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“Dreams may be more important than sleep. Some people don’t need much sleep. But we all need to_________ ,” some scientists say.

Dreams take up about one quarter of our sleeping time. People have several dreams each night. Dreams are like short ___________. They are usually in colour. Some dreams are like old films. They come to us over and over again. That may be because the dreamer is worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer.

Some people get new _________ about their work from dreams. They may have been thinking about their work all day. These thoughts can carry over into dreams.

Sometimes we _________ with a good feeling from a dream. But often we can’t

remember the dream. Dreams can disappear quickly from memory.

Too much dreaming can be harmful. If we sleep more, we will dream for a longer time. The mind is hard at working when we dream. That is _________ we may have a long sleep and still wake up tired.

1.A.dream B.eat C.play D.sing

2.A.houses B.films C.trees D.songs

3.A.salaries B.addresses C.friends D.ideas

4.A.go to bed B.fall asleep C.get up D.wake up

5.A.how B.because C.where D.why

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Tom is a four - year - old child. He is studying at college because he is too intelligent for school. Tom has computer lessons at the West London Institute. He ______ well before he was one year old. When he was eighteen months old, he took telephone messages for his parents. At the age of two, he began to learn French. The strange thing about Tom is that he taught himself to read even ______ he could speak. His father said, "We were so surprised that he could read so soon. And he ______ my spelling if I made mistakes."

When Tom went to school, his teachers just gave him pictures to colour and toys to play with and didn't have time to prepare special lessons for him. Tom tried two different schools, but he was ______ and unhappy. Then his parents decided that he couldn’t stay at a/an ______ school, but they had no idea what to ______ him. Then the West London Institute offered to help. Tom spends some of his time there, and also studies at home. Now he reads newspapers every day, and he can play the violin very well. His father said, “ Tom is our life. He is a clever child and we want to help him in every way."

1.A.danced B.ate C.spoke D.slept

2.A.before B.after C.unless D.but

3.A.learned B.corrected C.laughed D.stared

4.A.bored B.boring C.excited D.exciting

5.A.ordinary B.expensive C.special D.nearby

6.A.deal with B.argue with C.play with D.do with

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Ari’s mother asked him to pick up firewood for the fire. Instead of doing that right away, Ari thought he could ________his friends first.

Not long after, his mother began to want to know why he had not returned. It was already dark and she was worried. At the same time, Ari ________ that he had not done as his mother had asked and told his friends about this. The boys then began gathering the firewood.

Meanwhile, Ari’s mother came looking for him. She soon heard the boys’ voices. She had mixed feelings. She was _______ to know that he was safe but angry at the same time because Ari had disobeyed (没服从) her. She decided to give the boys a lesson.

She hid in the nearby woods. _______ she picked up a twig (树枝) and threw it. It hit the ground making a sharp noise. It caught the boys’ attention. They stopped what they were doing and looked at one another. She threw another twig in the opposite ________. The boys jumped. The mother cried in a low trembling voice, “ Listen to your mother!” Scared, the boys dropped ________ and ran home. Ari’s mother could not stop laughing.

After picking up some pieces of firewood, she headed home, where she found Ari in tears.

“Mother, Mother, I’m sorry I didn’t listen to you,” he sobbed (哭诉). His mother held him with love. She knew he was truly sorry and would not repeat his mistake.

1.A.care for B.play with C.depend on D.hear from

2.A.expected B.forgot C.realized D.decided

3.A.sad B.happy C.worried D.careless

4.A.Instead B.Therefore C.However D.Then

5.A.direction B.seat C.street D.woods

6.A.nothing B.something C.everything D.anything

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Have you ever been to a desert? A desert is a place full of sand.

Death Valley is one of the most ______ deserts in the United States. It covers a wide area with its bright sand. Almost 20 percent of this area is well below sea level, and Badwater, a salt water lake, is about 280 feet below sea level and the ______ place in the United Sates.

Long ago the Indians there called this place “Tomesha”. It means the land of fire. Death Valley’s name now dates back to 1849. At that time a group of miners came across the desert from Nevada, but they became _______ in this desert. They were hungry and thirsty. Their journey was certainly a sad story.

Today Death Valley is made a National Monument and people can cross it along several well-marked roads. They can _______ water and drinks in the roadside bars when thirsty, and they can have meals in the restaurants, too. Luckily with so many people traveling and living there, this desert’s special beauty has not been ruined.

Here you’ll have a lot of surprises. It is ________ like what you can see on the moon. The sight changes as the wind moves the sand about, showing the most unusual colors. One of the most unusual and surprising _______ of Death Valley is Devils Golf Course(魔鬼的高尔夫球场). If one goes there, it seems you are in some terrible dreams. Sand sculptures stand on a ________ ground, and their long shadows moves in the darkness of the night.

1.A. brave　 B. famous　　 　　 C. careful　　 D. successful

2.A. lowest　　 B. highest　 　　 C. farthest　　 D. longest

3.A. angry　　 B. excited　 　　 C. lost　　 　　 D. surprised

4.A. keep　 　 B. stop　 　　 C. practice　　 D. enjoy

5.A. almost　 B. hardly　　 　　 C. also　　 　　 D. ever

6.A. copies　 B. pieces　　 　　 C. parts　　 　　 D. covers

7.A. bright　　 B. frightening C. beautiful　 D. clean

八年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

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Dinosaurs were the dominant land animals for 160 million years, making them one of the most successful groups of animals ever. However, all the dinosaurs that were living 65 million years ago went extinct. About 70% of all animal life on the earth died out. Scientists call it a mass extinction（大灭绝）.

Having existed for 165 million years, why did dinosaurs die out? There are many different theories about why this happened. We will probably never know exactly what happened, which means that scientists will continue to disagree and come up with different dinosaur extinction theories. Here are two of them:

Ice Age Theory

Now and again, the earth cools into periods we call ice ages. As dinosaurs were thought to be cold blooded, it was hard for them to cope with such cold conditions.

Disease

It is possible that a disease spread through the dinosaur population causing their extinction.

Scientists have come up with some strange ideas but none of the theories really explains everything, so we will probably never be sure what happened.

1.The underlined word “dominant” in the passage probably means _________.

A.biggest B.powerful C.strange D.special

2.Why did the dinosaurs become extinct? ___________.

A.Dinosaurs could not suffer from cold weather B.A disease spread through the dinosaur population

C.Other species became stronger than dinosaurs D.We have not known about the truth yet

3.Dinosaurs existed on the earth for _______ million years.

A.160 B.165 C.65 D.115

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

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When Taiwan's pop singer Ken Wu decided to make music his career, he told himself it would be his whole life.

“If you retreat from your goals you won't achieve them," Wu said.

That's what has kept Wu going forward on his musical road. His style is always' fresh and creative. Each of his songs has its own style and you can never tell what he will come up with next.

His latest single Laotze Says came out in April, 2007. It tells young people to have lived their own lives. The electronic music and philosophical clever lyric is sure to make it another hit.

However, Wu hasn't always been successful. His first album didn't sell well at all. His record company went bankrupt （破产） and he found himself jobless. But, one day, he heard his song being played on the street. He was so moved that he knew he had no choice but to go on singing.

Wu thinks that young people should follow their dreams rather than play safe. “Don't think it doesn't matter because your family's rich, or you can still sell insurance （保险）, or be a secretary," he said, " That’ll never work. Do what in your heart you have to do.”

1.The pop singer Ken Wu is from ________ .

A.Shanghai B.Hong Kong C.Taiwan D.Canada

2.The underlined word“retreat” in Line 3 is closest in meaning to“ ________ ”.

A.find out B.turn back C.hold on D.look after

3.________ tells young people to have their own way of life.

A.General's Order B.Still Fantasy C.Princess A D.Laotze Says

4.We can tell from Wu's story that one should ________ to win success.

A.set goals without turning back B.make different music

C.have his or her own idea D.catch up with Jay Chou

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

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Nowadays school students’ health becomes weaker. It is found that they _________ pay much attention to sports. Is it because they have no interest in sports? Certainly not. Teenagers live very busy study lives now and often forget to think about sports.

Every week, they have to _________ themselves for all kinds of examinations and tests in school. Test scores have become the focus of their life. Parents pay high attention to their test results. Because of the pressure(压力) from their parents and teachers, they _________ to work harder and spend most of their time on books. So many of them almost become bookworms. Books have kept them from sports. As for the students themselves, they want to get good results _________ they can have a good future. So they spend all of their spare time studying for improvement and _________ school sports.

However, it is important to take a correct attitude about study. A quick mind rarely goes along with a weak body. _________ a strong body, you can never achieve anything. Sports give us valuable practice in helping the eyes, brain and muscles work together. Such kind of practice is especially useful for the students who work with their brains too long.

1.A.hardly B.likely C.usually D.nearly

2.A.teach B.enjoy C.practice D.prepare

3.A.learn B.decide C.have D.refuse

4.A.now that B.unless C.so that D.as soon as

5.A.give up B.take up C.join in D.go in for

6.A.Besides B.Except C.Without D.With

八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

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Mary Donaldson is worried about her 16-year-old daughter, Sophia. Six months ago, Sophia came back from a party, upset and unhappy. From then on, she thinks of nothing but __________ to lose weight and become beautiful. She refuses to eat and keeps on doing exercise. Sophia had always been a little heavy, so when she decided to go on a diet, Mary ___________ her, she felt that her daughter would look more attractive if she lost 10 kilograms. However, Sophia___________ over 20 kilograms until now. Her eating and exercising habits are having__________ her health. She is too thin and is often sick.

Her mother is trying to prevent her from going on a diet and losing weight, but Sophia thinks that she is still too heavy and refuses to start eating _________.Sophia’s mind is full of the idea of looking like a model. Every day she goes to a club to do exercise. When she is not there, she spends her time reading magazines like Fashion & Beauty. The models in these magazines are very thin and beautiful. Sophia says, “If I look like these models, I will be happy and all the boys will like me.”

Mary doesn’t know how to help her daughter. She feels ___________for having encouraged her at first, because Sophia no longer feels good or pleased with her body. She’s afraid that Sophia will never be happy if she keeps comparing ___________ with the models in the magazines. Mary tries to tell Sophia that true beauty is from within. Common people are not supposed to look like models. The most ordinary face becomes beautiful when the person behind it is filled with confidence, wisdom and the joy of life.

1.A. what　　　　 B. when 　　　　　　 C. how 　　　　 D. why

2.A. refused 　　 B. encouraged　　　 C. helped 　　 D. agreed

3.A. has got 　　 B. has bought　　　 C. has lost D. has lent

4.A. a harmful effect on B. a good help to C. a different idea with D. an active change to

5.A. as usual 　 B. as common　　　 C. as well as D. at last

6.A. happy 　　　 B. sorry 　　　　　　 C. worry 　　　　 D. pleased

7.A. someone 　　 B. others 　　　　　 C. himself　　 D. herself

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Today's question is：

1.A.choose B.choices C.thoughts D.think

2.A.with B.in C.without D.during

3.A.own B.owe C.design D.build

4.A.usually B.useless C.usual D.useful

5.A.importantly B.important C.efficient D.efficiently

6.A.job B.do C.use D.work

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People sometimes look at nature and fail to see its perfection (完美). For example, they look at a plant and think, “How much better this plant would be if only its flowers were more beautiful!” Or they see a summer rain and think, “If I had ______ the world I would have made it never rain when people are on holiday.”

Such a ______ happened long ago when a traveller was resting under an apple tree. As he looked around, he saw a big pumpkin in a nearby garden. He noticed that the vine (藤) on which the big pumpkin grew was quite weak. ______ him, he saw small round apples hanging on strong limbs (树枝). “How stupid nature is!” the man thought to himself. “If nature had half a brain, it would have made these big pumpkins grow on this strong tree ______ on the weak vine.”

The traveller was proud that he was smarter than the creator of all things in the natural world. Just then, a small apple fell from the tree, hitting him on the head. He quickly saw the defect (不足之处) in his thinking. He learned how things might have been different if it had been the huge pumpkin that had hit him on the head. “I clearly would have ______ my life in such an accident,” he said.

As he went on his way, he had new admiration (钦佩) for nature.

1.A.explored B.created C.discovered D.expected

2.A.dream B.brain C.case D.trouble

3.A.Above B.Beside C.Against D.Before

4.A.because of B.out of C.full of D.instead of

5.A.enjoyed B.rescued C.lost D.begun

八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析