YEARS ago, a very rich man and his young son shared an interest in collecting art. They traveled around the world, collecting priceless works of art by famous artists like Picasso, Van Gogh and Monet.
The man became very lonely and sad. When war broke out, the son left to serve his country. After a few weeks, the old man received a letter saying his son had died while taking another soldier to a hospital.
One day, a soldier visited the old man and gave him a painting – it was a portrait of his son.
Though the world would never consider it a great work, the painting was important to the man.
The painting of his son became the old man’s most valuable item. He told his neighbors it was the greatest gift he had ever received. The following spring, the old man became ill and passed away.
All of the old man’s paintings would be sold at an auction. The auction began with a painting that was not on any of the buyers’ lists ... it was the painting of the old man’s son.
“Who will open the price at $100 ?” the auctioneer asked. Moments passed and no one spoke or raised their hand. Someone said: “Who cares about that painting? Let’s get on to the good ones.” More voices followed in agreement. “No, we must sell this one first,” replied the auctioneer. “Now, who will take the portrait of the son?”
Finally, a good friend of the old man spoke: “Will you take $10 for the painting? That’s all I have.” “Will anyone go higher?” called the auctioneer. After more silence he said: “Going once ... going twice ... sold!” The auctioneer looked at the crowd and announced that the whole auction was over. “According to the father’s will, whoever takes the son’s portrait gets the whole collection,” the auctioneer said.
Because of the father’s love, whoever took the son got it all.
1.Both the man and his son were interested in .
A. collecting artwork B. selling paintings
C. drawing famous artists D. reading stories about famous artists
2.The letter said the son .
A. left to serve his country B. was safe
C. was sent to a hospital. D. had died.
3.At the auction, the painting of the man’s son .
A. was popular B. was sold for $100
C. was sold for $10 D. wasn’t sold
4.The story wanted to tell us .
A. artwork is valuable B. a father’s love is priceless
C. don’t look down at small works of art D. nobody knows what will happen next
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题
YEARS ago, a very rich man and his young son shared an interest in collecting art. They traveled around the world, collecting priceless works of art by famous artists like Picasso, Van Gogh and Monet.
The man became very lonely and sad. When war broke out, the son left to serve his country. After a few weeks, the old man received a letter saying his son had died while taking another soldier to a hospital.
One day, a soldier visited the old man and gave him a painting – it was a portrait of his son.
Though the world would never consider it a great work, the painting was important to the man.
The painting of his son became the old man’s most valuable item. He told his neighbors it was the greatest gift he had ever received. The following spring, the old man became ill and passed away.
All of the old man’s paintings would be sold at an auction. The auction began with a painting that was not on any of the buyers’ lists ... it was the painting of the old man’s son.
“Who will open the price at $100 ?” the auctioneer asked. Moments passed and no one spoke or raised their hand. Someone said: “Who cares about that painting? Let’s get on to the good ones.” More voices followed in agreement. “No, we must sell this one first,” replied the auctioneer. “Now, who will take the portrait of the son?”
Finally, a good friend of the old man spoke: “Will you take $10 for the painting? That’s all I have.” “Will anyone go higher?” called the auctioneer. After more silence he said: “Going once ... going twice ... sold!” The auctioneer looked at the crowd and announced that the whole auction was over. “According to the father’s will, whoever takes the son’s portrait gets the whole collection,” the auctioneer said.
Because of the father’s love, whoever took the son got it all.
1.Both the man and his son were interested in .
A. collecting artwork B. selling paintings
C. drawing famous artists D. reading stories about famous artists
2.The letter said the son .
A. left to serve his country B. was safe
C. was sent to a hospital. D. had died.
3.At the auction, the painting of the man’s son .
A. was popular B. was sold for $100
C. was sold for $10 D. wasn’t sold
4.The story wanted to tell us .
A. artwork is valuable B. a father’s love is priceless
C. don’t look down at small works of art D. nobody knows what will happen next
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完形填空,阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Years ago, a very rich man and his young son shared an interest in collecting art. They traveled around the world, collecting works of art by famous artists like Picasso, Van Gogh and Monet.
When war broke out, the son left to for his country. After a few weeks, the old man received a saying his son had died. The man became very lonely and sad.
One day, a soldier visited the old man and gave him a painting – it was by his son. The painting was important to the man the world would never think it a great work. He told his neighbors it was the gift he had ever received.
The following spring, the old man died. All of the old man’s paintings would be at an auction(拍卖). The auction began with a painting that was not on any of the buyers’ ... it was the painting of the old man’s son. “Who will open the price at $100?” the auctioneer asked. Moments passed and no one spoke or their hand. Someone said: “Who cares about that painting? Let’s get on to the good ones.” More voices followed in . “No, we must sell this one first,” replied the auctioneer. “Now, who will take the picture of the son?”
, a good friend of the old man spoke: “Will you take $10 for the painting? That’s all I have.” “Will go higher?” called the auctioneer. After more he said: “Going once ... going twice ... sold!” The auctioneer looked at the crowd and said that the whole auction was . “According to the father’s will, takes the son’s picture gets the whole collection, ” the auctioneer said.
In the eyes of a father, nothing is more valuable than his son – not even paintings of the famous artists are as important as his son’s.
1.A. priceless B. useless C. helpless D. careless
2.A. train B. fight C. cheer D. practise
3.A. letter B. book C. diary D. bag
4.A. decorated B. drawn C. bought D. repaired
5.A. before B. when C. until D. though
6.A. cheapest B. oldest C. greatest D. biggest
7.A. donated B. counted C. sold D. named
8.A. lists B. desks C. pockets D. notebooks
9.A. shook B. showed C. raised D. touched
10.A. agreement B. public C. trouble D. need
11.A. Slowly B. Suddenly C. Finally D. Luckily
12.A. somebody B. anybody C. everybody D. nobody
13.A. noise B. action C. choice D. silence
14.A. out B. off C. on D. over
15.A. Whatever B. Whenever C. Wherever D. Whoever
九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Years ago, there was an old man who loved his young son very much. And the old man had a lot of art collections, such as the works by Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet and many others.
As war broke out in their nation, the son became a soldier and left to serve his country. Only a few weeks later, the old man received a message that his son died in the war.
On Christmas morning, a soldier knocked on the door and said, “I was a friend of your son. He saved my life before he died, I'm also an artist and l want to give you this painting that I draw in the war.” It was a portrait(画像)of the man's son.
The old man told his neighbors it was the greatest gift he had ever received. The following spring, the old man became ill and passed away. According to the will of the old man, all of the art works would be auctioned(拍卖）on Christmas Day, the day he had received his greatest gift.
On Christmas Day the auction began with the portrait of the old man's son. The auctioneer asked for an opening bid（出价）,but the room was silent. Finally, a friend of the old man said,“Will I take $10 for the painting? That's all I have.”The gavel（小木锤）fell.
The auctioneer looked at the audience and announced that the auction was over. He explained, "It was very easy. According to the will（遗愿）of the father, whoever takes the portrait of his son, gets all of the other collections.”
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1.What happened to the old man's son in the war?
_______________________________________________.
2.When did the old man receive his greatest gift?
_______________________________________________.
3.Who drew the portrait of the man's son?
_______________________________________________.
4.How much did the man pay for the portrait at the auction?
_______________________________________________.
5.What did the friend of the old man get in the end?
_______________________________________________.
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Many years ago, there lived an old man with his three sons, Dharma, Harrison and Keith, in a village. The man worked hard when he was young, son he had the largest farmyard and the most beautiful house in the village. However, his sons were all born to be lazy, which mad him disappointed. He was worried that his sons would use up his money and starve to death.
One day, the old man came up with a plan. He called his sons and said to them, “Look, my dear sons: in the land we have at the farmyard, there is lots of hidden gold. If you should work together, you may find it”
In a wish to find out the gold, his sons worked hard from the morning to the evening digging and digging all through the land. The days had passed, but they didn’t find what were they were looking for. They got frustrated and angry. They decided to give up and returned to ask their father.
“There is no gold in the land. We are cheated.”
“Since the land has been dup soft. Why don’t you pant some crops there?” was the reply of the father to the sons.
Off went the sons. Soon the whole once-useless land was rich crops.
“This if the real gold, my sons.” Said the now proud father.
1.What do we know about the old man?
A. He was the richest in his village.
B. He was unable to feed his family.
C. He loved daughters more than sons.
D. He was quite successful as a farmer.
2.Why did the old man ask his sons to dig the land?
A. He was too old to do it himself.
B. He didn’t have money to pay workers.
C. He decided to teach his sons an Important lesson.
D. He didn’t want other people to set foot on his land.
3.Why did his sons agree to dig the land?
A. They wanted to help their father.
B. They wanted to grow their own crops.
C. They didn’t want to be lazy any more.
D. They wanted to find the hidden gold.
4.After they dug the land , his sons found ________________.
A. lots of gold B. nothing
C. seeds of crops D. the value of work
5.What can we learn from the end of the story ?
A. The old man had achieved his goal.
B. The three sons were still as lazy as before.
C. The sons were quite angry with their father.
D. The old man was still worried about his sons.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Many years ago， there lived a very rich man who wanted to do something good for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out if they deserved(值得)his help. So he put a very large stone in the middle of the main road into the town. Then he stood behind a tree,waiting and watching.
Soon an old man came along with his cow. “Who put this stone in the center of the road?” said the old man， but he didn’t try to move the stone away. He passed around the stone with some difficulties and continued on his way. Another man came along and did the same thing； then another came,and another. All of them complained about the stone in the center of the road,but nobody tried to move it.
Late in the afternoon,a young man came along. He saw the stone and said, “It will be dark at night. Some people will come along later in the dark and will fall over the stone and get hurt.” The young man then began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled and tried everything he could to move it out of the road. But to his surprise， under the stone he found a bag full of money and this message, “This money is for the person who moves this stone from the road. The person deserves help.”
1.Who put the stone in the center of the road?
A. An old man. B. A rich man.
C. A young man. D. Another man.
2.Why did the young man move the stone out of the road?
A. Because he was strong enough to move it.
B. Because he knew there was a bag of money under it.
C. Because he didn’t want other people to fall and get hurt.
D. Because the rich man wanted him to do so.
3.When the young man moved the stone， he found ________________.
A. a bag
B. a message
C. a bag full of money and a message
D. a bag full of message
4.All of the people coming along the road did nothing about the stone except ___________.
A. people of the town B. the young man
C. the rich man D. the old man with his cow
5.What can we learn from the passage?
A. If we do well， we will have well.
B. If we move stones， we will have a lot of money.
C. The young man was lucky.
D. Other people were unlucky.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Many years ago, there lived a very rich man who wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to _______ whether they were good enough to get his help. So he placed a very large stone in the center of the main _______ into town. Then he hid behind a tree and waited.
Soon an old man came along _______ his cow. “Who put this stone in the center of the road?” said the old man, _______ he did not try to move the stone away. Instead, he passed around the stone and continued on his way. Another man came along and did the same _______; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone in the center of the road, but _______ of them tried to move it away.
Late in the afternoon, a young man came along. He _______ the stone and said, “It will be very dark at night. Some people will come along _______ in the dark and will fall against the stone.”
The young man then began to _______ the stone. He pulled with all his strength to move it to one side. But imagine his surprise when he found a bag full of ________ and this message under the stone: “This money is for the thoughtful person who takes this stone away from the road. Thank you.”
1.A.work out B.find out C.look out D.hang out
2.A.road B.tree C.city D.theater
3.A.for B.of C.about D.with
4.A.and B.so C.but D.or
5.A.thing B.way C.seat D.service
6.A.some B.none C.all D.everybody
7.A.knew B.choose C.saw D.gave
8.A.last B.lately C.later D.lastly
9.A.move B.act C.throw D.play
10.A.stones B.menus C.prizes D.money
九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析
Many years ago，there lived a very rich man who wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out whether they were good enough to get his help. So he placed a very large stone in the center of the main road into town. Then he hid behind a tree and waited.
Soon an old man came along with his cow. “Who put this stone in the center of the road?" said the old man，but he did not try to move the stone away. Instead，he passed around the stone and continued on his way. Another man came along and did the same thing; then another came，and another. All of them complained about the stone in the center of the road，but none of them tried to move it away.
Late in the afternoon, a young man came along. He saw the stone and said, “It will be very dark at night. Some people will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”
The young man then began to move the stone. He pulled with all his strength to move it to one side. But imagine his surprise when he found a bag full of money and this message under the stone: “This money is for the thoughtful person who takes this stone away from the road. Thank you.”
1.What did the rich man aim to do?
A. To offer help to the people of his town.
B. To show his people how rich he was.
C. To give money to anybody in need.
D. To find out how good his people are.
2. Why did the rich man put a large stone on the road?
A. To make life harder for the people of his town.
B. To find out the strongest man in his town.
C. To stop people from getting into his town.
D. To find the right person to receive his help.
3.The first old man found the stone and walked around it because _____.
A. he was too old to take the stone away all by himself
B. he thought it was good to have a stone on the road
C. he didn't want to move the stone away for others
D. he didn't want the money from the rich man
4.How many people complained but didn't try to move the stone?
A. Two. B. Three.
C. Four. D. Five.
5. What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. We should move the stone on the road.
B. Think for others sometimes is think for yourself.
C. We can make money by moving stones.
D. A luck man get much money from a rich man.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Once a very rich man and his son collected valuable paintings of famous artists like Picasso, Van Gogh and Monet.
Later, the son left to join the army. After a few weeks, the old man received a letter saying his son had died while taking another soldier to hospital. The old man became very lonely and sad.
One day, a soldier visited the old man and gave him a painting—it was a portrait（肖像） of his son. The painting of his son became the old man’s most valuable item. He told his neighbors it was the greatest gift he had ever received. The following spring, the old man died.
All of the man’s paintings would be sold at an auction（拍卖会）. The auction began with the painting of the old man’s son.
“Who will open the price at $100??” the auctioneer asked. Moments passed and no one spoke or raised their hands. Someone said, “Who cares about that painting? Let’s get on to the good ones.” More voices followed in agreement. “No, we must sell this one first,” replied the auctioneer. “Now , who will take the portrait of the son?”
Finally, a good friend of the old man spoke, “Ten dollars!” “Will anyone go higher?” called the auctioneer. After more silence he said, “Going once... going twice... Sold!” The auctioneer then announced（宣布） that the whole auction was over. “According to the father’s will, whoever takes the son’s portrait gets the whole collection,” the auctioneer said.
Because of the father’s love, whoever took the son got it all.
1.How did the old father’s son die?
A. He died of a serious heart disease.
B. He died while taking another soldier to a hospital.
C. A car hit him when he went home
D. He was killed by a doctor.
2.What was the first painting to be sold at the auction?
A. The paintings by famous artists.
B. The gift given by the old man’s neighbors.
C. The portrait of the old man’s son
D. The most expensive collection of the old man.
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. At the beginning of the auction, everyone realized the importance of the painting of his son.
B. The painting of the old man’s son was as popular as the other paintings.
C. The old man’s will was to give away the whole collection to charity.
D. The old man’s good friend got the whole collection for only ten dollars.
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
Once a very rich man and his son collected valuable paintings by famous artists like Picasso, Van Gogh and Monet.
Later, the son left to join the army. After a few weeks, the old man received a letter saying his son had died while taking another soldier to a hospital. The old man became very lonely and sad.
One day, a soldier visited the old man and gave him a painting—it was a portrait（肖像）of his son. The painting of his son became the old man’s most valuable item. He told his neighbors it was the greatest gift he had ever received. The following spring, the old man died.
All of the old man’s paintings would be sold at an auction（拍卖会）. The auction began with the painting of the old man’s son.
“Who will open the price at $100?” the auctioneer asked. Moments passed and no one spoke or raised their hands. Someone said, “Who cares about that painting? Let’s get on to the good ones.” More voices followed in agreement. “No, we must sell this one first,” replied the auctioneer. “Now, who will take the portrait of the son?”
Finally, a good friend of the old man spoke, “Ten dollars!” “Will anyone go higher?” called the auctioneer. After more silence he said: “ Going once… going twice…Sold!” The auctioneer then announced that the whole auction was over. “According to the father’s will, whoever takes the son’s portrait gets the whole collection.” The auctioneer said.
Because of the father’s love, whoever took the son got it all.
1.How did the old man’s son die?
A. He died of a serious heart disease.
B. He died while taking another soldier to a hospital.
C.A car hit him when he went home.
D. He was killed by a doctor.
2.What was the first painting to be sold at the auction?
A. The paintings by famous artists.
B. The gift given by the old man’s neighbors.
C. The portrait of the old man’s son.
D. The most expensive collection of the old man.
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. At the beginning of the auction, everyone realized the importance of the painting of the son.
B. The painting of the old man’s son was as popular as the other paintings.
C. The old man’s will was to give away the whole collection to charity.
D. The old man’s good friend got the whole collection for only ten dollars.
4.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Love is Sharing. B. An Expensive Painting
C. A Hot Auction D. Caring About the Person You Love
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Many years ago, there was an old man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge(判断) things too quickly. So he told them to go and look at a pear tree. It was far away from his home. The first son went in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in autumn.
When the sons came back, the old man asked them to say what they had seen.
The first son complained the tree was ugly. The second son said the tree was covered with buds and full of hope. The third son said the tree was full of green leaves. They looked so beautiful, and it was the most wonderful thing he had ever seen. The youngest son said that the tree was bowed down with heavy fruits. It was full of life and fulfillment(收获).
The man explained that all of his sons were right, but each of them had seen just one season of the tree. He told them that they couldn't judge a tree or a person by only one season. "If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the hope of your spring, the beauty of your summer, and the fulfillment of your autumn." said the old man
It is true that we shouldn't let the hard season break the happiness of the other seasons. Never give up during the difficult days and better times are sure to come some day.
1.Why did the old man ask his sons to look at the pear tree?
| A．Because he liked. eating pears. |
| B．Because the tree was important to his family. |
| C．Because he wanted to teach them not to judge things too quickly. |
| D．Because his sons didn't judge things quickly. |
2.The fourth son went to see the tree in ________ .
| A．Spring | B．Summer | C．Autumn | D．Winter |
3.The underlined word "buds" probably means________in Chinese.
| A．叶子 | B．枝条 | C．果实 | D．花蕾 |
4.Which of the following is true?
| A．The pear tree was near his home. |
| B．The third son said the tree was beautiful. |
| C．The four sons all liked the tree. |
| D．Even you give up in winter, you can still get hope in other seasons |
5.What's the main idea of this passage?
| A．Don't judge a life by one difficult season. |
| B．Father's love is great. |
| C．Every tree has four seasons. |
| D．Life is different for everyone. |
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