The Pecan (山核桃) ThiefWhen I was six years old...

The Pecan (山核桃) Thief

When I was six years old, I was visiting my grandfather's farm in Kansas.Grandpa had sent me into the woods to gather pecans for us to enjoy later.

Pecan picking was really ________ work and my little basket was only half full.I wasn't about to ________ Grandpa down.Just then something caught my eye.A large brown squirrel was a few feet away.I watched as he picked up a pecan, hurried to a tree and________ in a large hole in the trunk.A moment later the squirrel jumped out and climbed down to the ground to pick up another nut.Once again, he took the pecan back to his hiding place.

The hiding place was not so secret anymore, I thought.I rushed over to the tree and looked into the hole.It was ________ with pecans! Golden pecans were right there for taking.This was my ________.Handful by handful, I scooped all of those pecans into my basket.Now it was full! I was so ________ of myself.I couldn't wait to show Grandpa all the pecans.So I ran back and shouted, “Look at all the pecans!” He looked into the basket and said, “Well, well, how did you find so many?” I told him how I'd ________ the squirrel and taken the pecans from his hiding place.

Grandpa congratulated me on how smart I'd been in watching the squirrel and his habits.Then he did something that ________ me.He handed the basket back to me and put his arm gently around my shoulders and said.“But a good man should never take advantage of someone else's hard work.”

Suddenly I felt a bit sorry.There was only one thing I could do.I carried the basket back to the tree and poured all the nuts into the hole.

1.A.hard B.dirty C.light D.easy

2.A.let B.settle C.have D.keep

3.A.joined B.lived C.discovered D.disappeared

4.A.covered B.filled C.rebuilt D.repaired

5.A.turn B.choice C.chance D.achievement

6.A.afraid B.ashamed C.careful D.proud

7.A.driven B.followed C.protected D.caught

8.A.hurt B.satisfied C.surprised D.pleased

八年级英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析

The little boy was six years old. He is _____to go to school.

A. old enough　　　　　　　　　　 B. enough old

C. young enough　　　　　　　　　 D. enough young

八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

My parents have lived in the town _________ their son was six years old.

A. for　　 B. since　　 C. while　　 D. when

八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Jimmy started painting when he was four years old when he was six.he was already very good at it.He_____many beautiful and interesting pictures,and people__a lot of money for them .They said, “This boy’s going to be____when he’s a little older, and then we’re going to ____these pictures for a lot more money. Then we will get rich.”

Jimmy’s pictures were ___from other people’s because he never painted on the whole piece of ___.He painted on half of it ,and the other half was always ___.

“That ’s very clever,”everyone said,“___else does that!”

One day somebody bought one of Jimmy＇s____and then said to him ,＂Please tell me this ,Jimmy.Why do you paint on the__half of your paper,but not on the top half?”

“Because I’m small,”Jimmy said,“and my brushes　 don’t reach very high.”

1.A.took 　　　　　　 B.borrowed　　　　　　 C.lent　　　　　　　　 D.painted

2.A.paid　　　　　　 B.bought　　　　　　　 C.wanted　　　　　　 D.needed

3.A.young　　　　　 B.famous　　　　　　　 C.short　　　　　　　 D.cool

4.A.fill　　　　　　　 B.buy　　　　　　　　 C.sell　　　　　　　　 D.draw

5.A.different　　　　 B.similar　　　　　　　 C.away　　　　　　　 D.good

6.A.glass　　　　　　 B.wood　　　　　　　　 C.paper　　　　　　　 D.table

7.A.empty　　　　　 B.full　　　　　　　　 C.dirty　　　　　　　　 D.blue

8.A.Anyboby　　　　 B.Somebody　　　　 C.Everybody　　　　 D.Nobody

9.A.brushes　　　　 B.books　　　　　　　 C.pictures　　　　　　 D.pens

10.A.middle　　　　 B.bottom　　　　　　 C.right　　　　　　　　 D.left

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Barbara was driving her six-year-old son, Ben, to his piano lesson. They were late, and Barbara was beginning to think she should have called it off. Barbara, a nurse at the local hospital, was very tired at that moment. The coldest season and the terrible weather just brought them more difficulties.

"Mum!" Ben cried suddenly. "Look!" Just ahead, a car had lost control on the icy road and crashed (猛撞) into a telephone pole. Barbara stopped her car quickly and opened the door. She said to Ben, "Dear, promise me you'll stay in the car!" "I will, Mum," Ben said as his mum ran. She was a nurse—she might be able to help the unlucky people.

It was terrible. Two girls aged about 18 were in the car. One was dead and the other was still breathing. Barbara quickly cleaned the wounds in the driver's head. Ben called for help on his mum's phone. Soon an ambulance came. "Good job, Barbara, you've saved her life," one doctor said as he examined the driver's wounds. Barbara walked back to her car with a feeling of sadness, especially for the family of the girl who had died. Later, Barbara was able to meet the family of the driver. They expressed their thanks to Barbara for the help she had provided.

1.When did the accident happen?

A.In spring. B.In summer. C.In winter.

2.Why did Ben cry suddenly?

A.Because he saw a traffic accident.

B.Because he didn't want to go to the piano lesson.

C.Because he wanted to tell his mum to drive carefully.

3.According to the passage,　　　 .

A.the driver died in the end

B.Ben and Barbara were helpful

C.Barbara called an ambulance on her phone

4.How did Barbara feel when she walked back to her car?

A.Sad. B.Happy. C.Surprised.

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The accident happened on Barbara's way home.

B.Ben helped his mum clean the driver's wounds.

C.The one who examined the driver's wounds knew Barbara.

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Maria was born in Peru（秘鲁）.She grew up in a small village. She46when she was six years old. She went to elementary school，but she47to high school. Her family was very48，and she had to go to work when she was thirteen years old. She49in a shoe factory.

When Maria was seventeen years old，her family 50to the United States. First they lived in Los Angeles，and then they moved to San Francisco. When Maria 51in the United States，she was not very happy.

She missed her friends in Peru，and she didn’t52a word of English. She began to study English at night，53worked in a factory during the day.

Maria studied very hard，and now she speaks English well. She’s still54at night，but now she’s studying typing. She wants 55a secretary. Maria still misses her friends. But she’s very happy now，and she hopes she will have a good future（将来）in the new country.

1.                A．went to school   B．go to school     C．goes to school  D．begins school

2.                A．went           B．didn’t go       C．began    D．wasn’t

3.                A．rich           B．poor           C．happy    D．glad

4.                A．works          B．is working       C．is going to work D．worked

5.                A．moved         B．go             C．stayed    D．lived

6.                A．reached        B．arrived         C．got  D．moved

7.                A．tell            B．talk            C．know D．say

8.                A．when          B．so             C．or   D．and

9.                A．studying        B．studied         C．study D．studies

10.               A．to do          B．do            C．to be D．be

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完形填空

Maria Gomez was born in Peru（秘鲁）.She grew up in a small village. She1 when she was six years old. She went to elementary school，but she 2 to high school. Her family was very3 ，and she had to go to work when she was thirteen years old. She4 in a shoe factory.

When Maria was seventeen years old，her family 5 to the United States. First they lived in Los Angeles，and then they moved to San Francisco. When Maria 6  in the United States，she was not very happy.

She missed her friends in Peru，and she didn’t7 a word of English. She began to study English at night，8 worked in a factory during the day.

Maria studied very hard，and now she speaks English well. She’s still9 at night，but now she’s studying typing. She wants 10 a secretary. Maria still misses her friends. But she’s very happy now，and she hopes she will have a good future（将来）in the new country.

1.A. went to school B. go to school   C. goes to school   D. begins school

2.A.went            B. didn’t go         C. began      D. wasn’t

3.A.rich            B. poor           C. happy          D. glad

4.A.works       B. is working   C. is going to work D. worked

5.A.moved       B. go             C. stayed         D. lived

6.A.reached     B. arrived      C .got             D. moved

7.A.tell            B. talk           C. know           D. say

8.A.when        B. so             C. or             D. and

9.A.studying        B. studied        C. study          D. studies

10.A.to do      B. do             C. to be          D. be

八年级英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

When Canadian teenager Ryan was six years old, his teacher told him that in many parts of Africa, there was no clean water. She said that people often made themselves ill, and even died, just from drinking or bathing in dirty water.

What she said made Ryan upset. He decided to raise money for a well(井)so that people in Africa could have clean water. He did extra chores(家务)for his parents and raised $70 all by himself. Then he found out that it actually cost $2,000 to dig a well.

Most people would have given up at this point, but not Ryan. He was disappointed, but determined(决定)to raise more money. Finally he collected over $2,000. That money was used to dig the first of "Ryan's wells".

Since then, Ryan has continued to raise money for more wells. In fact, Ryan has raised over $1,500,000!

Ryan calls himself "a normal boy". He likes to play ice hockey when he's free. He also likes traveling around the world. As for the future. he has said that he isn't exactly sure what he will choose to do. "Something along the lines of a lawyer or a teacher. Maybe a leader!"

1.Ryan's teacher told him about the water problem in Africa in order to 　　　 .

A. encourage Ryan to dig wells for people in Africa

B. ask Ryan to raise money for poor people in Africa

C. make Ryan feel unhappy and disappointed

D. educate Ryan to care about African people in difficulty.

2.What does Ryan think of himself according to the passage?

A. He's like other students with his own hobby and dreams.

B. He gives up when he has decided to do something.

C. He is talented and can do many great things in the future,

D. He is different from other students in many ways.

3.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Ryan and His Teacher　　 B. Ryan and His Wells.

C. Ryan and His Money　　 D. Ryan and His Future

八年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

Bobby was six years old, and he went to school. There were nineteen other little boys and girls in his class. They often went to parties together.

When one of the children had a birthday, he or she invited all the other children to come to a party. And at Christmas all the mothers had parties for all the children.

Bobby like parties very much .He liked the games they played there ---but he liked the nice food more .His favorite food was cakes.

Before a party, Bobby’s mother always asked him not to eat too many cakes, and Bobby always answered ,”I won’t ,Mom .”But he always ate a lot and sometimes he got ill .Christmas came again, and again there were a lot of parties. Bobby went to all of them. The last one was on January 6th.

One evening before this party, Bobby’s mother called the lady who had the party, Bobby always eats too many cakes at parties. Don’t worry, answered the lady “At the party, a child can only have three cakes ---and the cakes are small”

“Oh, good!” Bobby’s mother answered happily. On January 6th, she took Bobby to the party. When it was time to eat ,Bobby took four cakes and began to eat them .”You can only have three cakes ,Bobby！＂said the lady .She asked the boy to put the fourth one back on the plate.

“I can’t,” answered Bobby .I ate that one first”

根据短文 ，回答问题。

1. How many children were there in Bobby’s class?

2.When did all the mothers have parties for all the children?

3. What happened sometimes when Bobby ate a lot of cakes at parties?

4. What did Bobby like more at parties, the games or the food ?

5.Where did the lady ask Bobby to put the fourth cake back?

八年级英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

E) 阅读填空　 根据下列短文内容，在文中空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。

When Ryan was six years old, his teacher told him that in many parts of Africa, there 1.no clean water. People often became ill, and even died there. They drank or took 2.shower in dirty water.

What she said made Ryan upset. He decided to raise money for a well (井) 3.that people in Africa could have clean water. He did chores for his parents and raised $70 all by 4. . However, it needed $2,000 to dig a well.

Most people will give 5.at this point, but not Ryan. He was disappointed(失望), but made a decision 6.raise more money. Finally he collected over $2,000. That money was used to dig 7. first of “Ryan’s wells”.

After that, Ryan continued to raise money for more wells.8. fact, Ryan has raised over $1,500 ,000!

Ryan calls himself “a normal boy” and likes to play games9.he’s not at school. As for the future, he says that he isn’t sure what he 10. choose to do.

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