Alice spends her summer vacations walking bac...

Alice spends her summer vacations walking back into history. Alice is 15 and she is a guide who shows visitors around the Fort(城堡)Delaware Museum in New York. “This year, I spun wool(纺毛线)on a spinning wheel. Last year, I was a candle maker. My first year, I cared for the garden and looked after the animals. All the jobs I’ve had at the fort have been really fun.”

Fort Delaware is a living-history museum that shows how life was in frontier(边远地区)America in the mid-1700s. “Reading about history can’t compare to experiencing it for yourself,” says Alice.

The experience begins as soon as visitors enter the fort. The smell of wood smoke fills the air. Women in petticoats (long skirts) and men in knee breeches(knee-length shorts) are busy with their chores. The guides show visitors how the settles(移民)would have carried out everyday work. “Kids are surprised when I tell them that one of their jobs would have been to make candles,” says another guide, 16-year-old Jane. “They don’t realize that kids back then had to work hard.” She also shows visitors how to play with toys and games.

They are playing historical parts, so the guides can’t wear shorts or T-shirts when the weather is hot. But the clothes of the past can easily change modern kids into people from 18th century. “The clothing felt strange at first, but it does make it easier to get into characters,” says Jane.

Working at the fort has helped Jane to appreciate her life even more. Alice agrees, “The fort has taught me how hard life was and how much work there was every day. We are so lucky with everything we have now. Life wasn’t always this easy.”

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1.Fort Delaware in New York is a　　　 museum.

A. living-history　　　　 B. toy　　　　 C. candle　　　　 D. clothing

2.Alice has been to the Fort Delaware Museum at least　　　 .

A. once　　　　 B. twice　　　　 C. three times　　　　 D. four times

3.Which of the following is TRUE about the life in frontier America in the mid-1700s?

A. People couldn’t make fire.

B. Kids played with toys and games all day long.

C. People could use a spinning wheel.

D. Kids didn’t feed the animals.

4.Why do modern kids have to wear the strange clothing while playing historical parts?

A. Because wearing the strange clothing makes kids fun.

B. Because it is easier for kids to get into characters.

C. Because kids like wearing the strange clothing.

D. Because the weather is hot.

5.The main idea of this passage is that　　　 .

A. all the jobs Alice has had at the fort have been really fun

B. how hard life was and how much work there was in the past

C. reading about history can compare to experiencing it for yourself

D. we are so lucky with everything we have now, and then we must appreciate them

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“The brat（捣蛋鬼）！” Said Alice. She ran into her house with her kids.

Every time Gina walked down the street, her neighbors ran away. Gina was the only child of her parents. Her parents never refused her anything. And Gina, in turn, always made sure that she would gets whatever she wanted.

One day Gina’s mother noticed that her daughter didn’t have any friends. Every child knows that Gina is clever but they just don’t want to play with her.

Things changed when Rita joined Gina’s class. Rita was new to the city and too shy to make any friends. Gina bossed her around as she always does. But Rita doesn’t mind.

“Rita cried today in front of the class. Rita went to do her math exercises on the blackboard. She wasn’t able to do them although the teacher had explained carefully. Everyone laughed at her.”　 Gina told her mother after school. “Why don’t you try to explain to her simply,” asked her mother.

“Mommy, I don’t want to waste time.”

“But Rita is your friend and if you don’t help her, who will?”

Very unhappy, Gina helped Rita. Gina has the gift(天赋) of explaining things simply. Rita understood the math questions and the teacher praised her in front of the class. Rita told everyone what a good friend Gina is. From that day Gina and Rita became good friends. And no one called Gina “the brat” any more.

1.We can infer(推断) from the passage that Alice was 　　　　　　　 .

A. Gina’s mother　　 B. Gina’s classmate

C. a woman Gina don’t know　　 D. one of Gina’s neighbors

2.One day Gina’s mother found out that her daughter’s problem. What was the problem?

A. They bought her too many things.

B. Gina was not good at her lessons.

C. Gina had no friends and no child wanted to play with her.

D. Gina was too shy to make any friends.

3.The underlined word “bossed” means 　　　　　 in Chinese.

A. 听从　　 B. 指挥　　 C. 佣人　　 D. 老板

4.According to the passage, which is the right order?

a.Rita cried in front of her classmates.

b.Rita didn’t under the math question.

c.The teacher explained the question to Rita.

d.Rita’s classmates laughed at her in class.

A. c-b-d-a　　 B. d-b-c-a　　 C. a-d-c-b　　 D. b-a-d-c

5.No one called Gina “the brat” any more because 　　　　　　 .

A. Gina had the gift of making friends easily

B. the teacher praised Gina in front of the class

C. Rita told everyone Gina was a good friend

D. Rita wasn’t as clever as Gina.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

---How ______ you ______ your summer vacation?

---I visited Xi’an.

A. do; spend　　 B. did; spend　　 C. did; spent　　 D. do; spends

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—I’m going to spend my summer vacation with my parents in Hainan Island

—　　　　　 ! And remember to send me a postcard.

A. What a pity　　 B. That’s all right　　 C. It’s a pleasure　　 D. Have a nice time

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—I have never been to Qingdao before.

—_____. But I want to spend my summer vacation there next year.

A.Neither do I

B.Neither have I

C.So have I

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— ______ did you spend your summer vacation last year?

— In England.

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To spend a________summer vacation, students are advised to do volunteer work to learn more about the society.

A.quiet B.meaningful C.comfortable

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Dale is going to Hainan this summer because ______ vacations by the sea is his dream.

A. spend　　 B. spending　　 C. plan　　 D. planning

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–I am going to spend my summer vacation with my parents in Singapore.

--__________. And remember to send me a postcard.

A. It’s a pleasure     B. Have a nice time         C. That’s all right.

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The beach party tonight ________ the end of our summer vacation. Tomorrow we are all going back home and getting ready for school.

A.changes B.marks C.passes D.saves

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