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Several days ago, one of my students came into my office, looking down. He thought he had too much stress — he has homework to do every day, he has too many after-school classes every weekend, he doesn’t like his history teacher, his younger sister is crying all the time when he needs a quiet environment to study, his parents always compare him with his classmates, ...
The problems are commonly seen on most of the Chinese students. I comforted my student with one sentence: Don’t you know you were much stronger than you thought?
Why did I say so? Because everyone has strength.What is strength? It is not always about physical strength. Rather, it is about will, training and the ability to get things done. I know some students who are clever, but they get very little done in their studies. And I know others find work extremely challenging, but are able to move mountains through hard work. They have inner strength. More interesting is that those hard-workers often don’t even notice the stress. When they are asked “How do you make it?”, the answers usually comes back: “I just work harder than the others.”
Some losers often have self-imposed(自己强加的) boundaries(边界) — I can’t do that(Why?); that is too much for me(How do you know?); I can’t put in that much effort(What would happen if you did?). All these are limits(局限).
Then, how can they get stronger? By pushing themselves until the boundaries disappear. By pushing themselves until they get better.
1.What can we know from the student’s words？
A.He was looking for something.
B.He was worried and unhappy.
C.His parents didn’t love him.
2.Most Chinese students have problems with the following aspects（方面）EXCEPT _______.
A.schoolwork B.social relationship C.teachers’ suggestions
3.Why do some clever students achieve little？
A.Because they are not willing to spend time working hard.
B.Because the work is too challenging.
C.Because they know how much the stress is.
4.If your friend complains(抱怨) “I’m not smart enough to solve that,” what the writer may say to him?
A.Let it go.
B.Believe in yourself.
C.Are you really sure about that if you haven’t tried hard?
5.What can we infer(推断) from the passage?
A.Hard-workers don’t have any stress.
B.People can find their inner strength through hard work.
C.By pushing themselves, people can get whatever they want.
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Several years ago, I was employed as a Housing Officer. One day, a young man aged 18 came into our office in Yorkshire, England. He was visiting 1. area on his own when his wallet 2.(steal). He couldn't get back home in Scotland, so he came to ask for help.
However, my job was dealing with housing applications and 3.(home), not providing money for travel. After hearing my 4. (explain) for being unable to help him, the young man started to cry. He said his mother was disabled and didn't know where he was. To make matters 5.(bad), his phone had been lost too and he hadn't contacted 6. for the past two days. I asked him to wait outside7. I finished work at 5:30 pm.
After work I drove him all the way 8. Scotland! We arrived at his mother's house at 10:30 pm. She answered the door 9.(sit) in a wheelchair. I saw tears in her eyes as she thanked me. She wanted to give me twenty pounds for helping her son, but I refused. I just hoped that 10. my son experienced something similar, someone would be kind enough to bring him home.
九年级英语语法填空简单题查看答案及解析
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One day, many years ago, when I was working as a psychologist in England, I brought David into my office. His face was pale and he looked at his own feet.
David lost his father when he was two years old and lived with his mother and grandfather ever since. But when he was 13, his grandfather died and his mother was killed in a car accident. His teacher told me that he refused to talk to others from then on.
David didn’t say a word. As he was leaving, I put my hand on his shoulder. “Come back next week if you like.” I said.
He came and I suggested we play a game of chess. He agreed. After that we played chess every Wednesday afternoon — in complete silence. Usually, he arrived earlier than we agreed. It seemed that he liked to be with me.
Maybe I gave David something. But I learned more from him. I learned that time makes it possible to get over what seems to be painful. David showed me how to help people like him.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1.When David came into the writer’s office, he___________.
A. said hello to the writer B. seemed happy C. looked at his feet
2.David’s father died when he was ____________.
A. 13 B. 2 C. 5
3.To help David, the writer ________ every Wednesday afternoon.
A. played chess with him B. told stories to him C. played soccer with him
4.What club did David join?
A. A chess club B. An art club C. A bicycle club
5.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Since his father died, David refused to talk to others.
B. David didn’t say anything to the writer at first.
C. David finally got friends in school.
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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Several days ago, Brenda had a car accident that led to one of her legs being cut off. Since then she didn’t talk to anyone.
“I wish I could bring her friends to visit her,” said Brenda’s mother. “But it’s a long bus trip.” The nurse smiled, “Don’t worry. We have a plan.”
Later that day, the nurse had taken Brenda to another room. “Here’s your new roommate, Annie Wiggle-Do,” the nurse introduced a dark-hair teenager on the other bed.
As soon as the nurse left, she jumped out of her bed with her only foot and sat at the other end of Brenda’s bed, “I lost my leg from bone cancer,” she said. “What happened to yours?” Brenda was so shocked that she couldn’t say a word. “You’re lucky.” Annie continued. “You’ve still got your knee. They had to take mine.”
“I’d like to have a chat with you, but my friends are coming any time now, so I have to get ready.” Annie said when she took off her hair! Her head was completely bald(秃头的).
“Oh, I forgot to tell you, the medicine they gave me to kill the cancer also killed my hair.” Annie looked out her wigs(假发), brown and yellow, short and long, straight and curly.
“That’s why I thought up ‘Annie Wiggle-Do’.” Annie smiled. “Get it? Any wig will do? Annie Wiggle-Do?” “When Annie’s friends came, she introduced Brenda to them all. Before long, Brenda started chatting with Annie and her friends. They didn’t make her feel like a strange person at all!
The girls shared their names with each other. When it was time to go to bed, Brenda said, “Good night, Annie-Wiggle-Do. Can’t wait till morning.”
1.We can infer that no friends visited Brenda because ________.
A. she had no friends at school B. she didn’t want to see her friends
C. her friends were very busy D. her friends knew she had an accident
2.In order to cheer Brenda up, the nurse planned to ________.
A. introduce some healthy friends to her
B. let her share the same room with Annie
C. show her some more seriously injured
D. move her to a room filled with light and music
3.When Brenda fist saw Annie, she ________.
A. discovered that Annie’s head was bald
B. thought up “Annie-Wiggle-Do”
C. was too surprised to say anything
D. shared her dream with Annie
4.Which of the following about Annie is true?
A. She has different kinds of wigs. B. She thinks she is strange.
C. Her sin cancer killed her hair. D. She lost both her legs.
5.Which of the following words can best describe Annie?
A. Patient. B. Careful C. Polite D. Brave
九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
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One day, the students of Class 6 were reading in the classroom.Mrs. Brown came in and toldthe whole class they would have to change the__________ the next week. All of the studentsdisagreed ___________Mrs. Brown, so they shouted when Mrs. Brown said it was because a new student would ____ the class.“Why must we move to another classroom just because someone new is coming?” One of them asked
________ . Mrs. Brown stood there without saying anything. After a few minutes, she told them to be___________ to their new classmate and then she left.
The following week, the head teacher, Mr.White himself brought the new student
to theirclass. ___________ he pushed the new student to the class because the student was in a wheelchair（轮椅）. Mr. White introduced the new student Jeff to the class. He said that Jeff now was a ____________ of the class and they should work together. He added, “Helping each other is very important.” __________ could fully understand what Mr. White meant at first.
Over time, they began to understand the reason. Jeff was a_______student and often helpedthe students who didn’t understand their work. The c lass felt very thankful to him. They took care of him because they knew that when someone did something for you, you should do something ___________ in return.
1.A. classmates B. lessons C. teacher D. classroom
2.A. for B. of C. with D. from
3.A. leave B. join C. help D. visit
4.A. politely B. terribly C. angrily D. happily
5.A. kind B. useful C. honest D. careful
6.A. So far B. Above all C. As usual D. In fact
7.A. hope B. member C. monitor D. symbol
8.A. Nobody B. Somebody C. Anybody D. Everybody
9.A. lucky B. funny C. clever D. strict
10.A. out B. down C. off D. back
九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析
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One day, the students of Class 6 were reading in the classroom. Mrs Brown came in and told the whole class that they would have to change _____ in March. The naughtiest class in the grade could not _____ it. The pupils all disagreed with the decision, so they shouted when Mrs Brown said it was because a new pupil would be _____ the class. The class was in disorder. “Why must we move to another classroom just because someone new is coming？” one of them asked _____. Mrs Brown waited patiently before the class without saying anything. The students saw it and they became quiet. Mrs Brown told them to be _____ to their new classmate and then she left.
The following week, the class understood _____．The principal himself brought the new student to their class. _____， Mr White pushed the new student to the class because the student was in a wheelchair. Mr White_____ the new student as Jeff and asked them to be friendly to him. He said that Jeff now was a _____ of the class and they should work together. He added, “A house divided(分开) against itself cannot stand.” ______ could fully understand what Mr White meant at first.
Over time, they began to understand what their principal meant. Jeff was a ______ student and often lent a helping hand to students who did not understand ______ work. They felt very thankful to him. They took turns to wheel him about ______ they knew well that when someone did something for you, you ______ do something back in return. Not only did their results ______， but their behaviour became better. It was a special year Class 6 would never forget.
1.A. partner B. lesson C. teacher D. classroom
2.A. try B. catch C. believe D. manage
3.A. leading B. helping C. visiting D. joining
4.A. sadly B. angrily C. seriously D. coldly
5.A. nice B. useful C. honest D. careful
6.A. why B. where C. when D. how
7.A. So far B. Above all C. As usual D. In fact
8.A. mistook B. described C. introduced D. remembered
9.A. hope B. member C. monitor D. symbol
10.A. Nobody B. Somebody C. Anybody D. Everybody
11.A. lucky B. strict C. funny D. bright
12.A. his B. her C. their D. our
13.A. if B. because C. until D. though
14.A. should B. could C. might D. would
15.A. appear B. develop C. improve D. continue
九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析
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Mother came into my study with a cup of milk in one of her hands, and an apple in ______.
A. the others B. other C. the other D. another
九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Several years ago, a television reporter was interviewing three of the most important people from local businesses. One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.
The reporter was talking to them about being important.
“How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker.
The banker thought for a few moments and then said, “I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President is really important.”
The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that?” she asked.
The man shook his head, “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You’d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President said he was too busy to answer it.”
The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so?”
“No, I don’t.” he said. “I don’t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important.”
“Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.
“Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, ‘it’s for you.’”
1.This story happened in ________.
A. U.N. B. U.S.A. C. U.K. D. P.R.C.
2.There are________in this passage.
A. three men B. three women and one man
C. four men D. three men and one woman
3.The banker and the owner of one of the largest
companies in the world ________.A. had similar opinions about the reporter’s question
B. disagreed with each other
C. had been invited to the White House many times
D. didn’t reply to the reporter
4.The owner of one of the largest companies thought ________.
A. he himself was really important because he owned one of the largest companies in the world
B. the President was really important because the president of another country called him
C. the visitor was really important if the President would rather treat him than answer an important phone call from another country
D. none of them was really important
5.The underlined word you in the last paragraph refers to (指的是) ________.
A. the television reporter B. the owner of many buildings
C. the President D. the visitor to the White House
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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Several years ago, a television reporter was interviewing three of the most important people from local businesses.One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.
The reporter was talking to them about being important.
“How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker.
The banker thought for a few moments and then said, “I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President is really important.”
The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company.“Do you agree with that?” she asked.
The man shook his head, “No.I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House.You’d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President said he was too busy to answer it.”
The reporter turned to the third man.“Do you think so?”
“No, I don’t.” he said.“I don’t think that makes the visitor important.That makes the President important.”
“Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.
“Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, ‘it’s for you.’”
1.This story happened in ________.
A.U.N. B.U.S.A. C.U.K. D.P.R.C.
2.There are________in this passage.
A.three men B.three women and one man
C.four men D.three men and one woman
3.The banker and the owner of one of the largest companies in the world ________.
A.had similar opinions about the reporter’s question
B.disagreed with each other
C.had been invited to the White House many times
D.didn’t reply to the reporter
4. The owner of one of the largest companies thought ________.
A.he himself was really important because he owned one of the largest companies in the world
B.the President was really important because the president of another country called him
C.the visitor was really important if the President would rather treat him than answer an important phone call from another country
D.none of them was really important
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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One day, three of my friends came to our house.
They told me they wanted to go to Africa. They asked me if I wanted to go with them. I said, "Yes, I want to go with you."
We started to prepare all the necessary things for the journey. Soon we were ready to go. I said goodbye to my wife and we started our journey. Our plan was to be back in two months.
We left Brazil on the first of September, 1655. Our ship was very big but we were only seventeen men. The ship was full of things for business. We had cups, glass, mirrors, knives and other products.
At the beginning of our journey the weather was very good, but very hot. In one week, a hurricane (飓风) came and it was threatening our ship for the next twelve days. After the hurricane passed, we saw we went quite far from our original (原来的) journey and were instead close to the northern part of Brazil near the Orinoco River. The ship was badly damaged, so we could no longer go to Africa.
The captain wanted us to go back and repair the ship, but I strongly disagreed with him. We went over the maps and decided the best thing to do was to go to Barbados and repair the ship there.
When we started this short trip, a second hurricane came. The next morning one of the sailors cried out, "Land?" and at that moment the ship stopped in shallow (浅的) water. We expected the ship to break apart at any moment because of the strong wind, so we all got into the small boat the ship carried. This was very dangerous because the seventeen of us were crowded in the boat, and it had no sail.
The waves were very big. The wind was extremely strong. The wind pushed us to big rocks. We knew the crash was close.
Suddenly, a huge wave appeared and overturned the boat. I was covered with water and couldn't breathe. I couldn't see tile others or the boat. But I saw a little beach between the rocks.
Another wave carried me to the beach. I tried to get up. I tried to go further froth the sea. I was able to move ten metres up. I was safe. But my arms and legs were very weak. I fell down and I was lying on the beach.
1.Why did the writer and his friends go to Africa?
A.To leave their wives. B.To earn some money.
C.To send things to Africa. D.To travel around Africa.
2.What did they do after the first hurricane passed?
A.They had to go back to the place where they started.
B.They studied the map and found a new way to Africa.
C.They headed for the nearest place to repair their ship.
D.They lost their way on the sea and gave up their ship.
3.Which is NOT the reason for the boat becoming dangerous?
A.Shallow water. B.No sail. C.Crowded men. D.Big waves.
4.Which of the following shows the right order of the event?
① The ship changed the direction after the hurricane.
② All the men escaped to the boat but it turned over.
③ The writer was washed up on tile beach by a wave.
④ The ship left Brazil with seventeen men on board.
⑤ The strong wind almost broke the ship into pieces.
A.④⑤①②③ B.④①②⑤③ C.④①⑤②③ D.④②①⑤③
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
companies in the world ________.