Ever since we became pen pals, Julien has sen...

Ever since we became pen pals, Julien has sent me strange things. Once, she sent her sneeze in a jar.（“I have a cold, can you tell?” she wrote.） Then she sent her fingerprint.（“So you’ll recognize me in a crowd.”）

Julien sent me breakfast, all right: cornflakes. Soggy, milky, grainy, crumbly, limp cornflakes scraped from the bottom of her cereal bowl. I lost my appetite, but I read the letter.

“She’s mistaken,” I told my mom. “No one can send a sunset, not even Julien. It’s impossible.”

“I don’t know,” Mom said. “Julien might find a way. After all, she did send you her sneeze.”

A week later I checked the mail and found a box with air holes and the words “FRAGILE—THIS SIDE UP” printed in bold black letters on the top. It was from Julien.

I stroked the box with my fingers. It was perfectly dry. I smelled it. It didn’t smell. I held my breath and started opening the package. What if sunbeams spring out and hit me in the face like those fake snakes in a can? I thought.

My hands shook as I lifted the last flap and peeked inside. Where in the world was the sunset? All I could find was a letter and a twisty, gray, papery shell. It looked like a submarine. I read the letter.

I looked again at the gray shell. That’s no sunset, I thought. “You must mean the submarines at your house, Julien,” I said. Without reading the postscript, I laid the letter and the submarine on the kitchen table. Then I left the room to find a pen so that I could cross out “sunset” and write “submarine” above it.

When I returned, I stared in shock at the submarine. A creature was oozing out of it! Was it a sea monster? I looked closer. It was a winged creature... an insect... a butterfly. An orange, blue, purple, red, and gold butterfly. It looked like... a sunset!

While the sunset opened and closed its wings to dry them, I read Julien’s postscript. It said, “P. S. Next week I’m sending you Japan.”

1.What does the underlined word“ oozing” probably mean?

A．Moving.　　　　　　　　 　　　　 B．Jumping.　　　　　　

C．Swimming.　　　　 　　　　　　　 D．Flying.

2.What did Julien really want Caitlin to see in the fourth mail?

A．The setting sun.　　　　　　　 B．Colors of a sunset.

C．A colorful butterfly.　　　　 D．A new submarine.

3.We can learn from the passage that Julien was ________.

A．strange and clever　　　　　　 B. honest and friendly

C．creative and giving　　　　　　 D. funny and inventive

4.What can be inferred from the passage?

A．Caitlin was from Japan and had never seen Julien.

B．Caitlin’s mom thought Julien’s gifts were fantastic.

C．Caitlin was pleased with the cornflakes that Julien sent.

D．Caitlin was expecting another unusual gift from Julien.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

He ________music ever since he studied in primary school.

A.has been interested in B.became interested in

C.took interests in D.was interested in

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

—Jim has a pen pal from America.

—_________. My pen pal lives in New York.

A. So has I　　　　 B. So do I　　　　　 C. So I have　　　　　　 D. So I do

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Ever since I was a child, my mouth has caused me trouble.I'm not a bad person, but I have a hard time learning when to stop saying bad things to others.

My mum has told _______ again and again，“Robert，your bad words are hurting me._______ you continue to be rude like this, you will get into big trouble.”

It has been a problem at school several times too.One day，in English class, I was working on my homework when I heard a classmate _______ behind me. It was Nathaniel, who liked doing that as usual.

I thought of what my mother had said to me and _______ nicely, “Nathaniel, would you be quiet？”

However, Nathaniel kept saying something to the boy next to him loudly.I _______ shouted，“Nathaniel，shut up！”

_______ the next five minutes, we threw hurtful words at each other.

“At least I don't have an ugly lazy eye like you！” I cried out.

I knew this would make him _______ and it would hurt his feelings and shut him up.

What I said filled him with anger.He ran to my _______ and tried to catch me as he shouted, “That's it！That's it！”

Surprised at his reaction，I sat back in my seat.I had _______ seen Nathaniel act like this before.Later on，we were taken to the teachers’ office.There，Mr Black，our English teacher，told us to ________ the problem between us.Only then I finally found that ________ I hurt someone physically，he could finally get healthy again.But when I hurt someone with my ________, sometimes the pain never went away.

At the end of the discussion, I said ________ to Nathaniel.

When I went back to my room, I began to ________ how often what I said hurt others. I’ll remember what my mum said to me and learn when to keep my ________ closed.

1.A.her B.me C.him D.them

2.A.Though B.So C.If D.Till

3.A.singing B.reading C.beating D.talking

4.A.wrote B.said C.copied D.heard

5.A.happily B.slowly C.carefully D.angrily

6.A.For B.At C.With D.To

7.A.relaxed B.worried C.sad D.happy

8.A.classroom B.bag C.book D.seat

9.A.often B.never C.usually D.sometimes

10.A.discuss B.read C.make D.do

11.A.while B.after C.when D.where

12.A.words B.action C.advice D.experience

13.A.goodbye B.thanks C.sorry D.okay

14.A.think about B.write about C.point out D.work out

15.A.eyes B.mouth C.windows D.door

九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

Ever since I was a child, my mouth has caused me trouble. I'm not a bad person; I have a hard time learning when to keep my mouth closed. My mom has told me again and again, "Robert, your constant bad words are hurting me. If you continue to be this rude, you will get into big trouble."It's been a problem at school several times too when teachers have told me something I didn't want to hear. I used to feel it was my duty to stand up for myself. One day in English class I began working on my homework until I heard a classmate talking behind me. It was Nathaniel, talking to himself as usual. I said ever so nicely, "Nathaniel, would you be quiet?"　 Nathaniel continued talking to himself. I quickly shouted "Nathaniel, shut up!" For the next five minutes, we threw hurtful words back and forth at each other.　 "At least I don't have an ugly lazy eye like you!" I shouted.I knew this would upset him deep inside. It would hurt his feelings and shut him up.　　 What I said filled him with anger. He tried to reach over my seat and grab me as he shouted, "That's it! That's it!" Surprised at his reaction, I sat back in my seat. Never had I seen Nathaniel act like this before.　 Later on, we were taken to the principal's office. There, Mr. Black, the principal, told us to discuss the matter. It wasn't until then that I finally found that when I hurt someone physically, the wounds eventually heal. But when I hurt them with my words, sometimes the pain (痛苦) never goes away. At the end of the discussion, I said sorry to Nathaniel. When I headed back to my room, I spent some time praying. I began to think about how often what I said hurt others. But I believe that as I keep praying and asking God to help me, he'll tell me when to keep my mouth closed.

1.What's the writer's name?

A. Nathaniel.

B. Robert.

C. Black.

D. Green.

2.One day in English class, Nathaniel ____when the other classmates worked on their homework.

A. read the text

B. listened to the others

C. talked to himself

D. kept silent

3.What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word heal?

A. 愈合

B. 痛苦

C. 和好

D. 伤害

4.In the text the writer tried to tell us that _________.

A. when you hurt someone, the pain never goes away

B. we should try to help each other at school

C. it is one's duty to stand up for himself

D. words cause more pain than wounds

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I ______my English a lot already since I wrote to my pen pal in this way.

A.improve B.improved C.have improved D.will improve

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的ABCD四个选项，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Ever since I was a child，my mouth has caused me trouble. I’m not a bad person；I have a 16 time learning when to stop saying bad things to others.

My mom has told me again and again，“Robert，your constant（不断的）bad words are hurting me. If you 　　　 to be this rude，you will get into big trouble.”

It’s been a problem at school several times too when teachers have told me something I didn’t want to hear. I used to feel it was my 　　　 to stand up for myself.

One day in English class I was working on my homework when I heard a classmate 　　　 behind me. It was Nathaniel，who liked doing that as usual.

I said ever so 　　　 ，“Nathaniel，would you be quiet?”

Nathaniel kept saying something to himself. I quickly 　　　 ，“Nathaniel，shut up!”

For the next five minutes，we threw hurtful words back and forth at each other.

“At least I don’t have an ugly lazy eye like you!”I cried out.

I knew this would make him 　　　 　 and it would hurt his feelings and shut him up.

What I said filled him with anger. He tried to 　　　 over my seat and catch me as he screamed，“That’s it!That’s it!”

　　　 at his reaction（反应），I sat back in my seat. I had never seen Nathaniel act like this before. Later on，we were taken to the teachers’ office. There，Mr. Black，our English teacher，told us to 　　　 the matter. It wasn’t until then that I finally found that 　　　 I hurt someone physically，the woulds finally heal（愈合）.But when I hurt someone with my 　　　 ， sometimes the pain never goes away.

At the end of the discussion，I said 　　　 to Nathaniel.

When I went back to my room，I spent some time praying（祈祷）.I began to 　　　 how often what I said hurt others. But I believe that as I keep asking God to help me，he’ll tell me when to keep my 　　　 closed.

1.A. busy　　　 　 B. hard　　　　 C. happy　　　　 D. valuable

2.A. decide　　 B. like　　　　　 C. continue　　　 D. try

3.A. duty　　　　 B. turn　　　　 C. time　　　　　　 D. choice

4.A. singing　　　 B. reading　　 C. beating　　　　 D. talking

5.A. clearly　　　 B. nicely　　　　 C. carelessly 　 D. angrily

6.A. repeated　　 B. expressed　　 C. replied　　　　 D. shouted

7.A. crazy　　　　 B. afraid　　　　 C. sad　　　　 　 D. bored

8.A. fall　　　　　 B. look　　　　　 C. hand　　　　 　 D. reach

9.A. Satisfied　 B. Surprised　 C. Nervous　　 　 D. Serious

10.A. discuss　　 B. solve　　　　 C. explain　　 D. report

11.A. while　　　　 B. after　　　　 C. when　　　　 　 D. where

12.A. words　　　　 B. action　　　 C. ideas　　　　 D. experience

13.A. goodbye　　 B. thanks　　　 C. sorry　　　　 D. okay

14.A. imagine　　 B. notice　　　　 C. record　　　　 D. consider

15.A. eyes　　　　 B. mouth　　　 C. windows　　　 D. door

九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

--When did your pen pal arrive _______ Beijing?

--He got here_______ the morning of the 9th of June.

A. at; in         B. in; in        　　　　　　　　　 C. to; on      　　　　　　　　　 D. in; on

九年级英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

—My mother broke in when I 　　　　　　　　 online with my pen pal this morning. She punished me and warned me against using the computer this term.

—That’s why you are so unhappy now. You should have used it after your mother said yes.

A. am chatting　　 B. chatted　　 C. chat　　 D. was chatting

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Since two years ago, Where Are We Going, Dad? ( 《爸爸去哪儿？》) has become one of the most popular TV shows. On the shows, the five fathers and their children traveled around China, riding camels through the western deserts, fishing on the east coast, and selling vegetables for their bus fare(费用) home in southwestern Yunnan Province.

One dad doesn’t know how to do his daughter’s hair, so some people try to help him. Another one must survive with his son for three days in the desert. Because the father can’t cook, they only eat instant noodles(方便面).

Why is Where Are We Going, Dad? so popular? Because it is about how Chinese parents look after their kids. The show makes modern parents think about what they should do with their kids. “In traditional Chinese culture, the father is strict and the mother is kind. But on the show, we see fathers who are much gentler(温和的) on their kids and more involved(参与) in their upbringing(培养)” said Li Minyi, a professor of early childhood education.

In the past, children were taught to obey their parents’ wishes and look after them in their old age. But today Chinese parents increasingly realize that respecting their children’s choices may be a better way to prepare them for modern society. As they raise their children, parents are growing up at the same time.

根据短文内容，选择正确选项。

1.How many fathers and their children are mainly mentioned on Where Are We Going, Dad?

A. Two.　 B. Three.　　 C. Four.　　 D. Five.

2. Where Are We Going, Dad? is so popular because ______.

A. it teaches fathers how to cook

B. it tells us how to survive in the desert

C. it is about how Chinese parents look after their kids

D. it shows us how to ride camels through the western deserts

3. Which of the following is not TRUE according to the passage?

A. The show makes modern parents think about what to do with their parents.

B. In traditional Chinese culture, the father is strict and the mother is kind.

C. In the past, children were taught to obey their own wishes.

D. From the passage we know that Li Minyi is a writer of early childhood education.

4. The underlined word “survive” means ______ in Chinese.

A. 生存 B. 服务 C. 料想 D. 蔓延

5. From the passage we know that______.

A. fishing on the east coast is really interesting

B. children should learn to look after their parents when they are old

C. today Chinese children should respect their parents’ choices

D. as they raise their children, parents are growing up at the same time

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析