阅读理解Google is a company's name, but it has al...

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Google is a company's name, but it has also grown into a verb that means, "to do an Internet search." Now everyone and their grandma know what it means to Google it. You know that you're doing something big when your company name becomes a verb.

Google wasn't the first company to invent their product. Lycos released their search engine in 1993. Yahoo! came out in 1994. AltaVista began serving results in 1995. Google did not come out until 1998. That is a major head start in the fast moving world of tech. So how did Google overtake（超过）their competitors who had such huge leads in time and money? Maybe one good idea made all the difference.

There are millions of sites on the Internet. How does a search engine know which ones are relevant to your search? This is a question that great minds have been working on for decades. To understand how Google changed the game, you need to know how search engines worked in 1998. Back then most websites looked at the words in your query（查询）.They counted how many times those words appeared on each page. Then they might return pages where the words in your query appeared the most. This system did not work well and people often had to click through pages of results to find what they wanted.

Google was the first search engine that began considering links. Links are those blue underlined words that take you to other pages when you click on them. Larry Page, cofounder of Google, believed that meaningful data could be drawn from how those links connect. He was right. Google's search results were much better than their rivals'（对手）.They would soon become the world's most used search engine.

It wasn't just the great search results that led to Google becoming so well liked. It also had to do with the way that they presented their product. The home pages of most other search engines were filled with all kinds of things. But Google's homepage was, and still is, clean. There's nothing on it but the logo, the search box, and a few links. In fact, when they were first testing it, users would wait at the home page and not do anything. When asked why, they said that they were "waiting for the rest of the page to load". But the fresh design grew on people once they got used to it.

These days Google has its hands in everything from self-driving cars to helping humans live longer. Though they have many other popular products, they will always be best known for their search engine. Not only is Google search engine a fantastic product, it is a standing example that one good idea（and a lot of hard work）can change the world.

1.Which might be a reason why Google became so popular?

A.Google's homepage was clean.

B.Google's homepage loaded quickly.

C.Google provided a lot of information on their homepage.

D.Google counted the times of the words appeared in query.

2.What is the author's purpose in writing this article?

A.To explain how Google overtook its rivals.

B.To compare Google and other search engines.

C.To persuade readers to use Google for Internet searches.

D.To discuss how companies can influence language over time.

3.What is the main idea of the fourth paragraph?

A.Links allow people to surf from one website to the next.

B.Google is a website that serves important links to users.

C.Larry Page contributed to the Internet by inventing the link.

D.Larry Page's ideas about links helped Google get to the top.

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A.A Short History of Search Engines

B.A Better Way: How Google Rose to the Top

C.Yahoo! vs Google: War of the Big Companies

D.How Search Engines Work and Why They're Important

八年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

阅读下面短文，判断正（T）误（F）。

Building friendships is a lifelong job but is worth spending time. Also, it’s important to keep in touch with friends.

1.Building friendships doesn’t take long.

2.Volunteer activities can help you make some new friends.

3.You should respect your friend’s idea.

4.Offer your friends advice if you are not asked.

5.The passage talks about how to make new friends and keep friends.

八年级英语阅读判断中等难度题查看答案及解析

There is a girl of 15, who has set up a company of her own. Her name is Wendy Wong. She1the business two years ago. She has already__2___several successful computer games. They are so ___3___that over half a million games are __4__out every year. Now all of her family work in her business, and she is _5_ at school.

She gets up early in the morning, and then has a __6__ with her family about the _7__over breakfast. Every day during weekdays, she goes to school in her own car with a _8_, for she is not old enough.

She enjoys her school, but some of the work is too___9__for her to feel __10_. She usually gets “A” grades in all her__11_, so the other students often asks her for__12_.

She finishes her homework in half an hour_13_ her driver takes her home. After dinner, she goes to her office and__14__ to work on her computer, writing games until 2a.m. She does not usually need so much __15__ as other children.

1.                A．wanted         B．liked           C．started   D．decided

2.                A．written         B．played          C．worked   D．planned

3.                A．cheap          B．useful          C．surprising D．popular

4.                A．made          B．sold            C．bought   D．taken

5.                A．still            B．often           C．bought   D．taken

6.                A．food           B．lesson          C．story D．talk

7.                A．office          B．exams          C．teachers  D．business

8.                A．classmate       B．driver          C．friend    D．visitor

9.                A．hard           B．possible        C．easy D．enjoyable

10.               A．unhappy        B．difficult         C．different  D．interesting

11.               A．businesses      B．students        C．subjects   D．games

12.               A．money         B．help           C．messages  D．news

13.               A．after           B．if             C．when D．before

14.               A．fails           B．continues       C．wishes    D．agrees

15.               A．pleasure        B．fruit           C．time  D．sleep

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Beijing Opera is also called Peking Opera. It came into being after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera troupes(戏班) came to Beijing. Its music and singing(唱腔) come from Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Hubei. Its costumes are all fascinating and artistic. It is the highest expression of the Chinese culture. It’s full of famous stories, beautiful facial paintings, and wonderful gestures and fighting. This kind of opera is very popular with Chinese people.

There are four main roles in Beijing Opera: Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou. Sheng is the leading male (男性) actor. For example, a Wusheng is a soldier or fighter. A Xiaosheng is a young man. A Laosheng is an old man. Dan is the female(女性) role. Jing, mostly male, is the face-painted role and Chou is the comedy actor or clown.

Stories in Beijing Opera are very interesting. Some of them are from the history book, but most of them are from the literature, especially famous novels. The people in the story usually have some disagreements. They become angry and unhappy. They are sad and lonely. Sometimes they are nervous and worried. Then they find a way to make peace. The stories usually end with happiness and laughter and people are all happy in the end.

1. Beijing Opera’s singing is from _________.

A. Anhui and Hubei　　　　　　　　　　 B. Beijing and Anhui

C. the history book　　　　　　　　 D. the literature and novels

2.The second paragraph(段落) of the reading is about the _________ of Beijing Opera.

A. stories　　　　　　 B. roles　　　　　　 C. gestures　　　　　　 D. paintings

3. From the reading, we know the role Chou most probably has a (n) _________ feature.

A. honest　　　　　　 B. funny　　　　　　 C. dull　　　　　　　　　　 D. serious

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Peking Opera is full of different gestures.

B. There are only four roles in Beijing Opera.

C. Beijing Opera is the most popular in the world.

D. The people in the story usually are in agreement.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Jackie has a big company in New York and he is very rich. But he is not from a rich family.

In 1956 Jackie was born in New Jersey. His father was a farmer and his mother was a housewife. They had three childrend. Jackie was the eldest of them. When Jackie was a boy, he often helped his father on the farm. He did it well but he found he didn’t like farm work at all. At eighteen, Jackie finished school but he didn’t go to university. He went to New York and started working in a sports shop. After 5 years, his own shop opened. Then the shop became bigger and bigger and he had more and more money.

Some asked him, “How can you be successful?”

Jackie answered, “My father always wants me to go back to the farm and I try my best to avoid(避免) it.”

根据短文内容判断正（T）误(F)

1.Jackie is a farmer.

2.There were 5 children in Jackie’s family.

3.Jackie didn’t like to work on a farm.

4.Jackie moved to New York in 1974.

5.Jackie’s father was happy to see he worked as a shop assistant.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

—The Great Wall is famous all over the world.

—Yeah. It also ________ China.

A. comes into being

B. stands for

C. plays against

八年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

一 It has been much easier for me to go to work 　　　 shared bikes appeared.

一 But they also caused plenty of problems.

A. since B. before C. when D. while

八年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Mobile phones are becoming more and more popular not only with grown-ups but also with students. Meanwhile, they also become a ________ for middle schools in the past few years. Some children have spent too much time on mobile phones.

Many like SMS（短信）because it is easy and ________. Some ________ felt happy because they could get in touch with their children. But some teachers said mobile phone use was a distraction（分心的事）to students during ________ and it also gave them much ________ in their classrooms. Sometimes students ________ use phone messages to cheat(作弊) during exams. A new study found that some teenagers who ________ messages in class even hurt their fingers.

Many teachers suggested that students should not have phones in school, ________ there was a good reason, they could ________ their phones at school office. Many people think they understand why parents would want their children to have them, but they agree school should let the students know ________ they can use their mobile phones.

1.A. toy　　 B. gift　　 C. problem　　 D. fashion

2.A. slow　　 B. quick　　 C. small　　 D. beautiful

3.A. students　　 B. teachers　　 C. phone-makers　　 D. parents

4.A. free time　　 B. day time　　 C. school hours　　 D. holidays

5.A. business　　 B. information　　 C. things　　 D. trouble

6.A. might　　 B. have to　　 C. should　　 D. dare

7.A. read　　 B. take　　 C. send　　 D. get

8.A. and　　 B. but　　 C. though　　 D. however

9.A. miss　　 B. leave　　 C. lie　　 D. carry

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

八年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

Sam is a 9-year-old dog. He has a : painting. The hobby not only makes him famous, but also makes him 　 .

Sam has drawn 22 paintings. 　　 of them are abstract (抽象派的). He likes to start with darker colors 　　 moving on to lighter ones.

Sam’s paintings are 　　 in the US. Some of them sell for 　 $1,700. A woman even bought one 　 a birthday gift for her dog.

“He loves painting and always paints for hours,” said Sam’s owner, Mary.

Sam was once a rescue (搜救) dog. One day, Mary wanted to teach him 　　 .

“I 　　 dolphins paint and elephants paint , so I thought that maybe my dog could paint, too,” said Mary.

She is right. Now Sam is one of the world’s 　　 animal artists. People call him “Da Vinci in the dog world”.

1.A. job　　　　 　 B. habit　　　　 C. plan　　　　　 　 D. hobby

2.A. fat　　　　 B. ugly　　　　 C. rich　　　　　 　 D. healthy

3.A. All　　　　　 B. Both　　　 　 C. Enough　　　　 D. Everyone

4.A. after　　　　 B. before　　　 C. since　　　　 D. then

5.A. lucky　　　　 B. new　　　 　　 C. popular　　　　 D. open

6.A. as soon as　 B. as early as　　 C. as much as　　 D. as many as

7.A. with　　　　 B. as　　　　　　 C. at　　　 　　　　 D. in

8.A. nothing　　 B. everything　　 C. anything　　　　 D. something

9.A. saw　　　　 B. made　　　　 C. tried　　　　 　　 D. loved

10.A. greater　　 B. greatest　　　　 C. well　　　　 　　 D. better

八年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

阅读表达

Sweden's program of producing energy from rubbish is so successful, but recently its success has also produced a surprising problem. There is simply not enough rubbish in this country. It has been reported that only 4% of their rubbish goes into landfills (垃圾掩埋场). The rest 96% is recycled or more recently being reused as fuel(燃料) in their waste-to-energy factories that are able to deal with up to 2 million tons of rubbish every year. And this situation has made Sweden face the serious and special problem mentioned above.

Sweden has recently begun buying much waste every year from other countries, such as Norway, Bulgaria, Romania and Italy. These countries depend heavily on landfills. In the United States, where about 250 million tons of rubbish was produced in 2010 alone, only about 34% was recycled. As a result, more than half of their waste was put in landfills.

Sweden is now paid by Norway to take its waste away. Sweden not only gets money from other countries but also changes the waste into energy in Sweden, which provides electricity（电） and heating（供热） for many homes. It’s a win-win（双赢） situation. Clever!

Sweden is leading the way in waste management, but it is one of few. Most countries’ technology in dealing with waste needs improving. We live in a world that is full of rubbish like plastic bags and beer bottles. Sweden’s waste management offers a look into the future where countries can make money from their rubbish and not just put it in the ocean or put it in landfills.

1.Which country pays Sweden for taking its rubbish away?

_________________________________________________________________________

2.How does America deal with most of its waste?

_________________________________________________________________________

3.What is Sweden’s surprising problem?

_________________________________________________________________________

4.Why does it say that Sweden has a win-win situation in waste management?

________________________________________________________________________

5.How many tons of rubbish was produced in America in 2010?

________________________________________________________________________

八年级英语回答问题简单题查看答案及解析