When Abraham Lincoln was just a boy, he had t...

When Abraham Lincoln was just a boy, he had to help his father to look after their farm. It was hard work and there wasn’t anything interesting for him. Abraham wanted to go to school, but there was no school there. He was sad most of the time.

Mrs. Lincoln loved the boy very much. She tried her best to make Abraham happy. One morning she got up early and went to the town. It was a long way so it took her a long time to get there. She bought something there and went back. It was late in the evening when she got home.

The next morning Mrs. Lincoln said to Abraham,“Today is your birthday, so we’re going to have a party.”She put some food on the table, and then brought out a present.

“A book!”Abraham cried. It was an old book, but he liked it. A smile came on his face. He looked up at Mrs. Lincoln and said,“Thank you, Mom.”

1.Abraham Lincoln’s father was a _______.

A.farmer B.soldier C.worker D.teacher

2.Abraham Lincoln couldn’t go to school because _______.

A.his family had no money B.his mother wanted to teach him herself

C.he didn’t like school D.there was no school near his home

3.On the farm most of the time little Lincoln was _______.

A.happy B.unhappy C.worried D.angry

4.It took Mrs. Lincoln _______ to make a trip to the town.

A.a whole day B.a quarter of a day C.three hours D.two days

5.What was the present for Abraham’s birthday?

A.A mooncake. B.A new book. C.An old book. D.A school bag.

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When Abraham Lincoln was just a boy, he had to help his father to look after their farm. It was hard work and there wasn’t anything interesting for him. Abraham wanted to go to school, but there was no school there. He was sad most of the time.

Mrs. Lincoln loved the boy very much. She tried her best to make Abraham happy. One morning she got up early and went to the town. It was a long way, so it took her a long time to get there. She bought something there and went back. It was late in the evening when she got home.

The next morning Mrs. Lincoln said to Abraham,“Today is your birthday, so we’re going to have a party.”She put some food on the table, and then brought out a present.

“A book!”Abraham cried. It was an old book, but he liked it. A smile came on his face. He looked up at Mrs. Lincoln and said,“Thank you, Mom.”

1.Abraham Lincoln’s father was a _______.

A. farmer　　 B. soldier　　 C. worker　　 D. teacher

2.Abraham Lincoln couldn’t go to school because _______.

A. his family had no money

B. his mother wanted to teach him herself

C. he didn’t like school

D. there was no school near his home

3.On the farm most of the time little Lincoln was _______.

A. happy　　 B. unhappy　　 C. worried　　 D. angry

4.It took Mrs. Lincoln _______ to make a trip to the town.

A. a whole day　　 B. a quarter of a day

C. three hours　　 D. two days

5.What was the present for Abraham’s birthday?

A. A mooncake.　　 B. A new book.

C. An old book.　　 D. A school bag.

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

When Abraham Lincoln was just a boy, he had to help his father to look after their farm. It was hard work and there wasn’t anything interesting for him. Abraham wanted to go to school, but there was no school there. He was sad most of the time.

Mrs. Lincoln loved the boy very much. She tried her best to make Abraham happy. One morning she got up early and went to the town. It was a long way so it took her a long time to get there. She bought something there and went back. It was late in the evening when she got home.

The next morning Mrs. Lincoln said to Abraham,“Today is your birthday, so we’re going to have a party.”She put some food on the table, and then brought out a present.

“A book!”Abraham cried. It was an old book, but he liked it. A smile came on his face. He looked up at Mrs. Lincoln and said,“Thank you, Mom.”

1.Abraham Lincoln’s father was a _______.

2.Abraham Lincoln couldn’t go to school because _______.

3.On the farm most of the time little Lincoln was _______.

4.It took Mrs. Lincoln _______ to make a trip to the town.

5.What was the present for Abraham’s birthday?

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Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, was not very handsome, and he knew he was not.

One day, Lincoln was walking on the road when he was stopped by an ugly man .The man had a gun in his hand. He took aim (瞄准) at Lincoln’s nose. Lincoln was very surprised, but he pretended(假装) not to be afraid. He asked the man, “What do you want, sir?”“I’ve promised myself,” said the man, “if I find a man who is uglier than I, I’ll kill him.” Then Lincoln looked at the man’s face carefully and then said, “Please take aim at me, sir. If I were uglier than you are, I would not want to live.” The man looked at Lincoln again, after a minute, he said, “You are right!” And he went away.

1.Abraham Lincoln was famous because ____.

2.Abraham Lincoln was stopped one day on the road by ____.

3.The man wanted to kill Lincoln because he ____.

4.We can guess that in the end ____.

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Mr. Swales wanted to find out what his students’ parents did. He had just called Jodie when some girls burst out laughing. Shirley shouted, “Jodie’s daddy is a garbage man(垃圾清理工)!”

Everybody in the class laughed out loud, except Jodie. She felt her face turn red.

“Silence!” Mr. Swales said, “Being a garbage man is a difficult and useful job. We should all be grateful to Jodie’s father.”

Jodie’s father came to walk her home from school as usual, but she didn’t run up to him the way she always did. When they got back home, Jodie went to her room and cried for a long time.

Her father came into her room, “What happened, Jodie? Why are you so sad?”

Jodie told her father what had happened and looked at him. He didn’t seem angry or hurt. “Well,” he said, “they are right. Being a garbage man is a dirty job. Tomorrow is Saturday. Come to work with me, Jodie.”

The place really smelt too bad. Jodie wrinkled her nose. “Don’t worry, kid. In five minutes you won’t smell a thing.” said her father.

Everybody there was working hard, and they seemed to have a good time. Jodie’s father handed her a pair of gloves and told her to get the little plastic bags and throw them into the truck.

It was fun, but also hard work. Jodie’s arms soon got tired. At last, no more garbage was left and Jodie felt very happy.

“Garbage is disgusting(令人厌恶的), but when we clear it away, everything’s nice and clean. You can make yourself happy only by making other happy. That’s why I like being a garbage man so much.”

Jodie gave her dirty, smelly garbage man daddy a big kiss(吻). She said, “When I grow up, I will be a garbage-girl!”

Now whenever someone asks Jodie what her daddy does, she says, “He’s a garbage man! Everybody makes garbage, but my daddy takes it away!”

1.Which of the following is Not True according to this story?

A.Jodie didn’t run up to her father the way she always did.

B.Jodie went to her room and cried for a long time after got home.

C.Jodie gave her father a sweet kiss as usual.

D.Jodie told her father what happened and had a talk with her father.

2.Why did Jodie’s father take her to his workplace?

A.To make Jodie cool down.

B.To prove how dirty his job was.

C.To help Jodie learn about his job.

D.To keep Jodie away from her classmates.

3.How does Jodie feel about her father now?

A.Sad B.Dirty C.Angry D.Proud

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Tom, an 11-year-old boy, was ill. He had got a cough, and his mother was worried and took him to see a doctor. The doctor looked over Tom carefully and said, “Tom, nothing serious.” Then he gave him some medicine. These are the words on the instruction of the cough medicine.

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。

1.Tom should take three spoons a day.

2.Tom had better have his meals before he takes the medicine.

3.The medicine can be kept in a fridge(冰箱).

4.Children aged five can’t take this medicine.

5.From this instruction we know Tom can go on using the medicine after Oct. 2006.

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Tom, an 11-year-old boy, was ill. He had got a cough, and his mother was worried and took him to see a doctor. The doctor looked over Tom carefully and said, “Tom, nothing serious.” Then he gave him some medicine. These are the words on the instruction of the cough medicine.

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。

1.Tom should take three spoons a day.

2.Tom had better have his meals before he takes the medicine.

3.The medicine can be kept in a fridge(冰箱).

4.Children aged five can’t take this medicine.

5.From this instruction we know Tom can go on using the medicine after Oct. 2006.

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Tom, an 11-year-old boy, was ill. He had got a cough, and his mother was worried and took him to see a doctor. The doctor looked over Tom carefully and said, “Tom, nothing serious.” Then he gave him some medicine. These are the words on the instruction of the cough medicine.

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。

1.Tom should take three spoons a day.

2.Tom had better have his meals before he takes the medicine.

3.The medicine can be kept in a fridge(冰箱).

4.Children aged five can’t take this medicine.

5. From this instruction we know Tom can go on using the medicine after Oct., 2006.

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Peter was an inventor(发明家). His job was to invent new things, and he worked when he had an idea. His workroom was in his house, so he could work whenever(无论何时) he wanted to. Sometimes he worked seven days a week and sometimes he didn’t work for days. He did all his work right at home, but he left the house to go to meetings sometimes.

Peter usually got up at about five o’clock. He made tea and started to work at six. He drank tea all day. He couldn’t work without it, but he didn’t eat anything until evening.

First, Peter cleaned the workroom and turned on the answer-phone(留言机) because he couldn’t talk to people when he had an idea. Then he started to work. He usually had a rest after two or three hours, but he didn’t leave the workroom. He did something different to help him relax. Sometimes he did some exercise, and sometimes he listened to music... He usually stopped working at about nine o’clock in the evening. He thought about his work most of the time, even when he was out. He was interested in what was around him and he liked looking for new ideas and new problems to solve.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1.What was Peter’s job?

___________________________________________________________

2.Did Peter have to work seven days every week?

___________________________________________________________

3.When did Peter start to work?

___________________________________________________________

4.Why did Peter turn on the answer-phone?

___________________________________________________________

5.How did he relax himself after two or three hours’ work?

___________________________________________________________

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Weakness

A boy lost his left arm in a car accident. When he was 10 years old,　 he decided to study judo(柔道). The boy began lessons____ an old Japanese judo coach. The boy was doing well, so he couldn’t understand______ after three months of training, the coach had taught him only one action. “Sir,” the boy finally said, “shouldn’t I be learning more actions?” “This is the only move you know, but this is the only action you’ll ever need to know,” the coach replied. Not quite understanding,_______believing in his coach, the boy kept____ .

Several months _____, the coach took the boy to his first competition. Surprising himself, the boy______won his first two matches. The third match proved to be_____ , but after some time, his opponent(对手) became impatient and rushed over; the boy quickly used his move to win the match. Still amazed by his______ , the boy was now in the finals.

This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger and______ . For a while, the boy appeared to be defeated(被击败的). Being worried that the boy might get hurt, the referee(裁判) called a time-out(暂停). He was about to call a time-out when the coach stopped. “No,” the coach cried, “let him______ . ”

Soon after the match began again, his opponent made a big mistake: he lost his guard. Immediately, the boy used his move to defeat his opponent. The boy had______ the match and the competition. He was the champion.

On the way home, the boy and the coach______ every move in each and every match. Then the boy showed the courage to ask______ was really on his mind, “Sir, how did I win the competition with only one move?”

“You won for _____ reasons,” the coach answered. “First, you’ve ______ mastered(掌握) one of the most difficult moves in all of judo. And second, the only known defence（防卫）for that move is for your opponent to catch your left arm. ”

The boy’s greatest weakness（弱点）had become his greatest strength.

1.A. to B. on C. with D. from

2.A. why B. when C. where D. how

3.A. so B. or C. but D. and

4.A. ask B. train C. asking D. training

5.A. later B. ago C. for D. away

6.A. easy B. easily C. hard D. difficult

7.A. easy B. easier C. difficult D. more difficult

8.A. failure B. success C. fall D. succeed

9.A. old B. experienced C. more experienced D. older

10.A. stop B. continue C. to continue D. to leave

11.A. won B. beat C. broke D. defeated

12.A. talked B. talk about C. review(回顾) D. reviewed

13.A. that B. which C. what D. whatever

14.A. one B. two C. three D. four

15.A. near B. never C. hardly D. almost

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