An artist painted many pictures of great beau...

An artist painted many pictures of great beauty. But he found that he had not yet painted a “real” picture.

He began his trip to look for the most beautiful thing in the world. On the way, he met an aged priest(神父) who asked him where he was going. “I don't know.” said the artist. “I want to paint the most beautiful thing in the world. Perhaps you can direct me to it.”“How easy!” replied the priest “In any church, you will find it—Faith(信仰) is the most beautiful thing in the world.”

The artist traveled on. Later, a young mother told him the most beautiful thing is “Love”. “Love” makes the world go round. Without love there is no beauty.

Still the artist continued his search. He asked a soldier the same question and his answer was “Peace”. He said, “(83) War is ugly and wherever you find peace, you will find beauty faith and love.”

“How can I paint all of them—Faith, Love and Peace?” He thought and thought. He was surprised that without thinking where he was going, he had got to his familiar place. In the face of his wife and children, he saw Love and Faith. “We are thinking of you all the time. We prayed(祈祷) you would return to us safely” said his wife.(84) The artists sat on his favorite old chair and his heart was at peace.

Finally the artist painted the most beautiful thing in the world and called it Home”.

A.根据短文内容简要回答问题。

1.Whom did he ask the question during his trip?

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2.Which place did he get to without thinking where he was going?

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B 将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

3.__________________________________________________________________________

4.___________________________________________________________________________

C.请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。

5.What's the best title for this passage?

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九年级英语多任务混合问题困难题查看答案及解析

You draw, you paint, or you do sculptures. It doesn’t matter—everyone is an artist!

1.What do Jane and Kayla argue（争辩）about？

A.Whether everyone is an artist. B.Whether children should learn art.

C.Whether artists make much money. D.Whether people like visiting museums.

2.The underlined word "it” in THE CASE FOR refers to 　　　　 .

A.going to famous museums posting B.posting photographs online

C.drawing pictures of friends D.making friends by drawing

3.How can we become artists according to Kayla？

A.Go to art museums from time to time. B.Stay in an art school for six years.

C.Devote ourselves to art study and practice. D.Try to get our sculptures displayed.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

There once was a king who offered a prize to the artist who painted the best picture of peace. Many artists tried　 The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose 　　 1.　 them. One picture was a quiet lake. The lake was a perfect mirror(镜子) for peaceful high mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white clouds. All who saw this picture 2. 　 that it was a perfect picture of peace.

The other picture had 　　 3.　 , too. But these were rocky. Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played　 Down the side of the mountains fell a waterfall. This did not look 　　 4.　　 at all.

But when the king looked 　　 5.　　 , he saw behind the waterfall a small bush(灌木)　 6.in a crack(裂缝) in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built　 　 7.　　 nest(巢). There, sat the mother bird in her nest-in perfect peace.

Which picture do you think won the prize? The king chose the 　 8.　　 picture. Do you know why?

" 　 9. peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no 　 10. , trouble, or hard work." explained the king, "Peace means to be in the middle of all those things and still be peaceful in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace."

九年级英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

To many people, art is a human expression of creativity. But in recent years, you may have read news about artificial intelligence（AI）creating its own art, such as painting or writing poems. Some people worry that AI might someday replace（替代）artists.

But this worry seems to be unnecessary, at least for now. Many artists today are turning AI into a useful tool. Instead of replacing artists, AI is bringing artists more possibilities.

A piece of music created by AI recently attracted attention. AI was used to create the music based on the protein（蛋白质）structure of COVID-19. The music lasted nearly two hours. The project was led by Markus Buehler, an American musician and MIT professor（教授）of engineering. He assigned (指定) a unique note (独特的音符) to each amino acid (氨基酸) is the protein. The AI then translated these notes into music.

Listeners found the project “mind-blowing”. “It allows me to see the virus in a new way,” said one listener. This surprising combination (结合) between science and art could not be achieved without AI. As The Verge wrote, “AI helps artists play around in unpredictable ways, creating things beyond (超过) what they have ever thought was possible before.”

Apart from creating imaginative works, AI can also take care of repetitive (重复乏味的) tasks for artists. For example, in the comic and cartoon industries, there are now AI tools that can automatically (自动) color in black-and-white line drawings. Although the results can be unpredictable and require a little cleanup. it can give artists room to experiment (实验) by cutting down the time it takes to color each picture.

As Peter Ward wrote for The Culture Trip. “Art of every kind has always been influenced by technological developments.” AI can become a useful tool to bring change to the art world if it’s welcomed and not unfairly feared.

1.According to the passage, AI can’t ________ now.

A.write poems B.paint C.replace artists D.create music

2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the third and fourth paragraphs?

A.AI created a piece of music about COVID-19.

B.Many of AI’s art creations are beyond artists’ imagination.

C.Science and art can be combined with the help of AI.

D.Markus Buehler was not a professor of engineering, but a musician.

3.The underlined phrase “Apart from” in the fifth paragraph can be replaced by “________”.

A.Besides B.Instead of C.Because of D.According to

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A.Technological developments have greatly influenced people’s daily life.

B.AI has been widely used in science research.

C.AI is bringing more help to the art world as a useful tool.

D.AI’s creativity has caused more and mare worries.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Painting and writing on walls is nothing new. In prehistoric times, people in Africa and Europe painted pictures of animals and people in caves. Graffiti has been found at ancient sites in Greece, Italy, Syria and Iraq. In the Roman town of Pompeii in Italy, archaeologists found a lot of graffiti written in Latin, including political and romantic messages, and even some magic spells!

In the 1970s, young people in New York used pens to write their names, or "tags", on walls around the city. One of the first "taggers" was Demetrius, a teenager from a Greek family. He wrote his tag on walls in his neighborhood on the way to school. Other teenagers saw Demetrius's tag and started writing their own tags on walls, buses and subway trains all over New York. Then, some teenagers stopped using pens and started using paints. Their tags were bigger and more colorful and appeared on trains, buses and walls around the city. In the 1990s and 2000s, a lot of graffiti artists started to draw pictures on buildings in public places.

In many countries, it is a crime to paint on public walls and street artists can have problems with the police. In some other countries, street art is permitted in certain places. Nowadays, street art is more popular with the public. In some cities, there are street art festivals. In Bristol in the UK, there is a street art festival in August every year. Artists paint all the buildings in a street. Lots of people come to watch the artists and take photos. Street art can be seen in galleries too. There have been exhibitions of street art in galleries in Paris, London and Los Angeles.

Most street artists are young people who paint in their neighborhood or home city. Many of them use the Internet to communicate and share photos of their pictures with other street artists around the world. Although we don't know what will happen to street art in the future, we can be sure that it is here to stay!

1."Graffiti" in the passage is closest in meaning to ________.

A.drawings and writing on public walls

B.exhibitions of street art in galleries

C.street art festivals around the world

D.photos of art works on the Internet.

2.Graffiti in ancient times includes all the following EXCEPT ________.

A.pictures of animals B.magic spells

C.romantic messages D.names of people.

3.What's the correct order of the development of graffiti art in New York?

①A teenager called Demetrius wrote his own tag on walls in his neighborhood.

②Many graffiti artists started to draw pictures on public walls around the city.

③Some teenagers wrote their tags on walls, buses and subway trains around the city.

④Bigger and more colorful tags appeared on trains, buses and walls all over the city.

A.①③④② B.③①②④ C.②④③① D.④①③②.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The first graffiti artist appeared in ancient America.

B.Many street artists share their works online nowadays.

C.It's not allowed to hold street art festivals in England.

D.There is an exhibition of street art in Italy every year.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

On a sunny afternoon, Bob went to a park to take walks. Some people were painting pictures, some were reading poems and some were shooting arrows(射箭). It looked fun so he decided to challenge it himself.

He saw one woman pick up an arrow and shoot it after taking a moment to aim(瞄准). The arrow curved(飞出弧线)through the air beautifully. But it finally fell to the ground and missed the target(目标).

It seemed that she didn't put enough power into her shot. While Bob was thinking about what he should do. It was his turn to shoot. He focused(使集中)his eyes on the target and shot the arrow with all of his strength. But the arrow missed the target and stuck straight in the grass. He shot three more arrows, but all of them missed.

He was upset, but decided to take one more shot. He took a deep breath and put one foot forward to keep his balance(平衡). He focused hard on the target and shot the arrow. This time he hit the target!

He said, "There are many things that are not as simple as we imagine. There are challenges everywhere. But if we focus on one thing at a time and learn from failure, we can succeed in the end."

1.Bob went to a park to ________on a sunny afternoon.

A.take walks B.shoot arrows C.paint pictures D.read poems.

2.One woman shot an arrow ________.

A.after checking it carefully B.after taking a moment to aim.

C.after keeping her balance D.after thinking for a long time.

3.Bob shot his first arrow with all of his strength, but he ________.

A.fell B.cried C.succeeded D.failed

4.Bob shot arrows for ________times in total that afternoon.

A.3 B.4 C.5 D.6

5.The main idea of the passage is ________.

A.everything is as simple as we imagine

B.take a deep breath before shooting an arrow

C.we aren't in the face of challenges everywhere

D.learn from failure, never give up and you will succeed

九年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析

You know that a person who paints is an artist. But do you know that there are other kinds of artists all around you? You just have to look for them and then you will find their works can be anywhere.

1.What does Bobby do?

A.He's an architect. B.He's a face painter.

C.He's a display artist.  D.He's a costume designer.

2.Who needs to think about colors and shapes?

A.Susan. B.Bobby. C.Ellen. D.Dean.

3.Ellen's job is to　　 ___________________.

A.paint on people's faces B.make store windows look cool

C.create suitable clothes D.design many kinds of buildings

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Last month, the artist Christo opened his new art sculpture. It is made up of 7,506 colorful barrels (桶) floating on a lake in Hyde Park in London. Christo calls it The London Mastaba. It is his first major outdoor art sculpture in Great Britain. The artwork is in the shape of a mastaba. It looks somewhat like a pyramid with a fat top. The London Mastaba is about 65 feet high, 98 feet wide and 130 feet long, and it weighs about 1.3 million pounds. The metal barrels can be seen from hundreds of feet away.

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Everyone who looks at it will see something different. Many will think the barrels are barrels of oil in the heart of one of London’s oldest parks. They might wonder if Christo was making an announcement against pollution. Others will see a prism or giant pixels or simply a shape. However, everyone must decide for themselves, the 83-year-old artist said. Christo said he had nothing special in mind when he created The London Mastaba. “There are no messages,” Christo said. “There is something in it to discover yourself. I cannot direct you.”

“A Stairway To The Sky”

“It’s created a giant invitation, like a stairway to the sky,” Christo said. The artist was standing on the banks of the Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park where his artwork floats. Swans are swimming nearby. Some barrels are red with a white candy stripe on the sides. Others are colored blue, purple and red. Their colors will look different as the light changes, Christo said. Their reflection (倒影) in the lake will be like an abstract painting. Abstraction is an artistic style that does not always show something recognizable or realistic.

“Not Really Sure How I Feel About It”

Many people walking in the park were surprised to see the artwork. “It’s very modern, but this place is nature and historical. I don’t like it here,” said Yasmin KocOzcengel, who is a tourist from Turkey. Another person who took a look at the artwork was Anna Andronova. She called The London Mastaba very brave. If it weren’t as brave, it wouldn’t be as amazing, she said. Sheila Seffenson is an American living in London. “I’m just not really sure how I feel about it,” Steffenson said. “Maybe it’s a message about pollution. Who knows?”

1.What can we learn about the artwork?

A.It is a floating pyramid. B.It is made up of empty oil barrels.

C.It is an abstract painting. D.It is considered as different things.

2.Which of the following would be most suitable for________?

A.An Announcement Against Pollution. B.An Announcement Against Pollution?

C.A New Landmark Of The Oldest Park. D.A New Landmark Of The Oldest Park?

3.Which of the following words can best describe The London Mastaba?

A.Romantic. B.Magical. C.Realistic. D.Mysterious.

4.What can most possibly be the artist’s real purpose?

A.To add some more colours to the old park. B.To bring his art career to a new height.

C.To encourage people to discover and think. D.To remind people to care about nature.

九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

Frank and his brother Jack lived near the ocean. Frank was outgoing while Jack was shy. They liked doing different things. Frank was famous for organizing games of beach volleyball, football, and any other sport imaginable. Jack preferred to draw, paint, or build sandcastles（沙堡）.

Frank didn't understand why Jack would rather do artistic things than play ball. He believed sports often allowed many kids to play together. That was when Jack's idea hatched. He would show Frank what doing things together looked like!

After Jack finished creating a special sandcastle with stairs, towers and walls, he took pictures of it. Then he painted colorful posters featuring（突出）his sandcastle and the question, "Can you top this?" He hung his posters everywhere in town, announcing his plan for a day of sandcastle artistry-all ages welcome.

When Frank saw poster, he not so nicely told Jack that no one would come. Still, shortly after sunrise on Saturday, Jack was on the beach digging in the sand. By mid-morning, four kids were sculpting（雕塑）the sand alongside him. By noon the number had increased a lot.

After Frank came back from his ball game, he went to check how his brother's plan turned out. He couldn't believe what he saw. At least 30 people were building a city of sandcastles, and everyone was chatting and laughing and working together! It was the most beautiful thing he had seen on the beach.

"I guess you've proved me wrong," Frank said. "You should make this sandcastle day a yearly tradition!" Handing Frank a shovel（铲子）with smile, Jack got started together with his brother on their super creation in the sand.

1.What does the underlined word "hatched" in Paragraph 2 probably mean in Chinese?

A.产生 B.改变 C.消失 D.中断

2.What helped people know about Jack's plan?

A.Beautiful towers. B.Colorful posters.

C.A town building. D.A sandcastle day.

3.When learning about Jack's plan, Frank was ________.

A.doubtful B.interested C.satisfied D.nervous

4.What can we know about Jack's idea?

A.It came from picture. B.It needed 30 people's support.

C.It proved Frank right. D.It did work well.

5.Which of the following best describes Jack?

A.Honest. B.Creative. C.Outgoing. D.Caring.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Monet(莫奈) is ________ famous French painter. He has painted a lot of nice pictures.

A.a　　　　　　          B.an　　　　　　

C.the　　　　　　　         D./

九年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析