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Unit 8 Once upon a Time Section A
基础达标
一、根据汉语、音标及首字母提示完成单词(每小题1分，共5分)
1. He was (害怕的) to tell his parents about the mistake.
2. A few days ago, we (决定) to explore the forest this summer holiday.
3. Doris didn't like the gift, but she still gave a polite /small/.
4. I really h doing the dishes because it's so boring.
5. I was so excited because my teacher p me in front of my classmates.
二、单项选择(每小题1分，共5分)
6. — Some spiders to die when they’ re in face of danger.
— That's wise.
A. remember B. pretend C. hope D. bite
7. If you still make the same mistake in the exam, everyone thinks you' re
A. silly B. difficult C. smart D. perfect
8. An old saying goes that a near is better than a far-off brother.
A. visitor B. neighbour C. volunteer D. friend
9. — What happened to you yesterday afternoon
—I rode my bike and a dog ran out from the street and bit me.
A. suddenly B. finally C. brightly D. certainly
10. I didn't believe him, but then I realised that he was telling the truth.
A. After all B. At first C. In the end D. At last
三、按要求完成句子(每小题1分，共5分)
11. The artist took the king to the house.(对画线部分提问)
the artist the king to
12. We promised to follow the rules yesterday.(改为否定句)
We to follow the rules yesterday.
13. to lie, better, to tell the truth, than, it's, always,(.)(连词成句)
14.说实话，挣钱真的不容易。(完成译句)
To tell the truth, it's really difficult to .
15.很久以前，有个聪明的农夫。(完成译句)
, there was a smart farmer.
能力提升
四、补全对话(每小题1分，共5分)
A: Hi, Jane! Did you go anywhere interesting last Sunday
B: No, I stayed at home.
A:16.
B:I read a story called the Little Match Girl.
A:17.
B: Oh, it's really moving. A poor young girl tried to sell matches in the street on a cold night. She was afraid to go home.
A:18.
B: She found a corner and sat down. Then she lit some matches to warm herself.
A: Didn't anyone help her
B:19. . After running out of the matches, she died.
A: What a poor girl!
B: Yes. From the story I le arnt that we should help those in need. Do you agree
A: Yes. 20. .
五、完形填空(每小题1分，共10分)
Once upon a time, an old man loved monkeys very much. He kept many monkeys at home. The old man 21 them carefully. The monkeys could understand what he said and he could 22 understand the monkeys.
The old man fed the monkeys with acorns(橡子). Winter was coming and there weren't enough acorns in his home. He thought that the monkeys had to 23 less, or the food wouldn't last the whole winter. He 24 to the monkeys, “My dear friends, there isn't enough 25 to make it through the winter. From now on, each of you can only eat seven acorns a day.” The monkeys all agreed.
The old man then 26 , “Every morning I will give each of you three acorns. In the evening, I will give you four acorns.” Immediately(立即), the monkeys began to shout. They were 27 .
“All right!” said the old man. “Every morning I will give you four acorns! 28 in the evening,I will give you three acorns. Is that okay ” All the monkeys realised that they would get 29 food in the morning. To them, this was better already. They jumped around and laughed.
Just like the monkeys, some people can easily change their 30 even when something is not actually(实际上) different.
21. A. looked after B. looked around C. looked for
22. A. still B. also C. only
23. A. talk B. care C. eat
24. A. explained B. answered C. listened
25. A. water B. food C. time
26. A. decided B. remembered C. added
27. A. angry B. nervous C. excited
28. A. Or B. And C. If
29. A. healthier B. fresher C. more
30. A. minds B. advice C. reasons
六、阅读理解(每小题2分，共30分)
A
A long time ago, there were no elephants in China. One day, a Chinese king got an elephant.
People were very happy to see this big animal. Everyone carefully watched it and had a question:How much does it weigh But they didn't know how to weigh(称重) it. At that time, no scales in China were big enough to weigh such a big animal.
The king had a six-year-old son called Cao Chong. He said, “Father, I know the way to weigh it.”The ministers(大臣) didn't believe the boy. But after he told them his idea, they all thought it was a good one.
“Here's what you do,” said the boy. “Let the elephant stand in a big boat on the water. Draw a line on the side of the boat at the water level. Then bring it to the bank(河岸) and let the elephant off. Bring a lot of big stones, put the stones on the boat until the boat sinks(下沉) to the same water level. Then take the stones out of the boat and weigh them one by one. Add up the weight of each stone. Now you know how much the elephant weighs.”
“Wonderful! Wonderful!” shouted the ministers. Soon everyone in the country knew that the king had a clever son.
31. Which of the following pictures can be a“scale”
32. What is Paragraph 4 about
A. How to weigh the elephant. B. When to put the stones on the boat.
C. Where to find lots of stones. D. What to do to help the elephant.
33. What can we know about Cao Chong
A. He was 8 years old then. B. He told the way to the ministers.
C. He brought all the stones. D. He thought his father was clever.
34. What does the story want to tell us
A. It's difficult to go boating. B. One must work hard for his dream.
C. Children can do great things. D. Never use an elephant for easy things.
35. What do you think of Cao Chong
A. Excited. B. Clever. C. Silly. D. Kind.
B
On a warm day, some children come to a park to fly kites. 36. One of the kites is really beautiful. All the children like it.
As the wind carries the kites high into the sky, the beautiful kite sees its reflection(映像) on a window. “I'm so pretty,” it thinks. It feels great and flies higher.
37. “Why am I tied to a string(线) ” it thinks. “If I don't have this string to tie me, I can fly higher! And even I will stay in the sky forever!”
The kite tugs(拉) at the string hard. “I want to fly among the birds,” it says. 38. At ,last, the string breaks. “I'm free now,” it thinks. The kite begins to sing and dance to express its happiness. But at this moment, the kite finds that it can't fly by itself. 39. In the end, the wind takes the kite to the river, so it can't fly high any more. 弥
Then the kite learns a lesson: sometimes, being free isn't the best thing. 40.
A. It keeps pulling the string. B. Soon, the kite feels unhappy. C. Their kites are in different shapes. D. Without the string, it begins to fall. E. The kite flies higher and higher, singing and dancing. F. It still needs help and support from others to fly well.
C
Once upon a time, there lived a boy called Ma Liang. He was poor, but kind. He liked drawing very much, so he drew pictures every day.
One night, Ma Liang had a dream. In his dream, an old man gave him a magic brush and told him to help the poor with it. People in his village didn't have enough food. He used his brush to draw a field and it became real. People now had food. He found there was not enough water. So he drew a river and it became real too. People now had water. There was an official who was rich and greedy(贪婪的). He asked Ma Liang to draw a gold mountain. He drew a mountain of gold very far away in the sea. The official asked Ma Liang to draw a boat. Then Ma Liang drew a little boat for him. The rich man jumped into the boat but he never came back.
Ma Liang could help the poor with his magic brush again.
41. What did Ma Liang like doing
42. Who gave Ma Liang a magic brush
43. How many good things did Ma Liang do for the people in the passage
44. Where did Ma Liang draw the gold mountain
45. What do you think of Ma Liang
一、1. afraid 2. decided 3. smile 4. hate 5. praised
二、6. B 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. B
三、11. Where did; take 12. didn't promise
13. It's always better to tell the truth than to lie.
14. make money 15. Once upon a time
四、·语篇导读本文是一段关于 Jane 上周日活动的对话，主要讨论了她阅读《卖火柴的小女孩》的故事内容和感受。
16. What did you do at home 根据B 的回答“No, I stayed at home.”和“I read a story...”可知,A 在询问 Jane在家做了什么。
17. How do you like it/ What do you think of it 根据 B 对故事的描述“Oh,it's really moving...”可知,A 在询问 Jane 对故事的看法。
18. What happened next 根据 B 后续描述“She found a comer and sat down...”可知,A 在询问故事后续发展。
19. No 根据上文“Didn't anyone help her ”和下文“After running out.. ”可知,B 应回答无人帮助小女孩。
20. I agree (with you) 根据 B 的观点“we should help those in need”和A的肯定回答可知，A 表示赞同。
五、·语篇导读本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了老人给猴子分配食物的故事，通过“朝三暮四”的典故讽刺了人们因表面变化而轻易改变想法的现象。
篇章脉络
第1段：从前有位老人养了许多猴子，且老人与猴子能互相理解所说的话。
第2段：冬天将至，老人家中食物不足，便告知猴子每日每只只能吃7颗橡子，猴子们表示同意。
第3段：老人接着补充，计划早上给猴子3 颗橡子、晚上给4颗，猴子们立刻大喊，十分生气。
第4段：老人改口为早上给4颗、晚上给3颗，猴子们以为早上能得到更多食物，便开心地接受了。
第5段：故事点明寓意——有些人像这些猴子一样，即便事情本质未变，也容易改变自己的想法。
21. A 句意:老人仔细地照顾它们。根据“Once upon a time,an old man loved monkeys very much. He kept many monkeys at home.”可知,老人很喜欢猴子,所以老人很仔细地照顾这些猴子。
选项含义：A.照顾B.环顾四周 C.寻找
22. B 句意：猴子能理解老人说的话，老人也能理解猴子说的话。根据“The monkeys could understand what he said and he could... understand the monkeys.”可知,老人也能理解猴子说的话。
选项含义：A.仍然 B.也C.仅仅
23. C句意：他认为猴子们必须吃得少一些，否则食物不能维持整个冬天。根据“or the food wouldn't last the whole winter”可知，食物不能维持整个冬天，所以猴子们不得不少吃。
选项含义：A.说话 B.关心 C.吃
24. A 句意：他向猴子们解释说：“我亲爱的朋友们，没有足够的食物过冬。从现在开始，你们每天只能吃七颗橡子。”根据“‘My dear friends, there isn't enough... to make it through the winter... acorns a day.’”可知,老人向猴子们解释原因。
选项含义：A.解释 B.回答 C.听
25. B 句意同上。根据“‘From now on, each of you can only eat seven acorns a day.’”可知,每只猴子一天只能吃七颗橡子，所以食物应该不是足够的。
选项含义：A.水B.食物C.时间
26. C句意：然后老人补充说：“每天早晨我将给你们每只三颗橡子。晚上,我将给你们四颗。”根据“‘Every morning I will give each of you three acorns. In the evening, I will give you four acorns.’”可知,这是老人补充说的内容。
选项含义：A.决定 B.记得 C.补充说
27. A 句意:它们很生气。根据“Immediately,the monkeys began to shout.”可知,猴子们很生气,它们立刻大喊。
选项含义：A.生气的 B.紧张的 C.兴奋的
28. B
29. C句意：所有的猴子意识到早上会得到更多的食物。根据“‘Every morning I will give you four acorns... in the evening, I will give you three acorns.’”可知,猴子们早晨得到更多的食物。
选项含义：A.更健康的 B.更新鲜的 C.更多的
30. A 句意：就像这些猴子一样，即使事情实际上并没有变化，有些人也很容易改变他们的想法。根据“Just like the monkeys... not actually different.”可知,一些人改变的是他们的想法。
选项含义：A.想法 B.建议 C.理由
六、 A
语篇导读本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了曹冲称象的故事。
31. B 图片理解题。根据“At that time, no scales in China were big enough to weigh such a big animal.”可知,当时中国没有足够大的 来称重这么庞大的动物，可以推断“scale”意为“秤”。
题干含义：下面哪张图片可以是“scale”
32. A 段落大意题。根据“‘Here’ s what you do... Now you know how much the elephant weighs.’”可知,该段介绍了给大象称重的方法。
题干含义：第四段是关于什么的
选项含义：A.如何给大象称重。B.什么时候把石头放到船上。C.在哪里找到很多石头。D.做什么来帮助大象。
33. B 细节理解题。根据“The ministers didn't believe the boy. But after he told them his idea, they all thought it was a good one.”可知，曹冲把给大象称重的方法告诉了大臣们。题干含义：关于曹冲，我们能知道什么
选项含义：A.那时他8岁。B.他把(给大象称重的)方法告诉了大臣们。C.他带来了所有的石头。D.他认为他的父亲很聪明。
34. C 主旨大意题。根据“The ministers didn't believe the boy. But after he told them his idea, they all thought it was a good one.”和全文内容可知，大臣们原本不相信小孩能解决这个问题，但当曹冲说出方法后，他们都对此赞不绝口，因此本文告诉我们孩子也能做出了不起的事。
题干含义：这个故事想告诉我们什么
选项含义：A.划船很难。B.人必须为自己的梦想努力。C.孩子也能做出了不起的事。D.永远不要用大象做简单的事。
35. B 细节理解题。根据“Soon everyone in the country knew that the king had a clever son.”可知,很快全国的人都知道了国王有一个聪明的儿子。
题干含义：你觉得曹冲怎么样
选项含义：A.兴奋的。B.聪明的。C.愚蠢的。D.友好的。
B
语篇导读本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一只漂亮的风筝因渴望自由而挣脱线的束缚，最终却无法飞翔并落入河中，从而明白自由并非最好的事，自己仍需他人帮助才能飞得好的故事。
36. C 根据“One of the kites is really beautiful.”可知,空处应先提及风筝的整体情况，引出“其中一个风筝”，C项“他们的风筝形状各异”符合语境，为下文描述特定风筝做铺垫。
37. B 根据上文风筝因漂亮而得意并飞得更高，以及下文对“被线拴着”的不满可知，空处应体现风筝情绪的转变，B项“很快，这只风筝感到不开心了”符合语境，衔接上下文的情绪变化。
38. A 根据“The kite tugs at the string hard.”和“At last, the string breaks.”可知,空处应描述风筝持续拉拽的动作,A项“它一直拉着线”符合语境，体现拉拽的持续性。
39. D 根据“the kite finds that it can't fly by itself”和“the wind takes the kite to the river”可知,空处应说明失去线后风筝的状态，D项“没有了线，它开始下落”符合语境，解释无法飞行的结果。
40. F 根据“being free isn't the best thing”可知,空处应点明风筝学到的道理，即需要依靠他人的帮助，F项“它仍然需要
他人的帮助和支持才能飞得好”符合语境，总结教训内容。未选选项含义：E.风筝又唱又跳，飞得越来越高。
c
语篇导读本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了善良的男孩马良得到一支神笔后帮助穷人的故事。
41. Drawing (pictures). 根据“He liked drawing very much, so he drew pictures every day.”可知,马良喜欢画画。
42. An old man. 根据“In his dream, an old man gave him amagic brush”可知，一位老人给了马良一支神笔。
43. 2/ Two. 根据“He used his brush to draw a field and it became real... So he drew a river and it became real too.”可知，马良为人们做了两件好事(画田地和河流)。
44. Very far away in the sea. 根据“He drew a mountain of gold very far away in the sea.”可知,马良把金山画在了海里。
45. Kind and helpful. 根据“He was poor, but kind.”以及马良用神笔给村民画田地和河流可知，马良善良且乐于助人。答案不唯一，言之有理即可。

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