K.L. Rothey, 71, from the United States, a re...

K.L. Rothey, 71, from the United States, a retired lawyer (退休律师)

Rothey has given himself the Chinese name of Luqi or “roadside beggar (乞丐)”. In his eyes, beggars are doing important work—collecting rubbish. What they do is not dirty.

Rothey first visited China in 1984 and soon he became interested in Chinese culture. Married to a Chinese woman, he lived in Huangshi. Many people know him because he often shows up in the street collecting rubbish. “Huangshi is my home so I hope it becomes cleaner and more beautiful,” says Rothey. He has also organized volunteers to collect rubbish in other cities, including Wuhan.

Jill Robinson, 50, from Britain, founder (创立者) and CEO of Animals Asia Foundation.

She has been working for nearly 20 years to stop people from getting the bile (胆汁) from moon bears.She began working for the International Fund for Animal Welfare in Hong Kong in the mid-1980s. A business trip to a bear farm in 1993 changed her life. She saw so many moon bears killed by people. She said she would be back to set them free.

In 1998, she set up the Animal Foundation. In July 2000, the foundation agreed to free 500 farmed moon bears. In 2002, the Moon Bear Rescue (救援) Center was set up in Chengdu.

“As much as we save them, they save us. These bears save us every day and they teach us to be better people,” Robinson says.

八年级英语任务型阅读困难题查看答案及解析

Three people from different countries are having a three­-week English learning in the United States. In the first class, they are introducing themselves.

1.Who is a university student?

A.Li Mei. B.Oscar. C.Francis. D.Pinar.

2.Chongqing is ________.

A.a city in Turkey B.a city in Mexico

C.a big city in China D.an island in Turkey

3.Oscar is making a film about ________.

A.a capital city B.a family C.an airplane D.a pilot

4.What is Pinar's job?

A.She makes films. B.She flies airplanes.

C.She teaches in a university. D.She draws pictures for books.

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Country music is very old. It came from the United States, Canada, Ireland, and Great Britain. Country music is a mixture of music from all of these places.

In the American West, cowboys had to take care of the cattle. They had to watch them all day and night because the cattle were nervous and sometimes ran away. A cowboy's life was lonely and dangerous. When he was alone in the desert with the cattle, he drank strong coffee with lots of caffeine to stay awake at night. He also sang music to the cattle to make them quiet. He sang about the stars and the moon, about his family and his friends. The cattle listened to the cowboy and went to sleep. They did not run away if he sang beautiful and peaceful music.

In the American South, many people came from Ireland, Scotland, and England. Other people came from France and Canada. They enjoyed their own kind of music. They used guitars, violins and harmonicas, too. They also added instruments from their homes, like bottles and spoons. When they visited their friends and families on holidays like Thanksgiving Day, they usually sang and played country music.

Country music describes life. It talks about love, jobs, home and money. It talks about friends and enemies, trucks and highways, farms and crops. People in many parts of the world like country music because everyone knows something about these ideas. Also, many country music fans wear Western clothes and dance together to country music. Many bands all over the world now perform country music.

根据短文内容，判断正 (T) 误 (F) 。

1.Country music came from the American West and the American South.

2.Many fans like to dance to country music.

3.Cowboys always stayed alone in the desert.

4.Country singers sing about unusual ideas.

5.The cattle became calm when they listened to the cowboy's songs.

八年级英语阅读判断中等难度题查看答案及解析

I’m Paul. I come from the United States. My favourite sport is badminton. I play

badminton for about thirty minutes every evening. My favourite sport to watch is

basketball. I think it is exciting.

My name is Phil. I’m from England. My favourite sport is soccer. I am a very big fan

of a small team in England. I go to watch them play every weekend.

I’m Toby. I come from China. My favourite sport is martial arts (武术). I began to learn martial arts when I was a little boy. Now it is still my way to stay healthy. I usually do martial arts in the morning. And my favourite sport to watch is ping-pong. I enjoy watching it a lot.

My name is Peter. I’m from Thailand. I dislike sports. I don’t like soccer. I don’t like basketball. I don’t like tennis or baseball. I feel bored when my friends talk about

sports. If I say, “Come on. You don’t want to do anything else?”they will always answer, “No, we only want to talk about sports.” But my favourite sport to watch is swimming. I love to watch swimming on TV.

1.When does Paul play badminton?

A. Every morning.　　 B. Every afternoon.

C. Every evening.　　 D. Every Saturday.

2.Where does Phil come from?

A. China.　　 B. England.

C. Thailand.　　 D. The United States.

3.How does Toby stay healthy?

A. By swimming.

B. By playing soccer.

C. By doing martial arts.

D. By playing ping-pong.

4.Who likes to watch swimming?

A. Peter.　　 B. Phil.　　 C. Toby.　　 D. Paul.

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the material (材料)?

A. Toby began to learn ping-pong when he was a young boy.

B. Peter dislikes talking about sports with his friends.

C. Phil and Peter come from the same country.

D. Paul’s favourite sport is basketball.

八年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析

----Kate is　 American girl, right?

----Yes. She is from　 United States.

A. the; a　　 B. the;an　　 C. a;an　　 D. an;the

八年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Do you enjoy reading? Here readers of your age from all over the United States recommend（推荐） great books for you to read:

1. Don’t Die, My Love

My favourite book is Don’t Die, My Love by Lurlene McDaniel. I love all her books, but this was the first one I read and I have to say, it is by far my favourite. It doesn’t end like other books, and I cried while reading.

2.Nancy Drew

I think Nancy Drew is great!Nancy is a detective（侦探） who has many fantastic ideas!I love it because it’s a book from when my grandma was my age, and I can share the fun with her!

3.Skinny Bones

I highly recommend Skinny Bones by Barbara Park. It is funny, so please add it on your book list. You don’t want to miss out funny stories!

4. 　 ?　

I would suggest　　 ?　　 by Judy Blume. It is based on（基于） real things that happened to Judy Blume. It is about a girl, Alice, who meets some girls at a new state. They become friends, make a club and meet twice a week. They stop after two weeks because they all like a boy in their class and put him as Number One. I think every girl should read this because it is about our growing up.

5. Neela: Victory Song

I read a book called Neela: Victory Song and it was so good that I read it twice!It takes place in India in 1936 and this 12-year-old girl named Neela tries to save her father!It has lots of historical stories in it!I also learnt a lot about different cultures!The writer’s name is Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.

1.According to（根据） the reader, Skinny Bones can be described as a 　　　　　　　 story.

A. sad　　 B. funny　　 C. history　　 D. detective

2.Which of the following is TRUE about Nancy Drew?

A. Both the reader and the reader’s grandma love this book.

B. It’s about a 12-year-old girl who tries to save her father.

C. It’s based on real things that happened to the writer.

D. It doesn’t have a common ending like other books.

3.The best name of the 4th book is　　　　　　　 .

A. My Secret　　 B. Three Friends

C. Growing Trouble　　 D. Alice Learns a Lesson

4.Who is most probably an Indian writer?

A. Judy Blume.　　 B. Barbara Park.

C. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.　　 D. Lurlene McDaniel.

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Many countries in the world are different ___________ the United States.

A. as　　 B. from　　 C. for　　 D. about

八年级英语单选题简单题查看答案及解析

One spring day in 1950 in New Mexico, the United States, someone saw s　 1.　　 coming from a forest and called the fire station at once. The firemen saw a big fire on the ground between the trees, which was spreading(扩散)quickly because of a s　 2.　　 wind. Many people t　 3.　　 to fight the fire, but as soon as one area was under control, the fire spread to another area. S　　 4.　　 , a firemen saw a baby bear close to the fire. It was t　 5.　 in the bushes. The fireman bravely ran over and took it away from the f　　 6.　　 .

After the firemen put o　 7.　　 the fire, a farmer took the bear to his farm. A reporter wrote about this lucky bear in the newspaper and soon many people knew his story. Soon he was given a home at the National Zoo in Washington DC. People wanted to remind everyone in the USA about the dangers of forests fires so they put up big signs with p　 【 小题8】　 of the bear, which said, ‘Only you can p　 【 小题9】 forest fires from happening!’ The little bear became the most f　 8. animal in the country.

八年级英语单词拼写极难题查看答案及解析

In this early day of the United States of America, it wasn’t easy ____ from one town or city to _____. There were no trains. Of course, and the roads were very poor. If a man wanted to go from one place to another, he often _____ a horse. And because the roads were bad, he sometimes got very dirty.

One day a man came into a hotel in a little country town. His clothes were very dirty, and he looked very tried. “ Do you have a room here _____ me?” he asked. The hotel man at the desk thought, “ I don’t want this man ____ here. He’s too dirty for my hotel.” “ I’m sorry.” He said. “ We don’t have any ___ rooms. There’s a small hotel down the street. You can ask there.”

Soon an important-looking man having fine clothes came into the hotel. “ I’ve come to see Mr. Jefferson,” he said. “ Mr. Jefferson?” “ Yes, Vice-president(副总统) Jefferson. We planned to meet here.” The hotel man was ____ “ A man _____ dirty clothes was just here. I thought he was a farmer, and sent him to another hotel a few minutes ago.” The hotel man _____ the Vice-president’s room in the other hotel.

“ Oh, Mr. Jefferson,” he said, “ I’m very sorry I thought you were a farmer. We have a room at our hotel. Please come back.”

“ No.” said Mr. Jefferson, “ If there’s no room for a farmer, there’s no room for the Vice president, _____.”

1.A.get　　　　　　　 B.got　　　　　　 C.to get　　　　　　　 D.getting

2.A.other　　　　　　 B.the other　　　　 C.another　　　　　　 D.the another

3.A.must to ride　　 B.have to ride　　 C.had to ride　　　　 D.has to ride

4.A.for　　　　　　　 B.to　　　　　　　 C.of　　　　　　　　　 D.at

5.A.stay　　　　　　 B.to stay　　　　 C.stayed　　　　　　　 D.staying

6.A.many　　　　　 B.much　　　　　　 C.a lot　　　　　　　　 D.more

7.A.happy　　　　　 B.sad　　　　　　 C.afraid　　　　　　　 D.lucky

8.A.of　　　　　　　 B.in　　　　　　　 C.on　　　　　　　　　 D.with

9.A.hurry　　　　　 B.hurried　　　　 C.hurried to　　　　　 D.in hurry

10.A.too　　　　　　 B.also　　　　　　 C.neither　　　　　　 D.either

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

In the United States，children start school when they are five years old．In some states they must stay in school until they are sixteen．Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they leave secondary(中等的)schools．There are two kinds of schools in the United States：public schools and private(私立的)schools．Most children go to public schools．Their parents do not have to pay for their education because the schools receive money from the government．If a child goes to a private school，his parents have to get enough money for his schooling．Some parents still prefer private schools，though they are much more expensive．Today about half of the high school students go to universities after they finish the secondary school．A student at the state university does not have to pay very much if his parents live in that state．But many students work while they are studying at universities．In this way they develop good working habits and live by their own hands．

根据短文判断正(T)误(F)。

1.Children can go to school at the age of four in the US．（　　 ）

2.Most parents prefer to send their children to private schools in America．（　　 ）

3.About fifty percent of high school students can go to universities after they leave the secondary school today．（　　 ）

4.Lots of American students go to universities by depending on their parents completely(完全地)．（　　 ）

5.The passage is mainly about American education．（　　 ）

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析