好人自有天助
At the beginning of time, the earth was warm and people did not need fire.They ate raw _____. But slowly, the world grew _____. People got together in their cold homes and were freezing.
One day, a beautiful bird with a bright orange tail came to tell them, “You need to have fire so that you can warm your houses and _____ your food. I have fire and will give it to you.” said the bird.
But the bird did not give it _____. It said, “I will give it only to people who know what it is _____ others. Do you agree?” asked the bird.
Everyone _____. So the bird said, “See this orange on my tail? Bring some dry wood. When you touch my tail _____ the wood, you will have fire.” The people came quickly with dry wood, _____ the bird flew away. _____ chased after it. But the bird was fast, and people could not catch it. They fell down ______ and into lakes as they chased the fire bird.
As the fire bird was flying away, it______ a young woman sitting alone with a very old man. It landed beside them and said, “______ aren't you chasing after fire like all the rest?” The woman said, “This is my grandfather. He is ______, and I must care for him. That is all.”
The bird came close to the woman. “______ a sick orange tail, ” said the bird, “for you are the only one among your people worthy of the great ______.”
And so, fire came to the people.
Word Bank: raw 生的 tail 尾巴 chase 追赶
1.A.food B.dessert C.fruit D.vegetables
2.A.warmer B.colder C.better D.worse
3.A.choose B.buy C.cook D.sell
4.A.slowly B.luckily C.happily D.easily
5.A.help B.to help C.helped D.helping
6.A.agreed B.laughed C.cried D.left
7.A.about B.with C.before D.after
8.A.and B.or C.but D.so
9.A.Someone B.Anyone C.No one D.Everyone
10.A.houses B.mountains C.trees D.buildings
11.A.noticed B.helped C.reminded D.heard
12.A.What B.Why C.Where D.When
13.A.boring B.heavy C.lazy D.sick
14.A.Touch B.Pass C.Enjoy D.Receive
15.A.decision B.habit C.gift D.activity
八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Even at nine I knew that I was overweight. And I wanted to _____ it. I shared my struggle with my parents. I was a sensitive child, _____ they would avoid saying something about my weight.
But outside the walls of my home, no one cared my _____. When waiting for the late bus with several classmates after school one day, I said that I was going to _____ the winter track(田径队) team at my school. One of my _____ said jokingly that I shouldn't take part in any school sports. I wouldn't be funny if I weren't fat.
On the bus ride home that afternoon, I wondered whether it was my weight or my personality that made me _____. I had been good at using humor to comfort myself. I knew being fat didn't mean being funny. My fat keeps me warm in winter and that's its only _____. But I was unable to laugh the pain away. _____ I decided that I was going to lose weight.
From January to April, I went on a diet and did exercise regularly in the gym. I lived by my strict weight loss plan, and it _____ in four months. I lost 60 pounds. As I received much praise ______ my appearance, no one seemed to think that I was less funny than before. I continued to walk through the halls with my smile and moving laugh, only just a little thinner and lighter.
1.A.fight against B.give up C.insist on D.turn to
2.A.and B.so C.but D.or
3.A.ability B.feeling C.health D.study
4.A.serve B.beat C.accept D.join
5.A.students B.parents C.classmates D.teachers
6.A.humorous B.careless C.famous D.friendly
7.A.tradition B.style C.advantage D.advice
8.A.Slowly B.Finally C.Recently D.Usually
9.A.appeared B.stopped C.worked D.failed
10.A.against B.about C.with D.in
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There were two men who lived next to each other. One of them was a retired teacher and the other was a businessman. Both of them had planted many different plants in their gardens. The retired teacher seldom _____ his plants and didn't pay a lot of attention to them. But his neighbor was very _____ with his plants and watered them often.
The retired teacher's plants were small, but still looked okay, _____ the businessman's plants were much bigger and greener. One night, there came a storm with a heavy rain and strong wind. The next _____, both of the neighbors came out to check in their gardens. The businessman saw that his plants had come out from the _____ and were totally out of life. But the retired teacher's plants nicely _____ where they were.
The businessman was _____. He went to consult(咨询) the retired teacher. “We both grew the same plants and I _____ my plants better than you did. How could your plants still be okay?”
The retired teacher smiled and said, “Because you gave your plants too much_____. You made it too easy for them to ______. I gave my plants just a little bit of water, so they had to grow deeper to absorb(吸收) more water. That is why my plants survived.”
1.A.watered B.raised C.checked D.caught
2.A.happy B.careful C.familiar D.tired
3.A.before B.since C.unless D.while
4.A.evening B.afternoon C.morning D.noon
5.A.house B.floor C.sky D.earth
6.A.heard B.took C.stood D.thought
7.A.surprised B.interested C.excited D.moved
8.A.called for B.left for C.cared for D.looked for
9.A.invention B.attention C.invitation D.action
10.A.grow B.plant C.stop D.die
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At the beginning of this term, my PE teacher suggested to me that I should take part in the marathon(马拉松赛跑). I was very surprised because I was never a good runner. In order to _____ me, he said that if I took part in the race, I would get the highest mark for the term's PE class. Therefore, I decided to have a try because I had _____ to lose.
I prepared for the race very _____. I ran every day in the morning before school. And after school, I practiced running with many other runners on the sports ground. I even had the special diet for athletes(运动员). I heard that the special diet could _____ me to get good results.
When the _____ of the marathon arrived, I was very nervous. As usual, I _____ in the morning, had my breakfast, and listened to some music. Then my father gave me a _____ to the sports ground, for the marathon race was going to take place there in an hour. All my family wished me good luck because they knew how _____ this race was for me and how much effort I had put into its preparation.
My competitors looked like athletes. I was _____ that I would be last. However, when I started to run, I thought only about the race. As I paid much attention to the race itself, I did not remember when I ______ the other runners. Suddenly I realized that I had come first. I was very happy when I won the race. From the experience, I learn that success always comes out of hard work.
1.A.punish B.hurt C.introduce D.encourage
2.A.something B.everything C.nothing D.anything
3.A.carefully B.shyly C.angrily D.secretly
4.A.teach B.help C.expect D.order
5.A.day B.week C.month D.year
6.A.got up B.looked up C.gave up D.set up
7.A.hug B.shake C.kiss D.lift
8.A.easy B.important C.traditional D.silly
9.A.surprised B.lucky C.afraid D.happy
10.A.passed B.followed C.touched D.pushed
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Once, there were two fishermen who lived in a village. They knew how to fish very well. They_____ went to a lake to fish. One of them preferred fishing alone to drawing_____ to others, while the other was an outgoing person who loved to make friends. The outgoing fisherman saw that some tourists at the lake were not catching any fish.
“I will teach you how to fish,” he said to them. “If you_____ 10 fish, give me one. If you don't get 10, you needn't give me anything.” Both sides hit it off and_____.
After he finished teaching one group of people, he went to another group of people, and also taught them some fishing_____. He still asked that, for every 10 fish caught, they should give him one back. At the end of the day, the fisherman who kindly helped others received a(n)_____ basket of fish, and also got to know a large group of friends. At the same time, as a teacher, he was_____.
On the other hand, the other fisherman didn't have much_____. When the other fisherman circled around his camp, he became even more_____. After fishing for a whole day alone, he______ the fish basket. To his surprise, he found he had far fewer fish than his friend.
1.A.seldom B.often C.never D.hardly
2.A.information B.attention C.direction D.relation
3.A.catch B.take C.bring D.watch
4.A.agreed B.wanted C.expected D.asked
5.A.messages B.skills C.stories D.tools
6.A.good B.full C.empty D.bad
7.A.encouraged B.invited C.respected D.noticed
8.A.fun B.power C.energy D.time
9.A.confident B.friendly C.independent D.lonely
10.A.asked for B.cared for C.looked into D.turned into
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[素材选自impact Book 1]
时尚世界——变化着的着装
At some point, you've probably looked at old photos of people and asked yourself, “Why did they wear that?” The people in the photo probably thought that they ____ great! In fact, the truth is, ____ stays the same forever, especially in the world of fashion. What we like to wear ____ all the time.
A century ago, many men—from businessmen to taxi drivers—wore suits to work. At that time, ____ young boys regularly wore suits and ties. Women didn't just wear skirts or dresses when they wanted to ____. They wore them all the time!
Over time, casual clothes replaced formal clothes. For example, jeans are very ___ today. They were first made for ___ in factories. They needed pants with strong fabric that didn't tear____. In 1873, tailor Jacob Davis and businessman Levi Strauss created denim pants ____ overalls because people wore them over their clothes. Cowboys wore jeans and, ____ the Western movies of the 1930s, many people began wearing them. Today, jeans and a sweatshirt are practically a uniform for ____ around the world.
Like clothes, ____ have also changed over time. You ____ prefer to wear sneakers, but in the past both men and women wore shoes with high heels. This was the fashion for nearly a century before men began wearing more practical shoes ____ heels.
Things change. You might think your clothes are fashionable now, but____ a hundred years from now people see a photo of you, they might just ask, “Why did they wear that?”
Word Bank
casual 非正式的 fabric 织物 denim 牛仔布
overalls 工装裤 sneakers 运动裤
1.A.sounded B.looked C.smelt D.felt
2.A.something B.everything C.nothing D.anything
3.A.changes B.describes C.spreads D.depends
4.A.just B.even C.only D.yet
5.A.dress up B.give up C.get up D.put up
6.A.beautiful B.useful C.terrible D.popular
7.A.writers B.teachers C.workers D.drivers
8.A.easily B.happily C.angrily D.slowly
9.A.thought B.spoken C.called D.designed
10.A.together with B.instead of C.thanks to D.such as
11.A.doctors B.artist C.students D.painters
12.A.hats B.scarves C.shoes D.gloves
13.A.may B.must C.need D.will
14.A.of B.in C.about D.without
15.A.if B.when C.whether D.until
八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Once, there was a big spider in the basement (地下室) of an art museum. The spider was good at making webs. Every day, he spent much time taking care of his web. For him, it was very ________.
However, one day, the museum workers began to take paintings out of the basement. ________ other spiders came to know what was happening, they soon moved to other places. However, the big spider didn’t want to move. “It’s ________ for me to find a better place to make a web,” he thought. “I need to work ________ to make my web stronger. When they see my strong web, they will ________.” So, the spider did his best to make his web stronger. Over time, there were fewer and fewer paintings.
One afternoon, the ________ came again. It looked like that they were going to take the painting anyway. The spider didn’t want to leave. But when he ________ he might lose his life, he ran away from the basement and came to a little garden. To his ________, he could make an even more beautiful web there. The spider thought, “Sometimes, leaving doesn’t mean ________.”
In our life, we have to make difficult ________ sometimes. It’s not easy, but we shouldn’t be afraid. Future might be better than we think.
1.A.boring B.difficult C.important D.relaxing
2.A.If B.When C.Unless D.Although
3.A.easy B.exciting C.necessary D.impossible
4.A.earlier B.harder C.farther D.closer
5.A.give up B.cheer up C.try out D.blow out
6.A.painters B.visitors C.workers D.farmers
7.A.hoped B.explained C.agreed D.realized
8.A.joy B.joke C.worry D.sadness
9.A.hiding B.losing C.winning D.improving
10.A.records B.wishes C.habits D.decisions
八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
We all get angry. Sometimes, we get so angry that we may think about doing _________.
Last Saturday, I offered to sweep the floor for my mom. When I ________, I decided to do my homework. However, my little brother Tim threw a lot of ________ of paper on the floor. What a mess! I was quite angry, ________ he thought it was funny. He even made a funny face. I became ________ and threw his favorite cup onto the floor.
Tim began to cry. My mom sat me down and talked to me in ________ soft voice. She said, “Lucy, breaking things in anger is never the right way ________ a problem.” When Dad came home from work, he told me that I would have to use the money I got for my ________ birthday to buy a new cup for Tim. How upset I was! Then he said to me,“Using words ________ always better than hitting or throwing. If you were angry with Tim, why didn’t you tell him ________? When you do bad things out of anger, you will always regret (懊悔) them.”
Although I’m still a little sad, I will always remember what my parents told me that day.
1.A.something terrible B.terrible something C.anything terrible D.terrible anything
2.A.finish B.finished C.will finish D.am finishing
3.A.pair B.pairs C.piece D.pieces
4.A.so B.and C.but D.or
5.A.happy B.happier C.angry D.angrier
6.A.a B.an C.the D./
7.A.solves B.solved C.solving D.to solve
8.A.twelve B.the twelve C.twelfth D.the twelfth
9.A.is B.was C.are D.were
10.A.how do you feel B.how you feel C.how did you feel D.how you felt
八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
吃火锅交朋友
To many local people in Sichuan, there is no problem that cannot be fixed with a hotpot. I was born in and grow up in Sichuan. Hotpot is an important part of my life. We usually even _____ big events with a hotpot.
However, when I went to the UK, I _____ that it was expensive to have hotpot in town (more than 100 yuan per person, without drinks), while the locals know nothing about hotpot. They don't even know that lotus root is a _____. Maybe the only kind of hotpot they know is Swiss chocolate fondue.
So I came up with an idea. It was to invite some international friends to a hotpot _____ dinner. The dinner helped me to _____ our culture. It also gave me a(n) _____ to make friends.
I first showed my _____ for cooking for my best friend, who is a German girl. I took my rice cooker, the pot I used to make hotpot with me _____ I went to her house in Germany.
My friend_____ her gift—a couple of Chinese bowls. And she told me that this would be the first time she had used ______. She had different kinds of vinegar, but not the Chinese kind. Since we didn't have any, we ______ it with another kind. The taste was ______ better.
Her mom______ a piece of lotus root, and I could still remember her face when she put it into her mouth—she was surprised at it. But it was a(n) ______ hotpot night.
When you go to a foreign country, a good way to make more friends is to introduce your own culture through something ______, like food. This will attract more friends and you will get great pleasure from it.
素材选自:21世纪英文报
1.A.hold B.discover C.celebrate D.experience
2.A.showed B.found C.wondered D.reminded
3.A.fruit B.vegetable C.drink D.cake
4.A.with B.for C.around D.from
5.A.accept B.understand C.learn D.spread
6.A.idea B.reason C.chance D.choice
7.A.opinion B.love C.gift D.value
8.A.before B.since C.when D.until
9.A.gave out B.put out C.handed out D.took out
10.A.them B.her C.it D.him
11.A.preferred B.changed C.completed D.compared
12.A.even B.already C.still D.only
13.A.tries B.tried C.was trying D.is trying
14.A.boring B.awful C.tiring D.wonderful
15.A.strange B.creative C.special D.terrible
八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I am crazy about traveling abroad. Last year, I took a trip to Toronto alone. Those nights, I stayed in a youth hostel (青年旅社). For me, hostels are places where I can meet and talk to different people ______. It's a great fun for me. During the stay in the hostel, I met two girls, one from Brazil and the other from Slovakia. We three had very ______ talks together. We ______ our personal travel experiences and the interesting people we met with one another. The girl from Brazil was a lawyer (律师) who helped people ______ their family problems. She was taking a trip to Canada all by herself. The girl from Slovakia had great interest ______ photography. As I was a photography fan as well, we ended up talking about how to take perfect photos by using a ______.
The best part is that they both became my close friends. Up till now, sometimes we still talk with each other online. Last month, I got some photos from the Brazilian girl. To my ______, she already had a baby daughter! In the photos their big smiles made them look like ______ people in the world. I was so glad for her. And it's such a great thing to know that there are people remembering you from far away. ______ you may just meet each other for a couple of hours, you have someone ______ you in the other side of the world. And I think that's the fantastic part of traveling.
1.A.quietly B.happily C.quickly D.busily
2.A.relaxing B.moving C.surprising D.boring
3.A.showed B.walked C.shared D.joined
4.A.discuss B.believe C.solve D.find
5.A.about B.in C.to D.with
6.A.camera B.computer C.video D.radio
7.A.sadness B.surprise C.fear D.regret
8.A.ugly B.funny C.beautiful D.nervous
9.A.Until B.When C.If D.Though
10.A.caring about B.arguing about C.knowing about D.talking about
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