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Once upon a time, there lived a wise man. Everyone respected him. His son, however, was very lazy and did nothing all day.

The wise man was worried about his son’s future. One day, he said to his son, “I want you to go and find some treasure. I have drawn a map to guide you.” Then he handed his son a bag. Inside the bag were clothes, some food, a little money and the map.

The son set out on his long journey the next day. He had to travel across forests, rivers and mountains. Along the way, he met a lot of people. He was helped by some with food and by some with shelter. He also came across robbers who tried to rob him. He saw changing landscapes (风景) and experienced different kinds of weather.

Finally, after a long year, he reached the treasure’s location. He spent two days looking and digging for the treasure, but found nothing.

Disappointed, he headed back to his home. On his way back, he experienced the same changing landscapes and seasons. Sometimes, he would stop to enjoy the beauty of nature. He also learned to hunt and make meals. He had to fix his own clothes and shelter himself. He was now able to tell time by the position of the sun and protect himself from wild animals. He met the same people who had helped him earlier. This time, he stayed and helped them in order to repay them.

When he reached home, he apologized to his father for not finding the treasure.

“There wasn’t any treasure in the very first place, my son,” the father answered with a smile. “But I think you have found your life’s true purpose.”

1.What did the wise man ask his son to do?

A.Draw a map that would guide him to treasure. B.Travel to a faraway place to look for treasure.

C.Make a living by selling clothes and food. D.See the world’s forests and mountains.

2.It can be inferred(推断) that the son _________ during his journey.

A.suffered from hunger, cold and other dangers

B.chose a guide that would easily take him to the treasure

C.had to rob others for food and clothes

D.did not enjoy the natural scenery that he saw

3.What was different about the son’s journey back home?

A.The landscapes were changing. B.He found treasure and became rich.

C.He mastered many life skills. D.He learned how to be a wise man.

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.The son took clothes, some food, a little money and the map with him.

B.It took the son a long year to reach the treasure’s location.

C.The son experienced changing landscapes and four seasons twice before he reached home.

D.The son didn’t find the treasure because he lost his way.

5.What was the father’s purpose of setting this task for his son?

A.To make his son do some interesting activities. B.To see whether his son could deal with difficulties.

C.To test his son’s ability to live in the wild. D.To help his son find his life’s true purpose.

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Once upon a time, there lived a wise man. Everyone respected him. His son, however, was very___________and did nothing every day.

The wise man was worried about his son’s future. One day, he said to his son, “I want you to find some treasure. I have drawn a map to___________you.” Then he handed his son a bag. Inside the bag were clothes, some food, a little money and the___________.

The son set out on his long journey the next day. Along the way, he met a lot of people. He sometimes was_________by some with food and by some with a room to live in. However, he also came across robbers (强盗)who tried to rob him.

_________, after a long year, he reached the place where the treasure was. He spent two days looking and digging for the treasure, but found___________. He felt so disappointed. Then he went back to his home. On his way back, he learned to make meals and fix his own clothes _________.He also met the same people who had helped him_________. This time, he helped them in order to repay(报答)them.

When he reached home, he said___________ to his father for not finding the treasure. “There wasn’t any treasure in the very first place, my son.” the father answered____________, “But I think you have found your life’s true meaning.”

1.A.lazy B.busy C.hard-working

2.A.meet B.disappoint C.guide

3.A.key B.map C.knife

4.A.fooled B.praised C.helped

5.A.Finally B.Unluckily C.Suddenly

6.A.anything B.nothing C.everything

7.A.herself B.myself C.himself

8.A.before B.later C.now

9.A.thanks B.sorry C.goodbye

10.A.happily B.sadly C.angrily

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Once upon a time there was a wise man who used to go to the sea to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work. One day he was walking along the shore. As he looked down at the beach, he saw something moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought that someone would dance on the beach. So he began to walk faster to catch up.As he got close,he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasn’t dancing,instead he was reaching down to the shore,picking up something and very gently and throwing it into the ocean. As he got closer he called out,“Good morning!What are you doing?’’

The young man paused(停顿），looked up and replied,“Throwing starfishes into the ocean.”

“I guess I should have asked ,why are you throwing starfishes into the ocean?”

“The sun is up and the tide(潮汛）is going out.And if I don’t throw them in, they will die.”

“But ,young man ,don’t you realize that there are miles of beach and starfishes all along it. You can’t possibly make a difference!”

“The young man listened politely.Then he bent down ,picked another starfish and threw it into the sea ,and said ,It made a difference for that one.”

The wise man was lost in thought when the young man kept trying. Yes, there is something very special in every one of us. We have all been gifted with the ability to make a difference. And if we can know that gift, we will gain the power to shape the future.Each of us can do something for the future,each of us must find our starfish. And if we throw our starfishes wisely and well,the world will be better.

1.One day, the wise man saw a young man

A. Dancing along the beach

B. Walking with a dancer

C.picking up starfish for sale

D.trying to save the starfishes

2.The wise man thought it was 　　　　 to throw starfishes in the ocean at first.

A. relaxing

B. intelligent

C. foolish

D. helpful

3.The wise man was lost in thought because　　　　　　 .

A.he realized something new and important

B.he had a good story for his next writing

C. he worried the lives of so many starfishes

D.he agreed to save all starfishes on the beach

4. The words “something very special ”refer to 　　　　 .

A. the gifts from friends

B. the courage to make decisions

C. our own starfish in hand

D. the ability to make a difference

5. The writer told this story to show us that 　　　　 .

A.Rome was not built in one day

B.don’t miss doing any good things

C.no man is wise at all times

D.action speaks louder than words

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Once upon a time there was a wise man that used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work.

One day he was walking along the shore. As he looked down the beach, he saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought that someone would dance on the beach. So he began to walk faster to catch up.

As he got closer, he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasn’t dancing, but instead he was reaching down to the shore, picking up something and very gently throwing it into the ocean.

As he got closer he called out, “Good morning! What are you doing?” The young man paused, looked up and replied, “Throwing starfish(星鱼) in the ocean.” “I guess I should have asked, why are you throwing starfish in the ocean?”

“The sun is up and the tide is going out. And if I don’t throw them in, they’ll die.”

“But, young man, don’t you realize that there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along it. You can’t possibly make a difference!”

The young man listened politely. Then he bent down, picked another starfish, and threw it into the sea, past the breaking waves and said, “It made a difference for that one.”

There is something very special in every one of us. We all have the ability to make a difference. And if we can know that talent, we will get the power to create the future through the strength of our visions（远见） .

We must each find our starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the world will be better.

1.What’s the habit of the wise man before he began his work?

A. Doing his writing

B. Picking up some starfish

C. Walking on the beach

D. Throwing some starfish into the ocean

2.One day, the wise man saw the young man ______.

A. dancing along the beach

B. walking with a dancer

C. picking up starfish for sale

D. trying to save as many starfish as possible

3.Near the end of the passage, “something very special” refers to ______.

A. the ability of throwing things

B. the strength of making decisions

C. our own starfish

D. the ability of creating one’s own future

4.From the last two paragraphs, we can learn that ______.

A. the wise man realized something new and important

B. the wise man thought it was foolish of the young man to throw starfish in the ocean

C. the young man had the ability to change the whole world alone

D. it is necessary for us to save starfish on the beach

5.The writer told this story in order to show us ______.

A. how and where we can write a good article

B. everyone can do something for the future

C. wise men are sometimes silly

D. young people are actually wiser than old people

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完形填空　 阅读下面短文，从短文后每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Once upon a time there lived a wise king who wanted to marry off his favorite daughter. He 1.　　 how he could find the right person. Finally, the king had an　　 2.　 . He decided to hold a contest(比赛) to decided which gentleman would achieve this great honor. The king ordered that anyone　 3.　　 wanted to marry the princess must report to the palace. To win his daughter, a man must fill up a whole room with a(an)　 4.　 thing very quickly.

The first brave man anived at the palace. He brought bags full of feathers. With great　 5. , he started to fill the large room with feathers, but time ran out and he failed.

　　　 The next day, 　　 6.　 young man tried to quickly fill the room, this time with beautiful silk. Time ran out again, and he left the palace　 7.　 .

　　　 The contest　 went on day afterday, 　 8.　　 contestants hoped to pass the test but no one　 9. . The king began to lose heart. Wasn’t anyone in the kingdom qualified(有资格的)to many the beatiful princess?

　　　 One day, a young man arrived at the palace empty-handed. The king wondered how this man planned to win the contest. Entering the room, the young man 　 10.　 the lights. He reached into his pocket, got a small　 11.　 and lit it. In no time, the light filled the whole room.

　　　 The king was very happy because he had found the perfect match for his lovely daughter.

　　　 To get through a problem, sometimes we must　 12.　 the way we’re thinking about it. We need to re-educate ourselves by looking at the problem in a different way.

13.A.surprised　　　　 B.wondered　　　　　 C.hoped　　　　 D.recognized

14.A.opinion　　　　　 B.impression　　　　　 C.idea　　　　　 D.opportunity

15.A.whom　　　　　　 B.who　　　　　　　　　 C.which　　　　 D.why

16.A.expensive　　　　 B.cheap　　　　　　　　 C.heavy　　　　 D.light

17.A.confidence　　　 B.doubt　　　　　　　　 C.shame　　　　 D.sadness

18.A.the other　　　　 B.another　　　　　　　 C.any other　　 D.other

19.A.disappointed　　 B.happily　　　　　　　 C.excited　　　　 D.freely

20.A.hundred　　　　　 B.Hundred of　　　　　 C.Hundreds　　 D.Hundreds of

21.A.success　　　　　　 B.succeeded　　　　　　 C.successful　　 D.successfully

22.A.put off　　　　　　 B.put up　　　　　　　　 C.put out　　　　 D.put down

23.A.candle　　　　　　 B.ice　　　　　　　　　　 C.stone　　　　 D.gold

24.A.follow　　　　　　 B.change　　　　　　　　 C.turn　　　　　 D.make

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Once upon a time there lived a woman who had a bad temper(脾气). She 1at everyone around her. For most of her life she believed the anger inside her was 2 else’s fault(过错).

She went to see a wise monk(高僧) to ask for 3 . The monk told her to take a large pot（罐子) from his kitchen, fill it with 4, and stand outside on the sidewalk in front of his house. “It’s hot outside,” the monk said to her “When a person 5, you must give him or her a glass of water. Do this until there is no 6 left inside you.”7 she stood outside with a water pot and served water to walkers every day for the next several weeks.

Every morning she asked 8  if there was any anger inside her. And every morning the answer was, “yes.” So she continued 9water. Until one afternoon when a man walked up, took the water pot out of her hand and drank the water up, and then 10it onto the ground as he went on his way.

The woman was very 11. Unable to control herself, she 12 the pot and threw it at the rude man. The pot broke into pieces over the back of his head and he fell to the ground, bleeding.

As the woman calmed down, she realized the mistake of what she had made and began to cry. She called 911 and 13 what had happened. A moment later an ambulance(救护车) and two police cars arrived and took the man away. Then one of the police officers walked over to the woman, who was 14crying, and said, “ The city owes(欠) you a big ‘thank you.’ That man has been 15our wanted list for over a year now. He is an important suspect in many murder cases and robberies.”

1.                A．pointed        B．laughed         C．smiled    D．screamed

2.                A．anybody        B．somebody       C．everybody D．nobody

3.                A．information     B．news           C．advice    D．message

4.                A．juice           B．water          C．milk D．coffee

5.                A．walks past       B．drives past      C．rides past D．runs past

6.                A．water          B．money         C．anger    D．energy

7.                A．Because        B．But            C．So   D．Unless

8.                A．herself         B．himself         C．itself D．themselves

9.                A．drinking        B．serving         C．selling    D．buying

10.               A．put            B．dropped        C．fell   D．threw

11.               A．happy          B．excited         C．surprised  D．angry

12.               A．gave up        B．picked up       C．put up D．cleared up

13.               A．spoke          B．told           C．reported  D．asked

14.               A．already         B．still            C．always D．never

15.               A．on            B．in             C．at    D．to

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Once upon a time, there was a small town. There lived a man by himself who couldn’t see. He was _________. Yet, he carried a lighted lamp _________ him whenever he went out at night.

One night _________ he was coming home after having a dinner outside, he came across a group of young travellers. They saw that he was blind, yet carrying _________ lighted lamp. They started commenting（评论）him and made _________ of him. One of them asked him, “Hey, man! You are blind and can’t see _________! Why do you carry the lamp then?”

The blind man replied, “Yes, _________, I am blind. But the lighted lamp which I am carrying is for the people like you who can see. You may not see the blind man coming and end up _________ me. That is _________ I carry a lighted lamp.”

The group of travellers felt ashamed and apologized for their behavior.

In fact, we should think twice before judging others in our daily life. Always be polite and learn to see things from __________ point of view. Don’t laugh at others in a rude way. By doing this, our life will become more colorful.

1.A.deaf B.healthy C.blind D.weak

2.A.from B.with C.over D.about

3.A.as B.if C.until D.because

4.A.a B.an C.the D./

5.A.joke B.trick C.sense D.fun

6.A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing

7.A.luck B.lucky C.luckily D.unluckily

8.A.push B.pushes C.pushed D.pushing

9.A.what B.how C.why D.where

10.A.other B.the other C.others D.others’

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Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant both loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.

One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take care of them.” With these words, he went out.

But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell onto the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food or his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished（惩罚）, so he drank the poison to kill himself.

1.In the story, ______ liked wine and good food very much.

A. the rich man　　 B. the servant　　 C. both A and B　　 D. neither A and B

2.The rich man knew that it was ______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.

A. the cat　　 B. himself　　 C. nobody　　 D. the servant

3.The rich man told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ______ .

A. there was in fact poison in the bottles　　 B. did not want the servant to drink his wine

C. he wanted to kill the cat　　 D. he wanted to kill the servant

4.In fact, ______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.

A. the servant　　 B. cat　　 C. the rich man　　 D. nobody

5.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.

A. lazy　　 B. hard--working　　 C. clever　　 D. kind

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time, there was a lazy poor man living in a small house with spider webs(网) on the walls and mice running around. People __coming into such a dirty place and the poor man was lonely and __ every day. He thought he was unhappy __poverty(贫穷).

One day, the poor man dropped in on __wise old man and asked him for advice about ___his life. The old man gave him a vase and said, “This is a magic vase_____will bring you __.

The poor man looked at the vase __. He wondered ___a vase in his poor house. ___, he didn’t want to throw away such a beautiful vase, so he brought it home and put it on the table. “ ___not right for something ___beautiful to be empty.” The poor old man looked at the vase and thought. Then some flowers ____into it. That made the vase even ___. “How can I have the vase next to a spider web?” he continued. At this, he started to clean the house and paint the walls. His house turned ___ a comfortable place immediately.

The old man cheered up and he suddenly realized why he was unhappy. From then on, he worked hard and his life got better and better.

1.A. avoid　　 B. avoids　　 C. avoided　　 D. have avoided

2.A. sadly　　 B. sad　　 C. sadness　　 D. sadder

3.A. because　　 B. as　　 C. since　　 D. because of

4.A. a　　 B. an　　 C. the　　 D. /

5.A. to change　　 B. changes　　 C. changed　　 D. changing

6.A. /　　 B. that　　 C. what　　 D. who

7.A. happy　　 B. happier　　 C. happily　　 D. happiness

8.A. in surprise　　 B. surprising　　 C. surprised　　 D. surprise

9.

A. why would he need　　 B. why will he need

C. why he would need　　 D. why he needs

10.A. But　　 B. Or　　 C. However　　 D. So

11.A. It’s　　 B. Its　　 C. It　　 D. It was

12.A. very　　 B. such　　 C. quite　　 D. so

13.A. were putting　　 B. were put　　 C. have put　　 D. had put

14.A. beautifully　　 B. beautiful　　 C. more beautiful　　 D. more beautifully

15.A. in　　 B. into　　 C. on　　 D. around

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Once upon a time, there lived a man and a woman who already had seven sons. They wanted a d 1., and soon they had one. One day, the father needed water for the baby girl, so he sent the seven brothers to a well with a water jug. Once there, though, the boys began to fight and the jug fell into the well.

The boys were too a2.to go home. They looked into the well sadly and thought of their father. “Where are those naughty boys? Hours have passed. They must have forgotten about the water. I wish they were all turned into birds!” shouted the father a 3.. And when he looked up he saw seven birds flying away. The father was shocked, but it was too late. He could not take back his words.

In time, the girl grew up and discovered she had brothers. She made up her mind to find them.

For years, she searched and did not stop. Finally, she found their home. To e4., she needed a special key made from a wolf-bone, which she didn’t have. With a hunter’s help, she finally killed one and got the key. She opened the front door and went inside. On a table, there were seven plates and seven cups. She was not that hungry so she ate and drank a 15.from each of them.

In the last cup, she accidentally dropped a ring that her parents had given her.

Eventually, the birds returned for their meal. The girl h6. behind the door and watched. When the seventh bird drank from his cup, something hit his mouth. The bird recognized it immediately. It was his parents' ring. “I hope our young sister could be here,” he said, “and then we could be free.” At that moment, their sister ran to them, and in a sudden the birds were h7. again. The brothers kissed their sister, and all eight of them went home together.

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