One day, a man was walking by the corner of a street. Here he met1.little boy holding a bird cage and selling the birds inside. He 2.(stop) and looked very sadly at the birds without freedom in front of him. The birds were screaming in the cage, trying to fly away.
After standing 3. a moment, he said to the boy, "How much does4.(you) bird cost? I want…"
"One fifty cents, sir," the boy answered quickly.
"I am afraid that you are mistaken. I am not asking how much it is." The man said, "I would like5.(buy) all of them. What I ask is how much you want for them."
Hearing this, the boy6.(happy) counted the number of the birds in the cage.
"They cost five dollars."
"Here7.(be) the money!" The man passed the money. The boy counted excitedly. However, he then was8.(surprise) to find all the birds had flown away.
"OH, my god, for what reason did you do that, sir? You don't even get a bird!" The boy asked the man who set the birds free.
"My boy, let me tell you9.I did this." The man said, "I have no right to get them. Every life should be free and they are our10.(friend). So we should give them freedom."
九年级英语语法填空中等难度题
One day, a man was walking through a large city. On a street corner he saw a boy with a number of small birds for _____ in a cage(笼子).
He looked_____ at the little birds flying about the cage, beating the wires(金属丝) with their wings, and trying to get ______ .
He stood for some time looking at the birds.______ he said to the boy, "How much do you ask for your birds?"
"Fifty cents a piece, sir," said the boy. "I do not______ how much a piece," said the man, "but how much for all of them? I want to _____ them all."
The boy began to ____ , and found they came to five dollars. "Here is your _____ ," said the man. The boy took it, well pleased with his morning's______
As soon as the bargain(交易) was done, the man _____ the cage door, and let all the birds fly away.The boy, in great_______ , cried, "What did you do that for, sir? You have _______all your birds. '
"I will tell you _______I did it," said the man. "I was ______ for three years in a French prison(监狱) as a prisoner of war, and I've decided ______ to see anything in prison that I can make free. '
1.A. visit B. sale C. pleasure D. treatment
2.A. sadly B. happily C. coldly D. kindly
3.A. on B. off C. up D. out
4.A. At last B. Now and then C. Just now D. At the same time
5.A. learn B. understand C. mean D. hear
6.A. feed B. eat C. catch D. buy
7.A. read B. count C. remember D. help
8.A. money B. bird C. cage D. wire
9.A. exercise B. lesson C. trade D. show
10.A. closed B. opened C. knocked at D. broke into
11.A. danger B. hope C. surprise D. excitement
12.A. lost B. killed C. sold D. kept
13.A. how B. why C. when D. where
14.A. looked after B. hidden away C. shut up D. shown around
15.A. always B. seldom C. sometimes D. never
九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
One day Mozart saw an old man playing the violin at the street corner. He found that the old man was playing one of his compositions(乐曲) .The old man played for some time, but the cap in front of him was still empty—nobody put any money into the cap. Mozart asked the old man ,“Do you often play compositions by Mozart?” The old man answered ,“Now everybody knows Mozart and likes his compositions.” “Do you make a living by playing the violin?”
The old man said he did. Mozart took over the violin from the old man and began to play. He played so well that all the passers-by stopped to listen to the wonderful music and soon the old man felt surprised that the man could play so well, He asked Mozart,“Who are you ,Sir?” “A poor musician like you.”then Mozart gave the violin to the old man and went away.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误。正确的填“T”，错误的填“F”，并将答案填入题前的括号内。
1. the old man played the violin at the street corner to give a concert.
2. Mozart was a famous musician.
3.Nobody gave any money to the old man because he played the composition by Mozart.
4.When the old man heard the wonderful music he was disappointed.
5.All of the passers-by stopped to listen to the music because Mozart played so well.
九年级英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
Omar Chajam is a wise old man who lives in a small town. One day when he was walking down the street, he met a man who was always jealous (嫉妒的) of him. The man came up and began saying something bad to Chajam,“You are a drinker! You are a thief! You are an idiot!”
Chajam didn’t care. He just smiled and walked on.
Another man dressed very well saw this. He didn’t understand and asked Chajam,“How can you bear such offences (冒犯)? Don’t you feel hurt?”
Chajam smiled again and said,“Come with me. I’ll show you something.”
The man followed Chajam to a dusty (落满灰尘的) room. Chajam lighted the candles and began searching through a pile of old clothes. Then he found a completely worthless robe (长袍). He threw it to the man and said,“Try it, it will suit you.”
The man took the robe and looked at it. It was so old that it even had some holes in it.
“What are these dirty rags (破布) for?”asked the man angrily.“I am well dressed. You must be crazy!”He threw the robe back.
“You see,”Chajam said,“you didn’t want to try on the rags. Similarly, I did not want to try those dirty words that man threw at me. To get angry by offences means to try on rags someone throw us. Now you see?”
1.How did Chajam behave when someone said dirty words to him?
A. He showed his anger to the man.
B. He said something bad of the man.
C. He felt hurt but pretended to be calm.
D. He kept smiling and didn’t care about it.
2. A well-dressed man was _____ when he saw what had happened to Chajam.
A. excited B. surprised C. sacred D. moved
3.What did Chajam ask the well-dressed man to do in the dusty room?
A. To light on some candles.
B. To find some old clothes.
C. To try on a poor robe.
D. To clean some dirty rags.
4.What is the main message of the story?
A. Never speak ill of other people.
B. Never judge a person by his or her appearance.
C. It is important to keep a cool head in the face of difficulties.
D. Smiling is the best way to push back others’ bad behavior.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
A man was walking through a large city. On a street corner，he saw a boy 1. (sell) a number of small birds in a cage(笼子)．
He looked at the birds flying about in the cage and 2.（try）to get out. He stood for some time looking at the birds .At last he said to 3.(冠词)boy，“How much do you ask for your birds？” “Fifty cents a bird，sir，” said the boy. “I 4.(not) mean how much a bird，” said the man，“ 5.(连词)how much for all of them? I expect to buy 6.（it） all.”
The boy began to count，and found they came to five dollars. “There is your money，” said the man. The boy took it 7.(happy).Then the man opened the cage door as quickly as he could，and let all the birds 8.(fly)away.
The boy，in great surprise，cried，“What did you do that9.（介词），sir？You have lost all your birds.”
“I will tell you why I did it，” said the man.“ I has been shut up for three years in a prison(监狱), and I10. decide) never to see anything in prison which I can make free.”
九年级英语短文填空困难题查看答案及解析
The day was like any other day in his life. Tom walked past the shop on the street corner. He stopped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt happy to see that the pair of shoes he wanted very much was still there. Looking down at his old shoes, he felt sorry for himself. He really wanted to have them for his birthday.
He sadly walked away and thought how to tell his mother about it. He knew very well she had little money. He decided not to go home at once, as he looked sad and his mother would notice it. So he went to the park and sat on the grass. There he saw a boy moving a wheelchair with his hands. Tom looked at him and was surprised to see that the boy had no feet. He looked at his own feet. “It’s much better to be without shoes than without feet. ”he thought. There was no reason for him to feel so sorry and sad. He went away and smiled, thinking he was happier.
1.Tom passed the shop _________.
A. on foot B. by bike
C. in a wheelchair D. by bus
2.Tom stopped in front of the shop because he wanted to _______.
A. buy the shoes
B. look at the shoes he liked
C. buy a present for his friend
D. get something for his birthday party
3. Why did Tom go to the park? Because ________.
A. many nice shoes were sold there
B. he wanted to play there for a while
C. he wanted to see his disabled friend
D. he didn’t want to make his mother worried
4.We can learn from the story that Tom ________.
A. liked new shoes very much B. loved his mother very much
C. didn’t want to stay at home D. had no feet
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Billy is a boy of fifteen．His parents died three years ago．One day when he was walking in the street, he a wallet．He returned it to the owner, Mr. Baker．He gave his to the boy．As the boy had no job, Mr. Baker made him work for him in his ．Billy worked so hard that Mr. and Mrs. Baker were with him.
Mr. Baker loved planting ．The week before last, he brought a few trees home, planted them in the himself and watered them every day．Several days , he had to leave for another city．Before he started, he said to Billy, “Take good care of these trees．Some boys near our house always want to steal them.” “Don’t about them, sir.” answered Billy, “I'll try my best to watch them.” Six days passed and Mr. Baker came back．He asked, “ anyone ever come to steal the trees?” “No, sir.” said Billy．“To stop someone from stealing the trees, I them up six days ago．I have hidden them for almost a week!”
1.A．bought B．found C．carried D．wanted
2.A．wallet B．pity C．thanks D．excuses
3.A．office B．city C．town D．home
4.A．pleased B．angry C．bored D．sad
5.A．grass B．flowers C．vegetables D．trees
6.A．garden B．office C．city D．room
7.A．ago B．later C．before D．after
8.A．think B．talk C．learn D．worry
9.A．Did B．Does C．Has D．Will
10.A．sent B．pulled C．put D．pick
九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
One day, Mr. Phillips wanted to buy 1kg of bananas. When he was walking on the street, he saw an ill-looking old lady across the road, who was selling fresh bananas. Mr. Phillips usually bought bananas from a supermarket nearby. But since he was in a hurry to reach home that day, he thought about buying them from the old lady.
When he went to the old lady and asked her the price, she said it was $7 per kg. “But the supermarket where I usually buy gives them for $5 per kg,” said Mr Phillips. “Can you give me for the same price?” The old lady said, “No, Sir. I can sell them to you at $6 per kg.” Mr. Phillips went to the usual supermarket.
In the supermarket, he picked up some good bananas. When he was preparing to pay for them, he was surprised to find that the price was S10 per kg and the manager said that they didn’t bargain. Mr. Phillips thought for a second and put those bananas back. He went back to the old lady. She recognized him immediately and told him, “Sir, I can’t match that price.”
Mr. Phillips told her, “Don’t worry, and I will pay you $10 per kg! Now, give me 2 kg.” The old lady got very happy, and she packed 2kg of bananas and said, “I can’t take $10 per kg but I will take $7 per kg. I am thankful for your kindness.”
Hearing that, Mr. Phillips said, “You are doing good and from tomorrow on, I will only buy bananas from you.”
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1.When Mr. Phillips saw the old lady, she was ________.
A.cleaning the street B.selling fresh bananas
C.sitting on the road D.waiting for the bus
2.Why did Mr. Phillips want to buy bananas from the old lady that day at first?
A.Because he didn’t like buying them from the supermarket.
B.Because he thought the bananas the old lady sold were fresher.
C.Because he was in a hurry to go home.
D.Because he wanted to help the old lady.
3.What was the best price the old lady could offer Mr. Phillips for bananas?
A.$10 per kg. B.$7 per kg. C.$6 per kg. D.$5 per kg.
4.How many dollars could Mr. Phillips save if he bought 4 kg of bananas from the old lady that day?
A.$3. B.$10. C.$12. D.$7.
5.What’s the best title of this text?
A.A good and honest old lady B.A serious manager
C.A poor lady D.A mean man
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
1.One day Tom was going out to take a walk.
A. T B. F
2.The fat man was in charge of the factory.
A. T B. F
3.The fat man wanted Tom to work for him as he needed one more worker.
A. T B. F
4.Tom refused to work there because he had got enough money.
A. T B. F
5.In fact, Tom wanted to get as much money as the old worker.
A. T B. F
6.The story tells us it is wrong to take the bread out of another’s mouth.
A. T B. F
九年级英语听短文回答问题中等难度题查看答案及解析
A young man was found __ at the corner of the street. The police tried to find out how he______.
A.dying; dies B.was dying; dead C.dead; died D.died; died
九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析
完形填空 从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择能填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
One day an old woman was walking along the street. She was dirty. Her clothes were worn out and smelled bad. And most of her ________ were missing.
She stopped and asked me for ________ . I invited her to lunch instead and she agreed. So we went across the street to an outdoor café. The waitress was taken aback (吃了一惊) when this woman appeared and did not want to serve us, ________ forced herself. We ate our lunch--- she was very hungry and the food disappeared almost as soon as it arrived.
When we were ________ to leave, I was feeling very good about myself and then she asked for a hug（拥抱）. At that moment I had to ________ myself and all the hidden bias (偏见) that I had towards the woman. She wasn’t ________ but I didn’t feel like giving the hug. I gave her a passing type of hug and soon felt shame. She thanked me for lunch and began to ________ .
I stood there for a moment and realized that I had ________ to give this woman the one thing that cost nothing--- love. I called to the woman and caught up with her. Then I asked her if I could give her a real hug and she agreed. I gave the woman the best one I had ________ given anyone. “That’s getting it right,” she said later and her big smile lit up my road as she went away.
The lesson I learned was that if you were going to give, then give it your ________ and get it right at the beginning. I was deeply moved every time the woman came into my mind.
1.A. money B. clothes C. teeth D. hair
2.A. change B. lunch C. hug D. meal
3.A. and B. but C. before D. until
4.A. afraid B. sad C. ready D. sorry
5.A. agree B. turn C. leave D. face
6.A. right B. good C. wrong D. well
7.A. sit down B. fall down C. turn off D. go off
8.A. hoped B. failed C. decided D. succeeded
9.A. still B. even C. yet D. ever
10.A. all B. rest C. half D. Some
九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析