Long ago in a small village of Wakefield live...

Long ago in a small village of Wakefield lived two farmers Harry and Peter. Harry was very hard-working while Peter was 　 　　 　 .Every day Harry got up early and came home late but Peter walked around for fun.

One summer there was no 　　 　 　 and the crops(庄稼) were dying. Harry thought “I must do something to save these crops or they shall die.”　 With this 　 　 　 in mind he went out to find a river so that he could dig(挖) a canal(沟渠)to his field. He walked on and on, feeling tired and thirsty. After a 　 　 　　 search he found a river full of blue water. He was very happy. He started digging a canal to hi　　　 s field. 　 　　　　 　　 it was noon，his wife sent their daughter to bring Harry home 　　 　 　　 lunch. But Harry did not go. He did not want to leave his work unfinished. He completed his work 　 　 at night. He was very satisfied(满意的). He went home, had a good meal and　 　 　 into sleep.

Peter did the same. But he was not at all determined(有决心的).He also　 　 　 digging a canal to his field but he didn’t have his work completed. His field did not get　 　　 　 water and all his crops died. Harry’s field would be watered when needed. He had a good harvest because of his hard work.

1.A.kind　　　　 　　 B.1azy　　　　　　 C. careless　　　　 D. hard-working

2.A.rain　　　　 B. wind　　　　　　 C. cloud　　　　　　 D. river

3.A.feeling　　　 B. dream　　　　 C. problem　　　　 D. thought

4.A.quick　　　　 B. long　　　　　　 C. slow　　　　　　 D. special

5.A.Whether　　 　　 B. Although　　　 C. When　　　　　　 D. Unless

6.A.for　　　　　 B. to　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　 D. at

7.A.early　　 　 　 B. far　　　　　　　 C. late　　　　　　 D. deep

8.A.fell　　　 　 　 B. looked　　　　 C. turned　　　　　 D. walked

9.A.stopped　 　 B. loved　　　　　 C. forgot　　　　　 D. started

10.A.clean　　　 B. enough　　　　 C. little　　　　　　 D. fresh

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Long long ago, a poor young boy lived in a small village. Every afternoon, he walked around the village selling his cooking oil to make money. He carried the 1  in a small wooden basin(盆).

After he sold out his oil, he was very tired. He thought that he 2  a rest.

He left his wooden basin on a stone, put the money in it and 3 asleep. About two hours later, he woke up. He looked into the basin and found that his money 4 gone.

He went at once to see a judge(法官). The judge listened to the boy’s story very 5. She thought for a while and then said to the man in her office,“6 and get all the villagers here.”

When all the villagers came, she said that everyone should put a coin into a pail(桶) of water. About half of the people 7  their coins into the water before a young man came up. He also put his coin into the water. “Wait a minute,” the judge said, “You stole the boy’s money, 8?” The young man’s face 9 red. “Yes-yes-yes,” he said, “But how did you know that?” The judge explained, “You see, after you put your coin into the water, some oil came up to the top. Your money must 10 from the oil basin. Am I right?”

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Long ago in a small village, there was a place called the House of 1,000 Mirrors (镜子).

A small, happy little _______ learned about this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he ran happily _______ the stairs (台阶) to the door of the house. He looked into the door with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging (摇) as _______ as possible. To his great surprise, he _______ himself looking at 1,000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as _______. He smiled a great smile, and 1,000 great smiles answered him just as warm and friendly. As he left the house, he thought, “This is a _______ place. I will come back and visit often.”

In this same village, _______ little dog was not quite as happy as the first one. He decided to visit the house. He _______ climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1,000 _______ looking dogs looking back at him, he barked at ________. He was afraid when he saw 1,000 little dogs barking at him back. As he left, he thought, “This is a terrible place ________ I will never go back there again.”

All the faces in the world are ________. What kind of reflections (反照) do you see on the faces of the people you meet?

1.A.boy B.man C.cat D.dog

2.A.down B.up C.through D.past

3.A.sadly B.slowly C.fast D.soon

4.A.felt B.heard C.found D.looked

5.A.his B.her C.yours D.its

6.A.sad B.terrible C.wonderful D.usual

7.A.other B.another C.others D.the others

8.A.quickly B.excitedly C.happily D.slowly

9.A.unhappy B.friendly C.happy D.kind

10.A.him B.them C.us D.you

11.A.since B.or C.but D.and

12.A.mirrors B.dogs C.pictures D.faces

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Long ago in a small village, there was a place called the House of 1,000 Mirrors(镜子).

A small, happy little dog learned about this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he jumped happily up the stairs and to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway. His ears lifted up, and his tail wagged as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself looking at 1,000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile and he found 1,000 great smiles that were just as warm and friendly. As he left the house, he thought to himself: “This is a wonderful place. I will come back to visit often.”

In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the other one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung (垂下) his head low as he looked into the doorway. When he saw the 1,000 unfriendly-looking dogs looking back at him, he growled at them. He was afraid when he saw 1,000 little dogs barking back. As he left, he thought to himself: “That is a terrible place. I will never go back there again.”

All the faces in the world are mirrors of you. What kind of reflections (反映) do you see in the faces of people you meet?

1.Why was the first dog surprised when he went into the house?

A. Because everything was strange to him.

B. Because he found that the dogs looked sad.

C. Because he didn’t know there were 1,000 mirrors.

D. Because he saw so many happy dogs smiling at him.

2.The first dog wanted to visit the house often because _____.

A. he liked the mirrors there

B. he made many friends there

C. he felt he was welcomed there

D. he got lots of knowledge there

3.How was the second dog feeling when he visited the house?

A. Excited　　 B. Nervous.

C. Worried.　　 D. Unhappy.

4.The underlined word “growl” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_____”.

A. shout　　　 B. smile　　　 C. look　　 D. run

5.What does the story tell us?

A. Mirrors can tell whether(是否) you are happy or not.

B. If you show life a smile, life will smile back.

C. Everyone in the world should believe in each other.

D. Happy people are more popular than unhappy ones.

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Long ago in a small village, there was a place. It is famous for the House of 1000 Mirrors.

A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he jumped happily up the stairs(楼梯) to the doorway(门口) of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high(竖起) and his tail(尾巴) wagging(摆动) as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself looking at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the house, he thought to himself, "This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit often."

In the same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung(垂下) his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1000 unfriendly-looking dogs looking back at him, he growled at them and was afraid to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, "That is a terrible place. I will never go back there again."

All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections(反应) do you see in the faces of the people you meet?

1.Why was the first dog surprised when he came into the house?

A.Because he didn’t know there were 1,000 mirrors.

B.Because he found that dogs there looked sad.

C.Because he felt sad about everything.

D.Because he saw so many happy dogs smiling at him.

2.The first dog decided to visit the house again because

A.he liked the mirror there

B.he made many friends

C.he felt he was welcome

D.he learned a lot there

3.How was the second dog feeling when he visited the house?

A. Excited　　　　　　 B. Nervous (紧张)

C. Interested　　　　 D. Unhappy

4.The underlined word “growl” in Paragraph 3 probably means “　　　　 ”

A, shout　　　　　　 B. smile　　　　　　 C. look　　　　　 D. run

5.What does the story want to tell us?

A. Mirrors can tell whether(是否) you are happy or not.

B. If you show life a smile, life will smile back.

C. Everyone in the world should be nice to each other.

D. Happy people are more popular than unhappy ones.

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Once, in a small village, lived a family with eight children. Two of the children loved 31 very much, but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send 32  of them to study at the art college at the same time. After many discussions, the two boys finally33    a plan. They would toss(抛) a coin. The loser would go 34 into the mines (煤矿) and, with his earnings(赚得的钱), 35 his brother studying at the college. Then, when the brother who won the toss finished his studies, after four years, he would support the other brother studying at the 36   .

James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines. James worked with all his heart and his paintings were much 37  than those of most of his teachers, and by the time he 38  , he was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings.

39  James returned, the family held a big dinner for his great success. Soon after the meal began, James 40 up from his seat to drink a toast (举杯祝酒) to his dear 41   .  He said, "Jack, now you can go to the art college and your 42  will come true. I will take care of you. "

But Jack said 43  , "Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it' s too 44   . Now I can' t even hold a glass. "

To show his great love and respect, James drew his brother' s hands with 45  towards the sky.

He called his drawing "The Praying Hands", which became very famous years later.

1.A. paintingB. booksC. schoolD. money

2.A. anyB. allC. bothD. neither

3.A. looked outB. worked outC. took outD. got out

4.A. offB. awayC. upD. down

5.A. supportB. agreeC. followD. let

6.A. homeB. mineC. collegeD. school

7.A. betterB. worseC. cheaperD. older

8.A. arrivedB. graduatedC. walkedD. waited

9.A. BeforeB. WhenC. ThoughD. While

10.A. pickedB. turnedC. lookedD. stood

11.A. brotherB. sisterC. fatherD. mother

12.A. wayB. ideaC. dreamD. practice

13.A. happilyB. surprisedlyC. angrilyD. softly

14.A. earlyB. lateC. goodD. helpful

15.A. legsB. feetC. armsD. fingers

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A farmer who lived in a small village had a bad pain in the chest. This never seemed to get any better. The farmer decided that he would go to see a doctor in the nearest town. But as he was a miserly（小气） person, he thought he would find out how much he would have to pay the doctor. He was told that a sick person had to pay three pounds for the first visit and one pound for the second visit. The farmer thought about this for a long time, and then he decided to go to the doctor in the town.

As he came into the doctor’s room, he said, “Good morning, doctor. Here I am again.” The doctor was a little surprised. He asked him a few questions, checked his chest and then took the pound which the farmer insisted on giving him. Then the doctor said with a smile, “Well, sir, there’s nothing new. Please go on taking the same medicine I gave you the first time you came to see me.”

1.Why did the farmer decide to go to see a doctor in the town?

2.How many pounds did a sick person have to pay the doctor in the town for two visits?

3.Where did the doctor check the farmer?

4.What did the farmer give the doctor?

5.The doctor asked the farmer _______.

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A farmer lived in a small village. Each morning, he went to work on the farm with his donkey. The place was far and the work was________, so in the middle of their trip back, the farmer always stopped to rest.

Before the farmer went to________at night, he tied(系)his donkey to a tree. One day, however, he couldn’t________the rope(绳). “This is a big problem,” he thought. “If I don’t tie my donkey up，it’ll run away.”

He________slept next to the donkey and kept it from running away by catching its ears. It was not a good way. The donkey wasn’t________, and the farmer couldn’t have a good night’s rest.

An old man walked by and saw this. He asked________was going on. The farmer told him about it, and the old man said, “Take your donkey to the usual________and pretend(假装) to tie it up there. It will not run away.”

The farmer did________the man said. Then he took a rest. To his surprise, the donkey really didn’t go anywhere! Although there was no rope, the donkey didn’t_________.

Just then the farmer understood the old man’s________. The donkey was bounded(被束缚)not by a rope, but by itself.

1.A.traditional B.enjoyable C.hard D.enough

2.A.die B.work C.travel D.sleep

3.A.stand B.get C.find D.choose

4.A.nearly B.finally C.hardly D.clearly

5.A.important B.outgoing C.serious D.comfortable

6.A.who B.why C.what D.which

7.A.farm B.place C.bedroom D.town

8.A.as B.when C.if D.because

9.A.leave B.eat C.laugh D.work

10.A.articles B.words C.discussions D.jokes

八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I ______ in a small village ten years ago.

A. live B. lives C. lived D. living

八年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Many years ago, there was a young man. He lived in a small village. He was the only child in his family, so his parents loved him very much and did everything for him. He just hung out every day, doing nothing.

One day, he met an old man in his village. The old man asked him, "My boy, why don't you work hard when you are young?"

The young man replied without care, "Why do I have to work hard now? I'm young, so I have lots of time! I haven't made any plans for my future yet."

"Time waits for no man!" the old man said. Then he asked the young man to go into a dark house with him.

"I can't see anything!" the young man said.

The old man lighted a match（火柴）and said to the young man, "Before the match goes out, get something in the house as you like."

By the weak light（微光）, the young man tried to see the things in it. But before he found something, the match went out, and the house became dark again at once.

Before I could get something, the match had gone out, "the young man said angrily.

The old man said, "My boy, your youth（青春）is like the burning match, which can only last for a short time. So you must work hard!"

1.The young man lived in a__________.

A.small city B.small village C.big city D.big town

2.The old man asked the young man why he didn't_______.

A.work hard B.hang out C.play games D.make plans

3.The old man led the young man into a dark_______.

A.shop B.museum C.house D.kitchen

4.What did the young man get before the match went out?

A.A match. B.A picture. C.Something. D.Nothing.

5.What can we learn from the story?

A.Youth is short like a burning match. B.It's dangerous to light matches.

C.Young people have a lot of time. D.We need to look after ourselves.

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