MSF stands for Medicines Sans Frontiers. It’s...

MSF stands for Medicines Sans Frontiers. It’s also known as Doctors Without Borders (无国界医生). Medicines Sans Frontiers is French. This organization was set up by some French doctors in 1971. Since then, MSF has sent trained doctors all over the world to help people who have suffered from disasters, such as wars and illness.

Now, about 3,000 doctors and nurses work for MSF. And over 27,000 doctors have volunteered for MSF so far. The organization received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999. All kinds of doctors can volunteer for MSF. They need to be ready to go almost anywhere in the world and, of course, they should face difficulties. Most of MSF’s work is in Africa. When MSF chooses doctors for a task, they have to go for at least six months. When doctors have completed a few tasks and become experienced, they might be sent on an emergency (紧急的) task following a disaster, such as an earthquake.

But why would doctors leave a comfortable life and a good pay to join MSF? Some of them say the experience they have is a great help in their life. And they say that it’s great to give others a helping hand.

MSF needs support. They get donations from the government and businesses. But 80% of its donations come from doctors themselves.

1.MSF is a famous ____.

A.government　 B.charity

C.business　 　 D.training centre

2.MSF gets most of its donations from ___.

A.the government　 B.businessrs

C.common people D.doctors

3.Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. Some MSF doctors received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999

B. MSF has a history of over 40 years.

C. About 3,000 doctors and nurses work for MSF.

D. An MSF doctor usually goes for a task for at least half a year..

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Cheongsam (also known as Qipao), is a kind of traditional Chinese dress for women. It started from Manchu people of Qing Dynasty in the early 17th century.

Once there was a young fisherwoman living near a place called Jingbo Lake. She made a living by fishing. Her only problem was that when fishing she often felt bad because of her long wide clothes. Then an idea came into her mind — why not make a more comfortable dress to wear？Then she invented Qipao that helped herself fish easily.

The young emperor who was in control of China at that time had a dream one night. In the dream his dead father told him a lovely fisherwoman wearing a long dress who lived by Jingbo Lake would become his wife. After that，the emperor sent some people to look for that woman. At last they found her in the place which his father told him. Then she became the emperor’s wife bringing her beautiful Qipao with her. Manchu women all liked Qipao and soon it became popular across China. Now it's also well known all over the world. Not only Chinese women but also women from foreign countries such as Indonesia are interested in wearing it.　 This kind of traditional dress is made of either silk or cotton. And anyway, it becomes one of the symbols of China.

1.When did the Cheongsam start?

A. It started in the late 17th century.

B. It started it in the Ming Dynasty.

C. It started in the early 17th century.

D. It started in 1900s

2.According to the passage, this kind of traditional dress can be made of _______.

A. silk B. cotton C. silk or cotton D. cotton or paper

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

A. The History of the Cheongsam B. The Fisherwomen’s Clothes

C. How to Make Cheongsam D. The Emperor and His Wife

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Cheongsam (also known as Qipao), is a kind of traditional Chinese dress for women. It ______ from Manchu people of the Qing Dynasty (清朝) in the early 17th century.

Once there was a young fisherwoman living near a place called Jingbo Lake. She made a living by fishing, ______ only problem was that when fishing she often felt bad because of her long wide clothes. Then an idea came into her ______ - why not make a more comfortable dress to wear. Then she invented Qipao that helped herself fish ______.

The ______ emperor (皇帝) who was in control of China at that time had a dream one night. In the dream, his dead father told him a lovely fisherwoman wearing a long dress, who lived by Jingbo Lake, would ______ his wife. After that, the emperor sent some people to ______ that woman. At last, they found her ______ the place which his father told him. Then she became the emperor's wife, ______ her beautiful Qipao with her. Manchu women all liked Qipao and soon it became popular across China. Now it's also well-known all over the world. Not only Chinese women, but also women from foreign ______, such as Indonesia, are interested in wearing it.

This kind of traditional dress is made of either silk or cotton. And anyway, it becomes one of the symbols (象征) of China.

1.A.started B.stopped C.remained D.asked

2.A.his B.my C.her D.your

3.A.head B.thought C.world D.mind

4.A.easily B.luckily C.slowly D.politely

5.A.lucky B.young C.rich D.different

6.A.treat B.admire C.become D.connect

7.A.ask for B.look for C.wait for D.thank for

8.A.on B.with C.in D.at

9.A.catching B.holding C.bringing D.regarding

10.A.lands B.languages C.people D.countries

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Lu Xun is known _____not only a great writer but also a great thinker.

A.  to    B. for   C. with   D. as

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Lu Xun is known ________not only a great writer but also a great thinker.

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The British are known as people who love to stand in line, but a new research shows that the British are only about average (平均数) at waiting politely in a queue(排、队). The French are the best. It's the Germans who don't have a good habit of standing in line. They can't stand to wait for anything. They begin to shout loudly and noisily if the line doesn't seem to be moving fast enough. Sadly it never moves fast enough for them.

The experts studied 940 people across Europe. They watched secretly as they waited in line to get tickets, to order fast food and to wait for the bus. They found people who are good at forming (排成) queues feel that they move along faster. For example, in Britain, the average waiting at a queue needs about three and a half minutes. In Germany or Sweden people hate waiting in line. In fact, people spend double the time as the British in queues. They get to the front of the queue without thinking about others, so they waste others' time.

The expert who did the research had asked a person to break into a queue to see what people would do. In Britain, people shouted loudly at him, but when he said," I' m terribly sorry. I didn't realize there was a queue. Do go before me. " People smiled and said. "Oh, that's all right, one more won't matter much. "It was also found in France, where 80％ of the people didn't mind standing in line only if they were treated politely. While in Germany everyone was angry and wore an unhappy face. The expert said, "If only they could learn from the British and the French to think of queuing as an exercise in making the best of an unhappy thing, they might find that the queue then moves faster."

1.The research shows that the people in __________ are the most polite in standing in line.

A. Sweden　　 B. Britain　　 C. France　　 D. Germany

2.The Germans spend more time than the British in queues because they __________.

A. always talk a lot with others　　 B. like waiting in line

C. don't follow the rule of queuing　　 D. don't know the rule of queuing

3.According to the research, which of the following is TRUE ?

A. The British didn't care about the queue jumper.

B. The Germans were angry with the queue jumper.

C. The French treated the queue jumper badly.

D. The Swedish enjoyed themselves while queuing.

4.From the last sentence we know the expert wished the Germans could__________.

A. have a good habit of standing in line　　 B. save others' time while queuing

C. move quickly when queuing　　 D. take exercise in queues

5.The result of the research shows that__________.

A. people in Europe hate waiting in line

B. standing in line is a kind of exercise

C. there are always queue jumpers all over the world

D. people who are good at standing in line think they move along faster

九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

As one saying goes, where there are Chinese people, there are kung fu legend.

Jin Yong, also known as Louis Cha Leung-yung, was regarded as one of the greatest kung fu fiction writers in China. And for many people, Cha built a magical kung fu kingdom that they could escape into every now and then.

But this kingdom is falling apart now, because Cha passed away on Oct 30, at the age of 94.

Cha wrote all of his 15 wuxia novels between 1955 and 1972. While the values and tastes of readers have changed greatly in recent years, his books continue to attract people. His works have been made into movies and TV series so many times in Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Chinese mainland.

The characters of his books never fail to move both men and women. For example, in The Return of the Condor Heroes, the young hero Yang Guo waits for his lover Xiaolongnu faithfully for 16 years. believing that she is still alive, even though she has jumped from a mountain into a ravine（悬崖）

Cha's books bring readers joy, and Cha himself has equal fun creating them. "Writing gives me space for imagination, just like a director," Cha told China Daily.

However, Cha's real aim in writing novels is to show traditional Chinese values and qualities. "Kung fu novels must show fairness and righteousness（正义）. The good fight the bad. Traditional values are shown through the characters and their stories, not by telling readers," he said.

1.What did Jin Yong do?

A.A kangfu actor. B.A director. C.A poet. D.A writer.

2.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.Louis Cha Leung-yung is also known as Jin Yong.

B.Cha's real aim in writing is to show traditional English values and qualities.

C.Cha has much fun creating the novels.

D.Cha thinks Kung fu novels must show fairness and righteousness.

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A.The values and tastes have changed so these days people don't like Jin Yong's books.

B.People like Jin Yong's books so much that the value and tastes have changed greatly.

C.Though the values and tastes have changed，Jin Yong's books are still much loved.

D.Jin Yong's books continue to change their topics with the values changing.

4.What's the best title of the passage?

A.Jin Yong and his works. B.Jin Yong's whole life.

C.Jin Yong's death make us sad. D.Jin Yong's value in his novel.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Bicycle sharing systems are also known as yellow bicycle programs, white bicycle programs, public bikes, or free bikes. They are increasingly popular in Europe now. Paris has the world’s largest urban (城市的) cycle rental system.

This is a bike rental station in Paris. The workers are showing how to use a new self-service bike. They say that Paris will become “a green capital of bikes” and they plan to park 20,000 bicycles at 1,600 stations. Paris created this plan to reduce waste gas displacement (废气排气量).

At a rental station, you only have to put your credit card into the machine to rent a bike. It provides French, German, English and Chinese services. If you ride the bike for only 30 minutes to relax, you needn’t pay for it. A two-hour bike rent only costs you 4 euros.

These stations work for 24 hours every day, so a bike is rented for 10 to 14 times a day. In this way there are 200,000 people using bikes a day.

In the past few years, Paris has encouraged its people to ride bikes, but something unhappy has happened now and then. Some people break the traffic rules during rush hours. Some park their bikes everywhere. So how to park their bikes is a problem that Paris will face. But this project is still a helpful way to improve its traffic environment.

1.Bicycle rental system can help Paris become a ______.

A. fashion capital

B. sleepy city

C. green capital of bikes

D. green capital of stations

2.The machine at a bicycle rental system offers ______ language services.

A. two　　 B. three　　 C. four　　 D. five

3.According to the passage, the problem that Paris will deal with is ______.

A. how to encourage its people to ride bikes

B. how to park their bikes

C. how to improve its traffic environment

D. how to obey the traffic rules

4.From the passage we can infer (推断) that the writer ______.

A. thinks bicycle rental systems are great

B. thinks Paris is a bicycle capital

C. doesn’t agree with the idea of bicycle

D. thinks bicycle rental systems are bad

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Mount Qomolangma, also known as Mt.Everest, is the world’s highest mountain. In 1960, three Chinese climbers reached the top of Qomolangma from the north side, which______ as the most challenging side of the mountain. They were the first Chinese team to ______ climb Mount Qomolangma’s north side. Fifteen years later, another Chinese expedition team climbed the ______ side again. The movie The Climbers features the two generations of Chinese mountaineers ______ climbed to the top Mount Qomolangma from the dangerous north side in 1960 and 1975.

We can learn ______ more behind the amazing moments in the movie. Wu Jing, one of the leading______ in the movie, said he experienced a bad cold and altitude sickness(高原反应) during filming in Qinghai, but he said that it was important to have ______ experience. “It is important to understand ______ difficult it was for these mountaineers and how they valued the honor to climb the highest mountain,” added Wu. In the movie, there are many moments when people feel like ______. The movie has hit the screens in cinemas across China, North America and the United Kingdom. Many people resonate(共鸣) with The Climbers ______ each one of us is actually a climber in life.

1.A.knows B.is known C.known D.know

2.A.succeed B.successful C.successfully D.success

3.A.east B.south C.west D.north

4.A.which B.who C.where D.whose

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

6.A.drivers B.actors C.teachers D.cooks

7.A.such an B.so C.such a D./

8.A.how B.what C.why D.when

9.A.crying B.to cry C.cry D.cries

10.A.but B.so C.and D.because

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

American country music is also known as (被视为) country western music .It has a very long history . It comes from the folk songs of immigrants(移民) from Britain.

Country music users simple music and words to express everyday feelings such as loneliness, love , and sadness . That is to say , country music describes life . It talks about friends and　 enemies , trucks and roads , farm and crops.. People in many parts of the world like country music, because everyone can understand what the music is about .

Country western music became popular first among cowboys(牛仔) in the American west countryside . Cowboys had to take care of cows day and night. When they were alone with the cows, they often sang beautiful and peaceful songs to calm the animals and to overcome their own fear .They were not well-educated and so they sang about their daily life in very simple words .They played guitars, violins. and other instruments. In the south of America ,　 many people added instruments from their homes , like bottles and spoons, When cowboys visited their friends and families on holidays like Thanksgiving , they usually sang and played country western music .

In recent years ,many musicians have made country western music a little different from the one in the past.These changes make the songs sound even better.Today singers such as Carth Brooks.Reba McEntire. Emmylou Harris. Lyle Lovett,Eddie Rabbitt, LeAnn Rimes,Randy Travis and a group called Alabama are singing and playing in different styles.They have brought country western music more and more fans from all over the wold.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.Country western music comes from the folk songs of immigrants from ____

A. America　　 B.France　 C. Britain　　　　　 D.Germany

2.According to the passage, people like American country music because ____.

A. It has a long history．

B. It comes from Europe.

C. It is sung by cowboys．

D. It is easy to understand.

3. The chunk “calm the animals “ here means “make the animals become ___”.

A.sad and lonely

B. quiet and relaxed

C. angry and wild

D. upset and scared

4.Which of these is mentioned in the passage ?

A. Early immigrants lived a very simple life.

B. Many country music singers are not well-educated.

C. Cowboys usually played country western music on holidays.

D. In the west of America ,　 cowboys added instruments from their homes

5.The best title(标题) for the passage is ________.

A. Americans Love American Country Music.

B. The History of American Country Music.

C. Singers and Fans of　 American Country Music

D. All Kinds of American Music, Yesterday and Today.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析