Japan attacked Pearl Harbor (珍珠港) of the unit...

Japan attacked Pearl Harbor (珍珠港) of the united States 　　　　　 December, 1941.

A. in　　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　　　 D. of

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Many kinds of birds live in the United States, but the number of the birds is becoming smaller every year. One of the leading reasons is the growing number of pet cats. By keeping your pet cats in your home, you can help give birds a better possible chance to live.

Of the 90 million pet cats in this country, about two—thirds are allowed to go outside. It is said that these cats kill hundreds of millions of birds each year, as well as billions of small animals such as rabbits and field mice.

They can also bring illness to the animals that live in people's yard(院子), further weakening the health of the natural populations.

Allowing pet cats to go outside is not just bad for birds and wildlife, it's also bad for the cats themselves. Outdoor cats can get sick very easily. They are in danger from traffic and attacks from other animals. In fact, outdoor cats usually don't live past the age of five, while indoor cats often live to be 17 or older.

Keep your pet cat inside! If you raise a young cat, it's your duty to let it play inside.

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Barack Obama is the 44th president (总统) of the United States. His date of birth is August 4th, 1961. He was elected (被选举为) president on November 4th, 2008.Obama has a very healthy lifestyle. As a president, he is always very busy and works about 10 hours a day. But he still spends some time doing exercise. At about 7:30 every morning he goes to a gym. He does exercise there for about 90 minutes every day. He says that doing exercise makes him young and healthy. Doing exercise can make him relaxed. His eating habits are also very healthy. He usually stays away from junk food. He eats a lot of vegetables and fruit every day. He doesn’t like coffee or ice cream. His favorite food is the pizza (比萨饼) from a restaurant in Chicago. The restaurant’s name is Italian Fiesta Pizzeria.

Do exercise every day from now on. You’ll be as healthy as Obama!

1.Obama does exercise ______.

A. every day              B. once a week                  C. twice a week          D. three times a week

2.Obama was _________ years old when he was elected president.

A. 27                            B. 37                                     C. 47                            D. 57

3.Obama likes ______ best according to the passage.

A. coffee                    B. ice cream                         C. pizzas            D. hamburgers

4.We can learn that ______ from the passage.

A. Obama doesn’t eat breakfast with his family

B. Obama goes to bed before 10 o’clock every night

C. Obama does exercise in a park every morning

D. Obama thinks doing exercise is good for him

5.The passage is mainly about _________.

A. Obama’s work    B. Obama’s hobbies    C. Obama’s family    D. Obama’s lifestyle

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Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the United States today because it is about simple but strong human feelings and events-love, sadness, good times, and bad times. It tells real-life, stories and sounds the way people really talk. As life becomes more complicated（复杂）, it is good to hear music about ordinary people.

Country music, sometimes called country-west, comes from two kinds of music. One is the traditional music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States. The other is traditional cowboy music from the West. The singers usually play guitars, and in the 1920s they started using electric guitars. At first city people said country music was low class. It was popular mostly in the South. But during World War II, thousands of Southerners went to the Northeast and Midwest to work in the factories. They took their music with them. Soldiers from the rest of the country went to army camps（军营）in the South. They learned country music. Slowly it became popular all over the country.

Today country music is also popular everywhere in the United States and Canada — in small towns and in New York City, among black and white, and among educated and uneducated people. About 1, 200 radio stations broadcast country music twenty-four hours a day. English stars sing it in British English, and people in other countries sing it in their own languages. The music that started with cowboys and poor Southerners is now popular all over the world.

1.It can be learned from the passage that country music comes from　　　　 .

A. the Northeast and Midwest

B. factories and army camps in the South

C. the Appalachian Mountains and the West

D. real-life stories in small towns

2.Before World War II country music was popular mainly in　　　　　 .

A. the South B. the North C. the Midwest D. the Northeast

3.During World War II many Southerners went to the Northeast and the Midwest because　　　　　 .

A. they wanted to take music with them

B. they wanted to make other people like country music

C. they wanted to work in the factories there

D. they wanted to make country music popular

4.Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the world today because　　　 .

A. city people said it was low class

B. people could sing it in many different languages

C. it started with cowboys and poor Southerners

D. it is loved by different kinds of people in the world

5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Country music is about human feelings and events.

B. Country music is sung by stars all in English.

C. Country music is popular among city people today.

D. City people didn’t like country music at first.

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the United States today because it is about simple but strong human feelings and events—love, sadness, good times, and bad times. It tells reallife stories and sounds the way people really talk, as life becomes more complicated(复杂的)it is good to hear music about ordinary people.

Country music, sometimes called country western, comes from two lands of music. One is the traditional music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States. The other is traditional cowboy music from the West. The singers usually play guitars, and in the 1920s they started using electric guitars.

At first city people said country music was low class. It was popular mostly in the South. But during World War II, thousands of Southerners went to the Northeast and Midwest to work in the factories. They took their music with them. Soldiers from the rest of the country went to army camps in the South. They learned country music. Slowly it became popular all over the country.

Today country music is also popular everywhere in the United States and Canada—in small towns and in New York City, among black and white, and among educated and uneducated people. About 1,200 radio stations broadcast country music twenty four hours a day. English stars sing it in British and people in other countries sing it in their own languages. The music that started with cowboys and poor Southerners is now popular all over the world.

1.From the passage, we know that country music comes from________.

A.the Northeast and Midwest B.real-life stories in small towns

C.factories and army camps in the South. D.the Appalachian Mountains and the West

2.Before World War II, country music was popular mainly in________.

A.the South B.the North C.the Midwest D.the Northeast

3.During World War II, many Southerners went to the Northeast and the Midwest to ________.

A.study country music there B.work in the factory there

C.make country music popular D.teach local people country music

4.Country music is very popular in the USA today because________.

A.city people said it was low class B.it started with cowboys and poor Southerners

C.people could sing it in different languages D.it is about human feelings and loved by different people

5.The passage mainly introduce the ____of country music?

A.rhyme B.histroy C.beauty D.style

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Li Fang, when she was a teenager, dreamed of going to the United States. 1. “I had a picture of the daddy sitting in the living room, the mommy doing some cooking and their kids playing games on the floor.”

Li Fang decided to go to college in California. When she arrived, however, it was not the dream world she had imagined. “People were too busy and sometimes seemed unhappy,” She said, “2.”

One of her most difficult classes was P.E. When the class played volleyball, the other students were good at it, but she wasn’t. One afternoon, the P.E. teacher had Li Fang hit the ball to her teammates so that they could knock it over the net. It was not a big deal for most people, but it made Li Fang scared, 3.

A young man on her team seemed to understand what she was going through. He walked up to her and said, “4.”

Li Fang said, “You will never understand how those words made me feel. Four words: You can do that. I felt like crying with happiness.”

Six years has passed. Li Fang is back in China, working as a salesclerk. “I have never forgotten the words. 5.” She said. “From this experience, I have learned a lesson: Whenever you say something to a person, cruel or kind, you have no idea how long the words will stay with them.” Now she still hears those four simple words: You can do that.

阅读短文，把A-E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整。

A. I felt very lonely.

B. Come on, You can do that.

C. When things are not going well, I think of them.

D. She was afraid of failing and being laughed at by others.

E. Most of what she knew about American life was from textbooks.

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The United States has many different kinds of climate（气候）．On the west coast（海岸），the temperature changes very little between summer and winter，but the north central states（中部各州）have a very different kind of climate．In these states，people wear light clothes during the summer，and they need heavy wool or fur clothes in winter．

In the southwest，the climate is quite warm during the winter，but hot in summer．

In the eastern part of the United States，summer temperatures are very different from winter temperatures．Summers are usually hot，and winters are usually cold．Spring temperatures are comfortably warm，and autumn temperatures are quite cool．

Years ago，people in the cold areas（地区）of the United States did not often get vegetables and fresh fruits during the winter．Today trucks and trains carry fruits and vegetables very quickly to all parts of the United States．In this way，Americans“send their climate”to people in other states．

1.In the north central states，people wear________clothes in summer and________clothes during the winter．

A. silk；linen

B. light；heavy fur

C. wool；cotton

D. wool；silk

2.The climate in the southwest is________during the winter，but________in summer．

A. quite warm；little hot

B. quite cold；very hot

C. comfortably warm；rather hot

D. a little cold；rather hot

3.Today________parts of the United States can get fruits and vegetables in winter．

A. not all

B. a few

C. most

D. all

4.Which statement is true according to the passage？

A. Most states in America have almost the same climate．

B. The climate in the west of the USA is almost the same as that in China．

C. Now Americans don’t worry about eating fresh fruits and vegetables．

D. In winter，most Americans have to wear heavy clothes．

5.The best title（标题）of the passage should be________．

A. The Climate of the United States

B. Vegetables and Fruits

C. The Climate and Fruits

D. The United States

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The United States has many different kinds of climate（气候）．On the west coast（海岸），the temperature changes very little between summer and winter，but the north central states（中部各州）have a very different kind of climate．In these states，people wear light clothes during the summer，and they need heavy wool or fur clothes in winter．

In the southwest，the climate is quite warm during the winter，but hot in summer．

In the eastern part of the United States，summer temperatures are very different from winter temperatures．Summers are usually hot，and winters are usually cold．Spring temperatures are comfortably warm，and autumn temperatures are quite cool．

Years ago，people in the cold areas（地区）of the United States did not often get vegetables and fresh fruits during the winter．Today trucks and trains carry fruits and vegetables very quickly to all parts of the United States．In this way，Americans“send their climate”to people in other states．

1.In the north central states，people wear________clothes in summer and________clothes during the winter．

A．silk；linen

B．light；heavy fur

C．wool；cotton

D．wool；silk

2.The climate in the southwest is________during the winter，but________in summer．

A．quite warm；little hot

B．quite cold；very hot

C．comfortably warm；rather hot

D．a little cold；rather hot

3.Today________parts of the United States can get fruits and vegetables in winter．

A．not all

B．a few

C．most

D．all

4.Which statement is true according to the passage？

A．Most states in America have almost the same climate．

B．The climate in the west of the USA is almost the same as that in China．

C．Now Americans don’t worry about eating fresh fruits and vegetables．

D．In winter，most Americans have to wear heavy clothes．

5.The best title（标题）of the passage should be________．

A．The Climate of the United States

B．Vegetables and Fruits

C．The Climate and Fruits

D．The United States

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

1.When is William’s birthday?

A. August 8　　　　     B. December 8        C. August 12            D. December 12

2.How long will William stay in the USA?

A. Two weeks.　　         B. Two months.　　　     C. One week.　　         D. One month.

3.Where can you find the card?

A. At the school.　         B. In the airplane.         C. At the bus stop.　     D. In the hospital.

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Choose the best answer:

Ronald Reagan was the only actor to become president of the United States, but other movie stars have also been successful in public office. One of them was Shirley Temple, who is remembered throughout the world as a little girl. She dance and sang in many movies.

Shirley began to make movies at the age of five, and she was only nine years old when she played the role of Heidi. In almost every part of the world where movies are seen on television, children and their parents still enjoy Heidi and the other movies of Shirley Temple. Although she has not appeared in a film for over thirty years, her name~ still familiar to old and young alike.

When Shirley Temple was twenty-one years old, she was already retired from her career as an actress. Twenty years later, many people still thought her as a little girl that Americans had always loved in the movies, but others knew her as an intelligent woman with the knowledge of world problems. One of the people who recognized these important abilities was President Richard M. Nixon. In 1969, he appointed（委派）her as a representative to the United Nations, and this marked the beginning of a new career for the former child star of the movies.

One of Shirley's most popular dancing and singing partners was George Murphy, who was twenty-six years older than Shirley. He stopped making movies at about the same time as his young partner. In 1969, he was elected United States senator from California, and he served in this office for six years.

1.Some of the American actors or actresses like Ronald Reagan, Shirley Temple and George Murphy __________.

A.were later elected senators B.later became more successful in the movie circle（电影界）

C.were later active in politics D.later became presidents of the United States

2.Shirley Temple spent __________ years on her career as an actress.

A.21 B.9 C.11 D.16

3.Quite a few people throughout the world as well as Americans remember Shirley Temple all the time __________.

A.as a little girl B.as a pretty actress

C.as an attractive woman D.as a young politician

4.Why did Richard M. Nixon appoint Shirley Temple as a representative to the United Nations?

A.Because she was a successful actress.

B.Because she was an intelligent woman who knows much about movies.

C.Because she was intelligent and had a rich knowledge of world problems.

D.Because she had been a little movie star.

5.George Murphy retired from making movies __________.

A.in 1969 B.at the age of 47

C.when he was 26 D.in 1975

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