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I stopped _____the night in a small village while I was on holiday in the Himalayas a few years ago.

A. at　　 B. for　　 C. until　　 D. through

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

In a small village in England about 150 years ago, a mail coach ( 邮车 ) was standing on the street . It didn’t come to that village often　 . People had to pay a lot to get a letter . The person who sent the letter didn’t have to pay the postage (邮资)　 , while the receiver had to .

“Ｈere’s a letter for Miss Alice Brown , ” said the mailman .

“ Ｉ’m　 Alice Brown , ” a girl of about 18 said in a low voice .

Alice looked at the envelope（信封） for a minute , and then handed it back to the mailman .

“ Ｉ＇m sorry I can’t take it , I don’t have enough money to pay it＂, she said .

A gentleman standing around were very sorry for her . Then he came up and paid the postage for her .

When the gentleman gave the letter to her , she said with a smile , “ Thank you very much ,This letter is from Tom . I’m going to marry him . He went to London to look for work . I’ve waited a long time for this letter , but now I don’t need it , there is nothing in it .”

“ Really ? How do you know that ? ” the gentleman said in surprise .

“ He told me that he would put some signs on the envelope . Look ,sir ,this cross in the corner means that he is well and this circle means he has found work . That’s good news .”

The gentleman was Sir Rowland Hill . He didn’t forgot Alice and her letter .

“ The postage to be paid by the receiver has to be changed ,” he said to himself and had a good plan .

“ The postage has to be much lower , what about a penny (便士) ? And the person who sends the letter pays the postage . He has to buy a stamp and put it on the envelope .” he said .

The government accepted his plan . Then the first stamp was put out in 1840 . It was called the “ Penny Black “ . It had a picture of the Queen on it .

1. The first postage stamp was made ________ .

A．in England　 B．in America

C．by Alice　　 D．in 1910

2.　 The girl handed the letter back to the mailman because _________ .

A．she didn’t know whose letter it was

B．she had no money to pay the postage

C．she received the letter but she didn’t want to open it

D．she had already known what was written in the letter

3.We can know from Alice’s words that _________ .

A. Tom had told her what the signs meant before leaving

B. Alice was clever and could guess the meaning of the signs

C. Alice had put the signs on the envelope herself

D. Tom had put the signs as Alice had told him to

4.The idea of using stamps was thought of by _________ .

A．the government　 B. Sir Rowland Hill

C. Alice Brown　 　　 D. Tom

5.From the passage we know the high postage made _________ .

A．People never send each other letters

B．lovers almost lose every touch with each other

C．people try their best to avoid(避免) paying it

D．receivers refuse to pay the coming letters

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

In a small village in England about 150 years ago, a mail coach ( 邮车　　 ) was standing on the street . It didn’t come to that village often　 . People had to pay a lot to get a letter . The person who sent the letter didn’t have to pay the postage (邮资　　　 )　 , while the receiver had to .

“Ｈere’s a letter for Miss Alice Brown , ” said the mailman .

“ Ｉ’m　 Alice Brown , ” a girl of about 18 said in a low voice .

Alice looked at the envelope（信封） for a minute , and then handed it back to the mailman .

“ Ｉ＇m sorry I can’t take it , I don’t have enough money to pay it＂, she said .

A gentleman standing around were very sorry for her . Then he came up and paid the postage for her .

When the gentleman gave the letter to her , she said with a smile , “ Thank you very much ,This letter is from Tom . I’m going to marry him . He went to London to look for work . I’ve waited a long time for this letter , but now I don’t need it , there is nothing in it .”

“ Really ? How do you know that ? ” the gentleman said in surprise .

“ He told me that he would put some signs on the envelope . Look ,sir ,this cross in the corner means that he is well and this circle means he has found work . That’s good news .”

The gentleman was Sir Rowland Hill . He didn’t forgot Alice and her letter .

“ The postage to be paid by the receiver has to be changed ,” he said to himself and had a good plan .

“ The postage has to be much lower , what about a penny (便士　　 ) ? And the person who sends the letter pays the postage . He has to buy a stamp and put it on the envelope .” he said .

The government accepted his plan . Then the first stamp was put out in 1840 . It was called the “ Penny Black “ . It had a picture of the Queen on it .

1. The first postage stamp was made ___________ .

A．in England　　 B．in America

C．by Alice　　 D．in 1910

2.The girl handed the letter back to the mailman because ______________ .

A．she didn’t know whose letter it was

B．she had no money to pay the postage

C．she received the letter but she didn’t want to open it

D．she had already known what was written in the letter

3. We can know from Alice’s words that _________________ .

A. Tom had told her what the signs meant before leaving

B. Alice was clever and could guess the meaning of the signs

C. Alice had put the signs on the envelope herself

D. Tom had put the signs as Alice had told him to

4. The idea of using stamps was thought of by __________________ .

A．the government　 B. Sir Rowland Hill

C. Alice Brown　 　　 D. Tom

5. From the passage we know the high postage made _____________ .

A．People never send each other letters

B．lovers almost lose every touch with each other

C．people try their best to avoid(避免) paying it

D．receivers refuse to pay the coming letters

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

In a small village in England about 150 years ago, a mail coach ( 邮车) was standing on the street . It didn’t come to that village often　 . People had to pay a lot to get a letter . The person who sent the letter didn’t have to pay the postage (邮资)　 , while the receiver had to .

“Ｈere’s a letter for Miss Alice Brown , ” said the mailman .

“ Ｉ’m　 Alice Brown , ” a girl of about 18 said in a low voice .

Alice looked at the envelope（信封） for a minute , and then handed it back to the mailman .

“ Ｉ＇m sorry I can’t take it , I don’t have enough money to pay it＂, she said .

A gentleman standing around were very sorry for her . Then he came up and paid the postage for her .

When the gentleman gave the letter to her , she said with a smile , “ Thank you very much ,This letter is from Tom . I’m going to marry him . He went to London to look for work . I’ve waited a long time for this letter , but now I don’t need it , there is nothing in it .”

“ Really ? How do you know that ? ” the gentleman said in surprise .

“ He told me that he would put some signs on the envelope . Look ,sir ,this cross in the corner means that he is well and this circle means he has found work . That’s good news .”

The gentleman was Sir Rowland Hill . He didn’t forgot Alice and her letter .

“ The postage to be paid by the receiver has to be changed ,” he said to himself and had a good plan .

“ The postage has to be much lower , what about a penny (便士 ) ? And the person who sends the letter pays the postage . He has to buy a stamp and put it on the envelope .” he said .

The government accepted his plan . Then the first stamp was put out in 1840 . It was called the “ Penny Black “ . It had a picture of the Queen on it .

1. The first postage stamp was made ___________ .

A．in England　　 B．in America

C．by Alice　　 D．in 1910

2.The girl handed the letter back to the mailman because ______________ .

A．she didn’t know whose letter it was

B．she had no money to pay the postage

C．she received the letter but she didn’t want to open it

D．she had already known what was written in the letter

3.We can know from Alice’s words that _________________ .

A. Tom had told her what the signs meant before leaving

B. Alice was clever and could guess the meaning of the signs

C. Alice had put the signs on the envelope herself

D. Tom had put the signs as Alice had told him to

4.The idea of using stamps was thought of by __________________ .

A．the government　 B. Sir Rowland Hill

C. Alice Brown　 　 D. Tom

5.From the passage we know the high postage made _____________ .

A．People never send each other letters

B．lovers almost lose every touch with each other

C．people try their best to avoid(避免) paying it

D．receivers refuse to pay the coming letters

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Peter was on holiday in a small fishing village near the sea. One day, he saw a localtaking　　 the fish out of his boat while he was walking 　　 the beach. Peter asked how long it took the fisherman to fish every day. “Just 　　 hours.”

“Why don’t you work 　　 and catch more fish?” asked Peter.

“I have 　　 for my family.”

“How do you 　　 the rest of your day?”

“I play with my children, 　 　　 time with my wife, and visit my friends and play cards.”

Peter explained 　 　　 Jack worked longer and caught more fish, he could make more money. 　 the money, Jack could buy more boats and catch more fish. By selling the fish, Jack could open his own 　　 .

“Then what?”

“You’ll probably have to move to the city to 　　 the company. Finally, you can sell your company and make 　　 dollars,” replied Peter.

“　　　 do I have to spend?”

“At least fifteen years. ”

“Then　　 ?”

“Oh, that’s the best. Then you can retire (退休), buy a 　 near the sea, play with your children, spend more time with your wife, see your friends and play cards,” Peter said.

1.A.businessman    B. policeman    C. fisherman D. tourist

2.A.across        B. along　　　　     C. inside      D. outside

3.A.a few　　　　 B. a little　　　 C.a bit of　 D. a lot of

4.A.shortest　　　 B. longest　　　　 C. shorter　 D.longer

5.A.some　　　　　　 B. enough　　　　 C. none　　　 D. nothing

6.A.play with　　 B. share with　　 C. do with　 D. deal with

7.A. spend　　　　 B.take　　　　　　　 C. pay　　　　 D. cost

8.A. if　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　 C. how　　　　 D. who

9.A. Under　　　　 B. By　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　 D. without

10.A.library　　 B. school　　　　 C.factory　　 D. cinema

11.A. buy　　　　 B.sell　　　　　　 C.thank　　　　 D.run

12.A. hundreds of B.millions of C. a little　 D. a few

13.A. How old　 B. How often　　　 C. How long　 D.How soon

14.A. when　　　　 B.what　　　　　 C. where　　 D.how

15.A. factory　　 B. boat　　　　 C. house　　 D.company

九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

On a dark night, a monk(僧人)was walking in a village to look for the real Buddha(佛). Then the monk saw a ray of light from the dark. One villager nearby said, “Blind Sun (a blind man), is coming.”

The monk felt completely puzzled. He asked Blind Sun, “Excuse me, are you really a blind man?” “Yes, I have been blind since I came to this world.” The blind man replied. The monk continued asking, “Since you could not see anything, why are you still holding a lantern(灯)?” The blind man said, “It is dark night now, isn't it? I heard that if there is not light on the dark night, all others in the world are also blind just like me. So lit up a lantern.” The monk said, “You lit up the lantern for others?” But the bind man replied, “No, I did it for myself. Have you ever ben run into by others on a dark night?” The monk said, “Yes. I was run into by two people just now.” The blind man said proudly, “But have not all the time. I hold a lantern in the dark so that I can light up others and at the same time let others see me. Then they will not run into me.”

Always remember-----we can light up ourselves only by lighting up a lantern for others.

1.Why did the blind man hold a lantern?

A.Because the villagers wanted him to do that.

B.Because his family asked him to do that.

C.Because he wanted to see others.

D.Because he wanted to be seen by others.

2.What can we learn from the passage?

A.The blind man has never seen the world.

B.The monk hasn't heard anything since he was born.

C.The blind man was always run into by others at night.

D.The monk couldn't see anything because of an accident.

3.What's the best title for the passage?

A.Don't run into others

B.Look for the real Buddha

C.A villager and a Blind Man

D.Light Up a Lantern for Others and Ourselves

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

A young man was going to spend his holiday in a mountain village. That night he 1. at a small hotel near the railway station. 2. going to bed, he went to the owner of the hotel and said, “Excuse me, sir. Will you please 3. me up at a quarter to five tomorrow morning?” “I’ll take the 4. at five o’clock.” “Oh, sorry,” the owner, a fast speaker, said in a 5., “ I’m afraid I can’t. I won’t be able to get up 6. early.” The man was about to return to his room 7. he stopped and asked, “Have you got an alarm clock? Maybe it can help me.”　 “Yes, here you are, young man.” The young man thanked the owner happily. 8. when he looked at the alarm clock closely, it seemed there was something wrong with 9..”　 “Will it ring 10. time?” he asked.“ No problem, young man. You just give it a good shake at a quarter to five. And surely it will ring.”

九年级英语单词填空困难题查看答案及解析

Long long ago，there was a small village in the Middle East．In the village there was an old man1. Sam．He lived by himself．His only son had gone far away to study．Sam's friends 2.whether his son would return，3.Sam always said，"Whatever happens，happens for good．"

One day the old man's son returned and the villagers were very happy for Sam．He 4.the villagers and said politely，"Whatever happens，happens for good．"However，later，Sam's son broke his 5.．Once again the villagers came to visit him and once again the old man thanked 6.and said，"Whatever happens，happens for good．"Some of the villagers were 7. to hear this．Why？What was good？His son's leg got badly hurt!

After a few days，the army came to the village and forced all the young men to8.the army．When they found his son had a 9. （break） leg，they left him behind．Once again，all the villagers came to congratulate him on his 10. luck，like always，the old man was still thankful to them and said，"Whatever happens，happens for good．"

九年级英语短文填空极难题查看答案及解析

Sam lived in a small village. His mother was often ill and he had to spend much money on medicine. And when he was twenty-eight, he borrowed some money from his friends and married. His wife was beautiful but came from a poor family. So she could not help him. She had to tell her husband to find work in the town. She hoped he would get much money to pay for his debt(债). They young man thought she was right and had to say goodbye to her and left.

The young man could neither read nor write. Of course nobody would employ (雇用) such a man like him in the town. He had to go to an island and planted trees for a farmer there. The island was small and there were only three men on it. They lived a hard life and Sam missed his mother and wife very much. He wanted to write to them, but he couldn’t. Luckily, Charlie, who was in school for five years, helped him. Sam asked the farmer to post the letter for him. From then on he waited for the answer every day. About two months later the farmer brought his wife’s letter to the island. He was very happy but he didn’t read it. He had to ask Charlie to help him again.

The farmer came out of the house and found Sam was stopping Charlie’s ears while he was listening to the young man reading it. It surprised the farmer and he asked, “What are you doing it for, Sam?”

“I can’t let him hear my wife’s letter!”

1.Sam’s wife was a _____________ woman.

A. nice and rich　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. beautiful but poor　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. kind and strong

2.Sam had to go to the town to find work because _________.

A. the town was a good place　　　　　　　　　 B. he could read and write　　 C. he had to pay for his debt

3.The life on the island was ______________.

A. difficult　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. easy　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. relaxing

4.Who posted the letter for Sam?

A. Charlie.　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. The farmer.　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. Sam himself.

5.From the story we know Sam was a ___________.

A. rude man　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. kind and hard-working man　　　　 C. cruel husband

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Shenzhen is on　 coast near Hong Kong. It was small village many years. ago.

A. a; the .　　 B. the; a .　　 C. 不填; 不填 .　　 D. the; the

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析