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Read the passage and answer the following questions. （回答问题）：

When it comes to the letter grade on your test or homework, you might notice that there is no letter (字母) E. Have you ever thought about why that is so?

In the A, B, C, D and F grading system, the first four letters are considered passing grades. An F in this system simply stands for “fail”. The word “fail” happens to start with the letter F, which seems to leave out the letter E. However, E grade actually has been used pretty commonly throughout the history of letter grades in the US.

The first college in the US to use a letter grading system like the ones we use today is Mount Holyoke College. In 1897, they began to use the following grading scale:

A: 95-100% (excellent)　　　　 B: 85-94% (good)　　　　 C: 76-84% (fair)

D: 75% (barely passed)　　　　 E: below 75% (failed)

We can see the E grade instead of F grade.

Gradually, the letter grading system became more popular throughout the US. Later, many schools decided to change the E grade and into the F grade. There is no evidence (证据) to really support this, but one possible explanation is that teachers were worried that some students and parents might mistake E for “excellent”.

Why do we have letter grades? Well, part of the reason is that they made grading simpler. As the 20th century began, school classrooms became bigger. Most teachers at that time thought this new letter grading system was an easy, fair and clear way to grade students.

Today, more and more people argue that letter grades don’t fully reflect (反映) student learning. However, as teachers try to improve grading methods, many parents still prefer the letter grades because they are familiar and easy for parents to understand. Although they might not be perfect, the letter grades probably aren’t going away any time soon.

1.It there a letter E in the grading system now?

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2.What does an F stand for in the A.B.C.D and F grading system?

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3.When was the letter grading system first used in the US college?

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4.What is the one of the possible reasons for changing the E grade and into the F grade?

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5.How did most teachers like the letter grading system in the 20th century?

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6.Do you want to get letter grades or number scores on your test or homework? Why?

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Read the passage and answer the following questions. ( 根据短文内容完整回答下列问题):

Every child has a dream of what they want to be, right? When Renee Butts was young, her dream was to become a volunteer firefighter because her father was one. Sadly, when she was 14, her father died and was never able to volunteer with her. Renee’s story doesn’t end there. Finally she becomes a good firefighter.

Some days she must be ready to deal with any emergency (紧急事件), like fighting a fire, dealing with a car accident or helping someone who is sick. Other days she is in the driver’s seat. Sometimes Renee works nine to eleven days a month on 24-hour shifts. She also has a family to take care of. Her husband is a firefighter, too. Renee remembers the first time when she fought a fire. She was awoken early on a winter morning by the alarm. She said she was very nervous but did what she had to do.

When I asked Renee what the best part of her job was, she replied, “Helping people and saving their lives. ” I think that shows signs of being a true hero (英雄). She’s always glad to do anything for anyone in trouble. With 140 people in her station, Renee is one of the only three women.

I think she’s great. We could never live without people like her who are glad to help others. Renee’s deed helps me believe that I can do anything. I hope some day to be just like her: always be ready to help people in trouble every day.

1.What was Renee’s dream?

2.Does her dream come true?

3.She needs to be ready to deal with a car accident, doesn’t she?

4.When did she fight a fire for the first time?

5.How many women are there in her station?

6.What can we learn from the passage?

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Read the passage above and answer the questions （再读以上短文内容，回答下列问题）:

1.What has kept Wu going forward along the music road?

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2.When did Wu's latest single Laotze Says come out?

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3.Has Wu always been successful? What happened to him?

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4.What might be the title of this passage? （In no more than TEN words）

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八年级英语回答问题中等难度题查看答案及解析

The following are some advertisements(广告). Read them and answer the questions.

11. Miss Green is a student, and she hasn’t much money. It’s better for her to choose _____.

A. the big house in Ad. 1   B. the flat in Ad. 2

C. the town house in Ad. 3   D. the flat in Ad. 4

12. Mr. and Mrs. Black with their son, John, want to rent(租) a house with a yard for children. Which house is suitable for them?

A. Mrs. Morris’ house   B. Wilson’s flat   C. Dana’s flat   D. Nathan’s town house.

13. The flat with a parking place costs _____.

A. $2,000   B. $1,200   C. $1,7000   D. $1,600

14. There are _______ kinds of houses in these four advertisements.

A. two   B. three   C. four   D. five

15. The advertisements tell us the information about some _______.

A. hotels   B. supermarkets   C. houses   D. restaurants

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There are some programs on TV. Please read and answer the following questions.

1.You like sports very much. You can watch TV at ________.

A. 18:30 0n Channel 1　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. 19:00 on Channel 2

C. 19:40 on Channel 1　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. 20:20 on Channel 2

2.If you want to learn arts about other countries, which program would be the best one?

A. Weather　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Around the world

C. Foreign arts　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Talk thow

3.When can you watch the TV play—Sisters?

A. At 20:10　　　　 　 B. At 21:00

C. At 21:15　　　　　 D. At 22:05

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Here are some important events in August in Britain, Read them and answer the following questions.

1.Where is the Great British Beer Festival held?

A.In Bristol. B.In Wales. C.In Edinburgh. D.At Earls Court.

2.How long does Edinburgh International Festival last?

A.13 days. B.24 days. C.33 days. D.43 days.

3.If you are in the UK at the beginning of August, you can probably take part in________.

A.the Summer Bank Holiday B.the Great British Beer Festival

C.the Edinburgh International Festival D.the Bristol International Balloon Festival

4.What is the Edinburgh International Festival about________.

A.Food. B.Clothes. C.Art. D.Vacations.

5.If you want to know more about Bristol International Balloon Festival, you can click ________.

A.http://www.eif.co.uk B.http://www.travel/ transport

C.http://www.gbbf.org D.http://www.bristolfiesta.co.uk

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Answer the questions according to the passage you read.

A great French writer said that we should help everyone as much as we can, because we often need help ourselves. Sometimes the small can help the great. And he told the following story.

An ant was drinking by a small river and fell in. She tried her best to reach the bank(岸), but she couldn’t move at all. The poor ant got too tried but was still doing her best. Then a big bird saw her. The bird threw a piece of wood into the water. With it the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself on the grass, she heard a man coming up. The man was walking with a gun(枪) in his hand. As soon as he saw the bird, he wanted to kill her. But the ant bit(咬) him on one of his feet and at the moment the bird flew away at once.

The ant saved the bird’s life.

1. According to the French writer, we often need help from others, so what should we do?

2.What does the sentence “we often need help ourselves”?

3.Why did the ant couldn’t reach the bank when it fell into the river?

4.Though the poor ant was too tried, what did she do？

5.请将画线句子翻译成汉语。

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题）：

In the time it takes you to read this sentence, the population of the Earth will have grown by 10 people. That may not sound much, but it is about 14,000 people an hour. That is the same as adding most of the population of Germany to the world every year!

Most of these new people are born in developing countries. These countries are found in much of Africa, South America, and parts of Asia. In the developed coun¬tries of Europe and North America, the population is growing very slowly. This is because women in these countries have, on average, only one or two children. In the developing countries, many women have five or more children. In 1950, around one quarter of the world’s population lived in the developed countries. By 2050, these countries will be the home to only around one tenth of the world’s people.

In the developing countries，more than one billion people already live below the poverty line(贫困线）.These people don’t have enough food to eat and they live in poor housing； children get little or no time at school and suffer from many kinds of diseases.

The United Nations(UN) tries to guess population growth. At the beginning of the 21st century, the world's population was around six billion people. The UN has said that the world's population will level off at 12. 5 billion people by the year 2100. Other people think the world's population will continue to grow, reaching 14 billion people before it becomes stable or even falls.

1.How many people are added to the world’s population an hour?

2.In what areas of the world can developing countries be found?

3.In 1950，what percentage of the worlds population lived in developing coun¬tries?

4.By 2050，there will be many more people living in the developed countries, won’t there?

5.How many people will there be in 2100 according to the UN?

6.What may happen if the population keeps growing?

八年级英语回答问题困难题查看答案及解析

Read the passage and choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）：

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

Read the passage and choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）:

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