Emily Seilhamer loves to create art out of ol...

Emily Seilhamer loves to create art out of old things.　 ___________ her latest project might be her best. She has made a "rainbow dress" using candy wrappers (糖果包装纸).

Emily asked her family and friends to ___________ enough candy wrappers to make her rainbow dream come true. They saved wrappers for four years and 10,000 wrappers were used. To create the dress, she ironed each wrapper before folding and sewing(缝纫) them together with elastic threads(弹力线). She also ___________ a zipper(拉链) to the back of this dress.

The rainbow dress started from a(n)　　 ___________　 story. Emily and her husband Malachi first met when he　　 ___________　 her a candy. He kept sending her candies, and then she had the idea of making this dress. Though the dress is wonderful, that doesn’t ___________　 Emily will wear it everywhere. "I wore it several times in public,” she said, "But it's not　　 ___________　 I can wear on hot days.”

1.A.As B.But C.So D.Since

2.A.take B.use C.buy D.collect

3.A.linked B.aimed C.added D.crossed

4.A.real B.ancient C.happy D.sweet

5.A.provided B.offered C.sent D.prepared

6.A.explain B.suggest C.mean D.show

7.A.what B.that C.this　　　　　　　　 D how

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—Would you like to come to dinner this Sunday,Xiaoming?

—　　　　

A. I’d love to,but I have lots of things to do.　　 B. Oh,no.That will be too tired.

C. I’ll stay at home.　　 D. Yes,please.

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A group of people asked this question to a group of 4-to-8-year-old children. ＂What does love mean?＂ The answers were surprising. The children would answer like they did below.

＂When my grandmother hurt her knees, she couldn’t bent (弯腰) over and paint her toenails (脚指甲) any more. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands hurt too. That’s love.＂(Rebecca–age 8)

＂Love is when someone hurts you. And you get so mad but you don’t shout at them because you know it would hurt their feelings.＂ (Samantha–age 6)

＂Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.＂ (Terri–age 4)

＂I let my big sister pick on (捉弄) me because my mum says she only picks on me because she loves me. So I pick on my baby sister because I love her.＂ (Bethany–age 4)

＂I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new clothes.＂(Lauren–age 4)

＂Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.＂( Elaine –age 5)

＂My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.＂(Clear–age 5)

＂You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ if you don’t mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.＂ (Jessica–age 8)

1.The passage mainly tells us about ___________.

A. what ＂life＂ means to children　　 B. what ＂family＂ means to children

C. what ＂friends＂ means to children　　 D. what ＂love＂ means to children

2.Who told us the love between mum and dad?

A. Clear.　　 B. Elaine.　　 C. Rebecca.　　 D. Lauren.

3.What is love according to Terri?

A. Love is what pleases you when you are tired.

B. Love is the care between husband and wife.

C. Love is a rest when you are tired.

D. Love is a kiss from parents.

4.What does Jessica mean about love?

A. Too much love is no love.　　 B. You should say love more often.

C. You mean what you think.　　 D. Say love more often if you mean it.

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Rebecca’s grandmother ever couldn’t bend over.

B. Bethany is willing to be picked on by any other person.

C. If Samantha becomes angry, she will not shout at others.

D. Lauren likes to wear her sister’s old clothes better.

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A group of people asked this question to a group 4-to-8-year-old children. “What does love mean?” The answers were surprising. The children would answer like they did below.

“When my grandmother hurt her knees (膝盖), she couldn’ bent (弯腰) over and paint her toenails (脚指甲) any more. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands hurt too. That’s love.”(Rebecca–age 8)

“Love is when someone hurts you. And you get so mad but you don’t shout at them because you know it would hurt her feelings.” (Samantha–age 6)

“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.” (Terri–age 4)

“I let my big sister pick on (捉弄) me because my mum says she only picks on me because she loves me. So I pick on my baby sister because I love her.” (Bethany–age 4)

“I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new clothes.”(Lauren–age 4)

“Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.”( Elaine –age 5)

“My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.”(Clear–age 5)

“You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ if you don’t mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.” (Jessica–age 8)

1.The passage mainly tells us about ______.

A. what “life” means to children 　　　　

B. what “family” means to children

C. what “friends” means to children 　　

D. what “love” means to children

2.Who told us the love between mum and dad?

A. Clear. 　　　　 B. Elaine. 　　　　　　　

C. Rebecca.　　 　 D. Lauren.

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Rebecca’s grandmother ever couldn’t bend over.

B. Bethany is willing to be picked on by any other person.

C. If Samantha becomes angry, she will not shout at others.

D. Lauren likes to wear her sister’s old clothes better.

4. What does Jessica mean about love?

A. Too much love is no love. 　　　　　　

B. You should say love more often.

C. You mean what you think. 　　　　　　

D. Say love more often if you mean it.

5.What is love according to Terri?

A. Love is what cheers you up when you are tired.

B. Love is the care between husband and wife.

C. Love is a rest when you are tired.　　

D. Love is a kiss from parents.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Everyone loves toys because they’re fun to play with and they always make you think of the good old days of your childhood.

As a child, it’s hard to move his feet in front of fun toys. It is the same with many adults. Toy collecting is one of those hobbies that bring out the kid in you. If you’re going to start a toy collection, here is some advice:

Make sure you know about the value (价值) of your toys, or the toys you’re buying. Get to know the shopkeeper, look through Internet websites, and read books. The more you know about your hobby, the better!

Do you love trains, or dolls? While it’s great to have all kinds of toys, it can be fun to study the kinds of toys that you’re most interested in.

Always remember: condition, year, and price, the 3 most important things to buy a toy. If the toy is quite old, in great shape, and at a good price then you’ve hit the jackpot (中了头彩)!

Toy collecting is all about having fun! Don’t only pay attention to the number and don’t spend all your money on them! Be fair about your toys, and most of all—have fun while collecting your toys.

1.What does the underlined word “it” refer to (指代)?

A. The hobby of collecting toys. B. Standing still in front of fun toys.

C. Deep love of collecting. D. Playing with your toys.

2.How many pieces of advice does the writer give?

A. One B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.

3.Which one can be the best title of the third paragraph?

A. Get Information about Your Toys. B. Share Your Toys.

C. Have Fun Playing with Toys. D. Try to Get Toys You Like.

4.Which of the following is NOT true accoridng to the passage?

A. If the toys are old, cheap but beautiful, people won’t collect them.

B. People love toys because they can take them back to the past.

C. The most important thing of collecting toys is having fun.

D. It is good to collect all kinds of toys that you like.

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. To advise you to begin toy collecting.

B. To give some advice on toy collecting.

C. To show how interesting toy collecting is.

D. To write a story about toy collecting.

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Anny is only 13 years old. She is a girl________ of love.

At the age of four，she began to learn ________play the violin. And she was really good at it. She wanted to________the poor children in her town，so she decided to raise some money by playing the violin in________street. At first，only a few people gave her money. Three days later，she put a sign beside her，saying why she was doing so. When people saw the sign，they were all________ and started to help her with the work. Anny also________ her favorite toys to collect money. When her teachers and classmates got to know this，they all began to sell their old toys，clothes and books to collect money，________.

Anny________ money for two years，and now she's got________ than ￡2，000. She says she will continue doing like this and help more poor________.

1.A. filled　　 B. full　　 C. fill　　 D. fulled

2.A. what to　　 B. when to　　 C. how to　　 D. which to

3.A. help　　 B. helped　　 C. helps　　 D. helping

4.A. those　　 B. an　　 C. the　　 D. these

5.A. moving　　 B. moved　　 C. moves　　 D. move

6.A. sold　　 B. bought　　 C. borrowed　　 D. lost

7.A. too　　 B. to　　 C. neither　　 D. either

8.A. raised　　 B. has been raised　　 C. has raised　　 D. had been raised

9.A. must　　 B. many　　 C. more　　 D. much

10.A. friends　　 B. children　　 C. classmates　　 D. teachers

八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Last Sunday evening, I went to town with my mother. After we bought lots of things, we went out the supermarket and found it was raining hard. But we had no umbrella. Just when we were trying to get into a taxi, a strange old man came up to us. He was carrying a nice umbrella and he said he would give the umbrella to us for one dollar. He said he lost his wallet and needed some money to take a taxi to go back home.

My mother didn’t believe what he said at first, and asked him a lot of questions and then gave him a dollar. But the man didn’t get into a taxi. We followed him and found he went into a club and bought himself a glass of whiskey with the dollar. After he drank it, he put on his hat and took one of the many wet umbrellas there and went off with the new one. Soon after that, he sold it again.

1.What’s the weather like that day?

A. It was windy.　　　　 B. It was sunny.　　　　 C. It was rainy.

2.In fact, the old man wanted to get money to ______.

A. buy a wallet

B. buy some whiskey

C. buy an umbrella

3.The old man got ______ from the writer’s mother.

A. one yuan

B. one dollar

C. two dollars

4.From the passage, we can know that the old man was ______.

A. not honest　　　 B. friendly　　　　　　 C. helpful

5.The underlined word “strange” means ______ in Chinese.

A. 可怜的　　　　　　 B. 喝醉的　　　　　 C. 陌生的

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Many birds are out of ____________ now, because we have done a lot of things to protect __________ birds.

八年级英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

Bad things often turn out to have good results for the writer Liu Yong.

“At the _______of 13, my home burnt down in a big fire. I learn to be strong, and enjoyed nature _______living outside,” Liu said.

“Later, when I was a Senior 2 student, I stayed at home for a long time _______a disease, but I drew and wrote a lot,” Liu said. “Every disaster can have good _______and it depends on how you deal with it.”

Liu _______his trouble into benefit(益处) . He uses bright ideas to writer small stories and tells young readers how complex the world is. His _______like By the light of Fireflies are very popular in China for their wisdom.

His book The Charm of Speaking gives readers _______on important speaking skills, _______how to say hello on the phone or how to control their speaking speed.

“Some readers say I look too smart to have _______,” he said, “but I have many problems. I keep thinking them over.”

Liu once bought a camera in Hong Kong, ________he was fooled. “Then I wrote about how to avoid being fooled. Is it because I’m smart? No, ________, I wouldn’t have had this experience at all!”

Liu is ________many different things such as TV hosting, writing poems and painting. He’s ________a professor at an American university.

“I often get ________from thinking over one small point. Then I connect it to a larger point,” he said. “ Everything is connected in one way or________. That’s how you can see the whole world in a tiny flower or a drop of water.”

1.A. end B. beginning C. age D. last

2.A. by B. with C. for D. during

3.A. as for B. because of C. instead of D. thanks to

4.A. results B. jobs C. feels D. ideas

5.A. makes B. gets C. studies D. thinks

6.A. CDs B. books C. films D. talks

7.A. informations B. suggestion C. advices D. advice

8.A. such as B. so that C. so much D. as much

9.A. feels B. worries C. joys D. thought

10.A. and B. so C. then D. but

11.A. If so B. If not C. Even if D. Even so

12.A. good at B. bad for C. good for D. bad at

13.A. too B. either C. also D. as

14.A. trouble B. matter C. enjoyment D. knowledge

15.A. another B. the other C. other D. others

八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It’s hard to make friends if you stay at home alone all the time. Get out of the house and do things that will put you in touch with other people. It’s easier to make friends when you have the same interests.

Don’t be afraid to show people what you are really good at. Talk about the things you like and do best. People will be interested in you if there is something interesting about you.

Look at people in the eyes when you talk to them. That way, they will find it easier to talk to you. If not, people may think you are not interested them and may stop being interested in you.

Be a good listener. Let people talk about themselves before talking about “me, me, me”. Ask lots of questions. Show your interest in their answers.

Try to make friends with the kind of people you really like ----not just with those who are easy to meet. Be friendly to a lot of people. If so, you will have a bigger group of people to choose（选择）from and have more chances（机会）to make friends.

根据上述内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的在答题卡上将“T”涂黑，错误的在答题卡上将“F”涂黑。

1.It’s easier to make friends if you get out of the house.

2.If you show people what you are really good at, people will be interested in you.

3.If you look at people in the eyes when you talk to them, they will find it easier to talk to you.

4.To be a good listener, you should always talk about yourself.

5.Try to make friends with just those who are easy to meet.

八年级英语阅读判断中等难度题查看答案及解析