Life is full of surprises and you never know how things will turn out .
Sir John Gurdon is a good example of this. As a boy, he was told he was hopeless at science and finished bottom of his class. Now, aged 79, the very same Gurdon shared the 2012 Nobe Prize in Medicine with Japanese stem cell(干细胞) researcher Shinya Yamanaka.
Like so many scientists, Gurdon shows us where the power of curiosity and perseverance (坚持不懈)can lead.
At the age of 15 in 1948, Gurdon ranked last out of the 250 boys at his high school in biology and every other science subject. Gurdon’s high school science teacher even said that his dream of becoming a scientist was“quite ridiculous”.
In spite of his teacher s criticisms，Gurdon followed his curiosity and kept working hard. He went to the lab early and left later than anyone else. He experienced thousands of failures.
“My own belief is that we will, in the end, understand everything about how cells actually work,” Gurdon said.
In 1962, Gurdon took a cell from an adult frog and moved its genetic(基因的）information into an egg cell. The egg cell then grew into a clone(克隆) of the adult frog. This technique later helped to create Dolly the sheep in 1996, the first cloned mammal(哺乳动物）in the world.
In 2006，Gurdon’s work was developed by Yamanaka to show that a sample(样本）of a person’s skin can be used to create stem cells. Using this technique, doctors can repair a patient’s heart after a heart attack.
Luck favors the prepared mind Gurdon told the Nobel Prize Organization. “Ninety percent of the time things don’t work，but when they do，you have to seize(抓住）the chance.”
1.Who won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Medicine?
A. Sir John Gurdon
B. Shiny a Yamanaka.
C. Sir John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka
D. Gurdon’s science teacher.
2.In what order are the followings mentioned in the passage?
a. create the sheep Dolly
b. take a cell from an adult frog
d. use a person’s skin to create stem cells
d. move a frog’s genetic information into an egg cell
e. grow into a clone of a frog
A. b—a—c—d—e B. b—d—e—a—c
C. b—d—a—p—e D. b—c—d—a—c
3.What does the underlined word “ridiculous” mean?
A.无知的 B.无畏的 C.荒废的 D.荒谬的
4.According to the passage, which statement is true?
A. As a boy, he was told he was hopeful.
B. He ranked first at his high school in biology.
C. It’s impossible for the doctors to repair a patient’s heart after a heart attack.
D. In spite of-his teacher's criticisms, he kept working hard.
5.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Ninety percent of the time things don’t work.
B. Luck favors the prepared mind
C. Life is full of surprises.
D. How to know cells actually work.
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题
Life is full of surprises and you never know how things will turn out .
Sir John Gurdon is a good example of this. As a boy, he was told he was hopeless at science and finished bottom of his class. Now, aged 79, the very same Gurdon shared the 2012 Nobe Prize in Medicine with Japanese stem cell(干细胞) researcher Shinya Yamanaka.
Like so many scientists, Gurdon shows us where the power of curiosity and perseverance (坚持不懈)can lead.
At the age of 15 in 1948, Gurdon ranked last out of the 250 boys at his high school in biology and every other science subject. Gurdon’s high school science teacher even said that his dream of becoming a scientist was“quite ridiculous”.
In spite of his teacher s criticisms，Gurdon followed his curiosity and kept working hard. He went to the lab early and left later than anyone else. He experienced thousands of failures.
“My own belief is that we will, in the end, understand everything about how cells actually work,” Gurdon said.
In 1962, Gurdon took a cell from an adult frog and moved its genetic(基因的）information into an egg cell. The egg cell then grew into a clone(克隆) of the adult frog. This technique later helped to create Dolly the sheep in 1996, the first cloned mammal(哺乳动物）in the world.
In 2006，Gurdon’s work was developed by Yamanaka to show that a sample(样本）of a person’s skin can be used to create stem cells. Using this technique, doctors can repair a patient’s heart after a heart attack.
Luck favors the prepared mind Gurdon told the Nobel Prize Organization. “Ninety percent of the time things don’t work，but when they do，you have to seize(抓住）the chance.”
1.Who won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Medicine?
A. Sir John Gurdon
B. Shiny a Yamanaka.
C. Sir John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka
D. Gurdon’s science teacher.
2.In what order are the followings mentioned in the passage?
a. create the sheep Dolly
b. take a cell from an adult frog
d. use a person’s skin to create stem cells
d. move a frog’s genetic information into an egg cell
e. grow into a clone of a frog
A. b—a—c—d—e B. b—d—e—a—c
C. b—d—a—p—e D. b—c—d—a—c
3.What does the underlined word “ridiculous” mean?
A.无知的 B.无畏的 C.荒废的 D.荒谬的
4.According to the passage, which statement is true?
A. As a boy, he was told he was hopeful.
B. He ranked first at his high school in biology.
C. It’s impossible for the doctors to repair a patient’s heart after a heart attack.
D. In spite of-his teacher's criticisms, he kept working hard.
5.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Ninety percent of the time things don’t work.
B. Luck favors the prepared mind
C. Life is full of surprises.
D. How to know cells actually work.
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Life is full of surprises and you never know how things will turn out .Sir John Gurdon is a good example of this. As a boy, he was told he was hopeless at science and finished bottom of his class. Now, aged 79, the very same Gurdon shared the 2012 Nobe Prize in Medicine with Japanese stem cell(干细胞) researcher Shinya Yamanaka.
Like so many scientists, Gurdon shows us where the power of curiosity and perseverance (坚持不懈)can lead.
At the age of 15 in 1948, Gurdon ranked last out of the 250 boys at his high school in biology and every other science subject. Gurdon’s high school science teacher even said that his dream of becoming a scientist was“quite ridiculous”.
In spite of his teacher s criticisms，Gurdon followed his curiosity and kept working hard. He went to the lab early and left later than anyone else. He experienced thousands of failures.
“My own belief is that we will, in the end, understand everything about how cells actually work,” Gurdon said.
In 1962, Gurdon took a cell from an adult frog and moved its genetic(基因的）information into an egg cell. The egg cell then grew into a clone(克隆) of the adult frog. This technique later helped to create Dolly the sheep in 1996, the first cloned mammal(哺乳动物）in the world.
In 2006，Gurdon’s work was developed by Yamanaka to show that a sample(样本）of a person’s skin can be used to create stem cells. Using this technique, doctors can repair a patient’s heart after a heart attack.
Luck favors the prepared mind Gurdon told the Nobel Prize Organization. “Ninety percent of the time things don’t work，but when they do，you have to seize(抓住）the chance.”
1. Who won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Medicine?
A. Sir John Gurdon
B. Shiny a Yamanaka.
C. Sir John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka
D. Gurdon’s science teacher.
2. In what order are the followings mentioned in the passage?
a. create the sheep Dolly
b. take a cell from an adult frog
c. use a person’s skin to create stem cells
d. move a frog’s genetic information into an egg cell
e. grow into a clone of a frog
A. b—a—c—d—e B. b—d—e—a—c
C. b—d—a—p—e D. b—c—d—a—c
3. What does the underlined word “ridiculous” mean?
A.无知的 B.无畏的 C.荒废的 D.荒谬的
4.According to the passage, which statement is true?
A. As a boy, he was told he was hopeful.
B. He ranked first at his high school in biology.
C. It’s impossible for the doctors to repair a patient’s heart after a heart attack.
D. In spite of-his teacher's criticisms, he kept working hard.
5. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Ninety percent of the time things don’t work.
B. Luck favors the prepared mind
C. Life is full of surprises.
D. How to know cells actually work.
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Life is always full of stress these days. How do you usually solve your stress? Do you know doing housework is helpful in solving stress? In fact, doing something like washing dirty clothes may really make people relaxed. “Doing some housework such as folding clothes or cleaning the room is a good way to face our stress without taking any medicine，” says Carol Clark, a successful psychologist(心理学家) in New York. She often advises people who are under lots of stress to try doing housework every day. “While washing something，” she says, “you can imagine you're washing away some trouble in your life.”
Do people all agree with her idea? Here are some ideas about it．
“Housework is the main reason for the stress in my life，” says Linda in France(法国). “Get me out of doing the housework and then I'll really be relaxed.”
Gary is a single(单身的) father. “So, a man pays a psychologist $200 an hour for his problem about stress. However, he is just told to go back home and do some housework. I really don't know who is crazier, the psychologist or the man！”
1.What does Carol Clark advise people under stress to do?
A. To take some medicine. B. To call on a psychologist.
C. To be as tidy as possible. D. To do some housework.
2.Linda thinks that doing housework will make her ________．
A. relaxed B. stressed C. helpful D. healthy
3.What does the underlined word “it” refer to?
A. Taking medicine. B. Doing housework.
C. Making money. D. Solving trouble.
4.Gary's stress is probably from ________．
A. his work B. his wife C. the psychologist D. the housework
5.Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?
A. Work and Life B. The Reason for Stress
C. Housework and Stress D. A Successful Psychologist
八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
The world we live in is full of amazing things. Do you know the following things?
★Chocolate tastes nice but it may make a little dog die.
★We may sleep for eight hours at a time but a snail (蜗牛) may sleep for three years.
★Our ears and nose become bigger when we grow up but eyes keep the same after a person is born.
★You may think a bear walks slowly. In fact, it can run as fast as a horse.
★Cats won’t die if they fall off very high places because they can turn themselves up the right way.
★The largest animal on the earth is the blue whale (鲸). It weighs about 80 tons (吨)—more than 24 elephants.
★Most animals will die soon if they lose the head. But a cockroach (蟑螂) can live for nine or ten days when they have no head.
★Not all birds can fly. About forty kinds of birds can’t fly, like the penguin (企鹅) and the ostrich (鸵鸟).
| Some1._______ things in the world | |
| 2._______ | It’s nice but you can’t give it to little 3._______, because it can kill them. |
| Snails | They can sleep as long as three 4._______ |
| Our eyes | The size of the eyes doesn’t 5.________ from birth. |
| Bears | They can run very 6._______ like a horse. |
| Cats | After 7._______ off very high places, they can stay alive. |
| Blue whales | They are the largest animal and a blue whale’s 8._______ is about 80 tons. |
| Cockroaches | They can live for nine or ten days 9._______ the head. |
| Birds | Most birds are good at flying but some 10._______ |
八年级英语书面表达中等难度题查看答案及解析
任务型阅读
The world we live in is full of amazing things. Do you know the following things?
★Chocolate tastes nice but it may make the little dog die.
★We may sleep for eight hours at a time but a snail (蜗牛) may sleep for three years.
★Our ears and nose become bigger when we grow up but eyes keep the same after a person is born.
★You may think a bear walks slowly. In fact, it can run as fast as a horse.
★Cats won’t die if they fall off very high places because they can turn themselves up the right way.
★The largest animal on the earth is the blue whale (鲸). It weighs about 80 tons (吨)—more than 24 elephants.
★Most animals will die soon if they lose the head. But a cockroach (蟑螂) can live for nine or ten days when they have no head.
★Not all birds can fly. About forty kinds of birds can't fly, like the penguin (企鹅) and the ostrich (鸵鸟)
根据短文内容，完成表格。
| Some 1.________ things in the world | |
| 2. _______ | It's nice but you can't give it to little 3._____, because it can kill them. |
| Snails | They can sleep as4. _______ as three years. |
| Our eyes | The size of the eyes doesn't5.______ from birth. |
| Bears | They can run very 6._______ like a horse. |
| Cats | After 7.______ off very high places, they can stay alive. |
| Blue whales | They are the largest animal and a blue whale's8._______ is about 80 tons. |
| Cockroaches | They can live for nine or ten days 9._______ the head. |
| Birds | Most birds are good at10.____ but some can't. |
八年级英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析
You must meet with some unpleasant things in your life, and you don't know how to work them out. Now you can find the advice column(栏) in the magazine. Here are some problems and advice.
| Bob: I often can't fall asleep at night. What should I do? Editor: You can't be excited. You can count(数) the numbers again and again until you fall asleep. | |
| Mary: I am always late for school. I try not to be, but I am still late. I am very sad. Please tell me what I should do. Editor: You are late for school. I think because you go to bed too late. You should go to bed early, and I don't think you like school. You should find ways to love school. | |
| Jack: I can't get on well with my classmates. Please tell me what I should do. Editor: I think you may be too shy, or you are too bold(冒失的). I think you should get on with your classmates as much as possible, and you should be friendly to your classmates. | |
| Jenny: My parents don't allow me to go out to play, even on weekends. They hope I stay at home and study. Editor: Tell your parents that you need to relax after studying for a long time or ask your teacher for help. |
1.What's Bob's problem?
A. He is always late for school.
B. He can't fall asleep at night.
C. He can't get on well with his classmates.
D. His parents don't allow him to go out.
2. ________ should go to bed early and find ways to love school.
A. Bob B. Mary C. Jack D. Jenny
3.If he wants to solve his problem, Jack should ________.
A. go to school on time B. sleep well every night
C. be friendly to everyone D. have a talk with his parents
4.Why must Jenny stay at home on weekends?
A. Because she must look after her sister.
B. Because she must help her parents.
C. Because she has to do housework.
D. Because her parents asked her to study at home.
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The advice column is in a magazine.
B. Mary enjoys her school life very much.
C. All students have the same problem as Bob.
D. Jenny often complains about her teacher a lot.
八年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
You may think that you know the world well.In fact,the world we live in is full of interesting things. Do you know the following things?
◆Chocolate tastes nice but you can’t give it to little dogs,because it can kill them and make them die.
◆We may sleep for eight hours in the night but a snail (蜗牛) may sleep for three years.
◆Our ears and noses become bigger when we grow up but eyes keep the same.
◆You may think a bear walks slowly. In fact, it can run as fast as a horse.
◆Cats won’t die if they fall off high places because they can turn themselves up the right way.
◆The largest animal on the earth is the blue whale (鲸). It weighs(重) about 80 tons (吨)—more than 24 elephants.
◆Most animals will die soon if they lose the head. But a cockroach (蟑螂) can live for nine or ten days when they have no head.
◆Most birds are good at flying.But not all birds can fly. About forty kinds of birds can’t fly.
◆The penguin can swim very well,but it never flies.And the ostrich(鸵鸟) can't fly,either..
1.If you give chocolate to little dogs,the chocolate may kill them.
2.A bear runs more slowly than a horse.
3.Without a head,a cockroach will die soon.
4.A blue whale is much heavier than an elephant.
5.When we grow,our eyes grow,too.
八年级英语阅读判断中等难度题查看答案及解析
Life is full of ups and downs. Nobody knows what it _____________ in the future.
A. likes B. is like
C. will like D. will be like
八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填写表格，每空限填一词。
The world we live in is full of amazing things. Do you know the following things?
★Chocolate tastes nice but it may make the little dog die.
★We may sleep for eight hours at a time but a snail (蜗牛) may sleep for three years.
★Our ears and nose become bigger when we grow up but eyes keep the same after a person is born.
★You may think a bear walks slowly. In fact, it can run as fast as a horse.
★Cats won’t die if they fall off very high places because they can turn themselves up the right way.
★The largest animal on the earth is the blue whale (鲸). It weighs about 80 tons (吨)—more than 24 elephants.
★Most animals will die soon if they lose the head. But a cockroach (蟑螂) can live for nine or ten days when they have no head.
★Not all birds can fly. About forty kinds of birds can’t fly, like the penguin (企鹅) and the ostrich (鸵鸟).
| Some (1) ________ things in the world | |
| (2) _______ | It’s nice but you can’t give it to little (3) _______, because it can kill them. |
| Snails | They can sleep as (4) _______ as three years. |
| Our eyes | The size of the eyes doesn’t (5) ________ from birth. |
| Bears | They can run very (6) _______ like a horse. |
| Cats | After (7) _______ off very high places, they can stay alive. |
| Blue whales | They are the largest animal and a blue whale’s (8) _______ is about 80 tons. |
| Cockroaches | They can live for nine or ten days (9) _______ the head. |
| Birds | Most birds are good at (10) _______ but some can’t. |
八年级英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析
任务型阅读（10分）
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填写表格 (每空限填一词)。
The world we live in is full of amazing things. Do you know the following things?
★Chocolate tastes nice but it may make the little dog die.
★We may sleep for eight hours at a time but a snail (蜗牛) may sleep for three years.
★Our ears and nose become bigger when we grow up but eyes keep the same after a person is born.
★You may think a bear walks slowly. In fact， it can run as fast as a horse.
★Cats won’t die if they fall off very high places because they can turn themselves up the right way.
★The largest animal on the earth is the blue whale (鲸). It weighs about 80 tons (吨)—more than 24 elephants.
★Most animals will die soon if they lose the head. But a cockroach (蟑螂) can live for nine or ten days when they have no head.
★Not all birds can fly. About forty kinds of birds can’t fly， like the penguin (企鹅) and the ostrich (鸵鸟).
| Some1.________ things in the world | |
| 2._______ | It’s nice but you can’t give it to little 3._______， because it can kill them. |
| Snails | They can sleep as4._______ as three years. |
| Our eyes | The size of the eyes doesn’t 5.________ from birth. |
| Bears | They can run very6._______ like a horse. |
| Cats | After7._______ off very high places， they can stay alive. |
| Blue whales | They are the largest animal and a blue whale’s 8._______ is about 80 tons. |
| Cockroaches | They can live for nine or ten days9._______ the head. |
| Birds | Most birds are good at 10._______ but some can’t. |
八年级英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析