I had little in the way of money when I took ...

I had little in the way of money when I took this job in Ft. Lauderdale. One noon, I felt very hungry, so I sat outside at a little park and had a small piece of bread, ate half with a glass of water. I was OK with that. I thought about my work and enjoyed the sun, birds and people, taking out any problems I had.

A tall man walked to me who was not dressed well and began a conversation about little things. I always dressed clean and neat well. So he thought I had money. He said, “Could you please give me some money?”

I said, “I don’t have any.”

He kept on asking, and I said, “I really don’t have any.”

He then became sarcastic and said, “I know the persons like you, you wouldn’t give anybody anything.”

That made me mad. I became angry because he doubted me. I looked at him and gave my wallet to him, “Look in my wallet.”

He then said “sorry” to me and opened his wallet and said, “Here I will give you some.”

I looked at him in surprise and said, “No, thank you.” Then I walked away.

It’s good to remember that people can always surprise you.

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1.The story happened ___________.

A. in the writer’s workplace　　　 B. in the park

C. in the factory　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in the office

2. The tall man came to the writer to ___________.

A. ask some money　　　　　　　　 B. have a conversation

C. give him some money　　　 　　 D. laugh at him

3.The underlined word “sarcastic” means ___________ in Chinese.

A. 兴奋的　　　　 B. 犹豫的

C. 知足的　　　　 D. 挖苦的

4. The writer was mad at the tall man because___________.

A. he wasn’t clean and neat

B. he wasn’t dressed well

C. he gave some money to him

D. he doubted him

5.From the passage, we know___________.

A. the tall man was very rich

B. the writer was very rich

C. men can not be judged (判断) by their looks

D. the writer didn’t want to give any money to the tall man

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Mark Twain left school when he was twelve. He had little school education. In spite of this, he became the most famous writer of his time. He made millions of dollars by writing. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, his penname.

Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected to live through the first winter. But with his mother’s care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors. He didn’t like to go to school, and he often ran away from home. He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi. He was nearly drowned nine times.

After his father’s death, Mark Twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a printer, a river-boat pilot and later joined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner. During this period, he started to write short stories. Afterwards he became a full time writer.

In 1870, Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books including Tom Sawyer in 1876, and Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him famous, and brought him great fortune.

Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments(投资) and he had to write large numbers of stories to pay these debts. In 1904, his wife died, and then three of his children passed away.

At the age of 70, his hair was completely white. He bought many white suits and neckties. He wore nothing but white from head to foot until his death on April 21, 1910.

1.In his childhood, Mark Twain, ________.

A. learned a lot at school　　 B. he often went swimming with other boys

C. his mother often worried about his safety　　 D. he often played jokes on others

2.In order to make a living, Mark Twain _______.

A. first worked as a printer　　 B. did many kinds of work

C. wrote stories in the beginning　　 D. joined the army after he worked in a mine

3.From the passage we can see that Mark Twain _______.

A. had a happy childhood　　 B. was a good boy and always did what he was asked

C. was very naughty when he was young　　 D. lived a pleasant life

4.Before his death, Mark Twain _______.

A. became a white man　　 B. was in low spirits

C. liked to buy all kinds of clothes　　 D. had nothing on

5.Which of the following shows the right order about Mark Twain?

a. He started to write short stories.

b. He got into debts.

c. He played jokes on others.

d. He wrote the book Tom Sawyer.

e. He worked as a printer.

A. c-a-d-e-b　　 B. c-e-a-d-b　　 C. e-a-d-b-c　　 D. e-c-a-b-d

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Smiling is the best way of making friends. When I was thirteen ____ old, my father found a job in the city. So my family moved there. I also came to a(n)_______ school near where we live. My old school was far away. At first, I didn’t know anyone in my class. I was very lonely ____ I was afraid to make friends with my classmates. I ____ talk to anyone about my problem, and I didn’t want my parents to ____ me.

Then one day, something good happened. I was sitting at my desk unhappily as usual while my classmates were talking ____ with each other. At that moment, ____ came into the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked ____ me and smiled. Suddenly, I felt happy and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with the other classmates and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my ____ .

Thanks to the ____. I have moved on to a new life. Now, I believe that the world is what you think it is. So smile to the world and it will smile back.

1.A. weeks　　 B. months　　 C. years

2.A. old　　 B. new　　 C. open

3.A. because　　 B. before　　 C. after

4.A. couldn’t　　 B. mustn’t　　 C. needn’t

5.A. talk to　　 B. ask for　　 C. worry about

6.A. happily　　 B. unhappily　　 C. loudly

7.A. a girl　　 B. a boy　　 C. a friend

8.A. into　　 B. like　　 C. at

9.A. family　　 B. class　　 C. city

10.A. sadness　　 B. life　　 C. smile

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Smiling is the best way of making friends.

When I was thirteen_____old, my father found a job in the city. So my family moved there. I also came to a ____school near where we live. My old school was far away. At first, I did not know anyone in my class. I was very lonely____ I was afraid to make friends with my classmates. I ____ talk to anyone about my problem, and I didn’t want my parents to ____ me.

Then one day, something good happened. I was sitting at my desk ____ as usual while my classmates were talking happily with each other. At that moment, ____came into the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked ____me and, without a word, smiled. Suddenly, I felt happy, lively and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with the other classmates and made friends. Day by day, I became ____to everyone in my class.

____ the smile, I have moved on to a new life. Now, I believe that the world is what you think it is. So smile at the world and it will smile back.

1.A. days　　　　　 B. weeks　　　　 C. months　　　　 D. years

2.A. old　 　　 　 B. new　　 　　　　 C. same　 　　　　 D. easy

3.A. because 　　 B. before　 　 C. after　 　　　 D. if

4.A. couldn’t B. mustn’t 　 C. needn’t　 　　 D.won’t

5.A. talk to 　　 B. look after　 C. worry about D. ask for

6.A. early　 　　 B. unhappily　 C. quickly　 　　 D. wonderfully

7.A. a girl　 　　 B. a boy　　 　　 C. some girls　 D. some boys

8.A. of　 　　 　　 B. on　 　　　　 C. at　 　　　　 　 D. into

9.A. closer 　　 B. older　　　　 C. cooler　　 　　 D. colder

10.A. Instead of B. Look forward to C. Pay attention to D. Thanks to

九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

________ the story of The Little Prince is very simple, it warms people in many ways.

A. When                      B. Although                                   C. If                                        D. Because

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Dad lost his job after arguing(争吵) with the boss, and when Christmas came that year, we had no money at all. On Christmas Eve, Dad took me out into the park. I had a blanket(毛毯) wrapped(卷绕) around me, so I offered to share 　　　　 with Dad, but he said no thanks. We looked 　　 　　　　 at the sky. Those shining stars were one of the　 　　　　 treats for people like us who lived out in the wildness(荒凉). Rich city people, he’d say, live in fantastic flats, but their air was so polluted(污染的) that they could not even see the stars.

“ 　　　　 out your favorite star.” Dad said that night. He told me I could have it for keeping. He said it was my Christmas present. “You can’t give me a star,” I said, “Nobody　 　　　　 the stars.”

“Right,” Dad said, “But you can suppose it is yours. And when you do that, it is yours.”

I　 　　　　 my head, looked at the stars, and tried to figure out(断定) which was the best one. Then, I found one.

“I　 　　　　 that one.” I said.

Dad smiled. “That’s Venus(金星),” he said, “Venus was only a planet. She looked bigger and brighter because she was much　 　　　　 than the stars. Poor old Venus didn’t even make her own light. She shone only from reflected(反射) 　　　　 .”

“I like it anyway,” I said, “I had loved Venus even　 　　　　 that Christmas. You could see it in the early evening, and if you got up early, you could still see it in the morning, after all the stars had disappeared.”

Dad said, “Ok, it’s Christmas. I 　　　　 your decision. You can have it if you want.” And he gave me Venus.

We all laughed about the kids who believed in the Santa myth(圣诞传说) and got nothing for Christmas but a bunch(堆) of cheap plastic toys. “Many years later, when all the junk(废物) they got is broken and long forgotten,” Dad said, “you will 　　　　 have your star.”

1.A. it                B. me                C. us                D. him

2. A. up　　　         　　 B. for　　　　             C. out                 D. after

3. A. strange            B. special                C. important            D. impossible

4.A. Go                B. Put                C. Take                D. Pick

5. A. owns            B. sees                C. likes                D. reaches

6. A. lowed            B. put                C. raised                D. rose

7. A. need            B. want                C. have                D. hope

8. A. slower            B. farther                C. closer                D. higher

9. A. sun            　　 B. star                C. planet                D. light

10. A. when             B. before                C. after                D. until

11. A. dislike    　　         B. refuse　　             C. accept        　         D. consider

12. A. even　　         B. still                 C. never　　　             D. already

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完形填空

Dad lost his job after arguing with the boss, and when Christmas came that year, we had no money ________. On Christmas Eve, Dad took me out into the park. I had a blanket wrapped around me, so I ________to share it with Dad, but he said no thanks. We________ at the sky. Those shining stars were one of the________treats for people like us who lived out in the wildness. Rich city people, he’d say, live in ________flats, but their air was so polluted that they ________ not even see the stars.

“________ your favorite star.” Dad said that night. He told me I could have it for keeping. He said it was my Christmas ________. “You can’t give me a star,” I said, “________owns the stars.”

“That’s right,” Dad said, “But you can suppose it is yours. And when you do that, it is yours.”

I________ my head, looked at the stars, and tried to figure out which was the best one. Then, I found one.

“I want that one.” I said.

Dad smiled. “That’s Venus（金星）,” he said, “Venus was only a planet. She looked bigger and brighter because she was much________ than the stars. Poor old Venus didn’t even make her________　 light. She shone only from reflected（反射）light.”

“I like it anyway,” I said, “I had loved Venus even ________that Christmas. You could see it in the early evening, and if you got up early, you could still see it in the morning, after all the stars had disappeared.”

Dad said, “Ok, it’s Christmas. I________ your decision. You can have it if you want.” And he gave me Venus.

We all laughed about the kids who believed in the Santa myth（圣诞传说）and got nothing for Christmas but a bunch of cheap plastic toys. “Many years later, when all the junk they got is broken and long forgotten,” Dad said, “you will________ have your star.

1.A. at first　　 B. at once　　 C. at all　　 　 D. at least

2.A. asked　　 　　 B. provided　　 C. required　　 D. offered

3.A. looked up　　 B. looked for C. look out　　 D. look after

4.A. strange　　 　 B. special　　 C. important　　 D. impossible

5.A. fantastic　　 B. ugly　　 　　 C. old　　 　　　 D. poor

6.A. needed　　 　　 B. could　　 　 C. should　　 　 D. had better

7.A. pick up　　 　 B. take out　　 C. put out　　 D. pick out

8.A. dinner　　　　 B. card　　　　 C. party　　　　 D. present

9.A. Everybody　　 B. Somebody　　 C. Anybody　　　 D. Nobody

10.A. lowed　　 　　 B. put　　 　　 C. raised　　 　 D. rose

11.A. slower　　 　 B. farther　　 C. closer　　 　 D. higher

12.A. alone　　 　 B. lonely　　 C. strong　　 　 D. own

13.A. when　　 　　 B. before　　 C. after　　 　　 D. until

14.A. dislike　　 B. refuse　　　 C. accept　　　　 D. consider

15.A. even　　　　 B. never　　　　 C. already　　 D. Still

九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Dad lost his job after arguing with the boss, and when Christmas came that year, we had no money ________. On Christmas Eve, Dad took me out into the park. I had a blanket wrapped around me, so I ________to share it with Dad, but he said no thanks. We________ at the sky. Those shining stars were one of the________treats for people like us who lived out in the wildness. Rich city people, he’d say, live in ________flats, but their air was so polluted that they ________ not even see the stars.

“________ your favorite star.” Dad said that night. He told me I could have it for keeping. He said it was my Christmas ________. “You can’t give me a star,” I said, “________owns the stars.”

“That’s right,” Dad said, “But you can suppose it is yours. And when you do that, it is yours.”

I________ my head, looked at the stars, and tried to figure out which was the best one. Then, I found one.

“I want that one.” I said.

Dad smiled. “That’s Venus（金星）,” he said, “Venus was only a planet. She looked bigger and brighter because she was much________ than the stars. Poor old Venus didn’t even make her________　 light. She shone only from reflected（反射）light.”

“I like it anyway,” I said, “I had loved Venus even ________that Christmas. You could see it in the early evening, and if you got up early, you could still see it in the morning, after all the stars had disappeared.”

Dad said, “Ok, it’s Christmas. I________ your decision. You can have it if you want.” And he gave me Venus.

We all laughed about the kids who believed in the Santa myth（圣诞传说）and got nothing for Christmas but a bunch of cheap plastic toys. “Many years later, when all the junk they got is broken and long forgotten,” Dad said, “you will________ have your star.

1.A. at first　　 B. at once　　 C. at all　　 　 D. at least

2.A. asked　　 　　 B. provided　　 C. required　　 D. offered

3.A. looked up　　 B. looked for C. look out　　 D. look after

4.A. strange　　 　 B. special　　 C. important　　 D. impossible

5.A. fantastic　　 B. ugly　　 　　 C. old　　 　　　 D. poor

6.A. needed　　 　　 B. could　　 　 C. should　　 　 D. had better

7.A. pick up　　 　 B. take out　　 C. put out　　 D. pick out

8.A. dinner　　　　 B. card　　　　 C. party　　　　 D. present

9.A. Everybody　　 B. Somebody　　 C. Anybody　　　 D. Nobody

10.A. lowed　　 　　 B. put　　 　　 C. raised　　 　 D. rose

11.A. slower　　 　 B. farther　　 C. closer　　 　 D. higher

12.A. alone　　 　 B. lonely　　 C. strong　　 　 D. own

13.A. when　　 　　 B. before　　 C. after　　 　　 D. until

14.A. dislike　　 B. refuse　　　 C. accept　　　　 D. consider

15.A. even　　　　 B. never　　　　 C. already　　　 D. Still

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The little country schoolhouse was heated by an old mal stove（火炉）．A little boy had the job of coming to school early each day to start the____and warm the room before his teacher and his classmates got there One morning they____to find the schoolhouse burning. They dragged（拖）the little boy out of the building more dead than alive. Then he was____taken to a nearby county hospital.

The doctor told the boy's mother that____the lower part of his body was seriously burnt, he couldn't use his legs anymore. However, the____boy made up his mind that he would walk. Unluckily his thin legs____hung there, all but lifeless.

Finally he returned home from the____．Every day his mother would press his little legs, but there was no feeling, no control,____．Yet his determination that he would walk was as____as ever.

When he wasn't in bed, he would sit in a wheelchair. One sunny day his mother wheeled him out into the yard to get some fresh air. This day, instead of sitting there, he____himself from the chair and pulled himself across the grass，dragging his____behind him.

He worked his way to the white fence（栅栏）around the yard. With great effort, he raised himself up on the fence. Then, he began dragging himself along the fence,____that he would walk. He started to do this every day. There was nothing he____more than to develop life in those legs.

In the end，through his determination he did____．He began to walk to school，then to run to school，to run____the joy of running. Later in college he made the running team.

Still later in Madison Square Garden this determined young man, Dr. Glenn Cunningham, ran the world's fastest mile!

1.A. fire　　 B. class　　 C. game　　 D. story

2.A. left　　 B. waited　　 C. arrived　　 D. hid

3.A. clearly　　 B. quickly　　 C. suddenly　　 D. nearly

4.A. when　　 B. unless　　 C. before　　 D. because

5.A. honest　　 B. brave　　 C. worried　　 D. calm

6.A. just　　 B. also　　 C. once　　 D. ever

7.A. school　　 B. yard　　 C. hospital　　 D. square

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

9.A. strong　　 B. simple　　 C. strange　　 D. similar

10.A. helped　　 B. threw　　 C. picked　　 D. enjoyed

11.A. arms　　 B. chair　　 C. legs　　 D. mother

12.A. believing　　 B. doubting　　 C. promising　　 D. suggesting

13.A. afforded　　 B. hated　　 C. forgot　　 D. wanted

14.A. set off　　 B. get back　　 C. stand up　　 D. run away

15.A. to　　 B. for　　 C. from　　 D. without

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

The little country schoolhouse was heated by an old mal stove（火炉）．A little boy had the job of coming to school early each day to start the　　　　 and warm the room before his teacher and his classmates got there One morning they 　　　 to find the schoolhouse burning. They dragged（拖）the little boy out of the building more dead than alive. Then he was 　　　　 taken to a nearby county hospital.

The doctor told the boy's mother that　　 the lower part of his body was seriously burnt, he couldn't use his legs anymore. However, the　　　　 boy made up his mind that he would walk. Unluckily his thin legs 　　 hung there, all but lifeless.

Finally he returned home from the 　　　 ．Every day his mother would press his little legs, but there was no feeling, no control,　 　　　 ．Yet his determination that he would walk was as 　　 as ever.

When he wasn't in bed, he would sit in a wheelchair. One sunny day his mother wheeled him out into the yard to get some fresh air. This day, instead of sitting there, he 　　　 himself from the chair and pulled himself across the grass，dragging his　　 behind him.

He worked his way to the white fence（栅栏）around the yard. With great effort, he raised himself up on the fence. Then, he began dragging himself along the fence,　　　 　 that he would walk. He started to do this every day. There was nothing he 　　 more than to develop life in those legs.

In the end，through his determination he did　　 ．He began to walk to school，then to run to school，to run　　　 the joy of running. Later in college he made the running team.

Still later in Madison Square Garden this determined young man, Dr. Glenn Cunningham, ran the world's fastest mile!

1.A. fire 　　　　 B. class 　　 C. game　　　 D. story

2.A. left 　　　　 B. waited 　　 C. arrived 　　 D. hid

3.A. clearly 　　 B. quickly 　　 C. suddenly D. nearly

4.A. when 　　 　 B. unless 　　 C. before 　　 D. because

5.A. honest B. brave 　　 C. worried 　　 D. calm

6.A. just 　　 B. also 　　　　 C. once 　　　 D. ever

7.A. school 　 B. yard 　　　 C. hospital 　 D. square

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

9.A. strong 　　 B. simple 　　　 C. strange 　 D. similar

10.A. helped 　 B. threw 　　　 C. picked 　　 D. enjoyed

11.A. arms 　　 B. chair 　　　 C. legs 　　　 D. mother

12.A. believing B. doubting C. promising D. suggesting

13.A. afforded B. hated 　　　 C. forgot 　　 D. wanted

14.A. set off B. get back 　　 C. stand up D. run away

15.A. to 　　　 B. for 　　　　 C. from 　　　　 D. without

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