Late one afternoon in December, my wife, Stac...

Late one afternoon in December, my wife, Stacy, and I returned home to find something white in front of our door. It was like fallen snow, but it was strange to see snow in our area. It was a white cat.

“Where did you come from?” I asked him. The cat was friendly, and allowed us to come nearer to him. “Look! He has no collar（项圈）,” Stacy said. “Perhaps he’s a homeless cat.” I hated to think of this little cat staying out in the cold. Stacy and I looked at each other. I knew we were thinking the same. We had a new cat, an early Christmas gift. We already had seven cats, so we had everything to make our new cat feel right at home.

The next day, when we got home from work, a white cat was waiting for us at the door. “Oh,　 no!” Stacy said. “The cat got out!” “What’s going on?” I asked and picked him up. “OK, we’ll get you inside.” When I opened the door, I was shocked—there was another white cat sitting on the floor. It was the white cat that we found yesterday. I looked at the cat in my arms, then back at the one on the floor. They looked the same. When I let him down, the second cat ran to the other. They played with each other like old friends. “They must be brothers!” Stacy said.

At last, they became members of our family. Kris and Kringle, our Christmas angels .

1.The man and his wife decided to keep the first white cat when they__________.

A.offered a new collar to him B.saw the snow falling outside

C.found him at the door at first D.guessed he didn’t have an owner

2.What can we learn about the man and his wife from Paragraph 2?

A.They didn’t like cats in the past. B.They were good at taking care of cats.

C.They wouldn’t buy any Christmas gifts. D.They tried to find a new home for the cat.

3.Why was the man shocked?

A.He found he got a new cat again. B.The first cat got out of the house.

C.There was only one cat at home. D.The two new cats knew him.

4.How many cats did they have at home at last?

A.Seven. B.Eight. C.Nine. D.Ten.

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(A)

After living and teaching in China for 10 months, my wife and I returned to California to visit our children and friends. Many of them asked what we liked most about China. The friendly people, the wonderful food, and the beautiful sights were at the top of our list. Then one night, after yet another restaurant dinner with friends, I realized that there was one other thing that I really liked about China: No tipping.

Tipping is a subject that has long interested me.　　

In America, the three kinds of services that require tipping are waiters/waitresses, taxidrivers, and barbers. The standard tip is now between 15 and 20 per cent of the bill, depending on the quality of service. Why these three particular services deserve this special treatment is a mystery to me. Why am I supposed to tip a waiter for bring me food when I don’t need to tip the flight attendant on an airplane for doing the same thing? Why do I need to tip a taxi drive, but not the bus driver? Why am I expected to tip the barber for cutting my hair but not the dentist for fixing my teeth? I have been a teacher for 39 years. No one has ever tipped me after a particularly successful class or lecture.

　The whole concept of tipping doesn't make any sense. I have heard that there are some expensive restaurants in major cities in the US where the restaurant does not give the waiters any salary at all due to the large amounts of the tips.

　The tipping problem in many European countries is solved by adding a 15 per cent to the bill. I prefer the Chinese solution: No tipping at all.

When I was visiting the US this summer, I went out to dinner several times with friends. Having spent 10 month in China not even thinking about tipping, I found it irritating to have to spend extra money on the meal -- especially when the amount of the tip would every often buy a meal in China. While I understand why China, as a developing nation, has　 gradually accepted many Western customary practices, I hope the Chinese are wise enough to never start the unnecessary practice of　 tipping.

1.What made the writer realize that he liked no tipping most about China ?

A. Talking with his friends .　　 B. Returning to California.

C. Giving a large amount of tips.　　 D. Having dinner in a restaurant.

2.If the bill is＄200 in an European restaurant, how much should a customer pay as a tip?

A. ＄20　　 B. ＄30　　 C. ＄50　　 D. ＄100

3.What’s the writers opinion on tipping in the US?

A. Wise　　 B. Necessary　　 C. Reasonable　　 D. Annoying

4.Which of the sentences is true?

A. All kinds of services need tipping in the US .　　 B. The writer hoped China would never start tipping .

C. The writers whole family lived in China for 10 months.　　 D. China has never accepted any western customary practices

5.What can be the best title for the passage?

A. Please stop tipping.　　 B. My experiences in china

C. There is no tipping in china　　 D. Tipping in different countries.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day late in the afternoon, while working to support his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby pond(池塘).He dropped his tools and ran to the pond. There, up to his neck in the water, was a terrified boy, crying and struggling to free himself. Obviously the boy did not know how to swim. Fleming jumped into the pond and quickly swam toward the boy. He saved the boy who could have been a terrible death.

The next day, a very cool carriage pulled up to the Scotsman’s house. A well-dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Fleming saved the day before.

“I want to repay you,” said the nobleman. “You saved my son’s life.”

“No, I can’t accept any payment for what I did,” the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the offer.

At that moment, the farmer’s own son came to the door of the farmhouse, confused by who was visiting them.

“Is that your son?” the nobleman asked.

“Yes,” the farmer replied proudly.

“I’ll make you a deal. Let me take him with me. I promise you that I will give him a good education. If the boy is anything like his father, he’ll grow up to be a man you can be proud of.”

And he did. In time, Fleming’s son graduated from St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School in London and went on to become a famous doctor.

Years later, the nobleman’s son became seriously ill. Who saved him? The farmer’s son did.

It’s important to help people no matter how successful you are in life. You never know when you are going to be the one who needs the help.

1.What happened to Fleming one afternoon?

A. He fell into a pond by accident.

B. He fell asleep near a pond.

C. He made a lot money from his job.

D. He saved a boy out of a pond.

2.According to the story, Fleming ________.

A. accepted the nobleman’s payment

B. didn’t accept money for helping others

C. hoped to get more money by refusing

D. asked the nobleman to support his son’s education

3.Which of the following about Fleming’s son is NOT true?

A. He took the place of the nobleman’s son.

B. He got a college education.

C. He became a famous doctor.

D. He cured the nobleman’s son.

4.What can we learn from the story?

A. A friend in need is a friend indeed

B. Don’t try to get payment for helping others.

C. An act of kindness always helps.

D. You can get a lot more by helping the rich.

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One Thursday afternoon, when I was in Grade 9, a new boy came into my classroom. He was short and thin. He walked up to the teacher and told her, very seriously, that he was new. His name was Christian. He sat down, took a look at me, and then looked away. I didn’t think he was very nice and I was sure he wasn’t the type I would like to become friends with.

During that year, I didn’t talk to him much, but he smiled at me when our eyes met, always shyly. He never ate lunch with anybody, and he never talked to anybody but me.

But one day I joined those unkind kids who were making fun of him. We made fun of him though I thought it was wrong.

“Haven’t you got any friends?” a kid asked Christian, who had walked past us alone, head down.

“No, he hasn’t got any friends. He’s too stupid and shy，”I said. Then Christian looked up at me with the saddest dog eyes I had over seen. I felt very sorry at that moment.

That night, I couldn’t sleep because I couldn’t get Christian’s face out of my mind. In the weeks that followed, he never met my eyes in class and never smiled at me. It was really hard for me to decide to write him a note asking him to forgive me. But I thought I should.

The next day in class, I wrote him a note telling him how sorry I felt. About five minutes later, I turned and saw tears in his eyes. “You will never realize what your apology(道歉) has meant to me, Jimmly.” he said to me. “I hope we can become friends. ”

We had lunch together that noon and we had the best talk I had ever had. Over the years at high school, we were close friends.

When I think back, I realize that, if I had not apologized, I would never have known what a lovely person Christian was. Apologies can really change your life, so never miss the chance to tell somebody you are sorry.

1.From the passage, we know Christian was a ________ boy.

A. tall and fat　　 B. short and shy

C. short and active　　 D. lovely and fat

2.Jimmly didn’t talk to Christian much at first because ________.

A. he didn’t think Christian was the type he wanted to become friends with

B. Christian wasn’t nice to people around him after he came to the new class

C. Christian made friends with others

D. Christian had the saddest dog eyes

3.Jimmly felt________ after he made fun of Christian with other unkind kids.

A. happy　　 B. interested　　 C. sorry　　 D. bored

4.Jimmly asked Christian to forgive him by ________.

A. sending an e­mail　　 B. wearing a smile

C. eating supper together　　 D. writing a note

5.This article tells us that ________.

A. we should make an apology when we hurt others

B. Jimmly’s apology was unimportant to Christian

C. Christian wasn’t lovely in fact

D. it is impossible to say sorry to others

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

下面是一篇未写完的短文，请认真阅读，为短文写一个30-40词的结尾，使短文连贯完整。

One afternoon, my father and I walked in the park near our home. We talked about some social problems. Suddenly, my father saw a wallet on the ground.

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It must have been about two in the morning when I returned home. I tried to 　 　　 my wife by ringing the door-bell, but she was very deeply asleep. So I got a ladder from the shed in the garden, put it against the wall, and began climbing towards the bedroom 　 .I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, "I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.” I 　　 and nearly fell off the ladder when I saw a policeman.　 "I enjoy 　 　　 at night,”I said, but I immediately felt sorry about 　 in the way I did.

"So do I,” answered the policeman in the same tone.　 "Excuse my interrupting you. I hate to interrupt a man when he's busy working, but would you 　　 coming with me to the station?"

"Well, I'd prefer to stay here,”I said.　 "You see, I've forgotten_______.”

"Your what? ” he called.

"My key,” I shouted.

Fortunately, the shouting woke up my wife. She opened the window just as the policeman

had started to climb towards me.

1.A. wake up　　　　　　　　 B. hurry up　　　　　　　 　     C. give up

2.A. door　　　　　　　　　　 B. wall　　　　　　　　　　　 C. window

3.A. climbed up　　　　　　　 B. looked down　　　　　　 C. ran away

4.A. climbing ladders　　　　 B. cleaning windows　　　　 C. opening doors

5.A. doing　　　　　　　　　　 B. climbing　　　　　　　 　 C. answering

6.A. enjoy　　　　　　　　　　 B. like　　　　　　　　　　 C. mind

7.A. my key　　　　　　　　 B. the ladder　　　　　　　 　 C. the door-bell

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

六、阅读理解填词

It was already 7:30 and I was late again for the dinner out with my wife，Eleanor. We had agreed to meet at the r1.at seven o’clock. I felt a little a2., but to my relief(宽慰), I had a good excuse: A business meeting had run over and I had w3.no time getting to the dinner.

When I arrived, Eleanor was very angry. “I am sorry, I didn’t m4. to be late, but it was not available,” I said. Then I told her about the business meeting. However, my explanation seemed to make things even w5., which started to drive me mad as well.

Several weeks later, when I d6.these with my friend Ken Hardy. He smiled, “you made a classic mistake. You’re stuck in your own way of thinking. You didn’t want to be late. But that’s not the p7.. What is important is your communication is how your lateness affected Eleanor.” He said that I paid special attention to the intention(目的) while Eleanor to the r8.. Thus, both of us felt misunderstood and c9..

Thinking more about Ken’s words, I gradually got the real c10.of such disagreement. It’s what I did really matters!

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One day my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. The other woman my wife wanted me to visit was my mother, who has been living alone for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it impossible to visit her often.

That Friday after work, when I arrived at her house, my mother waited in the door with her coat on. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary(周年).

We went to a restaurant that, although not classical, was very nice and comfortable. My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady.After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read large print. "It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small," she said. "Then it's time that you relax and let me return the favor," I answered.

During the dinner, we had a pleasant conversation nothing special but catching up on recent events of each other’s life. We talked so much that we missed the movie.

As we arrived at her house later, she said, “I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you.” I agreed.

A few days later, my mother died of a heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have a chance to do anything for her.

Some time later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt（收据） from the same place Mother and I had dined. A note said: “I paid this bill in advance. I wasn’t sure that I could be there; but I paid for two plates—one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me. I love you, son.”

At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: ‘I LOVE YOU’ and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve.Nothing in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till some “other” time.

1. From the passage we can learn that_________.

A. the writer didn’t use to love her mother

B. the writer was sorry for not having shown much love to his mother

C. the writer often treated his mother at the restaurant

D. after dinner the writer went to a movie with his mother

2. What can we know about the writer’s mother according to the passage?

A. She lives with her son’s family.

B. She wanted to invite her son to have dinner again.

C. She died of a heart attack all of sudden.

D. She wrote a letter to tell her son about her illness.

3.The writer read the menu because _________.

A. his mother couldn’t see clearly

B. his mother couldn’t read at all

C. he wanted to order something her mother liked

D. he wanted her mother to relax

4.What do you think is the best title of this passage?

A .My Mother’s Life

B. An Unforgettable Meal

C. My Mother And I

D. Love is Something You should never Put off

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One day my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. The other woman my wife wanted me to visit was my mother, who has been living alone for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it impossible to visit her often.

That Friday after work, when I arrived at her house, my mother waited in the door with her coat on. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary(周年).

We went to a restaurant that, although not classical, was very nice and comfortable. My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady.After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read large print. "It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small," she said. "Then it's time that you relax and let me return the favor," I answered.

During the dinner, we had a pleasant conversation nothing special but catching up on recent events of each other’s life. We talked so much that we missed the movie.

As we arrived at her house later, she said, “I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you.” I agreed.

A few days later, my mother died of a heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have a chance to do anything for her.

Some time later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt（收据） from the same place Mother and I had dined. A note said: “I paid this bill in advance. I wasn’t sure that I could be there; but I paid for two plates—one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me. I love you, son.”

At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: ‘I LOVE YOU’ and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve.Nothing in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till some “other” time.

1. From the passage we can learn that_________.

A. the writer didn’t use to love her mother

B. the writer was sorry for not having shown much love to his mother

C. the writer often treated his mother at the restaurant

D. after dinner the writer went to a movie with his mother

2. What can we know about the writer’s mother according to the passage?

A. She lives with her son’s family.

B. She wanted to invite her son to have dinner again.

C. She died of a heart attack all of sudden.

D. She wrote a letter to tell her son about her illness.

3.The writer read the menu because _________.

A. his mother couldn’t see clearly

B. his mother couldn’t read at all

C. he wanted to order something her mother liked

D. he wanted her mother to relax

4.What do you think is the best title of this passage?

A .My Mother’s Life

B. An Unforgettable Meal

C. My Mother And I

D. Love is Something You should never Put off

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

One day my wife and I went shopping by car. We had a lot of things____, because my brother and ____family were coming to spend the weekend with us. We stopped the car _____a stone. An hour later,we came back to the car.___ of us carried a lot of things. Then trouble started. We could not open the car door.

“Oh,dear,”said my wife. “___are we going to do?”

“Let’s ask that policeman,” I said.

The policeman was very kind ___was glad to help us. A few minutes later, he got the door____. Just at that moment, ____angry man came up and shouted, “What are you doing____ my car?”

We looked at the number of the car,and our___turned red.

1.A. to buy　 　　　 B. to carry　 　 C. to take　 　　 D. to bring

2.A.her　　 　　　　 B.his 　　　　 C..our　　 　　　　 D. their

3.A. at the back　　 B. after　　 C. in front of　　 D.in the front of

4.A. All　　 　　　　 B. None　 　　 C. Neither　 　　 D.Both

5.A. What　 　　　 B. How　 　　　 C. Why　　 　　　 D. When

6.A. so　　 　　　　 B. and　 　　　　 C. then　 　　　　 D. or

7.A. to open　　 　 B. to close　　 C. open　 　　　　 D. close

8.A. the　　 　　 B. a　　 　　　　 C../　　　 　　　　 D.an

9.A. about　　 　 B. on　 　　　　 C. with　　 　　　　 D.to

10.A. eyes　　　　 　 B. heads　　 　　 C. noses　　 　 D. faces

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