"A wise(聪明的)old owl sat on an oak. The more h...

"A wise(聪明的)old owl sat on an oak. The more he saw, the less he spoke, the more he heard. Why aren't we like that wise old bird?"-Edward H. Richards.

We all need to learn to listen well. Listening is a learned skill, the same as speaking in public. It just takes much longer to learn! Listening is a skill we should be practicing every day.

Listening shows others that they are important. It's a sign of respect(尊重). If someone listens to you carefully when you are talking, it shows that they are really interested in what you are saying.　

How do you practice listening? Here are some tips:

Put down whatever is in your hands. Are you in the middle of writing something? Put down the pen and start to listen. Are you reading something? Close it so that it will be impossible for you to look down and start reading again. Then put it down.

Face the person you are speaking with. Facing the person you are speaking with will help you listen more carefully. It will also make the person feel that you find what he is saying important.　

Mind your body language. Standing towards the speaker will show interest. Looking around the room shows you have no interest. Looking that speaker in the eye tells him that he is important.　

Listen completely. Do not start making comments(评论)after the first few words. Do not start thinking about your reply in your mind. Listen to the speaker carefully and try to understand what he is telling you.

1.The writer begins the article with Edward's words in order to _____　　 .

A.help show his ideas B.help show his interest

C.make readers speak D.make readers listen

2.The third paragraph is mainly about________.

A.the way of listening to people B.the way of showing respect to others

C.the importance of showing interest D.the importance of listening

3.Which of the following is NOT the tips of listening?

A.We should put down what we are doing. B.We should look the speaker in the eye.

C.We shouldn't mind our body language. D.We shouldn't make comments at once(立刻).

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

That year I went to the college. On the first day of the term, I was so s 1.　 that an old lady sat next to me. She was very old, but she looked very a　 2. 　 .

“Why are you in college at such an a　 3., Rose?” I asked her. “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have several children and t　 4. 　 ,” she answered jokingly. I was interested in what has made her take on this challenge (挑战) at her age. “In fact, I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting o 5. .” she told me. Later, we became friends.

At the end of the term, she gave a talk to our class. I’ll never forget what she said. She cleared her throat (嗓子) and b 6. , “We do not stop w　　 7. because we are young; we grow old because we stop. Do you hope to stay young, be happy, and become s8. ? Do you have a dream? I had a dream of going to college. It almost took me all my lifetime, but h 9. 　 I am. Never lose your dreams and never give up.” We were all moved by Rose’s words. And I still remember her words in all my life, so I continue my dreams and try my best to a　 10. them.

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Henry finds a job on a farm.He is the strongest and youngest.He eats more，sleeps more，but works less.He doesn’t like to use his head，so he knows little.He has to do some unskilled (无需特殊技能的)work.He always says he’s tired and hopes to have a good rest.So he gets less money than others.

Winter is coming.The workers are getting ready for the next year.Only Henry does nothing.The farmer tells him to cut down some trees in the forest.The young man has to go there with a chair.He feels lonely(寂寞的)in the forest and is afraid of the animals.So he looks　　 around and sings loudly.Nobody knows what he’s singing.After three days，Henry doesn’t cut down any trees.The farmer feels strange.He wants to find out how the young man is working there.To his anger(生气)，Henry is sitting on the chair，cutting the tree.”Why are you sitting here to cut the trees?”asks the farmer.”Because I can’t work if lying(躺着)，sir.”

1.Henry doesn’t like to use his head，so_________.

A.he knows little knowledge(知识)

B.he is young and strong

C.he tries to be a farmer

D.he finds a job on a farm

2.Henry gets less money because_________.

A.he sleeps more

B.he does some unskilled work

C.he isn’t polite to the farmer

D.he eats more

3.Henry has to cut down the trees because_________.

A.he can do nothing except(除了)it

B.he likes to stay in the quiet forest

C.he can’t get on well with others

D.he is very strong

4.Henry is________ to stay in the forest.

A.glad        B.angry        C.safe            D.afraid

5.Henry hopes to_________.

A.make the farmer happy        B.get help

C.lie down in the forest    D.cut down more trees

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Every day I pass by a homeless old man on the street. He usually sat near where I go to school. Whenever I pass by, he says “hello” in a cheerful manner, and I always say it back. I give him any extra (多余的) change I have.

The old man always wears an old watch. It is not an expensive watch by any means, but it serves its purpose. One day I noticed he wasn’t wearing it any more. I asked him why and he looked down and told me that the battery (电池) had died so he threw it away. I knew he couldn’t buy a new battery and he had no enough money to buy a new watch.

He stayed on my mind all day, and I knew what I had to do. I went out to a shop and bought him a watch. It was not an expensive one, but one that was very similar to the one he had.

When I saw him the next day, he was smiling and cheerful as ever. When I bent down to put some change in his cup, I also dropped the watch in. I didn’t say anything about it. I just smiled at him and kept on walking. He didn’t even notice it until I left. I looked back and watched as he pulled the watch from the cup. He looked to me and I just smiled and nodded. He put the watch on with a big smile on his face and I walked happily on my way.

1.The old man always greeted the writer when she passed because _______.

A. she was a student　　 B. she usually gave him some money

C. she had a lot of money　　 D. she was always cheerful

2.Why did the old man throw the watch away?

A. The writer said she would give him one.　　 B. He wanted to get a new one.

C. The battery had no power.　　 D. The watch didn’t serve its purpose.

3.From the passage we can learn that _______.

A. the old man knew the writer had brought him a new watch

B. the old man didn’t see it when the writer put the watch in the cup

C. the writer dropped nothing but a watch in the cup

D. the watch must have cost the writer a lot of money

4.What do we know about the new watch?

A. It was a little expensive.　　 B. It was cheaper than the one the old man had.

C. It was more beautiful.　　 D. It looked like the one the old man had.

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. How to Help Others　　 B. Don’t Throw Old Things Away

C. An Expensive Gift　　 D. A Homeless Old Man

八年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

One day ,a woman got on a bus with a child in her arms. The woman sat down next to an old couple. The old woman took a look at the child and said in a low voice to her husband,” Look at the child. He’s so ugly(丑陋的).”

The woman heard what the old woman said and began to cry. She cried and cried and no one could stop her.

When the bus came to a stop, a young man got on the bus with some bananas and sat at the back of the bus. He saw the woman crying, so he went over and said to her,” Oh, come, please don’t cry any more. You look very ugly when you are crying.”

The woman didn’t stop crying. Instead, she cried even harder. The young man didn’t know what he could do. Suddenly he noticed the bananas in his hand and had a good idea. So he said again to the woman, ”Well, if you stop crying, I will give your monkey some bananas to eat.”

1.“An old couple” in the first paragraph refers to (指的是)_______.

A．the driver and the conductor(售票员)

B. the old woman and her husband

C.　 the woman and her child

D. the bus and its passengers

2.The child in the woman’s arms_____________.

A. was very clever

B. was very tall

C. looked quite lovely

D. wasn’t good-looking

3.The woman began to cry on the bus because______________.

A. she felt very sad

B. she took the wrong bus

C. she didn’t get off at the right stop

D. she lost her purse

4.The woman cried even harder when the young man asked her to stop crying

because_______.

A. the young man didn’t give her bananas

B. the old woman said her child was ugly

C. the young man said she looked ugly

D. she also thought her child was ugly

5.What the young man said at the end of the story shows that____________.

A. the child became a monkey

B. the child was very ugly

C. the young man was very kind

D. the woman loved her child

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The driver saw an old man _______ on the side of the road .

A.lie　　　　　　　　 B.lay　　　　　　　　 C.lying

八年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

The driver saw an old man _______ on the side of the road .

A. lie　　　　　　　　 B.lay

C. lying　　　　　　　　　 D. to lie

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完形填空。

One day , bus No.1 was going along Louxing Road . Suddenly the driver saw an old man 　 　　 on the side of the road . A woman next to him was shouting for 　 　　 .

The bus driver stopped the bus　 　 　　 　　 thinking twice . He got off and asked the woman what happened . She said that the man had a heart problem and should go to the 　 　　 　　 . The driver know he had to act 　　 　 .He told the passengers that he must take the man to the hospital . He expected most or all of the passengers to 　 　　 　　 and wait for the next bus . But to his surprise , they all agreed to go with him . Some passengers helped the bus driver to move the man 　 　　 　 the bus .

　　　 　 the bus driver and the passengers , the doctors saved the man in time . Now many people don’t want to help 　　 　　 because they don’t want any trouble .But the driver didn’t think about himself .He only thought about saving a 　　 　　 .

1.A. lay　　　　 　 B. to lie　　　 　 C. lying

2.A. people　　 B. help　　　　 　 C. advice

3.A. with　　 　 B. for　　　　　　 　 C. without

4.A. office　　　 B. hospital　　 　 C. park

5.A. quickly　　 B, slowly　　　 　 C. quick

6.A get off　　　　 B. get on　　　　 　 C. get up

7.A. from　　　　 B. onto　　　　 　　 C. out of

8.A. Thanks for　 B. Thanks to　　 　 C. Thanks

9.A. others　　　　 B. another　　 　 C. other

10.A. passenger　 B. woman　　 　　 C. life

八年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

完形填空

A train stopped at a small station.An old man on the train looked　1　the window and saw a woman.The woman was selling cakes,and many people from 　2　 train were buying them.The old man wanted　3　a cake,but the old woman was standing far from him.It was raining hard and he　4　 want to go out of the train.

Suddenly he saw a boy.The boy was walking on the platform　5　 from him.“Come here boy,”the old man shouted.“Do you know 　6　each of the cakes is?”“Five cents,”the boy answered.The old man gave ten cents and asked him 　7　two cakes.“One is for me,and　8　is for you,”he told the boy.

Some minutes　9　,the boy came back.He was eating a cake.He gave the old man five cents and said,“Sorry,there was only　10　.”

八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

In order to finish the work on time, he spent _____ time but _____ money than I.

A. less; more B. fewer; less

C. more; little D. fewer; more

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