Every once in a while someone sends us a stor...

Every once in a while someone sends us a story that's so beautiful we are forever changed by it. This is one of those stories.

It started in Winchester, Massachusetts, 43 years ago, when Rick Hoyt was born. Somehow his umbilical cord became wrapped around his neck, leaving him brain-damaged and unable to control his limbs (四肢) .

The doctors told Rick's parents that he would be a vegetable for the rest of his life. But Nick Hoyt, Rick's father, didn't believe it. He noticed the way Rick's eyes followed him around the room.

When Rick was 11 they took him to the engineering department at Tufts University and asked if there was anything to help the boy communicate. "No way,'' Nick says he was told. "There's nothing going on in his brain.''

"Tell him a joke,'' Dick countered. They did. Rick laughed.

Turns out a lot was going on in his brain. Rigged up with a computer that allowed him to control the cursor by touching a switch with the side of his head, Rick was finally able to communicate. First words? "Go Bruins!''

And after a high school classmate was paralyzed in an accident and the school organized a charity run for him, Rick pecked out, "Dad, I want to do that.''

Yeah, right. How was Nick, a self-described "porker'' who never ran more than a mile at a time, going to push his son five miles? Still, he tried. "Then it was me who was handicapped,'' Nick says. "I was sore for two weeks.''

That day changed Rick's life. "Dad,'' he typed, "when we were running, it felt like I wasn't disabled anymore!''

And that sentence changed Nick's life. He became obsessed with giving Rick that feeling as often as he could. He got into such hard-belly shape that he and Rick were ready to try the 1979 Boston Marathon.

"No way,'' Rick was told by a race official. The Hoyt's weren't quite a single runner, and they weren't quite a wheelchair competitor.　 So, for the first few years, Rick and Rick just joined the massive field and ran anyway.

Later, they would find a way to get into the race officially: In 1983 they ran another marathon so fast they made the qualifying time for Boston the following year.

Then somebody said, "Hey, Rick, why not a triathlon?''

How's a guy who never learned to swim and hadn't ridden a bike since he was six going to haul his 110-pound kid through a triathlon?

Still, Rick tried.

Now they've done 212 triathlons, including four grueling 15-hour Ironman Competitions in Hawaii.

This year, at ages 65 and 43, Nick and Rick finished their 24th Boston Marathon, in 5,083rd place out of more than 20,000 starters. Their best time? Two hours, 40 minutes in 1992 - only 35 minutes off the world record, which, in case you don't keep track of these things, happens to be held by a guy who was not pushing another man in a wheelchair at the time.

1.Where was Rick Hoyt born?

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2.Who said that Rick would be a vegetable for the rest of his life?

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3.How did Rick communicate with others?

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4.What sentence changed Nick’s life?

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5.What is Nick Hoyt like?

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九年级英语回答问题困难题查看答案及解析

Computers are so popular in our country that every pupil knows _____ e-mails.

九年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

　　　　 Once upon a time, there was a temple in the mountains. Every day the temple send monks down to the _________ of the mountain to grind(磨) beans. One day a little monk was sent to grind beans. Before leaving, the kitchen monk _________ him, "You have to be careful because the road isn’t flat. Or you’ll pour the bean milk."

The little monk _________ to grind beans. When he returned, he thought of the kitchen monk’s serious warning. So the monk went back with great _________. However, the more careful he was, the more _________ he felt. He worries about that he could spill the bean milk, so he walked step by step on the road.

_________, at the last turning to the kitchen, a careless donor(施主) hit the little monk and the bean milk was poured on the road in half. The little monk was very frightened. The kitchen monk was very _________. He shouted to the little monk, “You did this? Didn’t I say you need to be careful? There’s no more _________ for you for dinner.”

An old monk heard this, he said to the little monk, “When you return tomorrow, have a look at the scenery beside the road and the people on the road. Then write a report to me when you come back.” The little monk felt embarrassed and worried, but the old monk _________ him to do that.

The next day, __________ the way back, the young monk found the scenery beside him was very beautiful. He saw the beautiful mountain, fields with farmers, some happy children on the road and two olds playing chess by the road. He watched the wonderful sceneries as he walked. Soon he came back to the temple with full bean milk.

1.A. roof　　 B. foot　　 C. hand　　 D. surface

2.A. told　　 B. pushed　　 C. praised　　 D. warned

3.A. agreed　　 B. refused　　 C. pushed　　 D. held

4.A. care　　 B. energy　　 C. experience　　 D. happiness

5.A. happy　　 B. shy　　 C. comfortable　　 D. nervous

6.A. Luckily　　 B. Especially　　 C. Unluckily　　 D. Usually

7.A. happy　　 B. sorry　　 C. angry　　 D. kind

8.A. chance　　 B. food　　 C. luck　　 D. talk

9.A. asked　　 B. shouted　　 C. prevented　　 D. encouraged

10.A. at　　 B. in　　 C. for　　 D. on

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The story tell us about the British writer, Richard Savage. He was once living in London with　　　 money in his pockets. In order to get some food and clothes, he wrote the story of his life and managed to have it published. But not many copies of his books were　　 in the shops, and he was still living a hard life. Because of anxiety(忧虑)and malnutrition(营养不良)， he became very weak and before long he fell　 , and a doctor was sent for. The doctor was not rich enough, but was　　　 literature. He tried his best to cure Savage of his illness and a week later Savage was out of danger. When he finally recovered(重新获得) his　　 , the doctor sent a bill to Savage for his　　　 , but poor Savage had no money to pay it. The doctor waited for a month and sent another bill. Receiving no money again, the doctor went to Savage himself.

"You know you owe(欠) your life to me," said the doctor, "and I should　 　　 some thankfulness from you."

"I agree," said the writer, " you've done a great favour(恩惠) for me and if I'm not ungrateful for your kindness, I'll damage(损坏) my life to you."

With these words he handed the doctor two copies of The Life of Richard Savage.

The doctor took the books home and began to _　　 them carefully.

"I see I've　　 the life of a great writer," the doctor said to himself with a sense of pride,　 Maybe this is the only thing I could be really　　 of in my life."

Five years later Savage called on the doctor to pay his bill, only to find that the doctor had already passed away.

1.A．much    B．a little  C．little 　 D．enough

2.A．bought  B．sold    C．printed   D．showed

3.A．weak    B．anxious   C．frightened D．ill

4.A．interested in     B．familiar with C．popular with   D．worried about

5.A．walk    B．health   C．movementD．action

6.A．care    B．help    C．attention  D．treatment

7.A．wish    B．choose   C．get  　　 D．master

8.A．write   B．correct  C．improve  D．read

9.A．made    B．saved    C．trained D．taught

10.A．fond   B．aware     C．proud D．afraid

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The story tell us about the British writer, Richard Savage. He was once living in London with1money in his pockets. In order to get some food and clothes, he wrote the story of his life and managed to have it published. But not many copies of his books were2in the shops, and he was still living a hard life. Because of anxiety(忧虑)and malnutrition(营养不良)， he became very weak and before long he fell3 , and a doctor was sent for. The doctor was not rich enough, but was4literature. He tried his best to cure Savage of his illness and a week later Savage was out of danger. When he finally recovered(重新获得) his5, the doctor sent a bill to Savage for his6, but poor Savage had no money to pay it. The doctor waited for a month and sent another bill. Receiving no money again, the doctor went to Savage himself.

"You know you owe(欠) your life to me," said the doctor, "and I should7some thankfulness from you."

"I agree," said the writer, " you've done a great favour(恩惠) for me and if I'm not ungrateful for your kindness, I'll damage(损坏) my life to you."

With these words he handed the doctor two copies of The Life of Richard Savage.

The doctor took the books home and began to _ 8them carefully.

"I see I've9the life of a great writer," the doctor said to himself with a sense of pride,  Maybe this is the only thing I could be really10of in my life."

Five years later Savage called on the doctor to pay his bill, only to find that the doctor had already passed away .

1.                A．much          B．a little          C．little D．enough

2.                A．bought         B．sold            C．printed   D．showed

3.                A．weak          B．anxious         C．frightened D．ill

4.                A．interested in     B．familiar with     C．popular with   D．worried about

5.                A．walk           B．health          C．movement D．action

6.                A．care           B．help           C．attention  D．treatment

7.                A．wish           B．choose         C．get  D．master

8.                A．write          B．correct         C．improve  D．read

9.                A．made          B．saved          C．trained   D．taught

10.               A．fond           B．aware          C．proud D．afraid

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Books are our greatest friends. They 1 us stories of every country in the world. They give us all kinds of  2 .

Life is short. One can not know and see 3 in the world. 4- the help of books, one is able to know what happened thousands of years ago and 5 is happening in every part of the world now. Books give us not only knowledge6 pleasure. Reading good booksis the best way of_7    our free time. And many beautiful stories for children are 8and full of wisdom(智慧).

All the great men 9 books. Knowledge from books helps them to succeed, because books are the source(源泉)of knowledge and knowledge is the source of  10 .

1.A. say        B. talk        C. Tell

2.A. knowledge  B. food        C. exercise

3.A. nothing    B. everything  C. something

4.A. With       B. Under       C. At

5.A. how        B. when        C. what

6.A. and        B. but also    C. as well as

7.A. spending   B. taking      C. costing

8.A. interest   B. interested  C. interesting

9.A. love       B. hate        C. dislike

10.A. friendship B. success     C. Failure

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

完型填空

Books are our greatest friends. They 1 us stories of every country in the world. They give us all kinds of  2 .

Life is short. One can not know and see 3 in the world. 4- the help of books, one is able to know what happened thousands of years ago and 5 is happening in every part of the world now. Books give us not only knowledge6 pleasure. Reading good booksis the best way of_7    our free time. And many beautiful stories for children are 8and full of wisdom(智慧).

All the great men 9 books. Knowledge from books helps them to succeed, because books are the source(源泉)of knowledge and knowledge is the source of  10 .

1.A. say        B. talk        C. Tell

2.A. knowledge  B. food        C. exercise

3.A. nothing    B. everything  C. something

4.A. With       B. Under       C. At

5.A. how        B. when        C. what

6.A. and        B. but also    C. as well as

7.A. spending   B. taking      C. costing

8.A. interest   B. interested  C. interesting

9.A. love       B. hate        C. dislike

10.A. friendship B. success     C. Failure

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Books are our greatest friends. They tell me stories of every country in the world.(1)They give us all kinds of knowledge.

Life is short. One can’t know and see everything in the world. With the help of books, one is able to know what happened thousands of years ago and what is happening in every part of the world now. (2)Books give us _____ knowledge ______ pleasure(乐趣). Reading good books is the best way of spending our free time. And many beautiful stories for children are interesting and full of wisdom(智慧).

All the great men love books. Knowledge from books helps them to succeed (成功)because books are source（源泉）of knowledge and knowledge is the source of success.

1.将(1)句译成中文。

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2.在(2)的空白处各填入适当的单词或短语使句意完整，上下文通顺：

___________________________ ，________________________________________

3.回答问题： What’s the source of success?

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4.在文中找出下列句子的同义句，抄写在横线上 。

We’d better spend our free time by reading good books.

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5.在文中找出最能表达该短文中心意思的句子，抄写在横线上。

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九年级英语回答问题简单题查看答案及解析

Have you ever been in a meeting while someone was making a speech and realized suddenly that your mind was a million miles away? You probably felt sorry and decided to pay attention and never have daydreaming again. Most of us have been told from earliest school days that daydreaming is a waste of time.

L. Giambra, a psychologist（心理学家）, says,” On the contrary , daydreaming is quite necessary. Without it, the mind couldn’t do all the thinking that it has to do during a normal day. You can’t possibly do all your thinking with a conscious （神志清醒的）mind. Instead, your unconscious mind is working out problems all the time. Daydreaming may be one way that the unconscious and conscious states （状态）of mind have silent conversations .”

Early psychologists paid no attention to the importance of daydreams or even thought they were harmful. At one time people thought that some psychological illness caused day dreaming. They did not have a better understanding of daydreams until the late 1980s. Eric Klinges, a professor, is the writer of the book Daydreaming. Klinges says, “We know now that daydreaming is one of the main ways that we organize our lives, learn from our experiences, and plan for our futures. Daydreams really are a window on the things that we fear and the things we long for (渴望) in life.”

Daydreams are usually very simple and direct（直接）, quite unlike sleep dreams. Sleep dreams may be hard to understand. It’s easier to get a deep understanding of your life by paying close attention to your daydreams than by trying to examine (分析)your sleep dreams carefully. Daydreams help you know the difficult situations（情况）in your life and found out a possible way of dealing with them.

Daydreams cannot be predicted（预言）: they move off in unexpected directions which may be creative and full of useful ideas. For many famous artists and scientists, daydreams were and are a main source of creative energy.

1.The passage is mainly about _______ .

2.The underlined phrase On the contrary  means _________ .

3.The writer of this passage thinks daydreams are__________.

4.Psychologists now believe that ________.

5.The writer quoted  (引用 )L. Giambra  and Eric Klinges  to ________.

九年级英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Have you ever been in a meeting while someone was making a speech and realized suddenly that your mind was a million miles away? You probably felt sorry and decided to pay attention and never have daydreaming again. Most of us have been told from earliest school days that daydreaming is a waste of time. I don’t think so.

L. Giambra, a psychologist, says, “Daydreaming isn’t a waste of time. On the contrary , daydreaming is quite necessary. Without it, the mind couldn’t do all the thinking that it has to do during a normal day. You can’t possibly do all your thinking with a conscious（神志清醒的）mind. Instead, your unconscious mind is working out problems all the time. Daydreaming may be one way that the unconscious and conscious states（状态）of mind have silent conversations .”

Early psychologists paid no attention to the importance of daydreams or even thought they were harmful(有害的). At one time people thought that some psychological illness caused daydreaming. They did not have a better understanding of daydreams until the late 1980s. Eric Klinges, a professor, is the writer of the book Daydreaming. Klinges says, “We know now that daydreaming is one of the main ways that we organize our lives, learn from our experiences, and plan for our futures. Daydreams really are a window on the things that we are afraid and the things we long for (渴望) in life.”

Daydreams are usually very simple and direct, quite unlike sleep dreams. Sleep dreams may be hard to understand. It’s easier to get a deep understanding of your life by paying close attention to your daydreams than by trying to examine (分析)your sleep dreams carefully. Daydreams help you know the difficult situations in your life and found out a possible way of dealing with them.

Daydreams cannot be predicted: they move off in unexpected directions which may be creative and full of useful ideas. For many famous artists and scientists, daydreams were and are a main source(来源) of creative energy.

1. The passage is mainly about _______ .

A. winter sleeps　　 B. sleep dreams　　

C. daydreaming　 　　 D. predictions

2.The underlined phrase “On the contrary” means _________ in Chinese .

A.总之　　　　　 　 B. 相反　　　　　　

C. 毕竟　　　　　　 D. 因此

3. Psychologists now believe that ________.

A. daydreams cause some psychological illness

B. daydreams are usually difficult to understand

C. daydreams may be creative and full of useful ideas

D. daydreams are usually very simple and can be predicted

4.The writer quoted (引用) L. Giambra and Eric Klinges to ________.

A. list out two opposite ideas　　　　　　

B. point out the wrong ideas of early experts

C. support his own ideas　　　　　　　　

D. report the latest research on daydreaming

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析