Minoru Yamasaki was a well-known American architect (建筑师). He was born in 1912 in Seattle, Washington. His parents came from Japan. Minoru went to college to study architecture. Every summer he worked in a fish factory to help pay for college. Often he worked from four o'clock in the morning until midnight. He slept in a room with 100 other men. Later in life, Yamasaki remembered these times and was always good to his workers.
Yamasaki sometimes dreamed about his work. Once he woke up at three o’clock in the morning. He remembered a building that was in his dream. He got up and started to draw. Yamasaki used a new design for the buildings. These buildings are now the Century Plaza Hotel, and Tower in Los Angeles, California.
Yamasaki was different from other architects. His buildings give people a feeling of peace and happiness. Many of his designs have pools of water, flowers, and windows on the roof to let in light. He always designed buildings to please people. He wanted to give them a place away from the busy ways of modern life.
Yamasaki worked for several companies. But his success began when he started his own company. In 1956, he won the Architect’s First Honor Award for his design of an airport in St. Louis, Missouri. He won two more awards over the next five years. In 1962, he designed the World Trade Center in New York. It is very famous.
In 1993, a bomb exploded (炸弹爆炸) in the World Trade Center. But the buildings did not fall down because they had a good design.
Yamasaki had strong opinions about his buildings. They had to be built his way. He refused to change the design of his buildings, even if he lost a job.
Minoru Yamasaki died in 1986. He designed more than 300 buildings. People will enjoy the design and beauty of his buildings for a very long time.
The title | A well-known 1. architect |
Be 2. | In 1912 in Seattle, Washington |
In college | Went to 3. architecture in college |
Worked in a fish factory to 4. for college | |
5. a room with 100 other men and often stayed up very late until midnight | |
His design of buildings | Made people feel peaceful and 6. |
Had 7. opinions about his buildings | |
The World Trade Center didn’t fall down after a bomb explosion | |
Successful career(事业) | Was not the 8. as other architects |
His success didn’t begin until he started his own 9. . | |
Won 10. Awards for his famous design before 1962 and designed over 300 buildings in his life | |
Date of death | Died in 1986 |
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Minoru Yamasaki was a well-known American architect (建筑师). He was born in 1912 in Seattle, Washington. His parents came from Japan. Minoru went to college to study architecture. Every summer he worked in a fish factory to help pay for college. Often he worked from four o'clock in the morning until midnight. He slept in a room with 100 other men. Later in life, Yamasaki remembered these times and was always good to his workers.
Yamasaki sometimes dreamed about his work. Once he woke up at three o’clock in the morning. He remembered a building that was in his dream. He got up and started to draw. Yamasaki used a new design for the buildings. These buildings are now the Century Plaza Hotel, and Tower in Los Angeles, California.
Yamasaki was different from other architects. His buildings give people a feeling of peace and happiness. Many of his designs have pools of water, flowers, and windows on the roof to let in light. He always designed buildings to please people. He wanted to give them a place away from the busy ways of modern life.
Yamasaki worked for several companies. But his success began when he started his own company. In 1956, he won the Architect’s First Honor Award for his design of an airport in St. Louis, Missouri. He won two more awards over the next five years. In 1962, he designed the World Trade Center in New York. It is very famous.
In 1993, a bomb exploded (炸弹爆炸) in the World Trade Center. But the buildings did not fall down because they had a good design.
Yamasaki had strong opinions about his buildings. They had to be built his way. He refused to change the design of his buildings, even if he lost a job.
Minoru Yamasaki died in 1986. He designed more than 300 buildings. People will enjoy the design and beauty of his buildings for a very long time.
The title | A well-known 1. architect |
Be 2. | In 1912 in Seattle, Washington |
In college | Went to 3. architecture in college |
Worked in a fish factory to 4. for college | |
5. a room with 100 other men and often stayed up very late until midnight | |
His design of buildings | Made people feel peaceful and 6. |
Had 7. opinions about his buildings | |
The World Trade Center didn’t fall down after a bomb explosion | |
Successful career(事业) | Was not the 8. as other architects |
His success didn’t begin until he started his own 9. . | |
Won 10. Awards for his famous design before 1962 and designed over 300 buildings in his life | |
Date of death | Died in 1986 |
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What will the home of the future look like? A team of architects (建筑师) in Hong Kong say that city homes will be t_______ , as populations continue to grow and space becomes more expensive.
They have designed “spaceflats” that are only 30 square metres in s_______. These flats have small rooms: a living room, a bathroom and a bedroom, as well as a balcony, but everything is c_______planned to make good use of the limited space.
The living room is the main room of the flat. It can be used as an office, a kitchen, even a second bedroom. There is a sofa that can be changed into a bed: The dining table can be changed into a computer desk. And if not needed, both the sofa-bed and the table can be folded away (折叠) and s_______into a small space in the wall. There is a flat-screen TV, which can also serve as a computer monitor. In one of the room, a small cooker, a mictowave oven and a small refrigerator are hidden out of sight.
The o_______ rooms are small but practical. The bathroom contains a toilet and a shower. The double bed in the bedroom can also be a sofa, if necessary. The balcony has enough room for two people to sit and enjoy the view from the block of flats. All the rooms have high ceiling to provide as much storage space as possible, while the flat has l_______ windows to let in plenty of sunlight.
“Spaceflats” are now being tested in a building in Hong Kong. “It's wonderful,” says one citizen. “The flat is so well designed that you feel that there is plenty of space. ”
1.t________
2.s________
3.c________
4.s________
5.o________
6.l________
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It's well-known that Albert Einstein was one of the greatest scientists of all time and he was also a really great person.Here are some ________ things about him.
When Einstein started to work in America,someone asked him ________he needed.He said he needed a desk,some paper and a pencil.He also asked for a big waste-paper basket to hold(容纳)all of his ________.This shows that he knew even the cleverest man in the wold can only learn by making mistakes.
Einstein considered ________ very important.He never wore socks and he thought it was a waste of time________ socks ________people had already wore shoes.He also thought it was a waste of time remembering things that could be _________quickly in a book.That's why he never remembered his own phone number in the phone book.He knew what should be remembered.It's ________ that if we're going to do great things in our lives,we cannot waste our time.
Einstein liked to joke,too.Once in an exam a student asked ________ why all the questions were the same as the last year's.Einstein replied that the questions were the same but the answers were ________!
1.A. bad B. interesting C. great D. successful
2.A. what B. that C. which D. whether
3.A. paper. B. pencils C. mistakes D. questions
4.A. time B. money C. success D. socks
5.A. putting off B. putting on C. taking off D. taking out
6.A. if B. because C. unless D. after
7.A. bought B. brought C. found D. taken
8.A. true B. dangerous C. nice D. special
9.A. his B. he C. her D. him
10.A. difficult B. easy C. free D. different
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A boy named Reggie was well-known in his hometown because he couldn’t hear anything. He was born deaf. Although people liked him a lot, they also treated him much more differently than other people. The other children worried that they might hurt him while playing together. Adults acted like he was unable to understand them, as if he was a baby.
However, this year, people got to know about him better. On Reggie’s birthday, it was also the Day of Silence, in order to celebrate both of them, everyone in town would wear earplugs so that they couldn’t hear anything, either. People became to know how difficult life could be to be deaf. They also learned that Reggie had many skills (技能).
On that day, ________ They paid more attention to the things he said. They found that he was smart, and he can find a solution (解决办法) to almost any problem that he faced. He just needed to communicate (交流) with others in a different way. In the end, people found that he was really just like any other little boy.
On the Day of Silence. people came to know Reggie’s true nature. They learned that although most of us are different from each other—sometimes in big ways—we are still mostly the same in our hearts and minds.
1.Reggie was well—known because ________.
A.he could h near anything B.he couldn’t hear anything
C.he wasn’t born deaf D.he was born blind
2.The underlined word “earplugs” means ________ in Chinese.
A.帽子 B.大衣 C.耳塞 D.墨镜
3.During the Day of Silence people found that ________
A.Reggie’s life was as easy as theirs. B.Reggie couldn’t live without others’ help.
C.Reggie was just like any other little boy. D.Reggie didn’t want to communicate with others.
4.Which of the following sentence can be the missing part of paragraph3? ________
A.Reggie met many problems. B.People saw a whole new side of him.
C.Reggie was different from others. D.people met many problems because they couldn’t hear .
八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
Mo Yan, a well-known Chinese writer, won the Nobel Prize for literature(文学) in 2012. He was also the first Chinese writer who got this prize in history. When he was interviewed, he said he was only a normal person who could tell stories. He especially thanked his mother. He thought his mother had a strong influence(影响) on him.
Mo Yan was born in a poor family in China’s rural area(农村地区). When he was young, he was a little bit shy because he thought he wasn’t good-looking. His classmates often played jokes on his look. That made him very upset. His mother encouraged him to face the fact bravely. She told him not to look down on(看不起) himself. She said it didn’t matter if a person didn’t have a good look and it was important to work hard and never give up. She hoped that his son would be a useful person in society(社会).
Mo Yan didn’t let her mother down. He worked hard at writing.. He wrote many famous novels. Such as Hong Gao Liang(《红高粱》) and Wa (《娃》). His success tells us a truth, “Nobody can beat you unless you beat yourself.” Hold on to your dream and your dream will come true in the end.
1.Mo Yan is a famous .
A.singer B.actor C.writer D.doctor
2.Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize .
A.in 2012 B.last year C.in 2013 D.last month
3.Why did Mo Yan feel upset when he was a little boy?
A.Because he was poor.
B.Because he couldn’t tell stories.
C.Because his classmates often laughed at his look.
D.Because he didn’t work hard.
4.What is the most important for a person according to the passage?
A.Working hard. B.Money. C.A good job. D.A good look.
5.What can we learn from the story?
A.Mo Yan’s classmates were friendly to him.
B.Mo Yan was born in rich family.
C.Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for peace.
D.Mo Yan’s mother helped him a lot.
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Here is a story told an American general (将军) who was a very important figure in the American army during the First World War. Everybody in the Untied States knew him and many people wished to have a picture or something of his in their homes.
Soon after the war, the general returned to Washington. One day he went to a dentist (牙医) and had six teeth pulled out. A week later the general heard that his teeth were being sold in curiosity shops at $5 each. On each of the teeth there was a label (标签) with the name of the general and words, “Buy these teeth and show them to your friends at home.” The general got angry. He rushed to his office and ordered six officers to go around the city and buy all his teeth.
The officers went out and visited every curiosity shop in the capital. They were away from the office all day. In the evening they returned and put on the table in front of the general the teeth they had bought. They had collected 175 teeth.
( ) 1. The general’s teeth were sold in ____.
A. the museum
B. the special shops selling some rare and interesting things
C. the department store
D. the hospital
( ) 2. In the evening, the officers went back with all the teeth which cost _____.
A. $785 B. $1, 050 C. $157 D. $875
( ) 3. The general felt ____ when he heard his teeth were sold.
A. happy B. excited C. sad D. angry
( ) 4. There was the general’s name on the label of each tooth. This shows that _____.
A. the general’s name was known by most of the people in Washington
B. the shop-keeper wanted to have more customers buy the teeth
C. the shop-keeper tried to make the general more popular
D. Both A and C
( ) 5. The general ordered his men to____.
A. look for his teeth and buy all of them
B. arrest the dentist at once
C. make all the shops stop selling teeth
D. buy all the teeth in all the shops
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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We all know who Benjamin Franklin was. He was a very famous American statesman. He was also the first man to discover electricity. Franklin liked to study and to learn about new things. One day he heard from a friend that something black in colour holds the heat better than something white in colour. Franklin wanted to find out if this was true or not.
There was snow on the ground at the time. So he put two large pieces of cloth over the snow. One piece of cloth was black in colour, the other piece was white. Then he waited until the sun began to shine. After several hours he looked under the pieces of cloth and saw that the snow under the black cloth melted much faster than the snow under the white cloth. This proved to him that the black cloth held the heat better than the white cloth.
Soon after this, people began to wear white hats and white clothes during the summer because they were cooler.
根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F):
1.Benjamin Franklin was only a scientist.
2. One day a friend of his told him something about the relation(关系) between colour and heat.
3. Something black in colour holds heat better than something white in colour.
4.This story happened in summer.
5. People wear white clothes in summer because they know it is cooler.
八年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
Jack London was a famous American writer. He was born on January 12, 1876, in San Francisco, California. His family was very poor, and Jack had to leave school to make money.He worked hard in many different jobs.
Later, Jack returned to school, but he didn't stay. He wrote," Life and pocketbook (袖珍书)were both too short. "
In 1897, he went to Alaska to find gold. Instead, he found ideas there for his books and stories. He returned home and started to write. His writings were successful, and he became rich and famous in his twenties.
Jack London was not a happy man, however. In poor health, he took his own life(自杀) in 1916. He was only 40 years old.
1. Jack London was_________.
A. a musician B. a writer
C. a basketball player D. a teacher
2. He went to Alaska_______.
A. for holidays B. because his wife lived there
C. to find gold D. to meet his parents
3. Jack London became rich and famous________.
A. when he was thirty B. when he was over twenty
C. in his thirties D. when he was a child
4. Which of the following sentences is true?
A. Jack died in Alaska.
B. Jack was born in London.
C. Jack found gold in Alaska.
D. Jack was a successful writer, but he didn't live happily.
5.Which of the following sentences is not true?
A. Jack didn't find gold in Alaska, instead he found ideas for writing.
B. Jack didn't like to go to school.
C. Jack died in 1916.
D. Jack had a little education when he was young.
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Thomas Edison was an American inventor. When he was 7 years old, his mother had anappendectomy(阑尾切除手术). But it was too dark. So Edison put mirrors(镜子)near oil lamps (油灯) to light up the room
The story is in a Chinese textbook for primary school students by People’s Education Press(人民教育出版社). Perhaps many of you have read it before. But the publisher (出版社) recently said itwill cut out this story. That’s because many people think it’s not true. Many believe that the world’s first appendectomy was in 1886. But when Edison was 7, it was 1854.
The publisher also said it will not use some other stories. For example, there’s a story about the first US President George Washington. The story says young Washington cut down a cherry (樱桃) tree in the yard of his house. But in fact, there was no cherry tree in the area at that time
So what’s the problem? Experts (专家) say that some editors (编辑) care too much about the educational meaning of stories, without checking if the story is true first.
The publisher says, in the future, they will pay greater attention to the truth of the stories in the textbook. “We will invite experts to check our stories,” it said in a statement.
1.The textbook said Thomas Edison________.
A.was the inventor ofmirrors
B.did an appendectomy for his mother at the ageof 7
C.helped light up the room during her mother’sappendectomy
2.When was Thomas Edison born?
A.In 1847. B.In 1854. C.In1879.
3.Why will the publisher cut out George Washington’s story?
A.Because nobody should make stories about a president
B.Because it’s wrong for a president to cut down trees.
C.Because the story is not true.
4..What is the problem of some editors?
A.They will pay greater attention to the truth of the stories in the textbook
B.They care too much about the educational meaning of stories
C.They don’t like checking if the stories are true.
5.What will the publisher do in the future?
A.They will ask experts to check if stories are true.
B.They will pay more attention to the educational meaning of stories.
C.They will invite experts to write stories for textbooks.
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A young American doctor was sleeping when suddenly his doorbell began to ring. It was already midnight, but what could the doctor do? He had to get up, put on his coat and go downstairs.
When he opened the door, he saw a man standing with a hat in his hand. “How do you do?” said the man,“ Can you come at once to a place out of town? It’s quite far but you have a car and I can show you the way.”
“Certainly,” said the doctor, “I’m quite ready. I can come at once.” After a few minutes the car was standing at the front door, the man got into the doctor’s car, and they drove off.
They drove on for a long time. Then the man said, “Here we are. This is my home. Now I can pay you and you can go back to town.”
“I must see the patient. How can I go back without seeing the patient?”
“There is no patient,” explained the man. “Nobody is ill. I live here, you see, and one must get home from a town, mustn’t he? There are no taxis this time of the night, but a doctor often makes night calls, so excuse me. Here is money. Thank you, doctor. Good night.”
1.The doctor ____ when the doorbell started to ring.
A. was sleeping upstairs B. was sleeping downstairs
C. was working upstairs D. was working downstairs
2. The man asked the doctor _____.
A. to go out for a walk B. to go to a place out of town
C. to see a patient D. to go for a vacation
3.They left _____.
A. on foot B. by bike C. by bus D. by car
4.What the man wanted to do was only _____.
A. to fool the doctor B. to give the doctor money
C. to get home in the doctor’s car D to invite the doctor to his home
5.The doctor must be ______ when he heard the man’s words.
A. happy B. angry C. sad D cry
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