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It takes a lot of skills and hard work to set a world record in pumpkin-carving(雕刻南瓜). Steve Clarke, a sixth-grade teacher from Pennsylvania, is a famous carver(雕刻师). Clarke has set many world records for carving pumpkins quickly. When he competes, he must cut our two eyes, two eyebrows, a nose, a mouth, and two ears as fast as possible. But Clarke knows something else about pumpkin-carving. It’s easier to get a record than to keep it.
He took the title in 2000 when he carved a pumpkin face in 74.8 seconds. That time was 19 seconds faster than what Jerry had set. From then on, Clarke broke his own records five times. In 2006, he set his best time in Florida. His winning time was 24.03 seconds!
The only problem is that someone finally beat that mark. On October 7, 2010, David set the new record with 20.1 seconds. Clarke was not able to break that record this year, but he has planned to break the record. After Halloween, he will go to local pumpkin farms to practise designs and new skills.
Clarke is popular because of his super pumpkin-carving skills. In 1999, he carved more than 30 pumpkins at the Halloween party for then vice-president Al Gore.
1.What do you need to have if you want to set a record in pumpkin-carving?
A.Pumpkin farms. B. Hard work.
C. Extra money. D. Free time.
2.What was Clarke’s best record in pumpkin-carving competitions?
A.74.8 seconds. B.24.03 seconds.
C. 20.1 seconds. D. 19 seconds.
3.The underlined word “title” means “ ” in the passage.
A. 比赛 B. 活动 C. 冠军 D. 灵感
4.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Clarke is from Pennsylvania.
B. Clarke is good at carving but he never practices his skills.
C. Clarke only set one world record for carving pumpkins.
D. Clarke was still the winner of the pumpkin-carving competition in 2010.
九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
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It takes a lot of skills and hard work to set a world record in pumpkin-carving(雕刻南瓜). Steve Clarke, a sixth-grade teacher from Pennsylvania, is a famous carver(雕刻师). Clarke has set many world records for carving pumpkins quickly. When he competes, he must cut our two eyes, two eyebrows, a nose, a mouth, and two ears as fast as possible. But Clarke knows something else about pumpkin-carving. It’s easier to get a record than to keep it.
He took the title in 2000 when he carved a pumpkin face in 74.8 seconds. That time was 19 seconds faster than what Jerry had set. From then on, Clarke broke his own records five times. In 2006, he set his best time in Florida. His winning time was 24.03 seconds!
The only problem is that someone finally beat that mark. On October 7, 2010, David set the new record with 20.1 seconds. Clarke was not able to break that record this year, but he has planned to break the record. After Halloween, he will go to local pumpkin farms to practise designs and new skills.
Clarke is popular because of his super pumpkin-carving skills. In 1999, he carved more than 30 pumpkins at the Halloween party for then vice-president Al Gore.
1.What do you need to have if you want to set a record in pumpkin-carving?
A. Pumpkin farms. B. Hard work.
C. Extra money. D. Free time.
2.What was Clarke’s best record in pumpkin-carving competitions?
A.74.8 seconds. B. 24.03 seconds.
C. 20.1 seconds. D. 19 seconds.
3.The underlined word “title” means “ ” in the passage.
A. 比赛 B. 活动 C. 冠军 D. 灵感
4.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Clarke is from Pennsylvania.
B. Clarke is good at carving but he never practices his skills.
C. Clarke only set one world record for carving pumpkins.
D. Clarke was still the winner of the pumpkin-carving competition in 2010.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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The businessman traveled far and worked hard until， finally， it was time to set off home． He packed all the presents he had bought， but decided to get a fresh rose for his youngest daughter called Bella when he was closer to home． On his journey home， a terrible storm came．
Luckily， the businessman found a place to shelter（躲避）．He ran to the door． To his surprise， it was open but the house seemed empty． It looked warm and welcoming． In he went．
"Is there anybody home？" he called． But there was nobody to be seen or a sound to be heard． Tired and wet， the businessman sat down by the fire．
Invisible（无形的）hands gave him warm drink and good food． Invisible hands put a cushion（垫子）behind his head． He couldn't believe his eyes． "I must be dreaming，" he thought．
Next morning， the businessman awoke and remembered he had to get a rose for Bella． In the garden， he found a beautiful rose bush． He started to dig up a small part of it． Then he heard a terrible roar（咆哮），"How dare you take my rose!"
Suddenly， a great hary beast（野兽）appeared， roaring loudly．
"Please don't hurt me!" begged the businessman． "I'll do anything．" "Then you must promise to send me the first creature（生物）you see when you get home．" "Aha!" thought the businessman， "I will see the chickens around my door first．" So he gave his promise．
Sadly， the first creature he saw was not a chicken， a cat or a dog． It was Bella， who came running out to greet him． The businessman went as pale as moonlight． He told her the whole story． Bella did not think twice． "A promise is a promise，" she said． （To be continued…）
1.What present did the father want to give his youngest daughter？
A. A book．
B. A cushion．
C. A chicken．
D. A rose．
2.Which is the right order according to the story？
①He got some nice drink and food， then had a good sleep．
②He bought some presents for his daughters．
③He promised to send the first creature he met to the beast．
④He went into a warm house because of the terrible storm．
A. ①④②③
B. ②④①③
C. ③④①②
D. ④①③②
3.We can tell from the last paragraphthat Bella would ．
A. plant the rose in her garden
B. keep her father's promise
C. hate her father
D. go to kill the beast
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
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The game of telephone is a classic ice breaker and party game. It’s easy to set up and a lot of fun to play. You and your friends will try to pick a word or phrase, “pass it on” by whispering(耳语) it to someone next to you, and have fun seeing how much it changed during the game. All you will need to play is a couple of friends, a word or phrase, and a whisper.
Get everyone in place.
Although the game of telephone is simple to play, you will need to arrange(安排) the players in a way that supports the game. Have everyone stand in either a line or a circle. Players should be spaced far enough apart that they won’t overhear the word when it isn’t their turn. Proper position is important when playing telephone.
Start the game.
Choose a person to start the game. Make the person think of a word or give a certain word to him or her. And he or she should whisper it to the person next to them. The pronunciation of the word should sound like many others’ as the idea is to see how much it changes by the game’s end. Once the word has been told to the next person, they will whisper it to the person next to them.
Continue whispering the word.
Players continue listening to the word and repeating what they think they heard to the person next to them. This is done until the last person in the line or circle is told the word. Every person should have heard the word or phrase by the end of the game.
See how much the word changed.
Once the last person hears the word or phrase, they will say what they think they heard out-loud. This is compared to the original word that the game started with. This is the moment when all the players get to learn just how much the word or phrase changed through their “telephone line”.
1.The writer wants to tell us how to ______ by writing this passage.
A. hold an interesting party B. learn words and phrases C. play a party game D. how to make friends
2.Picture ______ is the right way of playing the game of telephone.
A.
B. 
C. 
D. 
3.The words in Group ______ may be heard in the game of telephone.
A. duck-dark-park-luck B. except-expect-expert-express
C. good-well-better-best D. luck-lucky-luckily-unluckily
4.When the ______ person hears the word or phrase, he or she should speak it out loudly.
A. first B. second C. middle D. last
5.According to the passage, statement ______ is TRUE.
A. The people who are in this game should stand next to each other closely.
B. We need some friends, a word or phrase and a telephone to play the game.
C. When you pass the word to the person next to you, you should shout it aloud.
D. The game of telephone can be played both in birthday parties and New Year parties.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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----How difficult the road to _______is!
---So it is! You need lots of hard work to _______.
A. success, succeed B. success, success
C. succeed, succeed D. succeed, success
九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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1.. It takes hard work to ________▲ success.（获得）
2. A foreigner came up to the counter and asked to be shown some ________▲ .（明信片）
3.. My classmate ________▲ my rubber and forgot to return it.（借）
4.. Bill Gates is an American ________▲ .（公民）
5.. I will not make friends with a ________▲ person.（不诚实的）
九年级英语单词拼写困难题查看答案及解析
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After a hard day’s work, it is nice to get home and put your feet up.
A. wash your feet B. take off your shoes
C. take on your shoes D. sit down and relax
九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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The United Nations has done a lot for the peace of the world since it was in 1945.
A. set off B. set on
C. set up D. set away
九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Everyone should work hard more and succeed but it is not wise to get success at the cost of family and health.
There was once a hard-working father. He tried his best to support his wife and three children. He spent all his evenings attending classes, hoping to improve himself so that he could one day find a better-paid job. He hardly ate a meal together with his family. He worked and studied very hard because he wanted to ________①________ his family ________①________the best things that money could buy.
Whenever the family complained, he said that he was doing all this for them. But he often wished to spend more time with his family.
②The day came when the father was offered a good job. It paid quite well.
However, the family still did not get to see the father for most of the week. He went on working hard, hoping to get the position(职位) of manager.
The father’s hard work paid off and he was promoted(提升). Excitedly, he decided to hire a maid(女仆) so his wife did not have to do the housework any more. He also felt that their three-room house was no longer big enough. It would be nice for his family to be able to enjoy the comfort of a large house. The father decided to further his studies.
As expected, the father’s hard work paid off again and he bought a beautiful house. He told his family that he had decided not to work so hard. From then on he was going to devote more time to his family.
The next day, the father did not wake up.
1.在①处填写适当的词，使句子完整．___________ ______________
2.将②句翻译成中文．_________________________________________________________
3.回答问题Except what did the father do everything he had aimed to do?
_____________________________________________________________________________
4.在文章中找出He was rewarded and got high position. 的同义句
____________________________________________________________________________
5.找出本文的中心句。__________________________________________________________
九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
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Many people are working hard for a lot of money, a big house, a new car, expensive clothes and so on. Those are considered to be symbols of s1. on the material level(物质层面). When I was young, I was also crazy to be materially successful. So I chose a job as a salesman and I made some good money.
But later I r2. that was not what I wanted, because I was often forced to sell products that might not be good for people. I become very unhappy t3. I could make a lot of money. I no longer felt proud of my job and even looked down upon myself for doing things like that. So I g4. up my job and took another job, this time helping people in need. And suddenly I f5. successful in my life again, I made less money but I was happy with myself.
九年级英语短文填空困难题查看答案及解析