Why is 2004 a special year? Because it is a L...

Why is 2004 a special year? Because it is a Leap Year (闰年).

What’s so special about that? Well, we have a Leap Year every four years. And it has 366 days, not the usual (通常的) 365. In a Leap Year, we have 29 days in February, while in a usual year we have only 28 days.

Why do we have a Leap Year? We have a Leap Year so we can keep the calendar (日历) in step with the seasons. The calendar is a kind of clock for the year. But how long is a year? A calendar year is 365 days. But a true year is 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds long. That’s the time it takes the earth to go around the sun. So every four years we have one more day, and we put it at the end of February, the shortest month of a year. Then we have a Leap Year.

1.How often can we have a Leap Year?

A. Every year

B. Every February

C. Every four years

2. What is a calendar? It’s a kind of clock _______.

A. for the year

B. for Leap Year

C. for the usual year

3. It takes the earth ________ to go around the sun.

A. a day

B. a year

C. a little longer

D.than 365 days

4.Which is the shortest month of the year?

A. February　　 B. March

C. May　　　 　　 D. June

5.Mary was born on February 29,1972. Now she is 32. How many birthdays has she had?

A. 32　　　 B. 16　　　　 C. 8　　　 D. 4

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

—　　　 is the Dragon Boat Festival this year?

—It comes on may 30th.

A. How B. When C. Where D. Why

八年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

The island is quite warm all year round, because it’s ________ the equator.

A. next　　 B. close to　　 C. far from　　 D. across from

八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The island is quite warm all year round, because it's ________ the equator.

A. next　　 B. close to　　 C. across from

八年级英语单选题简单题查看答案及解析

The island is quite hot all year round，because it's _________ the equator.

A. next　　 B. close to　　 C. far from　　 D. behind

八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The island is quite warm all year round, because it’s ______ the equator.

八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Our boss is very glad because our company has _____ all its goals this year.

A. achieved　　 B. done　　 C. completed　　 D. Failed

八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

CCTV New Year’s Gala(春晚) is a Chinese New Year special produced by China Central Television. The program begins at 8;00 PM and _______(last) until about 1:00 AM on the first day of the New Year. _______ program has received extremely large audiences(观众), which have grown greatly _______ the years. As the Chinese New Year’s Eve is a time when the family _______(member) get together, the Gala adds a pleasant mood to the house as people sit in front of their TV set _______(laugh), discussing and enjoying the performance. It has become a tradition in China _______(watch) the New Year’s Gala. Around 1:00 in the early morning, the program ends _______ the song Can't Forget Tonight. To bring audiences even _______(close) to the yearly show, the Gala organizers have tried many _______(way) to make the program more attractive. It is said that there will ________(be) no advertisements this year so that audiences can be pleased with a natural and smooth Gala.

1.__________

2.__________

3.__________

4.__________

5.__________

6.__________

7.__________

8.__________

9.__________

10.__________

八年级英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

—Why are you still training now?

—This year we are training __________ than usual because the other team __________ us last year.

A.more hard; beating B.harder; beating C.harder; beat D.more hard; beat

八年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

Last year, a special kind of glove came out．It was invented to help bind people to learn Braille，which is a special system for the blind to read by touching．Shaking motors(震动马达) are put on each finger of the glove．They can make different sounds to tell a user which letter he is touching. Recently, two British college students have invented another special glove for the blind．It can make the user feel small and quick movements．An ultrasonic sensor(超声波传感器)with a battery is put on the back of the glove．When the user wearing the glove is close to an object(物体)，ultrasonic waves(超声波) from the glove are sent out(发出)．As soon as they hit the object in front，the waves will return to the glove．Then the waves cause the glove to shake．And the ultrasonic sensor makes different kinds of sounds．The sounds make the user know how far he is from the object.

In the college invention competition, the two students got first prize and won 1,540 pounds．One of the designers said, “Now the ultrasonic sensor on the glove is quite large．We’re going to use the money to develop a smaller and lighter ultrasonic sensor.”

1.The underlined word“Braille”in the passage means “________” in Chinese.

A. 盲文　　 B. 口语　　 C. 手语

2.The glove with an ultrasonic sensor ________.

A. can make only one kind of sound

B. can make the user feel small and quick movements

C. was designed by two American college students

3.Picture ________ shows how the glove with an ultrasonic sensor works according to the passage.

A. 　　 B. 　　 C.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The sounds from the ultrasonic sensor make the user know what the object is.

B. The two college students wanted to use 15,400 pounds to develop the glove.

C. The glove with shaking motors was invented for blind people.

5.What is the best title for this passage?

A. The Way to Make Gloves

B. Two Kinds of Special Gloves

C. An Ultrasonic Sensor and Shaking Motors

八年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析