There was a farm,where lived Farmer John with...

There was a farm,where lived Farmer John with his wife Molly. They raised pigs,cows and many other animals on their farm. Also there lived a little mouse.

One day John came back with a bag. From the bag,John took out a mousetrap and set it. When the mouse saw this, it ran away in fear and decided to run around the farmyard to warn all its animal friends.

First it met the chicken. "There is a mousetrap on the farm!" The mouse said in fear. But the chicken answered peacefully,"There is nothing to do with me. This is a danger for you, not for me." Then the mouse rushed to the pig and the cow to tell them about mousetrap. But they showed no worry about it,either. Sad and depressed,the little mouse returned to the house.

On that night,Molly heard a sound of the mousetrap. She hurried to see what was in it,but because of the darkness,she did not see that it was a poisonous snake,caught in the trap by the tail. Unluckily the snake bit Molly. John rushed her to the hospital. Later, when they returned home,Molly still had a fever. John remembered that chicken soup was good for a fever,so he went to his farmyard to bring the chicken. Molly's sickness continued and many friends came to visit her, the farmer killed the pig so he could treat all the visitors.

Unfortunately, Molly became weaker and weaker and one day she died. Many neighbors, relatives and friends arrived for the funeral . John had to kill the cow to treat all of them.

The mouse watched all that happened with great sadness.

1.How many animals are mentioned in this passage?

A.3　　　　　　 B.4　　　　　　 C.5　　　　　　 D.6

2.How did the mouse feel when he found the mousetrap?

A.Afraid　　　　 B.Excited　　　　

C.Sad　　　　 　　 D.Peaceful.

3.In what order did the story happen?

a.The mouse went to warn his farm animal friends.

b.John made chicken soup for Molly.

C.Friends came to visit Molly.

d.Molly went to find out what was in the mousetrap.

e.The cow and pig showed no worry for the mousetrap.

A.a-d-e-b-c　　　　 B.a-e-d-b-c　　　　

C.c-b-d-e-a　　　　　 D.c-a-b-d-e

4.What does the underlined word"funeral"(Paragragh 5)mean in Chinese?

A.聚会　　　　 B.田园　　　　 C.牛棚　　　　　 D.葬礼

5.What can we learn from the story?

A. Don't tell anybody about your own trouble.

B. Sometimes helping others is helping yourself

C. When using a mousetrap,you must be careful.

D. It's better to leave your friends to their own trouble alone.

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

An old farmer lived on a farm with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa was up early to read. One day the grandson asked, "Grandpa! What good does reading do?"

The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, "Take this coal basket to the river and bring me back a basket of water."

The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out (漏出) before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, "You"ll have to move a little faster next time," This time the boy ran faster, but again the same took place. it was an impossible task.

The old man said, " You’re just not trying hard enough,"　 So the boy tried a third time and failed. he said, "See Grandpa, it"s useless!"

"So you think it is useless?" The old man said, "Look at the basket."

The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket into a clean one inside and outside.

"You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be changed, inside and out. "

1..What did Grandpa always do every morning?

A. He read books　　 B. he carried water

C. he put coal in the stove　　 D. he taught his grandson.

2.How did Grandpa reply to his grandson’s question?

A. telling him to read books　　 B. having a discussion with him

C. telling him an interesting story　　 D. asking him to carry water with a basket

3.How many times did the boy try to carry water with the basket?

A. Once　　 B. Twice　　 C. Three times　　 D. Four times

4.The basket became ____ in the end

A. Dirty　　 B. old　　 C. clean　　 D. new

5.What would the grandson probably do in the future?

A. To clean the basket　　 B. To do more reading

C. To carry water with a basket　　 D. To remember everything in his life.

九年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析

Mr．Lin is a farmer who lives in western China with his wife and two kids．Two months ago, he was told that he had cancer and he needed　 　　　 　 at once．And he knew he would spend a lot of　 　　　 　 on the operation．It was too much for Mr．Lin’s family．They had no jobs and both their children were at school．The situation seemed　　 　　　 ．

After two weeks,　 　　　 　 , Mr．Lin got a piece of good news．He was told about a health care project which provides medical treatment for 　　　 　　 patients in western China．They need to pay only half the cost or even less．　　　 　 the project, he was able to receive an operation just in time to stop the illness from getting　　 　　　 ．Now he has returned to his family．

The goal of this health care project is to improve the situation for poor people in　 　　　 China．So far, the project has helped more than 5,000 people to 　　　 medical aid．The Chinese government is also working together with other　 　　　 and international organizations to do this．They hope to develop a new health care model for China．

1.A．some medicine　　　　　　　　　 B．some help　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C．an operation　　 　　　　　　　　　 D．a doctor

2.A．money　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　 　　　　　　　　　 B．time　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C．work　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D．energy

3.A．hopeful　　 　　　　　　　　　 　 　　　　　　　　　 B．hopeless　　 　　　　　　　　　 　 　　　　　　　　　 C．colorful　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D．colorless

4.A．instead　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　 　　　　　　　　　 B．though　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C．but　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D．however

5.A．young　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　 　　　　　　　　　 B．old　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C．poor　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D．rich

6.A．Thanks to　　 　　　　　　　　　 B．Thanks for　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C．According to　　 　　　　　　　　　 D．Instead of

7.A．bad　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B．worse　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C．well　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D．better

8.A．eastern　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　 　　　　　　　　　 B．southern　　 　　　　　　　　　 　 　　　　　　　　　 C．western　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D．northern

9.A．offer　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　 　　　　　　　　　 B．make　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C．give　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D．receive

10.A．towns　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B．provinces　　 　　　　　　　　　 　 　　　　　　　　　 C．cities　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D．countries

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once there was once a farmer who was always criticizing his wife. One day, she was so angry with him that she said, "I’m going to work in the fields. You can do my work in the house. Let’s see how w1. you do it!"

The man’s first task was to make the butter. The work soon made him t2., so he went down to the cellar to drink some wine. While he was opening the barrel(桶), he heard the pig come into the house and knock over the butter dish.

He ran back upstairs to stop the pig from doing more d3., forgetting to put the cork(软木塞) back in the wine barrel.By the time he had chased the pig out of the kitchen, it was lunchtime.

He put the soup on to boil, and then remembered that he had not f4. the cow yet. There wasn’t time to take the cow out to the field, so he decided to take it onto the roof. There it could eat the grass that grew among the tiles(瓦片).

It wasn’t easy getting the cow onto the roof, but at last he s5.. To make sure that it did not fall off, he tied it to the chimney with a rope.

He did not want it to burn, so to get to the kitchen quickly, he decided to lower himself down the chimney.

He tied one end of the r6. to his foot and the other end to the cow. He had just reached the kitchen when the cow slipped and fell off the roof.The first thing his wife saw when she came home was the cow hanging from the rope, so she cut it loose.When the woman entered the house, she saw the floor covered with butter, the cellar flooded with wine and her husband upside down with his head in the soup!

The farmer p7. never to complain again if his wife would do the housework in the future.

九年级英语短文填空极难题查看答案及解析

There once lived a man with his wife and children in a very small house. There was always noise in his house as his children played, laughed and sang. The man could find no peace at all in his house, so he decided to ask a wise old woman for help.

He told her about his problem. “Bring all of your farm animals into doors to live in your house,” advised the woman. “Bring in your sheep, horses, cows, chickens…” The man thought it was not good. But since the old woman was known for her wisdom(智慧), he agreed to do as she said. He went home and brought inside all the farm animals he had.

As you could imagine, it was out of order at home. The animals made all kinds of noise. The man could find no peace at all, so he went back to ask the wise old woman. She listened patiently to his complaint(抱怨), and then offered some new advice. “Go home and take all of the animals out of your home.”she said. The man was surprised, as it had been only a few days since she had advised him to bring them all into his house. But he agreed to follow her instructions. He returned to his house and drove all the animals outside. To his surprise, his home became peaceful.

We should see how bad things can get before we thank for what we already have.

1.Why did the man decide to ask a wise old woman for help? (根据短文内容回答问题)

_________________________________________________________

2.What did the wise old woman advise the man to do for the second time? (根据短文内容回答问题)

_________________________________________________________

3.How did the man feel after he drove all the animals outside? (根据短文内容回答问题)

_________________________________________________________

4.In the passage the underlined word “them” refers to (指)________.

5.The topic sentence(主题句) in this passage is“________”.

九年级英语多任务混合问题中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题.

Long long ago, there was a man living in a village with his wife and two children. They had a hen. It laid a golden egg every day. The man sold the golden egg and the family lived a rich and comfortable life.

　　　 But the man was very greedy (贪婪的). He wanted to get all the golden eggs from his hen at a time. So, he thought hard every day about how to achieve it and he got a plan at last. He decided to kill the hen and get all the eggs. He didn't want to tell his wife about the plan because he wanted to give her a big surprise. He was so excited about his great plan. He even started to sing when he thought of the plan.

　　　 The next day when the hen laid a golden egg, the man couldn't wait to take a knife and cut its body open. However, there was nothing but blood(血液) all around. There weren't any eggs at all. He was very sad because he would not get even one egg now.

Their life used to be comfortable with one egg a day, but now their life changed a lot.

How silly he was!

1.How many children did the man have?

2.Had the man's family lived a rich and comfortable life before he killed the hen?

3.Why did the man kill the hen?

4.What did the man get from the hen at last?

5.What do you think of the man in the passage?

九年级英语任务型阅读中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once there was a rich man who lived with his wife and child. He loved the child so much that he sent him to Oxford(牛津大学)for two or three years. At the end of the first year at the university, this young student came home. He wanted a change. And he also wanted to tell his parents about Oxford.

It happened one night when the father, the mother and the young student were sit- ting at supper. They had in front of them only two chickens. Just as they were about to begin eating, the father said, “My boy, I have spent a lot of money on you to send you to Oxford. Now I want to know what you have learned.” The son smiled and said, “Father, I have studied a science which can prove that these two chickens on the plate are really three chickens.” “Well,” said the father, “This is something I would like very much to know.” “There are two chickens on the plate,” said the student. He took one of the chickens in his hand and said, “Here is one more; and one and two makes three. So here are three chickens.” Then the father took one of the chickens to him-self, gave the other to his wife, and said,"I shall have one of the chickens myself, your mother will have another, and you can have the third for your supper and nothing else.” The father kept his word and so the student went without his supper.

1. How can we know that the rich man loved his son a lot?

A. He provided enough delicious food for him.

B. He wanted him to live at Oxford for several years.

C. He sent him to work at Oxford for two or three years.

2.What does the underlined Word "prove" mean?

A. achieve　　　　　 B. show　　　　　 C. compete　　　 D. develop

3.What did the Father ask his son at supper that night?

A. Whether he liked Oxford or not.

B. How he got along with his classmates.

C. What he had learned in the first year at the university.

D. The number of the money he had spent at the university.

4. What can we infer(摊断) from the passage?

A. Both of the parents had no chickens to eat at last.

B. Each of them had a chicken for their supper finally.

C. At last the student had nothing to eat for his supper.

D. In the end the Father gave his son the third chicken to eat.

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Once there was a rich man who lived with his wife and child.He loved the child so much that he sent him to Oxford university for two or three years.At the end of the first year at the university, this young student came home.He wanted a change.And he also wanted to tell his parents about Oxford.

It happened one night that the father, the mother and the young student were sitting at supper.They had in front of them only two chickens.Just as they were about to begin eating, the father said, "My boy, I have spent a lot of money on you to send you to Oxford.Now I want to know what you have learned."The son smiled and said, "Father, I have studied a science which can prove(证明) that these two chickens on the plate are really three chickens.""Well," said the father, "This is something I would like very much to know.""There are two chickens on the plate, "said the student.He took one of the chickens in his hand and said, "Here is one more ; and one and two makes three.So here are three chickens."Then the father took one of the chickens to himself, gave the other to his wife, and said, "I will have one of the chickens myself, your mother shall have another, and you can have the third for your supper and nothing else."The father kept his word and so the student went without his supper.

阅读短文选择正确答案(5分)

1.The rich man loved his son very much ,  so he __________.

A．senthimtoworkatOxfordfortwoorthreeyears

B．wantedhimtoliveatOxfordfortwoorthreeyears

C．senthimtoOxfordtostudy

D．gavehimalotofmoney

2.The father asked his son _______.

A．howmuchmoneyhehadspentattheuniversity

B．howhelikedOxford

C．whathehadlearnedbytheendofthefirstyearattheuniversity

D．howhissongotalongwithhisclassmates

3.The student said that _________.

A．hecouldmakethreechickens

B．hecouldchangethetwochickensontheplateintothree

C．hecouldprovethetwochickensontheplatewerereallythree

D．hewasgoodatmaths

4.Who was cleverer, the father or the son?

A．Neither.                              B．Both

C．Theson                               D．Thefather

5.In the end _________.

A．thestudenthadnothingtoeatforhissupper

B．eachofthemhadachickenfortheirsupper

C．thefathergavehissonthethirdchickentoeat

D．bothoftheparentshadnochickenstoeat

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

An old farmer lived on a farm in the mountains with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa got up early to read books. His grandson tried to do everything he could to imitate(模仿) his grandfather.

One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I try to read books just like you, but I don’t understand it, and I forget what I do understand as soon as I close the books. What good does reading do?” The grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and answered, “Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.”

The boy did as he was told, but all the water was out before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, “You’ll have to run a little faster next time,” and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again. This time the boy ran faster, but again the same took place. The old man said, “You’re just not trying hard enough. Try again.” The boy again put the basket into the river and ran very very hard, but when he reached his grandfather the basket was empty again. He said disappointedly, “ See Grandpa, it’s useless!”

“So you think it useless?” The old man said.“Look at the basket.” The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket was different. It had been changed from a dirty old coal basket into a clean one, inside and out. “ You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you’ll be changed, inside and out.”

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1.Where did the old man and his grandson live?

2.What did the grandfather ask his grandson to do when he heard the grandson’s words?

3.How many times did the grandson go and get the water?

4.Did the boy feel excited when he saw the basket was still empty for the last time?

5.What good does reading do according to the grandfather?

九年级英语回答问题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once there was a farmer who lived on a farm in Africa. One day, a wise man visited him and told him about the value of diamonds (钻石). He said, “If you had a diamond as big as your thumb (大拇指), you could have your own city. If you had a diamond as big as your fist (拳头), you could probably have your own county.”

That night the farmer couldn’t sleep well. He was very unhappy because he was not satisfied with what he had. He wanted to become rich. The next morning he sold his farm to a man and went to look-for diamonds. He travelled all over Africa, Europe and America, but couldn’t find any diamonds. He became so sad that he threw himself into a river and died.

Two years later, the man who had bought the farmer’s farm found a stone on the farm. He put the stone on a shelf in the living room. One day the wise man visited him and saw the stone. He checked the stone carefully and said that it was a diamond. The man was happy and excited because there were many “stones” on the farm.

So you see that sometimes what you want is always by your side, but you don’t realize its value.

1.Why couldn’t the farmer sleep well?

A.Because the wise man left. B.Because his farm was sold.

C.Because he couldn’t find any diamond. D.Because he wanted to be rich.

2.The diamonds were found by the man in ________.

A.Africa B.Europe C.America D.Asia

3.What’s the right order of the story?

①The farmer couldn’t find any diamonds and killed himself.

②A wise man told the farmer that diamonds are valuable.

③The man sold his farm and went out for diamonds.

④The man who had bought the farm found lots of diamonds on the farm.

A.②③④① B.②③①④ C.③①④② D.③④②①

4.The writer wants to tell us that ________.

A.we must try our best if we want to succeed B.life is valuable

C.we should realize the value of what we have D.we can be rich by accident

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析