The riddle of the camel raceOnce upon a time,...

The riddle of the camel race

Once upon a time, there lived a very cruel sultan(苏丹). This sultan ruled his kingdom with an iron fist (拳头).It was an iron fist, because he had lost one hand in a sward (剑术) fight ,the doctor fit him with an iron hand. But once a year, on his birthday, the sultan had a bit of fun. He set a challenge for some of his subjects（国民）. No one turned down (拒绝) the challenge because to do so meant many years in prison—or worse...

As the sultan’s next birthday approached, everyone started getting scared. Luckily, most people had nothing to worry about. But two of the sultan’s subjects, Ali and Baboo, had a lot to worry about—for they were told to go before the sultan.“The winner of the race is the person whose camel comes last!” he told them, with a huge grin (咧嘴笑) on his face.“The loser will get five years in prisonand a tattoo (纹身) of me on his chest to remind him of his failure(失败).”

When they were ready, they were given the signal to set off. They did so, but very slowly. Neither of them wanted to get ahead of the other. They didn’t know what to do. They knew they had to finish the race or else they would be in trouble.

The kingdom’s wisest person, a woman named Shiraz approached the men and whispered something in each man’s ear. They raced towards the finish line as quickly as they could. One man could not stand(忍受) the tension(紧张状态)。He asked Shiraz what she had told the camel riders. She said “I just told each of them to get on the other man’s camel. After all, the winner is the person whose camel comes last.”

八年级英语填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

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

Once upon a time there was a baby eagle. He lived in the nest on a cliff (悬崖), overlooking a beautiful valley with waterfalls and streams, trees and lots of little animals. The nest was the whole world to him. It was warm and comfortable, had a great view. And even better, he had all the food and love and attention that a great mother eagle could provide. The baby eagle grew strong and he felt good all the time.

But one day, the mother came back home and said,“Eat this, and it’s your last meal,” she said. The baby cried, but he ate and thought about what had happened. Just then, surprisingly, the mother pushed him out of the nest. He fell, head first, faster ad faster. He screamed. “I’m dying!” he cried. He looked up at his mother, “How could you do this to me?” He looked down. The ground rushed closer, faster and faster. “This is unfair!” he screamed.

Something strange happened. The air caught behind his wings and they snapped away from his body, with a feeling unlike anything he had ever experienced. He looked down and saw the sky. He wasn’t moving towards the ground any more, and his eyes were pointed up at the sun.

“Huh?” he said,“ What is going on here?”

“You’re flying,” his mother said.

“This is fun!” laughed the baby eagle, as he soared (翱翔) and dived.

“Yes, it is!”said the mother.　

（节选自《快乐英语阅读》初二年级第2卷, 有改动）

1.Why was the nest the whole world to the baby eagle ?

A. It was on a cliff.

B. It had a great view.

C. It had many trees around it.

D. He could get everything from his mother.

2.Which is right according to the passage?

A. The baby eagle felt unhappy in the nest.

B. The mother eagle took good care of the baby eagle.

C. The baby eagle wasn’t frightened at all when he was falling down.

D. The mother eagle wanted to enjoy all the food herself.

3.The mother eagle pushed the baby out of the nest because______________.

A. she couldn’t find food to raise it

B. she didn’t like it any more and wanted to kill it

C. she tried to make it live alone

D. she didn’t know if the baby eagle could fly

4.What happened to the baby eagle at last?

A. It was dying.

B. It left the nest and fell onto the ground.

C. It failed to learn to fly.

D. It had fun flying and diving in its living areas.

5.From the story, what can you learn?

A. Learn to live by ourselves when we grow up.

B. Beauty lies in lover’s eyes.

C. Never give up your self-protection.

D. Think before you act.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant(仆人） loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.

One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take good care of them.” With these words, he went out.

But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished, so he drank the poison to kill himself.

1.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.

A. the rich man 　　B. the servant 　

C. both A and B 　　D. neither A and B

2..The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.

A. the cat 　　 　　B. himself 　　　C. nobody 　　　　D. the servant       　　

3..The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.

A. there was in fact poison in the bottles    B. did not want the servant to drink his wine

C. he wanted to kill the cat                 D. he wanted to kill the servant

4.In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.

A. the servant 　　B. cat 　　C. the rich man 　　D. nobody

5.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.

A. lazy 　　B. bad 　　C. clever 　　D. kind

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine （酒）and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.

　One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take of them.” With these words, he went out.

　But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk（醉了） and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished（惩罚）, so he drank the poison to kill himself.

1.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.

A. the rich man 　　B. the servant 　　C. both A and B 　　D. neither A and B

2.The rich man knew that it was _____ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.

A. the cat 　　 　　B. himself 　　    C. nobody 　　　D. the servant

3.The rich told the servant that there was poison(毒药) in the two bottles, because ________.

A. there was in fact poison in the bottles　

B. did not want the servant to drink his wine

C. he wanted to kill the cat

D. he wanted to kill the servant

4.In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.

A. the servant 　　        B. cat 　　        C. the rich man 　    D. nobody

5.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.

A. lazy 　　            B. bad 　　        C. clever 　　        D. kind

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant(仆人） loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.

One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take good care of them.” With these words, he went out.

But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished, so he drank the poison to kill himself.

1.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.

A．the rich man                           B．the servant 　

C．both A and B                           D．neither A and B

2.The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.

A．the cat           B．himself           C．nobody           D．the servant

3.The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.

A．there was in fact poison in the bottles

B．did not want the servant to drink his wine

C．he wanted to kill the cat

D．he wanted to kill the servant

4.In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.

A．the servant        B．cat               C．the rich man       D．nobody

5.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.

A．lazy              B．bad              C．clever            D．kind

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time, there was a lazy poor man living in a small house with spider(蜘蛛) webs on the walls and mice running around. People_______coming into such a dirty place and the poor man was lonely and_______every day. He thought it was poverty(贫穷) that led_______his unhappy life.

One day, the poor man dropped in on a wise old man and asked him for ______about changing his life. The old man gave him a ______vase(花瓶) and said, “This is a magic vase that will bring you _______.”

The poor man looked at the vase________. He wondered _______he need a vase in his poor house. However, he didn’t want to ______away such a beautiful vase, so he brought it home and put it on the table.

“It’s not right for something so beautiful to be ______,” the poor man looked at the vase and thought. Then he picked some wild flowers and put them into it, making it even more beautiful.

_____he was still not satisfied(满意的). “It is not good for such a beautiful thing to stand next to a spider web.” At this, he started to do some______in the house and paint the walls.

His house turned into a_______place immediately. The poor man cheered up. He suddenly ______that in the past it was his _______that made him poor and unhappy. From then on, he worked hard and his life got better and better.

1.A. avoided　　 B. continued　　 C. enjoyed　　 D. risked

2.A. sadly　　 B. sad　　 C. Sadness　　 D. sadder

3.A. for　　 B. off　　 C. to　　 D. with

4.A. knowledge　　 B. success　　 C. service　　 D. advice

5.A. big　　 B. small　　 C. beautiful　　 D. old

6.A. pain　　 B. happiness　　 C. harm　　 D. confidence

7.A. closely　　 B. easily　　 C. surprisingly　　 D. gladly

8.A. what　　 B. why　　 C. how　　 D. when

9.A. throw　　 B. turn　　 C. keep　　 D. go

10.A. ugly　　 B. full　　 C. empty　　 D. dirty

11.A. And　　 B. But　　 C. Because　　 D. So

12.A. work　　 B. cleaning　　 C. job　　 D. cooking

13.A. strange　　 B. large　　 C. dirty　　 D. comfortable

14.A. hoped　　 B. realized　　 C. thought　　 D. found

15.A. business　　 B. laziness　　 C. loneliness　　 D. sickness

八年级英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home; the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.

　One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take care of them.” With these words, he went out.

　But the servant knew that what the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished(惩罚), so he drank the poison to kill himself.

1.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.

A. the rich man 　　B. the servant 　　C. both A and B 　　D. neither A and B

2.The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.

A. the cat 　　 　　B. himself 　　    C. nobody 　　　D. the servant

3.The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because_______.

A. there was in face poison in the bottles

B. he did not want the servant to drink his wine

C. he wanted to kill the cat

D. he wanted to kill the servant

4.In fact, _______ate all the nice food and drank the wine.

A. the servant   B. cat   C. the rich man   D. nobody

5.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.

A. lazy   B. bad   C. clever   D. kind

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant(仆人). He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine(酒) and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.

One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take care of them.” With these words, he went out.

But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished(惩罚), so he drank the poison to kill himself.

1.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.

A、the rich man　　 B、the servant　　 C、both A and B

2.The rich man_______who drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.

A、didn’t know　　 B、wondered　　　 C、knew

3.The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because　　 .

A、there was in fact poison in the bottles

B、he did not want the servant to drink his wine

C、he wanted to kill the servant

4.In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.

A、the servant　　 B、cat　　　 C、the rich man

5.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.

A、lazy　　　 B、bad　　　 C、clever

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.

One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take of them.” With these words, he went out.

But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished（惩罚）, so he drank the poison to kill himself.

1.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.

A. the rich man　　 B. the servant

C. both A and B　　 D. neither A and B

2.The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.

A. the cat　　　　 B. himself　　　 C. nobody　　　 D. the servant

3.The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.

A. there was in fact poison in the bottles

B. did not want the servant to drink his wine

C. he wanted to kill the cat

D. he wanted to kill the servant

4.In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.

A. the servant　　　 B. cat　　　 C. the rich man　　 D. nobody

5.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.

A. lazy　　　　 B. bad　　　 C. clever　　　 D. kind

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析