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The following is a true story. It happened in a small village in Australia, where some dangerous animals live in the forest. Lisa, a 33-year-old mother, went to cook lunch in the kitchen, her 3-year-old son, Barney, playing by himself in the garden.

Suddenly, a loud cry of Barney came into the mother’s ears. Lisa rushed into the garden in a hurry and found a big snake entwining(缠绕) the little boy with its terrible body and trying to eat the boy. It was a boa(蟒). Lisa was terrified and quite angry. She decided to save her son from the boa’s mouth.

It was great mother’s love that made Lisa forget what she was facing. She took up a hoe(锄)from the ground and beat the boa as hard as she could.One…two…with the hoe, Lisa beat the boa time and time again, but useless. The little boy’s voice and breath were getting weaker and weaker. Lisa’s heart was broken and she got nearly mad(疯的).

Suddenly Lisa put away the hoe and threw herself to the boa, opened her mouth and bit into the boa’s back. The boa was so badly hurt that it let go of (松手，放手)Barney and moved into the forest hurriedly. It had never known how a woman had such terrible sharp teeth. Soon the boa was found dead in the forest. It was great mother’s love that saved the little boy.

1.When she came into the garden, Lisa found _____.

A.her son was in danger of losing his life

B.her son was playing with a big snake

C.a boa was playing with her son

D.Barney was fighting with a boa

2.What is the Chinese meaning of the word “terrified” in the passage?

A.激动的 B.惊恐的 C.平静的 D.难过的

3.In this passage the writer mainly wants to tell us _____.

A.a boa was a dangerous animal

B.how great mother’s love was

C.how sharp the woman’s teeth were

D.the boy was too young to fight against the boa

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The following is a true story. It happened in a small village in Australia, where some dangerous animals live in the forest.

Lisa, a 33-year-old mother, went to cook lunch in the kitchen, her 3-year-old son, Barney, playing by himself in the garden.

Suddenly, a loud cry of Barney came into the mother’s ears. Lisa rushed into the garden in a hurry and found a big snake entwining（缠绕）the little boy with its terrible body and trying to eat the boy. It was a boa（蟒）. Lisa was terrified and quite angry. She decided to save her son from the boa’s mouth.

It was great mother’s love that made Lisa forget what she was facing. She took up a hoe（锄）from the ground and beat the boa as hard as she could.

One…two…with the hoe, Lisa beat the boa time and time again, but useless. The little boy’s voice and breath were getting weaker and weaker. Lisa’s heart was broken and she got nearly mad.

Suddenly Lisa put away the hoe and threw herself to the boa, opened her mouth and bit into the boa’s back. The boa was so badly hurt that it let go of Barney and moved into the forest hurriedly. It had never known how a woman had such terrible sharp teeth. Soon the boa was found dead in the forest.

It was great mother’s love that saved the little boy.

1.When she came into the garden, Lisa found _____.

A. her son was in danger of losing his life

B. her son was playing with a big snake

C. a boa was playing with her son

D. Barney was fighting with a boa

2.What is the Chinese meaning of the word “terrified” in the passage?

A. 激动的　　　　　 B. 惊恐的　　　　　　 C.平静的　　　 D. 难过的

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Lisa was getting weaker and weaker.

B.Lisa got mad when she saw her son in danger.

C. Lisa opened her mouth and bit into the boa’s back.

D.Lisa beat the snake with the hoe as hard as she could.

4.In this passage the writer mainly wants to tell us _____.

A. a boa is a dangerous animal

B. how great mother’s love is

C. how sharp the woman’s teeth are

D. the boy is too young to fight against the boa

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This story happened in a small mountain village. One day there was an earthquake. Nothing was destroyed （摧毁） and ______ was hurt. But a huge rock fell from a nearby mountain and stopped in the middle of the road.

When the earthquake ______ ，many people came to the road and saw the huge rock. Some of the strongest men tried to lift the rock off the road. But they couldn't ______ it. They tried to push it but failed. They tried to ______ it with ropes but nothing worked.

"Well," they all agreed, "There's nothing we can do about it. We'll have to change the ______ ." At this time a boy of 12 years old said, "I think I can help you to move the rock."

"You?" they shouted, "What are you talking about?" The men all ______ at the boy.

The next morning some people came into the street. One of them shouted, "The rock is______!"

More people ran out to see. It was true. The rock wasn't on the road any more. It wasn't ______ near the road.

"This is ______.” they said, "Where did it go?"

The boy stood in the street, ______” I told you I could move it last night."

The boy ______ over to where the rock had been and uncovered （移去） some earth （土）. "I buried （埋） it," he said.

The people all felt _______ "You see," he said, " I dug a deep hole next to the rock and I dug a small incline （斜坡） up to the rock and the rock ran down into the ______ by itself. I covered it with earth."

The crowds shouted, "What a ______ boy!" And some of them said, "Why haven’t we thought of this good ______?”

1.A.somebody B.nobody C.anybody D.everybody

2.A.stopped B.started C.happened D.appeared

3.A.touch B.feel C.move D.see

4.A.cut B.mix C.change D.pull

5.A.road B.stone C.rope D.village

6.A.listened B.laughed C.called D.pointed

7.A.gone B.smaller C.heavier D.bigger

8.A.very B.quite C.even D.still

9.A.heavy B.dangerous C.special D.impossible

10.A.singing B.smiling C.thinking D.lying

11.A.stayed B.sat C.walked D.stood

12.A.surprised B.sad C.happy D.relaxed

13.A.road B.mountain C.river D.hole

14.A.clever B.strong C.friendly D.poor

15.A.boy B.hole C.story D.idea

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This story happened in a small mountain village. One day there was an earthquake. Nothing was destroyed and ______ was hurt. But a huge rock fell from a nearby mountain and stopped in the middle of the road.

When the earthquake ______， many people came to the road and saw the huge rock. Some of the strongest men tried to lift the rock______the road. But they couldn't move it. They tried to push it but failed. They tried to ______ it with ropes but nothing worked.

“Well，” they all agreed. “There's nothing we can do about it. We'll have to change the ______．”

At this time a boy of 12 years old said, “I think I can help you to move the rock.”

“You？” they shouted. “What are you talking about？” The men all______ at the boy.

The next morning some people came into the street. One of them shouted，“The rock is______！”More people ran out to see. It was right. The rock wasn't in the road any more. It wasn't ______ near the road.

“This is ______，” they said. “Where did it go？”

The boy stood in the street, ______， “I told you I could move it last night.”

The boy walked over to where the ______ had been and uncovered some earth. “I buried it，” he said.

The people looked ______. “You see，” he said，“I dug a deep hole next to the rock and I dug a small incline(斜坡) up to the rock and the rock______down into the hole by itself. I covered it with earth.”

The crowds shouted, “What a ______ boy！” And some of them said, “Why haven't we thought of this good______？”

1.A. somebody　　 B. nobody　　 C. anybody　　 D. everybody

2.A. stops　　 B. started　　 C. happened　　 D. stopped

3.A. over　　 B. into　　 C. off　　 D. onto

4.A. push　　 B. lift　　 C. change　　 D. pull

5.A. road　　 B. stone　　 C. rope　　 D. village

6.A. looked　　 B. laughed　　 C. called　　 D. pointed

7.A. gone　　 B. missed　　 C. broken　　 D. stolen

8.A. very　　 B. quite　　 C. even　　 D. still

9.A. heavy　　 B. dangerous　　 C. special　　 D. impossible

10.A. crying　　 B. smiled　　 C. thinking　　 D. smiling

11.A. street　　 B. town　　 C. rock　　 D. mountain

12.A. surprised　　 B. sad　　 C. happy　　 D. relaxed

13.A. lay　　 B. dropped　　 C. walked　　 D. ran

14.A. clever　　 B. strong　　 C. brave　　 D. poor

15.A. boy　　 B. hole　　 C. story　　 D. idea

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This story happened in a small mountain village. One day a huge rock(岩石) fell down from a nearby mountain and stopped ________ the middle of the road. Many people came to the road and_______about the huge rock. Some of the ________ men tried to move it but they failed. They tried to move it with ropes but it didn’t ________.

There was ________ they could do about it. They had to change the road. At that time, a boy of 12 years old said, “I think I can help move the rock.” “You?” they shouted. “What are you talking about?” The men all ________ the boy.

________ morning some people came into the road. One of them shouted, “The rock has gone. ” More people ran out to see. It was ________. The rock wasn’t in the road anymore. It wasn’t________near the road. The boy stood in the road smiling. “I told you I _________ move it last night. Now you can’t see it, can you? ” he said.

The people looked _________. “You see, ” the boy said, “I dug a deep hole next to the rock and I dug a small incline(斜坡) up to the rock. _________ the rock ran down into the hole by _________.　 And then I covered it with earth. ” People shouted, “What a _________ boy! ” And some of them said, “_________ didn’t we think of this good idea? ”

1.A.on B.in C.at D.from

2.A.spoke B.said C.told D.talked

3.A.strongest B.oldest C.youngest D.tallest

4.A.play B.work C.matter D.jump

5.A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything

6.A.played with B.looked through C.agreed with D.laughed at

7.A.The next B.The last C.Tomorrow D.Yesterday

8.A.wrong B.hard C.true D.easy

9.A.even B.ever C.already D.still

10.A.would B.will C.could D.can

11.A.relaxed B.excited C.unhappy D.surprised

12.A.But B.So C.Or D.Because

13.A.herself B.himself C.itself D.themselves

14.A.lazy B.clever C.foolish D.brave

15.A.What B.When C.Where D.Why

八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Long ago in a small village, there was a place. It is famous for the House of 1000 Mirrors.

A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he jumped happily up the stairs(楼梯) to the doorway(门口) of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high(竖起) and his tail(尾巴) wagging(摆动) as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself looking at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the house, he thought to himself, "This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit often."

In the same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung(垂下) his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1000 unfriendly-looking dogs looking back at him, he growled at them and was afraid to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, "That is a terrible place. I will never go back there again."

All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections(反应) do you see in the faces of the people you meet?

1.Why was the first dog surprised when he came into the house?

A.Because he didn’t know there were 1,000 mirrors.

B.Because he found that dogs there looked sad.

C.Because he felt sad about everything.

D.Because he saw so many happy dogs smiling at him.

2.The first dog decided to visit the house again because

A.he liked the mirror there

B.he made many friends

C.he felt he was welcome

D.he learned a lot there

3.How was the second dog feeling when he visited the house?

A. Excited　　　　　　 B. Nervous (紧张)

C. Interested　　　　 D. Unhappy

4.The underlined word “growl” in Paragraph 3 probably means “　　　　 ”

A, shout　　　　　　 B. smile　　　　　　 C. look　　　　　 D. run

5.What does the story want to tell us?

A. Mirrors can tell whether(是否) you are happy or not.

B. If you show life a smile, life will smile back.

C. Everyone in the world should be nice to each other.

D. Happy people are more popular than unhappy ones.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

About five hundred years ago, an earthquake happened in a small village. Luckily for them, it didn’t destroy (毁坏) anything and no one was hurt. But a large stone fell from a nearby mountain and stopped in the middle of the road. When the earthquake stopped, many people came to the road and saw the stone. Some of the strongest men wanted to move it away, they tried again and again but at last they failed. “Well,” they said sadly ,“there’s nothing we can do about it, we’ll have to change the way.” At this time a boy of 12 years old said , “ I think I can move the stone away.” “You?” all the strong men laughed at the boy, “What are you talking about ?”

The next morning people were all surprised to see that the stone was gone. It wasn’t on the road any longer and it wasn’t even near the road. The boy smiled and said “I buried it.”

The people looked rather surprised. “You see,” he said , “I dug (挖) a deep hole next to the stone and I dug a small incline (斜坡) up to the stone and the stone rolled down into the hole itself. Then I covered it with earth. “The villagers shouted “Clever boy! Clever boy!” and some of them said, “ Why didn’t we think out this good idea ?”

1.Around 500 years ago, this story happened in a small_____________.

A. town　　 B. village　　 C. city　　 D. country

2.　　　　　　　　 moved the stone out of the road at last .

A. An old man　 B. A young man

C. A boy　　 　　 D. Some strong men

3.Finally, the large stone was __________.

A. in the earth　 B. in the house

C. in the river　 D. on the road side

【小4】The underlined word “ buried ” has the same meaning as “____________”.

A. moved away　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. broke down

C. put and covered in the earth　　 D. became smaller

4.From the story, we can see that__________.

A. the boy was stronger than the villagers

B. the villagers were not clever at all.

C. the boy was very good at thinking

D. the boy also laughed at the strong men

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

About five hundred years ago, an earthquake happened in a small village. Luckily for them, it didn’t destroy (毁坏) anything and no one was hurt. But a large stone fell from a nearby mountain and stopped in the middle of the road. When the earthquake stopped, many people came to the road and saw the stone. Some of the strongest men wanted to move it away, they tried again and again but at last they failed. “Well,” they said sadly ,“there’s nothing we can do about it, we’ll have to change the way.” At this time a boy of 12 years old said , “ I think I can move the stone away.” “You?” all the strong men laughed at the boy, “What are you talking about ?”

The next morning people were all surprised to see that the stone was gone. It wasn’t on the road any longer and it wasn’t even near the road. The boy smiled and said “I buried it.”

The people looked rather surprised. “You see,” he said , “I dug (挖) a deep hole next to the stone and I dug a small incline (斜坡) up to the stone and the stone rolled down into the hole itself. Then I covered it with earth. “The villagers shouted “Clever boy! Clever boy!” and some of them said, “ Why didn’t we think out this good idea ?”

1.Around 500 years ago, this story happened in a small_____________.

A. town　　 B. village　　 C. city　　 D. country

2.　　　　　　　　 moved the stone out of the road at last .

A. An old man　 B. A young man

C. A boy　 　　 D. Some strong men

3.Finally, the large stone was __________.

A. in the earth　 B. in the house

C. in the river　 D. on the road side

4.The underlined word “ buried ” has the same meaning as “____________”.

A. moved away　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. broke down

C. put and covered in the earth　　 D. became smaller

5.From the story, we can see that__________.

A. the boy was stronger than the villagers

B. the villagers were not clever at all.

C. the boy was very good at thinking

D. the boy also laughed at the strong men

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

My name is Carl.I am from a small village in India. ______ name is Taka.You may not find it on the ______，because it is too small.It is not far ______ New Delhi(新德里)，the capital of India.There are five buses to New Delhi every day，but only one train. ______ there are always many people on the train.It is very hard to ______ train tickets.My school is in New Delhi.I live in the school and go home_____ a month.Our village is small______ beautiful.There are some ______ to the north of it.But they aren't very high.You can see lots of green trees on ______．The trees give us wood(木头) and clean air.In our village，there is ______ traffic，no noise or pollution(污染)．I love my home town.

1.A. Your　　 B. Its　　 C. His　　 D. My

2.A. map　　 B. world　　 C. earth　　 D. picture

3.A. to　　 B. at　　 C. from　　 D. away

4.A. Because　　 B. So　　 C. Though　　 D. Why

5.A. buy　　 B. make　　 C. sell　　 D. give

6.A. one　　 B. first　　 C. once　　 D. ones

7.A. too　　 B. or　　 C. but　　 D. and

8.A. forests　　 B. mountains　　 C. deserts　　 D. rivers

9.A. it　　 B. him　　 C. them　　 D. they

10.A. no　　 B. many　　 C. some　　 D. not

八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

This story 　　 us a little girl’s school life in the small village.

A. leaves　　　　　　 B. takes　　 　　 C. hopes　　　　 D. shows

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