Once upon a time there lived a great storyteller whose stories gave both children and adults a lot of pleasure and enjoyment. He told a story about an emperor who loved new clothes and about a tiny girl who was no taller than a person’s thumb (拇指).
That storyteller's name was Hans Christian Andersen. He was born in Denmark. He wrote more than 150 stories, which are told in many countries. He became the first author to write and publish his own fairy tales. Andersen grew up poor. His father was a shoemaker, and his mother could hardly read. Andersen once said, “Most of what I have written is a reflection of myself.” His fairy tale, The Ugly Duckling, about a duckling that is laughed by other animals until it grows up to be a swan (天鹅), was written according to his own experience as a child. His other famous fairy tales include The Little Match Girl, The Daughter of the Sea and The Snow Queen.
Andersen’s fans celebrated the anniversary (周年纪念日) of his 200th birthday in 2005. People are told his fairy tales in many countries. They organized different kinds of celebrations to remind people ofAndersen and Andersen’s fairy tales.
In Denmark, 15-foot-tall puppets(木偶)danced in mid-air every night from May until September. In Singapore, the post office published a series (系列) of Andersen stamps. And in Egypt, the library in Alexandria showed Andersen's books, which were translated into 150 languages! In New York City’s Central Park, storyteller Ellen Shapiro told The Real Princess to a crowd of children.
“Andersen's stories have everything,” Shapiro told the reporter. “They are funny and sad and enjoyable. I never get tired of them. ”
Storytellers such as Shapiro love continuing Andersen’s tradition. Shapiro doesn’t memorize her favorite stories, however. Instead, she learns what happens at the beginning, middle, and end. She changes the words of a story to fit the listeners. So no two tellings of a story are exactly alike.
1.What can we know about Andersen according to the passage?
A.He was born in Denmark in 1820.
B.He was from a rich family.
C.He was the first author to write and publish his own fairy tales.
D.He was laughed by other children because he was a poor storyteller.
2.Which statement about Andersen’s 200th birthday anniversary celebrations is TRUE?
A.In Denmark, puppets danced every night for half a year.
B.In Singapore, the post office published a series of Andersen stamps.
C.In Egypt, Andersen's fans translated his books into 150 languages.
D.In the US, Ellen Shapiro told “The Ugly Duckling” to a crowd of children.
3.How many Andersen’s fairy tales are mentioned in this passage?
A.5 B.7 C.15 D.150
4.What can we know about Shapiro from the passage?
A.She doesn’t like following Andersen’s tradition.
B.She organized Andersen’s 200th birthday anniversary celebrations.
C.She never tells the same story in exactly the same way.
D.She is used to reading Anderson’s stories to her listeners.
5.According to the passage, we can know that________.
A.All of Andersen’s fairy tales reflect his own life.
B.Andersen’s fairy tales can bring people a lot of pain and pleasure.
C.Andersen’s fairy tales are only loved by children in 150 countries.
D.Andersen’s fairy tales are funny and sad and enjoyable.
九年级英语阅读单选困难题
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Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day the feelings were told that the island would sink, so all built boats and left, except Love. Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out(坚持) until the last possible moment.
When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help.
Richness was passing by Love in a big boat. Love said, “Richness, can you take me with you?”
Richness answered, “No, I can’t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you.”
Love decided to ask Vanity(虚荣心) who was also passing by in a beautiful ship.“Vanity, please help me!”
“I can’t help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage(破坏) my boat, “Vanity answered.
Sadness was close by so Love asked, “Sadness, let me go with you.”
“Oh…Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!”
Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her.
Suddenly, there was a voice, “Come, Love, I will take you.”It was an elder. So thankful and happy, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived at dry land, the elder went her own way. Realizing how much was owed(欠) the elder, Love asked Knowledge, another elder, “Who helped me?”
“It was Time, “Knowledge answered.
“Time?”asked Love.“But why did Time help me?”
Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom(智慧) and answered, “Because only Time is able to understand how valuable(珍贵的)Love is.”
1.How did the feelings go away from the island?
A. By water. B. By swimming. C. On foot. D. By flying
2.How many feelings did Love ask for help but failed?
A.2. B.3 C.4 D.5
3.Which of the following is true?
A. Happiness was blind.
B. Richness had a small boat.
C. Vanity’s ship was damaged.
D. Sadness wanted to stay alone.
4.Who saved Love?
A. Time. B. Knowledge. C. Richness. D. Happiness.
5.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?
A. Love and Time B. An Accident
C.A sinking island D. Different Feelings
九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day the feelings were told that the island would sink, so all built boats and left, except Love. Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out(坚持) until the last possible moment.
When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help.
Richness was passing by Love in a big boat. Love said,“Richness, can you take me with you?”
Richness answered,“No, I can’t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you.”
Love decided to ask Vanity(虚荣心) who was also passing by in a beautiful ship.“Vanity, please help me!”
“I can’t help you, Love. You are all wet and might destroy my boat,”Vanity answered.
Sadness was close by, so Love asked,“Sadness, let me go with you.”
“Oh…Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!”
Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her. Suddenly , there was a voice, “Come, Love, I will take you.” It was an elder. So thankful and happy, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived at dry land, the elder went her own way. Realizing how much was owed(欠) the elder, Love asked Knowledge, another elder, “Who helped me?”
“It was Time,” Knowledge answered.
“Time?” asked Love. “But why did Time help me?”
Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom(智慧) and answered, “Because only Time is able to understand how valuable Love is.”
1.How did the feelings go away from the island?
A. By water. B. By swimming. C. On foot. D. By flying
2.Which of the following is true?
A. Happiness was blind. B. Richness had a small boat.
C. Vanity’s ship was damaged. D. Sadness wanted to stay alone.
3.Who saved Love?
A. Time. B. Knowledge. C. Richness. D. Happiness.
4.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?
A. Love and Time B. An Accident
C.A sinking island D. Different Feelings
九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so all constructed boats and left. Except for Love.Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out until the last possible moment.When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help.Richnesswas passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said,"Richness, can you take me with you?"Richness answered, "No, I can't. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you."Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel. "Vanity, please help me!""I can't help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat," Vanity answered.Sadness was close by so Love asked, "Sadness, let me go with you.""Oh . . . Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!"Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her.Suddenly, there was a voice, "Come, Love, I will take you." It was an elder. So blessed and overjoyed, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived at dry land, the elder went her own way. Realizing how much was owed the elder,Love asked Knowledge, another elder, "Who helped me?""It was Time," Knowledge answered."Time?" asked Love. "But why did Time help me?"Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, "Because only Time is capable of understanding how valuable Love is."
1.Who stayed on the island?
A. Richness B. Vanity C. Love
2.Which of the following is not wrong?
A. Nobody helped Love in the end
B. There is a lot of gold and silver in Richness’ boat.
C. Happiness refused Love because she is afraid to damage her boat.
3.Why did all the feelings construct boats and leave?
A. Because they wanted to go to a new island.
B. Because it was announced that the island would sink
C. Because love would like to be alone .
4.The underlined sentence “Realizing how much was owed the elder”most probably means______
A. Love was very happy that someone helped him.
B. Love wanted to thank the one who helped him
C. Love was sad because he didn’t know who helped him
5.What can we mainly know from the passage?
A. All the feelings are not friendly except Time.
B. Knowledge is the smartest one of all .
C. Only Time is capable of understanding how valuable Love is.
九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day the feelings were told that the island would sink, so all built boats and left, except Love. Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold on until the last possible moment.
When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help.
Richness was passing by Love in a big boat. Love said, “Richness, can you take me with you?”
Richness answered, “No, I can’t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you.”
Love decided to ask Vanity(虚荣心) who was also passing by in a beautiful ship. “Vanity, please help me!”
“I can’t help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage(破坏) my boat,” Vanity answered.
Sadness was close by so Love asked, “Sadness, let me go with you.”
“Oh…Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!”
Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her.
Suddenly, there was a voice, “Come, Love, I will take you.” It was an elder. So thankful and happy, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived at dry land, the elder went her own way. Realizing how much was owed(欠) the elder, Love asked Knowledge, another elder, “Who helped me?”
“It was Time,” Knowledge answered.
“Time?” asked Love. “But why did Time help me?”
Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, “Because only Time is able to understand how valuable Love is.”
1.How did the feelings go away from the island?
A. By flying. B. By swimming. C. On foot. D. By water
2.How many feelings did Love ask for help but failed?
A. 5. B. 4 C. 3 D. 2
3.Which of the following is true?
A. Happiness was blind. B. Richness had a small boat.
C. Sadness wanted to stay alone. D. Vanity’s ship was damaged
4.Who saved Love?
A. Happiness. B. Knowledge. C. Richness. D. Time.
5.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?
A. Different Feelings B. An Accident C. A sinking island D. Love and Time
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
Once upon a time, there was a small town. There lived a man by himself who couldn’t see. He was _________. Yet, he carried a lighted lamp _________ him whenever he went out at night.
One night _________ he was coming home after having a dinner outside, he came across a group of young travellers. They saw that he was blind, yet carrying _________ lighted lamp. They started commenting(评论)him and made _________ of him. One of them asked him, “Hey, man! You are blind and can’t see _________! Why do you carry the lamp then?”
The blind man replied, “Yes, _________, I am blind. But the lighted lamp which I am carrying is for the people like you who can see. You may not see the blind man coming and end up _________ me. That is _________ I carry a lighted lamp.”
The group of travellers felt ashamed and apologized for their behavior.
In fact, we should think twice before judging others in our daily life. Always be polite and learn to see things from __________ point of view. Don’t laugh at others in a rude way. By doing this, our life will become more colorful.
1.A.deaf B.healthy C.blind D.weak
2.A.from B.with C.over D.about
3.A.as B.if C.until D.because
4.A.a B.an C.the D./
5.A.joke B.trick C.sense D.fun
6.A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing
7.A.luck B.lucky C.luckily D.unluckily
8.A.push B.pushes C.pushed D.pushing
9.A.what B.how C.why D.where
10.A.other B.the other C.others D.others’
九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Once upon a time, there lived a wise man. Everyone respected him. His son, however, was very lazy and did nothing all day.
The wise man was worried about his son’s future. One day, he said to his son, “I want you to go and find some treasure. I have drawn a map to guide you.” Then he handed his son a bag. Inside the bag were clothes, some food, a little money and the map.
The son set out on his long journey the next day. He had to travel across forests, rivers and mountains. Along the way, he met a lot of people. He was helped by some with food and by some with shelter. He also came across robbers who tried to rob him. He saw changing landscapes (风景) and experienced different kinds of weather.
Finally, after a long year, he reached the treasure’s location. He spent two days looking and digging for the treasure, but found nothing.
Disappointed, he headed back to his home. On his way back, he experienced the same changing landscapes and seasons. Sometimes, he would stop to enjoy the beauty of nature. He also learned to hunt and make meals. He had to fix his own clothes and shelter himself. He was now able to tell time by the position of the sun and protect himself from wild animals. He met the same people who had helped him earlier. This time, he stayed and helped them in order to repay them.
When he reached home, he apologized to his father for not finding the treasure.
“There wasn’t any treasure in the very first place, my son,” the father answered with a smile. “But I think you have found your life’s true purpose.”
1.What did the wise man ask his son to do?
A.Draw a map that would guide him to treasure. B.Travel to a faraway place to look for treasure.
C.Make a living by selling clothes and food. D.See the world’s forests and mountains.
2.It can be inferred(推断) that the son _________ during his journey.
A.suffered from hunger, cold and other dangers
B.chose a guide that would easily take him to the treasure
C.had to rob others for food and clothes
D.did not enjoy the natural scenery that he saw
3.What was different about the son’s journey back home?
A.The landscapes were changing. B.He found treasure and became rich.
C.He mastered many life skills. D.He learned how to be a wise man.
4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.The son took clothes, some food, a little money and the map with him.
B.It took the son a long year to reach the treasure’s location.
C.The son experienced changing landscapes and four seasons twice before he reached home.
D.The son didn’t find the treasure because he lost his way.
5.What was the father’s purpose of setting this task for his son?
A.To make his son do some interesting activities. B.To see whether his son could deal with difficulties.
C.To test his son’s ability to live in the wild. D.To help his son find his life’s true purpose.
九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析
Once upon a time, there lived a wealthy and kind king. However, the people were worried about him because he was very fat. He didn’t do anything other than eat and sleep.
One day, the king finally realized that he couldn’t even move his body. There were many good doctors in his country. However, none could cure the king. The king had a lot of wealth, but no amount of wealth could make him healthy.
One fine morning, a holy(神圣的) man visited the country. He heard about the ill health of the king and told the minister to meet him at his place, which was far from the king’s palace. When the minister came, the holy man said that he could easily cure the king. Hearing these promising words, the minister became very happy. Since the king could not move his body, the minister asked the holy man to go to the king’s palace to treat him. However, the holy man refused and said that he would treat the king only if the king came on foot to his place.
The king was unable to walk even a few steps on the road, but after great efforts, he reached the holy man’s place. Unluckily, the holy man was not available and his wife told the king to come the next day. This was repeated for two weeks. Suddenly, the king realized that he felt a lot lighter. Very soon, the king became healthy, and the people became happy again.
1. Why did the holy man want the king to walk to his place?
A. To punish him B. To play a joke on him
C. To help him save money D. To help him lose weight
2. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “available”?
A. Free B. Busy C. Rude D. Wise
3. Which of the following is the RIGHT order according to the story?
① The king walked to the holy man’s.
② Many doctors tried to treat the king.
③ The minister went to meet the holy man.
A. ②①③ B.③①② C.③②① D. ②③①
4.From the story, we can learn that ____.
A. the holy man lived near the king’s palace.
B. the minister didn’t care about the king
C. the holy man’s wife was silly
D. the king never met the holy man.
5.What’s the BEST title for the passage?
A. A lucky king B. Health is wealth
C. How to lose weight D. Wealth is important
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Once upon a time, there lived a wealthy and kind king. However, the people were worried about him because he was very fat. He didn’t do anything other than eat and sleep.
One day, the king finally realized that he couldn’t even move his body. There were many good doctors in his country. However, none could cure the king. The king had a lot of wealth, but no amount of wealth could make him healthy.
One fine morning, a holy(神圣的) man visited the country. He heard about the ill health of the king and told the minister to meet him at his place, which was far from the king’s palace. When the minister came, the holy man said that he could easily cure the king. Hearing these promising words, the minister became very happy. Since the king could not move his body, the minister asked the holy man to go to the king’s palace to treat him. However, the holy man refused and said that he would treat the king only if the king came on foot to his place.
The king was unable to walk even a few steps on the road, but after great efforts, he reached the holy man’s place. Unluckily, the holy man was not available and his wife told the king to come the next day. This was repeated for two weeks. Suddenly, the king realized that he felt a lot lighter. Very soon, the king became healthy, and the people became happy again.
1.Why did the holy man want the king to walk to his place?
A. To punish him
B. To play a joke on him
C. To help him save money
D. To help him lose weight
2. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “available”?
A. Free B. Busy C. Rude D. Wise
3.Which of the following is the RIGHT order according to the story?
① The king walked to the holy man’s.
② Many doctors tried to treat the king.
③ The minister went to meet the holy man.
A. ②①③ B.③①② C.③②① D. ②③①
4. From the story, we can learn that ____.
A. the holy man lived near the king’s palace.
B. the minister didn’t care about the king
C. the holy man’s wife was silly
D. the king never met the holy man.
5.What’s the BEST title for the passage?
A. A lucky king B. Health is wealth
C. How to lose weight D. Wealth is important
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。
Once upon a time, there lived a wealthy and kind king. However, the people were worried about him because he was very fat. He didn’t do anything other than eat and sleep.
One day, the king finally realized that he couldn’t even move his body. There were many good doctors in his country. However, none could cure the king. The king had a lot of wealth, but no amount of wealth could make him healthy.
One fine morning, a holy(神圣的) man visited the country. He heard about the ill health of the king and told the minister to meet him at his place, which was far from the king’s palace. When the minister came, the holy man said that he could easily cure the king. Hearing these promising words, the minister became very happy. Since the king could not move his body, the minister asked the holy man to go to the king’s palace to treat him. However, the holy man refused and said that he would treat the king only if the king came on foot to his place.
The king was unable to walk even a few steps on the road, but after great efforts, he reached the holy man’s place. Unluckily, the holy man was not available and his wife told the king to come the next day. This was repeated for two weeks. Suddenly, the king realized that he felt a lot lighter. Very soon, the king became healthy, and the people became happy again.
1.Why did the holy man want the king to walk to his place?
A. To punish him B. To play a joke on him
C. To help him save money D. To help him lose weight
2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “available”?
A. Free B. Busy
C. Rude D. Wise
3.Which of the following is the RIGHT order according to the story?
①The king walked to the holy man’s.
② Many doctors tried to treat the king.
③ The minister went to meet the holy man.
A. ②①③ B.③①②
C.③②① D. ②③①
4.From the story, we can learn that ____.
A. the holy man lived near the king’s palace.
B. the minister didn’t care about the king
C. the holy man’s wife was silly
D. the king never met the holy man.
5.What’s the BEST title for the passage?
A. A lucky king B. Health is wealth
C. How to lose weight D. Wealth is important
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Once upon a time, there was a family with 18 children living in a village. Two of the children, both boys, loved painting very much, but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send both of them to study at art school at the same time.
After many discussions, the two boys finally worked out a plan. They would toss(抛) a coin. The loser would go down into the mines(煤矿)and,with his money, pay for his brother's college tuition(学费).Then, when the brother who won the toss finished his studies, he would pay Tor the other brother to study at the college.
One of the brothers, Albrecht Durer, won the toss and his brother Jack went down into the mines. Durer worked with all his heart and his paintings were much better than those of most of his teachers. He was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings.
Durer returned. When he told Jack he could go to art college, Jack said softly: "The fouryears in the mines have done too much to my hands. It is too late. Now I can’t even hold a glass."
To show his great love and respect for his brother, Durer drew his brother's hands with palms(手掌)together and thin fingers towards the sky. He called his drawing The Praying Hands, which became very famous years later.
The next time you see a copy of that touching work, take a second look. Let it be your reminder: No one can ever succeed alone!
1.According to the two brothers' discussion
A. they let the coin decide who would go to college first
B. the winner would go to college with their family's help
C. the loser would go to the mines and earn money to pay for his own education
D. the winner would work in the mines after graduation in return for the loser's support
2.Jack refused his brothers offer because
A. he was too old to learn drawing B. he disliked holding a glass
C. he suffered an accident D. his hands were out of shape as a result of his work
3.What does the underlined word "Praying" in Paragraph 5 mean?
A. 紧握着的 B. 祈祷着的 C. 张开着的 D. 伸着的
4.According to the passage, how many children of the family went to the art college?
A. One B. Two C. Zero D. Eighteen
5.The story is mainly about
A. how a talented artist became famous
B. how a young man lost his talent
C. how success is possible only with the help of others
D. how a famous painting came out
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