When I was nine years old, I wrote my first poem. My mother read the little poem and cried. “Buddy, it’s a beautiful, beautiful poem!” My mother poured out her praise.
“What time will Father be home?” I asked. I could hardly wait to show him my poem. My father had begun his movie career as a writer. He would be able to appreciate（欣赏）my poem even more than my mother. I confidently put the poem right on my father’s plate on the dining table.
My mother said he would be home around 7. But My father got home an hour later than expected. He sat down at the table and noticed his plate. “What is this?” I heard him say.
“Ben, Buddy has written his first poem. And it’s beautiful, so amazing!” Mother said.
“If you don’t mind, I’d like to decide that for myself,” Father said.
I kept my face lowered to my plate. It was only 10 lines long. But it seemed to take hours. “I think it’s bad,” my father said. I couldn’t look up. My eyes were getting wet.
“Ben, sometimes I don’t understand you,” my mother was saying. “This is just a little boy. He needs encouragement.”
“I don’t know why,”______________“Isn’t there enough bad poetry(诗歌) in the world already? No law says Buddy has to become a poet.”
I ran from the dining room, threw myself on the bed and cried.
A few months later, I read that first poem. It was a bad poem. I worked up the courage to show him a short story. My father thought it was not good but hopeful. I was learning to rewrite.
As I worked my way into other books and plays and films, I realized how lucky I was to have a mother who said, “Buddy, it’s wonderful!” and a father who shook his head “I think it’s bad.” Both are love that forces me to improve. In fact, all of us in life need both loving force.
1.What did the mother think of the Buddy’s poem?
A. She was so moved that she cried.
B. She thought the poem was well written.
C. She considered Buddy had no talent for poetry.
D. She believed Buddy needed advice from his father.
2.The underlined sentence “My father held his ground” may means ________.
A. My father began to explain his reasons
B. My father got so angry that he stood up
C. My father refused to change his thoughts
D. My father threw my poem on the ground
3.From the passage, we can infer that Father is ________.
A. loving and strict B. careful and strict
C. careful and rude D. careless and strict
4.Which of the following is right?
A. A few months later, the writer stopped writing.
B. After years the writer hated his father very much.
C. That day Father didn’t come home until a quarter past eight.
D. The writer was confident that Father would praise his poem.
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When I was nine years old, I wrote my first poem. My mother read the little poem and cried. “Buddy, it’s a beautiful, beautiful poem!” My mother poured out her praise.
“What time will Father be home?” I asked. I could hardly wait to show him my poem. My father had begun his movie career as a writer. He would be able to appreciate（欣赏）my poem even more than my mother. I confidently put the poem right on my father’s plate on the dining table.
My mother said he would be home around 7. But My father got home an hour later than expected. He sat down at the table and noticed his plate. “What is this?” I heard him say.
“Ben, Buddy has written his first poem. And it’s beautiful, so amazing!” Mother said.
“If you don’t mind, I’d like to decide that for myself,” Father said.
I kept my face lowered to my plate. It was only 10 lines long. But it seemed to take hours. “I think it’s bad,” my father said. I couldn’t look up. My eyes were getting wet.
“Ben, sometimes I don’t understand you,” my mother was saying. “This is just a little boy. He needs encouragement.”
“I don’t know why,”______________“Isn’t there enough bad poetry(诗歌) in the world already? No law says Buddy has to become a poet.”
I ran from the dining room, threw myself on the bed and cried.
A few months later, I read that first poem. It was a bad poem. I worked up the courage to show him a short story. My father thought it was not good but hopeful. I was learning to rewrite.
As I worked my way into other books and plays and films, I realized how lucky I was to have a mother who said, “Buddy, it’s wonderful!” and a father who shook his head “I think it’s bad.” Both are love that forces me to improve. In fact, all of us in life need both loving force.
1.What did the mother think of the Buddy’s poem?
A. She was so moved that she cried.
B. She thought the poem was well written.
C. She considered Buddy had no talent for poetry.
D. She believed Buddy needed advice from his father.
2.The underlined sentence “My father held his ground” may means ________.
A. My father began to explain his reasons
B. My father got so angry that he stood up
C. My father refused to change his thoughts
D. My father threw my poem on the ground
3.From the passage, we can infer that Father is ________.
A. loving and strict B. careful and strict
C. careful and rude D. careless and strict
4.Which of the following is right?
A. A few months later, the writer stopped writing.
B. After years the writer hated his father very much.
C. That day Father didn’t come home until a quarter past eight.
D. The writer was confident that Father would praise his poem.
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I wrote my first poem when I was 5 years old. It was f1.Mother’s Day.
The poem was not my best work, but my mom kept it – just like she kept every other piece of writing and artwork I ever made. She a2.kept my baby clothes and a piece of hair from my first haircut. Sometimes I feel like my mom runs a museum of m3.life, and she is the only visitor.
But it feels n4.to be loved like that. Who else would care enough to keep all of my terrible drawings and silly poems? Only a m5..
O6.Mother’s Day when I was little, I used to bring my mom breakfast in bed, m7.her a card, give her kisses and tell her I loved her. I’d say to her: “You’re the b8.mom in the whole world!”
I don’t get to see my mother very much these days. Now I live in China, 11,200 km from my parents’ home in the US. I’m too far away to bring my mom breakfast in bed or give her kisses. B9.when Mother’s Day comes, I’ll call my mom from China. Over the p10., I’ll tell her I love her. No matter how far away I go, she’s always in my heart.
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When I was five years old, my mother first asked me a41. “What’s the most42Part（部分）of one’s body（身体）?” she asked me. At the moment, I43listening to songs very much, so I answered, “My44, Mom.” “I don’t think so,” said my mother. She always asked me this question, but I45gave her the right (正确的) answer.
Last year, my grandmother46the world. For the first time, I saw my mother47so sadly. All the people in my family were very48. That night, my mother asked the49question again. “You need to50this important lesson today, my dear,” she said to me. “The most important part of one’s body is the shoulder (肩膀).”
“51?” I asked.
“Because your shoulders can hold the head of a friend or one of your family,” my mother said. “Everyone52 a shoulder to cry on when he or she 53something sad. I hope that you have54love and strong (强壮的) shoulders. Then your friends and family can cry on them.”
“My shoulders are41strong now,” I said. “You can cry on each of them, Mom.”
1. A．joke B．lesson C．subject D．question
2. A．interesting B．important C．expensive D．dangerous
3. A．enjoyed B．stopped C．forgot D．disliked
4. A．feet B．ears C．arms D．hands
5. A．often B．usually C．never D．always
6. A．left B．loved C．started D．improved
7. A．see B．cry C．run D．dance
8. A．free B．sad C．happy D．relaxed
9. A．good B．second C．same D．different
10. A．teach B．watch C．plan D．learn
11. A．Who B．Why C．How D．What
12. A．needs B．buys C．sells D．rents
13. A．keeps B．meets C．takes D．believes
14. A．no B．a few C．any D．lots of
15. A．only B．not C．very D．hardly
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When I was nine years old, I loved to go fishing with my dad. My father could catch many fish while I caught _______. I usually got very sad and_______asking him why. He always answered,“Son, if you want to catch a fish, you have to_______ like a fish.” “But I am not a fish,”I said, “and I don't know what fish like.”
As I got a little older, I began to understand what my father really_______. So I read some books on fish and I even joined a local_______ Club and started attending the monthly meeting to know more about it. I learned that fish are cold-blooded(冷血的) animals and water_______is very important to them . That's why fish like shallow(浅的) water better than_______water because shallow water is warmer. _________, water is usually warmer in direct sunlight than in the shade. Also, fish don't have any eyelids(眼皮) and the sun hurts their eyes ... The more I understand fish, the better I am at finding and_________them.
When I grow up, I go into the business world. It is not an easy job to sell things to others, but I do it well because I have the secret—that is to think more like__________. I have learned this lesson from fishing.
1.A.everything B.anything C.nothing D.something
2.A.kept B.stopped C.forgot D.enjoyed
3.A.swim B.act C.live D.think
4.A.needed B.meant C.planned D.failed
5.A.Reading B.Fishing C.Swimming D.Singing
6.A.colour B.quality C.temperature D.body
7.A.deep B.clear C.dirty D.fresh
8.A.Moreover B.However C.Instead D.Otherwise
9.A.saving B.catching C.feeding D.cooking
10.A.workers B.makers C.sellers D.buyers
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When I was nine years old, my family 1.(搬到) to a new town. 2.(虽然) I was new there, I still 3. (交到) a lot of friends very soon.
After I entered a new elementary school(小学), I got to know more friends. My classmate Tom is my best friend. Tom is an energetic(精力充沛的) boy who loves sports very much and we often play ball games 4. (一起). Baseball is his favorite and he is 5.(擅长) at baseball than me. He often beats me in baseball but never 6. (嘲笑) at me. How I wish I could beat him some day!
When I grow up, I want to be an engineer so that I can build tall 7.(建筑物) . So I study really 8. (努力) and listen to the teacher very 9. __ (仔细地). With my great efforts, I believe my 10.（梦想）will come true.
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Everyone has a hobby. My hobby is keeping a diary in English.When I was nine years old, I began to have my hobby. At first it was hard for me, but now it is easy. I know it’s helpful to learn English well. After school I often go to the school library to read English stories or articles. Sometimes my English teacher tells some interesting things to me. I collect information for my diary by doing these.
After I finish my diary every day. I always try to correct mistakes with the help of the dictionary. Now my English is very good.
I love my hobby. It helps me a lot to learn English well.
1.I began to keep a diary _____.
A. when I was nine years old B. before I was nine
C. when I was eight years old D. for nine years
2.______ it was not easy for me to keep a diary in English.
A. Now B. Usually
C. At last D. At first
3.The writer thinks ______ is good to learn English well.
A. keeping a diary B. more reading
C. more speaking D. more listening
4.How do I collect information for my diary?
A. I often read English stories or articles.
B. My teacher sometimes introduces some interesting things to me.
C. I often go to the cinema.
D. Both A and B.
5.From the passage we can say it’s _____ for us to have a good hobby.
A. bad B. useless
C. helpful D. careless
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When I was in my first year of middle school, my father died. And my mother was ill just after I started high school, I had to stop 1 school because my mother had no ___2___ to pay for my school bills.
We started working in people’s gardens to save up enough money 3 me to go back to school. After some time, I returned to school. Unluckily, my mother died the next year. Suddenly my world went 4 . I asked my headmaster 5 I could work for the school so I could pay my bills. He was a nice man and let me 6 in the school garden during the 7. I had not been able to study well because of my mother’s 8 . 9 the end of my second year, I 10 most of my exams and was told I would have to repeat (重复) the year. After 11 summer working in the school garden, I went back to lessons again. But suddenly I fell 12 .
Because of my illness, I was weak and couldn’t work at school. I was hopeless. My headmaster told me not to give up (放弃). And my teachers and classmates helped me a 13 . Now I’m feeling better and will finish my third year.
My life is still not 14 . A few students 15 my poor clothes. They also call me ‘farmer’ because I work in the school garden. But I know I have to do with such problems.
1. A．to go to B．going to C．living in D．visiting the
2. A．time B．money C．help D．friends
3. A．for B．of C．to D．by
4. A．bright B．late C．dark D．wrong
5. A．what B．which C．if D．when
6. A．work B．to work C．working D．study
7. A．afternoon B．holidays C．night D．morning
8. A．illness B．death C．rest D．work
9. A．Near B．In C．At D．By
10. A．passed B．went through C．failed D．had
11. A．another B．other C．the other D．more
12. A．tired B．asleep C．up D．ill
13. A．little B．few C．lot D．lot of
14. A．the same B．hard C．difficult D．easy
15. A．laugh at B．like C．put on D．laugh
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When I was in my first year of middle school, my father died. And my mother was ill just after I got into the high school. I had to 29 going to school because my mother had no money to pay my school bills.
We began to work in people’s gardens to save up money for me to go back to school. Finally I returned to school. 30 my mother __31the next year. And my world went dark. I asked my headmaster if I could work for the 32 this summer vacation, so I could pay my bills. He was a nice man and let me work in the school garden during the33 . I can’t study well because of my mother’s death. At the end of my second year, I didn’t 34 most of my exams and the teacher told me I had to repeat the year. After _35 summer working in the school garden, I went 36 to lessons again. But suddenly I fell ill.
Because of my disease (疾病) I was 37 and couldn’t work at school. I was hopeless(无望的). My headmaster told me not to give up. And my teachers and classmates ________ 38 me a lot. Now, I’m feeling better and will finish my third year.
My life is still not 39 . A few students laugh at my poor clothes. They also call me “farmer” because I work in the school garden. But I 40 hard days will always be followed by sunshine.
1.A. stop B. start C. keep D. finish
2.A. and B. but C. so D. although
3.A. go B. die C. gone D. died
4.A. school B. zoo C. park D. museum
5.A afternoon B year C. weekends D. holidays
6.A. pass B. take C. have D. give
7..A .others B. the other C another D other
8. A. along B. back C. down D. up
9.A fine B weak C healthy D strong
10. A. helped B. gave C. worried D. taught
11.A. terrible B. hard C. easy D. difficult
12.A. find B. makes C. thinks D. believe
八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
That was a hot summer. When I was five years old just before my sister came to the world, my mother asked me what we 1. (应该)name the new baby. I think for a minute and said, “Let’s call her Gravy!”
You know, we pour gravy over meat and it tastes good! My parents found my idea 2.
(有趣的)but at last they named the new baby Caroline, 3. （代替）.
Having a sister 4. (改变) my life. When my sister and I played together, we often fought and 5. （争吵）with each other. It made our parents angry. But at the same time, we learned to 6. （分享） our things and forgive（原谅） each other.
In North America, there are many 7. （种类） of families but most families have a boy and a girl. Of course, some have three or more. In China, most 8. （孩子）don’t have brothers or sisters and they often feel 9. （孤独的）. Some middle school students in China wish that they had a brother or sister. If you are one of them, I have a good idea for you. You can treat your friends or classmates 10. （当作） your brothers and sisters!
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When I was fourteen years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been abroad (Like many English children, I had often been to France). So when I went to America I thought I would have a nice easy holiday without any language problem.
How wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to tell my American friend Danny that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked if he could help me.
“Yes,” I said, “I want to give my friend a ring.”
“Well, that’s nice,” he said, “Are you getting married? But aren’t you too young?”
“Who is talking about marriage?” I replied, “I only want to give my friend a ring to tell him I’ve arrived. Can you tell me where there is a phone box?”
“Oh,” he said, “there is a phone downstairs.”
When at last we met, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me.
“Don’t worry,” he said to me, “I had so many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which Americans use differently in meaning from British people. You’ll soon get used to all the funny things they say. Most of the time, British and American people understand each other.”
1.The writer was from________.
A. Japan B. France C. America D. England
2.The writer thought ________ in America at first.
A. he wouldn’t have any language difficulties
B. he would be lost and he had to call the police for help
C. he wouldn’t understand the Americans
D. he would have a terrible holiday
3.The writer wanted to ________ at the airport.
A. have a meal B. buy a map
C. call his friend D. find an old man
4.According to the friendly old man, “give somebody a ring” means “________”.
A. make a telephone call to somebody
B. be going to get married
C. buy a ring for somebody
D. ask somebody to wear a ring
5.The underlined word “they” refers to ________.
A. the old man and the boy
B. the British
C. the French
D. the Americans
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