Few people have faced death in a plane crash and lived to tell their stories. On Thursday 15 January 2009, a US Airways plane with 155 people on board landed on the icy waters of the Hudson River after a bird strike upon takeoff.
After a flock of birds struck the plane, both engines were damaged and passengers heard a loud bang and smelled smoke. The pilot then radioed to air traffic controlling tower that he had suffered a bird strike and reported an emergency. He said that he needed to go back, and air traffic controllers gave him permission to do so, but he then said he wanted to head to Teterboro, New Jersey, because it was closer.
With no power, the captain attempted the impossible: to land in the Hudson River. The plane cleared the George Washington Bridge by less than 900 feet before eventually gliding into the water. The way it hit it was very slow, soft and smooth.
The captain came on and said, ‘Look, we’re going down. Get ready for impact(冲击力).’
“Everyone looked at each other and we said our prayers. I said about five Hail Marys.” Sai Kolodjay when he remembered the terrifying moment.
As soon as the plane hit the water, police, fire and Coast Guard boats as well as private yachts and commercial ferries from all directions came to help and were quickly on the scene as passengers lined up on safety chutes(逃生滑道) and were immediately taken away from the sinking plane. The captain was the last person to leave the plane. He walked up and down the plane twice before finally getting on a police boat when the plane began to sink.
“I don't think there’s enough praise to go around for someone who does something like this.”said former Delta pilot Denny Walsh.
President Bush also praised those involved in the rescue. “Laura and I are inspired by the skill and heroism of the flight crew as well as the dedication( 奉 献 ) and selflessness of the emergency responders and volunteers who rescued passengers from the icy waters of the Hudson,” he said.
1.The U. S. Airways plane landed within a few minutes after takeoff because_____.
A.there was a technical problem with the engine B.there was a bomb (炸弹) on the plane
C.terrorists hijacked the plane D.birds stroke the plane
2.After reporting the emergency, the pilot decided to fly to Teterboro, New Jersey instead of returning to the airport for the reason that__________.
A.there was a bigger airport in Teterboro, New Jersey
B.he was afraid that the plane would crash and explode soon
C.the controlling tower did not allow him to go back
D.he wanted to try water landing and set up a record
3.The underlined “it” in the last sentence of the 3rd paragraph stands for______.
A.the plane B.the bridge C.the water D.the ferry
4.Why did the pilot walk up and down the plane twice before he got on the police boat?
A.He was checking whether all the passengers had all left the plane.
B.He was trying to find out the problem with the engine.
C.He was sending a signal to the controlling tower nearby.
D.He was waiting for the policemen to take him away soon.
5.The name “Laura” in the last paragraph reminds you of the following names expect________.
A.Juliane Kopcke from Peru B.Peng Liyuan from China
C.Princess Kate from Britain D.Michelle Obama from the U.S.
八年级英语阅读单选困难题
Few people have faced death in a plane crash and lived to tell their stories. On Thursday 15 January 2009, a US Airways plane with 155 people on board landed on the icy waters of the Hudson River after a bird strike upon takeoff.
After a flock of birds struck the plane, both engines were damaged and passengers heard a loud bang and smelled smoke. The pilot then radioed to air traffic controlling tower that he had suffered a bird strike and reported an emergency. He said that he needed to go back, and air traffic controllers gave him permission to do so, but he then said he wanted to head to Teterboro, New Jersey, because it was closer.
With no power, the captain attempted the impossible: to land in the Hudson River. The plane cleared the George Washington Bridge by less than 900 feet before eventually gliding into the water. The way it hit it was very slow, soft and smooth.
The captain came on and said, ‘Look, we’re going down. Get ready for impact(冲击力).’
“Everyone looked at each other and we said our prayers. I said about five Hail Marys.” Sai Kolodjay when he remembered the terrifying moment.
As soon as the plane hit the water, police, fire and Coast Guard boats as well as private yachts and commercial ferries from all directions came to help and were quickly on the scene as passengers lined up on safety chutes(逃生滑道) and were immediately taken away from the sinking plane. The captain was the last person to leave the plane. He walked up and down the plane twice before finally getting on a police boat when the plane began to sink.
“I don't think there’s enough praise to go around for someone who does something like this.”said former Delta pilot Denny Walsh.
President Bush also praised those involved in the rescue. “Laura and I are inspired by the skill and heroism of the flight crew as well as the dedication( 奉 献 ) and selflessness of the emergency responders and volunteers who rescued passengers from the icy waters of the Hudson,” he said.
1.The U. S. Airways plane landed within a few minutes after takeoff because_____.
A.there was a technical problem with the engine B.there was a bomb (炸弹) on the plane
C.terrorists hijacked the plane D.birds stroke the plane
2.After reporting the emergency, the pilot decided to fly to Teterboro, New Jersey instead of returning to the airport for the reason that__________.
A.there was a bigger airport in Teterboro, New Jersey
B.he was afraid that the plane would crash and explode soon
C.the controlling tower did not allow him to go back
D.he wanted to try water landing and set up a record
3.The underlined “it” in the last sentence of the 3rd paragraph stands for______.
A.the plane B.the bridge C.the water D.the ferry
4.Why did the pilot walk up and down the plane twice before he got on the police boat?
A.He was checking whether all the passengers had all left the plane.
B.He was trying to find out the problem with the engine.
C.He was sending a signal to the controlling tower nearby.
D.He was waiting for the policemen to take him away soon.
5.The name “Laura” in the last paragraph reminds you of the following names expect________.
A.Juliane Kopcke from Peru B.Peng Liyuan from China
C.Princess Kate from Britain D.Michelle Obama from the U.S.
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Have you taken a plane? Have you thought about the ways to survive(生存) in a plane crash(坠机)? Here are some tips for you. 1._______.
2.______ .The key to survive on planes is how quickly you can get out. So it’s best to get seats as close as possible to a door. Or try to sit in the back of the plane because passengers in the back seats are safer than those in the front.
3._______ .First of all, read the safety information card and listen to the safety speech carefully. Every type of plane has different safety instructions. If you're sitting near a door, make sure you know how to open it if you need to. What’s more, don’t forget to keep your seat belt fastened(系牢) .
4._______ .When there is a fire, breathing smoke in is one of the main causes of death. So cover your nose and mouth with a cloth to avoid it.
5.______.Don’t be too nervous and try to keep a cool head all the time. Remember that even in the worst situation, you still have a chance to be safe.
A. Protect yourself from smoke
B. Pay attention to the safety instructions
C. Keep calm
D. Take the right seats
E. Follow it to keep safe
八年级英语补全对话中等难度题查看答案及解析
In 1900, people didn't travel very fast or very far. There was no plane. And only a few people had cars. And at that time, the car cost a lot and each worker had to make all the parts of the car by himself. At that time, trains were very popular among people.Then, in 1903, two things happened in America. They changed the way we travel. Firstly, two brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, invented (发明 ) the first plane. Their first plane only flew for 12 seconds! Then, Henry Ford built a car factory. He wanted to make cheaper cars. The cars were all of the same design (设计). The doors were the same on all cars, so it was easy to make many cars. In 1913, Ford's car workers cooperated(合作) to make a car. Each worker did one small job on lots of cars over and over. The job was easier to learn and they made the car much faster. Ford only made his cars in one color - black, because this helped to make them cheaper. Then, America was full of black cars of the same design!
1.How did most people travel in 1900?
A. By plane. B. By train. C. By bus. D. By car.
2.What did Orville and Wilbur Wright do in 1903 that changed the way we travel?
A. They set up a plane factory. B. They made the car.
C. They set up a car factory. D. They made the plane.
3.Why did Ford only produce black cars?
A. Because black cars were cheap.
B. Because he only liked the black color.
C. Because black cars were beautiful at that time.
D. Because people only wanted to buy black cars.
4.What can we know from the passage?
A. In 1900, people needed many workers to make a car.
B. Ford's factory made the first car.
C. A worker didn't have to do different jobs in Ford's factory in 1913.
D. The first plane flew for some minutes.
5.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. How to make a plane. B. How to drive a car.
C. The first plane and Ford's car factory. D. Trains in the past.
八年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析
People in Australia love koalas and take care of them.They have set up places for them to live safely.No one can kill them for their pretty fur(皮毛).When a koala is born, he has no fur.And he is not as big as your little toe(脚趾)!The mother koala has a pocket in the front of her body.The baby goes into this warm pocket.There he stays for six months.
When the baby leaves the pocket, he has much fur.And he is about as big as your shoe.He climbs to his mother’s back. He rides there while she teaches him how to find food.Mrs.Koala is a loving mother.She takes good care of her baby.But when he is bad, she beats him! The baby cries just as a small child does.If he keeps on crying, his mother beats him again.When he stops crying, she takes him in her arms.And then they both go to sleep for a while.
The koala could not live without a special kind of tree.The tree gives him both his home and his food.For most of the day the koala sleeps in the tree.
At night the koala looks for food.He may go miles to find it.He likes only the bark(树皮)and the leaves of the tree.He eats nothing else.And he eats more than two pounds each night!
1.People in Australia________.
A.keep koalas in their homes B.put koalas in the tree
C.set up places for koalas to live safely D.raise baby koalas in their pockets
2.What does the mother koala usually do when her baby is bad?
A.She puts him into her pocket. B.She beats him
C.She makes him cry D.She keeps him on her back.
3.Koalas cannot live without a special kind of tree because _______.
A.they have to keep cool under the tree B.they eat the fruit on the tree
C.they stay in the tree all the time D.they live in the tree and get food from it
4.What is the text mainly about?
A.How people in Australia protect koalas.
B.Lovely koalas in Australia.
C.Koalas cannot live without a special kind of tree.
D.The way mother koalas take care of their babies.
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I live in a city. Here jobs are difficult to get and finding good jobs is even_____.Many people have to walk a long way to work _____ they can't even afford an old,used car.
Yesterday I ______one of these people when I was driving home.A man was walking down the road and trying to ask for a _____from the passing cars.Two cars in front of me passed him by.Like them _____also wanted to do the same but the sight of that poor man was still in my mind for quite a few minutes._____ I drove back and gave him a ride.
As we drove along,we had a talk and I _____ that the man was trying all his best to support his_____ .He used the money to _____the house and food.
But as we came close to the house he was living in,I saw his tired eyes grow _____.His little girl was playing in the front yard and _____into her daddy's arms as soon as he was out of the____. I was almost lost in that happy moment.I smiled,said _____to them and wished them future happiness.Then I _____.
That day,the long journey home seemed to became very _____.
1.A.easier B.harder C.faster D.greater
2.A.and B.but C.because D.so
3.A.called B.followed C.saved D.saw
4.A.ride B.coin C.job D.map
5.A.He B.I C.They D.We
6.A.Unluckily B.Finally C.Firstly D.carefully
7.A.decided B.hoped C.learned D.said
8.A.family B.friends C.relatives D.partners
9.A.depend on B.make up C.pay for D.take away
10.A.dry B.small C.dark D.bright
11.A.climbed B.fell C.knocked D.ran
12.A.bus B.car C.taxi D.train
13.A.goodbye B.hello C.sorry D.yes
14.A.drove off B.sat down C.stoop up D.walked away
15.A.boring B.unhappy C.short D.uncomfortable
八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
We live in the computer age. People use computers to do much of their work. But few people know how to look after them. Remember the following when you use your computer:
① Keep your computer in a cool ,dry room. Too much or too little heat is bad for computers. Damp (潮湿) is also bad for them.
② Do not let people smoke near your computer. Smoke of all kinds is very bad for many parts of a computer.
③ Do not eat or drink when you are near your computer. Pieces of food and a little water in the keyboard are also bad for a computer.
1.Computers can ____ people to do a lot of work.
A. help B. make C. use
2.Few people know how to_____ their computers.
A. look for B. take care of C. look at
3.A computer works well at a temperature of _____.
A. 0℃ B. 35℃ C. 20℃
4.Is smoking good or bad for many parts of a computer?
A. good B. bad C. I don’t know.
5.A dirty screen or a very bright screen is ______ for your eyes.
A. helpful B. good C. bad
八年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
完形填空
Jimmy lives in London and he began to swim a few months ago. He 1 swimming, and he often goes to the swimming pool near his 2 with his mother and swims there for 3 or two.
One day his mother said, “You 4 quite well now. And you want to see the sea, don’t you? Your father and I are going to 5 you there on Sunday, and you are going to swim in the 6 . It’s not cold now, and it’s much nicer than a swimming pool.”
Jimmy’s parents took him 7 the sea in their 8 on Sunday. They 9 at the side of a small harbor(港口). Jimmy got out and looked at the sea for a long time, but he was not very 10 . Then he asked his mother, “Which is the shallow(浅的) end(部分)?”
1.A. likes B. studies C. started D. is
2. A. school B. house C. library D. London
3.A. a day B. a minute C. an hour D. a year
4. A. swims B. swim C. swam D. swimming
5. A. take B. bring C. get D. put
6. A. lake B. sea C. river D. swimming pool
7. A. in B. at C. to D. on
8. A. bus B. bike C. train D. car
9. A. lived B. stopped C. stored D. stop
10.A. happy B. hungry C. angry D. well
八年级英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
Friends are very important in people’s lives.Some friends have views and interests.And like the same things.Should friends be different the same? I don’t care.I have two best friends,Wang Lei and Lin Ying.Wang Lei like me.I am than most of the students in my class and Wang Lei is also quiet.And we both enjoy .On weekends we often go to the library to do some reading.But the other best friend of mine,Lin Ying,is different from me.She is much more outgoing(开朗的).She likes and often makes me laugh.She also likes ,so she is more athletic(运动的,体育的).
I don’t think differences are important in a .What’s your opinion?
1.A.same B.opposite (相反的)C.active D.free
2.A.some B.another C.other D.the other
3.A.and B.but C.or D.then
4.A.isn’t B.doesn’t C.does D.is
5.A.quiet B.quieter C.outgoing D.more outgoing
6.A.reading books B.playing games C.watching TV D.going to the movies
7.A.not B.more C.quite D.lots of
8.A.doing sports B.telling jokes C.going to parties D.going shopping
9.A.sports B.books C.movies D.subjects
10.A.match B.concert C.family D.friendship
八年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析
Friends are very important in people’s lives. Some friends have___views and interests, and____like the same things. Should friends be different_____same? In my opinion, I don’t care. I have two best friends, Wang Lei and Lin Ying. Wang Lei____like me. I am____than most of the students in my class, and Wang Lei is also quiet. And we both enjoy____. On weekends, we often go to the library to do some reading. But the other friend of mine, Lin Ying, is____different from me. She is much more outgoing, and she likes____and often makes me laugh. She also likes____, so she is more athletic. I don’t think differences are important in a_____. What’s your opinion?
1.A. same B. different C. active D. free
2.A. others B. another C. other D. the other
3.A. and B. but C. or D. then
4.A. isn’t B. doesn’t C. does D. is
5.A. quiet B. quieter C. outgoing D. more outgoing
6.A. reading books B. playing games C. watching TV D. going to the movies
7.A. not B. more C. quite D. lots of
8.A. doing sports B. telling joke C. going to parties D. going shopping
9.A. sports B. books C. movies D. subjects
10.A. match B. concert C. family D. friendship
八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Friends are very important in people’s lives. Some friends have___views and interests, and____like the same things. Should friends be different_____same? In my opinion, I don’t care. I have two best friends, Wang Lei and Lin Ying. Wang Lei____like me. I am____than most of the students in my class, and Wang Lei is also quiet. And we both enjoy____. On weekends, we often go to the library to do some reading. But the other friend of mine, Lin Ying, is____different from me. She is much more outgoing, and she likes____and often makes me laugh. She also likes____, so she is more athletic. I don’t think differences are important in a_____. What’s your opinion?
1.A. same B. different C. active D. free
2.A. others B. another C. other D. the other
3.A. and B. but C. or D. then
4.A. isn’t B. doesn’t C. does D. is
5.A. quiet B. quieter C. outgoing D. more outgoing
6.A. reading books B. playing games C. watching TV D. going to the movies
7.A. not B. more C. quite D. lots of
8.A. doing sports B. telling joke C. going to parties D. going shopping
9.A. sports B. books C. movies D. subjects
10.A. match B. concert C. family D. friendship
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