One evening two young men were walking in the street together. They tried to find a chance to steal something. The clock struck twelve. Most of the people went to bed. Quickly they came to a house and it seemed that everyone in the house had fallen asleep. Standing at the front gate, one said in English to the other in a low voice, "You wait here. I'll go around to the back door and then get into the house. "Suddenly out of the house ran a dog, barking at them. The two men were very frightened and ran away as fast as they could. Finally, they stopped at a lonely place. The man said breathlessly, "It's too bad. I hadn't expected(期望)that the dog could understand English. "
1.Why did the two men walk in the street one evening? Because.________.
A. they couldn’t fall asleep
B. they wanted to steal something
C. they would like to take a walk
D. they went to visit their friends
2."One said in English to the other in a low voice. "From the above sentence we know.
A. he didn't know English
B. he liked speaking English quietly
C. he couldn't speak aloud
D. he was afraid of waking up others
3.The dog ran out of the house and barked at them only because. .
A. it understood English B. it knew them
C. it found someone outside D. Both B and C
4.At last the two young men.
A. stole nothing B. stole something expensive
C. were bitten by the dog D. were caught by the police
5.What did the owners do while the dog was barking?
A. They stopped it. B. They got up quickly.
C. They shouted for help. D. The story didn't tell us.
八年级英语阅读理解困难题
One evening two young men were walking in the street together. They tried to find a chance to steal something. The clock struck twelve. Most of the people went to bed. Quickly they came to a house and it seemed that everyone in the house had fallen asleep. Standing at the front gate, one said in English to the other in a low voice, "You wait here. I'll go around to the back door and then get into the house. "Suddenly out of the house ran a dog, barking at them. The two men were very frightened and ran away as fast as they could. Finally, they stopped at a lonely place. The man said breathlessly, "It's too bad. I hadn't expected(期望)that the dog could understand English. "
1.Why did the two men walk in the street one evening? Because.________.
A. they couldn’t fall asleep
B. they wanted to steal something
C. they would like to take a walk
D. they went to visit their friends
2."One said in English to the other in a low voice. "From the above sentence we know.
A. he didn't know English
B. he liked speaking English quietly
C. he couldn't speak aloud
D. he was afraid of waking up others
3.The dog ran out of the house and barked at them only because. .
A. it understood English B. it knew them
C. it found someone outside D. Both B and C
4.At last the two young men.
A. stole nothing B. stole something expensive
C. were bitten by the dog D. were caught by the police
5.What did the owners do while the dog was barking?
A. They stopped it. B. They got up quickly.
C. They shouted for help. D. The story didn't tell us.
八年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
Two men were sitting together in a plane. They were on a long journey. One of the men was a businessman. The other was a farmer. They sat without talking for a while, then the farmer said, “Let’s do something to pass the time.”
“What do you want to do?” the businessman asked. “We can ask each other riddles.” The farmer said. “You start,” “Let’s make the rules first,” the businessman said. “That’s not fair. You are a businessman with much knowledge. You know more things than I do. I am just a farmer.”
“That’s true.” The businessman said. “What do you want we should do?” “If you don’t know the answer to a riddle, you pay me $100. And if I don’t know the answer, I’ll pay you $50.” The farmer said. The businessman thought about this, then he said, “OK. That’s fair. Who will go first?”
“I will,” the farmer said. “Here is my riddle. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?” The businessman repeated the riddle, “What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies? Mm, that’s a good one. I’m afraid I don’t know the answer. ” He gave the farmer $100, then said, “Tell me the answer. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?” “I don’t know.” the farmer said, and gave him $50.
1.The story happened_____.
A. on a farm B. in a shop C. before a long plane journey
D. between two passengers
2.What does the word “riddle” means in this story?
A. Something to win money
B. Something to help to make rules.
C. A difficult question to find the answer to.
D. A kind of game in doing business.
3.Why did the businessman agree to give more money if he lost?
A. He made much more money than the farmer.
B. He thought he knew more than the farmer.
C. He was interested in making riddles.
D. He was better at playing riddle games.
4.The farmer_____.
A. enjoyed himself on his long journey
B. didn’t want to pay even one dollar.
C. spend all his money on the plane ticket.
D. won fifty dollars by playing the riddle game
5.Which of the following is NOT true? _____.
A. The two men made rules for their riddle
B. The farmer was more clever than the businessman.
C. The two men made their riddle game more interesting by playing it for money.
D. The businessman knew the answer to his riddle.
八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
Two men were sitting together in an airplane. They were on a long journey. One of the men was a teacher. The other was a cook.
They sat without talking for a while, then the cook said, “Let’s do something to pass the time.”
“What do you want to do?” the teacher asked. “We can ask each other riddles (谜语),” the cook said, “You start.”
“Let’s make the rules first,” the teacher said. “To make the game more interesting, we play it for money. If we don’t know the answer to a riddle, we have to pay a dollar.”
The cook thought about it and said, “That’s not fair (公平的). You are a teacher, an educated man. You know more things than I do. I am just a cook.”
“That’s true,” the teacher said, “What’s your suggestion?” “If you don’t know the answer to a riddle, you need to pay me $100. If I don’t know the answer to a riddle, I’ll pay you $50.” the cook said.
Thinking for a while, the teacher said, “OK. That’s fair. Who’ll go first?”
“I will,” the cook said. “Here is my riddle. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?”
The teacher repeated the riddle, “What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies? Mm, that’s a good one. I’m afraid I don’t know the answer.”
He gave the cook $100, then he said, “What’s the answer?”, “I don’t know,” the cook said and gave him $50.
1.Why did they play the riddle game?
A.To earn money. B.To kill the time.
C.To have a long journey. D.To know each other well.
2.Who can get the answer to the riddle?
A.The teacher. B.The cook.
C.Neither of them. D.Both of them.
3.How much money did the cook get at last?
A.$1. B.$50. C.$100. D.$150.
4.What is the correct order of the following statements?
a. The cook showed his riddle.
b. The cook made the rules fair.
c. The teacher paid the cook money.
d. The teacher made the rules for the game.
A.d-b-a-c B.b-d-a-c C.d-c-a-b D.b-c-a-d
5.What do you think of the cook?
A.Brave. B.Wise. C.Educated. D.Polite.
八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
Two men were sitting together in a plane. They were on a long journey. One of the men was a businessman. The other was a farmer. They sat without talking for a while, then the farmer said, “Let's do something to pass the time.”
“What do you want to do?” the businessman asked. “We can ask each other riddles,” the farmer said. “OK. Let's make rules first,” the businessman said.
“If you don't know the answer to a riddle, you pay me$100. And if I don't know the answer, I'll pay you$100.”
“That's not fair (公平的). You are a businessman with much knowledge. You know more things than I do. I am just a farmer,” the farmer said.
“That's true,” the businessman said. “What do you want us to do?”
“If you don't know the answer to a riddle, you pay me$100. And if I don't know the answer, I'll pay you$50,” the farmer said. The businessman thought about this, then he said, “OK. That's fair. Who will go first?”
“I will,” the farmer said. “Here is my riddle. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?”
The businessman thought for a long time and said, “Mm, that's a good one. I'm afraid I don't know the answer.” He gave the farmer$100, then he said, “Tell me the answer.” “I don't know,” the farmer said, then he gave the businessman$50.
1.The story happened .
A.on a farm B.in a shop C.before a long plane journey D.between two passengers
2.What does the word “riddle” mean in this story?
A.Something to win money. B.Something to help to make rules.
C.A difficult question to find the answer to. D.A kind of game in doing business.
3.Why did the businessman agree to give more money if he lost?
A.He made much more money than the farmer.
B.He thought he knew more than the farmer.
C.He was interested in making riddles.
D.He was better at playing riddle games.
4.The farmer .
A.didn't enjoy himself on his long journey B.didn't want to pay even one dollar
C.spent all his money on the plane ticket D.won fifty dollars by playing the riddle game
八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下面短文,在空白处按要求填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Two young men were looking for jobs together. One was called Jim and the other was called Carl.
They saw a coin (硬币) on the street. Jim walked on 1. (介词) looking at it twice but Carl picked it up excitedly.
Jim sighed (叹息道), “He even 2. (pick) up a coin!”
Watching Jim from behind, Carl also sighed, “He even missed (错过) the money in front of3. (代词)!”
The two men4. (go) into a factory at the same time. The factory was very small. Every worker had to work hard,5. (连词) they made very little money. Jim walked off, but Carl decided 6. (stay).
Two years later, the two men 7. (meet) on the street. Carl had become rich, but Jim was still looking for 8. (冠词) job. Jim was surprised (惊讶的) and asked, “How did you get rich so9. (quick)?”
Carl said, “Because I didn’t miss any coin in front of me. What you are10. (look) for is lots of money. You don’t care about (在乎) a coin, so your money is always in the future. That is the answer to the question.”
八年级英语语法填空困难题查看答案及解析
Once upon a time, two young men were spending some time in the country. One day, while talking a walk together, they crossed a large field.
“Look out !”one of the young men shouted, because a bull suddenly appeared and began to chase (追) them. They were very frightened. They ran as fast as they could, but the bull kept chasing them.
Finally, one of the men climbed up a tree. The other one jumped into a hole, but soon he came out of it. Immediately the bull chased him back into the hole. “Stay there!” his friend shouted, but soon the man came out again, and again the bull chased him right back. This went on five or six more times.
At last, the man in the tree got angry and shouted to his friend in the hole, “You fool! Stay in that hole for a while, otherwise, this bull will keep us here all day!” “That is easy for you to say.” The other man said as he jumped one more time back into the hole. But there happened to be a bear in this hole.
1.The young man shouted “Look out ”because he saw_____________.
A.a lion B.a bear C.a bull D.a cow
2.The man couldn’t stay in the hole because _____________.
A.he was afraid of the bull. B.the hole was too small
C.there was a bear D.didn’t stay in the hole
八年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析
Two men are walking in the park. One is Mr. Brown, a worker, the other is Mr. Black. Mr. Brown is going to a chair. It is next to the road. Mr. Black is after him. Mr. Brown finds Mr. Black. Now Mr. Black begins to walk faster (更快) because he wants to get to the chair before Mr. Brown. Now Mr. Brown begins to walk faster because he also wants to get to the chair first. Then they both run. Mr. Black runs faster than Mr. Brown. Soon they both run. Mr. Black runs faster than Mr. Brown. So he gets to the chair first and sits down on it. Mr. Brown runs after Mr. Black. When he gets to the chair. He sees Mr. Black sitting on it. He is sorry to show a notice(通知) with the words “Wet Paint(油漆未干)” to Mr. Black. Now Mr. Black knows why Mr. Brown is going to the chair.
1.Where are Mr. Black and Mr. Brown?
A. In the garden B. On the Chair
C. In the park D. Next to the road.
2.What are they doing? They are __________.
A. walking B. walking to the chair
C. holding a notice D. sitting on a chair
3. _______is after ______at first.
A. Mr. Black, Mr. Brown B. The worker, Mr. Brown
C. Mr. Brown, Mr. Black D. Mr. Brown, the worker
4. ______ get to the chair first.
A. Mr. Brown B. The worker
C. Mr. Black D. A student
5. Mr. Brown goes to the chair because ________________.
A. he wants to sit there.
B. it is his chair
C. he wants to talk to Mr. Black on the Chair
D. he wants to tell people “Wet Paint”
八年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
One Sunday evening two men met in a London pub. One of them was very unhappy.
“Life is terrible. Everything in the world is really boring,” he said.
“Don’t say that,” said the other man. “Life is marvelous! The world is so exciting! Think about Italy. It is a wonderful country. Have you ever been there?”
“Oh, yes. I went there last year and I didn’t like it.”
“Well, have you been to Norway(挪威)? Have you even seen the midnight sun?”
“Oh, yes. I went in 1994 and I saw the midnight sun. I didn’t enjoy it.”
“Well. I have just returned from Sahara Desert (撒哈拉沙漠) in Africa. Have you visited Africa yet?”
“Yes. I went to Sahara Desert in Africa last year. It was really boring.”
“Well,” said the other man, “I think you’re very ill. Only the best psychiatrist(心理学家) can help you. Go to see Dr. Greenhaum in Harley Street.”
“I am Dr. Greenhaum,” answered the man sadly.
1.Where were the two men according to the passage?
A. They were in Italy. B. They were in Norway.
C. They were in Sahara Desert. D. They were in a London pub.
2.When did the unhappy man go to Norway?
A. Last year. B. In 1994.
C. Two years ago. D. We don’t know.
3.What does the underlined word “marvelous” mean in Chinese?
A. 无聊的 B. 伤心的 C. 妙极了的 D. 糟糕的
4.Why did the man talk with the unhappy man?
A. Because he wanted to make the unhappy man happy.
B. Because he wanted to know who the unhappy man was.
C. Because he wanted the unhappy man to pay for his drinks.
D. Because they were good friends.
5.After reading the passage, we can infer (推断) _____.
A. the man was angry with the unhappy man
B. the man took the unhappy man to see the best psychiatrist
C. the man was surprised to know the unhappy man was Dr. Greenhaum
D. the man went away because the unhappy man didn’t listen to him.
八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
Three young men got bored with their jobs in the factory. They felt , so they get together to visit their old master worker (师傅) for .
When they saw their master worker, they began to about their factory and their jobs. The old master worker listened to them without a word. About twenty minutes later, he gave the three guests green tea, black and milk tea in cups. Some cups are old, some are new, some are expensive and some are cheap. The old man told them to what they like.
When all the three young men had a cup of in hand, the old man said: “Look at the cups in your hands! You chose the good - looking, expensive cups. What would you like to choose, tea or ? You should choose what you need. Stop complaining about anybody or anything. And use your head and choose what you really need for yourself. Fall in love your job and this is what you really need now.”
Life is serious. Jobs and life are just like cups and tea. Jobs are just ways of making a living. If we understand this, we won’t complain about our jobs. Try to choose what you need, and you’ll enjoy yourself and your life.
1.A. relaxed B. quiet C. unpleasant D. comfortable
2.A. advice B. jobs C. work D. tea
3.A. hate B. discuss C. worry D. complain
4.A. telling B. saying C. talking D. speaking
5.A. the same B. different C. nice D. ugly
6.A. choose B. understand C. make D. stop
7.A. water B. milk C. drink D. juice
8.A. both B. all C. the others D. others
9.A. jobs B. ways C. life D. cups
10.A. with B. of C. at D. for
八年级英语完形填空简单题查看答案及解析
One day a boy was walking along the street. Suddenly he stopped and looked up into the sky.
A young man passed by him. When he saw the boy, he felt curious and looked up, too.
Just then a girl came up and saw them. “Is there anything interesting in the sky?” She thought and looked up, too.
After a while there were quite some people. They were interested in the clear blue sky.
Suddenly the boy asked, “Hey, what are all of you looking up at?” “That’s what we are going to ask you,” said the young man. “You want to ask me? But I wasn’t looking at anything,” said the boy. “I raised my head upward(向上) because my nose bled(流血). That’s a terrible thing.”
1.What was the boy doing one day?
A. He was looking for something in the street.
B. He was going down the street on foot.
C. He was going to see his friend.
D. He was looking up at the plane in the sky.
2.What does the word “curious” in the passage mean in Chinese?
A. 好奇的 B. 着急的 C. 烦恼的 D. 高兴的
3.The girl thought _______ , so she looked up.
A. there was something wrong with the boy
B. none of the people were interested in the sky
C. the young man could see nothing in the sky
D. there was something interesting in the sky
4.The boy looked up into the sky only because _______.
A. he liked doing so very much B. the other people also did so
C. something was wrong with his nose D. his mother told him to do so
5.From the passage we can see ________.
A. many people were looking up
B. there must be something in the sky
C. there was an accident in the street
D. the boy did not know why other people were looking up into the sky as he did.
八年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析