The Lady’s LampOnce there was a poor lady who...

The Lady’s Lamp

Once there was a poor lady who lived on a hill near the seashore. She had no children and lived a lonely life. She was so poor that she had to work hard every day.

But one night as she sat at her work, the lady said to herself while the winds blew, “I wish I could be of some use in the world. Why can’t I do good to someone besides myself?” At last, she came up with an idea.

She decided that she would keep a lighted lamp at the window for the sailors every night. She found that ships sometimes were broken up on the rocks in the sea, since there was no lighthouse to warn them of their danger at night. Maybe her lamp would warn them when their ships came near the rocks on the coast.

The lady felt glad when the thought flashed through her mind. She found that, if she worked an hour later each night, she could earn enough to pay for the oil for the lamp. So she worked late and earned money to buy the oil; and then she placed the lamp at the window each night. In this way she saved many lives.

She did this for five years without reward, or the hope of reward. However, good deeds (行为) are often found out. The sailors whose lives had been saved began to send gifts to her from faraway countries. They sent her tea from China, cloth from India, silk from France and grapes from Spain. But the poor lady did not need these gifts to make her happy. She gave many of them to the poor and the sick.

She was happy with the thought that she was doing good. So, as long as she lived, she lit her lamp each night, and placed it at the window.

1.The lady decided to light the lamp for _______.

A. the sick　　 B. the children　　 C. the poor　　 D. the sailors

2.How could the lady pay for the lamp oil?

A. She worked one more hour each night.

B. She raised money from the sailors.

C. She got rewards from her country.

D. She sold tea and grapes to others.

3.The lady was happy because ________.

A. she got gifts from faraway countries

B. she helped many people in her way

C. the sailors gave gifts to the sick

D. the sailors found out her deeds

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Once there was a poor lady who lived on a hill near the sea. She lived a lonely life. She was so poor that she had to work hard every day.

But one night as she sat at the table, the lady said to herself, “Why can’t I do good to others?” At last, she came up with an idea.

She decided to keep a lighted lamp (灯) at the window for the sailors every night. She found that ships sometimes broke up on the rocks in the sea, since there was no lighthouse to warn them of the danger at night. Maybe her lamp would warn them when their ships came near the rocks on the coast.

The lady felt glad when the thought came through her mind. So she worked late and made money to buy the oil for the lamp and then she placed the lamp at the window each night. In this way she saved many lives.

She did this for five years without the hope of reward ( 报酬). However, good acts were often found out. The sailors whose lives had been saved began to send gifts to her. They sent her tea from China, cloth from India, silk from France and grapes from Spain. But the poor lady did not need these gifts to make her happy. She gave many of them to the poor and the sick.

She was happy with the thought that she was doing good. So, as long as she lived, she lit her lamp each night, and placed it at the window.

1.What can we know about the lady?

A.She knew the sailors. B.She worked on a ship.

C.She was kind-hearted. D.She lived alone on the sea.

2.Why did the ships sometimes break up on the rocks in the sea?

A.Because the ships were not built well enough. B.Because there was no lighthouse.

C.Because the sailors didn’t have enough experience. D.Because the rocks were too large to avoid.

3.How might the sailors feel when they saw the lamp at the window?

A.Lucky. B.Thankful. C.Sorry. D.Proud.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A.No pains, no gains.

B.Where there is a will, there is a way.

C.Nothing is more important than safety.

D.It is always worth doing something good for others.

九年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析

There was once a wise old lady who lived on a hill. All the children used to go and ask her questions. She always gave them_______answers.

There was a little boy among the children. One day he caught a little bird and held it in his hands without anybody seeing it. Suddenly he had an idea and asked his friends to_______.

“Let's_________the old lady,” he said. “I'll ask her what I’m holding in my hands. Of course, she’ll answer that I have a bird. Then I'll ask her if the bird is alive or dead. If she says the bird is dead, then I'll___________my hands and let the bird fly away. If she says the bird is alive, I'll quickly_______it and show her the dead bird. Either way, she'11 be___________”

The children agreed this was a clever plan. So ___________ the hill they all went to the old lady’s house.

“Granny, we have a_________for you,” they all shouted.

“What’s in my hands?” the little boy asked.

“Why, of course it must be a bird,” the old lady replied.

“But is it alive or dead?” the boy asked_________.

All the boys__________ her answer and got ready to laugh at her.

The old lady thought for a moment and then replied, "It's up to you, my child. If you' re kind enough, it'll be alive.”

1.A.funny B.perfect C.impolite

2.A.play with it B.go back home C.go with him

3.A.play a trick on B.make friends with C.pay a visit to

4.A.open B.raise C.shake

5.A.save B.free C.kill

6.A.right B.wrong C.wise

7.A.up B.down C.across

8.A.question B.bird C.present

9.A.calmly B.worriedly C.excitedly

10.A.listened to B.waited for C.thought of

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

There was once a wise old lady who lived on a hill. All the children used to go and ask her questions. She always gave them_______answers.

There was a little boy among the children. One day he caught a little bird and held it in his hands without anybody seeing it. Suddenly he had an idea and asked his friends to_______.

“Let's_________the old lady,” he said. “I'll ask her what I’m holding in my hands. Of course, she’ll answer that I have a bird. Then I'll ask her if the bird is alive or dead. If she says the bird is dead, then I'll___________my hands and let the bird fly away. If she says the bird is alive, I'll quickly_______it and show her the dead bird. Either way, she'11 be___________”

The children agreed this was a clever plan. So ___________ the hill they all went to the old lady’s house.

“Granny, we have a_________for you,” they all shouted.

“What’s in my hands?” the little boy asked.

“Why, of course it must be a bird,” the old lady replied.

“But is it alive or dead?” the boy asked_________.

All the boys__________ her answer and got ready to laugh at her.

The old lady thought for a moment and then replied, "It's up to you, my child. If you' re kind enough, it'll be alive.”

1.A. funny　　 B. perfect　　 C. impolite

2.A. play with it　　 B. go back home　　 C. go with him

3.A. play a trick on　　 B. make friends with　　 C. pay a visit to

4.A. open　　 B. raise　　 C. shake

5.A. save　　 B. free　　 C. kill

6.A. right　　 B. wrong　　 C. wise

7.A. up　　 B. down　　 C. across

8.A. question　　 B. bird　　 C. present

9.A. calmly　　 B. worriedly　　 C. excitedly

10.A. listened to　　 B. waited for　　 C. thought of

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Did you notice the lady who was talking happily on ________ phone over there?

A./ B.a C.an D.the

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Snowy was a little cat. He lived with a little old lady who loved Snowy very much. Sometimes the old lady would sit in her rocking chair, rocking backwards and forwards until she fell asleep or sometimes she would play little tunes(曲子) on her piano.

One sunny day, Snowy jumped up on the window sill(窗台). Snowy wanted to go out and play with the pretty butterflies, but the window was shut and the old lady had fallen asleep in her rocking chair.

He ran to the door but that was shut, too. He sat down near the old lady's feet and said，“Miaou？” That was his way of saying, “May I go out to play, please？” The old lady didn't hear him but stayed fast asleep.

He rubbed his soft head against the old lady's legs. Still the old lady slept. So Snowy sat down and thought hard. Then he had an idea. He would jump up on the piano and play a tune. That might wake her up. So Snowy jumped up onto the piano and was a little scared of the loud, big, deep drum sound he made as he landed.

He took another little step. It wasn't quite such a loud note(调子). Up and down the notes he walked until he reached the very high notes which sounded like lots of bells. But the old lady woke up.

“What are you doing, Snowy？” She asked but she wasn't angry. “Miaou，” said Snowy, running to the closed door. “How clever you are to wake me up by playing the piano！” said the old lady as she let Snowy out into the sunshine.

1.Where did the old lady often fall asleep？(within 4 words)

_________________

2.What did Snowy want to do by jumping onto the window sill？(within 10 words)

_________________

3.What did Snowy jump on the piano to do？(within 10 words)

_________________

4.How did Snowy feel when he landed on the piano？(within 5 words)

_________________

5.What did the old lady do in the end？(within 10 words)

_________________

九年级英语回答问题中等难度题查看答案及解析

There lived a couple in a small town in Australia. The lady was very talkative(多话的). Usually she kept talking with people on the phone hour after hour when she was alone at home. Once in a blue moon, she hung up in 30 minutes

At the end of every month, when the couple got the telephone bill, the husband was amazed by the cost and he was so worried about this. The lady promised to talk for a shorter time, but she didn’t keep her promise, though she really tried hard.

One Saturday evening, they were dining at the table and the phone rang.

The lady stood up immediately. She ran to the phone and started chatting.

After about 30 minutes, she hang up and came back to the table.

The husband was happy that she hang up in 30 minutes which was a good sign where she normally doesn’t hung up at least for 2 hours. So he asked happily, “________?”

“No, it was a wrong number.” replied the lady.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

1.The underlined words “Once in a blue moon” most probably mean ________.

A. Always B. Sometimes C. Seldom

2.The husband was ________ when he got the telephone bill.

A. happy and excited B. surprised and worried C. angry and crazy

3.When the telephone rang, ________.

A. the lady went to answer the phone at once

B. the husband was not at home

C. the couple were watching TV in the sitting room

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the-passage?

A. The couple lived in a small city in Australia.

B. The lady usually spent at most 2 hours talking on the phone.

C. The phone call was from a stranger that Saturday evening.

5.“________” can be the missing sentence in the passage.

A. Was your friend busy so that she bung up so soon

B. Why did your father hang up first

C. Was it your father or your friend

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

I have forgotten the name of the old lady, who was a customer(顾客) on my newspaper route when I was twelve. Yet she taught me a_______that I shall never forget.

On a winter afternoon, a friend and I were throwing stones onto the roof of the old lady's house near her garden. I found a perfectly smooth（光滑的） rock and threw it. The stone was too_______, however, so it slipped(滑) from my hand as I let it go and headed straight for a small window on the lady's door. At the_______of broken glass, we knew we were in trouble. We ran faster than any of our stones flew off her roof.

I was too_______about getting caught that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window in winter. However, a few days later, when I was sure that I hadn't been______, I started to feel guilty. She still greeted me with a smile each day when I gave her the newspaper, but I was no longer able to act comfortably when seeing_____

I decided that I would_______my paper delivery(送) money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I thought would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelope with a______saying that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the cost of repairing it.

The next day, I______the old lady her paper. She thanked me for the paper and gave me a bag of biscuits she had made herself. I thanked her and ate the biscuits as I continued my route.

After several biscuits, I_______an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. When I opened the envelope, I was shocked. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said, "I'm proud of you."

1.A.word B.lesson C.subject D.song

2.A.smooth B.solid C.soft D.light

3.A.back B.age C.sound D.turn

4.A.excited B.happy C.sad D.scared

5.A.discovered B.excused C.praised D.remembered

6.A.you B.me C.him D.her

7.A.count B.find C.save D.spend

8.A.note B.book C.magazine D.poster

9.A.threw B.handed C.offered D.bought

10.A.sounded B.smelled C.felt D.tasted

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

One day a lady who was riding in a coach saw a boy on the road without wearing any shoes and was seemingly very painful．She asked the coachman to take him up，and said she would pay for him.

When the coach reached the end of its journey，the kind lady found that the poor boy was going to the nearest sea port，trying to find a job as a sailor.

Twenty years afterwards，on the same road，a sea captain who was on a coach saw an old lady walking tiredly along，and he made the coachman pull up his horses．He put the old lady inside，saying，“I’ll pay for her.” Feeling thankful，the old lady said，“I am too poor to pay for a ride now.

You are such a kind man!”

The captain told her that he always felt sorry for those who had to walk as she had been doing；then he added，“I remember，twenty years ago，near this very place，I was a poor boy walking along the road，and a kind lady paid for me to ride.”

“Ah，” she said，“I am that lady! But things have changed with me since then.”

“Well，” said the captain，“I have made a fortune．I’m rich now and have come home to enjoy it. I will allow you twenty-five pounds a year as long as you live.” The old lady burst into tears，and gratefully accepted the sailor’s offer.

“Throw the bread upon the waters，and you will find it after many days.” Let me explain these words.

In the land of Egypt the river Nile overflows its banks once a year．When the fields on the riversides are covered with the water，people throw their seed on it，and the seed sinks down into the soft mud．When the water disappears，the seed takes root．After many days，then comes the harvest， and rich crops of grain are reaped (收获).

The lady had thrown her bread upon the waters and was rewarded (奖赏) with more bread．She had done a kind act to a poor boy； and，after many years，he in return was able to do her a great kindness.

1.Twenty years ago，when the lady was riding in a coach，she saw the boy _______.

A.walking in pain

B.asking for direction

C.looking for his shoes

D.playing on the road

2.What did the lady think of the sea captain?

A.He has great courage． B.He is very successful.

C.He has lots of fortune． D.He is kind and helpful.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A.We should treat others with respect.

B.A kind act can bring us a lot of money.

C.We should throw the seed upon the waters.

D.A kind act can be rewarded with more kindness.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once there was a little girl who lived in a small, very simple, poor house on a hill. From there she could see across the valley to a wonderful house high on the hill on the other side. This house had golden windows, so golden and shining that the little girl would dream of how magic it would be to grow up and live in a house with golden windows instead of an ordinary house like hers. She wanted to live in such a golden house and dreamed all day about how wonderful and exciting it must feel to live there.

When she got to an age and got enough skill and sensibility to go outside, she asked her mother if she could go for a ride outside the gate and down the lane. After pleading with her, her mother finally allowed her to go, insisting that she should keep close to the house and not wander too far. The day was beautiful and the little girl knew exactly where she was heading! Down the lane and across the valley, she got to the gate of the golden house across on the other hill.

As she arrived, she focused on the path that led to the house and then on the house itself. She was so disappointed as she realized all the windows were ordinary and rather dirty, reflecting(反映出) nothing other than the sad neglect of the house that was derelict(废弃的).

So sad she didn't go any further and turned, and heart broken. As she glanced up she saw a sight to amaze her. There across the way on her side of the valley was a little house and its windows glistened golden as the sun shone on her little home.

She realized that she had been living in her golden house and all the love and care she found there was what made her home the “golden house”. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose!

1.Which sentence is True according to the passage?

A．The girl’s mother finally allowed her to go to the golden house alone.

B．The golden house was on the hill where the girl lived.

C．What disappointed the little girl was that the house was locked.

D．Actually, the windows of the golden house were common and covered with dirt.

2.What can we infer from the passage ?

A．The girl didn’t love or care for her parents

B．The girl had no idea where she was heading after leaving home

C．The mother thought that she needn’t keep an eye on her daughter

D．The girl made up her mind to go to the golden house at the beginning

3.The passage is intended to tell us that_____.

A．not all dreams will come true

B．girls often have amazing imagination

C．what we dream of may be just around us

D．nothing is impossible to a willing heart

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