Several days ago, a Beijing-based IT company ...

Several days ago, a Beijing-based IT company fired about 400 people overnight.　 No one had expected the job cuts, which broke with traditional ways of letting go of workers in China.　 Moreover, what was special about this case was that the day before the 400 were fired, they all received from their boss a gift—the book “Who Moved My Cheese?”

The book—a bestseller in the US—is being used by men and women to deal with changes in their lives and work. Some large organizations, including Coca-Cola, Kodak and General Motors, ask their employees to read it in order to encourage them to be active towards changes.

Cheese is something related to everyone’s livelihood-Our jobs, the industries we work in, relationships and love as well.

With China’s official entry into the WTO, the whole nation will face up to more changes and challenges. So what we should do once this“cheese”on which we are so dependent is moved?

“Whatever challenges and changes we meet, we should face up to them bravely,” Jiang Hengwei, a civil servant said after reading the book.

Professor Zhang Yang in Renmin University of China agrees. “We should change our way of thinking. The coming competitive foreign companies and products provide us with great chances to learn from them and improve our own products to meet international standards and be more competitive.”

“With hard work and wisdom, we will create a much larger and better piece of cheese.” Zhang smiled confidently.

1. The whole passage is about_________.

A. a bestseller in the US

B. what people think about China’s entry into the WTO

C. the change in people’s attitude towards changes and challenges

D. how a book influences the Chinese workers

2. The company in Beijing gave each of the 400 fired workers a copy of “Who Moved My Cheese ”in order to_________.

A. be more competitive with foreign firms

B. find an excuse for their job cuts

C. let the workers make a living on their own

D. encourage the fired workers

3. The word “cheese” in the passage can refer to_________.

A. something we depend on

B. a most important kind of food

C. change or challenge

D. way of life

4. From what Heng wei and Professor Zhang Yang said, we can know that____________.

A. they have different opinions on changes and challenges

B. people are not afraid of competition from foreign companies

C. the Chinese people are ready to face any changes and challenges

D. they are both greatly encouraged by the book

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

“______ did it start?” “About two days ago. ”

A. How long   B. How often    C. How much   D. When

八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Several days ago, some students from the US visited our school. When we talked, I found some differences in school life between the US and China. For example, each class l__1.__ fifty minutes in the US. It is a little l__2.___ than that in China. We usually have forty-five minutes in each class. Another difference is that they have less break time between c___3.___. Besides, although most schools in both c___4.__ finish their morning classes at 12 o’clock, the students in the US only have an hour-long break, so they need to eat l__5.___ quickly. Their afternoon classes begin at1:00 pm and school f___6.___ at 3:00 pm. Then they take part in club a__7.___ or play sports.

Many Chinese students don’t work during their high school years, while the US students like to find a part-time job in their free time. They don’t have a dream job in mind. They think t___8.__ is no difference between jobs. Working is a u__9.___ experience for them and they make money at the same time. Some of them even take one-year full-time jobs after they l__10.__high school and then go to college.

八年级英语单词拼写中等难度题查看答案及解析

1.What’s wrong with Mike?

2.What happened in that English class?

3.In the editor’s opinion, why did the English teacher punish(惩罚) Mike?

4.What does the underlined phrase“ take actions” mean in Chinese?

5.What can we learn from the letters?

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

People began to make robots about several（几个）hundred years ago. In the past, some of the early ones looked like animals or humans. However, they could not talk and were pretty dumb. They worked like clocks and did the same things over and over again.

Now modern robots do not always look like people. Some are like big machines; others are nothing but long arms with boxy（箱子般地）bodies. However, modern robots are smart. Some can work out（解决） problems on their own. Their brains（大脑）are computers and their eyes are sensors（传感器）. Motors（发动机）help them move.

In the future, robots will learn from their mistakes more than they do now. They will be smarter. It is possible that we will have robot judges（评判员，法官）, robot house workers, and robot factory workers. Robots will help people to do more things.

根据短文内容，选出最佳选项。

1.The history of robots is about _______.

A.one hundred years B.seven hundred years

C.several hundred years D.seventy hundred years

2.The underline word “ dumb”　 in paragraph one means _______.

A.聪明的 B.哑的，笨的 C.瘸的 D.聋的

3.In the past, robots could _______.

A.eat B.drink C.talk D.work like clocks

4.Which of the following is NOT true about modern robots?

A.Motor can help robots move. B.Some robots’ brains are sensors.

C.Some robots are like big machines. D.Some robots can work out problems on their own.

5.According to the passage, robots can’t ________ in the future.

A.have brains as people B.work in factory

C.help people do more things D.judge（评判，评价）

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Dear editor,

My English teacher is very strict with us. Several days ago, when we were in class, Tom asked me a question. But my English teacher thought we were speaking in class. She asked us to stand at the back of the classroom for a few minutes. This made me unfair. After that, I feel nervous in her class, so I don’t like her class. However, I really want to learn English well. What should I do?

Yours,

Mike

Dear Mike,

I am sorry you are having difficulty with your English class. Every teacher wants his or her students to study hard. So I think you should have a talk with your English teacher and tell her what you were doing with Tom that day. If she knows your worries, maybe she will help you with your English. And she will be pleased to hear you want to learn English well. Of course, you should know that what your teacher did was good for you. When you are not trying as hard as you can, she has to stop it and try to help you. Wish you have a better life!

Yours,

Editor

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.What’s wrong with Mike?

A. He doesn’t like learning English.

B. He meets trouble with his English teacher.

C. He doesn’t know how to get on well with his English teacher.

D. He doesn’t like English any longer.

2.Mike feels nervous in English classes because ____.

A. he doesn’t like his English teacher

B.he can’t speak in class

C. his English teacher punished(惩罚) him

D. his English is poor

3.In the editor’s opinion, the English teacher asked Mike to stand for a while because _____.

A. she didn’t like him

B. she didn’t think Mike was learning English hard at that time

C. Mike was bad at English

D. Mike was making much noise

4.The teacher will _____ if Mike has a talk with her.

A. be even angrier        B. ask him to stand for some time once again

C. be pleased        D. say sorry to him

5.Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to(根据) the passage?

A. Mike dislikes English classes, but he wants to learn English well.

B. Mike wants the editor to tell his English teacher the truth.

C. The editor gave Mike some advice, but it didn’t work.

D. The teacher hates Mike much more than before.

八年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Dear editor,

My English teacher is very strict with us. Several days ago, when we were in class, Tom asked me a question. But my English teacher thought we were speaking in class. She asked us to stand at the back of the classroom for a few minutes. This made me unfair. After that, I feel nervous in her class, so I don’t like her class. However, I really want to learn English well. What should I do?

Yours,

Mike

Dear Mike,

I am sorry you are having difficulty with your English class. Every teacher wants his or her students to study hard. So I think you should have a talk with your English teacher and tell her what you were doing with Tom that day. If she knows your worries, maybe she will help you with your English. And she will be pleased to hear you want to learn English well. Of course, you should know that what your teacher did was good for you. When you are not trying as hard as you can, she has to stop it and try to help you. Wish you have a better life!

Yours,

Editor

1.What’s wrong with Mike?

A. He doesn’t like learning English.

B. He meets trouble with his English teacher.

C. He doesn’t know how to get on well with his English teacher.

D. He doesn’t like English any longer.

2.Mike feels nervous in English classes because ____.

A. he doesn’t like his English teacher

B. he can’t speak in class

C. his English teacher punished(惩罚) him

D. his English is poor

3.In the editor’s opinion, the English teacher asked Mike to stand for a while because _____.

A. she didn’t like him

B. she didn’t think Mike was learning English hard at that time

C. Mike was bad at English

D. Mike was making much noise

4.The teacher will _____ if Mike has a talk with her.

A. be even angrier

B. ask him to stand for some time once again

C. be pleased

D. say sorry to him

5.Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to(根据) the passage?

A. Mike dislikes English classes, but he wants to learn English well.

B. Mike wants the editor to tell his English teacher the truth.

C. The editor gave Mike some advice, but it didn’t work.

D. The teacher hates Mike much more than before.

八年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

Dear editor,

My English teacher is very strict with us. Several days ago, when we were in class, Tom asked me a question. But my English teacher thought we were speaking in class. She asked us to stand at the back of the classroom for a few minutes. This made me unfair. After that, I feel nervous in her class, so I don’t like her class. However, I really want to learn English well. What should I do?

Yours,

Mike

Dear Mike,

I am sorry you are having difficulty with your English class. Every teacher wants his or her students to study hard. So I think you should have a talk with your English teacher and tell her what you were doing with Tom that day. If she knows your worries, maybe she will help you with your English. And she will be pleased to hear you want to learn English well. Of course, you should know that what your teacher did was good for you. When you are not trying as hard as you can, she has to stop it and try to help you. Wish you have a better life!

Yours,

Editor

1.What’s wrong with Mike?

A. He doesn’t like learning English.

B. He meets trouble with his English teacher.

C. He doesn’t know how to get on well with his English teacher.

D. He doesn’t like English any longer.

2.Mike feels nervous in English classes because ____.

A. he doesn’t like his English teacher

B.he can’t speak in class

C. his English teacher punished(惩罚) him

D. his English is poor

3.In the editor’s opinion, the English teacher asked Mike to stand for a while because _____.

A. she didn’t like him　

B. she didn’t think Mike was learning English hard at that time

C. Mike was bad at English　　　　　　　

D. Mike was making much noise

4.The teacher will _____ if Mike has a talk with her.

A. be even angrier    　　　　　　　　　　

B. ask him to stand for some time once again

C. be pleased    　　　　　　　　　　

D. say sorry to him

5.Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to(根据) the passage?

A. Mike dislikes English classes, but he wants to learn English well.

B. Mike wants the editor to tell his English teacher the truth.

C. The editor gave Mike some advice, but it didn’t work.

D. The teacher hates Mike much more than before.

八年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Dear editor,

My English teacher is very strict with us. Several days ago, when we were in class, Tom asked me a question. But my English teacher thought we were speaking in class. She asked us to stand at the back of the classroom for a few minutes. This made me unfair. After that, I feel nervous in her class, so I don’t like her class. However, I really want to learn English well. What should I do?

Yours,

Mike

Dear Mike,

I am sorry you are having difficulty with your English class. Every teacher wants his or her students to study hard. So I think you should have a talk with your English teacher and tell her what you were doing with Tom that day. If she knows your worries, maybe she will help you with your English. And she will be pleased to hear you want to learn English well. Of course, you should know that what your teacher did was good for you. When you are not trying as hard as you can, she has to stop it and try to help you. Wish you have a better life!

Yours,

Editor

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.What’s wrong with Mike?

A. He doesn’t like learning English.

B. He meets trouble with his English teacher.

C. He doesn’t know how to get on well with his English teacher.

D. He doesn’t like English any longer.

2.Mike feels nervous in English classes because ____.

A. he doesn’t like his English teacher B.he can’t speak in class

C. his English teacher punished(惩罚) him D. his English is poor

3. In the editor’s opinion, the English teacher asked Mike to stand for a while because _____.

A. she didn’t like him

B. she didn’t think Mike was learning English hard at that time

C. Mike was bad at English

D. Mike was making much noise

4.The teacher will _____ if Mike has a talk with her.

A. be even angrier

B. ask him to stand for some time once again

C. be pleased

D. say sorry to him

5.Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to(根据) the passage?

A. Mike dislikes English classes, but he wants to learn English well.

B. Mike wants the editor to tell his English teacher the truth.

C. The editor gave Mike some advice, but it didn’t work.

D. The teacher hates Mike much more than before.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

People began to make robots about several hundred years ago. In the past, some of the early ones looked like animals or humans. However, they couldn’t talk and were pretty dumb. They worked like clocks and did the same things over and over.

Now modem robots don’t always look like people. Some are like big machines,and others are nothing but long arms attached to boxy (箱子般四方的) bodies. However, modem robots are smart. Some can solve problems on their own. Their brains are computers and their eyes are sensors (传感器). Motors (发动机) help them move.

In the future, robots will learn from their mistakes more than they do now.They will be smarter. It’s possible that we will have robot judges, robot household workers,and robot factory workers.

Robots will help people to do more things.

1.How long is the history of robots?

A. One hundred of years. B. Several hundred years.

C. Seven hundred years. D. Hundred of years.

2.What’s the possible meaning of “dumb”?

A. 懒惰的 B. 聪明的 C. 愚钝的 D. 会说的

3.The robots in the past __________.

A. were very smart B. could talk

C. worked like humans D. did the same things over and over

4.Which of the following is FALSE about modem robots?

A. Some robots can solve problems on their own.

B. Some robots are like big machi nes.

C. Some robots’　 brains are sensors.

D. Some robots do n’t always look like people.

5.What can’t robots do in the future according to the passage?

A. They can help people do housework.

B. They can work in the factory.

C. They will be smarter.

D. They can have brains as people.

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析