Mary Jo Ray turned 113 in May, 2008. She was ...

Mary Jo Ray turned 113 in May, 2008. She was the twelfth oldest person in the world. Ray was one of the few people who lived to more than 110 years old. We often call them centenarians. “She often drinks milk. She hardly gets angry with others and is always happy. So she is in good health. I think her reason for long life is drinking milk every day and trying to be happy,” said her granddaughter(孙女).

Her doctor, Dr. Perls, said another reason for Ray’s long life is her genes (基因). She got them from her parents. He said, “These genes can keep you in good health and let you live longer. People can usually live to about 80 years old. Those with the right genes can live to more than 100 years. They also pass those genes to their children. So if a person’s parents live long, he or she will probably live long, too.” Dr. Perls also said, “You may not have those genes. But if you don’t smoke, don’t drink too much, and do exercise or do other things to make yourself relaxed and happy, you still can live long."

1.Mary Jo Ray was the________oldest person in the world in 2008.

A.11th B.12th C.13th

2.The underlined word “centenarian” means “________” in Chinese.

A.百岁的人 B.聪明的人 C.健康的人

3.From the passage, we can learn that Mary Jo Ray________.

A.hardly drinks milk B.gets angry with others easily

C.has the genes for long life

4.According to the passage, Mary Jo Ray’s father probably lived a________life.

A.long B.hard C.sad

5.The passage is mainly about________.

A.the family of Mary Jo Ray

B.how people can live better

C.why Mary Jo Ray lives long

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It was May 5. It was Mary’s birthday. She came home, and saw a card on the table. It said, “There’s a present for you, Mary. Go and look for it in your room.” Mary ran to her room. Her parents were watching her. They were smiling. On her bed she saw a new red box. She thought, “What’s in the box?” She opened it. There was nothing but a card in it. Mary took it out and read.

“Dear Mary, I’m your present. My first letter is in the word ‘book’, but not in ‘look’. My second letter is in ‘ink’, but not in ‘thank’. You can find my third letter in both ‘ink’ and ‘book’. And my last letter is in ‘she’, but not in ‘ship’. What am I?”

Mary thought hard. B-I-K-E! She smiled and said, “Aha, I know, Mom. But where is it?” Her mother said, “Look at the back of the card.” Mary turned it over and read, “Come and look for me in the garden.”

Mary hurried to the garden. There under a big tree she found her present—a nice new bike!

“Happy birthday, Mary!” her parents said.

“Thank you, Mom and Dad.”

1.Mary’s birthday was on 　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. March the fifteenth　　

B. May the fifth　　

C. March the fifth　　　　

D. May the fifteenth

2.Mary’s birthday present was 　　　　　　　　　　　 .　　　

A. a beautiful card　　　　　　　

B. a beautiful box

C. a beautiful bike　　　　

D. a comfortable bed

3. The first card was on the table. The second card was 　　　　　　 .

A. on the bed　　　　　　　　　 B. on the desk

C. in the box　　　　　　　　　 D. in a book

4. Mary’s present was 　　　　　　　　 .　　

A. on the back of the card　　　　 B. on her bed　　　　　　

C. in her room　　　　　　　　　　 D. in the garden

5. Mary’s parents were 　　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. very kind and funny　　　

B. very poor　　　　

C. very rich

D. very young

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There was nothing for Mary to do in the house, so every day she walked in the gardens. She did this before breakfast, and the fresh air made her hungry. She was so hungry that she even ate the porridge and enjoyed it. After breakfast, Mary walked in the gardens and on the moor. She spent most of her time outdoors and began to feel healthier and happier than she had felt for a very long time.

One day, she walked around the wall without a door. Suddenly, she heard a bird singing. She looked up, and the robin was sitting on a branch that hung over the wall. She was pleased to see the bird and talked to it. “You live in that garden, don’t you?” she said. “But no one can go in because there isn’t a door. I want to know what’s behind this wall.”

The next morning, when Martha brought her breakfast, she asked, “Martha, why isn’t there a door in the wall of one of the gardens?”

“I don’t know for certain,” Martha answered, “but the story is that when Mr. Craven married, he and his young wife were very happy. They used to spend a lot of their time together in that garden reading and talking. Then one day, a branch of a tree fell down and hit Mr. Craven’s wife on the head. The next day she died.”

“Oh, that is such a sad story,” Mary said.

As she was thinking these things, she heard a cry. “What was that?” she asked Martha.

Quickly, Martha answered, “Just the wind.”

“No, it wasn’t,” Mary said. “It did not sound like the wind. And I heard a door shut somewhere.”

“If it wasn’t the wind,” Martha answered, “then it was Betty in the kitchen. She has a toothache.” Mary looked at Martha and thought, “She isn’t telling me the truth. She knows something she doesn’t want me to know.

1.When did Mary usually walk in the gardens?

A.Before breakfast. B.After the afternoon. C.In the afternoon. D.In the evening.

2.Where did Mary think the robin lived?

A.In Mary’s favourite tree. B.Near her bedroom window.

C.On the moor. D.In the garden without a door.

3.How did Mrs. Craven die?

A.From an accident. B.From cholera.

C.From getting lost in the garden. D.From walking on the moor.

4.What did Martha say the strange sound was?

A.A person in the garden. B.An animal in the house.

C.The robin. D.The wind.

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A young boy was playing happily in front of his house when an old wise man turned up. The old man took him to a large rock and asked the boy to push against it with all his strength.（力量）

Then the boy did this after the school day. But every night when the boy returned home, he was feeling down—because he couldn’t move it a little though he was already sore and worn out.

A neighbor saw this and said to him, “You have been pushing against the rock for a long time,but it hasn’t moved. So, the task is impossible and you are a failure.” These words cut like a knife into the boy’s heart.

Then the neighbor added, “why do you keep doing this? Just have a try and that is enough.”

The boy didn’t say anything, but went to find the old man.

“Sir,” the boy said, “I have tried hard, putting all my strength to do what you have asked. However, after all this time, I haven’t even moved the rock a bit. What’s wrong with me? Why am I failing?” “ my boy, I told you to push against the rock with all your strength. Never did I ask you to move it. Remember: your task was to push. Look at yourself—your arms are strong; your back is shiny and brown; your hands are callused（使生茧）from constant pressure. Your abilities now surpass what you used to have. It is true that you haven’t moved the rock. But your task was to push and to exercise your faith. You have done a good job.”

1.What did the old man ask the boy to do?

A.To do more exercise to build strength.

B.To move the rock away.

C.To find out how strong he was.

D.To try his best to push the rock.

2.According to the neighbor’s words, we can know that______.

A.he thought the old man treated the boy badly.

B.he was touched by the boy and decided to help him.

C.he thought the boy was silly and he couldn’t finish his task.

D.he believed no one could move the rock.

3.The word “surpass” probably means “________” in Chinese.

A.超过 B.低估 C.损失 D.消耗

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A.The boy knew his task clearly and tried hard to do as told.

B.The boy never felt tired and upset though he failed many times.

C.All the neighbors thought the boy was totally a loser.

D.The old man expected to train a boy to be stronger.

5.The best the title of the passage could be “_______” .

A.A Hard Push B.Don’t Lose Faith C.Just Do the task D.Why Am I Failing

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It was Mary’s birthday. She got a present from her uncle: “Dear Mary”, he wrote in the letter, “Happy birthday. I’m sending you some chickens. I hope you like them. Uncle Toby”.

Mary was very pleased. She liked eating eggs and chicken. “I can keep the chickens for their eggs or eat them,” she thought.

When the chickens arrived the next day, they were all in a box. Mary was very happy. She took the box off the truck and began to carry it into her garden, but the box of chickens was so heavy that she dropped it.

The box fell on the ground and it was open. The chickens all ran out. They ran here and there. Mary spent hours in trying to find them.

A few days later her uncle came. He asked. “Did the chickens arrive safely?”

“Yes, but I dropped the box. It broke open and the chickens ran everywhere. It took me the whole morning to look for them.” Mary said.

“Did you find them all?” asked her uncle. “I hope so,” Mary answered. “But I only caught eleven of them.” “That’s very interesting. I only sent you six.” her uncle said with a smile.

1.How many chickens did Mary’s uncle send her?

A. Eleven B. Six C. Twelve D. Five

2.Which statement is NOT true?

A. Mary likes eating eggs and chickens.

B. The chickens arrived after the letter.

C. It took Mary a whole day to find all the chickens.

D. The chickens ran everywhere.

3.From the story, we can infer (推断) that ________ before Mary received the chickens.

A. there were no chickens in the garden.

B. there were five chickens in the garden at least

C. Mary didn’t like chickens

D. Mary likes eggs better

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Mary was badly ill yesterday, but now she is____.

A. in danger　　 B. in the danger　　 C. out of danger　　 D. watched

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Hellen Keller was born in 1880 in the USA. When she was about 19 months old, she got very ill. After many weeks, the doctor told her parents, “Your daughter is better, but now she can’t see and she can’t hear.” Her mother and her father were very sad. After a few years , things got worse. There was no way for Helen to speak to other people. She heard nothing. She didn’t understand anything.

Then one day a teacher came. Her name was Anne Sullivan. She lived with Helen and her family. The teacher helped Helen learn words. Helen was a very bright child and soon she learned to spell her first word. When she was older, she went to college(大学).

Helen was a very old woman when she died. The world remembers her today as a brave and wonderful person. She was blind and deaf, but she found a way to see and hear. It helped many people in the world.

1.Where was Helen Keller from?

____________________________________________________________________

2.What happened to Helen when she was 19 months?

____________________________________________________________________

3.What did Anne Sullivan help Helen Keller do ?

____________________________________________________________________

4.What do people think of Helen Keller?

____________________________________________________________________

5.Why was Hellen Keller famous ?

____________________________________________________________________

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It was 21 years ago, on a very cold morning, Mary opened the library in New York. She heard a cat cry and found a white cat in a pile of books at last.

Mary recalled, “His little feet were frozen, we gave him a bath to warm him up and he purred（咕噜叫）all the time.”

It was a Cinderella story for Garfield in 1988, the cat who has lived happily among the books ever since.

“His story has a life of its own,” Mary says while reading the cat’s fan mail. “We have people drive hundreds of miles out of their way just to see Garfield. We even had a Japanese public television crew come here to make a short film of him.”

Shortly after the cat’s rescue, a photo of the library’s “new employee” sitting on the card catalog appeared in local newspapers. Local people were invited to help name the cat and many cast votes . “We have never had such a big crowd for a contest and there wasn’t even a prize,” Mary says with a laugh.

Garfield grew from a popular local “library employee” to a national star with his pictures on calendars. However, he is not the only cat who lives among books. Library cats greet people in about 100 libraries across America. Most live and “work” in comfortable, small town libraries where they don’t get lost in the books. Library cats used to earn their keep by catching rats, but modern library cats have more “white-collar” duties: to act charming and make the library a pleasant homey place.

“Library cats just create a nice, warm atmosphere,” says Roma, producer of Puss in Books, the film about library cats. “The cats attract children to the library and the elderly who maybe can’t have pets in their apartments,” Roma says. “Books, libraries, and cats just go together.”

1.A contest was held after the cat’s rescue to ________ the cat.

A.win B.name C.film D.feed

2.We probably won’t be able to see the picture of Garfield in ________.

A.a Japanese film B.the calendars

C.the card catalogs D.the local newspaper

3.People keep cats in the libraries because ________.

A.cats don’t like big places B.cats can create a nice and warm atmosphere

C.there are more rats there D.librarians are more friendly

4.Library cats can do many things including ________

1) arranging card catalogs　　 2) greeting people

3) acting for a film　　　 4) catching rats

5) making people feel at home

A.2;4;5 B.1;3 C.1;4;5 D.2;3;5

5.From the passage we can infer (推断) that ________.

A.library cats only attract children and old people B.Garfield is one of the cats who live among books

C.library cats are not as popular as they used to be D.every library in America has at least one cat

八年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

She may ______ in the teachers' office.

A. is　　 B. does　　 C. was　　 D. be

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Linda was a sixteen-year-old girl in Canada .She was feeling bad for several days. The doctors found out that she had cancer (癌症 ) .

Linda’s life changed. She began to go to hospital often for treatment （治疗）, and she also became depressed .

The hospital and doctors were good, but Linda didn’t have hope herself. Linda’s mother called a flower shop close to the hospital “I want some beautiful flowers for my daughter .She is a teen girl with cancer.” She told the shop owner.

Later, the flowers arrived. Then Linda saw something unusual. It was a card. It read: I own this flower shop. I had cancer when I was fifteen years old, I am 24 years old now .Good luck to you. My heart goes out to you.

Yours　　 Alice

Linda smiled. She finally felt some real hope .She found the will to live.

Little things make a big difference .All of us can give little things like kindness , encouragement（鼓励） and hope to others .

1. Why was Linda feeling bad for several days?

A. Because she was seriously ill

B. Because she had no friends

C. Because her life changed

2. What does the underlined word “ depressed “ mean in the second Paragraph(段)?

A.Safe　　　　 B. Serious　　　　 C. Sad

3.Who sent Linda a card?

A. Her mother　　 B. A doctor　　　 C. A flower shop owner

4. What happened to Linda after she read the card?

A. She became hopeful（希望） about life.

B. She wanted to work with Alice

C. She thanks her mother a lot.

5.Which of the following can be the best title（题目） for the passage?（文章）

A. Be kind to yourself

B. Little things make a big difference

C. Try something different

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