There was a very rich man named Mike. In his house, he had a very large room. “If anyone can fill my room in one day, I will give him 20,000 dollars.” he said. Everyone in the town wanted to have a try.Mark tried to fill the room with stones. At the end of the day, he was very tired, but the room was still not full.
Martin tried to fill the room with wood. He worked all day, but the room was not full. “That room is too big, no one can do this.” he said. Alan said, “I can do it. It’s easy.” Everyone laughed. They thought he could not do it. Then, he went to the park and played all day. His friend asked him, “Why are you playing, you should be working.” The man said, “Don’t worry.” At 8:00 at night, the man came to the room with a small bag. The rich man said, “That bag is too small. How will you fill the room?” The man took a candle out of the bag. He lit the candle and said, “You see, the whole room is filled with light!”
1.Mike wanted someone to fill his large room in ________.
A.one day B.two days C.three days D.half a day
2.Martin tried to fill the room with ________.
A.stones B.earth C.wood D.water
3.What was in Alan’s bag?
A.An apple. B.A candy. C.A bottle. D.A candle.
4.Why did Alan play all day instead of filling the room?
A.Because he didn’t know how to fill the room.
B.Because he liked playing better than working.
C.Because he wasn’t allowed to work in the daytime.
D.Because he had already had a good idea to fill the room.
5.How much money will Alan get from Mike?
A.Two thousand dollars. B.Twenty thousand dollars.
C.Two million dollars. D.Twenty million dollars.
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There was a very rich man named Mike. In his house, he had a very large room. “If anyone can fill my room in one day, I will give him 20,000 dollars.” he said. Everyone in the town wanted to have a try.Mark tried to fill the room with stones. At the end of the day, he was very tired, but the room was still not full.
Martin tried to fill the room with wood. He worked all day, but the room was not full. “That room is too big, no one can do this.” he said. Alan said, “I can do it. It’s easy.” Everyone laughed. They thought he could not do it. Then, he went to the park and played all day. His friend asked him, “Why are you playing, you should be working.” The man said, “Don’t worry.” At 8:00 at night, the man came to the room with a small bag. The rich man said, “That bag is too small. How will you fill the room?” The man took a candle out of the bag. He lit the candle and said, “You see, the whole room is filled with light!”
1.Mike wanted someone to fill his large room in ________.
A.one day B.two days C.three days D.half a day
2.Martin tried to fill the room with ________.
A.stones B.earth C.wood D.water
3.What was in Alan’s bag?
A.An apple. B.A candy. C.A bottle. D.A candle.
4.Why did Alan play all day instead of filling the room?
A.Because he didn’t know how to fill the room.
B.Because he liked playing better than working.
C.Because he wasn’t allowed to work in the daytime.
D.Because he had already had a good idea to fill the room.
5.How much money will Alan get from Mike?
A.Two thousand dollars. B.Twenty thousand dollars.
C.Two million dollars. D.Twenty million dollars.
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There was a very rich man named Mike. In his house, he had a very large room. “If anyone can fill my room in one day, I will give him 20,000 dollars.” he said. Everyone in the town wanted to have a try.Mark tried to fill the room with stones. At the end of the day, he was very tired, but the room was still not full.
Martin tried to fill the room with wood. He worked all day, but the room was not full. “That room is too big, no one can do this.” he said. Alan said, “I can do it. It’s easy.” Everyone laughed. They thought he could not do it. Then, he went to the park and played all day. His friend asked him, “Why are you playing, you should be working.” The man said, “Don’t worry.” At 8:00 at night, the man came to the room with a small bag. The rich man said, “That bag is too small. How will you fill the room?” The man took a candle out of the bag. He lit the candle and said, “You see, the whole room is filled with light!”
1.Mike wanted someone to fill his large room in ________.
A. one day B. two days C. three days D. half a day
2.Martin tried to fill the room with ________.
A. stones B. earth C. wood D. water
3.What was in Alan’s bag?
A. An apple. B. A candy. C. A bottle. D. A candle.
4.Why did Alan play all day instead of filling the room?
A. Because he didn’t know how to fill the room.
B. Because he liked playing better than working.
C. Because he wasn’t allowed to work in the daytime.
D. Because he had already had a good idea to fill the room.
5.How much money will Alan get from Mike?
A. Two thousand dollars. B. Twenty thousand dollars.
C. Two million dollars. D. Twenty million dollars.
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There was a very rich man named John. He gave a great puzzle (迷语)to the people in the town.
In his house, he had a very large room. “If anyone of you can fill my room within one day, I will give you 100,000 dollars.” Everyone in the town wanted to try.
The first man tried to fill the room with stones. At the end of the day, he was very tired, but the room was still empty.
The second man tried to fill the room with wood. He worked all day, but the room was not full. “That room is too big,’’ he said. “No one can do this.”
The third man said, “I can do it. It’s easy.” Everyone laughed. They thought he could not do it. Then, the man went to the park and played all day. His friend said, “Why are you playing? You should be working.’’ The man said, “I can do it. Don’t worry.’’ At 8 o’clock at night,the man came to the room with a small bag. The rich man said, “Haha...that bag is too small. It cannot fill the room.’’The man reached into the bag and took out a candle. He lit(点亮)the candle and said, “You see,the whole room is filled with light!”
1.How much would John give to the man who worked out the puzzle?(根据短文内容回答问题)
_____________________________________________________________________
2.Did the second man fill the room within one day?(根据短文内容回答问题)
______________________________________________________________________
3.How did the third man fill the room?(根据短文内容回答问题)
_____________________________________________________________________
4.从短文中找出与下面句子画线部分意思最相近的单词。
He worked all day, but the room was not full. _____________________
5.In the passage, the underlined word “It’’ refers to ______________.
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Once there was a rich man named Chulong.
One day, he was walking in his garden when he saw a strange____with beautiful features(特征) and sweet voice in a tree. Chulong____went near the tree and caught the bird, which he thought he could____and get lots of money.
“Don’t think about making money through me!” said the bird, “____will buy me, because, in imprisonment (监禁), I lose my beauty and sweet voice.” Chulong’s hope of making money was shattered. He became angry and wanted to____the bird for the meat.
Then the____bird suggested, “Well, set me free. In return I shall teach you____simple but useful rules, which can do good to you.”
Chulong didn’t believe the bird____, and he was afraid that the bird would fly away. However, the bird____it would keep its word(守信). Chulong wanted to take a risk. He set the bird free and it sat on the branch of a tree. It became____again.
Chulong asked, “Now teach me the rules.” “Certainly,” said the bird.
Then the bird taught Chulong the____: The first rule is Never believe everything others say. The second rule is Never be sad about something you don’t have. The third rule is Never throw away what you have in your hand.
“You silly bird,” shouted Chulong, “These rules are known to everyone. You____me.”
But the bird said, “Today, you had me in your hand, but you threw me away. You believed all that I said. And you are sad about not having me.____the rules are simple, you have never followed them. Now have you got the____of the rules? Just sit down and think for a while.” With these words, the bird____and disappeared from his sight.
1.A. cat B. bird C. panda D. monkey
2.A. proudly B. freely C. slowly D. weakly
3.A. eat B. study C. draw D. sell
4.A. Nobody B. Somebody C. Anybody D. Everybody
5.A. find B. borrow C. smell D. kill
6.A. busy B. helpful C. clever D. lucky
7.A. three B. four C. five D. six
8.A. for ever B. later on C. at first D. at last
9.A. promised B. remembered C. guessed D. hoped
10.A. ugly B. beautiful C. lazy D. hard-working
11.A. songs B. languages C. rules D. skills
12.A. cheated B. helped C. found D. forgot
13.A. Until B. Unless C. If D. Although
14.A. history B. value C. reason D. connection
15.A. woke up B. fell down C. flew away D. held on
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Long, long ago there was an old man. He had a very big orange tree in his garden. On the tree there were many fine oranges.
One day the old man found one of the oranges was bigger than the others. It was as big as a watermelon. So he took the big orange to the king. The king was very happy and gave the old man a lot of money for it.
When a rich man heard of this, he said to himself, "It is only an orange. Why did the king give him so much money? If I take my gold cup to the king, he will give me much more money for it."
The next day when the king got the gold cup, he said to the rich man, "What a beautiful cup! I'll give you something for it. Please take the great orange."
1.What did the old man have in his garden?
A. An orange tree B. Watermelons C. The king D. A gold cup
2.What did the old man find one day?
A. He found there was a big watermelon in his gardon.
B. He found one of the oranges was as big as a watermelon.
C. He found the rich man had a gold cup.
D. He found the king liked big oranges very much..
3.Who did the old man give the big orange to?
A. A rich man. B. The king, C. Himself. D. His friend.
4.What did a rich man think when he heard of the story?
A. He was happy for the old man.
B. He wanted to know why the king gave the old man so much money.
C. He wanted to get the orange.
D. He thought the king would give him much money if he gave the king his gold cup.
5.Was the rich man very happy at last?
A. Yes, he was. B. No, he wasn’t. C. We don’t know. D. Yes, he is.
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Once there was a poor old man called Colonel Harland Sanders. He lived in a small house and had an old car. He was living off the social security(社会保障金). In his sixties, he thought things had to change(改变), so he thought about what he had to do. His friends liked his chicken recipe(食谱) very much. He thought that it might help him to make a change.
He left Kentucky and traveled to different states. He told restaurant owners that he had a mouth-watering chicken recipe and asked them if they would like to buy it. He would like to give the recipe to them for free, just asking for a small percentage(提成) in return. Sounds like a good idea, right?
Unluckily, those restaurant owners didn’t think so. As a result, the old man heard “NO” over 1,000 times. Even after all of those rejections(拒绝), he didn’t give up. He believed his chicken recipe was something special. He heard “NO” 1,009 times before he heard his first yes.
With that one success, Colonel Harland Sanders changed the way that Americans ate chicken. Kentucky Fried Chicken, also known as KFC, was born. Now it is the world’s second largest restaurant chain(连锁).
Never give up and always believe in yourself. After all, nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it.
1.What does the underlined word “it” refer(指) to?
A.The small house. B.The old car.
C.The social security. D.The chicken recipe.
2.Why did Colonel Harland Sanders travel to different states?
A.To sell his chicken. B.To open a restaurant.
C.To sell his chicken recipe. D.To enjoy delicious chicken.
3.What happened after Colonel Harland Sanders failed(失败) 1,000 times?
A.He heard his first yes. B.He gave up his idea of making a change.
C.He kept on trying in other restaurants. D.He changed the way that Americans ate chicken.
4.What does the passage mainly tell us?
A.How KFC was born. B.Why KFC is popular.
C.Where KFC appeared(出现). D.Who the father of KFC is.
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Long long ago there was a poor man. He had an orange tree in his garden . on the tree there were many oranges . One day he found one of his oranges was much bigger than the others . It was as big as a football . Nobody had seen such a big orange . The poor man took the orange to the King . The King was so happy that he gave the man a lot of money for it .
When a rich man heard of (听说) it . He said to himself . “It’s only an orange . Why did the King give so much money for it ? . I’ll take my gold cup to the King . He’ll give me more money .”
The next day when the King received the gold cup . He said to the rich man “What a beautiful cup ! I’ll show you something wonderful ! Please take this great orange .
1.The poor man had an orange tree _____
A. beside his garden B. outside his garden
C. in his garden D. near his garden
2.The poor man was surprised to see ____ a football .
A.all the oranges on the tree were like
B. one of his oranges was as big as
C. what was on his tree was
D. one of his oranges was bigger than
3.Why did the poor man take the biggest orange to the King ?
A. Because the King had never seen such a big orange
B. Because he could sell the orange to the King .
C. Because the King liked to eat big oranges
D. Because he wanted to get much money
4.The rich man took his gold cup to the King . He thought ___
A. the King would give him the biggest orange
B. the King would give him a new house
C. he could get much more money than the poor man
D. The King would give him something wonderful
5.At last the King gave the rich man ____ .
A. the biggest orange
B. a lot of money than he expected
C. what he wished to get
D. Nothing
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
There once was a young man. He was the only child in his family, so his parents loved him very much and did everything for him. He just hung out every day, doing nothing.
One day, he met an old man. The old man asked him, “My boy, why don’t you work hard when you are young?”
The young man replied without care, “Why do I have to be in a hurry(匆忙)? I’m young so I have much time!”
The old man said nothing. He asked the young man to go into a dark house with him.
“I can’t see anything!” the young man said.
The old man lit(点燃) a match and said, “Before the match goes out, pick something like in the house.
The young man tried to see the things in the house with the match. But before he found something, the match went out ,and the house became dark again at once.
“Before I got something, the match went out.” the young man said angrily.
The old man said, “My boy, your youth(青春) is just like the match. It can only last for a short time. So you should make full use of your time!”
1.The young man just played every day because ________.
A.his family was rich B.his parents did everything for him
C.he was a little kid
2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “match”?
A.火柴 B.灯笼 C.电灯
3.The young man picked ________before the match went out.
A.a ring B.a watch C.nothing
4.The old man in the story wanted to ________the young man.
A.give a match to B.teach a lesson to C.have fun with
5.What can we learn from this story?
A.Time waits for no man! B.We should look after our parents. C.Young people have much time.
八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
Long long ago there was a poor man. He had an orange tree in his garden. On the tree there were many oranges . One day he found one of his oranges was much bigger than the others . It was as big as a football . Nobody had seen such a big orange . The poor man took the orange to the King. The King was so happy that he gave the man a lot of money for it .
When a rich man heard of (听说) it . He said to himself, “It’s only an orange. Why did the King give so much money for it ? I’ll take my gold cup to the King. He’ll give me more money .”
The next day when the King received the gold cup. He said to the rich man “What a beautiful cup ! I’ll show you something wonderful ! Please take this great orange.”
1.The poor man had an orange tree _____________.
A. beside his garden B. outside his garden
C. in his garden D. near his garden
2. The poor man was surprised to see ____ a football.
A .all the oranges on the tree were like
B. one of his oranges was as big as
C. what was on his tree was
D. one of his oranges was bigger than
3.Why did the poor man take the biggest orange to the King ?
A. Because the King had never seen such a big orange.
B. Because he could sell the orange to the King.
C. Because the King liked to eat big oranges.
D. Because he wanted to get much money.
4.The rich man took his gold cup to the King. He thought ______.
A. the King would give him the biggest orange
B. the King would give him a new house
C. he could get much more money than the poor man
D. the King would give him something wonderful
5.At last the King gave the rich man ____ .
A. the biggest orange
B. a lot of money than he expected
C. what he wished to get
D. nothing
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Ann’s grandpa was very rich and he had some shops. The old man began to learn drawing
when he was sixty, and he loved it very much. For twelve years he drew a lot and there were many pictures in his
workroom. He was pleased with them and kept them well.
One day,the old man was ill. He had to stay in hospital. Before he died, he said to Ann, “I want to give my pictures to a school as presents. Then the students can remember me forever. But I don’t know which school I’m going to give them to. Can you help me? ”
“Well,” said the little girl, “you’d better give them to a blind school. ”
1.The old man tried his best to be ____________.
A. an artist B. a farmer
C. a doctor D. a teacher
2. When the old man was in hospital, he was ____________ years old.
A. 60 B. 70
C. 72 D. 78
3.Ann thought her grandpa’s pictures were ____________.
A. nice B. beautiful
C. good D. Terrible
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