I was beginning to grow handsome. My coat was bright and black, I had one white foot and a pretty white star on my forehead. When I was four, Squire Gordon decided to buy me. Then Farmer Grey began to break me in.
Like all horses that have grown up, I had to wear gears (用具). The first is a bit and bridle. I hated wearing a bit in my mouth. It was horrible, like a metal finger between my teeth. The saddle was not so bad. One morning, my master rode me round the meadow. I was proud to carry him, and I soon got used to it. But I didn’t like the iron shoes. They were very stiff and heavy on my feet. But in time I got used to that too.
My mother told me, “There are good men like our master, but there are bad men too. I hope you have good masters. But remember; always do your best.”
Early in May, a man came to take me away to Squire Gordon's house, in the village of Birtwick. My new stable (马厩) was large and comfortable. There was a little fat grey pony next to me. His name was Merrylegs. And I also found a tall chestnut horse at the corner of the stable, quiet.
“That's Ginger," Merrylegs told me. "She bites. One day she bit James, the groom (马夫). She says no one was kind to her before. But James and John, our grooms, are very good to us, and Squire Gordon doesn't whip (鞭打) his horses, so I think she's going to like it here."
The next morning John took me for a ride. On the way back, we met Squire Gordon and Mrs. Gordon.
"Well, John, how does he go?” the Squire asked.
“Excellent, sir." John answered.
Mrs. Gordon said, "He's a beauty. Let's call him Black Beauty."
(取材于扬州市“五个百工程”指定书目《黑骏马》)
1.The underlined phrase "break in" in Paragraph 1 means ________ in Chinese.
A.出售 B.奖励 C.骑 D.驯服
2.To grow up, Black Beauty had to wear ________ gears.
A.two B.three C.four D.five
3.What's the aim of mother's words in Paragraph 3?
A.To warn Black Beauty to follow his masters. B.To encourage Black Beauty to keep hope.
C.To ask Black Beauty to fight against others. D.To remind Black Beauty to find freedom.
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Black Beauty is named after his mother. B.Merrylegs doesn't like his grooms.
C.Ginger is new in the village of Birtwick. D.Squire Gordon often whips his horses.
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题
I was beginning to grow handsome. My coat was bright and black, I had one white foot and a pretty white star on my forehead. When I was four, Squire Gordon decided to buy me. Then Farmer Grey began to break me in.
Like all horses that have grown up, I had to wear gears (用具). The first is a bit and bridle. I hated wearing a bit in my mouth. It was horrible, like a metal finger between my teeth. The saddle was not so bad. One morning, my master rode me round the meadow. I was proud to carry him, and I soon got used to it. But I didn’t like the iron shoes. They were very stiff and heavy on my feet. But in time I got used to that too.
My mother told me, “There are good men like our master, but there are bad men too. I hope you have good masters. But remember; always do your best.”
Early in May, a man came to take me away to Squire Gordon's house, in the village of Birtwick. My new stable (马厩) was large and comfortable. There was a little fat grey pony next to me. His name was Merrylegs. And I also found a tall chestnut horse at the corner of the stable, quiet.
“That's Ginger," Merrylegs told me. "She bites. One day she bit James, the groom (马夫). She says no one was kind to her before. But James and John, our grooms, are very good to us, and Squire Gordon doesn't whip (鞭打) his horses, so I think she's going to like it here."
The next morning John took me for a ride. On the way back, we met Squire Gordon and Mrs. Gordon.
"Well, John, how does he go?” the Squire asked.
“Excellent, sir." John answered.
Mrs. Gordon said, "He's a beauty. Let's call him Black Beauty."
(取材于扬州市“五个百工程”指定书目《黑骏马》)
1.The underlined phrase "break in" in Paragraph 1 means ________ in Chinese.
A.出售 B.奖励 C.骑 D.驯服
2.To grow up, Black Beauty had to wear ________ gears.
A.two B.three C.four D.five
3.What's the aim of mother's words in Paragraph 3?
A.To warn Black Beauty to follow his masters. B.To encourage Black Beauty to keep hope.
C.To ask Black Beauty to fight against others. D.To remind Black Beauty to find freedom.
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Black Beauty is named after his mother. B.Merrylegs doesn't like his grooms.
C.Ginger is new in the village of Birtwick. D.Squire Gordon often whips his horses.
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
My father was lame(瘸的) and very short. I was very shy to be seen with my father when I was growing up. When we walked together, he used to put his hand on my arm for balance, and people would stop to watch us. So I didn’t like to go out with him. Sometimes my mother left our town to see her sister, and I had to helphim instead of my mother. I didn’t say much as we went along. As we started out, he always said, “You can walk fast. And I can keep up with you.”
We usually walk to the subway, by which he went to work. He went to work though he was sick or it was bad weather. He almost never missed a day, and could get to the office on time even if others could not. When snow or ice was on the ground, it was impossible for him to walk even with other person’s help. At such times my sister or I would pull him across the streets on a child’s sleigh(雪橇) to the subway entrance.
When I think of it now, I am surprised how much courage(勇气) he had to make his way to the office. I never heard my father complain about it. Now he has been gone many years, but I think of him often. I really want to tell him how sorry I feel for it and how deeply I love him.
1.When the writer walked with his father, _______.
A. he thought it pleasant to help his father
B. he told his father a lot about his school
C. he felt proud of his father
D. he felt shy of walking with his father
2.The writer’s father _______.
A. needed to take exercise every day
B. went out to send his children to school every day
C. had a job in an office
D. went to work on the farm every day
3._______ helped father go to work when it snows.
A. Only the writer himself
B. The writer and his mother together
C. Only the writer’s sister
D. With the help of a sleigh, the writer or his sister
4.Which is the correct meaning of “complain about”
A. 抱怨 B. 谈论 C. 说到 D. 代替
5.From the passage we know that _______.
A. the writer misses his father deeply
B. the writer is always ready to help his father
C. the writer has a happy family now
D. the writer’s father works harder than before
九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
When I was growing up, I was ashamed to be seen with my father. He was severely crippled(跛的) and very short. And when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for balance, people would stare. If he was ever noticed or bothered, he never let on(流露).
It was difficult to coordinate our steps—his slow, mine impatient—and because of that, we didn't say much as we went along. But as we started out, he always said, “You set the pace. I will try to adjust(调整, 适应) to you.”
He never talked about himself as an object of sympathy(同情), nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate or able. What he looked for in others was a “good heart", and if he found one, the owner was good enough for him. I believe that is a proper standard by which we can judge people, even though I still don't know exactly what “a good heart" is.
Unable to engage in many activities, my father still tried to participate in some way.
I now know he participated in some things indirectly through me, his only son. When I played ball, he “played” too. When I joined the Navy, he “joined” too. And when I came home on leave, he saw to it that(确保) I visited his office. Introducing me, he was really saying, “This is my son, but it is also me, and I could have done this, too, if things had been different.” Those words were never said aloud.
He has been gone many years. I often wonder if he sensed my unwillingness during our walks. If so, I just want to tell him how sorry I was and how I regretted it.
Now I think of him when I complain about small affairs, when I am envious(羡慕的, 嫉妒的) of others’ good fortune, when I don't have a "good heart."
At such times, I put my hand on his arm to regain my balance, and say, “You set the pace. I will try to adjust to you.”
1.The author felt unhappy while walking with his father mainly because ________.
A.it was hard for them to walk at the same pace B.he felt pity for his father's physical disability
C.he didn't want others to know he had an ugly father D.it was not easy for his father to keep balance
2.The word “participate” probably means “________”.
A.join B.prevent C.fit D.avoid
3.It can be inferred from the text that ________.
A.the father was proud of his only son B.the father took part in all his son’s activities
C.the author was upset when asked to his father’s office D.the author was an outstanding player
4.In the last paragraph, the author tries to tell us that he________.
A.will follow his father's standards of being a good person
B.will learn from his father and try to be a good father himself
C.regrets his unwillingness to walk with his father
D.is now glad to help his father to walk
5.What's the best title of the passage?
A.Look for “Good” in Others B.This Is My Son
C.I'll Follow You D.Judge with Your Heart
九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析
When I was young, my father used to grow carnations — a kind of flower that was red, pink and white. He took care of them with much love and devotion (挚爱). When he came home from work every day, he would enjoy watching them. And he used to tell us, “No one should touch my flowers.”
One day, my younger sister Clemence, who loved Dad very much, wanted to help him. So she cut the carnations from their stems (枝干) one by one and arranged them on the ground. She believed that Dad would be very pleased to see them that way. When Mom and I realized what my sister had done, we became completely speechless. However, my sister didn’t know why no one showed her any appreciation (欣赏). When Dad came back, he went straight to watch the flowers as usual. Seeing his flowers lying on the ground like dead animals, he was surprised at first. He looked towards the street to see if it was any of the neighbor’s children who could have done it. Then he looked at Mom in silence. Finally Mom, who always taught us to tell the truth, said, “No bad neighbors did this great job, only your lovely daughter Clemence.” Dad’s face changed into a smile and then he said, “Do I have better flowers than my lovely daughter?” My younger sister smiled and hugged Dad strongly.
1. How many kinds of colors do carnation have according to the passage?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
2.Why did Clemence cut the carnations from their stems?
A. Because she didn’t like them.
B. Because Dad told her to do so.
C. Because Mum told her to do so.
D. Because she wanted to help her dad.
3.What does the underlined word “speechless” mean in Chinese?
A. 无语的 B. 伤心的 C. 惊奇的 D. 无助的
4.What did the father feel after hearing what the mother said?
A. Angry. B. Excited.
C. pleased. D. Sad.
5.What’s the best title for this passage?
A. My Cleverest Sister B. My Dad’s Best Flower
C. My Dad’s Carnations D. My Honest Mother
九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
My father was born in a small town in the US. He wanted to get out and begin a new adventure. He began that adventure by traveling to different cities in the US before going on to other countries. He took his wife and three daughters with him and went wherever the road took him.
It's easy to feel lonely when you're on the road. As my mother said repeatedly ,“We made lots of new friends on our trip—most of them were workers who fix cars, since we often spent hours in repair shops during the journey."
Getting along sometimes seemed impossible. There were always a lot of arguments, especially among us back-seat passengers about who had to sit in the middle. But even if it was hard, we did learn a lot about forgiveness. When in the Philippines, we drove to Quezon City one day. It should have been a one-hour drive but was nearly three, thanks to bad roads and worse traffic.“Did you put our suitcases (行李箱) in the car?" My father asked my mother as we arrived. "No," she said. "I thought you did." That
was how a seven-hour car trip turned into a 16-hour car trip, which was mostly spent in silence. In situations like that, we had to learn to let go of our anger. We were stuck (困在) in a rolling box with the same people for the rest of the journey. Even if I sometimes felt like opening the car door and pushing one of my sisters out, I kept my feelings to myself.
This is why road trips were like moving universities to us. We earned our PhDs(博士学位) in how to get along with other people just by traveling in that old car.
1.Who did the writer’s family make many friends with on their trip?
A.Other travelers. B.Shop owners. C.Car repair workers. D.Tour guides.
2.What does the underlined word "forgiveness" in Paragraph 3 mean?
A.原谅 B.放弃 C.坚持 D.遗忘
3.What do we know about their trip in the Philippines?
A.They took a train to Quezon City.
B.The writer's mother lost their suitcases.
C.One of the writer's sisters was pushed out of the car.
D.They spent more time driving than they planned.
4.What word would the writer use to describe these trips?
A.Adventurous. B.Educational. C.Boring. D.Surprising.
九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析
When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life . The only way I could ________ this was to work in the local paper factory in my town , or get married . I was very nervous when I told my ________ I wanted to leave school . I thought he would say , “________ You are going to the college (大学) .” I was very ________ when he said, “ OK, Let’s go to the paper factory.”
Two days later,________ took me to the factory . I imagined everyone to be friends ________ together and have fun . I even imagined there would be music and singing . I________ I had watched too many movies as a teenager.
When we ________ the factory gate , my father spoke to the guard (门卫) and one minute later we were _______. I walked around the factory looking at the building , the workers , and listening to the noise . It was _______. I ran back to my father and said, “ I want to go home.”
He asked me, “ What do you think of the ________?”
“ Too bad,” I answered.
“And marriage is even _________!” he said
I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard ________ I could get into a good college . I ________ studying English so I decided to major in (主修) languages at college. Thanks to my father and our_______ to the paper factory , I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me . I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!
1.A. say B. do C. receive D. find
2.A. teacher B. friend C. father D. husband
3.A. Yes! B. No! C. Really? D. Ok?
4.A. angry B. tired C. nervous D. surprised
5.A. he B. she C. it D. they
6.A. working B. studying C. singing D. farming
7.A. guess B. mean C. say D. hope
8.A. looked at B. returned to C. arrived at D. left for
9.A. outside B. inside C. back D. away
10.A. terrible B. wonderful C. funny D. special
11.A. workers B. guard C. building D. factory
12.A. better B. harder C. worse D. easier
13.A. but B. if C. so D. or
14.A. enjoyed B. stopped C. disliked D. minded
15.A. way B. idea C. plan D. trip
九年级英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析
When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could this was to work in the local paper factory in my town, or get married. I was very nervous when I told my ________ I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “ You are going to college.” I was very ________ when he said, “OK. Let’s go to the paper factory.”
Two days later, took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends, together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I I had watched too many movies as a teenager.
When we the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard(门卫) and one minute later we were . I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was . I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”
He asked me, “What do you think of the ?”
“Too bad,” I answered.
“And marriage is even !” he said.
I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard I could get into a good college. I studying English so I decided to major in(主修) languages at college. Thanks to my father and our to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!
1.A. say B. do C. receive D. find
2.A. teacher B. friend C. father D. husband
3.A. Yes! B. No! C. Really? D. OK?
4.A. angry B. tired C. nervous D. surprised
5.A. he B. she C. it D. they
6.A. working B. studying C. singing D. farming
7.A. guess B. mean C. say D. hope
8.A. looked at B. returned to C. arrived at D. left for
9.A. outside B. inside C. back D. away
10.A. terrible B. wonderful C. funny D. special
11.A. workers B. guard C. building D. factory
12.A. better B. harder C. worse D. easier
13.A. but B. if C. so that D. such that
14.A. enjoyed B. stopped C. disliked D. minded
15.A. way B. idea C. plan D. visit
九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I was a teenager growing up in Russia, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could do this was to work in the local brick factory in my town, or get married. I was nervous when I told my father I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “No! You are going to college.” He took me by surprise when he said, “OK. We’ll go to the brick factory.”
Two days later, he took me to the factory. I had a very romantic idea of working in a factory. I had imagined everyone to be friends working together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I guess I had watched too many movies as a teenager.
When we arrived at the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard and one minute later we were inside. My father said, “Take your time. Look around.” I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was horrible. I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”
He asked me, “What do you think of the factory?”
“It’s terrible,” I replied.
“And marriage is even worse!” he said.
I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard so I could get into a good college. I enjoyed studying English so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my father and our trip to the brick factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!
1.The writer lived in ________ when she was a teenager.
A. Russia B. Japan C. China
2.At first she thought life in the factory would be ________ than in school.
A. more careful B. more colorful C. more beautiful
3.When she told her father that she wanted to leave school, he expressed his disagreement ________ .
A. by doing nothing B. in a special way C. by saying nothing
4.After they visited the factory, the girl ________ .
A. decided to work there B. decided to get married C. changed her mind
5.The underlined work “horrible” means “________” in Chinese.
A. 糟糕的 B. 紧张的 C. 浪漫的
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I was a teenager growing up in Russia, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could do this was to work in the local brick factory in my town, or get married. I was nervous when I told my father I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, " No! You are going to college. " He took me by surprise when he said, "OK. We'll go to the brick factory. "
Two days later, he took me to the factory. I had a very romantic idea of working in a factory. ' I had imagined everyone to be friends working together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I guess I had watched too many movies as a teenager.
When we arrived at the factory gates, my father spoke to the guard and one minute later we were inside. My father said, "Take your time. Look around." I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was horrible. I ran back to my. father and said, "I want to go home. "
He asked me, "What do you think of the factory?"
"It's terrible," I replied.
"And marriage is even worse!" he said.
I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard so I could get into a good college. I enjoyed studying English so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my father and our trip to the brick factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!
1. The writer lived in_________ when she was a teenager.
A. Russia B. Japan C. China
2.At first she thought life in the factory would be _ _ than in school.
A. more careful B. more colorful C. more beautiful
3.When she told her father that she wanted to leave school, he expressed his disagreement________.
A. by doing nothing B. in a special way C. by saying nothing
4. After they visited the factory, the girl________.
A. decided to work there B. decided to get married C. changed her mind
5.The underlined word "horrible" means "_ _" in Chinese.
A. 糟糕的 B. 紧张的 C. 浪漫的
九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
My name is Bill. I was born in Toronto, Canada. Life looked bright and was filled with hope for my parents and me. My mother and father got married in 1980, and I was born the next year.
As I grew into a man, my father gave me lots of advice and support. There were many things about his character that I admired, but like many young boys, I often thought that my father’s ideas were from the past and out of date.
I did well as a student and was the first person in my family to graduate from university. Then I became a doctor in a hospital, and most people would say that I have had a very successful life. But I know much of my success is because of the lessons that he passed on to me.
I often look in the mirror and smile. My dad gave me many gifts, including my now bald head and the friendly smile that I have. Thank you again, dad. I miss you.
1.Bill was born in .
A.1982 B.1981 C.1990 D.1997
2.The underlined phrase “out of date” means .
A.时尚的 B.固执的 C.过时的 D.开放的
3.Bill became a after he graduated from university.
A.doctor B.teacher C.writer D.lawyer
4.Bill thinks much of his success is because of .
A.his new ideas B.his friendly smile
C.his father’s look D.his father’s influence
5.In the passage, the writer mainly wants to tell us .
A.he is proud of his job
B.he has a colorful university life
C.he appreciates (感激)all his father has done
D.he wants to be with his father in the future
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析