There was once a captain who loved money so much that he cheated his sailors at the end of every voyage and took their wages.
On the last day of one voyage, the ship was in a small port. It was winter time, and the sea was very cold, so the captain said to his sailors, "If one of you stays in the water during the whole night, I will give him my ship. But if he comes out before the sun appears, I shall get his wages."
The sailors had heard about the captain's cheating, so they didn't trust him. But then one of them, who thought that he was cleverer than the captain, said that he would do it. He got into the water, and, though it was very cold, he stayed in it. When it was nearly morning, some fishermen lit a fire on the shore about half a mile away by chance.
"You are cheating," the captain said to the sailor. "The fire's warming you."
"But it's half a mile away!" said the sailor.
"A fire's fire," answered the captain. "I have won."
The sailor came out of the water, and said, "Perhaps you think that you are clever because you have won my wages, but you can't cook a chicken."
"I can," answered the captain.
"If you cook this chicken," said the sailor, "I shall work for you without wages for seven years, but if you can't, you will give me your ship."
The captain agreed, took the chicken and said, "Where's the fire?"
"There it is," answered the sailor. "On the shore."
"But it's half a mile away," said the captain angrily.
" 'A fire's fire,' you said," answered the sailor. "If it is enough to warm me in the water, it is enough to cook your chicken."
1.The captain got the sailors' wages ________.
A. to buy a chicken for himself
B. and kept the money for future use
C. by cheating them
D. and said he would return the money soon
2.The captain insisted that the fire was warming the sailor because he ________.
A. didn't want to lose the bet
B. didn't believe the sailor's success
C. wanted to keep his promise
D. wanted to show his cleverness
3.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. The sailors didn't trust the captain.
B. In order to help the sailor in the water, the fishermen made a fire.
C. The captain failed to cheat the sailor this time.
D. The sailor didn't get out of the water before the sun appeared.
4.What is the title of the story?
A. How a Captain Cheated His Sailor B. How a Sailor Got a Ship
C. A Brave Sailor D. A Fire Is Fire
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题
There was once a captain who loved money so much that he cheated his sailors at the end of every voyage and took their wages.
On the last day of one voyage, the ship was in a small port. It was winter time, and the sea was very cold, so the captain said to his sailors, "If one of you stays in the water during the whole night, I will give him my ship. But if he comes out before the sun appears, I shall get his wages."
The sailors had heard about the captain's cheating, so they didn't trust him. But then one of them, who thought that he was cleverer than the captain, said that he would do it. He got into the water, and, though it was very cold, he stayed in it. When it was nearly morning, some fishermen lit a fire on the shore about half a mile away by chance.
"You are cheating," the captain said to the sailor. "The fire's warming you."
"But it's half a mile away!" said the sailor.
"A fire's fire," answered the captain. "I have won."
The sailor came out of the water, and said, "Perhaps you think that you are clever because you have won my wages, but you can't cook a chicken."
"I can," answered the captain.
"If you cook this chicken," said the sailor, "I shall work for you without wages for seven years, but if you can't, you will give me your ship."
The captain agreed, took the chicken and said, "Where's the fire?"
"There it is," answered the sailor. "On the shore."
"But it's half a mile away," said the captain angrily.
" 'A fire's fire,' you said," answered the sailor. "If it is enough to warm me in the water, it is enough to cook your chicken."
1.The captain got the sailors' wages ________.
A. to buy a chicken for himself
B. and kept the money for future use
C. by cheating them
D. and said he would return the money soon
2.The captain insisted that the fire was warming the sailor because he ________.
A. didn't want to lose the bet
B. didn't believe the sailor's success
C. wanted to keep his promise
D. wanted to show his cleverness
3.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. The sailors didn't trust the captain.
B. In order to help the sailor in the water, the fishermen made a fire.
C. The captain failed to cheat the sailor this time.
D. The sailor didn't get out of the water before the sun appeared.
4.What is the title of the story?
A. How a Captain Cheated His Sailor B. How a Sailor Got a Ship
C. A Brave Sailor D. A Fire Is Fire
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Once there was a rich man who lived with his wife and child. He loved the child so much that he sent him to Oxford(牛津大学)for two or three years. At the end of the first year at the university, this young student came home. He wanted a change. And he also wanted to tell his parents about Oxford.
It happened one night when the father, the mother and the young student were sit- ting at supper. They had in front of them only two chickens. Just as they were about to begin eating, the father said, “My boy, I have spent a lot of money on you to send you to Oxford. Now I want to know what you have learned.” The son smiled and said, “Father, I have studied a science which can prove that these two chickens on the plate are really three chickens.” “Well,” said the father, “This is something I would like very much to know.” “There are two chickens on the plate,” said the student. He took one of the chickens in his hand and said, “Here is one more; and one and two makes three. So here are three chickens.” Then the father took one of the chickens to him-self, gave the other to his wife, and said,"I shall have one of the chickens myself, your mother will have another, and you can have the third for your supper and nothing else.” The father kept his word and so the student went without his supper.
1. How can we know that the rich man loved his son a lot?
A. He provided enough delicious food for him.
B. He wanted him to live at Oxford for several years.
C. He sent him to work at Oxford for two or three years.
2.What does the underlined Word "prove" mean?
A. achieve B. show C. compete D. develop
3.What did the Father ask his son at supper that night?
A. Whether he liked Oxford or not.
B. How he got along with his classmates.
C. What he had learned in the first year at the university.
D. The number of the money he had spent at the university.
4. What can we infer(摊断) from the passage?
A. Both of the parents had no chickens to eat at last.
B. Each of them had a chicken for their supper finally.
C. At last the student had nothing to eat for his supper.
D. In the end the Father gave his son the third chicken to eat.
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Once there was a rich man who lived with his wife and child.He loved the child so much that he sent him to Oxford university for two or three years.At the end of the first year at the university, this young student came home.He wanted a change.And he also wanted to tell his parents about Oxford.
It happened one night that the father, the mother and the young student were sitting at supper.They had in front of them only two chickens.Just as they were about to begin eating, the father said, "My boy, I have spent a lot of money on you to send you to Oxford.Now I want to know what you have learned."The son smiled and said, "Father, I have studied a science which can prove(证明) that these two chickens on the plate are really three chickens.""Well," said the father, "This is something I would like very much to know.""There are two chickens on the plate, "said the student.He took one of the chickens in his hand and said, "Here is one more ; and one and two makes three.So here are three chickens."Then the father took one of the chickens to himself, gave the other to his wife, and said, "I will have one of the chickens myself, your mother shall have another, and you can have the third for your supper and nothing else."The father kept his word and so the student went without his supper.
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1.The rich man loved his son very much , so he __________.
A.senthimtoworkatOxfordfortwoorthreeyears
B.wantedhimtoliveatOxfordfortwoorthreeyears
C.senthimtoOxfordtostudy
D.gavehimalotofmoney
2.The father asked his son _______.
A.howmuchmoneyhehadspentattheuniversity
B.howhelikedOxford
C.whathehadlearnedbytheendofthefirstyearattheuniversity
D.howhissongotalongwithhisclassmates
3.The student said that _________.
A.hecouldmakethreechickens
B.hecouldchangethetwochickensontheplateintothree
C.hecouldprovethetwochickensontheplatewerereallythree
D.hewasgoodatmaths
4.Who was cleverer, the father or the son?
A.Neither. B.Both
C.Theson D.Thefather
5.In the end _________.
A.thestudenthadnothingtoeatforhissupper
B.eachofthemhadachickenfortheirsupper
C.thefathergavehissonthethirdchickentoeat
D.bothoftheparentshadnochickenstoeat
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There was once a young man who liked puppets(木偶) so much that he was apprenticed(当学徒) to a master puppet-maker. ______, the young man was not very clever. His ______ and other apprentices were always telling him he had no ability for making puppets, and that he would not ______.
Even so, he enjoyed it so much that he worked day after day to ______. Although he devoted much time to doing it, they would ______ find something wrong with the puppets he made, and finally drove him out of the workshop.
He wasn’t going to ______, so the young man decided that from then on he would spend all his time making just one kind of puppet. And ______ he found a fault(瑕疵) in his puppet, he would throw it away and start again. With each ______ attempt(尝试), his puppet became a little bit better. Years passed, his puppet was much better than anything his old apprentices could make, but he ______ making improvements. Living like that, the man wasn’t making any money, and many people ______ him and thought how silly he was.
When he was an old man, his puppet was ______ wonderful. Finally one day, after years of ______, he finished his puppet, and said, “I can’t find anything wrong with it. This time it is ______.” And for the first time in all those years, instead of ______ his puppet away, he put it on the shelf, feeling ______ and happy. The puppet gave that old man more joy than any other famous puppet-lovers ever got.
1.A.Sadly B.Gently C.Luckily D.Usually
2.A.father B.teacher C.classmate D.friend
3.A.miss B.forget C.succeed D.listen
4.A.improve B.form C.connect D.remind
5.A.never B.seldom C.sometimes D.always
6.A.give up B.give out C.carry up D.carry out
7.A.whoever B.whenever C.however D.whatever
8.A.usual B.old C.easy D.new
9.A.finished B.avoided C.kept D.stopped
10.A.looked over B.cheered up C.laughed at D.stayed out
11.A.hardly B.possibly C.simply D.really
12.A.effect B.effort C.spirit D.value
13.A.modern B.perfect C.priceless D.expensive
14.A.hiding B.fixing C.covering D.throwing
15.A.talented B.surprised C.worried D.satisfied
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There was once a young man who liked puppets (木偶) so much that he became an apprentice (学徒) to a master puppet-maker. Sadly, the young man was not so clever, and his teacher and the other apprentices were always telling him he had no talent for making puppets, and that he would achieve nothing in making puppets.
Even so, he enjoyed it so much that he worked day after day to improve. Despite his efforts, they would always find something wrong with his puppets, and the poor puppets ended up being thrown out of the workshop.
The young man wasn’t going to give up, so he decided that from then on he would spend all his time making just one kind of puppet. Whenever he found a fault in his puppet he would throw it away and start again. Years passed, and with each new attempt his puppet became a little bit better. By that time, his puppet was much better than anything that the other apprentices could make, but he kept making improvements. Living like that, the man wasn’t making any money, and many people laughed at how poor he was.
By the time he was an old man, his puppet was truly wonderful. Finally, after so many years of work, he finished work on his puppet, and said, “I can’t find anything wrong with it. This time it is perfect”. And for the first time in all those years, instead of throwing his puppet away, he put it up on the shelf, feeling truly satisfied and happy.
It is well-known that perfect puppet, Pinocchio, came to life after that, had a thousand adventures, and gave that old man — whose name was Geppetto — more joy than any other famous puppet-maker had ever got from any of their creations.
1.Why did the young man want to learn to make puppets according to Paragraph One?
A. Because he liked it.
B. Because everyone thought he was talented.
C. Because his teacher told him to do so.
D. Because he was not clever, he had to make a living
2.What was the ending of the poor puppets made by the young man?
A. They were kept by the young man.
B. They were thrown by the young man.
C. They were shared by others.
D. They were collected by his teacher.
3.What can we learn about Geppetto from the third paragraph?
A. He was laughed at by the others.
B. He could only make one kind of puppet.
C. He had collected all the puppets he made.
D. He made a lot of money by selling puppets.
4.When the puppet, Pinocchio, was made, ________.
① Geppetto was already an old man
② Geppetto was satisfied with it
③ Geppetto was much happier
④ Geppetto planned to throw it away
A. ①②③ B. ①②④ C. ①③④ D. ②③④
5.What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Many hands make light work.
B. No one can do two things at once.
C. A good beginning makes a good ending.
D. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
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There was once a millionaire who loved money more than anything else in the world. He didn’t know exactly(精确地) how much he had, so he took on a little girl to all his money for him.
It the little girl six days to count all the money. When she told the millionaire that he had forty-two dollars, he was with joy and asked, “How much do you want?” He thought that she was only a child, he could her into taking a very small amount of money.
The girl said, “Well, I worked for six days, so I think you pay me for six days. Give me two pennies(便士) for the first day. Each day after that, just give me the amount you give me the day before, multiplied by(乘以) itself.”
The thought that in this he would only have to give her a dollars. What a little girl! So immediately, he his lawyer sign up the contract(契约), fearing(害怕) that she would change her .
On the first day the millionaire paid her two pennies, and on the second day, two pennies times two pennies, or four pennies.
Each day after that, he gave her number of pennies he had given her the day before, multiplied by itself. And by the sixth day, the foolish millionaire had to give the clever little girl all his money.
1.A.bring B.count C.send D.hide
2.A.had B.needed C.got D.took
3.A.million B.dozen C.thousand D.hundred
4.A.proud B.wild C.surprised D.moved
5.A.dollars B.number C.time D.pay
6.A.as if B.though C.if D.because
7.A.warn B.advise C.cheat D.set
8.A.could B.would C.should D.might
9.A.girl B.millionaire C.two D.people
10.A.measure B.way C.point D.means
11.A.few B.little C.less D.much
12.A.nice B. clever C.fine D.foolish
13.A.ordered B.asked C.had D.persuaded
14.A.mind B.heart C.word D.plan
15.A.good B.great C.a D.the
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There was once a rich man who loved his little boy very much. He wanted to try his best to please him. So, he gave him a horse to ride, beautiful rooms to live in, pictures, books, toys and everything that money could buy. But for all days, the little boy was still unhappy. He wore a frown(皱眉) wherever he went, he always wished for something he did not have. The man didn’t know how to make his son happy.
One day, a magician came to the man and said to him, "I can make your son happy and turn his frowns into smiles, but you must pay me a great price for telling him the secret."
“All right.” said the man, “No matter what you ask for, I'll give you.” The magician took the boy into a secret room. He wrote something on a piece of paper, and then gave it to the boy. There on the paper came the words, “Do one kind thing for someone every day.” The boy followed the advice and became one of the happiest boys.
Only those who stop thinking about their own happiness can be truly happy.
Judge the following sentences true (T)or false(F)according to the passage.
1.The father wore a frown wherever he went.
2.The boy became happy after he got some presents from his father.
3.The magician helped the boy without any pay.
4.To do one kind thing for his father every day made the boy happy.
5.The passage mainly tells us how to be a truly happy man.
九年级英语阅读判断中等难度题查看答案及解析
There was once a rich man who loved his little boy very much. He wanted to try his best to please him. So, he gave him a horse to ride, beautiful rooms to live in, pictures, books, toys and everything that money could buy. But for all days, the little boy was still unhappy. He wore a frown(皱眉) wherever he went, he always wished for something he did not have. The man didn’t know how to make his son happy.
One day, a magician came to the man and said to him, "I can make your son happy and turn his frowns into smiles, but you must pay me a great price for telling him the secret."
“All right.” said the man, “No matter what you ask for, I'll give you.” The magician took the boy into a secret room. He wrote something on a piece of paper, and then gave it to the boy. There on the paper came the words, “Do one kind thing for someone every day.” The boy followed the advice and became one of the happiest boys.
Only those who stop thinking about their own happiness can be truly happy.
Judge the following sentences true (T)or false(F)according to the passage.
1.The father wore a frown wherever he went.
2.The boy became happy after he got some presents from his father.
3.The magician helped the boy without any pay.
4.To do one kind thing for his father every day made the boy happy.
5.The passage mainly tells us how to be a truly happy man.
九年级英语阅读判断中等难度题查看答案及解析
短文填空,根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词, 并将完整单词填在下面对应题号后的横线上。
There was an old man who loved money very much . He n________1. gave anything to anybody . After some years he became r________2. .
One day he was walking near the river with hia friends when he fell into the river . His friends ran to help him . One of them held out his hand and cried , “ Give me your hand , and I’ll p________3.________ you out !” The rich
m________4. head went down the water a________5. then came up again , but he did not g________6.his hand to his friend . Again another of his friends tried , but again the s________7.thing happened .
Then a________8.friend , Nasreddin , said , “ Take my hand and “I’ll pull you out !” The rich man took his hand and Nasreddin pulled him out of the water .
“You don’t know your friend very w________9.. ” Nasreddin said to the others . “ When you say ‘ Give !’ to him , he d________10.nothing , but when you say ‘Take !’ , eh always takes.”
九年级英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析
There was once a lonely girl who wanted love very much. One day she was walking in the forests, she found two dying birds. She took them home and put them in a small . She was happy to have two “friends”. She them with love and the birds grew strong. One day the girl happened to the door of the cage open. The larger and the of the two flew out of the cage. The girl was that it would fly away. She caught it quickly. She felt glad that she caught the bird before it could fly away. Suddenly she couldn’t a sound from the bird. When she opened her , the bird was already dead. Her killed the bird!Then she noticed bird jumping up and down inside the cage. She could feel great need for freedom. It wanted to fly into the clear, blue . So she lifted it from the cage and let it fly away . The bird circled once, twice, and three times. The girl watched as the bird flew. She didn’t care about the bird any more. She wanted it to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the song she had ever heard.
The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tightly, and the best way to keep love is to give it wings(翅膀).
1.A. while B. after C. before D. until
2.A. box B. basket C. cage D. bag
3.A. looked for B. looked at C. looked after D. looked over
4.A. forget B. leave C. lock D. close
5.A. stronger B. lazier C. weaker D. smaller
6.A. grateful B. proud C. afraid D. happy
7.A. listen B. make C. describe D. hear
8.A. door B. window C. hand D. mouth
9.A. love B. joke C. luck D. wish
10.A. one B. the other C. another D. other
11.A. it B. its C. it’s D. it was
12.A. sea B. hill C. forest D. sky
13.A. angrily B. happily C. loudly D. highly
14.A. losing B. loving C. killing D. feeding
15.A. worst B. oldest C. newest D. sweetest
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