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In a very cold winter, there was a group of monkeys living in a forest and they were looking for fire (火) to get warm.　 One night, they saw a firefly(萤火虫) and thought that it was _______. Two monkeys tried to catch the firefly_______ it escaped. In the next evening, the monkeys caught a few fireflies successfully. They _______ the fireflies in a hole and tried to blow the fireflies. An owl(猫头鹰) was watching the _______ of the monkeys. He reached the monkeys and told them, “Hey, those are not fire! They are fireflies. You won’t be able to use them _______ a fire.”　 The monkeys laughed at the owl. The owl _______ the monkeys a few times again. But the monkeys still kept blowing the fireflies.　 At last, the owl told the monkeys, “ Go to find a cave(洞穴) to stay. You can save _______ from the coldness!” The monkeys still didn’t listen to the owl. And they didn’t stop their _______ activities. Until midnight, they were very tired and realized that the words of the owl were correct.　 They decided to find a cave. And _______, they escaped from the coldness.　

This story tells us that we may go wrong many times and should seek(寻找) and accept others’ ________.

1.A. fire B. wind C. rain D. snow

2.A. and B. but C. or D. so

3.A. put B. cut C. turned D. murdered

4.A. families B. words C. activities D. ambitions

5.A. to fly B. to make C. to know D. to shake

6.A. warned B. missed C. asked D. answered

7.A. himself B. yourselves C. myself D. herself

8.A. stupid B. brave C. common D. pretty

9.A. recently B. finally C. nearly D. personally

10.A. questions B. habits C. advice D. news

八年级英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析

Anna lived in a village. Although she was poor, she was always helpful. One winter, there was a very big flood （ 洪 水 ） ,and a lot of houses fell down. Anna's house was high enough to escape （ 逃 过 ） the flood. So when the water disappeared, her house was not damaged （破坏）.

However, Anna's house was quite small and there were only two little bedrooms. Her husband died of illness when their four children were very young. But, Anna shared her house with one family. because the family lost everything in the flood.

Anna's friends were very surprised　 when they saw Anna do this. They could not understand　 why Anna wanted to give herself so much trouble. life is so hard for her.

"Well," Anna told her friends, "30 years ago, a woman in the town found herself very poor. because her husband died in the war , and she had a lot of children, as I have now. The day before Christmas, the woman said to her children, 'We won't have much for Christmas this year, so I am going to get only one gift for all of us and I am sure we will be happy to have it. Now I'll go and get it. ' She came back with a little girl who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents. 'Here's our gift, she said to her children. "

"The children were very excited and happy to get such a gift. They welcomed the little girl, and she grew up as their sister. I was that Christmas gift. "

1.What happened to many of the houses in Anna's village in the flood?

Many of the houses _______in the flood.

2.Why could Anna's house escape the flood?

Because it was on a ________place.

3.What did Anna do after the flood?

She _________with a homeless family.

4.Who was Anna brought up （养育）by?

She was brought up by _____________.

5.What does the passage want to tell us?

It wants to tell us _________.

八年级英语填空困难题查看答案及解析

In winter the weather in England is often very cold. In spring and autumn there are sometimes cold days, but there are also warm days. The weather is sometimes hot in summer, but it is not often very hot. There are often cool days in summer.

When the temperature is over 27℃, English people say it is hot. When the temperature is about 21℃, they say it is warm.

In the north of Europe it is very cold in winter. In the south of Europe the summer is often very hot. In the south of Spain and in North Africa the summer is always hot.

Water freezes at 0℃.When water freezes, it changes from liquid into ice. Water boils at 100℃.When water boils, it changes from liquid into steam.

1.What is the weather like in summer in England?

A. Hot.　　 B. Warm.　　 C. Cool.　　 D. Both A and C.

2.How high do English people think the temperature is hot?

A. About 27℃.　　 B. Over 27℃.　　 C. About 21℃.　　 D. Over 21℃.

3.What do you think “the north of Europe” means?

A. A part of a country.　　 B. The capital of Europe.

C. A country in the north of Europe.　　 D. A part of Europe.

4.When water freezes, it changes from　　　　　　　　 into　　　　　　　　 .

A. water; ice　　 B. water; steam　　 C. steam; ice　　 D. ice; water

5.The writer wants to tell us something about　　　　　　　　 .

A. the weather in Europe　　 B. the weather in England

C. some knowledge of the temperature　　 D. three states of water

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Near the North Pole (北极) there are only two seasons: winter and summer. In winter it is very cold, and the nights are 10ng. For more than two months, you can't see the sun, even at noon. The summer days are long. For over two months, the sun never sets, and there is no night.

The Eskimos live near the North Pole. They make warm clothing from the skins of animals. They make coats and hats and even boots from skins. They build their tents with skins, too. When they are out in a storm and can't get back home, they build houses of snow. They leave the snow houses when the storm is over. Life is hard for the Eskimos.

1.There are only two seasons near the North Pole. They are_______.

2.In summer near the North Pole we can see the sun even at ______.

3.In winter you can't see_______ for more than two months.

4.The Eskimos make warm clothing from________

5.When the Eskimos are out in a storm and can't get back home, they build houses with______.

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完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分,计10分）

In England, winter is not very cold and summer is not very hot．There 　　　 a great difference between summer and winter．Why is this? England has a warm winter and a 　　　 summer because it is an island country．In winter the sea is 　　 than the land．The winds from the sea 　　 warm air to England．In summer the sea is cooler than the land．The winds from the sea bring cool air to England．The 　　 winds blow over England all the year round．They blow from the southwest．They are 　　 winds．They bring 　　 to England all the year round．England has a lot of rain all the year round．The west of England is　　　　 than the east．More rain falls there．The four seasons are all 　　 months long．If you want to visit England , you can go there in 　　　 ．

1.A．isn’t　　 B．doesn’t have　 C．is　　 D．has

2.A．cold　　 B．cool　　 C．hot　　 D．warm

3.A．warmer　　 　　 B．warm　　 C．hot　　 D．hotter

4.A．carries　　 　　 B．are　　 C．bring　　 D．take

5.A．west　　 B．east　　 C．southeast　　 D．southwest

6.A．cool　　 B．winter　　 C．wet　　 D．cold

7.A．cloud　　 B．rain　　 C．cold　　 D．snow

8.A．wet　　 B．drier　　 C．wetter　　 D．colder

9.A．two　　 　　 B．four　　 C．three　　 D．same

10.A．spring　　 　　 B．autumn　　 C．winter　　 D．each season

八年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

When the world was very young, people lived in hot places .They didn’t live in cold places because they could not keep warm there.

At first men didn’t know how to make a fire. Sometimes trees were hit by lightning .Then a fire was started .People took some of the fire near their homes. A fire was very important for three reasons. It kept them warm. Wild animals were frightened when they saw it. And when food was cooked, it tasted much better.

But men didn’t know how to make a fire. When they had a fire, they didn’t let it stop burning. If it went out, they couldn't start it again. They had to wait for lightning to start another fire. Sometimes they had to wait for years.

Later, they learned how to make a fire. But it was not easy to make something burn . Now we have matches. We can carry them in our pockets and make a fire when we want to.

1.Millions of years ago people didn’t live in cold places because________.

A．they were afraid of cold

B．they didn’t know how to keep warm

C．they couldn’t make a fire

D．they couldn’t find cold places

2.People found that _______.

A．wild animals enjoyed fire very much

B．the cooked food tasted better than uncooked food

C．the uncooked food tasted much better

D．wild animals needed fire to keep them warm

3.Now we can make a fire___________.

A．in cold places                          B．in our pockets

C．if it is necessary                         D．in the forest

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage.

A．People are much cleverer now than they were long before.

B．A fire could be made by lightning.

C．We can make a fire with matches

D．After man knew how to make a fire, it became very easy to burn something .

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

第三节 阅读表达

Elizabeth lived with her six children in a small house. One winter, there was a big flood(洪水), and quite a few houses were washed away, but Elizabeth’s house was high enough to escape(避开) it.

One of the families lost everything. Elizabeth helped it by sharing her home until the family could build a new house. Elizabeth’s friends could not understand her, because she already had so many children to look after.

“Well,” Elizabeth explained to her friends, “at the end of World War II, there was a poor woman in a town in England. Her husband had been killed in the war and she had a lot of children, just like me now. On Christmas Eve, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have much for Christmas. I’m going to get just one present for us all. Now I’ll go and get it.’ She came back with a little girl who had no parents. The children were more than excited to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl warmly, and she grew up as their sister. I was that Christmas present.”

1.Did the flood wash away Elizabeth’s house?

______________________________________________________________________

2.How did Elizabeth help one of the families?

_________________________________________________________________________

3.Why didn’t her friends understand her?

_______________________________________________________________________

4.When did the poor woman get a present for her children?

______________________________________________________________________

5.What was the Christmas present?

__________________________________________________________________

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Tina lived with her six children in a small house. One winter, there was a big flood(洪水) and quite a few houses were washed away. 1..

Tina took in one of the families which had lost everything. 2. Tina's friends could not understand why she wanted to give so much when she already had so many children to support.

"Well," Tina explained to her friends, "At the end of World War I, there was a poor woman in a town in Germany. 3. "

"The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, 'We won't be able to have much for Christmas. I'm going to get just one present for us all. 4.’She came back with a little girl who had no parents. 'Here's our present,' she said to her own children."

"The children were more than excited to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl warmly, and she grew up as their sister. 5."

根据文章的内容，将下面的句子还原到文中。

A.Now I'll go and get it.

B.But Tina's house was high enough to escape (逃)it.

C.Her husband had been killed in the war and she had many children, just like me now.

D.She shared her home until the family could build another house.

E.I was that Christmas present.

八年级英语补全短文5选5中等难度题查看答案及解析

--- It is very cold this winter.

---Yes, but it was 　　　 colder last winter, I remember.

A. already　　　　　　　　　　 B. even　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. more

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When I was a little girl, my family lives in a small village. There was a very beautiful river near my home. The water was clean and cool. I liked to go fishing there with mom. We would catch fish, look for clams and play in the water. There were also a lot of  birds near the river. We would spend all day watching the birds. Life was beautiful and wonderful in the old days.

Now my family lives in the city. Last Sunday my daughter asked me to take her to see the beautiful river I was always talking about. “I want to go fishing there with you and Grandma ao much,” she said.

When we went to the river, we only saw a factory and a mountain of garbage(垃圾). My mom was surprised, my daughter was quite despondent, and I was sad—the river was my best friend. I grew up with it. Now there are no fish in it; the birds are gone, too. I hear it crying for help. But what can I do ?

1.Where was the writer born?

A．In a city           B．In a village         C．In a foreign country  D．In a mountain

2.When the writer went back to see the river, what did she find?

A．The pollution in the river was very serious.

B．The river was a good place for children to play.

C．Bird-watching was more and more popular along the river.

D．There were many more fish in the river.

3.Who is “Grandma” in the reading?

A．The writer’s daughter                   B．The writer’s mom

C．The writer                             D．The writer’s grandmother

4.What does the underlined word “despondent” mean?

A．高兴的           B．惊喜的           C．失望的           D．麻木的

5.What did the writer mean when she said, “I grew up with it”?

A．She helped clean the garbage out of the river.

B．She spent much time playing around the river.

C．She had many friends who lived near the river.

D．She grew well by eating fish and clams from the river.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析