One Sunday afternoon, I went shopping at Wal-...

One Sunday afternoon, I went shopping at Wal-Mart . But I never thought I would have a life ­changing experience at WalMart.

Although my thoughts were only on speed, the checkout line I was standing in wasn’t moving as quickly as I wanted, and I looked towards the cashier.

There stood a man in his seventies, wearing glasses and a nice smile. I thought, well, he’s an old guy!

For the next few minutes I watched him. He greeted every customer before scanning the items. Sure, his words were the usual, “How’s it going？” But he did something different—he listened to people carefully and then he would reply to what they had said

I thought it was strange. I has grown used to people asking me how I was doing simply out of conversational habit. I could say, “I just found out I have six months to live，” and someone would reply, “Have a great day！”

But that wasn't the end.

He gave them the change, walked around the counter (柜台), and hugged them with his right hand in an act of friendship. He looked at the customers in the eyes. “I want to thank you for shopping here today,” he told them. “You have a great day. Bye-bye.”

The smiling looks on the faces of the customers were priceless. All had been touched by his simple gesture—and in a place they never expected. They would gather their things and walk out, smiling.

Of course, he did the same to me and I got to know his name—Marty.

Who was that guy? It was as if Sam Walton (沃尔玛的创始人)had come back from the dead and invaded this old guy’s body.

I had never walked away from that shop feeling like that.

1.The underlined word “customer” mean________ in Chinese.

A. 营业员                　　　　　　　　　 B. 顾客        　　　　　　　　　 C.经理              　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. 供货商

2.The checkout line the writer was standing in moved slower than expected because _______．

A．there were some big purchases

B．the writer was not patient enough

C． the cashier couldn't work as fast as others

D．the cashier did more than scanning the items

3.According to the writer, when common people ask you “How’s it going？” ________．

A．they don’t really care what you may answer

B．they are just practicing their conversation ability

C．they are asking for your personal information

D．they don’t expect to hear any answers

4.What do you think of the cashier-Marty?

A. clever and imaginative              B. strange and stubborn

C. kind and sincere                    D. practical and creative

5.What does the writer want to express through the text?

A．Our everyday life is always full of surprises.

B．Most customers enjoy being treated this way.

C．Being different is a good way of doing business

D．A little positive (积极的)action can make a big difference.

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

One Sunday. Nicholas， a teenager, went skiing at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine. In the early afternoon, when he was planning to go home. a fierce snowstorm swept into the area. Unable to see far. he accidentally turned off (使改变方向 ) the path. Before he knew it. Nicholas was lost. all alone! He didn't have food. water. a phone or other supplies. He was getting colder by the minute.

　　　 Nicholas had no idea where he was. He tried to calm down. He thought about all the survival shows he had watched on TV. It was time to put the tips he had learned to use.

　　　 He decided to stop skiing. There was a better chance of someone finding him if he stayed where he was. The first thing he did was to find shelter from the freezing wind and snow. If he didn't. his body temperature would get very low. Which could quickly kill him.

　　　 Using his skis. Nicholas built a snow cave. He gathered a huge mass of snow and dug out a hole in the middle. Then he piled branches on top of himself. Like a blanket. to stay as warm as he could.

　　　 By that evening, Nicholas was really hungry. He ate snow and drank water from a nearby stream so that his body wouldn't lose too much water. Not knowing how much longer he could last, Nicholas did the only thing he could - he huddled(蜷缩） in his cave and slept.

　　　 The next day, Nicholas went out to look for help, but he couldn't find anyone. He followed his tracks and returned to the snow cave. Because without shelter. He could die that night. On Tuesday. Nicholas went out to find help. He had walked for about a mile when a volunteer searcher found him. After two days stuck in the snow. Nicholas was saved.

　　　 Nicholas might not have survived this snowstorm if he hadn't done so. He had often watched Grylls' survival show Man vs. Wild. That's where he learned the tips that saved his life. In each programme of Man vs.　 Wild, Grills is abandoned in a wild area and has to find his way out.

　　　 When Grylls heard about Nicholas' amazing deeds. he was super impressed that Nicholas had made it since he knew better than anyone how hard Nicholas had to work to stay alive.

1. Nicholas　　　　 one Sunday afternoon when he went skiing.

A. caught a cold　　　 　　 B. broke his skis

C. hurt his eyes　　　　　 D. got lost

2. Nicholas _ to keep himself warm in the terrible snowstorm.

A. found a warm shelter　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. lighted some dry branches

C. kept on skiing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. built a snow cave

3.On Tuesday, Nicholas　　　　

A. returned to his shelter safely　

B. was saved by a searcher

C. got stuck in the snow

D. stayed where he was

4. Nicholas left Grylls a very deep impression because he　　　　　　 .

A. watched Grylls' TV program regularly　　

B. created some tips for survival

C. was hard working and intelligent　

D. did right in dangerous situations

5.In the passage, the underlined word 'abandoned' most probably means　　　　

A. left behind　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. hidden carefully

C. followed secretly　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. hurt badly

6.The best title for the passage may be　　　　

A. Skiing Can Be Dangerous　　　　　　　　　　 　 　 B. Grylls' Survival Show

C. The Boy Made It　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. A Heavy Snowstorm

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Home Alone

It was Sunday afternoon. My brother and I were alone at home. My parents went for a party and asked me to look after my brother.  I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching TV. Suddenly the doorbell rang. Ding-Dong!  My brother thought that it was our parents, so he opened the 1 quickly.

A tall man wearing a black raincoat stood outside. He said that he came to sell books and asked politely 2  our parents were at home.

Without thinking, my brother said, "No." Then the man asked if we would like to 3 some story books. I refused him. When I wanted to close the door, he suddenly pushed the door very4 and came into our house.  He took out a5  and ordered me to tie up my brother's hands with a rope.  I tied up his hands in a special way so my brother could untie

6 easily. The man then tied my hands up and locked  7  of us in the kitchen. Soon, he went upstairs to 8 money. I taught my brother to untie the rope on his9 .He then untied me. I rushed to the telephone to call the police, 10  the line was dead. The doors were all locked from the outside. It was lucky that the man 11  to lock the kitchen window. We got out of the house through the kitchen window and went to the12 pay phone to call the police.

Soon 13  came to our house and the man was caught. By that time, my parents had come home. We told them the whole story. My parents were14 that we were not hurt. They told me that I should stop my brother from 15 the door to strangers. I learnt a lesson on safety.

(    ) 1. A. window         B. door         C. book         D. fridge

(    ) 2. A. if                 B. why          C. when         D. how

(    ) 3. A. lend           B. borrow       C. sell             D. buy

(    ) 4. A. politely           B. slowly       C. hard         D. quietly

(    ) 5. A. book               B. knife        C. gift         D. pen

(    ) 6. A. himself       B. myself           C. herself          D. themselves

(    ) 7. A. none           B. neither          C. both         D. all

(    ) 8. A. look at            B. look after  C. look like        D. look for

(    ) 9. A. feet               B. hands        C. neck         D. legs

(    ) 10. A. and           B. so               C. or           D. but

(    ) 11. A. wanted            B. remembered   C. forgot           D. tried

(    ) 12. A. farthest          B. nearest          C. largest          D. smallest

(    ) 13. A. my friends        B. the police       C. the neighbors    D. my parents

(    ) 14. A. glad              B. angry        C. sad          D. sorry

(    ) 15. A. cleaning          B. closing      C. locking          D. opening

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It was Sunday afternoon. My brother and I were alone at home. My parents went for a party and asked me to look after my brother. I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching TV. Suddenly the doorbell rang. Ding-Dong! My brother thought that it was our parents, so he opened the ________soon.

A tall man wearing a black raincoat stood outside. He said that he came to sell books and asked politely__________ our parents were at home.

Without thinking, my brother said,“No.” Then the man asked if we would like to ______some story books. I refused him. When I wanted to close the door, he suddenly pushed the door very _______and came into our house. He took out a ________and ordered me to tie up my brother’s hands with a rope. I tied up his hands in a special way so my brother could untie ______easily. The man then tied my hands up and locked _______of us in the kitchen. Soon, he went upstairs to _________money. I taught my brother to untie the rope on his ______. He then untied me. I rushed to the telephone to call the police, ______the line was dead. The doors were all locked from the outside. It was lucky that the man ______to lock the kitchen window. We got out of the house through the kitchen window and went to the _______ pay phone to call the police

Soon _______came to our house and the man was caught. By that time, my parents had come home. We told them the whole story. My parents were ______that we were not hurt. They told me that I should stop my brother from _______the door to strangers. I learned a lesson on safety.

1.A. window　　　　 B. door　　　　　　　 C. book　　　　　　　　 D. fridge

2.A. if　　　　　　　　 B. why　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　　　 D. how

3.A. lend　　　　　　　 B. borrow　　　　　　 C. sell　　　　　　　　　 D. buy

4.A. politely　　　　　 B. slowly　　　　　　 C. hard.　　　　　　　　 D. quietly

5.A. book　　　　　　 B. knife　　　　　　　 C. gift　　　　　　　　　 D. pen

6.A. himself　　　　　 B. myself　　　　　　 C. herself　　　　　　　 D. themselves

7.A. none　　　　　　 B. neither　　　　　　 C. both　　　　　　　　 D. all

8.A. look at　　　　　 B.look after　　　　 C. look like　　　　　　 D. look for

9.A. feet　　　　　　　 B. hands　　　　　　　 C. neck　　　　　　　　 D. legs

10.A. and　　　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　　　 C. or　　　　　　　　　　 D. but

11.A. wanted　　　　　 B. remembered　　　 C. forgot　　　　　　　　 D. tried

12.A. farthest　　　　　 B. nearest　　　　　　 C. largest　　　　　　　 D. smallest

13.A. my friends　　　　 B. the police　　　　 C. the neighbors　　　 D. my parents

14.A. glad　　　　　　　 B. angry　　　　　　 C. sad　　　　　　　　　 D. sorry

15.A. cleaning　　　　　 B. closing　　　　　 C. locking　　　　　　 D. opening

九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It was Sunday afternoon. My brother and I were alone at home. My parents went for a party and asked me to look after my brother. I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching TV. Suddenly the doorbell rang. Ding-Dong! My brother thought that it was our parents, so he opened the ________soon.

A tall man wearing a black raincoat stood outside. He said that he came to sell books and asked politely__________ our parents were at home.

Without thinking, my brother said,“No.” Then the man asked if we would like to ______some story books. I refused him. When I wanted to close the door, he suddenly pushed the door very _______and came into our house. He took out a ________and ordered me to tie up my brother’s hands with a rope. I tied up his hands in a special way so my brother could untie ______easily. The man then tied my hands up and locked _______of us in the kitchen. Soon, he went upstairs to _________money. I taught my brother to untie the rope on his ______. He then untied me. I rushed to the telephone to call the police, ______the line was dead. The doors were all locked from the outside. It was lucky that the man ______to lock the kitchen window. We got out of the house through the kitchen window and went to the _______ pay phone to call the police

Soon _______came to our house and the man was caught. By that time, my parents had come home. We told them the whole story. My parents were ______that we were not hurt. They told me that I should stop my brother from _______the door to strangers. I learned a lesson on safety.

1.A. window        B. door           C. book             D. fridge

2.A. if             B. why           C. when             D. how

3.A. lend           B. borrow         C. sell              D. buy

4.A. politely        B. slowly          C. hard.             D. quietly

5.A. book          B. knife           C. gift              D. pen

6.A. himself        B. myself          C. herself           D. themselves

7.A. none          B. neither          C. both             D. all

8.A. look at        B.look after       C. look like          D. look for

9.A. feet           B. hands           C. neck             D. legs

10.A. and           B. so             C. or               D. but

11.A. wanted        B. remembered     C. forgot            D. tried

12.A. farthest        B. nearest         C. largest           D. smallest

13.A. my friends      B. the police      C. the neighbors      D. my parents

14.A. glad           B. angry         C. sad               D. sorry

15.A. cleaning        B. closing        C. locking           D. opening

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

完形填空

It was Sunday afternoon. My younger brother and I were alone at home. My parents went for a party and asked me to look after my brother. I was doing my homework while my brother was watching TV. Suddenly the doorbell rang. Ding-Dong! My brother thought that it was our parents, so he opened the ______ quickly.

A tall man wearing a black raincoat stood outside. He said that he came to sell books and he______ politely, “Are your parents at home? ”

Without thinking, my brother said, “No. ”Then the man asked, “Would you like to______some storybooks? ”I told him we didn’t want to buy. When I wanted to close the door, he suddenly pushed(推)the door very heavily and came into our house. He took out a______ and ordered me to tie(绑)up my brother’s hands with a rope(绳子). I tied up his hands in a special way so my brother could untie ______ easily. The man then tied my hands up and locked______ of us in the kitchen. Soon, he went upstairs to ______money. I taught my brother to untie the rope on his hands. He then untied me. I rushed to the telephone to call the police, ______the line was dead. The doors were all locked from the outside. It was lucky that the man ______ to lock the kitchen window. So we got out of the house through the kitchen window and went to the______ pay phone to call the police.

Soon the police came to our house and the man was caught by the police. By that time, my parents had come home. We told them the whole story. My parents were happy that we were not hurt. They told me that we shouldn’t open the door to strangers. I learnt a lesson on safety.

1.A. window　 　　 B. door　 　　　 C. book　　 　　　　　 D. TV

2.A. asked　 　　 B. ask　　　　 　 C. answered 　　　 D. answer

3.A. lend　 　 　 B. borrow 　　 C. sell　 　　　　　 D. buy

4.A. kiss　 　　 B. knife　 　　 C. gift　 　　　　　 D. pen

5.A. himself 　 B. Itself　　　 C. herself　　　 　 D. themselves

6.A. most　 　　 B. some　 　　　 C. both　　 　　　　　 D. all

7.A. look at　 B. look after C. look like　　　 D. look for

8.A. and　　 　　　 B. so　 　　　　 C. or　　 　　　　　　 D. but

9.A. wanted　 　　 B. liked　 　　 C. forgot　　 　　　　 D. tried

10.A. farthest　 B. nearest 　　 C. largest　 　　 　 D. smallest

九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It was Sunday afternoon.My brother and I were alone at home.My parents went out.I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching TV.Suddenly the doorbell rang.Ding-Dong!My brother thought that it was our parents,so he opened the ______________ quickly.

A tall man wearing a black raincoat stood outside.He said that he came to sell books and asked politely if our parents were at home.

Without thinking,my brother said,“No.” Then the man asked if we would like to ______________ some story books.I refused him.When I wanted to close the door,he suddenly pushed the door very hard and came into our house.He took out a ______________ and ordered me to tie up my brother’s hands with a rope(绳子).I tied up his hands in a special way so my brother could untie(解开) ______________ easily.The man then tied my hands up and locked ______________ of us in the kitchen.Soon,he went upstairs to ______________ money.I taught my brother to untie the rope on his hands.He then untied me.I rushed to the telephone to call the police,______________ the line was dead.The doors were all locked from the outside.It was lucky that the man forgot to lock the kitchen window.We got out of the house through the kitchen window and to the ______________ pay phone to call the police.

Soon ______________ came to our house and the man was caught.By that time,my parents had come home.We told them the whole story.My parents were ______________ that we were not hurt.They told me that I should stop my brother from opening the door to strangers.I learnt a lesson on safety.

1.A. window　　 B. door　　 C. book

2.A. lend　　 B. sell　　 C. buy

3.A. book　　 B. knife　　 C. gift

4.A. himself　　 B. myself　　 C. herself

5.A. all　　 B. neither　　 C. both

6.A. look for　　 B. look at　　 C. look after

7.A. and　　 B. so　　 C. but

8.A. farthest　　 B. nearest　　 C. largest

9.A. my friends　　 B. the neighbors　　 C. the police

10.A. glad　　 B. angry　　 C. sad

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It was Sunday. Jack went to a barber’s shop(理发店) to have 　 1.　 (he) hair cut. But he was not happy with the result. While he 2.　　 (walk) along the street, he met his friend Bob.

“What has happened to your hair?” Bob laughed and said.

“I had 　 3.　 bad day today! I didn’t like my old hairstyle 　 4.　 I went to a new barber’s shop. But this one seems even 5. (bad) than before. You know, I am going to a party tonight.” Jack said 6.　 (sad).

“Oh, that’s really a problem. Now I’ll tell you what 7. (do) when you go into a barber’s shop next time: have a look 　 8. all the barber’s hair, find out 　 9. hair looks worst, and ten go straight to him.”

“Why?” Jack asked.

“Who cut that 　 10. (man) hair? He couldn’t cut it himself, could he? Another barber cut it. So you know he can’t be the worst barber.” Bob said.

九年级英语单词拼写中等难度题查看答案及解析

听独白，回答下列各小题。

1.Sam went to the city park at 　　 last Sunday afternoon.

A.2:00 B.3:00 C.4:00

2.The dog’s 　　　　　 was hurt.

A.nose B.leg C.head

3.Sam didn’t keep the dog because 　　 _.

A.his mother worried it would hurt his sister

B.his sister was afraid of it

C.his house was too small

4.The dog stayed at Sam’s home for 　　 .

A.six months B.two weeks C.five days

5.Sam is a(n) 　　 person according to the passage.

A.funny B.kind C.honest

九年级英语听短文回答问题困难题查看答案及解析

Yesterday afternoon, I left my key _____ in the shop before I went back home, but I can’t find it _______ now.

A. somewhere; anywhere　　 B. somewhere; everywhere

C. anywhere; everywhere　　 D. everywhere; anywhere

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析