Long long ago, a king had a big rock placed in the middle of a very busy road. Then he hid nearby to see if anyone would move the rock out of the way to make it convenient for others. Some of the king’s supporters came past and simply walked around it. Many others complained(抱怨) about the rock. To the king’s surprise, no one tried to move it out of the way.
Finally, a poor farmer came along, carrying a load of old vegetables. When he saw the rock, he put down his load, and tried to move the heavy rock to the side of the road. No one stopped to help him. At last, after much pushing and straining, and with no help, the farmer got the rock to the side of the road. As he bent down to pick up his vegetables, he found a small bag lying in the road. There was a lot of money and a note in the bag. The note was from the king. It said that the money was for the person who moved the rock out of the way.
Taking responsibility(责任)is about solving hard problems. The farmer takes responsibility when no one else is prepared to. It does not always mean that you will get a reward(报酬), but it is a value that builds up a community, and makes life better for all of us.
1.Why did the king put a big rock in the middle of the road?
A. To see if anyone would move the rock away.
B. To see who was the most powerful.
C. To find out who was the most poorest.
D. To see how people walked around it.
2. Who moved the rock away?
A. The king. B. The king’s supporters. C. The wealthy. D. A poor farmer.
3. The story mainly tells us that _________.
A. everyone should learn to take responsibility
B. nobody likes to solve hard problems
C. taking responsibility always means getting a reward
D. the poor always take more responsibility than the rich
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题
Long long ago, a king had a big rock placed in the middle of a very busy road. Then he hid nearby to see if anyone would move the rock out of the way to make it convenient for others. Some of the king’s supporters came past and simply walked around it. Many others complained(抱怨) about the rock. To the king’s surprise, no one tried to move it out of the way.
Finally, a poor farmer came along, carrying a load of old vegetables. When he saw the rock, he put down his load, and tried to move the heavy rock to the side of the road. No one stopped to help him. At last, after much pushing and straining, and with no help, the farmer got the rock to the side of the road. As he bent down to pick up his vegetables, he found a small bag lying in the road. There was a lot of money and a note in the bag. The note was from the king. It said that the money was for the person who moved the rock out of the way.
Taking responsibility(责任)is about solving hard problems. The farmer takes responsibility when no one else is prepared to. It does not always mean that you will get a reward(报酬), but it is a value that builds up a community, and makes life better for all of us.
1.Why did the king put a big rock in the middle of the road?
A. To see if anyone would move the rock away.
B. To see who was the most powerful.
C. To find out who was the most poorest.
D. To see how people walked around it.
2. Who moved the rock away?
A. The king. B. The king’s supporters. C. The wealthy. D. A poor farmer.
3. The story mainly tells us that _________.
A. everyone should learn to take responsibility
B. nobody likes to solve hard problems
C. taking responsibility always means getting a reward
D. the poor always take more responsibility than the rich
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根据短文内容,简略回答短文后所提出的问题,并将答案写在答题卡(纸)的相应位置。
A long time ago, a king put a big stone(石头) in the middle of a road. Then he stood behind a big tree to see if anyone would try to move the stone away from the road.
The first people were some rich businessmen. They just walked round it. A few of them even said the king wasn’t good enough because he didn’t make the road easy to walk on. None of them tried to move the stone.
Later a farmer came along. He carried a lot of vegetables. When he walked near the stone, he didn’t walk round it as the businessmen did. He put down his things and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. It took him a lot of time but he finally made it.
Then the farmer picked up his things and was ready to go on his way when he saw a bag in the road. The farmer opened the bag. There were many gold coins(金币) and a note from the king.
The note said the gold coins inside were to thank the person for moving the stone away from the road. So every obstacle(障碍) is an opportunity(机会) to let us get something useful.
1.Where did the king put the big stone?
______________________________________________________
2.Why did the king put the big stone there?
______________________________________________________
3.What did the rich businessmen do when they saw the stone?
______________________________________________________
4.Did the farmer move the stone away from the road?
______________________________________________________
5.What was in the bag?
______________________________________________________
八年级英语回答问题中等难度题查看答案及解析
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.
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Long ago, the birds and the land animals had a big fight. A bat ______ in a cave (洞穴) to see which side was going to win.
After many hours, the land animals won. The bat flew ______ his cave to follow them. A bear looked at him and said, “Here is a bird. Let’s ______ it.” The bat cried, “Oh, please don’t! I can fly ______ a bird, but I’m not a bird. I have ______ in my mouth. Birds do not.”
The land animals talked it over and finally allowed (允许) the bat to join them. All was well ______ one day, the birds came back to fight again. Once again, the bat hid in a cave. This time, the ______ won the fight. The bat joined them. One old bird said to the bat, “______ are not one of us.” But the bat cried, “I am a bird. I have ______.” Finally, the birds allowed the bat to stay. The land animals and birds ______ fighting for many years. Each time, the bat hid and waited to see which side would win. Finally, everyone was tired of fighting and they decided to make peace (讲和). ______, they didn’t know what to do with the bat.
One of them said, “You have wings, but you are not a bird. You have teeth, but you are not a land animal. From now on, you will fly only at night when we are ______.” Maybe that is why bats only come out at night.
1.A.brought B.hid C.searched D.fought
2.A.down into B.all over C.up to D.out of
3.A.help B.accept C.kill D.become
4.A.as B.through C.like D.in
5.A.teeth B.food C.cave D.wings
6.A.from B.till C.on D.to
7.A.birds B.bat C.land animals D.bear
8.A.We B.You C.They D.He and I
9.A.wings B.teeth C.land D.mouths
10.A.finished B.failed C.kept D.began
11.A.So B.But C.However D.Otherwise
12.A.afraid B.alone C.around D.asleep
八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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
八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
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
八年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析
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.
八年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
Long ago in a small village, there was a place. It is famous for the House of 1000 Mirrors.
A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he jumped happily up the stairs(楼梯) to the doorway(门口) of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high(竖起) and his tail(尾巴) wagging(摆动) as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself looking at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the house, he thought to himself, "This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit often."
In the same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung(垂下) his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1000 unfriendly-looking dogs looking back at him, he growled at them and was afraid to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. 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. What kind of reflections(反应) do you see in the faces of the people you meet?
1.Why was the first dog surprised when he came into the house?
A.Because he didn’t know there were 1,000 mirrors.
B.Because he found that dogs there looked sad.
C.Because he felt sad about everything.
D.Because he saw so many happy dogs smiling at him.
2.The first dog decided to visit the house again because
A.he liked the mirror there
B.he made many friends
C.he felt he was welcome
D.he learned a lot there
3.How was the second dog feeling when he visited the house?
A. Excited B. Nervous (紧张)
C. Interested 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 want to 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 be nice to each other.
D. Happy people are more popular than unhappy ones.
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Long, Long, long ago, there lived a very rich and strong king. All the people in the country were afraid of him. But was he happy? No, he was always ill and unhappy. The doctors in his country could not cure (治愈) him. He was so angry with them that he cut off their heads. One day, two famous doctors from another country came to see him. The king said to them, “If you can cure me and make me happy, I’ll give you a lot of gold.” The first doctor examined(检查) the king. He found nothing wrong with him. “Oh, king, you are very well,” said the doctor. “You only think you are ill and that makes you unhappy. ” The king was very angry when he heard this. He told his soldiers to cut off the doctor’s head. The second doctor knew he had to be careful. “Oh, king, you’ll be all right if you find a happy man and wear his shoes,” he said. The king was satisfied with(对…感到满意) his words and said that the doctor was clever(聪明的). Then he gave the doctor a bag of gold. The king asked hundreds of people if they were always happy. They all said that they are sometimes happy and sometimes unhappy. At last the king asked a beggar(乞丐). The beggar said that he was always happy. “Give me your shoes quickly,” said the king, “and I’ll make you a very rich man.” The beggar smiled and said, “Sorry, I never wear shoes.”
根据短文内容,判断正(T)误(F)。
1.The king felt unhappy all the time.
2.The first doctor found something wrong with the king.
3.The second doctor was very clever.
4.The king became happy because he got the beggar’s shoes at last.
5.In fact, the beggar had a lot of gold, so he was always happy.
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Long, Long, long ago, there lived a very rich and strong king. All the people in the country were afraid of him. But was he happy? No, he was always ill and unhappy. The doctors in his country could not cure (治愈) him. He was so angry with them that he cut off their heads. One day, two famous doctors from another country came to see him. The king said to them, “If you can cure me and make me happy, I’ll give you a lot of gold.” The first doctor examined(检查) the king. He found nothing wrong with him. “Oh, king, you are very well,” said the doctor. “You only think you are ill and that makes you unhappy. ” The king was very angry when he heard this. He told his soldiers to cut off the doctor’s head. The second doctor knew he had to be careful. “Oh, king, you’ll be all right if you find a happy man and wear his shoes,” he said. The king was satisfied with(对…感到满意) his words and said that the doctor was clever(聪明的). Then he gave the doctor a bag of gold. The king asked hundreds of people if they were always happy. They all said that they are sometimes happy and sometimes unhappy. At last the king asked a beggar(乞丐). The beggar said that he was always happy. “Give me your shoes quickly,” said the king, “and I’ll make you a very rich man.” The beggar smiled and said, “Sorry, I never wear shoes.”
根据短文内容,判断正(T)误(F)。
1.The king felt unhappy all the time.
2.The first doctor found something wrong with the king.
3.The second doctor was very clever.
4.The king became happy because he got the beggar’s shoes at last.
5.In fact, the beggar had a lot of gold, so he was always happy.
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析