Once there was a young camel who asked his mo...

Once there was a young camel who asked his mother many questions, as all children naturally do.

“Mother, why do we have a hump（驼峰）on our backs?” he asked.

His mother replied, “My child, these humps prevent hunger and thirst as we go on long journeys through the dry desert. We store water inside our humps to cool our thirst.”

“But mother, why do we have long eyelashes（睫毛）?”he continued.

“Oh, son. those are to keep the sand in the desert from hurting our eyes during sandstorms. This protection allows us to continue traveling,”his mother answered patiently.

“And what about our strange feet?” he asked.

“They stop our legs from sinking（沉）into the soft sand. This lets us walk more easily and quickly,”his mother replied.

The child thought some more. Then he said: “I see. So the hump is to store water when we are in the desert, the legs are for walking through the desert and these eyelashes protect our eyes from the desert. So then why are we in this zoo?”

Choose the best choice according to what you read.

1.What are the humps used to do ?

A.They are very beautiful.

B.They are used to prevent hunger and thirst.

C.They are used to carry food.

2.The camels have long eyelashes, don’t they?

A.Yes, they do. B.Yes, they are. C.No, they don’t.

3.Why are the camels’ feet strange?

A.Because they are big and strong.

B.Because they can stop their legs from sinking into the soft sand.

C.Because they have four feet.

4.Where are the two camels now?

A.They are in the river.

B.They are in the desert.

C.They are in the zoo.

5.Is the mother camel patient?

A.She is patient. B.Yes, she is. C.No, she isn’t.

九年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time , there was a saint . In his final years, someone asked him about teachers from whom he had learned all wisdom, so the saint told him three stories:

One day, I visited a village. It was late and no one was outside. At last, I saw a man who was trying to make a hole in a wall. I asked him if I could find a place to stay. He replied that I could stay with him if I didn’t mind staying with a thief. I stayed with him for a month. Every night, he would go out to “work.” Mary times, he would come back with nothing. However, He never lost hope and said, “Tomorrow I will try again.” In the past years, there were many moments when I became so hopeless that I just wanted to give up what I was doing. And then suddenly, I would recollect the words of the thief.

There was another day when I was walking along the bank of a river. I saw a dog who was very thirsty and wanted to drink water from the river. However, he was afraid of his own image reflected in the water. He looked into the river, barked and then ran away. He did this several times. Finally, he managed to take a drink from the river despite his fears.

I met a little boy the other day in a small town. He was carrying a lighted candle with him. I

asked him , “Did you light the candle by yourself?” He said yes. I asked him again, “Then can you tell me where the light came from?” The boy laughed. He blew out the candle and asked me, “You see, I just put out the candle. Could you tell me where the light has gone?” I couldn’t answer and he told me, “It has returned to where it came from. “Since then, I have dropped all conceit(自责).

I have had no teachers, but it doesn’t mean that I have nowhere to learn the wisdom of life.

1.What did the saint learn from the thief?

A. Never lose hope B. Never stay with a thief

C. Never steal things D. Never make a hole in a wall

2.Why didn’t the dog drink water from the river at first?

A. Because he was afraid of falling into the river.

B. Because there was another dog barking at him

C. Because he didn’t think the water was clean enough

D. Because he was scared by his own image in the river

3.What’s the probably meaning of the underlined phrase “put out”?

A. Put down B. Go out C. Take out D. Give away

4.What can you learn from the stories?

A. People shouldn’t look down upon children

B. It was not easy to be a saint in ancient time

C. It was great to overcome the fear in the bean

D. The wisdom of life is from many different people

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A. How to become a saint B. The wisdom of life

C. The saint and his teachers D. The road to be a saint

九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

完形填空(本题共15小题；每小题l分，满分l5分)

There once was a boy who loved eating sweets. He 　 　 asked for sweets from his father. His father was a 　　 　　 man and they lived in a very old house. He could not always　　 　　 sweets for his son. But the little boy did not　 　 this, and demanded sweets all the time.

The boy’s father thought hard about 　　 　　 to stop the child asking for so many sweets. There was a very holy(神圣的) man living nearby at that time. The boy’s father had a(n)　 　　 .He decided to take the boy to the great man who might 　 　　 persuade(说服) the child to stop asking for sweets all the time. The boy and his father went along to the 　 　　 man. The father said to him, “Oh, great saint, could you ask my son to stop asking for sweets which I cannot afford?” The great man was in　　 　　 , because he liked sweets himself. How could he ask the boy to give up asking for sweets? The holy man told the father to　　 　　 his son back after one month.

During that month, the holy man gave up eating sweets, and when the boy and his father　　 　 after a month, the holy man said to the boy “My dear child, will you stop asking for sweets which your father cannot afford to give you?”　 　　 , the boy stopped asking for sweets.

The boy’s　 　　 　　 asked the saint, “Why didn’t you ask my son to give up asking for sweets　　 　　 we came to you a month ago?” The holy man replied, “How could I ask a boy to give up sweets when I loved sweets myself. In the last month I gave up eating sweets.”

A person’s　　 　　 is much more powerful than just his words.

1.A. always　　　　　　　 B. never　　　　　　 C. hardly　　　　　 D. seldom

2.A. rich　　　　　　　　　 B. honest　　　　　 C. kind　　　　　　 D. poor

3.A. make　　　　　　　　　 B. accept　　　　　 C. afford　　　　　　 D. find

4.A. ignore　　　　　　　　 B. understand　　　 C. remember　　　　 D. change

5.A. what　　　　　　　　　 B. where　　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　 D. how

6.A. excuse　　　　　　　　 B. surprise　　　　 C. idea　　　　　　 D. proverb

7.A. can　　　　　　　　　　 B. was able to　　　 C. be able to　　　　 D. could

8.A. young　　　　　　　　 B. strong　　　　　　 C. great　　　　　　 D. ugly

9.A. difficulty　　　　　　　 B. peace　　　　　　 C. danger　　　　　 D. tears

10.A. call　　　　　　　　　　 B. turn　　　　　　 C. get　　　　　　　 D. bring

11.A. returned　　　　　　　　 B. asked　　　　　　 C. left　　　　　　 D. disappeared

12.A. Up to no B. Sooner or later　 C. In other words　 D. From then on

13.A. sister　　　　　　　　　 B. brother　　　　　 C. father　　　　　　 D. mother

14.A. when　　　　　　　　　 B. because　　　　 C. until　　　　　　 D. though

15.A. success　　　　　　　　 B. history　　　　　 C. future　　　　　　 D. action

九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

There once lived a young man who thought himself to be poor. One day he went to a wise man to ask how to become rich. The wise man said, “Young man, you are already rich now.”

“But where is my wealth?” the young man asked.

“It is with you. Your eyes are your wealth. You use them to see this world. You use them to see all the beautiful things in this world. Your hands are your wealth. You can use them to work. You can use them to hug your beloved ones. Your legs are your wealth. You can go to any place...” the wise man said.

“You call these wealth? But everyone has them,” the young man said.

“These are wealth. What you have now is not what someone else can luckily have. Would you like to give your eyes to me? I’d like to give you a lot of money to exchange for them,” the wise man said.

“No, I’m not going to do so! My eyes are important to me!” the young man said.

Everyone is rich. We should treasure(珍惜)our wealth, and take care of it. We should not overuse it because once it is gone, it is gone forever. Remember it is our wealth that we do not want to lose.

1.Why did the young man go to visit the wise man?

A. Because he was ill.

B. Because he wanted to be wise.

C. Because he was the wise man’s friend.

D. Because he wanted to know how to be rich.

2.The wise man called ______ wealth.

A. the young man’s eyes

B. the young man’s eyes, hands and legs

C. what someone else luckily have

D. our treasure

3.The young man wouldn’t like to exchange his eyes for money because ___ ___.

A. he was already rich

B. he didn’t like the old man

C. he thought his eyes were important to him

D. he didn’t like money

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. We can overuse our wealth.

B. We should treasure our wealth.

C. The wise man told the young man how to make money.

D. What you have now is what someone else can luckily have.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long tip to the place where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with Twinkies(夹馅面包)and a six-pack of root beer and he started his journey.

When he had gone through about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was sitting in the park just staring at some pigeons. The boy sat down next to her and opened his suitcase. He was about to take a drink from his root beer when he noticed that the old lady looked hungry, so he offered her a Twinkie.

She gratefully accepted it and smiled at him. Her smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he offered her a root beer. Once again she smiled at him. The boy was delighted.

They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word. As it grew dark, the boy realized how tired he was and he got up to leave, but before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around, ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug. She gave him her biggest smile ever.

When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later. his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face. She asked him "What did you do today that made you so happy?" He replied, "I had lunch with God. "But before his mother responded, he added, "You know what? She's got the most beautiful smile I've ever seen!"

Meanwhile, the old woman, also radiant(容光焕发)with joy, returned to her home. Her son was shocked by the look of peace on her face and he asked, "Mother, what did you do today that made you so happy?"

She replied, "I ate Twinkies in the park with God. "But before her son responded, she added,"

You know, he was much younger than I expected. "

1.Where did the boy spend all the afternoon?

A.At home B.In the park C.At the old woman's home D.In the street.

2.Why did the boy offer the old woman a root beer?

A.Because the old woman was still hungry. B.Because he wanted to see her smile again.

C.Because he didn't like the root beer. D.Because the old woman paid him for it.

3.In the second paragraph, the underlined word "delighted" means__________.

A.nervous B.worried C.bored D.happy

4.What is God like in the eyes of old woman?

A.He should be much younger. B.He must be kind to old people.

C.He should be old enough. D.He couldn't talk too much.

5.What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?

A.People can have lunch with God. B.God is a young boy.

C.God is in the park. D.The happy man who can also bring joy to others is God.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

There was once a famous scientist who made several important discoveries. Once he was asked how he was able to be so creative, He replied that it all came from an experience he had with his mother when he was two years old. He was trying to take a bottle of milk out of the fridge. But the bottle was too slippery（滑的）and he dropped it. The kitchen floor was covered with milk.

When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of shouting at him or punishing him, she said, "Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! I have never seen such a huge puddle（水洼）of milk. Would you like to play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up？"

So he did. After a few minutes, they cleaned it up together. Then his mother said, This was a failed experiment（实验）in how to carry a big bottle of milk with two tiny hands. Let's go out in the backyard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can find a way to carry it without dropping it."

The little boy learned that if he held the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful lesson.

The scientist then added that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be afraid to make mistakes. He learned that mistakes are just chances to learn something new﹣which is, after all, what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment doesn't "work", we can still learn something valuable from it.

根据短文内容判断正、误。（注意：考生将答题卡相应的位置涂加，正确的涂"A"，错误的涂"B"）

（1）The scientist's creativity came from an experience he had with his mother when he was a child．1.

（2）He dropped the bottle because the floor was too slippery．2.

（3）His mother thought he did an experiment in the kitchen but failed．3.

（4）His mother told him how to carry the bottle without dropping it．4.

（5）From this passage, we know that we can learn from mistakes．5.

九年级英语阅读判断中等难度题查看答案及解析

There was a famous scientist who made several important discoveries. Once he was asked how he was able to be so _______. He_______that it all came from an experience he had with his mother when he was 2 years old. He was trying to take a bottle of_______ out of the fridge. But the bottle was too slippery （滑的） and he dropped it. The kitchen floor was covered in milk.

When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of shouting at him or punishing him, she said, “Robert, what a _______ mess you have made! I have never seen such a huge puddle of milk. Would you like to play in the milk for a few minutes_______we clean it up?“

_______ . After a few minutes, they cleaned it up together. Then his mother said, “This was a failed experiment （实验） in how to carry a big bottle of milk with two tiny hands. Let's go out in the backyard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can find a way_______ it without dropping it.“

The little boy learned that if he held the bottle at the top near the lip （边缘） with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it_______ wonderful the lesson was!

The scientist then added that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be afraid to_________. He learned that mistakes are just chances to learn________________ which is, after all, what scientific experiments are all about

1.A.fast B.happy C.creative D.strong

2.A.replied B.knew C.thought D.realized

3.A.water B.juice C.cola D.milk

4.A.bad B.wonderful C.wrong D.different

5.A.before B.after C.as soon as D.when

6.A.So he was B.So was he C.So he did D.So does he

7.A.carry B.to carry C.carried D.carrying

8.A.what a B.what C.how a D.how

9.A.make decisions B.make mistakes C.make progress D.make noises

10.A.anything new B.new anything C.something new D.new something

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

throw　 make　 satisfy　 he　 many　　 use　 wonder　 one　 student　 sad　 spend　　 result

There was once a young man who liked puppets (木偶) so much. He became a student of a master puppet-maker. 1., the young man was not so clever as his classmates. His teacher and the other 2. were always telling him that he had no ability to make puppets, so he would never succeed.

Even so, he enjoyed 3. puppets so much that he worked day after day to improve his skills. With his efforts, they would always find something wrong with the puppets that he had made. So they often 4. his puppets out of the workshop.

The young man wasn’t going to give up. He made up his mind 5. all his time in making just one kind of puppet. Years passed, and with each new attempt(尝试), his puppet became a little bit better. By now, his puppet was much better than his old classmates could make, but he still kept making 6. improvements than before.

By the time he was an old man, his puppet was truly 7.. After so many years of hard work, he finished work on his puppet, and said, “I can’t find anything wrong with it. This time it is perfect.” And for the 8. time in all those years, instead of throwing his puppet away, he put it on the shelf. He felt very 9. and happy. What made him succeed was not 10. talent but his hard work of so many years. If you want to make a difference in your life, you should keep it in your mind that success lies in never giving up.

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There was once a young man who liked puppets(木偶) so much that he was apprenticed(当学徒) to a master puppet-maker. ______, the young man was not very clever. His ______ and other apprentices were always telling him he had no ability for making puppets, and that he would not ______.

Even so, he enjoyed it so much that he worked day after day to ______. Although he devoted much time to doing it, they would ______ find something wrong with the puppets he made, and finally drove him out of the workshop.

He wasn’t going to ______, so the young man decided that from then on he would spend all his time making just one kind of puppet. And ______ he found a fault(瑕疵) in his puppet, he would throw it away and start again. With each ______ attempt(尝试), his puppet became a little bit better. Years passed, his puppet was much better than anything his old apprentices could make, but he ______ making improvements. Living like that, the man wasn’t making any money, and many people ______ him and thought how silly he was.

When he was an old man, his puppet was ______ wonderful. Finally one day, after years of ______, he finished his puppet, and said, “I can’t find anything wrong with it. This time it is ______.” And for the first time in all those years, instead of ______ his puppet away, he put it on the shelf, feeling ______ and happy. The puppet gave that old man more joy than any other famous puppet-lovers ever got.

1.A.Sadly B.Gently C.Luckily D.Usually

2.A.father B.teacher C.classmate D.friend

3.A.miss B.forget C.succeed D.listen

4.A.improve B.form C.connect D.remind

5.A.never B.seldom C.sometimes D.always

6.A.give up B.give out C.carry up D.carry out

7.A.whoever B.whenever C.however D.whatever

8.A.usual B.old C.easy D.new

9.A.finished B.avoided C.kept D.stopped

10.A.looked over B.cheered up C.laughed at D.stayed out

11.A.hardly B.possibly C.simply D.really

12.A.effect B.effort C.spirit D.value

13.A.modern B.perfect C.priceless D.expensive

14.A.hiding B.fixing C.covering D.throwing

15.A.talented B.surprised C.worried D.satisfied

九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

There was once a poor woman with only one son. One day, she asked her son if there was anything he wanted. The boy said he wanted a drum. The mother left for the market, feeling very sad, because she did not have enough money to buy a drum.

On the way home, she found a piece of wood and gave it to her son to play with. Later that day, the boy went outside to play. Along the road, he saw an old woman crying. The old woman was trying to start a fire to cook some food, but she didn't have any wood. Hearing this, the boy gave her his piece of wood. The old woman gave him a piece of the bread she had made.

Then, further down the road, the boy met a pot maker's wife and her crying child. The boy asked her what was wrong. The woman said she had no food for her hungry child. The boy gave the woman the piece of bread, and she gave him a pot. The boy walked on.

Before long, he saw a husband and wife arguing. He asked them why they were arguing. They said, “We have broken our pot and have nothing to clean our clothes in.” The boy gave his pot to them, and they gave the boy a new coat.

Next, the boy saw a man who had no shirt. The man said he had been robbed(抢劫) on his way home. The robbers had taken this money, and his shirt. The boy gave the man his new coat. The man was so happy that he gave the boy his horse.

Finally, on his way home, the boy met a huge group of people going to a wedding. There were musicians, the bridegroom(新郎)，and his family. Everyone looked sad. The bridegroom's father said, “We are waiting for a horse. If it doesn't come soon, we will be late for the wedding.” The boy gave them his new horse. The group asked the boy what they could give him, and he replied, “A drum.” So, the musicians gave him their drum. The boy ran home to tell his mother how he had at last gotten the drum he had wanted.

1.The old woman was crying because___________.

A.she couldn't find her daughter B.she had no money to buy food

C.she had no wood to make a fire D.she couldn't find her way back

2.Why did the pot maker's wife give her pot to the boy?

A.Because the pot was useless. B.Because the boy helped her.

C.Because the pot made her child cry. D.Because she didn't like it.

3.How many times did the boy give a hand to other people?

A.Three times. B.Four times. C.Five times. D.Six times.

4.We know that the boy_______ from the story.

A.got a drum for his kind heart B.helped the bridegroom get a new coat

C.got a piece of bread from his mother D.got some money from the robber

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析