The loveliest house that I have ever lived in...

The loveliest house that I have ever lived in was one that my grandparents owned. This house was called Crosslands. I lived there when I was a child. I had some very happy times at Crosslands. It seemed so big to me as a child. It had a big beautiful living room with a piano in it and a large hall. There was a mysterious drawing room which we only used on Sundays or on special occasions.

I used to be amazed by this room because it had the best furniture in it, but it was covered up with sheets(床单). It was as if all the furniture was wearing clothes and it seemed ridiculous to me that we couldn't enjoy this lovely furniture all week long.

The kitchen had lovely red floor, which was always polished, and one big heater to heat the whole room so it was always warm. There was also kind of clotheshorse(晒衣架) above it that we used to hang all our stuff on, and it was just lovely. It was a very warm room and my grandmother used to make ice cream that we'd eat there.

I spent a lot of time in the vegetable garden picking peas and eating them. My grandmother used to get really angry with me because I would pick all the vegetables and fruit for dinner, but eat half of it before she could start cooking. The homegrown food tasted so fresh and delicious. I went back to Crosslands a few years ago but it turned out to be a big mistake. They've modernized the house and gotten rid of those lovely old fireplaces. They've also knocked wall down so the drawing room and living room have become one big, modern room. I think the house has become smaller and my memory of this lovely, large, warm, comfortable house was completely different.

It taught me a valuable lesson: ________________________________________.

1.Is Crosslands a house which the writer's grandparents once owned?

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2.Where did the writer's family hang all their stuff?

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3.Why did the writer's grandma get angry with him?

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4.How did the homegrown food taste?

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5.Why did the writer think going back to Crosslands was a big mistake?

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6.Complete the last sentence.

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Mozart is one of the greatest composers who ever lived. He was born in 1756. When Mozart was three years old. He learned to play 1. harpsichord, which is a kind of piano. Mozart began to compose his own music at the age of five, and his father took him all over Europe to perform for kings and queens when he was still a child.

Mozart could write down a piece of music 2. if he had only heard it once. One day he went to hear a group of people singing in a big church in Rome. The song was very special. It was 3. only once a year and only in the church. No one else was allowed to have the music. Mozart listened to the song. Although it was very difficult and long, Mozart went back home and wrote down the 4. piece from memory. The head of the church heard about this, 5. of being angry with Mozart, he gave him a prize.

When Mozart grew up, people were not as interested in him 6. before. He worked as a 7. and a pianist, he taught people how to play the harpsichord, but he did not make much money. In 1791, he died at the age of thirty-five. He was so poor that there was not enough money for him to have a proper grave. No one knows 8. he is buried.

九年级英语单词填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time， there were two doors in a house. One was a beautiful living room door， and the other was just a normal bathroom door.

There were some naughty children in the house， and they always kicked(踢) the door. The living room door was always very angry about it and hated the children. The bathroom door didn’t care too much when the children kicked him. Instead， he tried to comfort the living room door. He said， “Don’t worry. It’s normal. They’re children， and they’ll grow up soon. Before long， things will be better.”

One day， the living door finally lost his temper(发脾气). A child kicked him， and he broke at once. The owner of the house got very angry and told the children to be careful next time. This made the living door happy. However， the owner didn’t repair him； he threw him into a landfill(垃圾堆) instead. At the same time， the bathroom door took the place of the living room door. And the children treated him with greater care.

The living room door realized his mistake. He shouldn’t treat young children like that. He should learn to forgive(原谅) others. The happiness from revenge(报复) will never last for long.

1.Why was the living door angry?

A. Because the owner didn’t like him at all　

B. Because the children didn’t like to play with him.

C. Because the naughty children always kicked him.

D. Because he was not as beautiful as the bathroom door.

2._____ didn’t care when they children gave him a kick.

A. The living room door　　　　　　　　 B. The bathroom door

C. The bedroom door　　　　　　　　　　 D. The owner of the house

3.What did the owner do with the living room door?

A. He repaired him　　

B. He threw him away

C. He turned him into a bed

D. He turned him into a bathroom door.

4.The writer wants to tell us that ______.

A. we should learn to forgive others　　　　

B. we should treat children kindly

C. we should treat the doors in different ways　

D. we should punish children for bad behavior

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Once there lived in our town a poor family. They were so　　 that there was almost nothing in the house but a pot under a broken table. In it there was a little rice　　 from their neighbor for the coming New Year. On New Year's Eve, the wife had already fallen asleep, but the husband was　　 in bed, worrying about their life. Suddenly he heard someone breaking into the house. "It must be a　　 ," he thought, " but it doesn't matter. The thief can steal nothing. " He didn't shout or move, but he kept watching over the thief.

The thief came into the house and was only interested in the rice under the table. "But　　　 can I take it away?" the thief thought hard. Then he had an idea. He took off his coat, put it on the ground between the bed and the table and turned　 　 to take the pot.

Now the husband knew what the thief would do. He　　 up the coat quickly and covered himself with it 　　 the thief turned back.

The thief took the pot, and poured the rice onto the coat. Then he began to feel it. But he was　　　　　 to find that his coat was gone. " Hey! " he shouted out. The voice woke up the wife. She asked her husband, " Did you hear any sound? Maybe there is a thief in the room. "

"Shut up! " replied her husband. "Go back to sleep. There is no thief in the room. "

"That's impossible," the thief said　　 . "If there isn't a thief, then, where is my coat?"

1.A.good　　　　　 B.kind　　 C.happy　　　 D.poor

2.A.borrowed　　 B.asked　　 C.lent　　　　 D.taken

3.A.speaking　　　 B.lying　　 C.talking　　　 D.looking

4.A.daughter　　 B.mouse　　 C.son　　　　　 D.thief

5.A.what　　　　 B.why　　　 C.how　　　　 D.when

6.A.around　　　　 B.off　　　 C.over　　　　 D.on

7.A.hung　　　　　 B.called　　 C.picked　　 D.put

8.A.before　　　　 B.after　　　 C.until　　　　 D.because

9.A.afraid　　　　 B.surprised　 C.pleased　　 D.excited

10.A.slowly　　 B.politely　　 C.carefully　　 D.loudly

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Lord and Lady Duncan Live in Buckingham House. They have told the police that a valuable statue has been stolen. The police have not been able to solve the crime, so they have asked Holmes and Watson to help.

Holmes: Lord Duncan, can you tell me what happened?

Lord Duncan: We returned from the party at midnight and as we drove up to the house, the alarm started ringing. I jumped out of the car and went to investigate(调查). A person, just a little shorter than me, ran past carrying a large bag.

Holmes: How tall are you?

Lord Duncan: I am 1.8 metres tall.

Holmes: What happened next?

Lord Duncan: As the person ran past me, I hit out with my umbrella. The person fell to the ground but got up and ran away into the night. It happened so quickly.

Holmes: Lady Duncan, you must have hurt the thief. Dr. Watson, please test the blood that I found on these broken glasses which were left behind.

Watson: Holmes, I have made a drawing of footprints found outside the broken window. It looks as if our thief was wearing high heels(鞋跟). By the way, the blood sample belongs to Blood Type O.

Holmes: We have five suspects. Which one do you think is the thief?

Profiles of the suspects:

Suspect 1: the gardener, male, 47 years old, 1.8m, black hair, with a beard, Blood Type A

Suspect 2: the butler(管家), male, 30 years old, 1.68m, brown hair, with a scar, Blood Type O

Suspect 3: the cook, female, 32years old, 1.75m, red hair, with glasses, Blood Type O

Suspect 4: the cleaner, female, 86 years old, 1.75m, blond hair, with glasses, Blood Type O

Suspect 5: the driver, male, 38 years old, 1.75m, brown hair, with a beard, Blood Type O

Can you use the clues to decide who stole the statue?(《选自初中英语读本》)

1.Who has asked Holmes to help solve the crime?

A. Lord Duncan.　　 B. The police.　　 C. Lady Duncan.　　 D. Dr. Watson.

2.Lord and Lady Duncan went to the party　　　　　 .

A. by car　　 B. by bicycle　　 C. on foot　　 D. by bus

3.Which of the following was helpful for solving the case?

A. The alarm started ringing.

B. The thief jumped out of the car.

C. The thief left footprints and blood behind.

D. The thief was knocked over by the umbrella.

4.Which is NOT true according to the article?

A. Lord and Lady Duncan returned from the party very late.

B. The thief probably got his or her glasses broken.

C. Lady Duncan probably hurt the thief with her umbrella.

D. The thief was just a little shorter than Lady Duncan.

5.Who do you think the most probably stole the statue?

A. The butler.　　 B. The cook　　 C. The cleaner.　　 D. The driver.

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There have been many great inventions that change the way we live. The first great ___ was one that is still very important today—the wheel. This made it easy for man __ heavy things and to travel long distances. For hundreds of years after that, there were ___ great inventions like the wheel. Then in the early 1800’s the world started to change ____. There was little unknown land left in the world. People did not have to search much any more. In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. ___ them were the camera, the electric light and the radio. These have all become a big part of our life today.

The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions. The helicopter (直升机) in 1909. Movies _____ sound in 1926. The computer in 1928. This was also a time when a new ___ was first made. Nylon (尼龙) came out in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wear. Of course new inventions continued to be made. Man began looking __ ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Then the United States took another. Since then other countries, including China and Japan, ___ their steps into space. In 1969 man took his biggest step away from earth. __ first walked on the moon. This was certainly just a beginning. New inventions will someday allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of.

1.A. scientist B. artist C. musician D. invention

2.A. carry B. carrying C. to carry D. carried

3.A. few B. a few C. little D. a little

4.A. largely B. differently C. greatly D. freely

5.A. Between B. Among C. Before D. After

6.A. in B. of C. on D. with

7.A. mistake B. product C. world D. material (材料)

8.A. for B. out C. after D. around

9.A. made B. were made C. have made D. had made

10.A. Chinese B. Japanese C. Americans D. Russians

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The old man lives in a house that ________ out of the stones.

A. built　　 B. was built

C. build　　 D. to build

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Have you ever seen the film Titanic? “Titanic” was one of the largest and finest ships in 1912. It hit an iceberg(冰山)on its first sailing from England to America and sank very soon, leaving a love story to the people. Do you know what an iceberg is?

The earth is round, like a ball. The top of the earth is the north. The bottom of the earth is the south. At the top and the bottom of the earth, there is a lot of ice. It is very cold there. Sometimes there is no sunshine for many months. There is ice everywhere all the time. Large pieces of ice fall into the sea. They don’t go to the bottom of the sea. They float(漂浮)near the top of the water. We call these large pieces of ice “iceberg”. Some icebergs are bigger than a tall building. Icebergs are dangerous for ships. Sometimes a ship hits an iceberg.

Then the ship sinks.

You can make a small iceberg. Put a piece of ice in a glass of water. Look ar it. The ice does not sink.

1.Titanic is the name of a film and it’s also the name of a _______.

2.Titanic sank ________ it hit an iceberg.

3.The __________ is very cold in North Pole(北极)and in South Pole.

4.At times we can’t see the ___ in North Pole and in South Pole for a long time.

5.Icebergs are made of large _________.

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Eighteen kids died in the school bus accident in Gansu Province. It’s _____ one that I have ever heard of.

A. a very serious     B. a more serious

C. the most serious     D. the least serious

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There have been many great inventions that change the way we live．The first great（1）_____ was one that is still very important today﹣the wheel．This made it easy for man（2）_____ heavy things and to travel long distances．For hundreds of years after that，there were（3）_____ inventions that had as much effect as the wheel．Then in the early 1800's the world started to change（4）_____．There was little unknown land left in the world．People did not have to explore much any more．In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made．（5）_____ them were the camera，the electric light and the radio．These have all become a big part of our life today．The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions．The helicopter in 1909．Movies（6）_____ sound in 1926．The computer in 1928．And jet planes in 1930．This was also a time when a new（7）_____ was first made．Nylon came out in 1935．It changed the kind of clothes people wear．Of course new inventions continued to be made．Man began looking（8）_____ ways to go into space．Russia made the first step．Then the United States took another．Since then other countries，including China and Japan，（9）_____ their steps into space．In 1969man took his biggest step away from earth．（10）_____ first walked on the moon．This was certainly just a beginning．New inventions will someday allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of．

1.A. scientist　　 B. artist　　 C. musician　　 D. invention

2.A. carry　　 B. carrying　　 C. to carry　　 D. carried

3.A. few　　 B. a few　　 C. little　　 D. a little

4.A. largely　　 B. differently　　 C. greatly　　 D. freely

5.A. Between　　 B. Among　　 C. Before　　 D. After

6.A. in　　 B. of　　 C. on　　 D. with

7.A. mistake　　 B. product　　 C. world　　 D. material

8.A. for　　 B. out　　 C. after　　 D. around

9.A. made　　 B. were made　　 C. have made　　 D. hade made

10.A. Chinese　　 B. Japanese　　 C. Americans　　 D. Russians

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