When I was a kid, I often played basketball. ...

When I was a kid, I often played basketball. So I was thin but healthy. When I was about 15, I stopped playing basketball. I also started to drink a lot of drinks high in sugar and eat much more than before. Between 15 and 17, I put on a lot of weight (重量) — about 50 kg.

I didn’t know how big I was till I saw a photo one day. In the photo, I had a fat neck and my stomach was out there. I didn’t like the way I looked. I knew I needed to lose some weight.

I started to drink only water, and eat less and healthier. I ate mainly vegetables and only one piece of meat every day, and stayed away from sugar.

I also started to exercise. Every day, I ran for 30 minutes first, and then I did some push-ups (俯卧撑) for 10 minutes. I also jumped rope (跳绳) for 15 minutes every day.

I kept exercising all the winter. When March came, many people said to me, “Oh, Dave, you’ve been a different person!”

It was true. I lost 25 kg in three months. I liked taking photos, and I noticed the difference in my looks.

I loved the three months. It felt good to lose weight, and it felt even better to set a goal (目标) and go for it.

1.Dave put on a lot of weight partly because he ______.

A. got too much work

B. took some medicine

C. drank unhealthy drinks

D. didn’t have enough sleep

2.Dave decided to lose weight when ______.

A. he lost a basketball game

B. he saw a photo of himself

C. the doctor asked him to do so

D. his friends were angry with him

3.In a day, which kind of exercise did Dave do for the most time?

A. Running. B. Basketball.

C. Push-ups. D. Rope jumping.

4.When Dave heard the underlined sentence, he probably felt ______.

A. happy B. angry

C. worried D. calm

5.What can we learn from Dave’s story?

A. Hobby is the best teacher.

B. Success comes from hard work.

C. It’s never too late to lose weight.

D. Sports help a person stay young.

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When Mr. Holland was a young man, he played a lot of football, and he was always thin and strong. But then he worked in an office for many years, and he drove to work in a car, so when he was 40, he was very fat.

One day, one of his colleagues(同事) said to him, “Would you like to be thinner. Fred?”

“Of course I would,” answered Mr. Holland.

“Well,” said his colleague, “stop going to the office by car, and get a bicycle.”

“It’s very hard to learn to ride a bicycle at your age,” said his wife(妻子).

However, it was not too hard for Mr. Holland to do. He usually sat in his living room and read the newspaper in the evening, but after he bought a bicycle for his birthday, he practised riding that every evening instead. He hoped that it would help him get thinner. Mr. Holland began to go to his office by bicycle sometimes when all the cars stopped at a red light, he would go past them to the front, because his bicycle was narrow. Then he was very happy. Yesterday he stopped at a red light, a man with glasses came up behind him on another bicycle. He stopped too and said to Mr. Holland. “Did the police take your driving license(驾照) away too?”

1.When Mr. Holland was 40, he ___________.

A.found driving to work is boring B.sold his car and bought a bicycle

C.began to be interested in football D.was much fatter than when he was young

2.Who advised Mr. Holland to ride a bicycle to work?

A.His son. B.His wife. C.His friend. D.His colleague.

3.What did Mr. Holland like doing in the evening before buying a bicycle?

A.watching TV. B.Going for a walk. C.Reading newspapers. D.Playing football.

4.What does the underlined word “narrow” in Paragraph 7 mean in Chinese?

A.窄小的 B.宽大的 C.崭新的 D.陈旧的

5.What would Mr. Holland probably answer the man with glasses?

A.“No, I ride to work to get thinner.” B.“Yes, I ran five red lights last month.”

C.“Yes, the police also took away yours?” D.“No, my driving license was lost last week.”

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Scott ___________ basketball when the rainstorm came.

A. played    　 B. plays                    C. was playing

八年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

--- I hear that you often play basketball with Mike.

--- Yes, but I can't play___ him.

A. so better as　 　　　　 B. as better as

C. as good as 　　 　　　　 D. as well as

八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

--You play basketball so well. How often do you play it?

--_______.

A.I like it　　　 　　 B. Every day

C. Two days　　　　　 D. Three times

八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

–What were you doing when we were playing basketball yesterday afternoon?

--I 　　　　　　 the classroom.

A. was cleaning 　　　　　　 　 B. have cleaned

C. will clean 　　　　　　　　 D. Clean

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完形填空

When I was little, I wanted to play basketball for school. But I wasn’t good at it. I kept on ________　 though.

I started playing in the 2nd grade. My brother, who was 　 　　 　 the 7th grade, would always help me. He would 　　 　　 the basket on purpose(故意) so I wouldn’t lose against him. One day, though, another boy shouted at my brother： “ Go away! You fool!” My brother had to stop　　 　　 basketball with me. I felt so 　 　　 　　 that I wanted to stop playing. About a week later, though, I saw my brother play in a real game. He was so good that I realized I had to keep playing.

Now five years later I start in my school’s basketball 　 　 　　 . All my hard work has paid off.

I always tell others never to give up, either. If someone puts you 　　 　 　　 , remember they are only one person, and you must never stop trying.

Never giving up helped me in other ways too.

At school, when someone told me that algebra (代数) is too hard for me to understand, I decided not to give up. I knew that if I just kept on trying, I would 　 　 　　 it in the end. Again, it took a lot of work, but now I understand algebra well.

You have to keep on trying, even when it hurts you so much that every part of your body 　 　　 you to stop. When you finally become a success, you’ll know that the reason you have become successful is that you 　 　　 gave up.

1.A. try　　　　　　 B. trying　　　　　　　 C. tried　　　　　　　　 D. to try

2.A. in　　 　　 　　 B. on　　　　　　　　 　 C. over　　　　　　 　 D. under

3.A. catch　　　 　 B. miss　　　　　　　　 C. hit　　　　　　 　　 D. get

4.A. play　　　　　 B. played　　　　　　 C. playing　　　　　 　 D. to play

5.A. worried　　　 B. sad　　　　　　　 　 C. afraid　　　　 　　 D. lonely

6.A. team　　　　 B. lesson　　　　　　 C. school　　　　　　 D. fan

7.A. up　　　　　　 B. down　　　　　　 　 C. in　　　　　　　　 　 D. on

8.A. get　　　　　　 B. have　　　　　　　　 C. know　　　　　　　 　 D. find

9.A. hopes　　　　　 B. wants　　　　　　　　 C. helps　　　　　　 　 D. troubles

10.A. always　　　　 B. sometimes　　　　 C. ever　　　　 　　　 　 D. never

八年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

What game did the man often play when he was young?

A. 　　 B. 　　 C.

八年级英语听句子或对话选择图片中等难度题查看答案及解析

When Mr Black was young, he often played football, and he was good 　　 it. But then he went and worked in a town and there was 　　 football team for him there, so he stopped 　　 . Then he began to get fat, so he thought, “I stopped playing football and I’ve got fat. What shall I do?” He thought about it for 　 　　 days and he said to 　　 , “I’ll play pingpong.” He had some 　　 　　 and he played for a few months. He met a nice girl at the club　　 day and they played a game of pingpong against　　 young man and young woman. Mr Black played very 　　 , and he was very sad about this. “I never played 　　 than this before,” he told the girl. “Oh,” she said, “You played pingpong before, didn’t you?”

1.A. at　　　　　　 B. in　　　　 C. for　　　　　 D. about

2.A. no　　　　　 B. an　　　　 C. on　　　　　 D. a

3.A. play　　　　 B. playing　　 C. played　　 　 D. to play

4.A. every　　　　 B. much　　　 C. a little　　 　 D. a few

5.A. himself　　 B. herself　　 C. themselves　 D. itself

6.A. games　　　 B. friend　　　 C. times　　　 　 D. lesson

7.A. every　　　 B. one　　　　 C. each　　　 　 D. whole

8.A. the other　　 B. others　　 C. each other　 　 D. another

9.A. worse　　 B. badly　　 C. good　　 　　 D. well

10.A. badly　　　 B. well　　　　 C. worse　　　 　 D. better

八年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

When Jack was very young, he often played football, and he was very 1  at it. But then he went and worked in a town and there was no 2 for him there, so he stopped3 .

Then he began to get rather 4  . So he thought ,“I’ve stopped playing football, and now I’m getting fat.5  am I going to do?” He thought about it for 6 , and then he said to himself, “I know , I’ll play tennis .”

He had a few 7 , and then played for a few months. He met a nice girl at the tennis club one day, and they played a game of tennis 8 another young man and woman. Jack played very badly and was very9 with himself .“I’ve never played as badly as this before, ” he said to the girl.

“ Oh,” she said , “you 10  how to play tennis ?”

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