Jack had gone to the university to study history, but he kept playing all the time and at the end of his first year, his history professor failed him in his exams. He was so poor at his subject that he would have to leave the university. However, his father made up his mind that he would go to see the professor to ask him to let Jack go on his studies the next year.
“He’s a good boy,” said the father, “and if you let him pass this time, I’m sure he’ll improve a lot next year and pass the exam at the end of it really well.”
“No, no, that’s quite impossible.” said the professor at once, “Do you know, last month I asked him when Napoleon(拿破仑) had died, and he didn’t know!”
“Please, sir, give him another chance.” said Jack’s father. “You see, I’m afraid we don’t take any newspapers in our house, so none of us even know that Napoleon was ill.”
1.Jack would have to leave the university because _________.
A. he d idn’t like history
B. he didn’t pass the exams
C. he was a good boy
D. he didn’t know Napoleon was ill
2.Jack’s father wanted the professor _________.
A. to tell him a story
B. to give Jack a lesson
C. to let Jack leave the university
D. to let Jack pass his exam s that time
3.In “at the end of it”, the word “it” means _______.
A. Jack’s exams
B. the university
C. Jack’s first year in university
D. Jack’s second year in university
4. Jack didn’t know when Napoleon had died because________.
A. he didn’t do well in his history
B. he didn’t take any newspaper
C. he didn’t know Napoleon
D. he didn’t know Napoleon was ill
5. What will you say to Jack?
A. Actions speak louder than words.
B. No pain, no gain.
C. Burn the candle at both ends.
D. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题
Jack had gone to the university to study history, but he kept playing all the time and at the end of his first year, his history professor failed him in his exams. He was so poor at his subject that he would have to leave the university. However, his father made up his mind that he would go to see the professor to ask him to let Jack go on his studies the next year.
“He’s a good boy,” said the father, “and if you let him pass this time, I’m sure he’ll improve a lot next year and pass the exam at the end of it really well.”
“No, no, that’s quite impossible.” said the professor at once, “Do you know, last month I asked him when Napoleon(拿破仑) had died, and he didn’t know!”
“Please, sir, give him another chance.” said Jack’s father. “You see, I’m afraid we don’t take any newspapers in our house, so none of us even know that Napoleon was ill.”
1.Jack would have to leave the university because _________.
A. he d idn’t like history
B. he didn’t pass the exams
C. he was a good boy
D. he didn’t know Napoleon was ill
2.Jack’s father wanted the professor _________.
A. to tell him a story
B. to give Jack a lesson
C. to let Jack leave the university
D. to let Jack pass his exam s that time
3.In “at the end of it”, the word “it” means _______.
A. Jack’s exams
B. the university
C. Jack’s first year in university
D. Jack’s second year in university
4. Jack didn’t know when Napoleon had died because________.
A. he didn’t do well in his history
B. he didn’t take any newspaper
C. he didn’t know Napoleon
D. he didn’t know Napoleon was ill
5. What will you say to Jack?
A. Actions speak louder than words.
B. No pain, no gain.
C. Burn the candle at both ends.
D. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读短文，判断正（T）误（F）（10分）。
Jack had gone to the college to study history, but at the end of his first year, his history test failed, and the teacher told him that he would have to leave the college. However, his father decided that he would go to see the teacher to ask him to let Jack go on his studies.
"He's a good boy," said Jack's father, "and if you let him pass this time, I'm sure he'll do much better next year and pass the test easily "No, no, that's quite impossible," replied the teacher immediately. "Do you know, last month I asked him when Napoleon (拿破伦) died, he didn't know!"
"Please, sir, give him another chance," said Jack's father. "You see, I'm afraid we don't take any newspapers in our house, so we didn’t know that Napoleon was ill."
1.Jack went to a middle school to study history.
2.Jack was not good at history.
3.Jack’s teacher told him to leave the college.
4.Jack’s father went to see the teacher because Jack was good at history。
5.Jack’s father was good at history.
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Last year he had an opportunity _______ in Oxford University, but he gave it up.
A. study B. to study C. of study D. for studying
八年级英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析
Jack went to a barber's shop and had his hair cut, but when he came out, he was not happy with the result(结果). When his friend Bob saw him, he laughed and said, "What has happened to your hair, Jack?"
Jack said, "I tried a new barber's shop today, because I wasn't quite satisfied with my old one, but this one seems even worse."
Bob agreed(同意). "Yes, I think you're right, Jack. Now I'll tell you what to do when you go into a barber's shop next time: look at all the barber's hair, find out whose hair looks worst, and then go straight to him."
"Why shall I go to him?" Jack asked. "But that would be foolish!"
"Oh, no, it wouldn't," answered Bob. "Who cut that man's hair? Just think it. He couldn't cut it himself, could he? Another of the barbers cut it. So you know he can't be the worst barber."
1.When Jack went out of the barber's shop, he was not happy because ____.
| A．nobody had cut his hair |
| B．the barber hadn't cut his hair well |
| C．the barber had cut his hair carefully |
| D．he was not satisfied with his old barber |
2."I tried a new barber's shop today." means ____.
| A．this barber's shop was a new one |
| B．this was the only barber's shop in this town |
| C．Jack often went to this barber's shop |
| D．Jack had not been to this barber's shop before |
3.After Jack had his hair cut, he thought ____.
| A．the new barber's shop was the best one |
| B．the old barber's shop wasn't so good as the new one |
| C．the new barber's shop was worse than the old one |
| D．the old barber's shop was the worst one |
4.Bob told Jack to find out which barber's hair looked the worst and then go straight to him. Why?
| A．Because he was certainly the best barber. |
| B．Because he was free all the time. |
| C．Because he was the worst barber. |
| D．Because he wasn't the worst barber. |
5.From the story we know that ____.
| A．it's foolish to have one's hair cut at a barber's shop |
| B．barbers cut each other's hair |
| C．barbers never have their hair cut |
| D．a barber always cuts his hair by himself |
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Dick was a college student. He was studying history. But at the end of the first school year he did not pass the exam. A month later he sat for the makeup exam, but he was down again. Dick was very afraid because he knew he might have to leave the college.
When Dick’s father knew this, he went to see the professor(教授). “Dick is a good boy,” said the father. “If you let him pass it this time, I’m sure he will study harder next year and pass all the exams with very good marks.”
“No, that’s quite impossible,” answered the professor. “He almost knows nothing about history. Last month I asked him when Napoleon(拿破仑) died, and he said he didn’t know.”
“Please, sir, give him another chance.” said the father. “ Sometimes we were too busy to read the evening papers carefully, so we even don’t know Mr. Napoleon was ill.”
1.Dick had been in college for .
A.four years B.about one year
C.more than three years D.more than two years
2.Napoleon was .
A.a famous professor B.the name of a student
C.the name of a teacher D.the name of a famous Frenchman
3.“Sat for the makeup exam” in the passage means “.
A.参加补考 B.下决心 C.期末考试 D.不及格
4.The father went to the college because .
A.he wanted to give the teacher some presents
B.he missed his son very much
C.the professor asked him to do so
D.he hoped the professor would let his son pass the exam
5.From the passage, we get to know that .
A.the professor hated Dick very much
B.the father didn’t know Napoleon at all
C.Dick worked very hard in the college
D.the father often read the evening papers carefully
八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
Tom wants to study at ________ university in Europe, but he hasn't decided which one to go to yet.
A. an B. a
C. this D. that
八年级英语单选题简单题查看答案及解析
—Look! Jack is playing basketball on the playground.
—It __________ be Jack. He has gone to Beijing.
A.can't B.mustn't C.might D.may
八年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析
Jack went to a barber's shop（理发店）and had his hair cut(理发). But when he came out, he was not happy with the result. When his friend Bob saw him, he laughed and said, "What has happened to your hair, Jack?"
Jack said, "I tried a new barber's shop today, because I wasn't quite satisfied with my old one, but this one seems even worse."
Bob agreed. "Yes, I think you're right, Jack. Now I'll tell you what to do when you go into a barber's shop next time: look at all the barber's hair, find out whose hair looks worst, and then go straight to him."
"Why shall I go to him?" Jack asked. "But that would be foolish（傻瓜）!"
"Oh, no, it wouldn't," answered Bob. "Who cut that man's hair? Just think about it. He couldn't cut it himself, could he? Another barber cut it. So you know he can't be the worst barber."
1.When Jack went out of the barber's shop, he was not happy because ____.
A. nobody had cut his hair
B. the barber didn't cut his hair well
C. the barber had cut his hair carefully
D. he was not satisfied with his old barber
2."I tried a new barber's shop today." The sentence means ____.
A. this barber's shop was a new one
B. this was the only barber's shop in this town
C. Jack often went to this barber's shop
D. Jack had not been to this barber's shop before
3.After Jack had his hair cut, he thought ____.
A. the new barber's shop was the best one
B. the old barber's shop wasn't so good as the new one
C. the new barber's shop was worse than the old one
D. the old barber's shop was the worst one
4.Bob told Jack to find out which barber's hair looked the worst and then go straight to him. Why?
A. Because he was certainly the best barber.
B. Because he was free all the time.
C. Because he was the worst barber.
D. Because he wasn't the worst barber.
5.From the story we know that ____.
A. it's foolish to have one's hair cut at a barber's shop
B. barbers cut each other's hair
C. barbers never have their hair cut
D. a barber always cuts his hair by himself
八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
Bob is going to study education when he enters the university because he wants to be a____.
A.teacher B.musician C.pilot
八年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析
Jack went to a barber’s shop and had his hair cut, but when he came out, he was not (1)_h_______ with the result. When his friend Bob saw him, he (2)l_______ and said, “What happened to your hair, Jack?”
Jack said, “I tried a new barber’s shop today, because I wasn’t quite satisfied with the (3)o_______ one, but this one seems even (4)w_______.”
Bob agreed. “Yes. I think you are right, Jack. Now I’ll tell you (5) w_______ to do when you go into a barber’s shop (6)n_______ time. Look at the barber’s hair, find out whose hair (7)l_______ worst, and then go straight to him.”
“Why shall I go to him?” Jack asked, “But that would be foolish.”
“Oh, no, it wouldn’t.” said Bob. “Who cut that man’s (8)h_______? Just think it over. He couldn’t cut it (9)h_______, could he? One of the (10)o_______ barbers cut it. So you know he can’t be the worst barber.”
八年级英语单词拼写中等难度题查看答案及解析