根据短文内容回答问题。Do you think that French fries are...

根据短文内容回答问题。

Do you think that French fries are really French? French fries are called "pommes frites" in France and they are not from France. French fries come from Belgium(比利时) originally. French fries are made of potatoes, and they are cut and fried. The fried potatoes are called French fries because they were first seen by Americans in Belgium, but they were fried in the French way. The French way is to fry potatoes twice with a small pause in the middle.

During World War I, there were a lot of hungry American soldiers in Northern France and Belgium. They ate French fries in Belgium. After the war was over, the soldiers(士兵) went back home to America. However, they missed French fries so much that they made French fries at home. That's how French fries were fist introduced to America.

French fries were called Belgian fries once, but the name was finally changed to French fries. Sometimes French fries are just called fries.

French fries are one of the most popular potato foods in America. American fast food restaurants such as McDonald's and Burger King have French fries on their menus. French fries are freshly fried, and usually served with hamburgers.

If you visit any fast food restaurant in America and order a hamburger, you will probably hear "You want fries with that?" Why don't you think about the history of French fries a little while, and say "Yes, please. Thank you."

1.What are French fries made of?

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2.Where do French fries come from?

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3.Why are the fried potatoes called French fries?

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4.Who first introduced French fries to America?

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5.What does the underlined "that" in the last paragraph stand for?

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八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

根据短文内容和所给汉语提示，写出空白处各单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。

Many people like eating junk food. French fries, ice­cream and hamburgers are all 1.(垃圾) food, 2.(但是) they are delicious! So people, especially(尤其) children, like 3.(吃) them very much. 4.(为什么) do people call them junk food? Because there is 5.(几乎没有) any nutrition(营养) in them. The food with little nutrition, of course, is bad for your 6.(健康) if you eat too much.

The 7.(名字) of “junk food” comes from Portuguese(葡萄牙语). The word “junk” means “8.(一个) old rope(绳索)”. Just think of this: If someone buys an old rope, will it be very expensive? Your answer must be “No”．

After knowing what junk food is, what 9.(应该) you do? Oh, yes! 10.(不) eat too much of it!

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You don’t think you have a great friend? Don’t worry. Maybe you can find one here. We have over300,000 members in more than 192 countries.

International Pen Friends (IPF) started in Ireland in 1967. Our IPF head Julie Delbridge is from Australia. We welcome everyone who is no younger than 8. You can write to your pen friends in English, French, German, Greek, Russian, Spanish and Portuguese. IPE members include people such as singers, clerks, students, teachers, waiters, writers, and more.

IPF pen pals are free, but we need a processing(处理) fee to pay for our computer service and phone calls.

IPF gives you 10 to 14 other IPF friends .We will send e-mails to you from IPF in Australia. Also, your name will be given to 10 to 14 other IPF members. The pen friend you will get will be in your age group. You will have the same interests. Why not try it out now?

1.When and where did IPF start?

2.Which country is the IPF head from?

3.How many languages can you use to write to your friends in IPF?

4.How old may be the youngest member of IPF?

5.What’s the passage about?

八年级英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

完型填空．根据短文内容选择能填入空白处的最佳答案．

Many people think that twins are exactly the same. 1   they are not. Ali and Alan are twin brothers. They look the same and 2   some ways they are the same. But in 3   ways they are very different. They are 4   very athletic. They both like soccer. But Ali 5   every day and Alan plays only 6 weekends. Alan likes 7 soccer on TV but Ali likes to play it, not to watch it. They are 8   outgoing and funny. But Alan is 9    more outgoing than Ali. Alan is also a little more serious than Ali about school work. They are very popular at school and they both have 10    friends.

1.                A．And           B．So             C．But  D．Then

2.                A．at             B．in             C．on   D．by

3.                A．other          B．another         C．others    D．the other

4.                A．all             B．both           C．too  D．also

5.                A．play           B．player          C．plays D．playing

6.                A．in             B．on             C．at   D．to

7.                A．watching        B．watched        C．watches  D．watch

8.                A．all             B．every          C．both D．each

9.                A．very           B．a little          C．too  D．many

10.               A．much          B．more          C．few  D．a lot of

八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

任务型阅读，根据短文内容完成表格所缺信息，每空一词。

Watch Out!

Most of us do not think that our homes are dangerous places, but they are!

Every year in Britain almost 4,000 people die in accidents in the home. Three million people go to hospital each year because of accidents in the home. Children under the age of five and older people are most likely to have an accident at home. Falls are the most common accidents, which can cause serious injury(伤害) for people of all ages, but many other accidents can also happen in your home.

Here are some tips for keeping your away from danger.

Avoid(避免) falls by making sure stairways are bright and tidy.

Don’t climb on chairs to change light bulbs. Use a ladder(梯子).

Make sure that you have smoke alarms(警报器) in your home and test them every month.

Make sure everyone in your family knows how to get out of the house when there is a fire.

Avoid burns and scalds(烫伤), especially to children, by making sure that they cannot reach hot pans.

Reduce(减少) falls by quickly cleaning up anything after people dropped them.

Keep all the medicine out of sight and out of the reach of children.

Stop children burning themselves in the bath. Always run cold water in first. Then let in hot water.

Don’t take electrical appliances(家用电器) into the bathroom. You could kill yourself.

Can you think of any other danger in your home?

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短文填空,先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的单词，使短文意思完整。

Are you a TV lover? Can you think of living w 1.　　 TV? Well, you can have a t　　 2.　　 this week. A group of Americans, TV-turn off Network, have an i　　 3.　　 . They ask children all over the world to turn off their TVs for a week, from April 19 to 25. They want children to watch l　　 4.　　 TV.

TV-turn off Network says watching TV too much can bring children big p　　 5.　 with school, health and family. Some American scientists d　　 6.　　 a study of 1,300 children several years ago. It s　 7.　 that if children watch too much TV, they won’t do well in school. When children watch lots of TV, they eat more unhealthy food. More of the children get overweight and become ill e　 8.　　 , and, too much TV is also bad for their eyes.

Many American families watch TV at dinner time. So they don’t talk much when they eat together. It’s bad for their family life. After w 9.　 these programs, some children become violent(暴力倾向的) in real life.

Today, lots of people have already known too much TV is bad for them. If you turn off your TV for a week, maybe you can find something i__ _10.___ to do.

八年级英语单词拼写困难题查看答案及解析

五、短文填空　 根据短文内容及首字母提示补全空格内单词

You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many , many centuries . In fact , an English dictionary you u1. today wasn’t made until the Qing Dynasty(清朝) . Three men did most of the important e2. work on dictionaries . They spent nearly all their lives trying to c3. words for their dictionaries . For them , it was a wonderful journey . The largest dictionary in the world is Oxford English dictionary . The i4. for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857 . Twenty-two years later , Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor of its new dictionary .

Murray had never been to college. At the age of fourteen , he l5. his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank . L6. he became a great teacher . After Oxford gave him the job, Murray had a small house b7. in his garden to do the work . Every morning , Murray got out of bed at five o’clock and w8. in the small house several hours before breakfast . Often he would work into the night. Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years. But after five years , he was s9. adding words for the letter “A” ! He worked on the dictionary u10. he was very old. Forty-four years later, in 1928, other editors finished the dictionary.

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阅读短文，根据短文内容判断所给句子正（T）误（F）。

What do you think the future will be like? Here are some answers from some students.

Yuan Li: If we don't take good care of the earth now, our children and grandchildren will be born into a world with much pollution. There will be fewer trees and more buildings, because there will be more people.

Wang Tao: I think the weather in the future will be much hotter. People will be able to live in the sea, away from the crowded and noisy cities on land.

Li Yue: I think the life in the future will be better. Most people in the world will use “green cars” by 2020, so there will be less pollution and people will live to be 200 years old. As for space travel, I would say, we will visit Mars(火星)in about fifty years.

1.The students are talking about life in the future.

2.Yuan Li thinks people will live longer in the future.

3.Wang Tao thinks the sea will be too noisy and crowded for man to live in.

4.Li Yue thinks most people in the world will use “green cars” by 2020.

5.Yuan Li thinks there will be more trees and more buildings.

八年级英语阅读判断中等难度题查看答案及解析

口语运用

根据对话内容，从B栏中选出最佳选项完成对话，有多余选项。

W: 　　 1.

M：Well, doctor. It’s my eye, I can’t see clearly.

W: 　　 2.

M: For　 a　 week, I think.

W: Let me have a look. Oh, I guess you are working too hard these days and taking less care of your eyes.

M: 　 3.　　 　 What should I do then?

W: Well, when you feel tired, just stop working and come out to enjoy a short rest. 　　 4.　　

M: 　 5.

W: Sure, Mike.

M: 　 6.　　 Thank you very much.

八年级英语补充句子中等难度题查看答案及解析

任务型阅读，通读下列短文，并根据短文内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，每空一词。

If you think you are too shy and want to be a little braver, just try the following things:

Be open to others.　　 Tell people you are shy. There is no need to hide it. When they get to know you are a shy kid, they will understand you better. This also helps you feel more comfortable in talks.

Try to smile more.　　 When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk with. Remember that other people have feelings, too; and most people will stay away from an angry-looking face.

Learn to be a good talker.　　 If you find it hard to start a conversation, say something nice about people around you. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to keep talking to that person?

Get your attention(注意) elsewhere（在别处）.　　 Think more about ways to enjoy parties or games. Don’t waste time worrying about your look or whether(是否) people like you or not. You will become relaxed(放松的) and find it’s not so hard to talk with others.

Take one small step at a time.　　 Each time when you say “Hi!” or smile at someone, say to yourself “You can make it.” Keep trying and one day you’ll never feel shy when you talk to others.

Title: Advice on 1. to be a little braver

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析