I grew up in a small town. My father raised chickens and ran a construction company. I was only 10 years old when my dad gave me the responsibility of feeding the chickens and cleaning up the stable. He believed it was important for me to have those jobs to learn responsibility. Then, when I was 22, I found a job in Natchbill at a country music club called the Natchbill Palace, I washed dishes and cooked from 4:00 p.m to 9:00 p.m and then went on stage and sang until 2:00 in the morning. It wasn’t long before I became known as a singing cook. I had been rejected(拒绝) so many times by record companies that it was hard not to be discouraged. One night, a woman executive(董事) from a company named Warner Brothers Records came to hear me sing. When the show was over, we sat down and talked and after she left, I said to myself it was one more rejection. A few weeks later, my manager received a phone call—Waner Brothers wanted to sign me to a record deal. Soon after, I release(发行) my first record in June 1986. It sold over 2 million copies. My best efforts had gone into every job I’ve ever held. It was the sense of responsibility that made me feel like a man. Knowing that I had done my best filled me with pride. I still feel that way today, even though I have become a well-known singer.
1.Why was the writer once known as the singing cook?
A. Because he was a cook at a country –music club.
B. Because he sang for guests while he worked as a cook.
C. Because he often sang while cooking.
D. Because he liked singing better than cooking.
2.Who first recognized his talents and helped make his career successful?
A. Warner Brothers B. His manager
C. His father D. A business woman
3.What made the writer proud of himself?
A. His ability to live independently.
B. His sense of responsibility in whatever he did.
C. His courage in the face of rejections.
D. His hard work in his early days.
九年级英语阅读理解困难题
I grew up in a small town. My father raised chickens and ran a construction company. I was only 10 years old when my dad gave me the responsibility(责任) of feeding the chickens and cleaning up the stable. He believed it was important for me to have three jobs to learn responsibility.
When I was 22, I found a job in Natchbill at a country music club called the Natchbill Palace. In the club, I washed dishes and cooked from 4:00 p.m. to 9 p.m. and went on stage and sang until 2:00 in the morning. It wasn’t long before I came known as a singing cook. I had been rejected so many times by record companies that it was not hard to be discouraged.
One night, a woman executive （总经理）from a company named Warner Brothers Records came to hear me sing. When the show was over, we sat down and talked. After she left, I said to myself it was one more rejection. A few weeks later, my manager received a phone call---Warner Brothers wanted to sign me to a record deal. Soon after, I released my first record in June, 1986. It sold over 2 million copies. My best efforts had gone into every job I’ve ever held. It was the sense of responsibility that made me feel like a man. Knowing that I had done my best filled me will pride. I still feel that way today, even though I have become a well-known singer.
1.Why was the writer once known as a singing cook?
A. Because he was a cook at a country-music club.
B. Because he sang for guests while he worked as a cook.
C. Because he often sang while cooking.
D. Because he liked cooking better than singing.
2.Who first find his talents and make his career successful?
A. Warner Brothers. B. His father.
C. His manager. D. A businesswoman.
3.What made the writer proud of himself?
A. His sense of responsibility in whatever he did. B. His hard work in early days.
C. His ability to live dependently. D. His courage in the face of rejections.
九年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析
I grew up in a small town. My father raised chickens and ran a construction company. I was only 10 years old when my dad gave me the responsibility of feeding the chickens and cleaning up the stable. He believed it was important for me to have those jobs to learn responsibility. Then, when I was 22, I found a job in Natchbill at a country music club called the Natchbill Palace, I washed dishes and cooked from 4:00 p.m to 9:00 p.m and then went on stage and sang until 2:00 in the morning. It wasn’t long before I became known as a singing cook. I had been rejected(拒绝) so many times by record companies that it was hard not to be discouraged. One night, a woman executive(董事) from a company named Warner Brothers Records came to hear me sing. When the show was over, we sat down and talked and after she left, I said to myself it was one more rejection. A few weeks later, my manager received a phone call—Waner Brothers wanted to sign me to a record deal. Soon after, I release(发行) my first record in June 1986. It sold over 2 million copies. My best efforts had gone into every job I’ve ever held. It was the sense of responsibility that made me feel like a man. Knowing that I had done my best filled me with pride. I still feel that way today, even though I have become a well-known singer.
1.Why was the writer once known as the singing cook?
A. Because he was a cook at a country –music club.
B. Because he sang for guests while he worked as a cook.
C. Because he often sang while cooking.
D. Because he liked singing better than cooking.
2.Who first recognized his talents and helped make his career successful?
A. Warner Brothers B. His manager
C. His father D. A business woman
3.What made the writer proud of himself?
A. His ability to live independently.
B. His sense of responsibility in whatever he did.
C. His courage in the face of rejections.
D. His hard work in his early days.
九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
I grew up in New Hampshire, a small town in South Canada, where in my father’s words for the seasons were “Spring. Summer, Fairtime and Winter!” At that time, a week-long fair was held in the town every autumn. Thousands of people from other towns came to sell and buy things. It was the busiest time of the year.
When “Fairtime” came, my grandma became the most “useful” and busiest person of the family. Grandma was good at cooking. All her relatives liked the food she cooked. During “Fairtime”, they would come to live in her house and have meals there.
Grandma was always happy to look after them.
Year after year, many people moved to big cities. There was no longer “Fairtime”. Grandma became very old and was gradually going blind. We did our best to make her day-to-day life as comfortable as possible. However, she didn’t look happy. She often sat in her room for hours, without saying a word.
To attract people to move back, the Town Hall decided to reopen the fair. One day, when I came back from school. Grandma, with a big smile on her face, told me her two nieces(侄女) would come. “They said the food I cooked was very delicious and they want to stay in my house again.” Grandma said happily, “They will stay here for one week and we can have a big party. That must be the busiest week I’ve had in years!”
I suddenly realized that Grandma didn’t want to be looked after. She wanted to be “useful” and helpful.
1.When was the fair in New Hampshire held?
A.Every spring. B.Every summer. C.Every autumn.
2.What did people come to the fair from other towns for?
A.Tasting the food Grandma cooked.
B.Selling and buying things.
C.Enjoying the scenery of the town.
3.Why was Grandma unhappy?
A.She was too busy. B.No one lived with her. C.She was not “useful”.
4.Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A.The fair was once closed because many people had moved to big cities.
B.Grandma was good at cooking.
C.Grandma liked to stay in the room for hours without saying a word.
5.What’s the best title for the passage?
A.Fairtime B.My “Old” Grandma C.My Small Town
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
I grew up in New Hampshire, a small town in South Canada, where in my father’s words for the seasons were “Spring, Summer, Fairtime and Winter!” At that time, a week-long fair was held in the town every autumn. Thousands of people from other towns came to sell and buy things. It was the busiest time of the year.
When “Fairtime” came, my grandma became the most “useful” and busiest person of the family. Grandma was a kind, well-educated old lady. She was good at cooking. All her relatives liked the food she cooked. During “Fairtime”, they would come to live in her house and have meals there. Grandma was always happy to look after them.
Year after year, many people moved to big cities. There was no longer “Fairtime”. Grandma became very old and was gradually(逐渐地) going blind. My parents and I moved to live with Grandma in her house. We did our best to make her day-to-day life as comfortable as possible. I was at high school then. What I often did at home was to help Grandma with the daily newspaper’s crossword puzzle.（填字游戏） However, she didn’t look happy. She often sat in her room for hours, without saying a word.
To attract people to move back, the Town Hall decided to reopen the fair. One day, when I came back from school, I saw Grandma wearing her glasses, washing the dishes in the kitchen. With a big smile on her face, she looked a lot much younger. She told me that her two nieces（侄女）would come. “They said the food I cooked was very delicious and they want to stay in my house again,” Grandma said happily. “They will stay here for one week and we can have a big party. That must be the busiest week I’ve had in years!”
I suddenly realized that Grandma didn’t want to be looked after. She wanted to be “useful”,appreciatedand helpful.
1.What was mentioned to make Grandma happy in the passage?
A.My parents moved to live with her.
B.The writer did the crossword puzzle with her.
C.Her two nieces would come.
D.We tried to make her live comfortably.
2.Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Grandma preferred looking after others to being looked after.
B.The fair usually lasts for about a week.
C.Grandma was kind and educated very well.
D.Grandma liked to stay in the room for hours without saying a word.
3.What does the underlined word“appreciated”mean?
A.领会 B.欣赏 C.鉴别 D.（使）增值
4.What’s the best title for the passage?
A.Fairtime B.My “Old” Grandma
C.A Small Town D.Grandma’s Family
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
I grew up in New Hampshire， a small town in South Canada， where in my father’s words for the seasons were “Spring， Summer， Fairtime and Winter!” At that time， a week-long fair was held in the town every autumn. Thousands of people from other towns came to sell and buy things. It was the busiest time of the year.
When “Fairtime” came， my grandma became the most “useful” and busiest person of the family. Grandma was a kind， well-educated old lady. She was good at cooking. All her relatives liked the food she cooked. During “Fairtime”， they would come to live in her house and have meals there. Grandma was always happy to look after them.
Year after year， many people moved to big cities. There was no longer “Fairtime”. Grandma became very old and was gradually(逐渐地) going blind. My parents and I moved to live with Grandma in her house. We did our best to make her day-to-day life as comfortable as possible. I was at high school then.
What I often did at home was to help Grandma with the daily newspaper’s crossword puzzle.（填字游戏） However， she didn’t look happy. She often sat in her room for hours， without saying a word.
To attract people to move back， the Town Hall decided to reopen the fair. One day， when I came back from school， I saw Grandma wearing her glasses， washing the dishes in the kitchen. With a big smile on her face， she looked a lot much younger. She told me that her two nieces（侄女）would come. “They said the food I cooked was very delicious and they want to stay in my house again，” Grandma said happily. “They will stay here for one week and we can have a big party. That must be the busiest week I’ve had in years!”
I suddenly realized that Grandma didn’t want to be looked after. She wanted to be “useful”， appreciated and helpful.
1.What was mentioned to make Grandma happy in the passage?
A. My parents moved to live with her.
B. The writer did the crossword puzzle with her.
C. Her two nieces would come.
D. We tried to make her live comfortably.
2.Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Grandma preferred looking after others to being looked after.
B. The fair usually lasts for about a week.
C. Grandma was kind and educated very well.
D. Grandma liked to stay in the room for hours without saying a word.
3.What does the underlined word“appreciated” mean?
A. 激动的B. 感激的 C.轻松的 D.迷惑的
4.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Fairtime B. My “Old” Grandma
C. A Small Town D. Grandma’s Family
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I grew up in New Hampshire, a small town in South Canada, where in my father’s words for the seasons were “Spring, Summer, Fairtime and Winter!” At that time, a week-long fair was held in the town every autumn. Thousands of people from other towns came to sell and buy things. It was the busiest time of the year.
When “Fairtime” came, my grandma became the most “useful” and busiest person of the family. Grandma was a kind, well-educated old lady. She was good at cooking. All her relatives liked the food she cooked. During “Fairtime”, they would come to live in her house and have meals there. Grandma was always happy to look after them.
Year after year, many people moved to big cities. There was no longer “Fairtime”. Grandma became very old and was gradually(逐渐地) going blind. My parents and I moved to live with Grandma in her house. We did our best to make her day-to-day life as comfortable as possible. I was at high school then. What I often did at home was to help Grandma with the daily newspaper’s crossword puzzle.（填字游戏） However, she didn’t look happy. She often sat in her room for hours, without saying a word.
To attract people to move back, the Town Hall decided to reopen the fair. One day, when I came back from school, I saw Grandma wearing her glasses, washing the dishes in the kitchen. With a big smile on her face, she looked a lot much younger. She told me that her two nieces（侄女）would come. “They said the food I cooked was very delicious and they want to stay in my house again,” Grandma said happily. “They will stay here for one week and we can have a big party. That must be the busiest week I’ve had in years!”
I suddenly realized that Grandma didn’t want to be looked after. She wanted to be “useful”, appreciated and helpful.
1.What was mentioned to make Grandma happy in the passage?
A. My parents moved to live with her.
B. The writer did the crossword puzzle with her.
C. Her two nieces would come.
D. We tried to make her live comfortably.
2.Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Grandma preferred looking after others to being looked after.
B. The fair usually lasts for about a week.
C. Grandma was kind and educated very well.
D. Grandma liked to stay in the room for hours without saying a word.
3.What does the underlined word“appreciated”mean?
A. 领会 B. 欣赏 C. 鉴别 D. （使）增值
4.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Fairtime B. My “Old” Grandma
C. A Small Town D. Grandma’s Family
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I grew up in New Hampshire, a small town in South Canada, where in my father’s words for the seasons were “Spring, Summer, Fairtime and Winter!” At that time, a week-long fair was held in the town every autumn. Thousands of people from other towns came to sell and buy things. It was the busiest time of the year.
When “Fairtime” came, my grandma became the most “useful” and busiest person of the family. Grandma was a kind, well-educated old lady. She was good at cooking. All her relatives liked the food she cooked. During “fairtime”, they would come to live in her house and have meals there. Grandma was always happy to look after them.
Year after year, many people moved to big cities. There was no loner “Fairtime”. Grandma became very old and was gradually going blind. My parents and I moved to live with Granma in her house. We did our best to make her day-to-day life as comfortable as possible. I was at high school then. What I often did at home was to help Grandma with the daily newspaper’s crossword puzzle. However, she didn’t look happy. She often sat in her room for hours, without saying a word.
To attract people to move back, the Town Hall decided to reopen the Fair. One day, when I came back room school, I saw Grandma wearing her glasses, washing the dishes in the kitchen. With a big smile on her face, she looked a lot much younger. She told me that her two nieces would come. “They said the food I cooked was very delicious and they want to stay in my house again.” Grandma said happily. “They will stay here for one week and we can have a big party. That must be the busiest week I’ve had in years!”
I suddenly realized that Grandma didn’t want to be looked after. She wanted to be “useful”, appreciated and helpful.
1.Thousands of people came to the town to __________ at the Fair.
A. enjoy Grandma’s food B. sell and buy things
C. learn to cook D. have a big party
2.Why was Grandma unhappy?
A. She was too busy. B. No one lived with her.
C. She was not “useful”. D. She couldn’t see anything
3.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Grandma was good at cooking
B. Many people moved to big cities.
C. Grandma didn’t like “Fairtime”
D. Grandma was a kind old lady.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I grew up in New Hampshire, a small town in South Canada, where in my father’s words for the seasons were “Spring, Summer, Fairtime and Winter!”At that time, a week-long fair was held in the town every autumn. Thousands of people from other towns came to sell and buy things. It was the busiest time of the year.
When “Fairtime” came, my grandma became the busiest person of the family. Grandma was a kind old lady. She was good at cooking. All her relatives liked the food she cooked. During “Fair time”, they would come to live in her house and have meals there. Grandma was always happy to look after them.
Year after year, many people moved to big cities. There was no longer “Fairtime”. Grandma became very old and was gradually going blind. My parents and I moved to live with Grandma. We did our best to make her life comfortable. I was at high school then. What I often did at home was to help Grandma with the daily newspaper’s crossword puzzle. However, she didn’t look happy. She often sat in her room for hours, without saying a word.
To attract（吸引） people to move back, the Town Hall decided to reopen the fair. One day, when I came back from school, I saw Grandma wearing her glasses, washing the dishes in the kitchen. With a big smile on her face, she looked much younger. She told me that her two nieces(侄女) would come. “They said the food I cooked was very delicious and they wanted to stay in my house again,” Grandma said happily. “They will stay here for one week and we can have a big party. That must be the busiest week I’ve had in years!”
I suddenly realized that Grandma didn’t want to be looked after. She wanted to be “useful” and helpful.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1.What do thousands of people come to the town to do at the Fair?
A. Enjoying Grandma food. B. Selling and buying things.
C. Learning to cook. D. Having a big party.
2.When “Fairtime” came, who became the busiest person of the family?
A. The writer’s father. B. The writer’s grandpa.
C. The writer’s mother. D. The writer’s grandma.
3.Why was Grandma unhappy after there was no longer “Fairtime”?
A. Because she was too busy. B. Because no one lived with her.
C. Because she was no longer “useful”. D. Because she couldn’t see anything.
4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Grandma was good at cooking. B. Many people moved to big cities.
C. Grandma didn’t like “Fair time”. D. Grandma was a kind old lady.
5.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Fair time B. My “Old” Grandma
C. A Small Town D. Grandma’s Family
九年级英语阅读理解极难题查看答案及解析
My father was born in a small town in the US. He wanted to get out and begin a new adventure. He began that adventure by traveling to different cities in the US before going on to other countries. He took his wife and three daughters with him and went wherever the road took him.
It's easy to feel lonely when you're on the road. As my mother said repeatedly ,“We made lots of new friends on our trip—most of them were workers who fix cars, since we often spent hours in repair shops during the journey."
Getting along sometimes seemed impossible. There were always a lot of arguments, especially among us back-seat passengers about who had to sit in the middle. But even if it was hard, we did learn a lot about forgiveness. When in the Philippines, we drove to Quezon City one day. It should have been a one-hour drive but was nearly three, thanks to bad roads and worse traffic.“Did you put our suitcases (行李箱) in the car?" My father asked my mother as we arrived. "No," she said. "I thought you did." That
was how a seven-hour car trip turned into a 16-hour car trip, which was mostly spent in silence. In situations like that, we had to learn to let go of our anger. We were stuck (困在) in a rolling box with the same people for the rest of the journey. Even if I sometimes felt like opening the car door and pushing one of my sisters out, I kept my feelings to myself.
This is why road trips were like moving universities to us. We earned our PhDs(博士学位) in how to get along with other people just by traveling in that old car.
1.Who did the writer’s family make many friends with on their trip?
A.Other travelers. B.Shop owners. C.Car repair workers. D.Tour guides.
2.What does the underlined word "forgiveness" in Paragraph 3 mean?
A.原谅 B.放弃 C.坚持 D.遗忘
3.What do we know about their trip in the Philippines?
A.They took a train to Quezon City.
B.The writer's mother lost their suitcases.
C.One of the writer's sisters was pushed out of the car.
D.They spent more time driving than they planned.
4.What word would the writer use to describe these trips?
A.Adventurous. B.Educational. C.Boring. D.Surprising.
九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析
Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）
I grew up in a small town in Italy. One morning when I was 16, Dad told me I could drive him into a village, about 18 miles away, if I took the car to be serviced （保养）at a nearly garage. Thinking that I had just learned to drive, and hardly had the chance to use the car I agreed happily. I drove Dad into the village and made sure to pick him up at 4 pm. Then I drove to a nearby garage and dropped off the car. Because there were still a few hours to be left, I decided to watch movies at a theatre near the garage. But, when the last movie finished, I was two hours late. I was afraid of the result being late. I thought if dad knew what I had done，he could never let me drive again. So when I drove up the place where we had planned to meet and saw dad waiting patiently on the comer. I told him that I had come as quickly as I could, but the car had needed some special repairs.
“I'm terribly sorry that you have to lie to me, Janson.”
“What do you mean. Dad? I'm telling the truth.”
“I called the garage to ask if there were any problems, and they told me that you had not yet picked up the car. So I know there were no problems with the car. I’m angry not with you but with myself. You see. I’ve failed as a father, so I’m going to walk home now and think carefully about where I have gone wrong all these years.”
“But it’s dark, and it's 18 miles to walk home.”
I pleased（请求）all the way, telling him how sorry I was. But nothing helped. I had to drive behind him for 18 miles.
It was one of the most painful moments I had ever had. But it was the best lesson.
1.How old was Jason when the story happened?
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2.What was Jason let to do if he took the car to be serviced at a garage?
_________________________________________________________________________
3.Where did Jason go after he dropped off the car at a garage?
_________________________________________________________________________
4.According to Jason, what might be the result of his being late?
_________________________________________________________________________
5.How did Dad punish（惩罚） himself for not doing well enough as a father?
_________________________________________________________________________
6.What could Jason learn from his father’s action?
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