Over 30,000 years ago, people from northern A...

Over 30,000 years ago, people from northern Asia went to America. Today we can tell these people Indians.

The Indians went to America because the weather began to change. Northern Asia became very cold. Everything froze. They had to move or they would die. How did the first Indians go to America? They walked!

Later Columbus found the New World in 1492. At first, only a few Europeans followed. They traveled to America in boats. For the next 300 years, about 500,000 people went there. Then the number grew very quickly. From 1815 to 1915, over 32,000,000 Europeans left their countries for the United States. The biggest groups went from Germany and Italy. These Europeans spoke many different languages. Most of them took almost no money. They went to America so they could find a better life.

1.________ went to America first.

2.Why did the Indians go to America? Because ____________ .

3.The “New World” was _________.

4.These Europeans ___________.

5.The Europeans went to America in order to _________ .

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Ten years ago, Lynn Smith went far away to university. She went to a school that was 3000 miles from her home, (1) so she couldn’t afford(负担) to come home to visit her parents. She had a part-time job and earned enough money to pay for her books and courses. After she graduated, she got a job in South America teaching English. In Brazil, she married Roberto Silva and they had three children. At first, Lynn stayed at home to care for the babies, but later she went back to work. Roberto and Lynn finally could achieve(实现) her dream.

When the Silva family arrived at the airport, they were surprised that no one was there to meet them. (2) Finally Lynn saw a man who looked a little like her father. She called his name and he came over to her. Lynn had changed so much that he almost didn’t know her. Mr Smith wondered if he had the right person. Lynn thought the same thing. (3) In ten years, her father didn’t look the way he used to.

1.将(1)处句子改写为同义句. （每空一词）

So she didn’t ______ enough ______ to come home to see his parents.

2.将(2) 处的句子改为并列句。（每空一词）

Finally Lynn saw a man, _____ _____looked a little like her father.

3.将（3）处的英文译成中文。

________

九年级英语句型转换中等难度题查看答案及解析

One spring afternoon, many years ago, I went to pick up my mother from work. I got there a little early so I parked the car by the roadside and waited for her.

As I looked outside　 the car window,　 I saw a little boy, around two years old, running　 freely on the grass as his mother _____ from a short distance（距离）. The boy had a big smile on his face as if he had just been set free out of ______. The boy would then fall to the grass,　　 ______ up quickly, even without looking back at his mother, run as ______ as he could again, still with a smile　 on his face, as if nothing had happened.

At that moment, I thought to myself, “Why aren’t most adults this way?” Most adults, when they fall down ,make a big deal out of it and don’t even ______ a second try for fear of failure(失败).

However, with kids, when they fall down, they don't consider their falling down as failure, instead, they treat it as a ________experience. They try again and again until they ____. The answer must be that they have not connected “falling down” with the word “failure”. As a_____, they are not discouraged in any way, Also they _______ think to themselves that it’s quite OK to fall down and that it’s not wrong to so . In other words,　 they _______ themselves to make mistakes, so they remain energetic.

I was deeply impressed by the boy’s persistence and the manner in which he did.

1.A．watched 　　 B．noticed 　　 C．searched　　 D．supported

2.A．park 　　　　 B．school 　　　 C．prison 　 　 　 D．home

3.A．hold　　　　 B．get　　　　　 C．end 　　 　　　 D．pick

4.A．well 　　　　 B．long 　　　　 C．fast 　　 　　 D．soon

5.A．make 　　　　 B．provide 　　 C．practice 　　 D．discover

6.A．learning 　　 B．running 　　 C．teaching 　　 D．falling

7.A．progress 　　 B．improve 　　 C．achieve　 　　 D．succeed

8.A．decision　　 B．result 　　　 C．reason　 　　 D．matter

9.A．hardly 　　　 B．perfectly 　 C．probably 　　 D．nearly

10.A．allow 　　　 B．let　　　　　 C．make 　　 　　 D．get

九年级英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

Alan , a boy from India went to study in the UK two years ago. He found a part-time job in a restaurant. Many British students also worked there. Their job was washing the dishes. It was an easy job , but the boss said , “You must wash every dish seven times.” At first , Alan was careful. The boss was happy with him. After one month , he found that the boss didn’t check very often. He thought there was no difference between five times and seven times. So he just washed five times. He worked very fast. The boss was even happier. One day , a British student asked him why he could wash so fast. Alan told him the secret. The British student was surprised but didn’t say anything. A few days later he told the boss about it. The boss fired (解雇) Alan.

Alan went to other restaurants , but all of them said , “Go away! You are not honest. We don’t need you.” Alan was sad because he could do nothing.

1.Alan went to study in India two years ago.

2.The boss asked Alan to wash the dishes seven times.

3.At first , the boss was happy with Alan.

4.The British student didn’t say anything to the boss.

5.In fact , Alan is very honest.

九年级英语阅读判断中等难度题查看答案及解析

Lei Feng Day is on March 5. More than fifty years ago, Chairman Mao called on people to “learn from Lei Feng”. Is the spirit of Lei Feng out of the date(过时) now? Some people show us that it 1. (not be) outdated yet? Here is a true story about the spirit.

After the 2014 college entrance examination, Xing Sirui ,a 17-year-old girl from Dongying, waited for the result. On June 24, while she 2. (walk) along the Qingfeng lake, she suddenly heard someone 3. (cry) for help. She stopped hurriedly and looked around for the voice. After seeing a young woman in the lake，she jumped into the water bravely, 4. (keep) her head above the water and tried to pull her back to the bank. It took her about 45 minutes 5. (finish) the job. At last, the woman 6. (save), but Xing Sirui left quietly without 7. (say) anything. She was praised highly for her behavior and was choosen as the Dongying Finest Girl.

In recent years, it is wrongly considered to be old fashion to learn from Lei Feng. Xing Surui risked his life to save a stranger whom she didn’t know at all. She sets an example for us Chinese. In fact, some people around us 8. (do) the same things for the society like her.

In my opinion, even in modern times, we 9. (help) each other to build a harmonious (和谐的)society and then our country 10. (become) better and better.

九年级英语短文填空困难题查看答案及解析

Hundreds of years ago, news was carried from place to place by people on foot or by horse. It took days, weeks and sometimes months for people to receive news. Now it is possible to send words and pictures around the world in seconds. Billions of people learn about news stories of their motherland and over the world every day, either by watching TV or by reading newspapers.

Many countries have hundreds of different newspapers since the 18th century. From then on, newspapers have been an important part of everyday life. How do newspaper editors decide which news stories to print (印刷)? Why do they print some stories but not others?

Firstly, it is important to report news stories. TV stations can report news much faster than newspapers. Yet, newspapers give more about the same stories. They may also look for stories in another way, or they may print completely different stories to those on TV.

Secondly, a news story has to be interesting and unusual. People don’t want to read stories about everyday life. As a result, many stories are about some kinds of danger and seem to be “bad” news. For example, newspapers never print stories about planes landing safely, instead, they print stories about plane accidents.

Another factor(因素) is also very important in many news stories. Many people are interested in news from foreign countries, but more prefer to read stories about people, places and events in their own countries. So the stories on the front page in Chinese newspapers are usually very different from the ones in British, French and American newspapers.

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。

1.Hundreds of years ago, news was carried from place to place by newspapers and TV.

2.Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life since the 19th century.

3.TV stations can report news faster than newspapers.

4.It’s possible for the newspapers to print completely different stories to those on TV.

5.Most people want to read storied about everyday life.

九年级英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Hundreds of years ago, news was carried from place to place by people on foot or by horse. It took days, weeks and sometimes months for people to receive news. Now it is possible to send words and pictures around the world in seconds. Billions of people learn about news of their country and all over the world every day, either by watching TV or reading newspapers.

Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life since 18th century. Many countries have hundreds of different newspapers. How do newspaper editors decide which news to print？ Why do they print some stories and not others? What makes a good newspaper story?

Firstly, it’s important to report news. TV stations can report news much faster than newspapers. Yet, newspapers give more about the story. They may also look at the story in another way, or they may print completely different stories from those on TV.

Secondly, a new story has to be interesting and unusual. People don’t want to read stories of everyday life. As a result, many stories are about some kind of danger and seem to be “bad” news. For example, newspapers never print stories about planes landing safely, instead they print stories about plane accidents.

Another factor(因素) is also very important. Many people are interested in news in foreign countries, but more prefer to read stories about people, places and events in their own country. So the stories on the front page in Chinese newspapers are usually very different from the ones in British, French and American newspapers.

1.According to the passage, how do people learn about news in the world now?

A．They carry news stories and tell others from place to place on foot or by horse.

B．They tell each other what they have seen with their eyes.

C．They watch TV or read newspapers.

D．They listen to the radio every day.

2.Newspapers have been an important part of the daily life since ______.

A．19th century       B．18th century       C．16th century       D．17th century

3.The difference between newspaper stories and TV news reports is that ____.

A．people can learn more about the same news from a newspaper

B．people can read the news story more quickly in a newspaper

C．people can read news stories in other countries

D．people can read news stories about their own country

4.To make a good newspaper story, how many factors does the passage talk about?

A．Two.             B．Three.            C．Five.             D．Six.

5.Which is NOT TRUE in the passage?

A．Newspapers may print different stories from those on TV.

B．People like to read interesting and unusual news like plane accidents.

C．Many Chinese people have no interest in news in their own countries.

D．Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life for more than three hundred years.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Hundreds of years ago, news was carried from place to place by people on foot or by horse. It took days, weeks and sometimes months for people to receive news. Now it is 　　 1.　　 to send words and pictures around the world in seconds. Billions of people learn about news stories 2.　 by watching TV or reading newspapers.

Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life 3.　 the 18th century. Many countries have 　　 4. different newspapers. How do newspaper editors decide which news stories to print? Why do they print some stories and not others? What makes a good newspaper story?

九年级英语选词填空困难题查看答案及解析

Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM. When I arrived there, I walked to the door and knocked, “Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly voice.

After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.

When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?”

“It’s not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.

“Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice(临终医院). I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don’t have very long.”

I quietly reached over and shut off the meter(计价器).

For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture(家具) shop that had once been ，a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.

Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a special building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

In the early morning, she suddenly said,” I’m tired. Let’s go now.”

We drove in silence to the address she had given me.

“How much do I pay you?” she asked.

“Nothing.” I said.

“You have to make a living,” she answered. “Oh, there are other passengers,” I answered.

Almost without thinking, I gave her a hug(拥抱). She held on me and said, “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”

1.The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to ______.

A. show she was familiar with the city

B. see some places for the last time

C. let the driver earn more money

D. reach the destination on time

2.The taxi driver did not get the money because he ______.

A. wanted to give her a hand

B. shut off the meter by mistake

C. had received her payment already

D. was in a hurry to take other passengers

3.What can we learn from the story?

A. No pains, no gains.

B. People should respect(尊重) each other.

C. An act of kindness can bring people great joy.

D. People should learn to enjoy our life.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Twenty years ago，I drove a taxi for a living.　 One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2：30 a. m. . When I arrived to collect，I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.

I walked to the door and knocked，“Just a minute，”answered a weak，elderly voice.　 After a long pause(停顿)，the door opened.　 A small woman over eighty stood before me.　 By her side was a small suitcase.　 I took the suitcase to the car， and then returned to help the woman.　 She took my arm and we walked slowly towards the car.　 She kept thanking me for my kindness.

“It's nothing ，” I told her . “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother

treated.”

“Oh，you're such a good man.”She said.　 When we got into the taxi，she gave me an address，and then asked，“Could you drive through downtown ?”

“It's not the shortest way，”I answered quickly.

“ Oh ，　 I'm in no hurry ， ”　 she said.　 “ I'm on my way to a hospice(临终医院). I don't have any family left.　 The doctor says I can't live very long .”

I quietly reached over and shut off the meter(计价器).

For the next two hours，we drove through the city.　 She showed me the building where she had once worked，the neighborhood where she had lived，and the furniture shop that had once been，a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.

Sometimes she'd ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness，saying nothing.

At dawn，she suddenly said，“I'm tired.　 Let's go now.”We drove in silence to the address she had given me.

“How much do I owe you?” she asked.

“ Nothing .” I said.

“You have to make a living，”she answered.“Oh，there are other passengers，”I answered.

Almost without thinking，　 I bent and gave her a hug(拥抱). She held onto tightly.　 Our hug

ended with her remark，“You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”

1.The taxi driver did not charge the old woman because he 　　　　 .

A. wanted to do her a favor

B.　 shut off the meter by mistake

C.　 had received her payment in advance

D.　 was in a hurry to take other passengers

2.In the underlined sentence，the old woman did so because 　　　　　　 .

A.　 she was tired to speak

B.　 she might be lost in her memories

C.　 she was frightened

D.　 she was too excited to speak

3.Which is the right time order of the following events ？

a.　 We drove in silence to the address she had given to me.

b.　 The door opened and a small woman stood before me.

c.　 She showed me the building where she had once worked.

d.　 I found the building was dark except for a single light.

e.　 She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car.

A. bcade　　　　　　 B. ached　　　　　　　　 C.　 acedb　　　　　　　 D. dbeca

4.What can we learn from the story?

A.　 Giving is always a pleasure.

B.　 People should respect elderly people.

C.　 An act of kindness can bring people great joy.

D.　 People should learn to appreciate others' concern.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析