Born in 1949, Diana Nyad took an early interest in swimming and was a swimming winner in her high school. Like many young players, she had Olympic dreams, ____ a serious illness kept her from taking part in the games. But this didn't stop her from achieving the dreams. Instead，when she grew older，she became____ in marathon(马拉松) swimming. As a long distance(长距离)swimmer，she would fight against herself and also the cold, ____， and tiredness in the water.
In 1970, she swam a tenmile marathon in Lake Ontario and set the women's____ for the course. In 1972, she set another record by swimming 102.5 miles____ an island in the Bahamas to the coast of Florida.
Her biggest dream in her life finally came true in 2013, when she____ swam from Cuba to Florida on her fifth try in 35 years old. How did she do it? “____out a way，”she said after getting out of water. “You will never know the way unless you have___ it.”
When Nyad ended her job as a swimmer，she continued to try___ things—traveling the world as a reporter，writing books and giving public speeches about her life to____ others. She wanted more people to get courage from her experiences.
1.A.and B.but C.or D.so
2.A.weak B.nervous C.strict D.interested
3.A.danger B.peace C.color D.voice
4.A.example B.record C.table D.rule
5.A.with B.against C.through D.from
6.A.politely B.badly C.successfully D.carelessly
7.A.Find B.Watch C.Lose D.Break
8.A.looked for B.looked up C.looked down D.looked after
9.A.silly B.new C.wrong D.tiny
10.A.praise B.remember C.introduce D.encourage
八年级英语完型填空中等难度题
Johnson lived in a certain part of London. Every morning，he woke up early and took an old bag to the subway station. He would take the subway to Central London. There he would collect(收集) scrap（废品).He did this every single day.
Johnson collected scrap for 20 years. His house was dirty，and a bad smell（气味） came out of the house. The neighbors could not stand the smell anymore，so they called the police officers to deal with the problem. The officers opened the door and cleared the house. They found some money in his house. The police soon knew that Johnson was not a truly poor man because he could live a normal life with the money. They decided to try to stop him collecting scrap.
In the evening，the police found Johnson near his house. One of the officers told him that there was no need for him to collect scrap anymore. Johnson went back to his house without saying anything. The next morning he woke up as usual and continued collecting scrap.
A few days later，the police knew that Johnson had to send much money to his old parents. They were badly ill for many years in a small village. Although they could get relief （救济金) from the government，Johnson refused. He believed he could make money by his own hands. After knowing the truth，the officers announced（宣布） the fact to the neighbors. All of them understood and admired Johnson.
Johnson had no great plans or dreams all his life. He won praise from others because he kept independence in his mind. The earlier people learn to be independent，the more meaningful life they will get.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1.What did Johnson take to the subway station every morning?_______________________________
2.How long did Johnson collect scrap?_______________________________
3.Who called the police officers?__________________________________________
4.When did the police find Johnson?________________________________________
5.Why could Johnson win praise from others?_______________________________________
八年级英语任务型阅读困难题查看答案及解析
From an early age, Tom had an interest in the violin.
A. A long time ago
B. When he grew older
C. When he was very young
八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
—Mike is really good at science.
—Yes, he took an interest in science when he was young.
A.was interest in B．was interested in
C．had interesting in D．had interested in
八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
—Mike is really good at science.
—Yes, he took an interest in science when he was young.
A．was interest in B．was interested in
C．had interesting in D．had interested in
八年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
Joe 1.(最近) took an interest in antiques (古董) and became a2. (狂热爱好者) of them. A journey of a 3. (千) miles begins with a single step. Dreaming of being a successful collector, he visited antique shops in a small town.
Joe was excited as he 4. (搜索) for antiques in shops. There were so many 5. (古老的) objects. As a new collector, Joe was interested in all of them. 6. (最终), he bought six pieces.
It was a happy journey. Joe couldn’t wait to get home and invite his friends to share his joy. One of his friends knew much about antiques. When he looked at Joe’s 7. (宝物), he laughed and told Joe that five of them were new-made.
The friend then 8. (解释), “A collector must know history, art and much more, because each piece in a collection has a story 9. (在……后面) it.”
Joe’s face turned red when he heard the words. Anyway, it was a good start. Joe 10. (决定) to learn more.
八年级英语短文填空困难题查看答案及解析
Dianna was born in a rich family on July 1st,1961. On July 29, 1981, Diana married Prince Charles. Later she gave birth to Prince William and Prince Harry.
Dianna enjoyed taking part in international Charities（国际的慈善机构）. One day in July 1991, she went to a hospital to see AIDS patients with Barbara Bush, the wife of the president of the United States at the time. Princess Diana talked to an AIDS patient who was unable to stand up. She even hugged(拥抱) him and encouraged him to fight against the illness(疾病). The patient was very grateful and said, “AIDS patients do need warm hugs.” Of course, she made it. Unfortunately, she died in August 1997. British Prime Minister, Tony Blair said in his speech that Diana was the People’s Princess.
After her death, people set up a fund(基金)to remember Diana and help those who need help.
1.How old was Diana when she got married to Prince Charles?
A. 18 B. 20 C. 22 D.24
2.Diana was the ____________ of Prince Harry.
A.sister B. aunt C. mother D. wife
3.The underlined word “grateful” means .
A. angry B. pity C. satisfied D. thankful
4.What was the aim of setting up the fund?
A. To help people who need help
B. To collect money for AIDS patients.
C. To provide many houses for patients.
D. To make Diana more beautiful and famous.
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Blair was the wife of Prince Charles.
B. Barbara Bush was also an AIDS Patient.
C. Diana thought the patients had no money.
D. Blair thought Princess Diana was the People’s Princess.
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Lucy is interested in ___.
A. swim B. to swim C. swiming D. swimming
八年级英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析
John is _______ in _______ in summer.
A. interesting, swim B. interesting, swimming
C. interested, swim D. interested, swimming
八年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析
He was born in Shanghai but____ in Beijing.
A. grew up B. slept late C. took vacations
八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Bill Gates was born in Seattle, Washington in 1. (十月) , 1955. At school, he was interested in science and math. He began to work on computers when he was 13. Now he was one of the w 2. richest Americans.
He happened to get a very old computer one day. It worked so slowly 3. he tried to invent it with his friends. At last, they set out a software program(软件程序) f 4. the old machine. Bill 5. (卖)it for $4200. He was a 6. [səkˈsesfl]man. He was only 17 years old that year. Bill went to Harvard University(大学) the next year. But he only spent three years s 7. in the Harvard University, and then 8. (离开) Harvard. In 1975, Bill built his company named Microsoft. He invented a kind of software to help people. People use computers to do many things easily. Soon later the computer came into most offices and homes. People will think of Bill Gates as soon 9. they talk about computers 10. [ˈnauədeiz].
八年级英语单词拼写中等难度题查看答案及解析