Frank was a curious boy. The first time he sa...

Frank was a curious boy. The first time he saw an hourglass(沙漏),he wondered what it was.

His mother said,”An hourglass is made in the s　　 1.　 of 8. The sand is put in at one end,and runs through a small hole in the m 2. . It takes the sand exactly an hour to run through.”

Frank　 w3. the little stream of sand. He was i　　 4. ,because it would not run faster. ‘Let me shake it,mother,” said he,”it is lazy,and will never get through.”

“It will,Son,” said his mother, “The sand moves little by little,but it moves all the time. When you look at the hands of the clock, you think they go very s　 5.　 , but they never stop. While you are at play,the sand is 　 r　 6.　 , grain by grain. The hands of the clock are moving,second by second. At night,the sand in the hourglass has run through twelve times. The hour hand of the clock has moved　 a 7. its great face. That is because they keep working every minute. They do not stop to t　 8. how much they have to do and how long it will take them to do it.”

Now, Frank’s mother wanted him to learn a little poem,but he said,‘Mother,I can never learn i　 9.　 ,” His mother said,”Study all the time.N　 10.　 stop to ask how long it will take to learn it.”

Frank followed his mother’s advice. He studied line after line,very busily; and in one and a half hours he knew the poem perfectly.

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Frank was a very talkative little boy. He never saw a new thing without asking a great many questions about it.

His mother was very patient and kind. When it was proper to answer his questions, she would do so. Sometimes she would say, “You are not old enough to understand that, my son. When you are ten years old, you may ask me about it, and I will tell you.” When his mother said this, Frank never bother(烦扰)her any more. He knew she always liked to answer him when he asked proper questions.

The first time Frank saw an hourglass, he was very much interested, but he did not know what it was. His mother said, “An hourglass is made in the shape of the figure 8. The sand is put in at one end and runs through a small hole in the middle. As much sand is put into the glass as will run through in an hour.”

Frank watched the little stream of sand. He was impatient, because it would not run faster. “Let me shake it, mother,” said he, “it is lazy, and will never get through.”

“Oh, yes, it will, my son,” said his mother, “The sand moves by little and little, but it moves all the time. When you look at the hands of the clock, you think they go very slowly, and so they do, but they never stop. While you are at play, the sand is running, grain by grain(一粒粒). The hands of the clock are moving, second by second. At night, the sand in the hourglass has run through twelve times. The hour hand of the clock has moved all around its great face. This because they keep at work every minute. They do not stop to think how much they have to do, and how long it will take them to do it.”

Now, Frank’s mother wanted him to learn a little hymn(赞美诗), but he said, “Mother, I can never learn it.”

His mother said, “Study all the time. Never stop to ask how long it will take to learn it. You will be able to say it very soon.”

Frank followed his mother’s advice. He studied line after line, very busily; and in one hour and a half he knew the hymn perfectly.

1.According to the story, which word can best describe Frank?

A.Naughty. B.Curious. C.Stupid. D.Lazy.

2.What did Frank’s mother do one day in this story?

A.She asked her son to shake the hourglass hard.

B.She answered every question her son asked.

C.She bought her son an hourglass as a gift.

D.She encouraged her son to learn a hymn.

3.Why did Frank’s mother say a lot about the hourglass and the clock?

A.Because she would like to show her patience to her son.

B.Because she wanted to compare the hourglass with the clock.

C.Because she thought it a good way to tell Frank not to waste time.

D.Because she happened to know a lot about these two objects.

4.What’s the best title of this story?

A.Frank and His Mother B.Frank and The Hourglass

C.The Hourglass and The Clock D.Mother and The Hourglass

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

The first time I saw Jim Wooten I really understood him. He was a great TV news reporter. When he was reporting in Rwanda, one heartbreaking moment made a deep impression on me. When the camera showed all of the children who were dying, suffered from terrible diseases, Jim ended his piece by saying that when he got home, the first thing he was going to do was to put his arms around his own children. Then I realized that he was different, that he didn’t fall into any of the modern television-news tricks, that he was not giving us any awful, artificial(假的) television-journalist reports out of（出于) pity. Instead, I was watching a real reporter with a gift(天赋) for both words and slight differences.

Then I read his book, We Are All the Same, about his friendship with Xolani Nkosi, a South African boy who became the international spokesman for AIDS(艾滋病). It is about the friendship between Wooten and a black child who was ten years old and already dying of AIDS. It is also a book about a great teacher and his student. But the teacher－the one with real wisdom and understanding about life－is the little boy, not the journalist. And, finally, it’s about a love story of Gail Johnson, Nkosi’s white mother who does her best to save the boy, and their love for each other. When reading the book, I felt touched from time to time.

1.How did Jim Wooten feel when he saw the dying children in Rwanda?

__________________________________________________________________.

2.What would an ordinary journalist do on TV when he saw these dying children?

_________________________________________________________________.

3.How did Jim end his piece when he saw the dying children in Rwanda?

_________________________________________________________________.

4.Who is the teacher in the book, the little boy or the journalist?

_________________________________________________________________.

5.Why did Nkosi’s mother do everything possible to save the boy?

_________________________________________________________________.

6.What’s the writer’s attitude to Jim Wooten? How do you know that?

_________________________________________________________________.

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Frank was a very talkative boy. He never saw a new thing without asking a lot of questions about it. His mother was very kind and ________ . When it was proper to answer his questions, she would do so.

The first time Frank saw an hourglass, he was very much ________, but he did not know what it was. His mother ________,“An hourglass is made in the shape of the figure ‘8’. The sand is put in one end, and ________ a small hole in the middle. The sand put into the glass will go through ________ an hour. ”

Frank watched the little stream of sand. He was impatient, because it would not run faster. “Let me ________ it, Mother,” said he. “It is lazy, and will never get through.”

“Oh yes, it will, my son ,” said his mother. “The sand moves by ________, but it moves all the time. When you look at the clock, you will find the same. ________ you are playing, the sand is running, grain by grain, and the hands of the ________ are moving, second by second. At night, the sand in the hourglass has run through twelve times. The hour hand of the clock has moved all around ________ great face. This is because they keep at work every ________. They do not stop to think how much they have to do, and ________ it will take them to do it. ”

Now, Frank’s mother wanted him to learn a poem, but he said, “Mum, I ________. ” His mother said ,“Study all the time. ________ care about the time it will take. You will be able to say it very soon. ”

Frank followed his mother’s ________. He studied line after line, and in one hour and a half he knew the poem perfectly.

1.A.strict B.patient C.nervous D.polite

2.A.pleased B.relaxed C.interested D.bored

3.A.explained B.repeated C.thought D.added

4.A.runs through B.runs along C.goes over D.goes across

5.A.before B.for C.after D.in

6.A.shake B.get C.take D.carry

7.A.carefully B.quickly C.heavily D.slowly

8.A.Since B.Unless C.Before D.While

9.A.boy B.mother C.clock D.hourglass

10.A.his B.her C.its D.their

11.A.year B.month C.week D.minute

12.A.how far B.how long C.how much D.how soon

13.A.can B.can’t C.could D.couldn’t

14.A.Often B.Never C.Always D.Sometimes

15.A.rule B.steps C.advice D.decision

九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

Harry is a curious (好奇的) boy.He likes asking questions.So，when Harry saw a tree next to the gate，he asked his dad，“What is that tree made of？”

Dad gave his answer，“Wood...branches (树枝)．..leaves.”

“What's that rock over there made of？”

“Rock，” Dad answered quickly.

“How about the car？What is it made of？” Harry asked again.

Dad thought for a moment and answered，“Plastic，metal，and glass mostly，and maybe some rubber.”

“How about the air？”

“It's made of air.Scientists have found many kinds of air and mixtures (混合物) of those kinds of air.Everything is made of stuff (原材料)．It is like Mum's pantry (食品储藏室)，but we're not baking bread or cookies there.We're making stuff.There are about 100 ingredients (成分) called elements (元素) to make everything，but most things have only a few of them.”

“Even me？” Harry asked in surprise.

“Yes，you're mostly carbon，hydrogen，nitrogen，and oxygen，but there are other elements in you.Each piece is so small that we can't even see it.”

Harry was happy about his father's answers.And Dad continued reading his newspaper，only to be interrupted a few minutes later with another question，“And the trees then？”

1.The first thing that they talked about is ________.

A. a tree　　 B. a rock　　 C. a car　　 D. the air

2.Harry was surprised to find that he himself is made of ________.

A. metal　　 B. wood　　 C. elements　　 D. leaves

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

A. 打断　　 B. 增强　　 C. 取消　　 D. 引导

4.Which word do you think can best describe Harry?

A. Silly.　　 B. Curious.　　 C. Rude.　　 D. Quiet.

5.Which of the following can be the BEST title for the passage?

A. What is it used for?　　 B. What is it made into?

C. What is it used to be?　　 D. What is it made of?

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Frank was a very talkative boy.He never saw a new thing without asking a lot of questions about it.His mother was very kind and ____.When it was proper to answer his questions, she would do so.

The first time Frank saw an hourglass, he was very much ___, but he did not know what it was.His mother___, “An hourglass is made in the shape of the figure ‘8’.The sand is put in one end， and ___ a small hole in the middle.The sand put into the glass will go through____an hour.”

Frank watched the little stream of sand.He was impatient,because it would not run faster.“Let me___ it,mother,” said he, “It is lazy,and will never get through.”

“Oh yes,it will,my son,” said his mother, “The sand moves by____,but it moves all the time.When you look at the clock,you will find the same.____you are playing, the sand is running, grain by grain, and the hands of the__are moving, second by second.At night, the sand in the hourglass has run through twelve times.The hour hand of the clock has moved all around____great face.This is because they keep at work every____.They do not stop to think how much they have to do, and____it will take them to do it.”

Now, Frank's mother wanted him to learn a poem, but he said, “Mum， I____.” His mother said， “Study all the time.____care about the time it will take.You will be able to say it very soon.”

Frank followed his mother's ____.He studied line after line, and in one hour and a half he knew the poem perfectly.

1.A. strict　　 B. patient　　 C. nervous　　 D. polite

2.A. pleased　　 B. relaxed　　 C. interested　　 D. bored

3.A. explained　　 B. repeated　　 C. thought　　 D. added

4.A. runs through　　 B. runs along　　 C. goes over　　 D. goes across

5.A. before　　 B. for　　 C. after　　 D. in

6.A. shake　　 B. get　　 C. take　　 D. carry

7.A. carefully　　 B. quickly　　 C. heavily　　 D. slowly

8.A. Since　　 B. Unless　　 C. Before　　 D. While

9.A. boy　　 B. mother　　 C. clock　　 D. hourglass

10.A. his　　 B. her　　 C. its　　 D. their

11.A. year　　 B. month　　 C. week　　 D. minute

12.A. how far　　 B. how long　　 C. how much　　 D. how soon

13.A. can　　 B. can't　　 C. could　　 D. couldn't

14.A. Often　　 B. Never　　 C. Always　　 D. Sometimes

15.A. rule　　 B. step　　 C. advice　　 D. decision

九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

Frank was a very talkative little boy. He never saw a new thing________asking a great many questions about it.

His_______ was very patient and kind. Sometimes she would say, “You are not_______ enough to understand that, my son. When you are ten years old, you may ask me about it, and I will tell you.”

The first time Frank saw an hourglass(沙漏), he was very much interested, but he did not know ________ it was. His mother said, ‘An hourglass is made in the_______ of the figure 8. The sand is put in at one end, and runs through a small hole in the _______. The sand put into the glass will run through in an hour.

When Frank watched the little stream of sand, he was impatient,________it would not run faster. “Let me ______ it, mother,” said Frank: “It is lazy, and will never get through.” “Oh yes, it will, my son,” said his mother. “The sand moves down ______ , but it moves all the time.” “When you look at the________of the clock, you think they go very slowly, and so they do; but they never ______ .”

“While you are playing, the sand is running, grain(颗粒) by grain. The hands of the clock are moving, second by second. At night, the sand in the hourglass has run through twelve times. The hour hand of the clock has moved all around its face. This is because they keep working every________. They do not stop to think how much they have to do, or how long it will________ them to do it.

Now Frank’s mother wanted him to learn a little poem, but he said, “Mother, I can ________ do it.” His mother said, “Study all the time. Never stop to ask how long it will take to learn it. You will be able to say it very soon.” Frank__________ his mother’s advice. He studied line after line, very busily; and in one hour and a half he knew the poem perfectly.

1.A.without B.except C.for D.about

2.A.father B.brother C.mother D.sister

3.A.popular B.wise C.friendly D.old

4.A.what B.why C.how D.who

5.A.size B.shape C.time D.number

6.A.middle B.back C.front D.top

7.A.so B.because C.before D.until

8.A.kick B.touch C.drop D.shake

9.A.easily B.slowly C.successfully D.carefully

10.A.faces B.time C.hands D.surface

11.A.stop B.worry C.walk D.talk

12.A.year B.minute C.day D.month

13.A.bring B.leave C.take D.offer

14.A.finally B.easily C.carefully D.hardly

15.A.refused B.allowed C.followed D.forgot

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The first time I saw Carlos I would never have believed he was going to change my life. I had my arms full of books and I was rushing into the classroom when I ran into something solid. It was Carlos.

“My ......, you’re tall,” he said.

Of course, the class began to laugh. Angry, I walked to my seat without a word.

I glanced back to see if Reed Harrington was laughing with the rest. That would be the last straw. To my relied, Reed was studying chemistry and did not seem to be aware of anything else. I didn’t know why I considered Reed my friend. Maybe just because he was a good two inches taller than me. Anyway, every time I blew out my birthday candles and made a wish, it was for a date with Reed Harrington.

“Take that seat,” Mr. McCarthy told the cocky newcomer Carlos, pointing to the only empty one, in the back of the room.

Carlos laughed widely. “But I need a couple of dictionaries.” Again, the class laughed, but now they were laughing with Carlos, not at him. He had been here only 10 minutes and already he had them on his side.

The bell rang for classes. As I stood up to go, I saw Carlos coming toward me. “I’m sorry I embarrassed you,” he said. I looked straight ahead over the top of his black hair. “That’s all right.”

“I ought to know better.” He was still blocking my way. “What’s your name?” “Karen Forbes.” He held out his hand. Unwillingly, I shook hands with him. He looked up at me seriously with his brown eyes. “I am Carlos. I don’t see why you’re so touchy.”

It was the school elections that made me think of Carlos again. Reed Harrington was voted president and Carlos vice-president. “How come?” I kept asking myself, “How come this shrimp who’s only been in town for a little over a month gets to be so popular?”

So on that morning, I stopped Carlos and said, “It doesn’t seem to bother you — being short.” He looked up at me, “Of course I mind being short. But there isn’t anything I can do about it. When I realized I was going to have to spend my life in this undersized skin, I just decided to make the best of it and concentrate on being myself.” “You seem to get along great,” I admitted, “But what about me? Nobody wants to date a girl taller than he is.” “The trouble with you is you’re afraid to be yourself. You’re smart. And you could be pretty. In fact, you might be more than pretty.” I felt myself turning red...

1.Why was the author angry?

A.Because the class made fun of her.

B.Because she had to carry many books.

C.Because Reed Harrington laughed at her.

D.Because Reed Harrington didn’t date her.

2.What can we infer from Paragraph 4?

A.The author cared much about Reed’s attitude.

B.The author hoped Reed was laughing with others.

C.The author thought Reed was the same as the others.

D.The author couldn’t stand Carlos playing tricks on her.

3.What can we know about Carlos?

A.Handsome and proud. B.Humorous and confident.

C.Diligent but shy. D.Honest but sensitive.

4.What does the underlined word “touchy” in Paragraph 8 probably mean?

A.Annoyed. B.Cheerful. C.Curious. D.Moved.

5.According to the passage, which is the most likely ending?

A.Carols and Reed became very good friends.

B.Carols and the author argued with each other.

C.The author changed her attitude towards Carlos.

D.Carlos was elected president of the student committee.

九年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析

完形填空　 阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(15分)

Frank was a very talkative little boy. He never saw a new thing 　 asking a great many questions about it.

His ____ was very patient and kind. When it was ____ to answer his questions, she would do so. Sometimes she would say, “You are not ____ enough to understand that, my son. When you are ten years old, you may ask me about it, and I will tell you.”

The first time Frank saw an hourglass(沙漏), he was very much interested, but he did not know ____ it was. His mother said, ‘An hourglass is made in the ____ of the figure 8. The sand is put in at one end, and runs through a small hole in the ____. As much sand is put into the glass as will run through in an hour.

When Frank watched the little stream of sand, he was impatient, ____ it would not run faster. “Let me ____ it, mother,” said Frank： “It is lazy, and will never get through.” “Oh yes, it will, my son,” said his mother. “The sand moves down little by little, but it moves all the time.” “When you look at the ____ of the clock, you think they go very slowly, and so they do； but they never ____.”

“While you are playing, the sand is running, grain(颗粒) by grain. The hands of the clock are moving, second by second. At night, the sand in the hourglass has run through twelve times. The hour hand of the clock has moved all around its face. This is because they keep working every ___. They do not stop to think how much they have to do, or how long it will ____ them to do it. Now Frank’s mother wanted him to learn a little poem, but he said, “Mother, I can ____ do it.”

His mother said, “Study all the time. Never stop to ask how long it will take to learn it. You will be able to say it very soon.”

Frank ____ his mother’s advice. He studied line after line, very busily； and in one hour and a half he knew the poem perfectly.

1.A. without　　　　 B. except　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　 D. about

2.A. father　　　　　 B. brother　　　　 C. mother　　　　　 D. sister

3.A. hard　　　　　　 B. proper　　　　 C. impossible　　 D. useless

4.A. popular　　　　 B. wise　　　　　　 C. friendly　　　　 D. old

5.A. what　　　　　 B. why　　　　　　 C. how　　　　　　 D. who

6.A. size　　　　　　 B. shape　　　　　 C. time　　　　　　 D. number

7.A. middle　　　　　 B. back　　　　　　 C. front　　　　　　 D. top

8.A. so　　　　　　 B. because　　　　 C. before　　　　　 D. until

9.A. kick　　　　　　 B. touch　　　　　 C. drop　　　　　　 D. shake

10.A. faces　　　 　 B. time　　　　　　 C. hands　　　　　　 D. surface

11.A. stop　　　　 B. worry　　　　　 C. walk　　　　　　 D. talk

12.A. year　　　　　 B. minute　　　　 C. day　　　　　　　 D. month

13.A. bring　　　　 B. leave　　　　　 C. take　　　　　　 D. offer

14.A. finally　　 　 B. easily　　　　 C. carefully　　　 D. hardly

15.A. refused　　　　 B. allowed　　　　 C. followed　　　　 D. Forgot

九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

—What do you think of Frank?

--He’s _____boy and he shows great interest in anything new.

A. a curious　　　　 B. an energetic

C. an organized　　 D. a careful

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析