Maxim Gorky(高尔基)was born in a carpenter's (木匠...

Maxim Gorky(高尔基)was born in a carpenter's (木匠) family. When he was five, he______　 his father.

He　 _____ his childhood in his grandfather's home.　 _______the age of ten, his mother _______of illness. His grandfather　 _____ him look for a job by himself.　 For ten years, young Gorky　　 _____ about in the street. He did whatever kinds of jobs he ____ , and he lived such ______ life. The dog's life in the ten years made him deeply understand the hardship of the _____people and deeply hate the old system (制度).

During that time he read all kinds of books which　 ______him a lot of materials for works later on.

1.A. lived with　　 B. played with　　 C. lost　　 D. learned from

2.A. made　　 B. enjoyed　　 C. lived　　 D. spent

3.A. On　　 B. At　　 C. In　　 D. For

4.A. died　　 B. died with　　 C. had　　 D. had a

5.A. noticed　　 B. do　　 C. made　　 D. heard

6.A. studied　　 B. played with　　 C. walked 　　 D. worked

7.A. did　　 B. could find　　 C. looked after　　 D. wanted

8.A. a simple　　 B. a hard　　 C. a happy　　 D. an interesting

9.A. young　　 B. old　　 C. rich　　 D. working

10.A. gave　　 B. did　　 C. helped　　 D. lent

九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

Jack was a carpenter(木匠). He was living in a village. His mother died a long time ago. His aged father, Ken, lived with him. Ken could not even walk well. He was so weak. It was because Jack did not give him enough food. He only gave his father a small bowl made from earth. Even a little rice in the bowl appeared to be much.

Jack had a son. His name is Mike. He was a very good boy. He loved his grandfather. He had great respect for the old man. He did not like his father’s attitude to his grandfather.

One day Ken was eating his food out of the earthen(土制的) bowl. The bowl fell down and broke into pieces. The food also fell on the floor. Jack saw the broken bowl. He was very angry with his father. The old man felt bad about what happened. He was sorry for his mistake.

Mike saw this. He did not like what his father did, but he was afraid to speak against his father. The next day, Mike took some of his father’s tools and a piece of wood. He worked with the tools to make a wooden bowl. His father saw him working.

“What are you making, Mike?”he asked.

“I am making a wooden bowl! ”replied Mike. “I am making it for you, father. When you grow old, like my grandfather, you will need a bowl for food. A bowl made from earth may break very easily. So I want to give you a wooden bowl”

After hearing this, Jack felt sorry and regretted having treated his father badly.

1.What kind of bowl did Jack’s father own?

A. A wooden bowl.　 B. An earthen bowl.

C. A golden bowl.　　 D. A plastic bowl.

2.Why did Jack give his father a small bowl to have dinner?

A. Because it was expensive.

B. Because it wasn’t easy to break.

C. Because his father liked the bowl.

D. Because the food in it appeared to be much.

3.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “attitude”?

A. 策略　　 B. 思想　　 C. 态度　　 D. 好心

4.What’s the true reason of Mike’s making a wooden bowl?

A. To make a better bowl for his grandfather.

B. To learn the skills of a carpenter.

C. To prepare a bowl for his father.

D. To teach his father a lesson.

5.What’s the title of the passage?

A. Two broken bowls　 B. A wooden bowl

C. A little grandson　　 D. A poor old man

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Charlie，a master carpenter(木匠)，was very well respected in his community．Everyone knew that if they wanted the best，they would call on him．Of course that meant that Charlie would never be rich．Other carpenters always told him that if he used inferior(劣质的)materials and cheap labor then he could make a lot of money．Charlie would not take their advice．

One day，John，the richest man in town came to Charlie．He said that he had just bought the best piece of land in town. He was going to Europe for 4 months and wanted Charlie to build him the best house in town．“Spare no expense and give me the best．”

Charlie thought about this and decided finally he would make some money．He did not get his usual great carpenters and fine materials from his normal suppliers．He built the house and covered up the flaws(瑕疵)．After 4 months he had spent about 50％of what he usually spends on a house．

John came back from Europe and immediately called Charlie and asked him to meet him at the house．When they met，John asked him if he had used the finest materials and spared no expense．Charlie said absolutely(绝对地)．John said that he was glad．He paid Charlie，then told him that he wanted to reward Charlie for all of his years of service to the community by giving Charlie this house．

There are many times in our lives where we let down a little bit. When you do，you never know what is going to happen．

1.What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

A．Charlie was an honest and respected master carpenter．

B．Charlie was a very foolish master carpenter．

C．Charlie was a good but stubborn master carpenter．

D．Charlie was a carpenter who would never be rich．

2.What does the underlined phrase “spare no expense” in the second paragraph mean?

A．to spend no money

B．to spend all the money necessary

C．to give not enough money

D．to waste no money

3.From Paragraph 3 we can learn ___________________ .   .

A．Charlie did as the rich man told him

B．the house was well built

C．Charlie kept some of the money to himself

D．the house was only half finished after 4 months

4.When Charlie heard that he would be given the house, he must have felt _______ .

A．happy    B．sorry    C．1ucky   D．satisfied

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A．A good carpenter shouldn’t earn money from his labor．

B．A carpenter shouldn’t earn a rich man’s money．

C．The richest man often punished carpenters．

D．One should always be honest．

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Charlie，a master carpenter(木匠)，was very well respected in his community．Everyone knew that if they wanted the best，they would call on him．Of course that meant that Charlie would never be rich．Other carpenters always told him that if he used inferior(劣质的)materials and cheap labor then he could make a lot of money．Charlie would not take their advice．

One day，John，the richest man in town came to Charlie．He said that he had just bought the best piece of land in town. He was going to Europe for 4 months and wanted Charlie to build him the best house in town．“Spare no expense and give me the best．”

Charlie thought about this and decided finally he would make some money．He did not get his usual great carpenters and fine materials from his normal suppliers．He built the house and covered up the flaws(瑕疵)．After 4 months he had spent about 50％of what he usually spends on a house．

John came back from Europe and immediately called Charlie and asked him to meet him at the house．When they met，John asked him if he had used the finest materials and spared no expense．Charlie said absolutely(绝对地)．John said that he was glad．He paid Charlie，then told him that he wanted to reward Charlie for all of his years of service to the community by giving Charlie this house．

There are many times in our lives where we let down a little bit. When you do，you never know what is going to happen．

1.What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

A．Charlie was an honest and respected master carpenter．

B．Charlie was a very foolish master carpenter．

C．Charlie was a good but stubborn master carpenter．

D．Charlie was a carpenter who would never be rich．

2.What does the underlined phrase “spare no expense” in the second paragraph mean?

A．to spend no money

B．to spend all the money necessary

C．to give not enough money

D．to waste no money

3.From Paragraph 3 we can learn ___________________ .

A．Charlie did as the rich man told him

B．the house was well built

C．Charlie kept some of the money to himself

D．the house was only half finished after 4 months

4.When Charlie heard that he would be given the house, he must have felt _______ .

A．happy            B．sorry             C．1ucky            D．satisfied

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A．A good carpenter shouldn’t earn money from his labor．

B．A carpenter shouldn’t earn a rich man’s money．

C．The richest man often punished carpenters．

D．One should always be honest．

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Florence Nightingale was born in a rich family .When she was young ,she took lessons in music and drawing ,and read great books. She also traveled a great deal (大量地) with her parents.

As a child she felt that visiting sick people was both a duty and a pleasure . She enjoyed helping them.

At last her mind was made up,“I’m going to be a nurse .” She decided.

“Nursing　 isn’t　 the　 right work for a lady,” her father told her.

“Then I will make it so.” She smiled .And then she went to learn nursing In Germany and France.

During the Crimean War in 1854,she and a team of thirty-eight nurses went to the front(前线) hospitals. What they saw there was terrible .Many soldiers died because the hospitals were dirty . But the brave nurses went to work hard to make the hospital clean and stop soldiers dying .Florence used her own money and some from friends to buy clothes, beds, medicines and food for the men. Her only pay was smiles from the dying soldiers . But they were more than enough for this kind woman.

After the war she returned to England in 1856,and was honored for her services by Queen Victoria .But Florence said that her work had just begun .

She raised money to build the Nightingale Home(疗养院) for Nurses in London.

She also wrote a book on public health ,which was printed in several countries.

She died at the age or ninety ,still trying to serve others through her work as a nurse .In fact ,it is because of her that we honor nurses today.

1.What did Nightingale love doing when she was a child?

2.What did her father say when Nightingale decided to be a nurse ?

3.How long did Nightingale work in the front hospitals?

4.Did Nightingale make a lot of money during the Crimean War ?

5.Why do we honor nurses today?

九年级英语其他题简单题查看答案及解析

George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight．When George was fourteen, he became his father's helper．He spent a lot of time learning about engines（发动机）．And on holidays he often made one engine to pieces and studied each piece carefully．Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write．He began to learn English letters when he was seventeen years old．Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young school teacher. On his eighteenth birthday，he wrote his own name for the first time in his life．George invented（发明） many things in his life．The train was the greatest one among them．Today when we take trains from one place to another，we'll think of this great man---George Stephenson．

1.In which year did George Stephenson start to help his father？________．

A.In 1781 B.In 1789 C.In 1795 D.In 1798

2.He learned about the engine ________．

A.through reading and writing

B.by making it to pieces and studying each piece carefully

C.at lessons from a young teacher

D.by asking a lot of questions

3.He spent a lot of time learning about engines and soon he became ________．

A.a great man B.a good maker C.a good worker D.a good student

4.George Stephenson invented the ________.

A.the train B.the telephone C.the car D.the computer

5.From the passage we know George Stephenson was one of the greatest ____ in the world．

A.workers B.writers C.learners D.inventors

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Meng Peijie was born in Shanxi province in 1991 in a poor family.When her father died in a car accident in 1996，her mother had to give her up because she wasn't able to support her.Liu Fangying，a worker，adopted(收养)this five－year－old girl.There were three years of happiness until the day Liu got serious illness.Her illness made her lie on the bed all day and all night.Worse more，because of her illness，her husband left home and never returned.Liu attempted to kill herself，but Meng Peijie saw it and stopped her.She cried “Don't leave me，mummy.You are the only one who cares for me.You and me make a family.” From then on，Meng had to learn to cook，wash，shop and take care of her adoptive mother by herself.She was so short that she even had to stand on a chair to cook.

Life was hard for them，but nothing could stop Meng Peijie from going to school.Every day，she got up very early，did some housework and hurried to school.She worked very hard and did well in her lessons.In 2009，she went to Shanxi Normal University to study.She rented a house near school and arranged(安排) her adoptive mother to live there with her.

For more than ten years，Meng has been giving her selfless love to her adoptive mother and she also finds joy and love.She has been honoured as(授予) the “Top 10 people who moved China in 2012”．One of Meng's dreams is that her adoptive mother，Liu Fangying can stand up by herself.So she keeps on helping her exercise and relax her legs every day.We hope her dream will come true one day.

1.Meng Peijie was adopted ________.

A. in 1991　　 B. in 1996

C. in 2009　　 D. in 2012

2.How old was Meng Peijie when she began to support the whole family?

A. Five years old.　　 B. Six years old.

C. Seven years old.　　 D. Eight years old.

3.What did Meng Peijie do after her adoptive mother was ill?

A. She left home.

B. She stopped going to school.

C. She stopped for her adoptive father.

D. She stopped to do chores and looked after her adoptive mother.

4.What does the underlined word “selfless” mean?

A. 无私的　　 B. 自私的

C. 幼小的　　 D. 成熟的

5.Meng Peijie dreams her adoptive mother can ________ one day.

A. go to work　　 B. make money

C. stand up　　 D. cook by herself

九年级英语阅读理解极难题查看答案及解析

John was born in a rich family. When John finished school, he was already 18 years old. His father said to him, “Get a job in the town. If you stay at home, you will get nothing from me.” A few weeks later, John went to an office and asked for a job there. A man took him into a small room and gave him some questions on a piece of paper. John answered the questions quickly, then he gave the paper to the man. The man looked at the paper for a few minutes and asked, “You were born on September 23. But which year you were born in?” John answered, “Oh, every year.”

根据短文内容判断正误，正确的选择A，错误的选择B。

1.John was born in a rich family.

2.When John finished school, he was 17 years old.

3.A man took John into a small room.

4.John answered the questions quickly.

5.John was born on July 23.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Mr. Shute was born in a poor family. He couldn't go to school when he was young.

Now he's a strong porter (搬运工) and works at a station. He doesn't think he needs to know much about science. His son, Bill, began to go to school last year. The boy likes nothing except playing. He doesn't listen to the teachers in class and can't do his homework after class. It's the hardest thing for him to do maths exercises. And he wants to drop it.

Last evening Mrs. Shute heard Bill crying in the next room while she and her husband were watching TV. She came up to him and asked, "What's the matter, Bill?"

"I can't do my maths homework,” said the boy. "I won't go to school tomorrow."

"No, no, don't do that!" the woman said in a hurry. "Maybe I can help you."

The woman studied the exercises for a long time, but she didn't know how to do them. Then she asked her husband to help their son with his maths. Mr. Shute said, "But I don't know maths, either. "

"It doesn't matter," said his wife. "You'll only fool him."

Mr. Shute had to do as his wife said. This afternoon Bill came back and showed his exercise-book to his father. Having looked at it, the man was happy and shouted to his wife, "Come and look at it! I got an A in maths!"

1.Mr. Shute wasn't in school because ______.

A. he wanted to be a porter　　 B. his parents had no money to send him to school

C. he didn't need much about science　　 D. there was no school in his hometown

2.Bill can't do his homework because ______.

A. his father often helps him　　 B. he doesn't listen to the teacher’s

C. he doesn't put his heart into his studies　　 D. he wants to be

3.______, so the boy cried in the next room.

A. Bill couldn’t do his maths exercises　　 B. Bill couldn't watch TV with his parents

C. His parents didn’t help him　　 D. Bill had no time to play outside

4.Mrs. Shute didn’t help her son because ______.

A. She had lots of housework to do　　 B. she was busy watching TV in her room

C. she was sure her husband could do it　　 D. she didn’t go to school, either

5.The word “fool” in the story means ______.

A. 欺骗　　 B. 傻瓜　　 C. 欺诈　　 D. 愚蠢

九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a ________1.________（贫穷的） family. He had to start work when he was only 2.________  （八）. When George was fourteen, he became his father’s helper. He spent a lot of time ________3.  （学习）about engines. And on holidays he often made one engine to pieces and studied each piece 4.________（仔细地）. Soon he became a very good worker ________5.  （虽然）he could not read or write. He began to learn English letters when he was seventeen years old. Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked along way to have 6.________ （功课） from a young school teacher. On his eighteenth  ________7.________（生日）, he wrote his own name for the first time in his life. George  ________8.________ （发明） many things in his life. The train was the greatest one among 9. （他们）. Today when we take trains from one place to 10. （另一个）,we’ll think of this great man —George Stephenson.

九年级英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析