Many people say dolphins are intelligent. They seem to be able to think, understand and learn things quickly. But are they as smart as humans, or are they more like cats and dogs? Dolphins use their brains quite differently from the way humans do. But scientists say dolphins and humans are very similar in some ways. How?
Like humans, every dolphin has its own “name”. The name is a special whistle(哨声). Each dolphin chooses a specific(特有的) whistle for itself, usually by its first birthday. Dolphins are like people in other ways, too. They “talk” to each other about a lot of things—such as their age, their feelings, and finding food. They also use a system of sounds and body language to communicate. Understanding dolphin conversation is not easy for humans. No one “speaks dolphin” yet, but some scientists are trying to learn.
Dolphins are also social animals. They live in groups called pods, and they often join others from different pods to play games and have fun—just like people. Scientists believe playing together is something only intelligent animals do.
Dolphins and humans are similar in another way: both species make plans for getting things they want. In the seas of southern Brazil, for example, dolphins use an intelligent plan to get food. When there are fish near a boat, dolphins signal(发信号) to the fishermen to put their nets in the water. Using this method, the men can catch a lot of fish. Why do dolphins help the men? There is an advantage for them: they get to eat some of the fish that escape(逃脱) from the net.
1.What is a dolphin's “name”?
A.It is a kind of game.
B.It is a body sign.
C.It is a dolphin's age.
D.It is a specific sound.
2.Scientists believe ________ is something only intelligent animals do.
A.singing songs B.playing together C.finding food D.making decisions
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A.Some scientists can understand dolphins' system of sounds.
B.Dolphins probably help fishermen by using their body language.
C.Humans join dolphins' groups to get things we want.
D.Dolphins can talk to humans about their age and their feelings.
4.What's the main idea of the passage?
A.Dolphins can communicate with each other at birth.
B.Dolphins are social animals because they play together.
C.Dolphins are smart and are like humans in some ways.
D.Dolphins help humans do many things like catching fish.
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Nowadays, more and more people like bicycling and it is no surprise. It is fun, healthy and good for environment. Maybe that’s why there are 1,400 million bicycles and only 400 million cars on roads all over the world today. Bikes can take you almost anywhere, and there is no oil (油)cost.
Get on a bicycle and ride around your neighborhood(附近地区),you may find something new all around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out of your car. You can bike to work and enjoy exercise without polluting (污染)the environment. You don't even have to ride all the way.
Folding (折叠) bikes work well for people who ride the train. Just fold the bike and take it with you. You can do the same on an airplane. You can put a folding bike in a box. You can also take a common bike with you when you fly. But be sure to look for information by getting on airline websites. Not all airlines are bicycle-friendly to travelers.
Health Benefits(益处) of Bicycling:
It helps to prevent heart diseases.
Bicycling helps to control your weight. A 15-minute bike ride to and from work three times a week burns off five kilos of fat in a year.
Bicycling can improve your mood (心情). Exercise like bicycling has been shown to make people feel better, more relaxed and self-confident.
Bicycling is healthier than driving.
1.From the passage, we know that bicycling is becoming very __________.
A.surprising B.exciting
C.expensive D.popular
2. When you are riding your bicycle around your neighbourhood, you may ________.
A.pollute the environment around
B.find something you didn’t notice before
C.go everywhere and use a little oil
D.get off your bike and begin to work
3.Which one is the bigger number on roads all over the world today, bicycles or cars?
A. Cars. B. Bicycles.
C. A and B. D. I don’t know.
4. One of the benefits from bicycling is that __________.
A.you can have a new bike
B.you will be friendly to others
C.you will be more relaxed
D.you may get fatter and fatter
5.Which is TRUE according to the passage (根据短文)?
A.Bicycling is enjoyable exercise for people.
B.Bikes can take you anywhere.
C.Riding a bike pollutes your neighborhood.
D.You will become fat if you ride every day.
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More and more people around the world are joining in dangerous sports. Some people climbed the highest mountains; some traveled into unknown parts of the world; some sailed small boats across the largest sea. Now some people begin to look for new excitement.
Bungee jumping (蹦极) and motorcycle racing (摩托车赛) are quite dangerous sports. Bungee jumping only lasts for a few minutes or even seconds. You jump from a high place, about 200 meters above the ground, and there is a rubber band (橡胶带子) tied to your legs. When you jump down, the rubber band pulls you up. About 2,000,000 people around the world have tried bungee jumping.
Why do people join in these dangerous sports? Some scientists say that it is because modern life has become safe and it is not interesting. In the past, people lived in danger. They had to go out and look for food, and life was like a fight but was interesting.
Many people think that there is little excitement in life. They live and work in safe places, buy food in shops, and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill.
根据短文内容,选择正确答案。
1. People like to join in dangerous sports because _______.
A. they don’t need to look for food
B. they can go to the hospital if they are hurt
C. they have a lot of free time
D. they need excitement
2. _______ is not a dangerous sport.
A. Playing table tennis
B. Climbing the highest mountains
C. Traveling into unknown parts of the world
D. Sailing small boats across the largest sea
3.In bungee jumping, you _______.
A. jump to the ground
B. jump up as high as you can
C. jump down without a rubber band
D. jump down with a rubber band tied to your legs
4.In the past, people lived in danger because _______.
A. there were no doctors or hospitals
B. they had to go out and look for food
C. there were many dangerous animals
D. all of above
5.Which is NOT true?
A. Many people live and work in safe places.
B. Many people buy food in shops.
C. Everyone’s life is interesting.
D. People can go to see the doctors when they become ill.
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There is a new sport in American. It is a game called “Earthball”. “Earthball” is like a huge beach ball. While you are playing the game, you should try to keep the ball in the air if possible(可能). As the ball is so big, lots of people have to play together. A man called Stuart Frand invented the game. There are no winners or losers in the game. The idea is just to enjoy yourself as much as you can.
“Earthball” is just one of the games in a “New Games Festival”. The festival first took place in the countryside near San Francisco, in the USA. Perhaps other countries can follow the example of the man from California and have festivals to test(试验) new games—it sounds like a good idea.
1.“Earthball” is ____ .
A. an old game B. a huge ball
C. a big beach ball D. a“new Games Festival”
2.According to the passage you could play“Earthball” ____.
A. on the beach B. in the library
C. in the air D. on the bus
3.The game is ____.
A. to look for excellent sportsmen
B. to spread the game throughout the world
C. to test whether it is a good idea
D. to enjoy yourself
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Two people on each side can play“Earthball”.
B. The game is enjoyed mostly by the city people.
C. Many people can play the game together.
D. Only a man can play the game.
5.According to the passage, you can see that the writer ____ .
A. likes the game
B. dislikes the game
C. thinks that the game is not really good
D. thinks that the game looks good but actually it is bad
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Do you know more than half of your body is water? Water is even more important than food for your body. You can’t live more than a few days without it. Your body uses water to keep itself at a temperature(温度)of about 37℃.
The bodies of adults(成年人)need around two litters(升)of water a day, and kids’ bodies need less.You can get water from the food you eat, like fruits and vegetables, but you still need to drink water. Try to drink about 6 cups of water a day, and more if necessary. Of course, you can drink other things such as milk and juice.
Some water may not be clean, so be sure that the water you drink is safe .If you are not sure, boil the water before you drink it.
1. How much water is there in your body?
A. less than 50% of your body
B.half of your body
C. more than 25% of your body
D. more than 50% of your body
2.What’s your temperature if you are in good health?
A. 35℃ B. 36.5℃ C. 38℃ D. 39℃
3.How much water does a kid’s body usually need a day?
A. around two litters B. more than two litters
C. less than two litters D. two litters
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Adults should drink at least 6 cups of water a day.
B. Adults don’t need to drink water after three meals.
C. Adults can drink at most 6 cups of water a day
D. There is no water in meat you eat.
5.According to the passage, you can see that the ____ water is safer.
A. cold B. hot C. boiled D. cool
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Hi, dear boys and girls! Do you know how to be a healthy kid? Here are some rules you should follow.
First, eat different foods, especially fruit and vegetables. You may have a favourite food, but you’d better eat something different, if you eat different foods, you will probably get more nutrients(营养物质) your body needs.
Second, drink water and milk as often as possible. When you’re really thirsty, cold water is the No. 1 choice. Milk is a great drink that can give you more calcium(钙)your body needs to grow strong bones.
Third, listen to your body. How do you feel when you are full? When you are eating, notice how your body feels and when your stomach feels comfortably full. Eating too much will not make you feel comfortable and make you fat.
Fourth, limit(限制) screen times. Screen time is the time you watch TV, DVDs and videos, or using computers. It is good to take more exercise, such as basketball, bike riding and swimming. You can’t watch TV for more than two hours a day.
Fifth, be active. One thing you’d like to do as a kid is to find out which activity you like best. Find ways to be active every day.
Follow these rules and you can be a healthy kid.
根据短文内容, 选择最佳答案, 并在答题卡上按要求作答。
1.You should eat different foods especially _________.
A. meat B. junk food C. hamburgers D. fruit and vegetable
2.Which kind of drinks can give you more calcium?
A. Milk. B. Juice. C. Cold water. D. Cola.
3.According to the passage, you should follow _________ rules if you want to be healthy.
A. three B. four C. five D. six
4.Which of the following isNOT True?
A. We should try to live in an active way in our life.
B. You can eat your favourite food as much as possible.
C. When you’re eating, you don’t have to notice how your body feels.
D. Don’t limit screen times.
5.Which is the best title of the passage?
A. How to be active
B. How to make yourself important
C. How to make your parents healthy
D. How to be a healthy kid
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My wife passed away seven and a half years ago, and I went through a huge depression (消沉), the worst time in my life. I even wanted to end my life. I continued to work as a small-town doctor at my medical clinic in Kilauea, Hawaii. My kids had gone to live on the mainland, and I was alone. On a family trip, we turned on the TV and saw the second plane crash into the World Trade Center. I said to my kids, “I’m going to Afghanistan.” International Medical Corps sent me to set up 20 clinics in some provinces where people had no health care. Eventually, the clinics were serving 27,000 patients a month. I had such a sense of accomplishment, a sense of purpose. My depression went completely away.
I go wherever disasters strike: Indonesia after the tsunami, Pakistan after the earthquake. I was just in Kenya. After their presidential election, at least a thousand people were killed and hundreds of thousands were forced out. We set up mobile clinics in an area with 19,000 refugees (难民). Measles broke out, one of the biggest killers of kids in refugee camps, and it spread like wildfire. Water and medical equipment were also problems.
When my wife passed away, I thought my life was done. But really, it was just getting started. At the end of her life, my wife fell into a coma (昏迷). I held her head in my hands and told her of all the places we would visit, the exciting adventures we would have. I think about this moment many times during my “adventures”. I did not know then how prophetic (先知的) those words would be. She is with me still.
1.The first country where the author provided people with medical care is _____
A.Indonesia B.Pakistan
C.Kenya D.Afghanistan
2.The underlined word “Measles” in Paragraph 2 probably refers to ____
A.a kind of fire B.a kind of polluted water
C.a kind of medicine D.a kind of disease
3.The author and his wife ______.
A.experienced a lot of exciting adventures
B.loved each other very much
C.lived on the mainland
D.would travel to many places together
4.From this passage we know that the author _____
A.is a famous doctor
B.got over his wife’s death
C.is always in depression
D.experienced many disasters
5.Which of the following word can best describe the story in this passage?
A.Sad. B.Exciting. C.Inspiring. D.Disastrous
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Films in Grand Movie Theater this week HARRY POTTER (VII)
American film
Director(导演):Alfonso Cuaron
Stars: Daniel Redcliffe ,Rupert Grint,Emma Waston
Time: From Monday to Wednesday. At 6:00 pm
Ticket Price: $4.5KUNGFU HUSTLE
Chinese Hong Kong film
Director: Zhou Xingchi
Stars: Zhou Xingchi , Yuan Hua, Liang Xiaolong
Time: From Wednesday to Friday, at 9:00pm
Ticket Price: $ 3 A WORLD WITHOUT THIEVES
Chinese film
Director: Feng Xiaogang
Stars:Liu Dehua, Liu Ruoying , Ge You, Li Bingbing
Time: From Friday to Sunday, at 6:30pm
Ticket Price: $6 TROY
American film
Director: Wolfgang Peterson
Stars:Julian Glover, Brian Cox
Nathan Jones, Adoni Maropis
Time: From Tuesday to Saturday, at 9:30am
Ticket Price: $ 5.5
1.There will be _________in Grand Movie Theater this week.
A.one Chinese film
B.two Chinese films
C.three American films
D.a lot of foreign films
2.If a man with his child goes to Grand Movie Theater on Sunday, they will pay _________for the film.
A.$ 12B.$9C.$6D.$5
3.If you are free on Friday morning, you can see the film _____________in Grand Movie Theater.
A.KUNGFU HUSTLEB.
B. WORLD WITHOUT THIEVES
C.TROY
D.HARRY POTTER (VII)
4.You can see three films either on ___________or on_________________.
A.Wednesday; Friday B.Tuesday; Wednesday
C.Thursday; Friday D.Saturday; Sunday
5.From the poster, we know ________is a director and actor in the film.
A.Alfonso Cuaron B. Feng Xiaogang
C.Wolfgang Peterson D.Zhou Xingchi
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Each morning a rich man found a poor man sitting on a park bench (长凳). The poor man always sat there, looking at the big hotel in which the rich man lived. One day the rich man got out of his car and said to the poor man, “Excuse me, but I just want to know why you sit here and look at my hotel every morning.” “Sir”, said the poor man, “I am a failure (失败者). I have no money, no family, no home. I sleep on this bench, and every night I dream that one day I'll sleep in that hotel.” The rich man said, “Tonight your dream will come true. I'll pay for the best room in that hotel for you for a whole month.
A few days later, the rich man went by the poor man's room to ask him how he was enjoying himself. To his surprise, he found that the man had moved out of the hotel, back to his park bench. When the rich man asked why, the poor man said, “you see, when I am down here sleeping on my bench, I dream I'm up there, in that big hotel. It's a wonderful dream. But when I was up there, I dreamed I was back to this cold bench. It was a terrible dream, and I couldn't get any sleep at all.”
1.The poor man lived in ________ before he met the rich man.
A. the hotel B. his home C. the park D. the car
2.Every morning, the poor man sat on the bench and __________.
A. waited for the rich man
B. looked at the rich man's hotel
C. looked at the rich man's car
D. enjoyed the clean air
3.Every night the poor man dreamed of _____________.
A. sleeping in that hotel
B. becoming rich
C. owning that hotel
D. being the rich man's friend
4.The poor man moved out of the hotel because __________.
A. he didn't want to live in such a fine room
B. he didn't like the rich man
C. he couldn't pay for the room
D. he couldn't get any sleep at all there
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Michael Jordan is the most famous basketball player in the world. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He didn't like to talk to other people about himself. He was also very short. He didn't play very well when he joined the basketball team in his high school at first. But the next year things changed greatly for him as he grew much taller.
Michael Jordan became famous when he joined the university basketball team in North Carolina. Michael used his speed and strength (力量) to reach the basket again. He played so well that people called him “Air Jordan”.
After college, Michael became a basketball team member in the Chicago Bulls. The NBA was very surprised at this high-flying player. He was named “Rookie” (新秀) of the year in 1985 and “Most Valuable (价值的) Player” in 1987. He once set a record (创纪录) by getting 63 points in one game.
1.He began to become famous in _____________.
A. the university basketball team
B. the NBA
C. his high school at first
D. the Chicago Bulls
2.He is often called“__________”.
A. Rookie B. the NBA
C. Air Jordan D. Most Valuable Player
3.The NBA was very surprised at the superstar when _________.
A. he was young
B. he joined the basketball team in his high school
C. he joined the university basketball team
D. he joined the Chicago Bulls
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