On a Friday night, a poor young violinist was...

On a Friday night, a poor young violinist was playing his violin at the entrance (入口) of the subway station. The music was so great that people put some money into his hat.

The next day, the violinist came to the entrance again. He put down his hat as usual. Beside the hat was a piece of paper with some words on it: “A George Sang has put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Welcome to claim (认领) it.” After a while a man named George Sang ran here quickly and got back his important thing.

The important thing was a lottery ticket (彩票). Sang bought it and won a prize of $500, 000. But when he gave $50 to the violinist for his wonderful music, he threw the lottery ticket, too. The violinist was a college student. That morning, he was going to Vienna for his education. However, when he found the ticket, he cancelled the flight and returned to the entrance.

He said, “Although I don’t have much money, I live happily. If I lose honesty (诚实), I won’t be happy forever.”

1.The young man played the violin for ___ at the entrance.

A. food　　 B. money　　 C. 1ove　　 D. clothes

2.George Sang put _____ into the violinist’s hat on a Friday night.

A. money　　 B. a 1ottery ticket　　 C. money and his lottery ticket　　 D. candy

3.George Sang must be very _______ to see the young violinist the next day.

A. worried　　 B. sorry　　 C. happy　　 D. sad

4.The underlined word “cancelled” means “___”.

A. 取消　　 B. 延误　　 C. 预定　　 D. 购买

5.What’s the best title (标题) for this passage?

A. Please Like Music.

B. An Office Worker and a Lottery Ticket.

C. The Importance of Being Honest.

D. Please buy Lottery Ticket.

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On a Friday night，a poor young violinist was playing his violin at the entrance of the subway station．The music was so great that people slowed down to listen and put some money into his hat．

The next day，the violinist came to the entrance again．He put down his hat as usual． Beside the hat was a piece of paper with some words on it．It said，"A George Sang has put an important thing into my hat by mistake．Welcome to claim(认领)it．"Soon the people were all attracted by the words and wondered what it could be．After a while a man rushed through the crowd，took the violinist's shoulders and said，"I knew you would certainly come here．"The violinist asked，"Did you lose something?" "Lottery(彩票)．"The violinist took out a lottery ticket with Sang's name on it．Sang took it and danced happily．

Sang was an office worker．He bought the lottery and won a prize of$500，000．But when he gave$50 to the violinist for his wonderful music，the lottery ticket was thrown in，too．The violinist was a college student．That morning，he was going to fly to Vienna for high education．However，when he found the ticket，he cancelled the flight and returned to the entrance．

Later someone asked the violinist why he didn't take the lottery ticket to pay the tuition fee(学费)．He said" Although I don't have much money，I live happily．If I lose honest，I won't be happy forever．"

1.The young man played the violin for ______at the entrance．

A．pleasure 　　 B．money　　 C．1ove 　　　　　　 D．friends

2.George Sang was very _______ to see the young violinist the next day．

A. worried 　　 B．sorry 　　 C．sad 　　　　 D．happy

3.George Sang put ______ into the violinist's hat on a Friday night．

A. money 　　 　　　　　 B．lottery

C．money and lottery　 D．nothing

4.The underlined word "cancelled" means _________．

A．取消 　　　　 B．延误 　　 C．预定　　　　 D．结束

5.What's the best title for this article ?

A. The meaning of honesty

B．An office worker and a lottery ticket

C．The importance of being honest

D．A violinist and an office worker

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On a Friday night，a poor young violinist was playing his violin at the entrance of the subway station. The music was so great that people slowed down to listen and put some money into his hat.

The next day，the violinist came to the entrance again. He put down his hat as usual. Beside the hat was a piece of paper with some words on it. It said，“A George Sang has put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Welcome to claim(认领)it.”Soon the people were all attracted by the words and wondered what it could be. After a while a man rushed through the crowd，took the violinist’s shoulders and said，“I knew you would certainly come here.”The violinist asked，“Did you lose something?”“Lottery(彩票).”The violinist took out a lottery ticket with Sang’s name on it. Sang took it and danced happily.

Sang was an office worker. He bought the lottery and won a prize of$500，000.But when he gave$50 to the violinist for his wonderful music，the lottery ticket was thrown in, too. The violinist was a college student. That morning，he was going to fly to Vienna for high education. However，when he found the ticket，he cancelled the flight and returned to the entrance.

Later someone asked the violinist why he didn’t take the lottery ticket to pay the tuition fee(学费).He said“Although I don’t have much money，I live happily. If I lose honesty(诚实)，I won’t be happy forever.”

1.The young man played the violin for ________ at the entrance of the subway station.

A. pleasure   　　　　　 B. money   　　　　　　 C.Love  　　　　　　　　　 D. friends

2.George Sang put__________ into the violinist’s hat on a Friday night by mistake.

A. money   　　　　　　 B.1ottery   　　　　　　 C. money and lottery　　 D. nothing

3.George Sang was very__________ to see the young violinist the next day.

A. worried   　　　　　 B. sorry   　　　　　　 C. exciting　　　　　　　　 D. happy

4.The underlined word“cancelled”means __________ .

A. 取消   　　　　　　 B. 延误   　　　　　　 C. 预定   　　　　　　　　 D. 结束

5.What’s the best title(标题)for this passage?

A. The meaning of honesty   　　　　　　　　　

B. An office worker and a lottery ticket

C. The importance of being honest　　　　　　

D.A violinist and an office worker

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On a Friday night, a poor young man stood at the gate of the railway station, playing his violin. The music was so great that many people stopped to put some money into his hat.

The next day, the young man came to the same place again. He put down his hat as usual. Beside the hat was a piece of paper with some words on it, “George Sang has put an important thing into my hat carelessly. Welcome to claim (认领) it.” Then he began to play the violin. Soon he was surrounded (围绕) by many people. They all wanted to know what the words on the paper meant. After an hour a man named George Sang ran here quickly and got back his important thing. He said many thanks to the young man.

The important thing was a lottery ticket (彩票). Sang bought it and won a prize of $500,000. But when he gave $50 to the young man for his wonderful music, he threw the lottery ticket, too.

Later people asked the young man why he didn’t keep the lottery ticket for himself. The young man said, “Though I don’t have much money, I live happily. If I lose honesty (诚实), I won’t be happy any longer.”

1. The young man played the violin for ______ at the gate of the railway station.

A. money        B. tickets        C. food

2. The young man came to the station again on _________.

A. Friday　　     B. Saturday　     C. Sunday

3. George Sang must be very _______ to get back the important thing.

A. sorry        B. worried    C. happy

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. George Sang gave money to the young man for his music.

B. The lottery ticket was important because it was worth $500.

C. The poor young man kept the lottery ticket for himself.

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

A. The Happiness of Playing the Violin

B. The Advantage of Buying a Lottery Ticket

C. The Importance of Being Honesty

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In New York, on a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of a train station. He was playing his ____. His music was so great that many people put money into his ___.

The next day, the young artist came to the ___ place, and played the violin as usual. Different from the day before, he took out a piece of paper and put ____on the ground. The paper said, “Last night, a man named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake(由于弄错). Please come to ___ it soon.”

___ about half an hour, a(an) __ man got there in a hurry, “Oh, it’s you. You did(确实) come here.” The young violinist asked ____, “Are you Mr. George Sang?” “Yes! Yes!” Then the violinist asked, “Did you lose something?” “Lottery(彩票).It’s the most valuable(宝贵的) lottery in my 70 years of life,” said the man.

The violinist ___ a lottery ticket. George Sang’s name was on it, so the violinist __　　 it to him.

Later someone asked the violinist, “Since(既然) you 　 _play the violin every day to make your tuition (学费) in the university(大学), why didn’t you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?”

The violinist said, “___I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever(永远).”

Through our lives, we can get a lot and lose so __　 . But being ___should always be with us. If we act in a dishonest way, we may be ____ in a short period. However, from the long-term view, we will be a loser(失败者).

1.A. piano    B. guitar    C. violin    D. sax（萨克斯）

2.A. bowl　　 B. hat　　　     C. pocket　　 D. hands

3.A. interesting    B. different　 C. strange D. same

4.A. it　　 B. its　　 C. they　　     D. them

5.A. borrow　 B. buy    C. get　     D. bring

6.A. After　　 B. Before　 C. From　 D. When

7.A. young　     B. old　     C. small　 D. tall

8.A. coldly　 B. angrily　 C. calmly　 D. sadly

9.A. took out B. took off C. took back　 D. took away

10.A. sold　     B. bought　 C. gave　 D. lent

11.A. could　 B. had to　 C. should　 D. must

12.A. Although(虽然) B. Once(曾经) C. If　 D. Unless(除非)

13.A. many     B. much　 C. little　 D. few

14.A. kind　     B. rich　 C. honest　 D. poor

15.A. sad     B. happy　 C. sorry　 D. unlucky

八年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。

A young man was going to spend his holiday in a mountain village. That night he 1at a small hotel ( 旅馆 ) near the train station. 2going to bed, he went to the owner of the hotel and said, “ Excuse me, sir. Will you please 3 me up at four forty-five tomorrow morning? I’ll take the five o’clock 4  .”

“ Oh, sorry, ” the owner said in a hurry. “ I’m afraid I can’t. I won’t be able to get up so 5 . ”

The young man was going to return to his room 6 he stopped and asked, “ Have you got an alarm clock ( 闹钟 )? Maybe it can help me.”

“ Yes, here you are, young man, ” said the owner.

The young man thanked the owner 7  . But as he looked at the alarm clock closely, it seemed there was 8  wrong with it.

“ Will it 9 on time? ” he asked.

“ Sure! You just give it a good shake ( 摇晃 ) at a quarter 10 five, and it will do! ”

1.A. worked             B. stayed              C. studied

2.A. Before              B. After                C. While

3. A. wash               B. beat                 C. wake

4. A. ship                B. plane                C. train

5.A. early               B. late                  C. quickly

6. A. when               B. because               C. until

7.A. angrily              B. happily               C. sadly

8. A. something           B. nothing               C. anything

9. A. shout               B. cry                   C. ring

10. A. past               B. to                    C. of

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Miss Evans was going to give a lecture (讲座) on Friday afternoon. But on Thursday night she was told that she had to go to an important meeting the next day at the same time. “No one can be in two places at the same time. What shall I do?” she thought. But soon, she had an idea. At five to three on Friday afternoon, Miss Evans went to the lecture room. There were twenty students waiting there for her. “I'm sorry,” she told them, “I won't be able to give my lecture today.” The students looked surprised. Miss Evans explained（解释） that she had an important meeting. “However,” she went on, “though I can't be with you myself, my voice can.” Then she put a small tape recorder (录音机) on the desk, “You see, I've recorded my lecture and you can listen to it without me.” Miss Evans turned on the recorder and left.

The meeting ended a little early. Miss Evans decided to go back to her students. She stood for a moment outside the lecture room, listening to her own voice. Then quickly, she opened the door. To her surprise, the room was empty. As she looked around, she saw a number of small recorders “listening” to her lecture!

“Well,” she thought, “If I can be in two places at the same time, why can't they?”

1.Miss Evans had to __________ on Friday afternoon.

A. give a lecture                                B. go to a meeting

C. record her lecture　　　                         D. both A and B

2. Miss Evans recorded her lecture so that　　　　　　 while she was away.

A. the students could listen to it

B. she could listen to her own voice

C. her voice could be with her

D. the students could do the same

3. When she returned from the meeting, Miss Evans found　　　　　　 her lecture.

A. all her students listening to

B. every student recording

C. her students had left some recorders recording

D. some of her students listening to

4. Miss Evans thought it was ________.

A. all right for her students to do the same as she did

B. wrong for her students to be absent（缺席的) from the lecture

C. kind of her students to leave so many recorders

D. good for her students to do the same as she did

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Miss Evans was going to give a lecture (讲座) on Friday afternoon. But on Thursday night she was told that she had to go to an important meeting the next day at the same time. “No one can be in two places at the same time. What shall I do?” she thought. But soon, she had an idea. At five to three on Friday afternoon, Miss Evans went to the lecture room. There were twenty students waiting there for her. “I'm sorry,” she told them, “I won't be able to give my lecture today.” The students looked surprised. Miss Evans explained（解释） that she had an important meeting. “However,” she went on, “though I can't be with you myself, my voice can.” Then she put a small tape recorder (录音机) on the desk, “You see, I've recorded my lecture and you can listen to it without me.” Miss Evans turned on the recorder and left.

The meeting ended a little early. Miss Evans decided to go back to her students. She stood for a moment outside the lecture room, listening to her own voice. Then quickly, she opened the door. To her surprise, the room was empty. As she looked around, she saw a number of small recorders “listening” to her lecture!

“Well,” she thought, “If I can be in two places at the same time, why can't they?”

1.Miss Evans had to __________ on Friday afternoon.

A. give a lecture                                B. go to a meeting

C. record her lecture　　　                         D. both A and B

2.Miss Evans recorded her lecture so that　　　　　　 while she was away.

A. the students could listen to it

B. she could listen to her own voice

C. her voice could be with her

D. the students could do the same

3.When she returned from the meeting, Miss Evans found　　　　　　 her lecture.

A. all her students listening to

B. every student recording

C. her students had left some recorders recording

D. some of her students listening to

4.Miss Evans thought it was ________.

A. all right for her students to do the same as she did

B. wrong for her students to be absent（缺席的) from the lecture

C. kind of her students to leave so many recorders

D. good for her students to do the same as she did

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On a Wednesday night, a young man played the violin at the subway station. Some people stopped and put some money into his hat.

The next day, the young man came to the subway station again. There was a large piece of paper next to his hat. It said, “Last night, a kind man named Henry put something important into my hat. Please come to get it back soon.”

About half an hour later, an old man came and the young man said, “Yes, I knew you would come back.”

“What did you lose?” asked the young man. “$800,000.” answered the old man.

Then the young man took out a check(支票) and gave it back to the old man. The old man was so excited(兴奋的) and happy that he couldn’t say out any words.

1.Where did the young man play the violin?

2.What was next to the young man’s hat?

3.Who came to look for the money about half an hour later the next day?

4.Did the young man give the money back to the owner(物主)?

5.How did the old man feel at last?

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Last Friday afternoon, when Daming was playing football with his friends, it began to rain. They were so interested in playing that nobody was willing to go back home. ①The next day, Daming had a bad headache and had to lie in bed. In the afternoon, he got a high fever. His mother had to take him to the hospital.

After they got to the waiting room. A nurse took Daming's temperature. Then he went to the doctor's room with his mother. ②The doctor looked him over and said he had a bad cold with a fever. In another room the nurse gave him an injection. The doctor gave him some medicine. ③医生建议他多喝水，好好休息. The doctor told him not to play in the rain any more. After that his mother paid the money and they went home by bus.

根据短文内容，完成下列小题。

1.对①处划线部分进行提问。

_______ ________ _______with Daming the next day?

2.Why did Daming get a high fever?

___________________________________________________

3.把②处的划线部分翻译成汉语。

__________________________________________________

4.把③处的划线部分翻译成英语。

__________________________________________________

5.How did they go home?

___________________________________________________

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