Norm Pethrick, a 36-year-old man in Australia’s northern city Darwin, was praised on Thursday for jumping onto a crocodile’s back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported. Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged(扑), locking its jaws on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater.
Norm Pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. He jumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free.
Ms Pethrick was later taken to Royal Darwin Hospital for a medical treatment. The doctors said she was suffering eight puncture wounds (伤口) in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one of her fingers.
“This could have been a fatal and tragic situation,” said the general manager of Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH), Dr Len Notaras, according to a local report.
He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husband’s “quick and diligent actions”.
Dr Notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three to four days and have an operation to clean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because of bacteria (细菌) on the teeth of the crocodile.
1.This passage is most likely to be found in________.
A.a travel guide B.a newspaper C.a textbook D.a novel
2.The crocodile attacked Ms Pethrick when she was ________.
A.swimming in the river B.standing on the river bank
C.watching the crocodile D.fishing in the water
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE about Ms Pethrick?
A.Her eyes were badly poked. B.She had eight wounds altogether.
C.One of her fingers also got hurt. D.One of the crocodile’s teeth was found in her leg.
4.According to the passage, Norm Pethrick can be described as following EXCEPT________.
A.brave B.diligent C.quick D.humorous
5.Which of the following would be the best title of this passage?
A.The husband should save the wife B.A man saves wife’s life from crocodile’s jaws
C.A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagine D.Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimes
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题
Norm Pethrick, a 36-year-old man in Australia’s northern city. Darwin, was praised(表扬) on Thursday for jumping onto a crocodile’s (鳄鱼)back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported.
Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (扑), locking its mouth on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater.
Norm Pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. He jumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free.
Ms Pethrick was later taken to Royal Darwin Hospital for a medical treatment. The doctors said she was suffering eight puncture wounds (伤口) in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one of her fingers.
“This could have been a terrible situation,” said the general manager of Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH), Dr Len Notaras, according to a local report.
He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husband’s “quick and smart actions”.
Dr Notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three to four days and have an operation to clean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because of bacteria (细菌) on the teeth of the crocodile.
1.This passage is most likely to be found in _____.
A.a travel guide B.a newspaper
C.a textbook D.a novel
2.The crocodile attacked Ms Pethrick when she was ______.
A.swimming in the river B.watching the crocodile
C.standing on the river bank D.fishing in the water
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE about Ms Pethrick?
A.Her eyes were badly poked.
B.She had eight wounds altogether.
C.One of her fingers also got hurt.
D.One of the crocodile’s teeth was found in her leg.
4.According to the passage, Norm Pethrick can be described as following EXCEPT ______.
A.brave B.clever C.quick D.humorous
5.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A.The husband should save the wife
B.A man saves wife’s life from crocodile’s mouth
C.A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagine
D.Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimes
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
Norm Pethrick, a 36-year-old man in Australia’s northern city Darwin, was praised on Thursday for jumping onto a crocodile’s back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported. Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged(扑), locking its jaws on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater.
Norm Pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. He jumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free.
Ms Pethrick was later taken to Royal Darwin Hospital for a medical treatment. The doctors said she was suffering eight puncture wounds (伤口) in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one of her fingers.
“This could have been a fatal and tragic situation,” said the general manager of Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH), Dr Len Notaras, according to a local report.
He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husband’s “quick and diligent actions”.
Dr Notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three to four days and have an operation to clean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because of bacteria (细菌) on the teeth of the crocodile.
1.This passage is most likely to be found in________.
A.a travel guide B.a newspaper C.a textbook D.a novel
2.The crocodile attacked Ms Pethrick when she was ________.
A.swimming in the river B.standing on the river bank
C.watching the crocodile D.fishing in the water
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE about Ms Pethrick?
A.Her eyes were badly poked. B.She had eight wounds altogether.
C.One of her fingers also got hurt. D.One of the crocodile’s teeth was found in her leg.
4.According to the passage, Norm Pethrick can be described as following EXCEPT________.
A.brave B.diligent C.quick D.humorous
5.Which of the following would be the best title of this passage?
A.The husband should save the wife B.A man saves wife’s life from crocodile’s jaws
C.A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagine D.Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimes
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
Four years ago, 55-year-old Billy Ray Harris was homeless. He lived on a street corner in Kansas City, holding out a cup and asking passers-by for money. But then, one day, his life changed.
On February 9th, a kindhearted woman named Sarah Darling passed Billy Ray. She reached into her purse, took out all the coins she had and dropped them into his cup. Neither of them realized that this small generous act would change their lives.
Sarah didn’t realize that she had given Billy her $4000 diamond ring with all her change until the following morning. She and her husband, Bill Krejci, rushed to see if they could find Billy. To their surprise, the homeless man was not only in the same place, he also returned the ring at once. The grateful couple paid him back for his honesty by emptying out their pockets of all the money they had.
But this was just the beginning of their story. Sarah and her husband, Bill, became friends with Billy Ray. Bill Krejci, a web designer, felt that he needed to do something more for this amazingly honest man. So on February 18th, he set up a special page to raise money for him. In just three months, Billy received over $200,000. That is not enough. Billy is living with a person who is generous instead of living in the streets. And that’s not all—Thanks to the news report, he got together again with his older brother, Edwin Harris who he had been unable to find for 16 years.
All the good luck is just because Billy did the right thing—returning something that did not belong to him.
1.Why did Sarah give her ring to Billy?
A. Because she wanted to help Billy. B. Because it was Billy’s ring.
C. Because she did it by mistake. D. Because she wanted to test Billy.
2.The underlined word “That” in Paragraph 4 refers to “________”.
A. setting up a special page B. receiving money
C. living with a generous person D. returning the diamond ring
3.Where can you probably find this article?
A. In a history book. B. In a magazine.
C. In a guide book. D. In an ad.
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
Great Barrier Reef The Great Barrier Reef is in the northern part of Australia. It is the largest coral reef system(珊瑚礁系统)in the world. Great Barrier Reef has over 900 islands and over 2,900 reefs. It is larger than the Great Wall of China. And it is the only living thing on Earth that can be seen from outer space. |
Harbour of Rio de Janeiro The Harbour of Rio de Janeiro is around Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is famous for being the world’s largest bay(海湾). The harbor is 17.4 miles long from east to west and 18.6 miles from north to south. It was first discovered in 1502. |
Paricutin Paricutin is a volcano that is in the Mexican state of Michoacan. It is one of the youngest volcanoes in the world. It last erupted(爆发)in 1952. |
Victoria Falls Victoria Falls is a waterfall system on the Zambezi River in southern Africa. It is neither the highest waterfall nor the widest waterfall in the world, but it is the largest. It is 1,708 metres wide and 108 metres high. |
1.Which of the following is TRUE about the Great Barrier Reef?
A.It is the oldest coral reef system in the world. B.It is made up millions of reefs.
C.We can see it from outer space. D.It is as long as the Great Wall.
2.What can we learn about the Harbour of Rio de Janeiro according to the material?
① When it was first discovered. ② Who first discovered it.
③ What it is famous for. ④ Where it is.
A.①②③ . B.①③④ . C.①②④ . D.②③④ .
3.When did Paricutin erupt last time?
A.In 1502. B.100 years ago. C.67 years ago. D.In 1708.
4.Which of the following words can describe Victoria Falls?
A.Highest. B.Oldest. C.Widest. D.Largest.
九年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析
Mrs .Jackson has a son. His name is Paul Fackson. The young man begins to work in a _______ in a city this year. He asks his mother to visit (参观) the city. The old woman is _______ and catches a train.
Soon she gets to the city, but she doesn't know_______ the post office is She begins to look for it, _______ she can't find it. At a bus stop she asks an old man, " Excuse me, sir. How can I get to the post office?"
"We have _______ forty post offices in the city, "says the old man. "Which one do you want?"
The old woman gives Paul’s _______ to him and the old man says, "_______ along this street and take the fourth turning on the left. His post office is just there.
Mrs .Jackson _______ the old man and soon finds her son. They're very happy. A week later (之后) the woman goes to the zoo. She sees all kinds of animals. But after that she can't find the _______ to the post office again. At the ________ bus stop she meets the same old man and she as the same question again.
"Oh dear!" the old man calls out. " Are you still (仍然)looking for your son?"
1.A. bus station B. police station C. post office D. railway station
2.A. happy B. interesting C. boring D. sad
3.A. what B. when C. where D. how
4.A. and B. but C. so D. or
5.A. also B. up C. about D. only
6.A. name B. job C. message D. story
7.A. Walk B. Run C. Turn D. Swim
8.A. joins B. thanks C. shows D. talks
9.A. zoo B. son C. home D. way
10.A. same B. any C. every D. each
九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Have you ever seen paintings on feathers (羽毛)? A man in Australia has painted hundreds
of pieces of feather art. Lan Davie lives in a farmhouse in Australia. He collects swan (天鹅) feathers from a lake. Then, he cleans these feathers and paints on them. It is 1. ( real) hard to paint on feathers. Each painting takes about one week to finish. He sometimes puts 2.(fifth) feathers together to draw a larger picture.
About ten years ago, Mr. Davie went on an 3. (importance) holiday in New Zealand. He
watched how local people painted on feathers. When he 4.(come) back to Australia, he started to create 5. ( he) own feather art. Mr. Davie has become a famous 6.(paint). Some of his works are sold for thousands of pounds.
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Mary Roda's parents came to New York from Australia. They lived in a tall building. A man named Donald Smith lived in the building, too. He a toy company. One day Donald gave Mary, the 4-year-old girl, a new . She played with the toy and said, "This is fun!" A few weeks later Donald gave her toy. She played with it. She said," I am not this toy. It doesn't work. "She was a(n) little girl. Donald liked her honesty, and they became friends. For years Donald gave Mary new toys, and she gave him very good 6 about the toys.
When Mary was thirteen years old, Donald her a new ball. The ball had a balloon(气球) inside it. Mary wanted to fill the balloon with water. She wanted to paint the ball in crazy colors. She wanted to rice or beans(豆子) in it to make it noisy. The company made these . Mary's ideas were a great success! The company thousands of the balls.
That Christmas Donald gave Mary a(n) gift. He made her a vice-president(副董事长)of the toy company. made $ 200000 a year. Her job was to see the new toys were fun. She took a car from her school to her office. She worked for three or four hours a day at her job, she had to do her homework. Mary was a busy teenager. She had time to be with her family. Her parents taught her that working hard and doing her best is very important.
Today Mary works at a college. The little vice-president with bright ideas helps students think about their future.
1.A. owned B. found C. helped D. chose
2.A. gift B. book C. toy D. bag
3.A. one B. another C. other D. the other
4.A. angry with B. surprised at C. tired of D. interested in
5.A. kind B. honest C. helpful D. lovely
6.A. ideas B. skills C. names D. facts
7.A. lent B. called C. returned D. showed
8.A. grow B. eat C. put D. cook
9.A. inventions B. rules C. mistakes D. changes
10.A. sent B. had C. sold D. received
11.A. amazing B. interesting C. beautiful D. boring
12.A. He B. She C. It D. They
13.A. that B. if C. how D. why
14.A.so B. but C. or D. then
15.A. less B. more C. much D. most
九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Australia has an unusual kangaroo—although he is a pet, he lives like a man. He is dressed in clothes, likes watching TV and drinking, also eats bread, plays football and does some exercise.
His name is Bi Muer. Months ago, a 50-year-old woman, Julia Bradley adopted (收养) him. He now lives a happy life. Every morning, he can enjoy delicious bread and later watch TV with his "mom". In the afternoon, he can go to the garden and play football and in the evening, he can drink while watching TV.
In the beginning, Muer was only 20cm tall, but now, he can easily jump over a one-meter fence.
1. The kangaroo likes______________.
A. watching TV and drinking B. seeing a movie C. playing basketball
2.Who adopted the kangaroo?
A. Bi Muer. B. Julia Bradly. C. Bill Smith.
3.What can the kangaroo do every morning?
A. Drink.
B. Go to the garden.
C. Enjoy delicious bread and watch TV.
4.How tall was the kangaroo in the beginning?
A. 10cm. B. 20cm. C. 30cm.
5.The passage is mainly about .
A. An unusual kangaroo
B. An Australia woman
C. A kangaroo' s hobbies
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Australia has an unusual kangaroo—although he is a pet, he lives like a man. He is dressed in clothes, likes watching TV and drinking, also eats bread, plays football and does some exercise.
His name is Bi Muer. Months ago, a 50-year-old woman, Julia Bradley adopted (收养) him. He now lives a happy life. Every morning, he can enjoy delicious bread and later watch TV with his "mom". In the afternoon, he can go to the garden and play football and in the evening, he can drink while watching TV.
In the beginning, Muer was only 20cm tall, but now, he can easily jump over a one-meter fence.
1.The kangaroo likes______________.
A. watching TV and drinking B. seeing a movie C. playing basketball
2.Who adopted the kangaroo?
A. Bi Muer. B. Julia Bradly. C. Bill Smith.
3.What can the kangaroo do every morning?
A. Drink. B. Go to the garden.
C. Enjoy delicious bread and watch TV.
4.How tall was the kangaroo in the beginning?
A. 10cm. B. 20cm. C. 30cm.
5.The passage is mainly about .
A. An unusual kangaroo B. An Australia woman
C. A kangaroo' s hobbies
九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
The man who is ________ in a black jacket is a detective from Australia.
A.dressing B.wearing C.putting on D.dressed
九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析