I remember the exact moment I learned the pri...

I remember the exact moment I learned the principle(原则) of preparing for luck.

I was on the wrestling(摔跤) team, Now, if there’s one thing I can tell you about any sport, it is that wresting is probably the sport that has the least luck. There are only two people out on the mat(垫子), so you cannot blame(指责) it on your teammates or your coach(教练). And guess what? There is no weather because we do the whole thing indoors, so you can’t say, “It was raining” or “It was snowing.” So we should say wrestling is the sport with the least luck.

On our team there were two world champions; one of them had been a world champion five times. We also had five people who were national champions. One of them was a guy by the name of John.

John had never been beaten in any high school wrestling competition that I could remember, as he was a national champion. There was nobody local who could touch him.

One day, we went for a match with our biggest opponent（对手）. John went out on the mat, and about a minute and 30 seconds into the match he tried to make a special move. He rolled over, and his opponent caught him halfway through his roll. He was pinned(压住)! The match was over.

I remember on the way home, one of our teammates tried to comfort John by saying, “Oh, he just got lucky.” And John said, “That’s so silly. The opportunity presented itself, and he just took advantage it.”

We used to have this big sign in our wrestling room that the coach had put there. “Luck is what happens when opportunity meets preparation.”

John’s opponent was prepared to make use of this opportunity. The possibility of beating John was not strong and he knew it. But he waited for the right opportunity, and he defeated and pinned a national champion.

In other words, the real message is “Be prepared!” It’s not just finding the opportunity, you have to be prepared to take it.

1.The author thinks that if you want to win in the wrestling, ________

A. you must have the best luck

B. you must prepare for it well

C. you should know your opponent

D. you must become a national champion

2.The phrase “on the wrestling team” can be replaced by “________”

A. a leader of the wrestling team

B. a person working for the wrestling team

C. a member of the wrestling team

D. the coach of the wrestling team

3.Why did one of the author’s teammates comfort John?

A. Because John was beaten easily

B. Because John’s opponent was much stronger than him

C. Because John looked very unhappy after the match

D. Because failure is the mother of success

4.From this passage, we can infer that ________

A. John’s opponent had more luck than him

B. wrestling is an outdoor sport

C. wrestling is the sport with the most luck

D. John didn’t prepare so well as his opponent

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A. A Wrestling Match　　 B. Catch the Opportunity

C. To be Lucky, be Prepared　　 D. A Sport with the Least Luck

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阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

Living next to next is the principle (原则) of a neighbor. Good neighborliness is the ideal to be aimed at. As the saying goes, no man is an island; he has to live with his neighbors. To make life easy and pleasant, he must cooperate with his neighbors.

Whether one likes it or not, one cannot do without neighbors. Normally one may think he can do without neighbors because he can manage all comforts and services, so the services or the need for a friend may not happen. However, the sympathy (同情), admiration and appreciation which a neighbor may offer will have a great humanizing influence. To share one’s view and sometimes even sadness, one needs some neighbors.

But all neighbors are not always keeping the friendly relationship. Stresses and tension (紧张) develop because of misunderstanding. Very often children may be the cause for tense feelings. The neighbor’s son may pick a flower or a fruit from your garden and an argument may follow. Again he may throw his ball at your window breaking it. These are common cases so far as the younger one is concerned but it is for the elders to view them with calmness and make up for it. This may read easy on paper but not so in real life. But being broad minded, one must be able to tolerate (容忍). Another reason for tension may be the animals. Your neighbor’s dog may be a real trouble or his chickens would come into your garden and eat away your plants.

In all these cases to keep up good neighborliness, some understanding between the neighbors is important. Small differences can be easily patched up or worked out. Try to be friendly and the problem will not be difficult to solve. Care can at times play a good part and help the neighbors in a small or big way. Nobody is perfect and it is better not to speak ill of your neighbors. A cheerful word, a nod or a small talk will strengthen the feeling of good neighborliness.

Neighborliness is not only for people but it is also largely important between neighboring countries. History has got a lot to teach on this. Unless countries learn to live as good neighbors, there cannot be peace on earth. So children must be taught at home and in the school to cooperate with the neighbors and be friendly with them. The basic rule is to give and take and to develop a sense that the other man has as much right as you do, and some degree of tolerance is very necessary.

1.What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A. One is often needed by his family.

B. No one likes to be alone on an island.

C. Everyone has to live with his neighbors.

D. Everyone lives an easy and pleasant life.

2.Which of the following may cause misunderstanding?

A. Hobbies and habits. 　 B. Children and pets.

C. Sports and games. 　　 D. Likes and dislikes.

3.What does the sentence “Small differences can be easily patched up or worked out.” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. Praising others can help to be good neighbors.

B. Unimportant disagreement can be easily solved.

C. One can easily make good use of small arguments.

D. Nobody can be perfect enough to speak ill of others.

4.In the passage, the writer tries to ____.

A. show the important of getting on with neighbors

B. teach the basic rules of behaving well at home

C. explain the reasons of learning teamwork

D. introduce ways of being a better person

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I couldn’t remember the exact date of the storm, but I knew it was ________ Sunday because we were on ________ field trip.

A. a; a            B. the; the            C. the; a                D. a; the

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I can’t remember when exactly the Robinsons left _____ city. I only remember it was ______ Sunday.

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What’s the best way to remember our happiest moments, like a birthday or festival? I bet you would answer , “Take lots of photos!” Well, here is a great surprise. People who always take photos may actually be harming(伤害) their memory, because they’re not concentrating on the event itself. That’s according to new research by Fairfield University, Connecticut, in the US. They call this the “photo-taking impairment(损害) affect”.

“People so often take out their cameras almost mindlessly to catch a moment, to the point that they are missing what is happening right in front of them,” Henkel and her team decided to perform an experiment. They wanted to find out whether taking photos in a museum weakened(减弱) a visitor’s memory of what they had seen. So they simply told a group to look around the museum, and either take photos of the items on display, or try to remember what they had seen. In addition(另外), the amount(数量) of detail(细节) they remembered was worse than those who didn’t take photos. “These results show how the mind’s eye and the camera’s eye are not the same,” said Henkel.

But don’t put your camera down just yet. Other studies have found that looking back at old photos helps us remember an event, compared to just taking a photo and forgetting about it. So next time you’re thinking of taking a photo, just think: is it better to look at the beauty around you with your own eyes, or behind the eye of the camera?

1. When we take photos, we _________.

A. fail to focus on the event itself

B. can’t record the details

C. remember what we have seen

D. are likely to have a poor memory

2.Which of the following is NOT true about the experiment?

A. People who didn’t take photos did better in the experiment.

B. They asked a group to try to remember what they had seen.

C. The experiment aimed to learn what people were interested in at the museum.

D. People who took photos in the museum could remember less details.

3.According to the passage, we’d better _________.

A. never use our cameras

B. remember an event by heart

C. always remember an event with the help of a camera

D. see everything only with our own eyes

4.What do the results of the experiment show us?

A. The mind’s eye and the camera’s eye are not the same.

B. People remember happiest moments by taking photos.

C. Looking back at old photos helps us remember an event.

D. People don’t like taking photos.

5.Where can we probably read this passage?

A. The entrance of a museum.

B. A guidebook on how to take good pictures.

C. An instruction of how to use a camera.

D. A scientific report.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Reviewing is an important part of study. It helps you learn, remember, and apply what you know. It is also a good idea to review before quizzes（测试）. This will help keep materials fresh in your mind. Here are some advice on how to review well.

Find Your Place

To review for an exam, you must first find a quiet and relaxing environment. Somewhere you feel the most comfortable and you can work best. It should be in a place where you will not be disturbed（打扰）.

Take Your Time

It is a good idea to make reviewing be part of your weekly routine(常规). The best way to do this is to review every day. You should make sure that you study for no more than two hours at a time, and that you take regular(有规律的)breaks every half an hour or so. This will keep you fresh and be able to take in information.

Stay Organized

It can be very helpful to set up a system if you are organized. If you are taking notes, organize them by subject, topic, and date. That way when you have a quiz or exam, you can easily find the right notes to study to help you prepare.

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－So far, we __________ over 2,000 English words.

－Really? But I can’t remember all of them.

A. learn 　　　　　　　　 B. will learn　

C. learned 　　　　　　　 D. have learned

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Peter can learn the new words by heart.

A. read　　　 B. remember　　　　 C. speak

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There is one word you must learn before you visit the USA. That is “Freeze”. Remember it has a special meaning besides the usual one. It means “stand still and don’t move”. Often policemen use it when they are ready to use their guns. If one doesn’t obey the order and moves, he or she will be shot to death.

One evening in Los Angeles, someone rang the bell of a house. It was a dangerous area at night, so the owner of the house took his gun with him when he answered the door. He opened the door and saw a strange man. But the man turned round and started walking away from the house. The owner cried: “Freeze”, but the young man went on walking without obeying the owner’s order. The owner thought he was trying to run away, so he shot at the young man and he was killed.

Later, police found that the dead man was a Japanese student who was studying in Los Angeles University. He went to visit a friend, but unluckily could not remember the number of the house. When he realized he went to the wrong house he turned round and left. He didn’t know much English and so didn’t understand the word “Freeze”. What a lesson we should get for this!

1.According to the article, what does the word “Freeze” mean?

A．It means “be covered with ice”.          B．It means “very cold”.

C．It means “dangerous”.                 D．It means “Stand still, or I will shoot you”.

2.The meaning of the word “owner” here means _________.

A．a policeman                           B．a man with a gun

C．a person who possesses something          D．a dog of a house

3.Which of the following is right?

A．When you hear the police or someone say “Freeze” in the USA, you must stop moving.

B．Don’t ring the bell of anyone’s house in the USA at night.

C．At last, the police found the dead man was a thief.

D．The owner of the house was put into prison.

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the article?

A．Police say “Freeze” when they are going to use their guns.

B．The story happened in Los Angeles in the morning.

C．The dead man was a Japanese student.

D．The dead man couldn’t understand the meaning of “Freeze”.

5.What’s the best title of the article?

A．A Japanese Student                      B．American Police

C．Freeze                               D．The Owner of a House

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Sing the Language You’re Learning How can you remember a song from your childhood to this day? Why do your teachers use songs to teach you English? It seems there is a scientific reason for this.

Researchers are now studying the relationship between music and remembering a foreign language. They find that remembering words in a song is the best way to remember even the most difficult language.

“Singing could be a new way of learning a foreign language. The brain likes to remember things when they are used in a catchy and meaningful way”’said Dr Karen Ludke. The findings may help those who have difficulty learning foreign languages. On his blog,Dr Ludke wrote ,“A listen-and-repeat singing method can support foreign language learning,and open the door for future research in this area. ”

Many language teachers know the value of using and singing. Hua Zhuying,a teacher at a Chinese language school in Washington　　 D. C. depends heavily on songs in teaching Chinese. She says ,“I use music all the time to teach children Chinese. For little kids usually we use English songs but teach them the Chinese lyrics. So it's easy for them to start because they know the music. Not only does it work,but it is fun for the kids. ”

“Sometimes,I think if I were taught English that way,maybe I would speak much better English than now”’ Hua Zhuying adds.

Our brain likes music,especially for remembering. So,if you’re still struggling in learning a language,why not try singing it out?

1.Dr Ludke believes that foreign language learning can be supported by .

A. using the listen-and-repeat singing method

B. listening to all kinds of famous music

C. writing songs with the language

D. reading the lyrics again and again

2.From the passage,we know that Hua Zhuying .

A. is interested in writing English songs

B. teaches children English by using music

C. teaches Chinese in an American school

D. is a researcher in a language school

3.The passage mainly tells us that .

A. many researchers realise the importance of language studying

B. your brain remembers a language better if you sing it

C. many language teachers know the value of famous music

D. you will never learn a language well unless you can sing

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