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Afel was only a very small boy when he first saw snow in a picture book. It had lots of ______ of children playing in big white fields. He asked, "Mum, what are those white fields?" His mother laughed, "That's snow, and they are making a snowman!" She tried to ______ what snow was. Afel didn't really understand because there was no real snow where he lived. But he showed great interest.

One day when he was 12, Afel was watching a programme on TV with his uncle. It was full of snow, and there were people flying across the snow. They looked like fantastic birds. They had hats covering all their heads and big goggles over their eyes. And on their feet, they had ______ shoes.

"What are those?" he asked his uncle ______. "Skis," replied his uncle. "And those people are called skiers." At that moment, he decided to be a ______. "What is the programme?" he asked. "The Winter Olympics," said his uncle. "It's like the normal Olympics and they have it every four years."

Afel found out that the next Winter Olympics would be in Beijing, in 2022. "Perfect," he thought. "Enough time for me to become an excellent skier."

"But there's no snow here!" People told him. "Where are you going to ski?" "How will you go to the Olympics?" People asked him. "Our country doesn't even have a skiing team." But Afel didn't ______.

He made himself a pair of skis from two pieces of wood. He tied them to his feet and practiced with two sticks in his hands. He practised again and again until he could move quite quickly across the sand. He tried to fly down the hills like the people on TV, but he couldn't.

"Never mind," he thought. "It's a ______…"

So every night, Afel practises skiing down sand hills. He ______ that he will bring home a medal one day.

1.A.videos B.pictures C.clothes D.tools

2.A.draw B.circle C.prepare D.explain

3.A.strange B.strong C.valuable D.comfortable

4.A.politely B.hopefully C.excitedly D.nervously

5.A.coach B.winner C.writer D.skier

6.A.refuse B.learn C.care D.complain

7.A.way B.start C.chance D.suggestion

8.A.dreams B.predicts C.proves D.realizes

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动词填空

阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空 (必要时可加情态动词或助动词)。

Afel was only a small boy when he first saw snow in a picture book．In the pictures he saw a lot of children1.___________（play）in the snow．

Afel didn’t understand what snow was．But he dreamed about snow all the time．He dreamed of being able2.___________（fly）across the snow．

One day when he was twelve，Afel 3.___________（watch）TV at his uncle’s house．The program was full of snow．Not only snow, there were people flying across the snow．

“Look! They4.___________（fly）”he shouted excitedly．

The snow，and the people…It was just like one of his dreams．

“They’re skiing．It5.___________（need）snow，”said his uncle，“it’s the Winter Olympics．It6.__________（hold）every four years．”

Afel found out that the next Winter Olympics7.__________（be）in Sochi，Russia in 2014．

“Perfect，”he thought．“Enough time for me to become a good skier．I8.___________（go）the Winter Olympics，and win the gold medal for skiing．”

“But there’s no snow here!”people told him．“Where are you going to ski?”

Afel made himself a pair of skis and skied across the sand．At first he couldn’t move，but he practiced and practiced until he could move quite quickly．

“How will you go to the Winter Olympics?”people asked him．“Our country doesn’t have a team at all．Why not do athletics（田径）instead? We have lots of good runners．And we9.___________（win）lots of medals at the Olympics．”

Now Afel is practising 10.___________（ski）down sand dunes（沙丘）．He dreams that the yellow sand and brown earth of the desert is the white snow．

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动词填空

阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空 (必要时可加情态动词或助动词)。

Afel was only a small boy when he first saw snow in a picture book. In the pictures he saw a lot of children 1.______ (play) in the snow.

Afel didn’t understand what snow was. But he dreamed about snow all the time. He dreamed of being able 2.______ (fly) across the snow.

One day when he was twelve, Afel3. ______ (watch) TV at his uncle’s house. The program was full of snow. Not only snow – there were people flying across the snow.

“Look! They 4. ______ (fly)!” he shouted excitedly.

The snow, and the people… It was just like one of his dreams.

“They’re skiing. It needs snow,” said his uncle, “it’s the Winter Olympics. It 5. ______ (hold) every four years.”

Afel 6._________ （find）out that the next Winter Olympics would be in Sochi, Russia in 2014.

“Perfect,” he thought. “Enough time for me to become a good skier. I 7.______ (go) to the Winter Olympics, and win the gold medal for skiing.”

“But there’s no snow here!” people told him. “Where are you going to ski?”

Afel made himself a pair of skis and skied across the sand. At first he couldn’t move, but he practiced and practiced until he could move quite quickly.

“How will you go to the Winter Olympics?” people asked him. “Our country 8.______ (not, have) a team at all. Why 9.______ (not, do) athletics (田径) instead? We have lots of good runners. And we 10.______ (win) lots of medals at the Olympics.”

Now Afel is practicing skiing down sand dunes (沙丘). He dreams that the yellow sand and brown earth of the desert (沙漠) is the white snow.

九年级英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

One morning, Mr Black was driving in the country and looking for a small hotel. When he saw an old woman on the side of the road, he stopped his car and said to the old woman, “I want to go to the Sun Hotel. Do you know it?”

“Yes,” the old woman said,“I will show you the way.” She got into Mr Black’s car and they drove about twelve miles. When they came to a small house, the old woman said, “stop here!” Mr, Black stopped and looked at the house.“But this isn’t a hotel.” He said to the old woman.

“No”the old woman answered, “This is my house. And I'll show you the way to the hotel. Turn round and go back nine miles. Then you’ll see the hotel.”

1.Where did Mr Black want to go?

A. The old woman's hote1.　　　　　　　　 B. The old woman’s house.

C. The Sun Hotel　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. His own house.

2.What’s the relationship between the two persons?

A. They didn't know each other.

B. They were good friends.

C. They were husband and wife.

D. They were mother and son.

3.How far was it from the old woman's house t othe Sun Hotel?

A About nine miles.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. About twelve miles

C.About three miles　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. About twenty-one miles

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The old woman lived in the country.

B. Mr Black took the old woman to her house.

C.The old woman was waiting for her husband.

D.Mr Black stopped his car when he saw the old woman.

5.The writer wrote the story in order to　　　　 .

A. tellus a serious story　　　　　　 B. tell us a sad story

C. tell us to help others　　　　　　 D. tell us a joke

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Joe was going into his usual bar before lunch when he saw a poorly dressed man fishing in a small pool about five centimeters deep outside it.

Joe stopped and watched the man for a few minutes. He saw that most of the people who passed by him believed he must be quite mad(发疯的).

Joe pitied the man, so after a while he went up to him and said kindly, "Hello, would you like to come into the bar and have a drink with me?"

The fisherman was glad to accept his offer(主动提议). Joe bought him a few drinks and finally said to him, "You've been fishing outside here, haven't you? How many did you catch this morning, if I may ask?"

“You are the eighth,” the fisherman answered happily.

1.Before lunch Joe usually had_______.

A. a drink at the bar　　 B. tea at the bar　　 C. dinner at the bar　　 D. a drink with the fisherman

2.Who took pity on the fisherman?

A. Nobody.　　 B. Only Joe.

C. Everyone who passed by him.　　 D. Some of the people who passed by him.

3.The poorly dressed man_______.

A. must be mad　　 B. must be hungry　　 C. must be thirsty　　 D. was not mad at all

4.The fisherman pretended(假装) _______．

A. to be mad　　 B. to be fishing　　 C. to be poor　　 D. to have no job

5.The fisherman fooled_______.

A. all the people　　 B. most of the people

C. Joe as well as the other seven people　　 D. eight people except Joe

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

---The boy ran away in fear when he saw the dog.

---In fact, the dog was friendly.

A. feeling sad　　 B. feeling happy　　 C. feeling afraid

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Mark was walking home from school one day when he saw a boy in front of him. He had dropped all of the books he was 16 , along with two sweaters, a basketball and a walkman (随身听).

Mark stopped and helped the boy pick the things up. 17  they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of his things. As they walked, Mark 18  that the boy’s name was Bill. He loved computer games, basketball, music and history, 19  he was having trouble with some of his 20   in school.

They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was 21   in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed   22  with a few laughs and some small talk, then Mark went home.

They continued to 23  each other at school, had lunch together once or twice a week, and then they 24  finished middle school. Three weeks before they left school, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.

Bill reminded Mark of the day years ago when they had first 25 . “Did you ever wonder 26  I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill.

“You see, I cleaned out my locker (锁柜) because I didn’t want to leave 27  for anyone else. I was going home to kill myself. But after we 28  some time together talking and laughing, I 29  that if I killed myself, I would have missed many good times. So you see, Mark, when you 30  those books that day, you actually saved my life.”

1.A. reading        B. buying           C. carrying         D. writing

2.A. Since      B. When             C. While            D. Before

3.A. asked      B. learned          C. believed         D. answered

4.A. and            B. or               C. so               D. but

5.A. books      B. teachers         C. subjects         D. games

6.A. introduced B. invited          C. noticed          D. pushed

7.A. happily        B. slowly           C. quietly          D. easily

8.A. help       B. accept           C. see              D. change

9.A. all            B. each             C. either           D. both

10.A. met           B. worked           C. appeared         D. arrived

11.A. what      B. when             C. why              D. how

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

13.A. took      B. wasted           C. spent            D. found

14.A. remembered    B. wondered         C. checked          D. realized

15.A. threw away    B. picked up        C. gave out         D. looked for

九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

One day，a small schoolhouse caught fire. Unluckily，a boy was in the house. When he was found by the people in the village，he was almost dying. The people took him to the hospital quickly. But the doctor said he could do nothing for him. The people felt very sad for him. To everybody's surprise，he came back to life(苏醒).A few days later，he got to know that he might be disabled because he couldn't move his legs. After he was out of hospital，the boy made a decision to save himself. He had a strong feeling that he had to stand up and walk with his legs. So day after day，year after year，he practiced sitting from the bed，standing on his feet，and walking slowly in his yard with his mother's help. At last，He could walk freely and fast. He even ran to school every day. After he got into college，he joined the sports club. The boy was Dr. Glenn Cunningham. He broke the world record of one kilometer race in Madison Square Garden. What a brave boy! He controlled his own life.

1.One day a small schoolhouse __________ .

A. caught fire　　 B. fell down

C. was built　　 D. was pulled down

2.The boy might be disabled because ________ .

A. the doctor cut off his legs　　 B. he lost his legs

C. he couldn't move his legs　　 D. he couldn't move his hands

3.The boy was helped to practice sitting and standing by__________ .

A. the doctor　　 B. his mother

C. his father　　 D. the people who found him

4.The boy __________　 in Madison Square Garden.

A. became a climber　　 B. helped his mother

C. hurt his legs　　 D. broke a world record

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

　　　 William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the U.S, was born in a small town. When he was a boy, he was very quiet and shy. Because he was so quiet, every one thought that he wasn't bright (聪明).

　　　 The people in the town often put a nickel (五分币) and a dime (一角银币) before him and ask him which to choose. He always chose the nickel and they laughed.

　　　 One day a woman felt sorry for him. She asked, "Why do you never take a dime and always choose a nickel instead? Do you know a nickel is worth (值…钱) much less than a dime?"

　　　 "Certainly I know it," William answered slowly. "But if I choose the dime, they will not ask me to choose them any more.

1.Where was William Henry Harrison from ?

______________________________________________________________________________

2.When William Henry Harrison was a boy, what was he like?

_____________________________________________________________________________

3.Why did people laugh at William Henry Harrison?

_____________________________________________________________________________

4.Did William Henry Harrison know a nickel was worth much less than a dime?

___________________________________________________________________________

5.What do you think of William Henry Harrison ?

_____________________________________________________________________________

九年级英语回答问题中等难度题查看答案及解析

A boy was walking in a field,when he saw a sheep coming towards him.

The poor thing came running up quite close to him.She then went on a few steps,at the same time,turning around and looking up in the boy’s face,and bleating loudly.

The boy had never seen a sheep act in this way before,and wanting to find out what the sheep wanted,he began to follow her across the field.

On and on she went,every now and then turning round to see if the boy was coming.

At last she led the way to a place where there was a running stream,and a deep pool of water.

As soon as he came to this spot,the boy saw a little lamb struggling in the water.It had fallen over the bank into the pool below,and was trying to get out.

The poor mother sheep must have known that she needed help to save her little one.

By leaning over the bank ,the boy found that he could just reach the lamb.

He caught hold of it,and lifted it up on the bank.The mother sheep seemed greatly pleased to have their lamb again beside her.

1.The boy decided to follow the sheep because the sheep___________

A. was asking for help.

B. Acted in a strange way.

C. had no lambs around her.

D. Was old and lonely.

2.On the way to the stream,the sheep kept looking back to _______

A. Thank the boy for his kindness.

B. Enjoy the handsome boy

C. Make sure of the boy’s following

D. Show her lamb was in danger

3.To the boy,the mother sheep was_______

A. helpless　　 B. brave　　 C. clever　　 D. pitiful

4.The word”stream” in the reading probably means_______

A. A deep water pool

B. A narrow river

C. A spot for sheep to play in

D. Running water around the field

5.In the writer’s view,the story is______

A. unbelievable　　 B. educational　　 C. full of knowledge　　 D. less of fun.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析