Last week, my granddaughter started kindergarten(幼儿园), and certainly I wished her success. I was saying something that is not true. What I actually wish for her is failure. I believe in the importance of failure.
Success is boring. Success is proving that you can do something that you already know you can do, or do something correctly the first time, which can often be a problem for the future. First-time success is usually a fluke(侥幸). First-time failure, in fact, is the natural order of things.
Failure means how we learn. I have been told of an African phrase(短语) describing a good cook as “she who has broken many bowls”. If you’ve spent enough time in the kitchen and have broken a lot of bowls, probably you know a lot about cooking. I once had a dinner with a group of cooks, and they spent time comparing knife wounds and burn scars. They knew how much their failures gave them.
My younger daughter is a dancer. She spent three years getting ready for an act. She did it successfully for years. There was no reason for her to change the act—but she did anyway. She said she was no longer learning anything new and she was bored; and if she was bored, she couldn’t play well. So she changed the act. She risked failure in order to feed her heart.
My granddaughter is a perfectionist. But I will also, I hope, remind her of what she learned, and how she can do whatever it is better next time. I probably won’t tell her that failure is a good thing, because that’s not a lesson you can learn when you’re five. I hope I can tell her, though, that it’s not the end of the world. Indeed, with luck, it is the beginning.
1.What did the writer really wish for her granddaughter in the kindergarten?
A. Success. B. Failure. C. Kindness. D. Care.
2.The third paragraph mainly tells us .
A. what “a good cook” means B. a cook should often cook
C. a cook must break many bowls D. failure means how we learn
3. Why did the younger daughter change the act?
A. Because she didn’t do well in it.
B. Because she was asked to change it.
C. Because she wanted to feed her heart.
D. Because she wanted to try a failure.
4.What does the writer hope to tell the granddaughter?
A. Failure is a good thing.
B. She can’t fail any more.
C. Failure is not the end of the world.
D. Success is the end of the world.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题
Last week, my granddaughter started kindergarten(幼儿园), and certainly I wished her success. I was saying something that is not true. What I actually wish for her is failure. I believe in the importance of failure.
Success is boring. Success is proving that you can do something that you already know you can do, or do something correctly the first time, which can often be a problem for the future. First-time success is usually a fluke(侥幸). First-time failure, in fact, is the natural order of things.
Failure means how we learn. I have been told of an African phrase(短语) describing a good cook as “she who has broken many bowls”. If you’ve spent enough time in the kitchen and have broken a lot of bowls, probably you know a lot about cooking. I once had a dinner with a group of cooks, and they spent time comparing knife wounds and burn scars. They knew how much their failures gave them.
My younger daughter is a dancer. She spent three years getting ready for an act. She did it successfully for years. There was no reason for her to change the act—but she did anyway. She said she was no longer learning anything new and she was bored; and if she was bored, she couldn’t play well. So she changed the act. She risked failure in order to feed her heart.
My granddaughter is a perfectionist. But I will also, I hope, remind her of what she learned, and how she can do whatever it is better next time. I probably won’t tell her that failure is a good thing, because that’s not a lesson you can learn when you’re five. I hope I can tell her, though, that it’s not the end of the world. Indeed, with luck, it is the beginning.
1.What did the writer really wish for her granddaughter in the kindergarten?
A. Success. B. Failure. C. Kindness. D. Care.
2.The third paragraph mainly tells us .
A. what “a good cook” means B. a cook should often cook
C. a cook must break many bowls D. failure means how we learn
3. Why did the younger daughter change the act?
A. Because she didn’t do well in it.
B. Because she was asked to change it.
C. Because she wanted to feed her heart.
D. Because she wanted to try a failure.
4.What does the writer hope to tell the granddaughter?
A. Failure is a good thing.
B. She can’t fail any more.
C. Failure is not the end of the world.
D. Success is the end of the world.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Last week, my granddaughter started primary school. And I wished her every success. But part of me didn’t. I really wanted her to fail in some ways because I believe that failure can be good for us to grow up. Success is that you can do something that you already know you can do, or doing something correctly the first time. First –time success is usually a luck. First-time failure, in fact, is supposed to be the natural order of things. Failure is how we learn.
I make my living by writing articles for a daily newspaper. Each week I thought that the article that I write would be the worst. I try my best every day. A successful article usually means that I am discussing the subjects I know well, writing in the way I am used to or saying the same things as anyone else but in an excellent way.
My younger daughter is a trapeze artist荡秋千演员.she spent three years putting together a show, and she did it successfully for years. There was no reason for her to change it but she did anyway. She was afraid to be bored. She met failure when she tried some new ways in her show. But she did his only in order to feed her soul心灵。
My granddaughter is a perfectionist. She will feel her failures, and I will want to comfort her. But I will also, I hope, remind her of what she learned, and how she can do better next time. I hope I can tell her, though, that it’s not the end of the world. With luck, it is the beginning.
1.why id the writher want his granddaughter to fail?
A. success is boring though it can bring us something good
B. she would learn more form failure
C. it’s impossible to do everything successfully
D. he wanted her to be strong enough to face failure
2.the writer talked about his own experience to show that___
A. we cannot depend on luck to live a good life
B. we should try every possible way to avoid failure
C. past failures made him afraid of writing more
D. the thought of failure will make you work even harder
3.the underlined word “comfort” in the last paragraph probably means___
A. 表扬 B.磨炼 C.安慰 D.批评
4.the writer develop the article mainly by ___
A. giving examples
B. following the time order
C. comparing different ideas
D. presenting the reasons of failure
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Most Americans start to school at the age of five when they enter kindergarten(幼儿园). Children do not really study at this time. They only attend for half the day and learn what school is like. Children attend elementary school for the next six years. They learn to read and write and work with numbers. They also study the world and its people. After they leave elementary school, children go to junior high school for three years and senior high school for another three years. This is called secondary education. In some places, the children go to elementary school for eight years and high school for four. In all, elementary and secondary education together take twelve years to complete excluding (不包括)kindergarten.
根据短文,选择最恰当的选项。(每小题2分,共计10分)
1.The elementary and secondary education together take the children ____ to complete in the USA.
A. thirteen years B. nine years
C. twelve years D. eleven years
2.Most American children enter kindergarten _________ .
A. at the age of five B. to study two years
C. to learn science D. about two years old
3.In elementary school they should stay there ________ .
A. for six years B. for three years
C. for another three years D.to study hard
4.Children should study how to __________ .
A. act
B. become an astronaut
C. read and write
D. read, write and work with numbers
5.Some American children have their elementary school education for ___ .
A. five years B. four years
C. eight years D. seven years
九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
My earliest childhood memory was about kindergarten (幼儿园). My father was a doctor, my mother was a teacher. __60__. They had no time to look after my younger sister and me.
When I was five years old, I was sent to a kindergarten with my sister. It was not far from our home. __61__, because I didn't like staying with strangers. I wanted my parents to take me back home, so I cried very loudly there. __62__. She was crying so much that I stopped, because I had to be a big girl. My parents told me to be brave and look after my sister, and I listened to them. In fact, my teachers were very kind to us, they often told stories and taught us to sing and dance. It was very interesting. __63__, so it was a happy memory.
九年级英语选词填空困难题查看答案及解析
I still remember my kindergarten(幼儿园)teacher, Mrs, White. She looked just like Snow White, she had the same bright eyes and short dark hair.
We used to a lot . And I would show what I wrote to Mrs. White for correction(批改). She would look at my writing and see many mistakes in it. But she made any red correction and she always gave a star. I was feeling of my writing each time I got a star. But it my mother. So one day, when she met Mrs. White at a parent-teacher meeting. Mum asked her why she never corrected my and why she never said no to her child.
Mrs. White said, “The children are just beginning to get about using words. Spelling and grammar can wait. We can’t that interest with a red pen.”As it was a long time ago, my mother could only remember the main idea of Mrs. White said about my writing. However, I grew up learning to use words with loving care and like that.
If Mrs. White had used her red pen more often, I wouldn’t be telling you about this now, Whenever I look back on those encouraging from Mrs.White, I feel they just look real ones in the night sky-bright, shiny, and guiding me on my way somewhere. I do believe she was such a teacher, who tried to use a red pen less to keep the joy, wonder and excitement in a child’s .
Thanks to Mrs. White, I have no fear about writing. Also, I’m not afraid of any mistake in my life!
1.A. because B. though C. if D. but
2.A.run B. cry C. write D. speak
3.A.always B. never C. often D. sometimes
4.A.lonely B. tired C. helpless D. proud
5.A.protected B. worried C. pleased D. attracted \
6.A.spirits B. designs C. mistakes D. messages
7.A.nervous B. excited C. afraid D. bored
8.A.stop B. keep C. save D. show
9.A. that B. when C. which D. what
10.A.sadness B. fear C. confidence D. pains
11.A.probably B. gently C. hardly D. luckily
12.A. dreams B. stars C. gifts D. pens
13.A. at B. through C. for D. like
14.A. careless B. strict C. wonderful D. common
15.A. mind B. hand C. arms D. eyes
九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下面短文,掌握大意,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
I still remember my kindergarten(幼儿园)teacher, Mrs, White. She looked just like Snow White ,_______ she had the same bright eyes and short dark hair.
We used to _______ a lot . And I would show what I wrote to Mrs. White for correction(批改). She would look at my writing and see many mistakes in it. But she _______ made any red correction and she always gave a star. I was feeling ______of my writing each time I got a star. But it _______ my mother. So one day, when she met Mrs. White at a parent-teacher meeting. Mum asked her why she never corrected my_______ and why she never said no to her child.
Mrs. White said, “The children are just beginning to get _______about using words. Spelling and grammar can wait. We can’t _______ that interest with a red pen.”As it was a long time ago, my mother could only remember the main idea of _______ Mrs. White said about my writing. However, I grew up learning to use words with loving care and ________like that.
If Mrs. White had used her red pen more often, I ________ wouldn’t be telling you about this now, Whenever I look back on those encouraging ________ from Mrs. White, I feel they just look ________ real ones in the night sky-bright, shiny, and guiding me on my way somewhere. I do believe she was such a ________teacher, who tried to use a red pen less to keep the joy, wonder and excitement in a child’s _____.
Thanks to Mrs. White, I have no fear about writing. Also, I’m not afraid of any mistake in my life!
1.A. because B. though C. if D. but
2.A. run B. cry C. write D. speak
3.A. always B. never C. often D. sometimes
4.A. lonely B. tired C. helpless D. proud
5.A. protected B. worried C. pleased D. attracted
6.A. spirits B. designs C. mistakes D. messages
7.A. nervous B. excited C. afraid D. bored
8.A. stop B. keep C. save D. show
9.A. that B. when C. which D. what
10.A. sadness B. fear C. confidence D. pains
11.A. probably B. gently C. hardly D. luckily
12.A. dreams B. stars C. gifts D. pens
13.A. at B. through C. for D. like
14.A. careless B. strict C. wonderful D. common
15.A. mind B. hand C. arms D. eyes
九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I still remember my kindergarten(幼儿园)teacher, Mrs, White. She looked just like Snow White,_______ she had the same bright eyes and short dark hair.
We used to _____ a lot . And I would show what I wrote to Mrs. White for correction(批改). She would look at my writing and see many mistakes in it. But she ____made any red correction and she always gave a star. I was feeling _____of my writing each time I got a star. But it _____my mother. So one day, when she met Mrs. White at a parent-teacher meeting. Mum asked her why she never corrected my______and why she never said no to her child.
Mrs. White said, “The children are just beginning to get _____about using words. Spelling and grammar can wait. We can’t_______that interest with a red pen.” As it was a long time ago, my mother could only remember the main idea of ____ Mrs. White said about my writing. However, I grew up learning to use words with loving care and _____like that.
If Mrs. White had used her red pen more often, I _____wouldn’t be telling you about this now, Whenever I look back on those encouraging ____ from Mrs. White, I feel they just look______real ones in the night sky-bright, shiny, and guiding me on my way somewhere. I do believe she was such a ____ teacher, who tried to use a red pen less to keep the joy, wonder and excitement in a child’s _____.
Thanks to Mrs. White, I have no fear about writing. Also, I’m not afraid of any mistake in my life!
1.A. because B. though C. if D. but
2.A. run B. cry C. write D. speak
3.A. always B. never C. often D. sometimes
4.A. lonely B. tired C. helpless D. proud
5.A. protected B. worried C. pleased D. attracted \
6.A. spirits B. designs C. mistakes D. messages
7.A. nervous B. excited C. afraid D. bored
8.A. stop B. keep C. save D. show
9.A. that B. when C. which D. what
10.A. sadness B. fear C. confidence D. pains
11.A .probably B. gently C. hardly D. luckily
12.A. dreams B. stars C. gifts D. pens
13.A. at B. through C. for D. like
14.A. careless B. strict C. wonderful D. common
15.A. mind B. hand C. arms D. eyes
九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Each Friday, my son's kindergarten(幼儿园)class has “a prize day”. All the children who do well in the week can get a prize. The children have behavior cards. The cards start out green every morning, but are changed from green to yellow, orange and finally to red if they do something wrong. Most of the children never change their cards from green.
On many Fridays, a boy named Tommy often walks out with an unsmiling face because he has had a bad day or two that week. Tommy is a naughty boy and he often causes trouble. Other children would tell their parents, “Tommy got angry, ” or “Tommy didn't listen to the teacher, ” or “Tommy got trouble today.” But recently, things have become much better for Tommy. My son reports proudly each day, “All GREEN today.”
Last night, after I kissed him goodnight, he said he was very excited because tomorrow was a prize day. “And I hope, hope, hope that Tommy stays on green!” My heart was filled with pride. I told my son how kind it was of him to think of Tommy rather than caring about his own prize.
阅读短文, 根据短文内容回答问题。
1.What color is a behavior card at first?
____________________________________________________________________
2.What did it show if a boy's card was changed into red?
____________________________________________________________________
3.How was Tommy at school recently?
____________________________________________________________________
4.Why was the writer's son excited that night?
____________________________________________________________________
5.Why does the father take pride in his son?
____________________________________________________________________
九年级英语回答问题中等难度题查看答案及解析
Last week, my father and I went fishing. He handed me the rod ( 鱼 竿 ), held my arms and taught me how to throw my line into the water. The sun warmed us. We sat and talked. “I remember when I could sit here and watch the fish swimming in the water,” he said. “Sometimes, they’d jump out and land beside me. I didn’t even need a fishing rod then. “We have to be patient,” he continued. “The fish may come or they may not. It doesn’t matter. We’re out in the sun. It’s a beautiful day. If it rained, we couldn’t be here. We’re lucky to have the warmth of the sun.”
He sat under a tree. “Yes, it’s a great day,” he said. I watched our bobbers ( 浮 子 ). No fish pulled them under the water that day. It didn’t matter. I was with my father. I felt grown up. Just being with him was special.
He was well liked by everyone. He had worked hard all his life for what little he had, but he could still find time to laugh. I wanted to be like him when I grew up. He was an amazing man. In the short time we had been together, he taught me many things: how to fish, the value of a good laugh, the value of a good friend, respect for my elders and the importance of working hard and loving harder. The list is long.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
1.The weather was that day.
A. foggy and wet B. sunny and warm C. windy and cold D. rainy and cool
2.We can infer the relationship between the writer and his father is _.
A. strange B. just so-so C. close D. terrible
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The father felt disappointed for not catching any fish.
B. The writer really enjoyed the time with his father.
C. The father didn’t want to fish with the writer again.
D. The writer learned to fish without a fishing rod that day.
4.In the writer’s eyes, his father .
A. didn’t like to fish at all. B. didn’t get along with others.
C. became very rich in his later years. D. taught him a lot of things.
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Fishing is good for people’s minds. B. Keep a good heart and enjoy life.
C. Poor people often have a rich heart. D. Listen to old people and learn.
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
—What were you doing when I phoned you last night?
—I my painting and was starting to take a bath.
A. have already finished B. was finishing
C. had just finished D. was going to finish
九年级英语单选题困难题查看答案及解析