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My dad was in the radio business when I was growing up. He’d get tickets to a lot of different sporting events, and in 1984 we went to Madison Square Garden during Michael Jordan’s rookie season (新秀赛季). My dad took me to see Jordan put on a show.
I remember looking at my dad as an eight-year-old kid and saying, “I want to be Michael Jordan one day.” Dad laughed a bit and then turned to me and said, “Son, I love you, but you’re probably not going to be Michael Jordan.” Then my dad pointed to the man standing next to Jordan at the time, his agent (经纪人) David Falk. My dad explained how Falk worked closely with players, and since then that’s all I’ve ever wanted to do.
Years passed and I became a sports agent. My job is simply to help professional(职业的) players find jobs. No two days are the same, which I find exciting. If it’s in-season, I’m talking to players about how they are feeling and how they’re performing from week to week. During the off-season, I try to make sure players’ lives are managed, so they can focus on (专注于) improving on the field.
Not everyone can be a sports star, but it’s more than possible to work on the business side of sports. I always tell the students I meet to go out of their way to introduce themselves to people. Relationships are so important in this business, and they can take you a long way.
1.The writer went to Madison Square Garden to see Jordan _______.
2.At first the writer want to be _______.
3.Who was David Falk? _______
4.The writer thinks his job is exciting because _______.
5.In the writer’s opinion, _______ are important in his business.
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Dad was always full of advice.When my brother and I were growing up,we can grass in neighbors’ __ during the summer to earn pocket money.Dad offered our service to neighbors at a __ they could not refuse.My brother and I got ten dollars per yard.I later found out our friends were __
20 or more for the same work.Every time we worked,Dad stood watching our work in the heat __ relaxing at home with drink.One afternoon we were cutting our neighbor’s yard.He always waited until the grass was knee-high to __ us.What made matters __ was that we had an old grass mower(割草机) that kept shutting off as we worked.This afternoon,I was __ tired and sweaty.I was thinking of a tall glass of icy drink to cool myself down when Dad called out,“You missed a small piece.”We had to go back to cut that piece of grass __ we didn’t want to.
People in the town started to notice the good work we did and we soon collected more ___.Many years have passed,but the lesson my dad taught me stayed with me.If you say you are going to perform a job at a certain time,keep your word.Give your customers the kind of service you would like to ____.It shows how sincere you are and how much pride you take in your work.
1.A. houses B. yards C. buildings D. walls
2.A. price B. time C. lesson D. discussion
3.A. paying for B. waiting for C. asking for D. caring for
4.A. according to B. because of C. in need of D. instead of
5.A. get on with B. get away from C. send out D. send for
6.A. better B. luckier C. worse D. longer
7.A. hardly B. completely C. almost D. half
8.A. although B. unless C. until D. if
9.A. neighbors B. business C. lessons D. grass
10.A. mention B. receive C. control D. return
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As the saying goes, ”Friends are treasure in our life.” I remember when I was growing up, my mum always_______ ,“Half the fun of doing anything is sharing with others.” It’s true. Friends make _______ enjoy the taste of our success and joys and comfort us in our challenging moments. They provide a mirror for us _______ more about ourselves. I’ve always looked at friends as family _______. They enrich our lives. As a famous writer once said, “A friend is a present which you give_______.” To be a good friend, it’s important to be a good listener. Hear _______ your friend says first rather than making conclusions quickly. Sometimes _______ is useful to repeat their words back to them. It can help them realize whether their words were what they wanted to say.
Patience is an important part of being a good friend_______. You know the old golden rule, “ Care _______ others the way you would like them to care for you.” The support of a friend during a________ time can make the difference between success ________ failure. Encouragement and confidence are the ________ gifts that can change a person’s life.
We should choose our friends________, because they can have a great influence on our lives. As ________ told me, “ The attitudes of your friends are like the buttons on a lift. They will ________ take you up or down.”
1.A.said B.told C.talked D.spoke
2.A.us B.me C.her D.them
3.A.learning B.learns C.will learn D.to learn
4.A.friends B.children C.members D.enemies
5.A.herself B.yourself C.himself D.myself
6.A.what B.that C.which D.whose
7.A.this B.that C.these D.it
8.A.never B.either C.too D.also
9.A.of B.with C.for D.in
10.A.easy B.difficult C.happy D.wonderful
11.A.but B.so C.and D.or
12.A.best B.better C.worse D.worst
13.A.careless B.carefully C.careful D.carelessly
14.A.anyone B.someone C.everyone D.no one
15.A.neither B.all C.both D.either
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Growing up in Philadelphia, Lieberman started cooking with his dad when he was seven. His family had two kitchens, and he quickly learned what was the best way to bake his cakes. Lieberman improved his kitchen skills greatly during a year before college, learning from a cook in Italy and studying local food in France. At Yale, he was known for throwing dinner parties, single-handedly cooking while making drinks for many friends. Just for fun, he and some friends decided to tape a show about his cooking. Lieberman was a real college student showing his classmates how to do things like making drinks. That helped the show become very popular among the students. They would stop Lieberman after classes to ask for his advice on cooking. Tapes of the show were passed around, and then his name went to the Food Network.
Food Network producer Flay hopes the young cook will find a place on the network television. He says Lieberman’s charisma（号召力） is a key. “Food TV isn’t about food anymore,” says Flay. “It’s about your personality (个性) and finding a way to keep people’s eyeballs on your show.”
But Lieberman isn’t putting all his eggs in one basket. After taping the first season of the new show, Lieberman was back in his own small kitchen preparing sandwiches. An airline company was looking for someone to make tasteful, cheap and easy-to-make food to serve on its flights. Lieberman got the job.
1.Where did Lieberman improve his kitchen skills greatly before college?
A. In Italy and France. B. In Italy and America.
C. On the Food Network. D. In an airline company.
2.The Food Network got to know Lieberman _______.
A. at one of his parties B. from his teachers
C. through his taped show D. on a TV program
3.Why did the airline company give Lieberman the job?
A. He could prepare meals in a small kitchen.
B. He was famous for his shows on Food TV.
C. He was good at using eggs to make sandwiches.
D. He could cook cheap, delicious and simple meals.
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
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When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life . The only way I could ________ this was to work in the local paper factory in my town , or get married . I was very nervous when I told my ________ I wanted to leave school . I thought he would say , “________ You are going to the college (大学) .” I was very ________ when he said, “ OK, Let’s go to the paper factory.”
Two days later,________ took me to the factory . I imagined everyone to be friends ________ together and have fun . I even imagined there would be music and singing . I________ I had watched too many movies as a teenager.
When we ________ the factory gate , my father spoke to the guard (门卫) and one minute later we were _______. I walked around the factory looking at the building , the workers , and listening to the noise . It was _______. I ran back to my father and said, “ I want to go home.”
He asked me, “ What do you think of the ________?”
“ Too bad,” I answered.
“And marriage is even _________!” he said
I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard ________ I could get into a good college . I ________ studying English so I decided to major in (主修) languages at college. Thanks to my father and our_______ to the paper factory , I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me . I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!
1.A. say B. do C. receive D. find
2.A. teacher B. friend C. father D. husband
3.A. Yes! B. No! C. Really? D. Ok?
4.A. angry B. tired C. nervous D. surprised
5.A. he B. she C. it D. they
6.A. working B. studying C. singing D. farming
7.A. guess B. mean C. say D. hope
8.A. looked at B. returned to C. arrived at D. left for
9.A. outside B. inside C. back D. away
10.A. terrible B. wonderful C. funny D. special
11.A. workers B. guard C. building D. factory
12.A. better B. harder C. worse D. easier
13.A. but B. if C. so D. or
14.A. enjoyed B. stopped C. disliked D. minded
15.A. way B. idea C. plan D. trip
九年级英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析
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When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could this was to work in the local paper factory in my town, or get married. I was very nervous when I told my ________ I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “ You are going to college.” I was very ________ when he said, “OK. Let’s go to the paper factory.”
Two days later, took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends, together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I I had watched too many movies as a teenager.
When we the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard(门卫) and one minute later we were . I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was . I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”
He asked me, “What do you think of the ?”
“Too bad,” I answered.
“And marriage is even !” he said.
I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard I could get into a good college. I studying English so I decided to major in(主修) languages at college. Thanks to my father and our to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!
1.A. say B. do C. receive D. find
2.A. teacher B. friend C. father D. husband
3.A. Yes! B. No! C. Really? D. OK?
4.A. angry B. tired C. nervous D. surprised
5.A. he B. she C. it D. they
6.A. working B. studying C. singing D. farming
7.A. guess B. mean C. say D. hope
8.A. looked at B. returned to C. arrived at D. left for
9.A. outside B. inside C. back D. away
10.A. terrible B. wonderful C. funny D. special
11.A. workers B. guard C. building D. factory
12.A. better B. harder C. worse D. easier
13.A. but B. if C. so that D. such that
14.A. enjoyed B. stopped C. disliked D. minded
15.A. way B. idea C. plan D. visit
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When I was a teenager growing up in Russia, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could do this was to work in the local brick factory in my town, or get married. I was nervous when I told my father I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “No! You are going to college.” He took me by surprise when he said, “OK. We’ll go to the brick factory.”
Two days later, he took me to the factory. I had a very romantic idea of working in a factory. I had imagined everyone to be friends working together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I guess I had watched too many movies as a teenager.
When we arrived at the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard and one minute later we were inside. My father said, “Take your time. Look around.” I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was horrible. I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”
He asked me, “What do you think of the factory?”
“It’s terrible,” I replied.
“And marriage is even worse!” he said.
I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard so I could get into a good college. I enjoyed studying English so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my father and our trip to the brick factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!
1.The writer lived in ________ when she was a teenager.
A. Russia B. Japan C. China
2.At first she thought life in the factory would be ________ than in school.
A. more careful B. more colorful C. more beautiful
3.When she told her father that she wanted to leave school, he expressed his disagreement ________ .
A. by doing nothing B. in a special way C. by saying nothing
4.After they visited the factory, the girl ________ .
A. decided to work there B. decided to get married C. changed her mind
5.The underlined work “horrible” means “________” in Chinese.
A. 糟糕的 B. 紧张的 C. 浪漫的
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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When I was a teenager growing up in Russia, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could do this was to work in the local brick factory in my town, or get married. I was nervous when I told my father I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, " No! You are going to college. " He took me by surprise when he said, "OK. We'll go to the brick factory. "
Two days later, he took me to the factory. I had a very romantic idea of working in a factory. ' I had imagined everyone to be friends working together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I guess I had watched too many movies as a teenager.
When we arrived at the factory gates, my father spoke to the guard and one minute later we were inside. My father said, "Take your time. Look around." I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was horrible. I ran back to my. father and said, "I want to go home. "
He asked me, "What do you think of the factory?"
"It's terrible," I replied.
"And marriage is even worse!" he said.
I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard so I could get into a good college. I enjoyed studying English so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my father and our trip to the brick factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!
1. The writer lived in_________ when she was a teenager.
A. Russia B. Japan C. China
2.At first she thought life in the factory would be _ _ than in school.
A. more careful B. more colorful C. more beautiful
3.When she told her father that she wanted to leave school, he expressed his disagreement________.
A. by doing nothing B. in a special way C. by saying nothing
4. After they visited the factory, the girl________.
A. decided to work there B. decided to get married C. changed her mind
5.The underlined word "horrible" means "_ _" in Chinese.
A. 糟糕的 B. 紧张的 C. 浪漫的
九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
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Growing up in Philadelphia, Lieberman started cooking with his stay-at-home dad when he was seven. His food-loving family had two kitchens, and he quickly learned what was the best way to bake his cakes. Lieberman improved his kitchen skills greatly during a year abroad before college, learning from a cook in Italy and studying local specialties in Germany, Spain and France. At Yale, he was known for throwing dinner parties, single-handedly frying and baking while mixing drinks for dozens of friends. Just for fun, he and some friends decided to tape a show named Campus Cuisine about his cooking. Lieberman was a real college student showing his classmates how to do things like making drinks out of dining-hall fruit. That helped the show become very popular among the students. They would stop Lieberman after classes to ask for his advice on cooking. Tapes of the show were passed around, with which his name went beyond the school and finally to the Food Network.
Food Network producer Flay hopes the young cook will find a place on the network television. He says Lieberman’s charisma is key. “Food TV isn’t about food any more,” says Flay. “It’s about your personality and finding a way to keep people’s eyeballs on your show.”
But Lieberman isn’t putting all his eggs in one basket. After taping the first season of the new show, Lieberman was back in his own small kitchen preparing sandwiches. An airline company was looking for someone to come up with a tasteful, inexpensive and easy-to-make menu to serve on its flights, and Lieberman got the job.
1.We can learn from the text that Lieberman’s family _______.
A．have relatives in Europe B．love cooking at home
C．often hold parties D．own a restaurant
2.The Food Network got to know Lieberman ________.
A．at one of his parties B．from his teachers
C．on a television program D．through his taped show
3.What does the word “charisma” underlined in the text refer to?
A．A way to show one’s achievement. B．Lieberman’s after-class interest.
C．Lieberman’s fine cooking skill. D．A natural ability to attract others.
4.Why did the airline company give Lieberman the job?
A．He could prepare meals in a small kitchen.
B．He could cook cheap, delicious and simple meals.
C．He was famous for his shows on Food TV.
D．He was good at using eggs to make sandwiches.
5.What can we learn about Lieberman from the text?
A．He is friendly and active. B．He is clever but lonely.
C．He enjoys traveling around. D．He often changes his menus.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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阅读与表达(填空式)。
My dad was the rock of my life. As I was growing up I always knew he was there. He was the type to wait for someone to start a conversation; then he would join in and listen carefully.
I remember and miss those conversations so much. He was always trying to protect my whole family; sometimes I think we mistook him.
My dad began to work in a bank at the age of 23. When he was in his later fifties, he took early retirement. I never thought he would even think of doing that, but he said he wanted a change to start a new company of his own. I understood that. My dad was always working. He hardly ever rested or took a break. He moved to Atlanta from New York where he planned to start a new company. Eight months later I visited my dad for the first time in his new home; he had changed his address, and my wife and I found him in his new home. We found a small house that looked more like a shack(窝棚) on the beach. This was Dad's new house? At the door was a man whose face lit up when he saw us. It was dad... DAD? It couldn't be! This man had grey hair. Where was my Porsche(保时捷)? In other words, where was my dad I had grown up with?
1.The writer's dad was a man who never started to others first.
2.The writer's dad had been for nearly 30 years.
3.After retiring, the writer's dad had to start his own company.
4.The writer's dad was hardworking, he was a man who never .
5.The writer hardly when he saw his dad with grey hair at the door of his shack.
九年级英语任务型阅读中等难度题查看答案及解析
20 or more for the same work.