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My school was called Algoe School. It was built in 1902 and was a one-room school. There was only one teacher, but the students were from different grades. Algoe School sometimes had as many as 18 students, but once there were only two.

We all had jobs to do every day. The teacher rang the school bell every morning. There was a flagpole (旗杆) in front of our school. We raised the flag every morning. At noon break, one student cleaned the blackboard. Some students swept the floor. And two students had the job of walking to a nearby farm to bring back a big bag of drinking water.

In winter, our school was heated by a wood-burning stove (炉子). On very cold mornings, we all sat around the stove and the teacher gave us lessons. Although it was very cold, we all felt happy.

My favorite subject was spelling because I was good at spelling bees (拼字比赛). Every time I won the spelling bee, the teacher would give me some candy. I once won first prize in National Spelling Bee. My prize was a famous children’s novel from the local newspaper.

I will always remember Algoe School and the good times there.

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1. How did the writer learn about Algoe School?

A. By taking a field trip there.

B. By watching a movie about it.

C. By reading a newspaper article about it.

D. By talking with a person who once studied there.

2. How long did the teacher give the singing lesson every day?

A. For ten minutes.    B. For twenty minutes.

C. For thirty minutes.     D. For forty minutes.

3.. Which subject was only taught to high-grade students?

A. Math.        B. Singing.

C. Spelling.　     D. Geography.

4.What did the writer’s great-grandmother get from the local newspaper after winning National Spelling Bee?

A. Some candy. 　　　　　　 B. A children’s novel.

C. Much money.　　　　     D. A wood-burning stove.

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. There were a lot of classrooms in Algoe School.

B. Students in Algoe School raised the flag every morning.

C. The history lesson lasted for 50 minutes every day.

D. The writer’s great-grandmother once studied in Algoe School.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

—Great changes have taken place in our hometown over the past years.

—Yeah. Things ______different when we were young.

A. have been　　 B. are　　 C. will be　　 D. were

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My grandfather is eighty years old. He sometimes complains（抱怨）about how fast things have changed.

He often says that families aren’t the families they used to be. A lot of families have broken up（破裂）. If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they will no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home to take care of their children, but now they’re busy working. They have no time to look after children at home. What’s more, more and more people drive. We used to walk five miles to school every day, even in winter. But now children don’t. And in school, children don’t have to think more as we used to. In math class, for example, we used to add, subtract, multiply and divide（加、减、乘、除）using our heads. But now most students use calculators. Most families have computers now. In the past, we didn’t have computers. We even had no lights. My mother to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now few people eat home-cooked food. And people seldom talk to each other. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think… Life used to be simple, but it isn’t any more.

根据短文内容，判断句子是否正确，正写（A），错写（B）。（10分）

1.The writer’s grandfather thinks people now are much busier than they used to be.

2.Students have to think more at school now than past.

3.．People like to eat home—cooked food now.

4.．Lots of couples（夫妇）don’t live together because of unhappy problems.

【小题】5．People have too much time to talk with each other now.

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

My neighbor Mr. Black is seventy years old. He always complains about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life was better in the past than today. Now cities are full of cars. Some families even have two or more cars, so parking is becoming a big problem. The traffic in some cities is very bad. Some car drivers drive too fast, so there are more traffic accidents. Yesterday Mr. Black’s old friend died because a car hit him. He is very sad now.

Most families own computers now. Now more and more children use the Internet now. The number of children using the Internet is becoming bigger and bigger. Mr. Black’s grandson is a high school student. He often plays computer games on the Internet till midnight. He feels tired in the early hours of the morning and spends less time doing homework. His English teacher told Mr. Black that his grandson failed another test. Mr. Black got very angry with his grandson.

Families aren’t what they used to be. A lot of families have broken up. If the husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they will divorce. And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now parents are both busy working. No one has time to look after children at home.

And people talk less to each other than before. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think. Mr. Black thinks that life was simple and happy, but now it has changed a lot.

1.What does Mr. Black think of the life now?

A. It’s as good as it used to be.

B. It’s worse than it used to be

C. It’s better than it used to be.

D. It’s the same as it used to be.

2.Mr. Black got very angry with his grandson because______.

A. his grandson fought with others

B. he often plays computer games and failed another test

C. he didn’t take his homework back

D. he didn’t help him with the housework

3._______ died because of a car accident.

A. The English teacher　　　　　　 B. Mr. Black

C. Mr. Black’s friend　　　　 　 D. Mr. Black’s grandson.

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Few people are using the Internet now.

B. People have more time to talk with each other now.

C. It is not a problem to park cars in cities.

D. The grandfather only complains and pays no attention to the better life now.

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My grandfather is eighty years old now. He always complains about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life used to be better.

Families aren’t families they used to be. A lot of families have broken up. If husband and wife have problems with theirmarriage, they no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now not any more. Everyone is busy working. Mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now the family don’t eat home-cooked food any more.

And the cars! No one walks any more. More and more people drive. Students used to walk 5 miles to school every day, even in winter. But nowadays students don’t. And in school, children don’t have to think any more.. In math class, for example, they used to add, subtract, multiply and divide(加减乘除)in their heads. Instead, they use calculators.

And people today have TV and computers, and they don’t talk to each other any more. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think.

Life used to be simple, but it isn’t any more.

1.What does my grandfather think of the life now?

A. He thinks the life now is very good.

B. He thinks the life now is worse than it used to be.

C. He thinks the life now is better than it used to be.

D. He thinks the life is the same as it used to be.

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

A. 生活　　 B. 工作　　 C. 婚姻　　 D. 家庭

3.What has happened these years according to the passage?

A. Children don’t have to think any more in school.

B. Students use calculators in math class.

C. Some used to walk to school, but now they don’t.

D. All of above.

4.What changes have happened to some families?

a. People have TV.　

b. People like to eat home-cooked food.

c. Lots of families have computers.

d. Lots of couples(夫妇)live apart because of unhappy problems.

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

5.Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Life now is much simpler.

B. People have too much time to talk with each other now.

C. The writer’s grandfather only complains and pays no attention to better life now.

D. Lots of mothers stay at home and look after their children.

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My grandfather is eighty years old now. He always complains about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life used to be better.

Families aren't families they used to be. A lot of families have broken up. If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now not any more. Everyone is busy working. Mothers used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now the family don't eat home-cooked food any more.

And the cars! No one walks any more. More and more people drive. Students used to walk 5 miles to school every day, even in winter. But nowadays students don't. And in school, children don't have to think any more. In math class, for example, they used to add, subtract, multiply and divide(加减乘除)in their heads. Instead, they use calculators.

And people today have TVs and computers, and they don't talk to each other any more. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think.

Life used to be simple, but it isn't any more.

1.What does my grandfather think of the life now?

A. He thinks the life now is very good.

B. He thinks the life now is worse than it used to be.

C. He thinks the life now is better than it used to be.

2.According to the passage, how do the students go to school in the past?

A. By car B. By bus C. On foot

3.What has happened these years according to the passage?

A. Children don't have to think any more in school.

B. Students use calculators in math class.

C. All of above.

4.What changes have happened to some families?

a．People have TV.

b．People like to eat home-cooked food.

c．Lots of families have computers.

d. Lots of couples (夫妇)live apart because of unhappy problems.

A. a, c, d B. b, c, d C. a, b, c

5.Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Life now is much simpler.

B. The writer's grandfather only complains and pays no attention to better life.

C. People have too much time to talk with each other now.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

My grandfather is eighty years old now. He always complains about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life used to be better.

Families aren’t families they used to be. A lot of families have broken up. If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now not any more. Everyone is busy working. Mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now the family don’t eat home-cooked food any more.

And the cars! No one walks any more. More and more people drive. Students used to walk 5 miles to school every day, even in winter. But nowadays students don’t. And in school, children don’t have to think any more.. In math class, for example, they used to add, subtract, multiply and divide(加减乘除)in their heads. Instead, they use calculators.

And people today have TV and computers, and they don’t talk to each other any more. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think.

Life used to be simple, but it isn’t any more.

1.What does my grandfather think of the life now?

A. He thinks the life now is very good.　　

B. He thinks the life now is worse than it used to be.

C. He thinks the life now is better than it used to be.

D. He thinks the life is the same as it used to be.

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

A. 生活　　　　　 B.工作　　　　 C.婚姻　　　　 D.家庭

3.What has happened these years according to the passage?

A. Children don’t have to think any more in school.

B. Students use calculators in math class.

C. Some used to walk to school, but now they don’t.　

D. All of above.

4.What changes have happened to some families?

a. People have TV.　　

b. People like to eat home-cooked food.

c. Lots of families have computers.

d. Lots of couples(夫妇)live apart because of unhappy problems.

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

5.Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Life now is much simpler.　

B. People have too much time to talk with each other now.

C. The writer’s grandfather only complains and pays no attention to better life now.

D. Lots of mothers stay at home and look after their children.

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My grandfather is eighty years old now. He always complains about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life used to be better.

Families aren't families they used to be. A lot of families have broken up. If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now not more. Everyone is busy working. Mothers used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now the family don't eat home­cooked food any more.

And the cars! No one walks any more. More and more people drive. Students used to walk 5 miles to school every day, even in winter. But nowadays students don't. And in school, children don't have to think any more. In math class, for example, they used to add, subtract, multiply and divide (加减乘除) in their heads. Instead, they use calculators.

And people today have TV and computers, and they don't talk to each other any more. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think.

Life used to be simple, but it isn't any more.

1.What does my grandfather think of the life now?

A. He thinks the life now is very good.

B. He thinks the life now is worse than it used to be.

C. He thinks the life now is better than it used to be.

D. He thinks the life now is the same as it used to be.

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

A. 生活　　 B. 工作　　 C. 婚姻　　 D. 家庭

3.What has happened these years according to the passage?

A. Children don't have to think any more in school.

B. Students use calculators in math class.

C. Some children used to walk to school, but now they don't.

D. All of above.

4.What changes have happened to some families?

a. People have TV. b. People like to eat home­cooked food.

c. Lots of families have computers.

d. Lots of couples (夫妇) live apart because of unhappy problems.

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

5.Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Life now is much simpler.

B. People have too much time to talk with each other now.

C. The writer's grandfather only complains and pays no attention to better life now.

D. Lots of mothers stay at home and look after their children.

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My grandfather is eighty years old. He always complains（抱怨）about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life used to be better.

“Families aren’t the ones the way they used to be. A lot of families have broken up. If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now everyone is busy working. No one has time to look after children at home.

And the cars! No one walks anymore; more and more people drive. We used to walk five miles to school on schooldays, even in winter. But now we don’t. And in school, children don’t have to think anymore. In math class, for example, we used to add, subtract, multiply and divide(加减乘除) using our heads. But now kids don’t use their heads anymore; instead, they use calculators(计算器).

Most families have computers now. In the past we didn’t have computers. We didn’t even have lights. My mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now we　 don’t often eat　 home-cooked food.

And people talk less to each other than before. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think ...

Life used to be simple, but it isn’t anymore.”

1.What does my grandfather think of the life now?

A. He thinks the life now is very good.

B. He thinks the life now is worse than it used to be.

C. He thinks the life now is better than it used to be.

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

A. 生活　　　　　　　　　　 B. 工作　　　　　　　　 C. 婚姻

3.What has happened these years according to the passage?

A. Children don’t have to think anymore in school.

B. Students use calculators in math class.

C. Both of the above.

4.What changes have happened to families?

① There are lights at home.

② People often eat home-cooked food.

③ Lots of families have computers.

④ More couples夫妇 live apart because of unhappy problems.

A. ①③④　　　　 B. ②③④　　　　 C. ①②③

5.Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Life now is much simpler.

B. People have more time to talk with each other now.

C. The grandfather only complains and pays no attention to the better life now.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

My grandfather is eighty years old. He always complains about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life used to be better.

Families aren't what they used to be. A lot of families have broken up. If the husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now parents are both busy working. No one has time to look after children at home.

And the cars! No one walks any more. More and more people drive. We used to walk five miles to school on school days, even in winter. But now we don't. And in school, children don't have to think any more. In math class, for example, we used to add, subtract(减), multiply and divide by using our heads. But now kids don't use their heads any more. Instead, they use calculators.

Most families have computers now. In the past we didn't have computers. We didn't even have lights. My mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now we don't often eat home　 cooked food.

And people talk less to each other than before. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think.

Life used to be simple, but it isn't any more.

1.My grandfather thinks that life _____ it used to be.

A. is better than　　 B. is worse than

C. is as bad as　　 　 D. is as good as

2.What does the word “calculators” mean is Chinese?

A. 显微镜　　　　 B. 计算器　　　　　 C. 烧杯　　　　　 D. 三角板

3.What did the grandfather used to do?

A. He used to use calculators in math class

B. He used to drive to school in winter

C. He used to go to school by bike

D. He used to walk five miles to school

4.What changes have happened to some families?

① There are lights at home.

② People often eat home cooked food now.

③ Lots of families have computers.

④ More and more people drive instead of walking.

A. ①②④　　　　　　 B. ②③④　　　　　　 C. ①②③　　　　　 D. ①③④

5.Which of the following is TURE?

A. Life is very simple now.

B. People have much time to talk and to eat now.

C. Mothers always stay at home and look after their children now.

D. Some families have become single parent families now.

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