Pieter Bruegel was a famous artist who lived ...

Pieter Bruegel was a famous artist who lived in Europe five hundred years ago. He is well known for a painting called Children’s Games. People like this painting because it is full of fun. It shows how children in Pieter’s time enjoyed themselves in different ways. In all, there are about eighty games being played in the painting.

Children’s Games shows a busy street scene in a town long ago. The street is a wide and open space. There are no cars, so there is plenty of room to play. There are about two hundred children in the painting. Some play in groups and others play alone. They seem to be enjoying their freedom in the fresh air and their games. Some of the games are still played today.

The games in the painting do not require children to spend money on extra materials(材料). Instead, they use simple everyday objects like hats and sticks. A game might need a rope, some chalk, a hoop, a spinning top, or even a barrel. Some games are played without any toys at all. For example, one scene in the painting shows children turning somersaults(翻筋斗) inside the fence.

Even though Pieter Bruegel lived a long time ago, children today can learn an important lesson from what he painted. The painting shows us how little we need in order to enjoy ourselves. All children really need is one another. It’s not the toys or games that are found in the stores that create fun. Using our imagination can do this for us.

1.The painting shows about ______ games.

2.The children in the painting are playing ______.

3.From the painting we learn that ______.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time, there was a famous saint admired by the local people who lived lonely in the hills. 1. _, they used to ask him for help, and certainly he was wise enough to answer any difficult questions. Every time, he could give the right answers and offer the ways to solve the problems for the people who needed.

2.One day he caught a bird and held it in his cupped hands (捧着的手掌). Then he gathered his friends around. He said “Let's play a trick on that old man. 3. . Of course, he’ll answer that I have a bird. Then I will ask him if the bird is alive or dead. If he says the bird is dead, I'll open my hands and let the bird fly away. If he says the bird is alive, I'll quickly crush （压坏）it and show him the dead bird. Either way, he'll be wrong. "

4. Up the hill, they went to the old man's house.

"Saint, we have a question for you, they all shouted. What's in my hands?”Asked the little boy. "Well, it must be a bird, "replied the old man." 5.? "Asked the excited boy. The saint thought for a moment and then replied, “It is up to you, my child.”

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A.Among the people, there was a naughty(淘气的) little boy

B.The children agreed this was a clever plan

C.But is it alive or dead?

D.Whenever the people are in hot water,

E.I'll ask him what I'm holding in my hands

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Dr Swift was a famous man. Near his house lived a rich old lady who often sent him some presents by her servant, Dr Swift took her presents but never gave the boy anything. One day as Swift was busy with his writing, the boy ran into the room and hit the desk, and some books on it began to fail to the floor. Then he threw a plastic bag of meat on the desk and said, "My mistress has sent you some meat."

Swift turned round and said, "My boy, that is not the way to give someone a present. Now you sit in my chair, watch my way of doing it and learn your lesson."

The boy sat down. Swift went out, knocked on the door and waited. The boy said, "Come in." The doctor entered, walked to the desk and said, "If you please, sir, my mistress sends me to say hello to you and hopes you will take the plastic bag of meat."

The boy answered, "Thank you, my boy. Give your mistress Dr Swift's thanks for her kindness, and here is two shillings for yourself." The doctor laughed and after that, Swift never forgot to give him his tip.

1.What do we know about the old lady?

A. She didn't know Dr Swift.

B. She liked Dr Swift very much.

C. She lived far from Dr Swift's house.

D. She often sent Dr Swift some presents herself.

2.What did Dr Swift want to do to the boy?

A. He wanted to have the boy do something for him.

B. He wanted to teach the boy how to write.

C. He wanted to ask the boy to watch his way of working.

D. He wanted to teach the boy how to give someone a present.

3.What did the boy show the doctor?

A. How to help others.　　 B. What to do when in trouble.

C. What to do for his mistress.　　 D. What to do when receiving a present.

4.What would Dr Swift do after that?

A. Welcome the boy.

B. Invite the boy to have supper with him.

C. Remember to tip the boy.

D. Remember to say "Thank you" to the boy.

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Zhou Huaiming was ____ artist who was good at drawing grapes in ___ 1940s in Wuxi.

A.a; the B.an; the C.the; / D.the; the

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

I　　　　 in this city since I　　　　 five.

A. have lived ; was　　 B. live ; was

C. have lived ; have been　　 D. live ; have been

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I was on the escalator in a market. There was an old man who was about five or six people in the front of me. People behind him were all in a hurry and saw him as a rock. The old man knew these clearly and tried hard to step aside.

I remember…Sometimes when walking or driving behind an older person, I’ve gotten impatient and upset.

“I’m sorry. Please forgive me!” said the old man, “I don’t mean to hold you up.” He then tried his best to get off the escalator.

I suddenly saw this in a whole new light. I felt sick to my stomach. The old man was apologizing to everyone, when we should have helped him to calm his fears.

One by one, people went around him quickly. By the time I got to him, I asked, “Sir, can I help you?”

The man thought for a while, then said, “Well, yes, thank you!”

I placed my hand under his left arm and walked away from the rush of people quickly.

“So what are you shopping for, sir?”

“Oh, today is Mother’s Day. I want to buy something for my neighbor. She’s a single mother and she is always so nice to me.” he said, stopping suddenly as he searched his pocket.

“Oh, it’s here! I always carry them with me,” he said. Then he took out some business cards and handed me one which read:

“John Smith.

Friend to all…enemy to no one!

I said a prayer（祈祷）today and you were the answer.

Thank you!”

“That’s for you,” he said. “Thanks for stopping to help an old man.”

“My friend, you helped me. I discovered why I was unhappy with the world. Now I know how to solve the problem. No more with me!”

1.Why did the old man try hard to step aside?

A. Because he was in a hurry.

B. Because he didn’t want to be in other people’s way.

C. Because the escalator was very crowded.

D. Because he was as heavy as a rock.

2.The writer felt sick to his stomach most because 　　　　 .

A. the old man tried hard to step aside

B. the old man was difficult to get off the escalator

C. he was impatient and upset for the old man

D. the old man was apologizing to everyone

3. What did the writer think about the people that passed by?

A. Cold.　　　 B. Boring.　　　 C. Warm.　　　　 D. Friendly.

4.The sentence “I said a prayer today and you were the answer” most probably means that 　　　　 .

A. the old man needed the writer’s help then he came

B. the writer was always friendly to other people

C. the old man believed everyone could be friends

D. the old man had lots of friends and no enemies

5.From the passage we can see that　　　　 .

A. we should always help old people

B. we should share our enjoyment with our friends

C. it was valuable to make friends with the old man

D. if we are kind to others, we will be happy in our life

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I was on the escalator in a market.　 There was an old man who was about five or six people in the front of me. People behind him were all in a hurry and saw him as a rock. The old man knew these clearly and tried hard to step aside.

I remember…Sometimes when walking or driving behind an older person, I’ve gotten impatient and upset.

“I’m sorry. Please forgive me!” said the old man, “I don’t mean to hold you up.” He then tried his best to get off the escalator.

I suddenly saw this in a whole new light. I felt sick to my stomach. The old man was apologizing to everyone, when we should have helped him to calm his fears.

One by one, people went around him quickly.By the time I got to him, I asked,“Sir, can I help you?”

The man thought for a while, then said,“Well, yes, thank you!”

I placed my hand under his left arm and walked away from the rush of people quickly.

“So what are you shopping for, sir?”

“Oh, today is Mother’s Day. I want to buysomething for my neighbor. She’s a single mother and she is always so nice to me.” he said, stopping suddenly as he searched his pocket.

“Oh, it’s here! I always carry them with me,” he said. Then he took out some business cards and handed me one which read:

“John Smith.

Friend to all…enemy to no one!

I said a prayer today and you were the answer.

Thank you!”

“That’s for you,” he said. “Thanks for stopping to help an old man.”

“My friend, you helped me. I discovered why I was unhappy with the world. Now I know how to solve the problem. No more with me!”

1.Why did the old man try hard to step aside?

A.Because he was in a hurry.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B.Because he didn’t want to be in other people’s way.

C.Because the escalator was very crowded.

D.Because he was as heavy as a rock.

2.The writer felt sick to his stomach most because________

A.the old man tried hard to step aside

B.the old man was difficult to get off the escalator

C.he was impatient and upset for the old man

D.the old man was apologizing to everyone

3.What did the writer think about the people that passed by?

A.Cold.　　 B.Boring.　　 C.Warm.　　 D.Friendly.

4.The sentence “Isaid a prayer today and you were the answer”probably means that____.

A.the old man needed the writer’s help then he came

B.the writer was always friendly to other people

C.the old man believed everyone could be friends

D.the old man had lots of friends and no enemies

5.From the passage we can see that ___.

A.we should always help old people

B.we should share our enjoyment with our friends

C.it was valuable to make friends with the old man

D.if we are kind to others, we will be happy in our life

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Balzac(巴尔扎克) was a great French writer. But he was very poor before he became famous. He lived in a dirty, wet room and was often worried about food. All his friends were very poor and they could not help him.

One night it was very cold. The wind blew and it was snowing heavily. Balzac went to bed early but couldn’t fall asleep. He didn’t get any food before he went to bed. He thought and thought, but he couldn’t have a good idea. At midnight he saw a man climb in through the broken window. The man began to steal something on his bookshelf. Balzac got up quietly and said, “Don’t waste time, my friend! I couldn’t find any money in the daytime. How can you find some in the dark?”

1.Balzac was a ________.

A. worker          B. writer            C. doctor           D. cleaner

2.Balzac lived in a dirty, wet room because ________.

A. he was very poor             B. he wanted to live there

C. it was cold                  D. he was a famous man

3.Why didn’t he ask his friends for some food? Because __________.

A. he had no friends

B. his friends didn’t want to help him

C. all his friends were very poor

D. his friends didn’t like him

4.How was the weather that night? It was ___________

A. rainy          B. cloudy       C. sunny            D. snowy

5.Could the thief find any money? __________

A. Yes, he could.                       B. No, he couldn’t.

C. Maybe.                            D. I don’t know.

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

二、完形填空(每小题1分，共15分)

I was living in a house with a long history in Halifax, Nova Scotia five years ago. One day, one of my friends from the West Coast came out to visit me. He was ________ for 3 weeks so he brought a lot of bags and suitcases, and other things like a _______. I told him he could sleep on the bed in the front living room.

One morning after a late night of drinking, my friend ran into my room shouting “FIRE! FIRE！” Without ________, I jumped out of bed. The floor was ________ against my feet as I ran out into the hallway, right behind my friend. I couldn't see the fire anywhere, ________ as we ran towards the front door, I could hear the ________ making a loud noise all around me. It was inside the ________. We ran out into the front yard and looked ________ at the house, seeing black smoke coming out of the ________ house.

We were standing there watching the house when I looked down and _______all of my friend's bags and suitcases ________ lined up on the front grassland, including his basketball. ________ he noticed the house was on fire, he took all of them out to the grassland before coming back in to ________ me about it. That fire had started in the basement (地下室), and it spread up into the walls and was burning the ________ we were standing on. The floor and much of the house fell down not long after we came out. The firemen said we were very ________.

Of course, we are not friends anymore.

1.A. working　　 B. staying　　 C. waiting　　 D. resting

2.A. baseball　　 B. volleyball　　 C. football　　 D. basketball

3.A. thinking　　 B. sleeping　　 C. looking　　 D. drinking

4.A. wet　　 B. soft　　 C. hot　　 D. dirty

5.A. so　　 B. and　　 C. or　　 D. but

6.A. fire　　 B. door　　 C. wind　　 D. car

7.A. rooms　　 B. walls　　 C. kitchen　　 D. yard

8.A. up　　 B. down　　 C. back　　 D. forward

9.A. old　　 B. big　　 C. red　　 D. stone

10.A. remembered　　 B. made　　 C. expected　　 D. noticed

11.A. tidily　　 B. gradually　　 C. differently　　 D. naturally

12.A. Unless　　 B. If　　 C. When　　 D. Before

13.A. warn　　 B. show　　 C. ask　　 D. phone

14.A. sofa　　 B. bed　　 C. table　　 D. floor

15.A. brave　　 B. lucky　　 C. nervous　　 D. scared

九年级英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

Robert lives in a small town. Five years ago, when he was nineteen, he finished middle school. He didn't like any subjects except playing when he was at school. Of course he learned nothing and the bosses wouldn't use a man like him. He has to stay at home, but he doesn't do any housework. He only watches TV or lies in bed. It makes his parents angry. They want him to study something. He always thinks it difficult and doesn't listen to them.

One day Robert was walking near a bookshop while some young men were talking about the writers. He heard the publishing house paid the writers a lot. He became interested in it. As soon as he got home, he began to write. But he couldn't write anything. At last he bought a book and copied a story. Then he posted it to the publishing house. He waited for nearly half a year, but didn't get any answer. He had to ask an editor on the telephone, "Have you read my story yet, sir?"　　 "Yes," said the editor, "I had read it before you were born!"

1.His parents are angry with Robert because　　　　 .

A. he can't find any work

B. he didn't study hard before

C. he's too lazy to do any housework

D. he isn't polite to them

2.Robert posted the story to the publishing house to 　　　　 .

A. be a famous man　　 B. surprise his friends

C. win a prize　　 D. get much money

3.The editor didn't answer Robert because 　　　　 .

A. they were very busy

B. the story wasn't interesting

C. the story was taken from a book

D. the young man wasn't famous enough

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