One day an American called Simon went to Lond...

One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the building. But he was told that there was no Rick on that floor. Do you know why?

In fact, the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, which Americans would call the second floor.

The story shows that there are a few culture differences between Britain and American, though the British and Americans both speak English.

The British usually hide their feelings. They seldom start a conversation with strangers. For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. They’re more active and easier to talk with.

The British and Americans may use different terms for many things. The British usually use football ,eraser and mail while Americans prefer to soccer, rubber and post.

1. Simon went to London to ________.

A. spend his holiday     B. visit his friend C. study English

2.Which picture shows us where Rick’s flat was?

3.According to the passage, the British usually spend their time________on the train.

A. playing cards         B. talking loudly           C. doing some reading

4.What does the underlined word “terms” mean in Chinese in the passage?

A. 成果                  B.术语                      C. 学期

5.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Different culture between Britain and America.

B. The British and Americans have the same language.

C. The British and Americans have different words.

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One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the building. But he was told that there was no Rick on that floor. Do you know why? In fact, the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, which Americans would call the second floor. The story shows that there are a few cultural differences between Britain and America, though the British and Americans both speak English.

The British usually hide their feelings. They seldom start a conversation with strangers. For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. They're more active and easier to talk with.

The British and Americans may use different terms for many things. The British usually use football, eraser and mail while Americans prefer to use soccer, rubber and post.

There are some differences in spelling and pronunciation as well. In a word, we should pay attention to the differences between British English and American English when we are learning English.

1.Simon went to London to 　　　　　 .

A. study English　　 B. spend his holiday

C. visit his friend　　 D. have a meeting

2.Rick is　　　　　 .

A. an American　　 B. a Japanese　　 C. an Australian　　 D. an Englishman

3.According to the passage, the British usually spend their time 　　　　　 on the train.

A. doing some reading　　 B. talking loudly

C. playing cards　　 D. singing and dancing

4.What does the underlined word "terms" mean in Chinese in the passage?

A. 成果　　 B. 用语　　 C. 条款　　 D. 学期

5.What's the best title for the passage?

A. Differences in Culture　　 B. Simon's Funny Story

C. Information Abroad　　 D. Hiding the Feelings

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One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the building. But he was told that there was no Rick on that floor. Do you know why?

In fact, the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, while Americans would call it the second floor.

The story shows that there are a few culture differences between Britain and America, though the British and Americans both speak English.

The British usually hide their feelings. They seldom start a conversation with strangers. For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. They’re more active and easier to talk with.

The British and Americans may use different terms for many things. The British usually use “football”, “eraser” and “mail” while Americans prefer to use “soccer”, “rubber” and “post”.

1. Simon went to London to __________.

A. spend his holiday B.visit his friend

C. study English 　　 D. have a meeting

2.According to the passage, the British usually spend their time _____ on the train.

A. talking　 　　　　　　 B.playing cards

C.singing and dancing　 D.doing some reading

3.What does the underlined word “term” mean in Chinese in the passage?

A. 用语 B. 学期　 C.会议　　 D. 成果

4.What’s the best title for the passage?

A.Hiding the feeling

B. Simon’s funny story

C.Information abroad.

D. Differences in British and American culture

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One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the building. But he was told that there was no Rick on that floor. Do you know why?

In fact, the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, while Americans would call it the second floor.

The story shows that there are a few culture differences between Britain and America, though the British and Americans both speak English.

The British usually hide their feelings. They seldom start a conversation with strangers. For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. They’re more active and easier to talk with.

The British and Americans may use different terms for many things. The British usually use “football”, “eraser” and “mail” while Americans prefer to use “soccer”, “rubber” and “post”.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.Simon went to London to __________.

A．visit his friend      B．spend his holiday    C．study English       D．have a meeting

2.Which picture shows us where Rick’s flat was?

A              B             C               D

3.According to the passage, the British usually spend their time _______ on the train.

A．playing cards       B．talking            C．doing some reading  D．singing and dancing

4.What does the underlined word “term” mean in Chinese in the passage?

A．成果             B．学期             C．会议             D．用语

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A．Differences in British and American culture   B．Simon’s funny story

C．Information abroad                      D．Hiding the feeling

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Onre day, an unknown American called Clarence Nash went to see the filmmaker Walt Disney. He had an unusual voice and he wanted to work in Disney’s cartoon(动画片) film for children. When Walt Disney heard Nash’s voice, he said”Stop! That’s our duck!”

The duck was the now-famous Donald Duck, who first appeared in 1934 in the firm The Wise Little Hen. Donald lived in an old houseboat(水上住家) and wore his sailor jacket and hat. Later that year he became a star after an eight – minute Mickey Mouse film. The cinema audience liked him because he was lazy and greedy(贪婪的), and because he lost his temper (发脾气) very quickly. And they loved his voice when he became angry with Mickey’s eight nephews(侄子). Soon Donald was more popular than Mickey Mouse himself, probably because he wasn’t a goody-goody like Mickey.

In the 1930S, 40s and 50s Donald and his friends Mickey, Goofy and Pluto made hundreds of Disney cartoons. He also made educational films about the place of the USA in the world, and safety in the home. Then in 1966 Donald Duck and his voice disappeared – there were no more new cartoons.

Clarence Nash died in February, 1985. But today’s children can still see the old cartoons on television and hear that famous voice.

1.Who was Clarence Nash? ___

A　 cartoonist.　　　　　　 B. the person who created Donald Duck’s voice.

C. A film-maker.　　 　 D. A film star.

2.Where do today’s children see Donald Duck ? ______

A. In new film. 　　 B. At the cinema.

C. On television.　　 D. At concerts.

3.The underlined word”audience” in the second paragraph means______ .

A. reads

B. formal interview

C. law freedom

D. the people who watch a film at a cinema

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One day, a poor young man went to Paris to visit one of his father's friends and ____ that his father's friend could help him find a simple job for living.

"Are you good at math," his father's friend asked him.

The young man shook his head.

"How are your history and geography?"

The young man shook his head again.

"How about your law?"

The young man ______ his head embarrassedly.

His father's friend asked again and again, _____ the young man could only shake his head and told him he himself couldn't find out any ______.

"Then write down your address first."

The young man wrote down his address and turned to leave, but he was stopped by his father's friend. "Your name is written very ______, which is your advantage. You shouldn't satisfy yourself with finding a job only for _____."

Years later, the young man wrote the classical works that won the world fame. He was Alexandre Dumas, a famous French writer of 18th century. One of his greatest　 works ______ The Three Musketeers was popular _____ a great number of readers.

There are many ordinary persons in the world who all have many _____advantages, but they are neglected (忽视) because of their self-abasement (自卑). In fact, there is a gold mine (矿) in every ordinary life. If you' re willing to dig, you will dig out treasures to ______ yourself.

1.A. wondered　　 B. expected　　 C. learn　　 D. thought

2.A. touched　　 B. lowered　　 C. raised　　 D. nodded

3.A. so　　 B. or　　 C. and　　 D. but

4.A. ideas　　 B. chances　　 C. advantages　　 D. feelings

5.A. badly　　 B. carefully　　 C. clearly　　 D. beautifully

6.A. fun　　 B. house　　 C. living　　 D. hobby

7.A. written　　 B. called　　 C. read　　 D. given

8.A. with　　 B. for　　 C. by　　 D. of

9.A. big　　 B. small　　 C. clear　　 D. exact

10.A. surprise　　 B. intent　　 C. believe　　 D. frighten

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One day an Indian went to see his doctor. The doctor looked him over and said, “Medicine won’t help you. You must have a good rest. Go to a quiet country place for a month, go to bed early, drink milk, walk a lot, and smoke only one cigar(雪茄) a day.”

A month later, the Indian came to see the doctor again. “How are you?” said the doctor. “I’m glad to see you again. You look much younger.” “Oh, doctor, I feel quite well now,” said the Indian, “I had a good rest. I went to bed early. I drank a lot of milk. I walked a lot. You certainly helped me. But you told me to smoke one cigar a day, and that almost(几乎) killed me at first. It was not easy to begin smoking at my age.”

1.One day an Indian________________.          .

A．went to see a friend                     B．felt very tired

C．wasn’t feeling well                     D．went to help his doctor

2.His doctor_______.          .

A．could not help him                      B．told him what to do

C．was good to him                        D．was glad to see him

3.When the Indian came to see the doctor again,_________.          .

A．the Indian felt quite well                  B．the doctor wasn’t free

C．the Indian was younger                   D．the doctor looked him over again

4.The Indian told the doctor,__________.         .

A．he liked doing all those things

B．he almost killed him

C．to smoke one cigar a day

D．one cigar a day was very difficult at the beginning

5.From the story we can guess          .

A．the Indian was a young man               B．the doctor was a good doctor

C．the Indian would go on smoking            D．the doctor wasn’t very careful

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An American architect （建筑师） was visiting London．He wanted to see all the famous buildings there so he stopped a taxi and asked the driver to take him to all the old and famous buildings in London．

The driver drove him to the Tower of London．

“This is the Tower of London．It was a prison （监狱） in the old days,” he said．

“It is so small．In America we could build this in a day．” said the American．

The taxi driver took the American to Westminster Abbey．He said,

“This is a famous church．Kings and queens（国王与王后） get married here．

The American looked at the old building and said,

“Huh… we could build this in two days．”

The driver decided to take the American to a bigger church so he drove him to St Paul’s Cathedral．He stopped outside the church and said,

“This is the most famous church in England．The great architect Christopher Wren built this church．”

The American got out of the taxi and looked at the church．

“Huh．We could build this church in three days,” he said．

Next the driver took the American to the House of Parliament．

“This is where British politicians （政治家） meet．．．”

“Huh．” The American said, “We could build this in four days．”

The driver said nothing and drove past Buckingham Palace, the home of Queen Elizabeth．As the taxi passed the palace, the American said,

“Hey! What is this building? I have never seen such a beautiful one．”

The taxi driver looked at the palace and said,

“I don’t know．It wasn’t there this morning．”

1.How many old and famous buildings in London are mentioned （提及） in the passage?

A．Two　　　　　　 B．Three　　　　 C．Four　　　　 D．Five

2.Where do the British kings and queens get married?

A．In the Tower of London．　　　　　　 B．In St Paul’s Cathedral．

C．In the House of Parliament．　　　　 D．In Westminster Abbey．

3.According to the American architect, they could build St Paul’s Cathedral in _________．

A．one day　　　　 B．two days

C．three days　　　　 D．four days

4.When the American saw Buckingham Palace, he ____________．

A．got a great surprise

B．felt very disappointed

C．said nothing and went away

D．said they could build this in five days in America．

5.From the story we can see the American architect was _________．

A．honest　　　　　 B．proud

C．modest　　 D．hard-working

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In 1993 an unknown American called Clarence Nash went to see the filmmaker Walt Disney. He had an unusual voice and he wanted to work in Disney’s cartoon(动画片) film for children. When Walt Disney heard Nash’s voice, he said”Stop! That’s our duck!”

The duck was the now-famous Donald Duck, who first appeared in 1934 in the firm The Wise Little Hen. Donald lived in an old houseboat(水上住家) and wore his sailor jacket and hat. Later that year he became a star after an eight – minute Mickey Mouse film. The cinema audience liked him because he was lazy and greedy(贪婪的), and because he lost his temper (发脾气) very quickly. And they loved his voice when he became angry with Mickey’s eight nephews(侄子). Soon Donald was more popular than Mickey Mouse himself, probably because he wasn’t a goody-goody like Mickey.

In the 1930S, 40s and 50s Donald and his friends Mickey, Goofy and Pluto made hundreds of Disney cartoons. He also made educational films about the place of the USA in the world, and safety in the home. Then in 1966 Donald Duck and his voice disappeared – there were no more new cartoons.

Clarence Nash died in February, 1985. But today’s children can still see the old cartoons on television and hear that famous voice.

1.Who made Donald Duck film? ______

A. Mickey Mouse.                 B. Clarence Nash.

C. Walt Disney.                   D. Pluto.

2.When was the first Donald Duck film made? ______

A. In 1933.         B. In 1934.        C. In 1966.        D. In 1930.

3.Who was Clarence Nash? ______

A. A cartoonist.                    B. Donald Duck’s voice.

C. A film-maker.                   D. A film star.

4.Where do today’s children see Donald Duck ? ______

A. In new film.                  B. At the cinema.

C. On television.                 D. At concerts.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

In 1993 an unknown American called Clarence Nash went to see the filmmaker Walt Disney. He had an unusual voice and he wanted to work in Disney’s cartoon(动画片) film for children. When Walt Disney heard Nash’s voice, he said”Stop! That’s our duck!”

The duck was the now-famous Donald Duck, who first appeared in 1934 in the firm The Wise Little Hen. Donald lived in an old houseboat(水上住家) and wore his sailor jacket and hat. Later that year he became a star after an eight – minute Mickey Mouse film. The cinema audience liked him because he was lazy and greedy(贪婪的), and because he lost his temper (发脾气) very quickly. And they loved his voice when he became angry with Mickey’s eight nephews(侄子). Soon Donald was more popular than Mickey Mouse himself, probably because he wasn’t a goody-goody like Mickey.

In the 1930S, ‘ 40s and ‘ 50s Donald and his friends Mickey, Goofy and Pluto made hundreds of Disney cartoons. He also made educational films about the place of the USA in the world, and safety in the home. Then in 1966 Donald Duck and his voice disappeared – there were no more new cartoons.

Clarence Nash died in February, 1985. But today’s children can still see the old cartoons on television and hear that famous voice.

1.Who made Donald Duck film? ______

2. When was the first Donald Duck film made? ______

3.Who was Clarence Nash? ______

4.Where do today’s children see Donald Duck ? ______

5. The underlined word”audience” in the second paragraph means______ .

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