Many years ago, I had my first chance to visit Russia. “Russians are a very polite people,” I had been told before my arrival. One of my friends explained that a gentleman will pour the lemonade(柠檬水) for the ladies and show other good manners.
Toward the end of my three-week trip, I was invited by my Russian friend Nicolai Vasilevich and his wife Yulya out to dinner. At the end of a wonderful meal, Yulya asked if I would like a banana. I politely declined (婉谢) and thanked her, and explained I was most satisfied(满意的) with the meal. But my mind was racing: “What should I do? Should I offer her a banana though they are as close to her as they are to me? What is the polite thing to do?”
“Would you like a banana?” I asked Yulya.
“Yes,” she smiled, but didn’t try to take any of the three bananas in the fruit basket.
“Which one would you like?” I asked again.
“That one,” she pointed at one of the bananas. So thinking about Russian politeness, I picked the banana Yulya had pointed at. Then I peeled it half way and handed it to her. Smiles on Yulya’s and Nicolai’s faces told me I had done the right thing. After this experience, I spent much time letting the world know that in Russia, the polite thing was to peel bananas for ladies.
However, sometime during my third trip I learned I was wrong.
“Oh no, David,” a Russian politely corrected me. “In Russia, when a man peels a banana for a lady, it means he has a romantic(浪漫的)interest in her. ” How embarrassed (尴尬) I felt.
So to communicate properly with people of different cultures, we should watch carefully how people of the same culture communicate with each other. Besides, don’t be afraid to ask questions about their culture.
1.Before his first visit to Russia, the writer learned Russian gentlemen are polite to ___.
A. foreigners B. strangers
C. friends D. women
2.The underlined word “peeled” in paragraph 6 means “_______”.
A. took the skin off something
B. put something back
C. made something clean
D. cut something in two
3.Which of the following seems to be true according to the passage?
A. The writer’s third trip lasted about three weeks.
B. Russian gentlemen never peel bananas for ladies.
C. The writer tried to follow Russians’ behavior in Russia.
D. Yulya was pleased with the writer’s behavior but Nicolai wasn’t.
4.The writer wrote the passage mainly to ______.
A. show us how polite Russian people are
B. tell us his funny experience in Russia
C. ask us to care about cultural differences
D. remind us what we should do in Russia
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题
Many years ago, I had my first chance to visit Russia. “Russians are a very polite people,” I had been told before my arrival. One of my friends explained that a gentleman will pour the lemonade(柠檬水) for the ladies and show other good manners.
Toward the end of my three-week trip, I was invited by my Russian friend Nicolai Vasilevich and his wife Yulya out to dinner. At the end of a wonderful meal, Yulya asked if I would like a banana. I politely declined (婉谢) and thanked her, and explained I was most satisfied(满意的) with the meal. But my mind was racing: “What should I do? Should I offer her a banana though they are as close to her as they are to me? What is the polite thing to do?”
“Would you like a banana?” I asked Yulya.
“Yes,” she smiled, but didn’t try to take any of the three bananas in the fruit basket.
“Which one would you like?” I asked again.
“That one,” she pointed at one of the bananas. So thinking about Russian politeness, I picked the banana Yulya had pointed at. Then I peeled it half way and handed it to her. Smiles on Yulya’s and Nicolai’s faces told me I had done the right thing. After this experience, I spent much time letting the world know that in Russia, the polite thing was to peel bananas for ladies.
However, sometime during my third trip I learned I was wrong.
“Oh no, David,” a Russian politely corrected me. “In Russia, when a man peels a banana for a lady, it means he has a romantic(浪漫的)interest in her. ” How embarrassed (尴尬) I felt.
So to communicate properly with people of different cultures, we should watch carefully how people of the same culture communicate with each other. Besides, don’t be afraid to ask questions about their culture.
1.Before his first visit to Russia, the writer learned Russian gentlemen are polite to ___.
A. foreigners B. strangers
C. friends D. women
2.The underlined word “peeled” in paragraph 6 means “_______”.
A. took the skin off something
B. put something back
C. made something clean
D. cut something in two
3.Which of the following seems to be true according to the passage?
A. The writer’s third trip lasted about three weeks.
B. Russian gentlemen never peel bananas for ladies.
C. The writer tried to follow Russians’ behavior in Russia.
D. Yulya was pleased with the writer’s behavior but Nicolai wasn’t.
4.The writer wrote the passage mainly to ______.
A. show us how polite Russian people are
B. tell us his funny experience in Russia
C. ask us to care about cultural differences
D. remind us what we should do in Russia
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Last year, I had a chance to visit Shenyang and experienced one shared bike for the first time.
When I was downloading the Mobike’s app, a man rode one past me. I admired him so much. After downloading it, I began to look for a Mobike on my way to the hotel.
To my disappointment, the only Mobike in the busy street was broken. Suddenly, one near the bank caught my attention. I ran to it immediately, but was again disappointed to find that its QR code was broken. But everything comes to those who wait. Finally, I found my Mobike in a narrow street.
“Crack!” The bike unlocked, and I began to enjoy my riding. I could feel the air passing me on both sides. Although it was autumn, the wind was warm and gentle.
But at the same time, I saw so many shared bikes were broken. Some lost their seats, and others had broken locks. Shared bikes provide a lot of convenience, so it’s important for us to take good care of them and keep the in good condition. I hope everyone can work together to create a civilized and harmonious society.
1.Where would the writer go when a man rode past him?
A. To the bank B. To the busy street C. To the hotel D. To the narrow street
2.What happened to the Mobike near the bank?
A. It was stolen B. It had a broken lock. C. It lost its seat. D. It had a broken QR code.
3.What did the writer aim to tell us?
A. Many shared bikes were broken in Shenyang. B. He found his Mobike in a narrow street at last.
C. We should be civilized and protect the shared bikes. D. It was his first time to ride a shared bike in Shenyang.
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
My interest in Chinese food started many years ago, when I had my first job. I was a young reporter for the Daily Journal in San Francisco. Our office wasn’t far from Chinatown. I usually managed to arrange my time so that I could go there at least two or three times a week for a good meal.
The first time I ever ate Chinese food I loved it. And since then, it just tastes better and better to me. The first thing I noticed was the fresh tastes of the meat and vegetable. When I learned more about the food, I began to understand why it has this special feature.
About 5000 years ago, China lost much of its wood because of over population and poor management of its forest. This loss was very bad for the country, of course, but it turned out to be very good for the food. Wood became very expensive and hard to get, so the Chinese had to learn how to use it better.
In order to use less wood in cooking, they started to cut their meat and vegetable into small pieces before they put them in the hot oil. That way, the food cooked faster and they saved their fuel. The food prepared in the manner kept its fresh flavor(风味)--- and its this flavor that attracts people to the art of Chinese cooking.
I often wonder if the Chinese appreciated their solution to that ancient energy problem as much as I do now --- whenever I eat Chinese food.
1.This passage is mainly about ___________.
A. why Chinese food tastes fresh
B. what Chinese food tastes like
C. how Chinese food is cooked
D. what makes Chinese food special
2.The author got to know Chinese food _______________.
A. when he worked as a reporter in China
B. from a news story in the Daily Journal
C. after he got a taste of it in the Chinatown
D. before he got his first job in San Francisco
3.The author thought the Chinese cut meat and vegetable into small pieces in order to _____________.
A. keeping its fresh flavor
B. saving their hard –to-get wood
C. producing a different kind of food
D. attracting westerners to their food
4.The word “ fuel” in the 4th paragraph most probably means ____________.
A. fresh flavor B. meat and vegetable
C. hot oil D. firewood
5.According to the passage, the special freshness of Chinese food is the result of _______________.
A. the wood used to make the cooking fire
B. the fast speed at which it is cooked
C. the high quality of Chinese meat and vegetable
D. the well –developed art of Chinese cooking
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
My interest in Chinese food started many years ago, when I had my first job. I was a young reporter for the Daily Journal in San Francisco. Our office wasn’t far from Chinatown. I usually managed to arrange my time so that I could go there at least two or three times a week for a good meal.
When I ever ate Chinese food the first time, I loved it. And since then, it just tastes better and better to me. The first thing I noticed was the fresh tastes of the meat and vegetables. When I learned more about the food, I began to understand why it has this special feature.
About 5000 years ago, China lost much of its wood because of over population and poor management of its forest. This loss was very bad for the country, of course, but it turned out to be very good for the food. Wood became very expensive and hard to get, so the Chinese had to learn how to use it better.
In order to use less wood in cooking, they started to cut their meat and vegetables into small pieces before they put them in the hot oil. That way, the food cooked faster and they saved their fuel. The food prepared in this manner kept its fresh flavor(风味)—and it’s this flavor that attracts people to the art of Chinese cooking.
I often wonder if the Chinese appreciated their solution to that ancient energy problem as much as I do now –whenever I eat Chinese food.
1.This passage is mainly about _______________.
A. why Chinese food tastes fresh
B. what Chinese food tastes like
C. how Chinese food is cooked
D. who makes Chinese food special
2.The author got to know Chinese food __________.
A. when he worked as a reporter in China
B. from a news story in the Daily Journal
C. after he got a taste of it in the Chinatown
D. before he got his first job in San Francisco
3.The author thought the Chinese cut their meat and vegetables into small pieces in order to________.
A. keeping its fresh flavor
B. saving their hard-to-get wood
C. producing a different kind of food
D. attracting westerners to their food
4.The word “fuel” in the 4th paragraph most probably means ______
A. fresh flavor B. meat and vegetable
C. hot oil D. firewood
5.According to the passage, the special freshness of Chinese food is the result of _______.
A. the wood used to make the cooking fire
B. the fast speed at which it is cooked
C. the high quality of Chinese meat and vegetable
D. the well-developed art of Chinese cooking
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Children should be allowed to get angry. I remember many years ago, when I was visiting my sister in Australia, and I told my oldest son that he wasn’t allowed to do something he really wanted to do. He thought about it for a minute and said, “Mom, I’m very angry with you.” I replied, “That’s OK, darling, it’s what you do with your anger.” I then asked him if he wanted to talk to me about it but he was too angry to talk to me. Then he stormed off(愤然离开).
My sister looked at me surprisingly. Now she has a son the same age as mine and she said angrily, “How can you allow your child to be angry with you? If my son learns that from you, I will never forgive you.”
Then it was hard for me to stay with her, I ended up leaving earlier. Why shouldn’t my son have the right(权利) to tell me when I have made him angry? If he can’t tell me then how can he tell others in his life?
Children need to be able to express how they feel. We need to teach them ways to do this in a right way instead of saying nothing. I want them to tell me. Bottling up anger is not healthy for anyone and usually makes things worse.
1.What should children be allowed to do according to the passage?
A. Fight. B. Get angry.
C. Drink wine. D. be rude to their parents.
2.How did the writer’s sister feel when she saw the son was angry with his mother?
A. Happy. B. Sad. C. Pleased. D. Surprised.
3.Why did the writer end up leaving earlier when visiting her sister?
A. Because her sister was angry with her and she felt it hard to stay there.
B. Because she had a meeting later.
C. Because her son was angry with her and left.
D. Because her sister asked her to leave.
4.The underlined words “Bottling up” means __________ in Chinese.
A.瓶子 B.装满瓶子
C.强忍着不说 D.打碎瓶子
5.What’s TRUE according to the passage?
A. Children can’t be angry with their parents.
B. Children shouldn’t be able to express how they feel.
C. Bottling up anger is not healthy for anyone.
D. We shouldn’t allow students to be angry with us.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been abroad. Like most English children, I learnt French at school and I had often been to France, so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand English. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems.
How wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to give my American friend Danny a ring and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking like being lost and asked if he could help me.
“Yes,”I said.“I want to give my friend a ring.”
“Well, that’s nice,”he exclaimed (惊呼).“Are you getting married? But aren’t you a bit young?”
“Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me where there’s a phone box?”
“Oh!”he said.“There’s a phone downstairs.”
When at last we did meet up, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me.“Don’t worry,” she said to me.“I had many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from us British. You’ll soon get used to all the funny things they say. But most of the time British and American people can understand each other!”
根据短文内容,选择正确答案。
1.Which sentence is TRUE according to the passage?
A. This was the first time for the writer to go abroad.
B. The writer could speak French and English.
C. He thought he would have some difficulties in understanding the Americans.
D. The writer had been to the U.S.A. many times.
2.When the writer arrived at the airport, he wanted to _____.
A. buy a ring for his friend
B. ask the way to his friend’s
C. telephone his friend
D. call a taxi
3.The old man thought _____.
A. the writer wanted to find a phone box
B. the writer was old enough to get married
C. the writer didn’t know the way
D. the writer wanted to find his girlfriend
4.At last, the old man _____.
A. understood what the writer wanted to do
B. couldn’t understand the writer
C. bought a ring for the writer
D. took the writer to the phone box by himself
九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been abroad. Like most English children, I learnt French at school and I had often been to France, so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand English. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems.
How wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to give my American friend Danny a ring and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking like being lost and asked if he could help me.
“Yes,”I said.“I want to give my friend a ring.”
“Well, that’s nice,”he exclaimed (惊呼).“Are you getting married? But aren’t you a bit young?”
“Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me where there’s a phone box?”
“Oh!”he said.“There’s a phone downstairs.”
When at last we did meet up, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me.“Don’t worry,” she said to me.“I had many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from us British. You’ll soon get used to all the funny things they say. But most of the time British and American people can understand each other!”
1.When the writer arrived at the airport, he wanted to _____.
A.buy a ring for his friend | B.ask the way to his friend’s |
C.telephone his friend | D.call a taxi |
2.The old man thought _____.
A.the writer wanted to find a phone box |
B.the writer was old enough to get married |
C.the writer didn’t know the way |
D.the writer wanted to find his girlfriend |
3..At last, the old man _____.
A.understood what the writer wanted to do |
B.couldn’t understand the writer |
C.bought a ring for the writer |
D.took the writer to the phone box by himself |
4.Which sentence is wrong according to the passage?
A.The writer’s friend, Danny had a lot of difficulties in the U.S.A. at first.
B.There are some differences between American and British English.
C.British people can’t understand the Americans most of the time.
D.British and American people can understand each other most of the time.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Many years ago, my dad got heart disease(疾病)and had to be sent to the hospital. He couldn’t work for a long time so he decided to be a volunteer at a children’s hospital.
There was a girl who could not walk because of a disease. She wouldn’t do anything and was very sad. My dad decided to help her. He started visiting her in her room, bringing paints, brushes and some white paper. He put the brush in his mouth and began to paint. He didn’t use his hand at all. Only his head moved. After finishing the picture, he said to the girl, “Look, I can paint without hand. You can also do anything you want. You should not be so sad.” He tried his best to teach the girl to paint the picture.
At last, the girl began to paint herself, and learnt to walk bravely. However, the doctors felt surprised that there was nothing else they could do for the girl and they let the girl leave the hospital. Several months later, my dad received a call from the little girl. She said she could walk. She mailed my dad a picture she had drawn. At the bottom it read, “Thank you for helping me.”
My dad would cry whenever he told us this story. He would say that love can be more powerful than doctors, and my dad died just a few months after the little girl gave him the picture.
1.Why did the writer’s father decide to be a volunteer at a children’s hospital?
A.He liked children. B.He knew the girl.
C.He had to be sent to the hospital. D.He couldn’t work for a long time because of his disease.
2.How did the writer’s father help the little girl?
A.He began to visit the girl in her room with paints, brushes and some white paper.
B.He encouraged the girl by painting without hand.
C.He told the girl she could do anything she wanted.
D.All of the above.
3.Why did the doctors let the girl leave the hospital?
A.They thought they could do nothing to help her. B.The girl didn’t want to stay there.
C.The girl began to paint herself. D.The girl learnt to walk bravely.
4.What happened to the girl before she left the hospital?
A.She could walk. B.She began to paint herself.
C.She gave a call to the writer’s father. D.She mailed the writer’s father a picture she had drawn
5.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A.The man helped the girl. B.You can do anything you want.
C.Love is powerful. D.The girl was badly ill.
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
Some time ago, my wife and I traveled to visit my sister. We had taken more clothes than we needed and struggled onto the train. In front of us, in a face-to-face seat, 16 six young men in their early 20s. They were strong and 17 , and I disliked them immediately. They were laughing loudly, obviously 18 themselves and they 19 a foreign language.
As we went quickly 20 the countryside, I kept an eye on them as they joked around. Sometimes they took a look in our direction. When two of them go out 21 , relaxed a little. The rest of them 22 to laugh and joke in their own language.
When we finally arrived at our 23 , only one of them was left on the train. He was obviously 24 too and as I struggled towards him with my heavy luggage(行李),he reached out and asked in English “Want a hand wth that, mate?”
He 25 the heavier bag up the station steps for us. We were pleasantly surprised and very grateful.
1.A. sat B. stood C. lay D. lived
2.A. polite B. quiet C. lazy D. noisy
3.A. helping B. enjoying C. teaching D. devoting
4.A. told B. spoke C. said D. talked
5.A. above B. onto C. over D. through
6.A. off B. up C. along D. on
7.A. wanted B. started C. stopped D. continued
8.A. house B. hotel C. station D. shelter
9.A. bored B. worried C. excited D. frightened
10.A. carried B. left C. brought D. bought
九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析
A few weeks ago, our dog, which we had kept for more than ten years, had to be put down. First,a tumor on her stomach got worse, and she was very painful. Then,the pain in her back got so serious that sometimes she would lie down in the middle of a walk and couldn’t take another step.
I didn’t know the fact until a week after that. Then I was very sad and cried a lot. She was more like a sister to me than a pet. So I was very angry at my stepfather, Steve, who had not told us the truth at once. He explained that he didn't want to worry us, and he didn't want me to get depressed(沮丧的) and fail my exams. Before that, I always thought that Jennie had been still at the animals' hospital.
“She was my dog! Why didn’t you tell me earlier? I didn’t even get a chance to say goodbye.” I couldn’t help shouting.
Steve just sat still. People in my family had a habit of keeping unpleasant things from me. They thought they were protecting me. But that’s not true. Once I got the bad news, I might be much more painful for some moments that I had missed. I turned to my mom, and she said, “I know. I’m angry, too.” After a while, she added, “Poor Steve had to go through all this on his own.” Hearing that, I immediately shut up my mouth and was lost in deep thought.
Maybe I had been so focused on myself so much. That dog was also Steve’s baby. He’d had her for longer than he’d had us---but he had to make the difficult decision to end her life, and then kept in silence for an entire week.
My anger began to melt away, and I could guess what Steve might feel these days.
My mom’s words have constantly haunted in my ear and in my mind till now. Sometimes, we should think more of others’ pain.
1.The phrase “put down” in the first paragraph can be replaced by _________.
A. kept B. set free C. cut open D. killed
2.What can we learn about the pet dog?
A. Some terrible tumors on her stomach got worse.
B. She had been kept by Steve since she was born.
C. She had been badly ill and quite painful.
D. The family gave up the treatment as soon as they knew Jennie got ill.
3.What can we learn from Paragraph 4?
A. Steve always kept everything in himself alone.
B. The family often told white lies to the author to protect her.
C. The author’s mom didn’t understand her feeling.
D. The author’s mom thought Steve shouldn’t withstand so much pain alone.
4.How did the author feel at last?
A. Angry and stressful. B. Regretful and sorry.
C. Anxious and uneasy. D. Disappointed and bored.
5.The best title of the passage could be ________.
A. A Right Decision B. Believe in Ourselves
C. Try to Put Yourself in other’s Shoes D. My Stepfather and I
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析