A young prince had just recently become King....

A young prince had just recently become King. In order to rule his kingdom, he decided to learn all the wisdom of world. Therefore, he gathered all the wise men from his kingdom and abroad and ordered them to look for books for him to read and learn from.

Five years passed quickly. The wise men returned with their camels, carrying 5000 books full of wisdom. Seeing so many books, the king was so shocked that he didn’t know how to start. So he ordered the wise men to condense the books and bring them back to him. Another five years passed. The wise men again went to see the king, this time bringing 500 books, but the king still thought there were too many. Five more years passed. The wise men brought back 50 books. At this time, the king was troubled with many problems, but he still felt were too many books.

During the next few years, the wise men worked hard to condense the 50 books into one book and present it to the king. The king took no interest in reading this book, nor did he have time to learn from it. More problems broke out in his kingdom---his enemies endlessly attacked and diseases affected his people. He did not have the wisdom to solve these problems. Finally, the king was killed by a ruler in the neighbour country and his country was destroyed.

Waiting for wisdom to come to you is just a way of being lazy. If there is no action, there can be no gain. Only if we set out to find wisdom can we make a difference.

1.Why did the king gather all the wise man?

A. To help him rule the kingdom.　　 B. To teach him some knowledge.

C. To look for books for his kingdom.　　 D. To look for books of wisdom for him.

2.What does the underlined word “condense” mean?

A. To put much information into a small space.　　 B. To make the price of books lower.

C. To make the books smaller than ever.　　 D. To make the books easier than ever.

3.Why wouldn’t the king read the ONE book made from 50 books?

A. Because he didn’t know how to start.　　 B. Because he lost interest and time for it.

C. Because he wasn’t sure about that book.　　 D. Because it didn’t have the wisdom he wanted.

4.What can we learn from this passage?

A. Time and tide wait for no man.　　 B. Wisdom can make a country strong.

C. Wisdom won’t come to you by itself.　　 D. The meaning of living is to find wisdom.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

In 2012, I had just become better from a serious illness when I received an invitation to a writer`s conference in Orlando, Florida. My family suggested that a h1. might be just what the doctor orders, so off I went.

I was rather t2., arriving in the Sunshine State, but I managed to catch a taxi to my hotel and settle in. The next morning, I took another taxi to the shopping centre to buy a few gifts. Later I went to a café to have lunch, but all the tables were full of people. Then I heard a f3. voice saying, “You can s4. my table.”

I thankfully sat down with the old lady and we had a happy lunch together. As the m5. drew to a close, she asked how long I would be in Orlando. I had already told her that I hadn`t hired(雇用) a car, and I hadn`t realized how e6. taking taxis would be, after a while she said, “My dear, don`t use any more taxis. I`m retired and it would be my pleasure to drive you wherever you wish.” I told her that I couldn`t put her to that t7., but she took no notice of my protests(反对). She asked me where I was staying and the next morning she was w8. at my apartment at the exact time to take me to Disney World. She spent some time with me before leaving me to explore(探索) alone. At the end of the day, she returned to take me back to where I stayed. I o9. her money but she refused to take any.

I`ll never forget that wonderful lady who, through her kindness, f10. my short holiday in Florida with wonderful memories.

九年级英语短文填空极难题查看答案及解析

Once there lived a young but foolish king and queen in ancient China. One day the queen had a baby daughter. When they saw their baby, they both cried. “My goodness (天哪！)! How small and ugly it is! It has no hair or teeth! It’s a monster!” they sent for all the doctors in the country and ordered them to prepare some medicine for her.

“When she takes your medicine, she must grow up to the right size at once and have hair and teeth when we see her again, ” the king said angrily, “If you can’t do this, you will be dead.”

The doctors all thought it impossible. But they dared not say anything against the king. Just then an old doctor stepped forward. “Oh, we shall certainly obey your order,” he said, “but it takes time. We have to build a wooden house near the Kun Lun Mountains. We must live there till the snow melts (融化) for the second time. The snow melts on those mountains only in six years. So we need twelve years.”

At last the king agreed with him. So the doctors together took the princess (公主) away with them. One her twelfth birthday, the doctors brought their princess back to her parents, with long black hair and beautiful white teeth. The king and queen were excited when they saw their beautiful princess. He gave the doctors a lot of expensive presents happily in return. They all had a happy life.

1. Why does the girl have no hair or teeth?

A. Because she’s a monster.

B. Because she’s only a baby.

C. Because she’s a princess.

D. Because she’s a disabled girl.

2. What do you think of the king and queen?

A. Foolish.　　　　　　　 B. Careless.

C. Creative.　　　　　　 D. Knowledgeable.

3. Who brought up the princess to her twelfth birthday?

A. The doctors.　　　　 B. The farmers.

C. The girl herself.　 D. The king and queen.

4. How often does the snow on Kun Lun Mountains melt?

A. Once a year.　　　　 B. Twice ten years.

C. Every six years.　　 D. Every twelve years.

5.What didn’t happen in the story?

A. The princess became a beautiful girl.

B. All the doctors in the country were killed.

C. The king and queen had a happy life.

D. The doctors raised the princess for twelve years.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once, a king had a great highway built for his people. Just before it was opened to the public, the king decided to have a contest(竞赛). He invited his people to take part in the contest. Their challenge was to see who could travel the highway the best.

On the day of the contest, some people came to the highway in fine clothing; some had fancy hairstyles or brought great food. Some young men came in their sports clothes and ran along the highway. People raveled(使错综复杂) the highway all day. But each one, when he or she completed the trip, complained(抱怨) to the king that there was a large pile of stones in the way that had blocked his or her travels.

At the end of the day, a lonely traveler crossed the finishing line and walked over to the king. He was tired and dirty, but he showed the king great respect and handed him a bag of gold. He explained: "I stopped along the way to clear a pile of stones that was blocking the road. This bag of gold was under it all. I want you to return it to its rightful owner."

The king replied: "You are the rightful owner. You've earned(赚) this gold, for you won my contest."

The man won the contest just because he was the only one who stopped to make the road smoother(平整). Sometimes, the greatest prize comes not from helping yourself, but from helping others.

1.What did the man do during the contest?

A. He complained as the other people had.

B. He gave up before he got to the stones.

C. He cleared the pile of stones.

D. He blocked the road with stones.

2.What does the underlined word "blocking" mean?

A. 街区　　 B. 一块　　 C.　 砖头　　 D. 阻塞

3.Why could the man win the contest?

A. Because he was willing to help others.

B. Because he gave the king some gold.

C. Because he traveled the fastest.

D. Because he showed the king respect.

九年级英语阅读理解极难题查看答案及解析

Some young soldiers(士兵) who had recently joined the army were being trained in modern ways of fighting in the open air, near their camp. One of the things they were shown was how an unarmed(没有装备的) man could take the enemy's weapon (武器) away from him. First, two of their instructors(指导者) took a knife away from the other, using only his hands, and then he took a gun away from him in the same way.

In the next lesson, the soldiers were trained to do something else. Before the new training began, the third instructor asked them a number of questions to see how well they had understood what they had been shown in the last lesson. One of the questions was this, "Well, you now know what an unarmed man can do against a man with a gun. Now imagine that you have a gun and now you are in defense of a bridge for its safety. Suddenly, you see an unarmed enemy soldier coming towards you. What will you do?"

A young soldier, Thomas, who had to answer this question thought carefully for a few seconds and then said, “Well, after what I have just seen, I think 　　　　 so that the unarmed enemy soldier can't take it away from me and kill me with it."

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

1.The underlined words "in defense of "most probably mean　　　　 .

A.guarding B.crossing C.challenging

2.The instructors were training the young soldiers　　　　 .

A.in the camp B.in the open air C.on the bridge

3.According to the passage, the young soldiers　　　　 .

A.were being trained in modern ways of living in the army

B.were asked only one question to see how well they had understood what they had been shown in the last lesson

C.were trained with the help of at least three instructors

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

A.Two instructors trained the young soldiers by setting the example in person.

B.Thomas volunteered to answer the instructor's question.

C.Thomas answered the question after thinking carefully for a few minutes.

5.“　　　　 "can be the missing sentence in the passage.

A.I'll shoot at the enemy soldier at once

B.I'll throw my gun away as quickly as I can

C.I'll run away with the gun right away

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

In 1975 my father had just begun building his second hospital in the Himalayas. My mother and youngest sister were flying there to join him when their small airplane _______.

It was years _______ Dad fully came out of this period of darkness.

As I grew up, many people thought that being Edmund Hillary's son, I must have a strong feeling for ________　 mountains. Well, I am, at the age of 48, a mountain man. I have been on more than 30 mountaineering expeditions. I have climbed Everest twice. I am _________　 because I have all that my father taught me, too.

On one awful day in 1995, it was his　 _________ that saved my life. I was in a group of eight climbers just below the top of K2 in the Himalayas. We had just another 400 metres left to climb. But the weather was going from bad to worse, and something didn't feel _________ .

At-that time I heard my father's voice inside my head: "Down. Go down. Don't let the others　　 _________ you to continue."

Then, from _________ , I heard the voice of a fellow climber. "Come up, " she called. "Use the red rope."

Again my father's _________ : "Don't do it. It's not __________ . "

Finally I told my climbing partner that I was __________ . He too was feeling unsure, but decided to go on ahead anyway.

As I headed down, I looked back at my fellow climbers who were all climbing toward the____________. Soon black clouds appeared between us, and I couldn't see them.

Fear makes you careful. As my father always told me, ____________ is not something that you should say no to. It is something you can　 ____________ . I was the only one who had managed to　 ____________ what had to be done. The seven above were killed.

1.A.escaped B.crashed C.landed D.struck

2.A.as B.before C.while D.when

3.A.moving B.loving C.hating D.researching

4.A.lucky B.active C.quick D.happy

5.A.advice B.letter C.support D.courage

6.A.different B.relaxed C.right D.ready

7.A.expect B.order C.push D.promise

8.A.above B.beyond C.below D.outside

9.A.noise B.cry C.sound D.voice

10.A.brave B.crazy C.dangerous D.wise

11.A.going down B.going through C.going up D.going out

12.A.bottom B.clouds C.top D.rope

13.A.anger B.fear C.pain D.pleasure

14.A.care B.manage C.succeed D.share

15.A.remind B.regret C.wonder D.realize

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

A king was old and he knew it was time to choose a new king. He told all the young people in the country, “I’ll give 　　 of you a seed (种子). Plant it and bring it back one year later. Show me the plant that you bring 　　　　 I’ll choose a new king from you.”

A boy 　　 Ling got a seed, too. He planted it 　　 . But the seed doesn’t grow at all. A year later, Ling had to take his 　　　 box to the palace. Others all brought beautiful plants there and Ling felt 　　 .

The king 　　 the palace and look around. When he found there was nothing in Ling’s box. The king smiled and said to the others, “One year ago, I gave everyone a seed 　　　 couldn’t grow. But all of you, 　　 Ling, have bought me plants and flowers. Ling was the only one with the honesty (诚实) and 　　 to bring such a box. So he will be the new king! ”

1.A. each    B. neither        C. both        D. none

2.A. and     B. but            C. although    D. so

3.A. liked     B. helped        C. named    D. asked

4.A. careful    B. carefully    C. careless    D. carelessly

5.A. full    B. empty        C. beautifulD. broken

6.A. sad        B. excited        C. happy    D. satisfied

7.A. got        B. arrived        C. went        D. arrived at

8.A. which    B. who        　　 C. what        D. it

9.A. beside　 B. with　　　　　 C. except    D. as

10.A. skill    B. courage        C. experienceD. fear

九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

A king was old and he knew it was time to choose a new king. He told all the young people in the country, “I’ll give 51  of you a seed (种子). Plant it and bring it back one year later. Show me the plant that you bring. 52  I’ll choose a new king from you.”

A boy 53  Ling got a seed, too. He planted it 54  . But the seed doesn’t grow at all. A year later, Ling had to take his 55  box to the palace. Others all brought beautiful plants there and Ling felt 56  .

The king 57  the palace and look around. When he found there was nothing in Ling’s box. The king smiled and said to the others, “One year ago, I gave everyone a seed 58  couldn’t grow. But all of you, 59  Ling, have bought me plants and flowers. Ling was the only one with the honesty (诚实) and 60  to bring such a box. So he will be the new king! ”

1.A. each           B. neither              C. both             D. none

2.A. and            B. but              C. although         D. so

3.A. liked          B. helped               C. named                D. asked

4.A. careful            B. carefully            C. careless         D. carelessly

5.A. full           B. empty                C. beautiful            D. broken

6.A. sad            B. excited          C. happy            D. satisfied

7. A. got       B. arrived          C. went             D. arrived at

8.A. which          B. who              C. what         D. it

9.A. besides            B. with             C. except       D. as

10.A. skill         B. courage          C. experience   D. fear

九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

Recently we did a survey in different grades at Red school in order to lean about students` ideal jobs. Here are three students’ ideas.

Mary who comes from Canada wants to be a fashion designer when she grows up, because she likes both beautiful and colorful clothes and she does well in drawing. Her art teacher often encourages her and takes pride in her.

Kate, an Australian girl, likes plants and wants to make the city more beautiful, so she wants to be a gardener. She often stays in her own garden, waters flowers, prunes(修剪)branches and plants trees.

Mike, aged 16, is a schoolboy in Grade Nine. He is good at drawing pictures, so his ideal job is to be an artist like his father who is a famous one in their town.

根据短文内容，判断下列各句正误。正确的在题前括号内写“T”，错误的写“F”。

1.Mary wants to be an art teacher when she grows up.

2.Kate who is from Australia has her own garden.

3.According to the passage, Mike wants to be a gardener.

4.Both Mary and Mike are good at drawing.

5.Both Mike and his father are artists.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

A young painter had just completed a beautiful painting. To get people’s opinions about his painting skills, he put his _____at a crossing on a busy street. And below it a board read, “Gentlemen, I have painted this piece. ______ I’m new, I might have made some mistakes in my work. Please put a cross ______ you see a mistake.”

When he came back in the evening to collect his painting, he was completely shocked to see that the whole painting was filled with crosses. And some people had even written their opinions on the painting._____, he ran to his master and said to him, “I’m useless and if this is what I have learned to paint, I’m not worth teaching. ”

The teacher smiled and suggested, “I’ll let you know that you are a great______. Now go to paint the same painting once again and give it to me. ”

Then they went to the same street the next morning and put the same painting exactly at the same place. Now the teacher _____ another board which read, “Gentlemen, I have painted this piece. I might have made some mistakes in my painting. I have put a box with colors and ______just below. Please give me a hand. If you see a _____, pick up the brush and correct it.” The master and the young painter went back home. Two days later, they came back to the place. The young painter was______to see that actually there was not a single correction done!

It’s easier to criticize(批评) but difficult to improve. If you want to help people______their behavior, you’d better learn how to help people change their attitudes or skills. Also, always remember not to judge yourself by someone else’s criticism and feel upset.

1.A.discovery B.invention C.writing D.painting

2.A.If B.When C.Because D.Although

3.A.whoever B.however C.whatever D.wherever

4.A.Luckily B.Sadly C.Normally D.Clearly

5.A.artist B.nurse C.engineer D.programmer

6.A.put out B.run out C.took out D.work out

7.A.rulers B.brushes C.erasers D.pencils

8.A.picture B.mistake C.word D.hole

9.A.surprised B.pleased C.careful D.proud

10.A.doubt B.enjoy C.teach D.improve

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析