Owen Howkins was born with a very unusual ill...

Owen Howkins was born with a very unusual illness. According to Owen's father, Will Howkins, at present there are only around 30 people in the world with the illness. Owen always needs a wheelchair to get around. Not surprisingly, people are always looking at him, and that used to make the young boy nervous and uncomfortable.

Owen became lonely and even stopped going outside his house. That, however，was all before a dog named Haatchi came into his life！

Haatchi had a very difficult start in life too. When he was just five months old，the dog was hit by a train. His tail and a leg were hurt so badly that both had to be cut off. Luckily，his story was posted online and was seen by Owen's father and mother. They fell in love with Haatchi and decided to keep him，thinking that they were helping him.

In fact，it was Haatchi who helped them. By always staying with Owen，he became the boy's best friend. Slowly，Owen liked going out. Now he proudly walks around the neighborhood，showing off his dog and telling anyone Haatchi's story.

Haatchi's influence on the young boy is great. In October 2012，the International Fund for Animal Welfare gave Haatchi a special award（奖），The amazing friendship between the two has been shown in a short film called "A Boy and His Dog". It has not only won several awards，but also been watched by millions of people. British writer Wendy Holden has also written their story in a heart-warming children's book.

1.Owen stopped going out of his house because_______________.

A.his wheelchair didn't work well B.he disliked always being looked at

C.his father was too busy to take him outside D.he felt uncomfortable to see the 30 sick people

2.Both Haatchi and Owen_______________.

A.had a hard start in life B.was hit by a train

C.found a five-month old boy D.fell in love with their neighbor

3.Which of the following is TRUE about "A Boy and His Dog"?

A.It is a popular film. B.It made several children rich.

C.It was created by Owen's father. D.It got special help for millions of people.

4.What is the best title of the passage?

A.A Kind Family. B.A Brave Dog.

C.An Unusual Illness. D.A Special Friendship.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Chris Jones recently completed a very unusual journey. Our reporter Mary Owen met him at his home in the south of London and be told her all about the trip.

Reporter: What gave you the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant, Chris?

Chris: Well, it all started the idea two years ago when I was planning a trip to India. I visited a photo exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only enjoyable way to make a trip around India was on an elephant.

Reporter: What did you do next?

Chris: I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant, I needed an elephant trained to carry people. I didn’t know anything about elephants, so I asked an expert(专家) for help. He taught me how to ride an elephant. He also helped me find an elephant.

Reporter: How long did it take you to find a suitable elephant?

Chris: Not too long. I bought a famale elephant called Tara for about 6.000 dollars.

Reporter: Can you tell me about the journey?

Chris: Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later. We were going to Sonepur in northern India. There is a big elephant market there and I could sell Tara easily. And what a ride! Elephants can travel at about 6 miles an hour and Sonepur is more than 1,200 km away. It took us 64 days to complete the journey.

Reporter: Did you have any problems on your journey?

Chris: Yes, a few. But nothing serious. On the third day. Tara hurt her foot. But that got better quickly. Also, there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!

Reporter: What happened when you reached Sonepur?

Chris: My plan was to sell Tara. But I was very fond of her. I couldn’t take her back to Britain and I didn’t want to sell her at the market. I happened to meet some people who wanted an elephant for their national park in southern India. I knew that Tara would be safe with them, so I gave her to them. I was very sad to say goodbye.

1.Chris got the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant from ______

A. a visit to a zoo

B. an elephant expert from India

C.the photos of elephant

D. an old friend who lived in India

2.The elephant expert told Chris ______

A. when to buy an elephant

B. how to feed an elephant

C.where to sell his elephant

D. how to ride an elephant

3.Chris decided to go to Sonepur because ________

A.it is a very interesting place

B. he would be able to sell Tara there easily

C.elephants cannot be sold anywhere else

D. it would take only a short time to get there

4.When Chris arrived at the market in Sonepur,__________

A.he realized that he did not really want to sell Tara

B.he visited some shopkeepers

C.he sold Tara to a national park

D.he decided to take Tara home with him.

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Chris Jones recently completed a very unusual journey. Our reporter Mary Owen met him at his home in the south of London and be told her all about the trip.

Reporter: What gave you the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant, Chris?

Chris: Well, it all started the idea two years ago when I was planning a trip to India. I visited a photo exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only enjoyable way to make a trip around India was on an elephant.

Reporter: What did you do next?

Chris: I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant, I needed an elephant trained to carry people. I didn’t know anything about elephants, so I asked an expert(专家) for help. He taught me how to ride an elephant. He also helped me find an elephant.

Reporter: How long did it take to find a suitable elephant?

Chris: Not too long. I bought a female elephant called Tara for about 6, 000 dollars.

Reporter: Can you tell me about the journey?

Chris: Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later. We were going to Sonepur in northern India. There is a big elephant market there and I could sell Tara easily. And what a ride! Elephants can travel at about 6 miles an hour and Sonepur is more than 1, 200 km away. It took us 64 days to complete the journey.

Reporter: Did you have any problems on your journey?

Chris: Yes, a few. But nothing serious. On the third day, Tara hurt her foot. Btu that got better quickly. Also, there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!

Reporter: What happened when you reached Sonepur?

Chris: My plan was to sell Tara. But I was very fond of her. I couldn’t take her back to Britain and I didn’t want to sell her at the market. I happened to meet some people who wanted an elephant for their national park in southern India. I knew that Tara would be safe with them, so I gave her to them. I was very sad to say goodbye.

1.Chris got the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant from __________.

2.The elephant expert told Chris __________.

3.Chris decided to go to Sonepur because __________.

4.When Chris arrived at the market in Sonepur, __________.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Nadya Vessey, of Auckland, New Zealand, was born with an illness. So at the age of 16, of her legs below the knees were cut off. One day when a little boy was watching _ take off　 her prosthetic假体的legs, he asked her　　　 she didn't have any legs.　 Thinking quickly she asked him whether he had read The Little Mermaid美人鱼.He said“_　　　 .”So Nadya told him that she was a mermaid. The Little boy was　　　　 　 and said,"Wow! That's so cool!” And then he ran off to tell his Dad.

The　　　　 　 of becoming a mermaid became clearer and clearer in Nadya's mind. After　　　　 it over, she wrote to Weta Workshop in Wellington to ask if they could　　　　 her. She never believed they actually would, so she was excited when she knew they_　　　 _. Weta workshop's manager, Richard Taylor, was very pleased to make it true, and wanted Nadya to be _　　　 .

It took Weta Workshop two years to make a special　　　　 for Nadya. "A prosthetic is a prosthetic, and your body has to be comfortable　　　　 it and you have to make it part of　　　　 ". After practicing in the　　　　 , Nadya went to the open sea to try on her mermaid suit. It was　　　　　 amazing and great to watch Nadya swim, and to see her dream come true.

Nadya Vessey herself has written the story of a real mermaid.

1.A. either　　　　　 B. both　　　　　　 C. neither　　　　　　 D. none

2.A. me　　　　　　 B. you　　　　　　 C. him　　　　　　　　 D. her

3.A. why　　　　　　 B. how　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　　 D. where

4.A. No　　　　　　 B. Yes　　　　　　 C. Sorry　　　　　　　 D. Goodbye

5.A. sad　　　　　　 B. afraid　　　　　 C. surprised　　　　　 D. fortunate

6.A. news　　　　　　 B. idea　　　　　　 C. story　　　　　　　 D. history

7.A. going　　　　　　 B. taking　　　　　 C. turning　　　　　　 D. thinking

8.A. save　　　　　　 B. pick　　　　　　 C. treat　 　　　　　　 D. help

9.A. agreed　　　　 B. checked　　　　 C. refused　　　　　　 D. received

10.A. ugly　　　　　　 B. beautiful　　　　 C. friendly　　　　　　 D. relaxed

11.A. hat　　　　　　　 B. jacket　　　　　 C. sweater　　　　　　 D. suit

12.A. with　　　　　　 B. about　　　　　　 C. from　　　　　　 D. of

13.A. myself　　　　　 B. ourselves　　　　 C. yourself　　　　　 D. yourselves

14.A. dining hall　　　 B. waiting room　 C. living room　　　　 D. swimming pool

15.A. too　　　　　　　 B. really　　　　　 C. well　　　　　　　　 D. enough

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Nadya Vessey, of Auckland, New Zealand, was born with an illness. So at the age of 16, 　 　 of her legs below the knees were cut off. One day when a little boy was watching _　 　 take off　 her prosthetic(假体的)legs, he asked her 　 　 she didn't have any legs.　 Thinking quickly she asked him whether he had read The Little Mermaid（美人鱼）．He said“_　 　 ．”So Nadya told him that she was a mermaid. The Little boy was 　 　 　 　 and said,"Wow! That's so cool!” And then he ran off to tell his Dad.

The 　 　 　 of becoming a mermaid became clearer and clearer in Nadya's mind. After　　 　 　 it over, she wrote to Weta Workshop in Wellington to ask if they could 　 　 her. She never believed they actually would, so she was excited when she knew they_　 _. Weta workshop's manager, Richard Taylor, was very pleased to make it true, and wanted Nadya to be _　 　 .

It took Weta Workshop two years to make a special　 　 for Nadya. "A prosthetic is a prosthetic, and your body has to be comfortable　 　 　 it and you have to make it part of 　 　 　　 ". After practicing in the 　 　 , Nadya went to the open sea to try on her mermaid suit. It was 　 　 　 　 amazing and great to watch Nadya swim, and to see her dream come true.

Nadya Vessey herself has written the story of a real mermaid.

1.A. either　　　　　 B. both　　　　　　 C. neither　　　　　　 D. none

2.A. me　　　　　　 B. you　　　　　　 C. him　　　　　　　　 D. her

3.A. why　　　　　　 B. how　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　　 D. where

4.A. No　　　　　　 B. Yes　　　　　　 C. Sorry　　　　　　　 D. Goodbye

5.A. sad　　　　　　 B. afraid　　　　　 C. surprised　　　　　 D. fortunate

6.A. news　　　　　　 B. idea　　　　　　 C. story　　　　　　　 D. history

7.A. going　　　　　　 B. taking　　　　　 C. turning　　　　　　 D. thinking

8.A. save　　　　　　 B. pick　　　　　　 C. treat　　　　　　　 D. help

9.A. agreed　　　　 B. checked　　　　 C. refused　　　　　　 D. received

10.A. ugly　　　　　　 B. beautiful　　　　 C. friendly　　　　　　 D. relaxed

11.A. hat　　　　　　　 B. jacket　　　　　 C. sweater　　　　　　 D. suit

12.A. with　　　　　　 B. about　　　　　　 C. from　　　　　　 D. of

13.A. myself　　　　　 B. ourselves　　　　 C. yourself　　　　　 D. yourselves

14.A. dining hall　　　 B. waiting room　 C. living room　　　　 D. swimming pool

15.A. too　　　　　　　 B. really　　　　　 C. well　　　　　　　　 D. enough

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Li Shizhen was born in 1518. His father was a poor doctor. Li Shizhen often saw that people fell ill. He decided to study medicine and then he could help people.

Li Shizhen read many books about medicine. He found there were many mistakes in some of the old medical books. So his wish was to write a new one.

He tried to study medical science. He studied both the herbs in his own garden and the wild ones. He had long trips many times to collect herbs and talk with old working people and leaned a lot of from them.

After many years of hard work and study, Li Shizhen finished his great book “ Ben Cao Gang Mu ” . At that time he was 60. His book is now one of the greatest contributions (贡献) of the Chinese people to the medical science of the world.

1. Li Shizhen’s father was a 　　　　　 .

A. worker　　　　 B. shopkeeper　　　　

C. doctor　　　　　 D. teacher

2. Li Shizhen wanted to study medicine to 　　　　 .

A. get some money　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. be famous

C. help the sick people　　　　　　　　　　 D. write a new book

3. Li Shizhen wanted to write a new medical book because 　　　　　 .

A. he was a doctor when he was sixty

B. he likes writing something

C. he was a popular writer at that time

D. he found many mistakes in the old medical books

4. “ Ben Cao Gang Mu ” is 　　　　　 .

A. a medical book　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a medical worker

C. a herb　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a dictionary

5.Li Shizhen collected a lot of 　　　　　 on his long trip.

A. flowers　　　　 B. herbs　　　　　　

C. plants　　　　 D. Animals

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Li Shizhen was born in 1518．His father was a poor doctor．Li Shizhen often saw that people became ill．He decided to study medicine so that he could help people．

Li Shizhen read many books about medicine．He found that many of the old medicine books were full of mistakes．So his wish was to write a new one．

He did his best to study medicine science．He studied not only the herbs(草药) in his own garden; but also the wild ones．He set out to collect herbs and talked with old peasants. He learned a lot from curing(治疗) patients.

After many years of hard work and study, Li Shizhen finished his great work Ben Cao Gang Mu　 (《本草纲目》) ．At that time he was sixty．His book is now one of the greatest contributions(贡献) of the Chinese people to the medicine science of the world．

根据短文内容，判断下列句子是否正确，正确的涂（A），错误的涂（B）。(10分)

1.Li Shizhen's father was a doctor\

2.Li Shizhen decided to study medicine because he wanted to get more money.

3.Li Shizhen wanted to write a new medicine book because many medicine books were full of mistakes

4.Li Shizhen made great contribuions to the medicine science of the world.

5.Li Shizhen collected a lot of herbs on his long journeys(旅途)．

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Little Bob was born in a poor village in New York. His father has been ill for a long time and cannot do any ______at all. Bob’s mother is very busy with the housework _____ working. Bob understands how hard his mother works, and he always helps her______some housework. ____ he does too much housework, his mother is still very strict with him. There are some family rules for Bob.

He must______his things in his room and keep them tidy. If he makes them dirty, he must clean them up ______.He is allowed to keep a parrot, a cat and a dog, but he must feed them often and give them water ________ every day. After school, he is allowed to play with his pets for a short time.______ his clothes, he isn’t allowed to choose his own clothes. On school nights, he can’t go out ______ and only on weekends, he is allowed to watch TV.

Sometimes Bob hates the rules so much that he wants to break them, but he thinks the rules his mother has made are ______ him, so he faithfully obeys them.

1.A. homework　　 B. housework　　 C. thing

2.A. except　　 B. beside　　 C. besides

3.A. with　　 B. of　　 C. for

4.A. If　　 B. Unless　　 C. Though

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

6.A. quick　　 B. quickly　　 C. more quickly

7.A. by himself　　 B. by herself　　 C. by themselves

8.A. As if　　 B. For　　 C. As for

9.A. lonely　　 B. aloud　　 C. alone

10.A. good for　　 B. good to　　 C. harm for

九年级英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

Ortansa Pascariu is a 66-year-old woman from Romania. She made a very unusual vest (背心) with her own hair! She said that collecting fallen hair is a tradition in her hometown. It’s said that women should never throw away their hair if they want to keep their beauty and good luck.

She said, “I started collecting my hair when I was 40 and by the age of 60 I got one kilo. That was enough for a vest.”

Ortansa explained that she only saved the hair that had fallen out as she combed (梳) it. And she completed the vest in only one week. She didn’t wear it. After keeping it for about five years she gave it away to the local museum.

Ortansa’s husband Vasile said, “I’m very proud of what she has done. I’ve touched it and it’s like some kind of soft wool.”

1.Where is Ortansa Pascariu from?　

__________________________________________

2.Why should women never throw away their hair in Ortansa Pascariu’s hometown?

__________________________________________

3.How long did it take Ortansa Pascariu to collect the hair for the vest?

__________________________________________

4.What did Ortansa Pascariu do with the vest after keeping it for about five years?　

__________________________________________

5.How did Ortansa Pascariu’s husband feel about her special vest?

__________________________________________

九年级英语回答问题困难题查看答案及解析

I had a very unusual experience（经历）on Sunday. At ten in the morning, I was 　 　 down the street when a UFO landed right　 　 　 of me. You can imagine（想象） 　 　 strange it was! An alien 　　 and walked down Center Street. I followed it to see 　 it was going, and I was very surprised when it went 　 a souvenir shop. While it was 　 　 　　 at the souvenirs（纪念品）, the shop assistant called the 　 　 　 . Before the police arrived, the alien left the 　 　 　 and then visited the Museum of Flight.　 　 　　 the alien was in the museum, I called the TV station. Isn’t that amazing!

1.A. arriving　　                 B. walking　　             C. looking　　　

2.A. in front　　                 B. before　　　　             C. at　　　　　　

3.A. what　　　                 B. when　　　　             C. how　　　　　

4.A. got in　　                 B. got on　　　　             C. got out　　　　

5.A. where　　                 B. when　　　　             C. which　　　　

6.A. onto　　　                 B. on　　　　　　             C. into　　　　　

7.A. walking　　　　　　　         B. looking　　　　　　         C. giving　　　　　　　　

8.A. police　                 　　 B. teacher　　　             C. driver　　　　

9.A. school　　                 B. shop　　　　             C. street　　　　

10.A. While　　　　　　　　　　　     B. What　　　　             C. Which　　　

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析