《2025年多维互动提优课堂八年级英语上册译林版提升版》

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Once upon a time,a hippo(河马) lived in a river next to a big tree.
One day,a bird came and nested(筑巢) in the tree. The songs of the bird filled the hippo with so much envy(羡慕) that he couldn't think of anything else. Every day he would think why he wasn't born to be a bird even though the bird told him many times he was so lucky to be so big and such a good swimmer.
Finally,the hippo made up his mind that he would come out of the river,climb the tree and start singing. However,when he tried to climb the tree,it was very clear that the hippo didn't have wings,nor claws to climb with.
Realizing that he would never climb up the tree,he angrily hit the tree until it came crashing to the ground. Then he stepped onto the leaves of the fallen tree,and began singing.
Unfortunately,hippos can't sing,either. All that came from his mouth were terrible noises,and when the other animals heard this,they all came around to make fun of the hippo.
He was so ashamed by this. He also felt bad about having knocked the tree over. He used all his strength to raise the tree back up again,and look after it until it completely recovered(康复).
( ) 4. The hippo envied the bird because ______.
A. he could fly high B. he could build a nest C. he could sing well D. he could live in the tree
( ) 5. After reading this passage,we know ______.
A. the writer is telling us a true story B. the story happened on an autumn day C. the bird thought he was luckier than the hippo D. the hippo tried to do something against his nature
( ) 6. The hippo in this story ______.
A. was happy all the time B. did not respect his friends C. liked to talk a lot but did nothing D. corrected his mistake when he realized it

答案： 【解析】：
这是一道英语阅读理解题，主要考查学生对文章内容的理解和分析能力。题目给出了一个关于河马和鸟的故事，然后通过几个选择题来检验学生对故事内容的把握。
对于第4题，需要从故事中找出河马羡慕鸟的原因。通过阅读故事，可以发现河马对鸟的歌声充满了羡慕，因此正确答案是C，即鸟能唱好歌。
对于第5题，需要判断哪个选项最符合故事的内容。通过对比各个选项，可以发现D选项“河马试图做一些违背自己天性的事情”最符合故事的主题，因为河马作为水生动物，却试图模仿鸟去爬树和唱歌，这显然是违背其天性的行为。
对于第6题，需要判断哪个描述最符合故事中河马的形象。通过阅读故事，可以发现河马在意识到自己的错误后，努力将树扶正并照顾到它完全康复，这表明河马能够纠正自己的错误，因此D选项是正确的。
【答案】：
4. C
5. D
6. D