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A man called his son in New York the day before Christmas and said,  “I have to tell you your Mom and I are going to divorce(离婚) ! Thirty years is quite a long time.”

“Dad, what are you talking about?” the son cried.

The father said:“We are sick of each other. I don’t want to talk about it anymore. You call your sister in Chicago and tell her about the news.”

When the daughter got the news, she is very surprised at it.

“What? They are getting divorced.” She shouted, “I’ll stop them.” She called her father immediately, and cried to her father,” Don’t do anything until I get home. I’m calling my brother back, and we’ll both be there tomorrow. Wait for us, please.”

The old man hung up his phone and turned to his wife. “OK” he said, “they’re coming for Christmas and paying their own way.”

1.The old couple have been married for____ years.

A. twenty B. thirty C. fifty D. fifty-five

2.Why did the old man call his son on the day before Christmas?

A. Because he wanted to spend Christmas with his children

B. Because he couldn’t stand his marriage any longer.

C. Because he and his wife were sick of each other

D. Because he was sick of talking about his marriage.

3.Who called the father in this story?

A . The sick man    B. The wife     C. The son    D. The daughter

4.The son and daughter would go back home on Christmas because___.

A. they wanted to stop their parents divorcing

B. they wanted to see their parents

C. they wanted to spend Christmas with their parents

D. they wanted to give their parents the presents

5.Which of the following sentences is Right ?

A. The two old men were really sick of each other

B. The two old men didn’t really want to divorce

C. The son and the daughter often went home for holidays

D. The son and the daughter knew that their parents were not going to divorce.

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A man lived in Florida and he was in his eighties.(80多岁) He called his son in New York one November day. The father said to the son, “I have to tell you that we've got some troubles here in the house. Your mother and I can't stand each other any more, and we're getting a divorce.(离婚) I decided it! I want to live out the rest of my years in peace. (和平) I'm telling you now, so you and your sister shouldn't go into shock (震惊)later when I move out.”

The son called his sister in Hampton at once and told her the news. The sister said, “I will deal with(处理) this.” She called her father and said, “Don't do anything till we get there. We will be there on Wednesday night.” The father agreed, “All right.” The old man hung up（挂断）the phone and shouted to his wife, “OK, they are coming for Thanksgiving. What are we going to tell them for Christmas?”

1.According to the passage, the old man has _____.

A. no children　　 B. only a daughter

C. only a son　　 D. two children

2.There was _______between the old man and his wife.

A. a fight　　 B. nothing wrong

C. an accident　　 D. an argument

3.From _____, the daughter got the news that her parents were going to divorce.

A. her brother　　 B. her mother

C. her father　　 D. herself

4.According to the passage, how often did the children visit their parents?

A. Often.　　 B. Seldom(很少).　　 C. Once a week.　　 D. Once a month.

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A Kentucky（肯塔基）family took a vacation to New York City. One day，the father took his son into a rather large building. They were surprised at everything they saw—especially（特别地）the elevator（电梯）at one end of the building.

The boy asked，“What’s this，Pa?”

The father answered，“Son，I have never seen anything like this in my life. I don’t know what it is!”

While the boy and his father were watching in surprise，an old lady walked slowly to the moving walls and pressed（按）a button. The walls opened and the lady walked into a small room. The walls closed and the boy and his father watched small lights above the walls light up. They went on watching the lights up in the opposite direction. The walls opened again，and a beautiful young lady stepped out.

The amazed（惊愕的）father quickly turned to his son and said，“Go，get your Mom here.”

1.Where did the family go?

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2. Did the father see the elevator before?

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3. How many people appeared in the passage?

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4. Were the old lady and the young lady the same woman?

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5.Why did the father want his son to get his wife there?

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A mother and her young son got into a bus in New York City and sat down. The bus conductor（售票员） came to them for their money. The mother said, "I want one ticket（票） to Central Park, "and gave him two dollars. The conductor looked at the small boy for a few seconds and then asked him, "How old are you, young man?"  The mother just began to speak, but the conductor stopped her, and the boy said, "I'm four years old at home, and two and a half on buses and trains."  The mother felt shamed（羞愧）， so she took another dollar out of her bag and gave the money to the conductor. The conductor gave her one and a half tickets.

1.One day the mother took a bus ______.

A. to a small city   B. to get some money    C. with her son   D. to school

2.The mother gave the conductor_____ dollars in all(总共) on the bus.

A. 1             B. 2            C. 3          D 4

3.The mother was______.

A. not honest(诚实)   B. honest     C. very clever  D. not pretty

4.The conductor asked ______ how old he was.

A. the mother    B. the little boy     C. the bus driver   D the passenger

5.The boy was ____ years old then.

A. four       B. two       C. two and a half   D six and a half

八年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

One day ，the famous scientist Albert Einstein 　 1.　 an old friend of his in the street in New York.“Mr.Einstein，”said　 2.　 friend，“you 　　 3. a new coat.”“It does not　 matter”，answered Einstein.“Nobody　 4.　 me here in New York.”

A few years　　 5.　 ，they met in New York city 6.　　 .Einstein had become a word-famous physicist by then，but he was still wearing the　　 7.　 old coat.Once more his friend 8.　　 to ask him to buy a new　 9. .“There is no need now，”said Einstein.“I have lived here　 10.　 a long　　 time.Everybody here knows me.”

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One day Einstein（爱因斯坦）is walking in the street in New York. His friend meets him and says to him, “Einstein, you should buy a new coat. Look, how old your coat is !”

But Einstein answers, “It doesn’t matter. Nobody knows me here.”

After a few years Einstein becomes a famous scientist. But he still wears the old coat.

His friend meets him again and asks him to buy a new one.

But Einstein says, “I needn’t buy a new one. Everyone knows me here”

1. Einstein is　　　　 scientist.

A. an English　　　 B. a Chinese

C. an American　　 D. a Japanese

2. Einstein’s coat is very old. His friend　　　　 .

A. gives him a new one

B. asks him to buy a new one

C. helps him buy a new one

D. helps him mend the old coat

3. Einstein doesn’t want to buy a new one because　　　　　 .

A. nobody knows him　　　　　　　　 B. he likes the old one

C. he has no money　　　　　　　　 D. he doesn’t mind it

4.A few years later Einstein　　　　　 .

A. buys a new one　　　　　　　　　　 B. becomes a great scientist

C. wears a new coat　　　　　　　　 D.nobody knows him

5. The title of this passage should be（短文的题目应是）　　　　 .

A. Einstein and His Friend　　　　　 B. Einstein and His New Coat

C. Einstein’s Coat　　　　　　　　　　 D. Einstein

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife， "I'm going to fly to New York next week because I've got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there？" his wife asked. "I don't know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram （电报），" his wife said. "All right，" Dick answered.

He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.

In the evening he didn't have any work， so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o'clock and said， "Now I'm going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner."

He found a taxi （出租车） and the driver said， "Where do you want to go？" But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel.

"Which hotel are my things in？" he said，"And what am I going to do tonight？" But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram，and in it he wrote， "Please send me my address at this post office."

1.Where did Dick stay in New York？1’

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2.What did his wife want to know from his telegram？2’

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3.Who would send him the name and address of his hotel？2’

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Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, “I’m going to fly to New York next week because I got some work there. “____ ” his wife asked. “ I don’t know yet. ” Dick answered.　 “ Please send me your address from there in a telegram (电报), ” his wife said. “All right,” Dick answered.

He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city.______He put the address of his hotel in it. In the evening he didn’t have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o’clock and said, “Now I’m going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner. “

He found a taxi (出租车) and the driver said, “ Where do you want to go? “_____”Which hotel are my things in? “he said, “ And what am I going to do tonight? ”___. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, “____. ”

A. So he gave his wife a call.

B. Where are you going to stay there?

C. He sent a telegram to tell her where he lived.

D. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram.

E. But Dick didn’t remember the name and address of his hotel.

F. Please sent me my address at this post office.

G. But the driver of the taxi did not know.

1._______

2._______

3._______

4._______

5._______

八年级英语补全短文7选5困难题查看答案及解析

Long long ago, an old man lived with his three sons. He had 17 horses. One day, he died. In his will (遗嘱), the old man said that the eldest son would have half of the 17 horses, the second one would get one third and the youngest one would get one ninth!

All of them were very puzzled (困惑的) to read the will. They spent several days thinking how to divide 17 horses, but couldn’t find the answer.

They finally asked a wise (智慧的) man in their village for help. The wise man quickly found a way. He asked them to bring all 17 horses to a large place. Then he brought one of his horses and made the number of the horses become 18.

He asked the first son to read the will. He should get half of the horses. It was 18/2---9 horses.

The wise man asked the second son to read the will. He could get one third of the horses. It was 18/3---6 horses.

The third son got one ninth of the horses. It was18/9---2 horses.

There were 9+6+2 horses, which came to 17 horses.

The wise man solved this problem easily and took back his horse.

1.The old man lived ______________.

A.in a small town B.in a village C.with his two sons D.with a wise man

2.What does the underlined word “divide” mean in Chinese?

A.分配 B.喂养 C.收集 D.售卖

3.How many horses should the second son get?

A.2 B.3 C.6 D.9

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The youngest son could get three horses.

B.The wise man got his horse back at last.

C.The three sons asked the wise man for help at first.

D.The wise man asked them to take all the horses to his home.

5.What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?

A.It’s not easy to be a wise man. B.Maths is important in our daily life.

C.It’s difficult to solve a problem. D.Any problem has a way to solve.

八年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

New York is the biggest city of the USA. A long time ago， it was called Lenapehoking. In 1626， Dutch(荷兰) people bought the land for only $24! They called it New Amsterdam. Then in 1664， the British took it over and changed the name to New York.

New York had an excellent harbour(港口). Many people from all over the world came by sea and landed in New York. These people wanted a better life. New York seemed to give them that. By 1835， New York became the largest city in the United States. New York City used to have five smaller towns but now they are all part of the same city. They are Manhattan， Brooklyn， Queens， the Bronx and Staten Island.

Today， New York is home to millions of people from all over the world. These different cultures make New York an exciting place to visit. There’s much to do in New York. You can take a helicopter(直升飞机) riding through the city， ride horses in Central Park， see a movie in the afternoon and watch the sunset(日落) over the Brooklyn Bridge. Don’t worry if you get hungry. Some restaurants are open 24 hours a day!

1.In the year 1626， New York was called _______________.

A. Lenapehoking B. New AmsterdamC. New York D. Manhattan

2.A long time ago， many people came to New York _______________.

A. by train　

B. because it was beautiful

C. to look for a better life

D. to travel

3.New York became the largest city in the United States _______________.

A. about three hundred years ago

B. about two hundred years ago

C. one hundred and eighty years ago

D. one hundred years ago

4.The writer suggests(建议) that the tourists watch the sunset in __________.

A. BrooklynB. Queens C. the Bronx　 D. Staten Island

5.Which of the following is NOT TRUE about New York?

A. The city got the name “New York” in 1664.

B. New York is a big and exciting city.

C. New York has five smaller towns now.　

D. If you are hungry at 3 a.m.， you can go to a restaurant.

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