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One day, I took an underground to work, I saw something that made me very sad.
On the tube（the underground in London）, a mother kept looking at her phone screen and playing a game with her daughter sitting beside her. The little girl, about 5 years old, was talking to her mother about her day, repeating the next stop's name cheerfully, praising her mother's long nails, trying to ______ her mother's attention. Her mother just nodded and mumbled （含糊地说）"Mm, hm" with her eyes glued to the screen, busy passing the levels of the game. I watched the girl give a final try to at least get her mum to ______ her, but it was no use. Then the little girl turned _____ , and was in low spirits. It was a shame the mother didn't notice that.
It broke my heart and got me wondering what kind of ______ would make the mother forget she has the most beautiful thing in the world, the human she created, the person she loves with all her heart? What it meant when she couldn't look into her daughter's eyes and even stop to listen to the girl?
Some parents are almost like the teenagers, always on their phones with mindless games or going through Facebook. Perhaps parents have many things to deal with, but sometimes they are ______ to their kids.
This is not an isolated example. I've seen too many such examples. I might not be a parent myself, and probably still have a long way ______ becoming one, but I know what I saw isn't right.
The scene used to be seen among teenagers very often when parents complained how their children were crazy about their mobile phones. Look how the situation has ____! The parents have become "technology slaves", that is to say, they can't ______ themselves while using mobile phones. Now some middle-aged parents hold their smart phones and play the simple games every day. I'm uncertain whether to laugh or to cry. But my hope is that this storm passes.
1.A.give B.pay C.draw D.hold
2.A.look at B.think about C.talk to D.care for
3.A.excited B.silent C.surprised D.noisy
4.A.program B.computer C.phone D.game
5.A.something B.nothing C.everything D.anything
6.A.before B.after C.since D.until
7.A.developed B.improved C.changed D.monitored
8.A.control B.enjoy C.trust D.behave
八年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析
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Alan worked in an office in the city. He often went to the beach on vacation. One day he saw an advertisement（广告） in a newspaper “Enjoy country life. Spend several weeks at Willow Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing.
Reasonable prices(价钱适当).” “That sounds like a good idea,” he thought, “I’ll spend a month at Willow Farm. I’ll enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing instead of sitting by the seaside (海边).”
Four days later ，he came back home. “What’s wrong with Willow Farm?” his friend asked him, ‘Didn’t you enjoy country life?’ “Country life was fine,” Alan said, “But there was another problem.”
“Oh, what?” “The first day I was there a sheep dies (死), and we had roast mutton (烤羊肉) for dinner.” “Fresh meat is the best.” “I know, but on the second day a cow dies, and we had roast beef for dinner.” “Lucky you!” “You don’t understand (明白),” Alan said, “On the third day a pig died, we had roast pork(烤猪肉) for dinner.”
“A different roast every day. “On the fourth day the farmer dies （死）and I didn’t dare（敢） stay for dinner.”
根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正(T) 误( F)。
1.Alan worked by the seaside（在海边）.
2.Alan often went to the city on vacation.
3.Alan wanted to go on vacation at Willow Farm because saw an advertisement.
4.Alan stayed there for four days.
5.Alan came back home because country life is too bad.
八年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
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An octopus（章鱼） sticks to everything she meets． One day she saw an anchor at the end of the chain（链条） of a boat． She stuck to it． Soon she dropped into the deep ocean with the anchor． It was cold， dark and terrible down there． She was frightened and didn't know what to do． The octopus asked for help． Luckily a fish came and said to her， "To save yourself， you must first let go of （放开） the anchor． Then I can show you a way out．"
"No， I can't． If I do that， I'll die，" cried the octopus． "Then I can't help you，" said the fish． After a short silence（沉默）， the octopus took great courage to change her mind． She let go of the anchor． Then the fish began to swim and make his way up． The little octopus followed him． Soon， the water became brighter and warmer． The octopus came back home again．
Life is like this． If you want to go on， you should have the courage to give up something．
1.The octopus stuck to a（n） and dropped into the deep ocean．
A. boat
B. chain
C. fish
D. anchor
2.In the deep ocean， the octopus felt ．
A. happy
B. afraid
C. excited
D. angry
3.In order to save herself， the octopus must first．
A. let go of the anchor
B. follow the fish
C. swim up
D. come back home
4.What's the meaning of the underlined word "courage" in Chinese ？
A. 勇气
B. 信心
C. 鼓励
D. 力气
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ？
A. The octopus doesn't like sticking to things．
B. The fish made the octopus feel relaxed in the deep sea．
C. The fish refused to help the octopus．
D. At last the octopus swam up with the fish．
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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Harry finished his college and wanted to find a job in the city. One day he saw an advertisement in a window. It said, "Wanted. The best salesman in the world. Top Pay. "
“I am a great salesman. ”Harry said to himself. “I’m sure that I can sell anything. I’ll go in and ask for that job. ’’
So Harry went into the building. He saw a manager in it. He said to the manager.“Good morning. I saw your advertisement. I think I’m the best salesman in the world. Give me the job, please.” “You must prove(证明)that you are the best，” the manager said. “I’ll pass every test that you give me, ”Harry said. “Good.” the manager said, and he took a box of sweets out of his desk. “Last week I bought a thousand boxes of the sweets. If you can sell them all before the end of the week, you can have the job.” “That’s easy.” Harry said.
He took the boxes of sweets and left the office.
Every day and all day he went from shop to shop, trying to sell boxes of the sweets. But he couldn’t sell one. The sweets were so bad that he couldn’t even give them away. At the end of the week he went back to the manager. “I am sorry, sir,” he said. “I was wrong about myself. I’m not the best salesman in the world, but I know who is.”
“Oh.” said the manager. “Who do you think is the best?”
‘‘The person who sold you a thousand boxes of the sweets.”
1.The manager told Harry______.
A. he could start work at once
B. he was the best salesman in the world
C. he wasn’t a good salesman
D. he must show he was the best salesman in the world
2.Harry could get the job if______.
A. he sold a thousand boxes of sweets
B. he gave away a thousand boxes of sweets
C. he sent the manager a thousand boxes of sweets
D. he bought a thousand boxes of sweets from the manager
3.Harry thought it was easy to sell the sweets because______.
A. he thought he was the best salesman and he could sell anything
B. he could give them away
C. he wanted to get the job
D. many people liked sweets
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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One day, a little monkey and a little fox(狐狸) went out to play. They saw an apple tree on the other side of the river. There were many big and red apples on it. But there was no bridge over the river. The monkey thought(想) hard and had an idea. They pulled down(推倒) a tree and put it over the river as a bridge.
The monkey said, “My old friend, you go there first.” But after the fox went to the other side, he kicked(踢) the tree into the river and ran to the apple tree. “How can I get there without the tree?” cried the monkey. The fox laughed and said, “You just stand there and watch me eating the apples.” The monkey was very angry.
Suddenly it began to rain. The water level(水位) in the river rose（上涨） and tree flew away with the water.
“You can eat all the apples. But you can’t come back,” shouted the monkey.
The fox stopped eating and looked at the monkey sadly.
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出正确选项，并将所选答案的字母代号填入题前的括号内。
1.The little monkey and the little fox wanted to ___ on the other side of the river.
A. build a bridge B. eat the apples C. pull down a tree D. play games
2.The fox kicked the tree into the river because he wanted to .
A. eat all the apples by himself B. share the apples with the monkey
C. get the apples first D. play a joke on the monkey
3.The fox could not come back because .
A. the monkey had taken away the tree B. the tree had been flown away
C. it began to rain D. he was angry with the monkey
4.The fox was sad because .
A. the monkey was laughing B. he couldn’t reach the apples
C. he couldn’t come back D. the monkey went home first
5.The story tells us that .
A. the fox shouldn’t go first B. the fox was cleverer than the monkey
C. the monkey should go first D. one shouldn’t care only about himself
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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One day, a little monkey and a little fox went out to play. They saw an apple tree on the other side of the river. There were many big and red apples on it. But there was no bridge over the river. The monkey thought hard and had an idea. They pulled down(推倒) a tree and put it over the river as a bridge.
The monkey said, “My old friend, you go there first.” But after the fox went to the other side, he kicked(踢) the tree into the river and ran to the apple tree. “How can I get there without the tree?” cried the monkey. The fox laughed and said, “You just stand there and watch me eating the apples.” The monkey was very angry.
Suddenly it began to rain. The water level(水位) in the river rose（上涨） and the tree flew away with the water.
“You can eat all the apples. But you can’t come back,” shouted the monkey.
The fox stopped eating and looked at the monkey sadly.
1.The little monkey and the little fox wanted to on the other side of the river.
A. build a bridge B. eat the apples C. pull down a tree D. play games
2.The fox kicked the tree into the river because he wanted to .
A. eat all the apples by himself
B. share the apples with the monkey
C. get the apples first
D. play a joke on the monkey
3. The fox could not come back because .
A. the monkey had taken away the tree
B. the tree had been flown away
C. it began to rain
D. he was angry with the monkey
4.The fox was sad because .
A. the monkey was laughing B. he couldn’t reach the apples
C he couldn’t come back D. the monkey went home first
5.The story tells us that .
A. the fox shouldn’t go first
B. the fox was cleverer than the monkey
C. the monkey should go first
D. one shouldn’t care only about himself
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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One day, a little monkey and a little fox went out to play. They saw an apple tree on the other side of the river. There were many big and red apples on it. But there was no bridge over the river. The monkey thought hard and had an idea. They pulled down a tree and put it over the river as a bridge.
The monkey said, "My old friend, you go there first." But after the fox went to the other side, he kicked (踢) the tree into the river and ran to the apple tree. "How can I get 'there without the tree?" cried the monkey. The fox laughed and said, "You just stand there and watch me eating the apples." The monkey was very angry.
Suddenly it began to rain. The water level （水位) in the river rose and the tree flew away with the water.
"You can eat all the apples. But you can't come back," shouted the monkey.
The fox stopped eating and looked at the monkey sadly.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
1.The little monkey and the little fox wanted to________on the other side of the river.
A. build a bridge
B. eat the apples
C. pull down a tree
D. play games
2.The fox kicked the tree into the river because he wanted to________.
A. eat all the apples by himself
B. share the apples with the monkey
C. get the apples first
D. play a joke on the monkey
3.The fox could not come back because_______.
A. the monkey took away the tree
B. the tree flew away
C. it began to rain
D. he was angry with the monkey
4.The fox was sad because________.
A. the monkey was laughing
B. he couldn' t reach the apples
C. he couldn' t go back
D. the monkey went home first
5.The story tells us that_______.
A. the fox was strong
B. the monkey should go first
C. the fox was cleverer than the monkey
D. one shouldn' t care only about himself
八年级英语阅读理解极难题查看答案及解析
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One day, a little monkey and a little fox went out to play. They saw an apple tree on the other side of the river.
There were many big and red apples on it. But there was no bridge over the river. The monkey thought hard and had an idea. They pulled down a tree and put it over the river as a bridge.The monkey said, “My old friend, you go there first.” But after the fox went to the other side, he kicked(踢) the tree into the river and ran to the apple tree. “How can I get there without the tree?” cried the monkey. The fox laughed and said, “You just stand there and watch me eating the apples.” The monkey was very angry.
Suddenly it began to rain. The water level(水位) in the river rose（上涨） and tree flew away with the water.
“You can eat all the apples. But you can’t come back,” shouted the monkey.
The fox stopped eating and looked at the monkey sadly.
1.The little monkey and the little fox wanted to
_____ on the other side of the river.A. build a bridge B. eat the apples
C. pull down a tree D. play games
2.The fox kicked the tree into the river because he wanted to _____.
A. eat all the apples by himself B. share the apples with the monkey
C. get the apples first D. play a joke on the monkey
3.The fox could not come back because _____.
A. the monkey had taken away the tree
B. the tree had flown away
C. it began to rain
D. he was angry with the monkey
4.The fox was sad because ______.
A. the monkey was laughing B. he couldn’t reach the apples
C. he couldn’t come back D. the monkey went home first
5.The story tells us that _____.
A. the fox shouldn’t go first
B. the monkey should go first
C. the fox was cleverer than the monkey
D. one shouldn’t care only about himself
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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One day Jone saw an ad in a newspaper,and then he went to the job interview(面试)。When he arrived,he came into a large ,busy room filled with noise,including（包括） the sound of telegraph(电报).
Jone sat in the room with seven other people waiting for the interview.After a few minutes,Jone stood up and walked into the office where the interviewer(主考官) was.The other people were very surprised.They all thought that the young man made a mistake.
Ten minutes later,Jone and the interviewer came out of the office and the interviewer said to others,“Thank you very much for coming, but he has got the job.”
The other people were surprised,and one said,“Wait a minute！I don’t understand.He was the last to come in, but we never even got the chance to be interviewed.Yet he got the job.”
The interviewer said,“I am sorry, but while you were sitting here,we sent a telegraph message that said,‘If you understand this message,then come right in.The job is yours.’None of you heard it or understood it except Jone.So the job is his.”
1.How did Jone know there was an interview?
A.His friend told him.
B.He saw an ad on the internet.
C.His parents told him.
D.He saw an ad in a newspaper.
2.From the passage,we know persons wanted to get the job.
A. five B.seven C.eight D.nine
3.How long was Jone’s interview?
A.Five minutes B.Ten minutes
C.Fifteen minute D.Twenty minutes
4.Jone got the job because .
A.he had a good education
B.the interviewer was his friend
C.he knew most about telegraph
D.he was the only one who listened carefully
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A.A job interview B.How to find a job
C.How to telegraph D.The kinds of telegraph
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Li Ping is going to England. He wants to know something about English people. One day he sees an English girl in the street. Then he comes up to her.
“Excuse me, may I ask you some questions?”
“Of course you may.”answers the girl politely.
“I’ll go to London. What should I notice when I’m talking with English people in London? ”asks Li Ping.
“Well, don’t ask a woman how old she is and…”
“But how old are you? ”Li Ping stops the girl and asks suddenly.
“I…”The girl gets angry.
“Why do you get so angry?”asks Li Ping. “Now we are in China, not in England, you see”
1.What does Li Ping want to know?
A．He wants to know the girl’s name.
B．He wants to know the girl.
C．He wants to know something about English people.
D．He wants to know something about America.
2.Whom does Li Ping see in the street?
A．He sees a girl. B．He sees a boy.
C．He sees a woman. D．He sees an old man.
3.Does the girl like to answer the first question?
A．No，she doesn’t. B．Yes，she does.
C．No，she don’t. D．Yes，she do.
4.Why does the girl become angry?
A．Because Li Ping wants to go to London.
B．Because Li Ping wants to know how old she is.
C．Because Li Ping wants to know her name.
D．Because Li Ping calls her name.
5.Does Li Ping say sorry to the girl or not?
A．Yes，he is. B．No，he isn’t.
C．Yes，he does. D．No，he doesn’t.
八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
There were many big and red apples on it. But there was no bridge over the river. The monkey thought hard and had an idea. They pulled down a tree and put it over the river as a bridge.