John was a very strong man. Once he got a job...

John was a very strong man. Once he got a job cutting wood in a forest(森林). His boss gave him an axe（斧头） and showed him the area where he should work.

The first day, John cut down 18 trees.

“ Good,” the boss said,“Keep that up”!

Happily, John tried harder the next day, but could only cut down 15 trees.

The third day he tried even harder, but could only cut down 10 trees. Day after day he was cutting down fewer and fewer trees.

“ I must be losing my strength（力气）,” John thought. He went to the boss and apologized（道歉）, saying that he could not understand what was going on.

“ When was the last time you sharpened（磨） your axe?” the boss asked.

“ Sharpened? I have no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy trying to cut down trees!” said John.

While John was working hard, he didn’t work “ smart”. He didn’t think about the best way to do his job. Many of us never learn new skills. We think that whatever we have learned is enough.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误。正确的填T，错误的填F.

1.The boss was pleased with John’s work the first day.

2.John cut down three trees fewer than the first day on the third day.

3.John never sharpened his axe.

4.It’s a waste of time for John to sharpen the axe.

5.The story tells us we should work “ smart ”.

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John was a very strong man. Once he got a job cutting wood in a forest(森林). His boss gave him an axe（斧头） and showed him the area where he should work.

The first day, John cut down 18 trees.

“ Good,” the boss said,“Keep that up”!

Happily, John tried harder the next day, but could only cut down 15 trees.

The third day he tried even harder, but could only cut down 10 trees. Day after day he was cutting down fewer and fewer trees.

“ I must be losing my strength（力气）,” John thought. He went to the boss and apologized（道歉）, saying that he could not understand what was going on.

“ When was the last time you sharpened（磨） your axe?” the boss asked.

“ Sharpened? I have no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy trying to cut down trees!” said John.

While John was working hard, he didn’t work “ smart”. He didn’t think about the best way to do his job. Many of us never learn new skills. We think that whatever we have learned is enough.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误。正确的填T，错误的填F. 并将所选答案填到答题卡的相应位置上.（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

1.The boss was pleased with John’s work the first day.

2.John cut down three trees fewer than the first day on the third day.

3.John never sharpened his axe.

4.It’s a waste of time for John to sharpen the axe.

5.The story tells us we should work “ smart ”.

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John was a very strong man. Once he got a job cutting wood in a forest(森林). His boss gave him an axe（斧头） and showed him the area where he should work.

The first day, John cut down 18 trees.

“ Good,” the boss said,“Keep that up”!

Happily, John tried harder the next day, but could only cut down 15 trees.

The third day he tried even harder, but could only cut down 10 trees. Day after day he was cutting down fewer and fewer trees.

“ I must be losing my strength（力气）,” John thought. He went to the boss and apologized（道歉）, saying that he could not understand what was going on.

“ When was the last time you sharpened（磨） your axe?” the boss asked.

“ Sharpened? I have no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy trying to cut down trees!” said John.

While John was working hard, he didn’t work “ smart”. He didn’t think about the best way to do his job. Many of us never learn new skills. We think that whatever we have learned is enough.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误。正确的填T，错误的填F. 并将所选答案填到答题卡的相应位置上.

1.The boss was pleased with John’s work the first day.

2.John cut down three trees fewer than the first day on the third day.

3.John never sharpened his axe.

4.It’s a waste of time for John to sharpen the axe.

5.The story tells us we should work “ smart ”.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

John was a very strong man. Once he got a job of cutting wood in a forest. His boss gave him an axe and showed him the area where he should work.

The first day, John cut down 18 trees. "Good," the boss said, "keep it up!" John was encouraged by the words of the boss and tried harder the next day, but he could only cut down 15 trees. The third day he tried even harder, but he could only cut down 10 trees. Day after day he was cutting down fewer and fewer trees.

"I must be losing my strength," John thought. He went to the boss and said that he could not understand what was going on. "When was the last time you had sharpened your axe?" the boss asked. "Sharpened? I had no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy trying to cut more treesl" said John.

The moral of this story: While John was working hard, he didn't think about how to do his job better. Our lives are like that. We sometimes get so busy that we don't take time to sharpen our skills. Many of us never learn new skills. We think that whatever we have learned is enough. However, in some ways, sharpening our skills from time to time is the key to success.

1.When did John cut the most trees?

A. The first day.　　     B. The second day.　　 C. The third day.　　 D. The fourth day.

2.John was cutting down fewer and fewer trees. He thought_______.

A. he needed to sharpen his axe　　         B. the boss should help him

C. it was wrong to cut down trees　　         D. he must be losing his strength

3.What can we learn from the story?

A. It is wrong to cut down trees.

B. Hard work is the only key to success.

C. It's important to take time to sharpen our skills.

D. It's a waste of time to sharpen the axe.

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Once upon a time, there was a man named Anansi. He knew that he was very clever but he also knew he wasn't wise. He didn't like this, but he did not know what to do. One day he had an idea. He went around the village with a basket and asked each person to give him some of their wisdom（智慧）. The people laughed at Anansi because they knew that he needed wisdom the most. So each person put a bit in his basket and wished him good luck.

Soon his basket was full, but Anansi was worried that his neighbors might be jealous（嫉妒） of his wisdom and take it from him. He decided to hide it at the top of a tall tree. When he had tied the basket to the front part of his body, he tried to climb the tree, but it was too difficult. He tried again and again without success.

Then his youngest son walked by. "What are you doing, father?" he asked and  Anansi told him.” Why don't you carry the basket on your back instead?” his son said.

Anansi put the basket on his back and climbed the tree easily, but he wasn't happy.  "I walked all over the village and collected so much wisdom that I am the wisest person ever, but my baby son is still wiser than me. Take back your wisdom!" he said. And he threw the basket of wisdom into the air and went home. And that's how wisdom went all over the world.

1.Anansi went around the village for ________________________________________________________________________________ .

A. food　　 B. luck　　 C. wisdom　　 D. money

2.Anansi wanted to get his wisdom from ________________________________________________________________________________ .

A. his son　　 B. his father　　 C. the neighbors　　 D. the villages

3.The passage above is ________________________________________________________________________________ .

A. a report　　 B. a story　　 C. a survey　　 D. a diary

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Once there was a man named Clarke. He lived alone and owned a small shop in town. He was very kind-hearted and was always ready to help people in trouble. He often gave away what he had to the poor, so, as a result, he was quite poor himself.

In order to help the poor, he learned medicine by himself and tried to help treat the sick people. So the thankful people called him Doctor Clarke even though he wasn’t a real doctor at all.

One day a poor woman asked Doctor Clarke to go and see her husband, who was very ill and felt terribly weak. Doctor Clarke went there and found the family was very poor. The husband couldn’t find a job for a long time and the wife could hardly make any money, either. Doctor Clarke looked him over carefully and to his surprise, the husband was not ill. Instead, he was hungry because there was no food in the house.

“Come over to my house this evening and I will give you some medicine for your husband” Doctor Clarke said to the woman.

When the woman got to his house in the evening, Clarke gave her a paper bag with something inside and said, “Here is the medicine and it will be good for your husband. Don’t open it until you get home.”

“What are the instructions for taking it?” the woman asked.

“You will find them inside the bag.” answered Clarke.

After the woman got home, she opened the paper bag and found there was some money in it!

1.What did Clarke own in town? (no more than 5 words)

____________________________________________

2.Why did Clarke learn medicine? ( no more than 8 words )

_______________________________________________

3.What was the matter with the woman’s husband?　 (no more than 4 words)

_______________________________________________

4.请将文中画线句子翻译成汉语.

_______________________________________________

5.请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题.

_______________________________________________

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Once there was a man named Clarke. He lived alone and owned a small shop in town. He was very kind-hearted and was always ready to help people in trouble. He often gave away what he had to the poor, so, as a result, he was quite poor himself.

In order to help the poor, he learned medicine by himself and tried to help treat the sick people. So the thankful people called him Doctor Clarke even though he wasn’t a real doctor at all.

One day a poor woman asked Doctor Clarke to go and see her husband, who was very ill and felt terribly weak. Doctor Clarke went there and found the family was very poor. The husband couldn’t find a job for a long time and the wife could hardly make any money, either. Doctor Clarke looked him over carefully and to his surprise, the husband was not ill. Instead, he was hungry because there was no food in the house.

“Come over to my house this evening and I will give you some medicine for your husband.” Doctor Clarke said to the woman.

When the woman arrived at the doctor’s house in the evening, Clarke gave her a paper bag with something inside and said, “Here is the medicine and it will be good for your husband. Don’t open it until you get home.” “What are the instructions for taking it?” the woman asked. “You will find them inside the bag.” answered Clarke.

After the woman got home, she opened the paper bag and found there was some money in it!

1.What did Clarke own in town?

A.A bank. B.A shop. C.A school. D.A hospital.

2.Why did Clarke learn medicine?

A.To make more money. B.To set up a hospital.

C.To help the poor people. D.To become a real doctor.

3.What was the matter with the woman’s husband?

A.He had a cold. B.He had a sore throat.

C.He had cancer. D.He was very hungry.

4.The woman found____________in the paper bag that Clarke gave her.

A.some medicine B.some money C.the instructions D.nothing useful

5.Which of the followings is the best title for the story?

A.What a kind man! B.A poor family.

C.Helping homeless people. D.No job for a long time.

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Why Can't We Be Friends?

John Stewart was a poor but very smart kid and he always got top grades at school. He was shy, so he didn't have any ______.His classmate, Kevin, was a mean kid, who bullied(欺负)almost everyone including John. He did well in most subjects, but always failed math.

The two kids couldn't be more different, but an act of ______ connected them.

One day, John saw a lady drop a purse on his way to school. The lady didn't notice that. John caught up with her and handed the purse to her.

The lady happened to be Kevin's mother. That evening, she told Kevin about the kind little boy who ______ the purse to her. She said, "His name's John Stewart. I guess he goes to your school." "What?" Kevin said ______."Did you mean poor John, my classmate?"

To thank John, Kevin and his mom decided to invite him over for some snacks.

The next day, when John saw big Kevin running towards him, he got really scared. He thought Kevin was going to ______ him. Unexpectedly, Kevin gave him a big hug, "Thank you for returning my mom's purse yesterday!"

"You mean that nice lady?" John asked.

"Yes. She wants to invite you over for some home-baked cookies."

"Well, I have to get my mother's________first."

After school, they walked together to John's home. John's mom was more than happy to see his son with a friend for a_________.She agreed at once after asking Kevin if his parents were OK with that.

The two kids enjoyed the freshly baked cookies Kevin's mom served. Then, they did the homework together. Kevin was amazed how John explained the usually very difficult math homework and made it look so easy.

With John's help, Kevin__________ math tests successfully, and he seldom bullied anyone. They became best friends as well.

1.A.luck B.trouble C.friends D.classmates

2.A.bravery B.kindness C.trust D.friendship

3.A.left B.showed C.lent D.returned

4.A.angrily B.worriedly C.surprisedly D.impatiently

5.A.beat B.thank C.wake D.help

6.A.plan B.permission C.offer D.invitation

7.A.prize B.challenge C.protection D.change

8.A.passed B.presented C.predicted D.picked

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根据短文内容回答问题。

Once there was an old man who lived in a village. He was very old, so he wanted to give his money to one of his three sons. He told his sons to do one best thing in a week. He would give his money to the one who could do the best thing.

A week later, the three sons—Peter, Bob and Mike got back to their father’s house to tell him what they had done.

Peter said, “My dear father, I gave half of my money to a poor woman.” The father said nothing.

Bob said, “I saw a little girl fall into the river. Though I couldn’t swim, I took off my clothes, jumped into the river and pulled her out.” The father still said nothing.

Then, Mike told his story. “I saw a man sleeping at a very dangerous place! If he moved a little in his sleep, he would fall off the mountain. And the man was Ted. He once said he would kill me if he had a chance.” said Mike, “But I moved close to him and pulled him to a safe place.”

“Ah, that is the best thing, my son. Very few people want to save the one who wants to kill them. The money is yours, Mike!” said the father.

1.Where did the old man live?

2.How many sons did the old man have?

3.What did Bob do when he saw a little girl fall into the river ?

4.What was Ted doing when Mike saw him?

5.Who got the father’s money at last?

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Once there was a very helpful and kind-hearted man. He would help anyone___expecting anything in return.

One day while walking along a dusty road, the man saw a wallet, so he___the wallet. But then he found it was____. Suddenly a woman and a policeman turned up and caught him.

The woman kept on asking where her____was, but the man answered, “It was empty__I found it.” The woman shouted at him, “Please give it back to me, and it’s my son’s tuition(学费).”The man saw that the woman really felt______, so he handed over all his money. He could see that the woman was a single mother. The woman left and the policeman asked the man more___.

One day while the woman was going to her son’s school, she noticed that___was walking behind her. She thought that he___rob (抢劫) her, so she walked to a policeman. He was the same policeman that she had taken along to claim her money. The woman told him about the man following her. They ran to him, and saw that he was the same man that they had caught___days ago.

He looked very weak and the woman was____. The policeman said to the woman,“He wasn’t the thief that day, but having heard about your situation, he___you his money.”

Then the man told the woman. “Please go ahead and___your son’s tuition. I saw you and followed you to make sure that no one would steal your money again.”The woman was too moved to say___.

Life may give you a strange experience: sometimes it shocks you___sometimes it may also surprise you. Be kind and generous. Learn to appreciate what you are given.

1.A. by B. without C. for D. with

2.A. threw away B. put down C. looked for D. picked up

3.A. empty B. dirty C. heavy D. cheap

4.A. bag B. son C. money D. home

5.A. before B. when C. until D. unless

6.A. poor B. serious C. dangerous D. sad

7.A. questions B. advice C. reasons D. examples

8.A. everyone B. anyone C. someone D. no one

9.A. should B. can’t C. mustn’t D. might

10.A. little B. a few C. a little D. few

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

12.A. sent B. gave C. kept D. filled

13.A. pay B. borrow C. spend D. take

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

15.A. for B. so C. and D. or

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