Have you ever eaten a dandelion(蒲公英)? Me neither. Have you ever blown it to make a wish? Me, too.
“Time to pick dandelions, Athena.” Mum opened the car door and I entered with a _____. My hometown is in Greece(希腊), where dandelions are _____ on the menu. But I didn't eat dandelions. Why did I have to _____ them with my family every spring?
Then I said goodbye to my new friend Brigid, whose family had recently moved in our neighborhood in New York. I was _____ Brigid didn't ask where we were going. Nobody in America ate dandelions. I always worried that someone would notice us picking dandelions.
We _____ a wild field. Hundreds of lively yellow flowers appeared everywhere. Then we stopped our car. Dad went over to cut dandelions and put them in his bag. But I just hid in the book. “_____ do we eat dandelions?” I asked. “The best food in the world.” Dad answered, shaking a handful of greens. When we were ready to leave, we had enough dandelions. On the way home, Mum and Dad talked about hosting a dinner party for the new neighbors to try our _____ Greek food.
The night of the party, Brigid arrived with her parents. Mum served _____ different Greek foods. Our guests ate everything. Finally came the dandelions. “Wait!” I said to Brigid. But it was too _____. “You ate the dandelions!” I told her. We both laughed, and she ate another bite. “Not bad.” she said.
Mum was smiling at us. After dinner, Brigid and I went to the backyard and lay on the grass. The stars reminded me of dandelions in the soft field. I closed my eyes and made a ______: to be as openminded as my family and my new friend.
1.A.bag B.book C.menu D.flower
2.A.seldom B.never C.always D.hardly
3.A.pick B.plant C.watch D.water
4.A.sad B.glad C.proud D.disappointed
5.A.ran into B.flew into C.drove into D.walked into
6.A.How B.Why C.When D.Where
7.A.new B.fast C.expensive D.traditional
8.A.it B.her C.him D.them
9.A.late B.early C.lucky D.quick
10.A.wish B.report C.speech D.suggestion
八年级英语完型填空困难题
---Have you eaten dumplings, Millie?
---Yes, but I’ve made them by myself. Can you teach me?
A. ever, ever B. ever, never C. already, ever D. never, never
八年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析
Have you ever eaten a whole packet of biscuits when you were planning to only have one? Or have you stayed up much later than you planned, or even all night, having “just one more” try in a game? Both of these are examples of mindlessness. When we live this way, we are not fully awake and not fully living our lives.
When we are mindful, we are different. We are conscious of our thoughts, our actions and what is happening around us. We might notice a beautiful sunset or really listen carefully to what a friend is saying, rather than planning what we’re going to say next. We are also clear about our own feelings and thoughts. So we are consciously deciding what to pay attention to, we are not worrying about the past or planning for the future and we are not trying to control or stop our thoughts or feelings—we’re just noticing them.
For most people, life is getting busier and more stressful(有压力的). Technology means
that we always have something to do and there isn’t much opportunity to just “be”. People are often doing two or three things at the same time: texting while watching TV, or even looking at phones while walking.
Research shows that mindfulness reduces stress. It can help you to focus, to have a better memory and to think more clearly. It can also help you to manage pain better and to improve sleep, and it can even help you to lose weight because you won’t eat that whole packet of biscuits without thinking!
A very simple technique that you can try right now is to close your eyes for a few minutes and count how many sounds you can hear. This will help you to focus on what is happening right now. Another technique is to focus on a piece of food. Instead of eating it without thinking, notice how it feels and how it tastes.
Both of these techniques help you to slow down and focus on the present moment, as Jon Kabat Zinn says, mindfulness is: “Paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, and without judging. ”
1.Why does the writer ask two questions in the first paragraph?
A. To predict the influence of stress. B. To describe the modern way of life.
C. To introduce the topic of mindfulness. D. To show the importance of healthy habits.
2.The underlined words “be conscious of” in Paragraph 2 probably mean “ ”.
A. be ready for B. know something well
C. be careful with D. take something seriously
3.Which of the following is an example of mindfulness?
A. Listening to the birds singing with patience. B. Having potato chips as much as you’d like to. C. Watching a movie with a large box of popcorn.
D. Taking pictures of flowers when walking in a park.
八年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析
--- I must say it is the most delicious duck I have ever eaten.
--- __________. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
A．Please don’t say so B．Thank you C．OK D．That’s OK.
八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
—I have never read this novel. How about you?
— .
A. So have I B. Me too
C. Neither did I D. Me neither
八年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
—I have never been to Tibet. What about you, Tina?
—Me ____.
A. too B. also C. either D. neither
八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Almost every kid in this country has ever eaten Hershey chocolate. But do you know that the Hershey chocolate factory is more than one hundred years old? And do you know that the father of Hershey Chocolate, Milton Hershey, had many failures in business before he started his famous company?
Milton Hershey grew up in Pennsylvania. Before he became interested in making chocolate, he worked as a printer for a small newspaper at first, and then decided that printing was not the right job for him.
Then he worked at a candy factory in Lancaster. After working a few years there, he decided to open his own little candy business near Philadelphia. His first business failed because it was not making money. After that, he went to Denver to learn how to make caramels(焦糖). He took his new skills back to New York and worked selling candies on the street. But his second business also failed.
Finally, Milton Hershey moved back to Pennsylvania where he grew up. He then experimented with all sorts of different candies and chocolate. By 1893 he was selling a million dollars worth of caramel candy each year. Since his chocolate-flavored(巧克力味的) caramels were the best selling, he decided to make chocolate himself.
By experimenting, Milton Hershey discovered how to make delicious chocolate. The area where he lived had a large and easy supply of milk and sugar, which helped him succeed in his chocolate business. In 1903, Milton Hershey built a huge chocolate factory and a town to go with it.
Today, the town of Hershey is still the home of the factory that Milton Hershey built. And if you ever visit, you can smell delicious chocolate smells just driving through the town.
The factory is not so hard to find, Just travel down Cocoa Avenue until you get to East Chocolate Avenue. Turn right at the traffic lights and just follow your nose.
1.Who is the father of Hershey Chocolate?
2.Where did he grow up?
3.Why did he go to Denver?
4.Why did he decide to make chocolate himself?
5.Is the town of Hershey still the home of the factory that Milton Hershey built?
八年级英语回答问题简单题查看答案及解析
child ,make, open ,from ,successful, take
Have you ever eaten the bread 1. by the champion baker—Wu Baochun?
Wu Baochun was born in a little town in 1969. When he was 12, his father died. His mother had to raise all of her 2. alone. In 1986, he left home and started to work at a bakery (面包店) to help his family.
He was so hard-working that he could be good at baking. In March 2010, he 3. part in an international baking contest in Paris. He beat the contestants (竞争者)from other countries and won the contest.
In November 2010, Wu Baochun 4. his own bakery. Now he is famous as the top bread maker and becomes a 5. bakery owner.
Wu Baochun is a good example to young people on how to be successful by doing one thing over and over again.
八年级英语选词填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Have you ever wondered what an American high school is real like? Now let me describe a typical (典型的) high school and students in it.
A typical American high school has several large buildings and enough space for about 1,500 students. Every student is given a locker. When students arrive at school, they go straight to their lockers to put away or get their textbooks and to hang up their outdoor clothes. As American textbooks are expensive, students would rather loan (租借) than buy them. Students have to pay if they lose any of them.
American students have different types of school transport. They usually take a yellow school bus or walk to school if they live close enough. Sometimes their parents drive them to school. When they turn 16 years of age, most take a free driving class at school for one term. If students earn passing grades in the class and also pass the driver’s exam in their state, they can begin driving themselves to school.
Each day, students take six or seven subjects. They must take Science, Maths, English and Social Studies. They can choose from Art, Homemaking, Fashion Design and other classes.
In some schools students are required to take one or more of the following special subjects: Health Education, Physical Education or Foreign Language Studies. Students move to different classrooms for each subject. This is because each teacher has his or her own classroom. There is a five-minute break between classes to give the students time to hurry to their next class.
The regular school day usually ends early in the afternoon. After school more than half of the students are involved in after-school activities. These activities include sports like football, basketball and baseball, different kinds of clubs, such as Yearbook Club, Speech Club, School Newspaper Club, Photography Club and a student government.
| A typical 1. high school | |
| Outline | 2. |
| Lockers and textbooks | ● Every student has a locker for textbooks and 3.clothes. ● They prefer loaning textbooks to 4. them. |
| 5. transport | ● Students usually go to school by bus or on foot. Sometimes their 6. take them to school by car. ● They can drive to school on their 7.when they are over 16 and have passed necessary tests. |
| Subjects | ● Students have to take required courses, elective courses and sometimes one or more 8. courses. ● They go to 9.classrooms for the subjects. |
| After-school activities | After school most of the students take 10. in various kinds of activities including sports and clubs. |
八年级英语任务型阅读中等难度题查看答案及解析
—Have you ever played with robot?
—Sure! It’s really unusual experience for me.
A.an; an B.a; an C.an; a D.a; a
八年级英语单选题简单题查看答案及解析
_______ you ever _______ our new head teacher?
A. Were; meeting B. Will; meet C. Have; met D. Are; meeting
八年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析