Long ago there was a man with the name Smith....

Long ago there was a man with the name Smith. He made a living by making caps. One day he went to sell his caps. He went through a forest. There were many monkeys in it. It was very hot. The man is very tired and wanted to have a rest. He came up to a large tree, put his caps on the ground, took one of them and put it on his head. Then he lay down and soon fell asleep.

　“Where are my caps？” Smith cried when he woke up.He looked up and saw many monkeys in the tree and each monkey had a cap on its head.

　“Give me back my caps！” the man shouted at the monkeys.But the monkeys didn't understand him.They only laughed.The man got angry，took off his own cap，threw it on the ground and cried，“If you want all my caps，you may take this one，too！”

　And what do you think happened？The little animals did the same. Each monkey took off its cap and threw it on the ground. The man was very glad. He quickly collected all his caps and went on his way.

1.The cap­maker was so tired ______.

A．that he wanted some food     B．that he wanted to sell his caps in the forest

C．that he had to stop for a rest   D．that he wanted to return home

2.He ______ and lay down and fell asleep soon.

A．put all his caps on his head    B．put all his caps on the ground

C．put all his caps in the tree     D．put one of his caps on his head

3.When the man woke up，he found ______.

A．each monkey had a cap on its head 　　

B．some monkeys were stealing his caps

C．the monkeys were laughing at him　　

D．a monkey had stolen his cap and tried it on

4.The man cried and told the monkeys ______.

A．to return his caps 　　     B．not to get away with his caps

C．to buy his caps 　　       D．not to laugh at him

5.At last the monkeys threw the caps on the ground because ______.

A．they took pity on him 　　  B．the man had got angry

C．they didn't like the caps 　　D．they liked to do the same as the man did

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Long, long ago there lived in Greece a king whose name was Midas. He was a greedy man and loved gold better than anything e1. in the world.

One day he asked the God to give him still more gold. The God decided to p2. him and said: “Very well. In the morning everything that you touch will become gold.” Midas was excited w3. he heard this. “I shall be the richest man in the world,” he said to himself.

He got up early the next morning. When he touched his bed it turned to gold. He began to dress and his c4. became gold. Midas was delighted. The king went to have his b5.. He took a cup of milk, but it immediately turned to gold. Then he took a piece of bread, and that also g6. into gold. Midas now began to feel u7.. It was good to be the richest man in the world, but he was hungry, and he could not eat or drink gold. He went out into the garden.

His little daughter was there. When she saw her f8., she ran up to him. King Midas was very fond of his daughter and he kissed her tenderly. Then and there she turned into a golden statue.

Midas was now s9. and sad. He begged the God to take away the Golden Touch.

The God took away his Golden Touch and everything became n10. again. Midas never forgot this lesson. He knew now that gold did not bring happiness.

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Long long ago, there lived in Greece a king whose name was Midas. He was a greedy man and loved gold better than anything else in the world.

One day, he asked a god to give him more gold. The god decided to give him a lesson and said, “OK, and from now on, everything you touch will turn to gold.” Midas was so excited when he heard this. The next morning, he got up early to test his skill. When he touched his bed, it turned to gold. “Gold!” cried Midas, laughing like a boy. “It works!”

Not only stones, flowers, and the things of his house turned to gold, so did the food he ate and the water he drank. He was unhappy now. Just then his daughter ran up to him, Midas touched her hand. At once her body became cold. Midas was holding a gold girl!

At last, he asked the god to free him from his wish. “Go to the river and bath in it,” the god said. So Midas did, and the water took away his golden touch. He would never forget this lesson: Gold did not bring happiness.

This is a Greek story. Now the idiom “have the Midas touch” means to have the ability (能力) to be successful, especially the ability to 　　　　　　　　 . Well, do you want to have the Midas touch and become a rich man?

1. What does the underlined word greedy mean in English?

A. 易怒的。　 B. 慷慨的。

C. 宽容的。　 D. 贪婪的。

2.With the gold-touch skill, Midas can turn everything into gold except ______.

A. the river　 　 B. the food

C. the flowers　 D. the stones

3.Choose the best phrase to complete the sentence (Line 2, Paragraph 5).

A. make money easily

B. drive a car safely

C. look after sick people

D. cook delicious food

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Long long ago, there lived a wise master in the mountains. He was considered to be the cleverest man in the world. One day, an unhappy young man came to an old master and told him that he had a very sad life and asked for a solution.

The old Master ordered the unhappy young man to put a handful of salt in a glass of water and then to drink it.

“How does it taste?” the Master asked.

“Terrible,” the young man answered, with a painful expression.

The Master then asked the Youngman to take another handful of salt and held it in his hand. The two walked in silence to the nearby lake and the young man was asked to put his handful of salt into the lake.

The old man said, “Now drink from the lake.”

As the water went down through the young man’s throat, the Master asked, “How does it taste?”

“Good!” said the young man, in a pleased voice.

“Do you taste the salt?” asked the Master.

“No.”

The Master sat beside this troubled young man, took his hands, and said, “The pain of life is pure salt, no more, no less. The amount of pain in life remains the same, exactly the same. But the amount we taste the pain depends on the container we put it into. So when you are in pain, the key thing you can do is to enlarge your sense of things. Stop being a glass. Become a lake.”

1.Why did the young man come to the old master?

A. Because he wanted to learn some living skills.

B. Because he wanted to ask for some advice.

C. Because he wanted to make friends with the master.

D. Because he lived close to the old master.

2.What did the master ask the man to do at first?

A. To put a handful salt in the lake.

B. To drink the salty water in the glass.

C. To taste the water in the lake.

D. To put some salt in the glass.

3.How did the man feel after he drank water from the lake?

A. He felt the water was terrible.

B. He felt unhappy.

C. He felt the water was OK.

D. He felt puzzled.

4.What does the underlined word “container” mean?

A. 条件　　 B. 容器　　 C. 结果　　 D. 集装箱

5.What’s the best title?

A. Salty water!　　 B. Have a taste!　　 C. Be a lake!　　 D. No more, no less!

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Long time ago, there was a woman with a surpring spell(魔法).If someone was under the spell, he or she would get perfect 26.One day, the woman put the spell on her toad(蟾蜍),and then the toad got beautiful teeth. They could help him27all kinds of food. He could28start speaking.

The toad was29with the spell.He started to eat lots of chocolate.The woman found this and said to him,“30your teeth and brush them often.Don’t eat so much chocolate…”31the toad didn’t listen to her.He believed his teeth were very good and he didn’t have to brush them ofen.And he liked chocolate very much,so he didn’t want to eat 32.

One day,one of the toad’s teeth got bad.Day by day,all the teeth in his 33got bad.The toad decided to start looking after them,but it was too 34.And when he 35his last tooth,he couldn’t speak any more.

The toad thought if the woman put the spell on him again,he would brush them every day.But that never happened again.

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Long long ago, there was a wise man 1. William Tell in Switzerland （瑞士）. He was 2.as a national hero by the people in his country.

At that time, the king of the country treated his people badly. One day, the king thought of a new way to make fun of his people. He put his hat on a tree and 3. every passer-by to bow to it. People had to do this 4.they didn’t dare to say no to the king.

One day, when William Tell and his son passed 5. the tree, they walked past without 6.. The king was very angry and caught Tell and his son, and put an apple on the head of his son. He said he would set 7. free if Tell could shoot the apple down.

Tell took two arrows （箭） in his hand. A second later, an arrow hit the apple and Tell’s son was not hurt at all. As Tell hugged his son and wanted to leave, the king said, “ You are wonderful. But tell me, 8. did you take two arrows out when you only needed one? Tell looked at the king and said, “ If the 9. arrow had missed the apple and killed my son, the second arrow would shoot you”. After hearing Tell’s words, the king was so afraid 10. he didn’t dare to make fun of his people any more.

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Long long ago, there was a man living in a village with his wife and two children. They had a hen. It laid a golden egg every day. The man sold the golden egg and the family lived a rich and comfortable life.

　　　 But the man was very greedy (贪婪的). He wanted to get all the golden eggs from his hen at a time. So, he thought hard every day about how to achieve it and he got a plan at last. He decided to kill the hen and get all the eggs. He didn't want to tell his wife about the plan because he wanted to give her a big surprise. He was so excited about his great plan. He even started to sing when he thought of the plan.

　　　 The next day when the hen laid a golden egg, the man couldn't wait to take a knife and cut its body open. However, there was nothing but blood(血液) all around. There weren't any eggs at all. He was very sad because he would not get even one egg now.

Their life used to be comfortable with one egg a day, but now their life changed a lot.

How silly he was!

1.How many children did the man have?

2.Had the man's family lived a rich and comfortable life before he killed the hen?

3.Why did the man kill the hen?

4.What did the man get from the hen at last?

5.What do you think of the man in the passage?

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A long time ago, there lived a very old man. He was so old that he could not see or hear very well. He also could not walk very well, or eat very well for his hand shook. The old man's son and daughter-in-law thought he might make trouble at table. So, they had him eat his meals in the corner of the kitchen without a table.

They gave him very little to eat. The old man would have a sad look on his face as he looked at his son and daughter-in-law’s dinner table. One day the old man’s hand shook so terribly that he dropped his dish on the floor. The daughter-in-law became angry and shouted at the old man. And after that, his meals were served in a broken dish.

Not long afterwards, the family was sitting having their dinner while the four-year-old grandson was sitting on the floor carefully checking pieces of wood. The father asked, “What are you doing?” “I am making a small bowl.”

“Why are you making it?” The son answered. “So that I can fill it with your and mother’s food when I grow up.”

The old man’s son and daughter-in-law looked at one another and without saying a word started crying. The two quickly brought their old father to their dinner table. From that day on, the old man sat with the family when they had their meals. Even when the old man’s food fell here and there, the son and the daughter-in-law did not say anything.

1.The son and his wife made their father eat in the kitchen to ______.

A. teach their son a good lesson　　　　　　 B. stay away from trouble

C. punish him for his shaking hand　　　　　　 D. give him peace and comfort

2.The old man dropped his dish _______.

A. out of carelessness　　　　 B. to ask for a new one　　 C. against his own will　　 D. to draw his son's attention

3. By making that small bowl, the grandson wanted to ______.

A. follow his parents' example　　　　　 B. eat the way his grandfather did

C. enjoy making things with his own hands　　 D. show his parents how clever he was

4.The end of the story suggests the old man would _______.

A. no longer drop his dishes　　　　 B. continue to eat in the kitchen

C. stop shaking his hands while eating　　 D. live a comfortable life in the family

5.What does the writer want to tell us with the story?

A. The young should look after the old.　　　　 B. Family members should have meals together.

C. It's terribly wrong to serve meals in broken dishes.　　 D. Parents should set a good example for their children.

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A long time ago, there lived a very old man. He was so old that he could not see or hear very well. He also could not walk very well, or eat very well for his hand shook. The old man's son and daughter-in-law thought he might make trouble at table. So, they had him eat his meals in the corner of the kitchen without a table.

They gave him very little to eat. The old man would have a sad look on his face as he looked at his son and daughter-in-law’s dinner table. One day the old man’s hand shook so terribly that he dropped his dish on the floor. The daughter-in-law became angry and shouted at the old man. And after that, his meals were served in a broken dish.

Not long afterwards, the family was sitting having their dinner while the four-year-old grandson was sitting on the floor carefully checking pieces of wood. The father asked, “What are you doing?” “I am making a small bowl.”

“Why are you making it?” The son answered. “So that I can fill it with your and mother’s food when I grow up.”

The old man’s son and daughter-in-law looked at one another and without saying a word started crying. The two quickly brought their old father to their dinner table. From that day on, the old man sat with the family when they had their meals. Even when the old man’s food fell here and there, the son and the daughter-in-law did not say anything.

1.The son and his wife made their father eat in the kitchen to ______.

A.teach their son a good lesson B.stay away from trouble

C.punish him for his shaking hand D.give him peace and comfort

2.The old man dropped his dish _______.

A.out of carelessness B.to ask for a new one C.against his own will D.to draw his son's attention

3.By making that small bowl, the grandson wanted to ______.

A.follow his parents' example B.eat the way his grandfather did

C.enjoy making things with his own hands D.show his parents how clever he was

4.The end of the story suggests the old man would _______.

A.no longer drop his dishes B.continue to eat in the kitchen

C.stop shaking his hands while eating D.live a comfortable life in the family

5.What does the writer want to tell us with the story?

A.The young should look after the old. B.Family members should have meals together.

C.It's terribly wrong to serve meals in broken dishes. D.Parents should set a good example for their children.

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About 800 years ago, a Chinese man named Wang Hu made the world's first rocket, but unluckily he lost his life with it. It was not until April 24, 1970 that China sent its first satellite Dongfanghong-1to space successfully.

To celebrate the first big success for the country's space development, April 24 is now China's Space Day, which started this year. While celebrating, China also announced(宣布）new plans to make a space station and go to Mars and further space.

A space station is like a home for astronauts in space. Astronauts live and work on a space station and spaceships can even park there. China plans to finish building its space station in 2022.

According to China’s top space scientist Zhou Jianping, by that time, becoming an astronaut will be a normal job. Astronauts are needed more than ever before. They need to be able to finish more tasks. So far, China has been choosing astronauts mainly from pilots. In the future astronauts will also be picked from engineers, doctors and space technology experts.

Another plan is about Mars. In order to search Mars, China will send a probe（探测器）first to Mars around 2020. It will land there and even bring back things from the Mars.

It's such a big plan! Only by doing this can China say it has truly started the exploration of deep space. And the exploration will help us understand how the universe changes.

1.Who made the world's first rocket?

2.When is China’s Space Day?

3.What does China plan to do in 2022?

4.What will China do first to search the Mars?

5.What does the passage mainly tell us?

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