When I was a boy of twelve in South Carolina,...

When I was a boy of twelve in South Carolina, something happened to me that made me never put any wild animal in a cage.

We lived near a forest, and every evening the mockingbirds （嘲鸫） would come and rest in the trees and sing. There isn't a musical instrument that can make a more beautiful _______ than the song of the mockingbird.

I decided to catch a young bird and keep it in a cage, and in this way, I would have my own private musician.

Finally I succeeded in catching a baby bird and put it in a cage. _______ , being frightened, the bird fluttered （扑腾） in the cage, but finally it settled down in its new home. I felt very pleased with myself and _______ : some beautiful singing from my little musician.

On the second day, the little bird's mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate _______ she brought to it. I was happy to see this. Certainly the mother bird knew how to feed her baby than I did.

The following morning when I went to see my bird, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, _______ . . I was terribly surprised! What had happened!

Arthur Wayne, my neighbor, who heard me crying over the death of the bird explained to me. Another bird, finding her young baby in a cage, will sometimes bring it poisonous （有毒的） berries. She thinks it better for her baby to die than to lose　 _______. What do you think of it?

1.A.voice B.noise C.sound D.cry

2.A.At least B.At last C.Firstly D.At first

3.A.looked forward to B.learned from C.ran out of D.wrote down

4.A.anything B.nothing C.something D.everything

5.A.dying B.dead C.bored D.tired

6.A.friends B.parents C.freedom D.happiness

八年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the U．S．，was born in a small town．When he was a boy，he was very quiet and shy．Because he was so quiet，everyone thought that he wasn’t bright(聪明)．

The people in the town often put a nickel(五分镍币)and a dime(一角硬币)before him and asked him which to choose．He always chose the nickel and they laughed．

One day a woman felt sorry for him．She asked，“Why do you never take a dime and always choose a nickel instead? Do you know a nickel is worth(值……钱)much less than a dime?”

“Certainly I know it，”William answered slowly．“But if I choose the dime，they will not ask me to choose them any more．”

1.Where was William Henry Harrison from?

2.When William Henry Harrison was a boy，what was he like?

3.Why did people laugh at William Henry Harrison?

八年级英语回答问题困难题查看答案及解析

Billy is a boy of fifteen. His parents died three years ago. One day when he was walking in the street, he　 　　 a wallet. He returned it to the owner, Mr. Baker. He gave his 　　 to the boy. As the boy had no job, Mr. Baker made him work for him in his　　 . Billy worked so hard that Mr. and Mrs. Baker were 　 　　 with him.

Mr. Baker loved planting 　　 　 . The week before last, he brought a few trees home, planted them in the 　 　　 himself and watered them every day. Several days　 　　　　　 , he had to leave for another city. Before he started, he said to Billy, “Take good care of these trees. Some boys near our house always want to steal them.” “Don’t 　　　　　　 about them, sir.” answered Billy, “I'll try my best to watch them.” Six days passed and Mr. Baker came back. He asked, “　 　　　　　 anyone ever come to steal the trees?” “No, sir.” said Billy. “To stop someone from stealing the trees, I 　 　　　　　　　　 them up six days ago. I have hidden them for almost a week!”

1.A. bought　　　　　　 B. found　　　　　　 　　 C. carried　　　　　 D. wanted

2.A. wallet　　　　　　 B. pity　　　　　　 　　　 C. thanks　　　　　　 D. excuses

3.A. office　　　　　　 B. city　　　　　　　　 C. town　　　　　　　　 D. home

4.A. pleased　　　　　 B. angry　　　　　　　　 C. bored　　　　　　 　 D. sad

5.A. grass　　　　　　 B. flowers　　　　 　　 C. vegetables　　　 D. trees

6.A. garden　　 　　　 B. office　　　　　　　　 C. city　　　　　　 D. room

7.A. ago　　　　　　　　 B. later　　　　　　　　 C. before　　　　　 D. after

8.A. think　　　　　　　 B. talk　　　　　　　　　 C. learn　　　　　　　 D. worry

9.A. Did　　　　　　　　 B. Does　　　　　　　　　 C. Has　　　　　　　　 D. Will

10.A. sent　　　　　　　 B. pulled　　　　　　　　 C. put　　　　　　　　 D. picked

八年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

O. Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was born in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy, he did not go to school for long because of being born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know.

When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to prison(监狱). During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on writing.

He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because almost all of them finished with a sudden change. This made the readers surprised.

1.___________ was the real name of the famous American writer.

A. O. Henry        B. William Sydney Porter        C. Carolina        D. Texas

2.O. Henry was sent to prison because _________________.

A. People thought he had stolen money from the newspaper.

B. People thought he had stolen money from the bank.

C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners.

D. he broke the law (法律) by not using his own name

3.Which of the following is true?

A. O. Henry was from a rich family

B. O. Henry was in school for a long time.

C. O. Henry learned everything he needed by himself.

D. O. Henry liked writing stories when he was a little boy.

4.O. Henry got most materials for his stories from ______________.

A. his happy life as a boy            B. New York and the poor of the city

C. the newspaper                    D. his life in prison

5.People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because _________________

A. they had surprising endings        B. they were easy to understand

C. they showed love for the poor    D. they were about New York

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

O. Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was born in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy, he did not go to school for long because of being born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know.

When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to prison(监狱). During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on writing.

He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because almost all of them finished with a sudden change. This made the readers surprised.

1.O. Henry was sent to prison because __________.

A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper.

B. People thought he had stolen money from the bank.

C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners.

D. he broke the law (法律) by not using his own name

2.Which of the following is true?

A. O. Henry was from a rich family

B. O. Henry was in school for a long time.

C. O. Henry learned everything he needed by himself.

D. O. Henry liked writing stories when he was a little boy.

3. O. Henry got most materials for his stories from ________.

A. his happy life as a boy

B. New York and the poor of the city

C. the newspaper

D. his life in prison

4.People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because ________.

A. they had surprising endings

B. they were easy to understand

C. they showed love for the poor

D. they were about New York

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once there was a boy in New York. His name is Sam. He started painting at the age of four, and when he was five, he was already very good at it. He painted many beautiful pictures, and a lot of people bought his pictures.Sam’s pictures were different from other people’s ，because he never painted on all of paper. He painted on half of it, and the other half was always empty.

“That’s very clever,” everybody said, “No other painters have ever done that!” One day somebody asked him,” Please tell me this, Sam .Why do you paint on the bottom（底部） half of your pictures , but not on the top half ?”

“Because I’m short,” Sam said, “and my brushes can’t reach very high.”

1.Which country did Sam live in ?_____________

2.Was Sam good at painting when he was five?_________

3.What did Sam do with his pictures?_________________

4.Were Sam’s pictures the same as others’?______________

5.Why didn’t Sam paint on all of the paper?_____________

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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

八年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

Once there was a boy in New York. His name is Sam. He started painting at the age of four, and when he was five, he was already very good at it. He painted many beautiful pictures, and a lot of people bought his pictures .Sam’s pictures were different from other people’s because he never painted on all of paper. He painted on half of it, and the other half was always empty.

“ That’s very clever,” everybody said, “ No other painters have ever done that !” One day somebody asked him ,” Please tell me this, Sam .Why do you paint on the bottom（底部） half of your pictures , but not on the top half ?”

“ Because I’m short,” Sam said, “ and my brushes can’t reach very high.”

1.Which country did Sam live in ?_____________

2.Was Sam good at painting when he was five?_________

3.What did Sam do with his pictures?_________________

4.Were Sam’s pictures the same as others’?______________

5.Why didn’t Sam paint on all of the paper?_____________

八年级英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

What ________when we were in the barber shop?

A. happened　　 B. was happened　　 C. happening　　 D. would happen

八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The story of Tom Sawyer ______ in Missouri, America, in the 19th century.

A. had happened                        B. was happening

C. has happened                        D. happened

八年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析