The first chocolate was enjoyed by people in ...

The first chocolate was enjoyed by people in Central and South America many years ago. In those days, the coca bean (可可豆) was used to make a chocolate drink.

In 1824, Mr. Cadbury opened a small shop in the United Kingdom. He sold chocolate drinks. In 1831, he opened a factory to make chocolate drinks. Mr. Cadbury believed that the wine was bad and he wanted to encourage people to drink chocolate instead. A few years later, man invented a way to make chocolate bars (块), so people had the chance to eat chocolate instead of only drinking it.

At first, only dark chocolate was made. Milk chocolate came later and it was made by adding milk to the chocolate. Mr. Cadbury made their first milk chocolate bar in 1897. Their most famous chocolate, Cadbury Milk Bar, was made in 1905. It has been popular for over 100 years. The Cadbury factory still makes chocolate in the United Kingdom, and the chocolate is eaten all over the world. Every year, quite a few visitors go to the factory to see how chocolate is made.

1.Asian people were the first to eat chocolate.

2.Mr. Cadbury expected people to drink chocolate instead of wine.

3.Milk chocolate came after dark chocolate.

4.People can still buy Cadbury chocolate.

5.The passage is mainly about the man who created chocolate.

八年级英语阅读判断中等难度题查看答案及解析

Nowadays, many Chinese people go traveling every year.1.

First, by traveling we can enjoy the beautiful scenery of different places.2.We can visit some famous cities and scenic spots(风景区).

3. We can get ideas of the conditions and customs of other people, taste different foods and local flavours (风味) if we like.4.

Third, travel will not only help us to get knowledge of geography and history and other knowledge, but also help us keep healthy and make us broad-minded(心胸开阔).

5.

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Chinese __________by more and more people in the world now.

A. speak     B. spoke       C. is spoken        D. was spoken

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Travel is useful to us in at least three ways.

First, by t　　　　　 1.we can enjoy the beautiful scenery of different places. We can see

w　　　　　 2.our own eyes many which can be read about in books, and v　　　　　 3. some famous cities and scenic spots.

S　　　　　 4., we will meet people with different interests and see strange and different things when we travel. We can get ideas of the conditions and customs of o　　　　　 5.people, taste different foods and local favors if we like. In this w　　　　　 6., we can u　　　　　 7. how different other people live.

Third, travel will not only help us gain 获得 knowledge of geography and h　　　　　 8.and other knowledge, but will a　　　　　 9.help us keep healthy and make us l　　　　　 10.narrow-minded 才智有限的.

With all these advantages of travel, it is no wonder that travel has now become more popular than ever in China.

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Robots seem very new to most people. But they have a long history. The first one was made by a Greek(希腊人)inventor in the 1920s.You may have seen robots in some fields. The robots in these fields are stronger, faster and much cleverer than people. In real life, most robots are used in factories. They are used to do many dangerous, difficult or boring jobs. Some people can’t look after themselves and robots are used to help, for example, some people can’t see. Many of these people use a dog to help themselves move around. This dog is called a guide dog. Scientists are making a robot to help them. In the future, robot dogs might take the place of these guide dogs.

One kind of robot guide dog has wheels. It moves in front of the owner. It is very clever. It knows the speed of its owner’s walk. The owner wears a special belt(带子). This belt sends instructions to the owner from the dog, such as“Stop here”, “Turn left” or “Turn right”.

In the United States, another kind of robot helps disabled people to take care of themselves in their daily life. The robot hears the sound of its owner’s voice. It follows instructions such as “Turn the page” or“Make a cup of coffee”.

Robots are also used in American hospitals. At one hospital a robot take meals from the kitchen to the sick people’s rooms. It never loses its way because it has a map of the hospital in its computer memory.

In the future, robots will work in space. But robots will never take the place of human beings(人类).They can, however, help us in a lot difficult ways.

1.From the passage, we can know that robots　　　　 .

A. were invented a few years ago

B. mostly work on the farm

C. can help the people who can’t see

2.The underlined phrase “a guide dog” means　　　　　 .

A.机器狗　　　 B.导盲犬　　　　 C.导游狗

3.Some disabled people need robot’s help to　　　　 .

A. take care of themselves

B. talk to other people

C. become scientist

4.Robots can’t get lost in hospital, because　　　 .

A. they walk after the doctors

B. they ask the people when they don’t know the way

C. their computer memory can tell the way

5.In the future, robots　　　　 .

A. will work in difficult and important fields

B. will take the place of human

C. can’t do something as bad people tell them

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根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。

1.All the traffic lights are ________ (控制) by a central computer.

2.At first, we lived in the ________ （南部的）part of the city.

3.The Chinese restaurant is usually full of people, ________(特别) at the weekend.

4.The long river is almost 8 ________（英尺）deep.

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In Bulgaria(保加利亚)，people have the Rose Festival in June.The first Rose Festival was in 1930.At the Rose Festival. people put on beautiful clothes. There are many rose flowers in their cloths.

Rose Festival is usually on the first weekend in June There are lots of shows for the festival.The rose-picking in the rose gardens and the parade(游行) along the streets of the town are the most interesting in the festival. Rose picking starts early in the morning ( around 4 am ) and women pick the roses.A group of men parade along the streets and play music.

根据短文内容,正确的选择A,错误的选择B

1.People hold the Rose Festival in July in Bulgaria.

2.The rose-picking in the rose gardens is the only activity during the festival.

3.The Rose Festival is a traditional festival of Bulgaria and began in 1930.

4.In Bulgaria, there are lots of shows for the festival.

5.At the Rose Festival , there are many rose flowers in their clothes.

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In Canada and the United States，people enjoy entertaining(请客)at home.They often invite friends over for a meal，a party，or just for a coffee and conversation.

Here are the kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their home：

“Would you like to come over for dinner Saturday night？”

“Hey，we're having a party on Friday.Can you come？”

To reply to an invitation，either say thank you and accept，or say you're sorry，and give an excuse：

“Thanks，I'd love to.What time would you like me to come？”or “Oh，sorry，I've tickets for a movie.”

Sometimes，however，people use expressions that sound like invitations but which are not real invitations.For example：

“Please come over for a drink sometime.”

“Why not get together for a party sometime？”

“Why don't you come over and see us sometime soon？”

They are really just polite ways of ending a conversation.They are not real invitations because they don't mention a specific(确定的)time or date.They just show that the person is trying to be friendly.To reply to expressions like these，people just say “Sure，that would be great！”or “OK，yes，thanks.”

So next time when you hear what sounds like an invitation，listen carefully：Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly?

1.Why do Canadians and Americans often invite friends for meals at home?

A. Because they can save time.

B. Because they can spend less money.

C. Because they enjoy entertaining at home.

D. Because they have modern and beautiful house.

2.Which of the following is a real invitation?

A. “If you are free，let's go for a dinner sometime.”

B. “Please go to the cinema with me someday.”

C. “Would you like to have a cup of tea with us sometime？”

D. “I've two tickets here.Can you go to the movie with me？”

3.If people say “Let's get together for lunch some day.”，you just say “______”

A. That would be nice.

B. How about this weekend?

C. Oh，sorry.I'm very busy.

D. That's great.I'll be there on time.

4.People use “an unreal invitation” in order to(为了)show that ______.

A. they're trying to be friendly

B. they're trying to be helpful

C. they're trying to make friends with others

D. they haven't got ready for a party yet

5.The passage is mainly about______.

A. entertainment at home　　 B. real invitations or not

C. expressions of starting a conversation　　 D. ways of ending a conversation

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

In Canada and the United States, people enjoy entertaining(请客) at home. They often invites friends for a meal, a party or just for coffee and conversation.

Here are the kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their homes: “Would you like to come over for dinner this Saturday night?” “Hey, we’re having a party on Friday. Can you come?”

To answer an invitation, either say thank you and accept or say you are sorry and give an excuse. “Thanks, I’d love to. What time would you like me to come?” or “ Oh, sorry. I’ve tickets for a movie.”

Sometimes, however, people in the west use expressions(语句) that sound like invitation but which are not real invitation. For example, “Please come over for a drink sometime.” “Why not get together for a party sometime?” or “Why don’t you come over and see us sometime soon?” They are really polite ways of ending a conversation. They are not real invitations because they don’t mention(提到、涉及) a certain time or date. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly. To answer expressions like this, people just say, “Sure, that would be great!” or “OK! Thanks.”

So next time when you hear what sounds like an invitation, listen carefully. Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly?

1.Why do Canadians and Americans often invite friends for meals at home?

A. Because they have modern and beautiful houses.　

B. Because they can spend less money.

C. Because they enjoy entertaining at home.     　

D. Because they can save time.

2.Which of the following is NOT a real invitation?

A. Please go to the concert with me some day.

B. Would you like to have a cup of tea with us this evening?

C. I’ve two tickets here. Can you go to the cinema with me?

D. If you are free now, let’s go to Wang’s for a drink.

3.If people say, “Why not get together for a party sometime?”, you just say “__________”

A. I’m glad to hear that.　　                 B. How about this evening?

C. Oh, sorry. I’m very busy.　                 D. That’s great. Thanks.

4.People use “an unreal invitation” in order to show __________.

A. they’re trying to be friendly　

B. they’re trying to make friends with others

C. they have already got ready for a party

D. their spirit of generosity

5. The passage is mainly about __________.

A. entertainment at home　

B. real invitations or not

C. expressions of starting a conversation　

D. ways of ending a conversation

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

In Canada and the United States，people enjoy entertaining(请客) at home. They often invite friends over for a meal，a party or just for a coffee and conversation.

Here are the kinds of words people say when they invite someone to their home：

“Would you like to come over for dinner on Saturday night？”

“Hey，we’re having a party on Friday. Can you come？”

To reply to an invitation，either say thank you and accept，or say you’re sorry，and give an excuse：

“Thanks，I’d love to. What time would you like me to come？”or “Oh，sorry，I’ve got tickets for a movie. ”

Sometimes，however，people use expressions that sound like invitations but which are not real invitations. For example：

“Please come over for a drink sometime. ”

“Why not get together for a party sometime？”

“Why don’t you come over and see us sometime soon？”

They are really just polite ways of ending a conversation. They are not real invitations because they don’t mention a specific(确定的) time or date. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly. To reply to expressions like these，people just say “Sure，that would be great！”or “OK，thanks. ”

So next time when you hear what sounds like an invitation，listen carefully：Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly?

1.Why do Canadians and Americans often invite friends for meals at home?

A. Because they can save time.　　 B. Because they can spend less money.

C. Because they enjoy entertaining at home.　　 D. Because they have modern and beautiful house.

2.Which of the following is a real invitation?

A. “If you are free，let’s go for a dinner sometime.”

B. “Please go to the cinema with me someday.”

C. “Would you like to have a cup of tea with us sometime？”

D. “I’ve got two tickets here. Can you go to the movie with me on Sunday？”

3.If people say “Let’s get together for lunch someday.”， you just say “________________”.

A. That would be nice.　　 B. How about this weekend?

C. Oh，sorry. I’m very busy.　　 D. That’s great. I’ll be there on time.

4.People use “an unreal invitation” in order to(为了) show ___________.

A. they’re trying to be friendly　　 B. they’re trying to be helpful

C. they’re trying to make friends with others　　 D. they haven’t got ready for a party yet

5.The passage is mainly about_____________.

A. entertainment at home　　 B. real invitations or not

C. expressions of starting a conversation　　 D. ways of ending a conversation

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析