Two brothers worked together on a farm. One was married and had a large 51 . The other had no wife yet. Although they lived in different houses, they shared everything they got from their farm.
One day, the single brother said to himself, “It’s not 52 that we share all the rice. I’m 53 and I need less than my brother.” So, every night he took a bag of rice from his store-room and 54 across the field 55 their houses, putting it into his brother’s store-room.
At the same time, the married brother thought, “It’s not fair to share all the rice. I’m married and I have my wife and children to 56 me when I am 57 . However, my brother has no one to take care of his 58 .” So, each night he also took a bag of rice and put it into his brother’s store-room.
Several months passed by. They found 59 strange that their rice never became less. Then, one dark night the two brothers ran into each other. Slowly they began to understand what was happening. Their bags fell onto the ground and tears 60 their eyes at once.
1.A. group B. family C. class D. team
2.A. right B. popular C. interesting D. wrong
3.A. poor B. happy C. alone D. rich
4.A. jumped B. played C. went D. rode
5.A. from B. through C. off D. between
6.A. look after B. look for C. look out D. look at
7.A. worried B. old C. healthy D. dead
8.A. hope B. children C. farm D. future
9.A. them B. this C. it D. that
10.A. appeared B. filled C. dropped D. rose
九年级英语完型填空中等难度题
Two brothers worked together on a farm. One was married and had a large 51 . The other had no wife yet. Although they lived in different houses, they shared everything they got from their farm.
One day, the single brother said to himself, “It’s not 52 that we share all the rice. I’m 53 and I need less than my brother.” So, every night he took a bag of rice from his store-room and 54 across the field 55 their houses, putting it into his brother’s store-room.
At the same time, the married brother thought, “It’s not fair to share all the rice. I’m married and I have my wife and children to 56 me when I am 57 . However, my brother has no one to take care of his 58 .” So, each night he also took a bag of rice and put it into his brother’s store-room.
Several months passed by. They found 59 strange that their rice never became less. Then, one dark night the two brothers ran into each other. Slowly they began to understand what was happening. Their bags fell onto the ground and tears 60 their eyes at once.
1.A. group B. family C. class D. team
2.A. right B. popular C. interesting D. wrong
3.A. poor B. happy C. alone D. rich
4.A. jumped B. played C. went D. rode
5.A. from B. through C. off D. between
6.A. look after B. look for C. look out D. look at
7.A. worried B. old C. healthy D. dead
8.A. hope B. children C. farm D. future
9.A. them B. this C. it D. that
10.A. appeared B. filled C. dropped D. rose
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缺词填空
Two brothers worked together on a farm. One was married and had a large f1..The other had no wife yet. Although they lived in different houses, they shared everything they got from their farm.
One day, the single brother said to himself, “It’s not r2.that we share all the rice. I’m a3.and I need less than my brother.” So, every night he took a bag of rice from his store-room and w4.across the field b5.their houses, putting it into his brother’s store-room.
At the same time, the married brother thought, “It’s not fair to share all the rice. I’m married and I have my wife and children to l6.after me when I am o7.. However, my brother has no one to take care of his f8..” So, each night he also took a bag of rice and put it into his brother’s store-room.
Several months passed by. They found i9.strange that their rice never became less. Then, one dark night the two brothers happen to meet each other. Slowly they began to understand what was happening. Their bags fell onto the ground and tears f10.their eyes at once.
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VI .完形填空。(共10小题,每小题1分,计10分)
Two brothers worked together on a farm. One was married and had a large ________.The other had no wife yet. Although they lived in different houses, they shared everything they got from their farm.
One day, the single brother said to himself, “It’s not ________ that we share all the rice. I’m _______ and I need less than my brother.” So, every night he took a bag of rice from his store-room and _______ across the field ________ their houses, putting it into his brother’s store-room.
At the same time, the married brother thought, “It’s not fair to share all the rice. I’m married and I have my wife and children to ______ me when I am ______. However, my brother has no one to take care of his _______ .” So, each night he also took a bag of rice and put it into his brother’s store-room.
Several months passed by. They found _______ strange that their rice never became less. Then, one dark night the two brothers ran into each other. Slowly they began to understand what was happening. Their bags fell onto the ground and tears _______ their eyes at once.
1.A. group B. family C. class D. team
2.A. right B. popular C. interesting D. wrong
3.A. poor B. happy C. alone D. rich
4.A. jumped B. played C. walked D. rode
5.A. from B. through C. off D. between
6.A. look after B. look for C. look out D. look at
7.A. worried B. old C. healthy D. dead
8.A. hope B. children C. farm D. future
9.A. them B. this C. it D. that
10.A. gave B. filled C. dropped D. rose
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Two brothers worked together on a farm. One was married and had a large _________ .The other had no wife yet. Although they lived in different houses, they shared everything they got from their farm.
One day, the single brother said to himself. “It ’ s not_________that we share all the rice. I ’ m_________and I need less than my brother”. So, every night he took a bag of rice from his store-room and ___________across the field_________their houses, putting it into his brother -room’ s store.
At the same time, the married brother thought, “It’s not fair to share all the rice. I have my wife and children to _________me when I am_________. However, my brother has no one to take care of his _________.” So, each night he also took a bag of rice and put it into his brother-room’ s store.
Several months passed by. They found _________ strange that their rice never became less. Then, one dark night the two brothers ran into each other. Slowly they began to understand what was happening. Their bags fell onto the ground and tears __________their eyes at once.
1.A.group B.family C.class D.team
2.A.fair B.popular C.interesting D.wrong
3.A.poor B.happy C.alone D.rich
4.A.jumped B.played C.walked D.rode
5.A.from B.through C.off D.between
6.A.look after B.look for C.look out D.look at
7.A.worried B.old C.healthy D.dead
8.A.hope B.children C.farm D.future
9.A.them B.this C.it D.that
10.A.gave B.filled C.dropped D.rose
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Paul and Jason were brothers who lived and worked on neighbouring farms.For 35 years, they farmed side by side,sharing machinery and goods as needed,without a single problem.
However,one autumn,things changed.It began with a small disagreement about a horse,which grew into a big difference.The difference led to angry words,followed by weeks of silence(沉默) between the two brothers.
One morning there was a knock on Paul’s door.He opened it and saw a builder with his toolbox.“I’m looking for a few days’ work,”the builder said.“Are there any jobs here I could help with?”
“Yes,”answered Paul,very glad to see the builder.“I have a job for you.Look at that farm across the creek(小溪).That’s my brother’s farm. That creek used to be a grass field,but last week my brother dug a path from the field and made the creek.But I’ll go him one better.See that pile of wood? I want you to build me a fence,two metres tall,so I won’t need to see him any more.”
The builder said thoughtfully.“I think I understand the situation(情况) and I'll be able to do a job that makes you happy.”
Paul had to go into town that day and left the builder to his work.When he returned,the builder had just finished his job.Paul was surprised.There was a bridge, but not a fence, from one side of the creek to the other.
As Paul stood on the bridge, amazed,his younger brother Jason came across,and took Paul’s hand.“You are a good man to have built this bridge after a11 I've done,”said Jason.
Then,Paul,with tears in his eyes,said to the builder who was ready to go,“Thank you so much. Please stay.I have much more for you to do.”
“I’d love to.”the builder said quietly,“But,I have many more bridges to build.”
1.What was the cause of the disagreement between the two brothers?
A. The digging of the creek. B. A problem about a farm animal.
C. Who would pay for building the fence. D. Who owned the field between the farms.
2.The underlined expression“go him one better”in paragraph 4 means ·
A. help him out B. improve(改进) the situation
C. point out his mistake D. do something even worse
3.What do we know about the brothers?
A. They liked building bridges. B. They finally knew their mistakes.
C. Their farms were not very successful. D. They had been fighting for many years.
4.Why did the builder build the bridge?
A. He misunderstood Paul’s instructions.
B. He needed a way to get across the river.
C. There was not enough wood for the fence.
D. He wanted to bring the two brothers together.
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Paul and Jason were brothers who lived and worked on neighbouring farms.For 35 years they farmed side by side,sharing machinery and goods as needed,without a single problem.
However,one autumn,things changed.It began with a tiny disagreement about a horse,which grew into a major difference.The difference led to angry words,followed by weeks of silence between the two brothers.
One morning there was a knock on Paul’s door.He opened it and saw a builder holding his toolbox.“I’m looking for a few days’work,”the builder said.“Are there any jobs here I could help with?”
“Yes,”answered Paul,extremely pleased to see the builder.“I do have a job for you.Look at that farm across the creek(小溪).That’s my brother’s farm.That creek used to be a grass field,but last week my brother dug a path from the fiver and made the creek.But I’ll go him one better.See that pile of wood?1 want you to build me a fence,two metres tall,so 1 won’t need to see him anymore.”
The builder said thoughtfully.“I think I understand the situation and I'll be able to do a job that pleases you.”
Paul had business in town that day and left the builder to his work.When he returned,the builder had just finished his job.Paul was shocked.Instead of a fence there was a bridge,stretching from one side of the creek to the other.
As Paul stood on the bridge,staring in amazement,his younger brother Jason,came across,and took Paul’s hand.“You are a good man to have built this bridge after a11 I've done,”said Jason.
Then,Paul,with tears in his eyes,said to the builder who was packing his bag to go,“Thank you so much。Please stay.I have much more for you to do.”
“I’d love to.”the builder said quietly,“but,I have many more bridges to build.”
1.What was the cause of the disagreement between the two brothers?
A.The digging of the creek.
B.A problem about a farm animal.
C.Who owned the field between the farms.
D.Who would pay for building the fence.
2.The underlined expression“go him one better”in paragraph 4 means________·
A.do something even worse B.improve the situation
C.point out his mistake D.help him out
3.What do we know about the brothers?
A.They had been fighting for many years.
B.Their farms were not very successful.
C.They finally realized their mistakes.
D.They liked building bridges.
4.Why did the builder build the bridge?
A.He needed a way to get across the river.
B.There was not enough wood for the fence.
C.He misunderstood Paul’s instructions.
D.He wanted to bring the brothers together.
5.In what order did the following take place in the story?
a.The brothers stood on the bridge.
b.Jason dug the creek.
C.The brothers became angry with each other,
d.The builder asked for work.
e.Paul went into town.
A.b,c,e,d,a B.c,b,d,e,a
C.b,e,c,a,d D.c,d,b,a,e
九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
Two strangers were sitting together in a plane . They were on a long journey . One of the men was a teacher . The other was a farmer .
They sat without talking for a while , then the farmer said , “ Let’s do something to pass the time .”
“ What do you want to do ?” the teacher asked .
“ We can ask each other riddles (谜语 ),” the farmer said, “ You start.”
“ Let’s make the rules first ,” the teacher said . “ And to make the game more interesting , let’s play it for money . If we don’t know the answer to the riddle , we have to pay a dollar .”
The farmer thought about this for a while , then he said , “ That’s not fair(公平 . You are a teacher , an educated ( 受过教育的) man . You know more things than I do . I am just a farmer .”
“ That’s true ,” the teacher said , “ What do you think we should do ?”
The farmer said , “ If you don’t know the answer to a riddle ,you pay me 100 dollars .If I don’t know the answer to the riddle , I’ll pay you 50 dollars.”
The teacher thought for a while , then he said , “ OK. That’s fair . Who’ll go first ?”
“I will ,” the farmer said . “ Here’s my riddle . What has three legs when it walks , but only two legs when it flies ?”
The teacher thought and thought , “ What has three legs when it walks, but only two when it flies ?” Then he said , “ That’s a good one . I don’t know the answer .” He gave the farmer 100 dollars and said , “ Tell me the answer . What is it ?”
“ I don’t know , either .” The farmer said , and gave him 50 dollars .
1.At first the two men sat there without talking because ________ .
A.the farmer didn’t like the teacher B.the teacher didn’t like the farmer
C.the farmer liked to tell jokes D.they didn’t know each other
2.The farmer wanted to __________ .
A.make the journey interesting . B.see if the teacher was lucky
C.know if the teacher was clever . D.make friends with the teacher .
3.The teacher thought at first that the farmer __________ .
A.would fail the game B.knew more then he.
C.could answer any riddles . D.would win the game .
4.From the short story we know that __________ .
A.the teacher was cleverer than the farmer .
B.an educated man is not always clever.
C.both of the two men could know the answer
D.Neither of the two men was clever.
5.The best title of this story is __________ .
A.How to Answer Riddles . B.A Rich Teacher.
C.A Way of Getting Money. D.A Clever Farmer.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Two men were sitting together in a plane. They were on a long journey. One of the men was a businessman. The other was a farmer. They sat without talking for a while, then the farmer said, “Let’s do something to pass the time.”
“What do you want to do?” the businessman asked. “We can ask each other riddles.” The farmer said, “You start.” “Let’s make the rules first,” the businessman said. “That’s not fair. You are a businessman with much knowledge. You know more things than I do. I am just a farmer.”
“That’s true.” The businessman said. “What do you want we should do?” “If you don’t know the answer to a riddle, you pay me $100. And if I don’t know the answer, I’ll pay you $50.” The farmer said. The businessman thought about this, then he said, “OK. That’s fair. Who will go first?”
“I will,” The farmer said. “Here is my riddle. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?” The business man repeated the riddle, “What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies? Mm, that’s a good one. I’m afraid I don’t know the answer.” He gave the farmer $100, then said, “Tell me the answer. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?” “I don’t know.” The farmer said and gave him $50.
1.What does the word “riddle” mean in this story?
A. A difficult question to find the answer to.
B. Something to help to make rules.
C. Something to win money.
D. a kind of game in doing business.
2.Why did the businessman agree to give more money if he lost?
A. He made much more money than the farmer.
B. He thought he knew more than the farmer.
C. He was interested in making riddles.
D. He was better at playing riddle games.
3.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The two men made rules for their riddle.
B. The farmer was much cleverer than the businessman.
C. The two men made their riddle game more interesting by paying it for money.
D. The business was not as clever as the farmer, but the businessman had more money than the farmer.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Tom is the son of a farm owner. One New Year's Day, when he was 15, his father him to work on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom was with his father' s idea. "That isn' t my job. I have school work to do. " Hearing this, his father said, "I promise (许诺) to give you the best present if you ______ finish one year's work. " Tom thought for a while and ___ .
Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked __ until evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed quickly. Tom' s crops (庄稼) grew well. ____the last day of the year, the father called his son to him. "I'm happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year," said the father. " Now, tell me ____ you want "
The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat (小麦). "I’ve already got the ___ present. No pains, no gains. I think this is what you wanted __ to know.” His father was quite pleased to hear that.
1.A. asked B. let C. made D. stopped
2.A. happy B. unhappy C. excited D. worried
3.A. much too B. so little C. too much D. a lot
4.A. shall B. must C. need D. can
5.A. said B. answered C. agreed D. began
6.A. hard B. hardly C. slowly D. difficultly
7.A. At B. On C. In D. By
8.A. where B. which C. how D. what
9.A. least B. worst C. best D. fewest
10. A. mine B. I C. my D. me
九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Tom is the son of a farm owner. One New Year's Day, when he was 15, his father him to work on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom was with his father's idea. "That isn't my job. I have too much school work to do. " Hearing this, his father said, "I promise (许诺) to give you the best present you can finish one year's work. " Tom thought for a while and .
Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked until evening, just like any other . Time passed quickly. Tom's crops (庄稼) grew well. On the last day of the year, the father called his son to him."I'm happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole ," said the father. "Now, tell me you want."
The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat (小麦). "I've already got the present. No pains, no gains. I think this is what you wanted me to ." His father was quite pleased to hear that.
1.A. asked B. invited C. promised
2.A. pleased B. unhappy C. excited
3.A. Unless B. because C. if
4.A. refused B. answered C. agreed
5.A. slowly B. hard C. easily
6.A. student B. son C. farmer
7.A. month B. year C. day
8.A. what B. where C. how
9.A. smallest B. worst C. best
10.A. know B. take C. decide
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