Once there lived an unhappy king who slept ba...

Once there lived an unhappy king who slept badly and didn’t feel like eating anything. This made 　　 queen and his people worried. A doctor was called in to 　　 him. The doctor said it’s all in his mind instead of his body. So 　　 medicine nor rest could help him but a shirt of a happy person.

The prime minister was called to the palace. When hearing the king’s situation, he said, “Although I have much power, it doesn’t make me 　 　 　 . I’m always worried about losing it.” Then, the king’s banker came and said he had lots of wealth, but he also worried about losing it. He was never happy, either. Next, the palace singer came and his words were almost the same.

Finally, the top general was told to find a happy man in 　　 time. Luckily, he found a poor man without power, money or fame singing happily on a street. The general asked him　 　 made him so happy. The poor man answered that he had everything he wanted and he didn’t want those he couldn’t have. His songs came from the happiness in his heart. When the general asked for the man’s shirt, 　　 , the man said, “What shirt? I don’t own any shirts!”

1.A. a　　　 　　 B. an　　 　　　　　 C. the　　 　　　　　 D. /

2.A. examine　　 B. notice　　 　　 C. look　 　　　　　 D. watch

3.A. none　　 　 B. neither　　 　 C. both　 　　　　　 D. all

4.A. happily　　 B. unhappily　　 C. unhappy　 　　　　 D. happy

5.A. three day B. three days’ C. three day’s　 D. three-days

6.A. that　　 　 B. which　　 　　 C. what　　 　　　　　 D. where

7.A. to his surprise　 B. after all　　 C. as usual　 D. in total

九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

补全短文

There once lived a king and a queen who were very foolish. One day the queen had a 1.. When they saw their baby, they both cried, "My goodness! How 2.. she is! She's hairless and toothless! She's a monster!" They sent for all the doctors in the country and 3.. them to prepare some 4.. for her. "When she takes your medicine, she must 5.. to the right size and have hair and teeth," the king said. "If you don't do this, you'll be punished." The doctors thought it impossible, but they didn't dare to 6.. anything against the king's order. Just then an old doctor stepped forward. "Oh, we shall certainly obey your order," he said. "7.. it takes time. We have to dig for a mineral(矿物) from the Kunlun Mountains when the snow melts(融化) for the second time. The snow melts on those 8.. only once in six years. So we need twelve years." At last, the king agreed and the doctors' took away the little princess(公主). On her 9.. birthday, they brought her back to her parents with 10.. black hair and beautiful teeth. The king and the queen were very happy and gave the doctors expensive presents.

九年级英语单词拼写中等难度题查看答案及解析

The king slept badly and didn’t feel like ____.

A. eat　　 B. to eat　　 C. eating　　 D. ate

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

A long time ago in　　　　　 beautiful palace there lived　　　　　 unhappy king.

A.a; the B.a; an C.the; a

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

There was once a king who had a great palace with a wonderful garden .In the garden,there lived all kinds of animals. All of them enjoyed living there.

There was only one thing in the garden that the king hated: an old tree in the center of the garden. It was so old and dry. This made the king so angry that he finally asked some people to cut down and turned the place into a swimming pool. However, after the trees were cut down, the animals left the garden .Without the animals; the garden was not so beautiful as before. The king was sad, but he didn’t know what happened.

A young man went to the king, and said he could explain what had happened. “This was because you cut the old tree down,’’ said. “ There were thousands of moths (飞蛾 ) which lived in the tree .Birds needed the moths to eat and then attracted many other animals to your garden. So your garden became very beautiful. But as you cut the tree down, the animals had to leave. ”

“Excellent!” said the king, I’ll make you rich and you will try to make my garden beautiful again.”

“I’m afraid it will take many years to finish. It will take many years for the natural balance to get back again,” said the young man.

The king was sad, but all he could do was just to wait.

1.Because the king hated the old and dry tree, he asked some people to cut it down.

2.The garden was more beautiful after the tree was cut down.

3.There were few moths which lived in the tree.

4.If the young man made the garden beautiful again, the king would make him rich.

5.The story tells us that it will take many years for the natural balance

九年级英语阅读判断简单题查看答案及解析

There was once a king who had a great palace with a wonderful garden. In the garden, there lived all kinds of animals. All of them enjoyed living there.

There was only one thing in the garden that the king hated: an old tree in the center of the garden. It was so old and dry. This made the king so angry that he finally asked some people to cut it down and turned the place into a swimming pool. However, after the tree was cut down, the animals left the garden. Without the animals, the garden was not so beautiful as before. The king was sad, but he didn’t know what had happened.

A young man went to the king, and said he could explain what had happened. “This was because you cut the old tree down,” said the young man. “There were thousands of moths (飞蛾) which lived in the tree. Birds needed the moths to eat and then they produced wastes for plants to grow. The plants then attracted many other animals to your garden. So your garden became very beautiful. But as you cut the tree down, the animals had to leave.”

“Excellent!” said the king, “I’ll make you rich and you will try to make my garden beautiful again.”

“I’m afraid it will take many years to finish. It will take many years for the natural balance(生态平衡) to get back again,” said the young man.

The king was sad, but all he could do was just to wait.

1.Why did the king cut down the old tree?

A. Because he hated the old and dry tree.

B. Because he wanted to plant a young tree there.

C. Because he didn’t want moths to live in the tree.

2.What was the result after the tree was cut down?

A. The garden was more beautiful than before.

B. The animals left the garden.

C. The king was very happy.

3.The underlined word “attracted” in Paragraph 3 probably means “ 　　　　 ” in Chinese.

A. 驱赶　　　 B. 利用　　　　 C. 吸引

4.If the young man made the garden beautiful again, the king would __________ .

A. be very angry

B. make him rich

C. order him to leave

5.The story tells us that __________.

A. it will take many years for the natural balance to get back again

B. it’s easy for us to keep the balance of nature

C. old trees should be cut down

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

There once was a king named Dionysius who ruled over Syracuse, the richest country. Dionysius lived in a palace. There were many beautiful and _______things. Because the king had so much power, there were many people in Syracuse who envied (嫉妒) ______good luck. Damocles was one of them. He was one of Dionysius’s best friends, and he was always saying to him, “How ______you are! You have everything anyone could wish for.” Once after Damocles praised him on his power and abundance ( 富 足 ), Dionysius turned to him and said, “Perhaps you’d like to_______places with me ?” “Oh, I would never　 ________that,” said Damocles. “ But if I could only have your riches and your pleasures for one day, I should　　 __________want any happiness.”

So the next day Damocles was treated as a________and experienced what Dionysius’s life was like.

Then Damocles enjoyed himself until he noticed a sharp sword(剑) hung over his head, held to the ceiling by only a single horsehair. He wanted to jump up and run, but he was so _______that he couldn’t move. Dionysius laughed when he saw this. “I see it every day, it always hangs over my head, and there is always the chance someone or something may________the slim horsehair. However, if you want to be a leader, you must be willing to take these risks. They come with the_________, you see.”

“Yes, now I do see.” said Damocles. From then on, Damocles never again wanted to change places, even for a moment, with the king.

1.A.useful B.expensive C.colorful

2.A.his B.her C.their

3.A.kind B.lucky C.smart

4.A.try B.change C.provide

5.A.look for B.learn from C.dream of

6.A.never B.always C.sometimes

7.A.king B.friend C.guest

8.A.sad B.disappointed C.frightened

9.A.comb B.color C.cut

10.A.power B.wealth C.happiness

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Long ago there was ________ unhappy king living in ________ beautiful palace.

A.a；a B.a；an C.an；an D.an；a

九年级英语单选题困难题查看答案及解析

阅读与回答问题（答案不超过5个单词）

There once lived a king who was very rich. He loved two things above all else: his little daughter and gold. The king had many rooms full of gold, but he wasn't pleased. He wanted to have even more gold.

One day when the king was in his garden, an unknown visitor came to him.　 He promised the king that he could realize the king's wish for anything he wanted. At first the king didn't believe the stranger, but finally he was convinced(相信). "I wish to have more gold," said the king. "You shall have your wish realized. From tomorrow, everything you touch will turn to gold."

The next morning the king got up very early. He wanted to see if he could realize his wish. First he touched a chair, then a flower, then a table. Everything he touched turned to gold! Then he sat down to eat breakfast. But as soon as he touched his food, it turned to gold. The king began to worry. What would happen if he couldn't eat anything?

Just then the little princess came into the dining room. She ran to her father, but as he touched her, she turned to gold as well.

The king was sad and worried. He went out to the garden. As he was walking, he saw the stranger again. The king begged him to take back the wish. "I don't want any more gold," he cried. The stranger warned the king to be sure this time. Then he agreed to take back the wish.

From then on, the king became a wiser and happier man, though he was less rich.

回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过5个词。

1.What did the king love most in the world?

______________________

2.Where did the king put the gold?

______________________

3.Who came to see him one day?

______________________

4.How did the king change things into gold?

______________________

5.How did the king feel after his wish for gold was taken back?

______________________

九年级英语回答问题困难题查看答案及解析

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

九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析