Long time ago, there were two talented boys, ...

Long time ago, there were two talented boys, John and Joey. They showed great talents from an early age, and they did better than others around.

They grew up but they chose different ways. John used all of his talents to find a good job. He joined in many activities and visited the most important people and places. Everyone thought that he would be the most important person in the world.

But the second young man, Joey, was different. He always took a heavy responsibility (责任). He thought he should help others. He was always busy looking for ways to help others.

One day, bad things happened (发生) and they met many problems. John didn't know what to do. But Joey always tried his best to solve all kinds of problems. He thought some good ways and didn’t let the bad things affect (影响）the people in his town. From then on, he was more famous than John.

John then knew that our best talents are not only for ourselves. He learned from Joey that we should always help other people.

1.The two boys were special because they were 　　　　　 than others.

A. smarter　　 B. more serious　　 C. prettier　　 D. more careful

2.John used his talents to 　　　 .

A. make others happy　　 B. find many problems

C. find a good job　　 D. help others

3.What does the underlined word “solve” mean in Chinese?

A. 解决　　 B. 增加　　 C. 遇到　　 D. 逃避

4.　　　　 made Joey more famous than John.

A. Helping others　　 B. Visiting many places

C. Joining in activities　　 D. Having a good job

5.Which is the best title for this passage?

A. Two Talented Girls

B. What We Should Do with Our Talents

C. The Most Important People in the World

D. How to Help Others

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A long time ago, two friends lived in a palace and worked for the king. One of these boys liked a girl very much and he wanted to give her a present.

One afternoon, he and his friend ____a big vase with some beautiful flowers in it. He went up and took one for the girl. The next day, he did the _____thing, and the third day, and the fourth day...until the morning of the ninth day. The king noticed very _____flowers were left in the vase. He was_____angry that he called______in the palace together. when they were all before the king, the boy thought he should　　 ___something. However, his friend_____him to be quiet, because the king would be terribly angry with him. The boy was worried that the king would punish him. But he still decided to tell the king all about it.

At first, the king got very angry, but when he knew ____the boy took the flowers, a smile came to his face. "I couldn't have thought of a ____use for my flowers," the king said. On the day, the boy and the king became great friends. They went to the vase and took two of those wonderful flowers, one for the girl, and the ______for the queen.

1.A. saw　　 B. heard　　 C. had　　 D. bought

2.A. happy　　 B. different　　 C. easy　　 D. same

3.A. a little　　 B. few　　 C. many　　 D. little

4.A. such　　 B. too　　 C. so　　 D. quite

5.A. everyone　　 B. someone　　 C. nobody　　 D. no one

6.A. tell　　 B. talk　　 C. say　　 D. speak

7.A. stopped　　 B. let　　 C. told　　 D. made

8.A. when　　 B. why　　 C. how　　 D. what

9.A. good　　 B. better　　 C. more　　 D. less

10.A. one　　 B. another　　 C. other　　 D. others

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Long time ago, our world was very beautiful. There were trees, flowers and rivers. It was very clean and tidy.1 . We are living in a polluted environment, which is bad for out earth.2 .The public has been calling for actions against pollution. Scientists have told us to protect out environment,3 .

The earth is our only home. We should make it comfortable for ourselves and for our children in the future. Now nearly all of the countries are trying their best to stop pollution. Although they have done much, the progress is slow, 4 . No matter how difficult it is, we should try our best to fight against pollution. By working together, 5 .

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A long time ago, there was a big apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play with it every day. But time went by, the little boy had    32    and he no longer played around the tree.

One day, the boy came back to the tree. “Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy. “I am no longer a    33    I can’t play with you now.” The boy replied, “I need    34   .” “Sorry, I don’t have any. But you can pick all my apples and    35    them.” The boy picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. He didn’t come back. The tree was sad.

The other day, the boy returned and the tree was so    36   . “Come and play with me.” The tree said. “I need a house for my family. Can you help me?” “You can cut off my branches（枝干）to build your house.”   37    the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left happily.

The tree was glad to see him happy, but the boy didn’t come since then. The tree was lonely again. One hot summer day, the boy came back again after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have    38    for you anymore.

“I don’t need much now, just a place to rest. I am    39    after all these years.” The boy replied. “Good! Please sit down with me and have a rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears…

This is a story of everyone. The tree is like our parents. When we were young, we loved to play with them. But when we grow up, we    40    them, and only come to them when we are41    trouble. You may think that the boy is cruel（残忍）to the tree, but that’s how many of us are treating to our parents.

1.A. grown up               B. dressed up               C. got up

2.A. tree                   B. child                    C. toy

3.A. money                  B. time                     C. help

4.A. eat                        B. sell                     C. buy

5.A. sad                        B. calm                     C. happy

6.A. So                     B. But                      C. Because

7.A. anything               B. something                C. nothing

8.A. angry                  B. tired                    C. shy

9.A. hate                   B. love                     C. leave

10.A. at                    B. for                      C. in

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Long time ago, there lived a young boy with his family in a small village.Because there was little water in the village, the boy woke up early every morning, carried his pot and headed for the river in order to get water.

On his way back from the river, he always met some old men who expected to drink water.This happened almost every time.He always gave them water though he would be punished by his stepmother.

One day, he couldn't stand the punishment from his stepmother, so he decided never to give anyone water.But on his way back home, he met a strange-looking man who was very thirsty.The strange man lay by the road and he was badly hurt.The boy remembered his vow (誓言), but he thought for a moment and then gave the strange man some water.When he got home, his stepmother noticed the half-filled pot, and again punished him.

A few days later, there was a knock on the door.It was a mailman.He came from the town with a letter for the boy.The letter contained a thank-you note with some money for the young boy.The writer of the letter said that he was very thankful for the boy's kindness.

Where there is love, there is life.Your everyday good deeds are never useless for they will return to you when you are not expecting it.

1.The young boy woke up early to get water every morning because_________.

A.he loved his mother and wanted to help her

B.there wasn't enough water in the village

C.he could offer people help on the way

D.the water there tasted better

2.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.The boy's father passed away when he was young.

B.The boy didn’t like the strange-looking man.

C.The boy's stepmother didn’t treat him well.

D.The boy seldom went back home with a half-filled pot.

3.Which of the following words best describes the boy?

A.Warm-hearted. B.Open-minded. C.Strong-willed D.Good-tempered

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Long， long ago there were a lot of donkeys. The donkeys worked hard every day. They had no time to play or to relax， but they never felt appreciated(赏识)for the work they did.

One day two donkeys got bored. They wanted to live a comfortable life， so the donkeys went to see a wise old man. They told him their problem. The wise old man agreed that they worked too hard， and he wanted to help the donkeys. “I have an idea，” he said.

“What is your idea?” asked the donkeys.

“I will paint you and no one will know you are donkeys，” said the man.

The man went off to find some paint and he returned in just a few minutes. He had two pots of paints. One pot was filled with white paint， and the other black paint.

The old man first painted them white， and then painted black stripes over the white paint. When he finished， the donkeys did not look like donkeys at all. “You no longer look like donkeys，” the old man said. “Everyone will be fooled. I will call you something else， Zebras.”

The zebras went to a field to eat grass. Now they did not have to work.

Soon， other donkeys saw the zebras. They asked the zebras where they came from. When the zebras told the donkeys their secret， the donkeys all rushed to see the old man.

“Please make us into zebras， too.” They pleaded. So the wise old man painted more donkeys. As he did， more and more donkeys came.

The old man could not paint fast enough. Soon the donkeys became impatient. They began to kick about， and they knocked over the paint pots.

There was no more paint. The painted donkeys ran off to become zebras. The unpainted donkeys， because of their impatience， had to return to work.

1.Why did the two donkeys go to see a wise old man?

A. To become patient.

B. To ask him for help.

C. To change into zebras.

D. To have a rest.

2.When the two donkeys returned， why did they no longer have to work?

A. They didn’t eat enough grass.

B. They didn’t want to work.

C. No one knew they were donkeys.

D. They were no longer donkeys.

3.What finally happened to the impatient donkeys?

A. They won praise for the work they did.

B. They hated the zebras and fought with them.

C. They looked for another wise man to paint them.

D. They were still donkeys working hard all the time.

4. According to the passage， which of the following is TRUE?

A. The donkeys worked very hard and got much appreciated.

B. The wise old man decided to help the donkeys because he liked them.

C. The old man became impatient because he had to paint so many donkeys.

D. The old man helped the donkeys by painting them with white and black stripes.

5.What can we infer (推断) from the passage?

A. Being patient is very important.

B. Both donkeys and zebras had to work hard.

C. There is always a good way not to work hard.

D. The wise old man was killed by these impatient donkeys.

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A long time ago there was once a poor boy called Dick Whittington. The people in his village believed that the streets of London were paved with gold. So Dick decided to travel there.

When Dick arrived in London, he found there were no streets of gold! Tired and hungry, he fell asleep on the steps of a great house. It belonged to a rich businessman who gave Dick a job cleaning the kitchen. Dick had enough to eat and at night he could sleep by the fire. But at night, rats ran around and kept him awake. So Dick went out and found the fastest rat-catching cat in London. The cat caught all the rats that came into the house and Dick could sleep well at night.

The businessman heard about the amazing cat and asked Dick to take it on his ship to catch rats on his next journey. Soon the businessman returned and he was very happy because Dick’s cat had caught all the rats on the ship.

Dick worked hard for the businessman and learned everything he could. At last he married the businessman’s daughter and started a very successful business of his own.

1.Dick went to London because he wanted to ______.

A.see the beautiful sights there B.look for the cat that caught rats fast

C.marry the businessman’s daughter D.become a rich man

2.What did Dick do in the rich businessman’s house?

A.He cleaned the kitchen. B.He cooked food in the kitchen.

C.He cleaned the whole house. D.He drove the rats away from the kitchen.

3.The story has a ______ ending.

A.touching B.happy C.surprising D.sad

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A long time ago there were no donkeys in Gui Zhou. One day a merchant from another part of the country went there and took a donkey with him. Later the donkey got sick and the merchant left it behind and went on his journey. When the donkey was well again, it ran away into the nearby forest.

The tigers in the forest thought that the donkey was a strange animal and they were afraid of it. Whenever it brayed they all ran away as fast as their feet could carry them.

After a few months, the tigers became friendly with the donkey. They played many games with it, but they still afraid of it.

One day the donkey became angry. It kicked one of the tigers with its hind legs. The tigers were very surprised.

“That must be all it can do when it is angry.” They said. Then all the tigers jumped on the donkey and killed it.

1.Why did the donkey stay in Gui Zhou?　 Because 　　　　　　 .

A. he got fat　　 B. he got tall

C. he got wet　　　 D. he got ill

2.Dogs bark, donkeys 　　　　　　 .

A. brayed　　　　 B. mow　　　　　 C. say　　　　　　　 D. shout

3.Who became friendly with the donkey?

A. The dogs　　　 　 B. The tigers

C. The lions　　　　 D. The cats

4.What did the donkey do when he was well again?　 He went 　　　　 .

A. to the river　 　　 B. to the tree

C. into the forest　　 D. home

5.　　 jumped on the donkey and killed it.

A. All the tigers　 B. All the dogs

C. All the donkeys　 D. All the lions

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A long time ago , there was a huge apple tree . A little boy loved to play _________ it every day . Time went by … The little boy had grown up and he seldom came .

One day , the boy came back to the tree and looked _________ , “I need money to buy toys , but I have __________ .” “You can pick all my apples and sell them . So , you will have money .” The boy was so happy _________ he picked all the apples on the tree and left happily . The boy didn’t come back after ____________ the apples . The tree was sad .

Years later , the boy __________ and the tree was so excited . The boy said , “I have to work for my family . We need a house for shelter . Can you help me ?” “You can cut off my _________ to build your house .” So the boy cut all the branches of the tree and didn’t appear since then . The tree was again __________ and said .

One hot summer day , the boy came and asked for a boat . “_________ my trunk to build the boat .” The tree said . So the boy cut the tree trunk . He went sailing and did not show up for a ___________ time .

Finally , the boy returned after he left for ________ many years . “Sorry , my boy , ________ I don’t have anything for you any more . I really want to give you something the only thing left is my ____________ roots .” The tree said with tears . “I don’t need much now , just a place to rest . I am ____________ after all these years .” The boy replied . “Good! Come here , please sit down ____________ me and have a rest .” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears .

1.A. against　　 B. for　　 C. next　　 D. around

2.A. sadly　　 B. happy　　 C. sad　　 D. happily

3.A. not　　 B. none　　 C. no　　 D. some

4.A. to　　 B. and　　 C. it　　 D. that

5.A. picked　　 B. eating　　 C. picking　　 D. ate

6.A. left　　 B. returned　　 C. went　　 D. back

7.A. branches　　 B. flowers　　 C. leaves　　 D. trunk

8.A. alone　　 B. lonely　　 C. lively　　 D. lovely

9.A. Using　　 B. To use　　 C. Use　　 D. With

10.A. good　　 B. lot　　 C. number of　　 D. long

11.A. so　　 B. such　　 C. very　　 D. quite

12.A. but　　 B. and　　 C. though　　 D. because

13.A. die　　 B. dying　　 C. dead　　 D. death

14.A. interested　　 B. tired　　 C. amazed　　 D. amazing

15.A. around　　 B. in the front of　　 C. in front of　　 D. with

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Long long ago, there lived two girls named Emily and Tina. Both of them had long black hair and blue eyes. One day while they were playing in the back yard (庭院), Emily heard a tinkling (叮当) sound. She jumped up. “Listen,” she told her twin. They listened. The noise came again.

This time Tina heard it. She sat up. “It came from over there,” She whispered, looking at the zinnias (鱼尾菊) far away. They came near to find it out. Then something flew out, making the same tinkling sound they had heard before. The children looked at one another. “Was it a bee?” asked Tina. “I don’t think so,” replied Emily. “Do bees make a sound like bells?” “Let’s call it the Tinkle Bee anyway,” said Tina. Emily nodded, listening with a little difficulty. What had made that noise?

The next day, Emily and Tina brought their cookies outside. Tina took her plate by the zinnias. Suddenly she caught something. “Emily!” she called. “I’ve got the Tinkle Bee!” Emily rushed over. They sat down on the grass. Tina opened her hand very carefully. There was that sound! Something was shining in Tina’s hand. They smiled. Then Emily cried, “It’s a fairy (仙女)!” Tina looked down at it in her hand. It looked like a girl. A tiny girl with wings! Tina dropped it before she noticed that a wing was torn (撕裂). The little fairy could not fly away so she took a piece of grass out of the ground and sat on it.

Emily and Tina were surprised at what they saw. The fairy turned to Emily and said, “Hello, I am Marabella.” Then she said again, “Marabella the Fairy.” Emily smiled. “I’m Emily,” she said. Tina said, “I’m Tina. Are you really a fairy?” “Oh, yes!” replied Marabella. “I’ve always been a fairy.”

1.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “tiny” in this passage?

A. Weak.　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. Nice.　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. Little.　　　　　　　　 D. Sick.

2.How did the sound come out?

A. A bee behind the zinnias made the sound.

B. It came out from the fairy’s flying.

C. It came out when the fairy shouted for help.

D. The bell by the zinnias rang.

3.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Emily and Tina found a tinkling sound when they were playing in the yard.

B. Emily and Tina were very interested in the tinkling sound.

C. How a fairy by the zinnias was saved by the twins.

D. The process of Emily and Tina’s finding a fairy.

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