As the taxi starts to drive away, my father s...

As the taxi starts to drive away, my father stands at the living room window looking out, watching me move off into the darkness, at 4:30 a. m. His grey hair is messy from sleeping. Moments ago, he got up to carry my bag for me and went into the cold open air.

He thanked me for a daughter's cooking and for having traveled so far to spend the holiday with him. I told him that I worried about he would feel lonely again in the empty house.

"I have my plans," he said, in the moments before I walked out the door.

When I arrived 10 days ago, I felt it was quiet and lifeless in the house. Then my brothers and I came and filled the rooms. But, now, they're gone, I am the last to leave.

As the taxi began to move, I watched the lights go off, but my father didn't leave. Even though he couldn't see me in the dark, he stood by the window watching, beside the tree. It was a fresh tree. He buys one every year for the new year.

The life is hard for my father: my mother died years ago, and now his children are far from home, our selfish choices taking us from one end of the country to the other. I watched him as he stands still like the tree. Are there tears in his eyes, as there are in mine?

I can’t wave from the taxi, as I leave a parent to loneliness in the early morning darkness. I leave behind two trees: one with silver-grey hair, the other still freshly green. Both of them are tall and straight.

1.The father walked out the door without _______ in the morning.

A.tidying his hair B.seeing his daughter

C.carrying the bag D.saying a word

2.What can we know about the author’s father?

A.He prefers to live by himself.

B.He likes planting trees and gardening.

C.He doesn’t get on well with his children.

D.He enjoys the time with his children.

3.The writer worried about her father because________.

A.he was old and in poor health B.he would live alone again

C.he had nothing in the house D.he is too old to look after himself

4.The best title for this passage should be________.

A.The Father’s Hard Life in His Late Years B.Saying Goodbye to the Father

C.A Dad Who Stands Tall Like a Tree D.The Father’s Love for Tree

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

My father wants me to 　　 doing my homework as soon as I get home.

A. stand for .　　 B. win the heart of　　 C. stay in touch with .　　 D. get into the habit of

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We were standing at the top of a church tower．My father had brought me to this high tower in a small town not far from our home in Rome．I wondered why．

“Look down, Elsa," Father said．I gathered all my courage and looked down．I saw the square in the center of the village．And I saw several streets leading to the square．“See, my dear,”Father said gently．“There is more than one way to the square．Life is like that．If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another．"

Now I understood why I was there．Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the bad lunches that were served at school．But she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as I said．

When I turned to Father for help, he would not help．Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson．By the time we reached home, I had a plan．

At school the next day, I poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home．Then I asked our cook to serve it to Mother at dinner．The plan worked perfectly．She tried one spoonful and sputtered．“The cook must have gone mad!” Quickly I told what I had done, and Mother promised that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!

In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson Father taught me．I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago．I wouldn’t stop working until I tried every possible way．Father’s wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square．

1.Father brought Elsa to the top of the church tower to_________________．

A．have sports with Elsa

B．explain what he means clearly

C．enjoy the views

D．have a rest there

2.Elsa wanted her mother to_____________ earlier that day．

A．do something delicious for lunch

B．know he was complaining about his lunch

C．speak to the school about lunch

D．change the terrible eating habit

3.By sharing her own experiences, Elsa tries to tell us________

A．when one road is blocked , try another

B．how bad the lunch of her school is

C．how wise her father is

D．how terrible her mother is

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

We were standing at the top of a church tower．My father had brought me to this high tower in a small town not far from our home in Rome．I wondered why．

“Look down, Elsa," Father said．I gathered all my courage and looked down．I saw the square in the center of the village．And I saw several streets leading to the square．“See, my dear,”Father said gently．“There is more than one way to the square．Life is like that．If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another．"

Now I understood why I was there．Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the bad lunches that were served at school．But she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as I said．

When I turned to Father for help, he would not help．Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson．By the time we reached home, I had a plan．

At school the next day, I poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home．Then I asked our cook to serve it to Mother at dinner．The plan worked perfectly．She tried one spoonful and sputtered．“The cook must have gone mad!” Quickly I told what I had done, and Mother promised that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!

In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson Father taught me．I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago．I wouldn’t stop working until I tried every possible way．Father’s wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square．

1.Father brought Elsa to the top of the church tower to_________________．

A．have sports with Elsa

B．explain what he means clearly

C．enjoy the views

D．have a rest there

2.Elsa wanted her mother to_____________ earlier that day．

A．do something delicious for lunch

B．know he was complaining about his lunch

C．speak to the school about lunch

D．change the terrible eating habit

3.By sharing her own experiences, Elsa tries to tell us________

A．when one road is blocked , try another

B．how bad the lunch of her school is

C．how wise her father is

D．how terrible her mother is

九年级英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had brought me to this high tower in a small town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered why.

“Look down, Elsa," Father said. I gathered all my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village. And I saw several streets leading to the square. ‘‘See, my dear," Father said gently. “There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another."

Now I understood why I was there. Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the bad lunches that were served at school. But she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as I said.

When I turned to Father for help, he would not help. Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. By the time we reached home, I had a plan.

At school the next day, I poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to serve it to Mother at dinner. The plan worked perfectly. She tried one spoonful and sputtered. “The cook must have gone mad!” Quickly I told what I had done, and Mother promised that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!

In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson Father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn’t stop working until I tried every possible way. Father’s wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square.

1.Father brought Elsa to the top of the church tower to_________________    .

A. have sports with Elsa

B. explain what he means clearly

C. enjoy the views

D. have a rest there

2.Elsa wanted her mother to_____________　 earlier that day.

A. do something delicious for lunch　　　　

B. know he was complaining about his lunch

C. speak to the school about lunch　　　　

D. change the terrible eating habit

3.By sharing her own experiences, Elsa tries to tell us________

A. when one road is blocked , try another

B. how bad the lunch of her school is

C. how wise her father is

D. how terrible her mother is

九年级英语阅读理解极难题查看答案及解析

We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had brought me to this spot in a small town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered why.

"Look down, Elsa," Father said. I gathered all my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village, And I saw the criss-cross（纵横交错） of streets leading to the square. "See, my dear," Father said gently, "There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road. try another."

Now I understood why I was there, Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the awful lunches that were served at school. But she refused because she didn't believe the lunches were as bad as I said.

When I turned to Father for help, he would not interfere（干涉）. Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. By the time we reached home, I had a plan.

At school the next day, I secretly poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to serve it to Mother at dinner. The plan worked perfectly. She swallowed one spoonful and sputtered, "The cook must have gone bad!" Quickly I told what I had done, and Mother stated firmly that she would deal with the matter of lunches at school the next day!

In the following years I often remembered the lesson Father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn't stop working until I tried every possible means to my goal. Father's wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square,

1.The author's father took her to the top of a church tower to_______．

A. enjoy the beautiful scenery of the whole town

B. encourage her to find out another way to solve her problem

C. find out how many ways lead to the square

D. help her forget some unpleasant things earlier that day

2.What did the author want her mother to do earlier that day?

A. Do something delicious for lunch.

B. Taste her awful lunch.

C. Dismiss the cook.

D. Speak to the school about lunch.

3. What did the author's mother think of her lunch soup after she tasted it?

A. It wasn't so bad as the author said.　

B. It was delicious.

C. It couldn't be worse.

D. It was as good as her cook did.

4.The underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph means_______.

A. the cook agreed to serve the soup to Mother

B. the matter of lunch was successfully settled

C. her father persuaded her mother successfully

D. the way the author thought of was successful

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had brought me to this high tower in a small town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered why.

“Look down, Elsa," Father said. I gathered all my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village. And I saw several streets leading to the square. ‘‘See, my dear," Father said gently. “There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another. "

Now I understood why I was there. Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the bad lunches that were served at school. But she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as I said.

When I turned to Father for help, he would not help. Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. By the time we reached home, I had a plan.

At school the next day, I poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to serve it to Mother at dinner. The plan worked perfectly. She tried one spoonful and sputtered. “The cook must have gone mad!” Quickly I told what I had done, and Mother promised that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!

In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson Father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn’t stop working until I tried every possible way. Father’s wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square.

1.Father brought Elsa to the top of the church tower to_________________    .

A. have sports with Elsa　     B. explain what he means clearly

C. enjoy the views    　　 D. have a rest there

2.Elsa wanted her mother to_____________　 earlier that day.

A. do something delicious for lunch　　　　

B. know he was complaining about his lunch

C. speak to the school about lunch　　　　

D. change the terrible eating habit

3.By sharing her own experiences, Elsa tries to tell us________

A. when one road is blocked , try another

B. how bad the lunch of her school is

C. how wise her father is

D. how terrible her mother is

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had brought me to this spot in a small town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered why.

"Look down, Elsa," Father said. I gathered all my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village, And I saw the criss-cross（纵横交错） of streets leading to the square. "See, my dear," Father said gently, "There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road. try another."

Now I understood why I was there, Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the awful lunches that were served at school. But she refused because she didn't believe the lunches were as bad as I said.

When I turned to Father for help, he would not interfere（干涉）. Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. By the time we reached home, I had a plan.

At school the next day, I secretly poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to serve it to Mother at dinner. The plan worked perfectly. She swallowed one spoonful and sputtered, "The cook must have gone bad!" Quickly I told what I had done, and Mother stated firmly that she would deal with the matter of lunches at school the next day!

In the following years I often remembered the lesson Father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn't stop working until I tried every possible means to my goal. Father's wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square,

1.The author's father took her to the top of a church tower to_______．

A. enjoy the beautiful scenery of the whole town

B. encourage her to find out another way to solve her problem

C. find out how many ways lead to the square

D. help her forget some unpleasant things earlier that day

2.What did the author（作者） want her mother to do earlier that day?

A. Do something delicious for lunch.

B. Taste her awful lunch.

C. Dismiss the cook.

D. Speak to the school about lunch.

3. What did the author's mother think of her lunch soup after she tasted it?

A. It wasn't so bad as the author said.

B. It was delicious.

C. It couldn't be worse.

D. It was as good as her cook did.

4. The underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph means_______.

A. the cook agreed to serve the soup to Mother

B. the matter of lunch was successfully settled

C. her father persuaded her mother successfully

D. the way the author thought of was successful

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

We were standing at the top of a church tower．My father had brought me to this high tower in a small town not far from our home in Rome．I wondered why．

“Look down, Elsa," Father said．I gathered all my courage and looked down．I saw the square in the center of the village．And I saw several streets leading to the square．“See, my dear,”Father said gently．“There is more than one way to the square．Life is like that．If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another．"

Now I understood why I was there．Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the bad lunches that were served at school．But she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as I said．

When I turned to Father for help, he would not help．Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson．By the time we reached home, I had a plan．

At school the next day, I poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home．Then I asked our cook to serve it to Mother at dinner．The plan worked perfectly．She tried one spoonful and sputtered．“The cook must have gone mad!” Quickly I told what I had done, and Mother promised that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!

In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson Father taught me．I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago．I wouldn’t stop working until I tried every possible way．Father’s wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square．

1.Father brought Elsa to the top of the church tower to_________________．

A．have sports with Elsa

B．explain what he means clearly

C．enjoy the views

D．have a rest there

2.Elsa wanted her mother to_____________ earlier that day．

A．do something delicious for lunch

B．know he was complaining about his lunch

C．speak to the school about lunch

D．change the terrible eating habit

3.By sharing her own experiences, Elsa tries to tell us________

A．when one road is blocked , try another

B．how bad the lunch of her school is

C．how wise her father is

D．how terrible her mother is

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

—Many people talk about “Didi”. My father wonders ________.

—To order a taxi on your mobile phone as soon as possible.

A.who uses it most B.where people use it C.what it is used for

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