The Magic MedicineThere once lived in China a...

The Magic Medicine

There once lived in China a very foolish king and his queen．One day the queen had a baby daughter．When they saw their baby，they both cried out，“My goodness！How small it is！It’s hairless and toothless！It’s a monster！”They sent for all the doctors in the country and ordered them to prepare some medicine for her．

“When she drinks your medicine，she must grow to the right size and have hair and teeth，”the king said．“If you don’t do this．you’ll have a beating．”The doctors thought it impossible，but they dared not say anything against the king’s order．Just then an old doctor stepped forward．“Oh，we shall certainly obey your order，”he said，“but it takes time．We have to dig a mineral from Mount Kunlun when the snow melts for the second time．The snow melts on those mountains only once in six years．So we need twelve years．”

At last the king agreed and the doctors took away the little princess．On her twelfth birthday，they brought her back to her parents with long black hair and beautiful teeth．The king and queen were very happy and gave the doctors expensive presents．

1.Which of the following words makes the sentence untrue？The baby was________．

A．toothless　　 B．hairless　　 C．unusual　　 D．small

2.The doctors would be beaten if________．

A．the baby daughter didn’t drink their medicine

B．they refused to obey the king’s order

C．the baby daughter grew to the right size

D．the baby daughter became a monster

3.The old doctor wanted to keep the king’s daughter for twelve years because________．

A．they needed a lot of different plants

B．they needed a lot of different minerals

C．this would give the baby time to grow up

D．they had to dig a mineral when the snow melted for the second time

4.The doctors thought it impossible________．

A．for them to change the king’s order

B．for them to prepare the medicine in twelve years

C．for the small baby to drink the medicine

D．for them to make the baby have teeth and hair at once

5.________，the king wouldn’t have given them expensive presents．

A．Had the doctors not brought back a beautiful girl

B．If the doctors hadn’t found the minerals

C．Had the doctors not been able to prepare the magic medicine

D．If the daughter were still a“monster”twelve years later

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal(偷) the bell on his neighbour’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of(抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.

Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbour came running out.

“Steal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson(教训),” the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.

The foolish thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered(感到疑惑).

1.The thief was trying to get 　　　　　　　　 .

A. his neighbour　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. his neighbour’s doorbell

C. some cotton　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a door with a bell on it

2.The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be 　　　　　　　　 for him to steal the doorbell.

A. safe　　　　　　　 　　 B. difficult

C.dangerous　　　　　 　 D. easy

3.The neighbour ran out probably(很可能) because 　　　　　　　　 .

A. he knew his doorbell was being stolen

B. he thought someone was eager(渴望的)to visit him

C. he realized(意识到)something strange happened

D. all the above

4.The neighbour hit the thief to 　　　　　　　　 .

A. give him lessons

B. punish (惩罚) him for stealing

C. help him with the bell

D. be his teacher

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The thief understood why he was hit on the nose.

B. The thief knew why the neighbour came out.

C. The thief thought the neighbour could not hear the bell.

D. The thief didn’t want to know why the neighbour ran out just at the time he stole the doorbell.

八年级英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Once, in a small village, lived a family with eight children. Two of the children loved 31 very much, but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send 32  of them to study at the art college at the same time. After many discussions, the two boys finally33    a plan. They would toss(抛) a coin. The loser would go 34 into the mines (煤矿) and, with his earnings(赚得的钱), 35 his brother studying at the college. Then, when the brother who won the toss finished his studies, after four years, he would support the other brother studying at the 36   .

James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines. James worked with all his heart and his paintings were much 37  than those of most of his teachers, and by the time he 38  , he was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings.

39  James returned, the family held a big dinner for his great success. Soon after the meal began, James 40 up from his seat to drink a toast (举杯祝酒) to his dear 41   .  He said, "Jack, now you can go to the art college and your 42  will come true. I will take care of you. "

But Jack said 43  , "Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it' s too 44   . Now I can' t even hold a glass. "

To show his great love and respect, James drew his brother' s hands with 45  towards the sky.

He called his drawing "The Praying Hands", which became very famous years later.

1.A. paintingB. booksC. schoolD. money

2.A. anyB. allC. bothD. neither

3.A. looked outB. worked outC. took outD. got out

4.A. offB. awayC. upD. down

5.A. supportB. agreeC. followD. let

6.A. homeB. mineC. collegeD. school

7.A. betterB. worseC. cheaperD. older

8.A. arrivedB. graduatedC. walkedD. waited

9.A. BeforeB. WhenC. ThoughD. While

10.A. pickedB. turnedC. lookedD. stood

11.A. brotherB. sisterC. fatherD. mother

12.A. wayB. ideaC. dreamD. practice

13.A. happilyB. surprisedlyC. angrilyD. softly

14.A. earlyB. lateC. goodD. helpful

15.A. legsB. feetC. armsD. fingers

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 boy who lived in China. His name was Ma Liang. He loved to ______, but he didn’t have a brush. He was too ______ to buy one. He often used sticks to draw pictures on the ground. He said to himself, “_______ I have a brush, I don’t need to draw on the ground with ______.”

One night, when Ma Liang was asleep, he had a dream. In his dream, he _______an old man. The old man gave him a magic　 ______. The old man said to Ma Liang, “I give you a magic brush. You can use it to help the poor in your village.”

The next morning, when he _______, he found a real brush in his hands. Ma Liang felt very　 ______. He went to the village and decided to help the villagers. Some villagers said, “There has been a drought (干旱) and our crops (庄稼) are dying.” Ma Liang took out the magic_____and drew some _______. Then it began to rain. The villagers said thanks to Ma Liang.

1.A. run　　 B. jump　　 C. draw　　 D. dance

2.A. small　　 B. poor　　 C. old　　 D. new

3.A. Because　　 B. If　　 C. However　　 D. Before

4.A. flowers　　 B. grass　　 C. sticks　　 D. pens

5.A. found　　 B. met　　 C. talked　　 D. spoke

6.A. pen　　 B. pencil　　 C. brush　　 D. stick

7.A. stayed up　　 B. woke up　　 C. put up　　 D. cleaned up

8.A. interesting　　 B. interested　　 C. exciting　　 D. excited

9.A. hand　　 B. picture　　 C. brush　　 D. book

10.A. snow　　 B. wind　　 C. sun　　 D. cloud

八年级英语完形填空简单题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time, three fish lived in a river. Their 　　 1.　　 (名字) were Thoughtful,Very Thoughtful,and Thoughtless.

One day, They left the wild country where no humans lived. They swam 　　 2.　　 (几个) miles down the river to live near a town.

After just two days, Very Thoughtful said to the other two, “We’re taking a(n)　　 3.　　 (风险) to live here. I think we should 　　 4.　　 （返回) to the wild country.”

But the other two fish　　 5.　　 (似乎) to be used to living here. They said, “Come on, Very Thoughtful, there was no 　 6.　　　 (危险) like you thought.”

One day, while they were looking for food, Very Thoughtful saw a fisherman’s net(网). He　　　　　　 　　 7.　　　　　 (告诉) the other two in time, or they might be caught by the net.

“You saved our 　　 8.　　　 (生命), Very Thoughtful!” they both cried. “Now we 　　　　　　　　　 　　 9.　　　　 (理解)you and we’d like to go back with you. We all 　　 10.　　 (想念) the wild country.” That day, they swam back to their old home and lived safely ever after.

八年级英语单词拼写中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once, there were two fishermen who lived in a village. They knew_______to fish very well. They went to a lake to fish. One of them_______fishing alone and often sat by the lake on his own for a long time, while_______was an outgoing person and he loved to make friends with others, The outgoing fisherman saw that some other people at the lake were not catching any fish.

"I will teach you how to fish," He said to them. “If you catch ten fish, give me one. If you don't get ten, you needn't give me anything. Both sides______. After he finished teaching one group of people,he went to another group, and also taught them some fishing skills. He still asked that for every ten fish caught, they should give him_______back. At the end of the day, the fisherman kindly helped others and his basket was_______of fish and also got to know a large group of new friends. At the same time,he was pleased______a teacher.

______,the other fisherman didn't have much fun. After fishing for a whole day, he looked into the fish basket, and found he had a lot______fish than his friend. What a______they made! You share one and may have ten later.

1.A. what　　 B. how　　 C. why　　 D. where

2.A. seemed like　　 B. looked like　　 C. felt like　　 D. was like

3.A. other　　 B. the other　　 C. anothere　　 D. others

4.A. agreed　　 B. wanted　　 C. expected　　 D. asked

5.A. it　　 B. some　　 C. one　　 D. ten

6.A. enough　　 B. full　　 C. empty　　 D. filled

7.A. for　　 B. as　　 C. to　　 D. than

8.A. In a word　　 B. Afer all　　 C. At first　　 D. On the other hand

9.A. less　　 B. more　　 C. fewer　　 D. smaller

10.A. difficulty　　 B. service　　 C. culture　　 D. difference

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

Shanghai is 　　　　 the east of China and Japan is the east of China.

A. in; to    　 B. in; on

C. on; to　　 D. in ; in

八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The Greens 　　 __　　 in Paris but now they 　　 __　　 in China. They like China.

A. used to live;are used to living　　 B. are used to living;used to live

C. used to live;used to live　　 D. used to live; used to living

八年级英语单选题困难题查看答案及解析

Once there was an island in the sea. All the feelings lived on the island: Happiness, Sadness, Love, and all of the others.

One day, all the feelings knew that the island would sink (沉没), so they prepared to 　　　　 . But Love decided to stay. When the island was 　　　　 sinking, Love asked for help.

First, Love asked Richness, “Can you 　　　　 me with you?” Richness answered. “No. There is a lot of 　　　　 in my boat. There is no place for you.” Love asked Vanity (虚荣), “Please help me!” “I can’t help you, Love. You are all wet and might make my boat 　　　 .” Vanity answered. Then Love asked Sadness, “Sadness, let me go with you.” “Oh, I am so sad that I need to be 　 　 　 !” Later, Happiness passed by, but she was too happy to 　　　 Love’s voice!

Suddenly, there was a voice, “Love, I will take you.” It was an elder. Love felt so excited that she 　　　　 to ask his name.

When they arrived at a 　　　 place, the elder went away. Love asked Knowledge, “Who helped me?” “It was Time,” Knowledge answered. “But 　　 　　 did Time help me?”　　 Knowledge smiled and answered, “Because only Time can understand how great Love is.”

1.A. stay            B. swim            C. leave            D. die

2.A. almost        B. hardly            C. already        D. just

3.A. help            B. take            C. send            D. drop

4.A. clothes        B. rice            C. grass            D. gold

5.A. dirty        　　 B. nice             C. heavy            D. light

6.A. happy        B. alive            C. alone            D. afraid

7.A. hear            B. see            C. notice            D. watch

8.A. remembered    B. forgot            C. decided        D. stopped

9.A. beautiful        B. secret            C. dangerous        D. safe

10. A. when        B. where            C. why            D. how

八年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析