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Hello and welcome to “Words and Their Stories”. We will research into some commonly used words and expressions. Compared to other languages, American English is rich in expressions that come from animals. Wolves are important animals in the traditions and stories of America. Today we will talk about the wolf.

To begin with, there is an expression lone wolf. If we call somebody a lone wolf, he isn’t a bad person, but he may like to do things by himself. In fact, he sometimes make you think he doesn’t want to be around people because he dislikes them.

Now, let’s move on to the home. When having a meal, parents always tell their children not to wolf down their food. The expression “wolf down food” shows the child eats too quickly and without care. It can be bad for health.

A wolf call is the noise made by a man to show that he likes the way a woman looks. But a wolf call is not a nice thing. These men sound rude. And in fact, most women don’t like wolf calls at all.

By the way, there is a popular expression about wolf from a very old story: a wolf in sheep’s clothing. A wolf in sheep’ s clothing describes someone who acts and looks nice on the outside but is bad on the inside. It tells us that appearances can lie to people.

1.How many expressions can we read about wolf in the passage?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.

2.If a person is called a lone wolf, what is he probably going to do?

A. Help classmates to finish homework.

B. Make many friends with people around.

C. Break the window if nobody is watching.

D. Co to see a movie by himself after school.

3.Which of the following in NOT true?

A. wolf call is really popular to women.

B. Appearances don’t always tell the truth to us.

C. Children had better not wolf down food at meal time.

D. American English has a lot of expressions with animals.

4.Where is it possible for us to find the passage above?

A. A science report. B. A story about American history.

C. A book for travel guide. D. A program for English learning.

八年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

1.All the three passages are for ________.

A.teachers B.students C.parents

2.Where can we get more information about the computer class?

A.In Kathy Grady’s class. B.In Barbara Pope’s class. C.In Sherry Cash’s class.

3.Why do we go to Sherry Cash’s class?

A.To develop talents for painting. B.To keep healthy. C.To learn more about IT.

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Hello, everyone! My name is Sam Black. Welcome to our school! 1. I hope you will enjoy your time with us. Every morning from 8:30 to 11:30 you will be in the classroom learning English. We will have lunch in the school at 12:00. 2.There is a lot of delicious food and there is fast food, too. In the afternoon you are free to do whatever you want and in the evening you can speak English. 3.There will also be lots of time for speaking. 4.如果你需要看医生, the school will take you to hospital. Next news about exam. You will take it in two weeks. You may take a dictionary to the exam. 5.不要太担心这些。 The exam is not very difficult. School will send your points to your home a month later. Thank you. Have a nice stay in Canada!

八年级英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

London is a good place for kids! The museums listed here will welcome children and make their visit fun.

1.The museums are mostly for ________.

2.If you want to visit Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood, you can _______.

3.If you want to know about operas, you should go to ________.

4.You don't need to pay to visit any of the museums except for ________.

5.You may find these ads at ________.

八年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Welcome to Franklin Hotel! We will make your stay here as enjoyable as possible. We hope we will give you the best service.

Room Service: You can use the service 24 hours a day.

Dining Room: You can have three meals a day in the dining room. Breakfast is from 8:00 to 9:30. Also the room waiter may bring breakfast to your room at any time after 7:00. If you need, please fill in a card and hang it outside your room before 6:00. Lunch is from 12:00 to 14:00. Dinner is from 18:30 to 20:30.

★ Telephone: There is a telephone in your room. Dial "0" before you make a call. We will tell you to wait for a moment if the lines are busy.

★ Shop: The hotel shop is open from 9:00 to 17:30.

Coffee House: You can drink coffee here at the following times: 12:00 to 14:00, 20:00 to 23:30.

★ Another Service: there is a cinema in the hotel. A film begins at 19:00 0n Sundays and Wednesdays.

1.When can you use the room service?

A. Only the daytime. B. Only at night.

C. Anytime during a day. D. Only sometime.

2.If you want to have a meal in your room, what should you do?

A. Phone the service desk. B. Go to the hotel shop to buy some food.

C. Go to the hotel dining room. D. Put a message outside the room.

3.What should you do if the telephone lines are busy?

A. We should ask the service centre for help. B. We should cut off the phone.

C. We should wait a moment. D. We should use the pay phone.

4.If you want to have a two-hour business talk in the coffee house, you may go there at _______ .

A. 12:00 B. 1:00 C. 10:00 D. 11:30

5.The instructions tell us that you can _______.

A. go shopping at anytime in the hotel B. get at least six services

C. see a film when you want to D. go to the coffee house twice a week

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Few people have faced death in a plane crash and lived to tell their stories. On Thursday 15 January 2009, a US Airways plane with 155 people on board landed on the icy waters of the Hudson River after a bird strike upon takeoff.

After a flock of birds struck the plane, both engines were damaged and passengers heard a loud bang and smelled smoke. The pilot then radioed to air traffic controlling tower that he had suffered a bird strike and reported an emergency. He said that he needed to go back, and air traffic controllers gave him permission to do so, but he then said he wanted to head to Teterboro, New Jersey, because it was closer.

With no power, the captain attempted the impossible: to land in the Hudson River. The plane cleared the George Washington Bridge by less than 900 feet before eventually gliding into the water. The way it hit it was very slow, soft and smooth.

The captain came on and said, ‘Look, we’re going down. Get ready for impact(冲击力).’

“Everyone looked at each other and we said our prayers. I said about five Hail Marys.” Sai Kolodjay when he remembered the terrifying moment.

As soon as the plane hit the water, police, fire and Coast Guard boats as well as private yachts and commercial ferries from all directions came to help and were quickly on the scene as passengers lined up on safety chutes(逃生滑道) and were immediately taken away from the sinking plane. The captain was the last person to leave the plane. He walked up and down the plane twice before finally getting on a police boat when the plane began to sink.

“I don't think there’s enough praise to go around for someone who does something like this.”said former Delta pilot Denny Walsh.

President Bush also praised those involved in the rescue. “Laura and I are inspired by the skill and heroism of the flight crew as well as the dedication( 奉 献 ) and selflessness of the emergency responders and volunteers who rescued passengers from the icy waters of the Hudson,” he said.

1.The U. S. Airways plane landed within a few minutes after takeoff because_____.

A.there was a technical problem with the engine B.there was a bomb (炸弹) on the plane

C.terrorists hijacked the plane D.birds stroke the plane

2.After reporting the emergency, the pilot decided to fly to Teterboro, New Jersey instead of returning to the airport for the reason that__________.

A.there was a bigger airport in Teterboro, New Jersey

B.he was afraid that the plane would crash and explode soon

C.the controlling tower did not allow him to go back

D.he wanted to try water landing and set up a record

3.The underlined “it” in the last sentence of the 3rd paragraph stands for______.

A.the plane B.the bridge C.the water D.the ferry

4.Why did the pilot walk up and down the plane twice before he got on the police boat?

A.He was checking whether all the passengers had all left the plane.

B.He was trying to find out the problem with the engine.

C.He was sending a signal to the controlling tower nearby.

D.He was waiting for the policemen to take him away soon.

5.The name “Laura” in the last paragraph reminds you of the following names expect________.

A.Juliane Kopcke from Peru B.Peng Liyuan from China

C.Princess Kate from Britain D.Michelle Obama from the U.S.

八年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

Welcome to Student Success，the radio programme that helps students study．This morning we will talk with Jenny，John and Anna，the three top students in English from No．1 High School，about how they study．

Jenny：I study by reading the textbook every night．I make lists of words I don’t know．Then I make flashcards(抽示卡)from the lists and go over them．I like to study by myself at home．It’s quiet there．

John：I study best with my friends．We get together in the park after school．Sometimes we use flashcards．At other times， we practise talking in English．It helps me a lot．

Anna：I ask my teacher for help．She always gives me tapes to listen to．Sometimes I read aloud to help practise pronunciation．And I listen to radio programmes like this one，too!You can say that I learn by listening．　　

So they have three different ways to study and they all work．Our next programme is about language learning．

1.Students Success is a　　　　　 ．

A. book about how to learn English

B. television programme

C. radio programme

D. DVD about language study

2.Jenny likes to study　　　　　　 ．

A. in the park　　 B. in the library

C. with her friends　　 D. by herself

3.　　　　　 studies English by practising talking in English．

A. Jenny　　 B. John　　 C. Anna　　 D. The reporter

4.Anna’s teacher always gives her　　　　 to help her study English.

A. books　　 B. tapes　　 C. CDs　　 D. cards

5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The three students are all weak in English．

B. The three students are all high school students．

C. Jenny reads the textbook every night．

D. Both Jenny and John use flashcards to learn English．

八年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

1.To _______, the students will have a relaxing classroom.

A.keep a healthy body B.care for our world

C.use computers well D.have better painting skills

2.We will email at _______ to get more information about the computer class.

A.scash @ iss. k12.nc.us B.bpope @ iss. k12.nc.us

C.kgrady @ iss. k12.nc.us D.dharris @ iss. k12.nc.us

3.If you _______, you are welcome to the PE class.

A.want to learn about art history B.are active in PE classes

C.actively take part in designing D.care for our world

4.Students can go to _______ class to learn to do experiments.

A.Denise Harris’ B.Sherry Cash’s

C.Kathy Grady’s D.Barbara Pope’s

5.There are ________ different kinds of classes in this passage.

A.one B.two C.three D.four

八年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

Welcome to Student Success，the radio programme that helps students study．This morning we will talk with Jenny，John and Anna，the three top students in English from No．1 High School，about how they study．

Jenny：I study by reading the textbook every night．I make lists of words I don’t know．Then I make flashcards(抽示卡)from the lists and go over them．I like to study by myself at home．It’s quiet there．

John：I study best with my friends．We get together in the park after school．Sometimes we use flashcards．At other times， we practise talking in English．It helps me a lot．

Anna：I ask my teacher for help．She always gives me tapes to listen to．Sometimes I read aloud to help practise pronunciation．And I listen to radio programmes like this one，too!You can say that I learn by listening．　　

So they have three different ways to study and they all work．Our next programme is about language learning．

1.Students Success is a　　　　　 ．

A.book about how to learn English

B.television programme

C.radio programme

D.DVD about language study

2.Jenny likes to study　　　　　　 ．

A.in the park B.in the library

C.with her friends D.by herself

3.　　　　　 studies English by practising talking in English．

A.Jenny B.John C.Anna D.The reporter

4.Anna’s teacher always gives her　　　　 to help her study English.

A.books B.tapes C.CDs D.cards

5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.The three students are all weak in English．

B.The three students are all high school students．

C.Jenny reads the textbook every night．

D.Both Jenny and John use flashcards to learn English．

八年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

We　　　　 a party to welcome the new students next Friday evening.

A. have　　　　　　　　　　　 B. had　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. will have

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