Here, a reporter is interviewing the 12-year-...

Here, a reporter is interviewing the 12-year-old singer, Mara Justine, who’s one of the youngest contestants of America’s Got Talent.

Reporter: Why did you choose to compete on America’s Got Talent instead of one of the other singing competitions?

Mara: Well, America’s Got Talent actually called me because I had auditioned before, when I was 9 or 10 . I guess they looked over those videos. They asked me to audition again.

Reporter: How does it feel to be one of the youngest people on the show?

Mara: There are a lot of other people with more experience .,but I just try to do my best .I always go on to the stage thinking good thoughts, never bad thoughts.

Reporter: Who is your role model or idol(偶像) ? What inspires you?

Mara: For singing, my idols are Aretha Franklin and Christina Aguilera, but a role model to me would be my mom. I love her with all my heart—she encourages me to believe in my dreams.

Reporter: What are your other hobbies?

Mara: I love playing video games, and I usually go to the park with my family. We usually play basketball. We also like to play tennis!

1.From the passage, what can we knew about Mara Justine?

A.She’s the youngest contestants of America’s Got Talent.

B.She was accepted by America’s Got Talent the first time she auditioned.

C.She’s hardworking and optimistic (乐观的)。

D.She’s less confident (乐观的).

2.The underlined word “audition” probably means “　　　 “

A.试镜 B.试音 C.观看 D.报名

3.Who encourages Mara to make the dream come true?

A.Her mom

B.Aretha Franklin

C.Her fans

D.Aretha Franklin and Christina Aguilera

4.What’s the best title of this passage?

A.The Youngest Singer B.Mara’s Got Talent

C.A Singing Competition D.Mara’s Honbbies

5.What type of writing is the passage?

A.A travel guide B.A science report

C.A poster for a concert D.An intervie

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Here is an interview with a painter. Read and choose the best.

Reporter:Mr Shum, you were one of Taiwan’s most outstanding youths last year. Why was that?

Mr Shum:Well, I can tell you that there are two reasons.First, I am a painter. Second, and more important reason is I am handicapped﹙残疾的﹚。I have no arms and only one leg.

Reporter:Well, how do you paint then if you’ve got no arms? Do you use your foot?

Mr Shum:Hah! For some handicapped people, it’s true and they are able to use their feet.No,I use my mouth. I put my paintbrush or my crayons or pencils or whatever I am using in my mouth. I hold it firmly in my teeth and paint or draw like that. It was a little strange for me at first, but it quickly became very easy.

Reporter:I know you feel that you are first a painter and only secondly that you are a disablbed person, but can we talk first about your handicap?

Mr Shum:Well,in fact I think of myself firstly as a person, secondly as a painter and thirdly as someone with a physical handicap. Can I say that I am not happy with the word “handicapped”?

I am a popular painter because my paintings are good, not because they were painted by a handicapped person. “handicapped”means you can’t do anything. It is difficult for me to do some things like getting dressed.

Reporter: Were you born with your handicap?

Mr Shum:No. An accident happened to me when I was 15 years old.After that I became depressed﹙沮丧﹚and even tried to end my life, but my mother was always there for me.

1.Mr Shum is a painter who has no ____.

A.mouth　　 B.teeth　　 C.feet　　 D.arms

2.Mr Shum thinks himself first as ____.

A.a person　　 B.a painter　　 C.a hit　　　 D.a star

3.He doesn’t like the word“handicapped”because it suggests ______.

A.he can do anything　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B.there are some things he can’t do

C.there are somethings he can do very well　

D.he doesn’t want others to look him down

4.What does the underlined word“firmly”in this passage mean?

A.紧紧地　　　　 B.随意地　　　　 C.缓缓地　　　 D.轻轻地

5.What can we learn from Mr Shum’s story?

A.Comfort in living by painting　　　　

B.Pleasure of living with a brave mother

C.Help gives people happiness.　　　　　

D.What really matters is how you face it.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Here is an interview with a painter. Read and choose the best.

Reporter: Mr. Shum, you were one of Taiwan’s most outstanding youths last year. Why was that?

Mr. Shum: Well, I can tell you that there are two reasons. First, I am a painter. Second, and more important reason is I am handicapped﹙残疾的﹚. I have no arms and only one leg.

Reporter: Well, how do you paint then if you’ve got no arms? Do you use your foot?

Mr. Shum: Hah! For some handicapped people, it’s true and they are able to use their feet. No, I use my mouth. I put my paintbrush or my crayons or pencils or whatever I am using in my mouth. I hold it firmly in my teeth and paint or draw like that. It was a little strange for me at first, but it quickly became very easy.

Reporter: I know you feel that you are first a painter and only secondly that you are a disabled person, but can we talk first about your handicap?

Mr. Shum: Well, in fact I think of myself firstly as a person, secondly as a painter and thirdly as someone with a physical handicap. Can I say that I am not happy with the word “handicapped”? I am a popular painter because my paintings are good, not because they were painted by a handicapped person. “handicapped” means you can’t do anything. It is difficult for me to do some things like getting dressed.

Reporter: Were you born with your handicap?

Mr. Shum: No. An accident happened to me when I was 15 years old. After that I became depressed﹙沮丧﹚and even tried to end my life, but my mother was always there for me.

1.Mr. Shum is a painter who has no ____.

A. mouth　　　　　　　　 B. teeth　　　　　　　　 C. feet　　　　　　 D. arms

2.Mr. Shum thinks himself first as ____.

A. a person　　　　 B. a painter

C. a hit　　　　　　 D. a star

3.He doesn’t like the word “handicapped” because it suggests ______.

A. he can do anything

B. there are some things he can’t do

C. there are something he can do very well

D. he doesn’t want others to look him down

4.What does the underlined word “firmly” in this passage mean?

A.紧紧地　　　　　 B.随意地

C.缓缓地　　　　　　 D.轻轻地

5.What can we learn from Mr. Shum’s story?

A. Comfort in living by painting.

B. Pleasure of living with a brave mother.

C. Help gives people happiness.

D. What really matters is how you face it

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空

1.The reporter ____________ (interview) the famous singer at the moment.

2.Must he ____________ (finish) his homework before he has supper?

3.Drunken（醉）driving __________ (cause) a lot of traffic accidents in Wuxi so far.

4.It seems she ____________ (not come) back yet because her door is still locked.

5.The teacher told Simon ____________ (not listen) to music when doing homework.

6.Lily with her friends _______ (live) in Sunshine Town now.

7.How long does it take you _____________ (clean) the classroom after school every day?

8.Stop ________ (chat) on the Internet and help me with housework.

9.I am busy with my study now. I __________ (throw) away the rubbish in 20 minutes.

10.While they ___________ (discuss) how to prevent accidents, another one happened.

八年级英语单词拼写中等难度题查看答案及解析

The interviewer is having________ interview with________18-year-old girl.

A.a; a B.an; a C.a; an D.an; an

八年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

根据对话内容，从方框中选择恰当的选项补全对话，其中有两项多余。

〔Tim just won the tennis competition. A reporter is interviewing(采访)him.〕

A: Tim, congratulations (祝贺) on winning first prize in the tennis competition.

B: Thank you.

A: OK, some questions. Ha ha ... 1.

B: 15 years old.

A: 15? 2.

B: When I was three.

A: Who taught you to play it?

B: My father. 3.

A: Oh. How many days a week do you play tennis?

B: About three or four. I want to practice every day, but my parents say three or four days is enough.

A: 4.

B: Certainly. I want to be a professional (职业的) tennis player when I grow up.

A: 5.

B: Thanks a lot.

A. How old are you?

B. Why do you like it?

C. Which is your favorite tennis club?

D. So, when did you start playing tennis?

E. Wish you more success in the future!

F. Are you going to go on with your tennis?

G. And I take tennis lessons in a tennis club, too

八年级英语补全对话7选5中等难度题查看答案及解析

Look! The reporter from CCTV is having an interview ______ Mr Zhou.

A. on　　　　 B. in　　　　 C. to　　　　　 D. with

八年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Here is a report from Xinghua Daily Newspaper. Computer games are very popular not only with the young people but also the adults. In some ways, they will take the place of(代替) the traditional games such as cards, chess and so on. Because you only need a computer to play computer games. But in the past, if a man wanted to play chess, he must look for another one. In fact, computer games themselves are so interesting and exciting for us. The games can bring you happiness and excitement. They have been used in too many places such as schools, business, hospitals and so on.

Now there are many educational games for the students. They are helpful to the students. They can make the students learn more and better by changing the study ways. When the students play the educational games, they use their brains, eyes, ears and hands. The students will be active to get knowledge while playing. But now the students shouldn’t spend too much time on the computer games. Otherwise, it may affect their study.

We have gone into the computer age. And learning too much knowledge through the computer is becoming true.

1.What is the report from?

A. TV.                 B. Radio.            C. Magazine.         D. Newspaper.

2.Who likes computer games?

A.Only the young.                         B. Only the adults.

C. Both the young and the adults.            D. Nobody.

3.What’s the Chinese meaning of “affect”?

A. 有利                B. 改善            C. 影响            D. 处理

4.Can computer games take the place of the traditional games according to the report?

A.Yes, they can.                        B. No, they can’t.

C. In some ways.                　　　　　 D. Sorry, we don’t know.

5.Which is TRUE about the computer games according to the passage?

A. The computer games aren’t interesting.

B. You can’t see computer games at school.

C. The computer games can only bring you happiness.

D. You can’t spend too much time on computer games.

八年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Here is a report from Xinghua Daily Newspaper. Computer games are very popular not only with the young people but also the adults. In some ways, they will take the place of (代替) the traditional games such as cards, chess and so on, because you only need a computer to play computer games. But in the past, if a man wanted to play chess, he must look for another one. In fact, computer games themselves are so interesting and exciting for us that the games can bring you happiness and excitement. They have been used in too many places such as schools, business, hospitals and so on.

Now there are many educational games for the students. They are helpful to the students. They can make the students learn more and better by changing the study ways. When the students play the educational games, they use their brains (大脑), eyes, ears and hands. The students will be active (积极的) to get knowledge while playing. But now the students shouldn’t spend too much time on the computer games. Otherwise (另外), it may affect their study.

We have gone into the computer age. And learning too much knowledge through the computer is becoming true.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（5分）

1.What is the report from?

A. TV.　　 B. Radio.　　 C. Magazine.　　 D. Newspaper.

2.Who likes computer games?

A. Only the young.　　 B. Only the adults.

C. Both the young and the adults.　　 D. Nobody.

3.What’s the Chinese meaning of “affect”?

A. 有利　　 B. 改善　　 C. 影响　　 D. 处理

4.In some ways, will computer games take the place of the traditional games according to the report?

A. Yes, they will.　　 B. No, they won’t.

C. They won’t.　　 D. Sorry, we don’t know.

5.Which is TRUE about the computer games according to the passage?

A. The computer games aren’t interesting.

B. The computer games can’t bring you happiness.

C. When the students play the educational games, they only use their brains.

D. Students shouldn’t spend too much time on computer games.

八年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Here is a report from Xinghua Daily Newspaper. Computer games are very popular not only with the young people but also the adults. In some ways, they will take the place of(代替) the traditional games such as cards, chess and so on. Because you only need a computer to play computer games. But in the past, if a man wanted to play chess, he must look for another one. In fact, computer games themselves are so interesting and exciting for us. The games can bring you happiness and excitement. They have been used in too many places such as schools, business, hospitals and so on.

Now there are many educational games for the students. They are helpful to the students. They can make the students learn more and better by changing the study ways. When the students play the educational games, they use their brains, eyes, ears and hands. The students will be active to get knowledge while playing. But now the students shouldn’t spend too much time on the computer games. Otherwise, it may affect their study.

We have gone into the computer age. And learning too much knowledge through the computer is becoming true.

1.What is the report from?

A. TV.                 B. Radio.

C. Magazine.         D. Newspaper.

2.Who likes computer games?

Only the young.                         B. Only the adults.

C. Both the young and the adults.    D. Nobody.

3. What’s the Chinese meaning of “affect”?

A. 有利                B. 改善            C. 影响            D. 处理

4. Can computer games take the place of the traditional games according to the report?

Yes, they can.            B. No, they can’t.

C. In some ways.        D. Sorry, we don’t know.

5.Which is TRUE about the computer games according to the passage? 科

A. The computer games aren’t interesting.

B. You can’t see computer games at school.

C. The computer games can only bring you happiness.

D. You can’t spend too much time on computer games.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析