Both of my two sons were born in Toronto, but...

Both of my two sons were born in Toronto, but they moved with us to Ottawa when they were quite young. They went to school there, grew up there. Later, one of my sons went to Canada’s east coast near a city called Halifax and the other moved to the west coast to Vancouver. My wife and I were left in the middle.

As we nearly retired (退休), we started to think where we should spend our final years. For several reasons we decided to live on a small town on Vancouver Island, where was close to one of my sons. However, the son moved to Hollywood soon after he had got another job there. I helped him move.

We still lived a happy life in our little west coast town, but we have paid a price. We have not been there for some important events such as the births of our grandchildren. We have missed watching them grow up; we have missed backyard barbecues (烧烤) and basketball weekends with them. Our home, while very comfortable, was also very quiet.

Every fall we travel to see the children. We usually fly, first to California to see our son Scott and spend a week or more with him trying to catch up on everything we’ve missed. Then, usually in November, we make the even longer trip east across Canada to see Travis and our grandchildren, who were about their twenties.

Fortunately, both our sons are doing well and grandchildren are growing up straight and tall. We love all of them and they love us. We’re very happy but there are times I think about the things we didn’t see: the tears or the smile on the granddaughter’s face, their school graduations, my son’s joy at successes in business.

Life has been good for our family but we have all paid a price.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.The writer’s sons grew up in ________.

A.Toronto B.Ottawa C.Halifax D.Vancouver

2.From the underlined sentence in paragraph 3, we can infer (推断) that the writer ________.

A.wanted to live a noisy life B.was satisfied with retired life

C.lived a comfortable life D.was sometimes lonely

3.Which of the following important events did the writer miss?

A.The births of his grandchildren.

B.School graduations of his grandchildren.

C.The successful times of his son’s business.

D.All of the above.

4.For his family life, the writer implies (暗示) ________.

A.they all regret not living together all the time although enjoying a happy life

B.they enjoy a happy life because they can see each other every year

C.they are proud of the sons and the grandchildren

D.they love the sons and the grandchildren

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A.Living a happy life. B.A price to pay.

C.Moving from east to west. D.My sons and grandchildren.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

About __________ of my classmates in my class were born in 2000.

A. two third B. four fifth C. three fourths

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The two skirts in the shop looked nice, but ______ of them were the right size for me.

A. both　　 B. all　　 C. neither　　 D. none

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Everyone faces challenges in their life, but some are more difficult than others. Daniel Kish had serious problems with his eyes when he was born. And doctors took away both of his eyes before he was fourteen months old.

Soon later, however, he started to do an amazing thing. He started to make clicking （咔哒）sounds with his tongue （舌头） to help him move around. Much like a bat （蝙蝠）, he now moves about using sonar （声呐）. 1. He and his group, World Access for the Blind, teach others how to use sonar. In this interview with National Geographic, Kish explains how sonar works.

How does sonar work?

“When I make a clicking sound, it makes sound waves. These waves reflect （反射） off surfaces all around and return to my ears. My brain then processes the sounds into images （图像）.2.”

When you click, what do you see in your mind?

"Each click is like a camera flash. I make a 3D image of the things around me for hundreds of feet in every direction.

What is it like riding a bike using sonar?

“3. I click up to two times per second, much more than I usually do."

Is it dangerous to move around the world in this way?

“Much of the world lives in fear of things that we mostly imagine. I have a habit of climbing everything, but I never broke a bone（骨头）as a kid."

How challenging is it to teach people to use sonar?

“Many students are surprised how quickly results come. 4. It’s in the mind."

A.It’s exciting and enjoyable but requires a lot of focus.

B.He is so good at it that he can ride a bicycle in traffic.

C.Seeing isn’t in the eyes.

D.It’s like having a conversation with the environment.

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As the host city of the next Winter Games, Beijing held a wonderful eight-minute show at the closing ceremony of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, sending a warm invitation to the whole world.

The show was directed by Zhang Yimou, a famous Chinese director who was also responsible for the eight-minute summer handover in Athens in 2004 as well as the opening and closing ceremonies in Beijing in 2008 that had a big success in the world.

Unlike Athens which focused on showing Chinese history with traditional culture like red lantern and jasmine(茉莉花), “Beijing 8 Minutes” gave special importance to the Chinese people’s sincere welcome to the world by using modern technology.

Leading the team were two dancers in costumes of panda puppets that are the world’s largest but the lightest at the same time, each weighing only about 10 kilograms. To reduce the pressure on the two dancers, researchers had tried hundreds of different materials until ending up with high-technology ones.

During the whole performance, the dancers and robots both wore LED lights on them that could be fit for the cold weather at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium without the risks of breaking. The costumes were also made with a kind of special material to keep the dancers warm.

Performers danced with 24 intelligent robots – standing for Beijing hosting the 24th Winter Olympics. They showed scenes of sports such as skating and skiing.

Pictures were projected to the icy floor while dancers skated across it, making a sense of augmented reality(增强现实). A number of moving screens in the middle of the field were also controlled by artificial intelligence(人工智能).

1.What’s the purpose of the eight minutes in Athens in 2004?

A.To spread Chinese traditional culture.

B.To show advanced science and technology in China

C.To improve our living standards.

D.To carry forward the spirit of sports.

2.What does the underlined word “puppets” probably mean in this passage?

A.木偶 B.模特 C.机器人 D.复制品

3.The dancers and robots both wear _______ on them in the show.

A.red lanterns and jasmines B.sports suits

C.LED lights D.moving screens

4.What does the text mainly talk about?

A.Athens 8 Minutes. B.Beijing 8 Minutes.

C.The 2018 PyeongChang Olympics. D.The 2018 Beijing Olympics.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

It was the final game for my eight-year-old son’s soccer team. Near the end of the match, the score was two to one, my son's team being ahead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering　 _________.

There were less than ten seconds_________and the ball stopped in front of my son's teammate, Mickey. With cheering shouts_________the field, Mickey went back a little and kick the ball with everything he had. All around me the crowd became crazy and _______.Mickey had___________

Then there was a complete_________.Mickey had scored, but in the wrong gate, the_________went into the gate of my son’s team, ending the game in a draw(平局). You see, Mickey has a serious_________in his head, which makes his IQ lower than that of normal children of the same age. And for him, he didn’t understand what a wrong goal was. All goals were_________by a happy hug from Mickey. He had been known to hug the players whom he was fighting against when they scored.

The silence was__________broken when Mickey, his face________with joy, caught my son, hugged him and shouted,“I scored! I scored. Everybody won! Everybody won!”For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would do or say. In fact, I didn’t __________to worry at that time. I watched through tears. When I found my son raised his hand and started call out__________,“Well done, Mickey!” Soon, members from both teams got around Mickey, __________him on his goal．

Later that night, when my daughter asked __________ had won, “Everybody won”. I smiled and replied.

1.A.encouragement B.instruction C.management D.competition

2.A.useful B.alive C.gone D.left

3.A.between B.against C.across D.past

4.A.excited B.interested C.surprised D.embarrassed

5.A.checked B.scored C.returned D.tired

6.A.independence B.victory C.silence D.relation

7.A.ball B.guide C.player D.crowd

8.A.idea B.mistake C.illness D.sense

9.A.wasted B.celebrated C.remembered D.reminded

10.A.partly B.seriously C.deeply D.finally

11.A.covered B.filled C.appeared D.shared

12.A.choose B.forget C.mean D.need

13.A.strongly B.softly C.wildly D.privately

14.A.pushing B.complaining C.interviewing D.congratulating

15.A.who B.which C.when D.where

九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

How can I become a better person? This question has been in my head for long. As students, we spend most of our time studying. I know learning at school, of course, makes us better persons, but I always dream of doing more.

Last year, I got to know a group of autistic(患自闭症的)children. We called them "the Snails(蜗牛)". It was hard to communicate with them at first, because they wouldn't like to. After a two-week training, I became more skilled. I got closer to them day by day. To my surprise, I found that every one of "the Snails" had his or her own talent. And their colorful pictures on the wall attracted my special attention, though it was difficult to tell what they were trying to express.

Moved by their pictures, I decided to hold a charity (慈善) sale. We walked on the busy street, selling their creative pictures. We sold 60 pictures that day. People thought their pictures were full of imagination.

Back to the question about how to become a better person, I think I am lucky enough to get my own answer.

1.Do "the Snails" have their own talents?

2.How many pictures did they sell that day?

3.What is the writer's answer to the question "how to become a better person"?

4.Do you think that selling pictures on the busy street is a very good way to help "the Snails"? Why or why not?

九年级英语回答问题中等难度题查看答案及解析

飞机的产生

One day while traveling, Milton Wright saw a small toy helicopter (直升飞机). He bought this toy for his two young sons, Orville and Wilbur. Mr. Wright 1. (sure) had no idea it would lead to the creation of the world's first airplane. The toy 2. (give) the brothers a strong interest in flight. They soon began trying to build similar models 3. (they).

When they were 4. (old), the Wright brothers decided they wanted to make a "small step" to the field of flight. At that time, most attention on flight focused o5. hot air balloons. H6., the brothers were more interested in a heavier flying machine, powered by an engine and controlled by a pilot. They first read carefully all 7. books they could. Then they used 8. (kite) to better understand the forces.

Over the next three years, the Wright brothers worked on designs 9. shapes. During this time, they worked with engineers Otto Lilienthal and Octave Chanute, both writers of books on flight. These men had 10. (importance) influences on the brothers' work.

九年级英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

1.Which of the following was given by a friend?

A. B. C. D.

2.What do the four stories have in common?

A.The children in the stories were good at DIY.

B.Fathers made the four objects for their children.

C.Some scrap materials were made good use of.

D.The four objects were made just for pleasure.

3.From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _________.

A.Kitty's father did not have money to buy a new table

B.at least four children once played in the Little House

C.Helen and her husband were good at making instruments

D.Tom enjoyed making things like his father and grandfather

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

CHANGSHA—Eight pandas moved to their new home in the ancient town of Fenghuang in Central China's Hunan Province on Friday.

This is the first time the ancient town, also a popular place of interest,has welcomed giant pandas. The animals will make Fenghuang their new home.

With the average temperature ranging from 12. 6℃to 16.7℃, Fenghuang County takes pride in its over 3,333 hectares of bamboo forest, providing a good living place for giant pandas.

To provide a good living environment for the new arrivals, Fenghuang has built a panda theme park.

Two of the eight pandas, named Long Sheng and Qing Feng, were born in 2000 and 2007 respectively(分别). The other six pandas were born in 2017. They were transported from southwest China's Sichuan Province to Fenghuang by special trucks.

Before the transportation, the eight pandas were placed under observation in the giant panda protection center, and they are now in good health.

Teng Qiong, director of Fenghuang County Forestry Bureau, said that the pandas were transported in refrigerator trucks for their safety and comfort. Several trucks were rented（租用)，with four trucks carrying two giant pandas each, while one truck carried enough bamboo and bamboo shoots for five days, and another empty truck was kept on standby.

“During the transportation, we rested at the high-speed service areas for 30 minutes every three hours. The keepers provided food and water for the pandas and carefully observed their health condition,”Teng said.

Construction of the panda theme park in Fenghuang started at the end of 2018. It includes a panda house, a panda hospital, a feed processing room, a tourist service center, a science museum and other supporting projects. There will be 16 professional keepers to take care of the pandas in the park.

1.When was the panda Qing Feng born?

A.In 2000. B.In 2007. C.In 2017.

2.How many trucks were rented in total during the transportation?

A.Six. B.Four. C.One.

3.What does the underlined word "observed" mean in Chinese?

A.谈论 B.遵守 C.观察

4.What's the main idea of the passage?

A.Construction of a panda theme park.

B.Eight pandas start new life.

C.How to protect giant pandas.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析