In a faraway country, there were two carpente...

In a faraway country, there were two carpenters (木匠) who were both so good at their job that no one could tell who was better.

One day, the country's king thought of a way to figure out which one was better. He would have them compete against each other in a contest. The winner would become the official royal（皇家的）carpenter.

The king sent for the two carpenters and the contest began. The carpenters were given three days to carve (雕刻) a wooden mouse. Whoever carved the most lifelike mouse would be the winner.

The first carpenter carved a fine mouse with vivid (生动的) and lifelike feature. The second carpenter's mouse, however, looked quite rough. In fact, it hardly even looked like a mouse at all.

The king and his ministers (大臣) agreed that the first carpenter was the winner.

The second carpenter said, "This judgment is unfair. We should ask a cat which mouse looks the most realistic. Cats can recognize mice much better than humans, after all."

The king thought this was a good idea. He ordered his ministers to catch several cats and bring them to judge (评判) the carpenters' mice. Surprisingly, all of the cats were more attracted to the second carpenter's mouse.

The king asked the second carpenter, "How did you make the cats believe that your mouse looked more real?" The carpenter said, "Your Majesty, if you look closely, you can see that I carved a mouse holding a fishbone! The cats care not about how real it looks, but how delicious it might taste."

1.Whose carved mouse looked quite rough?

A.Neither of the two carpenters' B.Both of the two carpenters'

C.The first carpenter's D.The second carpenter's

2.Why did they catch some cats to judge the two carpenters' works?

A.Because they thought cats could recognize mice much better than humans.

B.Because people didn't like the two carpenters' carved mice.

C.Because they wanted to cancel the difficult contest.

D.Because they all wanted to become the official royal carpenter.

3.What’s the correct order of the following things?

① They caught some cats to judge the two carpenters' carved mice.

② The second carpenter became the final winner at last.

③ The king and his ministers agreed the first carpenter was the winner.

④ The king held a contest to choose the best carpenter.

A.①②③④ B.④③①② C.③②①④ D.④②①③

4.What's the best title of this article?

A.Two Silly Carpenters. B.An Unfair Contest.

C.A Clever Carpenter. D.A Mouse and Cats.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country, ______mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country Mouse saw the City Mouse, he ______, “ Do come and see me at my house in the country. ” So the City Mouse said, “ This food is not good, and your house is not good, ______. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should ______ and live in the city. You would live in nice house ______ stone. You must come and see me at my house in the city. ” The Country Mouse went to house______the City Mouse. It was very good house. Nice food was ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great ______. The the City Mouse cried,“ Run! Run! The cat is coming! ” They ran away ______and hid. After some time they came out, the Country Mouse said,“ I ______living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For ______is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid. ”

1.A. the other　　 B. other　　 C. others

2.A. spoke　　 B. said　　 C. told

3.A. too　　 B. either　　 C. also

4.A. come　　 B. came　　 C. comes

5.A. be made of　　 B. made of　　 C. making of

6.A. at　　 B. on　　 C. of

7.A. sound　　 B. voice　　 C. noise

8.A. quickly　　 B. more quickly　　 C. the most quickly

9.A. like　　 B. don’t like　　 C. am not like

10.A. it　　 B. this　　 C. that

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, "Do come and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, "This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city."

The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, "Run! Run! The cat is coming!" They ran away quickly and hid.

After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy than to be rich and afraid."

1.The City mouse think the Country mouse’s life is not good because ______.

A. the food is not good

B. the Country mouse lives in a hole in the field

C. both the food and the house are bad

D. the house is not made of stone

2.When the Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse, he thinks the City mouse has ______.

A. bad house and bad food        B. bad house but nice food

C. good house and nice food        D. good house but bad food

3.From the passage, we know that ______.

A. The great noise is made by the cat

B. They are caught by the cat

C. They are not afraid of the cat

D. The City mouse lives a rich and happy life

4. The Country mouse prefer the ______ life before.

A. poor and afraid                B. poor and happy

C. rich and afraid                B. rich and happy

5.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. The City Mouse

B. The Country Mouse

C. The Rich and the Poor

D. The City Mouse and the Country Mouse

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, "Do come and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, "This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city."

The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, " Run! Run! The cat is coming!" They ran away quickly and hid.

After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid."

Judge the following sentences true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.

1.There were two mice living in the country.

2.The Country mouse lived in a hole in the field.

3.The house of the City mouse was a very good house made of sand.

4.There was a cat in the house of the City mouse.

5.The two mice lived in the city happily.

九年级英语阅读判断中等难度题查看答案及解析

Maxim Gorky(高尔基)was born in a carpenter's (木匠) family. When he was five, he______　 his father.

He　 _____ his childhood in his grandfather's home.　 _______the age of ten, his mother _______of illness. His grandfather　 _____ him look for a job by himself.　 For ten years, young Gorky　　 _____ about in the street. He did whatever kinds of jobs he ____ , and he lived such ______ life. The dog's life in the ten years made him deeply understand the hardship of the _____people and deeply hate the old system (制度).

During that time he read all kinds of books which　 ______him a lot of materials for works later on.

1.A. lived with　　 B. played with　　 C. lost　　 D. learned from

2.A. made　　 B. enjoyed　　 C. lived　　 D. spent

3.A. On　　 B. At　　 C. In　　 D. For

4.A. died　　 B. died with　　 C. had　　 D. had a

5.A. noticed　　 B. do　　 C. made　　 D. heard

6.A. studied　　 B. played with　　 C. walked 　　 D. worked

7.A. did　　 B. could find　　 C. looked after　　 D. wanted

8.A. a simple　　 B. a hard　　 C. a happy　　 D. an interesting

9.A. young　　 B. old　　 C. rich　　 D. working

10.A. gave　　 B. did　　 C. helped　　 D. lent

九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

Charlie，a master carpenter(木匠)，was very well respected in his community．Everyone knew that if they wanted the best，they would call on him．Of course that meant that Charlie would never be rich．Other carpenters always told him that if he used inferior(劣质的)materials and cheap labor then he could make a lot of money．Charlie would not take their advice．

One day，John，the richest man in town came to Charlie．He said that he had just bought the best piece of land in town. He was going to Europe for 4 months and wanted Charlie to build him the best house in town．“Spare no expense and give me the best．”

Charlie thought about this and decided finally he would make some money．He did not get his usual great carpenters and fine materials from his normal suppliers．He built the house and covered up the flaws(瑕疵)．After 4 months he had spent about 50％of what he usually spends on a house．

John came back from Europe and immediately called Charlie and asked him to meet him at the house．When they met，John asked him if he had used the finest materials and spared no expense．Charlie said absolutely(绝对地)．John said that he was glad．He paid Charlie，then told him that he wanted to reward Charlie for all of his years of service to the community by giving Charlie this house．

There are many times in our lives where we let down a little bit. When you do，you never know what is going to happen．

1.What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

A．Charlie was an honest and respected master carpenter．

B．Charlie was a very foolish master carpenter．

C．Charlie was a good but stubborn master carpenter．

D．Charlie was a carpenter who would never be rich．

2.What does the underlined phrase “spare no expense” in the second paragraph mean?

A．to spend no money

B．to spend all the money necessary

C．to give not enough money

D．to waste no money

3.From Paragraph 3 we can learn ___________________ .   .

A．Charlie did as the rich man told him

B．the house was well built

C．Charlie kept some of the money to himself

D．the house was only half finished after 4 months

4.When Charlie heard that he would be given the house, he must have felt _______ .

A．happy    B．sorry    C．1ucky   D．satisfied

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A．A good carpenter shouldn’t earn money from his labor．

B．A carpenter shouldn’t earn a rich man’s money．

C．The richest man often punished carpenters．

D．One should always be honest．

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Charlie，a master carpenter(木匠)，was very well respected in his community．Everyone knew that if they wanted the best，they would call on him．Of course that meant that Charlie would never be rich．Other carpenters always told him that if he used inferior(劣质的)materials and cheap labor then he could make a lot of money．Charlie would not take their advice．

One day，John，the richest man in town came to Charlie．He said that he had just bought the best piece of land in town. He was going to Europe for 4 months and wanted Charlie to build him the best house in town．“Spare no expense and give me the best．”

Charlie thought about this and decided finally he would make some money．He did not get his usual great carpenters and fine materials from his normal suppliers．He built the house and covered up the flaws(瑕疵)．After 4 months he had spent about 50％of what he usually spends on a house．

John came back from Europe and immediately called Charlie and asked him to meet him at the house．When they met，John asked him if he had used the finest materials and spared no expense．Charlie said absolutely(绝对地)．John said that he was glad．He paid Charlie，then told him that he wanted to reward Charlie for all of his years of service to the community by giving Charlie this house．

There are many times in our lives where we let down a little bit. When you do，you never know what is going to happen．

1.What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

A．Charlie was an honest and respected master carpenter．

B．Charlie was a very foolish master carpenter．

C．Charlie was a good but stubborn master carpenter．

D．Charlie was a carpenter who would never be rich．

2.What does the underlined phrase “spare no expense” in the second paragraph mean?

A．to spend no money

B．to spend all the money necessary

C．to give not enough money

D．to waste no money

3.From Paragraph 3 we can learn ___________________ .

A．Charlie did as the rich man told him

B．the house was well built

C．Charlie kept some of the money to himself

D．the house was only half finished after 4 months

4.When Charlie heard that he would be given the house, he must have felt _______ .

A．happy            B．sorry             C．1ucky            D．satisfied

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A．A good carpenter shouldn’t earn money from his labor．

B．A carpenter shouldn’t earn a rich man’s money．

C．The richest man often punished carpenters．

D．One should always be honest．

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Jack was a carpenter(木匠). He was living in a village. His mother died a long time ago. His aged father, Ken, lived with him. Ken could not even walk well. He was so weak. It was because Jack did not give him enough food. He only gave his father a small bowl made from earth. Even a little rice in the bowl appeared to be much.

Jack had a son. His name is Mike. He was a very good boy. He loved his grandfather. He had great respect for the old man. He did not like his father’s attitude to his grandfather.

One day Ken was eating his food out of the earthen(土制的) bowl. The bowl fell down and broke into pieces. The food also fell on the floor. Jack saw the broken bowl. He was very angry with his father. The old man felt bad about what happened. He was sorry for his mistake.

Mike saw this. He did not like what his father did, but he was afraid to speak against his father. The next day, Mike took some of his father’s tools and a piece of wood. He worked with the tools to make a wooden bowl. His father saw him working.

“What are you making, Mike?”he asked.

“I am making a wooden bowl! ”replied Mike. “I am making it for you, father. When you grow old, like my grandfather, you will need a bowl for food. A bowl made from earth may break very easily. So I want to give you a wooden bowl”

After hearing this, Jack felt sorry and regretted having treated his father badly.

1.What kind of bowl did Jack’s father own?

A. A wooden bowl.　 B. An earthen bowl.

C. A golden bowl.　　 D. A plastic bowl.

2.Why did Jack give his father a small bowl to have dinner?

A. Because it was expensive.

B. Because it wasn’t easy to break.

C. Because his father liked the bowl.

D. Because the food in it appeared to be much.

3.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “attitude”?

A. 策略　　 B. 思想　　 C. 态度　　 D. 好心

4.What’s the true reason of Mike’s making a wooden bowl?

A. To make a better bowl for his grandfather.

B. To learn the skills of a carpenter.

C. To prepare a bowl for his father.

D. To teach his father a lesson.

5.What’s the title of the passage?

A. Two broken bowls　 B. A wooden bowl

C. A little grandson　　 D. A poor old man

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time, there were two fishermen who were good at fishing. One day they went to a lake to 　 　　 　 . One of them 　 　　 　 fishing alone by himself 　 　　 　 the other was an outgoing person who loved to 　 　　 friends with different people.

When he found that some tourists at the lake couldn’t catch any fish. “I will teach you how to do that” he said to them. “If you catch 10 fish, give me one. If you don’t get 10, you 　 　　 give me anything.”

They feel like old friends at first sight. Both sides come to an a (an) 　 　　 　 immediately.

After he finished teaching a group, he went to teach another, and 　 　　 　 taught them some fishing skills. He asked one for every 10 fish that the tourists 　 　　 　 .　　 .

　 　　 　 of the day, the fisherman who kindly helped others received a (an) 　 　　 　 basket of fish, and also got to know a large group of new friends. At the same time, he was respected(尊重) as 　 　　 　 .

On the other hand, 　 　　 　 fisherman didn’t have much fun. When the others circled around his camp, he became even more 　 　　 　 . After fishing for a whole day alone, he looked into the fish basket, and found he had far 　 　　 　 fish than his friend.

If we help others succeed, we harvest both 　 　　 　 and friends.

1.A. play    B. study    C. fish    D. swim

2.A. prefer    B. enjoyed    C. wanted    D. would like

3.A. because    B. when    C. as    D. while

4.A. talk    B. be    C. teach    D. make

5.A. needn’t    B. didn’t have to    C. need    A. have to

6.A. agree    B. disagree    C. agreement    D. disagreement

7.A. also    B. as well    C. too    D. either

8.A. caught    B. give    C. gave    D. catch

9.A. At the beginnin B. In the middl　 　　 C. At the end    D. In the end

10.A. little    B. full    C. empty    D. lot of

11.A. a fisherman    B. a teacher    C. an engineer    D. a farmer

12.A. another    B. other    C. the other    D. others

13.A. helpful    B. successful    C. dangerous    D. lonely

14.A. fewer    B. less    C. many    D. more

15.A. success    B. money    C. fish    D. time

九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

完形填空 (共15小题；每小题l分，计15分)

Once upon a time, there were two fishermen who were good at fishing. One day they went to a lake to 1 . One of them 2 fishing alone by himself 3 the other was an outgoing person who loved to 4 friends with different people.

When he found that some tourists at the lake couldn’t catch any fish. “I will teach you how to do that” he said to them. “If you catch 10 fish, give me one. If you don’t get 10, you 5 give me anything.”

They feel like old friends at first sight. Both sides come to an a (an) 6 immediately.

After he finished teaching a group, he went to teach another, and 7 taught them some fishing skills. He asked one for every 10 fish that the tourists 8 .

9 of the day, the fisherman who kindly helped others received a (an) 10 basket of fish, and also got to know a large group of new friends. At the same time, he was respected(尊重) as 11 .

On the other hand, 12 fisherman didn’t have much fun. When the others circled around his camp, he became even more 13 . After fishing for a whole day alone, he looked into the fish basket, and found he had far 14 fish than his friend.

If we help others succeed, we harvest both 15 and friends.

1.                A．play           B．study           C．fish D．swim

2.                A．prefer         B．enjoyed        C．wanted   D．would like

3.                A．because        B．when           C．as   D．while

4.                A．talk            B．be             C．teach D．make

5.                A．needn’t       B．didn’t have to   C．need     D．have to

6.                A．agree          B．disagree        C．agreement    D．disagreement

7.                A．also           B．as well          C．too  D．either

8.                A．caught         B．give            C．gave     D．catch

9.                                  A．At the beginning B．In the middle

C．At the end                        D．In the end

10.               A．little           B．full            C．empty D．lot of

11.               A．a fisherman     B．a teacher       C．an engineer    D．a farmer

12.               A．another        B．other          C．the other  D．others

13.               A．helpful         B．successful       C．dangerous D．lonely

14.               A．fewer          B．less            C．many D．more

15.               A．success        B．money         C．fish   D．time

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析