Jack worked in a shop that sold clocks. He wa...

Jack worked in a shop that sold clocks. He was always telling Harry26 a new clock. But Harry,27 lived next door to Jack, said he didn’t need one.

“28 needs a clock,” Jack said. “How do you know when it’s time to get up?”

“My landlord Mr. Smith turns on his radio at seven o’clock and listens29 the news,” Harry said. “That’s my morning call.”

“Ok. But how do you know when to go to work?”

“By the time I30 my breakfast, it’s eight o’clock, time to leave for the office. Then I walk there. When I arrive at my office, it’s nice o’clock. That’s31 time I start work.”

“Ok. But how do you know when it’s time to go home?”

“The factory bell32 ” Harry told him.

“But how do you know when it’s time to go to bed?”

“The television programs come to end.”

By now Jack was really33 . “Ok,” he shouted. “Now tell me what would happen34 you woke up in the middle of the night and wanted to know the time.”

“That’s easy,” Harry said, “I would knock heavily on35 wall. Then you would shout at me, ‘What are you doing knocking on my wall at three o’clock in the morning?’”

1. A. to buy        B. buying          C. bought         D. buy

2. A. which        B. whose           C. that           D. who

3.A. No one       B. Neither one       C. Everyone      D. Someone

4. A. at            B. to              C. in             D. on

5. A. eats          B. have eaten        C. ate            D. was eating

6.A. a            B. an              C. the             D.不填

7. A. ring          B. rings            C. was rung        D. ringing

8.A. anger         B. angrily          C. angry           D. angering

9. A. if            B. that             C. why            D. how

10. A. his           B. their            C. her             D. your

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Jack was a big, fine figure of a policeman, and always had a lot of work to do.

One day, he was too busy to have enough lunch and had to keep on working. He walked up and down Market Street, keeping a 　　 　　　 eye on things and getting hungrier and hungrier. He passed Tony’s 　 　 store. “Would you like to have a banana, Jack?” greeted Tony. But Jack 　　 his head and said, “No, thank you.” He never ate when he was at 　 　 . Then he went past another shop that was full of cheeses, cold meats, potato chips, and so on. And when the shopkeeper offered him a pack of sausage, he 　　 　 again. So it went, all day long. The 　　 man went past the sweet store, the bakery, the peanut man and the toffee-apple man, saying, “No, thank you, not on duty.” He got much 　　　　 . At last, his day ended, and he immediately ran back home. He went 　　 the stairs and into the kitchen.

“You must be hungry, man!” cried his wife, who had prepared well for the dinner, “ Sit at the 　　 and eat!” Jack sat down immediately and began to enjoy the meal. It seemed that it was the most delicious and biggest meal he had ever had. He said, “Thank you, my dear.” “It’s always a pleasure to 　　 for you,” his wife replied.

1.A. lazy    B. lovely    C. patient    D. sharp

2.A. shoe    B. fruit    C. toy    D. clothes

3.A. shook    B. nodded    C. relaxed    D. hit

4.A. break    B. street    C. school    D. work

5.A. accepted    B. received    C. refused    D. admitted

6.A. poor     B. lucky    C. smart    D. worried

7.A. hungrier    B. happier    C. ruder    D. sadder

8.A. past    B. in    C. on    D. up

9.A. window    B. chair    C. table    D. floor

10.A. wait    B. cook    C. wash    D. smile

九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

—Scott always keeps working until one o'clock in the morning.

—Oh, he's too________on himself. But he needs to pay attention to his health.

A.hard B.hard­working C.difficult D.good

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Mr Scott was the owner of a shop. He lived by himself in a small room above his shop. He was always afraid that someone might break into his shop at night

One day, when he checked his money after closing up, he found he had almost 10,000 dollars. He thought keeping so much money in the shop was a dangerous thing. So he took the money with him to his bedroom, put it in the pocket of his coat and went to bed with his coat on. At midnight the doorbell rang and woke him up. He got out of bed and called out in a shaky(颤抖的) voice, “What do you want?” Under the street light stood a policeman, “Sorry to wake you up,” the policeman said, “but all the lights are on in your shop. I think you just forgot to turn them off when you closed up.”

1. Where did Mr Scott live?

A. By himself.          B. In his shop.         C. Above his shop.

2. How much money did he have that day?

A. ＄10,000.          B. ￥10,000.         C. 10,000.

3.Why did Mr Scott sleep with he money that night? '

A. Because he loved money very much.

b. Because he thought it was not safe to keep it in the shop.

C. Because he knew the policeman would wake him up.

4. Why did the policeman wake him up? '

A. Because he wanted to turn off the lights .

b. Because he wanted to remind Mr Scott

C. Because he wanted to ring his doorbell.

5.How did Mr Scott feel when he heard the doorbell.

A. Excited.            B. Angry.           C. Stressed.

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Mr. Scott was the owner of a shop. He lived by himself in a small room above his shop. He was always afraid that someone might break into his shop at night.

One day, when he checked his money after closing up, he found he had almost 10,000 dollars. He thought keeping so much money in the shop was a dangerous thing. So he took the money with him to his bedroom, put it in the pocket of his coat and went to bed with his coat on. At midnight the doorbell rang and woke him up. He got out of bed and called out in a shaky(颤抖的) voice, “What do you want?” Under the street light stood a policeman, “Sorry to wake you up,” the policeman said, “but all the lights are on in your shop. I think you just forgot to turn them off when you closed up.”

1.Where did Mr. Scott live?

A. By himself.          B. In his shop.        C. Above his shop.

2.How much money did he have that day?

A.＄10,000.          B. ￥10,000.        C. 10,000.

3.Why did Mr. Scott sleep with the money that night? '

A. Because he loved money very much.

b. Because he thought it was not safe to keep it in the shop.

C. Because he knew the policeman would wake him up.

4.Why did the policeman wake him up? '

A. Because he wanted to turn off the lights .

b. Because he wanted to remind Mr. Scott

C. Because he wanted to ring his doorbell.

5.How did Mr. Scott feel when he heard the doorbell.

A. Excited.            B. Angry.          C. Stressed.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

. When he was there, he ___ go to that coffee shop at the corner after work every day.

A. would　　 B. should　　 C. had better　　 D. might

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

—Jack works very hard, but he can’t get good grades in exams.

—That’s because he can’t study____.

A. carefully　　　 B. successfully

C. wisely　　 　　　 D. quickly

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The hard-working blacksmith(铁匠) Jones used to work all day in his shop and so hard-working was he that at times he would make the sparks(火花) fly from his hammer(锤子).

The son of Mr. Smith, a _______ neighbour, used to come to see the blacksmith every day and for hours and hours he would enjoy himself _________ how the blacksmith worked.

“Young man, why don’t you _______ your hand to learn to make shoe tacks(鞋钉), even though it is only to pass the _______?” said the blacksmith. “Who _________, one day, it may be of use to you.”

The lazy boy began to see what he could do. After a little _______ he found that he was becoming very _______ and soon he was making some of the finest tacks.

Old Mr. Smith died, and because of the war, the son _______ all his goods. He had to leave home and was forced to live in a village in another country. In this village, there were large numbers of shoemakers who were spending a lot of money on tacks for their shoes, and sometimes _______ when they paid high prices they were not always able to ________ what they wanted, because in that part of the country there was a great ________ of tacks for soldiers’ shoes.

Our young Mr.Smith, who was finding it difficult to earn(挣) his daily bread, remembered that once upon a time he had learned the__________of making tacks and had the sudden idea of making a bargain(交易) with the________. He told them that he would make the tacks if they would ________ him to get settled(安顿) in the workshop. The shoemakers were only too glad of the bargain. And soon, young Mr. Smith found that he was making the finest tacks in the village.

“How __________ it seems,” he said with a smile, “even making tacks can bring me good luck. My trade is more useful to me than all my former(从前的) riches.”

1.A.creative B.hard-working C.wealthy D.generous

2.A.testing B.seeing C.watching D.explaining

3.A.wash B.try C.force D.win

4.A.hammer B.experience C.skill D.time

5.A.cares B.knows C.complains D.thinks

6.A.practice B.control C.exam D.check

7.A.skilled B.excited C.tired D.worried

8.A.carried B.lost C.sold D.harmed

9.A.ever B.instead C.although D.even

10.A.protect B.get C.make D.remember

11.A.number B.standard C.need D.price

12.A.art B.advantage C.importance D.achievement

13.A.blacksmiths B.soldiers C.shoemakers D.villagers

14.A.accept B.help C.refuse D.return

15.A.challenging B.attractive C.lively D.funny

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阅读下面短文，从题中所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

Jack worked as a manager（经理）in a big company. He was hard-working. He was so busy that he sometimes took work home to do.

One day, Jack had to prepare for a meeting. So he took some work home to complete. While he was working, his 5-year-old son, Tim, came to talk to him every few minutes. He had to stop working and he couldn’t focus. After several such breaks, Jack got an idea. He found that there was a map of the world in the evening paper. He showed the map to Tim. Then he cut it into pieces and told Tim to put the map together again. He thought this would keep Tim busy for a long time and he could complete his work. However, in about 4 minutes Tim excitedly told Jack he had finished the task. Jack was surprised and asked the boy how he had done it so quickly. Tim said, “There was a picture of a man on the other side of the newspaper. So I just turned it over and put the man together. When I got the man right. The world was right.”

1.Jack worked ____________.

A.in a bank B.in a hospital C.in a big company D.on a farm

2.One day, Jack took some work home to complete because____________.

A.he was very lazy B.he was sleepy

C.he had to play with his son D.he had to prepare for a meeting

3.The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “focus” in the passage is____________.

A.集中注意力 B.焦点、重点 C.调整焦距 D.拼地图

4.It took Tim about____________ minutes to put the map together again.

A.7 B.4 C.5 D.6

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

A.Tim is 10 years old. B.Jack gave Tim a book.

C.Jack worked hard. D.Tim knew the map of the world very well.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

He ______ in his father’s shop for several months when he was a high school student.

A. worked　　 B. has worked　　 C. had worked　　 D. was working

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