Robert was born in a city. His father was a t...

Robert was born in a city. His father was a teacher and mother was a doctor. They got a lot of money and liked their son. The boy felt very happy. The boy was clever but was very lazy. He didn't like to use his head and wouldn't do anything. He didn't do well in his lessons and hardly finished middle school, when he was twenty. Then his parents found some work for him. But he refused．He stayed in bed all the time. They were angry with him, but he never listened to them. Seven years later they died in a traffic accident. He had to live on selling their property(财产). Now he has nothing. He's often hungry and sometimes he has to sleep under a chair in the park One night, as soon as he fell to sleep, he saw a beautiful girl came up to him and asked him to marry(娶)her. He was very happy and followed her. They came in a house He found she was very rich and had a lot of nice things. After dinner she asked him to see her garden. There were all kinds of flowers in it. Suddenly she disappeared(消失)in the forest. And he couldn't find her. He began to cry loudly. "What has happened to you, sir?"a policeman woke him up and asked "I've lost my wife.”Answered Robert. "She's very beautiful and rich. And she loves me very much.” "Perhaps she's gone home," said the policeman with a smile "She must wait for you at home?” "But I can’t remember where she lives!”

1.The boy had a __________ childhood（童年）.

A. terrible　　　　　　　　　 B. happy　　　　　　　　 C. common　　　　　　

2.The boy didn't do well in his lessons because__________.

A. he wasn't clever　　　　 B. he was very young　　　　　　　 C. he wouldn't use his head　　　　　　　　　

3.His parents were angry with him because __________.

A .he was very lazy　　　　 B. he was weak in his lessons　　　 C. he refused to go on studying　　　　　　　　　　

4.When he was __________, his parents died.

A. twenty　　　　　　　　　　 B. twenty-two　　　　　　　　　　　 C. twenty-seven　　 .

5.One night he __________ in the park.

A. got a beautiful girl's love　　　　　 B. got a lot of money　　　　 C. had a beautiful dream　　　　　　　　　　　　

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Beethoven (贝多芬) was born in a small city near the Rhine in Germany. His father always drank and his mother was a maid (女仆). They lived a poor life.

Beethoven was a talented (有天赋的) child in music. People at that time thought he was as clever as Mozart. His father wanted to make money from his talent, so he told him to practice and play all the time. If he didn’t do that, his father would be angry with him and beat him.

Beethoven was very short and ugly. He couldn’t hear well from the age of 22 and later he heard nothing, but all these unhappy things didn’t make him dislike music. He began to write sonatas (奏鸣曲) at 12, and later he became a great musician.

His life was so short that he didn’t leave many works. But people think he was one of the best musicians in the world.

根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择正确答案，并将其字母代号填入答题卷相应空格内。

1.Beethoven was from a　 　　　　 in a small city near the Rhine in Germany.

A．educational family

B．teacher’s family

C．rich family

D．poor family

2.Beethoven’s father told him to practice and play all the time because his father wanted to make　 .

A．him be a great musician

B．him not drink too much like him

C．himself rich

D．him beat Mozart in music

3.What did people think of Beethoven at that time ?

A．He wasn’t a rich boy.

B．He did as well as Mozart in music.

C．He didn’t love his parents.

D．He would be a great singer.

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Pablo Picasso was born in Spain in 1881．His father was a painter and art teacher who gave his son the first lesson in drawing．He won a prize﹣“Science and Charity”for his first important painting when he was only fifteen．He studied in several cities in Spain．But there was no one to teach him all that he wanted to know．When he was nineteen，he visited Paris．

Paris was then the center of the world for artists．Everything that was new and exciting in the world of paintings seemed to happen there．When he was twenty﹣three，Picasso moved there to live and lived in France for the rest of his life．

When he was over ninety，this great painter still lived his life like a young man．He was still looking for new ideas and new ways to use his artistic materials．

When he died in 1973，he was ninety﹣one years old．

1.What did Pablo Picasso’s father do？

A．A teacher．　　 B．A painter．

C．An artist．　　 D．A painter and art teacher．

2.What prize did he win when he was fifteen？

A．Science and Painting．

B．Science and Art．C．Science and

C．harity．

D．Painting and Charity．

3.Where was he born and where did he visit when he was nineteen？

A．Paris and Spain．　　　　　　 B．London and Paris．

C．Spain and Paris．　　　　　　 D．London and Spain．

4.How old was he when he moved to Paris and how old was he when he died？

A．Twenty﹣three and ninety．

B．Twenty﹣three and ninety﹣one．

C．Nineteen and ninety﹣one．

D．Nineteen and ninety．

5.What did he do when he was old？

A．He lived his life like a young man．

B．He looked for new ideas．

C．He looked for new ways to use his artistic materials．

D．All the above

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Lang Lang was born in Shenyang, Liaoning. His father is a folk musician.

When he was two and a half years old, Lang Lang liked a famous cartoon (动画片), Tom and Jerry. Once, he watched Tom playing the piano on TV, then he showed great interest in it. From then on, he liked playing his father’s old piano. Soon he could play a short tune (曲子) by himself. His father was surprised and began to let him take piano lessons.

When he was three, Lang Lang learned the piano from Zhu Yafen, a famous music teacher. Two years later, he took part in a competition(比赛) for the first time and won first place. After that, he gave the first concert during his life. On January, 2011, Mr. Obama invited(邀请) him to play the piano at the White House. One of the tunes was the song My Motherland (祖国). When the concert was over, he said to the journalist (记者), “I choose this song，because I love China.”

Now, millions of people enjoy his beautiful music. He is really a born musician! We all love him.

1.Who is a folk musician?

A.Langlang’s father. B.Tom. C.Jerry. D.Lang Lang.

2.When did he show great interest in playing the piano?

A.After he watched his father playing the piano.

B.When he was two and a half years old.

C.After he learned the piano from his teacher.

D.When he could play a short tune by himself.

3.Lang Lang took part in his first piano competition at the age of 　　　　　　 .

A.two B.three C.five D.six

4.From the passage we know that 　　　　　　 .

A.his father taught him to play the piano B.Mr. Obama invited him to America in 2012

C.Lang Lang loves China a lot D.Lang Lang gave his first concert at the White House

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A.Lang Lang’s Life B.Lang Lang’s Family

C.Lang Lang’s First Concert D.Lang Lang, a Born Musician

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Henry was a boy of nine. He was born in a 　 　 　 family. His father was often ill and couldn’t go to work. Only his mother worked in a factory. She worked hard and hoped to give her four children and husband 　 　 　 food and clothes. But she failed. Her family was sometimes hungry. Of course, she couldn’t send Henry to school. She was 　 　 　 it but she didn’t know what to do. The boy was very clever and taught himself to read，write and 　 　 　 at home in the evening. And in the daytime he was polishing（擦）shoes in the street, so he could make some 　 　 　 for his family.

One afternoon the boy saw a young man’s shoes were 　 　 　 , so he said to him, “ Let me polish your shoes.”

“No, thank you,” the young man said and walked away.

“You may pay me only one dollar, sir,” the boy shouted 　 　 　 him. But the young man said no again. Then the boy thought for a while and told him that he would polish his shoes for nothing. The young man 　 　 　 to this, and soon one of his shoes was shining brightly. The man showed 　 　 　 shoe to the boy, but the boy said no to polish it if he wasn’t paid two dollars for his work. .The young man refused（拒绝）to 　 　 　 anything on it and went away.

But his shoes were so different that he had to stop. He turned back and gave the boy two dollars. In a very short time the shoe was as bright as the other one.

1.A. happy　　　　         　　 B. lucky　　　　　         C. rich　　　　　　         D. poor

2.A. much　　　　         B. little　　　　　         C. enough　　　　         D. many

3.A. afraid of　　         　　 B. sorry for　　　         C. useful to　　　         D. friendly to

4.A. play　　　　　         B. swim　　　　　         C. count　　　　　         D. sleep

5.A. books　　　　         B. clothes　　　　         C. shoes　　　　　　         D. money

6.A. dirty　　　　　         B. clean　　　　　　         C. old　　　　　　　         D. new

7.A. under　　　　　　         B. above　　　　         C. in front of　　         D. behind

8.A. liked　　　　　         B. agreed　　　　         C. worried　　　　         D. surprised

9.A. other　　　　　　         B. others　　　　　　     C. the other　　　　     D. the others

10.A. spend　　　　　　     B. cost　　　　　　         C. pay　　　　　　         D. take

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完形填空

Henry was a boy of nine. He was born in a ____ family. His father was often ill and couldn’t go to work. ____ his mother worked in a factory. She worked hard and hoped to give her four children and husband(丈夫) ____ food and clothes. But she failed. Her family were sometimes ____. Of course, she couldn’t send Henry to school. She was ____ it but she didn’t know what to do. The boy was very clever and taught himself to read and write and ____ at home in the evening. And in the daytime he was polishing（擦）shoes in the street, so he could make some ____ for his family.

One afternoon the boy saw a young man’s shoes were ____, so he said to him, “ Let me polish your shoes.”

“No, thank you,” the young man said and walked ____.

“You may pay me only one dollar, sir,” the boy shouted ___ him. But the young man said no again. Then the boy ____ for a while and told him that he would polish his shoes for nothing. The young man ____ to this, and soon one of his shoes was shining brightly. The man ____ the other shoe to the boy, but the boy said no to polish it if he wasn’t paid two dollars for his work. The young man refused（拒绝）to ____ anything on it and went away.

But his shoes were so different that he had to ____. He turned back and gave the boy two dollars. In a very short time the shoe was as bright as the other one.

1.A. happy　　　　 B. lucky　　　　　 C. rich　　　　 　 D. poor

2.A. Only　　　　　 B. Except（除了） C. Or　　　　　　 　 D. Because

3.A. much　　　　 　 B. little　　　　　　 C. enough　　　 　 D. no

4.A. full　　　　　　 B. hungry　　　　 　 C. happy　　　　 　 D. pleased

5.A. afraid of　　 B. sorry for　　 C. useful to　　　 D. friendly to

6.A. play　　　　　　 B. swim　　　　　 　　 C. count　　　　 D. sleep

7.A. books　　　　　 B. clothes　　　 　 C. shoes　　　　 D. money

8.A. dirty　　　　　 B. clean　　　　 　　 C. old　　　　　　 D. new

9.A. over　　　　　　 B. away　　　　　 　　 C. out　　　　　　 D. in

10.A. under　　　　 B. above　　　　 　　 C. in front of　 D. behind

11.A. thought　　　 B. read　　　　　 　　 C. wrote　　　　　 D. saw

12.A. liked　　　　 B. agreed　　　　 　 　 C. worried　　　　 D. surprised

13.A. threw　　　　 B. passed　　　　 　　 C. kicked　　　　 D. showed

14.A. pay　　　　 　 B. cost　　　　 　　 　 C. spend　　　　　 D. give

15.A. stop　　　　 B. run　　　　　 　　 C. hurry off　　 D. fly away

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完型填空

A Father Learns A Lesson From His Son

Velan was a carpenter. He was living in a village. His mother died a long time back. His aged father, Kuppan, lived with him. Kuppan was very weak. He could not even walk well. He was weak ________ Velan did not give him enough food. He had given his father a small earthen plate. Velan was a had man.

Velan had a son. His name is Muthu. Muthu was just ten years old. He was a very good boy. He __________ his grandfather. He had great respect for his grandfather. He did not like his father because he was treating his grandfather badly.

One day Kuppan was eating his food out of earthen plate that his son had given to him. The earthen plate fell down and _________ into pieces. The food also fell on the floor. Velan was working at the other end of the room. When he saw the broken plate, he was very_______, and shouted at Kuppan. The old man felt bad about what happened. He was sorry for his mistake.

The next day Velan saw his son working on a piece of wood.

“What are you doing, Mum?” he asked.

“I am making a wooden plate ___________ you, father. When you grow old, like my grandfather, you will need a plate for food. And it may not break so _________,” Muthu said.

The carpenter was surprised to hear this. At that time, he realized his mistake. He was very sad about what he did. Then he became a _______ person. From that day on, Velan treated his father with great respect. He learnt a lesson from his own son. You should respect your ______ at all times. It is your duty.

1.A. though 　　 B. because　　 C. if　　 　　　 D. before

2.A. hated　　 　 B. missed　 　 C. loved 　　 D. hurt

3.A. ran　 　　　 B. broke 　　 　 C. put 　　 D. took

4.A. angry 　　 B. sad　 　　　 C. happy　 　　 D. surprised

5.A. of　 　　　　 B. with　　 　　 C. from 　　 D. for

6.A. hard　 　　 B. hardly 　　 C. easily 　 D. quickly

7.A. different B. difficult　 C. serious 　 D. useful

8.A. children B. teachers C. parents 　 D. friends

八年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Mr Evans lived in a city. He was a maths teacher three years ago. He taught well and his students liked him. So he decided to work in the middle school___1.____. But a terrible accident changed his life.

One spring he took his class to visit a place of interest.（名胜）The children saw a lot of ___2.____ things and had a good time there. ___3.___on their way to school, their bus was hit by a truck. Five students died in the accident. He didn't know __4._ it had happened and was very sad about it and after he came out of hospital, he left the school and became a __5.___. He tried his best to stop the drivers from ___6.____ the traffic rules. He worked hard and was strict(严格) with the drivers.　 __7.____they were afraid of him.

One afternoon it was very hot. Mr Evans was working. He was ___8.__at the crossing and watching the traffic._ 9._ he saw a cleaner（清洁机）. It ran so____10.__ that it almost hit(撞上) a man riding a bike. He stopped it at once and the man stays safe.

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Mr. Evans lives in a city. He was a math teacher three years ago. He taught well and his students liked him. So he decided to work in the middle school all his life. But a terrible accident changed his fortune(命运). One spring he took his class to visit a place of interest. The children saw a lot of interesting things and had a good time there. But on their way to school, their bus was hit by a truck because the young driver was drunk(醉的). Five students died and more than half of the children were injured in the accident. He didn’t know how it had happened and was very sad about it and after he came out of hospital, he left the school and became a policeman. He tried his best to stop the drivers from breaking the traffic regulations(违反交通规则). He worked hard and was strict with the drivers. So they were afraid of him.

One afternoon it was very hot. Mr. Evans was on duty. He was standing at the crossing and watching the traffic. Suddenly he saw a car rushing towards the crossing. It ran so fast that it almost hit a man on a bike. He stopped it at once and saw a girl in it. "Show your license to me, madam," said Mr. Evans. The girl handed her bag to him and said: "Please look for it in it. I can‘t see anything without glasses."

1.Mr. Evans used to( 过去)　 be a __________ in a middle school, but now he is a ___________

2.The accident ____________ on their way to school after they __________ a place of interest.

3.The accident caused five deaths and over _________ of the students were badly hurt. It made Mr. Evans very __________.

4.It ran____________ fast____________ it almost hit a man on a bike.

5.The drivers are __________ of Mr. Evans because he is very strict when he is on __________.

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Mr. Evans lives in a city. He was a math teacher three years ago. He taught well and his students liked him. So he decided to work in the middle school all his life. But a terrible accident changed his fortune(命运).

One spring he took his class to visit a place of interest. The children saw a lot of interesting things and had a good time there. But on their way to school, their bus was hit by a truck because the young driver was drunk(醉的). Five students died and more than half of the children were injured in the accident. He didn’t know how it had happened and was very sad about it and after he came out of hospital, he left the school and became a policeman. He tried his best to stop the drivers from breaking the traffic regulations(违反交通规则). He worked hard and was strict with the drivers. So they were afraid of him.

One afternoon it was very hot. Mr. Evans was on duty. He was standing at the crossing and watching the traffic. Suddenly he saw a car rushing towards the crossing. It ran so fast that it almost hit a man on a bike. He stopped it at once and saw a girl in it.

"Show your license to me, madam," said Mr. Evans.

The girl handed her bag to him and said: "Please look for it in it. I can‘t see anything without glasses."

1.What was Mr. Evans’ job three years ago?

A. policeman   B. a math teacher   C. a guide    D. a drive

2.Their bus was hit by a truck because___________.

A. the drunk driver broke the traffic rules

B. the bus driver broke the traffic rules

C. Mr. Evans broke the traffic rules

D. the children broke the traffic rules

3.In the accident ___________.

A. more than half of the children died

B. five children were injured

C. more than half of those children were injured

D. Mr. Evans was injured

4.The phrase “on duty” means “_____” in Chinese.

A  在家里  B 在家  C 在值勤  D 在值日

5.From the story, we can infer that___________.

A. Mr. Evans would let girl drive away.

B. Mr. Evans would not let the girl drive away

C. Mr. Evans would look for the girl’s license in her bag

D. the girl would cry.

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