The Myth of crop circlesHave you ever heard o...

The Myth of crop circles

Have you ever heard of the crop circles? It’s a magic event: crops in the field get curved（弯曲的）over one night and show different patterns（图案）. Most times, they show simple circles or circles with rings. So they are named “crop circles”.

It’s not a m_______ event. But in ancient times, people couldn’t see these patterns, because you need to see them from some h_______ places and there were no tall buildings in the fields. With the invention of planes, a lot of aerial（航空的）p_______ let people see the crop circles with their own eyes.

Some people say they are the work of tornado（龙卷风）; and some believe supernatural（超自然的）power c_______ them. But most people think it’s just a trick played by artists. According to some research, 80 percent of the crop circles may be man-made. But some facts are undeniable. At Stonehenge（英国巨石阵）in 1996, a pilot r_______ seeing nothing while flying above the place. Fifteen minutes later, a huge 900-foot pattern of 149 circles a_______. This took eleven scientists more than five hours to survey. How could human beings finish it in just 15 minutes? No one has a certain answer.

1.m________

2.h________

3.p________

4.c________

5.r________

6.a________

八年级英语单词填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Have you ever heard of the surprise party?

The surprise party is very popular in America. Most of the Americans think it is very exciting to have surprise parties for their friends or family members. It is quite possible to plan a surprise party when one's birthday is coming. Do you want to know what a surprise party is like？Look at the following example.

It's Saturday night. Bob's wife asks him to go to the kitchen and bring her a glass of milk. Bob walks to the kitchen and opens the door. Suddenly，___he_hears_a_strange_sound_and_then_sees_a_bear_standing_in_front_of_him!

Bob is very scared and falls backwards .Just then the bear takes off his costume(戏服)．It's Bob's friend Charles！There are also some other people behind him. All of them say to Bob，“Surprise！” Bob is puzzled，___and_he_does_not_know_what_it_is_until_his_friends_say_“Happy_birthday！”_to_him．

In fact，there are many kinds of surprise parties. A successful surprise party always makes people excited and surprised.

根据短文内容，完成下列任务。

1题、2题和3题为任务一：根据短文内容，回答下列问题；4题和5题为将文中画线部分译成汉语。

1.How is the surprise party in America?

________________________________________________________________________

2.Where does the strange sound Bob hears come from?

________________________________________________________________________

3.How does a successful surprise party make people feel?

________________________________________________________________________

4.________________________________________________________________________

5.________________________________________________________________________

八年级英语多任务混合问题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Have you ever heard of the surprise party? The surprise party is very popular in America. Most of Americans think it is very exciting to have surprise parties for their friends or family members. It is quite possible to plan a surprise party when one’s birthday is coming. Do you want to know what a surprise party is like? Look at the following example.

It’s Saturday night. Bob’s wife asks him to go to the kitchen and bring her a glass of milk. Bob walks to the kitchen and opens the door. Suddenly he hears a strange sound and sees a bear standing in front of him!

Bob is very scared and falls backwards(向后). Just then the bear takes off his costume. It’s Bob’s friend Charles! There are also some other people behind him. All of them say to Bob “Surprise!” Bob is surprised, and he does not know that his birthday is coming until his friends say “Happy birthday” to him.

In fact, there are many kinds of surprise parties. A successful surprise party always makes people excited and surprised.

根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1.The surprise party is very popular around the world, isn’t it?

2.What does Bob’s wife ask him to do one night?

3.Where does the strange sound come from?

4.Who dresses up like a bear?

5.How does a successful surprise party make people feel?

八年级英语回答问题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Have you ever heard of the surprise party? The surprise party is very popular in America. Most of the Americans think it is very exciting to have surprise parties for their friends or family members. It is quite possible to plan a surprise party when one’s birthday is coming. Do you want to know what a surprise party is like? Look at the following examples.

It’s Saturday night. Bob’s wife asks him to go to the kitchen and bring her a glass of milk. Bob walks to the kitchen and opens the door. Suddenly, he hears a strange (奇怪的)sound and then sees a bear standing in front of him!

Bob is very scared and falls backwards. Just then the bear takes off his costume(戏服). It’s Bob’s friend, Charles! There are also some other people behind him. All of them say to Bob, “Surprise!” Bob is puzzled(困惑的), and he doesn’t know what it is until his friends say “Happy birthday!” to him.

In fact, there are many kinds of surprise parties. A successful surprise party always makes people excited and surprised.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

根据短文内容，回答问题。

1.Is the surprise party very popular in America?

2.Where does the strange sound Bob hears come from?

3.Is the bear “a real bear”?

4.What does Bob’s friends say to him?

5.How does a successful surprise party always make people feel?

八年级英语任务型阅读中等难度题查看答案及解析

Have you ever heard of the surprise party? The surprise party is very popular in America. Most of the Americans think it is very exciting to have surprise parties for their friends or family members. It is quite possible to plan a surprise party when one’s birthday is coming. Do you want to know what a surprise party is like? Look at the following examples.

It’s Saturday night. Bob’s wife asks him to go to the kitchen and bring her a glass of milk. Bob walks to the kitchen and opens the door. Suddenly, he hears a strange (奇怪的)sound and then sees a bear standing in front of him!

Bob is very scared and falls backwards. Just then the bear takes off his costume(戏服). It’s Bob’s friend, Charles! There are also some other people behind him. All of them say to Bob, “Surprise!” Bob is puzzled(困惑的), and he doesn’t know what it is until his friends say “Happy birthday!” to him.

In fact, there are many kinds of surprise parties. A successful surprise party always makes people excited and surprised.

根据短文内容完成表格，每空一词。

八年级英语信息归纳困难题查看答案及解析

— Have you ever ____ the news?

— Yes, but a little.

A. heard from B. heard of C. heard out D. heard with

八年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Have you ever heard of the ancient Chinese story about Boya and Zhong Ziqi? On a rainy day, the famous guqin player, Boya, is sitting by the river. 1.（quiet). Suddenly he sees a woodcutter 2. (call) Zhong Ziqi in the forest. Boya warmly invites Zhong Ziqi to come and listen3. his music.

4. Boya plays his guqin and imagines tall mountains, Zhong Ziqi sees Mountain Tai reaching into 5. sky. When Boya thinks of rushing water, Zhong Ziqi says, "Your music sounds like 6. (run) rivers!" Whatever Boya thinks about, Zhong Ziqi hears in his music. They are 7.（surprise) to realize that they know each other well. They hope they 8.　 (be) friends forever.

Some time later, Zhong Ziqi 9. (pass) away. When Boya visits his 10.（friend) tomb（坟墓）, he is so sad that he breaks his gugin in half. He never plays it again.

八年级英语语法填空困难题查看答案及解析

Have you ever heard of an avalanche(雪崩）？The avalanches is a kind of sudden natural disaster like earthquakes. During an avalanche a lot of snow and ice rush down the mountain. As they rush, the snow and ice move faster and faster. In fact, snow from an avalanche can move as fast as two hundred miles an hour. That is three times faster than a car on a highway!

Most avalanches happen after big storms. In the mountains like the Alps and the Himalayas, there is snow and ice all year round. After big storms, new snow puts more pressure(压力）on the snow that is already in the mountains. It can make the old snow rush down.

Avalandches are very dangerous. Heavy snow moving down the mountains may pull trees and rocks along. That can cause great damage, such as pushing down houses and killing people. Luckily, no one lives in the mountains where avalanches are easy to happen. So not many people die from avalanches each year.

Most people who may lose their lives in avalanches are ski(滑雪）lovers. It's important for　 them to stay safe while having fun in the snore mountains. Scientists can usually tell whether（是否）an avalanche might happen or not. If you are a ski lover, remember to pay attention to scientists' warnings before you go skiing.

1.Which word best describes the avalanche according to Paragraph 1?

A.Sudden. B.Fast. C.Powerful. D.Dangerous.

2.What makes the old snow rush down the mountain?

A.The pressure. B.The mountain. C.The storm. D.The ice.

3.What does the underlined word“damage” probably mean in Chinese?

A.噩耗. B.扫荡. C.赔偿. D.破坏.

4.What should ski lovers do before skiing according to the passage?

A.Go and talk to scientists about avalanches.

B.Learn about how to keep themselves safe.

C.Check -whether there is an avalanche warning.

D.Live far away from the mountain with avalanches.

5.The writer wrote the passage mainly to ____________

A.teach people to stay alive from avalanches

B.warn people of the possible avalanches

C.introduce a natural disaster

D.ask more people to go skiing

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Have you ever heard of learning disabilities (无力，无能),which are disorders in the ways that people understand or use a language? They can affect the ability to listen or think, or to speak, or to read and write. They can also affect the ability to do math.

A person with a learning disability has unusual difficulties in developing these skills. Researchers believe that learning disabilities are caused by differences in the way that the brain works with information. They say children with learning disabilities are not stupid or do not want to work. Their brains just deal with information differently from others.

As many as one out of every five people in the United States have some kind of learning disability.

A few signs of learning disability include not connecting letters with their sounds or not understanding what is read. A person with a learning disability may not be able to understand a funny story. They may not follow directions. They may not read numbers correctly or know how to start a task.

Experts say learning disability can’t be cured (治愈). But people who have them can be helped. Teachers and parents can help young people with learning disabilities to learn successfully.

1题为判断正误。（T代表正确，F代表错误）。2题完成句子。3题简略回答问题。4题找近义句。5题翻译划线句子。

1.Children with learning disability are stupid. （_______）

2.A person who has learning disability has special ________ in developing the ability of listening, reading, speaking, writing and doing math.

3.What causes the learning disability according to the researchers’ study？

________________________________________________________________________________________

4.One fifth of in America has some kind of learning disability.

________________________________________________________________________________________

5.________________________________________________________________________________________

八年级英语多任务混合问题简单题查看答案及解析

“My dear dad, where are we going?”Have you ever heard of this question? It’s from the song of Hunan TV station’s show: Where Are We Going , Dad?

The show is played on Fridays. In the show, five pairs of fathers and kids go to strange places and finish interesting tasks(任务). The fathers learn to cook and look after kids. The kids learn about being independent (独立的).

Wang Lu , 13, from Hebei, says,“I like Kimi very much, though he finds it hard to finish the work alone. You know , he is so young.”

Zhao Jingjing, 14, from Jiangsu, says,“I like Guo Tao’s son very much. He looks strong-minded. He doesn’t cry when he meets trouble , and he can often look after himself and even other kids.”

On the journey of life , kids learn to grow up, and adults（成年人）learn to be better parents. Maybe we can plan a trip with our parents. Shall we go?

1.When can we watch the show on TV ?

A.On Wednesdays B.On Thursdays

C.On Fridays 　　 D.On Saturdays

2.How many pairs of fathers and kids are in the show?

A.4　　　　　　　　 B.5　　　　　　　　 C.6　　　　　　　　 D.7

3.In the show,who finds it hard to finish the work alone?

A.Wang Lu　 　　　 B.Guo Tao’s son

C.Zhao Jingjing D.Kimi

4.What does the underline word“strong-minded”mean in Chinese?

A.意志坚强的　 B.意志脆弱的

C.爱笑的　　　 D.爱哭的

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.This most popular show is played on Hebei TVstation.

B.To grow up,we need to be strong-minded and independent.

C.In the show ,kids learn to cook and look after their fathers.

D.Zhao Jingjing is from Hebei and she likes Kimi very much.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析