I live in Mentone, a quiet, simple, peaceful place, where the rich never come. I met Theophile Magnan, a retired, rich, old man from Lyons yesterday, in the Hotel des Anglais. Theophile looked sad and dreamy, and didn’t talk with anybody else, which brought me back to the past.
A long time ago, Francois Millet, Claude, Carl and I were young artists—very young artists—in fact.
Yes, Francois Millet, the great French artist, was my friend.
Millet wasn’t any greater than we were at that time. He wasn’t known, even in his own village.
We were all poor though we had stocks(存货) and stocks of as good pictures as anybody in Europe painted. Once a person ever offered four francs (法郎) for Millet’s “Angelus”, which he meant to sell for eight.
It was a fact in human history that a great artist would never be accepted until after he was starved and dead. His pictures climbed to high prices after his death.
Then we made a decision that one of us must die, to save the others and himself.
Millet was chosen, chosen to die.
During the next three months Millet painted with all his power, enlarged his stock all he could, not pictures, no! sketches, studies, parts of studies, fragments of studies, of course, with his cipher(暗号) on them.
They were the things to be sold.
Carl went to Paris to start the work of building up Millet’s name. Claude and I went to sell Millet’s small pictures and to build up his name as well.
We made Millet a master. I always said to my customer, “I am a fool to sell a picture of Francois Millet’s at all, for he is not going to live three months, and when he dies, his pictures can’t be had for love or money.”
Claude and I took care to spread that little fact as far as we could.
Carl made friends with the reporters, and got Millet’s condition reported to England and all over the Europe, and America, and everywhere.
The sad end came at last, Millet died, not really. He became Theophile Magnan.
The pictures went up. There’s a man in Paris today who owns seventy Millet pictures. He paid us two million francs for them. Do you still remember the “Angelus”? Carl sold it for twenty-two hundred francs.
We are no longer artists and Millet dead.
1.Why did the four friends decide to choose one of them to die?
A.They wanted to be rich. B.They wanted to be famous.
C.They wanted to save money. D.They wanted to be respected.
2.Which of these is a fact based on the passage?
A.The story was written in memory of Millet.
B.Millet was still alive but had a new name.
C.Millet lived a wealthy life at first.
D.Millet failed to make a famous artist.
3.What made the four friends’ plan succeed?
A.That they didn’t want to be artists any longer.
B.That Millet’s pictures were sold at very high prices.
C.That people had pity on these poor artists.
D.People’s wish to own valuable art works at low prices.
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题
I live in Mentone, a quiet, simple, peaceful place, where the rich never come. I met Theophile Magnan, a retired, rich, old man from Lyons yesterday, in the Hotel des Anglais. Theophile looked sad and dreamy, and didn’t talk with anybody else, which brought me back to the past.
A long time ago, Francois Millet, Claude, Carl and I were young artists—very young artists—in fact.
Yes, Francois Millet, the great French artist, was my friend.
Millet wasn’t any greater than we were at that time. He wasn’t known, even in his own village.
We were all poor though we had stocks(存货) and stocks of as good pictures as anybody in Europe painted. Once a person ever offered four francs (法郎) for Millet’s “Angelus”, which he meant to sell for eight.
It was a fact in human history that a great artist would never be accepted until after he was starved and dead. His pictures climbed to high prices after his death.
Then we made a decision that one of us must die, to save the others and himself.
Millet was chosen, chosen to die.
During the next three months Millet painted with all his power, enlarged his stock all he could, not pictures, no! sketches, studies, parts of studies, fragments of studies, of course, with his cipher(暗号) on them.
They were the things to be sold.
Carl went to Paris to start the work of building up Millet’s name. Claude and I went to sell Millet’s small pictures and to build up his name as well.
We made Millet a master. I always said to my customer, “I am a fool to sell a picture of Francois Millet’s at all, for he is not going to live three months, and when he dies, his pictures can’t be had for love or money.”
Claude and I took care to spread that little fact as far as we could.
Carl made friends with the reporters, and got Millet’s condition reported to England and all over the Europe, and America, and everywhere.
The sad end came at last, Millet died, not really. He became Theophile Magnan.
The pictures went up. There’s a man in Paris today who owns seventy Millet pictures. He paid us two million francs for them. Do you still remember the “Angelus”? Carl sold it for twenty-two hundred francs.
We are no longer artists and Millet dead.
1.Why did the four friends decide to choose one of them to die?
A.They wanted to be rich. B.They wanted to be famous.
C.They wanted to save money. D.They wanted to be respected.
2.Which of these is a fact based on the passage?
A.The story was written in memory of Millet.
B.Millet was still alive but had a new name.
C.Millet lived a wealthy life at first.
D.Millet failed to make a famous artist.
3.What made the four friends’ plan succeed?
A.That they didn’t want to be artists any longer.
B.That Millet’s pictures were sold at very high prices.
C.That people had pity on these poor artists.
D.People’s wish to own valuable art works at low prices.
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
My grandfather likes quiet life. He lives in the house he built himself in the country.
A.where B.what C.that D.who
九年级英语单选题简单题查看答案及解析
Finland is a great country to visit, especially for relaxing. You can easily find peace and quiet there because much of the country is covered with forests. It also has lots of hills and thousands of lakes and islands. Depending on the season, visitors can enjoy themselves in bird-watching, hiking, fishing and other outdoor activities. There is even a part of Finland where people can see the beautiful Northern lights.
If you are a nature lover, you will discover plenty to enjoy in Finland. You will also find that the people of Finland are easy-going. This might be because they spend a lot of time having a sauna（桑拿）to relax themselves together. Finland even has a competition that is about spending time in one sauna. In the Sauna World Championships, people try to stay as long as they can in a sauna. This is really a hot competition! Finland is always considered as one of the best places in the world to live in, from its capital, Helsinki, to its great number of lakes and forests.
Finland is truly one of the world’s greatest treasures.
1. Forests much of Finland.
2. Depending on the season, visitors can in bird-watching, hiking, fishing and other outdoor activities.
3. The people of Finland are relaxing and .
4. is a popular way for people to relax themselves in Finland.
5. Because of the capital of Finland and its lakes and forests, Finland is considered as one of
in the world to live in .
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
This is the place Lu Xun has lived in.
A. where B. that C. what D. Which
九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
How would you like to live in a land where the sun shines day and night? There are place in the polar regions where, for North, the sun never sets! This is known as the land of the Midnight Sun. This period of sunlight can last up to six months.
This happens because the Earth tilts(倾斜). When the North Pole is tilted towards the sun, it has constant (不断) daylight. As the same time, the South Pole is tilted away from the sun. It is in darkness.
Six months later, the South Pole tilts to the sun and has constant daylight. Then the North Pole is tilts away. It has darkness.
1. Where can you see the Midnight Sun?
2.How long can the period of sunlight last?
3.Why can we see the Midnight Sun?
4.When there is Midnight Sun in the North Pole?
5.What happens in the South Pole?
九年级英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析
The first place _________ Mr. Blake visited in Gansu was the old town of Shichuan.
A.who B.where C.that D.what
九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析
根据对话内容，将方框内符合对话情境的句子抄写在对话空白处，使对话恢复完整。选项中有两项是多余的。
A: Where do you prefer to live, in the city or in the countryside?.
B: 1._________________
A: Don’t you think it’s too noisy to live there?
B: A little. 2.______________ And there are theatres, restaurants, libraries and many ither interesting places to go and have fun.
A: I see. 3.___________ It’s dangerous somtimes. While in the country, it’s quite different. People there often go by bike or on foot. It’s much safer and cheaper.
B: So what about you?. 4.____________
A: Yes, I like its fresh air, blue sky and I can climb up the trees to pick fruits.. 5._________________
B: Maybe you are right. But I think every coin has its two sides.
A.It’s really cool.
B.Where do you prefer to live?
C.Do you like living in the countryside?
D.But I like to go shopping in the city.
E.I prefer to live in the city.
F.But there is much traffic in the city.
G.Where do you think of the countryside?
九年级英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析
— Would you like to go _________ for vacation?
— Yes, I’d love to. I like the place where it is peaceful and uncrowded.
A. somewhere touristy B. somewhere quiet C. anywhere touristy D. anywhere quiet
九年级英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析
As the little boy saw the stranger, he turned ______into the narrow street where he lived.
A.quiet B.pale C.clearly D.quickly
九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析
Many old men prefer ____ in the peaceful countryside.
A.to live B.lives C.live D.lived
九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析