阅读短文,根据短文内容回答问题。Salt Lake City is known for m...

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Salt Lake City is known for many things. It is named for the Great Salt Lake, which is the largest salt water lake in North America. The city held the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. Now, it is famous for helping to protect a family of peregrine falcons.

Young peregrine falcons begin learning how to fly when they are about five or six weeks old. It takes about a week for the parents to teach them. In natural areas, it is a bit safer for the young birds to take the risks that come with learning to fly. In cities, it can be more dangerous because they can hit the buildings or fly into traffic.

In Salt Lake City, volunteers (志愿者) put on bright orange vests (背心)to protect themselves as they keep an eye on the young birds. These volunteers actually put themselves in danger to save the birds. For example, if a young peregrine falcon accidentally flies into traffic, one volunteer stops traffic. Another tries to catch the bird and move it out of harm's way.

Bob Walters, one of the volunteers, joins a group of more than 20 people interested in the peregrine falcons. They give some basic training on what will need to be done once the young birds start flying. Jon Everts has been volunteering for several years. He says he keeps coming back because it's one of the world's fastest birds.

Many birdwatchers in the area heard about the nests and the young falcons. Some of them came out to help. Others just wanted to watch as the babies took their first flights. The volunteers are right to be worried about the young falcons. In the last few years, people counted 16 young peregrine falcons around downtown Salt Lake City. Only 11 of those birds continued to live. Of the 11 birds, six were helped by volunteers.

These numbers help the volunteers remember that the work they are doing really makes a difference. Some of them work 12-hour days to protect the peregrine falcons and their families. However, when the volunteers see a new generation (一代) of falcons that are ready to leave home, it makes all their work meaningful.

1.What is Salt Lake City famous for now?

2.Why is it dangerous for young peregrine falcons to learn to fly in cities?

3.If a young peregrine falcon flies into traffic, what do volunteers do?

4.What does Jon Everts think of the peregrine falcons?

5.What is the last paragraph mainly about?

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France is well known for its fine art, tasty food and romantic scenery（风景）. About 75 million visitors come here every year.

France is the largest country in Western Europe. It has a population of over 66 million. The country is home to many famous places of interest, like the River Seine as well as the Eiffel Tower.

Many visitors also come for the country’s art. Sculptor（雕刻家）Auguste Rodin and painter Claude Monet once created their great works here. If you visit France today, it is not a surprise to meet street artists in the city or come across a singer in the subway.

No visit to Paris is complete without a trip to Louvre, one of the largest and most famous museums in the world. Inside, there are 35,000 works of art, such as the painting Mona Lisa by Da Vinci and the statue（雕塑）David by Michelangelo. It would take nine months to enjoy all the pieces.

Besides, French food is world famous. Bread is very important in France. The best known French bread is called a baguette（法棍面包）. They are long, delicious and taste salty. Snails （蜗牛）are also a must-have here. French people eat 40,000 tons of snails every year!

But France is not always good. Paris, the city of light, may also show its dark side to visitors. Chinese visitors feel sorry about the crowded subway in Paris.

1.How many visitors come to France every year?

2.If you visit France today, what do you often meet in the street or in the subway?

3.How long does it take you to enjoy all the works of art in Louvre?

4.Besides bread, what food is also a must-have for French people?

5.Why do Chinese visitors feel sorry about the subway in Paris?

八年级英语回答问题中等难度题查看答案及解析

任务型阅读 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容完成相关任务。

What is DIY? Why do many people like it? Yang Chen works for a computer business in Beijing. He enjoys his work, but it is not easy for him to relax after work. One day when he saw many toy dogs in a toy shop, he had an idea. “Why not make them myself?” Then he began to make model planes, model ships and something else. He has great interest in it because it brings him lots of fun and makes life colourful. So what is DIY? Yes, it is making or creating (创造) things on your own, with your own hands.

It may take much time, but some people, now known as DIYers—do-it-yourselfers, enjoy doing it very much. They enjoy it because it is fun. And they also say it helps them save money, too. What’s more, they think it is a good way to protect the environment (环境). It is a kind of green life. In fact, DIY is not a modern thing in China. Many people remember when it was once a way of life in the past. During the 1960s and 1970s, when there were not enough living things for people to live on, they had to use their own hands to do many things. If you wanted something, you had to do it yourself, and if you needed something, you made it yourself.

Times have changed and DIY also has different meanings.

八年级英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

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For over 100 years, it is convenient for people to go from one place to another by taxi. But sometimes there are no taxis coming to the place you are waiting. However, this has become a thing of the past since Uber app appeared.

What is Uber

Uber is an American company that provides a taxi service through an app on the smartphone. It was set up in March, 2009 and has grown quickly. An app, in fact, is a computer program working on smartphone, computers and other communication devices. By using your smartphone, you can easily and quickly order a taxi that takes you to the place you want to go to.

Uber app makes you feel good

The nicest thing about Uber app is that you can see where your taxi is or how long it will take to reach you on your smartphone screen. And you can also find the telephone number of the driver in Uber app, so you can call or send messages to the driver when you are waiting.

Uber taxis are always available

Uber is always there 24 hours a days, 365 days a year. If you want to go somewhere, you can easily open Uber app at home or anywhere in the open air, then it connects you to the nearest driver.

Usually it takes only between 5 and 15 minutes to get a Uber taxi by using Uber app.

The advantages of Uber

Uber is popular because it is simple and very user-friendly. You have nothing to do with a taxi company. If you are not pleased with the ride and the driver, you can give the driver a low score through Uber app, so Uber taxi drivers usually serve well. Generally speaking, Uber is simple, time-saving, and above all, very easy.

The cost of a Uber taxi

At Uber, the payment is easy through your bank card. How much you need to pay depends on the country and the city that you are in. it is sure that Uber taxis are much cheaper than the taxis you used to take.

1.What is Uber app?

2.Can you call or send messages to the driver after ordering a Uber taxi?

3.How long does it take you to get a Uber taxi by using Uber app?

4.Why do Uber taxi drivers usually serve well?

5.What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage?

八年级英语回答问题困难题查看答案及解析

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What is DIY? Why do many people like it? Yang Chen works for a computer business in Beijing. He enjoys his work, but it is not easy for him to relax(放松) after work. One day when he saw many toy dogs in a toy shop, he had an idea. “Why not make them myself?” Then he began to make model planes, model ships and something else. He was interested in it because it brings him lots of fun and makes life colourful. So what is DIY? Yes, it is making or creating (创造) things by yourselves, with your own hands.

It may take much time, but some people, now known as DIYers—do-it-yourselfers, enjoy doing it very much. They enjoy it because it is fun. And they also say it helps them save money, too. What’s more, they think it is a good way to protect the environment (环境). It is a kind of green life. In fact, DIY is not a modern thing in China. Many people remember when it was once a way of life in the past. During the 1960s and 1970s, when there were not enough living things for people to live on, they had to use their own hands to do many things. If you wanted something, you had to do it yourself, and if you needed something, you made it yourself.

Times have changed and DIY also has different meanings.

八年级英语填空困难题查看答案及解析

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It is Saturday tomorrow, but I am going to school. I am not going for lessons, but to play football. I am in our school team and we are going to play against another school next week. The practice starts at 10 am. We all arrive as early as we can so that we have time to warm up. We are training harder than usual because the other team beat us last year. This year we want to do better.

It is more difficult to practise in winter because the days are short and the weather is cold too. It gets dark earlier, so it is important not to be late for after-school practice.

Our coach is pleased because we are playing better as a team now. Last year we were sometimes careless when we passed the ball and we lost to the other team in the final match. What a pity! This year we are training more carefully. That means we have a better chance of winning.

The fan club has fewer people this year. We hope to play well so that we have more fans to watch the matches. It is good to have our fans around. They cheer us on loudly and we feel more confident to win the game.

1.Is the writer going to school to have lessons tomorrow?

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2. What was the result of the match last year?

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3. How are they training now?

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4. Why is their coach pleased now?

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5.What can we learn from the passage?

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八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

请根据短文内容和所给中文提示，用单词的正确形式完成以下短文。

Traveling is the most _1.____(令人愉快的) thing for many people. Some people think it’s excellent to go sightseeing in big cities. _2.___(然而), I don’t __3.__(赞同). Because it is too _4._(拥挤的) in the big cities. And sometimes it’s difficult to __5.__(预定) hotels or ___6._(停放) cars. I love visiting the _7.__(乡下). There, I can get __8.__(接近的) to the great nature. I often go to the Nanxi River with my family. Along the river, there are many __9.___(小山). We always go hiking there. The fresh air, clean water, beautiful trees and birds’ singing make us 10.__(忘记) all the problems.

八年级英语单词拼写困难题查看答案及解析

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Many people do the same things on their birthday： They have a big cake with lots of candles(蜡烛), and listen to their friends and family sing“Happy Birthday to You”.①　　 would you like to pay money to sing that song?

Jennifer Nelson is a filmmaker. ②And she used the song“Happy Birthday to You”in her film.③但是她必须为此支付1,500美元。 A company named Warner Music Group said it had the copyright(版权) on the song.

“I never thought the song was owned(拥有) by anyone,”Nelson said in the e-mail to the New York Times.

Some experts(专家) said that nobody knew who wrote“Happy Birthday to You”.They also said there was no way to know ④　　　　 people began to sing the song. But they believed(相信) people started to sing it long before the company began to own ⑤it.

1.在①处填入一个适当的连词使句意完整、上下文通顺：

2.将②处划线部分译成汉语：

3.将③处划线部分译成英语：

4.在④处填入一个适当的疑问句使句意完整、上下文通顺：

5.文中⑤处划线部分的it指代：

八年级英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

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One of the things I like best about school is my art class. We have a great teacher named Mrs. Hilbert. She is a wonderful artist (艺术家). I love to watch her draw and paint. She taught us how to choose the right colours for our paintings. She plays good music while we draw and paint. We draw and paint almost every day in class. Some days we look at pictures of other artists. It is interesting to do this. It helps me to think of things that I want to paint or draw. We will have an art show in November this year. Our works will be in one of the libraries in our town. We are inviting people from the community (社区) to our art show. Our parents will go with us. I am working on three paintings now. And I hope I can show one of my paintings in the show.

1.Does the writer love the art class?

2.What’s the name of the art teacher?

3.What did the art teacher teach the class to do?

4.What do the students often do in the art class?

5.What does the writer hope?

八年级英语任务型阅读中等难度题查看答案及解析

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Laughter yoga（大笑瑜伽）is a new way for people to take exercise. It is popular around the world these days. Laughter is a simple way to make you happier and healthier.

Dr. Madan Kataria started the first laughter club in 1995 in India. It's free for people who want to join the club. Now there are more than 6,000 laughter clubs all over the world.

“World Laughter Day” is on the first Sunday of May every year. Many people around the world come together on that day to laugh happily.

Dr. Madan Kataria said, "Laughter is good for your body. It can help people feel better. If people spend more time laughing, they will not catch a cold easily." So in order to（为了）improve（改善）their health, more and more people join the laughter clubs. In India, laughter yoga classes are popular with school students. It's a good idea for you to do laughter yoga.

1.Did Dr. Madan Kataria started the first laughter club in China?

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2.When is the “World Laughter Day”?

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3.Why do more and more people join the laughter clubs?

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4.If there is a laughter club in your city, do you want to join it? Why or why not?

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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