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Once there was a rich man in a village . He never gave anything to help others.　 The _____ didn't like him . One day he said to them . “ I know you don't like me . I will give everything I have to you_____ I die. Then everyone will be happy. ”

But nobody believed him . The rich man couldn't ____ why they didn't believe him. One day he went for a walk　 ___ the lake . Under a tree he happened to hear a pig and a cow_____.

The pig said to the cow , “ why everybody likes you and nobody likes me.why?　 After I die,　 I ___ many kinds of things to them. But you give only one thing ___ . Why do people like you all the time and not me. ”

The cow said　 “ Look , I give them milk before I die. They see that I am generous(慷慨的)with what I have .　 But you don't give them_________ before you die .　 You give them ham, pork and so on only after you're dead. People don't believe in the future .　 If you give while you are living ,　 people will________you.It is quite simple. ”

From that moment on , the rich man did all his best to _________ the poor

1.A. strangers　　 B. villagers　　 C. officers　　 D. workers

2.A. after　　 B. because　　 C. before　　 D. so

3.A. watch　　 B. remember　　 C. discuss　　 D. know

4.A. near　　 B. under　　 C. on　　 D. in

5.A. reading　　 B. dancing　　 C. talking　　 D. singing

6.A. feed　　 B. give　　 C. take　　 D. help

7.A. milk　　 B. egg　　 C. chicken　　 D. bread

8.A. anything　　 B. nothing　　 C. someone　　 D. everyone

9.A. have　　 B. mind　　 C. like　　 D. think

10.A. to talk　　 B. to help　　 C. to dislike　　 D. to try

八年级英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析

There was a very rich man named John. He gave a great puzzle (迷语)to the people in the town.

In his house, he had a very large room. “If anyone of you can fill my room within one day, I will give you 100,000 dollars.” Everyone in the town wanted to try.

The first man tried to fill the room with stones. At the end of the day, he was very tired, but the room was still empty.

The second man tried to fill the room with wood. He worked all day, but the room was not full. “That room is too big,’’ he said. “No one can do this.”

The third man said, “I can do it. It’s easy.” Everyone laughed. They thought he could not do it. Then, the man went to the park and played all day. His friend said, “Why are you playing? You should be working.’’ The man said, “I can do it. Don’t worry.’’ At 8 o’clock at night，the man came to the room with a small bag. The rich man said, “Haha...that bag is too small. It cannot fill the room.’’The man reached into the bag and took out a candle. He lit(点亮）the candle and said, “You see，the whole room is filled with light!”

1.How much would John give to the man who worked out the puzzle?(根据短文内容回答问题）

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2.Did the second man fill the room within one day?(根据短文内容回答问题）

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3.How did the third man fill the room?(根据短文内容回答问题）

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4.从短文中找出与下面句子画线部分意思最相近的单词。

He worked all day, but the room was not full. _____________________

5.In the passage, the underlined word “It’’ refers to ______________.

八年级英语任务型阅读中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once there was a rich man named Chulong.

One day, he was walking in his garden when he saw a strange____with beautiful features(特征) and sweet voice in a tree. Chulong____went near the tree and caught the bird, which he thought he could____and get lots of money.

“Don’t think about making money through me!” said the bird, “____will buy me, because, in imprisonment (监禁), I lose my beauty and sweet voice.” Chulong’s hope of making money was shattered. He became angry and wanted to____the bird for the meat.

Then the____bird suggested, “Well, set me free. In return I shall teach you____simple but useful rules, which can do good to you.”

Chulong didn’t believe the bird____, and he was afraid that the bird would fly away. However, the bird____it would keep its word(守信). Chulong wanted to take a risk. He set the bird free and it sat on the branch of a tree. It became____again.

Chulong asked, “Now teach me the rules.” “Certainly,” said the bird.

Then the bird taught Chulong the____: The first rule is Never believe everything others say. The second rule is Never be sad about something you don’t have. The third rule is Never throw away what you have in your hand.

“You silly bird,” shouted Chulong, “These rules are known to everyone. You____me.”

But the bird said, “Today, you had me in your hand, but you threw me away. You believed all that I said. And you are sad about not having me.____the rules are simple, you have never followed them. Now have you got the____of the rules? Just sit down and think for a while.” With these words, the bird____and disappeared from his sight.

1.A. cat　　 B. bird　　 C. panda　　 D. monkey

2.A. proudly　　 B. freely　　 C. slowly　　 D. weakly

3.A. eat　　 B. study　　 C. draw　　 D. sell

4.A. Nobody　　 B. Somebody　　 C. Anybody　　 D. Everybody

5.A. find　　 B. borrow　　 C. smell　　 D. kill

6.A. busy　　 B. helpful　　 C. clever　　 D. lucky

7.A. three　　 B. four　　 C. five　　 D. six

8.A. for ever　　 B. later on　　 C. at first　　 D. at last

9.A. promised　　 B. remembered　　 C. guessed　　 D. hoped

10.A. ugly　　 B. beautiful　　 C. lazy　　 D. hard-working

11.A. songs　　 B. languages　　 C. rules　　 D. skills

12.A. cheated　　 B. helped　　 C. found　　 D. forgot

13.A. Until　　 B. Unless　　 C. If　　 D. Although

14.A. history　　 B. value　　 C. reason　　 D. connection

15.A. woke up　　 B. fell down　　 C. flew away　　 D. held on

八年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

（2014河南）

Once there was a man traveling in a faraway village．As he was passing the elephants，he suddenly stopped．He found that these huge elephants were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg．No chains（锁链），no cages．It was clear that the elephants could，at any time，break away from their ropes but for some reason，they did not．

He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and didn’t try to get away．“Well，”the trainer said，“when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and，at that age，it’s enohgh to hold them．As they grow up，they still believe they cannot break away．They believe the rope can hold them，so they never try to break free．”

How could it be？These animals could at any time break free from their ropes．But because they were always stuck right where they were，they believed they couldn’t．

Just like the elephants，how many of us go through life believing that we cannot do something，just because we failed at it once before？

________．We should never give up the struggle（斗争）in life．

1.What did the writer see in the village？

A．Chains．

B．Elephants．

C．Cages．

D．Farmers．

2.Why do the elephants never try to break free from the ropes？

A．Because they think they cannot．

B．Because they are too old to do it．

C．Because they like their living places．

D．Because they get on well with the trainer．

3.How did the man feel after he heard what the trainer said？

A．Moved．

B．Surprised．

C．Angry．

D．Nervous．

4.Which of the following is the missing part in the last paragraph？

A．Failing is part of learning

B．We should be different from others

C．Helping animals is helping ourselves

D．Traveling always makes people relaxed

5.What is the best title for this text？

A．A Pleasant Trip

B．A Cruel Trainer

C．Elephant Training

D．The Elephant Rope

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once there lived an old man in a mountain village. He was a famous hunter. He often went hunting alone in the mountains. He was not afraid of any wild animals, not even a tiger.

One night, someone saw a tiger come into the village, and stole two sheep away. The next night the tiger came again. The villagers were frightened. They asked the old hunter to catch it so that they could have a safe life.　　 When the old man heard about the tiger, he thought hard. He wondered why the tiger came at night twice but only stole the sheep. The next night he walked outside the village. Suddenly he saw the tiger coming. He quickly threw himself on the ground. To his surprise, the tiger did not come at him, but went away. He followed it quietly and found it was running on two of its feet just like a man. Then everything was clear.

On the fourth day, when it got dark, the hunter took some animal skins with him and hid himself behind a big tree near the village. He was waiting for the "tiger". As soon as the "tiger"came near the tree, the old hunter jumped out, caught the "tiger" by the "leg" and said,"Don't he afraid. I do not mean to hurt you. You know who l am, don't you?"

The "tiger" said "Yes" and took off the tiger's skin.

"You are poor. But you mustn't steal anything from others. Here are some animal skins for you. You may sell them at the market. With the money, you can buy food and clothes for your family. Work harder and try to make a living. " With tears in his eyes, the poor man thanked the kind-hearted old hunter and walked home.

1. Where did the hunter live?

A. Outside a village.　　　　　　　　 B. On a farm.

C. In a village.　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Near a village.

2. How many times did the tiger come into the village?

A. Only once.　　　　 B. Twice.

C. Three times.　　 D. Four times.

3. What did the old hunter do when he first saw the tiger?

A. He was frightened.

B. He threw himself on the ground.

C. He ran sway.

D. He hid himself behind a tree.

4.How did the old hunter know the tiger was a man?

A. The tiger came to the village only at night.

B. He saw the tiger run on its two feet.

C. The tiger only stole sheep.

D. The tiger could speak.

5. Why did the old hunter take some animal skins with him when he was waiting for the"tiger" ?

A. To help the poor man.

B. To make himself well hidden.

C. To sell them at the market the next morning.

D. To buy food and clothes on his way home.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once there lived an old man in a mountain village. He was a famous hunter. He often went hunting alone in the mountains. He was not afraid of any wild animals, not even a tiger.

One night, someone saw a tiger come into the village, and stole two sheep away. The next night the tiger came again. The villagers were frightened. They asked the old hunter to catch it so that they could have a safe life.

When the old man heard about the tiger, he thought hard. He wondered why the tiger came at night twice but only stole the sheep. The next night he walked outside the village. Suddenly he saw the tiger coming. He quickly threw himself on the ground. To his surprise, the tiger did not come at him, but went away. He followed it quietly and found it was running on two of its feet just like a man. Then everything was clear.

On the fourth day, when it got dark, the hunter took some animal skins with him and hid himself behind a big tree near the village. He was waiting for the "tiger". As soon as the "tiger"came near the tree, the old hunter jumped out, caught the "tiger" by the "leg" and said,"Don't he afraid. I do not mean to hurt you. You know who l am, don't you"

The "tiger" said "Yes" and took off the tiger's skin.

"You are poor. But you mustn't steal anything from others. Here are some animal skins for you. You may sell them at the market. With the money, you can buy food and clothes for your family. Work harder and try to make a living. " With tears in his eyes, the poor man thanked the kind-hearted old hunter and walked home.

1.Where did the old hunter live ?

2.What did the tiger get from the village at night?

3.How many times did the tiger come into the village altogether?

4.How was the ‘Tiger” running?

5.Why did the old hunter give some animal skins to the ‘tiger’ ?

6.What do you think of the hunter ? Tell your reason.

八年级英语回答问题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once there lived an old man in a mountain village. He was a famous hunter. He often went hunting alone in the mountains. He was not afraid of any wild animals, not even a tiger.

One night, someone saw a tiger come into the village, and stole two sheep away. The next night the tiger came again. The villagers were frightened. They asked the old hunter to catch it so that they could have a safe life.

When the old man heard about the tiger, he thought hard. He wondered why the tiger came at night twice but only stole the sheep. The next night he walked outside the village. Suddenly he saw the tiger coming. He quickly threw himself on the ground. To his surprise, the tiger did not come at him, but went away. He followed it quietly and found it was running on two of its feet just like a man. Then everything was clear.

On the fourth day, when it got dark, the hunter took some animal skins with him and hid himself behind a big tree near the village. He was waiting for the "tiger". As soon as the "tiger" came near the tree, the old hunter jumped out, caught the "tiger" by the "leg" and said, "Don't be afraid. I do not mean to hurt you. You know who I am, don't you?"

The "tiger" said "Yes" and took off the tiger's skin.

"You are poor. But you mustn't steal anything from others. Here are some animal skins for you. You may sell them at the market. With the money, you can buy food and clothes for your family. Work harder and try to make a living. " With tears in his eyes, the poor man thanked the kind-hearted old hunter and walked home.

1.Where did the hunter live?

A. Outside a village.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. On a farm.

C. In a village.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Near a village.

2.How many times did the tiger come into the village?

A. Only once.　　　　 B. Twice.　　　 C. Three times. 　　 D. Four times.

3.What did the old hunter do when he first saw the tiger?

A. He was frightened.　　　 B. He threw himself on the ground.

C. He ran away.　　　　　　 D. He hid himself behind a tree.

4.How did the old hunter know the tiger was a man?

A. The tiger came to the village only at night.　　　

B. He saw the tiger run on its two feet.　　

C. The tiger only stole sheep.

D. The tiger could speak.

5.Why did the old hunter take some animal skins with him when he was waiting for the "tiger" ?

A. To help the poor man.　　　　　　　　

B. To make himself well hidden.

C. To sell them at the market the next morning.　　

D. To buy food and clothes on his way home.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once, there was a man living in a small village on the hill. He has a statue (雕像), but he put it at his door, facing downwards, because he didn’t like it at all.

One day, a man from the city passed by his house. This man was full of knowledge (知识). He asked the owner if he could sell the statue as soon as he saw it. He owner laughed and said, “Who will like this dirty stone?” The man from the city said,” I will give you five dollars for it.” The owner was surprised and agreed, so the man took the statue to the city.

A few months later, the man from the village went to visit the city. When he walked around the street, he saw many stone statues standing in front of a shop, and a man shouted in a loud voice (声音), “Come in and enjoy the most wonderful statue in the world. Only ten dollars to enjoy this most excellent statue.”

The man from the village paid ten dollars and entered the shop. He was very surprised when he saw the statue in the shop, because it was the statue that he himself had sold for only five dollars.

36题简略回答问题；37题判断正误（T or F）；38题完成句子；39题写出划线it的指代对象；40题将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。

1.How much did the man from the city pay for the stone statue?

__________________________________________________________________________________________

2.The man from the village was cleverer than the man from the city. (T or F) ___________

3.The owner was _________________ and __________________, so the man took the statue to the city.

4._______________________________________________________________________________________

5._______________________________________________________________________________________

八年级英语阅读单选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

Once upon a time, there was a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine （酒）and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.

One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles (瓶)of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take care of them.” With these words, he went out.

But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished（惩罚）, so he drank the poison to kill himself.

1.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.

A. the rich man　　 B. the servant

C. both A and B　　 D. neither A and B

2.The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.

A. the cat　　　　 B. himself

C. nobody　　 　 D. the servant

3.The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.

A. there was in fact poison in the bottles

B. did not want the servant to drink his wine

C. he wanted to kill the cat

D. he wanted to kill the servant

4.In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.

A. the servant　　　 B. cat

C. the rich man　　 D. nobody

5.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.

A. lazy　　　　 B. bad　　　 C. clever　　　 D. kind

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析