The centerpiece of curling(冰壶)is the curling ...

The centerpiece of curling(冰壶)is the curling stone. Kays of Scotland has been making curling stones since 1851, when William Kay and his sons Andrew and Thomas set up a workshop in Mauchline, Ayrshire, in southwest Scotland. Kays is still owned by the relatives of the founder, and today it is the only curling stone maker left in Scotland.

Used in a highly competitive sport, the curling stones are made to exact standards. First, stones are sliced and then into round “cheeses”. Finally, the cheeses are shaped and polished into curling stones in a series of steps.

Each stone must weigh 44 pounds. Each must have a maximum diameter (直径) of 36 inches. Polishing is done by hand on a wheel using water, diamond-talcum power, and felt. Finishing the stone’s “running edge” is done entirely by hand with a special kind of paper and a digital measure and magnifying glass (放大镜). Lastly, a handle(把手) is fitted into holes on the top of the stone. Stones are computer-matched into pairs. Sixteen stones----8 pairs----are needed for a game, and since curling game field usually have 6 lanes, each game field needs 96 matched stones!

Kays is a small company, employing less than ten skilled workers. Master craftsman and co-owner James Wyllie is skilled at all phases of curling stone making and is also an enthusiastic curler, as well as active member of Mauchline’s Burns Club, which meets regularly to honor well-known Mauchline residents.

【小题1 】What is true about Kays?

A. It is a family business.

B. It’s a brand(牌子) of curling stones.

C. It’s a place in Scotland.

D. It’s the name of a curling stone dealer(业者).

【小题 2】How many curling stones are needed for two games happening at the same time?

A. 8          B. 16           C. 32           D. 96

【小题 3】What does the underlined word “sliced” mean in Chinese in the second paragraph?

A. 切割    B. 镶嵌         C. 移开        D. 固定

【小题 4】Which of the following statements is NOT RIGHT according to the passage?

A. Kays of Scotland has been curling stone maker for more than 150 years.

B. The weight of each curling stone must be 44 pounds.

C. We use a special machine to polish the curling stone.

D. The workers in Kays are all experienced.

【小题 5】What’s the passage mainly about?

A. The history of curling.

B. How to make a curling stone.

C. The rules of curling.

D. How to become a curling stone maker.

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The game of curling(冰壶) is more than 500 years old. But curling did not appear as an Olympic sport until the 1998 Winter Games with both men’s and women’s championships. At the games, two teams play against each other at a time. The game is played on ice, and the two teams take turns pushing 19.1-kilogram stones towards several concentric (同心的) rings or circles. Their aim is to get the stones as close to the center of the rings as possible. One game is made up of 10“ends”. During each end, each four-person team “throws” eight stones. Team members sweep the ice clean in front of each stone to control the stone’s direction and the stone’s speed(速度). The team with the fewest points at the end of the game,is the loser.

阅读短文，根据短文内容完成表格，每空一词。

1._________

2._________

3._________

4._________

5.__________

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My name is Bess Curle, but this is not my story. It is the story of my lady Mary, Queen of Scots. She wrote the story, and then she gave it to me. I am going to give it to her son.

She began the story a week ago. It was January 1587, and we sat here in our cold room in Fotheringhay Castle, in the north of England. We couldn't see much from the window. One or two houses, a river, some trees, some horses, and a road. That's all.

The road goes to London, the home of Queen Elizabeth of England. Mary sat with her little dog in her hands and watched it, all day long.

No one came along the road. Nothing happened. I watched Mary, unhappily.

"Please, Your Majesty, come away from that window," I said. "It doesn't help. No one is going to come. Queen Elizabeth can't do it-Queens don't kill Queens."

"Don't they, Bess?" Mary said. "Then why are we here, in this prison? Why am I not free?"

"Why, Your Majesty(陛下)? Because Queen Elizabeth is afraid of you."

"That's right," Mary said. "She's afraid of me, and she hates me too. She hates me because I am beautiful, and she is not; because I had three husbands, and she never married. And because many people-good Catholic(天主教的)people in England France, Scotland, Spain-say that I, Mary, am the true Queen of England, not Elizabeth. And E}zabeth has no children, so, when she is dead, my son James..."

She came away from the window and stood in front of me. "James," she said quietly, "my son, does he think about me sometimes? He was only ten months old when I last saw him. It is nearly twenty years..."

1.This story happened in 　　　　　　 .

A. spring　　 B. summer　　 C. autumn　　 D. winter

2.According to the passage, James was 　　　　 in 1587.

A. nearly 20 years old　　 B. less than 19 years old

C. more than 21 years old　　 D. nearly 19 years old

3.What may the next paragraph talk about?

A. Mary started to hate Elizabeth.　　 B. Mary started to remember her son.

C. Bess started to save Mary.　　 D. Bess started to kill Mary.

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

My name is Bess Curle, but this is not my story. It is the story of my lady Mary, Queen of Scots. She wrote the story, and then she gave it to me. I am going to give it to her son.

She began the story a week ago. It was January 1587, and we sat here in our cold room in Fotheringhay Castle, in the north of England. We couldn't see much from the window. One or two houses, a river, some trees, some horses, and a road. That's all.

The road goes to London, the home of Queen Elizabeth of England. Mary sat with her little dog in her hands and watched it, all day long.

No one came along the road. Nothing happened. I watched Mary, unhappily.

"Please, Your Majesty, come away from that window," I said. "It doesn't help. No one is going to come. Queen Elizabeth can't do it-Queens don't kill Queens."

"Don't they, Bess?" Mary said. "Then why are we here, in this prison? Why am I not free?"

"Why, Your Majesty(陛下)? Because Queen Elizabeth is afraid of you."

"That's right," Mary said. "She's afraid of me, and she hates me too. She hates me because I am beautiful, and she is not; because I had three husbands, and she never married. And because many people-good Catholic(天主教的)people in England France, Scotland, Spain-say that I, Mary, am the true Queen of England, not Elizabeth. And E}zabeth has no children, so, when she is dead, my son James..."

She came away from the window and stood in front of me. "James," she said quietly, "my son, does he think about me sometimes? He was only ten months old when I last saw him. It is nearly twenty years..."

1.This story happened in 　　　　　　 .

A. spring　　 B. summer　　 C. autumn　　 D. winter

2.According to the passage, James was 　　　　 in 1587.

A. nearly 20 years old　　 B. less than 19 years old

C. more than 21 years old　　 D. nearly 19 years old

3.What may the next paragraph talk about?

A. Mary started to hate Elizabeth.　　 B. Mary started to remember her son.

C. Bess started to save Mary.　　 D. Bess started to kill Mary.

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Stone Field Country Park is in the south of Guangzhou. The Visitor’s Center is open from 9:30 to 16:30 every day. At the center you can get maps whit information about the location(位置) of public toilets, car parks, first-aid stations(急救站), barbecue(BBQ) places, shopping centers and public telephones in the park.

Main Attractions

We are proud of the Plant Garden. You can see thousands of different kinds of plants here. For sports lovers, a visit to our Sports Center is something you must do. Have fun with rope(绳子) walks, rock climbing and many other fun games.

A Note to Visitor

Please remember that fire is only allowed in the barbecue places. So enjoy your BBQ meals there!

Come and enjoy a day full of fun at Stone Field Country Park!

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A lot of stone tables and chairs are ________ of the river and the number of them is growing ________.

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—When you keep goldfish, it is a good idea to put some stones at the　　 of the tank(鱼缸).

—So the fish can hide behind them.

A. middle 　　　　　　 　 B. top

C. front 　　　　　　 D. bottom

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In Ge Garden, the Autumn Hill lies in the northeast and is made of piled reddish-brown Huang stones. As the highest spot in the garden, the Autumn Hill is f1. for its towering cliffs(悬崖) and beautiful scenery. From the t2. of the hill people can enjoy the fullest grand sight of the whole garden.

On its peak is Fuyun Pavilion(拂云亭), which means that by standing on the platform of the pavilion, people can stand next to the clouds and almost t3. them. The stone caves are deep into the Autumn Hill. In e4. upper caves or lower ones, there are stone rooms. In the stone rooms, there are many different things made of stones, i5. stone desks, stone beds and stone benches. The Autumn Hill is covered with maple trees(枫树) that c6. colors in late autumn.

When the setting s7. shines its light on the Huang stones and red maple leaves, people will experience the greatness of forests in autumn. In the southern part of the Autumn Hill l8. the Study Building. The hill and the building are perfectly connected so that the building m9. the hill more beautiful. By c10. the stone steps which are away from the main tour route, people will find themselves upstairs in the Study Building, where its owner used to read and store books.

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Which of the following words is pronounced /skri:n/?

A. storm　　 B. screen　　 C. steam　　 D. stone

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The building is　　　　 glass and stones.

A. made in　　 B. made up　　 C. made from　　 D. made of

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