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Once upon a time, there was a farmer called Da Niu. One day he was walking in the forest and found a bird. The bird’s was hurt（受伤）and it cried. Da Niu picked it up and took it home. He looked after it carefully every day. The bird got well soon.

One morning Da Niu enjoyed the sunshine next to the wall. The bird took his hat and flew away. Da Niu was very angry and ran after it. He shouted（大叫）, “What a bad bird you are!”

Suddenly he heard a big noise from his back. The wall he sat next to just now.（刚才紧靠近坐着的）fell down（倒下）.

1. Da Niu found the bird 　　　　 .

A. in the shop        B. at the zoo

C.in the forest.    D.on the farm.

2. How did Da Niu treat the bird when it was hurt?

A.He looked after it carefully.

B.He ran after it.

C.He shouted to it.

D.He was angry with it.

3.The underlined word “angry” means “ 　　　　 ”in Chines.

A.开心的            B.生气的

C.伤心的            D.大笑的

4.Why did the bird take Da Niu’s hat?

A.Because it was naughty.

B.Because Da Niu was unfriendly to it.

C.Because it wanted to save Da Niu’s life.

D.Because it wanted to throw it.

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A.The bad bird                        B.The nice farmer

C.The farmer and the bird            D.The farmer’s hat

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Once upon a time, there was a 1.(勇敢的) man called Mike. One day, he went to the mountains and found a 2.(有魔力的) stone. He moved it and there was some money and treasures. He put them into his bag at once. Suddenly, he heard some noise far away. So he dug a hole on the 3.(地面) behind some trees and 4.(隐藏) the bag. When he did it well, some people with 5.(棍) came to him and asked him what he was doing. He 6.(微笑) and told them he wanted to catch animals but he didn't have one. He also said he found a smart 7.(猴子) in red clothes and ran to the east. The 8.(愚蠢的) people felt very strange. They all wanted to see the smart animal and they ran into the forest. After Mike 9.(欺骗) them, he took the bag to his 10.(妻子). They have had a good life since then.

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Once upon a time there lived an old man. He had three sons. One day, he called them together and said, "Sons, I will die soon. To my oldest son I give half my camels, to my second, one-third, and to my youngest, one-ninth." Soon after that he died.

Now, the old man had seventeen camels, and the three brothers didn't know how to do as their father said. They thought a long time about the problem, and it seemed that they must either kill some of the camels and cut them into pieces, or disobey their father. At last they went to their father's old friend and asked for his advice. As soon as he heard their story, he said, "I will help you. I was a good friend of your father's. I am old. I have only one camel, but take it-it is yours." The three sons thanked the old man and took his camel. Now they found it was easy to do as their father wished, The oldest took half- that was nine camels; the second took one-third, that was six; and the youngest took one-ninth, that was two. After each had got his camels, they found that there was still a camel there. So, to show their thanks to their father's friend, they gave the camel back to him.

1.The meaning of "disobey" in the second paragraph is" ________".

A.服从 B.违背 C.听从 D.嘲笑

2.The meaning of "asked for his advice" in the second paragraph is "________".

A.向他请教 B.问他数量 C.批评他 D.劝告他

3.The second old man ________the three brothers.

A.was good to B.was not good to C.didn't like D.cheated (哄骗)

4.Both the two old men in the story were ________.

A.foolish B.clever C.poor D.rich

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Once upon a time there lived an old man. He had three sons. One day, he called them together and said, "Sons, I will die soon. To my oldest son I give half my camels, to my second, one-third(三分之一), and to my youngest, one-ninth (九分之一)." Soon after that he died.

Now, the old man had seventeen camels, and the three brothers didn't know how to do as their father said. They thought a long time about the problem, and it seemed that they must either kill some of the camels and cut them into pieces, or disobey their father. At last they went to their father's old friend and asked for his advice. As soon as he heard their story, he said, "I will help you. I was a good friend of your father's. I am old. I have only one camel, but take it-it is yours."

The three sons thanked the old man and took his camel. Now they found it was easy to do as their father wished, The oldest took half- that was nine camels; the second took one-third, that was six; and the youngest took one-ninth, that was two.

After each had got his camels, they found that there was still a camel there. So, to show their thanks to their father's friend, they gave the camel back to him.

(   )11. "Once upon a time" means " ________".

A. long long ago B. not very long ago

C. at once D. sometimes

(   )12. The meaning of "disobey" in the second paragraph is" ________".

A. 服从 B. 违背 C. 听从 D. 嘲笑

(   )13. The meaning of "asked for his advice" in the second paragraph is " ________".

A. 向他请教 B. 问他数量 C. 批评他 D. 劝告他

(   )14. The second old man ________the three brothers.

A. was good to B. was not good to C. didn't like D. cheated(哄骗)

(   )15. Both the two old men in the story were ________.

foolish B. clever C. poor D. rich

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Once upon a time in Greece (希腊) there lived a clever man. His name was Aesop.

One day, when Aesop was taking a walk in the country, a man on the road stopped him. He said, "Kind sir, can you tell me how soon I can get to town?" "Go," Aesop answered.

"Of course I know I must go," said the man," But I want to know how soon I can get to town." "Go," Aesop shouted to him again.

The man got angry. "He must be mad," he thought. And he walked away. Suddenly he heard Aesop shouting to him, "You will get to town in two hours.”The man was in great surprise. He turned back and asked, "Why didn’t you tell me that before?"

"How could I tell you that before?" answered Aesop. "I didn't know how fast you could walk."

1.One day Aesop was ____.

A. stopping a man walking

B. talking in town

C. taking a walk in the country

D. watching a man walking

2.When the man asked Aesop the question, he ____.

A. didn't answer at first

B. said that he couldn’t answer it

C. told him that he was clever

D. shook his head

3.From the text we know that ____.

A. Aesop wasn't very clever

B. the man didn't know the way to town well

C. the man knew how soon he could get to town

D. the man knew Aesop very well

4.The man got angry because ____.

A. Aesop said he wouldn't tell him anything

B. he was very tired at that time

C. he didn’t know what Aesop meant

D. it would take him two hours to get to town

5.We can guess that at last the man felt very ____.

A. pleased　　　　 B. angry　　　　 C. sad　　　　 D. hungry

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time in Greece (希腊) there lived a clever man. His name was Aesop.

One day, when Aesop was taking a walk in the country, a man on the road stopped him. He said, "Kind sir, can you tell me how soon I can get to town?" "Go," Aesop answered.

"Of course I know I must go," said the man," But I want to know how soon I can get to town." "Go," Aesop shouted to him again.

The man got angry. "He must be mad," he thought. And he walked away. Suddenly he heard Aesop shouting to him, "You will get to town in two hours.”The man was in great surprise. He turned back and asked, "Why didn’t you tell me that before?"

"How could I tell you that before?" answered Aesop. "I didn't know how fast you could walk."

1.One day Aesop was ____.

A. stopping a man walking

B. talking in town

C. taking a walk in the country

D. watching a man walking

2.When the man asked Aesop the question, he ____.

A. didn't answer at first

B. said that he couldn’t answer it

C. told him that he was clever

D. shook his head

3.From the text we know that ____.

A. Aesop wasn't very clever

B. the man didn't know the way to town well

C. the man knew how soon he could get to town

D. the man knew Aesop very well

4. The man got angry because ____.

A. Aesop said he wouldn't tell him anything

B. he was very tired at that time

C. he didn’t know what Aesop meant

D. it would take him two hours to get to town

5.We can guess that at last the man felt very ____.

A. pleased 　　　 B. angry 　　　　 C. sad　　　　 D. hungry

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Once upon a time there was a boy named Ankit. One day he made a painting and he loved it so much.

One night when he slept, an angel(天使) came and blessed his painting that it should come alive. He was always lonely. He always wanted a friend to talk to and share his work and secrets. Next morning when he woke up he heard some sounds near his painting. When he looked at the painting, he was surprised that it was talking! He thought that his wish had come true.

The man in the painting needed food, water and clothes. The news of the magic painting spread all over the world. It even came in newspapers and in the news on TV.

One night a thief came to steal the painting. The moment he came in front of the painting, the man in the picture shouted and said, “Help! Help, a thief!” The thief got scared and ran away.

One day the painting said to Ankit that it wanted to be married. Then Ankit had to paint a woman. He made both the paintings marry and live happily ever after. His loneliness was also cured(治愈) forever.

1.What did the angel do with the painting?

A. She took the painting away.

B. She blessed it to come alive.

C. She drew another one like this painting.

D. She put the painting on the wall.

2.What is Ankit’s wish?

A. To have a big family.

B. To paint more good pictures.

C. To have a good friend.

D. To see the angel.

3.The underlined word “spread” means ____________ in Chinese.

A. 传播　　 B. 发布　　 C. 复制　　 D. 张贴

4.When did the man in the painting shout at the thief?

A. When the thief took down the painting.

B. When the thief walked into the room.

C. When the thief reached his hands.

D. When the thief came near the painting.

5.What did the painting tell Ankit one day?

A. It wanted to get down from the wall.

B. It wanted to get married.

C. It wanted to play with him.

D. It wanted leave his home.

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Once upon a time, there was a poor man. One day, after working for hours, he had a rest under a tree in the middle of the field. Just then, he saw a terrible snake coming out of an anthill（蚁丘）. The man thought that the snake might be the god of the field. He did not give it anything, so he could not get anything from the field.

At once he went to bring a bowl of milk and offered the milk to the snake. “God of the field! I didn’t know that you live here. That’s why I never gave you anything. Please forgive me. ” Then he went home.

The next day, when the man came, he found a gold coin in the bowl near the anthill. From then on, the man gave milk to the snake and found gold coins.

One day the man was so busy that he couldn’t send milk to the snake. So he asked his son to take care of the snake. The son brought milk to the anthill and gave it to the snake. The next day, when he came back, he found a gold coin in the bowl. After taking the gold coin, he thought, “This anthill must be full of gold coins. I would kill the snake and take them all.”

The next day, the son came to the field with milk and a stick. He gave the milk to the snake and hit it with the stick. The snake escaped the stick and bit the boy to death.

1.The man might get 　　　　　 from the field before he found the snake.

A. anything　　　　　　 B. nothing

C. gold coins　　　　 D. some anthills

2.The underlined word “forgive” means “ ________ ” in Chinese.

A.忘记　　　　　　 B.忽略　　　　 C.原谅　　　　　 D.保佑

3.The son died because　　　　　　 .

A. the snake didn’t offer him any gold coins

B. his father was too busy to take care of him

C. he didn’t give the snake any milk.

D. he wanted to get all the snake’s gold coins.

4.From the passage we can learn that 　　　　　　 .

A. too much greed(贪婪) is harmful

B. we should protect the snake

C. the snake is terrible

D. people can’t get coins from the snake

5.We may find the passage 　　　　　　 .

A. in a research　　　　 B. in a sports magazine

C. in a poster　　　　 D. in a storybook

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Once upon a time, there was a poor man. One day, after working for hours, he had a rest under a tree in the middle of the field. Just then, he saw a terrible snake coming out of an anthill（蚁丘）. The man thought that the snake might be the god of the field. He did not give it anything, so he could not get anything from the field.

At once he went to bring a bowl of milk and offered the milk to the snake. “God of the field! I didn’t know that you live here. That’s why I never gave you anything. Please forgive me. ” Then he went home.

The next day, when the man came, he found a gold coin in the bowl near the anthill. From then on, the man gave milk to the snake and found gold coins.

One day the man was so busy that he couldn’t send milk to the snake. So he asked his son to take care of the snake. The son brought milk to the anthill and gave it to the snake. The next day, when he came back, he found a gold coin in the bowl. After taking the gold coin, he thought, “This anthill must be full of gold coins. I would kill the snake and take them all.”

The next day, the son came to the field with milk and a stick. He gave the milk to the snake and hit it with the stick. The snake escaped the stick and bit the boy to death.

1.The man might get　　　　　　 from the field before he found the snake.

A. anything　　　　　　 B. nothing

C. gold coins　　　　 D. some anthills

2.The underlined word “forgive” means “ 　　　　　　 ” in Chinese.

A.忘记　　　　　　 B.忽略　　　　 C.原谅　　　　　 D.保佑

3.The son died because　　　　　　 .

A. the snake didn’t offer him any gold coins

B. his father was too busy to take care of him

C. he didn’t give the snake any milk.

D. he wanted to get all the snake’s gold coins.

4.From the passage we can learn that　　　　　　 .

A. too much greed(贪婪) is harmful

B. we should protect the snake

C. the snake is terrible

D. people can’t get coins from the snake

5.We may find the passage　　　　　　 .

A. in a research　　　　　　 B. in a sports magazine

C. in a poster　　　　　　　　 D. in a storybook

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time, there lived a farmer called Smith. He became a1._________ (complete) different person after an accident happened last year. He didn’t like to share things 2._______ others.

One day, Smith’s friend Maggie succeeded in 3._________ (plant) a new kind of apple tree. So she invited him 4.__________ (visit) her farm. Soon, Smith went to the farm and met Maggie. They had lunch together and talked 5.__________ the apple tree. Before Smith left, Maggie gave him a young apple tree. Smith felt very happy. When he got home, he planted it in a small pot (盆) and put it in a corner. He did so 6._________ he didn’t want anyone to see it. But 7.________ sunlight, the tree soon died.

Later, Maggie asked him why he planted the tree in such a poor place.

“What’s the difference?” the farmer said 8. _________ (anger). “If I planted it near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If I planted it in my field, my neighbour would come and steal 9.________ (it) fruit.”

“Yes,” said Maggie, “but at least someone could enjoy 10.________ fruit. Now you not only got nothing, but also destroyed (毁掉) a good apple tree.”

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