I heard the bees long before I saw them.It wa...

I heard the bees long before I saw them.

It was a very hot afternoon, and we decided to cool off in the river near my home. As we climbed down a small rocky hill toward the water, my boyfriend John suddenly started to shout then jumped into the water below. Peter and Mary quickly followed but I was too far away to jump. I was trapped.

I heard a low hum(嗡嗡声)，which was growing louder. From a distance, the group of bees looked almost like a cloud of smoke. As it got closer, I realized it was actually thousands of bees flying towards me.

All I could do was cover my face with hands. Crazily, I thought that if I sat very still, the bees would think I was just another rock.

After a few minutes, I knew my plan hadn’t worked. The bees were attacking me. I could hear my friends shouting at me to get down to the pool fast.

But it wasn’t so easy. I was in great pain and the only way I could get away was to use my hands to climb down the rocks. However, I was afraid to do that at first because my face would be unprotected. The noise the bees made was so loud and frightening, but I had no choice.

I rushed down the rocks and jumped into the pool, but I don’t remember doing it. I was just so happy to be free from the pain. I was safe, and the water felt wonderful.

But we still weren’t out of danger. Every time we tried to climb out of the pool, the bees flew back over our heads. We spent the next three hours in the water, putting our heads under the water from time to time to avoid the bees until they finally lost interest.

1. How many people went swimming that day?

2.The underlined word “it” (in Paragraph 3) refers to        .

3. At first why didn’t the writer want to climb down the rocks?

4. How did the writer escape the bees?

5.In what order are the following mentioned in the story?

a. The writer rushed down the rocks.

b. John jumped into the water.

c. The low hum grew louder.

d. The bees flew back over their heads.

e. The bees were attacking the writer.

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I heard the bees long before I saw them.

It was a very hot afternoon,and we decided to cool off in the river near my home.As we climbed down a small rocky hill toward the water, my boyfriend John suddenly started to shout,then jumped into the water below. Peter and Mary quickly followed but I was too far away to jump. I was strapped.

I heard a low hum (嗡嗡声), which was growing louder .From a distance,the group of bees looked almost like a cloud of smoke.As it got closer,I realized it was actually thousands of bees flying towards me.

All I could do was cover my face with hands.Crazily I thought that if I sat very still( 安静的 ),the bees would think I was just another rock.

After a few seconds,I knew my plan hadn’t worked.The bees were attacking me. I could hear my friends shouting at me to get down to the pool fast.

But it wasn’t easy.I was in great pain and the only way I could get away was to use my hands to climb down to the rocks.However, I was afraid to do that at first because my face would be unprotected.The noise the bees made was so loud and frightening ,but I had no choice.

I rushed down the rocks and jumped into the pool,but I don’t remember doing it.I was just so happy to be free from the pain. I was safe,and the water felt wonderful.

But we still weren’t out of danger. Every time we tried to climb out of the pool,the bees flew back over our heads.We spent the next three hours in the water, putting our heads under the water from time to time to avoid the bees until they finally lost interest.

1.How many people went swimming that day?

2.The word “it”(in paragraph 3) refers to ______.

　A. a rock     B. a hill      C the river     D.the group of bees

3.At first why didn’t the writer want to climb down the rocks?

4.How did the writer escape the bees?

5.In what order are the following mentioned in the story?

a.The writer rushed down the rocks     b,.John jumped into the water.

c.The low hum grew louder.           d.,The bees flew back over their heads

e.The bees were attacking the writer.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Li Lei, Beijing

I found the summer vacation was not so interesting as I imagined(想象). It was very hot, so I had to spend most of the time staying at home, watching TV, listening to the radio and playing with my dog. Sometimes, I went to visit my relatives(亲戚).

Gina, New York

I went to the countryside with my family and stayed there for about two weeks. The air there was nice and clean. Every day, we fed the chickens, milked the cows, played with the dogs and went fishing. We enjoyed ourselves very much. We wished to go there again.

Alice, London

My summer vacation was great. I went to Switzerland(瑞士) with my friends and stayed there for a week. It wasn’t very hot there. We went to a climb the Alps(阿尔卑斯山). We felt very tired but excited. We also saw some beautiful lakes, went boating and took many photos.

1.Li Lei did NOT ______ during the summer vacation.

A.watch TV　　　 　　　　 B. go fishing

C. play with his dog　 D. listen to the radio

2.Where did Gina spend the summer vacation?

A.At home　　 　　　　　　 B. In the countryside.

C. In Switzerland.　　 D. the Alps

3.Alice spent her summer vacation with _____.

A.her friends　 　　 B. her family

C. her relatives　　 D. her teachers

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Li Lei didn’t enjoy his vacation.

B. It was not very hot in the countryside.

C. Gina went boating during her vacation.

D. Alice went fishing on her vacation.

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Activities you can do on vacation.

B. Trips to different countries.

C. Three people’s summer vacations.

D. Good habits about going for a vacation.

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Li Lei, Beijing

I found the summer vacation was not so interesting as I imagined(想象). It was very hot, so I had to spend most of the time staying at home, watching TV, listening to the radio and playing with my dog. Sometimes, I went to visit my relatives(亲戚).

Gina, New York

I went to the countryside with my family and stayed there for about two weeks. The air there was nice and clean. Every day, we fed the chickens, milked the cows, played with the dogs and went fishing. We enjoyed ourselves very much. We expected to go there again.

Alice, London

My summer vacation was great. I went to Switzerland(瑞士) with my friends and stayed there for a week. It wasn't very hot there. We went to climb the Alps(阿尔卑斯山). We felt very tired but excited. We also saw some beautiful lakes, went boating and took many photos.

1.Li Lei did NOT ________ during the summer vacation.

A.watch TV B.go fishing C.play with his dog D.listen to the radio

2.Where did Gina spend the summer vacation?

A.At home. B.In the countryside. C.In Switzerland. D.In London.

3.Alice spent her summer vacation with ________.

A.her friends B.her family C.her relatives D.her classmates

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Li Lei didn't enjoy his vacation. B.It was not very hot in the countryside.

C.Gina went boating during her vacation. D.Alice is from New York.

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（题文）It was very hot yesterday. The government warned people ________ the fire.

A. with　　 B. for　　 C. about　　 D. on

八年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

It was a very hot day in the middle of summer, and there were no trees along the street. Mr. Read had another bad day: for the whole day no one had come to his small shop to buy anything. He closed his shop at half past five, and went out into the street and began walking to the bus stop. He was very fat. The sun shone straight down the street, and in a few minutes Mr. Read felt hot.

A small boy came out of another shop in the street and followed Mr. Read. He stayed very near him all the time, and he stepped on Mr. Read’s shoes several times. Mr. Read looked at him angrily each time.

After the fourth time, Mr. Read stopped, turned round and said to the boy, “What are you doing? Stop following me like that! You’re going to hurt my feet.”

“I’m sorry, but don’t stop me, please!” The small boy said. “It’s very hot today, and there isn’t any shade anywhere else in the street!”

1.No one came to buy things from Mr. Read’s shop because 　　　　　　 .

A. it was too small　　 B. he closed it too early

C. it was too hot　　 D. there were no shops near his shop

2.Mr. Read 　　　　　 at about 5:30.

A. was going to the bus stop　　 B. was looking for his boy

C. was going to another shop　　 D. was looking for a shade in the street.

3.In a few minutes, Mr. Read felt hot because__________.

A. he walked too fast　　 B. he was a fat man

C. he boy followed him too closely　　 D. he stood too long in the sun

4.why did Mr. Read become angry?

A. The sun was too hot.　　 B. The boy was too fat.

C. There were no trees in the street.　　 D. The boy was giving him some trouble.

5.The boy followed Mr. Read so that 　　　　　　　　

A. he could do shopping in Mr. Reid’s shop　　 B. nobody would see him

C. he could find the bus stop　　 D. the sun wouldn’t shine on him

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—The song was very popular when it came out.

—I agree. I heard it_____ in the streets at that time.

A. everywhere B. somewhere C. nowhere

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— Were you very 　　　　　　 when you saw the parade coming towards you?

— Of course. It was the most 　　　　　　 moment.

A. excited； excited　　　　　　　　 B. exciting； excited

C. excited； exciting　　　　　　 　　 D. exciting； exciting

八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

–Were you very ___________when you saw the parade coming towards you?

--Of course.　 It was the most ____________moment.

A. excited, excited　　　　　　　　 B. exciting, excited

C. excited, exciting　　　　　　　 D. exciting, exciting

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It was 21 years ago, on a very cold morning, Mary opened the library in New York. She heard a cat cry and found a white cat in a pile of books at last.

Mary recalled, “His little feet were frozen, we gave him a bath to warm him up and he purred（咕噜叫）all the time.”

It was a Cinderella story for Garfield in 1988, the cat who has lived happily among the books ever since.

“His story has a life of its own,” Mary says while reading the cat’s fan mail. “We have people drive hundreds of miles out of their way just to see Garfield. We even had a Japanese public television crew come here to make a short film of him.”

Shortly after the cat’s rescue, a photo of the library’s “new employee” sitting on the card catalog appeared in local newspapers. Local people were invited to help name the cat and many cast votes . “We have never had such a big crowd for a contest and there wasn’t even a prize,” Mary says with a laugh.

Garfield grew from a popular local “library employee” to a national star with his pictures on calendars. However, he is not the only cat who lives among books. Library cats greet people in about 100 libraries across America. Most live and “work” in comfortable, small town libraries where they don’t get lost in the books. Library cats used to earn their keep by catching rats, but modern library cats have more “white-collar” duties: to act charming and make the library a pleasant homey place.

“Library cats just create a nice, warm atmosphere,” says Roma, producer of Puss in Books, the film about library cats. “The cats attract children to the library and the elderly who maybe can’t have pets in their apartments,” Roma says. “Books, libraries, and cats just go together.”

1.A contest was held after the cat’s rescue to ________ the cat.

A.win B.name C.film D.feed

2.We probably won’t be able to see the picture of Garfield in ________.

A.a Japanese film B.the calendars

C.the card catalogs D.the local newspaper

3.People keep cats in the libraries because ________.

A.cats don’t like big places B.cats can create a nice and warm atmosphere

C.there are more rats there D.librarians are more friendly

4.Library cats can do many things including ________

1) arranging card catalogs　　 2) greeting people

3) acting for a film　　　 4) catching rats

5) making people feel at home

A.2;4;5 B.1;3 C.1;4;5 D.2;3;5

5.From the passage we can infer (推断) that ________.

A.library cats only attract children and old people B.Garfield is one of the cats who live among books

C.library cats are not as popular as they used to be D.every library in America has at least one cat

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