News A: Lots of people miss their pets（宠物） le...

News A: Lots of people miss their pets（宠物） left in their homes when they are on holiday outside. They want to live with animals at all times. The workers of one hotel in America can solve this problem. They rent （租借）pets to visitors. Many people believe this way will become more and more popular.

News B: Many people like animals and begin to keep them as pets, so pet hospital are very busy. They need some people who love animals to work for them.

News C: It’s said that some day you might own a tiger as a pet. Scientists might have to change wild（野生） animals into pets, because this might be the only way to save them from dying out.

News D: What about keeping a robot（机器人） as a pet? It sounds impossible, but it may become possible one day. Robot dogs can carry things for people and bark like real dogs. People might like these unusual pets more, because robots don’t drop（掉落） their hair everywhere in the house or bite people like real animals.

News E: Scientists think that pets might become much smaller, because people in the future（将来） will live in smaller space.

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Lots of people love to keep pets, but they don’t know how to communicate(交流) with their pets. Are you one of the _______? If your answer is “yes”, here are some _______ for you.

Chat with your pet. Your pet may not _______ understand our words, but he can at least pick up on the tone of your words and your body language when you _______ him. For example, if you speak with him in a _______ and hard voice, he might pick up on the fact that you are unhappy with his behavior(行为).

Use non-verbal communication. Your non-verbal communication is just as _______ as verbal communication.

Non-verbal communication is often used in _______ your pet to do a certain activity. _______, if you are sitting on your horse, you would use your legs and hands to tell your horse to turn on the forehead. When you teach your dog to sit, you would actually use both verbal and non-verbal communication(hand signals) to give him the “sit” order.

Don’t punish(惩罚) your pet. Punishing your pet is never a good idea. Punishment can make your pet afraid of you and you will possibly _______ the trust and respect that he has for you. __________ some pets, like cats, do not necessarily make the connection between your punishment and the behavior you are punishing them for. They don’t understand why you do that at all.

1.A.keepers B.teachers C.doctors D.pets

2.A.reasons B.topics C.tips D.results

3.A.nearly B.exactly C.mainly D.certainly

4.A.lead to B.come to C.add to D.talk to

5.A.sweet B.smiling C.cold D.strange

6.A.important B.slight C.possible D.correct

7.A.making B.teaching C.inviting D.advising

8.A.For example B.At first C.As a result D.Instead of

9.A.accept B.win C.lose D.miss

10.A.Suddenly B.However C.Otherwise D.Moreover

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Lots of people in our hometown _______the old and they usually offer their seats to them on buses.

A. agree with　　　　　 B.worry about

C. care for　　　　　　 D. think over

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—An earthquake happened in Japan. Hundreds of people lost their lives.

—________ terrible news! I’m sorry to hear that.

A. What　　 B. What a　　 C. How　　 D. How a

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As darkness fell, hundreds of people in the Swiss village left their houses. They were staring（注视）forward at the mountain top in the distance. It was covered with ice and snow－beautiful and dangerous.

The huge mountain is called Matterhorn. Mountain climbers had40 the top through the southem route（路线）. But no one had ever dared to try a winter climbing up the northern side. But now one man was daring to try the41 route. He was Walter Bonatti, a great mountain climber42 Italy.

For two days he had climbed. The village people had watched him anxiously（焦虑）. Now they were waiting to see his signal. If he planned to43 the next day, he would light（点燃）a green signal（信号）. A red light would mean that he was turning back.

A tiny green light44 high on the mountain side. Bonatti was not giving up! The people45 . The next day he continued his way upward. He was so lonely and so46 ! But he would not give up. Again that night he lit the green light. In the morning, Bonatti47 . He could not see the top；he knew he was48 there. Though the climb was painful, he moved up.

Bonatti had spent months49 for the climb. Was the training enough? Did he have the strength and skill to climb to the top?

He was finally at the top! News about his. 50 was radioed to the world.

The trip down the southern route was easy. He was warmly welcomed in the village. He had done the “51  ” and would be well remembered as a climber of all time.

1.A. reached        B. passed           C. watched          D. followed

2.A. comfortable    B. important    C. difficult        D. nervous

3.A. with           B. from         C. in               D. at

4.A. turn back      B. come down    C. go on            D. get back

5.A. placed    B. appeared    C. pulled       D. found

6.A. cried          B. laughed      C. jumped       D. cheered

7.A. sleepy    B. excited      C. tired            D. happy

8.A. woke up    B. turned up        C. got up       D. looked up

9.A. already        B. almost           C. hardly       D. surely

10.A. training          B. practising       C. planning         D. asking

11.A. importance    B. success      C. climb            D. courage

12.A. necessary     B. dangerous        C. perfect      D. impossible

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As darkness fell, hundreds of people in the Swiss village left their houses. They were staring(凝视)_____ at the mountain top in the distance. It was covered with _____ 一beautiful and dangerous.

　　　 The huge mountain is called Matterhorn Mountain climbers had _______ the top, using the southern route. But no one had ever dared(敢)to try a winter climbing up the ______ side. But now one man was daring to try the ______ route. He was Walter Bonatti, a great mountain climber from Italy.

For two days he had climbed. The village people had watched him anxiously(焦急地).Now they were waiting to see his signal(信号).If he planned to ______ the next day, he would light a green signal. A red light would mean that he was turning back.

A tiny green light ______ high on the mountain side. Bonatti was not giving up! The people _______.

The next day he continued his way upward. He was so lonely and so______! But he would not give up. Again that night he lit the ______ light.

In the morning, Bonatti ______. He couldn't see the top, but he knew he was _______ there. Though the climb was painful, he moved up.

Bonatti had spent months ______ for the climb. Was the training enough? Did he have the strength and skill to climb to the top?

He was finally at the top! News about his ______ was radioed to the world.

The trip down the southern route was easy. He was warmly welcomed in the village. He had done the “______” and would be well remembered as a climber of all time.

1.A. back　　 B. forward　　 C. down　　 D. up

2.A. flowers　　 B. rocks　　 C. ice and snow　　 D. green trees

3.A. watched　　 B. passed　　 C. reached　　 D. climbed

4.A. western　　 B. eastern　　 C. southern　　 D. northern

5.A. difficult　　 B. strange　　 C. same　　 D. easy

6.A. turn back　　 B. on　　 C. rest　　 D. stop

7.A. raised　　 B. appeared　　 C. turned on　　 D. turned off

8.A. cheered　　 B. laughed　　 C. jumped　　 D. shouted

9.A. sleepy　　 B. excited　　 C. tired　　 D. happy

10.A. yellow　　 B. blue　　 C. green　　 D. red

11.A. woke up　　 B. turned up　　 C. got up　　 D. looked up

12.A. already　　 B. almost　　 C. hardly　　 D. surely

13.A. training　　 B. looking　　 C. planning　　 D. asking

14.A. victory　　 B. thing　　 C. climb　　 D. courage

15.A. necessary　　 B. important　　 C. useless　　 D. impossible

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Many people like animals and keep one or more as pets(宠物)—dogs, cats and some kinds of birds. If you keep a dog or a cat as a pet, you must know how to look after it. A grown-up(成年) dog needs two meals a day, not more. And it can eat meat, fish, rice and some other things. Dogs like big bones(骨头), but don’t give them chicken bones. Remember to give them much clean water. A dog should have a clean, dry box for sleeping. Washing it once a week is good for its health. If it is ill, take it to a doctor. A healthy dog will bring you more happiness.

Be careful when you have chosen(选择) a cat. It has two meals a day with some meat or fish. Cats drink a little milk every day. Sometimes give them vegetables to eat. Don’t forget that they need clean water to drink.

Take good care of your pets. They will be your good friends. Maybe they can give you some help when you need.

1.Many people keep ____ as pets.

A. pandas　 B. elephants C. chickens　　 D. cats

2.What do dogs like eating?

A. All the bones.B. Big bones.

C.Chicken bones. D.Small bones.

3.A healthy dog can ____ you happiness.

A. make　 B. give　 C. take　　 D. bring

4.Cats usually drink ____.

A. orange　 B. milk　 C. water D. milk and water

5.Will pets be people’s friends?

A. No, I don’t think so.

B. Yes, but only a little.

C. Yes, they will.

D. No, they won’t.

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In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses, etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and have them as their good friends. Before they keep them in their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections(注射) so that they won’t carry diseases. They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every kind of stores. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food.

When you visit people’s houses, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal, you would be punished. If an animal happened to get run over by a car, people would be very sad about it.

People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be: Their family ties are not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely. But pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.

1.The passage mainly talks about ______.

A．how to keep diseases from pets

B．Canadians have pets as friends

C．how to take good care of pets

D．life of the old in Canada

2.Pets are given injections in animal hospitals ______.

A．in order to keep them safe B．after being taken home

C．because they carry diseases D．because they are sick

3.The word “bird feeder” in the second paragraph probably means ______.

A．a person who gives food to birds

B．a container that has food for birds

C．something that catches birds

D．an animal that eats birds

4.In Canada, children leave their parents when they grow up because ______.

A．they don’t love their parents any more

B．they can only find jobs far from their parents

C．their parents’ houses are too small

D．they wouldn’t depend on their parents any more

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Peoplebuyanimal foodonlyattheanimalfood stores.

B．Pets eat better than people.

C．Almost every family has a birdcage(鸟笼) in his house.

D．Any bird can come to the bird feeders to eat.

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In Canada you can find dogs, horses, etc., in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and think they are their good friends. Before they keep them at their houses, they take them to animal hospital to give them injection (注射) so that they won’t catch disease(疾病). They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every store. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit people’s homes, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody can kill any animals in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal, you would be punished（惩罚）.

Old people in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be: their family tie is not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own career (事业), then the old will feel lonely. And pets can make them happy. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.

1. The passage mainly tells us people in Canada _________.

A. like to keep pets at home             B. spend a lot of money on pets

C. think killing pets is against the law     D. enjoy showing pets to their friends

2.People give pets injection to make them not __________.

A. run away                           B. hurt people

C. get ill                            D. eat much

3.The underlined word “feeder” refers to ________.

A.捕鸟器         B.捕虫器        C. 投食器          D. 置水器

4.Old people like to keep pets because __________.

A. pets spend less money               B. pets are quiet and clean

C. pets are easy to take care of           D. pets can make good companies

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Many people do the same things on their birthday: They have a big cake with lots of candles(蜡烛), and listen to their friends and family sing“Happy Birthday to You”.①　　　would you like to pay money to sing that song?

Jennifer Nelson is a filmmaker. ②And she used the song“Happy Birthday to You”in her film.③但是她必须为此支付1,500美元。 A company named Warner Music Group said it had the copyright(版权) on the song.

“I never thought the song was owned(拥有) by anyone,”Nelson said in the e-mail to the New York Times.

Some experts(专家) said that nobody knew who wrote“Happy Birthday to You”.They also said there was no way to know ④　　　　　people began to sing the song. But they believed(相信) people started to sing it long before the company began to own. ⑤it.

1.在①处填入一个适当的连词使句意完整、上下文通顺：

2.将②处划线部分译成汉语：

3.将③处划线部分译成英语：

4.在④处填入一个适当的疑问句使句意完整、上下文通顺：

5.文中⑤处划线部分的it指代：

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