My aunt Cindy has her own cake shop. She can make nice cakes for special occasions, such as weddings. I spent a week last summer helping her in the shop. Making a nice cake is harder than I thought it would be.
I practised for hours in Aunt Cindy’s shop. I made little coloured dots (圆点) on a piece of wax paper (蜡纸). Unluckily, I could not get the dots to be the same shape or size.
I decided to take a break from making the dots, so I helped move cakes. However, that was not easy for me, either. I dropped a cake when trying to take it out of the freezer (冷冻箱) by myself. Luckily one of Aunt Cindy’s assistants (店员) was there. He saved the cake from hitting the floor.
It takes a whole team to make a huge cake. That’s one of the most important things I learned. Each person on the team has to be great at his or her job. Aunt Cindy designs the cakes on paper, Larry does the mixing and baking, and assistants carve and put frosting on the cakes. Aunt Cindy and Larry do most of the decorating while the assistants help make small parts like flowers and figures. Building a big cake is like playing a team sport. If one person doesn’t do his or her job well, the whole team pays for that.
Even though I was not much help to my aunt, I’m glad I spent the week in Aunt Cindy’s shop. Designing cakes takes more than just baking skills. It takes art and painting skills too. Now when I see a really nice cake, I don’t think of eating it first. Instead, I look at it and wonder how many hours it took to make.
1.What does the underlined word “occasions” mean in this passage?
A. events B. needs
C. places D. ideas
2.Why did the writer take a break from putting coloured dots on wax paper?
A. Because she practised for hours and became bored.
B. Because she could not make the dots good enough for a cake.
C. Because Aunt Cindy did not want her to make any more dots.
D. Because Aunt Cindy wanted her to help somewhere else.
3.Who designs the cakes on paper?
A. Aunt Cindy. B. Larry.
C. Assistants. D. The writer.
4.What was the main reason the writer was glad to have spent a week in her aunt’s shop?
A. She got to practise making coloured dots.
B. She learned the importance of teamwork.
C. She got to take a cake out of the freezer.
D. She learned art and painting skills.
5.What is this passage mainly about?
A. Helping an aunt design cakes.
B. Spending a week in a cake shop.
C. Working as the assistant to a cake decorator.
D. Discovering that making a nice cake is difficult.
九年级英语阅读单选困难题
My aunt Cindy has her own cake shop. She can make nice cakes for special occasions, such as weddings. I spent a week last summer helping her in the shop. Making a nice cake is harder than I thought it would be.
I practised for hours in Aunt Cindy’s shop. I made little coloured dots (圆点) on a piece of wax paper (蜡纸). Unluckily, I could not get the dots to be the same shape or size.
I decided to take a break from making the dots, so I helped move cakes. However, that was not easy for me, either. I dropped a cake when trying to take it out of the freezer (冷冻箱) by myself. Luckily one of Aunt Cindy’s assistants (店员) was there. He saved the cake from hitting the floor.
It takes a whole team to make a huge cake. That’s one of the most important things I learned. Each person on the team has to be great at his or her job. Aunt Cindy designs the cakes on paper, Larry does the mixing and baking, and assistants carve and put frosting on the cakes. Aunt Cindy and Larry do most of the decorating while the assistants help make small parts like flowers and figures. Building a big cake is like playing a team sport. If one person doesn’t do his or her job well, the whole team pays for that.
Even though I was not much help to my aunt, I’m glad I spent the week in Aunt Cindy’s shop. Designing cakes takes more than just baking skills. It takes art and painting skills too. Now when I see a really nice cake, I don’t think of eating it first. Instead, I look at it and wonder how many hours it took to make.
1.What does the underlined word “occasions” mean in this passage?
A. events B. needs
C. places D. ideas
2.Why did the writer take a break from putting coloured dots on wax paper?
A. Because she practised for hours and became bored.
B. Because she could not make the dots good enough for a cake.
C. Because Aunt Cindy did not want her to make any more dots.
D. Because Aunt Cindy wanted her to help somewhere else.
3.Who designs the cakes on paper?
A. Aunt Cindy. B. Larry.
C. Assistants. D. The writer.
4.What was the main reason the writer was glad to have spent a week in her aunt’s shop?
A. She got to practise making coloured dots.
B. She learned the importance of teamwork.
C. She got to take a cake out of the freezer.
D. She learned art and painting skills.
5.What is this passage mainly about?
A. Helping an aunt design cakes.
B. Spending a week in a cake shop.
C. Working as the assistant to a cake decorator.
D. Discovering that making a nice cake is difficult.
九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析
My younger sister is Cindy.____ is her birthday. My mother ____ her a big cake. She is eight years old now. She likes cakes.____ the table in her bedroom, you can ____ the nice cake. Her ____ is on the cake. There are ____ things for her birthday, too.____ are some apples, salad, ice-cream, strawberries and oranges. But she’d____ to have something to drink now. Her ____, Kate, Barry, Bill, and Frank are coming to her birthday party now. She likes to eat these things ____ her friends.
1.A. This B. That C. Today D. It’s
2.A. buy B. wants C. finds D. gets
3.A. At B. On C. Under D. With
4.A. look B. see C. eat D. have
5.A. name B. book C. backpack D. thing
6.A. others B. the other C. the others D. other
7.A. They B. These C. Those D. It’s
8.A. want B. like C. likes D. wants
9.A. parents B. teachers C. friends D. brothers
10.A. with B. for C. to D. of
九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Carole Gregory, an amazing old woman, is putting movies into her life. She often makes some cakes into the shapes of her favorite_____in movies.
The 68-year-old woman comes from England. She makes a living by______cakes. About months ago, she considered______for a few days and then decided to accept a new challenge after watching one of her favorite movies.
“I love this new challenge,” said Carole. “ ______ I’ve made thousands of cakes over the years, this is my first time trying to make a change. And I think making it______a hobby is the most fun. It’s exciting to put movies into my life!”
However, it’s not an easy job. Sometimes she______many days making a movie cake. “Baking (烘烤)the bottom of a cake is not hard,” said Carole. “But molding ( 塑 造) the cake into a special shape to make it______is a great challenge.”
After long hard work, Carole______lots of great cakes. Among them, the predator (铁血战士) cake has been the most popular one so far. Everyone is______about it and its picture has been watched over 10,000 times online.
Carole says, “Now I’m thinking about______I can do to make my cakes better.” When talking about her future plan, Carole seems to be very happy.
1.A.toys B.roles C.colors D.clothes
2.A.eating B.buying C.selling D.watching
3.A.seriously B.quickly C.easily D.sadly
4.A.Until B.Unless C.Because D.Although
5.A.become B.waste C.look D.lose
6.A.pays B.costs C.takes D.spends
7.A.delicious B.useful C.colorful D.lively
8.A.doubted B.bought C.created D.discovered
9.A.sure B.crazy C.sorry D.worried
10.A.when B.what C.why D.where
九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Carole Gregory, an amazing old woman, is putting movies into her life. She often makes some cakes into the shapes of her favorite ______ in movies.
The 68-year-old woman comes from England. She makes a living by ______ cakes. About months ago, she thought about it ______ for a few days and then decided to accept a new challenge after ______ one of her favorite movies.
“I love this new challenge,” said Carole. “______I’ve made thousands of cakes over the years, this is my first time trying to make a change. And I think making it ______ a hobby is the most fun. It’s exciting to put ______ into my life!”
However, it’s not an easy job. Sometimes making a movie cake can ______ her many days.
“Baking (烘焙) a cake is easy,” said Carole. “But it is ______ to make the cake into a special shape.”
After long hard work, Carole ______ lots of great cakes. Among them, the Predator (铁血战士) cake has been the most popular ______ so far. Everyone is ______ about it and its picture has been viewed over 10,000 times online.
“People often ask if I've ever got bored or wanted to do _____ else but I'm an artist and I wouldn't change my job”. Carole says.
“Now I'm looking forward to my next ______, and continuing my hobby. I’m thinking about ______ to make my cakes better.” When talking about her future plan, Carole seems to be happy.
1.A. toys B. roles C. colors D. clothes
2.A. eating B. buying C. selling D. showing
3.A. seriously B. quickly C. easily D. sadly
4.A. making B. watching C. joining D. producing
5.A. Until B. Unless C. Because D. Although
6.A. become B. waste C. look D. lose
7.A. sports B. movies C. games D. vacations
8.A. pay B. cost C. save D. spend
9.A. delicious B. useful C. colorful D. hard
10.A. threw B. bought C. made D. found
11.A. one B. some C. it D. ones
12.A. sure B. crazy C. sorry D. worried
13.A. nothing B. anything C. everything D. something
14.A. job B. hobby C. challenge D. chance
15.A. when B. what C. how D. where
九年级英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
--I think my Engish teacher is nice.
---_____.She can make her classes interesting.
A. I’m not sure B. I’m afraid not.
C. I don’t think so D. I think so.
九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析
Cindy’s classmates are all so nice that_________ of them laughs at her when she makes mistakes.
A. both B. either C. none D. neither
九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析
She in a toy factory, but now she has a shop of her own.
A、is used to work B、was used to work C、used to work
九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
She________in a toy factory, but now she has a shop of her own.
A、is used to work
B、was used to work
C、used to work
九年级英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析
My aunt left her office after she __________ her work.
A. had finished B. finishes C. has finished D. was finished
九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
She can’t help you today because she has her hands full. She has to go shopping, pick up her son and then cook dinner.
A. is very worried B. is very angry
C. is very busy D. is on business
九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析