In 1997,12-year-old American girl Caitlin and...

In 1997,12-year-old American girl Caitlin and 14-year-old Zimbabwean (津巴布韦人) Martin became pen friends through their schools. They didn’t realize at that time how their handwritten letters would change their lives.

It all began as a school task. Everyone in Caitlin’s class was supposed to choose a pen friend from another country. All the other kids picked countries like France or Germany, but Caitlin chose Zimbabwe because the name sounded exotic(异国的) and cool.

Martin lived with his family in one of Zimbabwe’s worst slums(贫民窟) where they shared one room with another family. And a bed was their only piece of furniture.

When Caitlin’s first letters reached Martin, they were simple and general. The two kids wrote about their favorite music and what they liked to do. But as Martin gradually revealed more about his life and his letters started arriving written on pieces of trash, Caitlin realized what the living conditions were like for Martin. Without telling her parents, she began sending money with her letters—$ 20 at a time. While the money was not much to Caitlin, it meant more food for Martin’s family and enabled him to pay his school fees.

It lasted six years from their first exchange of letters to Martin’s arrival in the United States. With the help of the money from Caitlin’s parents later on, Martin finished his university and got his MBA from Duke University.

Today, Caitlin and Martin aren’t only best friends, but they also share their story in a book called I Will Always Write Back. They want to encourage readers to look beyond their own lives and do something kind for others, which might greatly influence their lives.

1.　　　　　 is from Zimbabwe?

A. Duke　　 B. Caitlin　　 C. Martin　　 D. Frank

2.What does the underlined word “revealed” mean in Chinese?

A. 索要　　 B. 透露　　 C. 回顾　　 D. 检索

3.Which is the correct order of the following events?

　　　 a. They shared their story in a book.

　　　 b. Caitlin’s first letters reached Martin.

　　　 c. Caitlin chose a pen friend from Zimbabwe.

d. Martin got his MBA from Duke University.

A. a-b-c-d　　 B. a-b-d-c　　 C. c-b-d-a　　 D. c-d-b-a

4.According to the passage, which of the following is not TRUE?

A. Caitlin chose Zimbabwe because the name sounded exotic and cool.

B. Martin lived a very hard life in one of the worst slums in Zimbabwe.

C. Martin’s family could get more food with Caitlin’s money in the letters.

D. They had kept writing to each other for five years before Martin arrived in the US.

5.Which would be the best title for this passage?

A. The Two Pen Friends　　 B. The Power of Writing

C. The Special School Task　　 D. The Money in Letters

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Autumn is a 12-year-old American girl. This is a school______ in Logen Middle School. It's Monday morning. Autumn has Science at 7:30. It's her _____ class. In the classroom, every student has a laptop(笔记本电脑).　 There are two_____ . One gives the lesson. The other helps two disabled(残疾的) students. The class _____ at 8:30.

The maths class is from 8:45 to 9:45. Autumn goes to the next classroom to have it. She doesn't like Maths. It's _____ for her. But the maths teacher wants her to learn it well.

From 10:00 to 11:00, Autumn has no class _____ she needs to do some homework. The teacher helps her with it. After that, she is____ . She can play games in the playground.

______ is from 12:00 to 13.00. She has it at school. The food is healthy and she _____ it.

In the afternoon, she has Art and Music. At 15:00, classes are over. She plays tennis with her friends _____ an hour. At 16:00, she goes home.

1.A. day　　 B. week　　 C. month　　 D. year

2.A. next　　 B. first　　 C. last　　 D. middle

3.A. students　　 B. friends　　 C. teachers　　 D. parents

4.A. shows　　 B. works　　 C. comes　　 D. finishes

5.A. cool　　 B. easy　　 C. difficult　　 D. interesting

6.A. and　　 B. or　　 C. so　　 D. but

7.A. nice　　 B. small　　 C. free　　 D. busy

8.A. Breakfast　　 B. Lunch　　 C. Dinner　　 D. Class

9.A. likes　　 B. finds　　 C. knows　　 D. draws

10.A. at　　 B. in　　 C. of　　 D. for

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It is reported that a 14-year-old girl, Winter Vinecki, runs marathons in memory of her faher who died of cancer. Now she bocome the youngest person to complete a marathon on every continent after completing her seventh marathon in Athens, Greece.

Winter began running at five. When her father died in 2009, she decided to coplete a marathon on every continent before her 15th birthday. After finishing her goal,she said, “I know that I’ve done something amaing here and I’m very happy. I guess the world is magical（有魔力的）.”

Winter will share the title of completing seven marathons around the globle with her mother who shared each moment with her. They have run marathons in the United States, Kenya, Antarctica, Mongolia, New Zealand and Greece. Winter said her favorite two races were in Kenya and Peru.

After losing her dad, Winter set up a non-profit organization to raise money for researching the cancer. She said, “I’ll do everything I can do to put an end to the cancer and help find a cure, so other people don’t have to endure the hardship that I faced.”

Now Winter is training to complete in the 2018 Winter Olympics as an aerial（空中的）skier.

1.Winter began running in 2009.

2.Now Winter has become the youngest person to complete seven marathons around the globle.

3.Winter’s favorite two races were in Antarctica and Kenya.

4.After losing her father, Winter set up a non-profit organization to raise money for researching the cancer.

5.Winter has decided to complete in the 2018 Winter Olympics.

九年级英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Jia Meng used to keep a diary in Chinese. But one year ago, the 14-year-old girl from Heilongjiang began to keep her diary in English, because Jia found her mother was reading her diary secretly. She changed the language because her mother can’t read English. “It’s like killing two birds with one stone.” said Jia. “My privacy (隐私)becomes safe and my English improves a lot.

Jia’s mother is not the only mom who reads her child’s diary. Recently, Renmin University of China had a national survey among over 23,000 parents. The results show that 40% of the parents read their children’s secrets. That’s why , like Jia, many teenagers try to find ways to protect their privacy.

Wu Lei, 15, of Shanxi, keeps a diary , too. But he doesn’t write it on paper. He writes online, which he thinks is perfectly safe because his parents know nothing about the Internet.

Lu Huan, 13, of Guangdong, said her parents always secretly listened to the talk between her friends and her on the telephone in their room. To solve this problem, Liu asked her parents to buy her a mobile phone.

“Parents want to know what is going on in their children’s lives,” said Shao Xiazhen, a teenage expert in Beijing, “But sometimes they go about it the wrong way.” Shao suggested to teenagers that instead of hiding their secrets, talking to parents is a better solution. If your parents know that you are safe, they’ll let you keep your secrets.

阅读短文，判断正（T）误（F）( 5分 )

1.Jia Meng keeps her diary in English in order to improve her English.

2.Recently , Renmin University of China had a national survey, and the results show that 40% of the parents read their children’s secrets.

3.Keeping a diary online is the best way to protect the privacy according to the article.

4.Lu Huan asked her parents to buy her a mobile phone in order to protect her privacy.

5.Shao Xiazhen thinks parents will let children keep their secrets if children talk to parents and parents know they are safe.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Jia Meng used to keep a diary (日记) in Chinese. But one year ago, the 14-year-old girl from Hei Longjiang began to write her diary in English, because Jia found her mother was reading her diary secretly. She changed the language because her mother can’t read English. “It’s like killing two birds with one stone.” said Jia, “My privacy (隐私) became safe and my English improves a lot.”

Jia’s mother is not the only mom who reads her child’s diary. Recently, Renmin University of China did a national survey among over 2, 3000 parents. The reports say that 40% of parents read their children’s secrets. That’s why, like Jia, many teenagers try to find ways to protect their privacy.

Wu Lei, 15, of Shanxi, keeps a diary, too. But he doesn’t write it on paper. He writes on the Internet which he thinks is perfectly safe because his parents “know nothing about the Internet.”

Lu Huan, 13, of Guangdong, said her parents always secretly listened to the talk between her friends and her on the telephone in their room. To solve this problem, Lu asked her parents to buy her a mobile phone.

“Parents want to know what is going on in their children’s lives,” said Shao Xiazhen, a teenage expert in Beijing. “ But sometimes they go about it the wrong way.” Shao gave teenagers the idea that instead of hiding their secrets, talking to parents is a better way. “If your parents know that you are safe, they’ll let you keep your secrets.”

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

American boys and girls love to watch television. Some children spend six hours a day in school and four to six hours a day in front of the television set. Some even watch television for eight hours or more on Sunday. Televisions are like books or films. A child can leam bad things and good things from them. Some shows help children to understand the news and places from other countries or other times in history. With television a child does not have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the ocean to see a ship. Boys and girls can see a play, a concert or a game at home. Television brings many places and events into our homes. Some programs show crime and other things that are bad for children，so parents sometimes help them to find other interesting things to do.

1.Children usually spend ______ a day in school.

A. six hours 　 　　　　 B. more than eight hours 　

C. only a few hours 　 D. four hours

2. Some children spend eight hours or more ______ on Sunday.

A. studying 　　 　　　 B. playing 　　　　

C. watching TV　 　　 D. helping their parents

3.On television children can see ______.

A. Games　 　　 B. big animals 　　

C. oceans 　　 D. almost everything

4.“Television brings many places and events into our homes. " means ______

A. television makes things happen on homes

B. we can know places and events without going to see them

C. we can see houses and buildings on TV

D. we can find them easily

5.Parents sometimes help their children find other things to do when there is ______ for children.

A. a bad program 　　 B. an animal　

C. a game 　 D. an uninteresting film

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

American boys and girls love to watch television. Some children spend six hours a day in school and four to six hours a day in front of the television set. Some even watch television for eight hours or more on Saturday.

Televisions are like books or films. A child can learn bad things and good things from them. Some shows help children to understand the news and places from other countries or other times in history. With television a child does not have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the ocean to see a ship. Boys and girls can see a play, a concert or a game at home.

Television brings many places and events into our homes. Some programs show crime and other things that are bad for children, so parents sometimes help them to find other interesting things to do.

根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。

1. Children usually spend _______ a day in school in America.

A. six hours　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. more than eight hours

C. only a few hours　　　　　　　　 D. four hours

2. Some children spend eight hours more _______ on Sunday.

A. studying　　　　 　　 B. playing

C. watching TV　　　　 D. helping their parents

3. On television children can see _____.

A. games　　　　 　　　　 　 B. big animals

C. oceans　　　　　　　　 D. almost everything

4. “Television brings many places and events into our homes” means　　　　 .

A. television makes things happen on homes

B. we can know places and events without going to see them.

C. we can see houses and buildings on TV.

D. we can find them easily.

5.Parents sometimes help their children find other things to do when there is ____ for children.

A. a bad program　　　　　　　　 B. an animal

C. a game　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. an uninteresting film

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

American boys and girls love to watch television．Some children spend six hours a day in school and four to six hours a day in front of the television set．Some even watch television for eight hours or more on Sunday．

Televisions are like books or films．A child can learn bad things and good things from them．Some shows help children to understand the news and places from other countries or other times in history．With television a child does not have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the ocean to see a ship．Boys and girls can see a play，a concert or a game at home．

Televisions bring many places and events into our homes．Some programs show crime and other things that are bad for children，so parents sometimes help them to find other interesting things to do．

1.Children usually spend　　 　 a day in school．

A. six hours　　 B. more than eight hours

C. only a few hours　　 D. four hours

2.Some children spend eight hours or more　　 　 on Sunday．

A. studying　　 B. playing　　 C. watching TV　　 D. helping their parents

3.On television children can see　　 　．

A. games　　 B. big animals　　 C. oceans　　 D. almost everything

4."Televisions bring many places and events into our homes．"means"　　 　．"

A. Televisions make things happen on homes

B. We can know places and events without going to see them

C. We can see houses and buildings on TV

D. We can find them easily

5.Parents sometimes help their children find other things to do when there is　　 　 for children on TV．

A. a bad program　　 B. an animal　　 C. a game　　 D. an uninteresting film．

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

用括号里所给动词的适当形式填空。

Susan Davis ,a 14-year-old girl in the US 1.(have) a party. At this party, there are neither cakes nor candles. There is only a room which 2. (fill) with art supplies(供应品) and many kids she has never met. And all the kids that have been invited　 3.(be) homeless.

It was last year that Susan 4.(get) the idea last year after her school. She worried that kids who could not afford their own supplies would give up 5.(draw). So she started writing letters to big companies 6.(ask) for help. Then the girl received lots of donations(赠品)from some of the biggest art supply companies. Susan collected more than $3000 in supplies, which was enough to make a home for kids to paint their own watercolors.

By far she7. (hold)three parties. What she did 8.(encourage) by the White House. Susan received the President’s awards(奖赏). Now Susan does it for a different reason— to get the poor kids to enjoy art.

九年级英语语法填空困难题查看答案及解析

There is ________ American girl in our class and ________ girl can speak good Chinese.

A. a; an B. an; a C. an; the

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析