Once upon a time, there was a poor orphan boy...

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.

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Once upon a time there was a poor woodcutter who worked very hard from morning till night. He had a son and his name was Herman. The old man saved some money and sent his son to university. (1)1.

But the money that the father gave his son was all finished after two years and Herman had to come back home. The old man had no more money. Herman said he would stay and work with his father.

The next day Herman went to the forest with his father. Though he had never done such work before, he worked well. (2)2. Herman took his bread and said he would go a little way into the forest.

Herman was so happy with the bright sunshine that he walked and walked. Suddenly he heard a voice, “Let me out! Let me out!” (3)3. There was something in the bottle (瓶子) that looked like a small frog (青蛙) . It jumped up and down shouting, “Let me out!”

As soon as Herman opened the bottle, the little thing jumped out of the bottle and began to grow. (4)4. “Thank you, young man,” he said. “Now it’s my turn to help you.”

The giant (巨人) gave Herman a piece of cloth (布). “It is unusual,” said the giant. “Put it on a stone, and it will turn the stone into gold.”

Herman ran back to his father with the unusual cloth. (5)5. Also, Herman went back to university to learn more. Years later he became a famous doctor in town.

根据材料内容从方框中选出合适的句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整、正确。其中有一个句子是多余的。

A. Thanks to it, they became rich and began to live a comfortable life.

B. Herman thanked the giant for the present and returned to his father.

C. Three hours later his father asked him to stop to have dinner.

D. Herman looked down and saw a green bottle under a tree.

E. In a minute it stood in front of Herman like a giant.

F. Herman worked hard and learned a lot of things.

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Once upon a time, there was a lazy poor man living in a small house with spider(蜘蛛) webs on the walls and mice running around. People_______coming into such a dirty place and the poor man was lonely and_______every day. He thought it was poverty(贫穷) that led_______his unhappy life.

One day, the poor man dropped in on a wise old man and asked him for ______about changing his life. The old man gave him a ______vase(花瓶) and said, “This is a magic vase that will bring you _______.”

The poor man looked at the vase________. He wondered _______he need a vase in his poor house. However, he didn’t want to ______away such a beautiful vase, so he brought it home and put it on the table.

“It’s not right for something so beautiful to be ______,” the poor man looked at the vase and thought. Then he picked some wild flowers and put them into it, making it even more beautiful.

_____he was still not satisfied(满意的). “It is not good for such a beautiful thing to stand next to a spider web.” At this, he started to do some______in the house and paint the walls.

His house turned into a_______place immediately. The poor man cheered up. He suddenly ______that in the past it was his _______that made him poor and unhappy. From then on, he worked hard and his life got better and better.

1.A. avoided　　 B. continued　　 C. enjoyed　　 D. risked

2.A. sadly　　 B. sad　　 C. Sadness　　 D. sadder

3.A. for　　 B. off　　 C. to　　 D. with

4.A. knowledge　　 B. success　　 C. service　　 D. advice

5.A. big　　 B. small　　 C. beautiful　　 D. old

6.A. pain　　 B. happiness　　 C. harm　　 D. confidence

7.A. closely　　 B. easily　　 C. surprisingly　　 D. gladly

8.A. what　　 B. why　　 C. how　　 D. when

9.A. throw　　 B. turn　　 C. keep　　 D. go

10.A. ugly　　 B. full　　 C. empty　　 D. dirty

11.A. And　　 B. But　　 C. Because　　 D. So

12.A. work　　 B. cleaning　　 C. job　　 D. cooking

13.A. strange　　 B. large　　 C. dirty　　 D. comfortable

14.A. hoped　　 B. realized　　 C. thought　　 D. found

15.A. business　　 B. laziness　　 C. loneliness　　 D. sickness

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Once upon a time, there was a poor man. One day, after working for hours, he had a rest under a tree in the middle of the field. Just then, he saw a terrible snake coming out of an anthill（蚁丘）. The man thought that the snake might be the god of the field. He did not give it anything, so he could not get anything from the field.

At once he went to bring a bowl of milk and offered the milk to the snake. “God of the field! I didn’t know that you live here. That’s why I never gave you anything. Please forgive me. ” Then he went home.

The next day, when the man came, he found a gold coin in the bowl near the anthill. From then on, the man gave milk to the snake and found gold coins.

One day the man was so busy that he couldn’t send milk to the snake. So he asked his son to take care of the snake. The son brought milk to the anthill and gave it to the snake. The next day, when he came back, he found a gold coin in the bowl. After taking the gold coin, he thought, “This anthill must be full of gold coins. I would kill the snake and take them all.”

The next day, the son came to the field with milk and a stick. He gave the milk to the snake and hit it with the stick. The snake escaped the stick and bit the boy to death.

1.The man might get 　　　　　 from the field before he found the snake.

A. anything　　　　　　 B. nothing

C. gold coins　　　　 D. some anthills

2.The underlined word “forgive” means “ ________ ” in Chinese.

A.忘记　　　　　　 B.忽略　　　　 C.原谅　　　　　 D.保佑

3.The son died because　　　　　　 .

A. the snake didn’t offer him any gold coins

B. his father was too busy to take care of him

C. he didn’t give the snake any milk.

D. he wanted to get all the snake’s gold coins.

4.From the passage we can learn that 　　　　　　 .

A. too much greed(贪婪) is harmful

B. we should protect the snake

C. the snake is terrible

D. people can’t get coins from the snake

5.We may find the passage 　　　　　　 .

A. in a research　　　　 B. in a sports magazine

C. in a poster　　　　 D. in a storybook

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time, there was a poor man. One day, after working for hours, he had a rest under a tree in the middle of the field. Just then, he saw a terrible snake coming out of an anthill（蚁丘）. The man thought that the snake might be the god of the field. He did not give it anything, so he could not get anything from the field.

At once he went to bring a bowl of milk and offered the milk to the snake. “God of the field! I didn’t know that you live here. That’s why I never gave you anything. Please forgive me. ” Then he went home.

The next day, when the man came, he found a gold coin in the bowl near the anthill. From then on, the man gave milk to the snake and found gold coins.

One day the man was so busy that he couldn’t send milk to the snake. So he asked his son to take care of the snake. The son brought milk to the anthill and gave it to the snake. The next day, when he came back, he found a gold coin in the bowl. After taking the gold coin, he thought, “This anthill must be full of gold coins. I would kill the snake and take them all.”

The next day, the son came to the field with milk and a stick. He gave the milk to the snake and hit it with the stick. The snake escaped the stick and bit the boy to death.

1.The man might get　　　　　　 from the field before he found the snake.

A. anything　　　　　　 B. nothing

C. gold coins　　　　 D. some anthills

2.The underlined word “forgive” means “ 　　　　　　 ” in Chinese.

A.忘记　　　　　　 B.忽略　　　　 C.原谅　　　　　 D.保佑

3.The son died because　　　　　　 .

A. the snake didn’t offer him any gold coins

B. his father was too busy to take care of him

C. he didn’t give the snake any milk.

D. he wanted to get all the snake’s gold coins.

4.From the passage we can learn that　　　　　　 .

A. too much greed(贪婪) is harmful

B. we should protect the snake

C. the snake is terrible

D. people can’t get coins from the snake

5.We may find the passage　　　　　　 .

A. in a research　　　　　　 B. in a sports magazine

C. in a poster　　　　　　　　 D. in a storybook

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time,there was a lazy poor living in a small house with spider webs(蜘蛛网) on the walls and mice running around.People_________coming into such a dirty place and the poor man was lonely and sad every day. He thought it was poverty(贫困) that ________ his unhappy life.　 One day, the poor man dropped in on a wise old man and asked him for_________ about changing his life. The old man gave him a beautiful vase(花瓶) and said,　 “This is a magic vase that will bring you_________.” The poor man looked at the vase ________. Why would he need a vase in his poor house? However , he didn’t want to_________ such a beautiful vase, so he brought it home on the table.　 “It.s not right for something so beautiful to be _________.” the poor man looked at the vaseand thought. Then he picked some wild flowers and put them into it, making it even more beautiful. _________ he was still not satisfied . “It is not good for such a beautiful thing to stand next to a spider web.” At this, he started to do some cleaning in the house and paint thewalls.　 His house turned into _________ place immediately.

The poor man_________ . He suddenly realized that in the past it was his laziness that made him poor and unhappy. From then on, he worked hard and his life got better and better.

1.A. hated B. enjoyed C. forgot D. imagined

2.A. carried B. changed C. caused D. repaired

3.A. service B. advice C. knowledge D. care

4.A. peace B. mess C. happiness D. regret

5.A. sadly B. nervously C. proudly D. surprisedly

6.A. give out B. throw away C. pay for D. keep off

7.A. ugly B. dirty C. empty D. full

8.A. Although B. But C. So D. Because

9.A. large B. dark C. comfortable D. strange

10.A. rang up B. cheered up C. stayed up D. cut up

八年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time, there was a beautiful girl called Cinderella.Her mother died and Cinderella's father had a new wife, who only loved her two ugly daughters.A handsome prince wanted to find a wife and invited all the girls to a dance.The ugly sisters had beautiful clothes but Cinderella stayed at home in the kitchen.A fairy(仙女）helped Cinderella and used magic to give her pretty clothes and a carriage（四轮马车） to go to the dance, but told her to leave at midnight because the magic would end by then.The prince liked Cinderella a lot and danced with her.Then the clock started ringing 12 p.m.and Cinderella ran out of the hall, leaving one glass shoe behind.

The prince wanted the lovely girl to be his wife.He walked around town with the shoe trying to find her.The ugly sisters wanted to marry the prince and tried to put the shoe on, but their feet were like elephants'.Then the prince asked Cinderella to try.The mother and ugly sisters laughed, but they stopped when the shoe went on Cinderella's foot.The prince made Cinderella his wife, and they lived happily ever after.

1. Cinderella's mother cannot help her because she ____.

A.was poor　　　 　　　　 B. was dead

C.hates Cinderella　　 D.was rich

2.Cinderella stayed at home because ____.

A.she hated dances

B.her sisters were ugly

C.she had no nice clothes

D.She didn’t like the prince

3. Her clothes were ____.

A.magic

B.very old

C.a present from her sisters

D.a present from her stepmother(继母）

4.At midnight Cinderella ____.

A.turned into an ugly girl　　　　 B.hurried home

C.noticed the prince　　　　　　　　 D.She stayed in the hall

5.The ugly sisters had ____.

A.animal feet　　　　 B.smelly feet

C.big feet　 　　　　 D.small feet

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time, there was a farmer called Da Niu. One day he was walking in the forest and found a bird. The bird’s was hurt（受伤）and it cried. Da Niu picked it up and took it home. He looked after it carefully every day. The bird got well soon.

One morning Da Niu enjoyed the sunshine next to the wall. The bird took his hat and flew away. Da Niu was very angry and ran after it. He shouted（大叫）, “What a bad bird you are!”

Suddenly he heard a big noise from his back. The wall he sat next to just now.（刚才紧靠近坐着的）fell down（倒下）.

1. Da Niu found the bird 　　　　 .

A. in the shop        B. at the zoo

C.in the forest.    D.on the farm.

2. How did Da Niu treat the bird when it was hurt?

A.He looked after it carefully.

B.He ran after it.

C.He shouted to it.

D.He was angry with it.

3.The underlined word “angry” means “ 　　　　 ”in Chines.

A.开心的            B.生气的

C.伤心的            D.大笑的

4.Why did the bird take Da Niu’s hat?

A.Because it was naughty.

B.Because Da Niu was unfriendly to it.

C.Because it wanted to save Da Niu’s life.

D.Because it wanted to throw it.

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A.The bad bird                        B.The nice farmer

C.The farmer and the bird            D.The farmer’s hat

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八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time there was a man in a small town. He had two children, a boy and a girl. The boy was good-looking but the girl was not.

One day they found a mirror（镜子）for the first time and they saw what they looked like. The boy was very happy and he said to his sister, “How handsome I am! I look much nicer than you!”

The girl did not like what her brother said and gave him a hard push（推）. “Go away!” she said.

Their father saw what was happening. He went up to them and said to the boy, “You must always BE good as well as LOOK good.”

Then to the girl he said, “my dear, if you help everyone and do your best to make him happy, everyone will love you. It does not matter that you are not as good-looking as your brother.”

1. Once upon a time a man had __________.

A. a good-looking boy　　　　　　　　 B. a good-looking girl

C. two good-looking children　　　　　 D. a boy and a girl

2. The boy was happy because he __________.

A. found a mirror

B. knew he looked as nice as his sister

C. was handsome

D. she was not happy with her brother

3. The girl gave the boy a hard push because __________.

A. she was stronger

B. what her brother said was wrong

C. her father loved her

D. she was not happy with her brother

4. Father told the girl that __________.

A. it was important to be good-looking

B. it was a good thing not to be good-looking

C. if she did her best to help people, she would enjoy people’s love

D. she was as good-looking as her brother

5. What can we learn from this story?

A. To be good to people is more important than to be good-looking.

B. To be good-looking is very important.

C. If you want to make yourself good-looking, you must be good to people.

D. If you often help people, you will become more and more beautiful.

八年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time there was a man in a small town. He had two children, a boy and a girl. The boy was good-looking but the girl was not.

One day they found a mirror（镜子）for the first time and they saw what they looked like. The boy was very happy and he said to his sister, “How handsome I am! I look much nicer than you!”

The girl did not like what her brother said and gave him a hard push（推）. “Go away!” she said.

Their father saw what was happening. He went up to them and said to the boy, “You must always BE good as well as LOOK good.”

Then to the girl he said, “my dear, if you help everyone and do your best to make him happy, everyone will love you. It does not matter that you are not as good-looking as your brother.”

1. Once upon a time a man had __________.

A. a good-looking boy

B. a good-looking girl

C. two good-looking children

D. a boy and a girl

2.The boy was happy because he __________.

A. found a mirror

B. knew he looked as nice as his sister

C. was handsome

D. she was not happy with her brother

3.The girl gave the boy a hard push because __________.

A. she was stronger

B. what her brother said was wrong

C. her father loved her

D. she was not happy with her brother

4.Father told the girl that __________.

A. it was important to be good-looking

B. it was a good thing not to be good-looking

C. if she did her best to help people, she would enjoy people’s love

D. she was as good-looking as her brother

5.What can we learn from this story?

A. To be good to people is more important than to be good-looking.

B. To be good-looking is very important.

C. If you want to make yourself good-looking, you must be good to people.

D. If you often help people, you will become more and more beautiful.

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