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A boy was born into a large family in New York. Growing up in poverty（贫困），he could hardly see any hope for the future and thought himself valueless.
When the boy turned 13, his father showed him an old shirt and asked, “How much is it worth?”
“Probably $ 1,” he replied.
“Can you sell it at $ 2?” the father looked at him.
“Only a fool will pay for it” the boy shouted.
“Why don’t you have a try?” his father encouraged.
The boy nodded and said, “I will think of some way, but I can’t promise anything.” He carefully washed the old shirt and smoothed out the creases（褶皱）in it. The next day, he came to a crowded subway station .After about six hours, he sold it to a man .He held the two dollars tight and ran all the way home excitedly.
After ten days, the father asked his son, “Can you sell an old shirt at $ 20?”
“No way! Its value is only $ 2,” the boy argued.
“I believe you can come up with a good idea again,” said his father.
The boy asked his cousin who was good at painting to draw a cute Mickey Mouse on the old shirt. This time be chose to sell it at the gate of private school. Soon, it was sold to a little girl. She loved the design so much that she tipped him $ 5. Twenty - five dollars was the same amount of money that his father got a month. The money meant a lot to him and his family.
When the boy got home, his father handed him another old shirt and asked him to sell it at $200. Surprisingly, the boy took the shirt without any hesitation.
The chance appeared when a famous soccer star came in New York for a football game. The boy went there with the old shirt. He made his way through the crowd and asked for her signature（签名）. The star smiled and signed the old shirt. The boy then shouted to the crowd, “This shirt is priced at $ 200! ” It was not long before a businessman bought the shirt at $ 1,200.
Hearing the news, the father was pleased and asked, “My son, what did you learn from selling these three old shirts?”
The boy answered, “___________________________”
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1.What did the father asked his son to do?
A.Wash the old shirt. B.Make some money.
C.Sell the old shirt. D.Take the subway.
2.Who bought the second old shirt?
A.A man. B.His cousin. C.His father. D.A little girl.
3.Why did the boy go to see the soccer star?
A.Because he was a fan of the soccer star.
B.Because he needed her to sign the old shirt.
C.Because he wanted to sell her the old shirt.
D.Because he wanted her to wear the old shirt.
4.What do you think of the boy’s father?
A.Wise. B.Brave. C.Strict. D.Helpless.
5.What did the boy probably say in the end?
A.Where there is life, there is hope.
B.All things come to people who will wait.
C.Our value depends on how much we add to it.
D.Nothing is difficult as long as we can have a try.
九年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析
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阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
Frank W. Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York, in 1852. His family was very poor, and there was never enough to eat. Frank decided he did not want to be a farmer. He took a short business course, and went to work as a salesman in a large city.
Frank realized he had a natural skill for displaying goods to arouse people’s interest, but he soon learned something more important. One day his boss told him to sell some odds and ends(小商品)for as much as he could get. Frank put all these things on one table with a sign which said: FIVE CENTS EACH. People fought and pushed to buy the things and the table was soon cleared.
Soon afterwards, Frank opened his own store, selling goods at five and ten cents. But he had another lesson to learn before he became successful. That is, if you want to make money by selling low-price goods, you have to buy them in large quantities directly from the factories. Once, for example, Frank went to Germany and placed an order for knives. The order was so large that the factory had to keep running 24 hours a day for a whole year. In this way, the price of the knives was cut down by half.
By 1919, Frank had over 1,000 stores in the USA and Canada, and opened his first store in London. He made many millions and his name became famous throughout the world. He always worked hard and ran his business according to strict rules, of which the most important was: "THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT."
1.Were Frank’s parents rich?
2.Why did Frank take a short business course?
3.Where did Frank once place an order for knives?
4.How many stores did Frank have in the USA and Canada by 1919?
5.How did Frank make his business successful?
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Alicia Keys was born in 1981 and grew up in New York. She had music and dance classes when she was a child and she first appeared on TV in the Cosby Show at the age of four. She started piano lessons when she was seven and learned classical music before she began to write her own songs at the age of 14.
Alicia signed a contract with J Records in 1999. She recorded several songs for films before her first album, Songs in Minor, came out in 2001. This was a fantastic success. It entered the charts at number one, sold 236,000 copies in its first week, and went on to sell over 12 million copies worldwide. Alicia won five big awards, including
Song of the Year for Fallin’, the album’s top single, which was a number one hit for six weeks.
Since then, Alicia has sold over 30 million albums. She has also become an actress and a record producer with her own studio. She plays the piano as well as singing on all her albums and she has written some great songs for other artists. She has performed in TV programmes and she made her first film, Smokin’ Aces, in 2007. Her other
films include The Nanny Diaries (2007) and The Secret Life of Bees (2008),’
1. Which of the following statements is NOT true when Alicia Keys was a child?
A. She lived in New York.
B. She took classical music lessons.
C. She learned dancing and singing.
D. She often appeared on television.
2.When did Alicia start writing songs?
A. In 1995
B. In 1999
C. At the Cosby Show
D. At the age of seven
3.The underlined words Song of the Year for Fallin’ in the second paragraph refers to?
A. A number one album in 2001.
B. The top sale album copies in a week.
C. The name of a hero in Songs in A Minor.
D. The song which was at the top of the charts for weeks.
4.What has Alicia done since 2001?
A. She has opened her own studio.
B. She has started playing the piano.
C. She has recorded all her songs herself.
D. She made her first film The Nanny Diaries.
5.Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to Alicia?
①Made the film Smokin’ Aces
②Signed a contract with J Records
③Appeared on TV in The Cosby Show
④Songs in A Minor sold 236,000 copies ⑤Become an actress and a record producer
A. ③④②⑤① B. ③①④②⑤
C. ③⑤④②① D. ③②④⑤①
九年级英语阅读理解极难题查看答案及解析
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When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering(递送) milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5-year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer (自动换币器) fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a coin out of his changer.
Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese and other milk products. If we needed to change our order, my mother would write on a note-“Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery”-and put it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically appear.
All of this was about more than convenience(方便). There was a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors, so that the milk wouldn’t freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.
There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk, as a result, making it difficult for milkmen to compete. Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service.
Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and planted it on the back porch (门廊). Every time my son’s friends ask what it is, I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.
1. Why did Mr. Basille give the boy a coin out of his changer?
A. To show his magical power.
B. To satisfy the boy’s curiosity（好奇心）
C. To pay for the milk.
D. To win the family’s trust (信任).
2.What can be inferred (推断) from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy’s house？
A. He wanted to have tea there.
B. He was a powerful person.
C. He was treated as a family member.
D. He was fully trusted by the family.
3.Why is there no home milk delivery today?
A. Nobody wants to be a milkman now.
B. The government has stopped it by law.
C. It has been driven out of the market.
D. Its service is becoming worse and worse.
4.Why did the author bring back home an old milk box?
A. He missed the good old days.
B. He wanted to tell interesting stories.
C. He missed it for his milk bottles.
D. He used it to beautify the back porch.
九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
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When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck.
Of course, he delivered (分发) more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would write a note — “Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery”. Then she put the note and the empty bottles into the milk box. The next day, the buttermilk would magically appear.
There was also a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box in the house, so that the milk wouldn’t freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.
I am sad that there is no home milk delivery today. Big companies produce cheaper milk, and milk is for sale everywhere. People may not need the milkman anymore.
Recently, I saw an old milk box in the countryside and it brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and put it outside the door. My son’s friends always ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship with his milk.
1.The milkman delivered milk to family _____ in the old days.
A. by car B. by bike C. on foot D. by truck
2.The writer’s mother put the note _____.
A. into the bottles B. into the milk box
C. in the kitchen D. in front of the door
3.The writer brought back home an old milk box because he _____.
A. missed the good old days
B. wanted to tell funny stories
C. needed it for his milk bottle
D. wanted to give it to the milkman
九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
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When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5-year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer(自动换币器) fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter(两角五分钱) out of his coin changer.
Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note --- “Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery.”--- and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically appear.
All of this was about more than convenience. There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors, so that the milk wouldn’t freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.
There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk, thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete. Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service.
Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and planted it on the back porch(门廊). Every so often my son’s friends will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.
1.What was Mr. Basille?
2.How did Mr. Basille deliver milk to people’s doorsteps?
3.What else did Mr. Basille deliver besides milk?
4.What would the boy’s mother do if she wanted to add a bottle of buttermilk?
5.What can we learn from the fact that Mr. Basille had the key to the boy’s house?
6.Why did the writer bring back home an old milk box?
九年级英语其他题极难题查看答案及解析
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When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s，we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap, and drove a white truck. As a five-year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer(硬币兑换器) fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery, and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.
Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese and eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note, “Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery,” and put it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically appear.
All of this was about more than convenience. There was a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr Basille even had a key to my house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we could box indoors, So that the milk wouldn’t freeze. And I remember Mr Basille from time to time, taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.
There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allow the production of cheaper milk, so making it difficult for milkmen to compete. Besides, milk is for sale everywhere. And it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service.
Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and fixed it on the back porch(门廊). Every so often my son’s friends will ask what it is, so I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milk man who brought us friendship along with his milk.
1.Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer______.
A. to please his mother
B. to pay for the delivery
C. to show his magical power
D. to satisfy the boy’s curiosity(好奇心)
2.If they needed to change their order, they should____
A. call the milkman
B. wait for the milk
C. leave a note in the box
D. leave a note on the door
3.Why is there no longer milk delivery today?
A. It is not allowed by the law.
B. Its service is getting poor.
C. It has been driven out of the market.
D. Nobody wants to be a milkman now.
4.Why did writer bring back home an old milk box?
A. He planted flowers in it.
B. He missed the good old days.
C. He needed it for his milk bottles.
D. He wanted to tell interesting stories.
5.What can be inferred(推断) from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy’s house?
A. He was a funny person.
B. He wanted to have tea there.
C. He was fully trusted by the family.
D. He was treated as a family member.
九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
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Jack London was born in San Francisco in 1876. Life was hard when Jack was growing up and he started working when he was 10. He did lots of different jobs. In his free time he went to the library and he spent many hours there, reading. In 1894 he went back to school, and published his first short story Typhoon, off the Coast of Japan. Then in 1896 he went to the University of California at Berkeley, but he had to leave because of money problems.
In 1897 he left for the Klondike Gold Rush in Alaska. However, he became ill and came home and started working as a full-time writer. He wrote short stories and soon he was well-known. In 1903 he wrote his most famous story: The Call of the Wild. His next novel was The Sea-Wolf (1904) which is perhaps his best literary novel. With the earnings he bought a large farm in Califonua, where he died in 1916, aged only 40 years old.
London was a prolific writer in his short life. Between 1905 and 1916 he published 18 novels and six collections of stories, as well as a play, various works of non-fiction and a biography. He is best-known for his descriptions of nature and the animal world.
1.________
2._________
3.________
4.________
5.________
九年级英语信息归纳困难题查看答案及解析
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Jack London was born in San Francisco in 1876. Life was hard when Jack was growing up and he started working when he was 10. He did lots of different jobs. In his free time he went to the library and he spent many hours there, reading. In 1894 he went back to school, and published his first short story Typhoon, off the Coast of Japan. Then in 1896 he went to the University of California at Berkeley, but he had to leave because of money problems.
In 1897 he left for the Klondike Gold Rush in Alaska. However, he became ill and came home and started working as a full-time writer. He wrote short stories and soon he was well-known. In 1903 he wrote his most famous story: The Call of the Wild. His next novel was The Sea-Wolf (1904) which is perhaps his best literary novel. With the earnings he bought a large farm in Califonua, where he died in 1916, aged only 40 years old.
London was a prolific writer in his short life. Between 1905 and 1916 he published 18 novels and six collections of stories, as well as a play, various works of non-fiction and a biography. He is best-known for his descriptions of nature and the animal world.
1.________
2._________
3.________
4.________
5.________
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Vivian Maier was an American street photographer born in New York City. Although born in the U.S., it was in France that Maier __________ most of her youth. Maier returned to the U.S. in 1951 where she worked ________ a nanny for over 40 years. A nanny is a person who takes care of young children in the children's own home.
A nanny's job is not easy. In her free time, _________,
Vivian begun to try the art of photography. She spent her days off walking along the
______ of Chicago and taking photographs. Vivian would take photos that she
______ from the eyes of others secretly. Most people did not know they were taken in the pictures. She took over 150,000 photographs during her lifetime, __________ of the people and buildings of Chicago, New York City, and Los Angeles, although she also travelled and photographed worldwide.
During her lifetime, Vivian's photographs were unknown and unpublished. Many of her photos were never printed because of __________. She never got married. She had no children either. She lived a __________ life and became even poorer in her old age.
A Chicago collector, John Maloof, happened to find some of Vivian's photos at the market. He decided to __________ Vivian's photographs on the website. Thousands of people showed their great __________ in them. Vivian's works have become famous around the world since then.
Vivian Maier opened one of the most attractive windows of American life in the second half of the twentieth century.
1.A. paid B. took C. spent D. cost
2.A. as B. for C. with D. of
3.A. whatever B. however C. whenever D. wherever
4.A. rivers B. mountains C. villages D. streets
5.A. appeared B. hid C. fell D. smiled
6.A. partly B. nearly C. mainly D. closely
7.A. time B. effort C. money D. health
8.A. rich B. hard C. wonderful D. hopeful
9.A. give B. drop C. buy D. put
10.A. interest B. hobby C. attention D. ability
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