Elsie Eiler is the head of Monowi, a tiny tow...

Elsie Eiler is the head of Monowi, a tiny town in northern Nebraska, U.S.A., and that isn’t her only job. She is also the town secretary, the town treasurer, the librarian, and she works in the café. Why has she got a lot of different jobs? Because there’s nobody else to do them. Monowi has got a population of one　 — Elsie.

Monowi is an unusual sight. There are about twelve old wooden houses there. They are all empty and are surrounded by a few trees, several old cars and lots of rubbish. The town is silent. An old yellow school bus, with no wheels or seats, stands next to the small school. The school closed 40 years ago. Opposite Elsie’s café is an old building, filled with rubbish. It was a shop but it closed in the 1950s.

The busiest time for Monowi was in the 1930s. Then, the population was 150, and was made up of mostly farmers and their families. There was a railway too. However, the farmers couldn’t compete（竞争）with the large industrialized（工业化的）farms, and left the town to look for other work. In 1971, the railway closed and the town began to die. Three years ago, the last people that lived there, except Elsie’s family, moved away. Then, Elsie’s husband died, and then her son and daughter left to find work in bigger towns, leaving Elsie the only person in the town.

____________Her food is good, her beer is cold, and farmers and truck drivers travel a long way to eat at her café. “One day Monowi will just be memories, and it will probably turn to dust,” she says. “But I like it, and as long as I can take care of myself, I will stay here.”

1.What does Paragraph 1 mainly tell us about Elsie Eiler?

A.She is the only person living in Monowi. B.She has a good time living in Monowi.

C.She can do different kinds of jobs. D.She will leave Monowi soon.

2.Mostly 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 and their families lived in Monowi in the 1930s.

A.railway workers B.shopkeepers

C.truck drivers D.farmers

3.The article tells us about Monowi EXCEPT 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 .

A.what it looks like B.whether there is train there

C.when people first lived there D.why people started to leave it

4.Which of the following can be filled in the blank in the last paragraph?

A.Elsie believes Monowi will have a bright future.

B.Now Elsie wishes her kids to return to Monowi.

C.Elsie will leave Monowi in a couple of years.

D.Now Elsie lives alone but she isn’t lonely.

九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

In the town of Lampang in northern Thailand, there is an unusual group of musicians. They play many different k__1.___ of music—everything from traditional Thai songs to music by Beethoven. Both children and adults love this group. What makes them so p 2.　　 ? Is it their music? Their looks? Yes, it's both of the things, but it’s a　 3.　　 something else: they're elephants.

These musical elephants started at the TECC（泰国大象保护中心）in Lampang. The TECC protects elephants. It teaches people to understand and love them. And, like many zoos a　 4.　 the world, the TECC encourages elephants to paint.

Richard Lair w　　 5.　 for the TECC. He loves his job there and knows a lot about elephants. He says some of the animals' paintings are very good. But, in fact, elephants h　 6.　　 better than they see. And so he had an idea: if elephants are s 7.　　 and they have good hearing, maybe they can play music. To test his idea, Lair and a friend started the Thai Elephant Orchestra. During a performance（表演）, the elephants play a number of i　 8.　　 , including the drums and the xylophone（木琴）.

But can elephants really make music properly? Yes, says Lair. They are very creative. Human e　　 9.　 the animals to play, but the elephants make their own songs; they don't just copy their trainers o 10.　　 other people. There are now CDs of the group’s music which make money for the TECC. And the music these artists create is pretty amazing

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In the town of Lampang in northern Thailand, there is an unusual group of musicians. They play many different kinds of music~everything from traditional Thai songs to music by Beethoven. Both children and adults love this group. What makes them so popular? Is it their music? Their looks7 Yes, it's both of the things, but it's also something else: they're elephants.

These musical elephants started at the TECC in Lampang. The TECC protects elephants. It teaches people to understand and love them. And, like many zoos around the world, the TECC encourages elephants to paint.

Richard Lair works for the TECC. He loves his job there and knows a lot about elephants. He says some of the animals' paintings are very good. But, in fact, elephants hear better than they see. And so he had an idea: if elephants are smart and they have good hearing, maybe they can play music. To test his idea, Lair and a friend started the Thai Elephant Orchestra. During a performance, the elephants play a number of instruments, including the drums and the xylophone (木琴).

But can elephants really make music properly? Yes, says Lair. They are very creative. Human encourage the animals to play, but the elephants make their own songs; they don't just copy their trainers or other people. There are now CDs of the group's music which make money for the TECC. And the music these artists create is pretty amazing

1.Where are the unusual group of musical elephants from?

___________________________________________________________________________

2.What kinds of music do the elephants play?

___________________________________________________________________________

3.What do workers at the TECC encourage elephants to do?

___________________________________________________________________________

4.Is Richard Lair fit for his job? Why?

__________________________________________________________________________

5.Who are "these artists" mentioned in the last sentence?

____________________________________________________________________________

九年级英语回答问题中等难度题查看答案及解析

For the most part of my life, I have lived in a small town in northern Arizona. As I got older, it seemed as if my town got smaller.

All things I could see in the town were bad. It looked ugly, small and was filled with terrible people. I wanted to be in new places with bigger chances and to meet new people. That was exactly what I did. I moved to the city of Phoenix to go to college and worked hard to achieve what I had dreamed of.

For the first year when I was away from home, I wanted to stay away and never go back. When people were taking a trip to my hometown, I would always question “Why would you like to do that? It’s so ugly.” All I had towards my hometown was negative feelings.

However, after being away for about three years, my perspective has completely changed. I have nothing but love for my hometown — its beauty, and the sentimental value (感情价值) that it holds.

After all, it’s where I’m from. Yes, there are bad things, but there are also some good ones: Dad raced the train on the way to school; Mum let us stop for ice cream every Friday after school to celebrate the end of the week; I walked around downtown with friends in high school, thinking we were cool.

It might take being away from something for you to truly appreciate it. It’s true when people say that distance makes the heart grow fonder(温柔的）. Now I visit my hometown every chance I get. Even if I am no longer living there, it will always hold a piece of my heart.

1.The writer probably thought his hometown was________from the first three paragraphs.

A.an attractive place for tourists B.filled with friendly people

C.the best place to live in D.a hateful place

2.What does the underlined word “perspective” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A.Dream. B.Opinion. C.Imagination. D.Habit

3.What’s Paragraph 5 mainly about?

A.How the writer missed his parents.

B.The writer’s sweet memories of his hometown.

C.Unhappy things that happened in the writer’s hometown.

D.Why the writer lost touch with his friends.

4.What does the last paragraph show?

A.People shouldn’t love their hometown for long.

B.People should leave their hometown.

C.The writer starts loving and valuing his hometown.

D.The writer won’t go back to his hometown.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

If you have ever seen a celebration of the Chinese New Year, you may have seen a large, colorful animal dancing to the sounds of drums, cymbals, and gongs. Of course, this is not a real beast (野兽) .1.When these dancers come together, they form the colorful dancing creature!

The lion dance is a traditional part of Chinese culture. 2. It's also performed for other special occasions, like weddings. The dance is thought to bring good luck or success.

While there are many different tales of how lion dance began, one legend traces it back to village in China hundreds of years ago. 3.A lion chased nian away. But a year later, nian returned, and this time the lion was unable to help. So the people of the village created a lion costume of their own. Their fake(伪装) lion danced, pranced, roared and chased nian away.

4.

The lion dance is performed by two dancers. One dancer performs as the lion's head and front legs, and the other performs as the body and back legs. The head of the lion costume is made out of materials like paper-mache (混凝纸) and bamboo. The body of the costume is a long cloth attached to the head.

5.. In a southern lion dance, the dancers base their performance on a lion's behavior. Their lion may scratch or shake its body. The dance can even be funny. The other style is the northern lion dance. This style is closely related to the martial art form kung fu. It can involve rolling, leaping, and jumping.

Both styles require skill and practice to perform. And both are very entertaining to watch!

A.It is often performed on the eve of the Chinese New Year (or Spring Festival)

B.They gave nian what it wanted

C.It's actually skilled dancers in costume, performing a lion dance

D.The southern dance requires more skills than the northern dance

E.The legend says that the people of the village were attacked by a monster called nian

F.For this reason, people perform the lion dance on the night before the Chinese New Year they chase evil away for another year

G.There are two different styles of lion dance

九年级英语补全短文7选5困难题查看答案及解析

1.Which of the following is TRUE about the Great Barrier Reef?

A.It is the oldest coral reef system in the world. B.It is made up millions of reefs.

C.We can see it from outer space. D.It is as long as the Great Wall.

2.What can we learn about the Harbour of Rio de Janeiro according to the material?

① When it was first discovered.　　　　 ② Who first discovered it.

③ What it is famous for.　　　　　　 ④ Where it is.

A.①②③ . B.①③④ . C.①②④ . D.②③④ .

3.When did Paricutin erupt last time?

A.In 1502. B.100 years ago. C.67 years ago. D.In 1708.

4.Which of the following words can describe Victoria Falls?

A.Highest. B.Oldest. C.Widest. D.Largest.

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In northern Italy, there is a city that everybody should visit at least once. The name of that city is Venice, and it is different from every other city in the world.

Venice is a group of 118 small islands. The islands are c1. to each other by bridges. Venice is unique because it doesn't have any streets at all. In fact, Venice doesn't even have any cars or buses. Instead of streets, Venice has canals. Instead of driving in cars, the people ride in boats.

Because Venice doesn't have any cars, the feeling there is very different. You don't need to worry about traffic, and you don't hear engines or honking horns. Plus, since there are no cars, there is very little p2..

Venice has changed very l3. in the last 600 years. A lot of visitors who go there feel like they are entering the past. When you see the old churches, the silent boats and the stone bridges, you will probably have that feeling y4..

Many of the buildings in Venice are from the Renaissance. The Renaissance was a time w5. there are many artists, writers and poets all over Europe. Some of the world's best art was made during the Renaissance. You can see that art when you look at the city's buildings.

One of Venice's most famous spots is St. Mark's Square. This square has three things to see. The first is St. Mark's Basilica. This is the most famous church in Venice, and it's more than 1,000 years old. Doge's Palace is about 600 years old. Today it's a museum, and it's one of Venice's top a6.. On the north side of the square is 500-year-old building called the Clock Tower. It was built to show visitors the wealth of Venice.

Venice is like no other city in the world. It's a l7. museum. And visiting it is an experience that you will never forget.

九年级英语单词填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The haze weather is often seen ________ in the northern part of China.

A.happen B.to happen C.happening D.happened

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

The Northern Tower of Xin Hua has a long history．It________in 1835．

A．is built

B．was built

C．was building

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In Moonlight Town, many people do great jobs in their fields. Here are four of them.

1.What does Jason do?

A.An artist. B.A manager. C.An engineer. D.A doctor.

2.George's friend thinks he is _______________.

A.kind and careful B.quiet and creative

C.active and energetic D.serious and friendly

3._____________has good skills in medicine and treats the patients well.

A.Jason B.George C.Helen D.Carlota

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析