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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.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

There lived a young man in a village．He was born in a　　　 family．His parents had a lot of farms and got much money ．He was in school for only four years, but he thought he knew all．

　　 the villagers called him Mr.．Know-All．And he told his servants not to tell him the results（结果） directly （直接地）．The servants ．were afraid of　 him and had to listen to him．

One day Mr. Know-All went to　　 his friend who lived in a town．He stayed there for nearly a week．Suddenly one of his servants came and called out, “　　 , sir!”

“What happened?”

“Your cat has died!”

“What’s there to be surprised at （吃惊）?” said the young man．“Throw it to the river．By the way, of what illness did it die?”

“It　　 much meat of the horse and died．”

“What? Has my horse died, too? And what illness did it die of, then?”

“It pulled（拉） the carried （马车） to the hospital,” said the servant．“ We made it　 　 as fast as possible．When we reached the hospital, it was so tired that　 it couldn’t　　 up any longer and died．”

“Wait a minute,” said Mr. Know-All．“What did you go to the hospital for?”

“To　　 your mother there．”

“What’s the matter with my mother?”

“She　　 down stairs and hurt her head．We sent her to the hospital, but it was too late．The doctors operated on（动手术）her at once, they tried their best to save her, but they dialed!”

Mr. Know-All became angry and shouted, “Why didn’t you tell me about a　　 ?”

“You never let us tell you the results directly, sir．”

1.A．worker’s　　　　 B．teacher’s　　　 C．farmer’s　　 D．soldier’s

2.A．But　　　　　　　 B．Then　　　　　 C．Or　　　　　　　　 D．So

3.A．look after　　　　 B．hurt　　　　　　 C．look for　　　　　 　 D．visit

4.A．Good news　　 B．Bad news　　 C．Good morning　　 D．Good afternoon

5.A．ate　　　　　　　 B．saw　　　　　　 C．touched　　　　 D．cut

6.A．run　　　　　　　 B．walk　　　　　 C．jump　　　　　　 D．fly

7.A．sit　　　　　　　　 B．lie　　　　　　 C．sleep　　　　　　　　 D．stand

8.A．post　　　　　　　 B．bring　　　　 C．take　　　　　　　　 D．put

9.A．went　　　　　　 B．lived　　　　 　 C．stayed　　　　 D．fell

10.A．early　　　　　 B．earlier　　　 　 C．earliest　　　　　　 D．the earliest

八年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

A man and his wife worked for Mr. Smith. There was a big box in Mr. Smith’s living room. He pointed at the box and said, “There is only one thing you mustn’t do. Don’t open the box.” After saying this, he left the living room.

The woman said to her husband, “There must be something expensive in the box. Let’s open it, shall we?” Her husband said nothing. The woman didn’t give up her idea. One day, she made up her mind to find out what was in it. Her husband didn’t stop her this time. She opened the box and looked inside. She found ___________ in the box and tried hard to close it, but she failed.

That evening Mr. Smith came home and found the box was open. He was very angry and decided to ask the woman and her husband to leave his home.

“But there was nothing in the box.” The woman said. “We didn’t take anything at all.” Mr. Smith shouted at them, “The box is not important. I can’t believe you. That’s important.”

按要求完成下列各题。

1.Where is the big box?（根据短文内容回答问题）

2.What did Mr. Smith tell the man and his wife not to do?（根据短文内容回答问题）

3. Was the box very important to Mr. Smith? （根据短文内容回答问题）

4.从短文中找出与下面句子画线部分意思最相近的单词。

She made up her mind to find out what was in it.　 _________________

5.根据短文内容，将下面句子所缺的单词补充完整。

She found ___________ in the box and tried hard to close it, but she failed.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

My uncle lives in a village. He has eighty or ninety___on his farm,___my uncle and aunt can't pick all the apples in autumn. They usually ask my parents and me_____to help them every year. Tomorrow is Saturday. My parents ___ going to work and I’m not going to school. So we’re going to ____early in the morning. We’re going there　 ___bus. Mom is going to wear her old clothes. Dad_____some cakes for my cousin in a shop. The boy likes ___ very much. And I know my uncle and aunt______ give us a lot of apples before we come back. I like _____ in the village.

1.A. apple tree　　 B. apples trees　　 C. apple trees　　 D. apples tree

2.A. but　　 B. and　　 C. or　　 D. because

3.A. go　　 B. to go　　 C. going　　 D. goes

4.A. am not　　 B. is not　　 C. arc not　　 D. not

5.A. go to bed　　 B. goes to bed　　 C. get up　　 D. gets up

6.A. by　　 B. on　　 C. at　　 D. /

7.A. buy　　 B. Buys　　 C. is buy　　 D. is going to buy

8.A. it　　 B. its　　 C. they　　 D. them

9.A. are going　　 B. is going　　 C. are going to　　 D. is going to

10.A. works　　 B. to work　　 C. to working　　 D. worked

八年级英语完形填空简单题查看答案及解析

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.

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

完形填空（10分）

A man had a little daughter--- an only and much -loved child. He lived for her. She was his life. So when she became ill, he tried to _______ her to make her to health.

His best efforts(努力), however, proved unavailing(徒劳的) and the child was _______ . The father became a bitter man, shutting himself away from his friends and _______ every activity that might get self-confidence again and bring him back to his normal self. But one night he had a _____ .

He was in heaven, seeing all the little child angels. _______ marching(前进) in a line. Every white child carried a　 _______ . He noticed that one child’s candle was not lighted. Then he saw that the child______ the dark candle was his own little girl. ______　 to her, he seized her in his arms and then asked , “ How is it, darling, that your candle alone is unlighted(熄灭的)?” “ Daddy, they often relight it, but your_____ always put it out.”

Just then he woke from his dream.The lesson was clear, and its effects(效果) were immediate. From that hour on, he talked freely and cheerfully with his friends. No longer would his darling’s candle be put out by his________tears.

1.A. look after　　 B. look at　　 C. take care　　 D. care about

2.A. well　　 B. dead　　 C. lost　　 D. saved

3.A. joined in　　 B. had　　 C. refused　　 D. welcomed

4.A. wife　　 B. dream　　 C. baby　　 D. daughter

5.A. He was　　 B. They were　　 C. She was　　 D. We were

6.A. candle　　 B. light　　 C. dog　　 D. heart

7.A. of　　 B. in　　 C. on　　 D. with

8.A. Walking　　 B. Going　　 C. Rushing　　 D. Jumping

9.A. sadness　　 B. tears　　 C. loneliness　　 D. hand

10.A. exciting　　 B. happy　　 C. useless　　 D. moving

八年级英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

A man had a little daughter-an only and much-loved child. He lived for her--she was his___　　 .But one day, the girl was ill. He　　　　 his best to save her, but his daughter died.

The father became a recluse(隐居者), getting himself　　　　 from his friends and not___　　 part in any activity, but one night he had a　　　 .

He saw a lot of little girls. Every girl carried a candle. He found that one girl's candle was not lit(点燃).Then he saw that the girl　　　　 the dark candle was his own little daughter. He ran to her and asked, "How is it, darling,that your candle alone is not　　　　 ?""Daddy, they often Light it, but your tears(眼泪) always put it out."

Just then he woke up from his dream. From that moment on, he　　　　 being a recluse. He　　 　　 to his friends and took part in all kinds of activities. His daughter's candle would 　　　 be put out.

1.A. friend　　     B. family        C. life　　     D. light

2.A. has done         B. does　　     C. has tried　     D. tried

3.A. down　　     B. over　　     C. up　　     D. away

4.A. to take　　     B. took　　     C. taking　　     D. taken

5.A. dream　　     B. child　　     C. wish　　     D. story

6.A. for　　         B. with　　     C. in　　         D. on

7.A. lit　　         B. held　　     C. lifted　　     D. taken

8.A. stopped　     B. changed    C. began　　     D. continued

9.A. went over     B. went back    C. looked backD. looked up

10.A. not until     B. no longer    C. no sooner     D. not at all

八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

There lived a young man in a village. He was born in a ________ family. His parents had a lot of farms and got much money . He was in school for only four years, but he thought he knew all.  ________ the villagers called him Mr. Know-All. And he told his servants not to tell him the results（结果） directly (直接地). The servants . were afraid of  him and had to listen to him.

One day Mr. Know-All went to ________ his friend who lived in a town. He stayed there for nearly a week. Suddenly one of his servants came and called out, “ ________ , sir!”

“What happened?”

“Your cat has died!”

“What’s there to be surprised at （吃惊）?” said the young man. “Throw it to the river. By the way, of what illness did it die?”

“It ________ much meat of the horse and died.”

“What? Has my horse died, too? And what illness did it die of, then?”

“It pulled(拉) the carried (马车) to the hospital,” said the servant. “ We made it ________ as fast as possible. When we reached the hospital, it was so tired that it couldn’t ________ up any longer and died.”

“Wait a minute,” said Mr Know-All. “What did you go to the hospital for?”

“To ________ your mother there.”

“What’s the matter with my mother?”

“She ________ down stairs and hurt her head. We sent her to the hospital, but it was too late. The doctors operated on（动手术）her at once, they tried their best to save her, but she died!”

Mr Know-All became angry and shouted, “Why didn’t you tell me about it  ________?”

“You never let us tell you the results directly, sir.”

1.A. worker’s        B. teacher’s         C. farmer’s         D. soldier’s

2.A. But            B. Then            C. Or              D. So

3.A. look after       B. hurt             C. look for         D. visit

4.A. Good news      B. Bad news        C. Good morning    D. Good afternoon

5.A. ate             B. saw             C. touched         D. cut

6.A. run            B. walk             C. jump            D. fly

7.A. sit             B. lie               C. sleep           D. stand

8.A. post            B. bring             C. take           D. put

9.A. went           B. lived             C. stayed          D. fell

10.A. early          B. earlier            C. earliest         D. the earliest

八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time, there was a very old man _______ Yu Gong. He lived with his family in a village and there were two big and high mountains near his house. They _______ a long time　　 getting to the other side.

One day, Yu Gong told his family that they must move the mountains to the other places. _______this, everyone in his family was laughing at him. One of his sons said: “ Are you kidding? ” “ No, I’m serious and all of you must do it with me.” Everyone was _______ at that time. They really didn’t want to do it, but they had to do because the oldest man in his family was _______ important person at that time.

The next day everyone in Yu Gong’s family started to dig the mountains. They put the stones and the earth _______ the sea. One day a man saw Yu Gong and his children _______　 the mountains. He told Yu Gong he would never do it. But Yu Gong said though he was _______　 and would die, his family could continue to move the mountains. Then they kept on digging day after day and year after year. Finally a god was _______ moved by Yu Gong that he sent two gods to help Yu Gong move the mountains away.

The story reminds us that you can never know what’s possible ________ you try to make it happen.

1.A. names　　 B. is　　 C. called　　 D. has

2.A. took　　 B. spent　　 C. cost　　 D. paid

3.A. Hearing　　 B. Doing　　 C. Seeing　　 D. Watching

4.A. tired　　 B. thirsty　　 C. excited　　 D. silent

5.A. most　　 B. more　　 C. much more　　 D. the most

6.A. to　　 B. on　　 C. up　　 D. into

7.A. climbing　　 B. visiting　　 C. digging　　 D. watering

8.A. well　　 B. healthy　　 C. weak　　 D. strong

9.A. such　　 B. so　　 C. very　　 D. quite

10.A. unless　　 B. if　　 C. even　　 D. or

八年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Long, long ago, there was a man. He lived in a village. One day, he went to a market and did some shopping. He suddenly found two boxes. Both the two boxes were very beautiful and the man loved them. So he bought the two boxes and took them home.

He looked at the boxes. He didn’t know how to use the boxes. He thought it over and decided to do something special. He decided to put all of his happiness in the yellow box and all of his sadness in the black box. He thought that it was funny to do that.

A few days later, the yellow box was very heavy, but the black box was still light.

He didn’t know why. He decided to open the two boxes and found out the truth. He opened the yellow box and found nothing. Then he opened the black box and saw a hole (洞)at the bottom(底).

1.Where did the man buy the two boxes?

A. In a market.　　 　 B. In a small store.

C. In a big store.　　 D. In a bookshop.

2.He put his happiness into________.

A. the red box　　　　 B. the yellow box

C. the black box　　　 D. the white box

3.A few days later, the black box was_______.

A. big　　　　　　　　 B. heavy　　　　　　　　 C. light　　　　　　　　 D. small

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The man lived in a big city.

B. The man didn’t find the truth.

C. The man threw the boxes away.

D. There was a hole in the bottom of the black box.

5.What’s the best title（题目）of the passage?

A. The Yellow Box.　　 B. A Good Market.

C. A Silly Man.　　　 　 D. Two Boxes.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析