There was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care. To water his flowers, he used two buckets(桶). One was a shiny and new bucket. The other was a very dilapidated one, which had been used for many years, but was now past its best.
Every morning, the gardener would fill up the two buckets. Then he would carry them along the road, one on each side, to the flowerbeds. The new bucket was very proud of itself. It could carry a full bucket of water without a single drop coming out. The old bucket felt very ashamed (惭愧的) because of its holes; before it reached the flowerbeds, much water had leaked (漏) along the road.
Sometimes the new bucket would say, "See how helpful I am! How good it is that the gardener has me to water the flowers every day! I don't know why he still uses you. What a waste of space you are!"
And all that the old bucket could say was, "I know I'm not very useful, but I can only do my best. I'm happy that the gardener still finds a little bit of use in me, at least.”
One day, the gardener heard that kind of conversation. After watering the flowers as usual, he said," You both have done your work very well. Now I am going to carry you back. I want you to look carefully along the road.”
Then the two buckets did so. All along the road, they noticed, on the side where the new bucket was carried, there was just bare(光秃秃的) earth; on the other side where the old bucket was carried, there was a joyous row of wild flowers, leading all the way to the garden.
1.The underlined word in the first paragraph" dilapidated" probably means “ ”.
A.肮脏的 B.光鲜的 C.破旧的 D.普通的
2.Why did the old bucket feel ashamed of itself?
A.Because it leaked a lot. B.Because it was too old.
C.Because it was useless. D.Because it didn't look nice.
3.From the conversations between the two buckets we know that .
A.the old bucket completely agreed with what the new bucket said.
B.the new bucket felt sorry for the old bucket.
C.the new bucket thought it a waste to keep using the old one.
D.the old bucket felt unlucky that the gardener still used it.
4.The writer wrote the passage to tell us that .
A.practice makes perfect B.east or west, home is best
C.all roads lead to Rome D.old wood is best to burn
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There was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care. To water his flowers, he used two buckets(桶). One was a shiny and new bucket. The other was a very dilapidated one, which had been used for many years, but was now past its best.
Every morning, the gardener would fill up the two buckets. Then he would carry them along the road, one on each side, to the flowerbeds. The new bucket was very proud of itself. It could carry a full bucket of water without a single drop coming out. The old bucket felt very ashamed (惭愧的) because of its holes; before it reached the flowerbeds, much water had leaked (漏) along the road.
Sometimes the new bucket would say, "See how helpful I am! How good it is that the gardener has me to water the flowers every day! I don't know why he still uses you. What a waste of space you are!"
And all that the old bucket could say was, "I know I'm not very useful, but I can only do my best. I'm happy that the gardener still finds a little bit of use in me, at least.”
One day, the gardener heard that kind of conversation. After watering the flowers as usual, he said," You both have done your work very well. Now I am going to carry you back. I want you to look carefully along the road.”
Then the two buckets did so. All along the road, they noticed, on the side where the new bucket was carried, there was just bare(光秃秃的) earth; on the other side where the old bucket was carried, there was a joyous row of wild flowers, leading all the way to the garden.
1.The underlined word in the first paragraph" dilapidated" probably means “ ”.
A.肮脏的 B.光鲜的 C.破旧的 D.普通的
2.Why did the old bucket feel ashamed of itself?
A.Because it leaked a lot. B.Because it was too old.
C.Because it was useless. D.Because it didn't look nice.
3.From the conversations between the two buckets we know that .
A.the old bucket completely agreed with what the new bucket said.
B.the new bucket felt sorry for the old bucket.
C.the new bucket thought it a waste to keep using the old one.
D.the old bucket felt unlucky that the gardener still used it.
4.The writer wrote the passage to tell us that .
A.practice makes perfect B.east or west, home is best
C.all roads lead to Rome D.old wood is best to burn
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There was once a king who had a great palace with a wonderful garden .In the garden,there lived all kinds of animals. All of them enjoyed living there.
There was only one thing in the garden that the king hated: an old tree in the center of the garden. It was so old and dry. This made the king so angry that he finally asked some people to cut down and turned the place into a swimming pool. However, after the trees were cut down, the animals left the garden .Without the animals; the garden was not so beautiful as before. The king was sad, but he didn’t know what happened.
A young man went to the king, and said he could explain what had happened. “This was because you cut the old tree down,’’ said. “ There were thousands of moths (飞蛾 ) which lived in the tree .Birds needed the moths to eat and then attracted many other animals to your garden. So your garden became very beautiful. But as you cut the tree down, the animals had to leave. ”
“Excellent!” said the king, I’ll make you rich and you will try to make my garden beautiful again.”
“I’m afraid it will take many years to finish. It will take many years for the natural balance to get back again,” said the young man.
The king was sad, but all he could do was just to wait.
1.Because the king hated the old and dry tree, he asked some people to cut it down.
2.The garden was more beautiful after the tree was cut down.
3.There were few moths which lived in the tree.
4.If the young man made the garden beautiful again, the king would make him rich.
5.The story tells us that it will take many years for the natural balance
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There was once a king who had a great palace with a wonderful garden. In the garden, there lived all kinds of animals. All of them enjoyed living there.
There was only one thing in the garden that the king hated: an old tree in the center of the garden. It was so old and dry. This made the king so angry that he finally asked some people to cut it down and turned the place into a swimming pool. However, after the tree was cut down, the animals left the garden. Without the animals, the garden was not so beautiful as before. The king was sad, but he didn’t know what had happened.
A young man went to the king, and said he could explain what had happened. “This was because you cut the old tree down,” said the young man. “There were thousands of moths (飞蛾) which lived in the tree. Birds needed the moths to eat and then they produced wastes for plants to grow. The plants then attracted many other animals to your garden. So your garden became very beautiful. But as you cut the tree down, the animals had to leave.”
“Excellent!” said the king, “I’ll make you rich and you will try to make my garden beautiful again.”
“I’m afraid it will take many years to finish. It will take many years for the natural balance(生态平衡) to get back again,” said the young man.
The king was sad, but all he could do was just to wait.
1.Why did the king cut down the old tree?
A. Because he hated the old and dry tree.
B. Because he wanted to plant a young tree there.
C. Because he didn’t want moths to live in the tree.
2.What was the result after the tree was cut down?
A. The garden was more beautiful than before.
B. The animals left the garden.
C. The king was very happy.
3.The underlined word “attracted” in Paragraph 3 probably means “ ” in Chinese.
A. 驱赶 B. 利用 C. 吸引
4.If the young man made the garden beautiful again, the king would __________ .
A. be very angry
B. make him rich
C. order him to leave
5.The story tells us that __________.
A. it will take many years for the natural balance to get back again
B. it’s easy for us to keep the balance of nature
C. old trees should be cut down
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One day Frank was walking with his mother when they came to a pretty garden. Frank looked in, and saw that it had clean gravel (碎石) walks and beautiful flowers. He called to his mother and said, “Mum, come and look at this pretty garden. I wish I might open the gate, and walk in．” The gardener (园丁) heard what Frank said, and kindly invited him and his mother to come into the garden．
Frank’s mother thanked the man．Then she said to her son, “Frank, if I take you to walk in this garden, you must take care not to meddle (乱动) with anything in it.” Frank walked along the tidy gravel walks, and looked at everything, but touched nothing that he saw. He did not step on any of the borders（草坪边的狭长花坛），and was careful that his clothes should not brush the tops of the flowers so that he might not break them．
The gardener was much pleased（满意的）with Frank, because he was so careful to behave well．He showed him the seeds, and told him the name of many of the flowers and plants．
While Frank was admiring the beauty of a flower, a little boy came to the gate, and finding it locked, he shook it hard．But it would not open．Then he said, “Let me in．Let me in．Will you not let me in this garden?”
“No,” said the gardener, “I will not let you in, Tom．When I let you in yesterday you meddled with my flowers, and pulled some of my fruit. I do not choose to let a boy into my garden who meddles with the plants. ”
Tom looked ashamed, and when he found that the gardener would not let him in, he went away slowly. Frank saw and felt how much happier a boy may be by not meddling with what does not belong to him．
He and his mother then continued their walk in the garden, and enjoyed the day very much. Before they left, the gardener gave each of them some pretty flowers．
1.Frank couldn't see ____ in the garden．
A. seeds B. fruit C. flowers D. animals
2.Tom did everything except______．
A．meddling with the flowers
B. pulling some fruit
C．admiring the beauty of plants
D. shaking the door hard
3.Which is NOT true about Frank? _________________．
A. He touched nothing in the garden
B. He didn't step on the borders of the garden
C. He didn't have a good time in the garden
D. He tried not to brush the top of the flowers with his clothes
4.The gardener didn't______________．
A．show Frank any seeds
B. let Tom in the garden a second time
C．give Frank and his mother any flowers
D．tell Frank the names of many of the flowers
5.We can learn from the story that____________．
A. it is bad manners to break flowers
B. you'll be happy if you're friendly to others
C. no one wants to make friends with selfish (自私的) people
D. you may be happy if you don't meddle with the things of others
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One day Frank was walking with his mother when they came to a pretty garden.
Frank looked in, and saw that it had clean gravel（碎石）walks and beautiful flowers.
He called to his mother and said, Mum, come and look at this pretty garden.1 wish I might open the gate, and walk in.”
The gardener（园丁）heard what Frank said, and kindly invited him and his mother to come into the garden.
Frank's mother thanked the man. Then she said to her son, “Frank, if I take you to walk in this garden, you must take care not to meddle(乱动)with anything in it．”
Frank walked along the tidy gravel walks, and looked at everything, but touched nothing that he saw.
He did not step on any of the borders（草坪边的狭长花坛），and was careful that his clothes should not brush the tops of the flowers so that he might not break them.
The gardener was much pleased（满意的）with Frank, because he was so careful to behave well. He showed him the seeds, and told him the name of many of the flowers and plants.
While Frank was admiring the beauty of a flower, a little boy came to the gate, and finding it locked, he shook it hard. But it would not open. Then he said, “Let me in. Let me in. Will you not let me in this garden?"
“No," said the gardener,“1 will not let you in, Tom. When I let you in yesterday, you meddled with my flowers, and pulled some of my fruit. I do not choose to let a boy into my garden who meddles with the plants."
Tom looked ashamed, and when he found that the gardener would not let him in, he went slowly away.
Frank saw and felt how much happier a boy may be by not meddling with what does not belong to him.
He and his mother then continued their walk in the garden, and enjoyed the day very much. Before they left, the gardener gave each of them some pretty flowers.
1.Frank couldn't see in the garden.
A. seeds B. fruit
C. flowers D. animals
2.Tom did everything except .
A. meddling with the flowers B. pulling some fruit
C. admiring the beauty of plants D. shaking the door hard
3.Which is NOT true about Frank? .
A. He touched nothing in the garden
B. He didn't step on the borders of the garden
C. He didn't have a good time in the garden
D. He tried not to brush the top of the flowers with his clothes
4.The gardener didn't .
A. show Frank any seeds
B. let Tom in the garden a second time
C. give Frank and his mother any flowers
D. tell Frank the names of many of the flowers
5.We can learn from the story that .
A. it is bad manners to break flowers
B. you'll be happy if you're friendly to others
C. no one wants to make friends with selfish.(自私的) people
D. you may be happy if you don't meddle with the things of others
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The Other Side of the Wall
There was a young woman who took great pride in her flower garden. She was raised by her grandmother who taught her to love and for flowers. So her flower garden was the best.
One day, while she was looking through a flower list she often from, a picture of a plant caught her eyes. She had never blooms(花) on a flower like that before. “I have to have it,” she said to herself, and she ordered it.
When it arrived, she already had a prepared to plant it. She planted it at the back of her yard. It grew well, with beautiful green leaves all over it, there were no blooms. Day after day she continued to water it, feed it, and she even talked to it trying to make it bloom. However, it was .
One morning weeks later, when standing before the vine, she felt very that her plant had not bloomed. She was giving thought to it down and planting something else in its place.
It was at this point that her neighbor, whose joined hers, called over to her. “Thank you so much! You can’t imagine how much I have the blooms of that vine you planted.” The young woman walked the gate into her neighbor’s yard, and sure enough, she saw that on the other side of the wall the vine was with blooms.
There were indeed the most beautiful blooms she had seen. The vine had grown through the crevices(缝隙) and it had not flowered on side of the wall, but it had flowered on the other side.
Sometimes one may not see the good result of his effort, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t successful.
1.A. look B. care C. search D. pay
2.A. learned B. heard C. ordered D. borrowed
3.A. seen B. smelt C. sold D. picked
4.A. finally B. carefully C. suddenly D. immediately
5.A. place B. box C. cup D. room
6.A. and B. so C. or D. but
7.A. endless B. useless C. successful D. hopeful
8.A. excited B. nervous C. sad D. frightened
9.A. putting B. cutting C. turning D. taking
10.A. balcony B. kitchen C. bedroom D. yard
11.A. enjoyed B. dreamed C. expected D. hated
12.A. through B. across C. above D. below
13.A. satisfied B. connected C. filled D. pleased
14.A. never B. ever C. seldom D. usually
15.A. its B. his C. her D. their
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The Other Side of the Wall
There was a young woman who took great pride in her flower garden. She was raised by her grandmother who taught her to love and _______for flowers. So her flower garden was the best.
One day, while she was looking through a flower list she often order from, a picture of a plant _______ her eyes. She had never _______ blooms on flower like that before. "I have to have it,"she said to herself, and she_______ ordered it.
When it arrived, she already had a _______to plant it. She planted it at the back of her yard.It grew very well, with beautiful green leaves all over it, _______there were no blooms. Day after day she_______ to water it and feed it, and she even talked to it trying to make it bloom.However, It was _______
One morning weeks later, when standing before the vine, she felt very _______ that her plant had not bloomed. She was considering ________it down and planting something else in its place.
It was at this moment that her neighbor, whose yard joined hers, said to her, "Thank you so much! You can't imagine how much I have ________ the blooms of that vine you planted. "The young woman walked________ the gate into her neighbor's yard, and sure enough, she saw that on the other side of the wall the vine was ________of blooms.
They were indeed the most beautiful blooms she has ________ seen. The vine had grown through the crevices and it had not flowered on ________ side of the wall, but it had flowered on the other side.
Sometimes one may not see the good result of his effort, but that doesn't mean it isn't successful.
Word bank
bloom开花 vine 藤本植物Crevice缝隙
1.A.look B.care C.search D.pay
2.A.kept. B.borrowed. C.caught D.learnt
3.A.seen B.smelt C.sold. D.picked
4.A.finally. B.carefully. C.suddenly. D.quickly
5.A.place B.box C.cup D.room
6.A.and B.so C.or D.but
7.A.prepared B.continued C.refused D.preferred
8.A.endless B.useless C.successful D.hopeful
9.A.excited B.nervous C.sad D.frightened
10.A.putting B.taking C.turning D.cutting
11.A.enjoyed B.dreamed C.expected D.hated
12.A.through B.across C.above D.below
13.A.satisfied B.worth C.full D.pleased
14.A.never B.ever C.seldom D.usually
15.A.its B.his C.her D.their
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Once there lived a farmer called Henry. He had a brother, Mike, in town who was an excellent gardener. His skill and his beautiful trees were everywhere.
One day, Henry went to town to visit Mike. "Look, my brother," said Mike, "Here is the best tree from my garden. Take it home and it so that you, and your children, and your children's children can enjoy it.” Henry was with the apple tree and went back home. The next morning, he began to where he should plant it.
"If I plant it on the hill,” said he to himself, "the wind might catch it and flown the fruit; If I plant it close to the road, people who pass by will pick some of them; But if I plant it ..."
he planted the tree in the comer behind his house, where no one else could notice it. But the tree bore(结出) no fruit the first year, nor the second. Then Henry sent for his brother and said to him , “You have cheated me. This is the third year and it bring me but leaves.
When Mike saw where the tree was planted, he laughed and said, "You have planted the tree in such a cold corner without or warmth. How, then, could you expect flowers and fruil?"
1.A. simple B. famous C. similar D. common
2.A. pear B. grape C. apple D. banana
3.A. sell B. wash C. hide D. plant
4.A. tired B. patient C. pleased D. popular
5.A. learn B. wonder C. realize D. understand
6.A. put B. cut C. push D. shake
7.A. Finally B. Firstly C. Luckily D. Certainly
8.A. happily B. angrily C. kindly D. carelessly.
9.A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything
10.A. air B. earth C. water D. sunlight
九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Once there lived a farmer called Henry. He had a brother, Mike, in town who was an excellent gardener. His skill and his beautiful trees were everywhere.
One day, Henry went to town to visit Mike. “Look, my brother,” said Mike, “Here is the best tree from my garden. Take it home and it so that you, and your children, and your children’s children can enjoy it.” Henry was with the apple tree and went back home. The next morning, he began to where he should plant it.
“If I plant it on the hill,” he said to himself, “the wind might catch it and down the fruit; If I plant it close to the road, people who pass by will pick some of them; but if I plant it…”
he planted the tree in the corner behind his house, where no one else could notice it. But the tree bore（结出）no fruit the first year, nor the second. Then Henry sent for his brother and said to him , “You have cheated me. This is the third year and it brings me but leaves.”
When Mike saw where the tree was planted, he laughed and said, “You have planted the tree in such a cold corner without or warmth. How, then, could you expect flowers and fruit?”
1.A.simple B.famous C.similar D.common
2.A.pear B.grape C.apple D.banana
3.A.sell B.wash C.hide D.plant
4.A.tired B.patient C.pleased D.popular
5.A.learn B.wonder C.realize D.understand
6.A.put B.cut C.push D.shake
7.A.Finally B.Firstly C.Luckily D.Certainly
8.A.happily B.angrily C.kindly D.carelessly
【小题9 】A.nothing B.something C.everything D.anything
9.A.air B.earth C.water D.sunlight
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It was a great pleasure for the family to move to a house with a very big garden. Betty and Tony could climb up trees，grow flowers and even play badminton. They liked to watch the birds flying among the trees in the garden. They even started to put food out to attract more birds.
Everything was fine for a few days until one afternoon there was a strange bumping noise on a window. Betty went outside and found a small bird dead on the grass. Its neck seemed to be broken. “It must have flown into the window. ” Tony said when his sister Betty called him to have a look. “Ah, yes, look here. You can see the mark where it hit the window. There are a couple of tiny feathers stuck on the window. ”
“Poor thing!”Betty said.
During the next month, five more birds died in the same way. “Why would they fly to the windows? ” They wondered. Finally they knew the truth. When the birds were flying, they couldn’t see into the rooms. All they saw was the reflection (倒影)of the garden. They thought that they were flying into trees because they saw trees reflected by the window.
“Something has to be done to save the birds.” the parents decided.
At first, the family tried keeping curtains (窗帘)across the windows, but this made the room dark. Then they bought some strong black paper and cut out the shape of a hawk. They made six hawks ——one for each window. They stuck the hawks to the windows. They looked pretty and did not keep out much light. When the birds saw the hawks, they would fly away.
After that, there were no more dead birds. The family were much happier.
1.They put food out to attract birds because they .
A. had a special garden for birds
B. had too much bird food to feed the birds
C. wanted to see more birds flying in the garden
D. wanted to catch some birds in the garden
2. birds died in the garden.
A. Six B. Five C. Four D. Seven
3.The birds flew to the windows because they .
A. found the windows very big and clean
B. wanted to fight for more food
C. thought there were more trees ahead
D. wanted to go into the room
4.The underlined word “ hawk ” means .
A. 丛林 B. 鹰 C. 山脉 D. 燕子
5.The story is mainly about .
A. why those birds died in their garden
B. Betty and Tony were good at paper-cutting
C. how the family saved the birds in the garden
D. the family had a new house with a big garden
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