One of my patients, a successful businessman,...

One of my patients, a successful businessman, tells me that before he fell ill he wasn't happy. Happiness was "having the cookie". Only if you had the cookie could things be good.

Unluckily, the cookie kept changing. Some of the time it was money, sometimes power, sometimes fancy things.

A year and a half after his diagnosis(诊断) of cancer, he sits in my office shaking his head. "It's like I stopped learning how to live after I was a kid. When I give my son a cookie, he is happy. If I take the cookie away or it breaks, he is unhappy. But he is 2 years old and I am 43. It has taken me this long to understand that the cookie will never make me happy for long," he says, "The minute you have the cookie, you start to worry about someone trying to take it away from you."

My patient laughs and says cancer has changed him. For the first time he is happy. No matter if his business is doing well or not, no matter if he wins or loses at golf. "Two years ago, cancer asked me, 'What is really important?' Well, life is important—life with the cookie, life without the cookie. Happiness doesn't have anything to do with the cookie; it has something to do with being alive," he pauses thoughtfully, "I guess life is the cookie."

根据短文内容，完成下列小题。每题不多于5个词。

1.What was "the cookie" for the businessman before he fell ill?

______________

2.How does the patient's 2-year-old son feel when he gets a cookie?

_______________

3.What makes the patient change his mind to be happy?

______________

4.What question did the patient start to think about after he got cancer?

_______________

5.What does the patient think happiness is at present?

_______________

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Dear Sir or Madam，

One of the teachers at my school in New York tells me that your school has summer courses. I am planning to go to Beijing next summer and would like to take a short one-month course.

I am 18 years old and have been studying Chinese for six years. I was born in the USA and have never been to China before. I am going to study Chinese at the university. I think the course will help me improve my Chinese.

Could you send me a catalogue（目录）and application form（申请表）？I would also like information about Beijing and other places nearby. I hope to do some travelling when the course is over.

Thank you！I am looking forward to your reply.

Very truly yours，

Jim Green

1.Jim Green is a student from___________

A. America B. China. C. Canada D. Australia

2.He was twelve years old when he started to __________

A. go to school B. learn Chinese

C. study in China D. travel in Beijing

3.How many times has he been to China before？

A. Once. B. Twice C. Many times. D. Never.

4.He will come to China next summer to __________

A. improve his Chinese B. visit friends

C. look for jobs D. teach summer courses

5.He will probably after the summer course.

A. graduate from university B. work in this school

C. take a trip in Beijing D. post his application form

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Dear Sir or Madam，

One of the teachers at my school in New York tells me that your school has summer courses. I am planning to go to Beijing next summer and would like to take a short one-month course.

I am 18 years old and have been studying Chinese for six years. I was born in the USA and have never been to China before. I am going to study Chinese at the university. I think the course will help me improve my Chinese.

Could you send me a catalogue（目录）and application form（申请表）？I would also like information about Beijing and other places nearby. I hope to do some travelling when the course is over.

Thank you！I am looking forward to your reply.

Very truly yours，

Jim Green

1.Jim Green is a student from___________

A.America B.China. C.Canada D.Australia

2.He was twelve years old when he started to __________

A.go to school B.learn Chinese

C.study in China D.travel in Beijing

3.How many times has he been to China before？

A.Once. B.Twice C.Many times. D.Never.

4.He will come to China next summer to __________

A.improve his Chinese B.visit friends

C.look for jobs D.teach summer courses

5.He will probably after the summer course.

A.graduate from university B.work in this school

C.take a trip in Beijing D.post his application form

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Jim is a successful businessman. One day he told the experience of __　　　 childhood. When he was twelve, his parents ___　　　 . He was alone and didn’t get on well with others. People always laughed at him. No one showed kindness* __　　　 _ him. His only friend was a dog named Tiger.

One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her ___　　　 dropped from her arms. When she stopped to pick it up, She dropped other bags. He came to help her. “Thank you, dear! You are a nice boy!” She said kindly, smiling.

A special feeling came to him. These were the ___　　　 kind words for him. He watched her __　　　 she went far away, and he took his dog to a river nearby. “Thank you dear, you are a nice little boy.” He said the words again and again. Then in a low ___　　　 _ he said to his dog, “You are a nice little dog!” Tiger raised its ear as if it understood. “Uh! Even a dog likes it!” he said, “Well, Tiger, I won’t say unkind words to you from now on.” Tiger waved* its tail* ___　　　 .

The boy thought and thought. Finally, he looked at himself in the river. He saw nothing but a dirty boy. He washed his face ___　　　 . Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was so pleased. From then on, he had a new life.

After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said, “Boys and girls, this is the place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed* of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness, How wonderful it is!”

If you ___　　　 _ kindness to others, you will be a great man..

1.A. he　　　　 B. his 　　　　 C. him 　　　　 D. himself

2.A. die 　　　 B. died 　　　　 C. dead　　　　 D. dying

3.A. at 　　　　 B. to 　　　　　 C. with 　　　　 D. about

4.A. bags 　　 B. money　 　　 C. boxes 　　　 D. coats

5.A. first 　　 B. second 　　 C. third 　　　 D. last

6.A. before　 B. while 　　　 C. until 　　　 D. when

7.A. sound 　　 B. noise 　　　 C. voice 　　　 D. noisy

8.A. sadly 　　 B. happily 　　 C. angrily 　　 D. differently

9.A. careful B. Carefully C. careless 　 D. carelessly

10.A. buy 　　 B. sell 　　　　 C. show 　　　　 D. Receive

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One day, when a successful businessman opened the door of his car, a _______ sleeping under his car suddenly came out and bit (咬) his leg! He threw a stone at the dog, _______ he was not able to hit it. How angry he was!

After _______ his office, the businessman called a meeting of the workers. He took out his anger (愤怒) on them. Gradually, the businessman’s anger spread through the _______.

The businessman was still angry after returning home. His wife asked him, “Why are you so late today?” The man _______. “I didn’t go to the office to play soccer. I went to work. So don’t ask such stupid questions!”

His wife was ________ about being shouted at for no reason. She said to her son who was watching TV. “This is all you do. You have no _______ in studying! Turn off the TV now!” she shouted.

The son become _______ as well. He walked out of his house and saw a dog passing by. He ________ a stone and threw it at the dog angrily. The dog ran away, barking (犬吠) in pain.

Sometimes, when we are angry about something, we might take out our anger on _______. We should learn to control our anger.

1.A.bird B.cat C.snake D.dog

2.A.but B.and C.because D.so

3.A.going B.leaving C.getting D.reaching

4.A.home B.office C.company D.place

5.A.answered B.shouted C.told D.said

6.A.angry B.happy C.sad D.tired

7.A.time B.interest C.choice D.attention

8.A.relaxed B.lonely C.sad D.happy

9.A.picked up B.put up C.looked up D.ate up

10.A.another B.any other C.other D.others

八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

When I was a kid, my parents never let me watch scary movies. At that time, one of my _________ was to watch one.

I remember going to a friend’s birthday party in middle school. After the party, it was dark. We sat in the living room and talked. “How about watching the latest __________?” someone asked. And __________ said no. My dream would come true. I was so excited.

However, the movie wasn’t as __________ as I thought. I didn’t want to go on halfway. But I was afraid of being laughed at, so I kept watching. I hardly sleep that night, and I couldn’t __________ thinking about the scary things in the movie. Once I heard any noise, I thought something would break into the house.

From then on, I never watched scary movies again.

1.A.jobs B.dreams C.roles D.articles

2.A.action movie B.cartoon C.scary movie D.sitcom

3.A.somebody B.everybody C.anybody D.nobody

4.A.boring B.exciting C.scary D.relaxing

5.A.stop B.hope C.expect D.send

八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

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When I was young，my father told me that little acts of kindness may give one great happiness. Since then I have always tried to help people in 　　 .

One hot summer afternoon, I was　　 　　　　 　 down the highway to New York when another car suddenly 　　 into my lane(车道). My car was in the far right lane，so it ran onto the roadside. As a(n) 　　　 driver，I moved my car quickly and skillfully back onto the highway without causing any accident.

I was　　　　 with that driver，but I thought that he just did not pay attention to（注意） the lane change, and he　　　　 did not do that on purpose(故意).The car ran away　　　 after cutting me off. Very soon it disappeared from sight. After a while，I came around a curve(弯道) and found the　 　　 　 car. The driver was walking along the roadside. He was an elderly man and looked　 　　 　　 . As there was no telephone nearby and the nearest services were twenty miles away, I decided to 　　　　 and see what the problem was.

The man’s car had a flat tire(瘪胎). Although he had another tire，he had nothing to work with. I decided to　　　 him. I changed the tire for him and allowed him to sit in my air-conditioned car while I did it. Fifteen minutes later，I 　　 　 the work. I was hot and tired，but I really felt　　 after an act of kindness to the man who had earlier　　 my car run off the road.

You can really enjoy great　　 from kindness acts, so always lend your hands to others in trouble.

1.A. need　　　　　　 B. school　　　　　　 C. danger　　　　　　　 D. summer

2.A. walking　　　　 B. riding　　　　　　 C. running　　　　　　 D. driving

3.A. fell　　　　　　 B. jumped　　　　　 C. came　　　　　　　 D. climbed

4.A. new　　　　　　 B. experienced　　 C. frightened　　　　　　 D. cheerful

5.A. unhappy　　　　 B. interested　　 C. kind　　　　　　　 D. friendly

6.A. even　　　　　　 B. certainly　　　　 C. almost　　　　　　 D. simply

7.A. quickly　　　　 B. quietly　　　　　　 C. politely　　　　　　 D. carefully

8.A. new　　　　　　 B. red　　　　　　　　 C. same　　　　　　　 D. other

9.A. excited　　　　 B. relaxed　　　　　 C. surprised　　　　　 D. worried

10.A. stay　　　　　 B. search　　　　　 C. stop　　　　　　　　 D. hide

11.A. give　　　　　　 B. train　　　　　　 C. help　　　　　　　　 D. encourage

12.A. began　　　　 B. finished　　　　　 C. took　　　　　　　　 D. continued

13.A. good　　　　　 B. sorry　　　　　　 C. angry　　　　　　　 D. shy

14.A. kept　　　　 B. made　　　　　　 C. watched　　　　　　 D. heard

15.A. friendship　　 B. success　　　 C. excitement　　 D. happiness

八年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Your parents always tell you that a good education is the key to a successful future. For those of you who have or will be graduating from high school, the promise (允诺)you made to finish your schooling has been completed. Another few years in some college classroom just doesn't sound too attractive(有吸引力的) , so what are your choices? Let's see, Choice l- You can live with your parents, leech on to them, and do nothing. Or Choice 2-You could get yourself a job. Of course, there are other choices, but for this little discussion, we'll just suppose that they are not related(相关的).

Okay, so Choice 2 is obviously going to be more useful. You will finally be entering the real world. What would be a good place to start? Well, hopefully high school helped to give you some kind of an idea of what type of job you would like to enter. If not, then it would be a good idea to speak with an advisor or a person working in the field you may be interested in before you jump into a job that you won't like. Getting knowledge on a particular line of work beforehand can be good by helping you in your search to find the job that you will enjoy doing. Another reason to research jobs and get some hands on work is related to the fact that it will also be helpful in providing you with some valued experience. Internships(见习) or volunteering are usually a good place to start.

If you are ready to begin a job after high school, you will clearly be saving money from high college cost and happily making a living in your chosen jobs, From another point of view, jumping into the workforce is sometimes the only way to see for yourself if you are ready to work a 40-hour week yet. If you decide that full time work is not what you are ready for, then this may suggest that you should go back to school and get a degree. Besides, a college degree will usually mean higher pay.

1.The underlined phrase "leech on to" in the first paragraph might mean_______.

A. deal with　　     B. care for

C. quarrel with　　     D. depend on

2.Which of the following isn't mentioned in helping you find a job?

A. Ideas about getting a job in high schools.

B. Advice from teachers and parents.

C. Internships and volunteering.

D. Experience from work.

3. The advantages of starting work right after high school include the following except______.

A. getting to know if you should go back to school.

B. making sure if you are really ready to work

C, getting higher pay

D. saving money

4.The best title for this passage might be

A. Going Back to College

B. The Place Where I Should Start

C. Jumping into Work after High School

D. The Advantage of Starting Work Earlier

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

One of the secrets (秘诀) of successful people is that they have good habits. The good habits help them to be successful. What are good habits? How can you get into good habits? Here is some advice for you.

First, everyone has his merits (优点). You should always look for the good points (优点) in people and learn from them.

Second, you should try to learn new things and new skills every day. Reading a few pages of a book or a newspaper every day also helps you.

Third, start the day the right way. When you get up in the morning, look at yourself in the mirror (镜子) and tell yourself you must keep your good habits today.

I think the last one is the most important. No matter what good habits you decide to have, you should try to keep them. Then you can live a successful and happy life.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.What makes some people successful?

A. They eat healthy food.

B. They keep good habits.

C. They meet good friends.

D. They have successful parents.

2.What does the writer think is the most important about good habits?

A. Learning from others.

B. Learning new skills.

C. Getting up early in the morning.

D. Trying to keep the good habits.

3.The underlined words "no matter what" mean______ in Chinese.

A. 无论什么　　　 　　　 B. 没问题

C. 没关系　　 　　　　　 D. 不管怎样

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Everyone has merits.

B. Starting the day the right way is not important.

C. You can learn everything from newspapers.

D. Everyone can be successful if he or she has good habits.

5.What's the main idea of the passage

A. What our lifestyle is like.

B. How to be important.

C. Advice on having good habits.

D. We should have a secret.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

One of the secrets (秘诀) of successful people is that they have good habits. The good habits help them to be successful. What are good habits? How can you get into good habits? Here is some advice for you.

First, everyone has his merits (优点). You should always look for the good points (优点) in people and learn from them.

Second, you should try to learn new things and new skills every day. Reading a few pages of a book or a newspaper every day also helps you.

Third, start the day the right way. When you get up in the morning, look at yourself in the mirror (镜子) and tell yourself you must keep your good habits today.

I think the last one is the most important. No matter what good habits you decide to have, you should try to keep them. Then you can live a successful and happy life.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.What makes some people successful?

A. They eat healthy food.

B. They keep good habits.

C. They meet good friends.

D. They have successful parents.

2.What does the writer think is the most important about good habits?

A. Learning from others.

B. Learning new skills.

C. Getting up early in the morning.

D. Trying to keep the good habits.

3.The underlined words "no matter what" mean______ in Chinese.

A. 无论什么　　　 　　　 B. 没问题

C. 没关系　　 　　　 　　 D. 不管怎样

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Everyone has merits.

B. Starting the day the right way is not important.

C. You can learn everything from newspapers.

D. Everyone can be successful if he or she has good habits.

5.What's the main idea of the passage

A. What our lifestyle is like.

B. How to be important.

C. Advice on having good habits.

D. We should have a secret.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析