At the time of the earthquake Jeff was still ...

At the time of the earthquake Jeff was still in his office. He　　 to finish a project before he left for the day.

A. has tried　　 B. had tried

C. has been trying　　 D. had been trying

九年级英语单选题困难题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time, on Christmas Eve, Scrooge sat in his office. The door of his office was open. He wanted to keep his eyes on his clerk, Bob Cratchit. Bob sat in a cold, gloomy, little cell. Scrooge had a very small fire, but Bob’s was even smaller. Bob couldn’t add any more coal because Scrooge kept the coal scuttle in his room.

“A Merry Christmas, uncle!” cried a happy voice. It was Scrooge’s nephew Fred.

“Bah!” said Scrooge. “Humbug! Merry Christmas! What reason have you got to be merry? You are poor.” “OK, then,” replied Fred cheerfully. “What reason have you got to be sad? You are rich. Don’t be cross, Uncle!”.

“I live in a world of fools. What’s Christmas time to you? It’s a time for paying bills without money. It’s a time for finding yourself a year older, but no richer.” said Scrooge.

“Uncle,” said Fred, “I have always thought of Christmas time as a kind, charitable, happy time. And so, Uncle, although Christmas has never put any gold or silver in my pocket, I think it has done me good. And it will do me good. And I say, God bless it!”

The clerk in the cell applauded. Then realizing his　 mistake, he poked the fire and put out the last little spark forever.

Then Scrooge’s nephew invited him to have dinner the next day, but he refused. As his nephew left the room, two kind old gentlemen came in.

“At Christmas time, Mr Scrooge,” said the gentleman, “we should give to the poor who have no shelter or food. They really suffer at this time of year.”

“Are there no prisons? And the workhouses? Are they still in operation?” asked Scrooge.

“They are, but I wish they were not.” replied the gentleman. “We don’t think that workhouses do enough for people. Many people prefer to die than to go there. So we are trying to raise money to buy the poor some clothes and food. What shall I put you down for?”

“Nothing. Let them die. There are too many people in the world anyway. Good afternoon, gentlemen!” Scrooge said. The gentlemen left. And Scrooge felt pleased with himself.

---Taken　 from A Christmas Carol

1.Bob couldn’t add any coal on such a cold day because 　　　　　 .

A.extra coal couldn’t be found by him B.Scrooge didn’t have extra coal at all.

C.extra coal was kept in Scrooge’s room. D.Scrooge wanted to add coal himself.

2.What does the underlined word “mistake” in Paragragh 6 refer to?

A.His applause to stop Scrooge and Fred’s conversation.

B.His action to poke the fire and put out the last little spark.

C.His desire to add more coal to make himself warm

D.His applause to show he agreed with what Fred said

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The two gentlemen wanted to invite Scrooge to have dinner.

B.His nephew had the same feeing about Christmas as Scrooge.

C.Scrooge thought the poor people had nothing to do with him.

D.Scrooge thought Christmas meant getting richer and older.

4.What do you think Scrooge is like?

A.mean and selfish B.dishonest and stupid

C.smart and kind D.cold and serious

九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

—The light in his office is still on. I wonder________.

—Maybe at midnight again.

A.if will he stop working B.if he will stop working

C.when will he stop working D.when he will stop working

九年级英语单选题困难题查看答案及解析

There was a lot of traffic, but Dan and his friends managed ________ at the airport in time.

A.arrive B.arrived C.to arrive D.arriving

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

In 2000, at the age of 56, Jeff was going to take a difficult and dangerous journey in the Arctic. He was planning to walk to the North Pole all by himself, pulling his food, tent and other things behind him in two sledges (雪橇). Because the Arctic is covered with ice and water, he would sometimes have to sit on his sledges and use them like a boat.

Jeff was seven days into his journey in the Arctic. It was dark and terribly cold ( -35℃ ).In face of this terribly low temperature, he had made good progress across the ice. Suddenly, the ice was broken and one of his sledges fell into the sea. Jeff needed to get it back, so he had to put his hand into the ice-covered water. Once he had got the sledge back, Jeff put up his tent, lit a fire and tried to warm up his cold hand. It was no help--his hand was seriously hurt as it had been in the cold for so long. He radioed for help, and an airplane was sent to save him. Finally, he arrived at a hospital in Canada. The doctors there said he hurt his left hand in the icy water. They saved his hand and advised him not to travel to the North Pole any more.　

But Jeff was an explorer and nobody could change his mind. It would be yet another long and difficult battle for Jeff soon.

1.Jeff was planning to walk to the North Pole all by himself in

A. 1970　　 B. 1972　　 C. 1998　　 D. 2000

2.After one of his sledges fell into the sea, what did Jeff do first?

A. He put his hand into the water.　　 B. He lit a fire near the tent.

C. He warmed up his hand.　　 D. He put up his tent.

3.What can we infer (推断) from the last sentence of the article?

A. Jeff would practice more for the next journey.

B. Jeff would explore another part of the Arctic.

C. Jeff would try his best to realize his wish.

D. Jeff would refuse to take any advice.

九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

A woman was at the airport waiting for her flight to start boarding. She still had a lot of time, so she went to a shop and bought a book to read. While she was in the shop, she decided to buy a bag of cookies as well.

She arrived at her gate, sat down and started reading her book. She read her book so attentively that she didn’t notice what was going on around her. But she did see that a man had sat down next to her and taken one of her cookies out of the bag.

She pretended not to notice, as she didn’t want to make a scene (当众大吵). But then the man took more. He kept eating the cookies until there was just one left. The man took the last cookie and broke it in half. He tapped the woman on the shoulder and held out one half to her.

The woman could not believe how much nerve this man had to steal all of her cookies and then offer half a cookie in return. She angrily grabbed (夺取) the half-cookie out of his hand and ate it without any words.

Finally, it was time for her to board. As she went to the gate, she reached into her purse. Suddenly, she realized that her bag of cookies was still in her purse. The man had eaten his own cookies the whole time and simply wanted to share the last one with her. The woman’s face turned red with shame. Therefore, she quickly caught up with him and said, “　　　　　　 93　　　　　　 .”

When we’re not paying attention to the world around us, it can be easy to misunderstand what’s happening or even become angry with others. It is better to keep our eyes open and think about every possibility when trying to understand a particular situation.

1.Did the woman arrive at the airport so early?

2.Why couldn’t the woman notice what happened around her at all?

3.What did the man do with the last cookie?

4.How did the woman feel when she was offered the half-cookie?

5.When did the woman realize her mistake?

6.What did the woman probably say to the man? Please fill in the blank in paragraph 5 with at least TWO sentences.

九年级英语回答问题中等难度题查看答案及解析

A woman was at the airport waiting for her flight to start boarding. She still had a lot of time, so she went to a shop and bought a book to read. While she was in the shop, she decided to buy a bag of cookies as well.

She arrived at her gate, sat down and started reading her book. She read her book so carefully that she didn’t notice what was going on around her. But she did see that a man had sat down next to her and taken one of her cookies out of the bag.

She pretended(假装) not to notice, as she didn’t want to make a scene(当众大吵). But then the man took more. He kept eating the cookies until there was just one left. The man took the last cookie and broke it in half. He tapped the woman on the shoulder and held out one half to her.

The woman could not believe how much nerve (勇气) this man had to steal (偷) all of her cookies and then offer half a cookie in return. She angrily grabbed (夺) the half-cookie out of his hand and ate it without any words.

Finally, it was time for her to board. As she went to the gate, she reached into her purse. Suddenly, she realized that her bag of cookies was still in her purse. The man had eaten his own cookies the whole time and simply wanted to share the last one with her. The woman’s face turned red with shame. So she quickly caught up with him and said, “__________.”

When we’re not paying attention to the world around us, it can be easy to misunderstand what’s happening or even become angry with others. It is better to keep our eyes open and think about every possibility when trying to understand a special situation.

1.Did the woman arrive at the airport so early?

____________________________________________________________

2.Why couldn’t the woman notice what happened around her at all?

____________________________________________________________

3.What did the man do with the last cookie?

____________________________________________________________

4.How did the woman feel when she was offered the half-cookie?

____________________________________________________________

5.When did the woman realize her mistake?

____________________________________________________________

6.What did the woman probably say to the man?(Please fill in the blank in Paragraph 5 with one sentence.)

____________________________________________________________

九年级英语回答问题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Three days after the terrible earthquake, I was working in my home office. Just then I got a(n) _______: To show national unity(国家凝聚力), please stop for a minute at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, and _______ outside your home or place of business and light a candle for peace.

I was _______ by the idea. I got two candles for my husband and myself from the kitchen. Then I went back and got two more, because I decided to ask the young _______ who lived next door to join us. They were expecting their first child soon. I was sure that they would be _______ to join us. In the afternoon, I _______ the e-mail to my friends and workmates.

When I stepped out the door at 6:50 p.m., more than forty people were coming from both directions, and most of them were carrying flags _______ their candles.

Our service was brief(简洁的)_______ meaningful. After singing the national song, some young men led us to sing“Ode to the Motherland”.In the end, we raised a lot of money for the earthquake survivors(幸存者).

The activity makes me realize we should _______ people to serve for others. If we get ________, we can overcome all the difficulties.

1.A.letter B.call C.invitation D.e-mail

2.A.walk B.push C.watch D.enjoy

3.A.scared B.shocked C.moved D.surprised

4.A.girls B.couple C.ladies D.workers

5.A.glad B.bored C.tired D.sorry

6.A.forced B.deleted C.canceled D.sent

7.A.for B.in C.with D.at

8.A.so B.but C.and D.or

9.A.prevent B.remain C.suppose D.encourage

10.A.together B.over C.up D.down

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Jack was about to lock the door when he just _____ time he remember his key.

九年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

—The light in his office is still on. Do you know 　　　　 ?

—In order to prepare for tomorrow’s meeting.

A. if he works hard        B. why he stays up so late

C. that he is so busy    D. when he will stop working

九年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析