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The story reminds us that we can never know what's possible ________ we try to make it happen.

A.so B.unless C.but D.if

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Step 3　 Review of the key sentences.

1.This story ______ us that you can never know what’s possible ______ you try to ______　 ______ ______.

这个故事提醒我们，你永远不能知道什么是可能的，除非你试图让它发生。

2.I think it’s ______ ______ ______ silly.

我认为它有点蠢。

3.It doesn’t______ ______ ______　 to move a mountain.

移山似乎是不太可能的。

4.You have ______ ______ about the story, and ______ ______ ______　 are wrong.

对于这个故事，你们有不同的观点，并且你们两人都是对的。

5.And ______ ______ ______　 the TV program ______ ______ more than 30 years ago, Western children______ ______ ______ ______　 this story because the clever Monkey ______ ______ to help ______ ______ and never ______ ______.

30多年前这个电视节目一推出，西方的孩子对读这个故事很感兴趣，因为聪明的美猴王一直与邪恶斗争，帮助弱者，并从不放弃。

6.The new couple were so happy that they ______ ______ ______ when they ______ ______.

这对新婚夫妇如此开心，以至于结婚时都止不住笑。

7.Gretel heard this, and Hansel______ ______ ______ to save himself and his sister.

葛雷特听到了这件事，韩赛尔制定了一个计划，来拯救自己和他的妹妹。

8.Did you ______　 our stepmother ______　 to kill us?

你听到继母正计划着杀死我们吗？

9.I’m dropping white stones ______ ______ ______. Unless I do, we’ll be lost.

我正在沿路扔白色的石头。除非我这样做，否则我们将会迷路的。

10.It’s ______　 us ______　 that wonderful house ______ ______　 bread, cake and sugar.

它在把我们引向那座由面包、蛋糕和糖果做成的美妙小屋。

八年级英语翻译中等难度题查看答案及解析

In our culture, the ability to make one's own decisions is important. John F. Kennedy's quote(引语) “Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.” shows an unpleasant truth.

Much of what we know and believe has been taught to us by others, and we often accept this information without spending much time thinking it over for ourselves.

In today's world, we are being presented with information, ideas and beliefs, but many of them are against each other. Psychology(心理学) tells us that if we hear an idea enough times, or if it comes from someone we respect, we will probably　 believe that idea. In these cases, we base our opinions on the opinions of others. If each of us does not think about this information for ourselves and come to our own conclusions, we will become nothing more than parrots(鹦鹉) quoting the opinions of others.

Examples of spreading fake news without thought can be seen on the Internet. Some people believe whatever they read and then share the story without thinking about the facts. All it takes is one quick click(点击) of the “share” button, and the story travels on its way to influence even more unthinking readers. This can cause serious problems.

If we just stop for a moment to think about what we read and hear, and form our own opinions, we will be more thoughtful, more independent, and more creative people, but few take that time. Yet we need not lose heart over this bad habit. In fact, simply becoming aware(意识到) of it is the first step towards correcting it. Once we become aware that we tend(趋向) to hold opinions and beliefs without thinking them through, we can change that pattern of behavior. Hopefully, we can learn to experience and enjoy the “discomfort of thought” and form our own opinions.

1.People will probably believe an idea when_____.

A.it comes from someone they respect B.they hear it a few times

C.it is really a truth D.it is popular with most people

2.The underlined word “fake” in the passage probably means “________”.

A.untrue B.unhappy C.unfair D.unusual

3.How can we have our own opinions according to the passage?

A.By spreading the information we receive. B.By learning more about psychology.

C.By quoting others' opinions like parrots. D.By thinking about what we read and hear.

4.We can probably find this passage in a book about ________.

A.history B.education C.sports D.languages

5.What's the purpose of this passage?

A.To describe how Internet news spreads.

B.To explain why people don't have their own opinions.

C.To tell people that they should have their own thoughts.

D.To warn people not to believe other people's ideas.

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Being busy can become a way of life. Our lives are always filled with emails and text messages. They make us feel wanted and important, but in a tiring and empty way. Being busy has a dangerous allure（诱惑）. If you are busy all the time, it’s hard to sit quietly with your thoughts or to really feel what you’re feeling. Why not let everything become a choice — how we spend time, who we reply to and how much or little we write?

Many of us are busy because our self-worth goes up when people make demands（需求）on our time. Why don’t we free ourselves from needing, or even wanting? Why don’t we make the best use of the time and space to be productive in a way that it best serves us? That may be consciously（主动地）keeping ourselves not busy. In fact many great discoveries were made by people who built white space into their day.

Imagine asking “How are you?” to one of the most successful people you know like Warren Buffet. I’ve never heard anyone at that level answer “busy” though most people believe they are.

What are they doing differently?

First, they aim to project an image that things are under control. Second, they actually have things under control. They’ve had excellent staff, implemented（实施）thoughtful processes and they spend time only on critical tasks that require their attention. They make high-level strategic decisions with a large effect.

It’s time to end the glory of being busy and spend time setting up processes that make sense, rather than simply working more hours. To do this, you need to change your way of thinking. It’s cool to say you’re busy, but it’s better to be busy helping someone carry a stroller up the subway stairs or busy finishing a book．

How to free us from the trend of being busy? Start with small steps. For one day, be mindful of every daily activity. Consider each thing a choice and decide proactively（预先）if it’s necessary or simply a habit you can get rid of or do in half the time. Next, stop saying how busy you are. Then, figure out what you want to achieve with your day and begin doing it. Put your time and energy where you want it to be．

1.What are many of us busy doing every day?

A.Sitting quietly and think actively．

B.Meeting people’s demands on our time．

C.Making great discoveries．

D.Takinghigh-level decisions．

2.Why don’t successful people like Warren Buffet answer “busy”?

A.Because they value working abilities and attitude．

B.Because they focus on attracting excellent workers．

C.Because they pay more attention to learning management．

D.Because they think well and spend more time on critical tasks．

3.The writer probably agrees that we should ______．

A.stop considering each thing a choice

B.work more hours to achieve our goals

C.answer emails and messages as soon as possible

D.be mindful where we want our time and energy to be

4.What is the writer’s purpose in writing the passage?

A.To advise us to be freed from the trend of being busy．

B.To warn us about the danger of leading a busy life．

C.To show us ways to feel good about being busy．

D.To tell us how to fit into the busy modern life．

八年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

I'm a girl, Rosie. Racing on the 1, 500-meter track(跑道), I'm so tired. I want to stop but a voice is repeating in my head, "No one knows what the result will be. Everything is still possible. "Today, I have to fight with myself.

Nine years ago, when I was a 6-year-old girl, my mother took me on a trip. We went to the foot of a high mountain which she told me that we would climb. I had never done this before and the thought of it made me very happy.

At the beginning, I was so excited, and climbed fast. But half an hour later, when I was thirsty and tired, I just stopped and sat on the ground, completely silent. My mom came and sat next to me.

She said, "Get up and go on!"

Crying, I almost shouted, "Never! It's too tiring and I am thirsty. I want to go back home now. "

Patiently she explained, "Listen, my dear. If you try your best, anything is possible. If you don't try, your dream will never come true. You will never know how beautiful the sights(风景) look unless you reach the top of the mountain. "

Hearing her words, I stopped crying and started to climb again. Finally I did reach the top of the mountain and enjoyed the fantastic view.

Today I'm on the racing track. I'm going to keep running because I know it's always valuable. And in the end I made it—I got through the finish line.

Although it was really difficult and I did not win, I did finish it. "Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined(命定的)place."

1.Why did Rosie want to stop running at first?

A.Because she was sad. B.Because she was thirsty.

C.Because she was tired. D.Because she was excited.

2.What did her mother do when Rosie wanted to give up during the trip?

A.She shouted at her. B.She explained to her patiently.

C.She fought with her. D.She was silent and went on climbing.

3.What can we learn from Rosie's experience?

A.We should keep running every day.

B.We should keep fighting until we achieve our goals.

C.When we climb mountains, we should try to climb fast.

D.When we are on the racing track, winning is the most important.

八年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

My father was always a good gardener. One of my earliest memories is standing without shoes in the freshly tilled soil, my hands blackened from digging in the ground.

As a child, I loved following Dad around in the garden, I remember Dad pushing the tiller ahead in perfectly straight lines. Dad loved growing all sorts of things: yellow and green onions, watermelons almost as big as me, rows of yellow corns, and our favorite—red tomatoes.

As I grew into a teenager, I didn't get so excited about gardening with Dad. Instead of magical land of possibility, it had turned into some kind of prison. As Dad grew older, his love for gardening never disappeared. After all the kids grew up and had started families of our own, Dad turned to gardening like ever before. Even when he was diagnosed with cancer, he still took care of his garden.

But then, the cancer, bit by bit, invaded his body. I had to do the things he used to do. What really convinced me that Dad was leaving us was the state of his garden that year. The rows and rows of vegetables were gone. Too tired to weed them, he simply let them be. He only planted tomatoes.

For the first few years after his leave, I couldn't even bear to look at anyone's garden without having strong memories pour over me like cold water from a bucket. Three years ago, I decided to plant my own garden and started out with just a few tomatoes. That morning, after breaking up a fair amount of soil, something caught the corner of my eye and I had to smile. It was my eight-year-old son Nathan, happily playing in the freshly tilled soil.

1.________ are not mentioned in the second paragraph.

A.Green beans B.Yellow corns C.Red tomatoes D.Yellow onions

2.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the third paragraph?

A.The writer was tired of gardening when he grew up.

B.As Dad grew older, his love for gardening never disappeared.

C.When Dad was diagnosed with cancer, he never took care of his garden.

D.Dad was used to gardening although his children started their own families.

3.What does the underlined word "invaded" mean in Chinese?

A.滋养 B.侵害 C.包围 D.吞并

4.How can the writer convince that his father was leaving?

A.His father was still able to weed corns.

B.His father only planted watermelons.

C.His father liked eating his favorite food.

D.Various vegetables were gone.

5.What can we know from the last paragraph?

A.The writer's son liked playing in the garden.

B.The writer's son will continue gardening as well.

C.The writer's son reminded him of his own father.

D.The writer's son will be happy to be a gardener.

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

When I was in school, I got into an argument (争吵) with a boy in my class.

I thought that “I” was right and “he” was wrong—and he thought that “I” was wrong and “he” was right. The teacher decided to teach us a lesson.

She brought us up to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on the other. There was a large round object on her desk. It was black. But when she asked the boy, he answered, “White.”

I couldn't believe　 it! Another argument started, this time about the color of the object.

The teacher told us to change our places. Then she asked me, “What color is the object？” I had to answer, “White.” It was an object with two differently colored sides. From his side it was white. From my side it was black.

Sometimes we need to stand in other persons' shoes and look at the problem through their eyes.

1.________ taught the writer a lesson.

A.His classmate B.He himself C.His teacher D.His mother

2.Why did the object look so different in color?

A.Because the boy and the writer had no ideas about colors.

B.Because the object had two different colors on the two sides.

C.Because the boy and the writer liked making arguments with each other.

D.Because the teacher was so angry that she wanted to make fun of them.

3.What can we learn from the story?

A.We must believe in ourselves and speak out the fact.

B.Never have an argument with our friend in front of teachers.

C.Teachers are always cleverer than their students.

D.We need to look at a problem from others' views.

八年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

Weekends are important for us. We can relax ourselves. Do you know what Americans in the early twentieth century (1900～1925) did on weekends? What do you do on weekends now? In the early twentieth century, people spent lots of time at home on weekends. Then, new inventions changed the weekends.

*People used electric streetcars to travel in the cities. On weekends, they rode the streetcars to the parks. Young people like roller coasters.

* The first movie lasted only one minute. In the 1920s, movie theaters sold millions of tickets each week! In 1927, movies finally had sound. Sometimes people stayed at home and listened to another new invention —the radio.

* People in cities worked indoors during the weekdays, so they wanted to be outdoors on weekends. Bicycling became a popular activity.

* Now there are more inventions in our life. People have more time and money, too. So they have many ways to spend their weekends.

* People travel by their own cars. Or they can visit big parks like Disney World and ride modern roller coasters and go higher and faster than ever before. *

They can choose from lots of different movie theatres. Or they can watch videos at home.

* More and more people begin to do all kinds of sports at gym.

Others turn on their TV and watch sports on "Family Night".

1.Before 1927, __________.

A. people can watch videos at home

B. the movie had sound

C. People could go to the movie theatres to see movies

D. people could watch sports on "Family Night"

2.Long time ago, people spent their weekends __________.

A. at home         B. in the theatres

C. outdoors         D. in Disney World

3.Which is a popular activity in the early twentieth century?

A. Watching TV　　　　     B. Riding the electric streetcars

C. Listening to the radio     D. Bicycling

4.The underlined word "lasted" means　　　　　　 .

A. began　　　　　　　 B. was over　　　　 C. played　　　　　　 D. spoke

5.Which is TRUE about the weekends in America?

A. They still see movies without sound now.

B. They didn't go outside in the early twentieth.

C. The weekends are not the same in different times.

D. They don't go to the parks any more now.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

—What can you learn from this ancient story, Peter?

—It tells us to be __________ and never to cheat anyone.

A. brave　　　　 B. honest　　 C. nervous　　　　 D. Peaceful

八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

According to IBM, computers will see, taste, smell, feel and hear things better in the next few years.

Can you feel your clothes on your computer when shopping online? This could be _______ in five years. But that's just one of the _______　 that computers can do. It can also do other things that you can't even _______　 .

It is amazing. IBM says computers will _______　 be able to give us information about the sounds they hear. For example, a new computer may tell the parents why their baby is crying.　 From the baby's sounds, you know whether your child is sick or just feels _______. That kind of information will be _______ to parents.

It has other functions. For example, computers will also help to_______ your health in another way. If you blow on your computer, it will _______ your breath. Then it can tell you whether you need to see a _______. IBM scientists are also developing a computer that can give good________ on what you should eat. It will be able to help make better food. It can also be the best for　 your　 health.

1.A.possible B.difficult C.beautiful D.active

2.A.things B.ways C.opinions D.ideas

3.A.achieve B.forget C.imagine D.succeed

4.A.ever B.nearly C.never D.already

5.A.relaxed B.lonely C.pleased D.excited

6.A.careful B.friendly C.useful D.peaceful

7.A.know about B.give away C.take away D.worry about

8.A.recognize B.prevent C.create D.bring

9.A.teacher B.doctor C.artist D.magician

10.A.plan B.advice C.work D.smile

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