You must have read or heard of the sad love s...

You must have read or heard of the sad love story between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu. But can you imagine the two singing opera in English instead of speaking poetic Chinese?

Jia and Lin are two characters from the classic Chinese novel A Dream of Red Mansions《红楼梦》），written by Cao Xueqin （1715-1763）. Now the book has been made into an English-language opera. The opera was first performed last September in San Francisco, US. This month it comes to Beijing, Changsha and Wuhan.

Many of the opera’s creators have backgrounds （背景）in both Chinese and American cultures, including the director and playwrights. Their understanding of both cultures helped them to change a Chinese classic into a foreign-language opera.

The book, which covers the rise and fall of the Jia family, has 120 chapters and hundreds of characters. But opera writer David Henry Hwang cut down the number of characters to just seven. Huang, a Chinese-American, focused on the love story between Jia and Lin and tried to write a heartbroken tragedy （悲剧）that everyone would understand.

The art director Timmy Yip, from Hong Kong, tried to help foreign people understand the characters using costumes （服装）and stage settings （布景）.He compared Lin to water and gave her a light green costume. When Lin shows up on stage, there is usually water around her on the stage.

The creators consider it to be a meaningful job to introduce a Chinese classic to Western audiences. Hwang told China Daily he was happy to “have made a contribution to the land where my parents were born.

1.Who wrote the opera for the Chinese classic novel A Dream of Red Mansions?

A.Lin Daiyu. B.Cao Xueqin. C.Jia Baoyu. D.David Henry Hwang.

2.The opera was ________

A.sung in poetic Chinese B.performed in many languages

C.performed in China after one year D.first performed Beijing

3.Which of the following is NOT a difference between the book and the opera?

A.The sad love story. B.The whole family’s story.

C.The language used, D.The number of characters.

4.The “land” in the last paragraph refers to?

A.America B.San Francisco

C.China D.the place where David was born

5.Why did the creators make the book into an English-language opera?

A.Because they thought the book was not good enough.

B.Because they hope to help others learn English.

C.Because they wanted Westerners to know about the Chinese novel.

D.Because they have backgrounds in Western culture.

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You must have read or heard of the sad love story between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu. But can you imagine the two singing opera in English instead of speaking poetic Chinese?

Jia and Lin are two characters from the classic Chinese novel A Dream of Red Mansions（《红楼梦》）, written by Cao Xueqin（1715—1763）. Now the book has been made into an English—language opera. The opera was first performed last September in San Francisco, US. This month it comes to Beijing, Changsha and Wuhan.

Many of the opera’s creators have backgrounds（背景）in both Chinese and American cultures, including the director and playwrights. Their understanding of both cultures helped them to change a Chinese classic into a foreign—language opera.

The book, which covers the rise and fall of the Jia family, has 120 chapters and hundreds of characters. But opera writer David Henry Hwang cut down the number of characters to just seven. Hwang, a Chinese—American, focused on the love story between Jia and Lin and tried to write a heartbroken tragedy（悲剧） that everyone would understand.

The art director Timmy Yip, from Hong Kong, tried to help foreign people understand the characters using costumes（服装） and stage settings（布景）. He compared Lin to water and gave her a light green costume. When Lin shows up on stage, there is usually water around her on the stage.

The creators consider it to be a meaningful job to introduce a Chinese classic to Western audiences. Hwang told China Daily he was happy to “have made a contribution to the land where my parents were born.”

1.Who wrote the opera for the Chinese classic novel A Dreum of Red Mansions?

A.Lin Daiyu. B.Cao Xueqin.

C.Jia Baoyu. D.David Henry Hwang.

2.The opera was________

A.sung in poetic Chinese B.first performed in Beijing

C.performed in China after one year D.performed in many languages

3.Which of the following is NOT a difference between the book and the opera?

A.The language used. B.The sad love story.

C.The number of characters. D.The whole family’s story.

4.Why did the creators make the book into an English—language opera?

A.Because they have backgrounds in Western culture.

B.Because they thought the book was not good enough.

C.Because they hope to help others learn English.

D.Because they wanted Westerners to know about the Chinese novel.

5.The best title of the passage is________.

A.Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu Sing Foreign Opera

B.A Dream of Red Mansions

C.The Sad Love Story between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu

D.David Henry Hwang’s Opera

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Have you ever heard of the story of the first Teddy bear? Do you know how the first Teddy Bear was created? The story starts with America’s twenty-sixth president Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt.

President　　 Roosevelt　　 traveled　　 to　 Mississippi　　 because the　 state was　 having　　 an disagreement with its neighbor, Louisiana. President Roosevelt was a great hunter, so some people took him to go hunting while he was in Mississippi. Things were not going well. Almost everyone had successfully shot an animal, but President Roosevelt hunted nothing. Nobody wanted to see the president look sad, so someone caught a bear and tied it to a tree. Then they asked President Roosevelt to shoot. The president was very surprised to see that. He felt it was unfair to shoot the bear, because it couldn’t run away. He refused to shoot the helpless and tired bear. The story of his decision went all over the country. Everyone was moved by the president’s belief.

The next day, a cartoon artist drew a picture about the scene and it was put into the Washington Post Newspaper on November 16th, 1902. Everyone saw the cartoon, including a couple named Morris and Rose Michtom who lived in New York. The Michtoms owned a toy store and decided to make a stuffed ( 填 满 填 充 物 的 ) bear to remember the president’s actions in letting the helpless bear stay alive. They call it “Teddy bear”.

Other toy bears had been made in the past, but they all looked mean and threatening ( 威 胁 他 人 的 ). The Michtoms’ bear looked sweet and harmless. People fell in love with the Teddy Bear soon and they were willing to own it.

1.What happened to the bear after someone caught it?

It ________________to a tree after someone caught it.

2.How did President Roosevelt save the bear?

He saved the bear by_______________________.

3.Who drew a picture and put it into the Washington Post Newspaper?

________________________________________.

4.Before the first Teddy Bear was made, what were the toy bears like?

They looked_________________________________.

5.What does the passage mainly want to tell us?

________________________________________.

九年级英语回答问题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Have you heard of the story of Maher Teresa? She was born on August 27.1910 in Yugoslavia. When she was nineteen years old, she was sent to India to work for the poor as a nurse. From then on, she never left this country. Her dream in life was, to serve the sick and the poor, and she spent the whole life on this dream.

Her workplace was called Calcutta, the largest city In India. She was busy giving food and shelter to the poor in the dirty streets of Calcutta day and night. When she arrived in Calcutta, she had little money left and was helped by a priest. She lived in a small room for 9 years, and she nursed the sick ones back to health there.

She did her best to help the poor. Because of her hard work, Mother Teresa was given the Nobel Prize in 1979. Mother Teresa was a kind mother of so many poor kids. In September 1997, Mother Teresa passed away and was remembered by the people all over the world.

1.In which year did Mother Teresa come to India to work?

A.In 1910 B.In 1929 C.In1979 D.In 1997

2.What was Mother Teresa's dream?

A.Becoming a rich woman. B.Working for the sick and the poor.

C.Living in India all her life. D.Being a good nurse in India.

3.Mother Teresa died ______.

A.in 1910 B.in 1979 C.in 1997 D.in 2011

4.What can we learn from the last sentence of the passage?

A.Mother Teresa didn’t die in 1997.

B.Everybody would never forget Mother Teresa for her hard work.

C.Mother Teresa was given the Nobel Peace Prize after she died.

D.Mother Teresa had a lot of relatives in India.

九年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析

— Have you heard of the story of a bowl of huntun in Changchun?

— Sure. _______ people were moved on the Internet.

A. Thousand      B. Thousands        C. Thousand of     D. Thousands of

九年级英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

— Have you ever heard of the reading pen?

— Yes. It can read out what you are pointing at. The unusual pen will become a useful tool in language teaching and learning.

A.ordinary B.special C.perfect

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If you are a computer game fan, you must have heard of StarCraft. Recently, the University of Florida opened a StarCraft class for students. Maybe you feel confused when you hear of the news, maybe you think I am joking. But that’s true. In our mind, students are not allowed to play computer games by teachers and parents. Don’t you believe that the StarCraft class was set up in the University of Florida? Please read more.

Nowadays, the world is developing in a fast way, so it is very important for students to be good at skills such as solving problems, making decisions and critical thinking(批判性思维). It is said that all these skills appear in StarCraft. Therefore, StarCraft can provide a high effective environment for students to consider and take action in difficult situations.

“A student who gets a university education and goes into the business world could realize that something he learned in his StarCraft class helps him to think in a different way,” said one teacher in the University of Florida.

“The StarCraft class offers a new way to students to study. Study is not only about learning things from books,” said another teacher.

Not all the students can take the StarCraft class. The class is only open to the students who have some knowledge about the game.

1.Why did the University set up the StarCraft class?

A. Because many students like it.

B. Because the world is developing in a fast way.

C. Because students can learn some important skills.

D. Because students are not allowed to play at home.

2.The underlined word “effective” means “_____” in Chinese.

A. 有效的　　　　 B. 友好的　　　　　

C. 有用的　　　　　 D. 真实的

3.Some don’t believe that the StarCraft class was opened in a university because_________.

A. most students don’t like StarCraft.

B. they think StarCraft is not easy to play

C. they think that the StarCraft class can’t bring enjoyment to students

D. they don’t think students are allowed to play computer games at school

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. It’s about who invented the game, StarCraft.

B. It’s about a StarCraft class opened in the University of Florida.

C. It’s about the importance of university education.

D. It’s about how to be a winner in the business world.

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

You may have heard of the old story about the world's most whole-hearted fisherman. He had out-fished his friend all morning long. They used the same live bait (鱼饵), the same equipment and fished together in the same mountain stream. But he had almost caught a bucket of fish while his friend had yet to catch even one.

"What's your secret?" asked the friend. "I haven't even gotten any one!"

The successful fisherman emptied the bait of his mouth into a cupped hand and replied. "You have to keep your worms (鱼虫) warm."

Whether or not we fish or even eat fish, there is a lesson to be learned here. We are most likely to succeed when we fully put our hearts into a task. Especially if the task before us is difficult or there seems little probability of success. Whether we want to build a new business or write that first novel, we should see how willing we are to do what it takes-even if it means keeping the worms warm.

So I often ask myself. "How much do I want this?" when some people fish, if they don't catch, they don't eat. Some things are too important for me to risk failure. So how much do I want to succeed at this career (事业) or this dream? And how hard am I willing to work? If "success" only comes before "work" in the dictionary, I may have to work harder than I've ever worked before. But if I want it enough, the hard work will be worth it.

"Always bear in mind," said Abraham Lincoln, "that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing."

And that is where it always begins: with a whole-hearted resolution to succeed—in a task, in a career, in a life. How much do you want this? And, how hard are you willing to work? Start there, and great things can happen.

1.Paragraph 1 is mainly about the old story of ________.

A.two friends B.Abraham Lincoln C.some baits D.a fisherman

2.The lesson we learned is to ________ from Paragraphs 2-4.

A.only keep the worms warm B.write the first novel soon

C.put our hearts into any task D.be willing to do nothing

3.Why does the writer often ask himself the two questions?

A.See if he has been whole-hearted. B.Be able to risk failure anytime.

C.Find out if the hard work is worth it. D.Work less harder than before.

4.What does the word "it" in Paragraph 5 refer to?

A.Career. B.Dream. C.Success. D.Work.

5.What does the writer want to tell us according to the last two paragraphs?

A.Own your resolution is the most important.

B.Do as Abraham Lincoln says, you'll succeed.

C.To succeed begins with a whole-hearted resolution.

D.Start anywhere, and great things can always happen.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

---- Have you heard of the story Monkey King? It ____ like this: There was a monkey who….

----Oh, it _____ funny and interesting.

A. tells; looks　　　 B. comes; looks　　

C. goes; sounds　　 D. says; sounds

九年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Many young people all over the world love to travel and see the world. Have you heard of backpackers? They are normally young people who travel cheaply with just one rucksack(背包) and comfortable walking boots. They buy local food in supermarkets to save money and at the same time become friends with local people.

Some people prefer adventure tours. Brave people may try bungee jumping from the bridge overlooking the Victoria Falls in Africa with only a rope around their legs. Some enjoy the challenge of rock climbing in the Alps in Switzerland. Others may go snowboarding in the Rocky

Mountains in the USA.

Have you ever heard of an ecotourism ? It means a holiday in which people come close to nature but are very careful not to damage the nature beauty or living things in the area. How can this be possible? Let's read an interview with people who enjoyed a swimming with dolphins tour.

Interviewer: what was the most exciting part ofyour holiday?

Sharon from South Africa: I felt excited when I heard the sound of wild dolphins approaching me in the water and then swimming directly under me. An image I will never forget.

Xavier from Portugal :There were two dolphins below us swimming downwards. One stopped and looked back at me as if to say 'What are those strange beings?" Fantastic!

Interviewer: Did you feel that your holiday helped local people and areas to keep their beautifulenvironment?

Jane from New Zealand :The hotel and the whale and dolphin watching companies employ(雇佣) local people. They used to hunt those whales and dolphins, but now they can earn money from tourism and don't have to kill them. Not many boats are allowed at the same time so these animals aren't bothered. The boat companies also work to educate the local schools about the importance of protecting these wonderful creatures.

Helen from England: I am glad they are not killing the whales and dolphins any more, but the cars and boats use fuel which could cause pollution and make the sea less clean.

Well, what do you think? Thousands of people visit the Forbidden City or the Great Wall China every year. Do you think that's a good thing, or do you feel that China's important historical sites can be damaged? Are there any ways of sharing your treasures but keeping them in good condition?

1.From the first paragraph, backpackers are young people_____________________ .

A.traveling cheaply with just one rucksack

B.visiting historical places in China

C.who love to travel and see the world alone

D.who love to buy local things as souvenirs

2.What did Sharon, Xavier, Jane and Helen do in their holiday?

A.Try bungee jumping in Africa. B.Enjoy rock climbing in Switzerland.

C.Enjoy a swimming with dolphins tour. D.Go snowboarding in the USA.

3.Sharon,Xavier,Jane and Helen think the tours are helpful EXCEPT________.

A.the hotel and the companies employ local people to earn money

B.local people used to hunt and kill whales and dolphins but now they don't

C.not many boats are allowed at the same time so animals aren't bothered

D.the cars and boats use fuel to cause pollution and make the sea dirtier

4.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A.It's a cheap and popular way to travel and see the world as a backpacker.

B.We believe an ecotourism can greatly protect the nature beauty and living things.

C.The writer think China's sites can be protected because of being visited by tourists.

D.Following the rules of the nature is good for sharing treasures and keeping them good.

5.What can't you do when you take an ecotourism?

A.Come close to nature in the holiday carefully.

B.Protect the living things in the area.

C.Be careful not to damage the nature beauty.

D.Keep the local people disappointed

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