For years, Kyle Hargreaves, 13, had a secret ...

For years, Kyle Hargreaves, 13, had a secret fear. It wasn't of snakes or spiders or of heights. Kyle was afraid of mascots (吉祥物). That's right — those characters in fun costumes (服装) at sporting events and amusement parks.

Just seeing a mascot made Kyle shudder. He even would have trouble breathing. “What's wrong with me?” Kyle wondered. And as time went on, the problem only became worse.

Kyle decided to face his fear. He told his dad about it. Hearing that, his dad couldn't believe his ears. He took Kyle to a hospital at once. There Kyle was treated (治疗) in a special way. He was asked to face the feared object step by step.

First, a man carrying a rabbit costume appeared. Kyle started to fear, but he didn't run away. Next, the man put on the whole costume except for the head. Then he played basketball with Kyle. After a while, the man put on the head. Other mascots joined the game.

Kyle was nervous every step of the way. But finally he relaxed. By the end of the day, his fear was gone. To prevent his fear from returning, Kyle played with mascots several times for a month.

To celebrate Kyle's new relationship with mascots, his family went on a trip. Where did they go? To a place full of mascots!

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1.What does the underlined word “shudder” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. Forget.　　 B. Shake.　　 C. Answer.　　 D. Sing.

2.How did Kyle's dad feel when he knew about Kyle's fear?

A. Angry.　　 B. Funny.　　 C. Disappointed.　　 D. Surprised.

3.How was Kyle treated in the hospital?

A. By making more friends.

B. By playing with mascots.

C. By learning to play basketball.

D. By carrying all kinds of costumes.

4.Where might Kyle and his family go to celebrate Kyle's success?

A. To a zoo.

B. To a concert.

C. To a science museum.

D. To an amusement park.

5.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. How a boy faced his fear.

B. How a boy learnt what fear was.

C. How a boy's family helped him.

D. How a boy's friends helped him.

九年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析

Once there was a man and a woman. They had been married for more than 60 years. They kept no secrets from each other except that the old woman had a shoe box under her bed. She told her husband never to open or ask about it.

For all these years， he had never thought about the box. But one day the old woman got very sick and the doctor said she would never get better.

The woman said it was time that he should know what was in the box. The old man took the shoe box to his wife's bedside.

When he opened it， he found two beautiful doilies(装饰小垫) and some money. The money was $25,000.

“When we got married， ”she said， “my grandmother told me that the secret of a happy family was never to fight. She told me if every time I got angry with you， I should just keep quiet and crochet(编织) one doily.”

The old man was so moved because only two doilies were in the box. He thought she had only been angry with him twice in all those years.

“My dear，” he said， “but what about all the money? Where did it all come from?”

“Oh，” she said， “that's the money I made from selling the doilies. So far， I have sold 2,500 doilies.”

1.The old woman let her husband open her shoe box because 　　 .

A.she was badly ill　 　　　　 　 B.she was 60 years old

C.she believed in her husband　 D.her husband made her angry

2.From the story， we can infer(推断) the old woman had been angry with her husband 　　 times before she told him the secret.

A.25,000　 B.2,500　 C.2,502　 D.250

3.From the story we know 　　 .

A.the old woman enjoyed crocheting doilies

B.the old man only made his wife angry twice

C.the old woman didn't follow her grandmother's advice

D.the old man was moved when he saw only two doilies in the box

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been abroad. Like most English children, I learnt French at school and I had often been to France, so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand English. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems.

How wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to give my American friend Danny a ring and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking like being lost and asked if he could help me.

“Yes,”I said.“I want to give my friend a ring.”

“Well, that’s nice,”he exclaimed (惊呼).“Are you getting married? But aren’t you a bit young？”

“Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me where there’s a phone box?”

“Oh!”he said.“There’s a phone downstairs.”

When at last we did meet up, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me.“Don’t worry,” she said to me.“I had many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from us British. You’ll soon get used to all the funny things they say. But most of the time British and American people can understand each other!”

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.Which sentence is TRUE according to the passage?

A. This was the first time for the writer to go abroad.

B. The writer could speak French and English.

C. He thought he would have some difficulties in understanding the Americans.

D. The writer had been to the U.S.A. many times.

2.When the writer arrived at the airport, he wanted to _____.

A. buy a ring for his friend

B. ask the way to his friend’s

C. telephone his friend

D. call a taxi

3.The old man thought _____.

A. the writer wanted to find a phone box

B. the writer was old enough to get married

C. the writer didn’t know the way

D. the writer wanted to find his girlfriend

4.At last, the old man _____.

A. understood what the writer wanted to do

B. couldn’t understand the writer

C. bought a ring for the writer

D. took the writer to the phone box by himself

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been abroad. Like most English children, I learnt French at school and I had often been to France, so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand English. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems.

How wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to give my American friend Danny a ring and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking like being lost and asked if he could help me.

“Yes,”I said.“I want to give my friend a ring.”

“Well, that’s nice,”he exclaimed (惊呼).“Are you getting married? But aren’t you a bit young？”

“Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me where there’s a phone box?”

“Oh!”he said.“There’s a phone downstairs.”

When at last we did meet up, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me.“Don’t worry,” she said to me.“I had many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from us British. You’ll soon get used to all the funny things they say. But most of the time British and American people can understand each other!”

1.When the writer arrived at the airport, he wanted to _____.

2.The old man thought _____.

3..At last, the old man _____.

4.Which sentence is wrong according to the passage?

A.The writer’s friend, Danny had a lot of difficulties in the U.S.A. at first.

B.There are some differences between American and British English.

C.British people can’t understand the Americans most of the time.

D.British and American people can understand each other most of the time.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Last year, my English class was____for me. First of all, it wasn’t easy for me to understand the teacher when she______to the class. To begin with, she spoke too quickly, and I couldn’t _____ every word. Later on , I realized it doesn’t matter if you don’t understand every word, ____ I　 was afraid to speak in class because I thought my classmates might laugh ____ me. I couldn’t always make complete sentences, either. Then I started to ____ English-language TV. It helped a lot. I think that doing lots of listening practice is one of the secrets of _____a good language learner. Another thing that I found very difficult was English _____. So I decided to take lots of grammar notes in every class. Then I started to make _____using the grammar I was learning. This helped me a lot.　 Now I am enjoying learning English and I got an A this term. My teacher is very _______.

1.A. lucky　　 B. happy　　 C. difficult　　 D. great.

2.A. talked　　 B. talk　　 C. sing　　 D. sang

3.A. think　　 B. believe　　 C. forget　　 D. understand

4.A. either　　 B. neither　　 C. also　　 D. too

5.A. to　　 B. with　　 C. at　　 D. in

6.A. watched　　 B. watch　　 C. watches　　 D. watching

7.A. making　　 B. becoming　　 C. changing　　 D. turning

8.A. grammar　　 B. words　　 C. pronunciation　　 D. tests

9.A. passages　　 B. words　　 C. grammar　　 D. sentences

10.A. sad　　 B. happy　　 C. angry　　 D. Happily

九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

完形填空

Last year my English class was ____1___for me. First of all, it wasn’t easy for me to understand the teacher when she ___2___to the class. To begin with, she spoke too quickly, and I couldn’t ___3___every word. Later on, I realized it doesn’t matter if you don’t understand every word, ___4___ I was afraid to speak in class because I thought my classmates might laugh ___5__me. I couldn’t always make complete sentences, either. Then I started to ___6___ English-language TV. It helped a lot. I think that doing lots of listening practice is one of the secrets of ___7___a good language learner. Another thing that I found very difficult was English ___8___. So I decided to take lots of grammar notes in every class.

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Last year my English class was difficult. First of all（1）， it wasn't easy for me to understand the teacher when she talked. To begin with, she spoke too quickly, and I couldn't understand every word. Later on, I realized that it doesn't matter if you don't understand every word. 我也害怕在课堂上说。（2) because I thought my classmates might laugh at me. I couldn't always make complete sentences, either. Then I started to watch English-language TV. It helped a lot. I think that doing lots of listening practice is one of the secrets of becoming a good language learner. （3）

1.写出（1）处词语的同义词

2.将（2）处句子翻译成英语。

3.将（3）处句子翻译成汉语。

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

完形填空：(10分 )

Last year my English class was ________for me. First of all, it wasn’t easy for me 　　 __　　 __the teacher when she________to the class. To begin with, she spoke too quickly, and I couldn’t understand every word. Later on, I realized that it doesn’t matter if you don’t understand every word. I was________ afraid to speak in class, because I thought my classmate might laugh_　　 ____me. I couldn’t always make complete sentences, either. Then I started to ________ English language TV. It helped a lot. I think that ________ lots of listening practice is one of the secrets of _______ a good language learner. Another thing that I found very difficult was English _________. So I decided to take lots of grammar notes in every class. Then I started to write my own original sentences using the grammar I was learning. It’s amazing how much this helped. Now I am ____　　 learning English and I got an A this term.

1.A. lucky　　　　 B. happy　　　　 　 　 C. difficult　　　 D. great

2.A.understand　 B.to understand 　 C.understood 　　 D. to understanding

3.A.talked　　　　 B. talk　　　　　　 C.talks　　　　　　　 D. t alking

4.A. either　　　　 B. neither　　　　　 C. also　　　　　　　 D. too

5.A. to　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　　　 D. in

6.A. watched　　 B. watch　　　　　 C. watches　　　　　 D. watching

7.A. do　　　　　　 B. does　　　　　　 C. doing　　　　　　 D. did

8.A.making　　　 　 B. changing　　　 C. become　　　　 　 D. becoming

9.A. grammar　　　 B.words　　　　　　 　 C. pronunciation D. tests

10.A.enjoy　　　　 B.enjoying　　　　 C. enjoyed　　　　 D. enjoying

九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Last year my English class was______for me. First of all, it wasn’t easy for me_____________the teacher when she______ to the class. To begin with, she spoke too quickly, and I couldn’t _______every word. Later on, I realized it doesn’t matter if you don’t understand every word,_______I was afraid to speak in class because I thought my classmates might laugh ______ me. I couldn’t always make complete sentences, either. Then I started to______English-language TV. It helped a lot. I think that doing lots of listening practice is one of the secrets of_______a good language learner. Another thing that I found very difficult was English _______. So I decided to _____ lots of grammar notes in every class.

1.A. lucky　　 B. happy　　 C. difficult　　 D. great.

2.A. to understand　　 B. understand　　 C. understanding　　 D. understood

3.A. talked　　 B. talk　　 C. sing　　 D. sang

4.A. think　　 B. believe　　 C. forget　　 D. understand

5.A. either　　 B. neither　　 C. also　　 D. too

6.A. to　　 B. with　　 C. at　　 D. in

7.A. watched　　 B. watch　　 C. watches　　 D. watching

8.A. making　　 B. becoming　　 C. changing　　 D. turning

9.A. grammar　　 B. words　　 C. pronunciation　　 D. tests

10.A. bring　　 B. take　　 C. give　　 D. make

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It began with a red paper clip and ended with a house. Kyle MacDonald, a 26-year-old Canadian, got a three-bedroom house through 14 trades (交换) that started with a single red paper clip.

Encouraged by Kyle’s successful experience, now more and more young people around the world are starting their own trading activities. They set up websites where people can trade things they don’t usually use with other people. A website called Peerflix allows people to trade their used DVDs. These traders usually prefer face-to-face trading, which means they don’t have to worry about who is going to pay for the delivery (递送).

Last year, a young girl in Beijing decided to follow the example of Kyle. She started with a paper clip and hoped to get a house in the end. After several trades she now has a piano which is more than 10,000 yuan. But she may still have a long way to go.

You may be puzzled about why people are doing this. In fact, everyone in the trade activities gets things that are useful to them. Just as Kyle said, “What’s more important to a man dying of thirst in the desert — one million dollars or a glass of water?” Kyle’s words probably show why these trades are poplar among young people.

4. Where can people trade things they do not usually use according to the passage?

A. On the Internet.     B. In Beijing.          C. In Canada.       D. In the desert.

5. Why are trading activities popular among young people?

A. Because they can make a lot of money by trading with other people.

B. Because the traders can get things that are useful to them.

C. Because young people love trading activities.

D. Because many young people want to get a house.

6. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. If you begin with a paper clip, you will finally get a house by trading.

B. A young girl in Beijing got a house through trading.

C. A glass of water is more important than one million dollars.

D. Many traders like face-to-face trading because they don’t have to pay for the delivery.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析