One year, a college in the United States anno...

One year, a college in the United States announced that it would offer a lot of money for the pure white marigold(金盏花). The high reward attracted so many people, but in the nature, besides golden, the marigold is brown, and it is not easy to get the white one. So after they were excited for a time, many people had forgotten the announcement.

One normal day after 20 years, the college received a letter and 100 seeds of pure white marigold. It was an old woman of over 70 years old. Some experts in the college doubted it, but in order not to let her down, those seeds finally took root (根）in the earth. The miracle appeared after one year; the field was covered by pure white marigold.

Therefore, the old woman who was always unknown to the public became a new focus.

The old woman was a flower-lover. When she read the announcement 20 years ago, she got very excited like others. But her eight children were totally against her decision. After all, a woman who never knew the seed genetics(遗传学) couldn’t complete what the experts could never do, so her thought was only a day dream.

Still, the old woman didn’t change her mind and went on working. She planted some of the most common seeds and took good care of them. A year later, when the marigold came out, she chose one faintest(最暗淡的) from those golden and brown flowers and got the best seed. The next year, she again grew them and chose...Day after day, year after year, through many seasons, the old woman’s husband died, her children flew far, a lot of things happened in her life, but only the wish to grow the pure white marigold took root in her heart.

Finally, after 20 years on the day we all know, in the garden she saw a marigold, which was nearly white, but as white as silver or snow.

A problem even experts couldn’t deal with was solved by an old woman who didn’t understand genetics. Was it a miracle　 (奇迹）?

To take root in the heart, even the most common seed, can grow into a miracle!

1.According to the passage, _____ marigold is unusual.

A. white　　　　　　 B. purple　　　　　　 C. brown　　　　　　 D. golden

2.It can be learned from the passage that___________.

A. the children didn’t agree on their mother’s decision

B. the woman needed the great reward for her big family

C. the experts also succeeded in growing the white marigold

D. the woman took good care of the flowers instead of her family

3.The woman successfully grew the white marigold at last because she______>

A. was luckier than experts

B. put her heart into flowers

C. got support from her family

D. studied the seed genetics well

4.The passage mainly talks about_______.

A. the difficulties of getting the white marigold

B. the possibility of going beyond experts

C. the unforgettable development of marigold

D. the importance of holding on to dreams

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One year, a college in the United States announced that it would offer a lot of money for the pure white marigold(金盏花). The high reward attracted so many people, but in the nature, besides golden, the marigold is brown, and it is not easy to get the white one. So after they were excited for a time, many people had forgotten the announcement.

One day after 20 years, the college received a letter and 100 seeds(种子) of pure white marigold. It turned out to be an old woman of over 70 years old. Some scientists in the college doubted it, but it was surprising that those seeds finally took root(根) in the earth. The miracle（奇迹）appeared after one year, the field was covered by pure white marigold.

So the old woman who was always unknown to the public became a new focus.

The old woman was a flower-lover. When she read the announcement 20 years ago, she got very excited like others. But her eight children were against her decision. After all, a woman who never knew the seed genetics(遗传学) couldn’t complete the job that scientists could never do, so her thought was only a daydream.

Still, the old woman didn’t change her mind and went on working. She planted some of the most common seeds and took good care of them. A year later, when the marigold came out, she chose the faintest (最暗淡的) one from those golden and brown flowers and got the best seed. The next year, she again grew them and chose…. Day after day, year after year, through many seasons, the old woman’s husband died, her children flew far, a lot of things happened in her life, but only the wish to grow the pure white marigold took root in her heart.

Finally, after 20 years on the day we all know, in the garden she saw a marigold, which was not nearly white, but as white as silver or snow.

A problem even scientists couldn’t deal with was solved by an old woman who didn’t understand genetics. Was it magic?

To take root in the heart, even the most common seed, can grow into a miracle!

1. According to the passage, 　　　　　 marigold is unusual.

A. white　　　　　　　　 B. purple　　　　　　 C. brown　　　　　　　　 D. golden

2.The underlined word “focus” closest in meaning to is “center of 　　　　　 ” .

A. energy　　　　　　　　 B. activity

C. attention　　　　 　 D. invention

3. It can be learned from the passage that 　　　　　 .

A. the children didn’t agree on their mother’s decision

B. the woman needed the great reward for her big family

C. the scientists also succeeded in growing the white marigold

D. the woman took good care of the flowers instead of her family

4.The woman successfully grew the white marigold at last because she 　　　　　 .

A. was luckier than scientists

B. put her heart into flowers

C. got support from her family

D. studied the seed genetics well

5.The passage mainly talks about 　　　　　 .

A. the difficulties of getting the white marigold

B. the possibility of going beyond scientists

C. the unforgettable development of marigold

D. the importance of holding on to dreams

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One year, a college in the United States announced that it would offer a lot of money for the pure white marigold(金盏花). The high reward attracted so many people, but in the nature, besides golden, the marigold is brown, and it is not easy to get the white one. So after they were excited for a time, many people had forgotten the announcement.

One day after 20 years, the college received a letter and 100 seeds(种子) of pure white marigold. It turned out to be an old woman of over 70 years old. Some scientists in the college doubted it, but it was surprising that those seeds finally took root(根) in the earth. The miracle（奇迹）appeared after one year, the field was covered by pure white marigold.

So the old woman who was always unknown to the public became a new focus(焦点).

The old woman was a flower-lover. When she read the announcement 20 years ago, she got very excited like others. But her eight children were against her decision. After all, a woman who never knew the seed genetics(遗传学) couldn’t complete the job that scientists could never do, so her thought was only a daydream.

Still, the old woman didn’t change her mind and went on working. She planted some of the most common seeds and took good care of them. A year later, when the marigold came out, she chose the faintest (最暗淡的) one from those golden and brown flowers and got the best seed. The next year, she again grew them and chose…. Day after day, year after year, through many seasons, the old woman’s husband died, her children flew far, a lot of things happened in her life, but only the wish to grow the pure white marigold took root in her heart.

Finally, after 20 years on the day we all know, in the garden she saw a marigold, which was not nearly white, but as white as silver or snow.

A problem even scientists couldn’t deal with was solved by an old woman who didn’t understand genetics. Was it magic?

To take root in the heart, even the most common seed, can grow into a miracle!

1.According to the passage, 　　　　　 marigold is unusual.

A. white　　　　　　　　 B. purple　　　　　　 C. brown　　　　　 D. golden

2.What does the old woman love?

A. Seeds　　　　　　　　 B. Pictures　　　　　 C. Flowers　　　　 D. Leaves

3. It can be learned from the passage that 　　　　　 .

A. the children didn’t agree on their mother’s decision

B. the woman needed the great reward for her big family

C. the scientists also succeeded in growing the white marigold

D. the woman took good care of the flowers instead of her family

44. 4.The woman successfully grew the white marigold at last because she　　　　　　 .

A. was luckier than scientists

B. put her heart into flowers

C. got support from her family

D. studied the seed genetics well

5.The passage mainly talks about　　　　　　 .

A. the difficulties of getting the white marigold

B. the possibility of going beyond scientists

C. the unforgettable development of marigold

D. the importance of holding on to dreams

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读理解。

One year, a college in the Unites States announced that it would offer a lot of money for the pure white marigold(金盏花). The high reward attracted so many people, but in the nature, besides golden, the marigold is brown, and it is not easy to get the white one. So after they were excited for a time, many people had forgotten the announcement.

One normal day after 20 years, the college received a letter and 100 seeds of pure white marigold. It turned out to be an old woman of over 70 years old. Some experts in the college doubted it , but in order not to let her down, those seeds finally took root(根) in the earth. The miracle appeared after one year: the field was covered by pure white marigold. Therefore, the old woman who was always unknown to the public became a new focus.

The old woman was a flower-lover. When she read the announcement 20 years ago, she got very excited like others. But her right children were totally against her decision. After all, a woman who never knew the seed genetics(遗传学) couldn’t complete what the experts could never do, so her thought was only a day dream.

Still, the old woman didn’t change her mind and went on working. She planted some of the most common seeds and took good care of them. A year later, when the marigold came out, she chose one faintest(最暗淡的) from those golden and brown flowers and get the best seed. The next year, she again grew them and chose…. Day after day, year after year, through many seasons, the old woman’s husband died, her children flew far and high, a lot of things happened in her life, but only the desire to grow the pure white marigold took root in her heart.

Finally, after 20 years on the day we all know, in the garden she saw a marigold which was not nearly white, but as white as sliver or snow.

A problem even experts couldn’t deal with was solved by an old woman who didn’t understand genetics. Wasn’t it a miracle?

To take root in the heart, even the most common seed can grow into a miracle!

1.According to the passage, ________ marigold is unusual.

A. white　　 　　　　　　 B. purple　　

C. brown　　 　　　　　　 D. golden

2.The underlined part “focus” is closets in meaning to “center of ________”.

A. energy　 　　　　　　 B. activity　

C. attention　 　　　　 D. creativity

3.It can be learned from the passage that ________.

A. the children didn’t agree on their mother’s decision

B. the woman needed the great reward for her big family

C. the experts also succeeded in growing the white marigold

D. the woman took good care of the flowers instead of her family

4.The woman successfully grew the white marigold at last because she ________.

A. was luckier than experts

B. put her heart into flowers

C. got support from her family

D. studies the seed genetics well

5.The passage mainly talks about ________.

A. the difficulties

B. the possibility of going beyond experts

C. the unforgettable development of marigold

D. the importance of holding on to dreams

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读理解。

One year, a college in the Unites States announced that it would offer a lot of money for the pure white marigold(金盏花). The high reward attracted so many people, but in the nature, besides golden, the marigold is brown, and it is not easy to get the white one. So after they were excited for a time, many people had forgotten the announcement.

One normal day after 20 years, the college received a letter and 100 seeds of pure white marigold. It turned out to be an old woman of over 70 years old. Some experts in the college doubted it , but in order not to let her down, those seeds finally took root(根) in the earth. The miracle appeared after one year: the field was covered by pure white marigold. Therefore, the old woman who was always unknown to the public became a newfocus.

The old woman was a flower-lover. When she read the announcement 20 years ago, she got very excited like others. But her right children were totally against her decision. After all, a woman who never knew the seed genetics(遗传学) couldn’t complete what the experts could never do, so her thought was only a day dream.

Still, the old woman didn’t change her mind and went on working. She planted some of the most common seeds and took good care of them. A year later, when the marigold came out, she chose one faintest(最暗淡的) from those golden and brown flowers and get the best seed. The next year, she again grew them and chose…. Day after day, year after year, through many seasons, the old woman’s husband died, her children flew far and high, a lot of things happened in her life, but only the desire to grow the pure white marigold took root in her heart.

Finally, after 20 years on the day we all know, in the garden she saw a marigold which was not nearly white, but as white as sliver or snow.

A problem even experts couldn’t deal with was solved by an old woman who didn’t understand genetics. Wasn’t it a miracle?

To take root in the heart, even the most common seed can grow into a miracle!

1.According to the passage, ________ marigold is unusual.

A.white B.purple

C.brown D.golden

2.The underlined part “focus” is closets in meaning to “center of ________”.

A.energy B.activity

C.attention D.creativity

3.It can be learned from the passage that ________.

A.the children didn’t agree on their mother’s decision

B.the woman needed the great reward for her big family

C.the experts also succeeded in growing the white marigold

D.the woman took good care of the flowers instead of her family

4.The woman successfully grew the white marigold at last because she ________.

A.was luckier than experts

B.put her heart into flowers

C.got support from her family

D.studies the seed genetics well

5.The passage mainly talks about ________.

A.the difficulties

B.the possibility of going beyond experts

C.the unforgettable development of marigold

D.the importance of holding on to dreams

九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

I will never forget my experiences in the United States. I went to an American college a year ago. Yet I did not know the real American society until I was hurt in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor and go to court(法院).

After the accident, my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and decided to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. I was amazed. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible(负有责任的) for my accident, I’d have to have a good lawyer. And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer. Now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him. But every day I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $115 each time. The final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215. My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoided seeing me at all. He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided to refuse his help. And he made me pay him $770.

Now I had to act as my own lawyer. I told the insurance(保险)company the date I was leaving America because of my inexperience(缺少经验). Knowing that, they played for time and I left without getting a cent.

My experiences taught me two things about America: firstly, in a country like America money is everything. It is more important than friendship, honor or professional morality. Secondly, foreigners are still being unfairly treated. So when we talk about America, we should see both its good and bad sides.

1.The writer’s roommate offered to help him because________.

A. he thought it was a chance to make some money B. he felt sorry for the writer

C. he knew the doctor was a very good one D. he wanted the writer to have a good lawyer

2.A good lawyer is important for the writer to __________.

A. be well treated by the doctor B. talk with the person responsible for the accident

C. get what he should be paid for his injury D. get well before he leaves that country.

3.Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very__________.

A. selfish B. friendly C. rude D. busy

4.The underlined word “charge” in the second paragraph means ______.

A. 职责 B. 掌管 C. 索价 D. 命令

5.What conclusion can you draw from the story?

A. Going to court is something very common in America.

B. One must be very careful while driving a car.

C. Money is more important than other things in the US.

D. There are more bad sides in America than good sides.

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I will never forget my experiences in the United States. I went to an American college a year ago. Yet I did not know the real American society until I was hurt in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor and go to court（法院）.

After the accident, my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and decided to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. I was amazed. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible(负有责任的) for my accident, I’d have to have a good lawyer. And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer. Now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him. But every day I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $115 each time. The final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215. My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoided seeing me at all. He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided to refuse his help. And he made me pay him $770.

Now I had to act as my own lawyer. I told the insurance(保险）company the date I was leaving America because of my inexperience（缺少经验）. Knowing that, they played for time and I left without getting a cent.

My experiences taught me two things about America: firstly, in a country like America money is everything. It is more important than friendship, honor or professional morality. Secondly, foreigners are still being unfairly treated. So when we talk about America, we should see both its good and bad sides.

1.The writer’s roommate offered to help him because________.

A. he thought it was a chance to make some money

B. he felt sorry for the writer

C. he knew the doctor was a very good one

D. he wanted the writer to have a good lawyer

2.A good lawyer is important for the writer to __________.

A. be well treated by the doctor

B. talk with the person responsible for the accident

C. get what he should pay for his injury

D. get well before he leaves that country.

3.Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very__________.

A. selfish　　 B. friendly　　 C. rude　　 D. busy

4.The underlined word “charge” in the second paragraph means ______.

A. 职责　　 B. 掌管　　 C. 索价　　 D. 命令

5.What conclusion can you draw from the story?

A. Going to court is something very common in America.

B. One must be very careful while driving a car.

C. Money is more important than other things in the US.

D. There are more bad sides in America than good sides.

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

One of the most famous movie prizes in the world is the Oscar. Every year in the United States, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science (电影艺术科学院) gives Oscars to people who have done well in the movies. There is an Oscar for the best movie of the year, another for the best actor, and Oscars

for doing many other things well in movies.

Oscars are very important because people want to see movies that have won them. They also want to see actors who have won Oscars. This means movies that have won Oscars make a lot of money. The Academy first gave prizes to movies in 1927, but they were not called Oscars then. That happened four years later. Most people think that Oscar was someone famous in the movies, but he wasn't. He was

someone that a woman called Margaret Herrick knew. She worked for the Academy and one day she saw the prize on a table. She said, "He looked like my friend Oscar." From that time on the prizes were called the Oscars.

1.The Academy gives prizes to people who ________.

A. are good friends of Margaret Herrick　

B. like seeing movies very much

C. have done well in the movies

D. pay the Academy a lot of money

2.The Oscars got their name in _________.

A. 1923　　　　　　 B. 1927　　　　　　　 C. 1928　　　　　　 D. 1931

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The United States is suffering its worst drought (干旱) in almost sixty years. The National Climatic Data Center also says high temperatures in June added to the warmest twelve-month period on record. Record-keeping began in 1895. The drought map showed that conditions improved in the Southeast in June compared to May. But the drought is expected to continue in large parts of the country. Last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack met with President Obama. Mr Vilsack says the drought has seriously influenced some crops, such as corn and soybeans (大豆). And the United States is the world's leading producer.

The drought has made prices of com and soybeans increase. Both of them are used in food production and for animal feed. Last week the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization reported that corn and wheat prices increased by 20% over the past three weeks.

In the United States, farmers may quickly reduce the size of their animals rather than pay higher feed prices to keep them. That increased supply of meat would reduce meat prices in the short term. But those prices could increase in several months.

Mr Vilsack says the effect of the drought is hard to predict(预测). Some areas are getting rain, and drought-resistant (抗旱的) seeds have helped crops grow well in some areas.

1.We can know the drought record of the USA has been kept for ________years of the USA up to now.

A. 97                                                        B. 207

C. 221                                          D. 117

2.Which of the following American presidents met with Tom Vilsack?

A. George Washington.                 B. Abraham lincon.

C. George Bush.                                  D. Barack Obama.

3. If the price of a kilo of corn was 3 dollars last December, how much is a kilo of corn now?

A. 2.4 dollars.                                        B. 3 dollars.

C. 3.6 dollars.                                         D. 3.9 dollars.

4.Why is the meat price lower than before?

A. Because there are more and more animals.

B. Because farmers kill them to save their food.

C. Because people don't like eating meat now.

D. Because the government (政府) asks the meat price lower.

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A. US faces the worst drought in almost sixty years.

B. Take action to help the USA.

C. What does the country do in the drought areas?

D. President Obama meets with Agriculture Secretary.

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

She is the only one of the girls in our class______ been to the United            States.

A. who have      B. that had     C. whom has     D. that has

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析