Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.單元閱讀訓(xùn)練

八下Unit6單元閱讀訓(xùn)練AWelcometotheCoconutHotel.Ittakesaboutfiveminutestowalktothecitycenter.Allthehotelroomshavethefollowingfeatures(特色)：goodviewsofthecity20squaremetersinsizemodernbathroomsThehotelalsohasthefollowingfacilities(設(shè)施):largeswimmingpoolwhichopensat6:45am.asouvenirshop(紀(jì)念品店)thatisopenfrom9:00amto5:30pm.agamescenteradinningroomwherebreakfastisservedfrom8:00amto9:30am;lunchfrom11:30amto2:30pm;dinnerfrom6:30pmto9:30pm.asnackbar(小吃店)whichisopenfrom9:30amto1:00pm.1.Theaboveinformationisabout_____.A.aswimmingpool B.abar C.ashop D.ahotel2.Iftheguests(顧客)inthehotelwanttogotothecitycenter,theyhadbettergothere____.A.onfoot B.bysubway C.bytrain D.byship3.Iftheguestswanttohaveaswim,theyshouldgoto_____.A.thecitycenter B.thegamescenterC.theswimmingpool D.thebathroom4.Wecanhavesupperfrom____inthehotel.A.5:30pmto9:00pm B.6:45pmto9:30pmC.1:00pmto6:30pm D.6:30pmto9:30pm5.Ifyouarriveatthehotelat11:00pmandfeelhungry,whatshouldyoudo?A.Gotothedinningroom. B.Gototheshop.C.Gotothesnackbar. D.Gotothebathroom.BGoddess(女神)ofLuckoncevisitedtheworld.Sheheardlotsofpeoplecomplain(抱怨)thatnoluckythingshappenedtothem.Tosolvetheproblem,GoddessofLuckputabigstone(石頭)inthemiddleoftheroad.Astudentpassedby.Hethoughthewastooyoungandweaktocarrythebigstone.Sohewalkedaway.Anoldmancame,buthethoughtitwasayoungman’sjobtomovetheheavystoneaway.Heturnedaroundandleft.Thenabusinessmanappeared.Assoonashestartedtogetthestoneaway,hedroppedit.Hethoughthecouldn’tgetmoneybecausenoonewouldpayhimfordoingthat,andhewasafraidthatotherpeoplewouldlaughathimforhisstupidaction.Sohewentawaywithoutsayingaword.Sothestonestayedtherefordays.Onelateevening,ayoungmancamebyandsawit.Hethoughtitwassodarkthatsomeonemightfallbecauseofit.Heworkedhardandfinallymovedthestonetothesideoftheroad.Tohissurprise,hefoundaboxunderthestone.Thereweresomewordsonthebox.Itsaid,“Tothepersonwhomovedthestone.”Yeah,theboxwasfullofgold.Whenthestudent,theoldmanandthebusinessmanheardit,theyallcried.Howsadtheywere!Justatthatmoment,GoddessofLucktoldthem,“Allofyoulostthechancetomovethestone.Thatmeansyoulostthechancetogetmyluckygifts,too.”1.WhatdidGoddessofLuckhearwhenshevisitedtheworld?A.Noonewantedtobelucky. B.Noonewantedtomovethestone.C.Noluckythingshappenedintheworld.D.Noluckythingshappenedtolotsofpeople.2.Thestudentdidn’twanttomovethestonebecause________.A.hewastoobusywithhisstudyB.hethoughtitwasn’thisjobtodoitC.hethoughthewasn’tstrongenoughtodoitD.hewasafraidthatotherpeoplewouldlaughathim3.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“payhim”mean?A.Askhimquestions. B.Givehimmoney.C.Buysomethingfromhim. D.Sellsomethingtohim.4.Whatwastheluckygiftunderthestone?A.Aboxofgold. B.Aboxofbooks.C.Aboxofstones. D.Aboxoffood.5.Whatisthetext?A.Astory. B.Apoem. C.Aninstruction. D.Anintroduction.CItwasMother’sDay.Amanstoppedhiscarataflowershoptoordersomeflowers.Hewantedtheshopkeepertosendtheflowerstohismother,wholivedtwohundredmilesaway.Ashegotoutofhiscar,hefoundayounggirlsittingontheroadcrying.Heaskedherwhatwaswrongandshereplied,“Iwanttobuyaredroseformymother,butIonlyhaveseventy-fivecents.Arosecoststwodollars.”Themansmiledandsaid,“Comeintotheshopwithme,andI’llbuyyouarose.”

Heboughtthelittlegirlherroseandorderedhisownmother’sflowers.Astheywereleaving,heofferedtodrivethegirlhome.Shesaid,“Yes,please!Youcantakemetomymother.”Shebroughthimtoacemetery(墓地),wheresheplacedtheroseonthegrave.Themanwasmoved.Hereturnedtotheflowershop,pickeduptheflowersheordered,anddrovetwohundredmilestohismother’shouse.Todayisthedayforyourmother.Sendaflowertoyourkindandbeautifulmother.1.Themanwenttotheshopto

.A.havearest

B.helpthegirl

C.buysomefood

D.ordersomeflowers2.Theman’smotherlived

awayfromhim.A.2kilometers B.75miles

C.200miles

D.200kilometers3.Thegirlwascryingontheroadbecause

.A.shewashungry

B.shegothurtC.shecouldn'taffordarose

D.shecouldn’tfindherwayhome4.Afterthemanboughtthegirlarose,theywentto

together.A.thecemetery

B.hisshop

C.thegirl’shome

D.hismother’shouse5.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat

.A.thegirllovedflowersverymuch

B.thegirllovedhermotherverymuchC.theshopkeepersenttheflowerstotheman’smotherD.themandrovetohismother’shousetolookafterher.DAwomanistravelingaroundtheworld.Sheis28yearsoldandsheisfromEngland.The20，000-mile-trek(徒步旅行)iscalled“London2London”.Thatmeansshecan'ttravelbyplane.Andshecan'tcatchabusortakeacarduringherjourney.Shemustrideabikeorwalk.Thewomanalsohasaboat.Shemustmoveanddrivetheboatbyherself,too.ThewomandepartedfromLondononApril1st,andshehasalreadytraveled11，000miles.Somepartsofthetrekareharderthanothers.Sherecentlyhasfinishedaveryhardpartofthetrek.ShespentalongtimeatseawhenshecrossedtheNorthPacificOcean.Gettingacrossitwasnoteasy.Whenshefinished,shewasreallytired.Thiswashersecondandsuccessfulattempt(嘗試)tocrosstheNorthPacificOcean.Thefirstonewasstoppedbyatropicalstorm(熱帶風(fēng)暴).Actually,shehasneverthoughtthatshewouldachievesomuch.Shethinkslifeislikeajourney.It'snotimportantwhereyouaregoing.Howyougetthereiswhatmattersmost.Whenyoustarttodosomething,justenjoywhateveryoumaymeetduringyourjourney.1.Whichofthefollowingwayscanthewomanuseinthetrek?A.Bybike.B.Bycar.C.Bybus.D.Byplane.2.Theunderlinedword“departed”means“________”inChinese.A.停留B.飛往C.到達(dá)D.離開3.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.Howthewomanplanstogoonthejourney.B.Whatshethinksaboutherjourney.C.Whythewomandecidestohavesuchajourney.D.Somehardpartsofherjourney.4.WhichisNOTtrueaboutthewoman'strek?A.Itisajourneyabouttwentythousandmiles.B.ShedepartedfromLondoninAprilandhastraveledlong.C.ShespentlittletimecrossingtheNorthPacificOcean.D.ThiswasnotherfirsttimetryingtocrosstheNorthPacificOcean.5.Whatdoesthepassagemainlywanttoteachus?A.Weshouldallgoonatreklikehertochallengeourselves.B.Itisdangerousanddifficulttogoonalongtrip.C.Findingwaystorealizeourdreamsisimportant.D.Itisnecessarytoknowwherewearegoinginlife.EManypeoplesaythattheyareworkingtoomanyhours.Theydon'thaveenoughtimetorelaxortostaywiththeirfamily.Workhoursaredifferentfromonecountrytoanother.InFrance,peoplespendabout1,646hoursayearatwork.InJapan,however,peopleworkabout2,159hoursayear.ThatmeansaJapaneseworkerworks513morehoursayearthanaFrenchworker.Whydopeopleworksomanyhours?Somepeopleworkextrahoursbecausetheywanttomakemoremoney.However,manycompaniesdon'tpayovertime.Theirworkersdon'tgetmorepayformorework.Somepeoplethinkit'stheirdutytoworkmorehours.Someareafraidoflosingtheirjobsiftheydon'tworkmorehours.Manypeoplesaythattheirvacationsaretooshort.InFrance,peoplegetfiveweeksofpaidvacationayear.InGermany,theygetfourtosixweeks,andintheUnitedStates,twoweeks.Onestudyshowsfewerthanhalfofworkersusedalltheirvacationdays.InGreatBritain,thereisasaying,"AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadull(遲鈍的)boy."Ifthatistrue,theremustbealotofdullpeopleintheworld.1.AJapaneseworkerworks__morehoursayearthanaFrenchone.A.513 B.1,646 C.2,159 D.3,8052.Theword"extra"inParagraph3means".A.正常的 B.額外的 C.有用的 D.少量的3.Peoplein________getonlytwoweeksofpaidvacationayear.A.France B.Germany C.theUnitedStates D.GreatBritain4.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Nocompaniesoffervacationstotheirworkers.B.Manypeoplesaytheyhaveenoughtimetorelax.C.Notallcompaniespaytheirworkersformorework.D.Morethanhalfofworkersusealltheirvacationdays.5.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Manyworkershavetoworklonghours.B.Manypeoplehavevacationslongenough.C.Workhoursarethesamearoundtheworld.D.Therearealotofdullpeopleintheworld.FIstheservant(仆人)cleverorfoolish?Thisisanoldstory.Itwasfirsttoldlongago.Arichmanwantedtomakeajourneytoanothertown.Hewasabusinessman.Hewantedtotakethingstosell.Healsowantedtotakesomegoldtobuysomethingswith.Hedecidedtotaketenservantswithhim.Theywouldcarrythethingstosellandthefoodtoeatonthejourney.Hewasakindman.Hesaidtooneofhisservants,“Youarethesmallest,thethinnestandtheweakestofallmyservants.Youcannotcarryaheavyload.Youmaychoosethelightestloadtocarry.”Theservantthankedhismaster.Hepointedtothebiggestload.Thiswasbreadforthemtoeatonthejourney.“Youarefoolish,”saidhismaster.“Thatisthebiggestandheaviestload.”Buttheservant