Once upon a time, there lived a man who owned...

Once upon a time, there was a big lion who lived in a zoo. One day, he was very hungry. When Bill, the keeper, gave him his dinner, he ate it up quickly. Quite by mistake he ate up the keeper, too.When it was time for lunch, Bill did not show up. So the other keepers sat down to eat, still wondering why young Bill was not there.

Suddenly there came a loud sound from the Lion House. They went to see what was the matter. There they found the big lion lying on the ground looking very big and fat and not at all happy. The keepers looked at one another and all of them said at once, “Of course! The big lion has swallowed (吞下)poor Bill. They got a bottle of brown medicine. Then they put the big lion to sleep for the operation. They cut up the front of his belly(肚子).Out jumped Bill, looking quite all right.

They sewed(缝) the big lion up. When the lion woke up, he felt well again.

1.Why did the lion swallow Bill?

A. Because he was too hungry.　　 B. By mistake.

C. Because Bill made him wait too long　　 D. Because he was very angry.

2.When did the others find Bill’s absence(不见了)？

A. As soon as he was swallowed.　　 B. At lunch time

C. At supper time　　 D. After the lion took his medicine

3.Who found the accident？

A. The visitors　　 B. A man　　 C. A woman　　 D. Bill’s companions.（同事）

4.How did the people help Bill out ?

A. They made the lion take some medicine　　 B. They killed the lion

C. They cut up the front of his belly　　 D. Both A and C.

5.When Bill was out, he ________.

A. was found dead　　 B. was badly injured(受伤)　　 C. was found half dead　　 D. was all right

九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time, there was a small town. There lived a man by himself who couldn’t see. He was _________. Yet, he carried a lighted lamp _________ him whenever he went out at night.

One night _________ he was coming home after having a dinner outside, he came across a group of young travellers. They saw that he was blind, yet carrying _________ lighted lamp. They started commenting（评论）him and made _________ of him. One of them asked him, “Hey, man! You are blind and can’t see _________! Why do you carry the lamp then?”

The blind man replied, “Yes, _________, I am blind. But the lighted lamp which I am carrying is for the people like you who can see. You may not see the blind man coming and end up _________ me. That is _________ I carry a lighted lamp.”

The group of travellers felt ashamed and apologized for their behavior.

In fact, we should think twice before judging others in our daily life. Always be polite and learn to see things from __________ point of view. Don’t laugh at others in a rude way. By doing this, our life will become more colorful.

1.A.deaf B.healthy C.blind D.weak

2.A.from B.with C.over D.about

3.A.as B.if C.until D.because

4.A.a B.an C.the D./

5.A.joke B.trick C.sense D.fun

6.A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing

7.A.luck B.lucky C.luckily D.unluckily

8.A.push B.pushes C.pushed D.pushing

9.A.what B.how C.why D.where

10.A.other B.the other C.others D.others’

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time, there lived a man and a woman who already had seven sons. They wanted a d 1., and soon they had one. One day, the father needed water for the baby girl, so he sent the seven brothers to a well with a water jug. Once there, though, the boys began to fight and the jug fell into the well.

The boys were too a2.to go home. They looked into the well sadly and thought of their father. “Where are those naughty boys? Hours have passed. They must have forgotten about the water. I wish they were all turned into birds!” shouted the father a 3.. And when he looked up he saw seven birds flying away. The father was shocked, but it was too late. He could not take back his words.

In time, the girl grew up and discovered she had brothers. She made up her mind to find them.

For years, she searched and did not stop. Finally, she found their home. To e4., she needed a special key made from a wolf-bone, which she didn’t have. With a hunter’s help, she finally killed one and got the key. She opened the front door and went inside. On a table, there were seven plates and seven cups. She was not that hungry so she ate and drank a 15.from each of them.

In the last cup, she accidentally dropped a ring that her parents had given her.

Eventually, the birds returned for their meal. The girl h6. behind the door and watched. When the seventh bird drank from his cup, something hit his mouth. The bird recognized it immediately. It was his parents' ring. “I hope our young sister could be here,” he said, “and then we could be free.” At that moment, their sister ran to them, and in a sudden the birds were h7. again. The brothers kissed their sister, and all eight of them went home together.

九年级英语单词填空困难题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time, there lived a man who owned a big company. Several years later, his health became worse, so the man decided to choose one of his sons to take his place. He gave each of them a box and said, “I want you to fill your box with something that you believe is the most valuable part of our company. Bring your box back to me in five days.”

The day came. The first son filled his box with the company ledger（账本）. “There is nothing better than this. It is the best thing to show our success.” he said.

“Good!” the father said. “What about yours?” He turned to the second son.

“I put a lot of money in it because money allows our company to work well and allows us to give our workers higher pay. In addition, we can live a comfortable life.” answered the second son.

“Oh.” the father said unhappily. Then he asked his youngest son. “Let me see your box.”

“My box is empty!”

“Didn’t you find anything valuable in our company?” the father asked angrily.

“Sorry. I just couldn’t place the most valuable thing I found in a box. What size box can hold the loyalty（忠诚）of our workers and customers? And how can I place inside a box the most valuable thing for me: the love of you and mother?” answered the youngest son.

The man was deeply moved by his youngest son who placed love in the first place. Clearly, he made the decision easily. In life, nothing can be compared with love from our parents and people around us.

1.Why did the man decide to choose one of his sons to take his place？

A.Because he was not in good health.

B.Because he was too busy.

C.Because his sons didn’t have work.

D.Because he didn’t want to work.

2.How did the man feel when he saw the second son put some money in the box?

A.Surprised. B.Amazed. C.Excited. D.Upset.

3.What did the youngest son put in the box?

A.A book. B.Money. C.Nothing. D.A smaller box.

4.Who do you think would take the man’s place?

A.The first son. B.The second son. C.The youngest son. D.No one.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time, a wealthy old man lived alone in a big house. He was growing weaker day by day and was unable to take care of himself, so he decided to hire (雇佣) a nurse to help with housework and take care of him.

One day, the old man interviewed two nurses—Anthony and Peter. Anthony happened to be a handsome young man, while Peter looked quite ordinary (普通的). The old man asked Anthony to make tea for him. After Anthony left, the old man turned to Peter and said,

"Anthony has given me a very bad account (描述) of you. He said you are rude and untrustworthy. Is this correct?"

Peter thought for a minute and said, "If Anthony has a bad opinion of me, there must be something wrong with me. I should take some time to change these things."

The old man was very impressed by Peter's character. Meanwhile, Anthony returned with a cup of tea for the old man. The old man sent Peter to make breakfast for him. He then turned to Anthony and told him, "Peter spoke very poorly of you while you were gone. What do you think about this?" After hearing this, Anthony became angry and started cursing (咒骂).

In the end, the old man hired Peter. Although Peter looked quite ordinary, he had impressive inner (内在的) beauty.

1.What did the old man want a nurse to do?

A.Live with him.

B.Help with housework and look after his wife.

C.Work as a doctor.

D.Help with housework and look after him.

2.The old man told Peter that Anthony__________.

A.had had some bad words of him

B.had praised him

C.did not trust him

D.considered him to be not important

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Ordinary people are more trustworthy.

B.Handsome men must be good men.

C.Inner beauty is more important than appearance.

D.Others’ opinions are always correct.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time, a wealthy old man lived alone in a big house. He was growing weaker day by day and was unable to take care of himself, so he decided to hire a nurse to help with housework and take care of him, One day, the old man interviewed two nurses—Anthony and Peter. Anthony happened to be a handsome young man, while Peter looked quite ordinary. The old man asked Anthony to make tea for him. After Anthony left, the old man turned to Peter and said, “Anthony has given me a very bad description of you. He said you are rude and untrustworthy. Is this correct?”

Peter thought for a minute and said, “If Anthony has a bad opinion of me, there must be something wrong with me. I should take some time to change these things.” The old man was very impressed by Peter's character. Meanwhile, Anthony returned with a cup of tea for the old man. The old man sent Peter to make breakfast for him. He then turned to Anthony and told him, “Peter spoke very poorly of you while you were gone. What do you think about this?” After hearing this, Anthony became angry and started cursing(咒骂).

In the end, the old man hired Peter. Although Peter looked quite ordinary, he had impressive inner (内在) beauty.

1.What did the old man want a nurse to do?

A.Help with housework and look after him.

B.Help with housework and look after his wife.

C.Work as a doctor.

2.What did Anthony look like?

A.Ordinary. B.Handsome. C.Old.

3.The old man told Peter that Anthony _________.

A.had had some bad words of him B.had praised him C.did not trust him

4.How did Peter react(反应) when he heard the old man's words?

A.He was angry. B.He took it seriously. C.He blamed Anthony.

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Ordinary people are more trustworthy.

B.Handsome men must be good men.

C.Inner beauty is more important than appearance.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time, there lived a wise man. Everyone respected him. His son, however, was very lazy and did nothing all day.

The wise man was worried about his son’s future. One day, he said to his son, “I want you to go and find some treasure. I have drawn a map to guide you.” Then he handed his son a bag. Inside the bag were clothes, some food, a little money and the map.

The son set out on his long journey the next day. He had to travel across forests, rivers and mountains. Along the way, he met a lot of people. He was helped by some with food and by some with shelter. He also came across robbers who tried to rob him. He saw changing landscapes (风景) and experienced different kinds of weather.

Finally, after a long year, he reached the treasure’s location. He spent two days looking and digging for the treasure, but found nothing.

Disappointed, he headed back to his home. On his way back, he experienced the same changing landscapes and seasons. Sometimes, he would stop to enjoy the beauty of nature. He also learned to hunt and make meals. He had to fix his own clothes and shelter himself. He was now able to tell time by the position of the sun and protect himself from wild animals. He met the same people who had helped him earlier. This time, he stayed and helped them in order to repay them.

When he reached home, he apologized to his father for not finding the treasure.

“There wasn’t any treasure in the very first place, my son,” the father answered with a smile. “But I think you have found your life’s true purpose.”

1.What did the wise man ask his son to do?

A.Draw a map that would guide him to treasure. B.Travel to a faraway place to look for treasure.

C.Make a living by selling clothes and food. D.See the world’s forests and mountains.

2.It can be inferred(推断) that the son _________ during his journey.

A.suffered from hunger, cold and other dangers

B.chose a guide that would easily take him to the treasure

C.had to rob others for food and clothes

D.did not enjoy the natural scenery that he saw

3.What was different about the son’s journey back home?

A.The landscapes were changing. B.He found treasure and became rich.

C.He mastered many life skills. D.He learned how to be a wise man.

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.The son took clothes, some food, a little money and the map with him.

B.It took the son a long year to reach the treasure’s location.

C.The son experienced changing landscapes and four seasons twice before he reached home.

D.The son didn’t find the treasure because he lost his way.

5.What was the father’s purpose of setting this task for his son?

A.To make his son do some interesting activities. B.To see whether his son could deal with difficulties.

C.To test his son’s ability to live in the wild. D.To help his son find his life’s true purpose.

九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant both loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.

One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take care of them.” With these words, he went out.

But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell onto the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food or his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished（惩罚）, so he drank the poison to kill himself.

1.In the story, ______ liked wine and good food very much.

A. the rich man　　 B. the servant　　 C. both A and B　　 D. neither A and B

2.The rich man knew that it was ______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.

A. the cat　　 B. himself　　 C. nobody　　 D. the servant

3.The rich man told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ______ .

A. there was in fact poison in the bottles　　 B. did not want the servant to drink his wine

C. he wanted to kill the cat　　 D. he wanted to kill the servant

4.In fact, ______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.

A. the servant　　 B. cat　　 C. the rich man　　 D. nobody

5.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.

A. lazy　　 B. hard--working　　 C. clever　　 D. kind

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time, there lived a wise man. Everyone respected him. His son, however, was very___________and did nothing every day.

The wise man was worried about his son’s future. One day, he said to his son, “I want you to find some treasure. I have drawn a map to___________you.” Then he handed his son a bag. Inside the bag were clothes, some food, a little money and the___________.

The son set out on his long journey the next day. Along the way, he met a lot of people. He sometimes was_________by some with food and by some with a room to live in. However, he also came across robbers (强盗)who tried to rob him.

_________, after a long year, he reached the place where the treasure was. He spent two days looking and digging for the treasure, but found___________. He felt so disappointed. Then he went back to his home. On his way back, he learned to make meals and fix his own clothes _________.He also met the same people who had helped him_________. This time, he helped them in order to repay(报答)them.

When he reached home, he said___________ to his father for not finding the treasure. “There wasn’t any treasure in the very first place, my son.” the father answered____________, “But I think you have found your life’s true meaning.”

1.A.lazy B.busy C.hard-working

2.A.meet B.disappoint C.guide

3.A.key B.map C.knife

4.A.fooled B.praised C.helped

5.A.Finally B.Unluckily C.Suddenly

6.A.anything B.nothing C.everything

7.A.herself B.myself C.himself

8.A.before B.later C.now

9.A.thanks B.sorry C.goodbye

10.A.happily B.sadly C.angrily

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.

　One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take good care of them. ” With these words, he went out.

　But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished（惩罚）, so he drank the poison to kill himself.

1.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.

A．the rich man       B．the servant        C．both A and B       D．neither A and B

2.The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.

A．the cat           B．himself 　　     C．nobody           D．the servant

3.The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.

A．there was in fact poison in the bottles

B．he did not want the servant to drink his wine

C．he wanted to kill the cat

D．he wanted to kill the servant

4.In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.

A．the servant 　　   B．cat 　　          C．the rich man 　    D．nobody

5.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.

A．lazy 　　         B．bad 　　          C．clever 　　       D．kind

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析