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1、Unit 6An old man tried to move the mountains.单元同步阅读训练一、完形填空。The youngest daughter of Emperor Yan loved watching the sunrise.She once asked her father where the sun rose.Her father said it was in the Eastern Sea.She got very excited and she _1_ her father to take her there，but he thought she was too
2、_2_ to go there.One day，the little princess went to the Eastern Sea alone without _3_ anyone.She jumped into the sea and planned to swim there._4_，there was a strong wind in the sea and she died because of it.After her death，she _5_ a beautiful bird and people called her “Jing Wei”Jing Wei hated the
3、 sea very much because it took away her life.The small bird _6_ to fill up the sea in order to keep others from falling into it.From then on，Jing Wei flew across the mountain and the Eastern Sea，carrying twigs (细枝) and pebbles (卵石) and dropping them into the _7_Day after day，she never stopped.The se
4、a _8_ Jing Wei and said，“Stop doing that，poor little bird.It is _9_ for you to fill me up.”“Ill fill you up no matter how hard it is，” replied Jing Wei.The brave little bird _10_ on doing this without taking a rest.Now we often use the story to describe people who will not give up until they realize
5、 their dreams.( )1.A.promisedBaskedCallowed Drepaired( )2.A.young Bangry Cexcited Dbusy( )3.A.making Bputting Ctelling Dsharing( )4.A.Unluckily BUsually CRecently DCompletely( )5.A.got into Bturned into Cwalked into Dran into( )6.A.decided Bcheated Crefused Dadded( )7.A.river Bsea Cboat Dmountain( )
6、8.A.looked like Blaughed at Clooked after Dhelped with( )9.A.satisfied Bnervous Cimpossible Dimportant( )10.A.began Bfinished Cimagined DkeptBACABABBCD二、阅读理解。ADo you know yu，a kind of instrument (乐器)？It appeared many years ago.During the Warring States Period (战国时期)，the king of the State of Qi enjoy
7、ed listening to yu ensemble (合奏)He often called up 300 players to play together for him.The king provided his musicians with delicious food and lots of money.A man named Nan Guo heard about that and he found a way to become a member of the band，even though he wasnt good at playing the instrument at
8、all.Whenever the band played for the king，Nan Guo just stood in the line and pretended (假装) to play.Nobody realized he was making no sound at all.When the king died，his son became the new king who also liked the sound of yu.However，he preferred (更喜欢) yu solo so that he asked the musicians to play th
9、e yu one by one.So Nan Guo had to run out of the palace and never came back.11How many players did the old king often call up？_A100. B200. C300. D400.12What did the old king of the State of Qi like？_AListening to yu ensemble.BListening to yu solo.CShooting the animals.DPlaying the yu himself.CA13Wha
10、t can we know about Nan Guo？_AHe did well in playing the yu.BHe couldnt play the yu at all.CHe played the yu better than others.DHe became the leader of the band at last.14The underlined word “solo” means “_” in Chinese.A笛子 B舞蹈 C独奏 D骑射15What does the passage mainly tell us？_AOne is never too old to
11、learn.BIts important to learn music well.CNever try to cheat anyone.DDifferent people enjoy different kinds of music.BCCBAre fables (寓言故事) and fairy tales (童话故事) different or the same？They are both stories for kids，but fables are stories for adults as well.A fable is a story，passed_down from grandpa
12、rents to parents and then to children.People can learn much from it.The characters are mostly animals and nature.They can talk and act like humans.The most famous fables were written by a man called Aesop.There are around 600 fables in Aesops Fables.The Fox and the Grapes and The Tortoise and the Ha
13、re are two examples.Fairy tales are usually stories for children，often about magic characters such as fairies (仙 女 ) and giants (巨 人 ) Sometimes the characters are animals.We are able to enjoy these fairy tales because about 200 years ago，Brothers Grimm traveled all around Germany and collected thes
14、e stories before people forgot them.There are many fairy tales in Grimms Fairy Tales，such as Cinderella and The Frog Prince.16What does the passage mainly talk about？_AFamous fables and fairy tales.BThe skill at reading fables.CThe reason why adults can read fables.DDifferences between fables and fa
15、iry tales.17The underlined phrase “passed down” means _ in Chinese.A流传 B分享 C编辑 D记录18_ are always the main characters in fables.AHumans BGodsCGiants DAnimals and natureDAD19Which of the following is TRUE？_APeople can learn nothing from fables.BThere are about 60 fables in Aesops Fables.CChildren usua
16、lly love fairy tales.DAesop collected fairy tales before people forgot them.20Which of the following stories are fables？_The Lion and the MouseSnow WhiteThe Tortoise and the HareThe Fox and the GrapesCinderellaA BC DCB三、任务型阅读。John was a very strong man.Once he got a job cutting wood in the forest (森
17、林)His boss gave him an axe (斧子) and showed him the area where he should work.The first day，John cut down 18 trees.“Good，” the boss said，“Keep that up！”Happily，John tried harder the next day，but could only cut down 15 trees.The third day he tried even harder，but could only cut down 10 trees.Day after
18、 day he was cutting down fewer and fewer trees.“I must be losing my strength (力气)，” John thought.He said sorry to his boss，and he said that he could not understand what was going on.“When was the last time you sharpened (磨快) your axe？” the boss asked.“Sharpened？I have no time to sharpen my axe.I hav
19、e been very busy trying to cut down trees！” said John.While John was working hard，he didnt work “smart”He didnt think about the best way to do his job.Many of us never learn new skills，and we think that what we have learned is enough.Sharpening our skills from time to time is the key to success.21Wh
20、at job did John get once?Cutting wood (in the forest)/Once he got a job cutting wood (in the forest)22How many trees did John cut down the first day?He cut down 18 trees the first day./18 trees./18.23Did John cut down fewer and fewer trees day after day?Yes(，he did)24Why didnt John sharpen his axe?B
21、ecause he didnt have (any) time to sharpen his axe./Because he had no time to sharpen his axe./Because he was very busy trying to cut down trees.25What do you learn from the story?Sharpening our skills from time to time is the key to success./We should improve our skills from time to time./What we h
22、ave learned isnt enough.四、根据短文内容，用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。exciting，hear，begin，lonely，fair，ask，rise，strong，light，asleepOnce there was a little fly (苍蝇)It wanted to be special.“Look at the bee (蜜蜂)，” it thought.“It is so big and 26. _Look at the butterfly.How pretty it is！Why am I so common？Thats 27. _！”One nig
23、ht when all the other flies were 28. _，the little fly stayed awake (醒着)It saw the stars and said，“I want to shine like that.That would be special.”The moon 29._ the fly.The moon said，“Little fly，I can help you to make you shine.But before that，can you help me first？”“How can I help？” the little fly
24、30. _strongunfairasleepheardasked“You can be my friend，” the moon said.“I am 31._ at night.If you can stay awake every night and be friends with me，I will help you shine.”“Yes，yes，” the fly said.So the moon told the fly how to shine.The fly did as it was told.Then it saw warm yellow 32._ appearing at the end of its body.On，off，on，off.It really 33._ to shine like a star now!The little fly was so 34. _It told the moon，“I will always be your friend.When you 35._ at night，I will shine to welcome you.”lonelylightbeganexcitedrise
