Once upon a time an old man and woman lived in the mountains in Japan. Every day the old man went to the mountain and collected firewood, while the old woman went to the river and did the washing.
One day, she was doing the washing when a big peach (桃子) came floating (漂浮) down the river towards her. As it was a big and juicy-looking fruit, she thought that her husband would be glad to eat it, so she took it home. When the old man came back for lunch and saw the nice peach, he was really happy. The old woman cut the big peach open with a knife! What a surprise! A lovely little boy was in the peach. The old man and woman had no children, so they were really grateful the gods (上帝) sent them a boy in this peach. Since he was born in a peach they decided to call him Momotaro which means “peach-boy”. The old woman cooked a meal for the little boy who ate as much as he could. The more he ate, the more he grew. Soon he became a tall and strong boy.
Day after day, all Momotaro did was sleep and eat. In the village the other boys went to the mountain and picked firewood while Monotaro was the only one doing nothing. This worried the old man and the old woman. The boys then invited him, “Momotaro, would you come with us? We’re going to collect fire wood.” But he answered, “I don’t have a basket, so I can’t go with you”, and went back to sleep. On hearing this, the old woman got angry with Momotaro for being so lazy, so the next day he went to collect firewood with the other boys.
1. What did the old woman do every day?
A. She went to the mountains.
B. She collected firewood.
C. She went fishing in the river.
D. She did the washing.
2.The old woman took the peach home because ________.
A. she knew there was a little boy in it
B. she was grateful the god sent them a peach
C. she wanted her husband to eat the juicy-looking fruit
D. she wanted to give her husband a surprise
3.Paragraph (段落) 2 mainly tells us ________.
A. a big peach came floating down the river
B. the old man and woman had no children before they had the peach
C. what the old woman did for the little boy
D. how Momotaro was born and got his name
4. What do we know about Momotaro in the passage?
A. Momotaro has a peach as his bed.
B. Momotaro was very small and he couldn’t eat much.
C. Momotaro liked to play with the boys in the village.
D. Monotaro was really a lazy boy.
5. If there is Paragraph 4, what do you think is going to be talked about?
A. Momotaro collected firewood so easily.
B. Momotaro fought with a bad man.
C. Momotaro became a hero in Japan.
D. Momotaro’s friends were proud of him.
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Once upon a time an old man and woman lived in the mountains in Japan. Every day the old man went to the mountain and collected firewood, while the old woman went to the river and did the washing.
One day, she was doing the washing when a big peach (桃子) came floating (漂浮) down the river towards her. As it was a big and juicy-looking fruit, she thought that her husband would be glad to eat it, so she took it home. When the old man came back for lunch and saw the nice peach, he was really happy. The old woman cut the big peach open with a knife! What a surprise! A lovely little boy was in the peach. The old man and woman had no children, so they were really grateful the gods (上帝) sent them a boy in this peach. Since he was born in a peach they decided to call him Momotaro which means “peach-boy”. The old woman cooked a meal for the little boy who ate as much as he could. The more he ate, the more he grew. Soon he became a tall and strong boy.
Day after day, all Momotaro did was sleep and eat. In the village the other boys went to the mountain and picked firewood while Monotaro was the only one doing nothing. This worried the old man and the old woman. The boys then invited him, “Momotaro, would you come with us? We’re going to collect fire wood.” But he answered, “I don’t have a basket, so I can’t go with you”, and went back to sleep. On hearing this, the old woman got angry with Momotaro for being so lazy, so the next day he went to collect firewood with the other boys.
1. What did the old woman do every day?
A. She went to the mountains.
B. She collected firewood.
C. She went fishing in the river.
D. She did the washing.
2.The old woman took the peach home because ________.
A. she knew there was a little boy in it
B. she was grateful the god sent them a peach
C. she wanted her husband to eat the juicy-looking fruit
D. she wanted to give her husband a surprise
3.Paragraph (段落) 2 mainly tells us ________.
A. a big peach came floating down the river
B. the old man and woman had no children before they had the peach
C. what the old woman did for the little boy
D. how Momotaro was born and got his name
4. What do we know about Momotaro in the passage?
A. Momotaro has a peach as his bed.
B. Momotaro was very small and he couldn’t eat much.
C. Momotaro liked to play with the boys in the village.
D. Monotaro was really a lazy boy.
5. If there is Paragraph 4, what do you think is going to be talked about?
A. Momotaro collected firewood so easily.
B. Momotaro fought with a bad man.
C. Momotaro became a hero in Japan.
D. Momotaro’s friends were proud of him.
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Once upon a time， there was an old woman who lived in a small house. She planted a lot of beautiful tulips (郁金香) in her garden.
One night，the sounds of sweet singing and of babies laughing woke her up. She looked out of the window. The sounds seemed to come from the tulips， but she could see nothing.
The next morning she walked among her flowers， but there were no signs of anyone having been there the night before.
On the following night she was again wakened (弄醒) by the sounds of sweet singing and babies laughing. She got out of bed and walked softly into her garden. The old woman looked closely and she noticed that a fairy (精灵) mother was singing softly， and that in each tulip-cup was a little fairy baby， laughing and playing.
The old woman went back to her house quietly. From then on， she never picked a tulip. She didn’t allow her neighbours to pick the flowers， either. When the old woman died， all the tulips disappeared overnight. But her grave (坟墓) looked beautiful， because the fairies sang above it and kept it green.
1题判断句子正(T)误(F)，2题完成句子，3、4题简略回答问题，5题把划线部分的句子译成汉语。
1.The fairy mother danced around the tulips at night.
2.Every little fairy baby was ________________________________________________in each tulip-cup when the woman saw them.
3.Were there any signs of anyone having been there the night before?
________________________________________________
4.What happened to the tulips after the old woman died?
________________________________________________
5.________________________________________________
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Once upon a time， there was an old woman who lived in a small house. She planted a lot of beautiful tulips (郁金香) in her garden.
One night， the sounds of sweet singing and of babies laughing woke her up. She looked out of the window. The sounds seemed to come from the tulips， but she could see nothing.
The next morning she walked among her flowers， but there were no signs of anyone having been there the night before.
On the following night she was again wakened (弄醒) by the sounds of sweet singing and babies laughing. She got out of bed and walked softly into her garden. The old woman looked closely and she noticed that a fairy (精灵) mother was singing softly， and that in each tulip-cup was a little fairy baby， laughing and playing.
The old woman went back to her house quietly. From then on， she never picked a tulip. She didn’t allow her neighbours to pick the flowers， either. When the old woman died， all the tulips disappeared overnight. But her grave (坟墓) looked beautiful， because the fairies sang above it and kept it green.
1题判断句子正(T)误(F)，2题完成句子，3、4题简略回答问题，5题把划线部分的句子译成汉语。
1.The fairy mother danced around the tulips at night.
2.Every little fairy baby was ________________________________________________in each tulip-cup when the woman saw them.
3.Were there any signs of anyone having been there the night before?
________________________________________________
4.What happened to the tulips after the old woman died?
________________________________________________
5.________________________________________________
八年级英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析
Once upon a time, an old man tried _______ the mountains.
A. not move B. not to move
C. moving D. to move
八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Once upon a time there lived an old man. He had three sons. One day, he called them together and said, "Sons, I will die soon. To my oldest son I give half my camels, to my second, one-third, and to my youngest, one-ninth." Soon after that he died.
Now, the old man had seventeen camels, and the three brothers didn't know how to do as their father said. They thought a long time about the problem, and it seemed that they must either kill some of the camels and cut them into pieces, or disobey their father. At last they went to their father's old friend and asked for his advice. As soon as he heard their story, he said, "I will help you. I was a good friend of your father's. I am old. I have only one camel, but take it-it is yours." The three sons thanked the old man and took his camel. Now they found it was easy to do as their father wished, The oldest took half- that was nine camels; the second took one-third, that was six; and the youngest took one-ninth, that was two. After each had got his camels, they found that there was still a camel there. So, to show their thanks to their father's friend, they gave the camel back to him.
1.The meaning of "disobey" in the second paragraph is" ________".
A.服从 B.违背 C.听从 D.嘲笑
2.The meaning of "asked for his advice" in the second paragraph is "________".
A.向他请教 B.问他数量 C.批评他 D.劝告他
3.The second old man ________the three brothers.
A.was good to B.was not good to C.didn't like D.cheated (哄骗)
4.Both the two old men in the story were ________.
A.foolish B.clever C.poor D.rich
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Once upon a time there lived an old man. He had three sons. One day, he called them together and said, "Sons, I will die soon. To my oldest son I give half my camels, to my second, one-third(三分之一), and to my youngest, one-ninth (九分之一)." Soon after that he died.
Now, the old man had seventeen camels, and the three brothers didn't know how to do as their father said. They thought a long time about the problem, and it seemed that they must either kill some of the camels and cut them into pieces, or disobey their father. At last they went to their father's old friend and asked for his advice. As soon as he heard their story, he said, "I will help you. I was a good friend of your father's. I am old. I have only one camel, but take it-it is yours."
The three sons thanked the old man and took his camel. Now they found it was easy to do as their father wished, The oldest took half- that was nine camels; the second took one-third, that was six; and the youngest took one-ninth, that was two.
After each had got his camels, they found that there was still a camel there. So, to show their thanks to their father's friend, they gave the camel back to him.
( )11. "Once upon a time" means " ________".
A. long long ago B. not very long ago
C. at once D. sometimes
( )12. The meaning of "disobey" in the second paragraph is" ________".
A. 服从 B. 违背 C. 听从 D. 嘲笑
( )13. The meaning of "asked for his advice" in the second paragraph is " ________".
A. 向他请教 B. 问他数量 C. 批评他 D. 劝告他
( )14. The second old man ________the three brothers.
A. was good to B. was not good to C. didn't like D. cheated(哄骗)
( )15. Both the two old men in the story were ________.
foolish B. clever C. poor D. rich
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, an old man lived on a farm with his ___.Every day, the old man got up early to ___ his book.
One day, the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I don’t ___ books. What good does reading it do?” The grandfather said, “Take this coal basket(装煤的筐子)to the river and bring back some ___.” The boy did so, but all the water leaked(漏)out. The grandfather said, “You’ll have to walk ___ next time”. This time the boy ran more quickly, but again there was no water ___ he returned home. But he wanted to show his grandfather that ___ he ran fast, the water would leak out. The boy tried it again but there was no water left again. He said, “See, Grandpa, it’s useless!” The old man said, “Look at the basket.” The boy looked at the basket. It was ___.The basket was ___,inside and out. “That’s what happens when you read books. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it,____will be changed, inside and out.”
1.A.son B.daughter C.grandson D.granddaughter
2.A.read B.write C.sing D.listen to
3.A.break B.understand C.forget D.change
4.A.sand B.food C.flower D.water
5.A.faster B.slower C.farther D.nearer
6.A.before B.since C.unless D.until
7.A.because of B.as soon as C.ever since D.even if
8.A.common B.different C.similar D.important
9.A.dirty B.full C.old D.clean
10.A.we B.it C.you D.they
八年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析
Once upon a time, there was a very old man _______ Yu Gong. He lived with his family in a village and there were two big and high mountains near his house. They _______ a long time getting to the other side.
One day, Yu Gong told his family that they must move the mountains to the other places. _______this, everyone in his family was laughing at him. One of his sons said: “ Are you kidding? ” “ No, I’m serious and all of you must do it with me.” Everyone was _______ at that time. They really didn’t want to do it, but they had to do because the oldest man in his family was _______ important person at that time.
The next day everyone in Yu Gong’s family started to dig the mountains. They put the stones and the earth _______ the sea. One day a man saw Yu Gong and his children _______ the mountains. He told Yu Gong he would never do it. But Yu Gong said though he was _______ and would die, his family could continue to move the mountains. Then they kept on digging day after day and year after year. Finally a god was _______ moved by Yu Gong that he sent two gods to help Yu Gong move the mountains away.
The story reminds us that you can never know what’s possible ________ you try to make it happen.
1.A. names B. is C. called D. has
2.A. took B. spent C. cost D. paid
3.A. Hearing B. Doing C. Seeing D. Watching
4.A. tired B. thirsty C. excited D. silent
5.A. most B. more C. much more D. the most
6.A. to B. on C. up D. into
7.A. climbing B. visiting C. digging D. watering
8.A. well B. healthy C. weak D. strong
9.A. such B. so C. very D. quite
10.A. unless B. if C. even D. or
八年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine （酒）and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.
One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take of them.” With these words, he went out.
But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk（醉了） and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished（惩罚）, so he drank the poison to kill himself.
1.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.
A. the rich man B. the servant C. both A and B D. neither A and B
2.The rich man knew that it was _____ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.
A. the cat B. himself C. nobody D. the servant
3.The rich told the servant that there was poison(毒药) in the two bottles, because ________.
A. there was in fact poison in the bottles
B. did not want the servant to drink his wine
C. he wanted to kill the cat
D. he wanted to kill the servant
4.In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.
A. the servant B. cat C. the rich man D. nobody
5.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.
A. lazy B. bad C. clever D. kind
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Once a man and his wife worked for an old man. There was a big box in the old man’s living room. The old man pointed（指着）to the box and said, “There’s only one thing you____do. Don’t open the box.”____saying this, he left his home.
The woman said to her husband, “There must be____expensive in the box. Let’s open it, shall we?” Her husband said____to her. But the woman didn’t give up her____One day, she decided to find out____was in it. Her husband didn’t stop her. She opened the box and looked inside. To her surprise, she found nothing in the box. She tried hard to close it, but she_____.
That evening the old man came home and found the box was____. He was very____and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home.
“But there was nothing in the box,” the woman said, “We didn’t take anything at all.” The old man____them, “The box is not important, but I cannot believe you. That is important.”
1.A. may not B. mustn’t C. could not D. needn’t
2.A. After B. For C. By D. Before
3.A. nothing B. everything C. something D. anything
4.A. no B. yes C. goodbye D. much
5.A. work B. box C. way D. idea
6.A. which B. what C. who D. that
7.A. did B. opened C. failed D. stopped
8.A. lost B. open C. empty D. broke
9.A. general B. happy C. careful D. angry
10.A. turned to B. listened to C. shouted at D. smiled at
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