[素材选自21st CENTURY READING Book 1]
穿着的重要性
We often worry about what others will think of us because of our clothes. But researchers are beginning to think that our clothing has a powerful effect on how we see ourselves.
Scientists Adam Galinsky and Hajo Adams report that there is science behind our style. In their research, Galinsky and Adams had some participants wear white coats similar to the ones scientists or doctors wear. Other participants wore their normal clothes. In the experiment, participants saw cards with differentcolored words on them. They had to say the color of the word they saw. The people wearing the white coats said the correct color more often. They think that the white coats made the participants feel more confident and careful.
Fashion blogger Jessica Quirk believes that our clothes greatly affect how we feel about ourselves. She says that people should pay more attention to what they wear. For example, we should choose a look that makes us feel more creative and happy. One way to do this at work is to “dress up for the exciting job we want.” Another way is to wear special clothes that means something to us. For example, Quirk wears one pair of shoes to all her important meetings. They are her “lucky” shoes.
Our clothes are “like our second skin.” The clothes we wear can affect our behavior. They can also tell the world something about us.
1.What does the underlined word “participants” mean in Chinese?
A.参与者 B.调研者
C.科研者 D.普通市民
2.Which is the right order of the research?
a. Participants looked at the words each written in a different color.
b. The researches counted the correct items.
c. The participants said the colors, not the words.
d. The researchers gave some participants white coats to wear.
A.d→c→a→b B.d→a→c→b
C.b→a→c→d D.b→c→a→d
3.If your friend likes wearing white clothes, he may be ________.
A.handsome and tidy
B.confident and careful
C.powerful and rich
D.hardworking and strict
4.When does Quirk wear her “lucky” shoes?
A.When she meets her good friends.
B.When she has her birthday party.
C.When she attends important meetings.
D.When she goes shopping.
5.What does the text mainly tell us?
A.Wearing right clothes is of great importance.
B.Knowing how to make clothes is necessary.
C.We'd better wear white clothes often.
D.We shouldn't comment on others' clothes.
八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题
[素材选自21st CENTURY READING Book 1]
穿着的重要性
We often worry about what others will think of us because of our clothes. But researchers are beginning to think that our clothing has a powerful effect on how we see ourselves.
Scientists Adam Galinsky and Hajo Adams report that there is science behind our style. In their research, Galinsky and Adams had some participants wear white coats similar to the ones scientists or doctors wear. Other participants wore their normal clothes. In the experiment, participants saw cards with differentcolored words on them. They had to say the color of the word they saw. The people wearing the white coats said the correct color more often. They think that the white coats made the participants feel more confident and careful.
Fashion blogger Jessica Quirk believes that our clothes greatly affect how we feel about ourselves. She says that people should pay more attention to what they wear. For example, we should choose a look that makes us feel more creative and happy. One way to do this at work is to “dress up for the exciting job we want.” Another way is to wear special clothes that means something to us. For example, Quirk wears one pair of shoes to all her important meetings. They are her “lucky” shoes.
Our clothes are “like our second skin.” The clothes we wear can affect our behavior. They can also tell the world something about us.
1.What does the underlined word “participants” mean in Chinese?
A.参与者 B.调研者
C.科研者 D.普通市民
2.Which is the right order of the research?
a. Participants looked at the words each written in a different color.
b. The researches counted the correct items.
c. The participants said the colors, not the words.
d. The researchers gave some participants white coats to wear.
A.d→c→a→b B.d→a→c→b
C.b→a→c→d D.b→c→a→d
3.If your friend likes wearing white clothes, he may be ________.
A.handsome and tidy
B.confident and careful
C.powerful and rich
D.hardworking and strict
4.When does Quirk wear her “lucky” shoes?
A.When she meets her good friends.
B.When she has her birthday party.
C.When she attends important meetings.
D.When she goes shopping.
5.What does the text mainly tell us?
A.Wearing right clothes is of great importance.
B.Knowing how to make clothes is necessary.
C.We'd better wear white clothes often.
D.We shouldn't comment on others' clothes.
八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
[素材选自21st CENTURY READING]
救助受伤的小鹿
Emily and her parents live in a big city. They like to get close to nature, so they go to the countryside on vacation 1. time to time.
Last summer, they went to a small village on vacation. They got on well with the people there and had a good time.2. was a family of deer living in the nearby wood. Emily named the baby deer Angel and often played with it. One day, the mother deer stopped Emily and stood there looking at Emily sadly. Suddenly it ran to the wood, but kept looking back 3. Emily. Then it walked a little further and looked back again. Emily was kind and helpful. She thought 4.it probably needed her help. Emily asked her father to go with her.
Following the mother deer, they found Angel in the wood.5. leg was broken. They took Angel back home and took good care of it. A few days later, Angel got well and could walk around the yard. Soon it went back to the wood.
八年级英语单词填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
—________ do you read English newspaper?
—I read 21st Century every day.
| A．How long | B．How often | C．How many | D．How much |
八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Have you ever worried about getting fat? Do you often exercise to keep healthy? Do you often feel stressed when you don't do well in work or study? If the answer is yes, I advise you to start doing yoga(瑜伽) because it can help you solve all the above problems.Yoga has become so popular in recent years. Why do more and more people like it?A simple answer is that yoga can help you to stay healthy. It began in India about 5,000 years ago.
The Indian word"Yoga"means"to join together". There are three parts of yoga altogether exercise, breathing and meditation(沉思).
How can you start doing yoga? First, find a quiet place and try to be far away from the crowds. You can do it at home, at a yoga studio or in the park. Second, wear comfortable sport clothes and prepare a yoga mat. Take off your shoes or socks and practise on the yoga mat. It can stop your feet from slipping. Third. if you are a beginner, you may need a yoga coach to teach you how to do it correctly. But it will cost you some money to have yoga lessons. If you really like yoga, you may teach yourself. There are many free yoga videos on the Internet. You can learn it by yourself with an iphone, ipad or a computer. It is the cheapest and the easiest way.
Since yoga is such a good sport, why not do it from this moment as a kind of enjoyment?
1.Yoga is a(an)_____sport with a long history of about 5.000 years.
A. Chinese B. American C. Indian D. English
2.Yoga is becoming more and more popular with people because______.
A. it is the most important sport for people
B. it helps people to be healthier by doing it
C. it helps people to work more quickly
D. it brings people happiness
3.The underlined word stressed probably means_____in the passage.
A. 有压力的 B. 兴奋的 C. 愉悦的 D. 放松的
4.If you are a new yoga learner,_______.
A. you must put on your socks first
B. you don't need a yoga mat
C. you may need yoga teachers and they are free
D. you had better learn by yourself on the Internet
5.The main idea of Paragraph Three is________.
A. how to solve problems B. how to get fat
C. how to practise yoga D. how to find a yoga teacher
八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
[素材选自21st CENTURY READING Book 1]
新型机器人
Nexi is one of a new generation of robots. It moves on wheels and can pick up objects. But robots like Nexi are more than just entertaining toys.
Nexi, a social robot created by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT), can express human emotions. Roboticists at MIT call Nexi a “social robot”. 1. Nexi can look sad, mad, and even bored. Some social robots can also “read” our facial expressions.
2. Autom is a robot health coach. It has a screen where you enter information about what food you ate that day or how much you exercised. Autom has a face with eyes that move. 3. Autom gives you advice about your diet and exercise and drives you to do better.
In a test, Autom helped people lose weight better than other ways of recording diet information. Breazeal thinks it's because Autom used facial expressions and words of encouragement. In other words, Autom communicated like a real person. In fact, many people who used Autom gave the robot a new name and talked to it. 4.
In the future, humans may communicate with social robots just like they do with other people. 5. Let's wait and see what will happen in the future!
Word Bank
entertaining 有趣的 synthesized 合成的
A.It speaks with a synthesized voice.
B.Autom is another social robot developed at MIT.
C.A social robot is a robot that can communicate like a human.
D.The robot of the future will be not just a machine; it may also be your coach, helper, or friend.
E.When robots use human expressions and body language, people reply to them like they reply to people.
八年级英语补全短文5选5中等难度题查看答案及解析
We are now living in the 21st century. Is your classroom living in the 21st century, too? Tony is a student in Grade 8 at an American middle school. He was surprised when he saw his modern ____, on the first day of school.
In Tony’s classroom, there are many new electronics, like ipads. This semester, they will ____ the electronics to take notes, watch videos and do projects and homework. “It’s ____,” said Tony. “I prefer using an iPad to work on math or other projects ____ my team members.”
The school uses new technology in classrooms to help students see, hear, touch and sometimes experience their tasks. “ Technology is pretty common in most of our classrooms now,” the head teacher said. “We’re trying to use technology to _____ the world to kids, it can bring the outside world in.”
Science teacher Mr. Miller agrees. “It’s a ____ way for students to know the outside world,” he said. Mr. Miller now regards himself as a guide of learning ____ as a teacher. “If they have a question for me, I will try to teach them ____ to find the answer rather than tell them what the answers are,” he said.
Dale, another student, loves technology. He was not really interested in class before, ____ now he likes the classes very much. “It helps me use what I know about technology at school,” Dale said. “Most importantly, I ____ the classroom. This, of course, will help my study.
1.A. dormitory B. playground C. library D. classroom
2.A. allow B. use C. want D. help
3.A. boring B. relaxing C. amazing D. disappointing
4.A. on B. by C. at D. with
5.A. open up B. look up C. put up D. call up
6.A. wrong B. slow C. quick D. bad
7.A. because of B. instead of C. according to D. thanks to
8.A. why B. what C. when D. how
9.A. but B. and C. or D. so
10.A. stand B. hate C. enjoy D. dislike
八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Life in the 22nd century will be different from life in the 21st century, because many changes will take place in the new century. But what will the changes be?
The population is ______ fast. There will be more and more people in the world and most of them will live ______ than before. ______ will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects at ______ .
People will work fewer hours than they did in the 21st century, and they will have more free time for sports， ______ TV and traveling. Traveling will be more ______ . And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
More land will be used for building new towns and houses. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so ______ will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day, ______ they eat more vegetables and fruit. Maybe people will be healthier.
Work in the future will be ______ ，too. Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots. ______ of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.
1.A. making B. growing C. running D. doing
2.A. 1onger B. shorter C. faster D. taller
3.A. Trains B. Cars C. Computers D. Houses
4.A. factory B. hospital C. farm D. school
5.A. watching B. seeing C. 1ooking D. buying
6.A. interesting B. convenient C. expensive D. difficult
7.A. fruit B. milk C. meat D. bread
8.A. instead B. sometimes C. still D. however
9.A. dangerous B. difficult C. heavy D. different
10.A. One B. Some C. Because D. All
八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Life in the 21st century will be different from that in the 20th century, because many changes in the new century, what will the changes be?
First, the population(人口) is growing very fast. There more and more people in the world and most of them will live longer than before.
Computers will be smaller and more useful, and there will be one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the most important subjects in schools.
Second, people will work hours than they did in the 20th century, and they’ll have more free time for sports, TV and traveling. Traveling will be even cheaper and easier. And more people will go to other countries for holidays.
Third, there will be changes in our food, too. People will use more land new towns and houses. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day, instead, they will eat more vegetables and fruit. Maybe people will be .
Last, work in the future will be , too. Robots will do the dangerous and hard work. Because of this, many people won’t have enough work to do. This will be a problem.
1.A.take place B. take the place C. will happen D. took place
2.A.but B. and C. so D. or
3.A.will be B. will have C. are D. have
4.A.very B. quite C. much D. too
5.A.at most B. at least C. more than D. less than
6.A.few B. little C. less D. fewer
7.A.watch B. watching C. see D. seeing
8.A.build B. builds C. to build D. for build
9.A.unhealthy B. health C. healthiest D. healthier
10.A.dangerous B. difficult C. different D. the same
八年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Life in the 21st century is different from that in the 20th century because there are many changes in the new century.What will our life be like in 20 years?Maybe we will have robots at home. Here is my ideal robot.
I hope it’ll look like a pretty Barbie doll,with long blonde hair and bright blue eyes. She will be tall and slim. She will be able to speak English, Chinese, Japanese, German and French. When I travel around the world, she will be my guide. She will do most of the things for me. We will be also good friends.
Every morning she will wake me up and cook a healthy breakfast for me. After breakfast she will drive me to school. While I am studying at school, she will do some chores such as washing my clothes,cooking the dishes,cleaning the room and feeding my dog. When I come back from school, a delicious meal will be ready. If my mother is busy, my robot will go shopping with me. She will give me some advice when I don’t know which one to buy. She will also help me with my school work.
My robot will be smart and kind. If I feel sad, she will talk to me and make me happy. Most of all, she’ll never feel tired or angry, I hope I can have a robot like that. But my mum says it’s just my daydream and I should learn to do them all by myself.
1.What will the robot look like?
A It will have short blonde hair. B It will have long black hair.
C It will be short and heavy. D It will be tall and slim.
2.How many languages will the robot be able to speak?
A Two B Three C Four D Five
3.What will the robot do after breakfast?
A Drive the writer to school.
B Read English with the writer.
C Go shoppping with the writer.
D Give the writer some advice.
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I have been reading the book Carotte’s Web by E．B．White．In this book, Fern lives on a farm．
At the start of the book, a little pig is born．He is very small．Fern's father is going to kill him．But Fern saves the pig．She calls him Wilbur and feeds him．When he is big enough, Wilbur goes to live in Fern's uncle’s barn(谷仓)．
In the barn, Wilbur makes a friend called Charlotte．She is a spider．Wilbur finds out that Fern’s uncle is going to kill him for meat．Wilbur asks Charlotte for help．
Charlotte helps by writing words in her web so that people will think Wilbur is a special pig．
My favourite part of the book is when Wilbur has gone to the fair(集市)．The family have been at the fair too．They have helped Wilbur to get ready for a competition, but now they have gone home．Wilbur is nervous and Charlotte is working on a new web．This is an exciting part of the book．
The best character is Templeton, the rat．He is funny．I also like the geese．I think the writer makes them seem real．
I really enjoyed reading this book．It is a nice story but the end was a bit sad．
Philip Reed, Aged 11．
1.Who is the writer of the book Charlote's Web?
A. Philip Reed B. Fern． C. Charlotte． D. E．B．White．
2.Why did Wilbur go to the fair?
A. For a fashion show． B. For a meeting．
C. For a competition． D. For a party．
3.What is the best character according to the passage?
A. Wilbur． B. Templeton． C. Charlotte． D. Fern
4.Which animal did Philip not mention(提及)?
A. A pig． B. A spider． C. A duck D. A rat
5.What does the writer think of the story?
A. Nice B. Boring C. Awful D. Touching
八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析