
When he came back, the boy could describe everything to the old man. But when he looked at his bowl, he found most 28 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 29 of happiness. Only in this way can you live 30 forever.”
二、任务型阅读
On a hot summer day, a hungry fox walks slowly through a field. He has not eaten since (自从) morning and feels very tired. After a while, he comes to a farm. There, on a tall vine near a fence, he sees a big bunch of purple grapes. The grapes look round, juicy, and very sweet.
The fox’s mouth begins to water. “I must eat those grapes!” he thinks. He wants them very much. First, he stands on his back legs and reaches up as high as he can. But the grapes are too high. Next, he takes a few steps back, runs, and jumps into the air. He almost touches them, but he falls back down. He tries again and again, jumping higher each time. He jumps ten times, but he still cannot reach the grapes. He is now very tired and angry.Finally, the fox stops. He looks at the grapes for a long time. Then he turns around and starts to walk away. As he walks, he says to himself, “I don’t want those grapes anymore. They are probably sour (酸的) and not sweet at all. They are not good for me.” But we all know the truth—the grapes are most likely sweet. The fox only says they are sour because he cannot get them. This story teaches us not to make excuses (借口) when we cannot get what we want.
回答下面 5 个问题，每题答案不超过 6 个词。
31．How does the fox feel at first
32．What does the fox see on the farm
33．How many times does the fox try to jump
34．Why does the fox say the grapes are sour
35．What lesson does this story teach us
One day, a baby snail (蜗牛) found that he had to carry a big and heavy shell at any time. He was confused (困惑的), so he went up to his mother and asked, “Why was I born with a shell that grew so hard and heavy ” His mother said, “Because we don't have bones to hold us up. We can only move slowly, so we need a shell to protect us.” The baby snail asked again, “The caterpillar (毛毛虫) has no bones either, and she can’t move quickly. Why can she live without a shell ” The mother snail answered, “That’s because a caterpillar will become a butterfly. She can fly high into the sky. The sky can protect her.”
The baby snail had one more question. “But the earthworm (蚯蚓) moves like us. He has no bones and he won't turn into a butterfly. Why doesn't he carry a hard and heavy shell ” His mother said, “He can dig a hole (挖洞) and hide (躲藏) in the ground. And then the earth can protect him.”
The baby snail then cried, “We are so poor! We have no protection from the sky or from the ground!” His mother smiled at him, “That’s why we have a shell. My dear, imagine that if we don’t have the shells, what will happen to us Hot sun will dry out our bodies, and we’ll have nowhere to sleep. What’s more, we’ll die in the heavy rain. How terrible it is! We don’t depend on the sky or the ground for protection. We should depend on ourselves.”
根据语篇内容，回答问题。（每小题答案不超过5个词）
36．Whom did the baby snail ask for help, his mother or father
37．What will the caterpillar in the story become when she grows up
38．Where can an earthworm hide
39．How many questions did the baby snail ask
40．Who should the snails depend on according to the story
阅读短文，根据短文内容回答下面五个问题。
There were four seeds (种子) and they were good friends. They came to a new place by the wind. They hoped they could grow up and become big trees here.
But soon they found it was not easy. There lived some monkeys. They liked throwing (扔) bananas at small plants for fun. Once the seeds got out of the ground, they would get hurt (受伤) and even die. Then three of the seeds decided to wait for the monkeys to leave, before they tried to grow.
But the smallest seed thought she should have a try. When she started to grow, bananas hit her. The other seeds all persuaded (劝说) her to stop. But she tried even harder.
The seed was hit again and again and she was full of scars (伤疤). But these scars made her grow even stronger. She kept growing and one day the bananas from the monkeys couldn’t hurt her any more.
The seed finally grew into a big tree. But her friends still stayed on the ground and waited for the monkeys to leave this place.
41．How did the seeds come to the new place
42．What did the monkeys like doing to small plants
43．What did the other seeds do in the end
44．What made the smallest seed stronger
45．What do you think of the smallest seed
参考答案
1．story 2．animals 3．finish 4．friends 5．usually 6．Instead 7．first 8．angry 9．likes 10．well
【导语】本文讲述了十二生肖中猫和老鼠的民间传说。
【详解】1．句意：有一个关于这件事的著名中国民间故事。folk story是固定搭配，指“民间故事”，和下文的传说背景呼应。
2．句意：玉皇大帝邀请所有的动物参加一场比赛。下文提到了“十二生肖”，所以这里指所有动物，用复数形式animals。
3．句意：最先完成比赛的十二只动物，将成为十二生肖的成员。不定式to后接动词原形，finish the race是“完成比赛”的意思。
4．句意：猫和老鼠是好朋友。主语是“猫和老鼠”两个主体，所以要用复数形式friends。
5．句意：我们得早起去比赛，但我通常都起得很晚。usually是副词，用来修饰动词短语wake up，表示“平时、通常”的习惯。
6．句意：相反，他自己去了集合区参加比赛并且赢得了第一名。前文说“老鼠答应叫醒猫”，却没做到，反而自己去了，instead“反而，相反”在这里表示转折。
7．句意：相反，他自己去了集合区参加比赛并且赢得了第一名。the first place是固定搭配，就是“第一名”的意思，one要变成序数词first。
8．句意：他感到非常生气。 猫错过了比赛，心情是“生气的”，angry是形容词，用来描述感受。
9．句意：从那天起，猫就再也不喜欢老鼠了。主语the cat是第三人称单数，结合上下文，句子是一般现在时，所以like要变成likes。
10．句意：这个故事告诉我们，认真信守承诺是很重要的。 keep one’s words是固定表达，意思是“信守承诺、说到做到”，well在这里是副词，修饰动词keep。
11．lost 12．him 13．soon 14．until 15．returned 16．Follow 17．at 18．island 19．But 20．enjoyed
【导语】本文讲述了一只螃蟹在森林中迷路，猴子帮助他找到大海并受邀到岛上做客的故事，体现了友谊与互助。
【详解】11．句意：他在回家的时候迷路了。此处需用形容词作表语，表示“迷路的”。方框中的“lose”意为“丢失”，其过去分词形式lost常作形容词，be lost意为“迷路”，lose需变为过去分词/形容词lost。
12．句意：一只猴子告诉他大海就在前面。“told”后需接双宾语，指“告诉某人”，代词用宾格。方框中“he”为主格代词，其宾格为“him”，代指螃蟹。
13．句意：直走，你很快就能看见它。此处需用副词表示“不久，很快”，soon意为“很快”，符合语境。
14．句意：螃蟹一直走了很长时间，直到太累走不动为止。此处表示动作持续到某个时间点，用连词“until”引导时间状语从句，意为“直到……为止”，引导时间状语。
15．句意：他返回到猴子那里。此处表示螃蟹生气后“返回”找猴子，动词“return”意为“返回”，符合语境，根据上下文应用一般过去时，return的过去式为returned。
16．句意：跟着我！此处需用动词表示“跟着”，follow“跟着”符合语境，祈使句以动词原形开头，且位于句首首字母需大写，故填Follow。
17．句意：很快，他们到达了大海。此处表示“到达”，arrive at为固定搭配，意为“到达（小地点）”，方框中介词at符合语境。
18．句意：我住在一个岛上。不定冠词“an”后接元音音素开头的单数名词，方框中“island”以元音音素开头，意为“岛屿”，island符合语境及语法。
19．句意：但是去岛上没有桥。前文邀请参观，后文说没有桥，此处存在转折关系，用连词“But”表示“但是”，首字母大写。
20．句意：晚饭后，他们一起欣赏星星。此处需用动词表示“欣赏”，动词“enjoy”意为“欣赏，享受”，根据上下文用一般过去时，其过去式为“enjoyed”，与“the stars”搭配自然。
21．his 22．so 23．with 24．tell 25．walked 26．singing 27．another 28．water 29．secret 30．happily
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了一位富人让儿子向智者请教幸福的秘诀，智者通过两次取水的经历，教会他既要欣赏生活之美，也不能忘记心中的目标，这才是幸福的真谛。
【详解】21．句意：他非常爱他的儿子。空处修饰名词son，应用形容词性物主代词，he的形容词性物主代词为his，“his”符合此语法功能。
22．句意：他想让他的儿子过上幸福的生活，所以他决定送他去见一位聪明的老人寻求建议。空格前后两句话是表示因果关系，前因后果，应用“so”。
23．句意：当老人知道这件事后，他给了男孩一个空碗，让他去河边，把碗装满水。固定搭配fill…with…，表示“用……装满……”。应用“with”。
24．句意：如果你回来时没有水洒出来，我就会告诉你关于它的事情。情态动词“will”后接动词原形，tell sb about sth.表示“告诉某人关于某事”。应用“tell”。
25．句意：男孩走到河边，端着一碗水回来了。“…to the river”表示“走到河边”，此处描述过去发生的事情，且与后面的came并列，应用一般过去时，walk的过去式为walked。应用“walked”。
26．句意：你看到沿路的漂亮花朵和树上唱歌的鸟儿了吗？固定用法：see sb/sth doing sth.，表示“看见某人/某物正在做某事”，强调动作正在进行，根据下文“the singing of birds”，应用现在分词“singing”。
27．句意：再给我端一碗水来，顺便欣赏一下路边的花朵和鸟儿的歌声。根据语境逻辑，男孩已经拿过一碗水了，老人让他再拿一碗，是“额外的、又一个”的意思，“another”符合这个用法。
28．句意：但是当他看着他的碗时，他发现大部分水都不见了。分析句子结构和语境可知，男孩端的是水，此处指大部分的水不见了，应用名词“water”。
29．句意：这就是幸福的秘密。分析句子结构可知，此处作表语，结合“the...of happiness”可知，指幸福的秘密，应用名词“secret”。
30．句意：只有这样你才能永远快乐地生活。“live…forever”表示“永远快乐地生活”，分析句子结构可知，空格处修饰动词live，应用副词形式，happy的副词为happily。
31．(He feels) (hungry and) (very) tired. / Hungry and (very) tired. / Very tired. / Tired. 32．A big bunch of purple grapes. 33．He tries ten/10 times. / Ten times. / 10 times. 34．Because he cannot / can not / can’t get them. 35．Don‘t / Never make excuses (for yourself/ourselves).
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍了狐狸想吃葡萄却够不到，最后说葡萄是酸的，以此自我安慰。故事教我们不要为失败找借口。
31．文章第一段第二句：“He has not eaten since morning and feels very tired.” 狐狸从早晨就没吃东西，感到很累。所以他的状态是“饥饿又疲劳”。
32．第一段最后两句：“There, on a tall vine near a fence, he sees a big bunch of purple grapes.”，他看到一大串紫色的葡萄。
33．第二段倒数第三句：“He jumps ten times, but he still cannot reach the grapes.”，他跳了十次，还是够不到葡萄。
34．最后一段：“The fox only says they are sour because he cannot get them.”，狐狸说葡萄酸，只是因为他得不到它们。
35．最后一句：“This story teaches us not to make excuses when we cannot get what we want.”，这个故事教我们：得不到想要的东西时，不要找借口。
36．His mother. 37．A butterfly. 38．In the ground. 39．Three. 40．They should depend on themselves./Themselves
【导语】本文主要讲述小蜗牛因背负沉重的壳向妈妈提问，妈妈通过对比毛毛虫、蚯蚓的生存方式，告诉它要依靠自己的壳保护自己，学会自立。
36．第一段第二句“so he went up to his mother and asked”，直接提取his mother，答句首字母大写。
37．第一段末尾句“That’s because a caterpillar will become a butterfly”，直接提取a butterfly，答句首字母大写。
38．第二段末尾句“He can dig a hole and hide in the ground”，直接提取in the ground，答句首字母大写。
39．第一段“Why was I born with a shell... ” 第一段“Why can she live without a shell ”第二段“Why doesn’t he carry a hard and heavy shell ” 共3个问题，概括为Three。
40．第三段末尾句“We should depend on ourselves”，应填Themselves./They should depend on themselves.
41．They came to the new place by the wind. 42．They liked throwing bananas at small plants for fun. 43．They still stayed on the ground and waited for the monkeys to leave. 44．The scars (from the bananas) made her stronger. 45．She is brave/strong/never gives up.
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了四颗种子随风来到新地方，最小的种子不顾猴子扔香蕉的伤害坚持生长，最终长成大树的故事。
41．第一段指出“They came to a new place by the wind”，因此种子是随风来到新地方的。
42．第二段指出“They liked throwing bananas at small plants for fun”，说明猴子喜欢朝小植物扔香蕉取乐。
43．最后一段指出“her friends still stayed on the ground and waited for the monkeys to leave this place”，说明其他种子最终仍待在地上等待猴子离开。
44．倒数第二段指出“these scars made her grow even stronger”，说明伤疤让最小的种子变得更强壮。
45．根据文章内容，最小的种子面对困难不放弃，坚持生长最终成功，因此她勇敢、坚强、不放弃。答案不唯一。
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