Once upon a time,a hippo (河马)lived in a river next to a big tree.
One day,a bird came and nested (筑巢)in the tree.The songs of the bird filled the hippo with so much envy (羡慕)that he couldn’t think of anything else.Every day he would think why he wasn’t born to be a bird even though the bird told him many times he was so lucky to be so big and such a good swimmer.
Finally,the hippo made up his mind that he would come out of the river,climb the tree and start singing.However,when he tried to climb the tree,it was very clear that the hippo didn’t have wings,nor claws to climb with.
Realizing that he would never climb up the tree,he angrily hit the tree until it came crashing to the ground.Then he stepped onto the leaves of the fallen tree,and began singing.
Unfortunately,hippos can’t sing,either.All that came from his mouth were terrible noises,and when the other animals heard this,they all came around to make fun of the hippo.
He was so ashamed by this.He also felt bad about having knocked the tree over.He used all his strength to raise the tree back up again,and look after it until it completely recovered.(康复).
1.The hippo envied the bird because .
A. he could fly high
B. he could build a nest
C. he could sing well
D. he could live in the tree
2.After reading this passage,we know .
A. the writer is telling us a true story
B. the story happened on an autumn day
C. the bird thought he was luckier than the hippo
D. the hippo tried to do something against his nature.
3.The hippo in this story .
A. was happy all the time
B. did not respect his friends
C. liked to talk a lot but did nothing
D. corrected his mistake when he realized it
4.From the passage,we can infer(推断) that the hippo would after such an experience.
A. be a good singer
B. be good at climbing trees
C. stop envying the bird
D. not make friends with other animals
5.The best title of this passage may be“ ”.
A. The hippo that wished to sing
B. The tree that was knocked over
C. The bird that wished to swim
D. The animals that were in high spirits.
八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题
Once upon a time,a hippo (河马)lived in a river next to a big tree.
One day,a bird came and nested (筑巢)in the tree.The songs of the bird filled the hippo with so much envy (羡慕)that he couldn’t think of anything else.Every day he would think why he wasn’t born to be a bird even though the bird told him many times he was so lucky to be so big and such a good swimmer.
Finally,the hippo made up his mind that he would come out of the river,climb the tree and start singing.However,when he tried to climb the tree,it was very clear that the hippo didn’t have wings,nor claws to climb with.
Realizing that he would never climb up the tree,he angrily hit the tree until it came crashing to the ground.Then he stepped onto the leaves of the fallen tree,and began singing.
Unfortunately,hippos can’t sing,either.All that came from his mouth were terrible noises,and when the other animals heard this,they all came around to make fun of the hippo.
He was so ashamed by this.He also felt bad about having knocked the tree over.He used all his strength to raise the tree back up again,and look after it until it completely recovered.(康复).
1.The hippo envied the bird because .
A. he could fly high
B. he could build a nest
C. he could sing well
D. he could live in the tree
2.After reading this passage,we know .
A. the writer is telling us a true story
B. the story happened on an autumn day
C. the bird thought he was luckier than the hippo
D. the hippo tried to do something against his nature.
3.The hippo in this story .
A. was happy all the time
B. did not respect his friends
C. liked to talk a lot but did nothing
D. corrected his mistake when he realized it
4.From the passage,we can infer(推断) that the hippo would after such an experience.
A. be a good singer
B. be good at climbing trees
C. stop envying the bird
D. not make friends with other animals
5.The best title of this passage may be“ ”.
A. The hippo that wished to sing
B. The tree that was knocked over
C. The bird that wished to swim
D. The animals that were in high spirits.
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完形填空。
阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案,并将其字母标号填入题前括号内。
A hippo(河马) lived in a river next to a big tree. One day, _______ bird came to live in the tree. The bird sang all day up there, and the hippo thought she was so talented(有天赋的). He felt ________ that he was a hippo. But the bird told him he should feel happy because he was so big and he ________ swimming.
One day, the hippo decided to come out of the _______ and climb up the tree to sing like a bird. Of course, he ________ climb up the tree. The hippo got very angry, so he knocked the tree over(撞倒) with his big _______. Then he stood on the leaves of the tree and began ________.
Sadly, the hippo couldn't sing. He made terrible noise, and when the other animals ________ his singing, they all laughed at him. The hippo felt bad and ________ trying to act like a bird. He decided to go back to his ________ way of life. Once again, he lived in the river happily. "In fact my ordinary(平常的) life is nice and interesting." he thought.
1.A. a B. an C. the D. /
2.A. surprised B. sad C. excited D. calm
3.A. was interested in B. was sure about C. was friendly to D. was good at
4.A. hall B. river C. zoo D. house
5.A. must B. mustn't C. could D. couldn't
6.A. sound B. idea C. body D. dream
7.A. singing B. sleeping C. swimming D. talking
8.A. believed B. heard C. showed D. cared
9.A. began B. remembered C. forgot D. stopped
10.A. unhealthy B. bad C. old D. unusual
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, three fish lived in a river. Their 1. (名字) were Thoughtful,Very Thoughtful,and Thoughtless.
One day, They left the wild country where no humans lived. They swam 2. (几个) miles down the river to live near a town.
After just two days, Very Thoughtful said to the other two, “We’re taking a(n) 3. (风险) to live here. I think we should 4. (返回) to the wild country.”
But the other two fish 5. (似乎) to be used to living here. They said, “Come on, Very Thoughtful, there was no 6. (危险) like you thought.”
One day, while they were looking for food, Very Thoughtful saw a fisherman’s net(网). He 7. (告诉) the other two in time, or they might be caught by the net.
“You saved our 8. (生命), Very Thoughtful!” they both cried. “Now we 9. (理解)you and we’d like to go back with you. We all 10. (想念) the wild country.” That day, they swam back to their old home and lived safely ever after.
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Once upon a time an old man and woman lived in the mountains in Japan. Every day the old man went to the mountain and collected firewood, while the old woman went to the river and did the washing.
One day, she was doing the washing when a big peach (桃子) came floating (漂浮) down the river towards her. As it was a big and juicy-looking fruit, she thought that her husband would be glad to eat it, so she took it home. When the old man came back for lunch and saw the nice peach, he was really happy. The old woman cut the big peach open with a knife! What a surprise! A lovely little boy was in the peach. The old man and woman had no children, so they were really grateful the gods (上帝) sent them a boy in this peach. Since he was born in a peach they decided to call him Momotaro which means “peach-boy”. The old woman cooked a meal for the little boy who ate as much as he could. The more he ate, the more he grew. Soon he became a tall and strong boy.
Day after day, all Momotaro did was sleep and eat. In the village the other boys went to the mountain and picked firewood while Monotaro was the only one doing nothing. This worried the old man and the old woman. The boys then invited him, “Momotaro, would you come with us? We’re going to collect fire wood.” But he answered, “I don’t have a basket, so I can’t go with you”, and went back to sleep. On hearing this, the old woman got angry with Momotaro for being so lazy, so the next day he went to collect firewood with the other boys.
1. What did the old woman do every day?
A. She went to the mountains.
B. She collected firewood.
C. She went fishing in the river.
D. She did the washing.
2.The old woman took the peach home because ________.
A. she knew there was a little boy in it
B. she was grateful the god sent them a peach
C. she wanted her husband to eat the juicy-looking fruit
D. she wanted to give her husband a surprise
3.Paragraph (段落) 2 mainly tells us ________.
A. a big peach came floating down the river
B. the old man and woman had no children before they had the peach
C. what the old woman did for the little boy
D. how Momotaro was born and got his name
4. What do we know about Momotaro in the passage?
A. Momotaro has a peach as his bed.
B. Momotaro was very small and he couldn’t eat much.
C. Momotaro liked to play with the boys in the village.
D. Monotaro was really a lazy boy.
5. If there is Paragraph 4, what do you think is going to be talked about?
A. Momotaro collected firewood so easily.
B. Momotaro fought with a bad man.
C. Momotaro became a hero in Japan.
D. Momotaro’s friends were proud of him.
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Once upon a time, there was a boy who lived in China. His name was Ma Liang. He loved to ______, but he didn’t have a brush. He was too ______ to buy one. He often used sticks to draw pictures on the ground. He said to himself, “_______ I have a brush, I don’t need to draw on the ground with ______.”
One night, when Ma Liang was asleep, he had a dream. In his dream, he _______an old man. The old man gave him a magic ______. The old man said to Ma Liang, “I give you a magic brush. You can use it to help the poor in your village.”
The next morning, when he _______, he found a real brush in his hands. Ma Liang felt very ______. He went to the village and decided to help the villagers. Some villagers said, “There has been a drought (干旱) and our crops (庄稼) are dying.” Ma Liang took out the magic_____and drew some _______. Then it began to rain. The villagers said thanks to Ma Liang.
1.A. run B. jump C. draw D. dance
2.A. small B. poor C. old D. new
3.A. Because B. If C. However D. Before
4.A. flowers B. grass C. sticks D. pens
5.A. found B. met C. talked D. spoke
6.A. pen B. pencil C. brush D. stick
7.A. stayed up B. woke up C. put up D. cleaned up
8.A. interesting B. interested C. exciting D. excited
9.A. hand B. picture C. brush D. book
10.A. snow B. wind C. sun D. cloud
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Once upon a time in Greece, there lived a young man called Narcissus. He lived in a small village on the sea and was famous in the land because he was quite handsome. Villagers would turn up on the streets to stare at the beautiful child .
When he grew up , people always said “How handsome Narcissus is!” Villagers thought that Narcissus could not be any more handsome than he already was. But as years passed Narcissus became a teenager. His beauty grew and became so great that he was known all over country of Greece.
As he grew ,Narcissus was very proud of his good-looking face.
“Oh! You are so handsome ,Narcissus!” Narcissus said one day as he looked into a pool.”There’s nobody more handsome in the whole world ! I’d love to kiss you . And that’s just what I’ll do!”
He leaned closer to the water . Suddenly he lost his balance and fell into the pool .
Narcissus tried to reach the bank of the pool, but he could not swim and he drowned.
1.When Narcissus came out in the street,_____.
A. there were always many people to see him
B. everyone went home in a hurry
C. some people would take photos of him
D. no one would like to talk to him
2.The purpose of the writer by writing the third and the fourth paragraph is _______.
A. to tell us that a handsome man was difficult to succeed
B. to show Narcissus was more and more handsome
C. to show Narcissus was too proud to see himself
D. to tell us that Narcissus should look at others not himself
3.From the paragraph we can infer that______.
A. Narcissus was talking to one of his friends
B. one of Narcissus’ friends wanted to help him
C. Narcissus was talking to himself.
D. Narcissus had fallen in love with a girl.
4.The story is mainly about_______.
A. a poor man who didn’t want to do anything
B. a man who thought himself to be better than he really was
C. how to teach children to learn better
D. what to do when you met a handsome boy
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Once upon a time, there was a swan(天鹅). She lived in a lake. A woman with her two daughters lived in a small house ______ the lake. They lived a hard life. Sometimes they ______ money to buy food.
The swan was ______ to see that. She ______ to help them. Every day she came to the woman’s house and left a golden feather(羽毛)without ______ anything. The woman sold the feather ______ bought food. She was happy because her life was ______ than before.
But the woman became greedy(贪婪的). One day when the swan ______, the woman caught(捉住)her and took all her golden feathers. Suddenly the golden feathers _______common(普通的)feathers.
The swan said, “I came to help you, but you wanted to kill(杀) ______. I will never come back. Never be greedy. ”With these words, the swan disappeared(消失).
1.A. under B. near C. in D. by
2.A. haven’t B. don’t have C. didn’t have D. has
3.A. unhappy B. friendly C. happy D. unfriendly
4.A. continued B. decided C. rushed D. hurried
5.A. seeing B. saying C. bringing D. hurrying
6.A. but B. so C. because D. and
7.A. better B. good C. best D. well
8.A. jumped B. came C. hurried D. cried
9.A. changed into B. picked up C. again and again D. took around
10.A. him B. her C. I D. me
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 swan(天鹅). She lived in a lake. A woman with her two daughters lived in a small house____the lake. They lived a hard life. Sometimes they____money to buy food.
The swan was____to see that. She____to help them. Every day she came to the woman’s house and left a golden feather(羽毛) without____anything. The woman sold the feather____bought food. She was happy because her life was ___than before.
But the woman became greedy (贪婪的). One day when the swan____, the woman caught(捉住)her and took all her golden feathers. Suddenly the golden feathers____common(普通的) feathers.
The swan said, “I came to help you, but you wanted to kill(杀)____. I will never come back. Never be greedy. ”With these words, the swan disappeared(消失).
1.A.under B.near C.in D.by
2.A.haven’t B.don’t have C.didn’t have D.has
3.A.unhappy B.friendly C.happy D.unfriendly
4.A.continued B.decided C.rushed D.hurried
5.A.seeing B.saying C.bringing D.hurrying
6.A.but B.so C.because D.and
7.A.better B.good C.best D.well
8.A.jumped B.came C.hurried D.cried
9.A.changed into B.picked up C.again and again D.took around
10.A.him B.her C.I D.me
八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Once upon a time, there were two birds, Anderson and Johnson. They were brothers and lived in a forest. Anderson lived near a cave(洞穴) where some robbers(强盗) lived. Johnson lived near the house of a kind old man.
One day, a hunter(猎人) came to the forest. Unluckily, he lost his way and didn't know where he was. He was very tired, so he sat down under a tree that was near a cave. At that time, he heard someone shouting, “Hurry up! There's someone sitting under the tree. Come and take his money!” The hunter was startled(惊吓) by the voice. He looked up and saw a big brown bird in the tree. He also saw some people coming out of the cave. He quickly stood up and ran away as fast as he could.
Soon, he came to the place where the kind old man lived. He saw a big tree and sat down to have a rest. However, he heard a friendly voice saying, “Welcome, sir. Please come in and make yourself at home.” The hunter looked up and saw another big brown bird in the tree. He was surprised. “This one looks just like the other bird near the cave,” he said.
“He is my brother, sir,” said the bird. “He made friends with those robbers.” Just then, the old man came out of his house. “Welcome, sir,” he said to the hunter. “Please come in and make yourself at home.” The hunter told the old man about the two birds he met and how different they were. The old man smiled and said, “One takes the behavior of one's company(近朱者赤,近墨者黑).”
1.Anderson lived ________.
A.near the robbers' cave B.in a tree with Johnson
C.near the house of a kind old man D.in a small village near the forest
2.The hunter was surprised to see Johnson because ________.
A.Johnson knew him B.Johnson shouted at him
C.Johnson looked like Anderson D.the hunter didn't like Johnson
3.We can infer(推断) from the story that ________.
A.Johnson is stronger than Anderson
B.the hunter wanted to catch the two birds
C.the old man kept those two birds as pets
D.a man will be similar to those he lives with
4.The best title for the passage is “________”.
A.An Unlucky Hunter B.The Story of Two Birds
C.A Bird and an Old Man D.A Bird and Some Robbers
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Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Rakesh, he studied and lived in a boarding school (寄宿学校). Every night he jumped over the wall and played outside. He_______returned before dawn (黎明) and lay on his bed again, so no one knew that Rakesh went out at_________
One night as usual, Rakesh found _________asleep. He decided to play outside again. He went into his teacher—Mrs. Green's room _______ and saw her _________ on bed. Then Rakesh walked out towards the wall. Near the wall, there was a ladder in the bushes, he hid it there. He _______ the ladders and he climbed up it, then jumped over the wall._________at that time his teacher was awake and saw him going out.
_________got up and took away the_________from the wall. A few hours__________, Rakesh
returned. In the dark, he tried to climb______________from the wall. Sadly, there was no ladder, instead, Mrs Green was standing where the ladder was and waited for him. Rakesh was very__________to be punished (惩罚), but to his surprise, she just helped Rakesh to get onto the ground, said, "Rakesh,at least______________a warm coat with you when you go out at night.” Mrs.Green's
____________made Rakesh know his own faults. He apologized (道歉) and never went out at night again. It is the______________lesson that he has ever had.
1.A.never B.always C.seldom D.sometimes
2.A.daytime B.weekends C.night D.noon
3.A.someone B.anyone C.no one D.everyone
4.A.loudly B.quietly C.happily D.quickly
5.A.sleeping B.reading C.watching TV D.running
6.A.took care of B.took away C.took a look at D.took out
7.A.And B.But C.So D.Because
8.A.He B.They C.She D.It
9.A.bed B.chair C.bushes D.ladder
10.A.ago B.before C.later D.late
11.A.up B.down C.out D.in
12.A.afraid B.glad C.sorry D.surprised
13.A.buy B.bring C.take D.borrow
14.A.kindness B.illness C.happiness D.sadness
15.A.worst B.best C.furthest D.smallest
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