More than seven hundred years ago, the Prince(王子)of Wales had a very big and brave dog called Gelert.
One day the Prince wanted to go hunting with his men. He told his dog to stay at home and look after his baby son. The baby was in a small wooden bed.
When the Prince came back from hunting, Gelert ran out to meet him. He wagged his tail and jumped up to put his paws on the Prince's chest. Then the Prince saw the blood on his head. He rushed into his house and found the bed lying on its side on the floor. The clothes were torn and there was blood on them.
The prince thought the dog had killed his son and took out his sword, killing the dog. Just as Gelert was dying, he managed to bark. Then the Prince heard a baby call to the dog. The Prince ran out of the house and saw his son lying on the ground unhurt. Near him was a dead wolf.
The Prince ran back into the house but it was too late. Gelert was dead. The Prince was very sad indeed. Tears ran down his face when he realized he had killed his faithful friend. The Prince carried the body of his brave dog to the top of a mountain and buried him there. After this, the Prince never smiled again.
If you go to Mount Snowdon in Wales, people will show you where Gelert is buried. There is a sign by his grave. It reminds people of a brave and faithful dog.
1. The Prince told the dog to when he was leaving.
A. watch the door B. take care of his baby at home
C. welcome his friends D. stop the strangers
2.. The dog was very when his master came back from hunting.
A. glad B. sorry
C. afraid D. upset
3.. The underlined word “faithful” in Paragraph 5 most probably means .
A. 友好的 B. 温顺的
C. 忠诚的 D. 聪明的
4. The Prince never smiled again because .
A. the wolf was killed by Gelert
B. he had buried the dog on the top of mountain
C. Gelert had killed his baby son
D. he had killed his faithful friend Gelert
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Hello! I’m Ella! Let’s meet these famous pig stars! They come from stories and movies. | |
Hello, I’m McDull. I have a birthmark on my right eye. I have a kind heart. I’m not clever but happy, not rich but have many dreams. I want to visit Disneyland, and eat chicken at Christmas. I have a happy family and many good friends. | |
Happy New Year, everyone! I’m Piglet! I like going on exciting experiences with Teddy Bear. I’m a small but lovely pig. I live in the Hundred Wood with my friends. I wish my friends happiness and health. | |
We’re Pig Brothers! We are good at building houses. We like to be called “Pig Engineers”. We help others build houses in the countryside. Have you ever read our story? In the story, we build a stone house and drive the wolf out. | |
Long time no see! I’m Zhu Bajie, a very famous pig in a Chinese story Journey to the West. I’m good at kungfu(功夫), but I don’t like working. In my spare time, I like eating and sleeping. |
1.. What does Piglet like doing?
A. Eating and sleeping. B. Building houses.
C. Doing Chinese kungfu. D. Going on exciting experiences.
2.. Which of the following can we use to describe “Pig brothers”?
A. Shy. B. Lazy.
C. Helpful. D. Dangerous.
3. Which of the following about Zhu Bajie is true?
A. He is from a Chinese story. B. He has no free time.
C. He likes working. D. He is poor in kungfu.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
On Thanksgiving Day, a teacher asked her class of firstgraders to draw a picture of something they were thankful for. She thought that these children from poor families actually had little to be thankful for. And she found most of them drawing pictures of flowers or tables with food. The teacher was very surprised to see the picture Douglas handed in. It's a hand,a simple hand.
But whose hand? The class were very interested in the strange picture. "I think it must be the hand of God that brings us food," said one child, "A farmer’s," said another, "Because he grows beautiful flowers. " Finally when the others were at work ,the teacher went over to Douglas' desk and asked whose hand it was. "It's your hand, Teacher," he said quietly and shyly.
She remembered that she had often taken Douglas, a dirty lonely child, by the hand while having a class break. She often did that with the children. But it meant so much to Douglas. Perhaps this is everyone's thanksgiving,not for the material things we get,but for the chance,in whatever small way, to give to others.
1.When did the story happen?
A.On Christmas Day. B.On Teachers' Day. C.On Mother's Day. D.On Thanksgiving Day.
2.why did Douglas draw a simple hand?
A.He was good at drawing it.
B.His teacher asked him to draw it.
C.He wanted to show his thanks to his teacher
D.He hoped to get his teacher’s praise.
3.What do you learn about Douglas from the passage?
A.He liked drawing hands
B.He was very active in class.
C.He always kept his hand clean
D.His family was not rich.
4.According to the passage, which of the following is an opinion,but not a fact?
A.The teacher went over to Douglas' desk and talked to him.
B.Different people show their thanksgiving in different ways.
C.The teacher often took Douglas by the hand after class while having a class break.
D.Most of the students were drawing the pictures of flowers or tables with food.
5.We can infer from the passage that Douglas is a ____boy.
A.shy B.foolish C.clever D.kind-hearted
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
How many things can you see in the night sky? A lot! On a clear night you can see the moon, some planets, and thousands of sparking stars.
You can see even more with a telescope. You might see that many stars look larger than others. You might see that some stars that look white are really red or blue. With bigger and bigger telescopes you can see more and more objects in the sky. And you can see those objects in more and more detail.
But scientists believe there are some things in the sky that we will never see. We won’t see them with the biggest telescope in the world, on the clearest night of the year.That’s because they’re invisible. They’re the mysterious dead stars called black holes.
You might find it hard to imagine that stars die. After all, our sun is a star. Year after year we see it up in the sky, burning brightly and giving us heat and light. The Sun certainly doesn’t seem to be getting old or weak. But stars do burn out and die after billions of years.
As a star’s gases burn, they give off light and heat. But when the gases run out, the star stops burning and begins to die.
So next time you look up at the night sky, remember: there’s more in the sky than we can see!
1.On a clear night we might see things except______.
A.the moon B.some planets C.sparkling stars D.the sun
2.How can we see even more in the sky?
A.By using a telescope
B.By using a microscope
C.By climbing up to the top of a mountain
D.By going outside on a clear night.
3.What does the underlined word”invisible”mean in Chinese?
A.看不见的 B.听不见的 C.摸不着的 D.无形的
4.When a star’s gases_______,the star begins to die.
A.burn B.run out C.give off heat D.get weak
5.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A.We might see that many stars look larger than others with a telescope
B.We might see that some stars that look white are really red and blue with a telescope.
C.We can see some objects in more and more detail with bigger and bigger telescopes.
D.The sun certainly seems to be getting old and weak.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Jamie was born in a small village in the north of England. He is ten years old. He likes playing basketball very much. When he is free, he always plays basketball with his friends in the open air. Sometimes he walks in the forest and picks some flowers by himself.
Last Friday, Jamie finished his homework after the second class in the morning. He hurried to play basketball. The playground was wet. After some time his basketball was dirty and his hands were dirty, too. 1t was 9:45 and the third class began. Jamie had no time to wash his hands and ran into his classroom. Mr. Black, his English teacher, told Jamie to write some new words on the blackboard. Jamie stood in front of the blackboard and started to write. Mr. Black saw his right hand was dirty.
“Oh, dear!” said the teacher. “Your right hand is dirty. I’m sure it’s the dirtiest in our class.”
“You are wrong, Mr. Black,” said Jamie. Then he showed his left hand and it was dirtier.
1.From the first paragraph(段) we know Jamie _________.
A.was born in 2003 B.likes playing football
C.doesn't like flowers D.lives in the south of England
2.When did Jamie play basketball last Friday?
A.After the first class.
B.After the third class.
C.Between the first class and the second class
D.Between the second class and the third class
3.Jamie's hands were dirty last Friday because_________.
A.the playground was wet
B.he picked flowers in the morning
C.he has no habit of washing his hands
D.there was no water to wash his hands
4.Mr. Black asked Jamie to _________.
A.wash his hands B.write some words
C.show his right hand D.show his left hand
5.What's the best title for the passage?
A.Where are you from? B.Can you play basketball?
C.You are wrong. D.I’m sorry
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I live on the twelfth floor of a building. One afternoon I was coming home from a friend's house. It was just after four o'clock. I got quickly into the lift and pressed Button (按钮) 12.
The lift started to go up, but very slowly. And then, halfway up, it suddenly stopped between two floors. I couldn't understand it. I pressed all the buttons from 1 to 14. I called for help very loudly. But nobody answered.
Then suddenly the lights went out, and I was alone in the dark. I started to cry and beat the walls of the lift. I cried and cried until I had no voice left. Then, I felt hopeless, and pressed all the buttons with my open hands. And all at the same time, there was a bell far away. It rang and rang. It was the fire alarm (火灾警报). I thought the whole building was on fire. I said to God quietly, "Just get me out of here. I'll never be bad again."
Just then, I realized the lift was moving very slowly. On the ground floor it stopped, and the doors opened. A man was standing there. "How long have you been in the lift? It is good that you pressed the alarm bell. But haven't you learned to read at your school?" He pointed at a small piece of paper on the wall beside the lift. It said:
"Attention: This lift will be stopped for repairs between 4pm and 5 pm on Thursday March 13."
1.What happened to the lift?
A.It had a fire accident.
B.It stopped halfway.
C.It was turned off by the writer.
D.It moved fast up to the top floor
2.As the situation went on, the writer became _________.
A.more and more scared B.calmer and calmer
C.more and more bored D.clearer and clearer
3.Why did a bell ring from far away?
A.The lift was to start again.
B.The repair worker rang the fire alarm.
C.The building was on fire.
D.The writer pressed the fire alarm bell.
4.Who most probably made the lift move again and go down to the ground floor?
A.The writer. B.The writer's friend.
C.The man. D.The writer's father.
5.After reading the paper, the writer realized that he/she had _________.
A.escaped a fire accident B.made a silly mistake
C.visited a dishonest friend D.pressed a wrong button
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
When people communicate, they need words to express themselves. People living in different countries made different kinds of words.
Today there are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. Each contains many thousands of words. A very large dictionary, for example, contains four or five hundred thousand of words. But we do not need all these. To read short stories you need to know only about two thousand words. Before you leave school, you will learn only one thousand or more.
Vocabulary means a lot of words. The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your own vocabulary bigger. Read as many books as you can. There are a lot of books written in easy English for you to read. You will enjoy them. When you meet a new word, find it in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your most useful book.
1.The number of different languages spoken is about _______.
A. 150 B.15,000 C. 500 D. 1,500
2. Before you leave your school, you’ll learn _______.
A. only two thousand words B. five hundred thousand words
C. more than one thousand words D. three or four thousand words
3. To make your vocabulary bigger, you must _______.
A. get as many dictionaries as you can
B. read as many books as you can
C. buy a lot of books
D. have a very large English dictionary
4.You will enjoy_______.
A. the books written in easy English
B. your dictionary
C. your new words
D. finding new words in a dictionary
5. What is your most useful book?
A. Books written in easy English. B. Books written in English.
C. Your dictionary. D. Short stories.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet. “What’s the problem?” The vet asked him when he arrived. “My cow’s ill,” the farmer said. “I don’t know what’s the matter with her. She’s lying down and won’t eat. She’s making a strange noise.” The vet looked over the cow. “She’s certainly ill,” he said, “and she needs to take some very strong medicine.”
He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, “Give her these. The pills should make her better.” “How should I give them to her?” the farmer asked.
The vet gave him a tube (管子)and said, “Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That’ll make it.”
The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried.
“How’s your cow?” the vet asked.
“No change,” the farmer said, “and I’m feeling very strange myself.”
“Oh?” the vet said, “Why?”
“I did what you said,” the farmer answered. “I put the tube in the cow’s mouth and then put two pills down it.”
“And?” the vet asked.
“The cow blew first,” the farmer said.
1. In the story, the vet must be _________.
A. the farmer’s friend B. a milk factory
C. a hospital for cows D. a doctor for animals
2.The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _______
A. couldn’t lie down B. didn’t eat the pills
C. couldn’t make any noise D. was ill
3.What medicine did the vet give the farmer?
A. Bottle of pills. B. A long tube.
C. Two pills. D. A small box.
4.The vet taught the farmer how _________.
A. to blow the tube B. to make the cow take the pills
C. to take the medicine D. to put the tube in his mouth
5.Which of the following is true?
A. The farmer ate the pills himself.
B. The cow got better after taking the medicine.
C. The vet came to help farmer change the cow the next day.
D. The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Waste can be seen everywhere in the school. Some students ask for more food than they can eat and others often forget to turn off the lights when they leave the classroom. They say they can afford these things. But I don’t agree with them.
Waste can bring a lot of problems. Although China is rich in some resources(资源), we are short of(缺乏) others, for example, fresh water(淡水). It is reported that we will have no coal(煤) or oil to use in 100 years. So if we go on wasting our resources, what can we use in the future and where can we move?Think about it. I think we should say no to the students who waste things every day. Everybody should stop wasting as soon as possible.
In our everyday life,we can do many things to prevent waste from happening, for example, turn off the water taps(水龙头) when we finish washing, turn off the lights when we leave the classroom, try not to order more food than we need, and so on. Little by little, everything will be changed. Waste can be stopped one day, if we do our best.
1.From the passage we know that some students often _______ in the school.
A. eat too much B. don’t work hard
C. waste things D. throw rubbish everywhere
2.Which is not mentioned in this passage?
A. Fresh water B. Forest.
C. Oil. D. Coal.
3. What may happen in 100 years?
A. We may still have enough oil. B. We may still have enough coal.
C. We may have a little oil. D. We may have no coal or oil to use.
4. Which of the following is right?
A. Waste brings problems. B. Waste can bring no problem.
C. China is rich in fresh water. D. Students never waste things.
5.Which is the best title of this passage?
A. Stop Wasting B. School life
C. Waste in the School D. Rich Resources in China
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
We often face the following situations in our daily life:
The woman next door plays her piano after 12 o’clock at night.
The family across the street never cleans up their yard. The rubbish blows into your yard.
The man next door always parks his car in front of your drive.
Have things like this ever happened to you? If so, you may ask yourself, “Who are these people? Why are they doing these things to me?”
These days, many people don’t know their neighbors. Sometimes we share a friendly smile or say hello, but lots of people don’t even know their neighbor’s names! When you don’t know someone, it’s easy to be angry when something has happened that you think is unfair. You think, “Maybe they like to make me angry, “or “Maybe they do it on purpose.” Believe it or not, your neighbors probably don’t mean to irritate(激怒)you. Often, they don’t even know that they’re making you feel angry. So before you take unusual steps to fix the problem, you should discuss it with them first.
When you move towards your neighbors, you should talk to them in a friendly manner. Praise their children to make them feel good. Then explain the situation. And if you can think of a simple way to solve the problem, suggest it.
If talking doesn’t work, ask another person to help. This person can listen to both sides of the story and help you and your neighbor solve the situation.
Finally, sometimes it’s a good idea to avoid the problem. Depending on the problem, it might be best to just stay out of your neighbor’s way.
1.What’s the writer’s purpose of writing paragraphs 1&2?
A. To ask some questions. B. To lead in the subjects.
C. To list some situations D. To tell some stories.
2. You should talk about the problem with your neighbors first because ________.
A. they often say hello or smile to you
B. you do not know what they are called
C. they probably don’t plan to make you unhappy
D. they will take unusual steps to solve the problem
3.When talking with your neighbors, you can make them have a good feeling by _______.
A. praising their children B. explaining the problem
C. shaking hands with them D. making friends with them
4.The best way to solve the problem sometimes is to ________.
A. ask another person for help B. turn a blind eye to it.
C. tell the story to your friend D. let your neighbor get out of the way
5.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Ways to deal with neighbors
B. Problems caused by neighbors
C. Situations we may face every day
D. Reasons why we become angry at neighbors
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析