I once had a hard time making a living in France. Three years ago, I moved to a new neighborhood and felt an intense(强烈的) need to meet people so I went to the cinema. Outside the cinema was a woman with long gray hair who had a strong smell and was asking for money. I reached for my wallet to give her a Euro and then something made me stop and enter into conversation with her. I said, “Look, all the women going to the cinema here on a Tuesday night are seeing a film that can change your life. I’d rather buy you a ticket than give you money.”
She hesitated（犹豫） for a moment and then came in with me. She hid behind me because, she said, the people running the theater didn’t like her. I got her a ticket and she sat next to me. There were about 80 women there; I noticed some of them were turning around and looking at me with expressions of surprise and curiosity(好奇心).
I encouraged the woman I had bought the ticket for to come the following night to an event where there would be many representatives(代表) of various social services. I thought they could be of some help to her. She did come and I was able to direct her to an agency that helped women in her situation. At the same time, a woman came toward me and said, “Are you the person who bought a ticket for the woman outside the theater asking for handouts?” When I said yes she said, “I want you to come to the community center where I work. I want the other employees there to meet you.”
This was the beginning of a deep friendship and colleague relationship. I now have a great job and have more work than I’ve ever had in my 20 years in France. And the woman I took to the cinema that night? I learned that she was not homeless and that she was a secretary.
1.In what order did the following events happen?
a. Some of the women turned around and looked at the author in surprise.
b. The author went to the cinema to meet some people.
c. The woman accepted the ticket and sat next to the author in the cinema.
d. The author got a job in the community center.
e. A woman came to the author and asked her a question.
A. b, a, c, d, e B. c, e, a, b, d
C. b, c, a, e, d D. b, c, d, a, e
2.Why did the woman hide behind the author when going into the cinema?
A. She wanted to see a film without a ticket.
B. Her body gave out a pleasant smell.
C. She was afraid of being caught by the clerk on duty.
D. She was not welcome to see the film there.
3.The underlined word “handouts” in the third paragraph refers to something “_____”
A. that is given to a poor person
B. that people use as a gift
C. that people enjoy eating
D. that is difficult to get
4.What is the main idea of the text?
A. Why the author had a hard time in France.
B. How the author changed a woman’s life and got a job.
C. Kindness is necessary sometimes.
D. Getting a job is not so easy.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题
I once had a hard time making a living in France. Three years ago, I moved to a new neighborhood and felt an intense(强烈的) need to meet people so I went to the cinema. Outside the cinema was a woman with long gray hair who had a strong smell and was asking for money. I reached for my wallet to give her a Euro and then something made me stop and enter into conversation with her. I said, “Look, all the women going to the cinema here on a Tuesday night are seeing a film that can change your life. I’d rather buy you a ticket than give you money.”
She hesitated（犹豫） for a moment and then came in with me. She hid behind me because, she said, the people running the theater didn’t like her. I got her a ticket and she sat next to me. There were about 80 women there; I noticed some of them were turning around and looking at me with expressions of surprise and curiosity(好奇心).
I encouraged the woman I had bought the ticket for to come the following night to an event where there would be many representatives(代表) of various social services. I thought they could be of some help to her. She did come and I was able to direct her to an agency that helped women in her situation. At the same time, a woman came toward me and said, “Are you the person who bought a ticket for the woman outside the theater asking for handouts?” When I said yes she said, “I want you to come to the community center where I work. I want the other employees there to meet you.”
This was the beginning of a deep friendship and colleague relationship. I now have a great job and have more work than I’ve ever had in my 20 years in France. And the woman I took to the cinema that night? I learned that she was not homeless and that she was a secretary.
1.In what order did the following events happen?
a. Some of the women turned around and looked at the author in surprise.
b. The author went to the cinema to meet some people.
c. The woman accepted the ticket and sat next to the author in the cinema.
d. The author got a job in the community center.
e. A woman came to the author and asked her a question.
A. b, a, c, d, e B. c, e, a, b, d
C. b, c, a, e, d D. b, c, d, a, e
2.Why did the woman hide behind the author when going into the cinema?
A. She wanted to see a film without a ticket.
B. Her body gave out a pleasant smell.
C. She was afraid of being caught by the clerk on duty.
D. She was not welcome to see the film there.
3.The underlined word “handouts” in the third paragraph refers to something “_____”
A. that is given to a poor person
B. that people use as a gift
C. that people enjoy eating
D. that is difficult to get
4.What is the main idea of the text?
A. Why the author had a hard time in France.
B. How the author changed a woman’s life and got a job.
C. Kindness is necessary sometimes.
D. Getting a job is not so easy.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
If you knew you had only three years left to live, how would you use your time? It’s a hard question and few of us would even like to think about it. But 18-year-old Huang Ge has to answer this question and he says, “I want to thank the people who have helped me.”
At the age of one, Huang’s mother left the family. Six years later, he was badly ill. He has been using a wheelchair（轮椅）since 9 years old. Doctors said he would only live to be 18.
After Huang’s story went on TV, hundreds of Chinese sent money to help him. The boy was so moved （感动）that he decided to thank everyone of them. But it is not an easy job, because Huang was too sick even to drive a mosquito(蚊子) away from his leg. Huang has to be tied（系）to his wheelchair to stop him from falling out. And the family can only afford a three-wheeled motorcycle(三轮摩托). Since 2003, the father and son have traveled 14,000 kilometers to 10 provinces, and thanked more than 30 helpers.
“I am moved by the story of this boy. We need the courage(勇气) to face death, and we should also feel the thankfulness for those who help us,” reads an online article on CCTV，com.
1.After hundreds of people sent money to help him, ________.
A．Huang Ge decided to ask for more
B．Huang Ge decided to thank everyone who had helped him
C．Huang Ge’s story went on TV
D．Huang Ge had a happy life with his father at home
2.They_________to thank the helpers.
A．took a train B．took a ship
C．took a motorcycle D．took a bus
3.What does the underlined word “thankfulness” mean?
A．感恩 B．宽容 C．诚信 D．奉献
4.Put the following sentences into correct order(顺序).
a.Hundreds of Chinese sent money to help Huang Ge
b. Huang Ge decided to thank everyone who had helped him.
c. Huang’s story went on TV.
d. Huang’mother left the family.
e. Huang Ge was badly ill.
A．dceba B．edbca C．cdeab D．decab
5.Which is the best title （标题）of the passage?
A．A way to success. B．An interesting trip
C．A thankful heart. D．A TV show
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How many times has the man been to France?
A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times.
九年级英语听短对话回答问题中等难度题查看答案及解析
Five-year-old Lila lives in Hood River, Oregon.
She has had cancer for three years and spent much of her life in hospitals undergoing chemotherapy (化疗). Her parents looked after her carefully.
Lately, her parents were told by the doctor that their child was too weak to receive chemo and she probably would die before Thanksgiving. Thinking it could be the last birthday party for her, her parents decided to give her a big and memorable birthday party.
With the help of many kind people and charity workers, Little Lila's birthday party went on very well on July 30th.
Lila experienced her birthday prom(毕业舞会), and even wedding ceremony all in one. Her parents wanted to give them to her. She might not live to see another. Countless people donated their time and money to make sure that everything from the food to the music and customs was perfect. Some people even came from a long way to attend the party and congratulate the little girl. Lila got to hang out with her favorite Disney princesses while dressing as Cinderella.
The sweetest of all, she even "married" her dad. Dad proposed to little Lila and held her in his arms to dance, knowing that she could never have a real wedding. Dad told a reporter: "We really thank everyone for what they've done or our family. Without their help, we probably could never have had such a big party for her. And today might be her happiest day ever. I saw she was laughing, laughing all the time. "
Tears ran down the dad's face.
1.Where did Lila spend much of her life?
2.Why did Lila's parents give her the birthday party?
3.Did the party go on very well?
4.What does the underlined word "them" refer to in Paragraph 5?
5.How did Lila feel at the birthday party?
九年级英语回答问题困难题查看答案及解析
Once upon a time there lived two friends in a small village. Jay and Victor had been friends since they were little children. Now they were studying in a school which was far away from their village. They had to cross a river, climb hills and go through sandy areas on their way to school.
One rainy day, the two friends went to school as usual. They were chatting while walking. Perhaps they were discussing something important, but the two had different opinions, which led to a big argument. Things got so bad that Jay suddenly hit Victor. Then Victor looked at his friend and wrote in the sand, “ Today, my best friend hit me.” They both continued walking without saying anything . Later, they reached a river. Victor was not a good swimmer. By accident, he fell into the river and was going to be carried away by the water. Jay saw this and jumped into the river at once. With difficulty he pulled victor out of the river when Victor became safe, he wrote on a stone, “Today, my friend saved my life.”
Jay, who was watching all this, asked,“So way did you write it in the sand when I hit you, and why did you write on a stone when I saved your life?” Victor replied, “ we should soon forget the wrong done by our friends as words in sand get erased easily, but if they do something good for us, we should always remember their kindness, just as words in stones are kept forever.” Then the two friends walked on as if nothing had happened.
1. According to the passage, which of the following is right?
A. Jay pushed Victor into the river.
B. Victor would remember the good things his friend did for him forever
C. Jay hit Victor because Victor didn’t say anything on the way.
D. Jay and Victor broke off their friendship in the end.
2.From the first paragraph, we can infer that .
A. Jay and Victor were good students at school.
B. Jay and Victor had to walk a long time before they got to school.
C. Jay and Victor were good friends.
D. Jay and Victor didn’t do well in their schoolwork.
3. According to the passage, the underlined word “ erased” means in Chinese.
A. 消失 B. 删掉 C. 刮走 D. 抹掉
4. This passage mainly want to tell us .
A. we shouldn’t go to school if the school is far from our home
B. we should remember the good things others have done for us, and forgive others easily
C. good friends shouldn’t argue with each other.
D. we should turn to our friends for help when we are in danger.
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Once upon a time, in the forest there lived a baby elephant who had no friends. None of the animals wanted to be his friend because he was too large.
One day, a wild fire happened in the forest. The animals ran to safer places. The dry trees caught fire and the fire was sure to go all around the forest. The baby elephant ran to the nearest river, collected much water in his trunk（象鼻） and rushed to the burning trees. He sprayed（喷） the water on the fire. Finally, he put out the fire.
Later, while he was resting after the hard job, all the animals came to him and expressed their thanks for his kind help in time. They were now ready to regard him as their good friend and their hero. They said, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.”
The baby elephant was happy to get so many friends and played games with them. He walked through the forest, carrying several small animals on his back.
1.Why did the baby elephant have no friends at first?
________________________________________
2.Where did the wild fire happen?
________________________________________
3.Who put out the fire in the end?
________________________________________
4.What was the baby elephant doing after the hard work?
________________________________________
5.Was the baby elephant happy to get so many friends?
________________________________________
九年级英语回答问题中等难度题查看答案及解析
Once upon a time there was a hamburger in the restaurant, who had many lives. Each day she would wake up and patiently wait her turn to be prepared by the _____ before they were served to the customers. She would do everything possible to make herself really _____ while being eaten. But with the customer’s final bite, she would feel like the lights had gone out and she had simply fallen asleep. The next day all would repeat.
The little hamburger wanted to quietly _____ this way for many years. But one day, she heard one of the customers say she was “junk food”. And this made her _____! From then on she found that many people used that _____ name about her and her sisters. And after listening closely to the radio about junk food, she accepted the fact: it was _____, and she was “junk food”.
Now she _____ why most of her favourite customers were now much fatter than before, and why they didn’t look so _____. The hamburger felt bad, so she tried to find some way to change that ______.
Then she got a(n) _____. The hamburger told all her sisters not to have any flavor (味道) whenever they were with a customer that visited too often, but to be even more delicious only when the customer _____ came.
In this way they began to see fewer unhealthy-looking faces, and many of their old friends started looking much better.
And these hamburgers became much more popular from then on, because more people think it’s nicer to ______something after a while of not having had it.
1.A. cooks B. doctors C. workers D. waiters
2.A. beautiful B. clever C. useful D. delicious
3.A. share B. live C. make D. show
4.A. sad B. hungry C. excited D. interested
5.A. nice B. fantastic C. funny D. terrible
6.A. polite B. boring C. special D. true
7.A. doubted B. forgot C. understood D. asked
8.A. tired B. sick C. rich D. well
9.A. name B. size C. appearance D. colour
10.A. answer B. trouble C. message D. idea
11.A. often B. never C. seldom D. once
12.A. taste B. touch C. throw D. make
九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Around twenty years ago I was living in Seattle and going through hard times. I could not find a satisfying job and I found this especially difficult as I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree.
To my shame I was driving a school bus to make ends meet and living with friends. I had been through five interviews with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not get the job.
Later that afternoon, while doing my rounds through a quiet neighborhood I had an internal（inside）wave—like a scream（尖叫）—come up from deep inside me and I thought “Why has my life become so hard?”...
Immediately after this internal scream I pulled the bus over to drop off a little girl and as she passed she handed me an earring saying I should keep it in case somebody looked for it. The earring was stamped with words “BE HAPPY”.
At first I got angry. Then it hit me. I had been putting all of my energies into what was wrong with my life rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a list of 50 things I was thankful to.
At first it was hard, then it got easier. One day I decided to up it to 75. That night there was a phone call for me, asking if I would do a one-day training for 200 hospital workers. I said yes and got the job.
My day with the hospital workers went very well. I got a standing welcome and many more days of work. To this day I KNOW that it was because I changed my attitude（态度）to gratitude.
By chance, the day after I found the earring the girl asked me if anyone had looked for it. I told her no and she said “I guess it was meant for you then.”
I spent the next year doing training workshops all around the Seattle area and then decided to risk everything and go back to Scotland where I had lived before. I closed my one man business and bought a plane ticket. One month later I met my wonderful English wife and best friend of 15 years now. We live in a small beautiful house in Scotland.
“THE ONLY ATTITUDE IS GRATITUDE” has been my motto（座右铭） for years now and yes, it completely changed my life.
1.What is the underlined word it in the passage？
A．To make a list of things he was thankful to.
B．The words“ BE HAPPY”.
C．To forget that his life became so hard.
D．The special earring the girl gave to the writer.
2.The word gratitude means “being ________”.
A．thankful B．open
C．careful D．kind
3.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage.？
A．The writer made a list of 75 things he was thankful to.
B．The writer’s wife has been his best friend for 15 years.
C．The writer has lived in Seattle since 20 years ago.
D．The writer did the training for 200 hospital workers.
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Attitude and Gratitude B．The Girl and I
C．Be Happy D．The Earring
九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
There was once a farmer who had a fine olive orchard(橄榄果园). He was hard-working, but his three sons hated farm work. When the farmer was dying, he called the three sons to him and said, "My sons, there is a pot (罐子) of gold hidden in the olive orchard. Dig for it, if you want it."
The sons tried to get him to tell them in what part of the orchard the gold was hidden; but he would tell them nothing more.
After the farmer was dead, the sons went to work to find the pot of gold; since they did not know where the hiding-place was, they agreed to begin in a line, at one end of the orchard, and to dig until one of them should find the money.
They dug until they had turned up the soil from one end of the orchard to the other, round the tree-roots and between them. But no pot of gold was to be found. It seemed as if someone must have stolen it. The three sons were rather disappointed to have all their work for nothing.
The next olive season, the olive trees in the orchard bore more fruit than they had ever given; when it was sold, it gave the sons a whole pot of gold.
And when they saw how much money had come from the orchard, they suddenly understood what the wise father had meant when he said, "There is gold hidden in the orchard. Dig for it, if you want it."
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。
1.What did the farmer leave for his sons when he died?
A. A pot of gold. B.A large house
C. An apple orchard D. An olive orchard
2.Why did the farmer’s sons begin to work in the orchard?
A.Because they liked farm work.
B. Because farm work was very exciting.
C. Because they wanted to find gold.
D. Because someone put a pot of gold in the orchard.
3.After they dug up all the soil of the orchard, the farmer’s sons were very ___________.
A.excited B. disappointed
C. moved D. interested
4.What does the underlined word “bore” mean ________in Chinese?
A.结出 B.爆发 C.承受 D.回报
5.Which of the following has the similar meaning of the old farmer’s words?
A. The keys to your wealth(财富) are in your hand
B. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
C. One is never too old to learn.
D. Two heads are better than one.
九年级英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
I’m living in St Amand Montrond, France now. There are hardly any cars on the street, and it’s quite different from the busy streets of London. Since arriving in St Amand Montrond two weeks ago, I have traveled around the town a lot on foot and by bike.
There is a river in the center of the town. The sides of the river are full of tall trees and colorful flowers. There are different walks that people can take along the river, but I haven’t tried them. However, I took an evening ride through the town last Saturday. It was very interesting. I love going around the town by bike, and I get to know more about the history of the town. The best part of it is that it is free!
The weather in St Amand Montrond is great. The great weather has allowed me to enjoy the beautiful scenery (风景) here. I have walked a lot every day. It is great to be outside. Although walking does not seem like a typical sport, it is a great way to keep fit. St Amand Montrond has great walking clubs, and they organize walks on certain weekends. There will be a walk this Sunday, and my friends and I have decided to have a try.
Since I arrived in France, I have become a lot more active (活跃的). Keeping fit seems to be easier when the sun is shining.
根据材料内容完成下列任务。
56和57小题为任务一：判断正(T)误(F)。58和59小题为任务二：简要回答下列问题。60小题为任务三：选择最佳答案。
1.It’s two weeks since the writer arrived in St Amand Montrond.
2.The writer has decided to organize a walk with his friends this Sunday.
3.Does the writer often walk along the river?
________________________________________
4.How different is the writer from what he used to be?
________________________________________
5.The writer thinks riding around the town is _______.
A. popular B. dangerous
C. enjoyable D. expensive
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