A man was looking for things of the old times...

A man was looking for things of the old times. One day he came to a village and found a blue bowl which looked very _31_. The bowl was on the ground and a cat was drinking milk from it. A farmer, the _32_ of the cat, was lying_33_ the bowl. The man did not want the farmer to know that he was interested in the_34_. So he said to him, “What a nice cat you have! Will you _35_ it to me?”

The farmer asked, “_36_ will you give me for the cat?”

“Twenty dollars. Would that be enough?”

The farmer thought for a few minutes, then he _37_. After he paid the farmer, the man said, “My cat will certainly feel _38_. May I take the bowl _39_the cat can drink with it?” But the farmer said, “I’m _40_ I can’t give you the bowl. Thanks to the bowl, I have sold twenty cats already.”

1. A. old       B. new       C. big       D. small

2. A. teacher    B. servant    C. doctor     D. owner

3.  A. in        B. over       C. beside     D. under

4.  A. cat       B. bowl       C. bottle      D. milk

5. A. sell       B. give       C. pass        D. return

6. A. What     B. Where  　  C. How much　 D. What time

7. A. agreed    B. refused     C. replied       D. stopped

8. A. tired      B. thirsty      C. comfortable   D. excited

9. A. while     B. until        C. so that       D. though

10.A. sorry      B. happy       C. sad          D. grateful

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

One day an old man _______ into a cafeteria (自助餐厅) to eat in America for the first time. He sat down at an empty table and waited for ______to take his order. Of course nobody did. Finally, a woman with a plate full of food sat down opposite him and told him how a cafeteria _____.

“Start out at that end,” she said. “Just go along the line and _______what you want. At the other end they will tell you how much you have to pay.”

“I soon learned that’s ________ everything works in the US,” the old man later told his friend. “________ is like a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want ______ you are willing to pay the money. You can even get success, but you will never get it if you wait for someone to _________ it for you. You have to get up and get it yourself.”

_____, life everywhere is like a cafeteria. Don’t wait for things to happen to you. Success lies in your own _______.

1.A. goes　　　　　　 B. enters　　　　　　 C. went　　　　　　 D. entered

2.A. his friend 　 B. his wife　　　　 C. a stranger　　 D. someone

3.A. worked　　　　 B. painted　　　　 C. repaired　　 D. planned

4.A. send out　　 B. give out　　　　 C. pick out　　 D. look out

5.A. what　　　　　　 B. how　　　　　　 　 C. why　　　　　　 D. when

6.A. School　　　　 B. Life　　　　　 　 C. Office　　　　 D. Company

7.A. if　　　　　　 B. because　　　 　 C. though　　　　 D. until

8.A. carry　　　　 B. lend　　　　　　 　 C. move　　　　　　 D. bring

9.A. In peace　　 B. In the end　　　 C. In fact　　 　 D. In a hurry

10.A. work　　　　　 B. hands　　　　　 　 C. opinion　　　 D. books

九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

This photo reminded the old man ___ the days when he was young.

A. with　　 B. for　　　 C. by　　　 D. of

九年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

One day Mozart saw an old man playing the violin at the street corner. He found that the old man was playing one of his compositions(乐曲) .The old man played for some time, but the cap in front of him was still empty—nobody put any money into the cap. Mozart asked the old man ,“Do you often play compositions by Mozart?” The old man answered ,“Now everybody knows Mozart and likes his compositions.” “Do you make a living by playing the violin?”

The old man said he did. Mozart took over the violin from the old man and began to play. He played so well that all the passers-by stopped to listen to the wonderful music and soon the old man felt surprised that the man could play so well, He asked Mozart,“Who are you ,Sir?” “A poor musician like you.”then Mozart gave the violin to the old man and went away.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误。正确的填“T”，错误的填“F”，并将答案填入题前的括号内。

1. the old man played the violin at the street corner to give a concert.

2. Mozart was a famous musician.

3.Nobody gave any money to the old man because he played the composition by Mozart.

4.When the old man heard the wonderful music he was disappointed.

5.All of the passers-by stopped to listen to the music because Mozart played so well.

九年级英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Alan was a skinny old man who lived all alone. One day he got a bad cold and he called for _____ doctor.

While the doctor was examining Alan, he asked: “Don’t you have a friend who could come and take care _____ you?”

“No, I’ve never had _____ friends,” the old man said.

“You’ve lived here all your life and never had a friend?” the doctor said in _____.

“I’m 64 years old, _____ I’ve never met anyone I could call a friend,” Alan said. “If it isn’t one thing wrong with _____, it’s another.” the doctor said. “Our village head, Robin, will surely help you if he _____ you are sick,”

“It’s so boring _____ to Robin,” Alan added. “You’d imagine there was nothing _____ than his wheat field and his wonderful, healthy pigs.”

“Then what about Max, the man ______ lives down the road?”

“A selfish man, ______ he’s smart and interesting to talk to,” Alan continued. “He visited me a lot before. But he’d come only when he felt like ______ so. I don’t call that neighbour.”

“You can’t bring up anything against Toby. Everyone loves him,” the doctor laughed.

“Right,” agreed Alan. “Toby would live on my doorstep if I let him. But he’s so noisy______ I can’t stand him for more than five minutes.”

“You’re a hard nut to crack, old man! You see too much of your neighbours’ weakness, and you don’t notice ______ good people they actually are. Anyway, please call me if you need me.” the doctor left and not a word of “thank you” ______.

Driving people away may end up lonely.

1.A.an B.a C.the D./

2.A.with B.for C.of D.at

3.A.any B.some C.many D.lots

4.A.surprised B.surprising C.surprise D.to surprise

5.A.or B.but C.and D.so

6.A.they B.them C.their D.theirs

7.A.will know B.knew C.know D.knows

8.A.to listen B.listening C.listened D.listen

9.A.most important B.more important C.most importantly D.more importantly

10.A.which B.why C.what D.who

11.A.whether B.though C.until D.because

12.A.doing B.to do C.did D.does

13.A.if B.so C.this D.that

14.A.why B.where C.what D.how

15.A.was heard B.heard C.hears D.hearing

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Long, long ago, there was a man and his wife who worked for an old man. One day, the old man pointed to a big box in his living room and said, "There's only one thing you mustn't do: Don't open this _______ ." After saying this, he_______　 home.

The woman said to her husband, "There must be ______expensive in the box. Let's open it, shall we?" Her husband didn't want to do that, ______ the woman didn't give up.

A few days later, the woman made a ____ to find out what was in the box. Before her husband could stop her, she opened the box and looked into it. To her _____ , there was nothing in it. She tried hard to ______ the box, but she failed.

That evening, the old man came home and found that the box was open. He was very _____and he asked the woman and her husband to leave his home at once.

"But there was nothing in the box," the woman said. "We haven't ______ anything at all."

The old man shouted, "The box is not important. Now I know that I can't trust (信任) you. That's what's ______　 "

1.A. bag　　 B. case　　 C. box　　 D. backpack

2.A. left　　 B. went　　 C. came　　 D. arrived

3.A. everything　　 B. nothing　　 C. something　　 D. anything

4.A. so　　 B. and　　 C. or　　 D. but

5.A. suggestion (建议)　　 B. decision (决定)　　 C. mistake (错误)　　 D. living

6.A. joy　　 B. sadness　　 C. surprise　　 D. pleasure

7.A. close　　 B. open　　 C. throw　　 D. carry

8.A. afraid　　 B. angry　　 C. excited　　 D. tired

9.A. lent　　 B. broken　　 C. sold　　 D. taken

10.A. important　　 B. expensive　　 C. useful　　 D. lucky

九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

Once there was an old man who was very proud of _____ things. One was his long white beard (胡子) The other was his ability to fall asleep the moment his head ____ the pillow(枕头).

One day, his 3-year-old grandson asked him ____ he did with his beard when he slept :

did it go under the quilt(被子)or above the quilt?

The old man had never paid attention to this ____ , and he didn’t remember whether his

beard remained above or went under the quilt. So he promised to ______ the answer.

It was very cold that night. The old man got into bed early and pulled the quilt over

_____. Then he suddenly remembered his grandson’s _____ .

He knew that his beard was under the quilt. He _____ it from under the quilt, and placed

it above the quilt. This made him fell that something was not quite ______. So he put the beard

under the quilt again. But he soon felt it would be ______ if　 it was out. In and out went the

beard; first under the quilt, then above it, then under once again. The old man had a sleepless

night.

The next morning the first thing he did was cut his beard. It wouldn’t trouble him forever.

1.A. two　　 B. three.　　 C. four　　 D. five

2.A. saw　　 B. put　　 C. touched　　 D. stopped

3.A. where.　　 B. how　　 C. What　　 D. when

4.A. sign　　 B. result　　 C. matter　　 D. mark

5.A. go out　　 B. come out.　　 C. put out.　　 D. find out

6.A. himself　　 B. herself.　　 C. myself.　　 D. themselves

7.A. letter　　 B. question　　 C. medicine　　 D. note

8.A. followed　　 B. lifted.　　 C. dropped　　 D. carried

9.A. healthy.　　 B. warm　　 C. right　　 D. soft

10.A. safer.　　 B. cheaper.　　 C. cleaner　　 D. better

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Omar Chajam is a wise old man who lives in a small town. One day when he was walking down the street, he met a man who was always jealous (嫉妒的) of him. The man came up and began saying something bad to Chajam,“You are a drinker! You are a thief! You are an idiot!”

Chajam didn’t care. He just smiled and walked on.

Another man dressed very well saw this. He didn’t understand and asked Chajam,“How can you bear such offences (冒犯)? Don’t you feel hurt?”

Chajam smiled again and said,“Come with me. I’ll show you something.”

The man followed Chajam to a dusty (落满灰尘的) room. Chajam lighted the candles and began searching through a pile of old clothes. Then he found a completely worthless robe (长袍). He threw it to the man and said,“Try it, it will suit you.”

The man took the robe and looked at it. It was so old that it even had some holes in it.

“What are these dirty rags (破布) for?”asked the man angrily.“I am well dressed. You must be crazy!”He threw the robe back.

“You see,”Chajam said,“you didn’t want to try on the rags. Similarly, I did not want to try those dirty words that man threw at me. To get angry by offences means to try on rags someone throw us. Now you see?”

1.How did Chajam behave when someone said dirty words to him?

A. He showed his anger to the man.

B. He said something bad of the man.

C. He felt hurt but pretended to be calm.

D. He kept smiling and didn’t care about it.

2. A well-dressed man was _____ when he saw what had happened to Chajam.

A. excited　　　　　 B. surprised　　　　　 C. sacred　　　　　 D. moved

3.What did Chajam ask the well-dressed man to do in the dusty room?

A. To light on some candles.

B. To find some old clothes.

C. To try on a poor robe.

D. To clean some dirty rags.

4.What is the main message of the story?

A. Never speak ill of other people.

B. Never judge a person by his or her appearance.

C. It is important to keep a cool head in the face of difficulties.

D. Smiling is the best way to push back others’ bad behavior.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

One day, bus No.1 was going along Louxing Road. Suddenly the driver saw an old man　　 on the side of the road. A woman next to him was shouting for　　 .

The bus driver stopped the bus　　 thinking twice. He got off and asked the woman what happened. She said that the man had a heart problem and should go to the　　 . The driver knew he had to act　　 . He told the passengers that he must take the man to the hospital. He expected most or all of the passengers to　　 and wait for the next bus. But to his surprise, they all agreed to go with him. Some passengers helped the bus driver to move the man　　 the bus.

　　 　 the bus driver and the passengers, the doctors saved the man in time. Now many people don’t want to help　　 because they don’t want any trouble. But the driver didn’t think about himself. He only thought about saving a　　 .

1.A. lay　　　　　　　　　 B. to lie　　　　　　　　　 C. lying

2.A. advice　　　　　　 B. help　　　　　　 C. people

3.A. without　　 B. with 　　　　 C. for

4.A. park　　　　 B. office　　　　　　　 C. hospital

5.A. quick　　 B. quickly　　 C. slowly

6.A. get off　　 B. get on　　　　　　　　 C. get up

7.A. from　　　　 B. onto　　　　 C. out of

8.A. Thanks　　　　 B. Thanks for　　 C. Thanks to

9.A. other　　 B. others　　　　　　 C. another

10.A. life　　　　　　 B. passenger　　 C. woman

九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

An old man lived in a city in the southwest of the United States. One day he 1. his son in New York.

“I hate to ruin (v. 破坏) your day, 2.　 I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing (divorce　 v. 离婚),” he said. “Dad, what are you 3. about?” the son asked.

“We are sick of (厌倦)each 4. and I'm sick of talking about this. So you call your sister in Chicago and tell her,” the old man said. The son called his sister in a 5., “Mom and dad are getting divorced,” he said. The daughter called her dad right 6., “Don't do a single thing until I 7. there,” she shouted at him. “I'm calling my 8. back and we'll both be there tomorrow.”

The old man hung up his phone and 9. to his wife. “Okay, they are coming back 10. Thanksgiving,” he said. “Now, how do we get them here for Christmas?”

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