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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.
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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.
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One evening two young men were walking in the street together. They tried to find a chance to steal something. The clock struck twelve. Most of the people went to bed. Quickly they came to a house and it seemed that everyone in the house had fallen asleep. Standing at the front gate, one said in English to the other in a low voice, "You wait here. I'll go around to the back door and then get into the house. "Suddenly out of the house ran a dog, barking at them. The two men were very frightened and ran away as fast as they could. Finally, they stopped at a lonely place. The man said breathlessly, "It's too bad. I hadn't expected(期望)that the dog could understand English. "
1.Why did the two men walk in the street one evening? Because. .
A. they couldn’t fall asleep
B. they wanted to steal something
C. they would like to take a walk
D. they went to visit their friends
2."One said in English to the other in a low voice. "From the above sentence we know .
A. he didn't know English
B. he liked speaking English quietly
C. he couldn't speak aloud
D. he was afraid of waking up others
3.The dog ran out of the house and barked at them only because. .
A. it understood English B. it knew them
C. it found someone outside D. Both B and C
4.At last the two young men .
A. stole nothing B. stole something expensive
C. were bitten by the dog D. were caught by the police
5.What did the owners do while the dog was barking?
A. They stopped it. B. They got up quickly.
C. They shouted for help. D. The story didn't tell us.
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One evening two young men were walking in the street together. They tried to find a chance to steal something. The clock struck twelve. Most of people went to bed. Quietly they came to a house. There were no lights in the house and it seemed that everyone in the house had fallen asleep. Standing at the front door gate, one said in English in a low voice, “You wait here. I’ll go round to the back door and then get into the house…” Suddenly out of the house ran a dog, barking at them. The two men were very frightened and ran away as fast as they could. They dare not stop until they got into a lonely place. The man said: “It’s too bad. I hadn’t expected that the dog could understand English.”
1.The two young men were ________.
A. workers B. doctors C. thieves
2.There were no lights in the house because _______.
A. the people in the house had been out
B. nobody lived there.
C. It seemed that everyone was asleep.
3.“One said in English to the other in a low voice.” Here means _______.
A. he knew English
B. he didn’t want to let anyone else understand what they would say
C. both A and B
4.“Did the dog understand English really?” _______.
A. Yes, it did. B. No, it didn’t. C. No, but it wanted to understand.
5.The dog ran out of the house and barked at them only because ________.
A. it understood English B. it heard them talking C. the two men frightened it
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Two old beggars were sitting on a busy street corner of a big city. They watched _______ as a lot of people walked by without looking at them. Sometimes, a kind-hearted woman or a small child would drop a few coins in the _______ in front of them.
As it was getting dark, they started to________ their things. Just as they were getting ready to leave, they notice a man walking towards them. The man _______, reached into his pocket and took something out. What looked like a piece of hard candy, wrapped (包裹) in white paper, hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man continued his way.
“Why couldn’t he leave us a few_________or a bill instead of the rock candy?” said the first beggar. With these words, he picked up the thing and________. Then he collected his things and left.
The second beggar wanted to do the same, but a second thought made him change his________. “I haven’t had anything like this for ages.” he thought. “How _______ of that man to offer me something so sweet!” With that, he opened the white paper. To his________, there was no hard rock candy inside.________, a shiny white pearl (珍珠) worth thousands of dollars fell into his hand.
1.A. helplessly B. happily C. uselessly D. quickly
2.A. bags B. boxes C. hats D. pockets
3.A. sell B. hide C. place D. pack
4.A. stopped B. ran C. went D. talked
5.A. books B. coins C. sweets D. flowers
6.A. carried it away B. ate it up C. opened it up D. threw it away
7.A. habit B. way C. mind D. rule
8.A. nice B. funny C. clever D. strange
9.A. interest B. sadness C. surprise D. pity
10.A. Besides B. Instead C. Though D. Again
九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Once upon a time, two young men were on holiday in the country．One day, while taking a walk together, they crossed a large field．
“L ___1.____ out!” one of the young men shouted, because a bull（公牛）suddenly appeared and began to chase（追赶）them．They w____2.____ very frightened．They ran as fast as they could, but the bull kept r__3._____ after them．
Finally, one of the men climbed u____4.____ a tree．The other jumped into a hole, but soon he came out of it．And then the bull chased him）b__5.______ into the hole．
“Stay there!” his friend shouted, b____6._ soon the man came out again, and again the bull chased him right back．This went on five or six more t___7.____．
At last, the man in the tree got a___8._____ and shouted to his friend in the hole, “You fool! I have t____9._____ you to stay in the hole for a while! Why are you always coming out?”
“That’s easy for you to say,” the other man said as he jumped one m____10.____ time back into the hole, “But there happened to be a bear in this hole!”
九年级英语单词拼写简单题查看答案及解析
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Two teachers were sitting in the teachers' room. For a moment there was silence. Then one of them, Miss Smith, said, "I'm afraid I'd have to fail him! I just can’t let him16 . "
"Now Alice," said her friend, Mrs Jackson, "is he so terrible a student?"
"That's just the trouble!" the other woman answered, "Tom was ever my17 student. The problem is that he is so lazy that he never gets his work done. He hasn't handed me a piece of homework for three 18 !"
Mrs Jackson had never seen Miss Smith so19 before. "Have you had a word with him about it?" she asked.
"Why should I? Every student must hand in homework. I made 20 very clear on the first day for class. I don't know what has happened. When the lessons started, he did so well that I21 thought about asking the school to give him a scholarship(奖学金). But now he often sleeps in class! I've never seen such a 22 in a student."
"You should have a talk with him. Give him a chance. "
Miss Smith spoke to Tom and learned all about it. He was studying all day and working most of the night in a factory to23 for his schooling. Of course he was24 in class and sometimes could hardly 25 awake. Miss Smith soon asked the school to give him a scholarship and he was able to devote himself to his lessons again.
1.A. leave B. pass C. work D. sleep
2.A. laziest B. busiest C. worst D. best
3.A. minutes B. hours C. weeks D. years
4.A. worried B. pleased C. useless D. kind
5.A. them B. him C. that D. one
6.A. even B. only C. mostly D. still
7.A. trouble B. hope C. change D. danger
8.A. pay B. call C. save D. share
9.A. forgetful B. careless C. asleep D. tired
10.A. seem B. keep C. look D. get
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An elephant and a monkey lived together in the forest. They were good friends, but one day they quarreled with each other. The elephant was very proud because he was very strong; however, the monkey was also proud because he was very quick — he could climb up very quickly.
The elephant said, “It is better to be strong than to be quick.”
“No,” the monkey said, “it is better to be quick than to be strong.”
So they went to a clever owl (猫头鹰) and asked, “Which is better, to be strong or to be quick?”
The owl said, “Do you see that tall tree with the golden fruit on the other side of the river? You must go and pick the fruit and bring it to me, and then I will tell you.”
So the elephant and the monkey set out. Soon they came to the river. The monkey was afraid of the deep water, and he had to climb up on the elephant’s back. After a while they found the tree. It was very tall and its golden fruit hung high over their heads. The elephant twisted (扭动) his long trunk (象鼻) around the tree and tried to pull it down, but he failed. Then the monkey climbed quickly up the tree. He picked the big golden fruit and threw it down to the ground. The elephant picked up the fruit.
Can you tell, then, which is better, to be strong or to be quick? It took both the elephant’s strength and the monkey’s quickness to get the fruit.
1.Where did the monkey and the elephant live?
___________________________________________________________________________
2.Why did the monkey and the elephant quarrel with each other?
___________________________________________________________________________
3.Who did the monkey and the elephant go to ask?
___________________________________________________________________________
4.Did the monkey and elephant help each other to get the big golden fruit?
____________________________________________________________________________
5.What can you learn from the passage?
____________________________________________________________________________
九年级英语其他题简单题查看答案及解析
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Three travelers, Allan, Carl and Paul were sitting on the chairs in a train station. They were waiting for a train that was very late.
To kill time, they began talking to each other.
At first, they talked about the weather and their work. Then Paul said, “Tell me-what would you most like to do if your doctor tells you that you have only three months to live?”
The other two men thought about this for a while, then Carl spoke.
“Well,” he said, “if I have only three months to live, I’ll take all my money out of the bank and go to foreign countries for holidays with my best friend, Erik. I’d like to travel to the places in the world as many as possible. And I’ll stay at the best hotels and then eat the best food. I think I’ll have a wonderful time.”
“That’s very interesting.” Paul said.
With these words, he turned to the other man, saying, “And what about you?”
“I’ll tell you a secret,” Allan said. “I always want to be a racing driver. So if I have only three months to live, the first thing I’d like to do is to sell my house. With the money I’ll buy the fastest car in the world. Perhaps I can enter all the big motor races.”
Then he laughed, “I might even end up world champion (冠军).”
“Now it’s your turn,” Allan went on, “If your doctor tell you the bad news, what would you most like to do?”
“Oh,” said Paul with a smile. “_____________________________”
“Haha! Why didn’t we think of that?” The three of them laughed together.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
1.The underlined words “kill time” in the passage most probably mean _______.
A. pass the time B. save time C. run out of time
2.The three men were talking ______.
A. in the police station B. in the waiting room C. on the train
3.Allan and Carl thought about ________ for a while.
A. what the doctor said to them
B. why the train didn’t arrive on time
C. the question Paul asked
4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the story?
A. Allan wanted to buy a racing car very much.
B. Carl’s dream was to travel around his country with his best friend.
C. Paul was the last to give his opinion.
5.“_________” can be the missing sentence in the passage.
A. I’ll go and see another doctor.
B. I have the same thoughts and hopes as you both.
C. I want to be away from this sad world.
九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析
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Three travelers, Allan, Carl and Paul were sitting on the chairs in a train station. They were waiting for a train that was very late.
To pass the time, they began talking to each other.
At first, they talked about the weather and their work. Then Paul said, "Tell me—what would you most like to do if your doctor tell you that you have only three months to live?"
The other two men thought about this for a while, then Carl spoke.
“Well,” he said, “if I have only three months to live, I’ll take all my money out of the bank and go to foreign countries for holidays with my best friend, Erik. I'd like to travel to the places in the world as many as possible. And I'll stay at the best hotels and then eat the best food. I think I'll have a wonderful time.”
“That's very interesting.” Paul said.
With these words, he turned to the other man, saying, “And what about you?”
“I'll tell you a secret,” Allan said. “I always want to be a racing driver. So if I have only three months to live, the first thing I'd like to do is to sell my house. With the money I’ll buy the fastest car in the world. Maybe I can enter all the big motor races.”
Then he laughed, "I might even end up (以……而告终) world champion.”
“Now it's your turn,” Allan went on, “If your doctor tell you the bad news, what would you most like to do?”
“Oh,” said Paul with a smile. “I’ll go and see another doctor.”
1.The three men were talking _____________.
A. in the post office B. in the waiting room
C. on the train D. on the chairs
2.The man called ________ answered the question first.
A. Carl B. Allan C. Erik D. Paul
3.The men began to talk about the weather and the work because they __________.
A. didn't know anything new
B. wanted to pass the time quickly
C. had nothing to do
D. were very interested in each other's work
4."I might even end up world champion." Here the word "champion" means ___in Chinese.
A.名人 B.赛车手 C.大款 D.冠军
5.Which sentence is right according to the passage?
A. The train didn't arrive on time.
B. Paul wanted to buy a racing car very much.
C. Allan was the second man to answer the question.
D. Carl didn't like traveling at all.
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