It was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their forefathers（祖先） had lived in the same way for centuries.
Then one day, some visitors from the city arrived. They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog's legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other places.
This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers. All they had to do was catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time, the people were able to dream of a better future. But the dream didn't last long.
No one noticed the change at first, but it seemed to be more insects around recently. So they had to use the money they made to buy pesticides(杀虫剂)and medicines. Soon there was no money left.
The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and, there seemed to be more insects around lately.
Then the people realized what was happening. It was the frog. They hadn't been useless. They had been doing an important job-eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading(传播) diseases.
Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.
1.From Paragraph 1 we learn that the villagers _____.
A.worked very hard for centuries
B.dreamed of having a better life
C.were poor but somewhat content
D.lived a different life from their forefathers
2.Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?
A.The frogs were easy money.
B.They needed money to buy medicine.
C.They wanted to please the visitors.
D.The frogs made too much noise.
3.What might be the cause of the children's sickness?
A.The crops didn't do well.
B.There were too many insects.
C.The visitors brought in diseases.
D.The pesticides were overused.
4.What can we infer from the last sentence of the text?
A.Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country.
B.Health is more important than money.
C.The harmony between man and nature is important.
D.Good old days will never be forgotten.
八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题
It was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their forefathers（祖先） had lived in the same way for centuries.
Then one day, some visitors from the city arrived. They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog's legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other places.
This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers. All they had to do was catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time, the people were able to dream of a better future. But the dream didn't last long.
No one noticed the change at first, but it seemed to be more insects around recently. So they had to use the money they made to buy pesticides(杀虫剂)and medicines. Soon there was no money left.
The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and, there seemed to be more insects around lately.
Then the people realized what was happening. It was the frog. They hadn't been useless. They had been doing an important job-eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading(传播) diseases.
Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.
1.From Paragraph 1 we learn that the villagers _____.
A.worked very hard for centuries
B.dreamed of having a better life
C.were poor but somewhat content
D.lived a different life from their forefathers
2.Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?
A.The frogs were easy money.
B.They needed money to buy medicine.
C.They wanted to please the visitors.
D.The frogs made too much noise.
3.What might be the cause of the children's sickness?
A.The crops didn't do well.
B.There were too many insects.
C.The visitors brought in diseases.
D.The pesticides were overused.
4.What can we infer from the last sentence of the text?
A.Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country.
B.Health is more important than money.
C.The harmony between man and nature is important.
D.Good old days will never be forgotten.
八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
Once upon a time, there was a poor orphan boy called Dick Whittington. The people in his village believed that the streets of London were paved with gold. So Dick decided to travel there and become a rich man.
Dick walked for many days, but when he arrived in London, there were no streets of gold! Tired and hungry, he fell asleep on the steps of a great house.
The house belonged to a rich businessman who found Dick and gave him a job cleaning the kitchen. Dick worked very hard and was happy. He had enough to eat and at night he could sleep by the fire. There was a problem though! At night, rats ran around the kitchen and kept him awake.
So Dick went out and found the fastest rat-catching cat in London! The cat caught all the rats that came into the house and Dick could sleep at night.
The businessman heard about the amazing cat and asked Dick if he could take it on his ship to catch rats on his next journey. Dick agreed, but was very sad to see the cat go.
While the businessman was away, the other servants were very mean to Dick. So Dick decided to run away. But as he was leaving, one of the great church bells rang. It seemed to say, "Turn back, Dick Whittington, Mayor of London!”
So Dick came back to the house and soon the businessman returned. He was very happy because Dick's cat had caught all the rats on the ship. He gave Dick a reward and promoted him to his assistant.
Dick worked hard for the businessman and learned everything he could. Eventually he married the businessman’s daughter and started a very successful business of his own. And, yes, he did become Mayor of London!
1.When poor Dick first arrived in London, he felt ________.
A.surprised and happy B.excited but tired
C.tired and hungry D.hungry and sad
2.Which is the right time order of what happened in the story?
a. The businessman took the cat on his ship to catch rats.
b. Dick's cat caught all the rats that came into the house.
c. Dick decided to travel to London and become a rich man.
d. A rich businessman gave Dick a job cleaning the kitchen.
e. The businessman gave Dick a reward and promoted him to his assistant.
A.d-c-b-a-e B.b-d-a-c-e C.d-b-a-e-c D.c-d-b-a-e
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The other servants treated Dick kindly and he felt very happy.
B.Dick finally found a lot of gold in London and became quite rich.
C.Dick became Mayor of London because he caught all the rats in London.
D.The fastest rat-catching cat helped Dick get the trust from the businessman.
八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
The poor old man lives in a village. Many people help him all the time. He doesn’t feel .
A. lonely; alone B. alone; lonely
C. lonely; lonely D. alone; alone
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The poor old man lives in a village. Many people help him all the time.
He doesn't feel .
A. lonely; alone B. alone; lonely C. lonely; lonely
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When our children were younger, it was popular for city people to buy a small farm in the country and _____ a few animals there.
One of our new neighbors ____ some ducks. They seemed very lovely. However, they were ____ to run around in their yard and the neighbors’ yards -- ____ ours. Our vegetables were their favorite food. Often we would “shoo” the ducks home and wonder ____ there wasn’t a fence to keep them.
One day, I asked her if she ____her ducks were bringing trouble to my garden. She told me that they were her ____ and he was away traveling. My attitude (态度) to her was bad.
We realized that our neighbors were not planning to build a ____, so our son built one. The ducks now stayed in their own yard. I didn’t see my neighbor again ____ months later.
A women’s church group asked me to ___ at their mother and daughter’s party. The topic was “Love”. Much to my ____, the first woman I saw when I walked into the church was my neighbor. I knew I could not speak about love to them when I hadn’t been ____with my neighbor. So I walked ____to her and said sorry for my attitude. She forgave me and then we talked a lot.
Do you have anybody like that in your life? Let me ____ you, if at all possible, to clear the ____between you.
1.A. put B. keep C. send D. take
2.A. bought B. sold C. dropped D. showed
3.A. made B. allowed C. forced D. chosen
4.A. except B. but C. without D. including
5.A. what B. why C. if D. when
6.A. saw B. understood C. thought D. realized
7.A. husband’s B. daughter’s C. wife’s D. grandma’s
8.A. fence B. house C. nest D. room
9.A. after B. before C. until D. while
10.A. speak B. talk C. say D. tell
11.A. excitement B. joy C. glad D. surprise
12.A. nice B. patient C. friendly D. annoyed
13.A. up B. along C. towards D. down
14.A. offer B. lift C. encourage D. afford
15.A. air B. difficulty C. pleasure D. trash
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My name is Carl.I am from a small village in India. ______ name is Taka.You may not find it on the ______，because it is too small.It is not far ______ New Delhi(新德里)，the capital of India.There are five buses to New Delhi every day，but only one train. ______ there are always many people on the train.It is very hard to ______ train tickets.My school is in New Delhi.I live in the school and go home_____ a month.Our village is small______ beautiful.There are some ______ to the north of it.But they aren't very high.You can see lots of green trees on ______．The trees give us wood(木头) and clean air.In our village，there is ______ traffic，no noise or pollution(污染)．I love my home town.
1.A. Your B. Its C. His D. My
2.A. map B. world C. earth D. picture
3.A. to B. at C. from D. away
4.A. Because B. So C. Though D. Why
5.A. buy B. make C. sell D. give
6.A. one B. first C. once D. ones
7.A. too B. or C. but D. and
8.A. forests B. mountains C. deserts D. rivers
9.A. it B. him C. them D. they
10.A. no B. many C. some D. not
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Long time ago,there was a poor family in a small village. The family had a son called Jackson. He was a kind boy. He always saved his pocket money to help pay for (支付)his sister’s school fees.
One day，they had no food to eat. Jackson’s mother asked him to go fishing. So he went to the nearby river. He waited for a long time and caught a cod(鳕鱼)at last. The cod said to him， “If you don’t eat me，I will give you a pair of magic scissors(g一把魔术剪刀). And you can use the scissors to cut anything you want.” Jackson believed it and got the scissors.
When he got home，he told his parents and his sister about the magic scissors. They cut some food，and the delicious food was on the table. Then they cut a new house，and they had a new house. They were very happy，and didn’t worry about the food any more.
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1. The underlined phrase “school fees” means “______” in Chinese.
A. 学籍 B. 学分 C. 学科 D. 学费
2.Jackson saved his pocket money because _________________.
A.he wanted to buy a computer
B. his sister needed money to go to school
C. his mother told him to do so
D. he wanted to buy a pair of magic scissors
3.Jackson’s mother asked him to go fishing because _____________.
A. he was good at fishing
B. he wanted to eat fish
C. he enjoyed fishing
D. his family had no food to eat
4. There might be _______people in Jackson’s family.
A. two B. three C. four D. five
5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Jackson’s sister wasn’t old enough to go to school.
B. The cod gave Jackson a pair of magic scissors.
C. Jackson put the cod back into the river at last.
D. Jackson’s family had a new house after getting the scissors.
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
As darkness fell, hundreds of people in the Swiss village left their houses. They were staring（注视）forward at the mountain top in the distance. It was covered with ice and snow－beautiful and dangerous.
The huge mountain is called Matterhorn. Mountain climbers had40 the top through the southem route（路线）. But no one had ever dared to try a winter climbing up the northern side. But now one man was daring to try the41 route. He was Walter Bonatti, a great mountain climber42 Italy.
For two days he had climbed. The village people had watched him anxiously（焦虑）. Now they were waiting to see his signal. If he planned to43 the next day, he would light（点燃）a green signal（信号）. A red light would mean that he was turning back.
A tiny green light44 high on the mountain side. Bonatti was not giving up! The people45 . The next day he continued his way upward. He was so lonely and so46 ! But he would not give up. Again that night he lit the green light. In the morning, Bonatti47 . He could not see the top；he knew he was48 there. Though the climb was painful, he moved up.
Bonatti had spent months49 for the climb. Was the training enough? Did he have the strength and skill to climb to the top?
He was finally at the top! News about his. 50 was radioed to the world.
The trip down the southern route was easy. He was warmly welcomed in the village. He had done the “51 ” and would be well remembered as a climber of all time.
1.A. reached B. passed C. watched D. followed
2.A. comfortable B. important C. difficult D. nervous
3.A. with B. from C. in D. at
4.A. turn back B. come down C. go on D. get back
5.A. placed B. appeared C. pulled D. found
6.A. cried B. laughed C. jumped D. cheered
7.A. sleepy B. excited C. tired D. happy
8.A. woke up B. turned up C. got up D. looked up
9.A. already B. almost C. hardly D. surely
10.A. training B. practising C. planning D. asking
11.A. importance B. success C. climb D. courage
12.A. necessary B. dangerous C. perfect D. impossible
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As darkness fell, hundreds of people in the Swiss village left their houses. They were staring(凝视)_____ at the mountain top in the distance. It was covered with _____ 一beautiful and dangerous.
The huge mountain is called Matterhorn Mountain climbers had _______ the top, using the southern route. But no one had ever dared(敢)to try a winter climbing up the ______ side. But now one man was daring to try the ______ route. He was Walter Bonatti, a great mountain climber from Italy.
For two days he had climbed. The village people had watched him anxiously(焦急地).Now they were waiting to see his signal(信号).If he planned to ______ the next day, he would light a green signal. A red light would mean that he was turning back.
A tiny green light ______ high on the mountain side. Bonatti was not giving up! The people _______.
The next day he continued his way upward. He was so lonely and so______! But he would not give up. Again that night he lit the ______ light.
In the morning, Bonatti ______. He couldn't see the top, but he knew he was _______ there. Though the climb was painful, he moved up.
Bonatti had spent months ______ for the climb. Was the training enough? Did he have the strength and skill to climb to the top?
He was finally at the top! News about his ______ was radioed to the world.
The trip down the southern route was easy. He was warmly welcomed in the village. He had done the “______” and would be well remembered as a climber of all time.
1.A. back B. forward C. down D. up
2.A. flowers B. rocks C. ice and snow D. green trees
3.A. watched B. passed C. reached D. climbed
4.A. western B. eastern C. southern D. northern
5.A. difficult B. strange C. same D. easy
6.A. turn back B. on C. rest D. stop
7.A. raised B. appeared C. turned on D. turned off
8.A. cheered B. laughed C. jumped D. shouted
9.A. sleepy B. excited C. tired D. happy
10.A. yellow B. blue C. green D. red
11.A. woke up B. turned up C. got up D. looked up
12.A. already B. almost C. hardly D. surely
13.A. training B. looking C. planning D. asking
14.A. victory B. thing C. climb D. courage
15.A. necessary B. important C. useless D. impossible
八年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
When your great-grandparents (曾祖父母) were young, the world was very different. People did not have the kind of technology (技术) that we have to communicate with each other today. Things such as mobile phones and computers were not yet invented (被发明). It took longer for people to get news about each other. Today’s technology makes it easier and faster to stay close to people.
Long ago, people wrote letters to keep in touch. From 1860 to 1861, letters were carried by horses. The horse riders were paid to carry letters across the country. Then trains began to carry letters from city to city. By the early 1902, planes were a faster way to carry letters across the country and around the world.
As time goes by, new inventions have made it easy to contact (联系) friends and family in seconds! People began to use telephones in the late 1800s. Modern phones can do many things. Mobile phones can be carried with us wherever we travel. Some phones can even let you take pictures. These images can be sent to other mobile phones.
Computers have made some of the biggest changes in communication. The Internet sends e-mail messages around the world in seconds!
Although new technology helps us stay in touch with each other, many people still enjoy sending and receiving letters. With so many ways to communicate, it’s easy to find your favorite way to stay in touch.
1.When your great-grandparents were young, ________.
A. the world was the same B. people didn’t communicate
C. it was slower to communicate D. mobile phones were invented
2.From the passage, we know that ________ carried letters fastest.
A. horses B. buses C. trains D. planes
3.When did people begin to use telephones?
A. In the early 1900s. B. In the 18th century.
C. In the 21st century. D. in the late 1800s.
4.What does the underlines word “images” mean?
A. pictures. B. messages. C. telephones. D. letters.
5.Which is the best title of the passage?
A. The best way to communicate. B. How we keep in touch.
C. Please communicate. D. No letters any more.
八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析