Little Bob was born in a poor family. What’s worse is that his father has been ill for a long time and can not do any housework at all. Bob’s mother is very busy with the housework besides working in her factory. Bob can understand her mother’s hard work and he always does some housework for his mother, though he is only eight years old. Here is what he usually does every day.
Keep his bedroom clean. Take good care of his things and put them away every day. If he makes them dirty, he will clean them up quickly.
Ask his mom what he could do. His mother will probably have suggestions for things he could do for her.
Feed the pets every day. There is a parrot, a cat and a dog in his house. He feeds them and gives them water every day. And after school, he often plays with his dog.
Wash his own clothes. When his clothes are dirty, he will wash them by himself, he says it’s a good thing to make his mother happy.
1.___________ has been ill for a long time.
A. Bob B. Bob’s mother C. Bob’s friend D. Bob’s father
2.Bob often does some housework because ___________.
A. he likes doing that
B. his family is poor
C. he wants to make pocket money
D. he wants to make his mother less tired
3.Bob often cleans ___________.
A. his bedroom B. his car
C. the kitchen D. the living room
4.According to the fourth paragraph, we can infer (推断) ____________.
A. Bob has a pet rabbit
B. Bob often plays with his parrot at lunch time
C. Bob is a student at the moment
D. Bob’s mother doesn’t like pets
5.Bob feels ____________ to make his mother happy.
A. tired B. good C. shy D. busy
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题
Little Bob was born in a poor family. What’s worse is that his father has been ill for a long time and can not do any housework at all. Bob’s mother is very busy with the housework besides working in her factory. Bob can understand her mother’s hard work and he always does some housework for his mother, though he is only eight years old. Here is what he usually does every day.
Keep his bedroom clean. Take good care of his things and put them away every day. If he makes them dirty, he will clean them up quickly.
Ask his mom what he could do. His mother will probably have suggestions for things he could do for her.
Feed the pets every day. There is a parrot, a cat and a dog in his house. He feeds them and gives them water every day. And after school, he often plays with his dog.
Wash his own clothes. When his clothes are dirty, he will wash them by himself, he says it’s a good thing to make his mother happy.
1.___________ has been ill for a long time.
A. Bob B. Bob’s mother C. Bob’s friend D. Bob’s father
2.Bob often does some housework because ___________.
A. he likes doing that
B. his family is poor
C. he wants to make pocket money
D. he wants to make his mother less tired
3.Bob often cleans ___________.
A. his bedroom B. his car
C. the kitchen D. the living room
4.According to the fourth paragraph, we can infer (推断) ____________.
A. Bob has a pet rabbit
B. Bob often plays with his parrot at lunch time
C. Bob is a student at the moment
D. Bob’s mother doesn’t like pets
5.Bob feels ____________ to make his mother happy.
A. tired B. good C. shy D. busy
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Mary was born in a worker's family．But she always _ _ her friends that her father is very rich．They know her very well, but _ _ says anything about it．
Last month, Miss Brown,__ _ friends, asked Mary to her birthday party．The girl went there with some _ _．She got on a bus but there were a lot of people in it．She couldn't find any seat．A young man saw this, he _ _and said, “Take my seat, please．”
Mary _ _him and sat down．To her surprise, she saw him again at the party．She was very _ _and went to say hello to him．They began to dance．The young man heard a piece of _ _and liked it very much．He told the girl he taught piano at school．
“I bought a piano ten years _ _,” said Mary．
“You must play it well, I think．”
“_ _,I can't．I don't know how to get the lid（盖子）open,” answered the girl．
1.A．tells B．says C．speaks D．talks
2.A．everyone B．anyone C．nobody D．someone
3.A．her one B．one of her C．one her D．some of her
4.A．piano B．seat C．man D．presents
5.A．put on B．looked at C．stood up D．rang up
6.A．thanked B．listened C．laughed D．wanted
7.A．tired B．sad C．careful D．happy
8.A．seat B．bread C．piano D．music
9.A．after B．ago C．behind D．soon
10.A．Excuse me B．Of course C．Sorry D．Thank you
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Mr. Clarke was born in a poor family. He was in school for only two years. When he was sixteen he left the poor mountain village and walked to the capital. He had worked in a garden, in a workplace. When he reached the biggest city in the country, nobody gave him any work. He had to beg（乞讨）in the street.
One day he was looking for some food when a bag fell off a motorbike. But the rider didn’t find it and left quickly. He picked it up and found there was plenty of money in it. There was nobody except him there. He sat by the road and waited for the loser. About half an hour later an old man came back by motorbike and looked for something. The young man returned the bag to him. The old man thanked him very much and told him to work in his shop.
Mr. Clarke worked hard and watched everything carefully. He learned a lot. With the old man’s help, he had a shop. He never fooled anybody and was friendly to the shoppers. And people liked to do the shopping in his shop. Of course he got a lot of money. Now he had several shops, a beautiful house, a few cars and other valuable（ 值 钱 的 ）things. He went to his village and brought his parents, wife and children to the city. How happy they were all when they moved into the beautiful house!
Before Mike, their thirteen-year-old son, went to a middle school, Mrs Clarke said, “Try to be modest（谦虚的）, son. Don’t tell anybody that we’re rich.” “OK, mummy,” answered the boy.
That morning the teacher told his students to write a composition “My Family”. Mike remembered what his mother had said. So he wrote, “My family is large. Here’re thirteen people in my family. They are my grandpa, grandma, father, mother, sister, two cooks, two drivers, three servants（佣人）and I. My family is poor. Our cooks, drivers and servants are all poor!”
1.Mr. Clarke went to the capital on foot when he was young because .
A. he wanted to visit the places of interest
B. he wanted to find work on his way
C. he had no money
D. there was no bus at that time
2.At first Mr. Clarke begged in the capital because .
A. he couldn’t find any work there
B. he didn’t know anybody there
C. the people there were all kind
D. he wanted to know the city well
3.As , the old man told Mr. Clarke to work in his shop.
A. he thought the young man was able
B. the young man was worth trusting （信赖）
C. the young man needed a job
D. he needed a helper
4.Mr. Clarke became .
A. a rich shopkeeper B. a poor worker
C. a kind farmer D. an able driver
5.The Clarkes were happy because .
A. they left the poor mountain village
B. they said goodbye to the hard life in the mountain village
C. they had their own shops
D. they did nothing at home
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完形填空
Peng Jiangya was born in a poor family of Guizhou. ____ she was a child， she fell into a fire stove(火炉) at home. She lost her ____ .
“In order to hold chopsticks(筷子)，my parents taught me to use them for a long time. It was really ____ but I did my best to solve it. From then on， I knew if I wanted to succeed(成功)， I had to put great efforts into what I was doing，” Jiangya said.
Life was _____to her， but nothing could ______ her. With the help of her teachers， she____ learned how to hold a pen and managed to finish junior high school. One day， Jiangya saw others ________ cross—stitch(十字绣) outside their doors. She decided to try it for ____. Holding a needle(针) without fingers（手指）was not easy， but she never ____ . Now she can do it well and take good care of her family.
As for her future， Jiangya said， “I will work____ some other people to embroider (绣) the beautiful scenery of our hometown for tourists. At the same time， we can make more money.”
1.A. Because B. When C. Before
2.A. fingers B. legs C. ears
3.A. interesting B. happy C. difficult
4.A. hard B. easy C. kind
5.A. refuse B. stop C. save
6.A. slowly B. easily C. quickly
7.A. cut B. wash C. make
8.A. himself B. yourself C. herself
9.A. gave up B. cheered up C. got up
10.A. for B. with C. without
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Joyce was born in a poor family. Next Friday would be her mother’s birthday. Joyce wanted to buy something for her mother, but she had no money. As an 8-year-old girl, she couldn’t do part-time jobs. What could she do to make enough money for her mother’s birthday present?
Suddenly she had an idea. Usually, she would go straight to school, but this morning, she didn’t. She walked along the streets, picking up cardboard（纸板）, plastic（塑料）bottles and cans（易拉罐）. When it was time for school, she hid them in the backyard and ran to school as quickly as possible.
Eight days later, she decided to sell all the things she had collected because the next day was her mother’s birthday. She had to sell them and buy a birthday present for her mother. In the shop, she bought a beautiful hair pin for her mother.
When her mother got the present, she said with tears in her eyes,“This is the best present I’ve ever received.”
1.How old was Joyce?
A. Seven. B. Eight. C. Nine.
2.Why couldn’t Joyce buy a present for her mother at first?
A. Because she had no money.
B. Because she didn’t know what her mother liked.
C. Because she didn’t love her mother at all.
3.What was Joyce’s idea?
A. Doing part-time jobs.
B. Collecting waste things and selling them.
C. Asking her best friend for help.
4.How long did Joyce collect the waste things?
A. A week. B. A month. C. More than a week.
5. How did Joyce’s mother feel when she got the present?
A. Very sad. B. Very happy and moved. C. Very surprised.
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根据短文内容，填写空白。（10分）
I got an A in Maths
Mr Brown was born in a poor family .He couldn't go to school when he was young. Now he's a porter (搬运工)and works at a station. He doesn't think it's necessary to know some knowledge(知识)of science .His son, Bill, began to go to school last year. The boy only likes playing. He doesn't listen to the teachers in class and can't do his homework after class. It's the hardest thing for him do maths exercises .And he wants to drop it.
One day, Mrs Brown heard Bill crying in the next room ,while she and her husband were watching TV. She came up to him and asked,“what's the matter, Bill?”
“I can't do my maths homework,” said the boy, “I am not going to school tomorrow.”
“Oh,no ,don’t do that” Said the woman.“Maybe your father can help you.”
Then she asked her husband to help their son with his maths. Mr Brown said,“but I don't know maths, either.”
“It doesn't matter,” said his wife.“You'll only coax （哄骗）him out of crying Mr Brown had to do as his wife said. The next afternoon Bill came back and showed his exercise-book to his father. The man had a look at it and shouted to his wife,“ come here quickly ,dear ! I got an A in maths!”
改写文章：
Mr Brown is a porter. He knows little knowledge. His son, Bill only likes playing. He doesn’t do __1.___ in his lessons .Math is the most _____2.__ for him. One day, Mrs Brown and her husband were watching TV ____3.__ she heard Bill crying in the next room ,he cried because he wasn’t _____4.__ to do the math homework. Mrs Brown asked her husband to make the boy not cry. He did so. The next afternoon Bill ___5.____and showed his exercise-book to his father. Bill got A. His father was happy. Because he thought he could get an “A”, too.
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完成表格 阅读下面的短文，根据内容，完成表格中所缺的信息。（共5小题，每小题1分，计5分）
George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight. When George was fourteen, he became his father’s helper. He spent a lot of time learning about engines. On holidays, he often took engines into pieces and studied each piece carefully. Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write.
He began to learn the English letters when he was seventeen years old. Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young teacher.
On his eighteenth birthday, he wrote his own name for the first time in his life. George invented many things in his life. The train was the greatest one among them. Today when we watch or take trains from one place to another, we will think of this great man—George Stephenson.
| Great Inventor: 1 | |
| In 2 | He started work. |
| In 1795 | He spent much time 3. |
| In 1798 | He began to learn the English letters. |
| In 1799 | He could 4 for the first time. |
| In his life | He invented many things, including 5. |
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Mr Brown was born in a poor family．He couldn't go to school when he was young．Now he's a porter(搬运工)and works at a station．He doesn't think it's necessary(必要的)to know some knowledge of science．His son, Bill, began to go to school last year．The boy likes nothing except playing．He doesn't listen to the teachers in class and can't do his homework after class．It's the hardest thing for him to do maths exercises．And he wants to drop it．
Last evening Mrs Brown heard Bill crying in the next room while she and her husband were watching TV．She came up to him and asked,“What's the matter, Bill?”“I can't do my maths homework,”said the boy．“I won't go to school tomorrow!“No, no, don't do that!”said the woman．“Maybe your father can help you．”
Then she asked her husband to help their son with his maths．Mr Brown said,“But I don't know maths, either．”“It doesn't matter,”said his wife．“You'll only coax him out of crying．”
Mr Brown had to do as his wife said．The next afternoon Bill came back and showed his exercise book to his father．The man had a look at it and shouted to his wife,“Come here quickly, dear!I got an A in maths!”
1._________is good at maths in their family.
A. Bill B. Mr Brown C. Mrs Brown D. No one
2.Bill can’t do hiss homework because ___________.
A. his father wouldn’t help him B. he doesn’t like to his teachers
C. he doesn’t like studying D. he wants to play
3.Bill cried to____________________.
A. get his parent’s help B. go to bed earlier
C. get something to eat D. watch TV with his parents
4.The phrase “coax sb. out of crying”in the story means__________.
A. 制止某人哭泣 B. 惹得某人哭泣 C. 阻止某人叫喊 D. 哄某人停止哭泣
5.Which of the following is true?
A. Mr Brown was going to be a porter when he was young.
B. Mr Brown’s parents were too poor to send him to school.
C. Mr Brown wasn’t interested in science when he was young.
D. There was no school in Mr Brown’s hometown.
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Li Shizhen was born in 1518. His father was a poor doctor. Li Shizhen often saw that people fell ill. He decided to study medicine so that he could be able to help people. Li Shizhen read many books about medicine. He found many of the old medical books to be full of mistakes. So his wish was to write a new one.
He did his best to study medical science. He studied not only the herbs（草药）in his own garden, but also the wild ones. He set out many times on long journeys to collect herbs and talk with old farmers. He learned a lot from the working people.
After many years of hard work and study, Li Shizhen finished his great work “Ben Cao Gang Mu”（本草纲目）. At that time he was sixty. His book is now one of the greatest contributions（贡献）of the Chinese people to the medical science of the world.
1.Li Shizhen’s father was________.
| A．a soldier | B．a doctor | C．a teacher | D．a peasant |
2.Li Shizhen decided to study medicine because he wanted to________.
| A．making a living | B．become famous |
| C．help the people who fell ill | D．get more money |
3. Li Shizhen wanted to write a new medical book because________.
| A．he was a doctor |
| B．he liked writing books |
| C．many medical books were full of mistakes. |
| D．he was a writer |
4.“Ben Cao Gang Mu” is________.
| A．a medical book | B．a medical worker |
| C．a herb | D．a dictionary |
5.Li Shizhen collected a lot of________on his long journeys.
| A．flowers | B．living things | C．plants | D．herbs |
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Li Shizhen was born in 1518. His father was a poor doctor. Li Shizhen often saw that people fell ill. He decided to study medicine so that he could be able to help people.
Li Shizhen read many books about medicine. He found many of the old medical books to be full of mistakes. So his wish was to write a new one.
He did his best to study medical science. He studied not only the herbs（草药）in his own garden, but also the wild ones. He set out many times on long journeys to collect herbs and talk with old peasants. He learned a lot from the working people.
After many years of hard work and study, Li Shizhen finished his great work “Ben Cao Gang Mu”（本草纲目）. At that time he was sixty. His book is now one of the greatest contributions（贡献）of the Chinese people to the medical science of the world.
1.Li Shizhen’s father was _________
A．a soldier B．a doctor C．a teacher D．a peasant
2.Li Shizhen decided to study medicine because he wanted to _________
A．making a living B．become famous C．help the people who fell ill D．get more money
3.Li Shizhen wanted to write a new medical book because _________
A．he was a doctor B．he liked writing books
C．many medical books were full of mistakes. D．he was a writer
4.“Ben Cao Gang Mu” is
A．a medical book B．a medical worker C．a herb D．a dictionary
5.Li Shizhen collected a lot of on his long journeys.
A．flowers B．living things C．plants D．herbs
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