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It is late at night. A car stops in the middle of a forest. After dropping off their three teenagers, the parents say "good luck" and drive away.1..
It may sound crazy to you, but this is a special tradition in the Netherlands(荷兰) called “dropping”. Dutch(荷兰的) people believe that children should not depend too much on their parents.2.American parenting writer Lenore Skenazy said, “When you let children out doing some things by themselves, all the good things happen -the self-confidence and happiness."
Although the Dutch enjoy this tradition, other people think it's a bad idea. 3.“I don't think it's a nice thing for kids," said one parent from the US. “It's late and long and kids might be scared."
People have many different opinions about parenting. 4.They worry too much about their children and pay attention to everything they do - like something flying over their children. In their eyes, children need to be protected all the time.
What is a good parenting style? An American Parenting expert kenneth Ginsburg says “5.”. As Ginsburg writes “parents should make sure their children don't crash (碰撞) against the rocks, yet allow them to ride the waves, even if they get a little choppy (波涛汹涌的) sometimes”.
A. Some parents don't think it is responsible (负责任的) parenting.
B. The teenagers, totally lost, have to find their way back home by themselves.
C. And they should learn how to solve problems through activities like “dropping”.
D. Good parents need to find a balance between protecting their children and letting go.
E. The teenagers have fun singing and dancing together and don't want to go back home.
F. In China, some parents try too hard and become "helicopter parents”, which is basically the opposite of "dropping”.
九年级英语补全短文6选5困难题查看答案及解析
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Jim ______ a late night film at home when, right in the middle of a thrilling scene, the television went blank.
A. watched B. was watching C. had watched D. would be watching
九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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It's late evening in the middle of the winter. The snow is deep, but off I go into the wild.
Suddenly, I hear it: the howl（嚎叫)of wolves. Excitedly, I walk faster in the direction of the howling.
I've been working as a volunteer wolf tracker in Yellowstone National Park for over a year It's my job to follow wolves to record information about them. Like wolves, however, I don't work alone. I'm one of a team of people who have been in a project to help reintroduce wolves to the park.
Humans have always feared wolves. From fairy tales to movies, the wolf is always the bad guy —a danger to humans and other animals. In the 1920s, the organizers of the park shared this view about wolves and made the decision to drive them away from the park. As a result, the number of elk （麋鹿）in the park increased. The elk started looking for food near river banks since they didn't have to worry about wolves. This, in turn, stopped trees from growing along the rivers, doing great harm to the environment there.
The return of wolves has already made a big difference. To begin with, the elk soon learned to stay away from the rivers, so new trees have been able to grow there. The trees become home to new wildlife, such as birds, and provide food for more animals.
The park is now becoming more and more popular with those who want to see wolves in their natural environment. It has also helped the local people make more money. Tourists visit the area, stay in the local hotels, and eat in the local restaurants.
Looking at the wild animals and the beautiful sceneries around me, I am amazed at the changes the wolf has made to Yellowstone. And happily, it is playing a good guy in this story.
1.According to the passage, one of a wolf tracker’s jobs is to________.
A.catch wolves in the park B.feed wolves in the wild
C.stop wolves from killing elk D.collect information about wolves
2.Why did the organizers drive the wolves away from the park in the 1920s?
A.The wolves were always howling at night.
B.The elk in the park were in danger of dying out.
C.The wolves had done great harm to the environment.
D.The park was thought to be unsafe with wolves around.
3.Paragraphs 4 and 5 are mainly about the _______ that wolves have brought to Yellowstone.
A.risks B.troubles C.changes D.competitions
4.What does the writer mean by the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?
A.Wolves are important to Yellowstone. B.Yellowstone has been home to wolves.
C.The wolf and the elk live in peace now. D.The number of wolves is growing fast.
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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In the Pacific Northwest during winter, 5.15 a.m. might be the middle of night. It is not only dark, but also cold. If you asked me a year ago if I could run early on a winter morning, I would laugh. ，last fall I connected with a friend. She'd been running with a partner in the morning and had forty pounds that year .I knew I could also have the same kind of weight loss. Since her running partner wasn't running, I asked if I could her.
The first two months were ,because we ran twice a week at 5.15 a.m. My body wasn't used to the early hours and every run was difficult. Then it snowed and we took two months . When the roads were clear, we soon were running together five days a week. As I'd changed the route of running, I discovered little that made it even more worthy（值得的）than a little weight loss. As we couldn't see other runners' faces, we said "good morning" to them shining a flashlight（手电筒）．Running in the dark made us part of a club. When the sky was clear, I noticed lots of stars. It me of summertime camping and I looked forward to running in warmer weather.
Though I haven't taken off forty pounds yet, it's amazing how much more I have and how much stronger I feel. Because of the morning run, the rest of the day is more productive（有成效的）than before,1 wouldn't say I've a morning person, but l would say morning run is now my thing.
1.A. However B. Therefore C. Instead D. Otherwise
2.A. got B. lost C. missed D. achieved
3.A. invite B. leave C. join D. teach
4.A. short B. easy C. interesting D. hard
5.A. away B. over C. off D. down
6.A. joys B. jobs C. toys D. objects
7.A. from B. by C. with D. without
8.A. reminded B. told C. warned D. informed
9.A. money B. time C. food D. energy
10.A. influenced B. forgotten C.-become D. remembered
九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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How do students eat at school
School lunch is an important meal in the middle of the school day. It gives you energy (能量) for your ________ and mind.
In China, students usually have a lunch break for about fifty minutes. Some students have lunch in the school canteen. They can have vegetables, meat, rice or noodles. Others like buying their lunch outside school or ________ to eat with their family.
________, students in other countries eat differently. Let’s take a look!
US
Most US middle school students have lunch at school cafeterias (餐厅). Their lunchtime is _______--- about thirty minutes. Therefore, a simple lunch like a sandwich is quick and convenient.
Japan
In Japan, middle school students all eat together in their classrooms ______ a cafeteria. The meals are balanced with rice, vegetables, fish and soup. High school students can _________ packed lunches or a bento (便当) to school.
1.A.body B.hand C.book D.bike
2.A.go shopping B.go home C.make a plan D.collect money
3.A.However B.Or C.So D.And
4.A.long B.short C.many D.much
5.A.on the way to B.in the middle of C.on the right D.instead of
6.A.agree B.cook C.bring D.send
九年级英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析
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In the middle of a dark forest, there lives an owl(猫头鹰）. All the animals know that he is the wisest among all of them. So they often go to him and tell him their troubles. Then the owl always teaches them what they should do.
One day，a little bird goes up to the owl. She is crying. “What’s wrong with you?”asks the owl.
“I’m not happy at all. “I don’t want to be a bird,” the bird says.
“Why don’t you want to be a bird?” asked the owl.
“I am so small，weak and useless，” she cries. “I want to be big and strong like the lion. He
is very important , but I am not.”
Then the owl whispers(耳语）something in her ear. At once the bird dries her tears and goes away. One week later, the bird came back. “Oh, thank you very much. You are a very wise owl，” she says to the owl.“I am very happy now. Every day，I sit on top of the tallest tree and watch for(监视）lions and tigers. When they come near, I shout at the top of my voice. Then my friend all run and hide. They are very thankful to me. I am useful and important now.”
The wise owl smiles and says，“No one in this world is useless. ”
1.The animals in the forest visit the owl because ______.
A. they are all afraid of him
B. the owl can help them when they don’t feel well
C. the owl can tell them what they should do when they have some problems
D. they are wiser than the owl
2.The little bird is not happy because _____.
A. the lion often beats her
B. she thinks she is too small, weak and useless
C. she wants to kill the lion
D. she is very important
3.The owl tells the bird _____.
A. that she is stronger than the lions and the tigers
B. that she must be happy
C. that she must run and hide
D. to sit on top of the tallest tree and watch for lions and tigers
4.The underlined word “tears” means “ ” in Chinese.
A. 眼珠 B. 汗水 C. 眼泪 D. 雨水
5.From the story we know _______.
A. the bird’s friends are very thankful to her because she drives the tigers and lions away
B. the lions and tigers run away when they hear the bird’s voice
C. the bird thinks that she is useful and important now
D. the owl is useless
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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I was coming back home late at night in a ”Sharing” minivan. In Hyderabad, India, it is a cheap and quick means of transport. The van drivers ply (揽客) as many as 13 people at times in a vehicle which is designed for the transport of 8 people．Our van was crowded as well. People were getting off and on at many places.
On the journey, one girl waved her hand to ask the driver to stop. While getting down, she tripped and fell．None of us notice it，as it was dark. The driver was waiting for her to pay. It was then that we saw the girl was on her knees by the side of the road. Another passenger and l got down and held her up．
Even in pain, the girl held up a note and asked us to pay the driver．The other passenger took the note and paid the driver．My stop was a few hundred meters away. I decided to stay with her till she was fine. I paid the driver for myself and he took off with the other passengers.
I neither knew her nor did I know what to do, but I was there, saying some comforting words to a stranger in pain. I asked her to stand still for a few minutes. We then looked for a place for her to sit. From out of nowhere, her friend joined us.
We made her sit in a nearby grassland and her friend rushed to get a taxi. In the meantime, she examined her leg and her ankle had swollen up (肿胀). It looked like a sprain (扭伤). Once her friend came back, they took the taxi and rushed to a hospital. Before they left, the girl thanked me and said they could manage as it was only a small sprain.
I do not know if I did enough. But I feel I gave some comfort to her in a small way.
Did the story happen in India?
1.
How many people did the drivers ply in fact?
2.
Why did no one notice the girl?
3.
What did the writer do for the girl?
4.
Where did the girl go after she left the bus stop?
5.
九年级英语任务型阅读困难题查看答案及解析
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I was coming back home late at night in a ”Sharing” minivan. In Hyderabad, India, it is a cheap and quick means of transport. The van drivers ply (揽客) as many as 13 people at times in a vehicle which is designed for the transport of 8 people．Our van was crowded as well. People were getting off and on at many places.
On the journey, one girl waved her hand to ask the driver to stop. While getting down, she tripped and fell．None of us notice it，as it was dark. The driver was waiting for her to pay. It was then that we saw the girl was on her knees by the side of the road. Another passenger and l got down and held her up．
Even in pain, the girl held up a note and asked us to pay the driver．The other passenger took the note and paid the driver．My stop was a few hundred meters away. I decided to stay with her till she was fine. I paid the driver for myself and he took off with the other passengers.
I neither knew her nor did I know what to do, but I was there, saying some comforting words to a stranger in pain. I asked her to stand still for a few minutes. We then looked for a place for her to sit. From out of nowhere, her friend joined us.
We made her sit in a nearby grassland and her friend rushed to get a taxi. In the meantime, she examined her leg and her ankle had swollen up (肿胀). It looked like a sprain (扭伤). Once her friend came back, they took the taxi and rushed to a hospital. Before they left, the girl thanked me and said they could manage as it was only a small sprain.
I do not know if I did enough. But I feel I gave some comfort to her in a small way.
Did the story happen in India?
1.
How many people did the drivers ply in fact?
2.
Why did no one notice the girl?
3.
What did the writer do for the girl?
4.
Where did the girl go after she left the bus stop?
5.
九年级英语任务型阅读困难题查看答案及解析
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It's dangerous for you to go out for a walk in the forest________at night.
A. on business B. by the way
C. on your own D. out of the way
九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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It was on her 14th birthday that her first book, In the Forests of the Night, was put into publication （出版）. At 16, her second book, Demon in My View, also reached the bookstore. Several books later, the teenage writer still works away in her room, in which were shelves full of dark stories about vampires （吸血鬼）and witches （巫婆）. Amelia Atwater-Rhodes is seen as America’s finest teen writer and was named one of Teen People’s “20 Teens Who will Change the World”.
Born in 1984, she began making up stories when she was three years old. Amelia said: “I love stories and can make up stories before I was told enough to know how to write them down.”
In her family, reading was great fun. “My parents encouraged me to read and to read anything I wanted, so long as I was reading,” she said. “They never stop what I read and never make me read the books I don’t enjoy. Later, when I started writing, they never told me that I was ‘too young to do that’. They never said it was impossible for me to get what I want. ”
In her short but successful career, Amelia has tried different stories. But vampires were the first characters to really come alive in her work. From then on, she has developed a whole world, one which she always enjoys learning more about.
Amelia’s advice to the teen writers is: just do it! “I believe anything is possible. Don’t give up on your dreams. Getting a book published is difficult but if I can do it, others can do it too. ”
1.When can readers find the book, Demon in My View, in the bookstore？
A. In 1984. B. In 1987. C. In 1998. D. In 2000.
2.Why did Amelia begin to write stories?
A. Her parents told her to do so.
B. She was a born writer.
C. She wanted to get the name “20 Teens Who will Change the World”.
D. She wanted to start a successful career.
3.Why are the shelves of books in her room important in her life?
A. She needs books to fill her room.
B. She liked to copy these wonderful books.
C. Books can give her new ideas for her own stories.
D. Books are interesting and enjoyable.
4.Which is the meaning of the underlined sentence?
A. I love stories but don’t have enough stories to write down.
B. I write stories and tell my stories to other people.
C. I write my own stories before I learn how to do it in school.
D. I wrote my stories first, my parents told me to do it second.
5.Which is Amelia’s parents’ attitude (态度)?
A. They are at her back and help her a lot.
B. They encourage her and help her write some stories.
C. They buy enough books for her and read these books for her.
D. They never tell her that she is too young to read.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析