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Zheng He was an amazing man. He was born in 1371. Eleven years later, he was caught by the army of a rich young man called Zhu Di and made to work for him. Over time the rich man saw that Zheng He was very clever and strong and they became close friends. In 1403 Zhu Di was made the King of China and he asked Zheng He to join his government.
The King wanted to learn more about the world and show other countries his power. He ordered many new ships to be built and made Zheng He their leader. between 1405 and 1433, Zheng He led seven sea trips to different parts of the world. He certainly travelled to India, Africa and the Middle East. A few people think his ships have even reached South America and Australia.
Each trip lasted between two and four years and it is believed he sailed more than 50,000 kms during the years of his travels.Zheng He led a fleet with 28,000 men and over 300 ships, such as boats for food, water and even soldiers' horses.
On these trips he brought with him many Chinese goods like silk and medicine to give to foreign kings or to sell for local goods. He returned from each trip with boats filled with expensive things such as gold and treasures, foreign guests and strange animals like a giraffe.
It is a pity that we may never learn everything about Zheng He' s travels. The Columbus of the east, Zheng He, died in 1433. After that, the new king, had these trips stopped and he burned almost all the books about Zheng He's travels, because he believed the trips were unlucky and too expensive. It is only in the last 50 years that historians have begun to carefully study the adventures of great Zheng He.
1.Why did Zhu Di want Zheng He to sail to many different countries?
A. To learn more about the world.
B. To bring new countries under the control of China.
C. To show other countries his power.
D. Both A and C.
2.What do we know about Zheng He from the passage?
A. He travelled to India and Africa.
B. Each trip lasted six years.
C. When he died, he was 72 years old.
D. He was a great king.
3.Which of the following did Zheng He take to foreign countries from China?
A. Gold B. Treasures C. Giraffes D.Silk.
4. After Zheng He died, ___________
A. nobody remembered him
B. almost all the books about his travels were burned
C. the new king thought these trips were lucky
D. sea trips to other countries lasted 50 years.
5. What's the best title of this passage?
A. The King's Seven Sea Trips
B. Zheng He's Travels to Western Countries
C. Zheng He, the Columbus of the East
D. Zhu Di, the Great King
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Zheng He was born in 1371.He was a Ming dynasty explorer. We Chinese people are proud of him. As a captain and palace official, he led seven ocean journeys from 1405 to 1433. At that time, the compass played an important role in his sailing. He even succeeded in sailing to the east coast of Africa. He was a great explorer. He is really the pride of China. He died of illness on his way home from Africa in 1433.
1.Zheng He was a captain of Ming dynasty.
2.He led seven ocean journeys from 1405 to 1423.
3.He died at the age of 28 years old.
4.The Chinese people are proud of him.
5.The compass played an important role in his sailing.
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阅读短文，根据短文内容判断所给句子正（T）误（F）.
Zheng He was born in 1371. He was a Ming dynasty explorer. We Chinese people are proud of him. As a captain and palace official, he led seven ocean journeys from 1405 to 1433. At that time, the compass played an important role in his sailing. He even succeeded in sailing to the east coast of Africa. He was a great explorer. He is really the pride of China. He died of illness on his way home from Africa in 1433.
1.Zheng He was a captain of Ming dynasty.
2.He led seven ocean journeys from 1405 to 1433.
3.He died at the age of 28 years old.
4.The Chinese people are proud of him.
5.The compass played an important role in his sailing.
九年级英语阅读判断简单题查看答案及解析
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Jenny was my grandmother’s sister and she was an amazing woman. She was born in 1901 and 1. in 2000. It was a pity that she didn’t live to celebrate（庆祝）her 100th birthday, 2. she had a good,long life.
She had already been a professional 3. before many women had jobs.She taught in Africa for many years. Then she moved to Malaysia and taught English there for a few years. At that time,people didn’t tralvel 4. a plane, so she had to travel there by ship. It took her three months 5. from England to Malaysia in those days. In 1947,she traveled by plane for the first time. This made traveling 6. easier and quicker. She continued to teach around the world until she was 75 years old.
Jenny really loved teaching and she was also good at telling stories. I always loved to hear her 7. her stories. They were 8. interesting that I would like to listen to her when I was free. It was 9. that she could remember everything even though she was so old. I think it was because she never stopped 10. .My grandmother’s sister was really an amazing woman.
11.A.death B.die C.died
12.A.but B.and C.or
13.A.singer B.teacher C.manager
14.A.on B.at C.by
15.A.to sail B.sailing C.to fly
16.A.too B.much C.more
17.A.talk to B.talk with C.talk about
18.A.so B.such C.very
19.A.boring B.relaxing C.amazing
20.A.work and think B.working and thinking C.to work and think
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Jenny was my grandmother's sister and she was an amazing woman. She was born in 1901 and ___in 2000. It was a pity that she didn't live to celebrate(庆祝)her 100th birthday，___ she had a good，long life.
She had already been a professional ___ before many women had jobs. She taught in Africa for many years. Then she moved to Malaysia and taught English there for a few years. At that time，people didn't travel __ plane，so she had to travel there by ship. It took her three months ____from England to Malaysia in those days. In 1947，she traveled by plane for the first time. This made traveling_____easier and quicker. She continued to teach around the world until she was 75 years old.
Jenny really loved teaching and she was also good at telling stories. I always loved to hear her____her stories. They were____interesting that I would like to listen to her when I was free. It was____that she could remember everything even though she was so old. I think it was because she never stopped ____.My grandmother's sister was really an amazing woman.
1.A. death B. die C. died D. was dying
2.A. so B. and C. or D. but
3.A. singer B. teacher C. manager D. doctor
4.A. on B. at C. by D. with
5.A. to sail B. sailing C. to fly D. to send
6.A. too B. much C. more D. a lot
7.A. talk to B. talk with C. say D. talk about
8.A. so B. such C. very D. much
9.A. boring B. relaxing C. amazing D. tiring
10.A. work and think B. working and thinking C. to work and think D. to have a rest
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Once upon a time, there was a man called Zheng._______lived in a small town. One day he wanted to buy himself a new pair of shoes. He measured (测量) his________with a ruler and then _____down his size on a piece of paper. After that he went shoe shopping。
When he arrived at the________, he reached into his pocket (口袋),_______he found the paper was not there. So he said to the shop keeper, "I have left the paper at home and I don't know the size. I'll go back home to________it." With these words, he ran out of the shop。
He ran back home, found the paper and then ran to the shop again. But it took him________hours and the shop was________. He spent the afternoon on the way and did not buy his shoes at last. Someone asked him, "Did you want to buy the shoes________yourself?"
"Of course," he answered.
"Then why don't you________the shoes by yourself?"
"I trust the ruler more than my feet." he answered.
1.A. They B. I C. She D. He
2.A. hands B. feet C. arms D. legs
3.A. wrote B. sat C. cut D. fell
4.A. post office B. fruit shop C. shoe shop D. parking lot
5.A. and B. but C. or D. so
6.A. throw B. borrow C. get D. sell
7.A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
8.A. open B. opened C. close D. closed
9.A. for B. to C. by D. with
10.A. come on B. turn on C. try on D. get on
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The old man in Shanghai, but he _________ in Changsha now.
A. was born, live B. is born, live C. was born, lives
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The old man in Shanghai, but he _________ in Changsha now.
A. was born, live B. is born, live C. was born, lives
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A Man of Vision(视觉)
In 1809, Louis Braille was born in a small town in France.When he was three years old, he accidentally hurt one of his eyes.The sickness spread to his other eye. Later, Louiswas unable to see.
Louis’s parents took him out of schooltwo years later. They thought that there was nothing more for him to learn there. He could not read or write.
When he was ten years old, Louis’s parents sent him to a special school inParis. It was one of the first schools for blind people in the world. Louis learned many skills at this school. Oneof them was reading.
Back then, blind people read by feeling raised letters on the paper. But it was difficult. Too many letters felt the same, for they had similar shapes.
Louis wantedto find a better way for blind people to read. He tried to create a touch system for reading and writing. He believed a system of raised dot（小点）could help. Night Writing-a writing system for soldiers was used. But he didn’t think it was good enough. This system did not allow the fingertip（指尖）to cover a whole letter. The readers had to move their fingers to feel theletter.
After years of hard work, he invented a shorter, easier form of this touch system. He used six dots to form each letter. It allowed a personto feel a whole letter without moving. Blind people could read much faster and easier.
Today, we call this form of written language Braillein honour of Louis Braille.
Louis died in 1852. However, his form of communication lives on. Though he became blind at a young age,he insisted a lot. Instead, he overcame the difficulty, and madea big difference.
1. When Louis was three years old, he __________.
A. was sent to a special school
B. moved to a town in France
C. was takenout of school
D. hurt one of his eyes
2.For blind people, feeling raised letters on the paper was difficult because _________.
A. they neededto learn special skills
B. they couldn’tfeel a whole letter
C.they could not see them clearly
D.too many letters felt the same
3. With Louis’s system, blind people could read _________.
A. slower B.easier C. harder D. louder
4. According to the passage, what can we learn from Louis?
A. Always follow the rules.
B. Be friendly with our friends.
C. Never give up and work hard.
D. Communicate more with others.
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To our amazement，an old man in a wooden house. Nobody knew when he . But when I thought of his ，I always felt very sad.
A. was found dead; died; death
B. has died; died; death
C. was found dead; death; dying
D. has been dead; dying; died
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