We have four chickens: Pecky, Buckbeak, Mayon...

We have four chickens: Pecky, Buckbeak, Mayonnaise and Cornflake. My husband, Andrew, made their coop(笼子). It’s beautifully made.

What’s more interesting is that he made it with our sons and daughter. They spent several weekends in the garage(车库). He gave them tools because he believed it was important that they could actually make something. He slowly helped them and together, they made the coop. They also made the mistakes of learning — a board cut too short, nails smashed(打碎) by hammers — but in the end, Andrew did some tricks and the coop looked perfect.

The chickens love their perfectly imperfect home and we like to give them free range(放养) of the yard. Yesterday, they ran around the lawn(草坪). We needed to go downtown, knowing that chickens wouldn’t go very far. When we got back, my son, Gordon, ran to check on them. There were Mayonnaise, Cornflake and Buckbeak, looking a mess. Pecky was nowhere to be seen.

With Andrew, we searched the yard and found feathers by the trees. More feathers littered the yard. By this time, Gordon started to worry; Pecky was his favorite chicken and his eyes got watery.

Andrew picked Gordon up and held him. As we stood there, accepting that we were now a three-chicken family, we heard it — a soft clucking(咯咯声) sound. Andrew put Gordon down and they looked under a bush. There was Pecky, a half-naked chicken. She looked weird(怪异的), but she was fine. Andrew gently gathered her up and returned her to the coop.

The next day Andrew had the kids back in the garage. They planned to fence(把……围起来) a bigger area for maximum(最大化) chicken freedom and safety. The kids believed that the chickens should be closed in, safe from everything that likes to eat chickens. Andrew disagreed. He believed that we should be more careful, letting the chickens out when we were in the yard. He encourages our kids to take risks. He sees that the risk of living life — by having the freedom to walk slowly around and dig for small insects in the garden — is better than the safety of a prison(监牢).

Andrew and the kids are planning their next building project. I’m sure it will include the wisdom of a father who knows how to love through the act of giving freedom.

1.What does Paragraph 2 tell readers?

A.The family is not good at making things.

B.The kids were easily prevented by their mistakes.

C.The writer’s husband is impatient with his children.

D.The kids managed to build the coop with their father’s help.

2.What can we learn from Paragraphs 3 to 5?

A.The family didn’t know how to keep chickens.

B.The family loves the chickens as their family.

C.The family feels troubled by the chickens.

D.The family didn’t look after the chickens well.

3.What kind of chicken home will they probably make?

A.A stronger coop made out of the old one.

B.A bigger coop where there is no fence or anything.

C.A bigger place where the chickens will be safer.

D.An enclosed(封闭的) place with where the chickens are well protected.

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Children made the mistakes of learning while making the coop.

B.In Paragraph 2, tricks means a way of doing something that works well.

C.The family lost a chicken because they went downtown and let the chickens out.

D.Andrew thinks that the risk of living life is better than the safety of a prison.

5.What is the writer’s main purpose in writing the story?

A.To show people how to love animals.

B.To show people some tips for keeping chickens.

C.To tell kids to stay calm when bad things happen.

D.To share the wisdom that comes keeping chickens.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

We have four chickens: Peanut, Cookie, Ice-cream and Potato. My husband Andrew made a beautiful coop（笼子）for them together with our kids.

He gave some tools to the kids because he believed it was important that they could really make something. Then, he slowly helped them. The kids made the mistakes of learning一a board cut too short and hands cut by knives一but in the end, Andrew did some tricks and the coop looked perfect.

The chickens love their perfectly imperfect home and we like to let them run around the yard freely. Yesterday, we needed to go to the city center, knowing that the chickens won't go very far. When we got back, my son, Gordon, ran to check on them. There were Peanut, Cookie and Potato, looking a mess. Ice-cream was nowhere to be seen.

We searched around the yard and found lots of feathers（羽毛）. By this time, Gordon's eyes got watery. Ice-cream was his favorite chicken.

Andrew picked Gordon up and held him in his arms. As we stood there, accepting that we were now a three-chicken family, we heard it一a soft clucking sound. Andrew put Gordon down and they looked under the bush. There was Ice-cream, a half-naked(半裸的）chicken. She looked strange, but she was totally fine. Andrew carefully picked her up and returned her to the coop.

The next day, Andrew had a meeting with the kids. The kids believed that the chickens should stay in the coop, safe from everything that may hurt them. Andrew disagreed. He believed that we should be more careful, letting the chickens out when we were in the yard. He encourages our kids to take risks. He sees that the risk of living life一by having the freedom to walk around the yard一is better than the safety of a coop.

1.Which chicken was found crosier the bush?

A.Peanut. B.Cookie. C.Ice-cream. D.Potato.

2.Which of the following facts show that Andrew is a wise father?

a. He taught the kids to make a coop through mistakes.

b. He held his son in his arms when the boy was worried.

c. He carefully returned the chicken to the coop.

d. He encouraged his kids to take risks in life.

A.a, b B.b, c C.c, d D.a,d

3.What will most probably happen after the accident?

A.The family will send the four chickens to the nature.

B.The chickens will be kept in the coop from any danger.

C.Gordon will stay with Ice-cream all day to keep it safe.

D.The chickens will run freely when the family are around.

4.What can be the best title of this passage?

A.A Father and A Coop B.Life is Full of Risks

C.Chickens Provide Life Lessons D.Gordon's Favorite Chicken

九年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析

We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four．Last Sunday evening, we invited some people home for dinner．I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang．Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take the guests’ coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom．

The guests arrived．I introduced my two daughters to each of them．The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we were to have such good kids．

Each of the guests paid too much attention to Kelly, the younger one, admiring her dress, her hair and her smile．They said she was a remarkable girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age．

I thought to myself that we adults usually make a big “to do” over the younger one because she’s the one who seems more easily hurt．We do it with the best of intention（意图）．

But we seldom think of how it might affect the other child．I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was being outshined （使逊色）．I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twenty minutes．I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom, crying．

I said, “What are you doing, my dear?”

She turned to me with a sad expression and said, “Mommy, why don’t people like me the way they like my sister? Is it because I’m not pretty? Is that why they don’t say nice things about me as much?”

I tried to explain to her, kissing and held her in arms to make her feel better．

Now, whenever I visit a friend’s home, I make it a point(特意做某事) to speak to the elder child first．

1.The guests praised Kelly for carrying coats upstairs because of her ____．

A．young age　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．lovely smile　　

C．pretty clothes　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．beautiful hair

2.Kristen felt sad and cried because ____．

A．the guest gave her more coats to carry　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B．the guests praised her sister more than her

C．her mother didn’t　 introduce her to the guests　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

D．she didn’t　 look as pretty as Kelly

3.From this experience ,the writer changed the way of ____．

A． dressing her daughters　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．visiting friends

C． greeting the elder child　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．kissing.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Humans have four basic blood types: A, B , AB and O. Before doing blood transfusions(输血), we have to check a person’s blood type and find out which kind it is. That is the most important step before a blood transfusion. But do you know that just like humans, animals also have blood types?

Dogs have eight basic blood types, though as many an twelve may exist. And a dog can receive any other dog’s blood for a transfusion if it is the first time. After the first time, it becomes important to check the blood type to prevent any risks.

Cats have three basic blood types, named A , B and AB. Of these three types, the A blood type is the most common. Almost 94 percent of the cats in theU.S.A have that blood type. And AB is a rare blood type.

Horse blood types are divided into eight major blood systems, namely A, C, D, K, P, Q, U and T. Cattle have eleven blood types and sheep have seven.

And surprisingly, plants seem to have blood types as well. A Japanese policeman accidently discovered this when he found an extra blood type at a crime scene. Certain proteins in plants are similar to those in human blood. Therefore, plants can also be divided into different groups according to their sap（汁液）. But scientists’ understanding of the blood types in plants is still at an early stage.

1.How many animals are mentioned in the article?

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2.What do we have to do before a blood transfusion?

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3.Can a dog receive any other dog’s blood transfusion after the first time?

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4.Among all the animal mentioned in the article, what has the greatest number of basic blood types?

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5.How many cats in theU.S.A have the A blood type?

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九年级英语回答问题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Children's lives have changed greatly over the last 40 years.I have four brothers and sisters. We used to play board games in the living room, spend days in the street with friends, and ride bikes to tour around the town .

These days, in the UK at least, the nature of childhood has changed greatly. Firstly, families are getting smaller, as more and more families have only one child. It's common for both parents to work outside, and it seems that no one could possibly afford(承担得起) to have more than one child.As a result, today's children spend much of their time alone__Another great change is that children today spend a lot of their free time at home, inside. That's because parents worry about real or imagined danger, so they wouldn't let their children play outside by themselves.

Finally, the way children play is completely different. Almost every home has at least one computer and many children have a mobile phone. Mobile games have replaced （代替）board games and other interesting activities of my childhood. However, the fact is that playing mobile games alone can make people feel lonelier.

Do these changes mean that children today have a less relaxing childhood than I had? I personally believe that they do .

1.Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese. (不超过20个汉字)

__________________

2.Why don't parents today allow their children to play outside alone?

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3.What kind of games do children today often play?

__________________

4.In the passage, the underlined word "they" refers to ___________

5.What do you think of your childhood? Why do you think so?

__________________

九年级英语回答问题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Cooking and Learning

In this E-book package, we have four e-books.

Fun with Food

This fun e-book is filled with

exercises --- photo tests,

word exams, riddle games,

coloring pages and exercises

on learning more about food.

1. Kids can ________ by reading Fun with Food.

A. do science experiments                   B. get cooking experience

C. cook well in the kitchen                  D. play some riddle games

2. ________ has over sixty pages.

A. Fun with Food B. Kids Cooking Lessons E-Book

C. Food Facts E-Book                     D. Kids Food Science Experiments

3.Kids Cooking Lessons E-Book is popular because ________.

A. there is a unit for each age group           B. there are a lot of photo tests in it

C. kids can learn more about science          D. each part is very easy to print off

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

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Cooking and Learning

In this E-book package, we have four e-books.

1.Kids can ________ by reading Fun with Food.

A. do science experiments

B. get cooking experience

C. cook well in the kitchen

D. play some riddle games

2.________ has over sixty pages.

A. Fun with Food

B. Kids Cooking Lessons E-Book

C. Food Facts E-Book

D. Kids Food Science Experiments

3.Kids Cooking Lessons E-Book is popular because ________.

A. there is a unit for each age group

B. there are a lot of photo tests in it

C. kids can learn more about science

D. each part is very easy to print off

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Cooking and learning

In this E-book package, we have four e-books.

1.Fun with food will offer ______.

A. photo tests B. science experiments

C. food facts D. cooking instructions

2.The pages of ______ are easy to print off.

A. Fun with food B. Kids Cooking Lessons E-book

C. Food Facts E-book D. Kids Food Science Experiments

3.Mrs. Green wanted to learn some cooking together with her two daughters and she choose Kids Cooking Lessons E-book because_______.

A. There is a unit for each age group

B. there are a lot of photo tests in it

C. Kids can learn more about science

D. each part is very easy to print off

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Cooking and learning

In this E-book package, we have four e-books.

1.Fun with food will offer ______.

A. photo tests　　 B. science experiments

C. food facts　　 D. cooking instructions

2.The pages of ______ are easy to print off.

A. Fun with food　　 B. Kids Cooking Lessons E-book

C. Food Facts E-book　　 D. Kids Food Science Experiments

3.Mrs. Green wanted to learn some cooking together with her two daughters and she choose Kids Cooking Lessons E-book because_______.

A. There is a unit for each age group

B. there are a lot of photo tests in it

C. Kids can learn more about science

D. each part is very easy to print off

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

— Shall we have roast chicken or ham sandwich?　　　 — __________________.

A. I’d rather have beef stew(炖牛肉).

B. Thank you for your invitation.

C. Certainly. Why not?

D. Yes, I like them.

九年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析