Weekends are important for us. We can relax o...

Weekends are important for us. We can relax ourselves. Do you know what Americans in the early twentieth century (1900～1925) did on weekends? What do you do on weekends now? In the early twentieth century, people spent lots of time at home on weekends. Then, new inventions changed the weekends.

*People used electric streetcars to travel in the cities. On weekends, they rode the streetcars to the parks. Young people like roller coasters.

* The first movie lasted only one minute. In the 1920s, movie theaters sold millions of tickets each week! In 1927, movies finally had sound. Sometimes people stayed at home and listened to another new invention —the radio.

* People in cities worked indoors during the weekdays, so they wanted to be outdoors on weekends. Bicycling became a popular activity.

* Now there are more inventions in our life. People have more time and money, too. So they have many ways to spend their weekends.

* People travel by their own cars. Or they can visit big parks like Disney World and ride modern roller coasters and go higher and faster than ever before. *

They can choose from lots of different movie theatres. Or they can watch videos at home.

* More and more people begin to do all kinds of sports at gym.

Others turn on their TV and watch sports on "Family Night".

1.Before 1927, __________.

A. people can watch videos at home

B. the movie had sound

C. People could go to the movie theatres to see movies

D. people could watch sports on "Family Night"

2.Long time ago, people spent their weekends __________.

A. at home         B. in the theatres

C. outdoors         D. in Disney World

3.Which is a popular activity in the early twentieth century?

A. Watching TV　　　　     B. Riding the electric streetcars

C. Listening to the radio     D. Bicycling

4.The underlined word "lasted" means　　　　　　 .

A. began　　　　　　　 B. was over　　　　 C. played　　　　　　 D. spoke

5.Which is TRUE about the weekends in America?

A. They still see movies without sound now.

B. They didn't go outside in the early twentieth.

C. The weekends are not the same in different times.

D. They don't go to the parks any more now.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

认真阅读下面四篇语言材料然后按文后要求做题。

Work and study are heavy for people nowadays. What can we do to relax? Everyone knows that exercise is important. We need to exercise. Doctors say it is good for us. It keeps our bodies strong.

When the daytime comes, we must get up. This is the time for exercise. Exercise means do- ing things with the body. There are many ways to exercise. You can walk, run, swim, skate,or play ball games. Make sure you excise in the following ways: you have to like what you’re do-ing. Exercise enough-but not too much. It is good to exercise twice each week. Thirty minutes each time is enough. Try all kinds of things until you find one, two or three sports that feel right for you

Exercise can be fun. Friends can exercise together at fitness center, or they can play sports together. How do you exercise?

根据材料内容,选择最佳答案

1.In the passage(文章)the writer tells us that we all need to　　　　　　　　　　 .

A.drink B.relax C.work D.exercise

2.Which of the following sports can’t we find in the passage?

A.Playing basketball B.Fishing C.Swimming D.Walking

3.What can exercise do to the body?

A.It can make the body healthy. B.It can make us sleep more.

C.It cun make the body sick. D.It can make the body weak.

4.How often should you exercise in this passage?

A.Twice a week. B.As much as possible

C.Thirty minutes each time. D.Two or three sports

5.The words "fitness center"in the passage mean　　　　　　　　 .

A.护理中心 B.购物中心 C.健身中心 D.医疗中心

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Many wild animals are　　　　 , and it’s time for us to do whatever we can to protect them.

A. on duty　　 B. on show

C. in order　　 D. in danger

八年级英语单选题简单题查看答案及解析

If our parents do everything for us children, we won’t learn to depend ___ ourselves.

A. in　　 B. to　　 C. on　　 D. for

八年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Do you like sports? Sports are good for our health and make us relaxed. There are four students talking about their favorite sports.

Hello! I am Li Hong. My favorite sport is swimming. I often go swimming in the river with my friends on weekends in summer. Sometimes we swim in the swimming pool. It makes me more comfortable and cooler after swimming. I can learn some ways of swimming, too.

My name is Tom. Basketball is my favorite sport. I like it because it is good for my health and it makes me grow taller. At school. I often play basketball with my classmates on the playground. After class I often watch basketball matches on TV.

My name is John. I like many kinds of sports,but ping﹣pong is my favorite. I relax myself after hard study and work. I take part in many competitions, and get some prizes.

I am Mary. I like badminton（羽毛球）. It is fun for me. We don't need to have great skills to play it. Playing badminton makes me grow stronger and healthier.　 It helps me make new friends.

根据短文内容,用适当的词汇补全表格中所缺信息,每空不超过3个词

八年级英语填空简单题查看答案及解析

How can we students keep ourselves safe? Here are some tips.　 On your way home or to school: Wait for the g　　 traffic light, and look left and right before you cross the road. If you see a car coming, don’t cross until it really s　　 . Dress in bright colors, so the drivers can see you e　　 .　 At school: When students around you begin to push, try to hold onto　 something, or stay in a sager corner. If you f　　　 down in a crowded place, cover your head w　　 both hands. When there’s a fire: Stay calm and leave quickly. Use a piece of wet cloth to cover your mouth and nose so that you don’t breathe in s　　　 . If your clothes catch fire, drop to the ground and roll from side to side to p　　 　 out the fire. For eating: Wash f　　　 like apples or pears carefully before you eat them. Check the expiration dates(保质期) and if your food looks or smells b　　　 , don’t eat it. For riding on the escalator(自动扶梯): Hold onto the handrails(扶手) and stand on the right side of the escalator because right arms are stronger. It is d　　 to run up and down on them. You may fall down because escalator steps are not designed for running.

八年级英语单词拼写中等难度题查看答案及解析

How can we students keep ourselves safe? Here are some tips.

On your way home or to school: Wait for the g_1.____ traffic light, and look left and right before you cross the road. If you see a car coming, don’t cross until it really s___2.____. Wear bright clours. So the drivers can see you e____3.____.

At school: When students around you begin to push, try to hold onto something, or stay in a safer corner. If you f___4. down in a crowded place, cover your head w_5.__ both hands.

When there’s a fire: Stay calm and leave quickly. Use a piece of wet cloth to cover your mouth and nose so that you don’t breathe in （吸入） smoke. If your clothes catch f__6._, drop to the ground and roll from side to side to put out (扑灭) the fire.

For eating: Wash fruits l___7.__ apples or pears carefully before you eat them. Check the expiration dates(保质期)and if your food looks or smells b__8._, don’t eat it.

For riding on the escalator(自动扶梯): Hold onto the handrails (扶手)and stand on the r_9.__ side of the escalator because right arms are stronger. It is d__10.____ to run up and down on them. You may fall down because escalator steps are not designed(被设计) for running.　

八年级英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

How can we students keep ourselves safe? Here are some tips.

On your way home or to school: Wait for the g__1._________ traffic light, and look left and right before you cross the road. If you see a car coming, don’t cross until it really s___2._______. Wear bright clours. So the drivers can see you e____3._______.

At school: When students around you begin to push, try to hold onto something, or stay in a safer corner. If you f___4.____ down in a crowded place, cover your head w_5._____ both hands.

When there’s a fire: Stay calm and leave quickly. Use a piece of wet cloth to cover your mouth and nose so that you don’t breathe in （吸入） smoke. If your clothes catch f___6._____, drop to the ground and roll from side to side to put out (扑灭) the fire.

For eating: Wash fruits l___7._____ apples or pears carefully before you eat them. Check the expiration dates(保质期)and if your food looks or smells b___8._______, don’t eat it.

For riding on the escalator(自动扶梯): Hold onto the handrails (扶手)and stand on the r_9.____ side of the escalator because right arms are stronger. It is d___10.______ to run up and down on them. You may fall down because escalator steps are not designed(被设计) for running.

八年级英语单词拼写中等难度题查看答案及解析

How can we students keep ourselves safe? Here are some tips.

On your way home or to school: W　　 1.　 for the green traffic light, and look left and right before you cross the road. If you see a car coming, don’t cross until it really s　　 2.　　 . Dress in bright colours, so the drivers can see you c　 3.　　 .

At school: When students around you begin to push, try to hold onto something, or stay in a safer corner. If you fall down in a crowded（拥挤的）place, cover your head with b　　　 4.　　 hands.

When there’s a fire: Stay calm and leave quickly. Use a piece of wet cloth to cover your m　　 5.　 and nose so that you don’t take in s　　 6.　　 . If your clothes catch fire, please drop to the ground and roll from side to side to put out the fire.

For eating: Wash fruit like a　 7.　　 or grapes carefully before you eat them. Check the expiration dates（保质期）and if your food looks or smells t　　 8.　　 , don’t eat it.

For riding on the escalator（自动扶梯）: Hold onto the handrails（扶手）. It is d　　 9.　 to run up and down on them. You may fall down because escalator steps（台阶）are not fit for r 10.　　 .

八年级英语单词拼写中等难度题查看答案及解析

How can we students keep ourselves safe? Here are some t　　 1.　 .

On your way home or to school: W　 2.　 for the green traffic light, and look left and right before you cross the road. If you see a car c　　 3.　 , don’t cross until it is really safe. Dress in bright colours, so the d　　 4.　　 can see you clearly.

At school: When students around you begin to push, try to hold onto something, or stay in a safer corner. If you fall down in a crowded（拥挤的）place, cover your head with b　　 5.　 hands.

When there’s a fire: Stay calm and leave q　　 6.　 . Use a piece of wet cloth to cover your mouth and nose so that you can protect yourself from s　 7.　 . If your clothes catch fire, please drop to the ground and roll from side to side to put out the fire.

For eating: Wash fruit like apples or grapes carefully b　　 8.　　 you eat them. Check the expiration dates（保质期）and if your food looks or smells t　　 9.　 , don’t eat it.

For riding on the escalator（自动扶梯）: Hold onto the handrails（扶手）. It is d　　 10.　 to run up and down on them. You may fall down because escalator steps（台阶）are not fit for running.

八年级英语单词拼写中等难度题查看答案及解析