There once lived a rich businessman who had a...

There once lived a rich businessman who had a lazy son. The businessman wanted his son to realize the value of labour.

One day, he told his son, "Today, I want you to earn something. If you fail, you won't have your meal tonight."

The boy didn't want to find a job, so he asked his mother for help. She gave him a gold coin. In the evening, when the father asked his son what he had earned, the son showed him the gold coin. The father then asked him to throw it into the well (水井). The son did as he was told.

The father guessed that the gold coin was from the boy's mother. The next day, he sent his wife to her parents' home and asked his son to earn something. Since no one helped him, the son had to go to the market to look for a job. A shopkeeper told him that he would pay him a coin if he carried heavy tools for him. The son accepted. As he returned home and gave the coin to his father, he was asked to throw it into the well. The boy cried, "Dad! My body is aching. I'm tired. How are you asking me to throw my hard-earned coin into a well?"

The businessman smiled. He told his son that one feels pain only when the fruits of labour are wasted. The son realized the value of hard work. He promised not to be lazy any more.

1.Who helped the son when he was asked to earn something for the first time?

A. His father.　　 B. His mother.　　 C. His sister.　　 D. The shopkeeper.

2.Why did the father ask the boy to throw his coin into the well?

A. To fill the well.

B. To check if the coin is real.

C. To keep the coin for the boy.

D. To check if the boy had earned the coin by himself.

3.How did the son feel when his father asked him to throw the coin into the well again?

A. Surprised.　　 B. Sad.　　 C. Excited.　　 D. Relaxed.

4.The story is mainly about

A. a wise mother　　 B. a gold coin　　 C. the fruits of labour　　 D. a lazy boy

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There once lived a rich businessman who had a lazy son. The businessman wanted his son to realize the value of labor.

One day, he told his son, “Today, I want you to earn something. If you fail, you won't have your meal tonight.”

The boy didn't want to find a job, so he asked his mother for help. She gave him a gold coin. In the evening, when the father asked his son what he had earned, the son showed him the gold coin. The father then asked him to throw it into the well (水井). The son did as he was told.

The father guessed that the gold was from the boy's mother. The next day, he sent his wife to her parents' home and asked his son to earn something. Since no one helped him, the son had to go to the market to look for a job. A shopkeeper told him that he would pay him a coin if he carried heavy tools for him. The son accepted. As he returned home and gave the coin to his father. he was asked to throw it into the well. The boy cried, "Dad! My body is aching. I'm tired. How are you asking me to throw my hard-carned coin into a well?"

The businessman smiled. He told his son that one feels pain only when the fruits of labor are wasted. The son realized the value of hard work. He promised not to be lazy any more.

1.Who helped the son when he was asked to earn something for the first time?

A. His father.

B. His mother.

C. His sister.

D. The shopkeeper.

2.The underlined word "aching" has the similar meaning with "_________".

A. painful

B. hopeful

C. helpful

D. powerful

3.Why did the father ask the boy to throw his coin into the well?

A. To fill the well.

B. To check if the coin is real.

C. To keep the coin for the boy.

D. To check if the boy had earned the coin by himself.

4.How did the son feel when his father asked him to throw the coin into the well again?

A. Surprised

B. Sad

C. Excited

D. Relaxed

5.The story is mainly about ________.

A. a wise father

B. a gold coin

C. the fruits of labor

D. a lazy boy

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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.

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Long ago, there was a rich man who had two sons. The older brother, who was called Nolbu, was greedy (贪婪的) and lazy. However, his younger brother Hungbu was hard-working and kind-hearted. When their father died, Nolbu inherited (继承) his house and land, but Hungbu received nothing.

One day when Hungbu was working in the fields, he found a bird which had broken its leg. He took the bird home and looked after it carefully. The bird gradually became stronger, and when summer came, it flew away to a warm place. A year later

the bird flew back and gave Hungbu a seed (种子). Hungbu sowed (播种) the seed and

it soon grew into a plant which produced many gourds (葫芦). When Hungbu opened one of the gourds, he was amazed to see that it was full of treasure. He wanted to use the treasure to do something useful. The next day he bought a big house and moved there with his family.

When Nolbu heard about his brother’s good luck, he was very jealous (妒忌的)

and decided to do the same as his brother. He also found a bird, but he broke its leg

and looked after it until it became strong. The bird also gave him a seed, which produced several gourds. However, when Nolbu opened one of the gourds, goblins (小 妖精) quickly came out of it and stole all his money. After that Nolbu went to his brother to ask for help. Hungbu was sorry for him and so he invited him to share his house. Both brothers and their families lived happily ever after.

1.Hungbu was .

A.lazy B. kind C. healthy D. magic

2.What did the bird give Hungbu a year later?

A.A seed. B. A gourd. C. A little bird. D. A plant.

3.Hungbu bought a big house with .

A.the money from his father B. the treasure from his brother

C. the money from his wife D. the treasure from the gourd

4.After Nolbu’s money was stolen, .

A.he beat the goblins

B.he sold his own house

C.his brother helped him

D.his brother gave him a seed

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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

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Once there was a rich man who lived with his wife and child. He loved the child so much that he sent him to Oxford(牛津大学)for two or three years. At the end of the first year at the university, this young student came home. He wanted a change. And he also wanted to tell his parents about Oxford.

It happened one night when the father, the mother and the young student were sit- ting at supper. They had in front of them only two chickens. Just as they were about to begin eating, the father said, “My boy, I have spent a lot of money on you to send you to Oxford. Now I want to know what you have learned.” The son smiled and said, “Father, I have studied a science which can prove that these two chickens on the plate are really three chickens.” “Well,” said the father, “This is something I would like very much to know.” “There are two chickens on the plate,” said the student. He took one of the chickens in his hand and said, “Here is one more; and one and two makes three. So here are three chickens.” Then the father took one of the chickens to him-self, gave the other to his wife, and said,"I shall have one of the chickens myself, your mother will have another, and you can have the third for your supper and nothing else.” The father kept his word and so the student went without his supper.

1. How can we know that the rich man loved his son a lot?

A. He provided enough delicious food for him.

B. He wanted him to live at Oxford for several years.

C. He sent him to work at Oxford for two or three years.

2.What does the underlined Word "prove" mean?

A. achieve　　　　　 B. show　　　　　 C. compete　　　 D. develop

3.What did the Father ask his son at supper that night?

A. Whether he liked Oxford or not.

B. How he got along with his classmates.

C. What he had learned in the first year at the university.

D. The number of the money he had spent at the university.

4. What can we infer(摊断) from the passage?

A. Both of the parents had no chickens to eat at last.

B. Each of them had a chicken for their supper finally.

C. At last the student had nothing to eat for his supper.

D. In the end the Father gave his son the third chicken to eat.

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Once there was a rich man who lived with his wife and child.He loved the child so much that he sent him to Oxford university for two or three years.At the end of the first year at the university, this young student came home.He wanted a change.And he also wanted to tell his parents about Oxford.

It happened one night that the father, the mother and the young student were sitting at supper.They had in front of them only two chickens.Just as they were about to begin eating, the father said, "My boy, I have spent a lot of money on you to send you to Oxford.Now I want to know what you have learned."The son smiled and said, "Father, I have studied a science which can prove(证明) that these two chickens on the plate are really three chickens.""Well," said the father, "This is something I would like very much to know.""There are two chickens on the plate, "said the student.He took one of the chickens in his hand and said, "Here is one more ; and one and two makes three.So here are three chickens."Then the father took one of the chickens to himself, gave the other to his wife, and said, "I will have one of the chickens myself, your mother shall have another, and you can have the third for your supper and nothing else."The father kept his word and so the student went without his supper.

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1.The rich man loved his son very much ,  so he __________.

A．senthimtoworkatOxfordfortwoorthreeyears

B．wantedhimtoliveatOxfordfortwoorthreeyears

C．senthimtoOxfordtostudy

D．gavehimalotofmoney

2.The father asked his son _______.

A．howmuchmoneyhehadspentattheuniversity

B．howhelikedOxford

C．whathehadlearnedbytheendofthefirstyearattheuniversity

D．howhissongotalongwithhisclassmates

3.The student said that _________.

A．hecouldmakethreechickens

B．hecouldchangethetwochickensontheplateintothree

C．hecouldprovethetwochickensontheplatewerereallythree

D．hewasgoodatmaths

4.Who was cleverer, the father or the son?

A．Neither.                              B．Both

C．Theson                               D．Thefather

5.In the end _________.

A．thestudenthadnothingtoeatforhissupper

B．eachofthemhadachickenfortheirsupper

C．thefathergavehissonthethirdchickentoeat

D．bothoftheparentshadnochickenstoeat

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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

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

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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 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. 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

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