There was a man named Raman. One day, he foun...

There was a man named Raman. One day, he found he was travelling with a group of soldiers. They used to join in a war and soon they started talking about their experiences in the war. One old soldier told the time when he had killed seven enemy (敌人) soldiers. Another described how he acted bravely in a fight. He told the story in detail. When they finished, they looked proudly at Raman.

“I don’t think you have an experience to tell,” said one of the old soldiers.

“Oh, but I have,” said Raman.

“You have?” asked the soldiers.

“Yes,” said Raman. “One day while traveling, I met a big house and entered it. I found the biggest man I had ever seen. He was a man who was used to doing bad things in a country! The people there were all afraid of him.”

“What did you do?” asked the soldiers. They wanted to know more about it.

“I cut off one of his feet and ran away quickly,” said Raman.

“His foot?” said a soldier. “Why didn’t you cut off his head when you had the chance?”

“But somebody had already done that,” said Raman.

1.What did the soldiers’ stories have in common (有共同点)?

A. They were told in detail.

B. They were about the same enemies.

C. They were about killing seven enemies.

D. They were about acting bravely in a fight.

2.How might the soldiers feel when they knew Raman had an experience to tell?

A. Afraid.　　 B. Sad.

C. Surprised.　　 D. Interested.

3.What did the soldier want Raman to cut off from the bad man?

A. His foot.　　 B. His hand.

C. His head.　　 D. His arm.

4.What did the soldiers think of Raman’s story?

A. Boring.　　 B. Interesting.

C. Relaxing.　　 D. Sad.

5.What can we know from the last sentence?

A. Somebody had cut off the other foot of the bad man.

B. Somebody was also unable to cut off the man’s head.

C. The bad man was badly hurt by somebody before Raman.

D. The bad man had been dead before Raman entered the house.

八年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析

Once there was a rich man named Chulong.

One day, he was walking in his garden when he saw a strange____with beautiful features(特征) and sweet voice in a tree. Chulong____went near the tree and caught the bird, which he thought he could____and get lots of money.

“Don’t think about making money through me!” said the bird, “____will buy me, because, in imprisonment (监禁), I lose my beauty and sweet voice.” Chulong’s hope of making money was shattered. He became angry and wanted to____the bird for the meat.

Then the____bird suggested, “Well, set me free. In return I shall teach you____simple but useful rules, which can do good to you.”

Chulong didn’t believe the bird____, and he was afraid that the bird would fly away. However, the bird____it would keep its word(守信). Chulong wanted to take a risk. He set the bird free and it sat on the branch of a tree. It became____again.

Chulong asked, “Now teach me the rules.” “Certainly,” said the bird.

Then the bird taught Chulong the____: The first rule is Never believe everything others say. The second rule is Never be sad about something you don’t have. The third rule is Never throw away what you have in your hand.

“You silly bird,” shouted Chulong, “These rules are known to everyone. You____me.”

But the bird said, “Today, you had me in your hand, but you threw me away. You believed all that I said. And you are sad about not having me.____the rules are simple, you have never followed them. Now have you got the____of the rules? Just sit down and think for a while.” With these words, the bird____and disappeared from his sight.

1.A. cat　　 B. bird　　 C. panda　　 D. monkey

2.A. proudly　　 B. freely　　 C. slowly　　 D. weakly

3.A. eat　　 B. study　　 C. draw　　 D. sell

4.A. Nobody　　 B. Somebody　　 C. Anybody　　 D. Everybody

5.A. find　　 B. borrow　　 C. smell　　 D. kill

6.A. busy　　 B. helpful　　 C. clever　　 D. lucky

7.A. three　　 B. four　　 C. five　　 D. six

8.A. for ever　　 B. later on　　 C. at first　　 D. at last

9.A. promised　　 B. remembered　　 C. guessed　　 D. hoped

10.A. ugly　　 B. beautiful　　 C. lazy　　 D. hard-working

11.A. songs　　 B. languages　　 C. rules　　 D. skills

12.A. cheated　　 B. helped　　 C. found　　 D. forgot

13.A. Until　　 B. Unless　　 C. If　　 D. Although

14.A. history　　 B. value　　 C. reason　　 D. connection

15.A. woke up　　 B. fell down　　 C. flew away　　 D. held on

八年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

Long ago there was a man with the name Smith. He made a 1.by making caps. One day he went to sell his caps. He went 2. a forest. There were many monkeys in it. It was very hot and the man wanted to have a 3.He came up to a large tree， put his caps on the ground， took one of them and put it on his head. Then he lay down and soon fell 4.

"Where are my caps?" Smith cried when he5.up. He looked up and saw many monkeys in the tree and each monkey had a cap on its head.

"Give me 6.my caps!" the man shouted at the monkeys. But the monkeys didn't understand him. They only laughed. The man got angry， took off his own cap，7.it on the ground and cried， "If you want all my caps， you may take

this 8.，too!"

And what do you think happened next? The little animals did the same. Each mon-key took off 9. cap and threw it on the ground. The man was very glad. He 10.collected all his caps and went on his way

八年级英语任务型阅读中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Once there was a rich man named Marcus. One day, he was walking in his garden when he saw a strange ________ with beautiful feathers and a sweet voice in a tree. Marcus ________ went near the tree and caught the bird, which he thought he could ________ and get lots of money.

"Don't think about making money through me!" said the bird."_________ will buy me, because, in imprisonment(监禁)， I lose my beauty and sweet voice." Marcus's hope of making money was shattered(破碎的). He became angry and wanted to _______ the bird for the meat.

Then the_____ bird suggested, "Well, set me free. In return I shall teach you______simple but useful rules, which can do good to you."

Marcus didn't believe the bird ________, and he was afraid that the bird would fly away. However, the bird _________ it would keep its words. Marcus wanted to take a risk. He set the bird free and it sat on the branch of a tree. It became ________ again.

Marcus asked, "Now teach me the rules." "Certainly," said the bird.

Then the bird taught Marcus the ________ : The first rule is "Never believe everything others say." The second rule is "Never be sad about something you don't have." The third rule is "Never throw away what you have in your hand."

"You silly bird," shouted Marcus. "These rules are known to everyone. You_______ me."

But the bird said, "Today, you had me in your hand, but you threw me away. You believed all that I said. And you are sad about not having me. ________ the rules are simple, you have never followed them. Now have you got the ________ of the rules? Just sit down and think for a while." With these words, the bird ________ and disappeared from his sight.

1.A. cat　　 B. bird　　 C. panda　　 D. monkey

2.A. proudly　　 B. freely　　 C. slowly　　 D. weakly

3.A. eat　　 B. study　　 C. draw　　 D. sell

4.A. Nobody　　 B. somebody　　 C. Anybody　　 D. Everybody

5.A. find　　 B. borrow　　 C. smell　　 D. kill

6.A. busy　　 B. helpful　　 C. clever　　 D. lucky

7.A. three　　 B. four　　 C. five　　 D. six

8.A. forever　　 B. later on　　 C. at first　　 D. at last

9.A. promised　　 B. remembered　　 C. guessed　　 D. hoped

10.A. ugly　　 B. beautiful　　 C. lazy　　 D. hard-working

11.A. songs　　 B. languages　　 C. rules　　 D. skills

12.A. cheated　　 B. helped　　 C. found　　 D. forgot

13.A. Until　　 B. Unless　　 C. If　　 D. Although

14.A. history　　 B. value　　 C. fun　　 D. sign

15.A. woke up　　 B. fell down　　 C. flew away　　 D. held on

八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

There was a man named Ben. He made caps(帽子) to _1.____ money. One day he went to __2._ his caps. It was very hot. When he went ____3._ a forest, he wanted to have a_4.__. He came up to a large tree, put his caps on the ground , took 　　 5.　　 of them and put it on his head. Then he lay down and soon fell asleep.

“Where are my caps?” Ben cried when he _6.___ up. He looked up and saw many monkeys in the trees. Each monkey had a cap on ___7._____head.

“Give back my caps!” Ben8.　　 at the monkeys. But the monkeys couldn’t　 understand him. Ben got very　 9.　 . He took off his own cap, threw it on the ground and cried, “If you want all my caps, you may take this one, too!”

What _10.__ then? The monkeys did the same. Each monkey took off its cap and threw it on the ground. Ben was very glad. He quickly collected(收集) all his caps and went on his way.

八年级英语单词拼写中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once there was a girl named Kate. She was very polite and ready to help everybody. One day she found a pink paper bag on the way to school. She opened it and saw there was a lot of_______ in it. She thought she should hand it in to the teacher, so she_______ it in her schoolbag.

When she went to the teacher’s office, her teacher wasn't in. As it was time for class, she hurried to the classroom. After class, she told her friend, Mary, about the money that she _______. Then, her greedy(贪婪的))friend took away the bag. After school, Kate wanted to go to the teacher’s office again, but she found the money was missing.

The next day when playing a game, Mary fell down and was hurt badly. The other children stood around her and didn’t know _______ to do. Kate kept calm and did something to stop bleeding. She told the others to go to teachers for _______. Within a week Mary was all right again.

Two weeks later Mary came to Kate's house. Her eyes were red. She was crying. She gave Kate the _______ paper bag with the money in it and said. “Kate, I have taken the money away. That day when you helped me, I felt very sad and now I decide to tell you the _______. You are such a nice friend! I promise(承诺) I won’t do it again, _______ please don’t tell the school about this. Please!” Then Kate said, “You are now _______, but you have done a bad thing. Though I will not tell anyone, I want you not to be greedy and ________ to do anything wrong.” The girl thanked Kate and cheered up.

At the end of the term Kate was given a prize for being a very helpful girl in the school. Mary became a good girl and was never greedy again. Once wrong, never be wrong forever.

1.A.bread B.money C.paper D.fruit

2.A.got B.caught C.kept D.sent

3.A.found B.lost C.saved D.made

4.A.how B.what C.when D.where

5.A.help B.treatment C.action D.leave

6.A.red B.pink C.white D.black

7.A.lie B.story C.truth D.result

8.A.And B.But C.Or D.So

9.A.friendly B.polite C.generous D.honest

10.A.never B.seldom C.sometimes D.usually

八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time in Greece (希腊) there lived a clever man. His name was Aesop.

One day, when Aesop was taking a walk in the country, a man on the road stopped him. He said, "Kind sir, can you tell me how soon I can get to town?" "Go," Aesop answered.

"Of course I know I must go," said the man," But I want to know how soon I can get to town." "Go," Aesop shouted to him again.

The man got angry. "He must be mad," he thought. And he walked away. Suddenly he heard Aesop shouting to him, "You will get to town in two hours.”The man was in great surprise. He turned back and asked, "Why didn’t you tell me that before?"

"How could I tell you that before?" answered Aesop. "I didn't know how fast you could walk."

1.One day Aesop was ____.

A. stopping a man walking

B. talking in town

C. taking a walk in the country

D. watching a man walking

2.When the man asked Aesop the question, he ____.

A. didn't answer at first

B. said that he couldn’t answer it

C. told him that he was clever

D. shook his head

3.From the text we know that ____.

A. Aesop wasn't very clever

B. the man didn't know the way to town well

C. the man knew how soon he could get to town

D. the man knew Aesop very well

4.The man got angry because ____.

A. Aesop said he wouldn't tell him anything

B. he was very tired at that time

C. he didn’t know what Aesop meant

D. it would take him two hours to get to town

5.We can guess that at last the man felt very ____.

A. pleased　　　　 B. angry　　　　 C. sad　　　　 D. hungry

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 in Greece (希腊) there lived a clever man. His name was Aesop.

One day, when Aesop was taking a walk in the country, a man on the road stopped him. He said, "Kind sir, can you tell me how soon I can get to town?" "Go," Aesop answered.

"Of course I know I must go," said the man," But I want to know how soon I can get to town." "Go," Aesop shouted to him again.

The man got angry. "He must be mad," he thought. And he walked away. Suddenly he heard Aesop shouting to him, "You will get to town in two hours.”The man was in great surprise. He turned back and asked, "Why didn’t you tell me that before?"

"How could I tell you that before?" answered Aesop. "I didn't know how fast you could walk."

1.One day Aesop was ____.

A. stopping a man walking

B. talking in town

C. taking a walk in the country

D. watching a man walking

2.When the man asked Aesop the question, he ____.

A. didn't answer at first

B. said that he couldn’t answer it

C. told him that he was clever

D. shook his head

3.From the text we know that ____.

A. Aesop wasn't very clever

B. the man didn't know the way to town well

C. the man knew how soon he could get to town

D. the man knew Aesop very well

4. The man got angry because ____.

A. Aesop said he wouldn't tell him anything

B. he was very tired at that time

C. he didn’t know what Aesop meant

D. it would take him two hours to get to town

5.We can guess that at last the man felt very ____.

A. pleased 　　　 B. angry 　　　　 C. sad　　　　 D. hungry

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

A man was travelling abroad in a small red car.One day he left the car and went shopping.When he came back, its roof was badly damaged.

Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged it. The man did not believe them,but they took him to a circus which was near there. The owner of the elephant said,I am very sorry!My elephant has a big, round,red chair.He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!

Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage.

When the man got back to his own country,the customs officers would not believe his story.They said,You sold your new car while you wereabroad and bought this old one!

It was only when the man showed them the letter from the circus man that believed him.

Multiple choice

1.A man was travelling abroad_______.

A．in a big bus        B．in a green jeep     C．in a red car        D．in a red taxi

2.The car was damaged because________.

A．there was a traffic accident                B．the circus man broke it

C．it rushed into a shop                     D．the elephant sat on it

3.The circus man said that_______.

A．he would pay for part of the damage

B．he would pay for all of the damage

C．he wouldn't pay for the damage

D．he would buy a new car

4.When the man got back to his country,the customs officers______.

A．would check his new car

B．only checked his car

C．searched him

D．wouldn't believe what he had said,

5.It was only________that made the officers believe him.

A．the letter from the circus man             B．a newspaper from the country

C．the certificate of his                     D．the letter from the government

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

A young man worked very hard on his lessons. He was too busy to have a rest. One day he found that he couldn't fall asleep at night. As he became ill, he couldn't go to sleep. When he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep. But he always failed.

After a few days he decided to see a doctor.

"I just can't go to sleep at night. What should I do?" he asked.

"I have a suggestion," said the doctor. "You can try to count numbers. When you count to one thousand, you will be asleep. I am sure of it. "

The next day the man returned to the doctor's office.

"Well," said the doctor. "How are you today? Did you try my suggestion?"

The man still looked tired. "Yes," he said. "I tried to count one, two, three.. , up to one thousand. But when I counted to five hundred and sixty--nine, I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some tea so that I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldn't fall asleep. "

1.Why couldn't the young man go to sleep at night?

A．Because he didn't finish his lessons.

B．Because he worked too hard.

C．Because he was worried about his homework.

D．Because there was a lot of noise.

2. What did the doctor ask the young man to do?

A．To drink much water before going to bed.

B．To count numbers while he was lying in bed.

C．To count numbers before he went to bed.

D．To take some medicine and go to bed earlier.

3. The young man returned to the doctor's office the next day because_____

A．he wanted to thank the doctor

B．he felt better and wanted some more medicine

C．he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbers

D．he still couldn't go to sleep at night

4.The young man counted_______

A．from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some tea

B．from 1 to 569 and fell asleep

C．from 1 to 1,000 and fell asleep

D．from 568 to 1,000

5. In fact the young man ______

A．didn't understand the doctor's suggestion

B．was not able to count numbers

C．was very afraid to stay at home by himself

D．wasn't sleepy at all

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析