Vienna is a beautiful old city on the River D...

Vienna is a beautiful old city on the River Danube in the center of Europe. It's the capital city of Austria and the center of European classical music. In the 18th century a lot of musicians came to study and work in Vienna.

In the Strauss family, there were two composers called Johann Strauss: the father and the son, The father, Johann Strauss the elder, wrote and played music for traditional dances, called the waltz. His dance music made him famous all over Europe. The son, Johann Strauss the younger, was also very successful and popular. He wrote over 150 waltzes. In 1867 he wrote The Blue Danube waltz.

Mozart was another very important composer. He was born in Austria in 1756. Before he was six, he played not only the piano but also the violin. His family took him around Europe and he gave concerts in many cities. He wrote hundreds of wonderful pieces of music. But he became very poor and died in 1791 when he was only 35. Like Johann Strauss, father and son, he was a great European musician, and many people still think his music is perfect.

1.From Paragraph 1(第1段) we know that Vienna is________.

A. a beautiful new city　　 B. on the River Danube

C. in the center of Austria　　 D. the center of European pop music

2.How many important composers are mentioned in the passage?

A. One　　 B. Two　　 C. Three　　 D. Four

3.Johann Strauss the elder was famous for_____.

A. the dance music　　 B. his son　　 C. The Blue Danube　　 D. the concerts

4.It can be inferred(推断)from the passage that Mozart was______.

A. stupid and lazy

B. clever but lazy

C. stupid but hard- working

D. clever and hard- working

5.This passage can be found most probably in the part of_____ in a newspaper.

A. News　　 B. Recreation(娱乐)　　 C. Ad(广告)　　 D. Sport

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Vienna,the capital of Austria,is________the River Danube and The Blue Danube is

________Strauss.

A．on; for           B．in; by             C．on;by            D．by;on

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I come from Cambridge, a beautiful city in the east of England. It is on the River Cam and has a population of about 120, 000. My home town is especially famous for its university. Many famous people studied here, such as Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin. There are lots of old buildings and churches to visit. Students and tourists enjoy trips along the river by boat.

Cambridge is 80 kilometers from London. London is in the south of England and it is on the River Thames. It has a population of about; seven and a half million, so it is bigger and busier than Cambridge. It is about 2, 000 years old, and it is famous for Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge.

England itself is part of an island, and you are always near the sea. The small villages and beaches on the coast are popular for holidays. Tourists like the areas of low mountains and beautiful lakes in the north, and the hills and pretty villages in the south. Everywhere in England, you will notice how green the countryside is.

It is never very hot in summer or very cold in winter. So come and see England any time of the year, but bring an umbrella with you. It rains a lot all year round. You will need it most days.

1.How many examples of famous people are mentioned in the passage?

A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.

2.What can we know about Cambridge and London?

A.Cambridge is much busier than London.

B.London is 2,000 kilometers from Cambridge.

C.Cambridge has more famous buildings than London.

D.London has a much bigger population than Cambridge.

3.Tourists like ________in the south of England.

A.the churches B.the low mountains

C.the pretty villages D.the beautiful lakes

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—There is a large beautiful bridge ___ the river in this town

九年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

There is an old bridge ____ the river.

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

一Guilin is a beautiful city.

一I agree with you. You can see boats go 　　 the river and cars run 　　 the city at the same time.

A. along; along　　 B. along; through

C. through; along　　 D. through; through

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The 35­year­old Sui Feifei who is known as the “beauty” on the sports ground shines in basketball games .B1. her pretty face and her talent(才能) attract many sports fans.

Because Sui is one of the top basketball p2.in Asia, she was chosen to play in the WNBA(women's NBA) in the USA. It's the f3.time she has worked abroad. She said she was ready for the challenges ahead. She finds friendship and help from her teammates and fans. So she always has confidence in h4.．Much of her confidence comes from her good.s5.English.

“My best point is that I enjoy speaking. I'm never afraid to o6.my mouth！” She likes speaking English to.o7.

Off the sports ground, she is a good writer. She reads w8., from foreign novels to Chinese kung fu stories. That makes her love writing very much. She writes for many newspapers, and she enjoys k9.diaries. She feels free to put her t10.down on paper.

This is Sui Feifei, a popular new star.

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根据句意和提示写出单词，完成句子。

1.Guilin is a very beautiful city in the s ▲________ of China. How I want to go on a trip there!

2.What’s the p ▲________ of China? It’s about 1.4 billion. China has the most people in the world.

3.Never forget your own country w ▲________ you go in the future.

4. C ▲________ with the past, our life today is much better.

5. —I don’t know what to do w__________ my computer. It doesn’t work well again!

—Why not ask Mr Jiang for help? He is a computer engineer.

6.After a terrible earthquake, food, water and ________▲________(帐篷) are needed most.

7.For thousands of years, the Great Wall has been the ________▲________（骄傲）of all the Chinese people.

8.You don’t like eating snacks and I don’t like eating snacks,________▲________(也).

9.The special boots can prevent astronauts from ________▲________(漂浮) away into space.

10.On the moon we could________▲________（容易）jump much higher than on the earth.

11.Tian’anmen Square is the biggest square in the world and is often ________▲________(fill)with tourists.

12.Neil Armstrong got his student ________▲________ (pilot) licence at the age of 16.

13. Last year our school held the 12th School Art and Culture Festival and it was a big ________▲________(success)

14. Thomas Edison was one of the greatest________▲________(invent) in the world.

15.He made up his mind to explore places that were ________▲________ (know) to humans today.

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- Have you been to the new park near the river?

- Yes. It’s one of ______ parks in the city.

A. beautiful

B. more beautiful

C. most beautiful

D. the most beautiful

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Siena is an old city in the north of Italy. It began with a group of people living on its hills over 2,900 years ago. Around the year 1100, Siena became an important business center in Italy. In 1472, the first bank of the world was built in this city and has been doing business ever since.

Today Siena is famous for keeping its “old face.” For example, its city walls, which helped keep the city safe in the past, are hundreds of years old now and look almost the same as before. Also, many old buildings are seen at the Piazza del Campo, the most important meeting place of the city. Few things have really changed in this center of public life for hundreds of years. Now people still go to the open space for sharing news, shopping or playing sports. There is one more thing that helps keep Siena’s old face: cars cannot enter the city most of the time.

True, Siena is old, but it is beautifully old. People are welcome to visit this beautiful city and walk into the past.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子是否正确，对的涂（A），错的涂（B）。

1.The old city, Siena, began more than 2,900 years ago.

2.Siena is famous for having the first bank of the world today.

3.People in Siena have protected the old city walls very well.

4.Few old buildings can be found at the Piazza del Campo.

5.Most of the time cars are not allowed to enter Siena.

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