"Can I take your order? " Night after night, ...

"Can I take your order? " Night after night, I had to say this as I worked in my family’s restaurant. My father was a fantastic cook. He wanted me, his only son, to cook with him, but I didn’t like cooking. Because of the restaurant, my father was always busy. He never had time to play football with me.

During my high school and college years, I worked with my family at night. But I always avoided the kitchen. I couldn’t wait to graduate (毕业)so that I could move away from the family business. Several days before my graduation day, my father and I started looking at new cars. Finally, we found the right car. I was sure that my father would give it to me as my graduation gift.

On my graduation day, my father gave me a book as a gift. It was his old cookbook. I was so angry that I gave it back to him and ran out of the house. Several days later I moved away and started my business. Although I often saw my father during holidays, we never talked about the graduation gift. Then one day, I got a call that my father was ill. I went to see him because I was very worried.

That night, I looked through my father’s books and saw the cookbook that he had given me year before. I carefully opened the cookbook and went through it. Then I found something that made me cry. It was a check(支票)for$30,000 dated(注有日期) the day of my graduation. And the price of the car my father and I chose all those years ago was $30,000.

1.From Paragraph I we know that the writer’s father_________.

A. was a common cook　　 B. had a lot of free time

C. wanted the writer to be a cook　　 D. often played foot ball with the writer

2.The writer couldn’t wait to graduate because he wanted to___________.

A. leave the family business　　 B. manage the family's restaurant

C. have enough time to find a good car　　 D. get a graduation gift as soon as possible

3.The writer___________ on his graduation day.

A. accepted his father’s gift　　 B. moved away from home

C. was very angry with his father　　 D. was very worried about his father

4.The last paragraph shows that the writer __________.

A. decided to cook with his father

B. hated his father giving him so little money

C. regretted he didn’t look after his father well

D. realized his father’s deep love for him at last

5.What would be the best title(题目)for the passage?

A. A cookbook　　 B. A football fan　　 C. My school days　　 D. My business

九年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析

--My package hasn’t arrived yet. What’s taking so long?

--You just placed your order last night. ________

A. Watch out! B. Be patient! C. How terrible! D. Shut up!

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

The actor called last night, saying that he wouldn’t be _______ to do the show on the 20th.

A.acceptable B.available C.convenient D.possible

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Eat like a king in the morning, a prince at noon, and a farmer at night. This saying is all about the importance of breakfast. And now scientists can tell us just why it’s so important. According to a study carried out at Imperial College London, UK, skipping the first meal of the day not only means you eat more at lunch, but also that your brain wants to find more unhealthy foods.

The study suggests that there is a special part of our brain called the orbitofrontal cortex (眶额皮层), which plays an important part in making choices about what we eat. It is used for identifying the taste of food, especially when skipping breakfast. It is more likely to target high-calorie foods when you’re on an empty stomach.

Scientists did an experiment on this. Dr Tony Goldstone from Imperial College London, scanned (扫描) the brains of 21 men and women, around the age of 25. On the first day, these people skipped breakfast before the scans. On the second day, they had cereal (谷物), bread and jam as breakfast. After the scan on both days, they had their lunch.

When the volunteers had skipped breakfast, they ate around 20 percent more at lunch, compared with days when they had eaten breakfast. Their brain scans also showed the orbitofrontal cortex was especially responsive to high-calorie foods. “We believe that it identifies the value of foods – how pleasant, how delicious something is,” Goldstone told The Guardian.

1. From Paragraph 1, we learn that _____.

A. scientists found out why eating breakfast is important

B. it’s easy to lose weight without breakfast

C. there’s no need to have good food for supper

D. eating breakfast makes your brain smarter

2. Which of the following is NOT true about the orbitofrontal cortex?

A. It is part of our brain.

B. It tells people to eat breakfast.

C. It decides which food we like.

D. It is active toward high-calorie food.

3. Which is the correct order for the experiment on the first day?

① The volunteers skipped breakfast.

② The volunteers had lunch.

③ The volunteers had a brain scan.

A.①②③　　 B.③②①　　 C.①③②　　 D.③①②

4.In the experiment, the volunteers without breakfast ate about 20% _____ at lunch.

A. of the usual breakfast

B. more than the usual breakfast

C. of the usual lunch

D. more than the usual lunch

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

A. Breakfast still most important

B. Three meals a day

C. Experiments on breakfast

D. Experiments on lunch

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

— I hear John had a car accident after drinking last night.

— I don’t feel anything surprising. ______.

A. Like father, like son

B. A miss is as good as a mile

C. You can’t be too careful

D. It’s better to be safe than sorry

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

After you finish ______ the dishes，you can take a walk with your father．

A. do　　 B. does　　 C. to do　　 D. doing

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Night after night, she came to make me comfortable in bed, even long after my childhood years. Following her daily habit, she'd bend down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead(额头).

I don't remember when it first started annoying(使人恼怒的) me— her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did annoy me, for they felt rough(粗糙的) against my young skin. Finally, one night, I shouted out at her, "Don't do that anymore —your hands are too rough!" She didn't say anything in reply. But never again did my mother close out my day with that expression of her love.

Time after time, with the passing years, my thoughts returned to that night. By then I missed my mother's hands, missed her goodnight kiss on my forehead. Sometimes it seemed very close, sometimes far away. But always it existed, in the back of my mind.

Well, the years have passed, and I'm not a little girl anymore. Mom is in her mid-seventies, and those hands I once thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family. She's been our doctor, reaching for the medicine to calm a young girl's stomach or help with the boy's injured knee. She cooks the best fried chicken in the world... washes blue jeans more carefully than I can...

Now, my own children are grown and gone. Mom no longer has Dad, and on special days, I spend the night with her. So it was late on Thanksgiving Eve, as I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a hand run across my face to brush the hair from my forehead. Then a kiss, ever so gently, touched my brow.

In my memory, for the thousandth time, I remembered the night my young voice complained, "Don't do that anymore — your hands are too rough!" Catching Mom's hand in hand, I cried out how sorry I was for that night. I thought she'd remember, as I did. But Mom didn't know what I was talking about. She had forgotten — and forgiven (原谅)— long ago.

That night, I fell asleep with a new understanding for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.

1.What annoyed me that night?

A.My mother’s rough hands B.My mother’s reply

C.My mother’s kiss D.My mother’s expression of love

2.From the passage, we can learn that 　　 .

A.I never missed my mother’s goodnight kiss.

B.I had carried the guilt for many years until my mother kissed me again.

C.My mother always remembers what I said that night.

D.My father is still alive and lives with my mom..

3.My mother does these things for me and my family except 　　 _.

A.Cooking meals B.Washing clothes

C.Taking care of the children D.Closing out the day by kissing

4.What is my mom like?

A.guilty B.gentle C.careless D.silent

九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

Night after night, she came to help me sleep, even long after my childhood years.

I don’t remember 　 　　 　 it first started making me a little angry 一 my mom’s hands pushing my hair that way. But it really made me uncomfortable, for they 　　 　 rough（粗糙的）against my young skin. Finally, one night, I 　　 her, ‘‘Don’t do that any more. Your hands are too rough!” She didn’t say anything, 　　 she never did it again.

Years later, I missed my mother’s 　　 and her goodnight kiss on my face. I’m not a little girl any more. My mom is 　　 her mid-seventies, and her rough hands are still doing things for my family and me.

Now my own children have 　　 . It was late on Thanksgiving Eve. As I slept in my bedroom, a familiar hand ran across my 　　 to push the hair from my head. Then a kiss, ever so softly, touched my brow（额头).

Taking my mom’s hand, I told her how 　　 I was for that night I shouted at her. But my mom didn’t know what I was talking about. She had forgotten it long ago.

That night, I 　　 with a new appreciation（感激）for my mother’s caring hands. And the guilt（内疚）that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.

1.A. when　　　 B. where　　　　 C. why

2.A. looked　　　　 B. felt　　　　 C. seemed

3.A. nodded at　　　 B. shouted at　　　 C. seemed

4.A. so　　　　 B. or　　　　 C. but

5.A. hands　　　　 B. words　　　　 C. smiles

6.A. on 　　 B. in 　　　 C. at

7.A. stayed up 　　 B. woken up 　　 C. grown up

8.A. nose 　　 B. face 　　 C. mouth

9.A. sorry 　　 B. tired 　　 C. relaxed

10.A. left home 　　 B. kept working 　 C. fell asleep

九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Imagine you are taking a bus home at night. Suddenly your cellphone loses its signal. The television on the bus has no programs. Everything around us black-except for some strange colorful lights dancing in the sky. What is going on?

These are just the kinds of problems a solar storm might cause. Solar storms happen when solar flares (耀斑)break from the sun and travel towards Earth quickly. Actually, since Sept.4, 2017, the sun has burst out two big solar flares, the most powerful ones since at least 2008 according to NASA. They hit Earth on Sept.7.

Normally, Earth is protected by its magnetic field (磁场). But when strong solar storm mix with it, things change. On the one hand, the colourful lights of the aurora (极光)can be seen from the US and Europe, rather than just from polar (极地的)areas. But on the other hand, the storms can stop the satellite systems that control our computers, cell phones and GPS. They can even cause blackouts (断电) for weeks or months.

　　 , but they can put astronauts in danger. Spacewalking astronauts might have only minutes to hide. For this reason, NASA never plans spacewalks during solar storms.

Scientists now have a new tool called EEGGL, which can predict solar storms and hopefully give us warnings when they arrive. As for the recent storm, scientists say it is still too early to know its effect on our technology. They are closely watching for any long-term effects.

1.A solar storm might cause problems EXCEPT that ______.

A.the cell phone loses its signals B.we get hurt in the eyes suddenly

C.we have no TV programs D.everything around turns black

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE ?

A.Solar storms happen when solar flares travel toward the sun quickly.

B.The aurora can only be seen from polar areas during a solar storm.

C.Satellite systems can't work unless they're connected with solar storms.

D.It took two solar flares 3 days to come to Earth in September, 2017.

3.Which of the following sentence can be put in “　　 ”.

A.Solar storms are good for people on the ground

B.Solar storms have great effect on people on Earth

C.Solar storms hardly harm people on the ground

D.Solar storms can harm people on Earth seriously

4.The passage is written in a /an ______ tone(语气).

A.angry B.serious C.crazy D.happy

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

David_______ all night in order to watch the football match between France and Italy.

A. put up　　         B. stayed up

C. got up　　         D. showed up

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析