A king once had a fantastic diamond. He thoug...

A king once had a fantastic diamond. He thought it was the best jewel(珠宝) in the world. One morning the king awoke and took out his jewel to enjoy_______ it as usual. But to his surprise, there was a single thin crack(裂缝) down its face.

The greatest jewelers were called to look at the stone in the ______ of fixing it. But nothing could be done. The crack ran so ______ down the face of the diamond that any effort to remove it would further destroy it.

Finally, one jeweler stepped forward and said he could save the diamond. And the king agreed that the jeweler could ______ a single night with the diamond. If he was able to fix it, then he would get great reward. If, however, he did not succeed, ______ worse was waiting for him.

Locked in his room, the jeweler took a long look at the stone. It was truly great, and the crack, however thin, could not be removed ______ destroying the jewel. What could be done?

The next ______, the jeweler came out with the stone in hand. Everybody was ______ by what they saw. The crack had not been removed. It remained in its place. The jeweler had instead etched(刻) a rose, the ______ of the kingdom, on the face of the diamond, turning the crack into its stem(茎).

The king stood up with tears in his two eyes. “Now, I truly have my crown jewel!” he said, “The diamond wasn’t perfect until now, but it was the ______ I have ever seen. It was, however, no different than any other stone. Now, though, I have a truly unique(独一无二的) treasure!”

1.A. looking　　 B. finding　　 C. seeing　　 D. watching

2.A. hope　　 B. care　　 C. permission　　 D. notice

3.A. hardly　　 B. quickly　　 C. deeply　　 D. widely

4.A. wait　　 B. watch　　 C. sleep　　 D. spend

5.A. something　　 B. anything　　 C. nothing　　 D. everything

6.A. with　　 B. without　　 C. into　　 D. except

7.A. morning　　 B. night　　 C. evening　　 D. afternoon

8.A. annoyed　　 B. shocked　　 C. pleased　　 D. disappointed

9.A. symbol　　 B. picture　　 C. sign　　 D. slogan

10.A. worst　　 B. best　　 C. hardest　　 D. oldest

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once, while a king was hunting in the forest, night fell earlier than he thought. The king and his guards could not find their way back to the p1.. After hours of hiking, they saw a light glowing in the distance. They headed toward it.

The glowing light came from a small house t2.belonged to an old man. The h3. warmly invited all of them to stay for the night and took good care of them. Before leaving, the king invited the old man to the palace to repay him for his k4..

Sometime later, the old man a5.at the palace. The king was very happy to see him and wanted to give the old man his favourite singing bird. The king was happy to repay the old man for his good deed with such a v6.gift.

On a7.trip to the forest, the king surprised the old man with a visit. In the middle of conversation, the king asked the old man how the b8.was.

"Oh, the bird?" the old man r9.,"It was delicious. As soon as I got home, I treated m10. to it. "

The story tells us that we should never cast our pearl before swine. It is necessary to be careful when giving gifts.

九年级英语单词填空困难题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time, there was a king. He had only one leg and one eye. One day, when the kings was walking through the palace hallway, he saw the portraits（肖像）of ________ ancestors. He thought that one day his children would also remember him through portraits on the walls.

However,_________his disabilities, he wasn’t sure how his painting would turn out. So he ________ many famous painters to his palace and said, “I want a beautiful portrait to be________ in the hallway.”

The painters began to think, “The king had only one leg and one eye. It is ________ to paint his portrait beautifully. If the portrait doesn’t look beautiful, the king may get angry.” They were afraid to be ________, so one by one, they started to make ________ and politely refused to paint a portrait of the king.

________, one painter raised his hand and said, “I will paint a very beautiful portrait and I’m sure you will like it.” The other painters were ________ to hear this. After the painting was finished, it was shown to the king. In the picture, the king was sitting on a horse, on the one-leg side, shooting an arrow with his one eye closed. He did make a perfect picture by hiding the king’s ________ parts.

This story tells us that we should pay attention to good things instead of weaknesses in life.

1.A.his B.its C.her

2.A.according to B.as for C.because of

3.A.led B.invited C.introduced

4.A.put up B.put on C.set up

5.A.meaningless B.unnecessary C.impossible

6.A.questioned B.educated C.punished

7.A.wishes B.excuses C.mistakes

8.A.Unexpectedly B.Unluckily C.Undoubtedly

9.A.excited B.worried C.surprised

10.A.strong B.weak C.favourite

九年级英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析

Once, a king had a great highway built for his people. Just before it was opened to the public, the king decided to have a contest(竞赛). He invited his people to take part in the contest. Their challenge was to see who could travel the highway the best.

On the day of the contest, some people came to the highway in fine clothing; some had fancy hairstyles or brought great food. Some young men came in their sports clothes and ran along the highway. People raveled(使错综复杂) the highway all day. But each one, when he or she completed the trip, complained(抱怨) to the king that there was a large pile of stones in the way that had blocked his or her travels.

At the end of the day, a lonely traveler crossed the finishing line and walked over to the king. He was tired and dirty, but he showed the king great respect and handed him a bag of gold. He explained: "I stopped along the way to clear a pile of stones that was blocking the road. This bag of gold was under it all. I want you to return it to its rightful owner."

The king replied: "You are the rightful owner. You've earned(赚) this gold, for you won my contest."

The man won the contest just because he was the only one who stopped to make the road smoother(平整). Sometimes, the greatest prize comes not from helping yourself, but from helping others.

1.What did the man do during the contest?

A. He complained as the other people had.

B. He gave up before he got to the stones.

C. He cleared the pile of stones.

D. He blocked the road with stones.

2.What does the underlined word "blocking" mean?

A. 街区　　 B. 一块　　 C.　 砖头　　 D. 阻塞

3.Why could the man win the contest?

A. Because he was willing to help others.

B. Because he gave the king some gold.

C. Because he traveled the fastest.

D. Because he showed the king respect.

九年级英语阅读理解极难题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time, there was a king. He only had one leg and one eye, but he was very smart and kind. Everyone lived a happy and healthy life because of the king. One day, the king was walking through the palace hallway and saw the paintings of his ancestors(祖先). He thought that one day his children would also walk in the same hallway and remember all the ancestors through these paintings. He wanted his children to remember him, too. So he invited many famous artists to his palace.

All of the artists began to think about the king's physical disabilities. How could his painting be made very beautiful? It was not possible. They weren't sure what his painting would be like. So one by one, they all started to politely refuse to make a painting of the king.

But suddenly one artist raised his hand and said he would make a very nice painting of the king. The king became happy hearing that. Then the artist started painting. After a long time, the painting was ready.

When the artist showed the painting, everyone was shocked. In the painting, the king was sitting on a horse, on the one-leg side, holding his bow(弓箭)and aiming(瞄准)something with his one eye closed. The king was very happy and gave him lots of money.

As we all know, no one is perfect. So we should try to focus on(关注)others' advantages instead of their disadvantages. Just take an optimistic view(乐观的观点)of the event. Everyone can do a good job.

1.What did the king look like?

_____________________

2.Why did the king invite artists to draw a painting of him?

_____________________

3.What did the artists think of making the king's painting beautiful?

_____________________

4.How did the king feel with the painting?

_____________________

5.What can we learn from the artist?

_____________________

九年级英语回答问题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time, there was a garden in the village. Its owner was an old man. He had been away for several years to visit his friends. It was a large lovely garden with soft green grass and beautiful flowers. While the old man was away, some children came to play in the garden every afternoon. The birds in the garden sang so sweetly that the children used to stop their games to listen to them. For them, the time they spent there was the happiest they had ever had.

One day the old man came back. When he saw the children playing in his garden, he was very angry. "What are you doing here?" he shouted. "Nobody except myself is allowed to play in my garden." The children were terrified and ran away. Then spring came, but it was still winter in the old man’s garden. There were blossoms (花) and birds all over the village, except in the garden. The birds didn’t like singing in his garden, since there were no children." Why is spring arriving so late this year?" the old man thought. "How pretty it would be if it were spring now!" One morning, the old man was woken up by some sounds. He heard birds singing and children laughing. When he opened the window, he saw the birds sitting in the trees and the children running about happily. "I’m sure spring has come. What I’m seeing is the most spellbinding scene (场景) I have ever seen, and the sounds which I’m hearing are the most beautiful in the world," said the old man.

1.When the children were enjoying themselves in the garden, the old man ______.

A. was happy to watch them

B. was away to visit his friends

C. pretended that he didn’t see them

D. was angry but didn’t drive them off

2.What did the children think the old man was like at first?

A. Kind       B. Creative      C. Outgoing      D. Terrible

3.The underlined word "spellbinding" in the passage means "______"in Chinese.

A. 迷人的       B. 无聊的       C. 普通的        D. 丑陋的

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The old man’s garden was small but pretty.

B. The old man didn’t like the birds in his garden.

C. The old man was anxious (渴望)for a peaceful life.

D. The birds and the children made the old man’s garden full of life again.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

There once was a little boy who wanted to meet the king. He set off, walking towards the king's castle. After many years of walking， the king's castle came into his view. However, as the boy drew closer to the outside of the castle, the guards noticed him.

“Get out of here!” ordered the guards.

Well,the little boy didn't have to be told twice. He turned…and ran. All he wanted to do was to tell the king wonderful things, and see all the beautiful things in the king's house. But he couldn't even get near the castle! The boy finally stopped running, sat down and cried.

A young man happened to be coming down the path at the very moment. He saw the little boy and stopped. “What's wrong, young man?” he asked.

“Sir, I walked and walked just to see the king. But these guards made me scared. I wanted to tell the king how lovely everything is and just tell the king that I just wanted to see him!”

The man looked at the little boy thoughtfully. “Look, why don't you try again. I'll come with you this time.”

The little boy got up and took the man's hand. The king's guards spotted them.

“Look, mister, we don't have to do this…I don’t want you to get hurt. We can just turn around now.”

The man held the little boy's hand and went on. The boy really thought the man might be crazy until he looked back up at the guards. They were all smiling now. The little boy was amazed.

“Who are you?” asked the little boy in surprise.

“Why, I'm the king's son. You can enter the castle and be with the king.” said the man.

The little boy broke into a huge smile.

1.Why did the boy want to see the king?

A.To get some help from the king.

B.To invite the king to visit his beautiful village.

C.To share wonderful things with the king.

D.To ask the king to play with him.

2.What does the underlined sentence in the paragraph mean?

A.The little boy didn’t understand the guards words at first.

B.The guards repeated the words to the boy.

C.The little boy had been to the castle twice.

D.The little boy understood the guards’ words at once.

3.According to the passage， the man is____.

A.kind B.stupid C.rude D.selfish (自私)

4.Which of the following best suits the story’s lesson for us?

A.Never judge a book by its cover.

B.Anything is possible if one tried hard enough.

C.Life can sometimes be unfair (不公平).

D.Make new friends and keep the old.

九年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析

There once was a little boy who wanted to meet the king. He set off， walking towards the king’s castle. After many years of walking， the king’s castle came into his view. However， as the boy drew closer to the outside of the castle， the guards noticed him.

“Get out of here!” ordered the guards.

Well， the little boy didn’t have to be told twice. He turned…and ran. All he wanted to do was to tell the king wonderful things， and see all the beautiful things in the king’s house. But he couldn’t even get near the castle! The boy finally stopped running， sat down and cried.

A young man happened to be coming down the path at the very moment. He saw the little boy and stopped. “What’s wrong， young man?” he asked.

“Sir， I walked and walked just to see the king. But these guards made me scared. I wanted to tell the king how lovely everything is and just tell the king that I just wanted to see him!”

The man looked at the little boy thoughtfully. “Look， why don’t you try again. I’ll come with you this time.”

The little boy got up and took the man’s hand. The king’s guards spotted them.

“Look， mister， we don’t have to do this…I don’t want you to get hurt. We can just turn around now.”

The man held the little boy’s hand and went on. The boy really thought the man might be crazy until he looked back up at the guards. They were all smiling now. The little boy was amazed.

“Who are you?” asked the little boy in surprise.

“Why， I’m the king’s son. You can enter the castle and be with the king.” said the man.

The little boy broke into a huge smile.

1.Why did the boy want to see the king?

A. To get some help from the king.

B. To invite the king to visit his beautiful village.

C. To share wonderful things with the king.

D. To ask the king to play with him.

2.What does the underlined sentence in the paragraph mean?

A. The little boy didn’t understand the guards words at first.

B. The guards repeated the words to the boy.

C. The little boy had been to the castle twice.

D. The little boy understood the guards’ words at once.

3.According to the passage， the man is .

A. kindB. stupidC. rudeD. selfish (自私)

4.Which of the following best suits the story’s lesson for us?

A. Never judge a book by its cover.

B. Anything is possible if one tried hard enough.

C. Life can sometimes be unfair (不公平).

D. Make new friends and keep the old.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

There once was a little boy who wanted to meet the king. He set off, walking towards the king’s castle. After many years of walking, the king’s castle came into his view. However, as the boy drew closer to the outside of the castle, the guards noticed him.

“Get out of here!” ordered the guards.

Well, the little boy didn’t have to be told twice. He turned…and ran. All he wanted to do was to tell the king wonderful things, and see all the beautiful things in the king’s house. But he couldn’t even get near the castle! The boy finally stopped running, sat down and cried.

A young man happened to be coming down the path at the very moment. He saw the little boy and stopped. “What’s wrong, young man?” he asked.

“Sir, I walked and walked just to see the king. But these guards made me scared. I wanted to tell the king how lovely everything is and just tell the king that I just wanted to see him.!”

The man looked at the little boy thoughtfully. “Look, why don’t you try again. I’ll come with you this time.”

The little boy got up and took the man’s hand. The king’s guards spotted them.

“Look, mister, we don’t have to do this…I don’t want you to get hurt. We can just turn around now.”

The man held the little boy’s hand and went on. The boy really thought the man might be crazy until he looked back up at the guards. They were all smiling now. The little boy was amazed.

“Who are you?” asked the little boy in surprise.

“Why, I’m the king’s son. You can enter the castle and be with the king.” said the man.

The little boy broke into a huge smile.

1.Why did the boy want to see the king?

A. To get some help from the king.　

B. To invite the king to visit his beautiful village.

C. To share wonderful things with the king.

D. To ask the king to play with him.

2.What does the underlined sentence in the paragraph mean?

A. The little boy didn’t understand the guards words at first.　

B. The guards repeated the words to the boy.　

C. The little boy had been to the castle twice.　

D. The little boy understood the guards’ words at once.

3.According to the passage, the man is 　　　　 .

A. kind　　　　　　 B. stupid　　　　　　 C. rude　　　　　 D. selfish(自私)

4.Which of the following best suits the story’s lesson for us?

A. Never judge a book by its cover.　

B. Anything is possible if one tried hard enough.　　

C. Life can sometimes be unfair(不公平).

D. Make new friends and keep the old.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

There was once a king who had a great palace with a wonderful garden .In the garden,there lived all kinds of animals. All of them enjoyed living there.

There was only one thing in the garden that the king hated: an old tree in the center of the garden. It was so old and dry. This made the king so angry that he finally asked some people to cut down and turned the place into a swimming pool. However, after the trees were cut down, the animals left the garden .Without the animals; the garden was not so beautiful as before. The king was sad, but he didn’t know what happened.

A young man went to the king, and said he could explain what had happened. “This was because you cut the old tree down,’’ said. “ There were thousands of moths (飞蛾 ) which lived in the tree .Birds needed the moths to eat and then attracted many other animals to your garden. So your garden became very beautiful. But as you cut the tree down, the animals had to leave. ”

“Excellent!” said the king, I’ll make you rich and you will try to make my garden beautiful again.”

“I’m afraid it will take many years to finish. It will take many years for the natural balance to get back again,” said the young man.

The king was sad, but all he could do was just to wait.

1.Because the king hated the old and dry tree, he asked some people to cut it down.

2.The garden was more beautiful after the tree was cut down.

3.There were few moths which lived in the tree.

4.If the young man made the garden beautiful again, the king would make him rich.

5.The story tells us that it will take many years for the natural balance

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