“Look at Amy’s picture!” Mom said, too loud. ...

“Look at Amy’s picture!” Mom said, too loud. She does that when she’s excite, because she can’t hear herself. Some kids turned to stare at us and I wanted to hide.

I led my family into my classroom and looked around. Other kids and parents were there, but I didn’t see Evelyn.

Ms. Jennings walked over to us. I introduced her to my family and explained that my parents are deaf.

“Oh,” she said. “Well, how do you say ‘Welcome!’ in sign language?”

“Like this.” I swept my open right hand in toward my body, palm (掌心) up.

She repeated the movement.

“Thank you,” Mom said, smiling. “It’s nice to meet you.”

Ms. Jennings looked surprised. “You speak very well,” she said.

In sign language, I repeated what Ms. Jennings had said in case my parents hadn’t read her lips (嘴唇).

Mom nodded. “I lost my hearing as a child, after I’d learned to talk. Amy’s father was born deaf. He can talk, too, but he’s shy about his voice.”

Dad smiled in agreement.

Some of my classmates were watching us and whispering. Then I noticed Evelyn and her mom standing by the door.

“I sit over there,” I told my family and quickly walked toward my desk.

“Hi, Amy,” Evelyn said suddenly.

I turned around. “Hi.”

“I didn’t know your parents are deaf,” she said.

“Yeah.” I couldn’t think of anything else to say.

“And you can talk to them with your hands? That’s so cool.”

“You think so?” I asked. I exhaled with relief.

Evelyn nodded. “It’s like a secret code. Would you teach me some words sometime?”

I smiled. “Of course.”

“One of my dad’s neighbours uses sign,” she said. “Maybe I can surprise her with a greeting next time I visit my dad.”

“Your dad doesn’t live with you?” I said.

She shook her head. “My parents are separated.”

“Oh, I...” I’d been so worried about my family that I hadn’t thought about Evelyn’s family. “Hey, if you come over tomorrow, we can practice some sign language then.”

1 got my parents’ attention. “Mom, Dad,” I said, signing, “I’d like you to meet my friend Evelyn and her mom.”

1.How is Welcome!’ said in sign language?

A. B. C. D.

2.When Amy exhaled with relief, she most probably felt ________.

A.worried B.proud C.relaxed D.nervous

3.What can we infer from the passage about Amy?

A.She learned sign language by herself. B.She didn’t want her parents to come.

C.She won’t share Evelyn’s family secret. D.She won’t be so shy about her family.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

When Sally was a child, she went to the city park with her mom on a sunny morning. She felt very unhappy. Her mom saw that and asked why. Sally told her mother that she felt so sorry to see so much rubbish on the ground.

Her mom looked around. There were pieces of paper, boxes, glass bottles and a lot of other rubbish everywhere. “What can we do?” asked Sally sadly. “I’m sure you will think of something,” said her mom.

As soon as Sally got home with her mom, she painted a picture of the park and wrote a sign in large black letters at the top of the picture. The sign said, “PLEASE KEEP OUR PARK CLEAN”. Later, she took plenty of bags and went back to the park with her mom. Sally put up her picture on a big rubbish box.

The children at the park ran over to see what was going on. Sally handed each of them a bag. “Let’s clean up this place,” said Sally. Then they began to pick up the rubbish, talking and laughing. Soon, all the bags were full.

Then Sally’s mom led them to put the rubbish into different kinds of rubbish boxes. When they looked at the clean park, they all had a strong feeling of satisfaction.

From then on, Sally has been keeping doing the cleaning and sorting（分类）rubbish. More and more people joined her to play a part in environment protection.

1.Why was Sally unhappy?

A.Because she couldn’t find her mom. B.Because her friends were not at the park.

C.Because there was too much rubbish. D.Because the park was too crowded.

2.Sally drew the picture to ________.

A.show off her painting skills B.encourage people to keep the park clean

C.give her mom a big surprise D.show people how beautiful the park was

3.What did the children do at the park when they saw Sally put up her picture?

A.They laughed at Sally. B.They spent a terrible and tiring day.

C.They bought some bags from Sally. D.They joined Sally in picking up the rubbish.

4.How do you like Sally?

A.Warm-hearted. B.Brave. C.Hard-working. D.Lazy.

5.What’s the best title for the text?

A.A beautiful park B.Sally and her mom

C.A clean-up story D.How to clean the park

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

1.What does Peter share on his Wechat?

A.A set of pictures of his soil B.A conversation between his son and him.

C.A new story from his kids. D.Memory about grandfather and his son.

2.What does the son mean when he said "that makes sense"?

A.It means that he understood something.

B.It means he thought what Dad said was wrong.

C.It means that he didn't agree with his father.

D.It means Dad was making a joke.

3.What do you know after reading Peter's post?

A.Peter is now very angry at his son. B.Peter used to make his mom crazy.

C.Frida has the sense of humor. D.Sarah doesn't know Peter's mother.

九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

Does your family have old pictures? If you take a look at them, you will find that things have changed a lot. Today we live in better houses, our schools look more beautiful, and we can travel to different places more easily. All of these changes happened because our country is growing stronger. The country was founded(建立)on Oct. 1, 1949. On Oct. 1, China celebrated the 70th birthday of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Although 70 years is a short time in history, the PRC has experienced a lot during this time. Did you watch the big celebration at Tian’anmen Square on TV? It included an opening speech by President Xi Jinping, a great military parade(大阅兵), a mass parade(群众游行)and an evening gala(联欢晚会).

Xi's speech

In his speech, President Xi said that our country is becoming stronger and stronger and nothing can ever stop China from going on. China will surely keep on developing and have a more beautiful future.

Military parade

The 80-minute military parade was also a success. It was the largest military parade in more than 60 years, according to Xinhua.

Mass parade

The mass parade turned Tian’anmen Square into a sea of joy. People from all kinds of jobs danced, sang and cheered when they went through the square. Big pictures of Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping passed through the square. China’s growth also thanks to ordinary people such as workers, farmers, students, actors, musicians and sports stars and so on.

Evening gala

In the evening, a great gala took place at Tian’anmen Square. Over 60,000 people took part in the gala. It begins at 8 p.m. and lasted for 90 minutes. The fireworks made the number 70 in the sky. People sing and dance together to celebrate the big festival of China.

九年级英语信息归纳中等难度题查看答案及解析

The mother shouted ________ loud at the baby that she made her ________.

A. too; cry                            B. so; cry                             C. too; cried              D. so; cried

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Mr. Dawson was an old man with a bad temper (脾气). Kids were afraid to go into his yard to pick apples.

One day, 12-year-old Janet and her friend Amy had to walk past Mr. Dawson's house. When Janet saw him, she suggested crossing the street to the other side. But Amy said they needn't.

When Mr. Dawson saw Amy, he smiled and said, "Hello, Amy! I see you have a new friend with you today." Amy smiled back. Mr. Dawson looked friendly and gave them each a fresh apple.

Later Janet asked Amy, "Everyone says he is the most unwelcome person in town. Why was he so kind to us?" Amy explained that when she first walked past his house, she was also afraid of him. But she pretended (假装) there was an invisible (看不见的) smile on his face and then started talking to him. She began with a "hello" at first, and then spoke more each time.

"An invisible smile?" Janet was puzzled (困惑的). "Yes," answered Amy. "My grandma told me to think so. She says smiles can spread. If we keep smiling at someone, sooner or later they will eventually smile back."

Remember what Amy's grandma said, and we will find that most people can't refuse our smile.

1.Mr. Dawson was an old man with ____________.

2.Mr. Dawson gave ____________ fresh apples when they walked past.

3.Amy was ____________ Mr. Dawson when she first walked past his house.

4.Amy learnt "an invisible smile" from ____________.

5.The story tells us that if you keep smiling at someone, they will ____________ at last.

九年级英语信息归纳中等难度题查看答案及解析

It is a hot summer day. Clara is drinking juice in the yard. Her mom is cutting grass with a lawnmower （割草机）. The lawnmower is loud, and Clara wishes her mom would play with her instead. But mom says the grass is very long and has to be cut.

Suddenly, the lawnmower stops. Clara’s mom looks upset. Clara wonders what is wrong. Her mom picks something up out of the grass, and walks to Clara.

Clara’s mom has a little turtle in her hand! As Clara looks closer, she sees that one leg is in bad shape. “I think I broke its leg,” Clara’s mom says. “I’m really sorry. Will you help me nurse it back to health?”

Clara feels bad for the little turtle. Turtles move slowly, so it probably could not run away when it saw the lawnmower coming. And Clara’s mom could not see it in the long grass! It was a mistake, but Clara and her mom will make it right. Clara names the turtle Phillip.

They take Phillip to the vet. The vet takes an X-ray of Phillip’s leg, and makes sure that it is broken. The turtle gets a little splint（夹板）and bandage. The vet tells Clara that the turtle needs plants to eat, water to drink and a place to live in. Clara and her mom buy a small tank （水箱） for Phillip on the way home.

At home, Clara takes good care of Phillip. She puts water and rocks in the tank. She brings him fruit and leaves to eat, and keeps his tank clean.

After eight weeks, Clara and her mom take Phillip back to the vet, who says that his leg is healthy again. Clara is both happy and sad. Happy because Phillip is better, but sad because she has to let him go. When Clara gets home, she feeds Phillip some fruit, kisses his back and says goodbye, then lets him go in the yard. Clara will always remember Phillip.

1.Clara’s mom looks upset because ________.

A.she can’t play with Clara B.the grass is too long to cut

C.the lawnmower doesn’t work D.she hurts the turtle by mistake

2.What does the underlined word “vet” mean?

A.兽医 B.药剂师 C.饲养员 D.驯兽师

3.Clara provides ________ for Phillip.

A.some fruit, water and grass B.a tank, some leaves and water

C.a splint, a tank and some rocks D.a bandage, some water and leaves

4.What does Clara do after Phillip becomes healthy?

A.She takes him to get an X-ray. B.She feeds him some leaves.

C.She lets him go. D.She keeps him as a pet in the yard.

5.What do you think of Clara? She is ________.

A.kind B.polite C.careless D.creative

九年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析

I wrote my first note to my mother and it said, "Hi, Mom! Have a nice day!_____, Marie！" I was twelve when I wrote it, and I _____ the note into her change purse (零钱包). My mother worked _____ a cleaner in a clothing factory. I knew that when she bought meals in the dining hall, she had to _____ changes in her purse. I didn't know that she always kept that note, and carried it with her.

After that, I _____ folded the small piece of paper into my mother's change purse, she and I left each other secret notes. My mother usually hid her notes in the fridge, under a lamp _____ beside the TV set. I even found one hidden in my shoe. Gradually, I understood _____ notes became the records of our days, ideas and wishes. But to my mother and me, they were a life­long communication with each other that nobody else shared.

On October 20, 2018, my mother _____ after an illness. I stood near her _____, holding her hand. I didn't cry on that day when my mom passed away (去世). A week later, I even didn't cry. I was so _____ that she no longer had aches and pains. In these days, I found a note written by my mother. It said, "Marie, I always love you. Be happy."

1.A.Respect B.Love C.Kindness D.Warmth

2.A.threw B.carried C.folded D.wasted

3.A.on B.for C.as D.at

4.A.look at B.look for C.look out D.look into

5.A.carefully B.carelessly C.suddenly D.seriously

6.A.and B.but C.or D.so

7.A.their B.my C.our D.your

8.A.lived B.cried C.died D.played

9.A.bed B.kitchen C.office D.chair

10.A.thankful B.helpful C.peaceful D.beautiful

九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

Look at the two pictures ______ and find out the differences.

A. carefully　　 B. luckily　　 C. loudly　　 D. cheaply

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Do you often throw away things you don’t need anymore? Have you ever thought about how these things can actually be put to good use? 1. (Something) is a waste if you have a creative mind.

You have probably never heard of Amy Hayes, but she is a most 2.(usual) woman. She lives in a house in the UK that she built 3.(her) out of rubbish. The windows and doors come from old buildings around her town that 4.(pull) down. The top of the house is an old boat turned upside down. And the gate in front of her house is made of rocks and old glass bottles. Amy recently won a prize from the Help Save Our Planet Society. The president said, “Amy is an inspiration to us all.”

Amy isn’t the only one who is good at 5.(recycle). Wang Tao 6.(set) up a small business in Shanghai four years ago. He is known for using iron and other materials from old cars 7.(make) beautiful art pieces. Some 8.(be) large pieces that look like animals or humans, and some are9.(small) pieces you can put at home. The more popular works can even be seen in art shops around the city. WangTao hopes to set up a “metal art” theme park to show people the 10.(important) of environmental protection. Not only can the art bring happiness to others, but it also shows that even cold, hard iron can be brought back to life with a little creativity.

九年级英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析