Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains
一．单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
( )1. ____old man in a black hat is my PE teacher. He used to play ____ football with us. A. A; the B. An ;the; C. The; / D. An; /
( )2.____do you like your holiday in Mount Tai?—We enjoyed it very much. The sight is very beautiful.
A.What B. How C.Why D. Where
( )3. —Why was Yu Gong trying to move the mountains?
—Because it was ____for his family to get to the other side of the mountains. A. difficulty B. difficulties C. difficult D. more difficult ( )4. Li Na is ____ famous ____ all the tennis fans in China know her. A. too; to B. enough; to C. as; as D. so; that ( )5. —Which of the two T-shirts will you take?
—I’ll take ____ . One is for my brother and the other is for myself. A. both B. either C. neither D. all
( )6. —Diaoyu Island belongs to China.—Surely it does! We Chinese will never ____ . A. cut it up B. fix it up C. give it up D. turn it up
( )7. More and more people have a low-C life and the air is getting much___ than a few years ago.
A. clean B. cleaner C. cleanest D. the cleanest ( )8. If you are __________, you should drink lots of water. A.tired B. thirsty C. stressed out D. hungry
( )9. — That’s a nice mobile phone.— So it is. My aunt ____ it for my last birthday. A .bought B. buy C. have bought D. will buy ( )10. —I’m very sorry. I broke your tea cup. —________.
A. It’s too bad .B. You’d better not .C. Take it easy. D. It doesn’t matter. ( )11. He didn’t go to bed ______ eleven o’clock last night. A. after B. in C. since D. until
( )12.—Could you please tell me ________?—They’re over there. A. where are the restrooms B. where were the restrooms C. where the restrooms are D. where the restrooms were
( )13. — I had a pleasant weekend by working on the farm. —_________. A. Oh, that’s very nice of you B. It’s a pleasure C. Congratulations D. I’m glad to hear that ( )14. These days we have __________ homework to do. A. much too B. too much C. many too D. too many
( )15. Thank you very much for helping me _________ the rubbish. A. take out B. bring in C. get to D. make up 二．完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
An interesting thing happened to me last Sunday. The weather was so fine that I decided to 16 in the country. On my way home, my car stopped. It ran out of gasoline(汽油). I decided to walk along the road until I found someone who could sell me some gasoline. I had walked a long way before I found a big 17 near the road. I was 18 to see it because it was getting dark. I knocked at the door and an old lady came out. She.said, “I’ve been waiting for you for a long time. Come in, please. I got 19 ready for you.” I was very surprised.
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“Oh, Tony! You used to love tea.”
I told her my car ran out of gasoline, 20 she didn’t seem to hear me. She was talking so strangely that I wanted to 21 . As soon as she went to get the tea, I went out of the house as quickly as possible.
I was so happy when I saw 22 house by the road. When I told the man about the old lady, he said, “Oh, that’s Helen. She lives by 23 in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t hurt anyone. She is still 24 for the man whom she was going to marry 25 years ago. The man was named Tony. The day before they got married, he went away and 25 came back.” ( )16.A.walk B.drive C.run D.ride ( )17.A.house B.tree C.hospital D.car ( )18.A.sad B.angry C.happy D.surprised ( )19.A.coffee B.milk C.water D.tea ( )20.A.and B.or C.but D.so
( )21.A.stay B.leave C.sit down D.have a rest ( )22.A.others B.the other C.other D.another ( )23.A.themselves B.myself C.herself D.himself ( )24.A.keeping B.talking C.working D.waiting ( )25.A.never B.usually C.often D.sometimes 四．阅读理解 （共10小题；每小题3分，满分30分）
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A long time ago, there was an emperor. He had a beautiful garden. In the garden, there was a little nightingale(夜莺) singing very beautifully.
One day the emperor heard about this little bird's beautiful voice. He asked his guards to bring her to him. As soon as the emperor heard the nightingale's voice, he said, \"Put her in a golden cage, so she can stay and sing for me whenever I want to hear her. \"
The little bird was so unhappy about being kept in the cage that she stopped singing one day. The emperor was very angry. He ordered the scientists in his palace to make a robot bird for him. The bird could sing very beautifully, too. The emperor was pleased.
Soon the robot bird became old. It no longer sang beautiful songs. Just at that time, the emperor became very weak. One morning, while lying in be d, the emperor wanted it to sing once again. But the robot bird couldn't sing any more. Suddenly the nightingale landed on the window. She began to sing her most beautiful song. The emperor was very happy! He became better and better each day.
After the emperor was well，he changed a lot and became kind to his people. From then on, all his people cherished(爱戴) him for his love and kindness. ( )31. Where did the nightingale live at first ?
A.In a forest. B. In the mountains .C. In the garden .D. In the palace . ( )32.Who brought the nightingale to the emperor ?
A. The guards. B. The scientists. C. The emperor’s people. D. Another emperor. ( )33.Why did the nightingale stop singing one day ?
A.Because she was too tired to sing. B. Because she was too sad to sing. C. Because she was too thirsty to sing. D. Because she was too old to sing.
( )34. What was happening when the nightingale began to sing her most beautiful songs again? A. The robot bird was very angry. B.The emperor was very angry.
C. The robot bird became very weak. D. The emperor became better and better.
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( )35. Which of the following statements is NOT true ? A.Both the nightingale and the robot bird had a beautiful voice.
B.The emperor kept the nightingale in a golden cage in order to hear her sing at any time. C.The nightingale was very happy after she was kept in the golden cage. D.The emperor learnt from the nightingale what love and kindness was.
B POSTCARD Sunday，May 18th Dear Tom, Last week we had a wonderful time on Mount Tai. The weather was nice. When we arrived, we began to climb the mountain. It took us the whole night to get to the top of To: the mountain. Tom King In the morning, we saw the sea of clouds on Mount Tai. 16 Green Gardens In the daytime we visited a temple (寺庙). In the evening, San Francisco, we had a big dinner in a local restaurant. It was exciting. CA94123 I hope Sam and you can come to China next year. Then we can USA visit more interesting places together. Yours, Mike ( )36. Who wrote this postcard ？. A. Sam B. Tom C. Mike D. Tom King ( )37.When did Mike visit Mount Tai ?
A. last week B. last year C. on May 18th D. on May 19th
( )38. How long did it take them to get to the top of the mountain ? A. the whole day B. the whole night C.12 hours D.24 hours ( )39.In the morning, they enjoyed ________________ on Mount Tai.
A. the rising of the sun B. the sea of clouds C. visiting a temple D. a big dinner ( )40. Which of the following statements is NOT true ? A. The trip was exciting B. The weather was fine.
C. Tom is in the USA now. D. Mike thought he should visit San Francisco.
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It was Mother's Day. A man stopped his car at a flower shop to order some flowers. He wanted the shopkeeper to send the flowers to his mother, who lived two hundred miles away.
As he got out of his car, he found a young girl sitting on the road crying.
He asked her what was wrong and she replied, \"I want to buy a red rose for my mother, but I only have seventy-five cents. A rose costs two dollars.\"
The man smiled and said, \"Come into the shop with me, and I'll buy you a rose.\" He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother's flowers. As they were leaving, he offered to drive the girl home. She said, \"Yes, please! You can take me to my mother.\" She brought him to a cemetery (墓地), where she placed the rose on the grave.
The man was moved. He returned to the flower shop, picked up the flowers he ordered, and drove two hundred miles to his mother's house.
Today is the day for your mother. Send a flower to your kind and beautiful mother. ( )41. The man went to the shop to _____.
A. have a rest B. help the girl C. buy some food D. order some flowers ( )42. The man's mother lived _____ away from him.
A. 2 kilometers B. 75 miles C. 200 miles D. 200 kilometers ( ) 43. The girl was crying on the road because _____.
A. she was hungry B. she got hurt C. she couldn't afford a rose D. she couldn't find her way home
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( )44. After the man bought the girl a rose, they went to _____ together. A. the cemetery B. his shop C. the girl's home D. his mother's house ( )45. We can learn from the passage that _____.
A. the girl loved flowers very much B. the girl loved her mother very much C. the shopkeeper sent the flowers to the man's mother
D. the man drove to his mother's house to look after her 五．单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
A)根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意明确，语言通顺。
46.When the English TV program Monkey came out in 1979, W__________(西方的) children became interested in this wonderful story.
47. Many foreigners are surprised at the rapid d_______________(发展) of China. 48.The emperor didn’t want people to think he was s__________ (愚蠢的). 49.This song r__________ (使想起) us that what has happened between us.
50. One day, the magic rock suddenly broke open and gave b__________ (出生) to a monkey. B) 根据句意，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。
51. Mr. Green lives on the __________（twelve）floor of the building.
52. Mary used to be afraid of the dark, but she is a little ______ (brave )than before. 53. They were very poor when they got __________ (marry) ten years ago.
54.Sun Wukong cannot turn himself into a person unless he can __________ (hide) his tail. 55.At the __________(begin) of this term, the teacher asked us to make a plan to improve our grades.
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