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Once, there was a man living in a small village on the hill. He has a statue (雕像), but he put it at his door, facing downwards, because he didn’t like it at all.

One day, a man from the city passed by his house. This man was full of knowledge (知识). He asked the owner if he could sell the statue as soon as he saw it. He owner laughed and said, “Who will like this dirty stone?” The man from the city said,” I will give you five dollars for it.” The owner was surprised and agreed, so the man took the statue to the city.

A few months later, the man from the village went to visit the city. When he walked around the street, he saw many stone statues standing in front of a shop, and a man shouted in a loud voice (声音), “Come in and enjoy the most wonderful statue in the world. Only ten dollars to enjoy this most excellent statue.”

The man from the village paid ten dollars and entered the shop. He was very surprised when he saw the statue in the shop, because it was the statue that he himself had sold for only five dollars.

36题简略回答问题；37题判断正误（T or F）；38题完成句子；39题写出划线it的指代对象；40题将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。

1.How much did the man from the city pay for the stone statue?

__________________________________________________________________________________________

2.The man from the village was cleverer than the man from the city. (T or F) ___________

3.The owner was _________________ and __________________, so the man took the statue to the city.

4._______________________________________________________________________________________

5._______________________________________________________________________________________

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time in Greece, there lived a young man called Narcissus. He lived in a small village on the sea and was famous in the land because he was quite handsome. Villagers would turn up on the streets to stare at the beautiful child .

When he grew up , people always said “How handsome Narcissus is！” Villagers thought that Narcissus could not be any more handsome than he already was. But as years passed Narcissus became a teenager. His beauty grew and became so great that he was known all over country of Greece.

As he grew ,Narcissus was very proud of his good-looking face.

“Oh! You are so handsome ,Narcissus!” Narcissus said one day as he looked into a pool.”There’s nobody more handsome in the whole world ! I’d love to kiss you . And that’s just what I’ll do!”

He leaned closer to the water . Suddenly he lost his balance and fell into the pool .

Narcissus tried to reach the bank of the pool, but he could not swim and he drowned.

1.When Narcissus came out in the street,_____.

A. there were always many people to see him

B. everyone went home in a hurry

C. some people would take photos of him

D. no one would like to talk to him

2.The purpose of the writer by writing the third and the fourth paragraph is _______.

A. to tell us that a handsome man was difficult to succeed

B. to show Narcissus was more and more handsome

C. to show Narcissus was too proud to see himself

D. to tell us that Narcissus should look at others not himself

3.From the paragraph we can infer that______.

A. Narcissus was talking to one of his friends

B. one of Narcissus’ friends wanted to help him

C. Narcissus was talking to himself.

D. Narcissus had fallen in love with a girl.

4.The story is mainly about_______.

A. a poor man who didn’t want to do anything

B. a man who thought himself to be better than he really was

C. how to teach children to learn better

D. what to do when you met a handsome boy

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time, there was a lazy poor man living in a small house with spider(蜘蛛) webs on the walls and mice running around. People_______coming into such a dirty place and the poor man was lonely and_______every day. He thought it was poverty(贫穷) that led_______his unhappy life.

One day, the poor man dropped in on a wise old man and asked him for ______about changing his life. The old man gave him a ______vase(花瓶) and said, “This is a magic vase that will bring you _______.”

The poor man looked at the vase________. He wondered _______he need a vase in his poor house. However, he didn’t want to ______away such a beautiful vase, so he brought it home and put it on the table.

“It’s not right for something so beautiful to be ______,” the poor man looked at the vase and thought. Then he picked some wild flowers and put them into it, making it even more beautiful.

_____he was still not satisfied(满意的). “It is not good for such a beautiful thing to stand next to a spider web.” At this, he started to do some______in the house and paint the walls.

His house turned into a_______place immediately. The poor man cheered up. He suddenly ______that in the past it was his _______that made him poor and unhappy. From then on, he worked hard and his life got better and better.

1.A. avoided　　 B. continued　　 C. enjoyed　　 D. risked

2.A. sadly　　 B. sad　　 C. Sadness　　 D. sadder

3.A. for　　 B. off　　 C. to　　 D. with

4.A. knowledge　　 B. success　　 C. service　　 D. advice

5.A. big　　 B. small　　 C. beautiful　　 D. old

6.A. pain　　 B. happiness　　 C. harm　　 D. confidence

7.A. closely　　 B. easily　　 C. surprisingly　　 D. gladly

8.A. what　　 B. why　　 C. how　　 D. when

9.A. throw　　 B. turn　　 C. keep　　 D. go

10.A. ugly　　 B. full　　 C. empty　　 D. dirty

11.A. And　　 B. But　　 C. Because　　 D. So

12.A. work　　 B. cleaning　　 C. job　　 D. cooking

13.A. strange　　 B. large　　 C. dirty　　 D. comfortable

14.A. hoped　　 B. realized　　 C. thought　　 D. found

15.A. business　　 B. laziness　　 C. loneliness　　 D. sickness

八年级英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

Many years ago, there was a young man. He lived in a small village. He was the only child in his family, so his parents loved him very much and did everything for him. He just hung out every day, doing nothing.

One day, he met an old man in his village. The old man asked him, "My boy, why don't you work hard when you are young?"

The young man replied without care, "Why do I have to work hard now? I'm young, so I have lots of time! I haven't made any plans for my future yet."

"Time waits for no man!" the old man said. Then he asked the young man to go into a dark house with him.

"I can't see anything!" the young man said.

The old man lighted a match（火柴）and said to the young man, "Before the match goes out, get something in the house as you like."

By the weak light（微光）, the young man tried to see the things in it. But before he found something, the match went out, and the house became dark again at once.

Before I could get something, the match had gone out, "the young man said angrily.

The old man said, "My boy, your youth（青春）is like the burning match, which can only last for a short time. So you must work hard!"

1.The young man lived in a__________.

A.small city B.small village C.big city D.big town

2.The old man asked the young man why he didn't_______.

A.work hard B.hang out C.play games D.make plans

3.The old man led the young man into a dark_______.

A.shop B.museum C.house D.kitchen

4.What did the young man get before the match went out?

A.A match. B.A picture. C.Something. D.Nothing.

5.What can we learn from the story?

A.Youth is short like a burning match. B.It's dangerous to light matches.

C.Young people have a lot of time. D.We need to look after ourselves.

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time,there was a lazy poor living in a small house with spider webs(蜘蛛网) on the walls and mice running around.People_________coming into such a dirty place and the poor man was lonely and sad every day. He thought it was poverty(贫困) that ________ his unhappy life.　 One day, the poor man dropped in on a wise old man and asked him for_________ about changing his life. The old man gave him a beautiful vase(花瓶) and said,　 “This is a magic vase that will bring you_________.” The poor man looked at the vase ________. Why would he need a vase in his poor house? However , he didn’t want to_________ such a beautiful vase, so he brought it home on the table.　 “It.s not right for something so beautiful to be _________.” the poor man looked at the vaseand thought. Then he picked some wild flowers and put them into it, making it even more beautiful. _________ he was still not satisfied . “It is not good for such a beautiful thing to stand next to a spider web.” At this, he started to do some cleaning in the house and paint thewalls.　 His house turned into _________ place immediately.

The poor man_________ . He suddenly realized that in the past it was his laziness that made him poor and unhappy. From then on, he worked hard and his life got better and better.

1.A. hated B. enjoyed C. forgot D. imagined

2.A. carried B. changed C. caused D. repaired

3.A. service B. advice C. knowledge D. care

4.A. peace B. mess C. happiness D. regret

5.A. sadly B. nervously C. proudly D. surprisedly

6.A. give out B. throw away C. pay for D. keep off

7.A. ugly B. dirty C. empty D. full

8.A. Although B. But C. So D. Because

9.A. large B. dark C. comfortable D. strange

10.A. rang up B. cheered up C. stayed up D. cut up

八年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

In a small village, there lived a man. He would do nothing all day but daydream. Whenever he was hungry,he would go out, beg for （乞讨） food, come back and hang around.

One sunny afternoon, he was very hungry. With great diffculty, he got up, took out a bowl and went out to beg. By begging the whole day, he finally got a pot full of milk. He hung this pot on the ceiling, lay down on his bed and started daydreaming again.“This pot of milk is going to make me rich,”he thought. “I can make butter from the milk. Then I will be able to make ghee（印度酥油） and go to the market and sell the ghee,” his dream went on.“With the money I get, I will buy a pair of goats. They will have kids after six months. Soon I would have a large number of goats.”

Then I will continue my business. I will buy some more cows and own a farmhouse. I will start a dairy （奶牛场）. Once I earn a handsome amount, I will employ people on my farm. I can also open a sweet shop in the middle of the village. I will make sweets out of the cow 's milk,” the man kept smiling to himself.

“How smart I am,”he thought. Lost in his thoughts, he kicked out his foot, broke the pot and drenched （弄湿）himself in milk. He saw the broken pot and cried. He lost whatever he had.

1.After the man came back with the pot of milk, he began to________.

A.daydream B.make butter C.drink it D.make ghee

2.Which of the following words can describe the man?

A.Lazy B.Smart C.Careless D.Cheerful

3.We can infer （推断） from the story that the man________.

A.became rich in the end B.remained a beggar

C.owned a big farm D.raised lots of goats

4.What does the story want to tell us?

A.Daydreaming can make you work harder

B.You should be always careful with things

C.People should give more to help beggars

D.It takes hard work to realize one's dream

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Long long ago, there was a little girl living in a small poor house on a hill. When she played in her little garden, she could see a beautiful house high on the other hill. This house had golden windows. They were so nice that the little girl dreamed all day, “How fantastic it would be to grow up and live in a house with golden windows!”

When she was old enough to go outside her garden, she asked her mother if she could go for a walk outside the gate. Her mother agreed, telling her to keep close to the house and not to go too far. The day was beautiful and the little girl walked until (直到) she got to the gate of the house with golden windows.

As she looked at the house with golden windows, she was so disappointed (失望的). All the windows were common and very dirty.

So sad that she didn’t go any further and turned, heart broken. As she went back, she was surprised to see a little house with golden windows as the sun shone (照耀) on her own house.

She realized (意识到) that she had been living in the “house with golden windows” all the time. Everything she dreamed was right there under her nose!

1.What did the girl dream of?

A. Having a bigger garden.

B. Going outside her garden.

C. Having lots of gold in the house.

D. Living in a house with golden windows.

2.Her mother told her ________ when the girl went out.

A. to play in the garden                        B. not to go too far

C. to clean the windows                    D. not to go outside the garden

3.How was the girl feeling when she reached the gate of the house on the other hill?

A. Disappointed         B. Interested             C. Excited            D. Angry

4.The underlined word “fantastic” in Paragraph 1 means ________.

A. 可怕的             B. 不切实际的         C. 极好的             D. 奇怪的

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

A. The Little Girl’s Home

B. The Golden House on the Hill

C. The Little Girl’s Dream

D. The House with Golden Windows

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Long long ago, there was a little girl living in a small poor house on a hill. When she played in her little garden, she could see a beautiful house high on the other hill. This house had golden windows. They were so nice that the little girl dreamed all day, “How fantastic it would be to grow up and live in a house with golden windows!”

When she was old enough to go outside her garden, she asked her mother if she could go for a walk outside the gate. Her mother agreed, telling her to keep close to the house and not to go too far. The day was beautiful and the little girl walked until (直到) she got to the gate of the house with golden windows.

As she looked at the house with golden windows, she was so disappointed (失望的). All the windows were common and very dirty.

So sad that she didn’t go any further and turned, heart broken. As she went back, she was surprised to see a little house with golden windows as the sun shone (照耀) on her own house.

She realized (意识到) that she had been living in the “house with golden windows” all the time. Everything she dreamed was right there under her nose!

1.What did the girl dream of?

A. Having a bigger garden.

B. Going outside her garden.

C. Having lots of gold in the house.

D. Living in a house with golden windows.

2.Her mother told her ________ when the girl went out.

A. to play in the garden                        B. not to go too far

C. to clean the windows                    D. not to go outside the garden

3. How was the girl feeling when she reached the gate of the house on the other hill?

A. Disappointed         B. Interested             C. Excited            D. Angry

4.The underlined word “fantastic” in Paragraph 1 means ________.

A. 可怕的             B. 不切实际的         C. 极好的             D. 奇怪的

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

A. The Little Girl’s Home

B. The Golden House on the Hill

C. The Little Girl’s Dream

D. The House with Golden Windows

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Long long ago, there was a little girl living in a small poor house on a hill. When she played in her little garden, she could see a beautiful house high on the other hill. This house had golden windows. They were so nice that the little girl dreamed all day, “Howfantasticit would be to grow up and live in a house with golden windows!”

When she was old enough to go outside her garden, she asked her mother if she could go for a walk outside the gate. Her mother agreed, telling her to keep close to the house and not to go too far. The day was beautiful and the little girl walked until (直到) she got to the gate of the house with golden windows.

As she looked at the house with golden windows, she was so disappointed (失望的). All the windows were common and very dirty.

So sad that she didn’t go any further and turned, heart broken. As she went back, she was surprised to see a little house with golden windows as the sun shone (照耀) on her own house.

She realized (意识到) that she had been living in the “house with golden windows” all the time. Everything she dreamed was right there under her nose!

1.What did the girl dream of?

A.Having a bigger garden.

B.Going outside her garden.

C.Having lots of gold in the house.

D.Living in a house with golden windows.

2.Her mother told her ________ when the girl went out.

A.to play in the garden B.not to go too far

C.to clean the windows D.not to go outside the garden

3.How was the girl feeling when she reached the gate of the house on the other hill?

A.Disappointed B.Interested C.Excited D.Angry

4.The underlined word “fantastic” in Paragraph 1 means ________.

A.可怕的 B.不切实际的 C.极好的 D.奇怪的

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

A.The Little Girl’s Home

B.The Golden House on the Hill

C.The Little Girl’s Dream

D.The House with Golden Windows

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once there lived an old man in a mountain village. He was a famous hunter. He often went hunting alone in the mountains. He was not afraid of any wild animals, not even a tiger.

One night, someone saw a tiger come into the village, and stole two sheep away. The next night the tiger came again. The villagers were frightened. They asked the old hunter to catch it so that they could have a safe life.　　 When the old man heard about the tiger, he thought hard. He wondered why the tiger came at night twice but only stole the sheep. The next night he walked outside the village. Suddenly he saw the tiger coming. He quickly threw himself on the ground. To his surprise, the tiger did not come at him, but went away. He followed it quietly and found it was running on two of its feet just like a man. Then everything was clear.

On the fourth day, when it got dark, the hunter took some animal skins with him and hid himself behind a big tree near the village. He was waiting for the "tiger". As soon as the "tiger"came near the tree, the old hunter jumped out, caught the "tiger" by the "leg" and said,"Don't he afraid. I do not mean to hurt you. You know who l am, don't you?"

The "tiger" said "Yes" and took off the tiger's skin.

"You are poor. But you mustn't steal anything from others. Here are some animal skins for you. You may sell them at the market. With the money, you can buy food and clothes for your family. Work harder and try to make a living. " With tears in his eyes, the poor man thanked the kind-hearted old hunter and walked home.

1. Where did the hunter live?

A. Outside a village.　　　　　　　　 B. On a farm.

C. In a village.　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Near a village.

2. How many times did the tiger come into the village?

A. Only once.　　　　 B. Twice.

C. Three times.　　 D. Four times.

3. What did the old hunter do when he first saw the tiger?

A. He was frightened.

B. He threw himself on the ground.

C. He ran sway.

D. He hid himself behind a tree.

4.How did the old hunter know the tiger was a man?

A. The tiger came to the village only at night.

B. He saw the tiger run on its two feet.

C. The tiger only stole sheep.

D. The tiger could speak.

5. Why did the old hunter take some animal skins with him when he was waiting for the"tiger" ?

A. To help the poor man.

B. To make himself well hidden.

C. To sell them at the market the next morning.

D. To buy food and clothes on his way home.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析