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Andy was a little country boy. He lived in the house on the side of a hill. There was a railroad track below the house and Andy often watched the train as it passed by.

One day, as Andy was crossing the track, he saw that there was something wrong with it. One of the rails seemed to be out of its place. Just then he heard a noise. Dear, dear! The train was coming! It would soon be there! He must try to stop it in some way.

Andy did not think of any danger to himself, but he ran and stood in the middle of the track, not far from the place where the rail was broken, and then he held out his arms and waited.

On and on came the train. The engineer saw the boy on the track and whistled for him to get out of the way. But Andy stood still and did not move.

The engineer had to stop the train. He was very angry as he cried out to the boy and asked him why he stood on track.

But when Andy pointed to the broken rail ，the man understood everything. Andy saved the train and the lives of all the people on it.

1.When Andy was young, _____.

A. he often liked playing at the foot of the hill

B. he often ran on the track up and down

C. he often enjoyed listening to the click of rails

D. he often watched the train pass by

2.One day, as Andy went across the track, ____.

A. he thought there was something wrong with it　　

B. he saw the train was coming

C. he found one of the rails was broken　　　　　　 　

D. he heard a noise

3.When the train was coming,____.

A. Andy stood on the track to hold out his arms　　　

B. Andy ran to the train to stop it

C. Andy ran out of the track quickly　 　　　　　　　　

D. Andy cried out to the engineer

4.As soon as the engineer saw the boy on the track,____.

A. he asked Andy why he stood there　　 　　　

B. he shouted at Andy

C. he whistled for Andy to leave the track　　　　

D. he asked Andy to get out of the way

5.When Andy pointed to the broken rail,____.

A. the engineer got off the train and repaired it

B. the engineer understood and got very angry

C. the engineer understood why the boy tried to stop the train

D. the engineer came out to see what was the matter

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

A little boy was playing in his sandbox on a Saturday morning．While he was building roads and houses in the soft sand, he discovered a large stone in the middle of the sandbox．

The little boy pushed and pulled, but every time he thought he had made some progress, the stone tipped (倾斜) and then fell back into the sandbox．The little boy tried his best, but his only reward was to have the stone roll back．

Finally the boy cried．All that time the boy's father watched him from his living room window．At the moment tears fell, his father came to the boy and the sandbox．Gently but surely he said, "Son, why didn't you use all the strength that you had?" The boy said sadly, "But I did, Daddy, I did! I used all the strength that I had! "No, son," corrected the father．"You didn't ask me．"With that, the father reached down, picked up the stone and removed it from the sandbox．

Do you have "stones" in your life that need to be removed? Are you discovering that you are too weak to lift them? There is ONE who is always ready to give us the strength we need．Isn't it funny how we try so hard to do things on our own?

1.The first paragraph mainly tells us ________．

A. it was Saturday that day

B. the boy had a sandbox

C. the boy created roads and houses

D. the boy found a large stone in the sandbox

2.Why did the boy cry?

A. It was too boring for him to play with the stone．

B. His father just watched him from the window．

C. He was too weak to remove the stone by himself．

D. His fingers were hurt when he tried to remove the stone．

3.From the passage we can know that ________．

A. we can do anything on our own

B. we should continue doing everything

C. we should learn to ask for help sometimes

D. someone is always ready to give up the strength

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

A little boy was playing in his sandbox on a Saturday morning. While he was building roads and houses in the soft sand, he discovered a large stone in the middle of the sandbox.

The little boy pushed and pulled, but every time he thought he had made some progress, the tone tipped(倾斜) and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy tried his best, but his only reward(奖赏) was to have the stone fall back.

Finally the boy cried. All that time the boy's father watched him from his living room window. At the moment tears fell, his father came to the boy and the sandbox. Gently but surely he said, "Son, why didn't you use all the strength that you had?" The boy said sadly, "But I did, daddy, I did! I used all the strength that I had!" "No, son, you didn't ask me." With that, the father reached down, picked up the stone and removed it into sandbox.

Do you have stones in your life that need to be removed? Are you discovering that you are too weak to lift them? There is ONE who is always ready to give us the strength we need. Isn't it funny how we try so hard to do things on our own?

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.The little boy found　　　　　　 in the middle of the sandbox.

A.a small road B.a large stone C.a big house

2.Finally, the boy cried because he was too　　　　　　 to remove the stone.

A.hard B.funny C.weak

3.Who removed the stone at last?

A.The little boy B.the boy's father C.Both the boy and the father

4.What does the underlined word "them" refer to(指代)　 in life?

A.stones B.jobs C.difficulties

5.What can we learn from this story?

A.We should learn to ask for help sometimes.

B.We should never continue doing everything.

C.We can do anything on our own during the life.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读短文，回答下面的问题。

There was a little boy whose name was Peter. He lived in a village close to the sea. The villagers built sea walls to keep sea water from the doors of the houses. But once the sea walls almost put the village in great danger.

One day Peter was walking on his way back home along the sea wall when it began to rain. All of a sudden, he saw a hole in the wall, from which the sea water was running. Peter shouted for help because he know the hole meant that the sea was making its way through the sea wall, but no answer came. He realized he should do something else as quickly as possible, or the sea water could be pouring over the whole village. He started to rush towards his village. At the same time, the rain became heavier and heavier.

It was getting dark, but Peter rushed on and on. He felt cold and hungry. In the rainstorm, he fell down over and over again. Many times he thought about giving up, but he fought on. He remembered his father's words, "Lots of strong men have made every effort to build the walls which can keep the village safe from danger. The sea walls are really important."

Finally when the boy's father saw him, Peter had been black and blue all over The boy told the villagers what had happened to the sea wall. They repaired it in time. "Thank God! He saved the village, "they praised Peter. All the villagers called him "Peter the Guard" from then on. Peter's parents were really proud of him !

1.Where did Peter live?

2.Wnat did Peter do first after he saw a hole in the wall? (No more than four words)

3.How did Peter feel when he rushed on and on?

4.Who told Peter about the importance of the sea walls? ((No more than two words))

5.Why did the villagers call Peter"Peter the Guard"?

九年级英语回答问题困难题查看答案及解析

Bob was a homeless boy who lived in a house for homeless children. He always felt lonely and sad. He felt he was a nobody in this world. One day, he said to Mr. White, head of the house, "Why did my parents bring me to this world? What value do I have now?" Mr. White gave Bob a stone and said to him, "Take it to the market, but don't sell it no matter how much money they pay you.

Bob took the stone to a market called Green Market. A man wanted to buy it for 100 pounds, and Bob wouldn't sell it. Later, another buyer would pay more for the stone, but Bob still wouldn't sell it.

The next day in Center Market, the people would buy it at a much higher price. But Bob wouldn't sell it.

The third day, Bob took the stone to Street Market. This time, the people there offered a price which was ten times higher than that in Green Market. But Bob wouldn't sell it.

Bob couldn't understand. He asked Mr. White, " Why did they pay me so much money for just a stone?"

" Even for a stone, if you think it valuable, it will be valuable, " said Mr. White.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填人题前括号内。

1.Why did Bob always feel lonely and sad?

A. Because he didn't go to school.

B. Because he didn't have any money.

C. Because he didn't have a warm family.

D. Because he didn't like the place he lived in.

2. Which places did Bob take the stone to?

A. Some parks.    B. Some hotels.

C. Some schools.D. Some markets.

3. For what reason didn't Mr. White want Bob to sell the stone?

A. Bob wanted a higher price.

B. The stone is very expensive.

C. Mr. White wanted to teach Bob a lesson.

D. Mr. White wanted to play a joke on Bob.

4.How many times did Bob go to the market?.

A. Only once.    B. Only twice.

C. Three times.    D. Four times.

5. What is the best title for this passage?

A. A homeless boy        B. A valuable lesson

C. An expensive stone    D. A house for children

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once there was a little girl who lived in a small, very simple, poor house on a hill. From there she could see across the valley to a wonderful house high on the hill on the other side. This house had golden windows, so golden and shining that the little girl would dream of how magic it would be to grow up and live in a house with golden windows instead of an ordinary house like hers. She wanted to live in such a golden house and dreamed all day about how wonderful and exciting it must feel to live there.

When she got to an age and got enough skill and sensibility to go outside, she asked her mother if she could go for a ride outside the gate and down the lane. After pleading with her, her mother finally allowed her to go, insisting that she should keep close to the house and not wander too far. The day was beautiful and the little girl knew exactly where she was heading! Down the lane and across the valley, she got to the gate of the golden house across on the other hill.

As she arrived, she focused on the path that led to the house and then on the house itself. She was so disappointed as she realized all the windows were ordinary and rather dirty, reflecting(反映出) nothing other than the sad neglect of the house that was derelict(废弃的).

So sad she didn't go any further and turned, and heart broken. As she glanced up she saw a sight to amaze her. There across the way on her side of the valley was a little house and its windows glistened golden as the sun shone on her little home.

She realized that she had been living in her golden house and all the love and care she found there was what made her home the “golden house”. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose!

1.Which sentence is True according to the passage?

A．The girl’s mother finally allowed her to go to the golden house alone.

B．The golden house was on the hill where the girl lived.

C．What disappointed the little girl was that the house was locked.

D．Actually, the windows of the golden house were common and covered with dirt.

2.What can we infer from the passage ?

A．The girl didn’t love or care for her parents

B．The girl had no idea where she was heading after leaving home

C．The mother thought that she needn’t keep an eye on her daughter

D．The girl made up her mind to go to the golden house at the beginning

3.The passage is intended to tell us that_____.

A．not all dreams will come true

B．girls often have amazing imagination

C．what we dream of may be just around us

D．nothing is impossible to a willing heart

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once there was a little girl living in a small, poor house on a hill. As she grows up, she began to play in her small _____, she was able to see over the garden and across the valley a wonderful house high on the hill –and that house had _____ windows.

Although she loved her family, she _____ about how wonderful and exciting it must be to live in that golden house all day.

Then she　　 4__ the age when she could play outside of her garden fence(篱笆), she asked her mother _____ she could go for a bike ride outside the gate. Her mother thought for a while and _____ allowed her to go. The little girl rode her bike _____ she got to the gate of the golden house.

As she leaned(倚靠) her bike _____ the gatepost, she focused on the path that ____to the house and then on the house ______…and was so ______. All the windows were plain(普通的) and rather dirty.

She was so sad that she didn’t go any further. Heartbroken, she rode her bike back. As she ______, she saw a sight that amazed her. There ______ the valley on the other side was a little house. Its windows glistened (闪耀) golden as the ______ shone on her little house.

She ______ that she had been living in her golden house all along. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her eyes and in her daily life!

1.A. hill　　 B. garden　　 C. house　　 D. room

2.A. broken　　 B. wooden　　 C. golden　　 D. modern

3.A. wanted　　 B. dreamed　　 C. hoped　　 D. wished

4.A. reached　　 B. arrived　　 C. touched　　 D. grew

5.A. that　　 B. even if　　 C. as if　　 D. if

6.A. firstly　　 B. friendly　　 C. fully　　 D. finally

7.A. unless　　 B. until　　 C. since　　 D. though

8.A. against　　 B. away　　 C. off　　 D. next

9.A. showed　　 B. arrived　　 C. took　　 D. led

10.A. oneself　　 B. itself　　 C. herself　　 D. himself

11.A. satisfied　　 B. pleased　　 C. disappointed　　 D. excited

12.A. looked in　　 B. looked up　　 C. looked at　　 D. looked down

13.A. through　　 B. toward　　 C. across　　 D. around

14.A. stars　　 B. planets　　 C. sun　　 D. moon

15.A. required　　 B. replied　　 C. regretted　　 D. relealized

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

A little boy knocked on the door of the old house. He waited, and sweated(出汗) from 　　 of seeing the owner, who hardly ever came out. As he was ready to 　　 , the door slowly opened.　　 “What do you want?” the old man asked.

“Uh, sir, I'm 　　 magazines for school and I am 　　 if you would like to buy one.” The old man only looked at the boy. 　　 , the boy saw many dog figurines(小雕像) inside the house. “Do you 　　 dogs?” he asked. “Yes, I have many dog figurines in my house; they are all I have.” The boy then felt sorry for the man, as it seemed he was very　　 . “Well, I do have a magazine here for collectors. It is suitable 　　 you. I also have one about dogs since you…” The old man started to close the door, saying 　　 “No, boy. I don't need any magazines of any kind. Now goodbye.”

The boy was sad for the old man being so lonely. He went home and then had an 　 　 . He had a little dog figurine which didn't 　　 much to him since he had a real live dog and a large family. The boy headed back. He knocked on the door again and this time the old man came right to the door. “Boy, I thought I told you no 　　 .”

“I’m sorry, sir, 　　 I want to bring you a gift.” The boy 　 him the figurine and the old man's face lit up(大放光彩). “Boy, you have a big heart 　　 　 are you doing this?” “I think it means more to you.”

From that day on, the old man started coming out and talking with neighbors.

1.A. excitement    B. fear        C. sadness            D. happiness

2.A. knock on    B. break into     C. cut off                D. walk away

3.A. selling        B. collecting         C. raising            D. designing

4.A. sure        B. sorry            C. expecting        D. wondering

5.A. At a time    B. At the same time    C. At any time        D. At all times

6.A. keep        B. hate                C. kill                D. collect

7.A. lonely        B. delightful        C. busy                D. bored

8.A. to            B. with             C. for                D. on

9.A. easily        B. coldly            C. comfortably        D. nervously

10.A. thought    B. opinion            C. idea                D. mind

11.A. worth        B. mean                C. talk                D. use

12.A.noises        B. trouble             C. Dogs                D. magazines

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

14.A. handed        B. lent                C. offered            D. presented

15.A. How         B. When                C. Why                D. What

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

My grandfather likes quiet life. He lives in the house　　　　 he built himself in the country.

A.where B.what C.that D.who

九年级英语单选题简单题查看答案及解析

The boy ____ the little girl when he hurried out of the house.

A.knocked on B.knocked down

C.knocked at D.knocked off

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析