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Back in Venice, there was one very angry moneylender. When he discovered his daughter, Jessica, had run away and taken money and jewels with her, he was furious. He tried to find her, Bassanio and Graziano were on the ship, and it had started to sail. Shylock wanted to stop the ship.

He thought Jessica and Lorenzo might be on it, but it was too late. The ship had already gone. Antonio told Shylock that his daughter and her lover were not on it. Someone said they had gone away on a smaller boat, but nobody really knew where they were.

Shylock ran through the streets of Venice looking for them. “My money, my daughter, my jewels!” he shouted. “My jewels, my daughter, my money! My daughter stole my money! She stole my jewels! She ran away with a Christian! I must find them!”

All the little boys in Venice followed him and shouted “My jewels, my daughter, my money!” Solanio heard them. He thought, “Antonio better pay his debt on time, or he will pay for this.” Shylock is very angry. He will ______if he can.

Far, far away from Venice, in the sea between England and France, there was a big storm. A strong wind blew a heavy ship against the rocks. The ship and its eargo sank. Salerio was the first person in Venice to hear the news, when he met a Frenchman in a hotel. He hoped that it was not one of Antonio’s ships.

1.The author of the passage above is ________.

A.William Shakespeare B.Charles Dickens

C.Frances hodgson Burnett D.Lewis Carroll

2.The underlined word “this” in Pra.4 means________.

A.his jewels B.his daughter C.his money D.all above

3.Which is the most suitable to fill in the blank in Pra.4?

A.take revenge B.regret it C.forgive him D.feel excited

4.Why did Salerio hope that it was not one of Antonio’s ship?

A.Because he knew that Antonio would be angry when he found out what had happened.

B.Because Shylock might have find out that Antonio helped. Jessica and Lorenzo.

C.Because Antonio would have no money to pay his debt on time.

D.Because he hated Antonio.

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Once upon a time, there was a big lion who lived in a zoo. One day, he was very hungry. When Bill, the keeper, gave him his dinner, he ate it up quickly. Quite by mistake he ate up the keeper, too.When it was time for lunch, Bill did not show up. So the other keepers sat down to eat, still wondering why young Bill was not there.

Suddenly there came a loud sound from the Lion House. They went to see what was the matter. There they found the big lion lying on the ground looking very big and fat and not at all happy. The keepers looked at one another and all of them said at once, “Of course! The big lion has swallowed (吞下)poor Bill. They got a bottle of brown medicine. Then they put the big lion to sleep for the operation. They cut up the front of his belly(肚子).Out jumped Bill, looking quite all right.

They sewed(缝) the big lion up. When the lion woke up, he felt well again.

1.Why did the lion swallow Bill?

A. Because he was too hungry.　　 B. By mistake.

C. Because Bill made him wait too long　　 D. Because he was very angry.

2.When did the others find Bill’s absence(不见了)？

A. As soon as he was swallowed.　　 B. At lunch time

C. At supper time　　 D. After the lion took his medicine

3.Who found the accident？

A. The visitors　　 B. A man　　 C. A woman　　 D. Bill’s companions.（同事）

4.How did the people help Bill out ?

A. They made the lion take some medicine　　 B. They killed the lion

C. They cut up the front of his belly　　 D. Both A and C.

5.When Bill was out, he ________.

A. was found dead　　 B. was badly injured(受伤)　　 C. was found half dead　　 D. was all right

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The boys 　　　　　　 when the teacher came in. So she was very angry．

A．were doing homework　　　　　

B．were cleaning the classroom

C．were fighting　　　　　　　　　　　　

D．were learning English

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A man got a new car and he was very proud of it. One day, when he came back home, he saw his three-year-old son happily hitting the new car with a toy _______. He broke off the paint on the car. The man was so _______ that he ran to his son, took away his hammer (锤子)　 from him, and used the hammer to hit the boy's _______ as hard as he could for punishment. The poor boy cried _______ but his father didn't care at all.

When the father calmed down, he took his son to the _______ as soon as he could. Although the

doctor tried to save the broken bones, he had to _______ the fingers from both of the boy's hands

in the end.

When the boy _______ in the hospital and saw his hands, he innocently (天真地) said,

"Daddy, I'm sorry about your car." Then he asked, "But when are my fingers going to grow back?" The father felt very sad and regretted this very much.

Think about this story when someone steps (踩) _______ your feet and you want to argue (争吵) with him. Think first before you _______ your patience with someone. Cars can be broken, ________ bones and hurt feelings often can't. So always remember: excusing is greater than argument and think before you act!

1.A.gun B.hammer C.plane D.car

2.A.satisfied B.afraid C.patient D.angry

3.A.hands B.feet C.back D.head

4.A.silently B.softly C.proudly D.loudly

5.A.school B.shop C.hospital D.restaurant

6.A.cut B.connect C.clean D.fix

7.A.went up B.caught up C.woke up D.hurried up

8.A.in B.on C.by D.at

9.A.lose B.share C.protect D.show

10.A.and B.so C.or D.but

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A man got a new car and he was very proud of it．One day，when he came back home，he saw his three﹣year﹣old son happily hitting the new car with a toy_______．He broke off the paint on the car．The man was so_______ that he ran to his son，took away his hammer（锤子） from him，and used the hammer to hit the boy's_______ as hard as he could for punishment．The poor boy cried_______ but his father didn't care at all．

When the father calmed down，he took his son to the_______ as soon as he could．Although the

doctor tried to save the broken bones，he had to _______ the fingers from both of the boy's hands

in the end．

When the boy _______ in the hospital and saw his hands，he innocently （天真地） said，

"Daddy，I'm sorry about your car．"Then he asked，"But when are my fingers going to grow back？"The father felt very sad and regretted this very much．

Think about this story when someone steps （踩）_______ your feet and you want to argue （争吵） with him．Think first before you_______ your patience with someone．Cars can be broken，________ bones and hurt feelings often can't．So always remember：excusing is greater than argument and think before you act!

1.A. gun　　 B. hammer　　 C. plane　　 D. car

2.A. satisfied　　 B. afraid　　 C. patient　　 D. angry

3.A. hands　　 B. feet　　 C. back　　 D. head

4.A. silently　　 B. softly　　 C. proudly　　 D. loudly

5.A. school　　 B. shop　　 C. hospital　　 D. restaurant

6.A. cut　　 B. connect　　 C. clean　　 D. fix

7.A. went up　　 B. caught up　　 C. woke up　　 D. hurried up

8.A. in　　 B. on　　 C. by　　 D. at

9.A. lose　　 B. share　　 C. protect　　 D. show

10.A. and　　 B. so　　 C. or　　 D. but

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A man got a new car and he was very proud 　26　 it. One day, when he 　27　 back home, he saw his three-year-old son 　28　 hitting the new car with a toy hammer. The man was 　29　 angry that he ran to his son, grabbed the hammer from 　30　, and used the hammer to hit the little boy’s hands too hard. The 　31　 boy cried out but his father didn’t care.

　When the father 　32　, he took his son to the 　33　 as fast as he could. Although the doctor tried his best to save the 　34　 bones（骨头）, he had to cut the fingers from both of the boy’s hands in the end.

　When the boy 　35　 in the hospital and saw his hands, he innocently(天真) said, “Dady, I’m sorry about your car.” Then he asked, “but 　36　 are my fingers going to grow back?” The father 　37　 very sad.

　Think about the story when 　38　 steps on your feet or when you wish to take revenge(报复). Think first before you lose your patience with someone. Cars can 　39　, but broken bones and hurt feelings often can’t.

　People often make mistakes. But we should remember that forgiveness is greater than revenge. 　40　 before act!

1.A．to　　　 B．of　　　　 C．in　　　　 D．from

2.A．comes　       B．came　　   C．has come　   D．is

3.A．happy　　  B．unhappy　　  C．happily　　    D．luckily

4.A．too　　  B．very　　　 C．so　　　   D．such

5.A．it　　　 B．her　　　  C．he　　　　 D．him

6.A．poor　　 B．lucky　　  C．bad　　　  D．small

7.A．came out　 B．came down　  C．calmed down  D．calmed out

8.A．school　　 B．hospital　　   C．shop　　　 D．home

9.A．break　　    B．breaking　　 C．broken　　 D．broke

10.A．stood up　    B．got up　　 C．woke up　　  D．put up

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

12.A．felt　　　  B．fell　　　　   C．sounded　　  D．looks

13.A．anyone　　    B．everyone　　 C．no one　　 D．someone

14.A．repair　　  B．repaired　　   C．be repaired　    D．be repairing

15.A．To think　    B．Thinking　　 C．Think　　  D．Be thought

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Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal (偷) the bell on his neighbor’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of (抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.

Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbor, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbor came running out. “Steal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson (教训),”the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.

The foolish thief did not know how the neighbor found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered (感到疑惑).

1.The thief was trying to get ________.

A．his neighbor                           B．his neighbor’s doorbell

C．some cotton                           D．a door with a bell on it

2.The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be ________ for him to steal the doorbell.

A．safe              B．difficult           C．dangerous         D．easy

3.The neighbor ran out probably (很可能) because_________.

A．he knew his doorbell was being stolen

B．he thought someone was eager (渴望的) to visit him

C．He realized (意识到) something strange happened

D．Both B and C

4.The neighbor hit the thief to ________.

A．give him lessons                        B．punish (惩罚) him for stealing

C．help him with the bell                    D．be his teacher

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The thief understood why he was hit on the nose.

B．The thief knew why the neighbor came out.

C．The thief thought the neighbor could not hear the bell.

D．The thief didn’t want to know why the neighbor ran out just at the time he stole the doorbell.

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There was once a lonely girl who wanted love very much. One day　 　　 she was walking in the forests, she found two dying birds. She took them home and put them in a small 　　　 . She was happy to have two “friends”. She 　　 them with love and the birds grew strong. One day the girl happened to 　　 the door of the cage open. The larger and the 　　 of the two flew out of the cage. The girl was 　　 that it would fly away. She caught it quickly. She felt glad that she caught the bird before it could fly away. Suddenly she couldn’t 　　 a sound from the bird. When she opened her 　　 , the bird was already dead. Her 　　 　 killed the bird！Then she noticed　 　　 　 bird jumping up and down inside the cage. She could feel　 　　 　 great need for freedom. It wanted to fly into the clear, blue 　　 . So she lifted it from the cage and let it fly away 　　 . The bird circled once, twice, and three times. The girl watched as the bird flew. She didn’t care about 　　 　 the bird any more. She wanted it to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the 　　 song she had ever heard.

The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tightly, and the best way to keep love is to give it wings(翅膀).

1.A. while    B. after　     C. before　     D. until

2.A. box    B. basket     C. cage    D. bag

3.A. looked for     B. looked at     C. looked after    D. looked over

4.A. forget     B. leave    C. lock    D. close

5.A. stronger    B. lazier    C. weaker    D. smaller

6.A. grateful    B. proud    C. afraid    D. happy

7.A. listen    B. make    C. describe    D. hear

8.A. door    B. window    C. hand    D. mouth

9.A. love    B. joke    C. luck    D. wish

10.A. one     B. the other     C. another    D. other

11.A. it    B. its     C. it’s　     D. it was

12.A. sea    B. hill     C. forest    D. sky

13.A. angrily    B. happily     C. loudly　     D. highly

14.A. losing    B. loving     C. killing　     D. feeding

15.A. worst     B. oldest　     C. newest    D. sweetest

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

There once lived in China a very foolish king and queen. One day the queen had a baby daughter. When they saw their baby, they both cried out, "My goodness! How small it is! It's hairless and toothless! It's a monster!" They sent for all the doctors in the country and ordered them to prepare some medicine for her.

"When she drinks your medicine, she must grow to the right size and have hair and teeth," the king said, "If you don't do this, you'll have a beating."

The doctors thought it impossible, but they dared not say anything against the king's order. Just then and old doctor stepped forward. "Oh, we shall certainly obey your order," he said, "but it takes time. We have to dig a mineral(矿石) from the KunLun Mountains when the snow melts for the second time. The snow melts on those mountains only once in six years. So we need twelve years."

At last the king agreed and the doctors took away the little princess. On her twelfth birthday, they brought her back to her parents with long black hair and beautiful teeth. The king and queen were very happy and gave the doctors expensive presents.

1.Which of the following sentences is NOT RIGHT?

A. The baby was toothless B. The baby was hairless

C. The baby was unusual D. The baby was small

2.The doctors would be beaten if _______________.

A. the baby daughter didn't drink their medicine

B. they refused to obey the king's order

C. the baby daughter grew to the right size

D. the baby daughter became a monster

3.The old doctor wanted to keep the king's daughter for twelve years because ______.

A. they needed a lot of different plants B. they need a lot of different minerals

C. this would give the baby time to grow up D. they had to dig a mineral the snow melted for the second time

4.The doctors thought it impossible _______________.

A. for them to change the king's order

B. for them the prepare the medicine in twelve years

C. for the small baby to drink the medicine

D. for them to make the baby have teeth and hair or grow teeth at once

5._______________, the king would not give them expensive presents.

A. If the doctors did not bring back a beautiful girl

B. If the doctors didn`t find the minerals

C. If the doctors could not make the magic medicine

D. If the daughter were still a monster(怪物) twelve years later

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There once lived in China a very foolish king and queen. One day the queen had a baby daughter. When they saw their baby, they both cried out, “My goodness! How small it is! It’s hairless and toothless! It’s a monster!” They sent for all the doctors in the country and ordered them to prepare some medicine for her.

“When she drinks your medicine, she must grow to the right size and have hair and teeth,” the king said, “If you don’t do this, you’ll have a beating.”

The doctors thought it impossible, but they dared not say anything against the king’s order. Just then and old doctor stepped forward. “Oh, we shall certainly obey your order,” he said, “but it takes time. We have to dig a mineral from the KunLun Mountains when the snow melts for the second time. The snow melts on those mountains only once in six years. So we need twelve years.”

At last the king agreed and the doctors took away the little princess. On her twelfth birthday, they brought her back to her parents with long black hair and beautiful teeth. The king and queen were very happy and gave the doctors expensive presents.

1.Which of the following words makes the sentence untrue? The baby was ______.

A. Toothless　　 B. hairless　　 C. unusual　　 D. small

2.The doctors would be beaten if ______.

A. the baby daughter didn’t drink their medicine

B. they refused to obey the king’s order

C. the baby daughter grew to the right size

D. the baby daughter became a monster

3.The old doctor wanted to keep the king’s daughter for twelve years because ______.

A. they needed a lot of different plants

B. they need a lot of different minerals

C. this would give the baby time to grow up

D. they had to dig a mineral the snow melted for the second time

4.The doctors thought it impossible ______.

A. for them to change the king’s order

B. for them the prepare the medicine in twelve years

C. for the small baby to drink the medicine

D. for them to make the baby have teeth and hair or grow teeth at once

5. ______ the king wouldn’t have given them expensive presents.

A. Had the doctors not brought back a beautiful girl

B. If the doctors hadn’t found the minerals

C. Had the doctors not been able to prepare the magic medicine

D. If the daughter were still a monster twelve years later

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