Mr Phillips was getting ready to leave his of...

Mr Phillips was getting ready to leave his office. He remembered that his wife had asked him to buy some bananas. There was an old lady selling bananas at a fruit stall (摊位) _____ the street. Mr Phillips had never seen this stall before, so he went to check it out.

He asked her how much her bananas _____. She said $8 per kilogram. He _____ to bargain. “The store _____ I usually buy bananas only asks $5 per kg. Can you sell them to me _____ the same price?” he asked. The old lady was reluctant (不情愿的) but _____ agreed to sell them for $6 per kg. _____, Mr Phillips wasn’t satisfied and decided to buy them at the fruit store _____.

He went inside, _____ a bunch of bananas and went to the cashier (收银员). He saw that the price was $10 per kg. He tried to bargain again, but the ______ said, “Sorry sir, we do not bargain here.” Mr Phillips felt ______ and went back to the old lady. She recognized (认出) him and told him, “Sir, I can’t ______ you that price anymore.”

Mr Phillips told her, “Don’t worry about it. I will pay you $10 per kg! Please give me 2 kg.” The old lady was happy and said, “I can’t take $10 but I will take $7 per kg. I appreciate your ______.”

Later, Mr Phillips recommended (推荐) the old lady’s fruit stall ______ his coworkers (同事). And with support from Mr Phillips and many other shoppers, she was able to make a ______ living.

1.A. in front of B. behind C. across D. before

2.A. paid B. cost C. spent D. took

3.A. tried B. pretended C. worried D. meant

4.A. which B. that C. where D. whose

5.A. as B. for C. of D. against

6.A. firstly B. luckily C. hopefully D. finally

7.A. But B. However C. So D. Because

8.A. instead B. yet C. already D. ever

9.A. put down B. took off C. picked up D. gave away

10.A. lady B. boss C. customer D. cashier

11.A. good B. bad C. excited D. sorry

12.A. leave B. pass C. provide D. offer

13.A. happiness B. sadness C. kindness D. unkindness

14.A. to B. for C. with D. at

15.A. poorer B. friendlier C. worse D. better

九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

An old carpenter(木匠) was ready to leave his work. He told his boss about his plans to leave the house building company and live a free life with his wife.

The boss was sorry to see his good worker go. He asked the carpenter if he could build just one more house as personal help. The carpenter agreed. But soon it was easy to see that his heart wasn’t in his work. 1..

When the carpenter completed his work, his boss came and handed the front-door key to him. The boss said, “This is your house, my gift to you.”

2. If the carpenter had known he was building his own house, he would have done it all differently. However, it was too late to regret. Now he had to live in the house he had built not too well.

Life is like the house. 3. Think about your “house”. Each day you need to place a brick(砖) or build a wall. Build wisely and make every effort to do the work well. It’s the only life you will build for yourself.4.And your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitude and choices you make today.

A.We should build our house with others’ help.

B.Think of yourself as the carpenter.

C.Your life today is the result of your attitude and choices in the past.

D.He built the house with poor skills and bad materials.

E.What a surprise! What a shame!

九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

An elderly carpenter (木匠) was ready to retire (退休).He told his boss of his plans to leave the house business and live a more comfortable life with his wife enjoying his big family, looking after their grandchildren. He would miss the paycheck (薪金), but he really needed to retire. The boss was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter agreed, but this time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used bad materials and worked carelessly. It was an unlucky way to end his career. When the man finished his work and the boss came to check the house, he handed the front door key to the carpenter. "This is your house," he said. "My gift to you." What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. Now he has to live in the home he had built sadly.

So it is with us. We build our lives in an absent-minded way, willing to do less than the best. At important points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shame, we fall into the situation we have created and find we are now living in the "house" we have built.

1.The elderly carpenter planned to live a more comfortable life alone.

2.The boss asked the man to build just one more house as a personal favor.

3.The man agreed with the boss, he used the good materials and worked carefully.

4.After checking the house, the boss didn't give it to the man as a gift.

5.From the story, we learn your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices in the past.

九年级英语阅读判断中等难度题查看答案及解析

An elderly carpenter (木匠) was ready to retire (退休). He told his boss that he planned to leave the building business and live a more relaxing life with his wife, enjoying his big family. He would miss the pay check each week, but he needed to retire. He believed they could get by (勉强过活) even on a small amount of money.

The boss was sorry to see his good worker leave and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but soon afterwards he was found to be absent-minded. He used shoddy materials to build the house. How disappointing it was to end his career in this way!

When the carpenter finished all his work, the boss came to inspect (检查) the new house as usual. But after that, he handed the front-door key to the carpenter, saying. “This is your house, my gift to you.”

What a shock! What a shame! If he had known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. Now he had to live in the worst house he had ever built in his life.

Think of yourself as the carpenter. Think about your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or put up a wall. Build wisely. It is the only life you ever build. Even if you live it for only one more day, that day deserves (值得) to be lived comfortably. Life is a do-it yourself project. Your life today is the result of your attitudes (态度) and choices in the past. Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices you make today.

1.According to the article, the carpenter　　　 .

A.was too old to build a fine house B.had a large family to raise

C.was not in need of money D.was not welcome

2.The carpenter was　　　 when he learned that the house he had built was for himself.

A.excited B.delighted C.worried D.surprised

3.What does the writer mainly want to tell us in the text?

A.We should build a house wisely. B.Building a house is like building a life.

C.We should pursue (追求) a comfortable life. D.We should have the right attitude towards life.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

One day, Mr. Phillips wanted to buy 1kg of bananas. When he was walking on the street, he saw an ill-looking old lady across the road, who was selling fresh bananas. Mr. Phillips usually bought bananas from a supermarket nearby. But since he was in a hurry to reach home that day, he thought about buying them from the old lady.

When he went to the old lady and asked her the price, she said it was $7 per kg. “But the supermarket where I usually buy gives them for $5 per kg,” said Mr Phillips. “Can you give me for the same price?” The old lady said, “No, Sir. I can sell them to you at $6 per kg.” Mr. Phillips went to the usual supermarket.

In the supermarket, he picked up some good bananas. When he was preparing to pay for them, he was surprised to find that the price was S10 per kg and the manager said that they didn’t bargain. Mr. Phillips thought for a second and put those bananas back. He went back to the old lady. She recognized him immediately and told him, “Sir, I can’t match that price.”

Mr. Phillips told her, “Don’t worry, and I will pay you $10 per kg! Now, give me 2 kg.” The old lady got very happy, and she packed 2kg of bananas and said, “I can’t take $10 per kg but I will take $7 per kg. I am thankful for your kindness.”

Hearing that, Mr. Phillips said, “You are doing good and from tomorrow on, I will only buy bananas from you.”

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1.When Mr. Phillips saw the old lady, she was ________.

A.cleaning the street B.selling fresh bananas

C.sitting on the road D.waiting for the bus

2.Why did Mr. Phillips want to buy bananas from the old lady that day at first?

A.Because he didn’t like buying them from the supermarket.

B.Because he thought the bananas the old lady sold were fresher.

C.Because he was in a hurry to go home.

D.Because he wanted to help the old lady.

3.What was the best price the old lady could offer Mr. Phillips for bananas?

A.$10 per kg. B.$7 per kg. C.$6 per kg. D.$5 per kg.

4.How many dollars could Mr. Phillips save if he bought 4 kg of bananas from the old lady that day?

A.$3. B.$10. C.$12. D.$7.

5.What’s the best title of this text?

A.A good and honest old lady B.A serious manager

C.A poor lady D.A mean man

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Mr. Black’s office was only 5 kilometers away from his house, so he could go home to have lunch every day. But when he got home at noon, he had to drive another place to park his car, then walked back home. Because he found many cars outside his house and there was no room for his own car. This made him very angry.

One day, he put up a board in the garden facing the road

But nobody noticed it. People seemed to obey only a police notice with white letters on a blue board

Mrs. Black asked his husband to steal a police notice but he was afraid to do so. Then she asked him to make one just like a police notice. Mr. Black said he was not the police and couldn’t use the word “police”. Several days later, Mr. Black made a blue board with white letters

“Oh!” Mrs. Black said, “ You told me you weren’t going to use the word ‘police’, but why do you use it now?”

“Really?” he asked with a smile. “Look again!”

“Oh, Dear!” she started to laugh, “ You are really clever!”

1.How far is it from Mr. Black's house to his office?

A.5 miles　　　　 B.5 hours' drive

C.5,000 meters　　 D. Less than 5 kilometers

2.Mr. White was angry because ______.

A. he lost the way when he drove back home one day

B. his car was broken on his way home one day

C. he had to walk　 home from his office.

D. he found no room to park his car outside his house

3.How many notice boards did Mr. Black make according to the passage?

A. One　　　　　　　　　 B. Two　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Three　　　　　　 D. None

4.In the end, Mr. Black made a notice board and it _____

A. said "POLICE NOTICE, NO PARKING"

B. said "NO PARKING"

C. said "POLITE NOTICE, NO PARKING"

D. was different in color from a police notice.

5.What would most probably happen after he put up the blue board?

A. Fewer people would park their cars outside his house because of the blue board.

B. More people would have to park their cars outside his house because of the blue board.

C. He would be punished because he stole the blue board.

D. He couldn't park his car outside his house any more because there was no room for his car.

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Ken _____ his jacket in the gym. He has to get it back.

A．left              B．leaves            C．is leaving          D．was leaving

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

In a Police Mess(食堂), an officer wanted to get some fresh vegetables. He was so pleased with his mushrooms that he decided to share them. When their breakfast arrived the next day, each officer found some mushrooms on his plate.

“Try the dog with a piece first.” Suggested one cautious officer who was afraid that the “ mushrooms” might be poisonous.

The dog seemed to enjoy its mushrooms, and the officers then began to eat their meal, saying that the mushrooms tasted wonderful.

An hour later, however, there was great confusion when the gardener rushed in to announce that the dog was dead. Immediately, the officers jumped into their cars and rushed to the nearest hospital. Stomach pumps were used and the officers had a very unpleasant time getting rid of the remains of the mushrooms.

When they returned to the mess, they sat down and started to discuss the symptoms of the mushroom poisoning. The gardener was called in to give a full account of the way the poor dog had died. “ Did it suffer much before death?” asked one of the officer, feeling very pleased that he had escaped a painful death himself. The gardener looked rather surprised , “ No, “ he said in a puzzled tone. “ It was killed when a car ran over it.”

根据材料内容选择最佳答案, 并将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.What did the officers share the next morning ?

A. Meat　　　　 B. Mushrooms　　　 C. Fresh fruit　　　 D. Nothing

2.They tried the dog first_____________.

A. because they loved the dog very much

B. because the dog was hungry

C. because it was the officer’s dog

D. because they wanted to know if the mushrooms were poisonous

3.The officers rushed to the nearest hospital________.

A. two hours after breakfast

B. after the gardener rushed in to announce that the dog was dead.

C. just before lunch

D. about half an hour after breakfast

4.From the story we know_________.

A. the dog died from an accident.

B. the dog died from the mushrooms it ate

C. the gardener killed the dog

D. one officer killed the dog

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The officers weren’t satisfied with the mushrooms

B. The officers were happy to hear the mews that the dog was dead.

C. The officers’ stomachs were washed in the hospital

D. The officers were sent to the hospital at once.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

______ he got ready to leave home, his parents came to his home.

A. While        B．As        C．Until       D．If

九年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

______ he got ready to leave home, his parents came to his home.

A. While        B．As        C．Until       D．If

九年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析