A letter of reply is sometimes a most treasur...

A letter of reply is sometimes a most treasured thing. Here is a story that tells about this common and natural human feeling.

The busiest woman in Labrador during one bitter cold Christmas not very long ago, was an Australian nurse named Kate Austen. But Nurse Austen was not too busy to write with a long, friendly letter for every gift of food or clothing received for poor villagers in the north of Australian. Among the gifts was a box of knittings (毛线编织品) for children, knitted and sent by a woman in Toronto.

Nurse Austen, was busy, and not feeling too well that winter. She could have written just ordinary routine notes of acknowledgement. But that was not her way. She sat down and wrote the woman in Toronto a real letter telling all about the village, and the names of the children who were wearing the knitted gloves and caps, and what they said when they got them, and how they looked when they wore them. She wanted the woman who had knitted and sent all those lovely knittings “to see how much happiness and warmth she had created.” Not long after, she received the following answer from Canada.

Dear Miss Austen,

Your letter made me happy. I did not expect such a full return, I am eighty years old, and I am blind. There is little I can do expect knit, and that is why I knit so many caps and sweaters scarves. For sixty years I have been making up missionary packages of such clothing or food or medicine or book as I could collect. But never before in all that time have I had a personal letter picturing the village and telling me who is wearing the clothing and what they said. I did not suppose that ever in my lifetime I should receive a letter like that. My God bless you.

Sincerely yours,　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Laura N. Russell

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1.According to the passage, a letter of reply is not 　　　　　　　　 ．

A．a common thing　 　　　　　 B．a treasured thing

C．a natural thing　　　　　 D．a boring thing

2.______knitted and sent a box of knittings for the poor in Australian.

A．Kate Austen　　 　　　　 B．Laura Russell

C．An Australian mother　 D．The writer

3.Why did Nurse Austen write the letter?

A．Because she wasn’t so busy.

B．Because she was a kindhearted woman.

C．Because she was thankful for the knittings.

D．Because she wanted the woman to know the happiness and warmth she had created.

4.What do you think of the letter from Nurse Austen?

A．A waste of much time.　　　　　　　　 B．A valuable letter.

C．An interesting letter.　　　　　　　　 D．An unforgettable letter.

5.What can we learn from the two women?

A．We should be polite to others.

B．When we receive a letter we should write back soon

C．We should respect each other

D．We should express our thanks to the people who help you.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Here are two letters to George and his replies.

1.Alice is worrying about ________.

A. her friends      B. her marks         C. her height      D her weight

2.Bob should ________ according to George’s letter.

A．take more exercise                      B．talk to his friends

C．join a basketball team                    D．learn some French.

3.George advises Alice to talk to ________ for help.

A．her mother        B．her teacher        C．Bob’s teacher     D．Bob’s friends

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The secret of happiness is to treasure the things you have now. But someone won’t know it _______ they lost what they own.

A. if　　 B. while　　 C. since　　 D. until

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Here are two letters to George and his replies.

1.Which of the following pictures could be Bob?

A. B. C. D.

2.Alice is worrying about __________.

A.her friends B.her marks C.her height D.her weight

3.Bob should __________ according to George’s letter.

A.plan his meals B.talk to his friends

C.join a basketball team D.learn some French

4.George advises Alice to talk to __________ for help.

A.her mother B.her pen pal C.her doctor D.her teacher and friends

5.Maybe George is probably __________.

A.a reporter B.an actor C.a doctor D.an engineer

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

When you make a mistake, big or small, treasure it as it's the most valuable thing in the world.

Most of us feel bad when we make mistakes, beat ourselves up about it, feel like failures, and get mad at ourselves.

And that's only natural: Most of us have been taught from a young age that mistakes are bad, and we should try to avoid mistakes. We've been punished when we make mistakes — at home, school and work. Maybe not always, but probably enough times to make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction(无意识的反应).

Yet without mistakes, we could not learn or grow. If you think about it that way, mistakes should be treasured and celebrated for being one of the most amazing things in the world: They make learning possible; they make growth and improvement possible.

By test and error — trying things, making mistakes, and learning from those mistakes — we have found out how to make electric lights, to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and to fly.

Mistakes make walking possible for the smallest toddler, make speech possible, and make works of genius(天才) possible.

Think about how we learn: We don't just get information about something and know it at once or know how to do it. You don't just read about painting, or writing, or computer programming, or baking, or playing the piano, and know how to do them right away. Instead, you get information about something, from reading or from another person or from watching usually ... then you set a model in your mind ... then you test it out by trying it in the real world ... then you make mistakes ... then you correct the model based on the results of your real world experiment ... and repeat, making mistakes, learning from those mistakes, until you've pretty much learned how to do something.

That's how we learn as babies and toddlers, and how we learn as adults. Mistakes are how we learn to do something new — because if you succeed in something, it's probably something you already knew how to do. You haven't really grown much from that success — at most it's the last step on your journey, not the whole journey. Most of the journey is made up of mistakes, if it's a good journey.

So if you value learning, if you value growing and improving, then you should value mistakes. They are amazing things that make a world full of wonders possible.

1.According to the passage, how should we treat mistakes?

A. We should try to avoid making mistakes.

B. We should owe great inventions mainly to mistakes.

C. We should treat mistakes as good chances to learn.

D. We should make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction.

2.The underlined word “toddler” in Paragraph 6 probably means ________.

A. a small child learning to walk

B. a kindergarten child learning to draw

C. a primary pupil learning to read

D. a school teenager learning to write

3.We can learn from the passage that ________.

A. most of us can really grow from success

B. growing and improving are based on mistakes

C. we learn to make mistakes by test and error

D. we read about something and know how to do it right away

4.The author wants to tell us ________.

A. what you should do when meeting with difficulties

B. where you can find your mistakes

C. how you can avoid making mistakes

D. why you should celebrate your mistakes

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

When you make a mistake, big or small, treasure it as it's the most valuable thing in the world.

Most of us feel bad when we make mistakes, beat ourselves up about it, feel like failures, and get mad at ourselves.

And that's only natural: Most of us have been taught from a young age that mistakes are bad, and we should try to avoid mistakes. We've been punished when we make mistakes — at home, school and work. Maybe not always, but probably enough times to make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction(无意识的反应).

Yet without mistakes, we could not learn or grow. If you think about it that way, mistakes should be treasured and celebrated for being one of the most amazing things in the world: They make learning possible; they make growth and improvement possible.

By test and error — trying things, making mistakes, and learning from those mistakes — we have found out how to make electric lights, to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and to fly.

Mistakes make walking possible for the smallest toddler, make speech possible, and make works of genius(天才) possible.

Think about how we learn: We don't just get information about something and know it at once or know how to do it. You don't just read about painting, or writing, or computer programming, or baking, or playing the piano, and know how to do them right away. Instead, you get information about something, from reading or from another person or from watching usually ... then you set a model in your mind ... then you test it out by trying it in the real world ... then you make mistakes ... then you correct the model based on the results of your real world experiment ... and repeat, making mistakes, learning from those mistakes, until you've pretty much learned how to do something.

That's how we learn as babies and toddlers, and how we learn as adults. Mistakes are how we learn to do something new — because if you succeed in something, it's probably something you already knew how to do. You haven't really grown much from that success — at most it's the last step on your journey, not the whole journey. Most of the journey is made up of mistakes, if it's a good journey.

So if you value learning, if you value growing and improving, then you should value mistakes. They are amazing things that make a world full of wonders possible.

1.According to the passage, how should we treat mistakes?

A. We should try to avoid making mistakes.

B. We should owe(把…归功于) great inventions mainly to mistakes.

C. We should treat mistakes as good chances to learn.

D. We should make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction.

2.The underlined word “toddler” in Paragraph 6 probably means ________.

A. a small child learning to walk

B. a kindergarten child learning to draw

C. a primary pupil learning to read

D. a school teenager learning to write

3.We can learn from the passage that ________.

A. most of us can really grow from success

B. growing and improving are based on mistakes

C. we learn to make mistakes by test and error

D. we read about something and know how to do it right away

4.The author wants to tell us ________.

A. what you should do when meeting with difficulties

B. where you can find your mistakes

C. how you can avoid making mistakes

D. why you should celebrate your mistakes

九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

The practice of students endlessly copying letters and sentences from a blackboard is a thing of the past. With the coming of new technologies like computers and smart phone, writing by hand has become something of old skill. However, while today’s educators are using more and more technology in their teaching, many believe handwriting skills are still necessary for students to be successful--both in school and in life.

Virginia Berninger, professor of educational psychology(心理学) at the University of Washington, says it’s important to continue teaching handwriting and help children learn the skill of writing by hand.

Berninger and her workmates carried out a study that looked at the ability of students to complete different writing tasks---both on a computer and by hand. The study, published in 2009, found that when writing with a pen and paper, people wrote longer articles and more complete sentences.

In a more recent study, Berninger looked at what role spelling plays in a student’s writing skills and found that how well children spell is tied to how well they can write. “Spelling makes some of the thinking parts of the brain active which helps us get our vocabulary, word meaning and ideas. It is allowing our written language to connect with ideas.” Berninger said.

Spelling helps students translate ideas into words in their mind first and then to transcribe(转换) “those words in the mind into written symbols(标志) on paper or keyboard and screen,” the study said. Seeing the words in the “mind’s eye” helps children not only to turn their ideas into words, says Berninger, but also to notice spelling mistakes when they write the words down and to correct them over time.

“In our computer age, some people believe that we don’t have to teach spelling because we have spell checks,” she said. “But until a child has spelling ability of about a fifth grade level, they won’t have the knowledge to choose the correct spelling among the choices given by the computer.”

1.Which of the following best shows the role of spelling?

A. Spelling improves one’s memory of words.

B. Spelling ability is closely tied to writing ability.

C. Spelling benefits the translation from words into ideas.

D. Spelling slows down finding exact words to express ideas.

2.What does “mind’s eye” in paragraph 5 mean?

A. Window.　　     B. Emotion.

C. Picture.　　　 D. Imagination.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Computers can help people with their choice of words.

B. Spell checks can take the place of spelling teaching.

C. Handwriting still has a place in today’s classrooms.

D. Spelling ability develops fast in the fifth grade.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Which pair of the words with the underlined letters has the same sound?

A.disease treasure B.knowledge blow C.smooth though

九年级英语单选题简单题查看答案及解析

—Here is a piece of paper for you !

—Oh, thanks.It's ________ for me to write a long letter on.

A. big enough　　 B. enough big

C. small enough　　 D. enough small

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

What do you think of stress(压力)? Is it a good thing or a bad thing?

Most of the students think stress can do harm　 ________　 them in some ways. There’s a story about a teenager in a middle school. He even 　　 ________ his study because of the stress from school and family. We also usually hear that someone turns to psychological doctors（心理医生） ________ heavy working stress. There is no doubt that some people think stress is a dangerous wolf.

On the other hand, other people think that stress is not a bad thing. They ________ stress can produce momentum（动力）in the end. For them, right attitude (态度) and action can reduce stress and make it ________　 . When I was a child, my mom always pushed me to study hard. She wished I could go to a good ________　 for further education. I experienced stress for the first time. Born to a poor family, I deeply knew ________　 was not easy for us, and everything my mom did to me was just to hope I could live a better life in the future. 　 ________ the saying goes, “No pains, no gains.” So I did what my mom expected because I didn’t want to let her down. At last, I did measure up(达到标准) to my mom’s expectation and went to college ________　 . Thanks to my mom’s push! Thanks to the stress! In this way, I don’t think stress is a bad thing.

Generally speaking, stress is not a bad thing in ________　 . The key is how we deal with it.

1.A. for 　　 　　 B. in　　 　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　　 D. at

2.A. gave up　　 B. put out　　　　 　 C. began with　 D. cheered on

3.A. thanks　 　 B. because of　　　 C. because 　　 　 D. thanks for

4.A. guess　 　 B. look　 　　　 　　 C. imagine　　 　　 D. believe

5.A. useful　 　 B. difficult　　 　 C. terrible　　 　 D. hardly

6.A. company 　　 B. college　　 　　 C. factory　　 　　 D. library

7.A. life 　　 　 B. spirit 　　　　　 C. thought　　 　 D. idea

8.A. Then　　 　　 B. But　　 　　 　　 C. As　　 　　　　　 D. While

9.A. quietly　　 B. quickly　　 　　 C. specially 　　 D. successfully

10.A. herself　 B. himself　　 　　 C. itself　　 　　 D. ourselves

九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析