Dear sir,I read your story (of the 4th Februa...

Dear sir,

I read your story (of the 4^th February) about the cost of living in the country rather than in the town, and I agree with most of your opinions.My husband and I lived in the middle of Horlton until two years ago a seaside (海边) town of nearly five hundred thousand people.When my husband stopped working, we moved to our present house in a small village at the foot of Roland Hill, and there is no doubt (疑问) that our costs are higher now.

I have to do my shopping in small shops, where the food is more expensive than in city supermarkets; it costs more to travel by bus; and because the men who come to mend the television or the washing-machine, have to come further, we have to pay them more.

But it does not cost us much to enjoy what is beautiful in the country; and peace and quiet are cheap.It takes many people a lot of time and money to drive into the country to enjoy the simple things of life; yet we can enjoy them just by going out of the front door.It costs more to live here than it did in Horlton, but now life really is worth (值得) living.

Yours faithfully,

Edith Randall (Mrs)

1.Horlton was __________.

A．a very big city

B．a small village beside the sea

C．a town of nearly 500,000 people

D．a small village at the foot of Roland Hill

2.It costs more to live in the country because __________.

A．the men who mend the television have to come by bus

B．food costs more in small shops

C．the television goes wrong more often in the country

D．Mrs Randall has to travel by bus to the city supermarket

3.Although it costs less to live in a town, __________.

A．life is more worth living in the country

B．we can’t enjoy the beautiful view

C．it costs more to live in Horlton

D．life is worth living only when you live in a small village

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Dear Sir or Madam.

One of the teachers at my school in New York tells me that your school has summer courses.I am planning to go to Beijing nextsummer and would like to take a short one-month course.

I am 18 year sold and have been studying Chinese for six years.I was born in the USA and have never been to China before.I am going to study Chinese at the university.I think the course will help me improve my Chinese.

Could you send mea catalogue( 目录 ) and application form( 申请表 )?I would also like information about Beijing and other places nearby.I hope to do some travelling when the course is over.

Thank you!I am looking forward to your reply.

Jim Green

1.Jim Green is a student from___________.

A. America　　 B. China　　 C. Canada　　 D. Australia

2.He will cometoChina nextsummer to________.

A. improve his Chinese　　 B. visit friends

C. look for jobs　　 D. teach summer course

3.He will probably____ afterthesummer course.

A. graduate from university　　 B. work in this school

C. take a trip in Beijing　　 D. post his application form

九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

Dear Sir or Madam.

One of the teachers at my school in New York tells me that your school has summer course. I am planning to go to Beijing next summer and would like to take a short one-month course.

I am 18 years old and have been studying Chinese for six years. I was born in the USA and have never been to China before. I am going to study Chinese at the university. I think the course will help me improve my Chinese.

Could you send me a catalogue(目录) and application form (申请表)? I would also like information about Beijing and other places nearby. I hope to do some travelling when the course is over.

Thank you! I am looking forward to your reply

Very truly yours,

Jim Green

1.Jim Green is a student from_______.

A. America　　 B. China　　 C. Canada　　 D. Australia

2.He was twelve years old when he started to_______.

A. go to school　　 B. learn Chinese　　 C. study in China　　 D. travel in Beijing

3.How many times has he been to China before?

A. Once.　　 B. Twice.　　 C. Many times.　　 D. Never.

4.He will come to China next summer to_______.

A. improve his Chinese　　 B. visit friends

C. look for jobs　　 D. teach summer course

5.He will probably____ after the summer course.

A. graduate from university　　 B. work in this school

C. take a trip in Beijing　　 D. post his application form

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

“Lichun” falls ______ February 4th this year. It is the beginning of spring and the first of the 24 solar terms of the Chinese lunar calendar.

A. at B. in C. on D. of

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）

Dear Sir,

I am writing to you about my stay at your hotel. My wife and I arrived on Saturday, 15th May and stayed for a week. Though we were treated well and found the service excellent, we think there are one or two matters we should bring your attention.

1. We had hoped for a nice holiday from our busy work lives, and your advertisement said “comfortable and quiet”. We want to have a chance to enjoy ourselves. However, we were always waken up by the noise every morning. Is it really necessary for the workers to start their repair work so early?

2. We had hoped to swim in your “wonderful pool”. To our disappointment(失望), we found that it was closed for the whole time of our stay.

I hope you do not mind my writing to you about these things, but I would be happy if you could give me some explanation. As I said at the start, it is a pity, and your service is so good in other fields.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Yours sincerely

Mr Hector Bradley

根据材料内容选择最佳答案, 并将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.Whom is Mr Hector Bradley probably writing this letter to?

A. His friend.　　　 B. The owner of a hotel.

C. An editor.　　　　 D. His father.

2.When did they get to the hotel?

A. On 15th May.　　 B. Three days ago.

C. Last year.　　　　 D. On a cold winter morning.

3.What’s the main idea of the second paragraph (段落)?

A. The hotel was very comfortable and quiet.

B. The workers in the hotel were very hard-working.

C. He thought the hotel hadn’t provided them a quiet place.

D. The service in the hotel was very excellent.

4.What did Mr Bradley think about the swimming pool?

A. He felt disappointed because the swimming pool was closed for the whole time of their stay.

B. He felt disappointed because the swimming poop was too small.

C. He felt pleased with it because he had a good time there.

D. He found it really wonderful, just like what was said in the advertisement.

5.What kind of letter is it?

A.An invitation letter.

B. A thank-you letter.

C. A recommendation letter

D. A complaint letter.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Dear Sir,

Thirty years ago, I walked into your bakery(面包房) and asked for some loaves(块)of bread to sell. At that time I was twelve years old. A young lady was working that day. She gave me five loaves and wished me good luck.

I took the loaves and went out to sell them. It took me all day, but I sold them all. At the end of the day, I had some money. I was the happiest boy in the world as I walked home that evening.

The next day, I went to a bicycle shop. I paid a deposit(定金)on a new bicycle. And then I started my next job—as a newspaper deliver(递送)boy. Soon I could pay the rest of the money for the bicycle and the bike was mine. I was so proud!

Today, I still work in the delivery business. I have a lot of trucks to send goods(货物)all over the country. I live in a beautiful house, but I don’t ride a bicycle these days. I drive a large and nice car.

I do not know who that young lady was. But because she gave me the start, I have become a successful man. I’d like to show my thanks to her.

Yours,

George Jenkins

1.Thirty years ago, the man went to a bakery and ________.

A. asked a young lady for some bread to sell

B. asked a young man for some bread to sell

C. asked a young lady for some bread to eat

D. asked a young lady for some money to buy a bicycle

2.What did the man do with the money made by selling bread?

A. He went home to give it to his parents.

B. He bought some newspapers to read.

C. He paid the money as a deposit on a new bicycle.

D. He bought some more bread.

3.Why did the man write the letter? Because he wanted to _______.

A. give the money back to that young lady

B. pay for the bread

C. thank the lady for giving him the start thirty years ago

D. let the boss of the bakery know the young lady was kind

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Dear Sir/Madam，

I am writing to tell you about our experience on Train 2315 the other day. It is a train__1.___ goes from Winston to Stenberg.

This train was never late before， but last Thursday it did not get to the station_2.___time and my friends and I had to wait for nearly fifty minutes. The train was supposed to____3._the station at 9：10 am but it was 10：30 am when it set off（出发） in the end. Officials at the station neither said sorry to us___4.__gave us any reason for the delay(延误). On our way to Stenberg it stopped for ___5.___ thirty minutes and still nobody told us why.

What’s more， the service on the train was also very poor. The trip 　 6.　 more than five hours. However， we could buy__7.___but some soft drinks on the train. Worst of all， something was wrong with the air conditioning(空调) and the temperature reached 38℃ before we arrived in Stenberg.

All the passengers on the train were so angry that they asked me to write this letter to your company. We hope you can give us some explanations and improve your work later.

We are looking forward to___8.from you.

Yours，

John Armstrong

九年级英语单词拼写中等难度题查看答案及解析

Dear Laura,

I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You doubted that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you ____.

I wanted to do something very ___ for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He ____ all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it ___ it looked almost new. I was so ____ of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet and a riding outfit.(一套服装)

I could ____ wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I hardly slept the night before. Upon awakening, I went to the kitchen to start the coffee, tea, and morning food. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a __: “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”

I was so __. It had been a long-standing (长期存在的) joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could ____ lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one.” was my husband’s response.(反应)

I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could ____ this expensive gift.

Of course, the house awoke, and my son was excited with my reaction. Many kisses were ____, and I immediately wanted him to ___ my gift.

As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not ____ what I was expecting. Then I ____ that he has sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.

Of course I was the proudest mother ever on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.

So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still exists(存在) and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!

I thought you’d love to __ this story with me.

Yours,

Hilary

P.S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used” already shiny motorcycle.

1.A. an exampleB. advice    C. support    D. courage

2.A. polite    B. similar    C. special    D. private

3.A. played    B. studied    C. traveled    D. worked

4.A. after    B. before C. unless    D. until

5.A. sure    B. fond    C. proud    D. confident

6.A. perhaps B. really    C. almost    D. hardly

7.A. note    B. notice    C. word    D. sign

8.A. disturbedB. frightening    C. surprisedD. surprising

9.A. give    B. take    C. draw    D. teach

10.A. present　 B. afford    C. find    D. order

11.A. exchanged　　 B. happenedC. helpedD. lost

12.A. tear    B. open    C. check    D. receive

13.A. purely B. basically　　　　 C. obviously    D. exactly

14.A. realized B. remembered C. imaginedD. supposed

15.A. send    B. publish    C. share    D. write

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Dear Laura,

I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You don’t know whether it is true that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you ________.

I wanted to do something very ________ for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He worked all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it ________ it looked almost new. I was so proud of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet(头盔)and a riding outfit(全套装备）.

I could hardly wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I couldn’t sleep the night before. Upon awakening, I went to the kitchen to ________ the coffee, tea, and morning dishes. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a ________: “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”

I was so surprised. It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could take lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s promise.

I stood there shocked, crying a river, ________ myself how my son could ________ this expensive gift.

Of course, the house awoke, and my son was very pleased with my reaction（反应）. Many kisses were exchanged, and I immediately wanted him to ________ my gift.

As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not exactly what I was expecting. Then I realized that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard. Of course I was the proudest mother ever on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.

So I wanted you to know, that kind of love is ________ present and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!

I thought you’d love to ________ this story.                                 Yours,

Hilary

1.A. hope                           B. advice                             C. spirit                           D. courage

2.A. strange                       B. similar                             C. special                            D. private

3.A. after                            B. before                            C. unless                             D. until

4.A. start                                 B. cook                        C. set                                   D. serve

5.A. sign                                  B. notice                              C. word                      D. note

6.A. asked                          B. asking                             C. to ask                              D. ask

7.A. present                       B. find                            C. afford                     D. order

8.A. tear                                 B. open                       C. check                              D. Receive

9.A. only                             B. still                              C. ever                             D. even

10.A. send                          B. publish                           C. share                              D. Write

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The mystery stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle are famous all over the world.

The detective in his stories is called Sherlock Holmes. He solves mysteries in a most surprising way. His assistant, Dr Watson, watches with admiration and then writes up the story of the mystery afterwards.

This is a useful story writing skill. Because Watson is not very clever, the story remains a mystery until the end. The readers can sometimes pick up some clues before he does! Then, to make Watson understand the mystery, Holmes has to explain it all, step by step. So we, the readers, get to see it step by step too. Watson is almost as good a character in the story as Sherlock Holmes!

The very first time they meet, Holmes greatly surprises Watson. When they are first introduced, Holmes says to Watson, ‘How do you do? I see you have been to Afghanistan(阿富汗).’

Watson is too amazed by this to ask Holmes how he knows this. Watson has, indeed, been to Afghanistan. Later, he asks Holmes about it. Holmes explains that there is nothing magical about what he does. He gets to know it all by very, very careful observation(观察).

Observation One

Watson was introduced to Holmes as a doctor. Yet Holmes thought that the way he stood and walked made him seem like a soldier. So, this meant he was probably an army doctor.

Observation Two

Watson's face was quite dark skinned. But his wrists were pale. So his dark face was probably sun burnt. This meant that he had been to a hot, sunny country.

Observation Three

At the time, the British army had soldiers at bases in many parts of the world. So there were still a lot of places to choose from. However, Holmes saw that Watson looked very tired and he was always holding his left arm, as if it was painful. So, he had probably been with the army to a place where they were fighting. There was only one place where the British army was fighting at that time: Afghanistan.

1.The writer most probably created the character, Dr Watson, to ______.

A. give Holmes help when solving mysteries

B. show Holmes' careful observation

C. help readers pick up some clues about the mystery

D. get readers to see the mystery step by step

2. The first time they meet, ______.

A. Holmes explains how he knows Watson has been to Afghanistan

B. Holmes surprises Watson by telling that he has been to Afghanistan

C. Watson tells Holmes he has been to Afghanistan

D. Watson asks Holmes how he knows he has been to Afghanistan

3.From the passage we know that the British army ______ at that time.

A. only had soldiers in Afghanistan

B. had many army doctors at bases in many parts of the world

C. was fighting with several countries

D. was fighting with Afghanistan

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析