E)阅读下面的短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。Nate Damm ...

E)阅读下面的短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。

Nate Damm went from Delaware to San Francisco in 2011. Did the trip take four hours? No. It took longer. Eight hours? No. Much longer. A few weeks? No. It took even longer than that. The trip took him over seven months. Why did it take so long? Damm walked across the United States. He walked more than 3,000 miles across 14 states.

Someone asked Damm, “Wouldn't it be faster if you just drove?” Well, arriving wasn't the point.

Damm grew up in Maine. He never traveled farther west than Pennsylvania. He often thought about traveling to other countries, but then he realized he didn't know much about the United States. So he decided to walk across the country. By walking, he felt more connected to the people and the land.

In the beginning, Damm walked about 13 miles a day. Then he started walking longer distances. One day in Colorado, he walked 41 miles.

At first, Damm used GPS (全球定位系统) to find his way, but the directions it gave him were often wrong. He bought a paper road map and found it was much better. He avoided major highways (主路); the smaller roads were safer.

Damm is not the only person to cross the United States on foot. About ten to twenty people do it every year.

1.Damm's walking trip in 2011 _______.

A.took over nine months B.started from San Francisco

C.covered 14 states of the US

2.The underlined words “the point” in Paragraph 2 mean _______.

A.the score B.the opinion C.the main goal

3.Damm decided to walk across the US after_______.

A.he was advised to do that

B.he found he knew little about the country

C.he found walking was good exercise

4.One day in Colorado, Damm walked a distance of up to _______.

A.13 miles B.31 miles C.41 miles

5.From the last two paragraphs, we can know _______.

A.GPS is not as good as a road map sometimes

B.Damm prefers major highways to smaller roads

C.less than ten people walk across the US every year

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

完形填空，阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

The Water City of Venice

In 1980, I went to Italy for business. One day, I sat with my friend in a well-known coffee shop in a neighboring town of Venice(威尼斯), Italy, the city of lights and__________.

As we enjoyed our coffee, a young man________ glasses entered and sat at an empty table beside us. He called the waiter and placed his order saying, “Two cups of coffee, one of them there _________the wall.”

We heard this order with interest and found that he __________ with one cup of coffee but he paid for two.

When he left, the waiter __________ a piece of paper on the wall saying “A Cup of Coffee”.

While we were still there,___________ middle-aged men entered and ordered three cups of coffee, two on the table and one on the wall. They had two cups of coffee but _________ three and left. This time also, the waiter did the same. He put a piece of paper on the wall saying, “A Cup of Coffee”.

It was __________ and perplexing(困惑)for us. We finished our coffee, paid the bill and left.

After a few days, we had a chance ________this coffee shop again. While we were enjoying our coffee, a man _________ dressed entered. As he seated himself, he _________ the wall and said, “One cup of coffee from the wall.”

The waiter served coffee to this man with the customary(惯常的)respect. The man had his coffee and left _________ paying.

We were amazed to watch all this, as the waiter __________ a piece of paper from the wall and threw it into the rubbish bin.

Now it was no _________ for us-the matter was very clear. The great respect for the needy shown by the inhabitants(居民)of this town _________ our eyes well up in tears.

Many years later, when I went to Venice for business again, I did the same thing as my appreciation to this beautiful world.

1.A．food　　 　　 　　　 B．noodles　　 　　 C．water　 　　　 D．coffee

2.A．wearing　 　　 　　 B．putting on　　 　 C．wears　 　　　 D．puts on

3.A．in　　 　 　 　　 　 B．beside　　 　 C．next to　　 　 D．on

4.A．served　　 　 　　 B．was served　　 　 C．was serving　 D．would serve

5.A．put　　 　　　 　　　 B．took　　 　　　 　 C．got　　 　　 　　 D．saw

6.A．two another　 　　 B．other two　　 　 C．more two　　 D．two other

7.A．didn’t spend 　　 B．spent　　 　　 　 C．didn’t pay for　 　 D．paid for

8.A．strange somethingB．something strange C．funny something D．something funny

9.A．to arrive　 　　 　 B．reached　　 　　 C．to go to　　 D．got to

10.A．richly　　 　　 　 B．seriously　　 　 C．poorly　　　 　 D．pretty

11.A．looked through B．looked at　　 　 C．looked over　 D．looked up

12.A．with　　　 　　　　 B．for　　　 　　　 C．without　　 　 D．by

13.A．took off　　 　　 B．took on　　 　 　 C．took after　　 D．took back

14.A．choice　　　 　　　 B．surprise　　 　 C．excitement　 D．sadness

15.A．hurt　　　 　　　　 B．got　　 　　　 　　 C．made　　 　　 　 D．stood

九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

第二节 词语填空。通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。

Several days ago, I was walking home from school and saw some writing on the fence of a house. It said, “Happiness is a(an) ______ not a place.” I was having a bad day but it became a little ______ after reading this. I also took out a pen and wrote one of my favorite quotes(格言) down without thinking twice.

When I came back to the ______ the next day, I saw another quote under mine in the handwriting as the first one. I added another, so we kept on ______ for quite a while. One day, I was writing another quote on the fence and the old man, one of my neighbors, who ______ the fence, saw me. He came out and I was afraid he would be ______ for writing on his fence; everyone in my neighborhood knew he was known to be very unfriendly. He gave me a look of coldness and seriousness and then read the quotes. ______ saying a word to me, he then went back inside. I was even uneasier and afraid to go back to the fence. But when I did, I noticed no more quotes but two words in completely different handwriting had been added, “______.”

Later, I saw the old man in his front yard. He called me over and told me how my quotes on the fence ______ him, how he thanked me and how he was glad to see young people still have “Values”. We are now good friends and I talk to him a lot. This experience has ______ my life. I still don’t know who wrote these quotes, but if he is out there, I’d like to say “thanks” to that unknown friend.

1.A.ending B.education C.direction

2.A.darker B.brighter C.sadder

3.A.fence B.station C.school

4.A.by the way B.in the way C.in this way

5.A.owned B.painted C.held

6.A.surprised B.mad C.down

7.A.Without B.By C.Before

8.A.Never mind B.Thank you C.Good luck

9.A.troubled B.prevented C.encouraged

10.A.changed B.reflected C.saved

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。

1.After the ________ was invented, the oceans were open to travel.

A. compass　　 B. printing　　 C. gunpowder

2.At first, gunpowder was used for ________.

A. finding direction　　 B. making fireworks　　 C. carving characters

3.________ developed papermaking in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

A. Some sailors　　 B. Bi Sheng　　 C. Cai Lun

4.Printing was developed in the ________.

A. Tang Dynasty　　 B. Song Dynasty　　 C. Han Dynasty

5.The best title for the reading material is ________.

A. The Four Dynasties of Ancient China

B. The Four Great Inventors of Ancient China

C. The Four Great Inventions of Ancient China

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的三个选项（A、B和C）中，选出最佳选项。

There are many different ways to travel to Paris from London. One of the quickest and most popular ways is by train. From Waterloo Railway Station, you can travel all the way to Paris. The journey takes about three hours. The train, called the Eurostar, is very modern, and the seats are comfortable.

You can also travel to France by ship. First, you go to Dover, on the coast, by bus from London. The bus stops at the Ferry Terminal Seven in Dover. You can buy your tickets there. Passengers travelling by car can drive on to the ferry, too.

Another way to travel to Paris is by plane. There are several airports with international flights to Paris and other cities in France. You can travel to London Airport by bus or subway.

Some people even go by taxi but this is a very expensive way to travel!

1.The most popular way to Paris is _______.

A. by ship                                  B. by plane                                  C. by train

2.Traveling from London to Paris by taxi is_______.

A. quick                                        B. expensive                               C. comfortable

3.What does the word “ ferry” mean in Chinese?

A. 汽车站                                B. 港口                                C. 火车站

4.How many ways of transportation(交通) are mentioned in the passage?

A. Five.                                B. Six.                                  C. Seven.

5.The passage mainly tells us about_______.

A. different ways traveling from London to Paris

B. international flights from London to Paris

C. buses stopping at Ferry Terminal Seven in Dover

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出能填入短文相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A young couple bought a big house from two old sisters. The sisters lived there for 30 years. The house was very nice and the couple bought it at a _______ price. So the couple was very excited.

However, winter was not far away at that time. The couple was _______ worried about how they would keep the old house warm. The house didn’t have any fireplaces or heaters.

At first, they planned to buy some heaters for the long cold winter. But soon, they thought that if the old sisters could stay warm and comfortable in the old house during the winter in the past, so _______ they. At last, they just _______ to wait for winter to come and did not make any preparations.

Winter _______ and temperatures soon dropped _______ zero. The large house became freezing cold. Frost（霜）covered the insides of _______ walls. Life inside the house became miserable（痛苦的）.

Finally, the husband couldn’t stand it anymore and called the old sisters to ask them how they _______ to keep the house warm during the winter.

_______ speaking to them on the phone, the husband spoke to his wife, “For the last 30 years, the sisters have spent every winter on ________ in Thailand.”

“Oh, my god!” cried his wife.

1.A.cheap B.small C.low

2.A.little B.a little bit C.a bit of

3.A.could B.did C.had

4.A.refused B.decided C.considered

5.A.arrived B.got C.reached

6.A.into B.behind C.below

7.A.their B.its C.theirs

8.A.managed B.planned C.offered

9.A.Before B.Without C.After

10.A.vacation B.risk C.pity

九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

阅读下面的短文，并做每篇后面的题目。从四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

One day, Allan and his friend Henry went swimming in a river. It was very hot. How happy they were in the river! After they got out of the water, they played games in the sun for a while.

　On their way back, Henry saw some flowers. He liked flowers very much and ran into the green field to look at them. Now Allan was walking by himself.

　Then he heard Henry calling out, "A snake（蛇）! Help!..."

　"What's wrong with you?" asked Allan.

　"A snake bit（咬）me in the leg. Come here!"

　Allan ran over and saw a small red wound（伤口）on Henry' s leg.

　"The snake was in the grass. I didn't see it."

　"Sit down quickly"! Allan told Henry.

　Allan put his mouth at the little red wound and began to suck（吸）at it. In this way he saved （挽救）Henry's life. "Oh, Allan, it's very kind of you to help me."

　"That's all right. We are friends and we must always help each other."

1.It was________ when-Allan and Henry went out.

A. hot　　　　　　　　　　 B. cold　　　　　　　　     C. raining　　　　　　　　 D. wet

2.After swimming, they played in the sun________.

A. the whole morning　　                     B. for 2 hours

C. long　　　　　　　　　　                     D. for a while

3.On their way home,________ got something wrong with his

A. Allan; leg　　　　　                         B. Allan; head

C. Henry; leg　　　　　                         D. Henry; head

4.Henry and Allan are________.

A. workers　　　　　　　　                     B. good friends

C. brothers　　　　　　　　                     D. farmers

5.Which of the following（下面的）is true?

A. Henry went to look at the flowers with Allan.

B. Allan saved Henry' s life.

C. Allan saw the snake.

D. They ran to the hospital at once.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Little stream ran down from a high mountain through many villages and forests. Then it reached a desert. “ I went through so many difficulties. I should have no problem crossing the desert,” she thought. As she started, she found herself slowly disappearing into the sand. After many times, she still failed. “Maybe I can’t reach the ocean.” She said sadly to herself.

At this time, a deep voice said, “If a breeze (微风)can cross the desert, so can a river.” It was the voice of the desert. But the little stream answered, “ That’s because a breeze can fly, but I cannot.”

“That’s because you can’t give up what you are. Let yourself evaporate（蒸发） into the breeze, and it can take you across,” said the desert. “Give up what I am now? No! No!” The little stream could not accept this idea. “The breeze can carry the vapor（水汽） across the desert and let it leave as rain. The rain will form a river again,” said the desert, “ And whether you’re a river or vapor, your nature never changes.” Hearing this, this little stream went into the open arms of the breeze. It carried her to the next stage of her life.

The course of our lives is like the experience of the little stream. If you want to go through difficulties in your life to head for success, you should also change the way you are.

1.The little stream ___________ before she got to the desert.

A. didn’t meet much difficulty　　　 B. was worried about herself

C. knew well about the desert　　 　 D. was confident about herself

2.The little stream finally crossed the desert by _______________.

A. evaporating into the breeze　　 B. forming a river

C. disappearing into the sand　　　 　 D. changing her nature

3. What does the story mainly tell us?

A. The road to success is not always easy and smooth.

B. Whatever others say, we should always be ourselves.

C. To succeed, we should change the way we are if necessary.

D. We may experience difficulties in life just like the little stream.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读短文，从每题所给的A.B.C三个选项中选出最佳答案回答或完成句子。

We spoke to three students from around the world about different national holidays. There are different customs (习俗) for each festival.

Tan Xiaodong. 15. Hong Kong, China

“It’ll be Chinese New Year soon. Before it we’ll clean the house and decorate(装饰) it for good luck. Every shop is going to close for a few days and we’ll go out a lot to celebrate in the streets. We might go and see the lion and dragon dances in the city center. I love this festival. ”

Wendy, 16, Sydney, Australia

“Australia Day is on 26th January and it’s an important holiday here. We always have a Monday off, so we celebrate for three days. My parents and I go to the countryside for a picnic and friends always come over. Many people go to beach parties or street parties and there’s lots of music and dancing. What fun!”

Amy, 14, New York, the USA

“The first Thanksgiving Day was hundreds years ago when Europeans who came to America thanked God for his help. It’s still a very important day for families to be together. This year we’re going to visit my parents and we’ll eat a delicious meal of turkey. Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November every year.”

1. How many festivals are mentioned (提到) in the passage?

A. Two.　　　　　　 　　 B. Three.　　　　　　　 C. Four.

2. During the Chinese New Year, tourists can _________.

A. do a lot of shopping

B. see lion and dragon dances

C. eat turkey

3. On Australia Day, families often ___________.

A. have a picnic in the countryside

B. go to a swimming pool

C. have a party at school

4. What do you think a turkey is in the passage?

A. A country　　　　 　　 B. A festival　　　　 　 C. A bird

5. From the passage, we can learn that _____________.

A. the first Thanksgiving Day was born a hundred years ago

B. many go out for a picnic with friends before Chinese New Year

C. different festivals have different customs

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的三个选项（A、B和C）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A 14-year-old boy from the USA was described as a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a woman in another country.

Dean Bluey was a school boy　　 has much interest in computer. One day, he was sending an email to a friend on the　 Internet. Suddenly he received a　　 saying “Help! Pain! Help1” It was from Finland,　　　 kilometers away from America.

“ I didn’t know what I should do,” Dean said to a reporter afterwards. “It was really difficult to tell if the message was real.” So Dean did　 　　 　 at first. But the message kept coming.

“By then it was easy to see that someone was　　 　　 　 trouble,” Dean explained. He replied and　　　　 that the sender was a student called Tarja, who was alone in a university library. She was ill. What was worse, there was no phone around her.Her only way of　　 with the world was by email. Dean got in touch with the police immediately. And they realized that the situation was quite　　　 . They called the police in Finland.

Then the police rushed to the　　　 . Luckily, she was still alive and　　 to the hospital quickly. “ I’m glad she’s OK,” Dean said. “It’s hard to believe , but email saved her life.”

1.A. whose　　　　　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　　　　　　 C. who

2.A. newspaper　　　　　　　　 B. message　　　　　　　　　　 C. Phone

3.A. thousand　　　　　　　　　 B. thousands　　　　　　　　　 C. thousands of

4.A. nothing　　　　　　　　　　 B. anything　　　　　　　　　　 C. something

5.A. for　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. at

6.A. discovered　　　　　　　　 B. discussed　　　　　　　　　 C. promised

7.A. dealing　　　　　　　　　　 B. comparing　　　　　　　　 C. communicating

8.A. nervous　　　　　　　　　　 B. serious　　　　　　　　　　　 C. relaxing

9.A. library　　　　　　　　　　 B. hospital　　　　　　　　　　 C. station

10.A. is sent　　　　　　　　　　 B. was sending　　　　　　　　 C. was sent

九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析