For years and years people have been saying t...

For years and years people have been saying that railways are dead. “We can do without railways,” people say—as if cars and planes have made railways unnecessary. We all keep hearing that trains are slow, lose money and are dying. But this is far from the truth. In these days of expensive oil, railways have become highly competitive with cars and planes. If you want to carry people or goods from place to place, they are cheaper than planes. And they have much in common with planes. A plane goes in a straight line and so does a railway. What is more, a railway takes you from the heart of a city center. It doesn’t stop you as a car does on crowded roads. And no plane or car can ever carry as many goods as one train does.

Far from being dead, railways are much alive. Modern railway lines give you a comfortable journey. Where else can you eat well, sleep comfortably, feel safe and enjoy the scene while you are traveling at the same time? And we are only the beginning, for we have just entered the age of super-fast trains, which are traveling 150 miles an hour and more. Soon we will be wondering why we spent so much on highways and planes we can’t fly in because we don’t have enough money to buy the oil.

1.The writer thinks that railways are much alive because________.

A. They are cheaper and more convenient.

B. There aren’t any planes or cars.

C. We can have a comfortable journey.

D. We feel dangerous on highways.

2.According to the writer, which of the following is NOT true?

A. It is cheaper to travel by train than by plane.

B. The railway station is usually at the center of the city.

C. When you get off a plane you will find yourself right in the city center.

D. No car or plane can carry as many goods as train.

3.What does the underline word competitive prefer to?

A. 参与性的　　 B. 性价比高的　　 C. 竞争性的　　 D. 对比性的

4.The best title for this passage may be _________.

A. Which is the Best, Train, Car or Plane?

B. Railway, not the End, but the Beginning

C. Trains are More Competitive than Cars or Planes

D. Oh, Super-fast Trains

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Traveling is one of the most important things and people have been interested in it for many years. Modern traffic develops(发展) fast. So traveling to different places has become much easier than before.

Staying healthy while traveling can make your trip happier. But do you know how to keep healthy during a trip? The following information may be useful for you.

Before traveling：

Wear comfortable shoes, a hat and sunglasses.

Take some necessary medicine with you. They can be used when you get sick or have other problems.

If you do lots of sports like walking or climbing during your trip, you should do some exercise for weeks or months before you leave.

While traveling：

Be sure not to eat dirty food or bad fruit.

Have enough time to take a rest during your trip.

Tap water is not safe, so drink bottled water and always clean the cover of the bottle.

1. Traveling has become much easier because of the __________.

A. modern technology(技术)

B. modern traffic development

C. travel agencies

D. development of people’s lives

2.You should _______ before you leave your home for a trip.

A. take some medicine with you

B. clean the cover

C. drink much water

D. wear warm clothes

3. You had better not ______ while your are having a trip.

A. wear glasses　　　 B. wear a hat

C. be too tired　　　 D. take a rest

4.The passage mainly talks about _______________.

A. traveling development

B. how to keep healthy during a trip

C. what to do before traveling

D. what to do while traveling

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Chinese people have been using paper for over______ years.

A.thousands B.two thousand C.thousands of D.thousand

八年级英语单选题困难题查看答案及解析

For many years，Hawaii has been a magic name to people who like to travel．People， both in Japan and in America，dream of seeing this beautiful island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean．Their dreams always include the sunset over the ocean．The sun drops like a ball of golden fire into the sea，and it drops so quickly that you can almost see it move．The sun leaves behind a glow（霞光）that lights the skies and shines in the quiet water．

People often have a quiet，peaceful time while walking along the beach．The first strangers to these islands centuries ago were Polynesian（波利尼西亚）people who came from Tahiti in canoes（独木舟）．

Now no matter where the people come from ，they really want to see the original（原始的）beauty of Hawaii．They want to see the lovely beaches and the mountain called Diamond Head which is almost hidden by the tall hotels．

1.Hawaii is a name　　　　　　 ．

A. given by people who like to travel　　 B. attracting a lot of travelers

C. with a magic story behind it　　 D. liked by both Japanese and American

2.On these beautiful islands every traveler will not want to miss 　　　　　 ．

A. to swim in the quiet water　　 B. to see the tall hotels

C. to walk along the beach　　 D. to see the sunset

3.The best title of this passage is 　　　　　　 ．

A. Islands　　 B. Hawaii，a Magic Name

C. Travelling in Hawaii　　 D. The Magic Beauty

八年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

Coffee has been a part of people’s lives for thousands of years, and today it is still one of the favorite drinks in the world．Many people in the world begin their busy day by drinking a cup of coffee or several cups of coffee．They have always said that a cup of coffee in the morning helps them begin their day in the right way．So they say a cup of coffee is necessary for them in the morning．

Do you know what in the coffee makes our bodies and brains active? It is caffeine（咖啡因）．Caffeine may increase a person’s mental and physical abilities（精力和体力）．For example, two cups of coffee will make you breathe faster and　 augment　 body temperature．All this makes your heart beat faster, and doctors warn that this may be a little dangerous．

Caffeine is found in tea, coffee, chocolate and some other foods．A little caffeine is probably not harmful．But too much caffeine can make people nervous and sleepless．

1.The underlined word “augment” means ___________　 ．

A．make more B．drink C．stop D．make less

2.From this passage, we may know that drinking a cup of coffee late at night might ______　 ．

A．give you a headache B．make you fall asleep

C．keep you awake　 　　 D．may be dangerous

3.Caffeine is found in ___________　 ．

A．tea and water

B．chocolate, meat and some other foods

C．coffee and cream

D．coffee, tea, chocolate and some other foods

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Coffee has been a part of people’s lives for thousands of years

B．Caffeine does no harm to our body．

C．Two cups of coffee will make you breathe faster and increase body temperature．

D．Caffeine may increase human’s mental and physical abilites．

5.A good title for this passage is ___________　 ．

A．Coffee Is Harmful　 B．Coffee and Tea

C．Caffeine and Health D．Caffeine Is Useful

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Coffee has been a part of people’s lives for thousands of years, and today it is still one of the favorite drinks in the world. Many people in the world begin their busy day by drinking a cup of coffee or several cups of coffee. They have always said that a cup of coffee in the morning helps them begin their day in the right way. So they say a cup of coffee is necessary for them in the morning.

Do you know what in the coffee makes our bodies and brains active? It is caffeine（咖啡因）.Caffeine may increase a person’s mental and physical abilities（精力和体力）. For example, two cups of coffee will make you breathe faster and augment body temperature. All this makes your heart beat faster, and doctors warn that this may be a little dangerous.

Caffeine is found in tea, coffee, chocolate and some other foods. A little caffeine is probably not harmful. But too much caffeine can make people nervous and sleepless.

1.The underlined word “augment” means ___________.

A. make more　　 　 B. drink

C. stop　 　 　 　　　 D. make less

2.From this passage, we may know that drinking a cup of coffee late at night might ___________.

A. give you a headache

B. make you fall asleep

C. keep you awake

D. may be dangerous

3.Caffeine is found in ___________　 .

A. tea and water

B. chocolate, meat and some other foods

C. coffee and cream

D. coffee, tea, chocolate and some other foods

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Coffee has been a part of people’s lives for thousands of years

B. Caffeine does no harm to our body.

C. Two cups of coffee will make you breathe faster and increase body temperature.

D. Caffeine may increase human’s mental and physical abilites.

5.A good title for this passage is ___________　 .

A. Coffee Is Harmful

B. Coffee and Tea

C. Caffeine and Health

D. Caffeine Is Useful

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读理解。

Coffee has been a part of people’s lives for thousands of years, and today it is still one of the favorite drinks in the world．Many people in the world begin their busy day by drinking a cup of coffee or several cups of coffee．They have always said that a cup of coffee in the morning helps them begin their day in the right way．So they say a cup of coffee is necessary for them in the morning．

Do you know what in the coffee makes our bodies and brains active? It is caffeine（咖啡因）．Caffeine may increase a person’s mental and physical abilities（精力和体力）．For example, two cups of coffee will make you breathe faster and　 augment　 body temperature．All this makes your heart beat faster, and doctors warn that this may be a little dangerous．

Caffeine is found in tea, coffee, chocolate and some other foods．A little caffeine is probably not harmful．But too much caffeine can make people nervous and sleepless．

1.The underlined word “augment” means ___________　 ．

A．make more　　　　　　　　　 B．drink

C．stop　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．make less

2.From this passage, we may know that drinking a cup of coffee late at night might ______　 ．

A．give you a headache 　　 B．make you fall asleep

C．keep you awake　　　　 　　 D．may be dangerous

3.Caffeine is found in ___________　 ．

A．tea and water

B．chocolate, meat and some other foods

C．coffee and cream

D．coffee, tea, chocolate and some other foods

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Coffee has been a part of people’s lives for thousands of years

B．Caffeine does no harm to our body．

C．Two cups of coffee will make you breathe faster and increase body temperature．

D．Caffeine may increase human’s mental and physical abilites．

5.A good title for this passage is ___________　 ．

A．Coffee Is Harmful　　 　　　　　　 B．Coffee and Tea

C．Caffeine and Health　 　　　　　　 D．Caffeine Is Useful

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

—How long 　　　　　　　 ?

—Let me see. We 　　　　 　 in 2008, that is ,for 7 years.

A.have you been married ; have married

B.have you got married; got married

C.have you been married; got married　

D.did you get married; married

八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

China Youth says that more and more girl students have entered colleges to study in recent few years. As we know, once the number of boys was larger than that of girls, and the boys did much better than girls in our country for a long time. Now things have changed a lot.

In recent years, the proportion of girl students is growing fast. In 1998, about 39.7% of college students were girls. In 2000, it was 41.07% and in 2001, the number was 42.14%.

There are several reasons for this.

Firstly, there is little difference between boys and girls in their intelligence(智力). That’s to say, girls are as clever as boys. And boys have more interests than girls, so they may not do well in their study.

Secondly, girls are more careful and more sensible than boys. They work harder at school and they do better in all exams.

Another reason is that with the development of society, people pay more and more attention to girls’ education.

1.China Youth says that more and more ______

A．boys are cleverer than girls

B．boys can’t go to school

C．girls have entered colleges

D．girls begin to study at school

2.42.14% refers to the number of _________

A．girls at schools at schools in 1998

B．girls in colleges in 2001

C．boys at schools in 2001

D．boys in colleges in 1998

3.The writer gave us _________   reasons to explain the question.

A．two              B．three             C．four              D．five

4.The underlined word “proportion” means _________ in Chinese.

A．身高             B．比例             C．特征             D．速度

5.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A．Boys may not do as well in their study as girls because they don’t like studying.

B．Boys are much cleverer than girls because they’re interested in many things.

C．Girls’ intelligence is the same as boys’.

D．Girls study harder, but they couldn’t get higher marks than boys.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

China Youth says that more and more girl students have entered colleges to study in recent few years. As we know, once the number of boys was larger than that of girls, and the boys did much better than girls in our country for a long time. Now things have changed a lot.

In recent years, the proportion of girl students is growing fast. In 1998, about 39.7% of college students were girls. In 2000, it was 41.07% and in 2001, the number was 42.14%.

There are several reasons for this.

Firstly, there is little difference between boys and girls in their intelligence(智力). That’s to say, girls are as clever as boys. And boys have more interests than girls, so they may not do well in their study.

Secondly, girls are more careful and more sensible than boys. They work harder at school and they do better in all exams.

Another reason is that with the development of society, people pay more and more attention to girls’ education.

1.China Youth says that more and more ______

A．boys are cleverer than girls

B．boys can’t go to school

C．girls have entered colleges

D．girls begin to study at school

2.42.14% refers to the number of _________

A．girls at schools at schools in 1998

B．girls in colleges in 2001

C．boys at schools in 2001

D．boys in colleges in 1998

3.The writer gave us _________   reasons to explain the question.

A．two              B．three             C．four              D．five

4.The underlined word “proportion” means _________ in Chinese.

A．身高             B．比例             C．特征             D．速度

5.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A．Boys may not do as well in their study as girls because they don’t like studying.

B．Boys are much cleverer than girls because they’re interested in many things.

C．Girls’ intelligence is the same as boys’.

D．Girls study harder, but they couldn’t get higher marks than boys.

八年级英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析