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See Through the News
①Mark Twain once said: “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”
②This is especially true when talking about news stories we read online every day. Have you ever noticed that some stories don’t seem true? These stories are known as “fake news”, and have become common on social media (社交媒体).
③In a new study, researchers from MIT found that lies and fake news spread faster and farther than true stories on social media.
④They analyzed (分析) more than 126,000 stories shared by 3 million users on Twitter. It turned out that fake stories often reached between 1,000 and 100,000 people, but true stories reached just a little over 1,000.
⑤This may be because fake news can easily catch people’s attention. Fake news stories often talk about widely-discussed topics which are easy for people to argue about. They also have new and surprising information. Fake news stories are more sensational (耸人听闻的) and might make people feel angry or surprised.
⑥In 2017, the Wenzhou Evening News reported that a girl was not allowed to take her college entrance exam because she showed up two minutes late. Many internet users became angry after hearing this, believing that the school was being unreasonable. But in fact, the girl was 17 minutes late. Students are usually allowed to take the exam as long as they arrive no later than 15 minutes after the exam starts. But the girl was two minutes later than allowed.
⑦Luckily, there are more and more programs to help stop fake news. Nearly one third of teenagers in the United States find many stories online are not true after taking a news literacy class. In Britain, several famous reporters will go to around 1,000 secondary schools. While there, the reporters will give students lessons on how to identify fake news. The best thing for us to do is to think critically (批判地) and check carefully before sharing a story.
1.What did the researchers from MIT find in their study?
A.People are more interested in reading real news than fake stories.
B.Fake news can reach more people than real news on social media.
C.There are more fake news stories than real stories on social media.
D.Social media will make it impossible to spread real news to others.
2.What is the fifth paragraph mainly about?
A.How fast fake news can spread. B.What topics fake news is about.
C.Why fake news spreads so fast. D.What people think of fake news.
3.What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage?
A.To help readers be more careful with fake news.
B.To explain reasons behind people’s news sharing.
C.To introduce different ways to identify fake news.
D.To encourage readers to stop reading news online.
八年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析
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As a famous American writer, Mark Twain, once said, “Everybody talks about weather, but nobody anything about it.” It is true that everybody talks about the weather. Many people
their talks by saying, “Isn’t it a nice ?” “Do you think it will rain?” “I think it’s going to snow.”
A large number of people think they can tell the weather is going to be like. However, they ever agree with each other. One man may say, “Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It’s going to rain tomorrow.” Another man say, “Yes, it’s cloudy in the east. We are going to have fine weather tomorrow.”
People often look for the weather they want. When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him it’s going to rain and he won’t believe else. When friends have a picnic, they are so the weather is going to be fine that they sit their lunch while it is raining.
Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says. But he doesn’t always tell us what we want and sometimes he makes a mistake. Still, he is most of the time.
1.A. do B. did C. does D. done
2.A. begins B. begin C. starts D. beginning
3.A. day B. weather C. thing D. hour
4.A. how B. when C. where D. what
5.A. never B. all C. almost D. hardly
6.A. will B. would C. can D. may
7.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
8.A. true B. certainly C. sure D. surely
9.A. eat B. eating C. eats D. ate
10.A. right B. wrong C. mistake D. all right
八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Mark Twain, the famous American writer, liked to play jokes on others. But once a joke was played on him. One day Mark Twain was invited to give a talk in a small town. At lunch he met a young man, one of his friends. The young man said that he has an uncle with him. He told Mark Twain that his uncle never laughed or smiled, and that nobody and nothing were able to make his uncle smile or laugh. “You bring your uncle to my talk tonight,” said Mark Twain. “I’m sure I can make him laugh.”
That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the front. Mark Twain began to speak. He told some funny stories. This made everyone in the room laugh. But the man never even smiled. Mark Twain told more funny stories, but the old man still kept quiet. Finally he stopped. He was tired and disappointed.
Some days later, Mark Twain told another friend of his about what had happened. “Oh,” said his friend . “I know that old man. He’s been deaf for years.”
1.Mark Twain was _______.
A. an American actor B. a Canadian actor
C. an American writer D. a Canadian writer
2.Mark Twain stopped telling stories at last because he was ______
A. thirsty B. tired C. angry D. sleepy
3.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. Mark Twain’s jokes are not funny at all.
B. The young man played a joke on Mark Twain.
C. Mark Twain told the jokes only for the young man and his uncle.
D. The young man told Mark Twain that his uncle was deaf.
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Mark Twain，the famous American writer, liked to play jokes on others. But once a joke was played on him.
One day Mark Twain was invited（被邀请）to give a talk in a small town. At lunch he met a young man,one of his friends.The young man said that he has an uncle with him. He told Twain that his uncle never laughed or smiled，and that nobody and nothing was able to make his uncle smile or laugh.“You bring your uncle to my talk tonight，”said Mark Twain.“I’m sure I can make him laugh”That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the front. Mark Twain began to speak. He told several funny stories. This made everyone in the room laugh.But the man never even smiled. Mark Twain told more funny stories，but the old man still kept quiet. Mark Twain told his funny stories
. Finally he stopped. He was tired and quite disappointed（失望的）． Some days later, Mark Twain told another friend of his about what had happened. “Oh，”said his friend.“I know that old man. He’s been deaf（聋）for years.”1.Mark Twain liked to play jokes on______
A. himself B. others C. old men D. Americans
2.One day Mark Twain met______at lunch.
A. a friend B. a young man’s uncle C. a young girl D. a deaf
3.The young man told Mark Twain that his uncle never_______
A. spoke B. talked C. laughed D. ate
4.The young man and his uncle sat ______that evening.
A. at home B. near the door C. at the back D. in the front
5.Mark Twain stopped telling stories at last because he was_______
A. thirsty B. tired C. angry D. Sleepy
八年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
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During my travels through the mountains of Greece I was only ever scared once, it was dusk and as I walked. I came across six large wolves that were feeding on the body of a dead animal. I had heard many stories about wolves as a child and it was this animal that I feared more than any other. The wolves before me were huge, at least 6 feet long and covered with thick grey fur.
As I went near, the wolves left the blood-covered snow that surrounded the body and started walking towards me, one after another. They stopped about 20 meters from me and stared. The lead wolf raised his head into the air and took in a deep breath, as if he was smelling me. The animals looked both beautiful and frightening, but I knew I couldn't show them my fear. As I drew nearer, the lead wolf raised his head once more but this time let out a long, loud cry. The awful cry rang out across the silent valley. I had never heard a more frightening sound. I was almost certain it was a sign to be death.
Every moment I expected to see the pack of wolves’ dash at me. I knew my only hope was to pretend I had no fear. I walked past the line of wolves, like a general moving among his soldiers. They cried out loud again. But when they saw that their cry did not cause me to change my direction or make me run they feared to come after me, so they let me pass and returned to the dead animal.
If I had turned back or tried to run away when they marched out to meet me, I am certain the whole pack would have attacked me in a moment. But my show of false courage intimidated them and kept them back.
1.Why didn't the wolves attack the man？
A.They were no longer hungry when they saw him.
B.The man was already known to the wolves.
C.They were too far away to catch the man.
D.The man showed no fear as he passed by.
2.The underlined word 'intimidated' means .
A.encouraged B.scared C.doubted D.hurt
3.What is the author's purpose in writing this story？
A.To show that mountains can be dangerous places.
B.To discuss the habits of mountain wolves.
C.To stress the need for courage when in danger.
D.To make people aware of the danger of wolves.
4.Which of these is right according to the passage？
A.The wolves were friendly to the writer.
B.The writer knew wolves were dangerous in childhood.
C.The lead wolf asked the other wolves to stand in line.
D.The writer wasn't afraid of the wolves at all.
5.The best title of the passage could be .
A.In Face of Fear B.My Trip to Greece
C.My Mountain Travels D.A Man without Fear
八年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析
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—Look! Can you see a dog on the sofa? —Yeah. How lovely it is!
A. lie B. lay C. lying D. is lying
八年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Once an old man went to see a doctor. The doctor looked him over carefully and said, "Medicine won't help you. You must have a good rest. Go to bed early, drink milk, walk a lot and smoke one cigar (雪茄烟) a day. Go to the country place for a month."
After a month the man came to see the doctor again. "How are you?" said the doctor. "I'm glad to see you again. You look much younger." "Oh, doctor, I feel quite well now,"said the man. "I had a good rest. I went to bed early, drank a lot of milk and walked a lot. Your advice certainly helped me, but that you told me to smoke one cigar a day almost killed(杀死) me first. It's no joke to start smoking at my age."
1.The doctor told the man _______.
A. to go to bed early B. to drink milk
C. to walk a lot D. Both A .Band C
2. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. The old man was younger than before after a month
B. After a month, the man felt better
C. The doctor didn't tell him what to do
D. The old man felt worse after a month
3.The doctor's words were ______ for the man's health.
A. bad B. good C. terrible D. well
4. The doctor wanted the old man _______.
A. to go worse B. to start smoking
C. to smoke less than before D. to do nothing
5. From what the old man said at last, we know________
A. he didn't understand the doctor's advice
B. one cigar a day was helpful to him
C. smoking made him better than before
D. he was clever
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Once an old man went to see a doctor. The doctor looked him over carefully and said, "Medicine won't help you. You must have a good rest. Go to bed early, drink milk, walk a lot and smoke one cigar (雪茄烟) a day. Go to the country place for a month."
After a month the man came to see the doctor again. "How are you?" said the doctor. "I'm glad to see you again. You look much younger." "Oh, doctor, I feel quite well now," said the man. "I had a good rest. I went to bed early, drank a lot of milk and walked a lot. Your advice certainly helped me, but that you told me to smoke one cigar a day almost killed(杀死) me first. It's no joke to start smoking at my age."
1.The doctor told the man _______.
A. to go to bed early B. to drink milk C. to walk a lot D. Both A .Band C
2.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. The old man was younger than before after a month
B. After a month, the man felt better
C. The doctor didn't tell him what to do
D. The old man felt worse after a month
3.The doctor's words were ________ for the man's health.
A. bad B. good C. terrible D. well
4.The doctor wanted the old man ________.
A. to go worse B. to start smoking
C. to smoke less than before D. to do nothing
5.From what the old man said at last, we know________.
A. he didn't understand the doctor's advice B. one cigar a day was helpful to him
C. smoking made him better than before D. he was clever
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Once an old man went to see a doctor. The doctor looked him over carefully and said, "Medicine won't help you. You must have a good rest. Go to bed early, drink milk, walk a lot and smoke one cigar (雪茄烟) a day. Go to the country place for a month."
After a month the man came to see the doctor again. "How are you?" said the doctor. "I'm glad to see you again. You look much younger." "Oh, doctor, I feel quite well now, "said the man. "I had a good rest. I went to bed early, drank a lot of milk and walked a lot. Your advice certainly helped me, but that you told me to smoke one cigar a day almost killed(杀死) me first. It's no joke to start smoking at my age."
1.The doctor told the man _______.
A. to go to bed early B. to drink milk
C. to smoke cigars D. both A and B
2.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. The old man was younger than before after a month
B. After a month, the man felt better
C. The doctor didn't tell him what to do
D. The old man felt worse after a month
3.The doctor's words were ______ for the man's health.
A. bad B. good C. terrible D. well
4.The doctor wanted the old man _______.
A. to go worse B. to start smoking
C. to smoke less than before D. to do nothing
5. From what the old man said at last, we know________
A. he didn't understand the doctor's advice
B. one cigar a day was helpful to him
C. smoking made him better than before
D. he was clever
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Once an old man went to see a doctor. The doctor examined (检查) him and said, “Medicine won't help you. You must have a good rest. Go to bed early, drink a lot and smoke one cigar (雪茄烟) a day. Go to a country place for a month.”
After a month the man came to the doctor again, “How are you?” said the doctor. “I'm glad to see you again. You look much younger.” “Oh! Doctor, I feel quite well now,” said the man, “I had a good rest. I went to bed early, drank a lot of milk and walked a lot. Your advice (建议) one cigar a day almost killed me first. It's no joke (玩笑) to start smoking at my age”.
1.The doctor told the man _________.
A. to walk a lot
B. to go to a country place for a month
C. to go to bed early
D. both A, B and C
2.Which of the following sentences is true?
A. Perhaps the doctor told the man to visit a beautiful city of the country for a month.
B. The old man won't really ill.
C. During the month, the old man felt terrible because he smoked one cigar a day.
D. The old man was younger than before after a month.
3.What the doctor said, “Smoke one cigar a day.” means _______________.
A. one cigar a day is good for one's health
B. the old man shouldn't smoke too much
C. the doctor didn't know the old man couldn't smoke
D. one cigar a day would help the man
4.From what the old man said at last, we think ___________.
A. one cigar a day was really helpful to him
B. one cigar a day was better than before
C. smoke made him better than before
D. he didn't understand the doctor's advice
5.The writer wants to tell us _____________.
A. to do as the doctor tells us
B. to see a doctor if you are ill
C. to have a rest if you are ill
D. an interesting story
八年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析
. Finally he stopped. He was tired and quite disappointed（失望的）． Some days later, Mark Twain told another friend of his about what had happened. “Oh，”said his friend.“I know that old man. He’s been deaf（聋）for years.”