Some time ago I discovered one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn't think there would be any difficulty in getting it _________ , as there are many antique shops near my home. _________ one morning I left home with the chair. I went into the first shop, expecting a friendly reception. I was quite _________ .The man wouldn't even look at my chair.
The second shop, though slightly more ________, was just the same, and the third and the fourth, so I decided that something must be wrong. I entered the fifth shop with a (n) ________ in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, "Would you like to _________ a chair?"
He looked it over _________ and said, "Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?"
"20 pounds," I said. "OK," he said. "I'11 give you 20 pounds." "It's got a slightly broken leg," I said. "Yes, I saw that, it's __________ . "
Everything was going according to plan and I was getting _________ ."What will you do with it?" I asked. "Oh, it will be easy to sell __________the repair is done." "I'll buy it," I said. "What do you mean? You've just ______ it to me," he said."Yes, I know but I've changed my mind. I am sorry. I'll give you 27 pounds for it." "You must be ________ ," he said. Then, _________ the penny dropped. "I see. You want me to repair your chair."
"You're right," I said. "And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, 'Would you repair this chair for me?'"
"I wouldn't have __________ to do it," he said. "We don't do repairs, not enough money in it and too much __________ But I'll fix this for you. Shall we say for five pounds?"
He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.
1.A.sold B.returned C.cleaned D.fixed
2.A.So B.Yet C.Still D.And
3.A.confident B.polite C.careless D.wrong
4.A.strange B.different C.polite D.wise
5.A.question B.plan C.belief D.excuse
6.A.buy B.check C.reuse D.exchange
7.A.carefully B.hurriedly C.sincerely D.excitedly
8.A.something B.everything C.anything D.nothing
9.A.excited B.patient C.stressed D.worried
10.A.since B.unless C.when D.while
11.A.lent B.sent C.sold D.returned
12.A.bored B.dissatisfied C.sick D.crazy
13.A.properly B.suddenly C.finally D.naturally
14.A.expected B.agreed C.managed D.refused
15.A.challenge B.danger C.trouble D.loss
九年级英语完型填空中等难度题
Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it repaired, as there are a lot of antique (古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception. I was quite wrong. The man wouldn’t even look at my chair.
The second shop, though a little more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth. I realized that my approach must be wrong so I decided to try another way. I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair? Twenty pounds,” I said. “OK. I’ll give you twenty pounds for it,” he said. “It’s got a slightly broken leg,” I added. “Yes, I saw that. It’s nothing,” the shopkeeper replied.
Everything was going according to the plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?” I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell after the repair is done.” “I’ll buy it,” I said. “What do you mean? You’ve just sold it to me,” the man asked in surprise. “Yes, I know. But I’ve changed my mind. I am sorry. I’ll give you twenty-seven pounds for it.” “You must be crazy,” he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. He shouted, “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.” “You’re right,” I said, “And what would you have said if I had walked in and asked you to repair my chair?” “I wouldn’t have agreed to do it. We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll repair this for you. Five pounds will be the cost,” the man answered. He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.
1.What happened to the writer in the first shop?
A. He broke his leg.
B. His chair was repaired.
C. He was refused impolitely.
D. The shopkeeper bought his chair.
2.What does the underlined phrase “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph mean?
A. The shopkeeper changed his mind.
B. The shopkeeper accepted the price.
C. The shopkeeper decided to help the writer.
D. The shopkeeper found out the writer’s purpose.
3.How much did the writer pay the shopkeeper at last?
A. 5 pounds. B. 7 pounds.
C. 20 pounds. D. 27 pounds.
4.From the passage, we can learn that the writer was__________.
A. honest B. smart
C. careful D. crazy
5.Which of the following statements is true?
A. The writer wanted to sell his chair for 20 pounds.
B. It was very easy to repair the writer’s broken chair.
C. The writer succeeded in getting his chair repaired at last.
D. The man in the first shop thought the chair was too old to repair.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn't think there would be any difficulty in getting it repaired, as there are a lot of antique (古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception（接待）． I was quite wrong. The man wouldn't even look at my chair.
The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth -- so I decided that my approach must be wrong.
I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, "Would you like to buy a chair?"
He looked it over carefully and said,- "Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?"
“Twenty pounds," I said.
“OK," he said, "I'll give you twenty pounds."
“It's got a slightly broken leg," I said.
‘'Yes, I saw that, it's nothing."
Everything was going according to my plan and l was getting excited. "What will you do with it?" I asked.
“Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done."
“I'll buy it," I said.
“What do you mean? You've just sold it to me," he said.
"Yes, I know but I've changed my mind. I am sorry. I'll give you twenty-seven pounds for it."
“You must be crazy," he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair."
“You're right," I said. "And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, 'Would you repair this chair for me?"'
“I wouldn't have agreed to do it," he said. "We don't do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I'II repair this for you. Shall we say for five pounds?" He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.
1.We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer_______.
A. was rather impolite B. was warmly received
C. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair D. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair
2. The underlined word "approach" in the second paragraph means_______.
A. plan for dealing with things B. way of doing things
C. idea of repairing things D. decision to sell things
3.The expression "the penny dropped" in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper_______.
A. changed his mind B. accepted the offer
C. saw the writer's purpose D. decided to help the writer
4.How much did the writer pay?
A.￡5. B.￡7. C. ￡20. D. ￡27.
5.From the text, we can learn that the writer was_______.
A. honest B. careful C. smart D. funny
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Some time ago I discovered one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn't think there would be any difficulty in getting it _________ , as there are many antique shops near my home. _________ one morning I left home with the chair. I went into the first shop, expecting a friendly reception. I was quite _________ .The man wouldn't even look at my chair.
The second shop, though slightly more ________, was just the same, and the third and the fourth, so I decided that something must be wrong. I entered the fifth shop with a (n) ________ in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, "Would you like to _________ a chair?"
He looked it over _________ and said, "Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?"
"20 pounds," I said. "OK," he said. "I'11 give you 20 pounds." "It's got a slightly broken leg," I said. "Yes, I saw that, it's __________ . "
Everything was going according to plan and I was getting _________ ."What will you do with it?" I asked. "Oh, it will be easy to sell __________the repair is done." "I'll buy it," I said. "What do you mean? You've just ______ it to me," he said."Yes, I know but I've changed my mind. I am sorry. I'll give you 27 pounds for it." "You must be ________ ," he said. Then, _________ the penny dropped. "I see. You want me to repair your chair."
"You're right," I said. "And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, 'Would you repair this chair for me?'"
"I wouldn't have __________ to do it," he said. "We don't do repairs, not enough money in it and too much __________ But I'll fix this for you. Shall we say for five pounds?"
He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.
1.A.sold B.returned C.cleaned D.fixed
2.A.So B.Yet C.Still D.And
3.A.confident B.polite C.careless D.wrong
4.A.strange B.different C.polite D.wise
5.A.question B.plan C.belief D.excuse
6.A.buy B.check C.reuse D.exchange
7.A.carefully B.hurriedly C.sincerely D.excitedly
8.A.something B.everything C.anything D.nothing
9.A.excited B.patient C.stressed D.worried
10.A.since B.unless C.when D.while
11.A.lent B.sent C.sold D.returned
12.A.bored B.dissatisfied C.sick D.crazy
13.A.properly B.suddenly C.finally D.naturally
14.A.expected B.agreed C.managed D.refused
15.A.challenge B.danger C.trouble D.loss
九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it repaired, as there are a lot of antique (古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception. I was quite wrong. The man wouldn’t even look at my chair.
The second shop, though a little more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth. I realized that my approach must be wrong so I decided to try another way. I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair? Twenty pounds,” I said. “OK. I’ll give you twenty pounds for it,” he said. “It’s got a slightly broken leg,” I added. “Yes, I saw that. It’s nothing,” the shopkeeper replied.
Everything was going according to the plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?” I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell after the repair is done.” “I’ll buy it,” I said. “What do you mean? You’ve just sold it to me,” the man asked in surprise. “Yes, I know. But I’ve changed my mind. I am sorry. I’ll give you twenty-seven pounds for it.” “You must be crazy,” he said. Then, suddenly_________He shouted, “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.” “You’re right,” I said, “And what would you have said if I had walked in and asked you to repair my chair?” “I wouldn’t have agreed to do it. We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll repair this for you. Five pounds will be the cost,” the man answered. He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.
1.What happened to the writer in the first shop?
A. He broke his leg.
B. His chair was repaired.
C. He was refused impolitely.
D. The shopkeeper bought his chair.
2.What does the underlined phrase “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph mean?
A. The shopkeeper changed his mind.
B. The shopkeeper accepted the price.
C. The shopkeeper decided to help the writer.
D. The shopkeeper found out the writer’s purpose.
3.How much did the writer pay the shopkeeper at last?
A. 5 pounds. B. 7 pounds.
C. 20 pounds. D. 27 pounds.
4.From the passage, we can learn that the writer was__________.
A. honest B. smart
C. careful D. crazy
5.Which of the following statements is true?
A. The writer wanted to sell his chair for 20 pounds.
B. It was very easy to repair the writer’s broken chair.
C. The writer succeeded in getting his chair repaired at last.
D. The man in the first shop thought the chair was too old to repair.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it repaired, as there are a lot of antique (古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception. I was quite wrong. The man wouldn’t even look at my chair.
The second shop, though a little more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth. I realized that my approach must be wrong so I decided to try another way. I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair? Twenty pounds,” I said. “OK. I’ll give you twenty pounds for it,” he said. “It’s got a slightly broken leg,” I added. “Yes, I saw that. It’s nothing,” the shopkeeper replied.
Everything was going according to the plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?” I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell after the repair is done.” “I’ll buy it,” I said. “What do you mean? You’ve just sold it to me,” the man asked in surprise. “Yes, I know. But I’ve changed my mind. I am sorry. I’ll give you twenty-seven pounds for it.” “You must be crazy,” he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. He shouted, “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.” “You’re right,” I said, “And what would you have said if I had walked in and asked you to repair my chair?” “I wouldn’t have agreed to do it. We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll repair this for you. Five pounds will be the cost,” the man answered. He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.
1.What happened to the writer in the first shop?
A. He broke his leg.
B. His chair was repaired.
C. He was refused impolitely.
D. The shopkeeper bought his chair.
2.What does the underlined phrase “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph mean?
A. The shopkeeper changed his mind.
B. The shopkeeper accepted the price.
C. The shopkeeper decided to help the writer.
D. The shopkeeper found out the writer’s purpose.
3. How much did the writer pay the shopkeeper at last?
A. 5 pounds. B. 7 pounds.
C. 20 pounds. D. 27 pounds.
4. From the passage, we can learn that the writer was__________.
A. honest B. smart
C. careful D. crazy
5.Which of the following statements is true?
A. The writer wanted to sell his chair for 20 pounds.
B. It was very easy to repair the writer’s broken chair.
C. The writer succeeded in getting his chair repaired at last.
D. The man in the first shop thought the chair was too old to repair.
九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it repaired, as there are a lot of antique (古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception(接待). I was quite wrong. The man wouldn’t even look at my chair.
The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth--so I decided that my approach must be wrong.
I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said, “Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,” I said. “OK,” he said, “I’ll give you twenty pounds.” “It’s got a slightly broken leg,” I said. “Yes, I saw that, it’s nothing.”
Everything was going according to my plan and l was getting excited. “What will you do with it?” I asked.
“Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.” “I’ll buy it,” I said. “What do you mean? You’ve just sold it to me,” he said. “Yes, I know but I’ve changed my mind. I am sorry. I’ll give you twenty-seven pounds for it.” “You must be crazy,” he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.” “You’re right,” I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, ‘Would you repair this chair for me?’” “I wouldn’t have agreed to do it,” he said. “We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’II repair this for you. Shall we say for five pounds?” He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.
1.We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer_______.
A. was rather impolite B. was warmly received
C. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair D. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair
2.The expression "the penny dropped" in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper_______.
A. changed his mind B. accepted the offer
C. saw the writer’s purpose D. decided to help the writer
3.How much did the writer pay?
A. ￡5. B. ￡7. C. ￡20. D. ￡27.
九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析
Some time ago one of my chairs had a broken leg. I _________ think there would be any difficulty ______ getting it fixed, as there were a lot of furniture shops near my home. So I left home one morning with the chair. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception(接待). But I was quite wrong. The man didn’t even look at my chair.
In the _________ shop though, the situation was just the same, and in the third and in the fourth.
I entered ________ shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the ________ ,“Would you like to buy the chair ?” He ________ it carefully and said,“Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty dollars, ”I said. “OK,” he said, “I’ll give you twenty dollars,” I said. “Yes, I saw that. It’s nothing.”
________ was doing according to my plan. “What will you do with it?” I asked. “Oh, it will
be easy to _______ after the repair is done.” “I’ll buy it,” I said. “What do you mean? You’ve just sold it to me,” he said. “Yes, but I’ve changed my mind.” “You ______ be crazy,” he said. Then, suddenly the penny drooped. “I know what you want,” he said. “We don’t do repairs, not enough money _______ with too much trouble. But I’ll fix this for you.”
1.A. don’t B. didn’t C. do
2.A. in B. with C. on
3.A. two B. second C. twice
4.A. other B. another C. the other
5.A. customer B. shopkeeper C. agent
6.A. saw B. looked at C. watched
7.A. Something B. Anything C. Everything
8.A. buy B. use C. sell
9.A. must B. can C. might
10.A. but B. and C. or
九年级英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
One day my chair had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty getting it fixed (修理) as there were many furniture shops nearby. So I left home with the chair. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception (接待). I was wrong. The man wouldn’t even look at my chair.
The second shop was just the same, and the third and the fourth.
I entered another shop with a plan in my mind. I said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy the chair?” He looked it over carefully and said, “Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty dollars,” I said. “OK,” he said. “It’s got a broken leg,” I told him. “Yes, I noticed that. It’s nothing.”
Everything was going according to the plan. “What will you do with it?” I asked. “Oh, I’ll sell it after fixing it.” “I’ll buy it,” I said. “What? You’ve just sold it to me,” he said. “Yes, but I’ve changed my mind.” “You must be crazy,” he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped (目的达到).“I know what you want. You want me to fix the chair,” he said. “We don’t do repairs (修理), not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll fix this for you.”
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。 （10分）
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Several days ago, Brenda had a car accident that led to one of her legs being cut off. Since then she didn’t talk to anyone.
“I wish I could bring her friends to visit her,” said Brenda’s mother. “But it’s a long bus trip.” The nurse smiled, “Don’t worry. We have a plan.”
Later that day, the nurse had taken Brenda to another room. “Here’s your new roommate, Annie Wiggle-Do,” the nurse introduced a dark-hair teenager on the other bed.
As soon as the nurse left, she jumped out of her bed with her only foot and sat at the other end of Brenda’s bed, “I lost my leg from bone cancer,” she said. “What happened to yours?” Brenda was so shocked that she couldn’t say a word. “You’re lucky.” Annie continued. “You’ve still got your knee. They had to take mine.”
“I’d like to have a chat with you, but my friends are coming any time now, so I have to get ready.” Annie said when she took off her hair! Her head was completely bald(秃头的).
“Oh, I forgot to tell you, the medicine they gave me to kill the cancer also killed my hair.” Annie looked out her wigs(假发), brown and yellow, short and long, straight and curly.
“That’s why I thought up ‘Annie Wiggle-Do’.” Annie smiled. “Get it? Any wig will do? Annie Wiggle-Do?” “When Annie’s friends came, she introduced Brenda to them all. Before long, Brenda started chatting with Annie and her friends. They didn’t make her feel like a strange person at all!
The girls shared their names with each other. When it was time to go to bed, Brenda said, “Good night, Annie-Wiggle-Do. Can’t wait till morning.”
1.We can infer that no friends visited Brenda because ________.
A. she had no friends at school B. she didn’t want to see her friends
C. her friends were very busy D. her friends knew she had an accident
2.In order to cheer Brenda up, the nurse planned to ________.
A. introduce some healthy friends to her
B. let her share the same room with Annie
C. show her some more seriously injured
D. move her to a room filled with light and music
3.When Brenda fist saw Annie, she ________.
A. discovered that Annie’s head was bald
B. thought up “Annie-Wiggle-Do”
C. was too surprised to say anything
D. shared her dream with Annie
4.Which of the following about Annie is true?
A. She has different kinds of wigs. B. She thinks she is strange.
C. Her sin cancer killed her hair. D. She lost both her legs.
5.Which of the following words can best describe Annie?
A. Patient. B. Careful C. Polite D. Brave
九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
The story goes that some time ago, a man had a very lovely little daughter. One day the man punished his three-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper(一卷金色包装纸).
Money was tight(紧) and he became angry when the child tried to decorate(装饰) a box to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless(尽管如此), the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.”
The man was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction(过度反应)，but he was angry again when he found out the box was empty. He shouted at her, “Don’t you know, when you give someone a gift, there is supposed to be something inside?” The little girl looked up at him with tears(眼泪) in her eyes and cried, “Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty at all. I blew kisses into the box. They are all for you, Daddy.”
The father was surprised. He put his arm around his little girl, and he begged for her forgiveness(恳求她的原谅).
Only a short time later, an accident took the life of the child. It is also told that her father kept the gold box by his bed for many years and whenever he was upset, he would remember the love of the child who had put it there.
Actually, each of us, has been given a gold container (容器) filled with love and kisses… from our children, family members, friends and God. Nothing is more precious(珍贵) than this.
1.The man punished his three-year-old daughter because _______________.
A. he hated his daughter
B. his daughter is lazy
C. his daughter decorated a box wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper
D. she was a very lovely little girl
2.The man was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction because _____________.
A. he wanted to get a gift
B. he was angry with his daughter
C. his daughter still gave him the decorated box as a Christmas gift
D. his daughter didn’t say a word to him
3.In fact, his daughter gave him ______ .
A. nothing B. love C. tears D. an empty box
4.According to the writer， ______________.
A. the father didn’t understand his daughter at all
B. the very lovely little daughter died in an accident
C. the father didn’t miss his daughter
D. The father didn’t see the box
5.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. A Girl’s Gift B. A Terrible Father C. A Gold Container D. A Kiss
九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析