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Choose the best answer and complete the passage. (完形填空):

Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome's ___________ filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so moved that decided to write an article about her.

I phoned Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She agreed and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I knew I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn't even written a grocery list.

I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there ___________, taking notes and asking questions that all began with, "Can you tell me..." l soon realized that __________Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The pressure was almost unbearable. I struggled for days with draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.

It didn't take long. My manuscript __________. How stupid of me! I thought. How could I compete in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn't face the rejection (拒绝) letter, threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.

Five years later, I was moving to California. While leaving my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor's letter in disbelief:

Dear Ms Profit.

Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some relevant (相关的) materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to publish your story soon.

Shocked, it took me a long time to recover. ___________ of rejection (拒绝) cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of enjoyable writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer. Looking back on this experience, I learned a very important lesson: You can't ___________ to have no faith (信任) in yourself.

1.A.sound B.voice C.speech D.smile

2.A.seriously B.patiently C.nervously D.quietly

3.A.talking B.having C.inviting D.fooling

4.A.disappeared B.returned C.spread D.appeared

5.A.Fear B.Joy C.Danger D.Sadness

6.A.allow B.pretend C.expect D.afford

八年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

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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

八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Choose the best answer to complete the passage.

You've just finished with middle school and you may start wondering, “What is high school like? Is high school a lot 32middle school? Is it going to be hard to start out in a new place?"

Most high schools in America hold a freshman class 33school actually starts. When you talk to people in the freshman class, you 34that a lot of them are feeling just like you are, excited, maybe 35afraid. Talking about a question of common interest with your classmates could start a new 36  .

The work in high school builds on what you 37in middle school, and gives you more knowledge of many subjects. So you 38feel that it's a bit more challenging. But these challenges can make you feel 39. And there are many resources (资源）to use if you feel that the work is too much.

At the beginning of high school, you'll get to know it has more activities than middle school, such as clubs, music groups, and sports teams. These activities may      40  before or after school, or during your free time. 41this, time management is an important skill in your 42  year.

Middle school teaches you the 43of study and social skills while high school gives you the chance to learn 44to be more independent (独立的).It's all right if you're nervous 45  . Just be patient and keep 46. Once you've got used to your new independence, you can go farther than you ever imagined.

1.A. the same as       B. different from      C. helpful to

2.A. before           B. after              C. since

3. A. found           B. will find           C. have found

4. A. too             B. so                C. a little

5. A. hobby           B. friendship         C. topic

6.A. are learning      B. will learn          C. have learned

7.A. have to          B. should            C. may

8.A. more bored       B. less bored         C. less excited

9.A. take part         B. take up           C. take place

10.A. Because of       B. Thanks to         C. Instead of

11.A. first             B. second           C. third

12.A. aims           B. pleasure           C. ways

13.A. what           B. how              C. whether

14.A. at first          B. at last             C. at that moment

15.A. doing           B. studying           C. trying

八年级英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析

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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

八年级英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析

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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

八年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

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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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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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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

Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.

Some Americans are poor at speaking foreign languages. It’s a fact. In any city around the world, you can find American tourists asking for the restaurant menu in English. At best, they will try to say a couple of phrases they ______ from a phrase book, but they will stop making an effort the moment they discover the waiter knows a little English.

I read a survey once that found that only 20 percent of Americans could speak a language other than English in their own homes. So ______ is this? I think laziness is possibly the key factor（因素）. There is a general feeling among Americans that “Everyone speaks English nowadays, so it’s not worth learning other languages.” In multinational companies（跨国公司）, English is often the official language of communication within the company. ______, Americans who live abroad can always find other American people to talk to or to watch American TV with – all reasons for never bothering to learn the local language.

The situation in American schools doesn’t help. In 1997, about 75 percent of American public middle schools offered foreign languages. Today, that number has ______ to 58 percent. And even the few students who study foreign languages at school don’t spend as many ______ of classes as students in other countries. I think it is also a ______ that American children don’t study English grammar any more, which makes it more difficult for them to learn the grammar of another language.

1.A.have borrowed B.have learned C.have chosen D.have collected

2.A.when B.which C.what D.why

3.A.Also B.So C.Yet D.However

4.A.gone up B.gone down C.gone quickly D.gone slowly

5.A.types B.hours C.books D.interests

6.A.wonder B.habit C.problem D.mistake

八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Choose the best answer according to the short passage.

Do teenagers in small villages do chores at home? How about the teenagers in big cities? Here is a survey. We asked 4,000 teenagers in China several questions. Half of them come from big cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The others are from small villages. We made a diagram of the result of our survey. Let’s have a look at it. We found out that teenagers from small villages do more chores than those from big cities. Maybe it is because they live a harder life. Our advice to parents in big cities is that parents should give their children some chores to do. Doing chores teaches teenagers to take care of themselves.

1.Fewer than ___ teenagers in big cities sweep the floor.

A. 450　　 B. 750　　 C. 800　　 D. 900

2.The number of teenagers ___ in big cities is bigger than that in small villages.

A. making the bed　　 B. taking out the trash

C. folding the clothes　　 D. doing the dishes

3.There are around 3,500 teenagers in total from the cities and villages who ___.

A. take out the trash and do the dishes

B. sweep the floor and make the bed

C. make the bed and do the dishes

D. do the dishes and fold the clothes

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析