I never called my father worthless. That was ...

I never called my father worthless. That was his own word for himself. He said it on the phone after I told him I was flying down to see him, from my home in Alaska to Florida. He had stroke（中风）the week before and then couldn’t speak very well.

“I’ll see you in about three weeks” I said, trying to make my voice cheerful, to make him comfortable. “I’mmm...not...worth...,” he said slowly, in low voice.

I knew what he meant. Actually, he did nothing meaningful to support his family. He didn’t do a job, leaving the family badly poor throughout my childhood. He seemed unable to form normal relationships, and didn’t treat his children as well as other fathers. Soon after grew up and left our house, he moved to Florida to live alone. I was glad. I saw my father three times in the next thirty years. Each time when I expected to hear some warm words from him, he would say nothing to me. The last time I saw him, I decided never to go back.

But eight years later, I felt something stronger. I wanted to forgive（原谅）him. began to try, moving slowly from “need love” to “give love” . I began to share meals with him, watch TV in his room and read to him.

And love came back. Yes, in small things. He called me “baby” one day. He phoned on my birthday. When came to visit, he didn’t want me to leave. All of this was new. All of this touched every part of me. My father was touched as well. I believed he felt loved, perhaps for first time. We cannot help all the broken families of the world, but we can begin here: with ourselves and our own families.

1.The writer’s father now lives __________.

A.in Alaska B.in Florida C.with his wife D.with his children

2.Which paragraph explain why the writer’s father called himself worthless?

A.Paragraph 1 B.Paragraph 3 C.Paragraph 5 D.Paragraph 6

3.The underlined word “something” probably refers to the writer’s wish to ________.

A.have a proud father B.help get his father back to health

C.move back to his home town D.have a complete and close family

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The writer used to visit his father once a year.

B.The writer’s father used to work hard to support his family.

C.The writer’s father could speak or walk because of an illness.

D.The writer showed love for his father and he get something in return.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A.From child to father B.Father’s illness

C.Forgiveness and love D.My unhappy childhood

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

When I was growing up, I never heard the words “I love you” from my father. If your father never says them to you when you are a c1., it gets harder for him to say those words as you get older. In fact, I never said those words to him, e2..

A few years ago, I decided to make the first move. After some thoughts, I called my father on the p3. and said: “Dad, I love you!”

There was a moment of silence at the other e4. of the line. “Well, same back at you!” replied quietly.

“Dad, I know you love me. When you’re ready, you will say it, too,” I said with a s5..

Fifteen minutes later, my mother called and asked if everything was “OK”. She seemed w6. about me.

A few weeks later, Dad ended our phone conversation w7. the words: “Son, I love you.” I was at work during the conversation and tears came to my eyes as I finally h8. the love. It was the touching moment that I would never f9..

If I had not taken the f10. step, I would have never heard the love from my father.

九年级英语单词填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

One winter day when I was fourteen, my father took me to a ski hill that I had never been to. "Take a ski class?" I asked. He laughed, "No, Beth. I'll teach you ______ ."

On the bunny hill (初学者滑雪道), there were a lot of children. I was worried to hit them ______ I didn't know how to stop my skis. So when I saw a little kid in front of me, I fell over to stop. After ______ hour or two, I was tired.

"Let's ______ up to the yellow ski run," Dad said. At the chair lift, we saw other people going up. "See, Beth, that's how you get on the lift," he said. Getting on the chair lift wasn't too ______. I laughed.

There were three stops. We came up to the first stop. The chair lift was moving very quickly. My dad got ______ . But by the time I was ready, it was too late! I turned around and watched as my father looked smaller and smaller while I went up the mountain alone. Help!

At the next stop, I knew I must move ______ this time. I remembered my plan from the bunny hill. Fall down! I tumbled (摔倒) in the snow, but at least I was on the snow again. A few minutes later, my dad ______. He was laughing, but I saw that he was worried. "Now we're on the blue run," he said. "It's not easy."

You guessed it, I fell down a lot. I realized ______ they called it a "blue" run. My legs and bottom were all black and blue, but I had learnt how to ski. ______ amazing Saturday!

1.A.me B.mine C.myself D.I

2.A.so B.though C.if D.because

3.A.a B.an C.the D./

4.A.go B.to go C.went D.going

5.A.hard B.harder C.hardest D.hardly

6.A.off B.in C.up D.on

7.A.fast B.faster C.fastest D.the fastest

8.A.appears B.will appear C.is appearing D.appeared

9.A.which B.how C.why D.when

10.A.What B.What an C.How D.How an

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Though the dishes were so so, it seemed that 　　　　 my father was pleased with his journey.

A. in general　　 B. so far　　 C. after all　　 D. for example

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Luca Gramberini has been scuba-diving(戴水肺潜水) since he was a kid. His family owns a scuba company. For the past three summers, Luca has added gardening to his underwater activities. He helps run Nemo's Garden, a project to grow plants in the sea.

From May through September, Luca and other divers are working on Nemo's Garden in the Mediterranean Sea, 150 feet from the coast of Noli, Italy. Five large balloon-like objects, called biosphere(生物圈), hold plants such as beans and strawberries. The biosphere is filled with air and placed 20 feet below the surface. “My father came up with the idea because he loves gardening very much,” Luca said.

According to Luca, the sea is a good place to grow plants because underwater temperatures remain stable, changing little from day to night. The biosphere acts like greenhouses. Inside the air-filled biosphere, fresh water keeps evaporating(蒸发), providing the plants with a good environment to grow in. “We have already seen the plants, grow faster and better,” Luca says. “And there are fewer storms that can knock down the biosphere during the summer.”

Luca hopes Nemo's Garden will provide a new way of growing crops. “There is not enough land on the Earth,” he says. “And in many developing countries, bad conditions make it difficult for crops to grow.”

Though the project has just started, Nemo's Garden has achieved success and is moving to different areas. “We're going to try growing other plants,” Luca says. “We hope to set up biosphere in other countries. There are many possibilities.”

1.Nemo's Garden is a project to ________.

A. do scuba-diving in the sea

B. stop storms in the sea

C. make fresh water from the sea

D. grow plants under the water

2.How long do Luca and other divers work on Nemo's Garden?

A. One month.　　 B. Five months.　　 C. Four months.　　 D. Three months.

3.The underlined word “stable” in Paragraph 3 means “_______” in Chinese.

A. 平衡的　　 B. 正常的　　 C. 稳定的　　 D. 合适的

4.The passage is probably taken from the _______ part of a newspaper.

A. travel　　 B. science　　 C. health　　 D. sports

5.The best title for this passage is _______.

A. Gardens in the Sea　　 B. Projects for Summer Activities

C. Plants in Greenhouses　　 D. Conditions for Crop Growing

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

--- _________do you write a letter to your father?

--- I seldom or never do that now. Instead, I call or e-mail him almost every day.

A. How soon　　 B. How long

C. How much　 D. How often

九年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

---_________do you write a letter to your father?

--- I seldom or never do that now. Instead, I call or e-mail him almost every day.

A. How soon        B. How long

C. How much            D. How often

九年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

My father promised to attend the open day in my school, and he did do so. His word is ________his action.

A.as well as B.as good as C.as much as D.as many as

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Over 2,000 years ago, in China, there lived a boy called Confucius. When he was o1.three, his father died. His mother was very poor. In those days people had to pay to go to school and his mother did not have enough m2.to send him.

As Confucius grew up he wanted to learn things. So he d3.to teach himself .

Unfortunately he was a strange-looking boy. The other children pointed and made fun of him. They called him names and laughed at him. Confucius got very upset, but he was a kind gentle boy and did not fight b4..

Confucius did not play with other children. He went off to talk to holy men in the temple and learned from them. He t5.to artists and musicians and learned from them. If he tried to do something difficult, he kept trying over and over again u6.he learned how to do it. In this way the boy taught himself to read and w7.and learned lots of interesting things. Confucius grew up to be a very c8.man.

When he was a man, Confucius became the ruler of the city of Changtu. People were very h9.when he was their leader. He used his abilities and skills in a w10.way.

People sometimes call him the greatest man who ever lived. We still remember many of his sayings today.

九年级英语单词填空困难题查看答案及解析

—Was his father very strict with him when he was at school?

—Yes. He never praised him ________ he became one of the top students in his grade.

A.after B.unless C.if D.when

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