It was yard sale time again, and everyone in ...

It was yard sale time again, and everyone in the Jones family was getting ready.

Billy, the youngest, was clearing out his old toys. He put several old robots and games in his yard sale box. He also found some clothes that didn’t fit.

Suzy, the middle child, decided to part with some stuffed animals (毛绒玩具) from her collection. She also found some old books.

Regina, the eldest, had music CDs and some clothes to sell. She had the most clothes of the children to sell.

Dad had many things he could part with: some tools, some records he didn’t listen to, some computer parts and a few old jackets and suits.

Mum had a few things to sell. She chose some handbags, some shoes and some clothes. She also found some old dishes.

Together, the five of them set up their tables and the sale began at 7:30 a.m. People came early and the buying and selling was fierce. They hardly had time to take a rest. Many people brought young children, so Billy did well. He sold out his toys quickly. Girls liked Suzy’s stuffed animals, and a few teenagers bought most of Regina’s music CDs. Mum and Dad had the most things, so they took longer to sell them, but they also made more money.

In the end, Billy made $22, Suzy made $18 and Regina made $43. Mum and Dad made a bit more. Dad made $143 and Mum made $97. It was quite a good day.

1.Who didn’t bring clothes to the yard sale?

A. Billy.　　 B. Suzy.　　 C. Regina.　　 D. Dad.

2.Mum didn’t bring ________ to the yard sale.

A. shoes　　 B. dishes　　 C. handbags　　 D. music CDs

3.What does the underlined word “fierce” mean in Chinese?

A. 仓促的　　 B. 悠闲的　　 C. 激烈的　　 D. 惨淡的

4.Mum and Dad took longer to sell their things because they ________.

A. were bad at selling

B. had the most things

C. had to prepare food and drinks

D. had to take care of their children

5.How much did the three children make at the yard sale?

A. $83.　　 B. $180.　　 C. $240.　　 D. $323.

八年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

He came again the next day and worked until it was time to leave. His name was Jerry. He was 12 and had been at the Children's Home(孤儿院)since he was only four. \ I thought of him. He was honest(诚实). For example, the handle (柄) of the ax (斧)broke one day. Jerry said the Children's Home would mend it. I handed him some money to pay for it. He wouldn't take the money. "I'll pay for it, mama. I broke it. I didn't hit the wood in the right place. "

"But Jerry, no one hits the wood in the right place all the time. And it was a weak handle. I'll speak to the seller. " It was only then that he would take the money.

Another thing about Jerry was that he would do those little but helpful things. The things would not be badly needed but would make life so much easier. For example, he found a hole near the fireplace. "I'll put some wood in the hole, mama. Then when a sudden storm(暴风雨)comes up, you can stay warm. "

One cold day, Jerry sat close by me near the fire. We watched the fire bum. He suddenly talked of something he had never talked of before. "You look like my mother, especially(特别) next to the fire"

But you were four, Jerry, 'when you came to live at the Children's Home. Do you still remember your mother?"

1.How long had Jerry lived at the Children's Home by the time he met the writer?

2.How did Jerry feel after he broke the handle of the ax?

3.What did the writer think of Jerry? He was________.

4.The sentence underlined (划线的)means that________.

5.Which is right?

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Cathy sold some of her things in a yard sale and _________the money to a children's home.

A. gave away B. gave up C. gave out

八年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

It was Saturday again. Grace and Karen disliked Saturdays. That was another thing the twins had in common. They shared the same clothes and tied their hair in the same manner. In fact, it was d1.for their classmates and teachers to tell them apart sometimes.

Unlike their classmates, they had to get up early at seven every Saturday to prepare for their lessons. Grace had to a2. the art lesson and Karen had to attend her ballet lesson. "How I wish I could do something different today," said the twins with one v3.. All at once, an idea came to Grace and Karen at the s4. time. "How would you like to be me for a day?" they asked each other. It seemed like a w5. plan to them. After giving each other a description of their own friends, Grace put on Karen's ballet dress while Karen put Grace's b6. and paints into her bag. Then they left for their classes.

When the art lesson started, Karen was lost. Unlike Grace, Karen was poor at drawing. When the art lesson f7. ended, Karen didn't dare to hand in her work.

Meanwhile, Grace was struggling in the ballet class as well. As she had no idea about the dance steps, she had to follow her classmates blindly. As a result, she k8.knocking into them. Their ballet teacher became i9.with her, "Karen, you should remember the basic steps. You can't rely on copying what others are doing."

When Karen and Grace got home, they were tired out. They d10. that they would never try to be someone else they were not. It seemed that the grass was not always greener on the other side.

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It was Saturday again. Grace and Karen disliked Saturdays. That was another thing the twins had in common. They shared the same clothes and tied their hair in the same manner. In fact, it was hard for their classmates and teachers to tell them apart sometimes.

Unlike their classmates, they had to get up early at seven every Saturday to prepare for their lessons. Grace had to attend the art lesson and Karen had to attend her ballet lesson. “How I wish I could do something different today,” said the twins with one voice. All at once, an idea came to Grace and Karen at the same time. “How would you like to be me for a day?” they asked each other. It seemed like a wonderful plan to them. After giving each other a description of their own friends, Grace put on Karen’s ballet dress while Karen put Grace’s brushes and paints into her bag. Then they left for their classes.

When the art lesson started, Karen was lost. Unlike Grace, Karen was poor at drawing. When the art lesson finally ended, Karen didn’t dare to hand in her work.

Meanwhile, Grace was struggling in the ballet class as well. As she had no idea about the dance steps, she had to follow her classmates blindly. As a result, she kept knocking into them. Their ballet teacher became impatient with her, “Karen, you should remember the basic steps. You can’t rely on copying what others are doing.”

When Karen and Grace got home, they were tired out. They decided that they would never try to be someone else they were not. It seemed thatthe grass was not always greener on the other side.

1.Did Grace and Karen like Saturdays?

2.When did the twins get up on Saturdays?

3.What was the twins’ plan when they decided to do something different?

4.How did Karen feel at the beginning of the art lesson?

5.Why did the ballet teacher become impatient?

6.What does the underlined part “the grass was not always greener on the other side” at the end of the story try to tell us?

八年级英语回答问题困难题查看答案及解析

Finally, the boy ________ the bag and showed everyone that there was nothing in it.

A.held to B.held out C.held in D.held off

八年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Hi, I’m Gina. In February, 2018 my mother had a yard sale. During the sale, she had a conversation with a young girl called Nancy, for they had a common interest in some books she had for sale. They enjoyed their conversation so much that they exchanged their phone numbers. Later they became friends and got together a few times. When my mom moved into her new house, she had a family dinner and invited Nancy and introduced her to my brother. Five months later Nancy married (结婚) my brother.

In 2018, there was another special “yard sale” that I’ll never forget. One day, after work from school, I found one of my neighbors had a lot of things out in their front yard with cars and people everywhere. I ran to the yard at once and wanted to find some good cheap things too before everything good was gone. But then I found out it wasn’t a yard sale. In fact, policemen were taking the stolen (被偷的) things out of the house. My neighbor was a thief! Luckily, I didn’t ask how much the TV was.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1.When did Gina’s mother have a yard sale?

_________________________________________________________

2.Why did the writer’s mother have a conversation with Nancy?

_________________________________________________________

3.Did Nancy marry Gina’s brother at last?

__________________________________________________________

4.Did Gina buy a TV from her neighbor’s “yard sale”?

_________________________________________________________

5.What did one of Gina’s neighbor do?

__________________________________________________________

八年级英语回答问题简单题查看答案及解析

Uncle Martin held a yard sale. But ______ one came because the weather was so bad.

A. some　 B. every　 C. any　 D. no

八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once there was a parrot on sale in a pet store. It was a beautiful red and blue bird. It sat on a perch in the middle of the store, so that everyone could see it when they came in. The owner was very proud（自豪的） of it and asked a high price for it.

One day a man went into the store. “That's a beautiful bird,” he said to the pet store owner, “But why is it so expensive? Is it unusual（不同寻常的） bird?” “No, it's not very unusual. It's expensive because it can talk,” the pet store owner said.

“I see. How can I make it talk?” the man asked.

The pet store owner asked him, “Do you see those string tied to each of the bird's legs?”

“Yes,” the man answered.

“Well, you pull（拉） those strings（绳子）,” the pet store owner told him. “That will make the parrot talk.”

The man asked, “Do you mind（介意） if I try?”

“Not at all,” the pet store owner said.

The man walked up to the parrot and pulled the string on its left leg. The parrot said, “Good morning.” The man pulled the string on the parrot's right leg. This time the parrot said, “How are you today?”

　　　 “That's not very interesting,” said the man. “Any parrot could do that.” Then he laughed, “But what would happen if I pulled both strings at the same time?”

“I'll fall off my perch, you fool!” the parrot said.

1.The parrot was expensive because________.

A. it was pretty beautiful

B. it could talk with the people

C. it was a very unusual bird　

D. it was in the middle of the store

2.The parrot would talk when _________.

A. people came into the pet store

B. it was the pet store owner

C. people said it was beautiful　

D. people pulled the strings on its legs

3. Which is the first sentences that the parrot said to the man?

A. Good morning.　

B. How are you?

C. That's wasn't interesting.

D. I'll fall off my perch, you fool.

4. From the story we know the parrot was_______.

A. kind　　　 B. silly　　 C. clever　　 D. crazy

5.The best title for the passage should be “_________”.

A. Unusual Parrot　　 B. Parrot Talk　　　 C. Silly man　　 D. Clever Owner

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

A king was old and he knew it was time to choose a new king. He told all the young people in the country,” I’ll give 　　 　 of you a seed(种子). Plant it and bring it back one year later. Show me the plant that you bring, 　 　　 　 　 I’ll choose a new king from you.

A boy 　 　　 　 _Ling got a seed, too. He planted it 　　 　 . But the seed didn’t grow at all. A year later, Ling had to take his　 　　 　 box to the palace . Others all brought beautiful plants there and Ling felt　 　　 　 .　

The king 　 　　 　　 the palace and looked around. When he found there was nothing in Ling’s box. The king smiled and said to the others, “ One year ago, I gave everyone a seed 　 　　 　　 couldn’t grow. But all of you, except Ling, have brought me plants and flowers. Ling was the only one 　 　　 　 　 the honesty(诚实) and courage(勇气)to bring 　 　　 　 a box. So he will be the new king.”

1.A. each         B. neither             C. both             D. every

2.A. and         B. but                 C. although        D. so

3.A. liked         B. helped             C. named         D. asked

4.A .careful         B. carefully            C. careless         D. carelessly

5.A. full            B. empty                C. beautiful        D. broken

6.A. sad            B. excited            C. happy            D. lucky

7.A. got            B. arrived                C. went            D. arrived at

8.A. that            B. who                C. what            D. it

9.A. for            B. with                C. have            D. has

10.A. so            B. such                C. very            D. quite

八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析