What did you do on April 23 , World Book Day ...

What did you do on April 23 , World Book Day ? Did you find any interesting books ? Here is a book list from China’s GAPP（中国新闻出版总署）.

1.“ Don’t Blame Me , it’s Not My Fault ” was written by __________ .

A. Jimmy　　 B. Yamamoto Ryoichi .　　 C. Randy Pausch　　 D. Johanna Basford

2.The book Climate Change + 2 Degrees mainly tells us about __________ .

A. a trip to a secret garden

B. helping others reaching their dreams

C. the future of global warming

D. the argument between a father and a daughter

3.If you want to lower your pressure , you can choose __________ .

A. Don’t Blame Me ,it’s No My Fault　　 B. Secret Garden

C. Climate Change + 2 Degrees　　 D. The Last Lecture

4.Where does Randy Pausch come from?

A. Sydney　　 B. San Francisco　　 C. New York　　 D. Tokyo

5.What can we learn from the book Climate Change + 2 Degrees

A. It wasn’t about death , but about getting over the difficulties , helping others.

B. How to find a good way to lower the pressure.

C. How to show kids’ anger , pain , happiness and wishes.

D. We can learn about the history , today’s situation and the future of global warming.

八年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It encourages people, especially teenagers, to find the fun of ______ .

Many countries celebrate World Book Day. On that day in the UK, millions of students can buy books of special price, much___________than usual in any bookstore. It takes place every year since 1998. China also celebrate World Book Day 2009. Premier Wen Jiabao does lots of reading although he's very busy. On World Book Day 2009, he __________ people to do more reading. He thinks that young people should spend more time _____________. "Books can't change the world, but people can change the world by changing_____________through reading," he said. Reading is helpful to people in many ways. Reading ___________ us know more about the world. Reading provides us with information about other cultures. When we read, we may find many things that we don’t understand. We will have to use our brain (头脑)___________about them or do more reading to find out the answers. The more we read, the more we know. The more we know, the___________ we become. Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language___________ English. We all know that we can’t learn everything at school, for example, the ways English people are speaking and writing today. Please keep reading, because you know “Reading _________ a full man."

1.A. listening　　 B. speaking　　 C. reading　　 D. writing

2.A. more cheap　　 B. more expensive　　 C. lower　　 D. higher

3.A. allowed　　 B. ordered　　 C. advised　　 D. introduced

4.A. to read　　 B. in reading　　 C. on reading　　 D. at reading

5.A. ourselves　　 B. yourselves　　 C. themselves　　 D. itself

6.A. help　　 B. helps　　 C. helped　　 D. helping

7.A. think　　 B. to think　　 C. talk　　 D. to talk

8.A. good　　 B. prettier　　 C. cleverer　　 D. outgoing

9.A. like　　 B. at　　 C. about　　 D. towards

10.A. lives　　 B. makes　　 C. gives　　 D. has

八年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

Do you know "World Reading Day"? It is on April 23rd. It is the eighteenth "World Reading Day". As we know books are very important for us.

In Germany, more than 70% of the people like reading: They often read. They read in their homes. They read in libraries. They read in parks. They even read in hospitals. Parents often read books for kids.

It is easy to buy books in Germany. There are many bookshops in Germany. They are in big cities and small town. A bookshop can sell many books every day. Germans also like to buy books on the Internet. More and more people buy books on the Internet.

In Germany, people often have reading parties. They are happy at the parties.

Do you love reading? Hope you enjoy it!

1.April 23rd is 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 .

2.How many people like reading in Germany?

3.Is it difficult to buy books in Germany?　　

4.Germans often have reading parties.

5. ___________________________________________.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Do you keep a diary（日记） every day? Do you think it is great to remember just what you did on a day many years ago? One way to remember each day is to write about it in a diary. Many people write their diaries every day. They write about what they did, what they ate, whom they saw and met, how they did something and how they felt during that day.

Most people do not want anyone else to read their diaries. They keep them in a safe （安全的）place. Some Chinese students try to keep diaries in English not only to help themselves to remember something, but also to practice English.

Long ago, many people wrote diaries, too. People have found some of those old diaries.　 Some diaries are useful because we can learn about the life long ago, or we can get to know something important or something interesting.

There are many famous diaries in the world. Most people in China have read the Diaries of Lei Feng. Lei Feng was a soldier（战士）.In his short life, he did a lot of good things for others and for his country. He was always ready to give, but never asked for anything from people. He kept diaries and from them, people learn what a great man he was. In China’s schools,　 students learn some of his diaries as texts（课文）.

根据短文内容回答问题：

1.How many things do people write about in their diaries according to the passage（短文）?

2.Where do most people keep their diaries?

3.Are some of the old diaries useful?

4.Can students practice English if they write their diaries in English?

5.What do you think of Lei Feng from his diaries?

八年级英语任务型阅读中等难度题查看答案及解析

World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It was set up by UNESCO(联合国教科文组织) in 1955 to encourage people, especially teenagers, to find the pleasure of reading.

Many countries celebrate World Book Day. Take the UK as an example. On that day, millions of school children can buy books of special price, much lower than usual in any bookshop. It has been done every year since 1998.

Reading can benefit(有益于)people in many ways. Reading helps us follow the latest developments of science and technology. Reading gives us information about other cultures and places of the world. The more we read, the more we know. The more we know, the smarter we become.

Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language　 like English. We all know that it is difficult to learn everything in the classroom, for example, the ways English people are speaking and writing. Reading helps us. "Reading makes a full man." Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help to know more about the outside world and perfect us.

Therefore, it is necessary for us to form the habit of reading every day.

1.When was World Book Day set up?

___________________________________

2.How do the bookshops in the UK celebrate World Book Day?

___________________________________

3.Do you think it's necessary to form the habit of English reading? Why or why not?

___________________________________

八年级英语任务型阅读极难题查看答案及解析

World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It was set up by the UNESCO(联合国教科文组织)in 1955 to encourage people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of r1. Many countries celebrate World Book Day. On that day in the UK, millions of students can buy books of special p2., much lower than usual in any bookstore. It has been done every year since 1998. W3.do people like reading? First, reading helps us become more knowledgeable and more intelligent (勤奋的). S4., reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology. Besides, reading gives us i5.about other cultures and places of the world. When we read, we may find many things that we don’t know well. We would have to think about them or do more reading to f6.out the answers. The more we read, the more we know. What’s more , reading is also one of the m7.important ways to learn a foreign l 8. like English.

“Reading makes a full man.” Books, magazines, newspapers can help us to know m9. about the outside world and perfect us. So it is necessary for us to form the h10.　 of reading every day.

八年级英语单词填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

－What did you do ________ your last day off?

－I took my dog _______ a walk.

A. in; for              B. on; for          C. on; as           D. at; on

八年级英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

Did you sleep the day away on March 21? Well， you should have done that because it was World Sleeping Day. This is the one day of the year when people around the world care about their sleep and ask themselves a lot of questions about sleep.

Why do we need sleep? Nobody as yet can give a correct answer to this question. However， tests have shown that lack of sleep over about four weeks leads to a strong drop in body temperature， great weight loss and finally sickness.

Different people need different amounts of sleep. Eight hours a night is considered the average amount of sleep. For teenagers the least number of sleeping hours advised by doctors are ten hours for primary school students， nine for junior highs and eight for senior highs.

Some people seem to get along just fine with very little sleep at night. Leading American scientist Thomas Edison said that sleep was a waste of time. He did， however， take naps during the day. On the other hand， Albert Einstein， another great scientist， said he needed at least ten hours’ sleep a night.

Here are some of the most useful suggestions， for a good night’s sleep.

Go to bed regularly. Use your bed only to sleep. Don’t exercise in the evening. Keep the bedroom dark and quiet. Drink a glass of milk before sleep.

1.Lacking of sleep over four weeks leads to many problems， except ______.

A. drop in body temperature　　　　 B. great weight loss

C. sickness　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. memory loss

2.For primary school students， ____ hours’ sleep is the least.

A. Eight　　　　 B. Nine　　　　　　 C. Ten　　　　　　 D. Eleven

3. _____ only took naps during the day， while ____ needed　 ten hours’ sleep.

A. Albert Einstein; Thomas Jefferson

B. Thomas Edison， Albert Einstein

C. Albert Einstein， Thomas Edison

D. Thomas Jefferson， Albert Einstein

4.Which is NOT a useful suggestion for a good night’s sleep?

A. Keep the bedroom dark and quiet

B. Drink a glass of milk before sleep

C. Do exercise in the evening

D. Go to bed regularly

5.Which is the best title of this passage?

A. Something About Sleep　　　　　　 　 B. World Sleeping Day

C. A Good Sleep　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Amount of Sleep

八年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Long, long ago there was a very foolish(傻的) thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal(偷) the bell on his neighbour’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of(抓住) the bell and pulled hard（用力）. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.

Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbour came running out. “Steal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson(教训),”the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.

The foolish thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered(感到疑惑).

1.The thief was trying to get 　　　　　　　 .

A. his neighbour　　　　　　 B. his neighbour’s doorbell

C. some cotton　　　　　　　 D. a door with a bell on it

2.The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be 　　　 for him to steal theDoorbell.

A. safe　　　　　　 B. difficult

C.dangerous　　　 D. easy

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The thief understood why he was hit on the nose.

B. The thief knew why the neighbour came out.

C .The thief thought the neighbour could not hear the bell.

D. The thief didn’t want to know why the neighbour ran out just at the time he stole the doorbell.

八年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Long, long ago there was a very foolish(傻的) thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal(偷) the bell on his neighbour’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of(抓住) the bell and pulled hard（用力）. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.

Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbour came running out. “Steal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson(教训),”the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.

The foolish thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered(感到疑惑).

1. The thief was trying to get 　　　　　　　 .

A. his neighbour　　　　　　　　 B. his neighbour’s doorbell

C. some cotton　　　　　　　　　　 D. a door with a bell on it

2. The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be 　　　 for him to steal theDoorbell.

A. safe　　　　　　 B. difficult

C.dangerous　　 D. easy

3.　 Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The thief understood why he was hit on the nose.

B. The thief knew why the neighbour came out.

C .The thief thought the neighbour could not hear the bell.

D. The thief didn’t want to know why the neighbour ran out just at the time he stole the doorbell.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析