北京课改版英语八下unit5youngthomasedison同步检测

北京课改版英语八下unit5youngthomasedison同步检测内容摘要：

g boy about 12 years old was standing by. “Excuse me,” he said, “but I think I can help you move the rock.” “You?” they shouted. “What are you talking about? All of us have just tried, and even together we can’t move it at all.” The men all laughed at the boy. The next morning some people came into the road. One of them shouted, “The rock is gone.” More people ran out into the road to see for themselves. It was true. The rock wasn’t on the road any more. It wasn’t even near the road. In fact, no one could see the rock anywhere. “This is impossible.” they said. “Where has it gone?” The twelveyearold boy stood out, smiling. “I told you I could move it,” he said. “I did it last night. You see,” he said. “I dug a deep hole next to the rock and the rock rolled down into the hole by itself. Then I covered it with the earth.” 1. What happened in the village one day? ________ fell down from the mountain. A. A little boy B. A big rock C. The strongest men D. Some people 2. The strongest men in the village could do nothing about the rock because . A. they were lazy B. they were strong enough C. the rock was too big D. they thought someone else could 3. When the villagers heard the boy’s words, they felt ________. A. happy B. sad C. surprised D. afraid 4. The next morning, the people in the village found ________ A. the boy lost B. no rock on the road C. the rock was still there D. the boy was digging a hole 5. From the story, we know that sometimes children are ________ than men. A. stronger B. cleverer C. more interesting D. more careful ( B ) The English language is different from any other language. Yet English words do not stay the same. The language is always changing. We need new words for new inventions and new ideas. Different words e into use, or older words are used in a new way. English can change by borrowing words from other languages, “tomato” was borrowed from Mexico, the word “coffee” came from Turkey, and “tea” came from China. Now new space and science words are being borrowed from other countries, too. New words are also made by adding two words together. “Postman” and “grandfather” are words made up of t。