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There was once a wise old lady who lived on a hill. All the children used to go and ask her questions. She always gave them _____ answers.

There was a little boy among the children. One day he caught a little bird and held it in his hands without anybody seeing it. Suddenly he had an idea and asked his friends to ______.

“Let’s play a trick on the old lady,” he said, “I’ll ask her what I’m holding in my hands. ______, she’ll answer that I have a bird. Then I’ll ask her if the bird is alive or dead. If she says the bird is dead, then I’ll ______ my hands and let the bird fly away. If she says the bird is alive, I’ll quickly ______ it and show her the dead bird. ______ way, she’ll be wrong.”

The children agreed this was a clever plan. So ______ the hill they all went to the lady’s house.

“Granny, we have a ______ for you,” they all shouted.

“What’s in my hands?” the little boy asked.

“Why, of course it must be a bird.” the old lady replied.

“But is it alive or dead?” the boy asked ______.

All the boys ______ her answer and got ready to laugh at her.

The old lady thought for a moment and then replied, “It’s up to you, my child. If you’re kind enough, it’ll be alive.”

1.A.right B.funny C.possible

2.A.play with it B.go with him C.go back home

3.A.Probably B.Of course C.Successfully

4.A.close B.raise C.open

5.A.kill B.save C.fly

6.A.Each B.Both C.All

7.A.across B.down C.up

8.A.present B.bird C.question

9.A.quietly B.excitedly C.worriedly

10.A.waited for B.listened to C.thought of

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There was once a wise old woman who lived back in the hills. All the children used to come back and ask her questions. She always gave the right a1..

There was a naughty little boy a2. the children. One day he caught a tiny bird and held it in his cupped hands. Then he gathered his f3. around. He said, “Let’s trick the old woman. I’ll ask her what I’m h4.in my hands. Of course, she’ll answer that I have a bird. Then I will ask her i5. the bird is living or dead. If she says the bird is dead, I’ll o6. my hands and let the bird fly away. If she says the bird is l7., I’ll quickly crush it and show her the dead bird. Either way, she’ll be w8..”

The children agreed that this was a c9. plan. Up the hill they went to the old woman’s hut.

“Granny, we have a question for you,” they all shouted.

“What’s in my hands?” asked the little boy.

“Well, it must be a bird,” replied the old woman.

“But is it alive or dead?” demanded the excited boy.

The old woman t10. for a moment and then replied, “It is as you wish, my child.”

八年级英语单词填空困难题查看答案及解析

Once, there was a man living in a small village on the hill. He has a statue (雕像), but he put it at his door, facing downwards, because he didn’t like it at all.

One day, a man from the city passed by his house. This man was full of knowledge (知识). He asked the owner if he could sell the statue as soon as he saw it. He owner laughed and said, “Who will like this dirty stone?” The man from the city said,” I will give you five dollars for it.” The owner was surprised and agreed, so the man took the statue to the city.

A few months later, the man from the village went to visit the city. When he walked around the street, he saw many stone statues standing in front of a shop, and a man shouted in a loud voice (声音), “Come in and enjoy the most wonderful statue in the world. Only ten dollars to enjoy this most excellent statue.”

The man from the village paid ten dollars and entered the shop. He was very surprised when he saw the statue in the shop, because it was the statue that he himself had sold for only five dollars.

36题简略回答问题；37题判断正误（T or F）；38题完成句子；39题写出划线it的指代对象；40题将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。

1.How much did the man from the city pay for the stone statue?

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2.The man from the village was cleverer than the man from the city. (T or F) ___________

3.The owner was _________________ and __________________, so the man took the statue to the city.

4._______________________________________________________________________________________

5._______________________________________________________________________________________

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

There once was an old man aged 50．who had a lazy son aged 30. The son couldn’t earn his own living(谋生), and still lived on his old father for food and clothing.

The old man was very worried about him. So he took him to the fortune teller(算命先生)to have his fortune told．The father and son both believed what the fortune teller said —the father would live to 80 and the son to 62.

After they found out how long they were going to live, the son was very sad. His father comforted(安慰)him, “Don’t be so sad! You are only 30 now, and still have 32 years of good days ahead of you.”

“I'm not worrying about my own age. It’s your age which causes me great worry,” the son said.

The father was greatly moved and said, “Don’t worry about me so much. I've got 30 years ahead of me too．”

“I’m not worried about your age either,” said the son. “I have found out that you’11 die two years earlier than I. So who will I depend on in the two years after your death?”

1.The old man had a son ______.

2.The underlined words “ahead of'” in paragraph 5 mean “______”.

3.The father was moved when ______.

4.The son was worried about his father because______.

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There once was an old man aged 50，who had a lazy son aged 30. The son couldn’t earn his own living(谋生), and still lived on his old father for food and clothing. The old man was very worried about him. So he took him to the fortune teller(算命先生)to have his fortune told．The father and son both believed what the fortune teller said —the father would live to 80 and the son to 62.

After they found out how long they were going to live, the son was very sad. His father comforted(安慰)him, “Don’t be so sad! You are only 30 now, and still have 32 years of good days ahead of you.”

“I'm not worrying about my own age. It’s your age which causes me great worry,” the son said.

The father was greatly moved感动 and said, “Don’t worry about me so much. I've got 30 years ahead of me too．”

“I’m not worried about your age either,” said the son. “I have found out that you will die two years earlier than I. So who will I depend on依靠 in the two years after your death?”

1.The old man had a son ______.

thirty years younger than him。

B．who earned a lot of money

C．who lived on him for food and clothing

D．who died two years earlier than him

2.The underlined words “ahead of'” mean “______”.

A．behind　 B．over　 C．in front of　 D．under

3.The father was moved when ______.

A．he thought his son was worried about him

B．he knew that his son would die ahead of him

C．his son would earn his own living when he died

D．he found his son worried about his money

4.The son was worried about his father because______.

A．he liked his father very much

B．he would have no money to buy food and clothing if his father died

C．his father was getting older and older

D．His father would get less and less money

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once there was an island in the sea. All the feelings lived on the island: Happiness, Sadness, Love, and all of the others.

One day, all the feelings knew that the island would sink (沉没), so they prepared to 　　　　 . But Love decided to stay. When the island was 　　　　 sinking, Love asked for help.

First, Love asked Richness, “Can you 　　　　 me with you?” Richness answered. “No. There is a lot of 　　　　 in my boat. There is no place for you.” Love asked Vanity (虚荣), “Please help me!” “I can’t help you, Love. You are all wet and might make my boat 　　　 .” Vanity answered. Then Love asked Sadness, “Sadness, let me go with you.” “Oh, I am so sad that I need to be 　 　 　 !” Later, Happiness passed by, but she was too happy to 　　　 Love’s voice!

Suddenly, there was a voice, “Love, I will take you.” It was an elder. Love felt so excited that she 　　　　 to ask his name.

When they arrived at a 　　　 place, the elder went away. Love asked Knowledge, “Who helped me?” “It was Time,” Knowledge answered. “But 　　 　　 did Time help me?”　　 Knowledge smiled and answered, “Because only Time can understand how great Love is.”

1.A. stay            B. swim            C. leave            D. die

2.A. almost        B. hardly            C. already        D. just

3.A. help            B. take            C. send            D. drop

4.A. clothes        B. rice            C. grass            D. gold

5.A. dirty        　　 B. nice             C. heavy            D. light

6.A. happy        B. alive            C. alone            D. afraid

7.A. hear            B. see            C. notice            D. watch

8.A. remembered    B. forgot            C. decided        D. stopped

9.A. beautiful        B. secret            C. dangerous        D. safe

10. A. when        B. where            C. why            D. how

八年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time， there was an old woman who lived in a small house. She planted a lot of beautiful tulips (郁金香) in her garden.

One night，the sounds of sweet singing and of babies laughing woke her up. She looked out of the window. The sounds seemed to come from the tulips， but she could see nothing.

The next morning she walked among her flowers， but there were no signs of anyone having been there the night before.

On the following night she was again wakened (弄醒) by the sounds of sweet singing and babies laughing. She got out of bed and walked softly into her garden. The old woman looked closely and she noticed that a fairy (精灵) mother was singing softly， and that in each tulip-cup was a little fairy baby， laughing and playing.

The old woman went back to her house quietly. From then on， she never picked a tulip. She didn’t allow her neighbours to pick the flowers， either. When the old woman died， all the tulips disappeared overnight. But her grave (坟墓) looked beautiful， because the fairies sang above it and kept it green.

1题判断句子正(T)误(F)，2题完成句子，3、4题简略回答问题，5题把划线部分的句子译成汉语。

1.The fairy mother danced around the tulips at night.

2.Every little fairy baby was ________________________________________________in each tulip-cup when the woman saw them.

3.Were there any signs of anyone having been there the night before?

________________________________________________

4.What happened to the tulips after the old woman died?

________________________________________________

5.________________________________________________

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Once upon a time， there was an old woman who lived in a small house. She planted a lot of beautiful tulips (郁金香) in her garden.

One night， the sounds of sweet singing and of babies laughing woke her up. She looked out of the window. The sounds seemed to come from the tulips， but she could see nothing.

The next morning she walked among her flowers， but there were no signs of anyone having been there the night before.

On the following night she was again wakened (弄醒) by the sounds of sweet singing and babies laughing. She got out of bed and walked softly into her garden. The old woman looked closely and she noticed that a fairy (精灵) mother was singing softly， and that in each tulip-cup was a little fairy baby， laughing and playing.

The old woman went back to her house quietly. From then on， she never picked a tulip. She didn’t allow her neighbours to pick the flowers， either. When the old woman died， all the tulips disappeared overnight. But her grave (坟墓) looked beautiful， because the fairies sang above it and kept it green.

1题判断句子正(T)误(F)，2题完成句子，3、4题简略回答问题，5题把划线部分的句子译成汉语。

1.The fairy mother danced around the tulips at night.

2.Every little fairy baby was ________________________________________________in each tulip-cup when the woman saw them.

3.Were there any signs of anyone having been there the night before?

________________________________________________

4.What happened to the tulips after the old woman died?

________________________________________________

5.________________________________________________

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五、完形填空（10分）

　Once there lived all old man．He liked gold (金子) ______ than anything else in the world．He often said．“If I have a lot of gold，I ___ the happiest man in the world．”

One day ___ he was traveling (旅行) in the desert (沙漠)，the old man lost his way．He was ___ hungry and thirsty (渴的)，but there ___ only sand (沙子) around him．Just then，he ___ a bag．He took up the bag ___ opened it．He ___ that the bag was full of gold．He was so ___ that he threw away the bag and began crying．Now，the old man knew that ____ was something better than gold in the world．

1.A. good　　 B. best　　 C. well　　 D. better

2.A. will be　　 B. am　　 C. is　　 D. was

3.A. as　　 B. while　　 C. where　　 D. as soon as

4.A. many　　 B. much　　 C. very　　 D. very much

5.A. were　　 B. are　　 C. was　　 D. is

6.A. looked　　 B. found　　 C. find　　 D. watched

7.A. and　　 B. or　　 C. but　　 D. to

8.A. watched　　 B. looked at　　 C. saw　　 D. seeing

9.A. happy　　 B. sad　　 C. pleased　　 D. interesting

10.A. it　　 B. he　　 C. who　　 D. there

八年级英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time there was a white elephant and he lived with his old mother. The white elephant was good and kind. He ______ his mother all the time. To get enough food, he took his ______ to live near a lake.

One day, a ______ got lost and the white elephant helped him to find his way home. The man heard that　 the king was ______ a new elephant, so the man told the king about the white elephant’s kindness.

The king ______ his soldiers (士兵) to get the white elephant. The white elephant had to ______ them and leave his mother on her own. The king treated (对待) the white elephant very well, but the white elephant was ______ about leaving his mother.

The king let the kind-hearted white elephant ______ to his mother. The white elephant ______ left his mother again. When the white elephant died, the king set up a festival to ______ the white elephant’s kindness.

1.A. hit　　 B. asked　　 C. helped　　 D. painted

2.A. brother　　 B. classmate　　 C. friend　　 D. mother

3.A. man　　 B. king　　 C. child　　 D. woman

4.A. looking at　　 B. looking for　　 C. lifting up　　 D. warming up

5.A. made　　 B. brought　　 C. asked　　 D. gave

6.A. follow　　 B. answer　　 C. know　　 D. care

7.A. happy　　 B. excited　　 C. careful　　 D. sad

8.A. walk　　 B. return　　 C. take　　 D. fly

9.A. sometimes　　 B. never　　 C. often　　 D. usually

10.A. close　　 B. see　　 C. forget　　 D. remember

八年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析