Taylor Burghard is a young businesswoman. She...

Taylor Burghard is a young businesswoman. She grew up around technology in her parents' computer shop. She even helped her dad make a sale when she was just 2 years old: she showed a customer how easy it was to use a computer. Now, she has her own business. “We recycle old computer pieces and turn them into jewelry," she said.

Taylor Burghard sells her jewelry, which is made of keyboard keys, memory hardware and other computer parts.

Taylor sells her jewelry online, in her parents' store and in a California toy store where her aunt works as a buyer. Taylor’s friends buy her jewelry for gifts. She said it made her feel so happy when people bought the jewelry.

Taylor said she was also happy to find a way to help recycle old computers and reduce electronic waste. Her dad even asked other businessmen to send their old keyboards and computer parts to the store for Taylor to use.

She has three goals. "I want to help pay for college, learn about business and have fun," she said.

1. How did Taylor help her dad make a sale when she was 2 years old?

A. She shouted aloud.

B. She introduced a computer.

C. She showed it was easy to use a computer.

D. She showed it was interesting to use a computer.

2. Taylor sells her jewelry _______.

① in her classroom

② in her parents' store

③ in a California toy store

④ on the Internet

A. ①②③　 B. ①②④　　 C. ①③④　　 D. ②③④

3. What does the underlined word "buyer" mean?

A. Someone who buys something.

B. Someone who owns something.

C. Someone whose job is to buy things for a shop.

D. Someone whose job is to sell things for a shop.

4.How many goals does Taylor have?

A. Two.　　 B. Three.

C. Four.　　 D. Five.

5.Which of the following can be used to describe Taylor?

A. Clever.　　 B. Stupid.

C. Funny.　　　 D. Friendly.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once there was an apple tree which a little boy always played around. When the little boy grew up, he no longer played around the tree.

One day the tree said, “Come and play with me.” The boy answered, “I need money.” “Sorry, you can sell the apples for some money.” The boy did that and left happily.

After a few years, the boy came back. The tree said, “Come and play with me.” The boy said, “I don’t have time. I need a house.” “You can cut off my branches (树枝) and trunk (树干) for a house,” answered the tree. The boy did so.

Twenty years later, the boy came back again. “My boy, the only thing left is my dying roots (根),” said the tree. “I don’t need much now, just a place to rest. I am too tired,” answered the boy. The tree then smiled with tears.

This is a story of everyone. The tree is our parent. No matter what we need, parents will always be there and give everything they have to make us happy.

1.What did the boy like to do when he was very young?

A. He likes toys very much.

B. He liked to play around the tree.

C. He liked to look after the tree.

D. He liked to do his homework.

2.Why did the boy leave happily after he first came back?

A. Because he met the apple tree again.

B. Because the apple tree gave him lots of money.

C. Because he sold the apples and got some money.

D. Because he could play with the apple tree again.

3.How did the tree feel when the boy asked for a house?

A. It felt very excited.　　 B. It felt pretty sorry.

C. It felt very worried.　　 D. It felt very glad.

4.From the fourth paragraph (段) we can know that ______.

A. the tree wanted to give the boy something but it couldn’t

B. the boy wanted to dig the dying roots

C. the boy brought a lot of money

D. the boy was very rich in the end

5.What is the purpose (目的) of the writer in writing this article?

A. To tell us not to ask our parents too much.

B. To plant more apple trees.

C. To show how hard to be a boy.

D. To show how to look after our parents.

八年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

She __________ an English teacher, but now she is a businesswoman .

A. uses to　　　 　 B. use to be

C. used to be　　　 D. used to

八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Do you like listening to the radio?I did when I1.(be)young．I grew up with the radio．

I remember my grandparents2.(have)a small black radio when I was a little child．Every day at 6：00 pm we began3.(listen)to stories and had supper．There was a very long story，but we could only hear a small part of it just 304.(minute)

every day．It might5.(take)a few months6.(finish)all of the story．We listened to the story every night and never got tired of it．But as I grew older，I seemed　

7.(be)interested in TV．So I wanted8.(watch)news reports on TV．Now I don’t want to listen to the radio any more．However，my grandparents still enjoy9. (listen)to it．We have to have the radio and TV on at the same time．I watch TV and they listen to10.(they)stories on the radio．

八年级英语短文填空困难题查看答案及解析

Maria was born in Peru（秘鲁）.She grew up in a small village. She46when she was six years old. She went to elementary school，but she47to high school. Her family was very48，and she had to go to work when she was thirteen years old. She49in a shoe factory.

When Maria was seventeen years old，her family 50to the United States. First they lived in Los Angeles，and then they moved to San Francisco. When Maria 51in the United States，she was not very happy.

She missed her friends in Peru，and she didn’t52a word of English. She began to study English at night，53worked in a factory during the day.

Maria studied very hard，and now she speaks English well. She’s still54at night，but now she’s studying typing. She wants 55a secretary. Maria still misses her friends. But she’s very happy now，and she hopes she will have a good future（将来）in the new country.

1.                A．went to school   B．go to school     C．goes to school  D．begins school

2.                A．went           B．didn’t go       C．began    D．wasn’t

3.                A．rich           B．poor           C．happy    D．glad

4.                A．works          B．is working       C．is going to work D．worked

5.                A．moved         B．go             C．stayed    D．lived

6.                A．reached        B．arrived         C．got  D．moved

7.                A．tell            B．talk            C．know D．say

8.                A．when          B．so             C．or   D．and

9.                A．studying        B．studied         C．study D．studies

10.               A．to do          B．do            C．to be D．be

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Maria Gomez was born in Peru（秘鲁）.She grew up in a small village. She1 when she was six years old. She went to elementary school，but she 2 to high school. Her family was very3 ，and she had to go to work when she was thirteen years old. She4 in a shoe factory.

When Maria was seventeen years old，her family 5 to the United States. First they lived in Los Angeles，and then they moved to San Francisco. When Maria 6  in the United States，she was not very happy.

She missed her friends in Peru，and she didn’t7 a word of English. She began to study English at night，8 worked in a factory during the day.

Maria studied very hard，and now she speaks English well. She’s still9 at night，but now she’s studying typing. She wants 10 a secretary. Maria still misses her friends. But she’s very happy now，and she hopes she will have a good future（将来）in the new country.

1.A. went to school B. go to school   C. goes to school   D. begins school

2.A.went            B. didn’t go         C. began      D. wasn’t

3.A.rich            B. poor           C. happy          D. glad

4.A.works       B. is working   C. is going to work D. worked

5.A.moved       B. go             C. stayed         D. lived

6.A.reached     B. arrived      C .got             D. moved

7.A.tell            B. talk           C. know           D. say

8.A.when        B. so             C. or             D. and

9.A.studying        B. studied        C. study          D. studies

10.A.to do      B. do             C. to be          D. be

八年级英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

Erin Brockovich grew up in Kansas, USA. She studied at a business college for a year, and then she went to California.

In 1990, when she was thirty years old, she had a car accident. A law firm (律师事务所) helped her after the accident, so she started to work for them later.

Her job was to organize papers (文件). One day Erin realized that there were lots of very sick people in a place called Hinkley. She felt it was unusual, so she started to look for more information about the town.

Erin worked very hard for five years. She visited lots of sick people in Hinkley and listened to their stories. All the sick people lived near a big factory called Pacific Gas and Electric. Then she discovered that there was something called chromium(铬) in the water they drank. It was from the factory and Erin believed that the people were sick because of the chromium in their drinking water. She planned to help them.

Erin started a law case (诉讼) against Pacific Gas and Electric. The factory wasn’t happy about this. They didn’t agree that the people were ill because of the water — but in 1996 the judge (法官) ordered Pacific Gas and Electric to pay the people in Hinkley $500,000 each.

In 2000, there was a film about Erin Brockovich. Julia Roberts played Erin and the film was very successful. Now Erin is famous—she has her own firm and she gives talks all over the world.

1.Erin worked for a law firm because _______.

A. she studied law in college B. she wanted to help sick people

C. the firm paid her lots of money D. the firm helped her after a car accident

2.How might Erin feel when she found many papers had to do with Hinkley?

A. Strange. B. Satisfied. C. Angry. D. Worried.

3.What does the underlined word “discovered” in Paragraph 4 mean in Chinese?

A. 坚持 B. 考虑 C. 发现 D. 抱怨

4.The passage is mainly about _______.

A. Erin’s life experience B. a film in 2000

C. how to work on a law case D. how to care for sick people

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Erin Brockovich grew up in Kansas, USA. She studied at a business college for a year, and then she went to California.

In 1990, when she was thirty years old, she had a car accident. A law firm (律师事务所) helped her after the accident, so she started to work for them later.

Her job was to organize papers (文件). One day Erin realized that there were lots of very sick people in a place called Hinkley. She felt it was unusual, so she started to look for more information about the town.

Erin worked very hard for five years. She visited lots of sick people in Hinkley and listened to their stories. All the sick people lived near a big factory called Pacific Gas and Electric. Then she discovered that there was something called chromium in the water they drank. It was from the factory and Erin believed that the people were sick because of the chromium in their drinking water. She planned to help them.

Erin started a law case (诉讼) against Pacific Gas and Electric. The factory wasn’t happy about this. They didn’t agree that the people were ill because of the water — but in 1996 the judge (法官) ordered Pacific Gas and Electric to pay the people in Hinkley $500,000 each.

In 2000, there was a film about Erin Brockovich. Julia Roberts played Erin and the film was very successful. Now Erin is famous — she has her own firm and she gives talks all over the world.

1.Erin worked for a law firm because_______.

A. she studied law in college

B. she wanted to help sick people

C. the firm paid her lots of money

D. the firm helped her after a car accident

2.How might Erin feel when she found many papers had to do with Hinkley?

A. Strange. B. Satisfied. C. Angry. D. Worried.

3.What does the underlined word “discovered” in Paragraph 4 mean in Chinese?

A. 坚持 B. 考虑 C. 发现 D. 抱怨

4.Erin found the people in Hinkley were sick because of______.

A. the food they ate B. the water they drank

C. the house they lived in D. the factory they worked in

5.The passage is mainly about _______.

A. Erin’s life experience B. a film in 2000

C. how to work on a law case D. how to care for sick people

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

It's never too late to do what you want to do. Grandma Moses grew up on a farm. As a child, she loved drawing. But she hardly ever did it because of the busy farm work.

Grandma Moses spent all her life on the farm. When she was old and found farm work difficult, she started to paint at the age of 78.

An art lover found Grandma Moses painting in a shop in 1938, He bought them and the next day he went to her farm and bought all her paintings, Soon Grandma Moses became famous.In 1940,at the age of 80,she had her first painting show in New York. many people loved the bright colors and beautiful farm views(风景)in her works.

Grandma Moses died in 1961,at the age of 101.She painted over 1.600 paintings in the late part of her life.“ Do your favorite things, and you will finally be successful,” she once said.

1.Why did Grandma Moses hardly ever paint as a child?

A. She didn’t love it　　 B. She wasn’t good at it

C. No one taught her　　 D. She had no time

2.Grandma Moses Started to paint_______.

A. in 1936　　 B. in 1938　　 C. in 1940　　 D. in 1961

3.Where did the art lover find Grandma Moses paintings?

A. In a shop　　 B. On her farm　　 C. On TV　　 D. On her show

4.What do we know about Grandma Moses from the passage?

A. She learned from a great painter.

B. She was good at drawing people.

C. Most of her paintings were expensive.

D. Her paintings are bright and beautiful.

5.What is the purpose（目的）of the passages?

A. To ask people to learn painting.

B. To ask people to do what they want to do.

C. To ask people to buy Grandma Moses paintings.

D. To ask people to look at the beautiful views.

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Isabella Rose Taylor is quite busy. It's not because of homework or exams. She designs clothes by herself.She will sell those clothes across the US in the future.

The Texan girl has loved making things since a young age. At the age of 3, she started painting and at the age　 of 8, she went to a sewing camp.Soon after, she started to make her own clothes. Her friends liked her designs and asked her to make clothes for them. This encouraged her to start selling her clothes at a local shop. At the age of 9,with the help of her parents, Isabella set up her own fashion brand named after herself.

The brand is mainly for teenage girls. Isabella usually gets her design ideas from paintings, her travels and the world around her.

“I want girls of my age to have clothes that truly show who they are. "she said.

I sabella's future plan is to make her brand more popular. "I'll add something like accessories（配饰）and shoes”.She said.

1.What is Isabella Rose Taylor busy doing?

A. Doing her homework　　 B. Preparing for her exam

C. Designing clothes.　　 D. Leaning painting

2.According to the story, Isabella　　　　　　 .

A. went to a sewing camp at age 3　　 B. set up her own brand at age 9

C. learned design from her parents　　 D. encouraged her friends to join her

3.What is Isabella's future plan ?

A. Make her brand more popular　　 B. Drop out of school and start a company

C. Go to a design school　　 D. Travel around the world

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析