Have you heard of dodos (渡渡鸟)? The dodo was a...

Have you heard of dodos (渡渡鸟)? The dodo was a large bird. But you might not think it was a bird at all, for the dodo could not fly. It was a member of the chicken family. It lived happily and safely until humans arrived in 1505. European sailors (水手) discovered the bird in 1507 on the Island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.

When the sailors talked about the strange bird that could not fly, people found it hard to believe it. The Europeans on the Island of Mauritius and the pigs they brought with them found the birds very good to eat. So large numbers of dodos were killed and by 1681 no living dodos were found on the island. A few dodos were brought to England in the 17th century, but for 200 years none have been seen alive. The humans didn’t know how to protect the birds. They caused the dodos’ extinction (灭绝) . This is how the phrase “as dead as a dodo” came. Because they died out completely, dodos became very well-known. It gave humans a big lesson.

1. European sailors discovered dodos in ________.

A. 1505 　　　　　 B. 1507

C. 1681 　　　　　 D. 1700

2. Which of the following about the dodo is TURE according to the passage?

A. It was born on the Island of Mauritius and could fly well.

B. It lived a hard life until humans arrived in 1505.

C. Its population became small only because pigs ate them.

D. It was possible for humans to find a dodo on Mauritius Island before 1681.

3. What’s the correct order about dodos?

a. Many people didn’t believe that dodos couldn’t fly.

b. European sailors discovered dodos on the Island of Mauritius.

c. The Europeans and the pigs found dodos very good to eat.

d. Large numbers of dodos were killed on the island.

A. a-b-c-d 　　　　 B. d-c-b-a

C. b-a-c-d 　　　　 D. b-d-a-c

4. The writer wrote the passage mainly to tell us that _____________.

A. the dodo could not fly

B. the dodo was a chicken

C. no living dodos were found

D. it’s important to protect animals

八年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

What do you know about the Northern European country of Finland（芬兰）? You may have heard of the Northern Lights(极光)and Nokia? Today Finland is also a world leader in making mobile games. The popular games Angry Birds and Clash of clans（部落冲突）are both from Finnish companies.

Finland is not a very big country. How can it make so many world-class games?

Innovation(改革，创新)might be the first reason. Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Finland this month. He spoke very highly of the innovation of the country. Finland gives money to help start-up companies. It even builds technology bases for them. There are now around 290 game companies in Finland.

Finnish mobile games also stand out(突出，超群) because of the country’s special Northern European art style. The style is mainly about being simple. It’s a tradition of Finnish design. You many also see it in clothes, furniture and even buildings. In the game Angry Birds, the birds and pigs look very simple but cute at the same time. They easily interest the players.

根据短文内容，回答下列各题（5分）

1.Where are the popular games Angry Birds and Clash of clans from?

_____________________________________________________________________

2.What might be the first reason why Finland can make so many world-class games?

_____________________________________________________________________

3.Who visited Finland this month?

_____________________________________________________________________

4.How many game companies are there in Finland now?

_____________________________________________________________________

5.Why do Finnish mobile games also stand out?

_____________________________________________________________________

八年级英语任务型阅读困难题查看答案及解析

— Have you ever ____ the news?

— Yes, but a little.

A. heard from B. heard of C. heard out D. heard with

八年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Have you ever heard of the surprise party?

The surprise party is very popular in America. Most of the Americans think it is very exciting to have surprise parties for their friends or family members. It is quite possible to plan a surprise party when one's birthday is coming. Do you want to know what a surprise party is like？Look at the following example.

It's Saturday night. Bob's wife asks him to go to the kitchen and bring her a glass of milk. Bob walks to the kitchen and opens the door. Suddenly，___he_hears_a_strange_sound_and_then_sees_a_bear_standing_in_front_of_him!

Bob is very scared and falls backwards .Just then the bear takes off his costume(戏服)．It's Bob's friend Charles！There are also some other people behind him. All of them say to Bob，“Surprise！” Bob is puzzled，___and_he_does_not_know_what_it_is_until_his_friends_say_“Happy_birthday！”_to_him．

In fact，there are many kinds of surprise parties. A successful surprise party always makes people excited and surprised.

根据短文内容，完成下列任务。

1题、2题和3题为任务一：根据短文内容，回答下列问题；4题和5题为将文中画线部分译成汉语。

1.How is the surprise party in America?

________________________________________________________________________

2.Where does the strange sound Bob hears come from?

________________________________________________________________________

3.How does a successful surprise party make people feel?

________________________________________________________________________

4.________________________________________________________________________

5.________________________________________________________________________

八年级英语多任务混合问题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Have you ever heard of the surprise party? The surprise party is very popular in America. Most of Americans think it is very exciting to have surprise parties for their friends or family members. It is quite possible to plan a surprise party when one’s birthday is coming. Do you want to know what a surprise party is like? Look at the following example.

It’s Saturday night. Bob’s wife asks him to go to the kitchen and bring her a glass of milk. Bob walks to the kitchen and opens the door. Suddenly he hears a strange sound and sees a bear standing in front of him!

Bob is very scared and falls backwards(向后). Just then the bear takes off his costume. It’s Bob’s friend Charles! There are also some other people behind him. All of them say to Bob “Surprise!” Bob is surprised, and he does not know that his birthday is coming until his friends say “Happy birthday” to him.

In fact, there are many kinds of surprise parties. A successful surprise party always makes people excited and surprised.

根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1.The surprise party is very popular around the world, isn’t it?

2.What does Bob’s wife ask him to do one night?

3.Where does the strange sound come from?

4.Who dresses up like a bear?

5.How does a successful surprise party make people feel?

八年级英语回答问题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Have you ever heard of the surprise party? The surprise party is very popular in America. Most of the Americans think it is very exciting to have surprise parties for their friends or family members. It is quite possible to plan a surprise party when one’s birthday is coming. Do you want to know what a surprise party is like? Look at the following examples.

It’s Saturday night. Bob’s wife asks him to go to the kitchen and bring her a glass of milk. Bob walks to the kitchen and opens the door. Suddenly, he hears a strange (奇怪的)sound and then sees a bear standing in front of him!

Bob is very scared and falls backwards. Just then the bear takes off his costume(戏服). It’s Bob’s friend, Charles! There are also some other people behind him. All of them say to Bob, “Surprise!” Bob is puzzled(困惑的), and he doesn’t know what it is until his friends say “Happy birthday!” to him.

In fact, there are many kinds of surprise parties. A successful surprise party always makes people excited and surprised.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

根据短文内容，回答问题。

1.Is the surprise party very popular in America?

2.Where does the strange sound Bob hears come from?

3.Is the bear “a real bear”?

4.What does Bob’s friends say to him?

5.How does a successful surprise party always make people feel?

八年级英语任务型阅读中等难度题查看答案及解析

Have you ever heard of the surprise party? The surprise party is very popular in America. Most of the Americans think it is very exciting to have surprise parties for their friends or family members. It is quite possible to plan a surprise party when one’s birthday is coming. Do you want to know what a surprise party is like? Look at the following examples.

It’s Saturday night. Bob’s wife asks him to go to the kitchen and bring her a glass of milk. Bob walks to the kitchen and opens the door. Suddenly, he hears a strange (奇怪的)sound and then sees a bear standing in front of him!

Bob is very scared and falls backwards. Just then the bear takes off his costume(戏服). It’s Bob’s friend, Charles! There are also some other people behind him. All of them say to Bob, “Surprise!” Bob is puzzled(困惑的), and he doesn’t know what it is until his friends say “Happy birthday!” to him.

In fact, there are many kinds of surprise parties. A successful surprise party always makes people excited and surprised.

根据短文内容完成表格，每空一词。

八年级英语信息归纳困难题查看答案及解析

In Barnes London Wetland Centre, you can enjoy a large number of wild birds and wild animals. Adults’ fare is ￡7.95, and children’s fare is ￡4.50. But if holding a London pass, you can have free admission(入场).

London Wetland Centre is thought to be the European City’s best place to contact wild animals. London Wetland Centre is the UK’s most worthy(值得) of showing off, and the most exciting wildlife projects, including 43 hectares of grassland, as well as pools.

Barnes wetlands are located(位于) in the Thames. This award-winning centre always interest many scientists. There are many different kinds of animals, including the cormorant(鸬鹚)，the Kingfisher(翠鸟) and the endangered water vole(河鼠).

In London Wetland Centre there are a large number of different habitats. When visiting the centre, visitors can watch movies through the video to learn more about wetlands and the knowledge of biological species(生物种).

For children, London Wetland Centre is a good choice to learn a lot about the knowledge of nature.

There are many other interesting places about wildlife. If you are interested in wildlife, why not go to London Zoo, Regent(丽晶)Park or River Thames downstream to experience the world’s most beautiful gardens. Holders of London Passes can visit them freely.

1.The Wetland Centre in the passage is in the__________ .

A. USA　　　　　　 B. PRC　　　　　　　　 C. UK　　　　　　　　 D. UN

2.London Wetland Centre includes __________ hectares of grassland.

A. 4　　　　　　　 B. 3　　　　　　 C. 43　　　　　　　　 D. 34

3. At the _____, visitors can learn more about wetlands and the knowledge of biological species.

A. Tower Bridge　

B. London Wetland Centre

C. Big Ben　

D. London Tower

4.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word ‘downstream’?

A. 干流　　　　　　 B. 支流　　　　 C. 上游　　　　　　 D. 下游

5.Two children without London Pass want to go into the London Wetland Centre. They will pay ______.

A. ￡4.50　　 B. ￡9.00　 　　 C. ￡7.95　 　　 D. ￡9.95

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

In Barnes London Wetland Centre, you can enjoy a large number of wild birds and wild animals. Adults’ fare is ￡7.95, and children’s fare is ￡4.50. But if holding a London pass, you can have free admission(入场).

London Wetland Centre is thought to be the European City’s best place to contact wild animals. London Wetland Centre is the UK’s most worthy(值得) of showing off, and the most exciting wildlife projects, including 43 hectares of grassland, as well as pools.

Barnes wetlands are located(位于) in the Thames. This award-winning centre always interest many scientists. There are many different kinds of animals, including the cormorant(鸬鹚)，the Kingfisher(翠鸟) and the endangered water vole(河鼠).

In London Wetland Centre there are a large number of different habitats. When visiting the centre, visitors can watch movies through the video to learn more about wetlands and the knowledge of biological species(生物种).

For children, London Wetland Centre is a good choice to learn a lot about the knowledge of nature.

There are many other interesting places about wildlife. If you are interested in wildlife, why not go to London Zoo, Regent(丽晶)Park or River Thames downstream to experience the world’s most beautiful gardens. Holders of London Passes can visit them freely.

1.The Wetland Centre in the passage is in the__________ .

A. USA　　　　　　 B. PRC　　　　　　　　 C. UK　　　　　　　　 D. UN

2.London Wetland Centre includes __________ hectares of grassland.

A. 4　　　　　　　 B. 3　　　　　　 C. 43　　　　　　　　 D. 34

3. At the _____, visitors can learn more about wetlands and the knowledge of biological species.

A. Tower Bridge　

B. London Wetland Centre

C. Big Ben　

D. London Tower

4.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word ‘downstream’?

A. 干流　　　　　　 B. 支流　　　　 C. 上游　　　　　　 D. 下游

5.Two children without London Pass want to go into the London Wetland Centre. They will pay ______.

A. ￡4.50　　 B. ￡9.00　 　　 C. ￡7.95　 　　 D. ￡9.95

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Are you the only child in your family? Have you heard of “the two-child policy (政策)”? Everyone knows the one-child policy. It is a population control (控制) method in our country. Chinese government wanted to control the increasing population at that time. Many Chinese couples understood that and followed this policy or nearly 40 years.

However, as time goes by, some problems appear in our society. At present, these problems are mainly about: The number of workers changed from about 960 million in 2010 to 940 million in 2012. The number changed to 930 million in 2014 and will possibly fall by 29 million by 2020. China is now getting into an aging (老龄化) society. There will be more old people in the following years. But the society will be short of doctors and nurses to take care of them. The population of China will become smaller and smaller if one-child policy continues (继续). It’s the main reason that leads to the two problems above.

That’s why Chinese government began the two-child policy on January 1st, 2016. It allows each family to have two children. The government hopes it can help solve those social problems gradually (逐渐地). This policy will help offer enough workers in the future. It is reported that there will be around 2.5 million newly-born babies each year.

1.From the passage we know that ________.

A.our government is facing 2 main problems

B.the one-child policy started on January 1st, 2016

C.our population increased a lot from 2010 to 2014

D.the two-child policy won’t work at all

2.The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 1 means ________.

A.the family B.the increasing population

C.the one-child policy D.the two-child policy

3.The number of workers will possibly be about ________ by 2020.

A.930 million B.940 million C.29 million D.901 million

4.You may read this passage in ________ part in a magazine.

A.Traveling and Transportation B.Society and History

C.Food and Health D.Science and Art

5.The writer thinks it is ________ to announce (宣布) two-child policy.

A.interesting B.wrong C.surprising D.important

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析