Last August, Joe and Mary Mahoney began looki...

Last August, Joe and Mary Mahoney began looking at colleges for their 17-year-old daughter, Maureen. With a checklist of criteria (衡量标准，尺度) in hand, the Dallas family looked around the country visiting half a dozen schools. They looked for a university that offered the teenager’s intended major (主修科目), one located near a large city, and a campus (大学校园) where their daughter would be safe.

“The safety issue (问题) is a big one,” says Joe Mahoney, who quickly discovered he wasn’t alone in his worries. On campus tours other parents voiced similar concerns (担心), and the same question was always　 asked: What about crime? But when college officials al ways gave the same answer---“That’s not a problem here.” ---Mahoney began to feel uneasy.

“No crime whatsoever?” comments (评论) Mahoney today. “I just don’t buy it.” Nor should he: In 1999 the U.S . Department of Education had reports of nearly 400,000 serious crimes on or around our campuses. “Parents need to understand that times have changed since they went to college,” says David Nichols, author of Creating a Safe Campus. “Campus crime mirrors the rest of the nation.”

But getting accurate information isn’t easy. Colleges must report crime statistics (统计数字)　 by law, but some hold back for fear of bad publicity (名声), leaving the honest ones looking dangerous. “The truth may not always be serious,” warns S. Daniel Carter of Security on Campus, Inc., the nation’s leading campus safety watchdog (监视) group.

To help concerned parents, Carter promised to visit campuses and talk to experts around the country to find out major crime issues and effective solutions.

1.The Mahoneys visited quite a few colleges last August_________.

A. to express the opinions of many parents

B. to choose a right one for their daughter

C. to check the cost of college education

D. to find a right one near a large city

2.It is often difficult to get correct information on campus crime because some colleges_________.

A. receive too many visitors　　　　　　

B. mirror the rest of the nation

C. hide the truth of campus crime

D. have too many watchdog groups

3.The underlined word “buy” in the third paragraph means “_________”.

A. mind　　　　　　　　 B. take　　　　　　　 C. believe　　　　　　　 D. expect

4.What is the text mainly about?

A. Exact campus crime statistics.

B. Crimes on or around campuses.

C. Effective solutions to campus crime.

D. Concerns about kids’ campus safety.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Before graduating college, Jackie began to look for a job. She aimed at a famous company, but the _________for such jobs was very strong. The company Jackie chose planned to employ only one person, but more than twenty people applied for the job. _______, Jackie was one of the three people invited for the final interview. The interview was very _______. The interviewer asked just a few questions and it was all over in less than 10 minutes. Then the interviewer said to them, "All of you are very good. Please go home and __________our response.”

Three days later, Jackie received a message saying she would not be ________the job. She felt deeply disappointed. That evening, however, she received another _________. This time it said that she got the job.

Jackie later found out that the first message sent to her phone was part of the interview---a_________to see if she was suitable for the job. All the three people received the_________text, but only Jackie's reply_________ the company. Of the three, one did not reply. The other said “goodbye” and Jackie said “thank you”. This reply showed that Jackie was a/an_________person, so the company offered her the job.

1.A. exam　　 B. work　　 C. competition　　 D. plan

2.A. Thankfully　　 B. Unluckily　　 C. Hopefully　　 D. Immediately

3.A. long　　 B. strict　　 C. interesting　　 D. simple

4.A. pick up　　 B. wait for　　 C. deal with　　 D. think of

5.A. offered　　 B. returned　　 C. refused　　 D. shown

6.A. letter　　 B. e-mail　　 C. call　　 D. message

7.A. guide　　 B. conversation　　 C. test　　 D. lesson

8.A. same　　 B. other　　 C. second　　 D. whole

9.A. reached　　 B. satisfied　　 C. helped　　 D. surprised

10.A. brave　　 B. clever　　 C. polite　　 D. honest

九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

On a stormy day last August, Tim heard someone shouting. Looking at the sea carefully, he saw that two kids in a rowboat were being pulled out to sea.

Two 12-year-old boys, Christian and Jack, had rowed out in a boat to recover a football. Once they’d rowed beyond the calm waters, a beach umbrella tied to the boat caught the wind and pulled the boat into open water. The boys were terrified and tried to row back to shore. But they were no match for it and the boat was out of control.

Tim knew that it would soon be swallowed by the waves.

“Everything went quiet in my head,” Tim recalls. “I’m trying to figure out how to swim to the boys in a straight line.”

Tim took off his clothes and jumped into the water. Every 500 yards or so, he raised his head to judge his progress. “At one point, I considered turning back,” he says. “I wondered if I was putting my life at risk.” After 30 minutes of struggling, he was close enough to shout to the boys, “Take down the umbrella!”

“Let’s aim for the pier（码头）,” Jack said. Tim turned the boat toward it. Soon afterward, waves crashed over the boat, and it began to sink. “Can you swim?” he cried. “A little bit,” the boys said.

Once they were in the water, Tim decided it would be safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the pier. Christian and Jack were wearing life jackets and floated on their backs. Tim swam toward land as water washed over the boys’ faces.

“Are we almost there?” they asked again and again. “Yes,” Tim told them each time.

After 30 minutes, they reached the pier.

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.When did the story happen?

A.On a holiday.　　　 B. On a stormy day.

C. At a weekend. 　　 D. After a football match.

2.What does the underlined word “recover” in the second paragraph mean in Chinese?

找回　　 B. 修补　　　 C. 恢复　　　　 D. 盖上

3. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A.The water.　　　 B. The boat.

C. The wind.　　 D. The umbrella.

4.Why did Tim raise his head regularly?

A.To check his distance from the boys.

B.To breathe more air.

C.To take a short break.

D.To make the two boys see him

5. What do you think of Tim?

A.Strong.　　　　　 B. Proud.

C. Shy.　　 　　　 D. Brave.

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Mary was born in 1998 and she began to play _______ guitar at the age of seven.

A.a         B.不填     C.the

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

---His brother John began to study French last year. And now he is good at it. He is so talented.

---_______ He always learns things quickly.

A. So did his brother                  B. So is his brother

C. So his brother is                                                   D. His brother so did

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At last, Kangkang made the baby　　　　　 and began to laugh.

A. stop to cry

B. stop crying

C. to stop to cry

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

情景对话

从方框中选择适当的选项补全对话，并将其字母标号填在横线上。其中有两项是多余的。

Joe: Look, Mary! What is that?

Mary: Where?

Joe:  1.

Mary: Oh, it’s a schoolbag. It looks very nice.

Joe: Yes, that’s right. Whose is it?

Mary:  2.

Joe: Lily,  3.

Lily: Let me have a look. Oh, no. It’s not mine. Mine is old, but this one is new.

Joe: Ann, is this schoolbag yours?

Ann: No, it’s not mine. Mine is red,  4. I think it is Jim’s.

Joe: Jim, is this your schoolbag?

Jim: Yes, it’s mine.

Joe: Here you are.

Jim: 5.

Joe: You’re welcome.

九年级英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

At last, the girl was made 　　　　　　 and began to do her homework.

A. stop listening to music

B. to stop to listen to music

C. to stop listening to music

D. stop to listen to music

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

At last, the girl was made 　　　　　　 and began to do her homework.

A. stop listening to music

B. to stop to listen to music

C. to stop listening to music

D. stop to listen to music

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

At last, the girl was made 　　　　　　 and began to do her homework.

A. stop listening to music　　 B. to stop to listen to music

C. to stop listening to music　　 D. stop to listen to music

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