Many cultures have different ideas about why people catch colds. For example in the United States, some people think that you can catch a cold if your feet get cold. So, mothers tell small children to wear warm boots in the winter. In other places, including parts of the Middle East, some people believe that strong winds cause colds. So, on trains and buses, people usually don’t like to sit next to open windows. In parts of Europe, some people think that wearing wet clothes will give you a cold. They say that after you go swimming, you should quickly put on dry clothes. Today, scientists know that colds are caused by a virus（病毒）. But the old ideas are still very strong, and many people still follow them to avoid（避免）getting ill.
1.What is the main idea of this reading?
A．People still believe old ideas about why they catch colds.
B．Colds are the biggest health problem in the world.
C．Some people think that strong winds cause colds.
D．You should take good care of your health in winter.
2.Which is NOT a cause（成因）of colds in the reading?
A．bad food B．wet clothes C．a virus D．strong winds
3.In "people still follow them to avoid getting ill", what does "them" mean?
A．scientists B．old ideas C．colds D．dry clothes
4.According to the reading, which of the following is NOT true?
A．There are many different ideas about how people catch colds.
B．Scientists don’t know how people catch colds.
C．Some people think that wearing wet clothes gives you a cold.
D．In the U.S., many small children wear boots in winter.
5.Many people in different countries have ________ ideas about why people catch colds.
A．no B．one C．the same D．different
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题
Many cultures have different ideas about why people catch colds. For example in the United States, some people think that you can catch a cold if your feet get cold. So, mothers tell small children to wear warm boots in the winter. In other places, including parts of the Middle East, some people believe that strong winds cause colds. So, on trains and buses, people usually don’t like to sit next to open windows. In parts of Europe, some people think that wearing wet clothes will give you a cold. They say that after you go swimming, you should quickly put on dry clothes. Today, scientists know that colds are caused by a virus（病毒）. But the old ideas are still very strong, and many people still follow them to avoid（避免）getting ill.
1.What is the main idea of this reading?
A．People still believe old ideas about why they catch colds.
B．Colds are the biggest health problem in the world.
C．Some people think that strong winds cause colds.
D．You should take good care of your health in winter.
2.Which is NOT a cause（成因）of colds in the reading?
A．bad food B．wet clothes C．a virus D．strong winds
3.In "people still follow them to avoid getting ill", what does "them" mean?
A．scientists B．old ideas C．colds D．dry clothes
4.According to the reading, which of the following is NOT true?
A．There are many different ideas about how people catch colds.
B．Scientists don’t know how people catch colds.
C．Some people think that wearing wet clothes gives you a cold.
D．In the U.S., many small children wear boots in winter.
5.Many people in different countries have ________ ideas about why people catch colds.
A．no B．one C．the same D．different
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Different people have different ideas about time. People in the USA think that it is important to know the time. In cities in America, there are clocks in stations, factories and other buildings. Radio or TV reporters give you the correct time during the day. Most Americans also have watches with them wherever they go. They want to do certain （一定） things at certain time. They don't like to be late.
But time is not so important to everybody in the world. When you visit a country in South America （ 南 美 洲 ） , you will find that people there don't like to hurry. If you had an appointment with somebody, he could probably be late, because he may not want to arrive on time. Even the radio programs may not begin on time. The men on the radio may not think it is important to tell the exact time. People in South America think that clocks or matches are just machines. They think that you let a clock or a watch control（控制） your life if you do everything on time.
1.You can see clocks in stations, factories and other buildings in the USA because_______.
A. Americans want to make these places beautiful
B. Americans want to sell these clocks
C. Americans think that it is important to know the time
D. Americans don't think that it is important to know the time
2.The underlined word "appointment" most probably means .
A. 经历 B. 约会 C. 承诺 D. 争吵
3.If you want to meet someone at 2 p. m. in South America, he may .
A. come earlier B. come on time C. come later than 2 p. m. D. not come
八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
Young people and older people don’t always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But in one special programme in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.
Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and build houses. The adults teach them these skills.
There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn photo taking or painting. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to spend his free time.
When people live together, rules are necessary. In this programme the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask, “Why did it happen? What should we do about it?”
One of the teenagers has this to say about his experience, “You stop thinking only about yourself, You learn to think about the group.”
1.In one special programme in New York State, young and older people _______ .
A. don’t work well together.
B. are friendly to one another.
C. teach one another new ways of building houses.
D. spend eight weeks together, working as farmers..
2.All the members work some time every day mainly to _______ .
A. lead a busy life.
B. learn new skills of farming;
C. get used to the life on the farms
D. find value and pleasure in work
3.Living together, _________ .
A. the teenagers don’t have to obey(遵守) the rules
B. the teenagers have to obey the rules the adults make
C. the members have no free time on weekends
D. the members are not allowed to break the rules they make together
4.The last paragraph shows that the teenager thinks his experience in the programme is ____ .
A. unpleasant B. tiring
C. helping D. boring
5.The best title for the passage is __________ .
A. The rules of living together
B. Life in New York State
C. Teenagers in the special group
D. Free hours in the special work group
八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
Young people and older people don’t always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But in one special programme in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.
Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and build houses. The adults teach them these skills.
There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn phototaking or painting. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to spend his free time.
When people live together, rules are necessary. In this programme the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask, “Why did it happen? What should we do about it?”
One of the teenagers has this to say about his experience, “You stop thinking only about yourself, You learn to think about the group.”
1.In one special programme in New York State, young and older people _______ .
| A．don’t work well together. |
| B．are friendly to one another. |
| C．teach one another new ways of building houses. |
| D．spend eight weeks together, working as farmers. |
2. All the members work some time every day mainly to _______ .
| A．lead a busy life. | B．learn new skills of farming; |
| C．get used to the life on the farms | D．find value and pleasure in work |
3. Living together, _________ .
| A．the teenagers don’t have to obey the rules |
| B．the teenagers have to obey the rules the adults make |
| C．the members have no free time on weekends |
| D．the members are not allowed to break the rules they make together |
4. The last programme shows that the teenager thinks his experience in the programme is ____ .
| A．unpleasant | B．tiring | C．helpful | D．boring |
5.The best title for the passage is __________ .
| A．The rules of living together |
| B．Life in New York State |
| C．Teenagers in the special group |
| D．Free hours in the special work group |
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Young people and older people don’t always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But in one special programme in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.
Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and build houses. The adults teach them these skills.
There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn photo taking or painting. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to spend his free time.
When people live together, rules are necessary. In this programme the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask, “Why did it happen? What should we do about it?”
One of the teenagers has this to say about his experience, “You stop thinking only about yourself, You learn to think about the group.”
1.In one special programme in New York State, young and older people _______ .
A. don’t work well together.
B. are friendly to one another.
C. teach one another new ways of building houses.
D. spend eight weeks together, working as farmers.
2.All the members work some time every day mainly to _______ .
A. lead a busy life.
B. learn new skills of farming;
C. get used to the life on the farms
D. find value and pleasure in work
3. Living together, _________ .
A. the teenagers don’t have to obey(遵守) the rules
B. the teenagers have to obey the rules the adults make
C. the members have no free time on weekends
D. the members are not allowed to break the rules they make together
4.The last paragraph shows that the teenager thinks his experience in the programme is ____ .
A. unpleasant B. tiring C. helping D. boring
5.The best title for the passage is __________ .
A. The rules of living together
B. Life in New York State
C. Teenagers in the special group
D. Free hours in the special work group
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读理解
Young people and older people don’t always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But in one special programme in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.
Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and build houses. The adults teach them these skills.
There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn phototaking or painting. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to spend his free time.
When people live together, rules are necessary. In this programme the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask, “Why did it happen? What should we do about it?”
One of the teenagers has this to say about his experience, “You stop thinking only about yourself, You learn to think about the group.”
1. In one special programme in New York State, young and older people _______ .
| A．don’t work well together. |
| B．are friendly to one another. |
| C．teach one another new ways of building houses. |
| D．spend eight weeks together, working as farmers. |
2.All the members work some time every day mainly to _______ .
| A．lead a busy life. | B．learn new skills of farming; |
| C．get used to the life on the farms | D．find value and pleasure in work |
3. Living together, _________ .
| A．the teenagers don’t have to obey the rules |
| B．the teenagers have to obey the rules the adults make |
| C．the members have no free time on weekends |
| D．the members are not allowed to break the rules they make together |
4. The last programme shows that the teenager thinks his experience in the programme is ____ .
| A．unpleasant | B．tiring | C．helpful | D．boring |
5. The best title for the passage is __________ .
| A．The rules of living together |
| B．Life in New York State |
| C．Teenagers in the special group |
| D．Free hours in the special work group |
八年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
People all around the world drink tea. But people have very different ideas about drinking tea in different countries.
In China, for example, people always drink tea when they are getting together. They usually serve the guests with tea. The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at homes or in teahouses. They prefer their tea with nothing else in it.
Tea is also important in Japan. The Japanese have a special way of serving tea called tea ceremony(仪式). It is very old and full of meaning. Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes.
Another tea-drinking country is England. In England, the late afternoon is “tea time”. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with milk and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and sandwiches at tea time. This is the so-called “Afternoon Tea” in Britain.
In the United States, people drink tea mostly at breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make their tea. Making tea with the bags is faster and easier than making tea in teapots. In summer, many Americans drink cold tea—“iced tea”. Sometimes they drink iced tea from cans, like soda.
阅读短文，判断下列句子的正（T）误（F）。
1.The Chinese drink tea at the same time of the day.
2.The Japanese like to drink tea with milk and sugar in it.
3.In Britain, most people enjoy “Afternoon Tea”.
4.Americans usually make their tea with tea bags.
5.The passage is mainly about the history of tea.
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
根据短文内容和括号内所给汉语意思，写出空白处各单词的正确形式(每空一词)。
Different people have different ideas about friends. In my opinion, it's not 1.(必要的) to be the same. I don't 2.(在意) about what my friend is like. My favorite saying is, “A true friend reaches for your hand and 3.(触动) your heart.” My best friend Tom is very 4.(滑稽的) and much 5.(更加) outgoing. But we are both 6.(有天赋的) in science. However, my classmate Cindy like to have friends who are 7.(相似的) to her, so they can 8.(分享) everything together.She doesn't like friends who are too 9.(严肃的). I think in 10.(事实), it's important for a friend to remember, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.”
八年级英语单词填空简单题查看答案及解析
Around the world, people have different ideas about what good manners are.
When you go to restaurants in different parts of the world, it’s to know the right and wrong things. For example, in China it’s OK to a lot of noise in a restaurant. In fact, if a restaurant isn’t noisy or , you may think there is something wrong with it. However, in many western countries, restaurants are places. If a table is too loud, other people who are eating there even to to complain(抱怨) to the owner(主人) of the restaurant.
Paying the bill is also different country to country. In China, one person usually pays for 6 . In western countries, one person pays if he or she is entertaining clients(宴请宾客), but 7 friends eat together, they usually share the cost. This is called “going Dutch”(均摊费用). Also, when westerners pay the bill, they usually leave some money for the waiter. This is called “leaving a tip”. Leaving a tip is thought to be . In the U.S., it’s to leave tips of 10%, 15%, or 20% of the bill, which is decided by how good the service is. Good waiters can make a lot of money!
The food people eat is different in the world, but you can the same kind of food in many countries. Chinese and Italian food, for example, are popular all over the world.
1.A. popular B. difficult C. important D. easy
2.A. cause B. keep C. hear D. make
3.A. lively B. friendly C. lucky D. happy
4.A. noisy B. quiet C. busy D. clean
5.A. at B. to C. from D. of
6.A. everybody B. nobody C. somebody D. none
7.A. until B. when C. unless D. since
8.A. badly B. bad C. polite D. impolite
9.A. terrible B. common C. serious D. usually
10.A. invent B. find C. prefer D. look for
八年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Around the world, people have different ideas about what good manners are.
When you go to restaurants in different parts of the world, it’s important to know the right and wrong things to do. (2)For example, in China it’s OK to make a lot of noise in a restaurant. In fact, if a restaurant isn’t noisy and lively, you may think there’s something wrong with it. However, in many Western countries, restaurants are quiet places. If a table is too loud, other people who are eating there will be unhappy.
Paying the bill is also (1)__________ __________ country to country. In China one person usually pays for everyone. In Western countries, if friends eat together, they usually share the cost. This is called “ go Dutch”. Also, when Westerners pay the bill, they usually leave some money for the waiter. This is called “leaving a tip(小费)”. Leaving a tip is thought to be polite.
The way people eat food is different in the world, but you can find the same kinds of food in many countries. Chinese and Italian food, for example , are popular all over the world.
1.在（1）处填上适当的词，使句意完整，上下文通顺：____________ _____________
2.将（2）句译成中文：__________________________________.
3.根据短文内容回答问题：
How will other people feel if a table is too loud in Western countries?
_____________________________________________
4.在文中找出 People think it’s polite to leave a tip的同义句：
_______________________________________________
5.在文中找出本文的中心句：____________________________________________
八年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析