One day, a baby snail（蜗牛）found that he had to...

One day, a baby snail（蜗牛）found that he had to carry a big and heavy shell at any time. He was confused（困惑的）, so he went up to his mother and asked, “Why was I born with a shell that grew so hard and heavy?” His mother said, “Because we don’t have bones to hold us up. We can only move slowly, so we need a shell to protect us.”

The baby snail asked again, “The caterpillar（毛毛虫）has no bones, either, and she can’t move quickly. Why can she live without a shell?” The mother snail answered, “That’s because a caterpillar will become a butterfly（蝴蝶）. She can fly high into the sky. The sky can protect her.

The baby snail had one more question, “But the earthworm（蚯蚓）moves like us. He has no bones and he won’t turn into a butterfly. Why doesn’t he carry a hard and heavy shell?” His mother said, “ He can dig a hole and hide in the ground, and then the earth can protect him.”

The baby snail then cried, “ We are so poor! We have no protection from the sky or from the ground!” His mother smiled at him, “That’s why we have a shell. My dear, imagine that if we don’t have the shells, what will happen to us? Hot sun will dry out our bodies and we’ll have nowhere to sleep. What’s more, we’ll die in the heavy rain. How terrible it is! We don’t depend on the sky or the ground for protection. We should depend on ourselves.”

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1.Whom did the baby snail ask for help, his mother or father?

2.What will the caterpillar in the story become when she grows up?

3.Where can an earthworm hide?

4.How many questions did the baby snail ask?

5.Who should the snails depend on according to the story?

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One day, a baby snail（蜗牛） found that he had to carry a big and heavy shell（壳） at any time. He was confused(困惑的), so he went up to his mother and asked, “ Why was I born with a shell that grew so hard and heavy?” His mother said, “Because we don’t have bones（骨头） to hold us up. We can only move slowly, so we need a shell to protect us.”

The baby snail asked again, “The caterpillar(毛毛虫) has no bones, either, and she can’t move quickly. Why can she live without a shell?” The mother snail answered, “That’s because a caterpillar will become a butterfly. She can fly high into the sky. The sky can protect her.”

The baby snail had one more question, “But the earthworm(蚯蚓) moves like us. He has no bones and he won’t turn into a butterfly. Why doesn’t he carry a hard and heavy shell?” His mother said, “He can dig a hole and hide in the ground, and then the earth can protect him.”

The baby snail then cried, “We are so poor! We have no protection from the sky or from the ground!” His mother smiled at him, “That’s why we have a shell. My dear, imagine that if we don’t have the shells, what will happen to us? Hot sun will dry out our bodies and we’ll have nowhere to sleep. What’s worse, we’ll die in the heavy rain. How terrible it is! We don’t depend on the sky or the ground for protection. We should depend on ourselves.”

回答下列问题，第五题为翻译划线句子。

1.Whom did the baby snail ask for help, his mother or father?

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2.What will the caterpillar in the story become when he grows up?

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3.Where can an earthworm hide?

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4.Who should the snails depend on according to the story？

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5.____________________________________________________

八年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

One day a poor boy, who was selling newspapers in a town, found that he had only ten pennies（便士）left, and he was hungry. He decided to ask for a ________1.  at the next house. However, he had another idea when a young woman opened the door.

Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. But as he looked ________2. , she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it, and then asked, “How much do I own（欠）you?”

“My mother teaches me that I should ________3.  get money for any kindness,” she replied. “So you don’t owe me ________4. .”

Many years later, the woman became seriously ill. Then she was sent to a famous hospital in London. Dr Kelly was called in to study her illness. When he heard the name of the ________5.  which she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. As soon as he walked into her room, he got to know her at once. He did his best to ________6.  her. Then he gave special attention to her. After some time she got well.

Dr. Kelly asked for her final bill before she left hospital. He ________7.  it, then wrote something on it ________8.  it was sent to her. She was afraid to open it, for she believed it would cost the rest of her life to ________9.  for it all. But ________10.  she opened it, and read these words on it: Paid in full with one glass of milk.

11.A．banana              B．drink                C．meal

12.A．excited             B．thirty               C．hungry

13.A．always              B．never                C．sometimes

14.A．anything            B．everything           C．nothing

15.A．country             B．house                C．town

16.A．protect             B．remember             C．save

17.A．looked at           B．looked after         C．looked for

18.A．after               B．before               C．when

19.A．take                B．pay                  C．spend

20.A．finally            B．quickly              C．happily

八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

One day we invited some friends to dinner. When it was about six o’clock, my wife found that we had little bread. So she asked our five-year-old daughter, Kathy, to buy some. “Here’s a dollar,” my wife said, “get two loaves(条) of bread, if they have it. If they don’t have it, get anything. But hurry!” Kathy hurried off, and we waited and waited. By a quarter past six, all the friends had arrived. But Kathy had not returned. Finally we saw her dancing around the corner with a bright new hula hoop(呼啦圈) whirling(旋转) round her middle. “Kathy!” her mother cried. “Where did you get that hula hoop, and where is the bread?” “Well, when I got to the shop, they had sold all their bread,” answered Kathy. “And you said ‘If they don’t have that, get anything!’”

1.One day Kathy’s parents invited some friends to __________.

A．have breakfast                         B．have lunch

C．have supper                           D．have a party

2.What did Kathy buy at last?

A．Other food.                            B．Nothing.

C．Hula hoop.                            D．Two loaves of bread.

3.Why did she do this?

A．Because the shop had sold all their bread.

B．Because her mother asked her to get anything if they hadn’t had bread.

C．Because she loved playing with hula hoop.

D．All above.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

One day we invited some friends to dinner. When it was about six o’clock, my wife found that we had little bread. So she asked our five-year-old daughter, Kathy, to buy some.

‘Here’s a dollar,’ my wife said, ‘get two loaves of bread, if they have it. If they don’t have it, get anything. But hurry!’

Kathy hurried off, and we waited and waited. By a quarter past six, all the friends had arrived. But Kathy had not returned. Finally we saw her dancing around the corner with a bright new hula hoop（呼啦圈） whirling（旋转） round her middle.

“Kathy!” her mother cried. “Where did you get that hula hoop, and where is the bread?”

“Well, when I got to the shop, they had sold out all their bread,” answered Kathy. “And you said ‘If they don’t have that, get anything!’”

1.One day Kathy’s parents invited some friends to ________.

2.How much did Kathy’s mother give her?

3.Kathy ________  in a hurry.

4.What did Kathy buy at last?

5.Why did she do this?

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

A young man worked very hard on his lessons. He was too busy to have a rest. One day he found that he couldn't fall asleep at night. As he became ill, he couldn't go to sleep. When he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep. But he always failed.

After a few days he decided to see a doctor.

"I just can't go to sleep at night. What should I do?" he asked.

"I have a suggestion," said the doctor. "You can try to count numbers. When you count to one thousand, you will be asleep. I am sure of it. "

The next day the man returned to the doctor's office.

"Well," said the doctor. "How are you today? Did you try my suggestion?"

The man still looked tired. "Yes," he said. "I tried to count one, two, three.. , up to one thousand. But when I counted to five hundred and sixty--nine, I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some tea so that I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldn't fall asleep. "

1.Why couldn't the young man go to sleep at night?

A．Because he didn't finish his lessons.

B．Because he worked too hard.

C．Because he was worried about his homework.

D．Because there was a lot of noise.

2. What did the doctor ask the young man to do?

A．To drink much water before going to bed.

B．To count numbers while he was lying in bed.

C．To count numbers before he went to bed.

D．To take some medicine and go to bed earlier.

3. The young man returned to the doctor's office the next day because_____

A．he wanted to thank the doctor

B．he felt better and wanted some more medicine

C．he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbers

D．he still couldn't go to sleep at night

4.The young man counted_______

A．from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some tea

B．from 1 to 569 and fell asleep

C．from 1 to 1,000 and fell asleep

D．from 568 to 1,000

5. In fact the young man ______

A．didn't understand the doctor's suggestion

B．was not able to count numbers

C．was very afraid to stay at home by himself

D．wasn't sleepy at all

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

One day, a boy found an eagle's(鹰) egg. He didn't know what to do, so he put it in the nest of chickens. When the eagle was born, he ______. He grew up doing what chickens do, such as scratching at the dirt for food and flying short and low with his wings. It was a boring life.

Day after day, the eagle grew older. One day, he and his chicken friends saw a beautiful bird soaring in the sky, high above the mountains. “Oh, I wish I could fly like that！” said the eagle. The chickens answered,　 “Don't_give_it_another_thought. That's the strong eagle, and it's the king of all birds. You could never be like him because you are a chicken！” Then the eagle never thought about that again. He went on living like a chicken, digging the holes and feeling unhappy about the life. Even when he died, he thought he was a chicken.

My friends, you too were born an eagle. The God wanted you to be a real eagle, so don't listen to the chickens! Just keep your dream in the mind and try your best to fly in the sky.

1.Which of the following should we put in the ______ in Paragraph 1?

A. could even fly like an eagle

B. wanted to have a different life

C. thought he was a chicken

D. became very different from other chickens

2.What does the underlined word “soaring” mean in English?

A. running　　 B. flying　　 C. dancing　　 D. living

3.The underlined sentence “Don't give it another thought.” means ________.

A. you can have a try　　 B. everything may happen

C. stop thinking like that　　 D. you should know what to do

4.The eagle couldn't fly above the mountains because ________.

A. he wasn't an eagle at all　　 B. he believed chickens' words

C. he wasn't strong enough　　 D. he didn't like flying high

5.What can you learn from the passage?

A. We should always listen to others' ideas.

B. There is something that we can never do.

C. It's important for us to choose good friends.

D. Don't let others' words affect(影响) your life.

八年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

Early one morning, an old woman was carrying a big basket of cabbages on her hand to the market. She hoped to________ them to the people from the town.

The mountain road was narrow(窄的) and the old woman was walking ________ , because she did not want to have ________ and lose her cabbages.

Suddenly she________ a loud noise, and a bicycle came round the corner. It passed her and went very fast ________ the hill. The old woman had to jump to one side of the ________ so quickly that the basket of vegetables nearly fell into the valley( 山谷).

She looked up and saw that a young boy was on the bicycle. He was________ on without even looking round to see if the old woman was all right.

The old woman began to ________ , "Come back, young man! You dropped something!"

When he heard this, the boy stopped the bicycle so suddenly that he nearly ________ his bicycle. Then he turned and began to ________ the bicycle back up to the hill. "What is it?" he asked. "What did I drop?"　 " Little boy, "　 the old woman answered, "you dropped your manners(礼貌) . "

1.A. send　　　 　 　 B. sell　　　　　　 C. give　　　　　　 D. take

2.A. carefully　　 B. clearly　　　　　 C. politely　　　　 D. hardly

3.A. a match　　 B. a rest　　　　　 　 C. an accident　　 D. a talk

4.A. hit　　　　　 B. made　　　　　　 　 C. found　　　　　　　 D. heard

5.A. over　　　　 B. up　　　　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　　 D. down

6.A. road　　　　 B. street　　　　　 　 C. town　　　　　　　 D. hill

7.A. driving　　　　 B. riding　　　　　　 C. running　　　　　 D. walking

8.A. shout　　　　 B. shouted　　　　　 C. to shout　　　　 D. to shouting

9.A. fell into　 　 B. climbed up　　　 C. pickd up　　　　　 D. fell off

10.A. carry　　　　 B. catch　　　　　　 C. push　　　　　　　　 D. give

八年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Early one morning, an old woman was carrying a big basket of potatoes on her head to the market. She hoped to 　 　　 them to the people from town.

The mountain road was narrow (窄的) and the old woman was walking 　　 , because she did not want to have 　　 and lose her potatoes.

Suddenly she 　　 a loud bell, and a bicycle came round the corner.

It passed her and went very fast 　　 the hill. The old woman had to jump to one side of the 　　 so quickly that the basket of potatoes nearly fell into the valley (山谷).

She looked up and saw that a young boy was on the bicycle. He was 　　 on without even 　　 round to see whether the old woman was all right. The old woman began to shout, “Come back, young man! You dropped something!”

When he heard this, the boy stopped the bicycle so suddenly that he nearly fell off. Then he turned and began to 　　 the bicycle back up to the hill. “What is it?” he asked, “What did I drop?”

“Little boy,” the old woman answered, “you dropped your 　　　 .”

1.A. send    B. give    C. sell    D. take

2.A. careful    B. carefully    C. politely    D. quiet

3.A. a match    B. a rest    C. an accident　　　　 　 D. a talk

4.A. hit    B. made    C. found　　　　　　 D. heard

5.A. down    B. up    C. to　　　　　　　　　 D. over

6.A. road    B. street    C. town　　　　　　　　 D. hill

7.A. driving    B. riding    C. running　　　　　　 D. walking

8.A. saw    B. watched    C. looking　　　　　　 D. found

9.A. carry    B. catch    C. give　　　　　　　　 D. push

10.A. fruit    　　 B. potatoes    　　　　　 C. manners (礼貌)　　 　 D. bicycles

八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

One early morning, an old gardener found lots of his flowers were missing. He was so ______ that he shouted, “Who did this?” He wanted to protect (保护) his flowers, ______ he locked (锁上) the garden in the evening.

The next morning, he found some of his flowers missing again. So he ______ to find out what had happened. When night came, he sat ______ to watch his garden. Soon he saw a tortoise (陆龟) moving slowly into the garden. The tortoise opened its mouth and ate a whole ______.

The gardener ran to the tortoise and shouted, “I ______ you this time!”

“I’m sorry. If you want to punish (惩罚) me, please do not ______ me into water. It is ______ to die that way,” said the tortoise.

“You ate so many of my beautiful flowers. I must punish you!” said the old gardener. And he quickly threw the tortoise into a ______ next to his garden.

After some time, the tortoise swam away ______. Then the old gardener realized it was so silly to throw the tortoise into the lake because the tortoise was not afraid of water.

1.A. angry　　 B. glad　　 C. surprised　　 D. brave

2.A. though　　 B. but　　 C. so　　 D. or

3.A. caused　　 B. decided　　 C. cheated　　 D. reported

4.A. quietly　　 B. brightly　　 C. crazily　　 D. fairly

5.A. tomato　　 B. apple　　 C. bird　　 D. flower

6.A. catch　　 B. take　　 C. carry　　 D. rise

7.A. turn　　 B. fold　　 C. lead　　 D. throw

8.A. available　　 B. terrible　　 C. difficult　　 D. important

9.A. river　　 B. tower　　 C. lake　　 D. pool

10.A. happily　　 B. carelessly　　 C. dangerously　　 D. seriously

八年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析