2023-2024学年人教部编版初中【课时练】8年级下册英语人教版Unit 6 Section B 03.doc

(Section B 3aSelf Check)一、阅读理解Once upon a time，a hippo lived in a river next to a big tree.One day，a bird came and nested in the tree.The songs of the bird filled the hippo with so much envy that he couldn't think of anything else.Every day he would think why he wasn't born to be a bird even though the bird told him many times he was so lucky to be so big and such a good swimmer.Finally，the hippo made up his mind that he would come out of the river，climb the tree and start singing.However，when he tried to climb the tree, it was very clear that the hippo didn't have wings, nor claws to climb with.Realizing that he would never climb up the tree, he angrily hit the tree until it came crashing to the ground.Then he stepped onto the leaves of the fallen tree, and began singing.Unfortunately, the hippo can't sing，either.All that came from his mouth were terrible noises, and when other animals heard this，they all came around to make fun of the hippo.He was so ashamed of this.He also felt bad about having knocked the tree over.He used all his strength to raise the tree back up again, and looked after it until it completely recovered.()1.The hippo envied the bird because _Ahe could fly high Bhe could build a nestChe could sing well Dhe could live in the tree()2.After reading this passage，we know _A the writer is telling us a true story Bthe story happened on an autumn dayCthe bird thought he was luckier than the hippoDthe hippo tried to do something against his nature()3.The hippo in this story _Awas happy all the timeBdid not respect his friendsCliked to talk a lot but did nothingDcorrected his mistake when he realized it()4.The best title of this passage may be _AThe Hippo That Wished to Sing BThe Tree That Was Knocked OverCThe Bird That Wished to Swim DThe Animals That Were in High Spirits二、根据短文内容和所给汉语提示，在空白处写出单词的正确形式，每空一词I'm Martin from the US. I will never forget the 1 (日期)September 11, 2014. When I got home late that evening, my father and my mother were eating dinner. They didn't stop to say hello to me but just 2_(继续) their dinner. Then I 3_(意识到) that they perhaps 4_(争吵) before I got home. I was a bit 5_(生气的) with them. I didn't eat dinnerI went to bed directly 6 (代替). At midnight my alarm 7 (闹钟) went off. It made a loud noise and 8 (叫醒) me up. I saw a strange 9 (光) come into my room through the window. I was so scared(害怕的) that I couldn't say a word. Then someone said, “Hi, Martin, I'm Allen from Mars(火星). Nice to meet you. You should forgive your parents and have a talk with them.” I 10 (猜测) Allen might be right.三、语法填空阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空(每空不多于3个单词)。Should kids do chores? In our country, more and more parents believe that 1_(they) children should not do chores. Some of them feel that their 2_(child) schoolwork is very important and that chores only take time away from those more important 3 (lesson). Some parents feel it's just 4 (easy) to do the job themselvesthat chores for kids would take too much of their time and patience(耐心). Still other parents would say, “You're only young once.” And they feel that children should have more playtime to enjoy 5_Back in the days when most Americans lived on farms, parents often 6_(ask) their children to work to help their family survive(生存). But as moms and dads left their homes and went out to work, more and more Americans have decided that children should have a life free from hard work.When 7_(educate) kids, it is important to remember to teach them life skills when you care about their schoolwork. And because our kids are at home with us all day long, it's very important to put these real life lessons into our days.Our kids hope to help 8_ with chores from a very young age. Most young children actually really like to help their parentsthey want 9_(spend) time with them and do the same things as their parents do. If you have young children, now is the 10 (good) time to invite them to help out with the chores. You will find them very happy to do that.四、书面表达【话题呈现】本单元的话题是讲故事。从中国古典故事到西方寓言故事，整个单元始终贯穿故事这一主线。通过本单元的学习，要求学生在图片的引导下，能很快说出故事的大致内容，学会用一般过去时来正确地叙述故事。还要求学生能够运用一般过去时来表达一件事情或能够用关键词来完整地描述一个故事，并且通过要求学生去寻找一些通俗易懂的故事这一学习手段，培养学生良好的阅读习惯，使他们喜欢阅读。【佳句荟萃】Once upon a time, there was an emperor.The story is about an emperor who loved clothes.Unless we do, we won't find our way out.As soon as I got to the stop, it began to rain.The movie was so touching that we were all moved.The emperor had to give them silk and gold, but they kept everything for themselves.At other times, he is able to make it big and long.This story reminds us that you can never know what's possible unless you try to make it happen.【写作任务】假如你是张强，下周一你所在的班级将举行英语课外阅读交流会。请根据以下提示，用英语写一篇文章，向同学们介绍“The Famous RabbitTortoise Race”这一故事。80词左右。Rabbitthe secondracewin the second race, be good at runningTortoisethe thirdracea wide river, put.on the back, swim across the river, reach.togetherWhat I have learned.参考词汇：ahead 前面；teamwork 合作We all know that the rabbit lost the first race against the tortoise. 参考答案 一、14.CDDA二、1.date2.continued3.realized/noticed4.argued5.angry6.instead7.clock8.woke9.light10.guessed三、1.their2.children's3.lessons4.easier5.themselves6.asked7.educating8.out9.to spend10.best四、One possible version：We all know that the rabbit lost the first race against the tortoise. After that, the rabbit decided to have a second race. This time he didn't sleep. At last he won the race because he was good at running.However, the tortoise didn't give up. Today the rabbit and the tortoise had a third race. At first the rabbit ran faster than the tortoise. Shortly after there was a wide river ahead of him. The rabbit had no idea how to cross the river, and the tortoise got to the river bank, too. He put the rabbit on his back, they swam across the river. They reached the finish line together at last.I can learn the spirit of teamwork from the story. If we help each other, the world will be more beautiful.