阅读短文, 根据短文内容回答问题。(共10分,每小题2分)
It's March, 2050.
Frank and Mary Smith wake up in their comfortable house in the morning and switch on the bedroom computer to get the latest news. They used to read the Times, but changed to electronic newspapers many years ago.
There is the usual news about space: another space flight has returned from Mars and scientists have discovered a new planet. Then they turn to business news: the US dollar has risen greatly in Shanghai, one of the world's leading business centers. Mary tells the computer to buy 5,000 dollars, and there is a quick response that it has been done.
As they watch the screen, Mary orders one of the household robots to make coffee for them. Frank disappears into the study to join a video conference with his partners around the world. He is a computer engineer, working for several companies. This is his third job: he used to be in marketing and then television.
Mary has a quick look at the shopping channels - the usual selection of electric cars, household robots and cheap travel offers - before picking up the video phone to talk to her assistant. She also has a job and she is doing medical research. Both she and Frank used to have an office desk in London, but in 2014 they decided to move to the seaside and work from home.
Frank and Mary have one daughter, Louise, who also has her own workstation at home. She goes to school only one day a week, mainly to play with other students. Classrooms disappeared in 2030 because there was no longer any need for them: communications systems have made it much easier to learn at home.
Louise, now thirteen, is studying Chinese at present, which has become a world language as
important as English. Louise has many Chinese friends. They communicate by computer.
According to the family doctor, Louise will live to at least 130. Her wish is to work for a
few decades (十年) and then spend her time on music and painting.
1.Do Frank and Mary get the latest news on the computer in the morning?
2.Who makes coffee for Mary and Frank?
3.What does Frank do?
4.What are the two world languages in 2050?
5.What do you think of Louise's life in 2050? Why?
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题
阅读短文, 根据短文内容回答问题。(共10分,每小题2分)
Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He was born on November 30, 1835, in a small town in Florida, the USA. He grew up with a few naughty boys who later appeared in his stories. Perhaps you are familiar with some of his books, as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. At the age of 12, his father died, and he began to work, first as a printer, then a pilot on a river boat. Those years on the boat went into his book Life on the Mississippi.
During the Civil War he worked as a reporter and used Mark Twain as his pen name. The stories he wrote in this period made him famous and popular. He made a lot of money by writing, lecturing and running his own publishing house. But he spent all of it on his high living and unsuccessful business.
Mark Twain was known as a world-wide famous writer and a humorist, which means funny man. But in fact, he took a serious view of life. Many sad things happened in his own life. All his experiences helped to shape his stories which showed the dark side of the society. He died as an old man of 75 in 1910. (200)
1.What did Mark Twain do when he was 12?
2.Did Mark Twain write himself and his friends in his stories?
3.When did Mark Twain become famous?
4.What is Mark Twain’s writing style?
5.What does the passage mainly tell us and what does the writer think of Mark Twain?
九年级英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He was born on November 30, 1835, in a small town in Florida, the USA. He _____ up with a few naughty boys who later ____ in his stories. At the age of 12, his father died,and he began to work,first as a printer, then on a river boat. Those years on the boat went into his ______“Life on the Mississippi (密西西比)”.
During the Civil War(内战) he ______ as a reporter and used Mark Twain as his pen name. The stories he wrote in this period ______ him famous and popular. He made a lot of _____ by writing, lecturing and running his own publishing house. But he spent all of it on high living and ______ business.
Mark Twain was _____ as “a funny man”.But in fact he took a serious view of life. Many sad things happened to him in his life. All his ______ helped to shape his stories which showed the dark side of society. He ______ as an old man of 75 in 1910.
1.A. developed B. brought C. grew D. got
2.A. turned B. became C. appeared D. disappeared
3.A. book B. magazine C. diary D. newspaper
4.A. looked B. worked C. studied D. learned
5.A. made B. kept C. served D. took
6.A. houses B. books C. money D. literature
7.A. unhappy B. unfair C. clever D. unsuccessful
8.A. made B. known C. said D. told
9.A. challenges B. experiences C. happiness D. themes
10.A. passed B. went C. died D. ran
九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读表达阅读下面的短文,根据短文内容回答问题。
Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook , just had a baby girl named Max, and he was giving away most of his wealth to honor it .
He announced the birth of his first child on the social network on Tuesday and the foundation of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. The announcement was as a letter written by Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, to their new baby girl.
“For your generation to live in a better world there is so much more our generation can do,” Zuckerberg wrote. “Today your mother and I are committing to spend our lives doing our small part to help solve these challenges.”
According to the Facebook head, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative will focus on connecting people and building strong communities.
Zuckerberg and his wife will donate(捐赠) nearly all of their Facebook shares.
1.Who is Mark Zuckerberg?
_________________________________________________________________
2.What did Mark Zuckerberg do to honor her daughter’s birth?
_________________________________________________________________
3.When did Mark and his wife announce the birth of their child?
_________________________________________________________________
4.What will the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative focus on?
_________________________________________________________________
5.Will Zuckerberg and his wife donate all of their Facebook shares?
_________________________________________________________________
九年级英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下面短文,根据短文内容完成句子。
Mark Twain tells a boy’s story in The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn. Huck is a poor child without a mother or home. His father drinks too much wine and always beats him.
Huck’s situation has freed him from the restriction (约束) of society. He explores in the woods and goes fishing. He stays out all night and does not go to school. He smokes. Huck runs away from home. He meets Jim, a black man who has escaped from slavery (奴隶制). They travel together on a raft (木筏) made of wood down the Mississippi River.
Mark Twain started writing “Huckleberry Finn” as a children’s story. But it soon became serious. The story tells about the social evil (罪恶) of slavery, which is seen through the eyes of a child. Huck’s ideas about people were formed by the white society in which he lived. So, at first, he does not question slavery. Huck knows that important people believe slavery is natural, the law of God. So, he thinks it is his duty to tell Jim’s owerns where to find him.
Later, Huck comes to understand that Jim is a good man. He finds he cannot carry out his plan to tell Jim’s owners of his whereabouts (下落). Instead, he decides to help Jim run away. He decides to do this, even if God punished him.
1.Huckleberry Finn is always beaten by ____________________.
2.Jim is a ____________________ who has escaped from slavery.
3.Huckleberry Finn and Jim travel together down ____________________.
4.The story was first written by Mark Twain as ____________________.
5.Huckleberry Finn decides to help Jim ____________________ at last.
九年级英语填空困难题查看答案及解析
THIS year the US Mint will honor one of the country’s most famous writers.
“Mark Twain”,the pen name of Samuel Clemens(1835-1911) is loved by American readers for his novels Tom Sawyer(1876) and The Adventures of Huckberry Finn(1844).
Now he is going to have his life and work commemorated(纪念) with special gold and silver coins.
But does Twain need to be commemorated? It doesn’t seem like people in the US will forget him. Twain once joked that a lack(缺少)of money is the root of all evil(邪恶)” but a lack of money with Twain’s famous face on it wouldn’t have made people forget about him.
The Adventures of Huckberry Finn is thought to be his greatest works.
Motherless Huck Finn is a young boy who shows the spirit of freedom. But it could be said that Huck’s freedom really comes from Huck wanting to fly. When Huck gets away from his violent(暴力的) father,he isn’t really looking for freedom,but survival.
It’s even more of a problem for a slave. Jim,the escaped(逃跑的) slave who Huck helps, makes Huck’s life seem even better. It’s easier not to be able to deal with someone who wants to force you to go to school than to have to fight a law that says you are a piece of property(财产).
Huck and Jim’s friendship,as shown by Mark Twain,is one of the great stories in American literature because it shows a white character,Huck,who gets an idea of the African American experience.
Mark Twain is famous and would still be famous without any special coins. Anyway,the coins could be a reason to look again at the work of a writer who got under the skin of the US in the 19th century.
With the race issue(种族问题) far from dead in the US today,perhaps Twain still has something to teach today’s readers.
1.How many novels is mentioned written by Mark Twain in this passage?
A.One B.Two C.Three D.Four
2.Why is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn considered Twain’s greatest works?
A.It talks about how a black slave runs away from his violent owner.
B.It describes an everlasting friendship between people of different races.
C.It describes the social problem that a lack of money is the root of all evil.
D.It talks about a white American understanding the African American experience.
3.According to the passage, which statement is NOT true?
A.Huck gets away from his father for survival.
B.Jim escapes from his slave owner for freedom.
C.Twain dug deeply into American society of his times.
D.Without the special coins, he’ll probably be forgotten.
4.The underlined phrase “far from dead” probably means _______.
A.still being there. B.Becoming more serious.
C.Being in danger. D.Gone for a long time.
5.What’s the main purpose of the article?
A.To tell the story of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
B.To tell readers about the special coins created to honor Mark Twain.
C.To explore why the US still remembers and honors Mark Twain.
D.To draw readers’ attention to the many race issues in the US today.
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
THIS year the US Mint will honor one of the country’s most famous writers.
“Mark Twain”, the pen name of Samuel Clemens(1835-1911) is loved by American readers for his novels Tom Sawyer(1876) and The Adventures of Huckberry Finn(1844).
Now he is going to have his life and work commemorated(纪念) with special gold and silver coins.
But does Twain need to be commemorated? It doesn’t seem like people in the US will forget him. Twain once joked that a lack(缺少)of money is the root of all evil(邪恶)” but a lack of money with Twain’s famous face on it wouldn’t have made people forget about him.
The Adventures of Huckberry Finn is thought to be his greatest works.
Motherless Huck Finn is a young boy who shows the spirit of freedom. But it could be said that Huck’s freedom really comes from Huck wanting to fly. When Huck gets away from his violent(暴力的) father, he isn’t really looking for freedom, but survival.
It’s even more of a problem for a slave. Jim, the escaped(逃跑的) slave who Huck helps, makes Huck’s life seem even better. It’s easier not to be able to deal with someone who wants to force you to go to school than to have to fight a law that says you are a piece of property(财产).
Huck and Jim’s friendship, as shown by Mark Twain, is one of the great stories in American literature because it shows a white character, Huck, who gets an idea of the African American experience.
Mark Twain is famous and would still be famous without any special coins. Anyway, the coins could be a reason to look again at the work of a writer who got under the skin of the US in the 19th century.
With the race issue(种族问题) far from dead in the US today, perhaps Twain still has something to teach today’s readers.
1. How many novels is mentioned written by Mark Twain in this passage?
A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four
2.Why is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn considered Twain’s greatest works?
A. It talks about how a black slave runs away from his violent owner.
B. It describes an everlasting friendship between people of different races.
C. It describes the social problem that a lack of money is the root of all evil.
D. It talks about a white American understanding the African American experience.
3. According to the passage, which statement is NOT true?
A. Huck gets away from his father for survival.
B. Jim escapes from his slave owner for freedom.
C. Twain dug deeply into American society of his times.
D. Without the special coins, he’ll probably be forgotten.
4. The underlined phrase “far from dead” probably means _______.
A. still being there. B. Becoming more serious.
C. Being in danger. D. Gone for a long time.
5.What’s the main purpose of the article?
A. To tell the story of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
B. To tell readers about the special coins created to honor Mark Twain.
C. To explore why the US still remembers and honors Mark Twain.
D. To draw readers’ attention to the many race issues in the US today.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下列短文然后根据其内容回答所提问题。
This is a report on the story “Tom Sawyer paints the fence” by Mark Twain. This story has three main characters: Tom Sawyer, his Aunt Polly and Ben Rogers. There are also some boys from the town who play a small part in the story.
Aunt Polly wants Tom to paint their fence. However, Tom is lazy. He would prefer to play games. Tom is also quite clever. He pretends that painting the fence is not hard work but fun. He tricks Ben Rogers and other boys in the town into painting the fence for him.
The story is enjoyable and full of fun. It helps readers understand Tom Sawyer’s character better.
After his success with The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain wrote Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, about Tom Sawyers best friend Huck Finn. Most of the book is about Huck’s adventures with a runaway slave who is trying to find freedom. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is considered to be mark Twain’s best book, and many people think it is one of the best novels written in English.
1.What is Mark Twain?
2.What is Tom Sawyer like?
3.Who are tricked by Tom Sawyer?
4.Why did the slave want to run away in the story Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
5.Is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer considered to be mark Twain s best book?
九年级英语回答问题中等难度题查看答案及解析
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When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents. 1. .
I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. Finally he came to the checkout counter (交款处) and reached into his pocket for his money. It was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money. 2. .
Then a surprising thing happened. 3. . "You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you," said the woman. "It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me. I only ask that one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help. When you help others, 1 know you will feel as good about it as I do now."
4. . That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us.
I would like to say '"thank you" to that very kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house to house collecting blankets (毯子) and clothes for the homeless people in the fire. 5. .
九年级英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读表达 阅读下面的短文,然后根据短文内容回答问题。
Tim Harris is the owner of a restaurant named Tim’s Place in Albuquerque, America. Many people go to have meals in his restaurant every day. Tim Harris gives free hugs to every customer at the end of each meal. So his restaurant is regarded as the world’s friendliest restaurant.
Tim’s hugs are special because of everything he has achieved in life. The 27-year-old man is probably the only Down syndrome sufferer(唐氏综合征患者) in the U.S. to own a restaurant, but he has several other things to be proud of: He was once elected Student of the Year in high school; he’s a great Special Olympian, an excellent sailor. He also loves fishing and he is really better at fishing than most people.
Tim’s Place opened in 2010 and Tim has given over 19,000 hugs so far. “ I love giving all the customers a hug because I want them to feel comfortable,” said Tim
A number of customers love visiting Tim’s Place. “ I have been coming here once a week,” said Michelle Garth-Jones, a regular customer. “ I love its Mexican food, and I prefer its friendly service and the hugs from the owner.”
1.Is Tim Harris the owner of Tim’s Place?
2.What is Tim Harris better at than most people?
3.When did Tim’s Place open?
4.Why does Tim Harris love giving the customers a hug?
5.How often does Michelle Garth-Jones visit Tim’s Place?
九年级英语任务型阅读中等难度题查看答案及解析
请认真阅读下面短文,并根据短文内容回答问题。
Mark Zuckerberg was born on May 14, 1984. As a little kid, he loved creating little fun computer programs, especially communication tools and games.
When he was a student at Harvard University, Mark founded (创建)Facebook on February 4, 2004. Through Facebook, Harvard students could communicate with each other. Facebook quickly became a great success at Harvard and more than two-thirds of the school’s students used it in the first two weeks. It soon spread further to any university students, then high school students, and, finally, to anyone aged 13 and over in the US.
Facebook developed fast and became popular. People can communicate with others, add friends, and send them messages. Now, it has more than 175 million users all over the world.
Many big companies have offered a very high price to buy Facebook, but Mark refused them all. His reason was simple. “We are not planning to sell it. We don’t want to make money from it. We just hope Facebook will make it easier for people to know each other.”
Sometimes the simplest ideas go the furthest. We hope Mark can go much further, maybe even further than Bill Gates!
1.What was Mark interested in when he was a little kid?
2.Where was Facebook first used in the United States?
3.How many people use Facebook in the world now?
4.Why did Mark not want to sell Facebook to other companies?
5.What do you think of Mark Zuckerberg? (请考生自拟一句话作答)
九年级英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析