Jeanne Johnson lives near the ocean (海洋) in t...

Jeanne Johnson lives near the ocean (海洋) in the USA. She is worried about the danger of tsunamis (海啸), so she bought a tsunami escape pod (逃生舱).

The pod is a bright orange ball. It is not very big, just 1.37 metres across. Two people can fit inside. It has a watertight (不漏水的) door and some windows. The pod can even provide air for the people inside and show where they are.

Julian Sharpe made the pod. He got the idea after a tsunami in 2004 in the Indian Ocean. It killed more than 226,000 people. He was on vacation near the ocean with his family. His kids were very young. Sharpe wondered how he could keep them safe if a tsunami happened. Then in 2011, a tsunami killed about 16,000 people in Japan. This was when Sharpe really started designing and making an escape pod strong enough to protect people from a tsunami.

Jeanne spent $13,500 on the pod. She has put some water, food, warm clothes and a radio in it. And she is practising getting into it quickly.

“The pod is really not comfortable,” said Jeanne. “But it’s better than nothing. I don’t think too much about tsunamis now. I can sleep well at night.”

1.The tsunami escape pod ________.

A.is a bright orange B.is less than 1.3 metres across

C.has no doors or windows D.cost Jeanne more than $13,000

2.After buying the pod, Jeanne ________.

A.thought much about tsunamis B.put food, clothes and a radio in it

C.didn’t practise getting into it D.worried a lot and couldn’t sleep well

3.In 2004, Julian Sharpe ________.

A.made a tsunami escape pod B.was on vacation near the ocean

C.sold the pod to Jeanne D.had no children

4.A tsunami in ________ killed over 226,000 people.

A.2004 B.2005 C.2011 D.2017

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Jeanne lives in the UK.

B.Only one person can fit inside the pod.

C.Jeanne Johnson likes the pod because it is comfortable.

D.Sharpe hopes his pod can protect people from a tsunami.

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Laura lived in a small village near the sea. One day she decided to go for a swim in the sea. She knew that the sea near the ____36_____ has a strong tide (浪) , but she was a good swimmer, so she wasn’t __37______. Laura left her friends lying on the sands and ran into the sea. She swam quite far from the beach and waved（挥舞） to her friends in the distance. After a short while she decided to swim ____38___. She tried her best, but she couldn’t get any closer to the beach . The tide kept___39___her back. She waved her arms in the air to let her friends know that she was____40____, but they just waved back, for they didn’t know what she___41_____. After a long time, Laura became very ______42___ and she couldn’t swim any more. Her legs ____43____and she lost hope. Suddenly, her foot touched ____44____! All the time she had been swimming in a place where the water wasn’t deep! When at last she went back to the beach, one of her friends asked, “ Did you ___45____your swim?” “Yes, it was lovely.” She answered. She never told them what really happened.

1. A town        B city         C village          D country

2.A lonely       B surprised     C interested        D afraid

3. A up          B back        C down           D on

4.A pulling      B pushing      C throwing        D putting

5.A in trouble     B happy       C out of trouble     D in the water

6.A found       B meant        C said             D saw

7.A hungry      B sleepy       C thirsty           D tired

8.A came up     B were broken  C went down       D moved on

9.A a tide       B the sand      C a fish           D one of her friends

10.A enjoy       B remember    C drop            D forget

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In the USA, conversation is less lively than in many other cultures, ____ everyone talks at the same time.

A which   B that  C where   D what

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Shirley was a little girl. She lived near a fruit shop in the village. Mr. Smith ________ the shop.

One day Mr. Smith said to Shirley, "Would you like to earn (赚) some money? "

"Oh, yes," replied she, "for I want some new shoes, and dad has no _____ to buy them with."

"Well, Shirley," said Mr. Smith, "there are some fine______ in Mr. Green's garden, and he said that　 anybody was welcome to them. I will ______thirteen cents(美分) a kilo paying for all you will pick for me."

Shirley was so _____ that she decided to go to pick the grapes as soon as possible. She ran home to get a ______ at once.

Then she thought she would like to know how much money she would get _______ she picked five kilograms. _____ the help of her pencil, she found out that she would get sixty-five cents.

"But supposing (假如) I should pick twelve kilograms," thought she, "______ should I earn then?" "Dear me," she said, after figuring (计算) a while, "I should earn one dollar and ______ cents."

Shirley then found out what Mr. Smith would pay her for fifty, a hundred, and two hundred kilograms. It took _____ some time to do this, and then it was so near lunch time that she had to ______ at　 home until afternoon.

As soon as lunch was_____, she took her basket and _____ to the garden. Some boys has been there before lunch, and all the fine grapes were picked.

As she went home, she _______ what her teacher often told her — "Do your task at once; then think about it," for "one doer is worth a hundred dreamers."

1.A. kept 　　　　　　 B. continued 　　　 C. managed 　　　　　　 D. received

2.A. idea 　　　　 　 B. use 　　　　　　 C. money 　　　　　　　 D. place

3.A. apples 　　　　 B. bananas 　　　　 C. grapes 　　　　 　　 D. pears

4.A. cost 　　　　 B. spend 　　　　　　 C. pay 　　　　　　　　 D. take

5.A. sad 　　　　　 　 B. worried 　　　　 C. interesting 　　 D. happy

6.A. box 　　　　 　 B. basket 　　　　 C. bag 　　　　　　　　 D. bottle

7.A. until 　　　　　 B. since 　　　　　　 C. if 　　　　　　　　 D. moreover

8.A. With 　　　　 B. Under 　　　　　 C. In　　　　　　　　　 D. On

9.A. how long 　　 B. how often 　　 C. how many 　　　　 D. how much

10.A. fifty-six 　　 B. sixty-five 　　 C. thirteen 　　　　 　 D. thirty

11.A. him 　　　　　　 B. her　　　　　　 C. me 　　　　　　　　　 D. us

12.A. pick 　　　　 B. cry 　　　　　　 C. make 　　　　　　　　 D. stay

13.A. over 　　　　 　 B. away 　　　　　 　 C. up 　　　　　　　　 　 D. off

14.A.relaxed 　　　 B. went 　　　　　 C. booked 　　　　　　 D. picked

15.A. talked about B. talked with 　　 C. thought of 　　　　 D. thought over

八年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I live in a small town near Xing'an in Guilin. You can't see it on the map of China, because it is too small. The air here is fresh(清新的). There are not many tall buildings in our town. The tallest building is in our school. There are four hundred students and twenty-five teachers in our school. In the front of the school, there is a playground. I often play basketball with my classmates on it. There is a little garden behind our school. And we can grow(种植) beautiful flowers and plant trees there. Next to the garden, there is an orange orchard(果园). You can hear birds singing everywhere. There is a river not far from our school. In summer, we usually go swimming with our teachers in it. We study Chinese, English, Maths and other subjects at school. The teachers are very nice. We love our school.

1.The writer lives 　　　　　　　　　　 ________.

A. in a small town　　 B. in the city of Guilin

C. Xing'an　　 D. in a tall building

2.There is 　　　　　　　　　　 ________ in the front of our school.

A. a river　　 B. an orange orchard

C. a playground　　 D. a garden

3.How many students are there in the school?

A. 4025.　　 B. 425.　　 C. 245.　　 D. 400.

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. There are many tall buildings in the town.

B. Behind the school there is a garden.

C. There is a river in the school.

D. People can hear students singing everywhere.

5.What's the best title(标题) of the passage?

A. The Garden　　 B. A Small Town

C. Our School　　 D. The Best Building

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

When the weather is hot， you go to a lake or an ocean. When you are near a lake or an ocean， you feel cool. Why? The sun makes the earth hot， but it can not make the water hot. Though the air over the earth becomes hot， the air over the water stays cool. The hot air over the earth goes up， then the cool air over the water moves in and takes the place of the hot air. When you are near a lake or an ocean， you feel the cool air when it moves in. You feel the wind and the wind makes you cool.

Of course， scientists cannot answer all of our questions. If we ask “Why is the ocean full of salt？” scientists will say that the salt comes from rocks. When a rock gets very hot or very cool， it cracks (崩裂) ， and rain falls into the cracks. The rain then carries the salt into the earth and the rivers. The rivers carry the salt into the ocean. But then we ask “What happens to the salt in the ocean？ The ocean does not get saltier every year. “ scientists are not sure about the answer to the question.

We know a lot about our world. But there are still many answers that we do not have， and we are curious(好奇的).

1.In the first paragraph， the underlined word “it” refers to　　　 .

A. The hot air over the water

B. The cool air over the earth

C. The hot air over the earth

D. The cool air over the water

2.Now scientists know　　　　　　 .

A. What makes people feel cool near a lake or an ocean in summer.

B. Everything about the ocean.

C. What happens to the salt in the ocean.

D. Why the ocean does not get more saltier.

3.A rock crack when　　　　　　 .　　 .

A. rain falls　　　　　　 B. it gets very hot

C. it gets very cold　　 D. Both B and C

4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this passage?

A. The reason why people feel cool when they are near a lake or an ocean in hot weather.

B. The reason why the ocean doesn’t get saltier every year.

C. The reason why the water in the ocean is salty.

D. The reason why rocks crack.

5.The main idea of this passage is that　　　　　　 .

A. people feel cool when they are near a lake or an ocean.

B. scientists can explain many things， but not everything.

C. scientists can explain everything about the ocean.

D. the salt in the ocean comes from rocks.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Mr Johnson had a hotel in the UK. It was near the airport， so a lot of foreigners stayed for night there. They think it is very convenient. He didn't know any other language but English and he found it difficult for him to understand the foreign visitors. Sometimes he had to use the body language to “talk” with them， and tried his best to make himself understood. But he was often misunderstood（误解）and it brought him a lot of trouble.

A friend of his who learned a few foreign languages in a university would teach him. He was happy and studied hard. At first he learned some， but soon he found it wasn't easy to remember the words and expressions. His friend advised him to write down the useful expressions in his notebook so that he could use them when necessary. He did as he was told. He found it helpful for him to do so.

One evening there were plenty of people in the dining room. They were all busy eating something except a Japanese. He was walking around there and waiting for his wife who was dressing herself up upstairs. Mr Jackson thought to himself， “The man wants to eat something but he doesn’t know any English. Let me help him.”

As he knew only a little Japanese， he had to bring out his notebook and showed it to the man， pointing to the sentence “I’m hungry”. The Japanese had a look at it and gave him two pounds and left.

1.Mr Jackson knew only English so __________.

A. he had a hotel in the UK.

B. he went to study in a university.

C. he couldn’t understand his foreign visitors.

D. he wouldn’t go abroad.

2.Mr Jackson often 　　　　　　 to “talk” with foreigners with the body language.

A. succeeded　 B. failed　　 C. feared　　 D. hated

3.Mr Jackson learned foreign languages by __________.

A. remembering words and expressions.

B. writing down words and expressions in his notebook.

C. talking with foreign visitors in the hotel.

D. guessing the meaning of the visitors’ words.

4.The meaning of the underlined word “convenient” is __________.

A. 便利的　　 B. 廉价的　　 C. 附近的　　 D. 舒适的

5.The Japanese thought __________， so he gave him two pounds.

A. Mr Jackson wanted to get some money for food.

B. Mr Jackson wanted him to pay some money.

C. Mr Jackson could bring his wife downstairs

D. Mr Jackson could help him order the food.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Mr Johnson had a hotel in the UK. It was near the airport, so a lot of foreigners stayed for night there. They think it is very convenient. He didn't know any other language but English and he found it difficult for him to understand the foreign visitors. Sometimes he had to use the body language to “talk” with them, and tried his best to make himself understood. But he was often misunderstood（误解）and it brought him a lot of trouble.

A friend of his who learned a few foreign languages in a university would teach him. He was happy and studied hard. At first he learned some, but soon he found it wasn't easy to remember the words and expressions. His friend advised him to write down the useful expressions in his notebook so that he could use them when necessary. He did as he was told. He found it helpful for him to do so.

One evening there were plenty of people in the dining room. They were all busy eating something except a Japanese. He was walking around there and waiting for his wife who was dressing herself up upstairs. Mr Jackson thought to himself, “The man wants to eat something but he doesn’t know any English. Let me help him.”

As he knew only a little Japanese, he had to bring out his notebook and showed it to the man, pointing to the sentence “I’m hungry”. The Japanese had a look at it and gave him two pounds and left.

1. Mr Jackson knew only English so __________.

A. he had a hotel in the UK.

B. he went to study in a university.

C. he couldn’t understand his foreign visitors.

D. he wouldn’t go abroad.

2.Mr Jackson often 　　　　　　 to “talk” with foreigners with the body language.

A. succeeded　 B. failed　　 C. feared　　 D. hated

3. Mr Jackson learned foreign languages by __________.

A. remembering words and expressions.

B. writing down words and expressions in his notebook.

C. talking with foreign visitors in the hotel.

D. guessing the meaning of the visitors’ words.

4.The meaning of the underlined word “convenient” is __________.

A. 便利的　　 B. 廉价的　　 C. 附近的　　 D. 舒适的

5.The Japanese thought __________, so he gave him two pounds.

A. Mr Jackson wanted to get some money for food.

B. Mr Jackson wanted him to pay some money.

C. Mr Jackson could bring his wife downstairs

D. Mr Jackson could help him order the food.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Ruby, the artist, is an Asian elephant, She is17 years old. She lives in the zoo. Ruby has produced about 100 paintings since last year. She has made more than $ 40,000 for the zoo. Zoo leaders say Ruby first showed the talent (才能) about four years ago. Zoo workers watched her make the marks in the sand with her trunk. She rubbed (擦掉) out the marks, then made the new ones. The zoo worker gave her brushes and paints. Soon Ruby painted pictures.

Newspaper reporters wrote Ruby, then people asked about buying her pictures. And in this way, she made a lot of money for the zoo. This is how Ruby does the paintings. A zoo worker holds different color paints. Ruby touches the colors she wants. Then the worker gives her brushes with the chosen colors in her trunk and Ruby begins painting.

1.We can most probably read this story_______.

A．in a dictionary about read animals           B．in a newspaper

C．in a book on art                         D．in history textbooks

2.People asked about buying Ruby's pictures because_______.

A．newspaper reporters bought her picture

B．her pictures were better than those of real artists

C．they just wanted to have fun

D．zoo workers would let them have a free visit to the park

3.Ruby rubbed out the marks she had drawn in order to_______.

A．make other ones                        B．clear her trunk

C．dig a hole in the sand                    D．ask for brushes and paints

4.From the story, we can know that_______.

A．Ruby can paint a picture all by herself

B．Ruby can draw better pictures than the other animals in the zoo

C．Ruby has to finish a painting with the help of zoo workers

D．Ruby will ask for money if she finishes a picture

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Ruby, the artist, is an Asian elephant, She is17 years old. She lives in the zoo. Ruby has produced about 100 paintings since last year. She has made more than $ 40,000 for the zoo. Zoo leaders say Ruby first showed the talent (才能) about four years ago. Zoo workers watched her make the marks in the sand with her trunk. She rubbed (擦掉) out the marks, then made the new ones. The zoo worker gave her brushes and paints. Soon Ruby painted pictures.

Newspaper reporters wrote Ruby, then people asked about buying her pictures. And in this way, she made a lot of money for the zoo. This is how Ruby does the paintings. A zoo worker holds different color paints. Ruby touches the colors she wants. Then the worker gives her brushes with the chosen colors in her trunk and Ruby begins painting.

1.We can most probably read this story_______.

A. in a dictionary about read animals

B. in a newspaper

C. in a book on art

D. in history textbooks

2.People asked about buying Ruby's pictures because_______.

A. newspaper reporters bought her picture

B. her pictures were better than those of real artists

C. they just wanted to have fun

D. zoo workers would let them have a free visit to the park

3.Ruby rubbed out the marks she had drawn in order to(为了)_______.

A. make other ones

B. clear her trunk

C. dig a hole in the sand

D. ask for brushes and paints

4.From the story, we can know that_______.

A. Ruby can paint a picture all by herself

B. Ruby can draw better pictures than the other animals in the zoo

C. Ruby has to finish a painting with the help of zoo workers

D. Ruby will ask for money if she finishes a picture

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