Long ago, there was an interesting man called Effendi (阿凡提), He had a good sense of humour. One day he played a joke on the Prime Minister (宰相). He said that the Minister would die the next day. Really the next day, the Minister fell off the horse and died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.
When Effendi was in front of the King, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since (既然) you know when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you will die today.”Effendi looked at the king for a while, he answered, “But how can I know? I’ll die two days earlier than you.”Because the king was afraid if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as he could, so he let Effendi go.
1.The story tells us _____________
A. How Effendi fooled(捉弄) the king
B. When the king would die
C. Why the Minister died
D. Effendi knew the dates of everyone’s death
2. The Prime Minister died because _______.
A. effendi killed him
B. effendi said he would die
C. he was badly ill
D. he fell to the ground from the horse
3.Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of his own death?
A. In this way the king would know when he would die
B. He wanted to find an excuse(借口) to kill Effendi
C. He himself had known the date of Effendi’s death
D. He wanted to know when Effendi would die
4.The king let Effendi go because ____________.
A. he hoped to live a long life
B. he was afraid of Effendi
C. he didn’t believe Effendi
D. he knew he would die two days later
5.Which of the following is not true?
A. The Minister died after the day when Effendi played a joke on him.
B. The king was afraid of death
C. Effendi didn’t know when the king would die
D. If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later.
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题
Long ago, there was an interesting man called Effendi (阿凡提), He had a good sense of humour. One day he played a joke on the Prime Minister (宰相). He said that the Minister would die the next day. Really the next day, the Minister fell off the horse and died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.
When Effendi was in front of the King, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since (既然) you know when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you will die today.”Effendi looked at the king for a while, he answered, “But how can I know? I’ll die two days earlier than you.”Because the king was afraid if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as he could, so he let Effendi go.
1.The story tells us _____________
A. How Effendi fooled(捉弄) the king
B. When the king would die
C. Why the Minister died
D. Effendi knew the dates of everyone’s death
2. The Prime Minister died because _______.
A. effendi killed him
B. effendi said he would die
C. he was badly ill
D. he fell to the ground from the horse
3.Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of his own death?
A. In this way the king would know when he would die
B. He wanted to find an excuse(借口) to kill Effendi
C. He himself had known the date of Effendi’s death
D. He wanted to know when Effendi would die
4.The king let Effendi go because ____________.
A. he hoped to live a long life
B. he was afraid of Effendi
C. he didn’t believe Effendi
D. he knew he would die two days later
5.Which of the following is not true?
A. The Minister died after the day when Effendi played a joke on him.
B. The king was afraid of death
C. Effendi didn’t know when the king would die
D. If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later.
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Long ago, there was an interesting man called Effendi (阿凡提), He had a good sense of humour. One day he played a joke on the Prime Minister (宰相). He said that the Minister would die the next day. Really the next day, the Minister fell off the horse and died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to cat ch Effendi at once.
When Effendi was in front of the King, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since (既然) you know when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you will die today.”Effendi looked at the king for a while, he answered, “But how can I know? I’ll die two days earlier than you.”Because the king was afraid if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as he could, so he let Effendi go.
1.The story tells us _____________
A. How Effendi played a trick on the king
B. When the king would die
C. Why the Minister died
D. Effendi knew the dates of everyone’s death
2.The Prime Minister died because _______.
A. Effendi killed him
B. Effendi said he would die
C. he was badly ill
D. he fell to the ground from the horse
3.Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of his own death?
A. In this way the king would know when he would die
B. He wanted to find an excuse(借口) to kill Effendi
C. He himself had known the date of Effendi’s death
D. He wanted to know when Effendi would die
4.The king let Effendi go because ____________.
A. he hoped to live a long life
B. he was afraid of Effendi
C. he didn’t believe Effendi
D. he knew he would die two days later
5.Which of the following is not true?
A. The Minister died after the day when Effendi played a joke on him.
B. The king was afraid of death
C. Effendi didn’t know when the king would die
D. If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later.
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Long long ago there was a poor man. He had an orange tree in his garden . on the tree there were many oranges . One day he found one of his oranges was much bigger than the others . It was as big as a football . Nobody had seen such a big orange . The poor man took the orange to the King . The King was so happy that he gave the man a lot of money for it .
When a rich man heard of (听说) it . He said to himself . “It’s only an orange . Why did the King give so much money for it ? . I’ll take my gold cup to the King . He’ll give me more money .”
The next day when the King received the gold cup . He said to the rich man “What a beautiful cup ! I’ll show you something wonderful ! Please take this great orange .
1.The poor man had an orange tree _____
A. beside his garden B. outside his garden
C. in his garden D. near his garden
2.The poor man was surprised to see ____ a football .
A.all the oranges on the tree were like
B. one of his oranges was as big as
C. what was on his tree was
D. one of his oranges was bigger than
3.Why did the poor man take the biggest orange to the King ?
A. Because the King had never seen such a big orange
B. Because he could sell the orange to the King .
C. Because the King liked to eat big oranges
D. Because he wanted to get much money
4.The rich man took his gold cup to the King . He thought ___
A. the King would give him the biggest orange
B. the King would give him a new house
C. he could get much more money than the poor man
D. The King would give him something wonderful
5.At last the King gave the rich man ____ .
A. the biggest orange
B. a lot of money than he expected
C. what he wished to get
D. Nothing
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Long, long ago there was an old man. He had a very big orange tree in his garden. On the tree there were many fine oranges.
One day the old man found one of the oranges was bigger than the others. It was as big as a watermelon. So he took the big orange to the king. The king was very happy and gave the old man a lot of money for it.
When a rich man heard of this, he said to himself, "It is only an orange. Why did the king give him so much money? If I take my gold cup to the king, he will give me much more money for it."
The next day when the king got the gold cup, he said to the rich man, "What a beautiful cup! I'll give you something for it. Please take the great orange."
1.What did the old man have in his garden?
A. An orange tree B. Watermelons C. The king D. A gold cup
2.What did the old man find one day?
A. He found there was a big watermelon in his gardon.
B. He found one of the oranges was as big as a watermelon.
C. He found the rich man had a gold cup.
D. He found the king liked big oranges very much..
3.Who did the old man give the big orange to?
A. A rich man. B. The king, C. Himself. D. His friend.
4.What did a rich man think when he heard of the story?
A. He was happy for the old man.
B. He wanted to know why the king gave the old man so much money.
C. He wanted to get the orange.
D. He thought the king would give him much money if he gave the king his gold cup.
5.Was the rich man very happy at last?
A. Yes, he was. B. No, he wasn’t. C. We don’t know. D. Yes, he is.
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Long long ago there was a poor man. He had an orange tree in his garden. On the tree there were many oranges . One day he found one of his oranges was much bigger than the others . It was as big as a football . Nobody had seen such a big orange . The poor man took the orange to the King. The King was so happy that he gave the man a lot of money for it .
When a rich man heard of (听说) it . He said to himself, “It’s only an orange. Why did the King give so much money for it ? I’ll take my gold cup to the King. He’ll give me more money .”
The next day when the King received the gold cup. He said to the rich man “What a beautiful cup ! I’ll show you something wonderful ! Please take this great orange.”
1.The poor man had an orange tree _____________.
A. beside his garden B. outside his garden
C. in his garden D. near his garden
2. The poor man was surprised to see ____ a football.
A .all the oranges on the tree were like
B. one of his oranges was as big as
C. what was on his tree was
D. one of his oranges was bigger than
3.Why did the poor man take the biggest orange to the King ?
A. Because the King had never seen such a big orange.
B. Because he could sell the orange to the King.
C. Because the King liked to eat big oranges.
D. Because he wanted to get much money.
4.The rich man took his gold cup to the King. He thought ______.
A. the King would give him the biggest orange
B. the King would give him a new house
C. he could get much more money than the poor man
D. the King would give him something wonderful
5.At last the King gave the rich man ____ .
A. the biggest orange
B. a lot of money than he expected
C. what he wished to get
D. nothing
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A Long long ago, there lived a king called Ralph. He had three sons. The first son was Sam. The second was John and the third was Eric. The king in his death bed wanted to test his three sons. He asked them to get together the next day in the court. The king said that he was in his death bed and wanted to test them. He asked them to fill the whole room with something, and whoever does completely can become the king. The first son brought diamonds. They filled half the room. The second son filled the room with cotton but it was not enough. The third kept a lamp in the middle of the room. It spread light in the whole room. The king loved Eric’s idea very much and decided to ask him to be the king. The two sons’ faces turn red as their younger brother defeated them. Then, the king died and Eric became the king.
1.Who was the king’s eldest son?
A.Sam B.John C.Eric D.Ralph
2.Why did the king want to test his sons?
A.Because he liked them very much B.Because his sons were very clever.
C.Because he wanted to choose a king from them. D.Because he had nothing to do that day.
3.What did Eric use to fill the whole room?
A.The diamonds. B.Some cotton.
C.A lamp. D.Many things.
4.The underlined word “defeated “in the passage means______ in Chinese.
A.称赞 B.羞辱 C.战胜 D.宠爱
5.What is the best title of the passage?
A.The King’s Death B.The Clever Sons
C.The Kings and his sons D.The Lamp in the Room
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Long ago in a small village, there was a place called the House of 1,000 Mirrors (镜子).
A small, happy little _______ learned about this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he ran happily _______ the stairs (台阶) to the door of the house. He looked into the door with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging (摇) as _______ as possible. To his great surprise, he _______ himself looking at 1,000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as _______. He smiled a great smile, and 1,000 great smiles answered him just as warm and friendly. As he left the house, he thought, “This is a _______ place. I will come back and visit often.”
In this same village, _______ little dog was not quite as happy as the first one. He decided to visit the house. He _______ climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1,000 _______ looking dogs looking back at him, he barked at ________. He was afraid when he saw 1,000 little dogs barking at him back. As he left, he thought, “This is a terrible place ________ I will never go back there again.”
All the faces in the world are ________. What kind of reflections (反照) do you see on the faces of the people you meet?
1.A.boy B.man C.cat D.dog
2.A.down B.up C.through D.past
3.A.sadly B.slowly C.fast D.soon
4.A.felt B.heard C.found D.looked
5.A.his B.her C.yours D.its
6.A.sad B.terrible C.wonderful D.usual
7.A.other B.another C.others D.the others
8.A.quickly B.excitedly C.happily D.slowly
9.A.unhappy B.friendly C.happy D.kind
10.A.him B.them C.us D.you
11.A.since B.or C.but D.and
12.A.mirrors B.dogs C.pictures D.faces
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Long ago in a small village, there was a place called the House of 1,000 Mirrors(镜子).
A small, happy little dog learned about this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he jumped happily up the stairs and to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway. His ears lifted up, and his tail wagged as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself looking at 1,000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile and he found 1,000 great smiles that were just as warm and friendly. As he left the house, he thought to himself: “This is a wonderful place. I will come back to visit often.”
In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the other one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung (垂下) his head low as he looked into the doorway. When he saw the 1,000 unfriendly-looking dogs looking back at him, he growled at them. He was afraid when he saw 1,000 little dogs barking back. As he left, he thought to himself: “That is a terrible place. I will never go back there again.”
All the faces in the world are mirrors of you. What kind of reflections (反映) do you see in the faces of people you meet?
1.Why was the first dog surprised when he went into the house?
A. Because everything was strange to him.
B. Because he found that the dogs looked sad.
C. Because he didn’t know there were 1,000 mirrors.
D. Because he saw so many happy dogs smiling at him.
2.The first dog wanted to visit the house often because _____.
A. he liked the mirrors there
B. he made many friends there
C. he felt he was welcomed there
D. he got lots of knowledge there
3.How was the second dog feeling when he visited the house?
A. Excited B. Nervous.
C. Worried. D. Unhappy.
4.The underlined word “growl” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_____”.
A. shout B. smile C. look D. run
5.What does the story tell us?
A. Mirrors can tell whether(是否) you are happy or not.
B. If you show life a smile, life will smile back.
C. Everyone in the world should believe in each other.
D. Happy people are more popular than unhappy ones.
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阅读下面短文,根据短文内容判断句子的正误。正确的涂“A”,错误的涂“B”。(共5小题,每小题2分,计10分)
Long long ago, there was a girl called Nuwa. Her father was Emperor(皇帝) Yan and he loved her very much. They often played together, and she also loved her father very much. One day, she had a wonderful time. Then she swam in the sea. She was too tired to swim and she was drowned(淹死). Because she wanted to see her father then she changed into(变成) a bird. She put some stones(石头) into the sea day after day and changed the sea into the land. She made a wish, and she would like to play with her father again.
This story was a little sad. It tells something important. When we do anything, we have to work hard. Learning English is difficult but if you study hard, you can learn it well.
1. Emperor Yan didn’t love her daughter at all.
2.Nuwa put some stones into the sea when she changed into a bird.
3. Nuwa was too tired to swim and she was drowned.
4. The meaning of “land” is “操场”.
5.When we do anything, we don’t have to work hard.
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Long time ago,there was a poor family in a small village. The family had a son called Jackson. He was a kind boy. He always saved his pocket money to help pay for (支付)his sister’s school fees.
One day,they had no food to eat. Jackson’s mother asked him to go fishing. So he went to the nearby river. He waited for a long time and caught a cod(鳕鱼)at last. The cod said to him, “If you don’t eat me,I will give you a pair of magic scissors(g一把魔术剪刀). And you can use the scissors to cut anything you want.” Jackson believed it and got the scissors.
When he got home,he told his parents and his sister about the magic scissors. They cut some food,and the delicious food was on the table. Then they cut a new house,and they had a new house. They were very happy,and didn’t worry about the food any more.
阅读短文后选择正确答案。(10分)
1. The underlined phrase “school fees” means “______” in Chinese.
A. 学籍 B. 学分 C. 学科 D. 学费
2.Jackson saved his pocket money because _________________.
A.he wanted to buy a computer
B. his sister needed money to go to school
C. his mother told him to do so
D. he wanted to buy a pair of magic scissors
3.Jackson’s mother asked him to go fishing because _____________.
A. he was good at fishing
B. he wanted to eat fish
C. he enjoyed fishing
D. his family had no food to eat
4. There might be _______people in Jackson’s family.
A. two B. three C. four D. five
5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Jackson’s sister wasn’t old enough to go to school.
B. The cod gave Jackson a pair of magic scissors.
C. Jackson put the cod back into the river at last.
D. Jackson’s family had a new house after getting the scissors.
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