Robert was a young man who majored（主修）in crea...

Robert was a young man who majored（主修）in creative advertising in college. He walked to his c1. for daily lessons because he lived nearby. One morning, he went to his college on foot as he u2. did. He saw a blind man sitting on the steps of a building with a sign by his feet that r3.: ＂I am blind, please help.＂ Robert was walking by the blind man and stopped to d4. that the man only had a few coins in his hat. He put a few of his own coins in the hat, and w5. stopping to ask for permission(允许), took the sign, turned it around, and wrote a new message. He then placed the sign by the feet of the blind man, and went on his w6..

Later that afternoon Robert returned by the blind man and n7. that his hat was almost completely f8. of bills and coins. The blind man recognized his footsteps and asked if it was him who had changed his sign. He also wanted to know what was w9. on it.

The young man replied: ＂I just changed your m10., so people could relate(联系) to it.＂ He wished the man well, said goodbye and left.

The blind man didn’t know it, but his new sign now said：＂Today Is Spring and I Cannot See It.＂

九年级英语单词填空困难题查看答案及解析

---Who called _________ this morning when I was out?

---A man calling himself Robert.

A. I　　 B. me　　 C. my　　 D. /

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

On May 7th, 1970, London, a young man met a girl who first arrived in London. The young man was studying MBA at London Business School. He was about to graduate and become a nine-to-fiver. However, his life was going to change because of the girl in front of him. The two of them fell in love when they first met and they got married a year later.

Normally, most people who don’t want to change too much will choose to get a stable job and live a middle-class life after their graduation. However, the young couple don't think this is what they want. They want more freedom in their life. As a result, they bought a small car a year later and started an overland journey.

First, they drove across Europe. They sold their car half way. Then they traveled to Asia. It took them more than one year. Finally, they arrived in Australia. Here they met with many other people who wanted to travel on their own, all of whom wanted to know the details(细节) of their travels. So the couple published(出版) a book to share their travel experiences. This book soon became popular with backpackers(背包客) and the couple went on writing books one by one. In the end, they opened a company to publish books of all kinds of knowledge and experience about traveling. They became the richest backpackers in the world.

The young man is called Tony Wheeler, and the girl is Maureen Wheeler. That is how Lonely Planet was born.

1.The young man and the girl got married in ________.

A.1969 B.1970 C.1971 D.1972

2.The underlined word in Paragraph 2 means “________” in Chinese.

A.简单的 B.辛苦的 C.临时的 D.稳定的

3.The correct order of the following sentences is ________.

①　　 They arrived in Asia.

②　　 The young couple bought a small car.

③　　 They opened a company to share all kinds of knowledge and experience.

④　　 They sold the car half way.

⑤　　 The couple published a book about all the details of their travels.

A.②④①⑤③ B.④①②⑤③ C.①②④③⑤ D.②①④⑤③

4.The best title of this passage should be ________.

A.The Start of Lonely Planet B.The Importance of Lonely Planet

C.The Guide for Backpackers D.A Couple’s Love for Traveling

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

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

九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

Years ago, there was an old man who loved his young son very much. And the old man had a lot of art collections, such as the works by Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet and many others.

As war broke out in their nation, the son became a soldier and left to serve his country.　 Only a few weeks later, the old man received a message that his son died in the war.

On Christmas morning, a soldier knocked on the door and said, “I was a friend of your son. He saved my life before he died, I'm also an artist and l want to give you this painting that I draw in the war.” It was a portrait(画像)of the man's son.

The old man told his neighbors it was the greatest gift he had ever received. The following spring, the old man became ill and passed away. According to the will of the old man, all of the art works would be auctioned(拍卖）on Christmas Day, the day he had received his greatest gift.

On Christmas Day the auction began with the portrait of the old man's son. The auctioneer asked for an opening bid（出价）,but the room was silent. Finally, a friend of the old man said,“Will I take $10 for the painting? That's all I have.”The gavel（小木锤）fell.

The auctioneer looked at the audience and announced that the auction was over. He explained, "It was very easy. According to the will（遗愿）of the father, whoever takes the portrait of his son, gets all of the other collections.”

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1.What happened to the old man's son in the war?

_______________________________________________.

2.When did the old man receive his greatest gift?

_______________________________________________.

3.Who drew the portrait of the man's son?

_______________________________________________.

4.How much did the man pay for the portrait at the auction?

_______________________________________________.

5.What did the friend of the old man get in the end?

_______________________________________________.

九年级英语回答问题简单题查看答案及解析

throw　 make　 satisfy　 he　 many　　 use　 wonder　 one　 student　 sad　 spend　　 result

There was once a young man who liked puppets (木偶) so much. He became a student of a master puppet-maker. 1., the young man was not so clever as his classmates. His teacher and the other 2. were always telling him that he had no ability to make puppets, so he would never succeed.

Even so, he enjoyed 3. puppets so much that he worked day after day to improve his skills. With his efforts, they would always find something wrong with the puppets that he had made. So they often 4. his puppets out of the workshop.

The young man wasn’t going to give up. He made up his mind 5. all his time in making just one kind of puppet. Years passed, and with each new attempt(尝试), his puppet became a little bit better. By now, his puppet was much better than his old classmates could make, but he still kept making 6. improvements than before.

By the time he was an old man, his puppet was truly 7.. After so many years of hard 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 8. time in all those years, instead of throwing his puppet away, he put it on the shelf. He felt very 9. and happy. What made him succeed was not 10. talent but his hard work of so many years. If you want to make a difference in your life, you should keep it in your mind that success lies in never giving up.

九年级英语语法填空困难题查看答案及解析

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

David was a successful young man who worked in a large company in a big city in America. His favorite hobby was fishing. But it was several years since he had last gone fishing. He was too busy to get a chance to practice.

Then one summer he decided to go on vacation to a village where there were a lot of streams(河流). “I ought to be able to have some good fishing there,” he said to himself confidently (自信地) and made good preparations for fishing.

The next morning after he arrived there, he walked to the nearest stream with his fishing rod (杆). To his surprise, he saw an old man standing beside the water, doing nothing. So he asked him whether it was a private stream. The old man answered that it was not a private stream and everyone could fish there, so David said to him, “ Well, then it won’t be fined(罚款)if I catch some fish here, will it?”

“Oh, no,” answered the old man. “It won’t be, but it will be a miracle(奇迹).”

1.David hadn’t gone fishing for a long time because_____________________.

A. he didn’t like fishing

B. he was not good at it

C. he was too busy

D. he couldn’t find a place for fishing

2. What did David expect when he decided to go on vacation?

A. He wanted to visit some beautiful villages.

B. He planned to go swimming in some streams.

C. He decided to meet some old friends.

D. He wanted to enjoy fishing there.

3.What did the old man mean by the word “miracle”?

A. He didn’t think David would catch any fish in that stream.

B. It was wonderful to catch some fish there.

C. David was not allowed to fish there.

D. The fish in the stream were very smart.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

There was once a young man who began to feel self-satisfied after some small achievements.

One day, the young man took a walk with a ____ man from the town. On the way the young man was bragging(吹嘘) about himself, ____ the wise man didn’t say a word. When they ____ a peak(山峰), the wise man asked, “Look down. What do you see ?”

“I see trees, farmland, houses and people as ____ as ants working in the fields,” the young man said.

“What do you feel?” the wise man asked.

“Everything is ___ me. I feel I rule the world,” the young man answered.

The wise man said ____. After a minute, he asked the young man to look ____ “What do you see this time?” the wise man asked.

“I see ____ flying around high mountains, the white clouds on the mountains and the ____ sky above the white clouds,” the young man answered.

Then he asked the wise man’s ___.

“I feel small and powerless,” the wise man answered . ”A person who knows to look upward can ____ understand his position(位置). When a person knows the blue sky is always overhead, he won’t be so ____ as to believe he rules over the world or other people.”

The young man felt foolish(愚蠢的) for his ____. From then on , ____ he began to feel as if the world owed(亏欠) him something, he looked up at the sky and remembered ____ small he really was. Try to look upward when you feel too good about yourself.

1.A. busy        B. lazy            C. wise            D. hard-working

2.A. if                B. but            C. so            D. or

3.A. got to            B. got off            C. arrived in        D. got up

4.A. fat                B. light            C. small            D. strong

5.A. below            B. above            C. between        D. against

6.A. everything        B. anything        C. something        D. nothing

7.A. up                B. down            C. out            D. after

8.A. monkeys        　　 B. tigers        C. chicks            D. birds

9.A. red                B. blue            C. green            D. black

10.A. ways            B. name            C. feelings        D. address

11.A. badly            B. angrily        C. hardly            D. clearly

12.A. clever            B. smart        C. silly            D. useful

13.A. pride            B. success        C. luck            D. smell

14.A. whatever        B. whenever        C. wherever        D. however

15.A. why            B. where        C. how            D. what

九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

A boy who was cleaning shoes in the street said to a young man _____by,“Let me clean your shoes, ____?”The young man said,“No, thank you.”“You may ____ me only a pound for that, sir.”said the boy. ___the young man refused again.

Then the boy told him that he would clean his shoes for ____ . The young man agreed to this,and soon one of his shoes was shining brightly.　 The man wore ____ shoe ,but the boy refused to clean it unless(除非) he ____ two pounds for his work.. The young man refused to pay anything and went away.　 But one looked　 ___ dirty that he couldn’t walk away.　 He had to ____ and gave the boy _____.　 In a very short time his shoes shone brightly.

1.A.passed　　　　 　 B.passing　　　　 　　 C.pass　　　　　　　　　 D.passes

2.A.will you　　　　 　　 B.do you　　　　 　　 C.don’t you　　　　　　 D.can you

3.A.spend　　　　　　 　　 B.cost　　　　　　 　　 C.take　　　　　　　　　 D.pay

4.A.And　　　　　　 　　 B.Then　　　　　 　　 C.But　　　　　　　　　　 D.Or

5.A.Anything　　　 　　 B.Something　　 　 C.Everything　　　　　 D.Nothing

6.A.another　　　　 　 B.otheres　　　　 　　 C.the others　　　　　　 D.the other

7.A.paid　　　　　　　 　 B.pays　　　　　 　　 C.was paid　　　　　　 D.pay

8.A.such　　　　　　 　　 B.so　　　　　　 　　 C.very　　　　　　　　　 D.quite

9.A.return back　　　 　 B.go away　　　 　　 C.come back　 　　　　 D.leave

10.A.only one pound B.half a pound　 C.two pounds　 　 D.one and a half pounds

九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析