新目标（Go for it）版2018-2019学年初中英语八年级下册Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains单元检测卷（含听力音频）

—Yes. The song always reminds us ________ our nice past.

—I feel a little bit ________ after the illness.

—________. I will visit my parents.

—I'm not sure. But I'll tell you as soon as I ________ my homework.

—Wang Fei. I think her ________ is very special.

—He is ________ a brave boy!

    Once there lived a king in a small country. Every summer, the king went to his palace near a forest and then 1 to his palace in the city center in autumn.

    One afternoon the king went swimming in a river in the forest. He didn't tell anyone else where he had gone, so he was very happy 2 the peace and quietness as he swam. 3, he heard a loud noise. Looking around, he saw a big bear coming at him. The king was very 4. He jumped out of the water and ran away at once. He ran and ran 5 he was completely lost. Finally, being hungry and tired, he saw an old house in the forest. He knocked on the door and an old farmer 6 it. "I'm your king," he said to the old man. "I'm hungry. Bring me something to eat quickly！"

    The old man lived a poor life and his 7 was not good enough for the king. He had only four eggs, but since the king was so hungry, the farmer 8 the simple food and gave it to the king. The king ate the eggs and felt much better. "Thank you, good man," the king said, "How much must I pay you 9 them？"

    "$19. "

    "How 10 they are! Are eggs rare (稀罕的) here？"

    "No," answered the old farmer, "but kings are！"

    Below you'll find some stories and their main ideas. Use these good stories to improve your family life. They'll help your children to be better kids.

    A young queen was given a magic box by a wizard (男巫). The box would bring happiness to the whole country whenever it was opened in a place full of the spirit of generosity (慷慨).

    The queen traveled all over the country, looking for the most generous people. If she collected them all, she would open the magic box. The queen felt disappointed because nothing special happened.

    One day when the queen decided to return to her palace, she saw a poor little boy begging. She would like to give the boy some money, but she didn't have any with her. So the boy asked her if she could give him the old box. Then he could sell it for a little money. At first the queen hesitated (犹豫), because she had been told the box had magical powers. But seeing how poor the boy was, she gave it to him. The boy took the box and opened it.

    Immediately, all the most wonderful things one could imagine started flying out of the box and a voice said, "Why look for it in others? Goodness always starts in yourself. "

    While enjoying all the wonders of the magic box, the queen learned to set an example to others, and she became the best queen ever in history.

    Have you heard of the story of The Legend of White Snake (《白蛇传》)? It's a love story between White Snake and Xu Xian. It has a connection (联系) with the Dragon Boat Festival in China.

    Once upon a time, there were two snakes, White Snake and Green Snake. They had magical powers and turned into two beautiful young ladies. White Snake quickly fell in love with him. They got married soon and lived happily.

    The Dragon Boat Festival came. On that day, people drank realgar wine (雄黄酒). If she drank the wine, she would turn into the snake again. However, Xu Xian didn't know anything about it, so he asked his wife to drink realgar wine. When Xu Xian entered the room, he couldn't find his wife. He only saw a huge white snake on the bed. Later, White Snake recovered (恢复). In order to save her husband, she went to steal the magical herb (药草). In the end, the god was so moved by her true love that he saved Xu Xian. What a moving love story!

A：Hi, Jane! Did you go anywhere interesting last Sunday?

B：No, I stayed at home.

A：

B：I read a book called The Little Match Girl.

A：

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：

B：She found a corner and sat down. Then she lit some matches to warm herself.

A：

B：No, no one. After running out of the matches, she died.

A：

B：Yes. From the story I learned that we should help those in need.

A：I agree with you.

This couple last year.

This table stone.

What could Yu Gong do the mountains?

Mr White likes this moving story and he wants to a movie.

When I saw her dress up like that, I .

    In November 1979, pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program called Monkey. Most of them were hearing this story for the time. However, this story is not new to Chinese children. The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the character in the traditional Chinese book Journey to the West.

    The Monkey King is not just any normal monkey. In fact, he does not even look like a monkey! This is he can make 72 changes to his shape and , turning himself into different animals and objects. But he can hide his tail, he cannot turn himself into a man. To fight bad people, the Monkey King uses a magic . Sometimes he can make the stick so that he can keep it in his ear. At other times, he is able to make it big and long.

    The Monkey King has excited the children of China for many years. And as soon as the TV program came out more than 30 years ago, Western children became in reading this story because the clever Monkey King fighting to help the weak and never gives up.

要求：

1）不要把以上的提示内容逐字逐句地翻译，可适当发挥；

2）词数90－110。

提示词语：Little Red Riding Hood小红帽； meet; jump up; swallow up吞下；hunter; pass by; kill; save; wolf狼

Little Red Riding Hood