Alan was a skinny old man who lived all alone...

Alan was a skinny old man who lived all alone. One day he got a bad cold and he called for _____ doctor.

While the doctor was examining Alan, he asked: “Don’t you have a friend who could come and take care _____ you?”

“No, I’ve never had _____ friends,” the old man said.

“You’ve lived here all your life and never had a friend?” the doctor said in _____.

“I’m 64 years old, _____ I’ve never met anyone I could call a friend,” Alan said. “If it isn’t one thing wrong with _____, it’s another.” the doctor said. “Our village head, Robin, will surely help you if he _____ you are sick,”

“It’s so boring _____ to Robin,” Alan added. “You’d imagine there was nothing _____ than his wheat field and his wonderful, healthy pigs.”

“Then what about Max, the man ______ lives down the road?”

“A selfish man, ______ he’s smart and interesting to talk to,” Alan continued. “He visited me a lot before. But he’d come only when he felt like ______ so. I don’t call that neighbour.”

“You can’t bring up anything against Toby. Everyone loves him,” the doctor laughed.

“Right,” agreed Alan. “Toby would live on my doorstep if I let him. But he’s so noisy______ I can’t stand him for more than five minutes.”

“You’re a hard nut to crack, old man! You see too much of your neighbours’ weakness, and you don’t notice ______ good people they actually are. Anyway, please call me if you need me.” the doctor left and not a word of “thank you” ______.

Driving people away may end up lonely.

1.A.an B.a C.the D./

2.A.with B.for C.of D.at

3.A.any B.some C.many D.lots

4.A.surprised B.surprising C.surprise D.to surprise

5.A.or B.but C.and D.so

6.A.they B.them C.their D.theirs

7.A.will know B.knew C.know D.knows

8.A.to listen B.listening C.listened D.listen

9.A.most important B.more important C.most importantly D.more importantly

10.A.which B.why C.what D.who

11.A.whether B.though C.until D.because

12.A.doing B.to do C.did D.does

13.A.if B.so C.this D.that

14.A.why B.where C.what D.how

15.A.was heard B.heard C.hears D.hearing

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Omar Chajam is a wise old man who lives in a small town. One day when he was walking down the street, he met a man who was always jealous (嫉妒的) of him. The man came up and began saying something bad to Chajam,“You are a drinker! You are a thief! You are an idiot!”

Chajam didn’t care. He just smiled and walked on.

Another man dressed very well saw this. He didn’t understand and asked Chajam,“How can you bear such offences (冒犯)? Don’t you feel hurt?”

Chajam smiled again and said,“Come with me. I’ll show you something.”

The man followed Chajam to a dusty (落满灰尘的) room. Chajam lighted the candles and began searching through a pile of old clothes. Then he found a completely worthless robe (长袍). He threw it to the man and said,“Try it, it will suit you.”

The man took the robe and looked at it. It was so old that it even had some holes in it.

“What are these dirty rags (破布) for?”asked the man angrily.“I am well dressed. You must be crazy!”He threw the robe back.

“You see,”Chajam said,“you didn’t want to try on the rags. Similarly, I did not want to try those dirty words that man threw at me. To get angry by offences means to try on rags someone throw us. Now you see?”

1.How did Chajam behave when someone said dirty words to him?

A. He showed his anger to the man.

B. He said something bad of the man.

C. He felt hurt but pretended to be calm.

D. He kept smiling and didn’t care about it.

2. A well-dressed man was _____ when he saw what had happened to Chajam.

A. excited　　　　　 B. surprised　　　　　 C. sacred　　　　　 D. moved

3.What did Chajam ask the well-dressed man to do in the dusty room?

A. To light on some candles.

B. To find some old clothes.

C. To try on a poor robe.

D. To clean some dirty rags.

4.What is the main message of the story?

A. Never speak ill of other people.

B. Never judge a person by his or her appearance.

C. It is important to keep a cool head in the face of difficulties.

D. Smiling is the best way to push back others’ bad behavior.

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, a wealthy old man lived alone in a big house. He was growing weaker day by day and was unable to take care of himself, so he decided to hire (雇佣) a nurse to help with housework and take care of him.

One day, the old man interviewed two nurses—Anthony and Peter. Anthony happened to be a handsome young man, while Peter looked quite ordinary (普通的). The old man asked Anthony to make tea for him. After Anthony left, the old man turned to Peter and said,

"Anthony has given me a very bad account (描述) of you. He said you are rude and untrustworthy. Is this correct?"

Peter thought for a minute and said, "If Anthony has a bad opinion of me, there must be something wrong with me. I should take some time to change these things."

The old man was very impressed by Peter's character. Meanwhile, Anthony returned with a cup of tea for the old man. The old man sent Peter to make breakfast for him. He then turned to Anthony and told him, "Peter spoke very poorly of you while you were gone. What do you think about this?" After hearing this, Anthony became angry and started cursing (咒骂).

In the end, the old man hired Peter. Although Peter looked quite ordinary, he had impressive inner (内在的) beauty.

1.What did the old man want a nurse to do?

A.Live with him.

B.Help with housework and look after his wife.

C.Work as a doctor.

D.Help with housework and look after him.

2.The old man told Peter that Anthony__________.

A.had had some bad words of him

B.had praised him

C.did not trust him

D.considered him to be not important

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Ordinary people are more trustworthy.

B.Handsome men must be good men.

C.Inner beauty is more important than appearance.

D.Others’ opinions are always correct.

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, a wealthy old man lived alone in a big house. He was growing weaker day by day and was unable to take care of himself, so he decided to hire a nurse to help with housework and take care of him, One day, the old man interviewed two nurses—Anthony and Peter. Anthony happened to be a handsome young man, while Peter looked quite ordinary. The old man asked Anthony to make tea for him. After Anthony left, the old man turned to Peter and said, “Anthony has given me a very bad description of you. He said you are rude and untrustworthy. Is this correct?”

Peter thought for a minute and said, “If Anthony has a bad opinion of me, there must be something wrong with me. I should take some time to change these things.” The old man was very impressed by Peter's character. Meanwhile, Anthony returned with a cup of tea for the old man. The old man sent Peter to make breakfast for him. He then turned to Anthony and told him, “Peter spoke very poorly of you while you were gone. What do you think about this?” After hearing this, Anthony became angry and started cursing(咒骂).

In the end, the old man hired Peter. Although Peter looked quite ordinary, he had impressive inner (内在) beauty.

1.What did the old man want a nurse to do?

A.Help with housework and look after him.

B.Help with housework and look after his wife.

C.Work as a doctor.

2.What did Anthony look like?

A.Ordinary. B.Handsome. C.Old.

3.The old man told Peter that Anthony _________.

A.had had some bad words of him B.had praised him C.did not trust him

4.How did Peter react(反应) when he heard the old man's words?

A.He was angry. B.He took it seriously. C.He blamed Anthony.

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Ordinary people are more trustworthy.

B.Handsome men must be good men.

C.Inner beauty is more important than appearance.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

He was an old man who fished alone in a small boat on the sea and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish. In the first forty days a boy had been with him. But after forty days without a fish, the boy’s parents had told him that the old man was now salao, which is the worst form of unlucky, and the boy had gone with another boat which caught three good fish the first week. It made the boy sad to see the old man come in each day with his boat empty. The sail looked like the flag of failure forever.

The old man was thin with deep wrinkles (皱纹) in the back of his neck. His face was terribly brown because of the strong sunlight on the sea every day and his hands had the deep scars (伤疤) from dealing with heavy fish on the lines. But none of these scars were fresh. Everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful.

“Santiago,” the boy said to him as they climbed the bank from the sea. “I could go with you again. We’ve made some money.”

The old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him.

“No,” the old man said. “You’re with a lucky boat. Stay with them.”

“But remember how you went eighty-seven days without fish and then we caught big ones every day for three weeks.”

“I remember,” the old man said.

“It was papa who made me leave. I am a boy and I must follow him.”

“I know,” the old man said. “It is quite normal.”

“He hasn’t much faith (信心).”

“No,” the old man said. “But we have. Haven’t we?”

“Yes,” the boy said. “Can I offer you a beer on the Terrace?”

“Why not?” the old man said “Between fishermen.”

1.In the story the old man was the boy’s _____.

A. grandfather　　　　 B. friend　　　　　　 C. boss　　　　　 D. host

2.The word they in Paragraph 2 refers to (指的是) _____ of the old man.

A. the hands　　　 B. the scars

C. the eyes　　　　 D. the wrinkles

3.The old man refused the boy to go fishing with him again because _____.

A. he wanted to fish by himself

B. he could really understand his parents

C. the boy asked for some money

D. the boy had already learnt how to fish

4.From the story we can know that _____.

A. the old man was always full of hope

B. the boy’s parents believed in the old man

C. everyone laughed at the old man’s bad luck

D. the boy was worried about the old man’s health

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

He was an old man who fished alone in a small boat on the sea and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish. In the first forty days a boy had been with him. But after forty days without a fish, the boy’s parents had told him that the old man was now salao, which is the worst form of unlucky, and ordered the boy to join another boat, which caught three good fish the first week. It made the boy sad to see the old man come in each day with his boat empty. The sail looked like the flag of failure(失败)forever.

The old man was thin with deep wrinkles(皱纹)in the back of his neck. His face was terribly brown because of the strong sunlight on the sea every day and his hands had the deep scars(伤疤) from dealing with heavy fish on the lines. But none of these scars were fresh. Everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful.

“Santiago,” the boy said to him as they climbed the bank from the sea.“I could go with you again. We’ve made some money.”

The old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him.

“No,” the old man said. “You’re with a lucky boat. Stay with them.”

“But remember how you went eighty—four days without fish and then we caught big ones every day for three weeks. ”

“I remember,” the old man said.

“It was papa who made me leave. I am a boy and I must follow him.”

“I know,” the old man said. “It is quite normal.”

“He hasn’t much faith(信心).”

“No,” the old man said. “But we have. Haven’t we?”

“Yes,” the boy said. “Can I offer you a beer?”

“Why not?” the old man said “Between fishermen.”

1.The word“they” in Paragraph 2 refers to(指的是)_________ of the old man.

A. the hands B. the scars C. the eyes D. the wrinkles

2.The old man refused the boy to go fishing with him again because____.

A. he wanted to fish by himself

B. he could really understand the boy’s parents

C. the boy asked for some money

D. the boy had already learnt how to fish

3.From the story we can know that __________.

A. the boy was worried about the old man’s health

B. the boy’s parents believed in the old man

C. everyone laughed at the old man’s bad luck

D. the old man was always full of hope

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

He was an old man who fished alone in a small boat on the sea and he had gone eighty—four days now without taking a fish. In the first forty days a boy had been with him. But after forty days without a fish, the boy’s parents had told him that the old man was now salao, and ordered the boy to join another boat, which caught three good fish the first week. It made the boy sad to see the old man come in each day with his boat empty. The sail looked like the flag of failure(失败)forever.

The old man was thin with deep wrinkles(皱纹)in the back of his neck. His face was terribly brown because of the strong sunlight on the sea every day and his hands had the deep scars(伤疤) from dealing with heavy fish on the lines. But none of these scars were fresh. Everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful. “Santiago,” the boy said to him as they climbed the bank from the sea.“I could go with you again. We’ve made some money.” The old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him. “No,” the old man said. “You’re with a lucky boat. Stay with them.”

“But remember how you went eighty—four days without fish and then we caught big ones every day for three weeks. ”

“I remember,” the old man said. “It was papa who made me leave. I am a boy and I must follow him.”“Iknow,” the old man said. “It is quite normal(正常的).”“He hasn’t much faith(信心).”“No,” the old man said. “Butwe have. Haven’t we?”“Yes,” the boy said. “Can I offer you a beer?”“Why not?” the old man said “Between fishermen.”

1.The underlined word “salao” in the first paragraph probably means ________.

A. lonely B. unlucky C. dishonest D. stubborn（固执的）

2.The old man refused the boy to go fishing with him again because____.

A. he wanted to fish by himself B. he could really understand the boy’s parents

C. the boy asked for some money D. the boy had already learnt how to fish

3.From the story we can know that __________.

A. the boy was worried about the old man’s health

B. the boy’s parents believed in the old man

C. everyone laughed at the old man’s bad luck

D. the old man was always full of hope

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

He was an old man who fished alone in a small boat on the sea and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish. In the first forty days a boy had been with him. But after forty days without a fish, the boy's parents had told him that the old man was now salao, which is the worst form of unlucky, and the boy had gone with another boat which caught three good fish the first week. It made the boy sad to see the old man come in each day with his boat empty. The sail looked like the flag of failure forever.

The old man was thin with deep wrinkles(皱纹)in the back of his neck. His face was terribly brown because of the strong sunlight on the sea every day and his hands had the deep scars(伤疤)from dealing with heavy fish on the lines. But none of these scars were fresh. Everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful.

"Santiago," the boy said to him as they climbed the bank from the sea. "I could go with you again. We've made some money."

The old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him.

"No,” the old man said. "You're with a lucky boat. Stay with them."

"But remember how you went eighty-seven days without fish and then we caught big ones every day for three weeks."

"I remember," the old man said.

"It was papa who made me leave. I am a boy and I must follow him."

"I know," the old man said. "It is quite normal."

"He hasn't much faith(信心).”

"No," the old man said. "But we have. Haven't we?"

"Yes," the boy said. "Can I offer you a beer on the Terrace?"

"Why not?" the old man said "Between fishermen."

1.In the story the old man was the boy's 　　　　 .

A. grandfather　　　　 B. friend　　　　　　　 C. boss　　　　　　　　 D. host

2.The word they in Paragraph 2 refers to(是指) 　　　　 of the old man.

A. the hands　 　　 　　 B. the scars

C. the eyes　　　　　　 D. the wrinkles

3.The old man refused the boy to go fishing with him again because 　　　　 .

A. he wanted to fish by himself　

B. he could really understand his parents

C. the boy asked for some money

D. the boy had already learnt how to fish

4.From the story we can know that 　　　　 .

A. the old man was always full of hope

B. the boy's parents believed in the old man

C. everyone laughed at the old man's bad luck

D. the boy was worried about the old man's health

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

An old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart after a day's hard work. When he was not far from his house， the light on the cart went out. He tried but could not mend it.

He was near his home， and so he went along the road without a light. When a policeman saw this， he stopped the old carter.

"Where's your light?" asked the policeman. "No one may take a cart along a road at night without a light. You know that. You've broken the law.

"I had a light，" said the old man， "but it has just gone out."

"I don't believe that story，" said the policeman. He took out a book and got ready to write. "What's your name and where do you live?" he asked.

"Please don't take my name，" said the old man. "My house is just there. You can see it from here. I had a light nearly the whole way. I haven't come far without a light."

"You came all the way without a light. What's your name?"

The carter quickly took the policeman's hand and put it down on the top of the light. The light was still hot， and burnt the policeman's hand. He jumped and he was very angry.

"Now， what do you think?" said the carter. "Did I come all the way without a light?"

1.In the passage "Cart" is ___________.

A. something like a car 　　　 　　　 B. something like a light

C. something pulled by a horse 　　 D. something with a light

2.The old man drove home ___________.

A. on the back of his horse 　　 B. late one night

C. very late every night 　　　 　 D. with a policeman

3.Where did the policeman stop the old man?

A. Near his home. 　　　　 B. At the traffic lights.

C. Under a road light. D. Far from his house.

4.How did the old man make the policeman believe his words?

A. He made the policeman touch the light.

B. He jumped and shouted angrily.

C. He made the policeman angry.

D. He burnt the policeman's hands.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

An old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart after a day's hard work. When he was not far from his house, the light on the cart went out. He tried but could not mend it.

He was near his home, and so he went along the road without a light. When a policeman saw this, he stopped the old carter.

"Where's your light?" asked the policeman. "No one may take a cart along a road at night without a light. You know that. You've broken the law.”

"I had a light," said the old man, "but it has just gone out."

"I don't believe that story," said the policeman. He took out a book and got ready to write. "What's your name and where do you live?" he asked.

"Please don't take my name," said the old man. "My house is just there. You can see it from here. I had a light nearly the whole way. I haven't come far without a light."

"You came all the way without a light. What's your name?"

The carter quickly took the policeman's hand and put it down on the top of the light. The light was still hot, and burnt the policeman's hand. He jumped and he was very angry.

"Now, what do you think?" said the carter. "Did I come all the way without a light?"

1.In the passage "Cart" is ___________.

A. something like a car

B. something like a light

C. something pulled by a horse

D. something with a light

2.The old man drove home ___________.

A. on the back of his horse B. late one night

C. very late every night　　　　 D. with a policeman

3.Where did the policeman stop the old man?

A. Near his home.　　　　 B. At the traffic lights.

C. Under a road light. D. Far from his house.

4.How did the old man make the policeman believe his words?

A. He made the policeman touch the light.

B. He jumped and shouted angrily.

C. He made the policeman angry.

D. He burnt the policeman's hands.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析