There was once a young man called Paul in a v...

There was once a young man called Paul in a village in the USA. Paul was very lazy because his father was a rich farmer and he didn’t have to work. Mr. Smith, a neighbour of his, was a blacksmith (铁匠). He used to work in his shop all day. Paul spent hours and hours watching how the blacksmith worked every day. “Young man, why don’t you try your hand to make a shoe tack (铁钉), even it is only to pass the time?” said the blacksmith one day, “ Maybe it will be useful to you some day.” Finally, the lazy boy began to have a try. After practicing some times, he became skilled and could make very nice tacks.

Years later, Paul’s father died and he lost all the things because of a war (战争). He had to move to another country and live by himself. It happened that there were many shoemakers paying high prices to buy tacks for the shoes, because in that part of the country there was a great need of tacks for soldiers’ shoes. Paul went to talk with them. He told them that he would make the tacks if they could help him find a workshop in the village. The shoemakers agreed. Then Paul made a lot of money by making tacks. “How funny it is!” he said to himself, “Even by making shoe tacks, one can become rich.”

1.What’s the Chinese meaning of skilled?

A. 熟练的　　　　　 B. 适应的

C.自信的　　　　 　　 D. 巧妙的

2.How many kinds of people appeared in the story except（除了）Paul ?

A. Five.　　　　　　　 B. Four.　　　　　　　　 C. Three.　　　 D. Two.

3. What can we learn from the story?

A. Making tacks is important.

B. Wars can make people hard-working.

C. Nothing is difficult to learn.

D. Everything you learned may be useful.

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There was once a young man called Paul in a village in the USA. Paul was very lazy because his father was a rich farmer and he didn’t have to work. Mr Smith, a neighbour of his, was a blacksmith (铁匠). He used to work in his shop all day. Paul spent hours and hours watching how the blacksmith worked every day. “Young man, why don’t you try your hand to make a shoe tack (铁钉), even it is only to pass the time?” said the blacksmith one day, “ Maybe it will be useful to you some day.” Finally, the lazy boy began to have a try. After practicing some times, he became skilled and could make very nice tacks.

Years later, Paul’s father died and he lost all the things because of a war (战争). He had to move to another country and live by himself. It happened that there were many shoemakers paying high prices to buy tacks for the shoes, because in that part of the country there was a great need of tacks for soldiers’ shoes. Paul went to talk with them. He told them that he would make the tacks if they could help him find a workshop in the village. The shoemakers agreed. Then Paul made a lot of money by making tacks. “How funny it is!” he said to himself, “Even by making shoe tacks, one can become rich.”

1.What’s the Chinese meaning of skilled?

A. 熟练的.　　　　　　 B. 适应的.

C.自信的.　　　　 D. 巧妙的.

2.How many kinds of people appeared in the story except Paul ?

A. Five.　　　　　　　　 B. Four.　　　　　　　　 C. Three.　　　　　　 D. Two.

3.What can we learn from the story?

A. Making tacks is important.

B. Wars can make people hard-working.

C. Nothing is difficult to learn.

D. Everything you learned may be useful.

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 in Greece, there lived a young man called Narcissus. He lived in a small village on the sea and was famous in the land because he was quite handsome. Villagers would turn up on the streets to stare at the beautiful child .

When he grew up , people always said “How handsome Narcissus is！” Villagers thought that Narcissus could not be any more handsome than he already was. But as years passed Narcissus became a teenager. His beauty grew and became so great that he was known all over country of Greece.

As he grew ,Narcissus was very proud of his good-looking face.

“Oh! You are so handsome ,Narcissus!” Narcissus said one day as he looked into a pool.”There’s nobody more handsome in the whole world ! I’d love to kiss you . And that’s just what I’ll do!”

He leaned closer to the water . Suddenly he lost his balance and fell into the pool .

Narcissus tried to reach the bank of the pool, but he could not swim and he drowned.

1.When Narcissus came out in the street,_____.

A. there were always many people to see him

B. everyone went home in a hurry

C. some people would take photos of him

D. no one would like to talk to him

2.The purpose of the writer by writing the third and the fourth paragraph is _______.

A. to tell us that a handsome man was difficult to succeed

B. to show Narcissus was more and more handsome

C. to show Narcissus was too proud to see himself

D. to tell us that Narcissus should look at others not himself

3.From the paragraph we can infer that______.

A. Narcissus was talking to one of his friends

B. one of Narcissus’ friends wanted to help him

C. Narcissus was talking to himself.

D. Narcissus had fallen in love with a girl.

4.The story is mainly about_______.

A. a poor man who didn’t want to do anything

B. a man who thought himself to be better than he really was

C. how to teach children to learn better

D. what to do when you met a handsome boy

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 orphan boy called Dick Whittington. The people in his village believed that the streets of London were paved with gold. So Dick decided to travel there and become a rich man.

Dick walked for many days, but when he arrived in London, there were no streets of gold! Tired and hungry, he fell asleep on the steps of a great house.

The house belonged to a rich businessman who found Dick and gave him a job cleaning the kitchen. Dick worked very hard and was happy. He had enough to eat and at night he could sleep by the fire. There was a problem though! At night, rats ran around the kitchen and kept him awake.

So Dick went out and found the fastest rat-catching cat in London! The cat caught all the rats that came into the house and Dick could sleep at night.

The businessman heard about the amazing cat and asked Dick if he could take it on his ship to catch rats on his next journey. Dick agreed, but was very sad to see the cat go.

While the businessman was away, the other servants were very mean to Dick. So Dick decided to run away. But as he was leaving, one of the great church bells rang. It seemed to say, "Turn back, Dick Whittington, Mayor of London!”

So Dick came back to the house and soon the businessman returned. He was very happy because Dick's cat had caught all the rats on the ship. He gave Dick a reward and promoted him to his assistant.

Dick worked hard for the businessman and learned everything he could. Eventually he married the businessman’s daughter and started a very successful business of his own. And, yes, he did become Mayor of London!

1.When poor Dick first arrived in London, he felt ________.

A.surprised and happy B.excited but tired

C.tired and hungry D.hungry and sad

2.Which is the right time order of what happened in the story?

a. The businessman took the cat on his ship to catch rats.

b. Dick's cat caught all the rats that came into the house.

c. Dick decided to travel to London and become a rich man.

d. A rich businessman gave Dick a job cleaning the kitchen.

e. The businessman gave Dick a reward and promoted him to his assistant.

A.d-c-b-a-e B.b-d-a-c-e C.d-b-a-e-c D.c-d-b-a-e

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The other servants treated Dick kindly and he felt very happy.

B.Dick finally found a lot of gold in London and became quite rich.

C.Dick became Mayor of London because he caught all the rats in London.

D.The fastest rat-catching cat helped Dick get the trust from the businessman.

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

（2014河南）

Once there was a man traveling in a faraway village．As he was passing the elephants，he suddenly stopped．He found that these huge elephants were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg．No chains（锁链），no cages．It was clear that the elephants could，at any time，break away from their ropes but for some reason，they did not．

He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and didn’t try to get away．“Well，”the trainer said，“when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and，at that age，it’s enohgh to hold them．As they grow up，they still believe they cannot break away．They believe the rope can hold them，so they never try to break free．”

How could it be？These animals could at any time break free from their ropes．But because they were always stuck right where they were，they believed they couldn’t．

Just like the elephants，how many of us go through life believing that we cannot do something，just because we failed at it once before？

________．We should never give up the struggle（斗争）in life．

1.What did the writer see in the village？

A．Chains．

B．Elephants．

C．Cages．

D．Farmers．

2.Why do the elephants never try to break free from the ropes？

A．Because they think they cannot．

B．Because they are too old to do it．

C．Because they like their living places．

D．Because they get on well with the trainer．

3.How did the man feel after he heard what the trainer said？

A．Moved．

B．Surprised．

C．Angry．

D．Nervous．

4.Which of the following is the missing part in the last paragraph？

A．Failing is part of learning

B．We should be different from others

C．Helping animals is helping ourselves

D．Traveling always makes people relaxed

5.What is the best title for this text？

A．A Pleasant Trip

B．A Cruel Trainer

C．Elephant Training

D．The Elephant Rope

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Many years ago, there was a young man. He lived in a small village. He was the only child in his family, so his parents loved him very much and did everything for him. He just hung out every day, doing nothing.

One day, he met an old man in his village. The old man asked him, "My boy, why don't you work hard when you are young?"

The young man replied without care, "Why do I have to work hard now? I'm young, so I have lots of time! I haven't made any plans for my future yet."

"Time waits for no man!" the old man said. Then he asked the young man to go into a dark house with him.

"I can't see anything!" the young man said.

The old man lighted a match（火柴）and said to the young man, "Before the match goes out, get something in the house as you like."

By the weak light（微光）, the young man tried to see the things in it. But before he found something, the match went out, and the house became dark again at once.

Before I could get something, the match had gone out, "the young man said angrily.

The old man said, "My boy, your youth（青春）is like the burning match, which can only last for a short time. So you must work hard!"

1.The young man lived in a__________.

A.small city B.small village C.big city D.big town

2.The old man asked the young man why he didn't_______.

A.work hard B.hang out C.play games D.make plans

3.The old man led the young man into a dark_______.

A.shop B.museum C.house D.kitchen

4.What did the young man get before the match went out?

A.A match. B.A picture. C.Something. D.Nothing.

5.What can we learn from the story?

A.Youth is short like a burning match. B.It's dangerous to light matches.

C.Young people have a lot of time. D.We need to look after ourselves.

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once, there was a man living in a small village on the hill. He has a statue (雕像), but he put it at his door, facing downwards, because he didn’t like it at all.

One day, a man from the city passed by his house. This man was full of knowledge (知识). He asked the owner if he could sell the statue as soon as he saw it. He owner laughed and said, “Who will like this dirty stone?” The man from the city said,” I will give you five dollars for it.” The owner was surprised and agreed, so the man took the statue to the city.

A few months later, the man from the village went to visit the city. When he walked around the street, he saw many stone statues standing in front of a shop, and a man shouted in a loud voice (声音), “Come in and enjoy the most wonderful statue in the world. Only ten dollars to enjoy this most excellent statue.”

The man from the village paid ten dollars and entered the shop. He was very surprised when he saw the statue in the shop, because it was the statue that he himself had sold for only five dollars.

36题简略回答问题；37题判断正误（T or F）；38题完成句子；39题写出划线it的指代对象；40题将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。

1.How much did the man from the city pay for the stone statue?

__________________________________________________________________________________________

2.The man from the village was cleverer than the man from the city. (T or F) ___________

3.The owner was _________________ and __________________, so the man took the statue to the city.

4._______________________________________________________________________________________

5._______________________________________________________________________________________

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once there was a rich man in a village . He never gave anything to help others.　 The _____ didn't like him . One day he said to them . “ I know you don't like me . I will give everything I have to you_____ I die. Then everyone will be happy. ”

But nobody believed him . The rich man couldn't ____ why they didn't believe him. One day he went for a walk　 ___ the lake . Under a tree he happened to hear a pig and a cow_____.

The pig said to the cow , “ why everybody likes you and nobody likes me.why?　 After I die,　 I ___ many kinds of things to them. But you give only one thing ___ . Why do people like you all the time and not me. ”

The cow said　 “ Look , I give them milk before I die. They see that I am generous(慷慨的)with what I have .　 But you don't give them_________ before you die .　 You give them ham, pork and so on only after you're dead. People don't believe in the future .　 If you give while you are living ,　 people will________you.It is quite simple. ”

From that moment on , the rich man did all his best to _________ the poor

1.A. strangers　　 B. villagers　　 C. officers　　 D. workers

2.A. after　　 B. because　　 C. before　　 D. so

3.A. watch　　 B. remember　　 C. discuss　　 D. know

4.A. near　　 B. under　　 C. on　　 D. in

5.A. reading　　 B. dancing　　 C. talking　　 D. singing

6.A. feed　　 B. give　　 C. take　　 D. help

7.A. milk　　 B. egg　　 C. chicken　　 D. bread

8.A. anything　　 B. nothing　　 C. someone　　 D. everyone

9.A. have　　 B. mind　　 C. like　　 D. think

10.A. to talk　　 B. to help　　 C. to dislike　　 D. to try

八年级英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析

There once was a young man. He was the only child in his family, so his parents loved him very much and did everything for him. He just hung out every day, doing nothing.

One day, he met an old man. The old man asked him, “My boy, why don’t you work hard when you are young?”

The young man replied without care, “Why do I have to be in a hurry（匆忙）? I’m young so I have much time!”

The old man said nothing. He asked the young man to go into a dark house with him.

“I can’t see anything!” the young man said.

The old man lit（点燃） a match and said, “Before the match goes out, pick something like in the house.

The young man tried to see the things in the house with the match. But before he found something, the match went out ,and the house became dark again at once.

“Before I got something, the match went out.” the young man said angrily.

The old man said, “My boy, your youth（青春） is just like the match. It can only last for a short time. So you should make full use of your time!”

1.The young man just played every day because ________.

A.his family was rich B.his parents did everything for him

C.he was a little kid

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “match”?

A.火柴 B.灯笼 C.电灯

3.The young man picked ________before the match went out.

A.a ring B.a watch C.nothing

4.The old man in the story wanted to ________the young man.

A.give a match to B.teach a lesson to C.have fun with

5.What can we learn from this story?

A.Time waits for no man! B.We should look after our parents. C.Young people have much time.

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once there lived an old man in a mountain village. He was a famous hunter. He often went hunting alone in the mountains. He was not afraid of any wild animals, not even a tiger.

One night, someone saw a tiger come into the village, and stole two sheep away. The next night the tiger came again. The villagers were frightened. They asked the old hunter to catch it so that they could have a safe life.　　 When the old man heard about the tiger, he thought hard. He wondered why the tiger came at night twice but only stole the sheep. The next night he walked outside the village. Suddenly he saw the tiger coming. He quickly threw himself on the ground. To his surprise, the tiger did not come at him, but went away. He followed it quietly and found it was running on two of its feet just like a man. Then everything was clear.

On the fourth day, when it got dark, the hunter took some animal skins with him and hid himself behind a big tree near the village. He was waiting for the "tiger". As soon as the "tiger"came near the tree, the old hunter jumped out, caught the "tiger" by the "leg" and said,"Don't he afraid. I do not mean to hurt you. You know who l am, don't you?"

The "tiger" said "Yes" and took off the tiger's skin.

"You are poor. But you mustn't steal anything from others. Here are some animal skins for you. You may sell them at the market. With the money, you can buy food and clothes for your family. Work harder and try to make a living. " With tears in his eyes, the poor man thanked the kind-hearted old hunter and walked home.

1. Where did the hunter live?

A. Outside a village.　　　　　　　　 B. On a farm.

C. In a village.　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Near a village.

2. How many times did the tiger come into the village?

A. Only once.　　　　 B. Twice.

C. Three times.　　 D. Four times.

3. What did the old hunter do when he first saw the tiger?

A. He was frightened.

B. He threw himself on the ground.

C. He ran sway.

D. He hid himself behind a tree.

4.How did the old hunter know the tiger was a man?

A. The tiger came to the village only at night.

B. He saw the tiger run on its two feet.

C. The tiger only stole sheep.

D. The tiger could speak.

5. Why did the old hunter take some animal skins with him when he was waiting for the"tiger" ?

A. To help the poor man.

B. To make himself well hidden.

C. To sell them at the market the next morning.

D. To buy food and clothes on his way home.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析