(素材源自One Story A Day Book 5)不同寻常的爱好Everyone h...

(素材源自One Story A Day Book 5)

不同寻常的爱好

Everyone has hobbies. But some people are not content with normal ones such as _____ stamps or taking photographs. They're inspired by doing things that most people would never do.

My friend's uncle has a _____ hobby like that. He spends his retirement time travelling to see some of the oldest things_____ the Earth. You may not believe, but it's true. That is his hobby.

Last year, he went to see the world's oldest _____. Or at least, that's what he thought. It's in California. It is called Methuselah with a history of 4, 770 years. You might expect this to be a really big tree. But that's not the case at all. In fact, it's quite small. It's only 15 meters tall, and its trunk is not really that big, either. It _____ only a few centimeters a year.

Why does it live so long? You might assume_____ it would need perfect conditions to live so long, such as plenty of _____ and rich soil. But to your surprise, just the opposite is _____. There is no enough water, _____ the soil had almost no nutrients. In fact, this tree's difficult life makes it_____. That's _____ it has lived so long.

Want to hear something funny? When my friend's uncle_____ from his trip to see Methuselah last year, he read an article about the world's oldest tree in a newspaper. He was surprised to hear that a tree was _____ discovered in Sweden that is 9, 550 years old. It is said that tree is____ twice as old as Methuselah.

My friend's uncle doesn't give up. Next year, he's going to Sweden to see this tree. And he will continue his trip to see more old things. Just like he said "That's the way _____ work. You set your goals, and you do what it takes to achieve them."

1.A.finding B.collecting C.picking D.watching

2.A.strange B.new C.common D.famous

3.A.in B.at C.by D.on

4.A.tree B.flower C.forest D.river

5.A.cuts B.grows C.heats D.cleans

6.A.where B.when C.how D.that

7.A.sunshine B.air C.water D.rain

8.A.true B.wrong C.good D.same

9.A.but B.so C.and D.or

10.A.strong B.weak C.tall D.large

11.A.who B.when C.which D.why

12.A.borrowed B.returned C.canceled D.forgot

13.A.recently B.early C.before D.later

14.A.certainly B.nearly C.normally D.perfectly

15.A.travels B.choices C.hobbies D.difficulties

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[素材源自One Story A Day Book 3]

减肥的目标

Losing weight is not an easy thing for many people. Our neighbor, Mr. Jones, used to weigh over one hundred kilograms. His _____ told him to lose some weight. "You are not healthy," said his doctor. Mr. Jones worked as a guard, and he always worked at his desk. He _____ for many hours a day. It wasn't a surprise to see him overweight.

After getting this bad news, Mr. Jones was afraid. He really _____ to lose weight. He tried many ways. First, he tried to eat less, but soon after, he felt _____ again. He began to eat some snacks. After three months of trying really hard, he still _____ a little over one hundred kilograms. He was very _____. Then one day, after listening to a radio program, he had an idea that might solve his _____.

At the supper table, he announced to the whole family _____ he decided to walk to work, beginning the next day. He would walk about eight kilometers every day. Everyone, including his children, listened to him _____ surprise. But Mr. Jones's _____ was very strong. "Every day, I'll walk for one hour in the morning _____ for another hour in the evening." he said.

The whole family got _____ about his new plan. They all wanted to support him.

It did not happen right away. But _____, Mr. Jones lost some weight. At the end of one month, he _____ three kilograms, which was a big reward and encouragement to him. Everyone in his family _____ by the result, so his family members also joined him.

After one year, he lost about 35 kilograms. He felt a lot better. He began to feel healthy again.

1.A.wife B.boss C.manager D.doctor

2.A.walked B.sat C.ran D.slept

3.A.refused B.hated C.liked D.needed

4.A.thirsty B.tired C.hungry D.bored

5.A.weighed B.prevented C.guessed D.improved

6.A.crazy B.sleepy C.unhappy D.helpless

7.A.idea B.choice C.decision D.problem

8.A.what B.how C.that D.why

9.A.in B.on C.to D.from

10.A.opinion B.courage C.advice D.goal

11.A.but B.or C.and D.so

12.A.disappointed B.excited C.mad D.sad

13.A.slowly B.carefully C.generally D.clearly

14.A.added B.got C.lost D.found

15.A.encourages B.was encouraged C.is encouraged D.is encouraging

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[素材源自English in Mind Book 1]

赛场上的友谊

In the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, two athletes were in the long jump final. One was famous German athlete, Lutz Long and the 1. was Jesse Owens, an American from Cleveland. It was their first time to know each other. At the start of the competition, Jesse Owens had some problems 2. he stepped over the white line twice. At that time, everyone thought Lutz 3. win the game. But what happened next really surprised everyone. Lutz went directly to Jesse and told him he could do it better than anyone. Jesse was moved by Lutz's words and their next two jumps were both good. However, Jesse beat Lutz and Lutz missed the gold medal. After 4. competition, Lutz came to shake hands with Jesse. The two athletes became very good friends. When asked why he helped Jesse, Lutz said that making a new friend was more important 5. winning a gold medal.

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David Smith is a student, and one of his 1. (hobby) is writing. During the summer of 2010, he 2. (spend)four weeks at a summer camp. As well as the usual activities, there was a writing 3.(class). "The teacher was a writer, and she asked us to 4.(talk) about our lives and tell interesting stories. Then she encouraged 5.(we)to write about our experiences at the camp. "

Back at school, David wrote a story about 6. (冠词) life of a sixteen-year-old boy, and 7. (successful) it came out as a book in 2012. Many young people love his book, and 8.（介词）a result, David has become a popular young writer.

Writing has brought David pleasure and success, 9.（连词）it is not his only hobby. He is also interested in many other things. "I like 10.(play) volleyball too, " says David.

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阅读下面短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）

The pilot, Antoine De Saint-Exupery, who wrote The Little Prince, died long ago, but the fictional pilot, who told the story, is as alive today as he was many years ago, along with his Prince, the fox, the rose and the snake.

This timeless tale touches upon childhood and growing up. It opens with the reminder: All grown-ups were once children—but few of them remember it. The pilot in this story loses that part of himself. After a stay in the desert with the little prince, he finds his inner child again. It is a simple story with life lessons. Here are some.

One only understands the things that one tames (驯服). Seeing the thousands of roses that look just like his rose makes the prince feel as if he was tricked by his flower. The fox shows him taming someone takes time. The prince understands the nature of relationships: the time he has wasted on his rose makes her so important.

The fox, as his parting gift, shares his secret with the prince: “One can see rightly with the heart. What is essential (very important and necessary) is invisible (not be seen) to the eye. ” When the pilot shows his picture about the snake eating the elephant, adults only see it as a hat. Adults can’t see what’s inside the snake. What is on the surface is not what matters. This truth sets the little prince free. He decides to join his rose back on his planet.

Has he returned to his planet and his rose? The ending exists in the imagination of every reader as well as the pilot. After all, it is a book with something for everyone.

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隐藏的天赋

There is a young boy called Bill in my class who has a hard time saying certain words. Sometimes, kids make fun of him. Sometimes, he'll say the same word twice or he'll stutter(结巴). He's very shy and doesn't say much.

One day, there was a sign on the wall asking people to try out for the school play. We looked and saw Bill's name on the list. We wondered how he could possibly be in a play with his speech problem.

The rehearsals(排练)went on for weeks, and finally the time for performance arrived. Bill got on stage and spoke his first lines. He stuttered terribly. Then, the most amazing thing happened. When the music started, he began to sing. It came out perfectly. He had a beautiful voice and not a single stutter. Bill was a different person when he sang.

The next day at school, everyone congratulated Bill. He explained to us that it's common for people who stutter to be able to sing perfectly well. Science doesn't know why, but it's a fact.

We learned more than just a scientific fact that day. We learned that everyone has things they can't do, and things they can do. We all have to be understanding of that. As for Bill, he still stutters. But sometimes when he has a hard time giving an answer in class, he just stops and sings the answer. That's always the highlight of the class.

1.Whose story is this article about?

A.The writer's. B.Tom's. C.Bill's. D.Head teacher's.

2.Why do the students think Bill can't attend the play?

A.He has speech problem. B.He has no time.

C.He has no talent. D.He　 doesn't like the school play.

3.How did the students think of Bill's performance?

A.Bad. B.Exciting. C.Boring. D.Perfect.

4.Which of the following can show the main idea of the text?

A.Think twice before acting. B.Everyone has his advantages.

C.Everyone is equal. D.Seeing is believing.

九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

When the great library of Alexandria burned, the story goes, one book was saved. But it was not a valuable book; and so a poor man bought it for a few coppers（铜钱）.Between its pages there was something very interesting. It was a thin paper on which was written the secret of the “Touchstone”!

The touchstone was a small pebble（卵石）that could turn any common metal into gold. The writing explained that it was lying among thousands of other pebbles that looked exactly like it. But the secret was this: The real stone would feel warm, while ordinary pebbles were cold.

So the man camped on the seashore and began testing pebbles.

He thought that if he picked up ordinary pebbles and put them down again, he might pick up the same pebble hundreds of times. So, when he felt one that was cold, he threw it into the sea. He spent a whole day doing this but none of them was the touchstone.

The days became weeks and the weeks into months. One day, however, he picked up a pebble and it was warm. He threw it into the sea before he realized what he had done. He had formed such a strong habit of throwing each pebble into the sea .So when the one he wanted came along, he still threw it away.

So it is with opportunity. Unless we are careful, it’s easy to fail to know an opportunity when it is in hand and it’s just as easy to throw it away.

1.The book was special to the man because ______.

A. it was made of cotton

B. it was the only book that was saved from the great fire

C. it was a story about how to tell the touchstone from ordinary stones

D. it included the secret of the touchstone

2.The man threw pebbles into the sea ______.

A. to test how far he could throw

B. to practice throwing pebbles

C. to avoid picking up the same pebble once again

D. to express his disappointment at failing to find the touchstone

3.The story is written mainly to tell us that___________.

A. careful habits can lead to success.

B. habits can benefit you but also hold you back.

C. never judge a person or a thing by appearances.

D. opportunity only visits the ready and watchful mind

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When the great library of Alexandria burned, the story goes, one book was saved. But it was not a valuable book, and a poor man got it.

The book wasn't very interesting, but between its pages there was something very interesting indeed. It was a thin strip of vellum（羊皮纸）on which was written the secret of the "Touchstone".

The touchstone was a small pebble（鹅卵石）that could turn any common metal into pure gold.

The writing explained that it was lying among thousands and thousands of other pebbles that looked exactly like it. But the secret was this; The real stone would feel warm, while ordinary pebbles are cold.

So the man sold his house, bought a tent, camped on the seashore, and began testing pebbles. He knew that if he picked up normal pebbles and threw them down again because they were cold, he might pick up the same pebbles hundreds of times. So, when he felt one that was cold, he threw it into the sea. He spent a whole day doing this but none of them was the touchstone. Yet he went on and on this way. Pick up a pebble. Cold—throw it into sea. Pick up another. Throw it into the sea. The days stretched into months and the months into years.

One day, however, about midafternoon, he picked up a pebble and it was warm. He threw it into the sea before he realized what he had done. He was used to throwing each pebble into the sea as soon as he picked it up. So when the one he wanted came along, he still threw it away.

So it is with opportunity（机会）. Unless we are vigilant, it’s easy to fail to realize an opportunity when it is in hand and it's just as easy to throw it away.

1.According to the passage, the touchstone is a stone __________.

A.that you can touch

B.that can turn common metal into pure gold

C.that can bring you thousands of pebbles

D.that can bring you good luck

2.The man threw the touchstone into the sea because __________________.

A.it was cold

B.it was a normal pebble

C.he was too tired to hold it

D.he had formed a habit

3.How did the man probably feel when he realized it was the touchstone?

A.Excited. B.Moved. C.Interested. D.Regretted.

4.What's the meaning of the underlined word “vigilant” in the last paragraph?

A.Brave enough. B.Hard-working enough.

C.Careful enough. D.Strong enough.

5.What does the writer want to tell us?

A.Opportunity knocks but once.

B.Use it or lose it.

C.Where there is a will, there is a way.

D.Practice makes perfect.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Almost everyone has his own hobby. My hobby is reading. When I was young, I didn't have any hobbies. I always watched TV at home all day and my parents were____________about me.

One day, my father took me to my aunt's home. When I got there, I saw my cousin___________in his room. I ran to him and said, “Reading books is so boring. Why not go out to play games? That's more___________. ”

"I don't think so. Reading is really interesting, and also I can get a lot of__________from my books. " Then my cousin asked me some questions, but I couldn't____________ most of them. He was two years younger than me, but he　　 ________ much more. My face turned red.

That day he told me many interesting stories. I lost myself in his__________. From then on, I became interested in reading. Now I have a room______________ books. In my free time, I'm happy to be_____________ and read the books. I do well in my subjects because of all the books I’ve read, and I'm especially good at__________. I have won many prizes in writing competitions. That makes me feel very proud.

1.A.excited B.scared C.worried

2.A.singing B.reading C.playing

3.A.important B.interesting C.surprising

4.A.activities B.programs C.knowledge

5.A.receive B.repeat C.answer

6.A.told B.knew C.took

7.A.hobbies B.books C.stories

8.A.full of B.short of C.opposite of

9.A.lazy B.late C.alone

10.A.writing B.English C.P. E.

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[素材选自One Story A Day Book 2]

为未来种树

Jim Flinn and his family have been taking part in Earth Day celebrations to plant trees for as long as he can remember.

This year, Jim decided to invite some of his classmates to ____ the family planting trees on Earth Day.

“Did you know that each day, one mature ____ produces enough oxygen for four people to breathe？” Jim asked his friends. Before anyone could respond, he ____, “But that's not all. Trees also remove the ____ carbon dioxide that pollutes our air.”

According to Jim, what is good for the earth is good for ____. “My parents always encourage me to be good to the earth，” he explained to his ____.

When the trees ____, the Flinns made sure they had lots of water. Then, with shovels and pails, they headed out to the field and started digging.

“First，make a big ____,” explained Jim, who knew what he was doing after years of practice. “Make sure the roots will fit into the hole. Put a little water in the bottom of the hole and put your tree ____. Then, cover the ____ and fill the hole with dirt. And use your feet to pack it in well around the ____ tree.”

You could tell that this young boy took pride in what he ____ his family did each spring. “We don't have to plant hundreds of trees，” said Jim's father. “Even if you can only ____ one tree each year, it will add up in the end.”

____ they worked hard for five hours, twenty trees were planted on the site.

Seeing the new trees standing upright straight, Jim's friends ____ to join the event again next time. They think the Earth Day is really meaningful for everyone.

Word Bank

mature 成熟的　 carbon dioxide 二氧化碳

shovel 铁铲 pail 桶 root 根

1.A.join B.spend C.bring D.take

2.A.animal B.human C.tree D.flower

3.A.continued B.stopped C.talked D.promised

4.A.useful B.harmful C.helpful D.painful

5.A.something B.someone C.everyone D.nobody

6.A.students B.neighbors C.teachers D.classmates

7.A.went B.arrived C.cut D.found

8.A.well B.concert C.hole D.research

9.A.inside B.outside C.above D.below

10.A.tools B.leaves C.knives D.roots

11.A.new B.old C.large D.ugly

12.A.and B.but C.as D.for

13.A.clear B.plant C.cover D.burn

14.A.Until B.As C.After D.Before

15.A.refused B.invited C.decided D.received

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