One day, a poor man was travelling on horseback. At noon, he tied his horse to a tree and then sat down to eat something. A few minutes , a rich man came along and tied his horse to the same tree.
“Please tie your horse to tree,” said the poor man. “My horse is wild. It will kill yours.”
But the rich man said, “I shall tie my horse as I like!” he tied up his horse and had his lunch nearby. After a moment they heard a loud , the two horses were fighting. They went up to them, but it was too . The rich man’s horse was killed. “See what your horse has done!” cried the rich man. “You will have to it.” And he brought the poor man before Mr. Know.
Mr. Know asked the poor man some questions. But he made no . At last Mr. Know said, “This man is dumb. He cannot speak.”
“Oh,” the rich man shouted . “He can! He spoke to me when I met him.”
“Are you sure?” asked Mr. Know. “What did he ? ”
“He advised me not to tie my horse to the same tree because his horse was wild and would kill my horse.”
“Oh,” said Mr. Know. “So he you. Then can you hope to get money him? ”
The rich man said nothing and left silently.
1.A. later B. ago C. late D. after
2.A. the other B. other C. others D. another
3.A. song B. word C. bell D. noise
4.A. slow B. late C. hard D. quick
5.A. wait for B. look for C. pay for D. care for
6.A. idea B. answer C. money D. mistake
7.A. angrily B. quietly C. happily D. heavily
8.A. speak B. tell C. say D. talk
9.A. helped B. warned C. thanked D. said
10.A. from B. for C. with D. about
八年级英语完形填空中等难度题
One day, a poor man was travelling on horseback. At noon, he tied his horse to a tree and then sat down to eat something. A few minutes , a rich man came along and tied his horse to the same tree.
“Please tie your horse to tree,” said the poor man. “My horse is wild. It will kill yours.”
But the rich man said, “I shall tie my horse as I like!” he tied up his horse and had his lunch nearby. After a moment they heard a loud , the two horses were fighting. They went up to them, but it was too . The rich man’s horse was killed. “See what your horse has done!” cried the rich man. “You will have to it.” And he brought the poor man before Mr. Know.
Mr. Know asked the poor man some questions. But he made no . At last Mr. Know said, “This man is dumb. He cannot speak.”
“Oh,” the rich man shouted . “He can! He spoke to me when I met him.”
“Are you sure?” asked Mr. Know. “What did he ? ”
“He advised me not to tie my horse to the same tree because his horse was wild and would kill my horse.”
“Oh,” said Mr. Know. “So he you. Then can you hope to get money him? ”
The rich man said nothing and left silently.
1.A. later B. ago C. late D. after
2.A. the other B. other C. others D. another
3.A. song B. word C. bell D. noise
4.A. slow B. late C. hard D. quick
5.A. wait for B. look for C. pay for D. care for
6.A. idea B. answer C. money D. mistake
7.A. angrily B. quietly C. happily D. heavily
8.A. speak B. tell C. say D. talk
9.A. helped B. warned C. thanked D. said
10.A. from B. for C. with D. about
八年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
One day a poor man was traveling on horseback. At noon, he tied his horse to a tree and then down to eat something. A few minutes later, a rich man came along and tied his horse to the same tree.
“Please tie your horse to another tree,” said the poor man. “My horse is wild. It will kill yours.”
the rich man said, “I shall tie my horse as I like!” he tied up his horse and had his lunch nearby. After a moment they heard a terrible , the two horses were fighting. They went up to them, but it was too . The rich man’s horse was killed. “See what your horse has done!” cried the rich man. “You will have to for it.” And he brought the poor man before Mr. Know.
Mr. Know asked the poor man some questions. But he made no . At last Mr. Know said, “This man is dumb. He cannot speak.”
“Oh,” the rich man shouted . “He can! He spoke to me when I met him.”
“Are you sure?” asked Mr. Know. “What did he ?”
“He told me not to tie my horse to the same tree because his horse was wild and would kill my horse.”
“Oh,” said Mr. Know. “So he you. Then can you expect to get money him? ”
The rich man said nothing and left silently.
1.A. put B. set C. sat D. turned
2.A. So B. But C. And D. Though
3.A. song B. word C. bell D. noise
4.A. late B. slow C. hard D. quick
5.A. pay B. look C. wait D. care
6.A. idea B. mistake C. money D. answer
7.A. quietly B. angrily C . happily D. heavily
8.A. speak B. tell C. talk D. say
9.A. helped B. thanked C. warned D. ordered
10.A. for B. from C. with D. about
八年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Once a young man was travelling on a bike. He went a long way. At noon he felt very hungry. He wanted very much to find a restaurant to have a meal there， but he didn’t know where to find one. Just then an old woman was coming. “Maybe she knows，”he thought. So he came up to her and asked， “Hey， where is the nearest restaurant?”
“Sorry， I don’t know， young man.”
The young man was just going away when he heard the woman’s words， “Oh， yes， young man， you’ve just dropped something.”
The young man turned backed and asked， “What have I dropped something?”
“You’ve dropped your manners（礼貌）.”
1.The young man traveled ___________.
A. on foot B. by plane
C. on a train D. by bike
2.After he went a long way， he ___________.
A. felt very thirsty B. felt very hungry
C. didn’t want to walk on D. wanted to turn back
3..At noon he wanted to ___________.
A. have a rest B. see an old woman
C. find something to eat D. listen to the radio
4.He asked the old woman to ____________.
A. give him something to eat
B. show him the way to the nearest restaurant
C. give him something to drink
D. have lunch with him
5.The old woman didn’t tell him where the nearest restaurant was， because _________.
A. the young man was not polite
B. she didn’t feel hungry
C. she didn’t understand what the young man said
D. she was a stranger there， too.
八年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
There was a man named Raman. One day, he found he was travelling with a group of soldiers. They used to join in a war and soon they started talking about their experiences in the war. One old soldier told the time when he had killed seven enemy (敌人) soldiers. Another described how he acted bravely in a fight. He told the story in detail. When they finished, they looked proudly at Raman.
“I don’t think you have an experience to tell,” said one of the old soldiers.
“Oh, but I have,” said Raman.
“You have?” asked the soldiers.
“Yes,” said Raman. “One day while traveling, I met a big house and entered it. I found the biggest man I had ever seen. He was a man who was used to doing bad things in a country! The people there were all afraid of him.”
“What did you do?” asked the soldiers. They wanted to know more about it.
“I cut off one of his feet and ran away quickly,” said Raman.
“His foot?” said a soldier. “Why didn’t you cut off his head when you had the chance?”
“But somebody had already done that,” said Raman.
1.What did the soldiers’ stories have in common (有共同点)?
A. They were told in detail.
B. They were about the same enemies.
C. They were about killing seven enemies.
D. They were about acting bravely in a fight.
2.How might the soldiers feel when they knew Raman had an experience to tell?
A. Afraid. B. Sad.
C. Surprised. D. Interested.
3.What did the soldier want Raman to cut off from the bad man?
A. His foot. B. His hand.
C. His head. D. His arm.
4.What did the soldiers think of Raman’s story?
A. Boring. B. Interesting.
C. Relaxing. D. Sad.
5.What can we know from the last sentence?
A. Somebody had cut off the other foot of the bad man.
B. Somebody was also unable to cut off the man’s head.
C. The bad man was badly hurt by somebody before Raman.
D. The bad man had been dead before Raman entered the house.
八年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析
Once upon a time, there was a poor man. One day, after working for hours, he had a rest under a tree in the middle of the field. Just then, he saw a terrible snake coming out of an anthill（蚁丘）. The man thought that the snake might be the god of the field. He did not give it anything, so he could not get anything from the field.
At once he went to bring a bowl of milk and offered the milk to the snake. “God of the field! I didn’t know that you live here. That’s why I never gave you anything. Please forgive me. ” Then he went home.
The next day, when the man came, he found a gold coin in the bowl near the anthill. From then on, the man gave milk to the snake and found gold coins.
One day the man was so busy that he couldn’t send milk to the snake. So he asked his son to take care of the snake. The son brought milk to the anthill and gave it to the snake. The next day, when he came back, he found a gold coin in the bowl. After taking the gold coin, he thought, “This anthill must be full of gold coins. I would kill the snake and take them all.”
The next day, the son came to the field with milk and a stick. He gave the milk to the snake and hit it with the stick. The snake escaped the stick and bit the boy to death.
1.The man might get from the field before he found the snake.
A. anything B. nothing
C. gold coins D. some anthills
2.The underlined word “forgive” means “ ________ ” in Chinese.
A.忘记 B.忽略 C.原谅 D.保佑
3.The son died because .
A. the snake didn’t offer him any gold coins
B. his father was too busy to take care of him
C. he didn’t give the snake any milk.
D. he wanted to get all the snake’s gold coins.
4.From the passage we can learn that .
A. too much greed(贪婪) is harmful
B. we should protect the snake
C. the snake is terrible
D. people can’t get coins from the snake
5.We may find the passage .
A. in a research B. in a sports magazine
C. in a poster D. in a storybook
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Once upon a time, there was a poor man. One day, after working for hours, he had a rest under a tree in the middle of the field. Just then, he saw a terrible snake coming out of an anthill（蚁丘）. The man thought that the snake might be the god of the field. He did not give it anything, so he could not get anything from the field.
At once he went to bring a bowl of milk and offered the milk to the snake. “God of the field! I didn’t know that you live here. That’s why I never gave you anything. Please forgive me. ” Then he went home.
The next day, when the man came, he found a gold coin in the bowl near the anthill. From then on, the man gave milk to the snake and found gold coins.
One day the man was so busy that he couldn’t send milk to the snake. So he asked his son to take care of the snake. The son brought milk to the anthill and gave it to the snake. The next day, when he came back, he found a gold coin in the bowl. After taking the gold coin, he thought, “This anthill must be full of gold coins. I would kill the snake and take them all.”
The next day, the son came to the field with milk and a stick. He gave the milk to the snake and hit it with the stick. The snake escaped the stick and bit the boy to death.
1.The man might get from the field before he found the snake.
A. anything B. nothing
C. gold coins D. some anthills
2.The underlined word “forgive” means “ ” in Chinese.
A.忘记 B.忽略 C.原谅 D.保佑
3.The son died because .
A. the snake didn’t offer him any gold coins
B. his father was too busy to take care of him
C. he didn’t give the snake any milk.
D. he wanted to get all the snake’s gold coins.
4.From the passage we can learn that .
A. too much greed(贪婪) is harmful
B. we should protect the snake
C. the snake is terrible
D. people can’t get coins from the snake
5.We may find the passage .
A. in a research B. in a sports magazine
C. in a poster D. in a storybook
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
A man was travelling abroad in a small red car.One day he left the car and went shopping.When he came back, its roof was badly damaged.
Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged it. The man did not believe them,but they took him to a circus which was near there. The owner of the elephant said,I am very sorry!My elephant has a big, round,red chair.He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!
Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage.
When the man got back to his own country,the customs officers would not believe his story.They said,You sold your new car while you wereabroad and bought this old one!
It was only when the man showed them the letter from the circus man that believed him.
Multiple choice
1.A man was travelling abroad_______.
A．in a big bus B．in a green jeep C．in a red car D．in a red taxi
2.The car was damaged because________.
A．there was a traffic accident B．the circus man broke it
C．it rushed into a shop D．the elephant sat on it
3.The circus man said that_______.
A．he would pay for part of the damage
B．he would pay for all of the damage
C．he wouldn't pay for the damage
D．he would buy a new car
4.When the man got back to his country,the customs officers______.
A．would check his new car
B．only checked his car
C．searched him
D．wouldn't believe what he had said,
5.It was only________that made the officers believe him.
A．the letter from the circus man B．a newspaper from the country
C．the certificate of his D．the letter from the government
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
One day a strong cowboy was travelling on his horse when he saw a bar. He decided to stop for a few drinks, so he tied (拴) his horse outside the bar, walked into it and ordered two bottles of beer. This cowboy was new in town. He looked around and noticed some people making faces to him. He guessed that they might play some tricks (把戏) on him, but he said nothing and continued to drink. After drinking, he walked out of the bar and found his horse was missing.
However, he kept calm, came back into the bar, and said slowly, “I don’t know what you fools did to my horse out there, but I’m leaving in five minutes, and by then if my horse isn’t back where it’s supposed to be, I have to do here what I did in Texas!” The cowboy added, “And I don’t want to do what I did in Texas!” After hearing these words, the other customers seemed a little bit frightened.
The cowboy went back to his seat and ordered another two bottles of beer. After five minutes, he walked out and found his horse tied where it was supposed to be.
Just as he was leaving, the boss of the bar came up and asked curiously (好奇地), “What was the thing that you did in Texas but you didn’t want to do here?”
The cowboy turned to the boss and replied in a low voice, “I had to walk home!”
1.The cowboy before he went to drink.
A. tied his horse outside the bar
B. asked someone to take care of his horse
C. fed his horse with a lot of food
D. planned a trick on others
2.After a few drinks, the cowboy went out and found his horse .
A. ill B. dead C. asleep D. lost
3.The cowboy drank of beer at the bar in all.
A. five bottles B. four bottles C. three bottles D. two bottles
4.In Texas the cowboy .
A. walked home after he lost his horse B. had a fight with others
C. called the police to find his horse D. beat the one who took away his horse
5.From the passage, we can know that .
A. the cowboy’s words frightened the other customers
B. the cowboy kept calm because he was strong
C. the cowboy played a trick on others in Texas
D. the cowboy would fight with others if he couldn’t find his horse
八年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
One day a strong cowboy was traveling on his horse when he saw a bar. He decided to stop for a few drinks, so he tied(拴) his horse outside the bar, walked into the bar and ordered two bottles of beer. This cowboy was new in town. He looked around and noticed some people making faces to him. He guessed that they might play some tricks (把戏) on him, but he said nothing and continued to drink. After drinking, he walked out of the bar and found his horse lost.
However, he kept calm, came back into the bar, and said slowly, " I don't know what you fools did to my horse out there… but I'm leaving in five minutes, and by then if my horse isn't back where it's supposed to be, well … I have to do here what I did in Texas!" The cowboy added, "And I don't want to do what I did in Texas!" After hearing these words, the other customers seemed a little bit frightened.
The cowboy went back to his seat and ordered another two bottles of beer. After five minutes, he walked out and found his horse tied where it was supposed to be.
Just as he was leaving, the boss of the bar came up and asked curiously (好奇地) , "What was the thing that you did in Texas but you didn't want to do here?"
The cowboy turned to the boss and replied in a low voice, " I had to walk home!"
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（5分）
1. That day the cowboy tied his horse outside __________ before he wanted to drink.
A. the bar B. he hotel C. the store D. the restaurant
2. After a few drinks, the cowboy found his horse__________.
A. ill B. dead C. asleep D. lost
3.The cowboy drank __________of beer at the bar in all.
A. five bottles B. four bottles C. three bottles D. two bottles
4.In Texas, the cowboy had to __________when he couldn't find his horse.
A. walk home B. argue with others
C. call the police D. ask the boss for help
5. From the passage, we can know__________ .
A. the cowboy's look frightened the customers
B. the cowboy kept calm because he was strong
C. the cowboy also played a trick on the customers at the bar
D. The cowboy would fight with others if he couldn't find his horse
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
A young man worked very hard on his lessons. He was too busy to have a rest. One day he found that he couldn't fall asleep at night. As he became ill, he couldn't go to sleep. When he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep. But he always failed.
After a few days he decided to see a doctor.
"I just can't go to sleep at night. What should I do?" he asked.
"I have a suggestion," said the doctor. "You can try to count numbers. When you count to one thousand, you will be asleep. I am sure of it. "
The next day the man returned to the doctor's office.
"Well," said the doctor. "How are you today? Did you try my suggestion?"
The man still looked tired. "Yes," he said. "I tried to count one, two, three.. , up to one thousand. But when I counted to five hundred and sixty--nine, I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some tea so that I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldn't fall asleep. "
1.Why couldn't the young man go to sleep at night?
A．Because he didn't finish his lessons.
B．Because he worked too hard.
C．Because he was worried about his homework.
D．Because there was a lot of noise.
2. What did the doctor ask the young man to do?
A．To drink much water before going to bed.
B．To count numbers while he was lying in bed.
C．To count numbers before he went to bed.
D．To take some medicine and go to bed earlier.
3. The young man returned to the doctor's office the next day because_____
A．he wanted to thank the doctor
B．he felt better and wanted some more medicine
C．he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbers
D．he still couldn't go to sleep at night
4.The young man counted_______
A．from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some tea
B．from 1 to 569 and fell asleep
C．from 1 to 1,000 and fell asleep
D．from 568 to 1,000
5. In fact the young man ______
A．didn't understand the doctor's suggestion
B．was not able to count numbers
C．was very afraid to stay at home by himself
D．wasn't sleepy at all
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析