A Russian, a Cuban, an American businessman and an American lawyer were on a train traveling across England. The Russian took out a large bottle of vodka, gave each of the men a drink and then threw the rest half bottle of vodka out of the window. “Why did you do that?” asked the American businessman. “There’s too much vodka in my country,” said the Russian, “And really we have more than we will ever use.” A little later, the Cuban passed around fine Havana Cigars. Then he threw his out of the window. “I thought Cuba is not a rich country,” the businessman said. “But you threw that very good cigars out of the window!” “Cigars,” the Cuban answered, “are the cheapest in my country. We have more of them than we know what to do with.” The American businessman sat quietly for a moment. Then he got up, caught the lawyer by the arm and threw him of the window.
1.The people in the story are from ______ countries.
A. one B. two C. three D. four
2.The four people are traveling by _______.
A. bus B. air C. train D. sea
3.Vodka is a kind of _______.
A. treasure(珍宝) B. wine C. food D. medicine
4.The Russian and the Cuban both wanted to _______.
A. tell the businessman that their countries are rich
B. prove(证明) that they were rich
C. ask the two Americans to visit their countries
D. make the businessman happy
5.What did the businessman want to say by throwing the lawyer out of the window?
A. I want to buy some vodka.
B. We have too many lawyers in my country.
C. I’ll go to Cuba and do some business of cigars.
D. If you need lawyers, come to America.
八年级英语阅读理解简单题
A Russian, a Cuban, an American businessman and an American lawyer were on a train traveling across England. The Russian took out a large bottle of vodka, gave each of the men a drink and then threw the rest half bottle of vodka out of the window. “Why did you do that?” asked the American businessman. “There’s too much vodka in my country,” said the Russian, “And really we have more than we will ever use.” A little later, the Cuban passed around fine Havana Cigars. Then he threw his out of the window. “I thought Cuba is not a rich country,” the businessman said. “But you threw that very good cigars out of the window!” “Cigars,” the Cuban answered, “are the cheapest in my country. We have more of them than we know what to do with.” The American businessman sat quietly for a moment. Then he got up, caught the lawyer by the arm and threw him of the window.
1.The people in the story are from ______ countries.
A. one B. two C. three D. four
2.The four people are traveling by _______.
A. bus B. air C. train D. sea
3.Vodka is a kind of _______.
A. treasure(珍宝) B. wine C. food D. medicine
4.The Russian and the Cuban both wanted to _______.
A. tell the businessman that their countries are rich
B. prove(证明) that they were rich
C. ask the two Americans to visit their countries
D. make the businessman happy
5.What did the businessman want to say by throwing the lawyer out of the window?
A. I want to buy some vodka.
B. We have too many lawyers in my country.
C. I’ll go to Cuba and do some business of cigars.
D. If you need lawyers, come to America.
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Martin Lynch, an American businessman, had been going on vacation to a small Mexican fishing village for a number of ears. One morning while going for a walk along the beach, he saw his friend Pablo Perez, a local fisherman. Martin watched Pablo unload his boat and pack the fish in a box.
Martin noticed Pablo was smiling and looked very happy. He could also see several large fish in the boat. Martin greeted Pablo and asked how long it took to catch the fish. “Just a few hours,” replied Pablo. Martin asked, “Why didn’t you stay longer and catch more fish?” “I have enough for my family,” Pablo said. “And what do you do with the rest of your day?” asked Martin. “I take a nap, play with my children, spend time with my wife, and go into the village to see my friends and play cards, I have a full and busy life.” Martin explained that if Pablo worked longer hours and caught more fish, he could make more money. With the extra money, Pablo could buy more boats and catch money more fish. By selling the fish, Pablo could open his own factory and sell direct to supermarkets.
“Then what?” asked Pablo. “Well you would probably have to move to Mexico City to run the business. Finally, you would be able to sell your business and make millions of dollars,” replied Martin. “How long will that take?” asked Pablo.
Martin thought for a while and said it would probably take at least 15 years.
“And then what” asked Pablo.
“Well, that’s the best part,” Martin said. “You will be able to retire, buy a house near the ocean, sleep longer, play with your children, spend more time with your wife, see your friends, and play cards.”
1..What is the story mainly about?
A. A businessman and a fisherman have become friends.
B. A businessman learns how to fish from a fisherman.
C. A businessman wants to become a businessman.
D. A businessman gives advice to a fisherman.
2.What makes the Mexican fisherman happy is ______________.
A. many friends to visit him B. a full and busy life
C. more boats and more fish D. the house near the ocean
3.How can the fisherman make more money in the businessman’s view?
A. By buying a supermarket.
B. To move to Mexico City.
C. By selling his own business.
D. To work longer and catch more fish.
4.The underlined word “unload” in the passage means ____________.
A. put … into B. take … away from
C. break down D. set off
5..We can infer from the passage that ____________.
A. the fisherman will stay the same with his life
B. the fisherman will leave the village for Mexico City
C. the business man will buy the fisherman’s boat
D. it takes all day for the fisherman to catch large fish
八年级英语阅读理解极难题查看答案及解析
Life in an American high school is an interesting and exciting learning experience. High school in America is not just a place for studying some subjects. It is also an important social centre, where students can develop other interests and talents.
The high school course is divided into four years. The teenager usually starts school about 8:00 a.m, and ends at 3 p.m. There is no school on weekends. Students have lunch at the school cafeteria. After lunch they play sports, talk to friends or simply relax. The lunch break lasts about an hour.
When the school day ends, some students go home, but many still stay at school for after-school activities. There are many activities and clubs to choose. In the afternoon many students practise sports with the school students team. Sports are an important part of high school life. American high school students like to be “popular”. This means being a good student, being active in the community and being well-liked by others. Most American high school students have part-time job during the school year and a full-job during the summer. Parents encourage their children to work because it's part of growing up and becoming responsible and independent. Most high schools have a job list to help students find work. Teenagers are fond of their jobs!
1.How many years is the high school course divided into?
2.Are after-school activities and clubs only for a few good students or for many students?
3.What does a “popular student” mean in American high school?
4.Why do parents encourage their children to work?
5.What do most high schools do to help students find work?
八年级英语回答问题中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Eric and Chen first met in their Maths class at an American college. Chen was an International student from China. He wanted to learn about American culture and hoped he and Eric would become good friends. At first, Eric seemed friendly. He always greeted Chen warmly before class. Sometimes he offered to study with Chen. He even invited Chen to eat lunch with him. But after the term was over and they were in different classes, Eric seemed more distant. They didn’t see each other very much at college. One day Chen called Eric, but Eric didn’t seem very interested in talking to him. Chen was hurt by Eric’s change of attitude(态度).“Eric said we were friends.” Chen said. “I thought friends were friends forever”. As a foreigner, he doesn’t understand the way Americans treat friendship.
Americans use the word “friend” in a very general way. Their friendship is based on common interests. When the shared activity ends, the friendship may die. Now as Eric and Chen are no longer classmates, their “friendship” has changed.
In some cultures friendship means a strong life-long tie between two people—friendship develops slowly, since it is built to last. But American society changes quickly. Twenty percent of American families move every year. American friendship develops quickly, and it may change just as quickly.
Learning how Americans treat friendship can help non-Americans remove misunderstandings(误解). It can help them make friends in the American way.
1. Americans treat friendship | |
Who? | Chen: a 2.college student in the US |
Eric: an American college student | |
What happened? | At first Eric was3.: greeting Chen warmly before class; offering to study with Chen; 4.Chen to have lunch with him. |
After the 5. was over, Eric changed---he didn’t want to 6.to Chen. Chen was hurt. | |
The explanation | In some countries friendship develops 7.: it means a strong long-life tie between two people. |
American society changes quickly. 8.percent of American families move every year. Their friendship develops quickly and may 9. just as quickly. | |
American friendship is based on common 10.. Learning this can help people understand each other better. |
八年级英语信息匹配中等难度题查看答案及解析
French doctors and American scientists have reported doing an operation in which the doctor was outside the operating room. This kind of operation is known as robotic operation.
Doctor Marescaux did the operation in an office in New York City last month, while a sixty-eight-year-old woman patient was in a hospital in Strasbourg, France.
A doctor in Strasbourg got the patient ready. He placed medical tools and a small video camera in her stomach area. Doctor Marescaux in New York watched the patient on a video screen. Then he used the computer to send messages to the robot machine. The robot moved the tools that cut the woman's gallbladder (胆囊) away. The woman got well soon after the operation and left the hospital two days later.
Experts say the main problem with such a robotic operation is based on high-speed telecommunications between the doctor and the robot. Technology must be able to send a doctor's order to a robot to move the tools quickly.
Experts also say a successful robotic operation will improve an operation. For example, the robot can make much smaller movements than a person can. A robot machine can turn tools in ways that a doctor's hand cannot.
Doctors say such a robotic operation will make safer and better operations possible in the future. They say it will improve doctor training. It will also mean that doctors could do an operation on people in dangerous places far away. And it could mean that people could have operations done by top doctors without having to travel to the city where doctors work.
1."Robotic operation" means "___________".
A.an operation done with the help of a robot B.an operation done far away
C.a special kind of robot invented by doctors D.something done to mend a robot
2.We use the robot in the operation because __________.
A.even a top doctor can't do the operation himself B.it can send messages at a high speed
C.operations can be done without any doctors D.it can make the operation safer and better
3.If we want to use the robot in the operation, we must solve the problem of __________.
A.high-speed telecommunications B.top doctors
C.doctor training D.smaller movements
4.If the smaller movement can't be done by doctors in the operation, we may use __________ to solve it.
A.telecommunications B.a video camera C.a robot machine D.more tools
5.Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Experts speak highly of robotic operation. B.The robot is used to watch the patient clearly.
C.Robotic operation is good for doctor training. D.Robotic operation has been used in the USA.
八年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析
一 There are some differences between British English and American English. Can you give me an example?
一 OK. For example, people in the UK say “biscuit” while people in the USA say “_________”.
A.cookie B.truck C.fall D.soccer
八年级英语单选题简单题查看答案及解析
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John Allen, an American scientist once said , “ The Internet is the world’s largest library, but all the books in it are on the floor!” What he meant is that the Internet is full of information. But it can 1._________ difficult to find what you really need . The Internet has another disadvantage(弊端). 2._________ can create a website, so you can find websites about whatever you can imagine. Unluckily, a lot of what is written on them isn’t always3.________ ..
At the same time, the Internet offer many 4._________ things . On some websites, you can download music and films . They are usually very cheap and some are even 5._________. On some other websites , you can connect with people from all over the world . 6._________ there are some great online stores, too. For example, on eBay people sell 7. _________ clothes, CDs, and even cars at very low prices .
It is true that the Internet has changed the way we work and communicate. But we should not depend 8._________ it too much . Some people are also afraid that surfing the Internet has taken the place of other 9._________ activities, especially for young people. 10.________ you love it or hate it, though, you’d better get used to it because it is right here to stay.
八年级英语选词填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Little Women is a novel by an American writer, which was published in 1868 and 1869. The novel follows the lives of four sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March from childhood to womanhood.
These four sisters live with their mother. Meg and Jo March, the elder sisters, both work outside the home for money to support the family. Meg teaches four children in a nearby family, while Jo helps her grand-aunt March, who is very rich. Beth helps with the housework, and Amy attends school. Their nearest neighbor is a rich man whose orphaned grandson lives with him. The sisters introduce themselves to the handsome shy boy, Laurie, who is the age of Jo.
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Meg is the beautiful sister; Jo is the tomboy(爱打闹的女孩); Beth is the musician; and Amy is the charming artist with blond curls. Jo is easy to get angry. One of her challenges(挑战)in growing up is to control her anger. Laurie enjoys his neighbors, joining the family often in play. His grandfather, Mr. Laurence, is charmed(吸引)by Beth, and gives her the piano used by Laurie’s late sister.
1.Who wrote the novel Little Women?
A.Louisa May Alcott. B.Jo March. C.Laurence. D.Laurie.
2.What does Little Women tell about?
A.About the lives of four sisters when they are young.
B.About the lives of four sisters when they are old.
C.About the lives of four sisters after they get married.
D.About the lives of four sisters when they grow up.
3.What is Amy and how does she look like?
A.She is an artist and has golden curly hair. B.She is a musician and charming.
C.She is a teacher and has blond curls. D.She is an artist and easy to get angry.
4.Who is Mr. Laurence?
A.He is very rich. B.He is Laurie’s neighbor.
C.He is Laurie’s grandfather. D.He is Jo’s grandfather.
5.What do we know about Laurie from the passage?
A.He lives with the four sisters. B.He is an orphan.
C.He is easy to get angry. D.He doesn’t like his late sister.
八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
Willow Shield is an American film and television actress. She was born on June 1st, 2000 in New Mexico. She has a twin sister and a brother. Willow is a very beautiful girl. She has golden hair, big eyes and sweet smiles.
Willow got her first job in 2008 and she acted in a 7-minute short film with her sister. Her most famous role(角色) is Prim in the movie The Hunger Games (《饥饿游戏》). She worked hard for the movie and she read the book carefully before acting. Willow did so well that the director (导演) said, " It's so exciting to find a good and young actress like her."
Willow has several pets at home, a dog called Polly and some chickens. She loves history very much. Her favourite book is Harry Potter. She spends her free time playing the piano.
根据短文内容,判断下列句子正(T)误(F)。
1.Willow Shield is an Australia film and television actress.
2.She is a beautiful girl with black hair, big eyes and sweet smiles.
3.She got her first job at the age of seven.
4.The director was excited about finding a good and young actress like her.
5.History is her favourite subject.
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
In an American classroom, a teacher asked a Chinese girl to answer a question. She stood up and smiled, without making any sound. The American teacher looked at himself and didn’t see anything funny.
So he asked her the question again.The girl just smiled but said nothing. The teacher was angry. He didn’t know that the girl smiled to cover her embarrassment(尴尬)because she didn't know how to answer the question.
In a dining room in Beijing, an Englishman was careless and dropped(掉)a plate. The Chinese who saw this began to laugh. The Englishman felt uncomfortable and even got angry.”They are laughing at me,” he thought. In fact ,the Chinese laughed not at the Englishman or his bad luck---whether(是否) he is a foreigner or a Chinese. The laughter has some feelings, don’t take it so seriously(严重);laugh it off, it’s nothing;such things can happen to any of us,etc.
1.The Chinese girl smiled in an American classroom because_______
A.the teacher asked her to answer a question.
B.The teacher asked her to stang up.
C.She couldn’t answer the question.
D.The teacher looked funny.
2.Which feeling is NOT included(被包括) in the laughter when the Englishman dropped a plate?
A. Don’t take it seriously.
B. Bad luck!
C. It’s nothing.
D.It can happen to any of us.
3.What does the writer want to tell us?
A.Chinese students are impolite.
B.Smiles and laughter always bring happiness.
C.American people are easy to get angry.
D.Smiles and laughter don’t mean the same thing to different people.
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析