Three soldiers were on their way home from the war．They arrived at a small village, they were very tired and （1）,but they had no food or money．The only thing they did have was a cooking pot（鍋）．
The soldiers built a small cooking fire,（2） their pot on it, and poured in some water． When a few villagers asked what they were doing, one of the soldiers answered that he was making stone soup． A few more villagers walking by stopped to （3）what was going on when they heard about it．
“Any soup needs salt and pepper,”the first soldier said,（4） some children ran to fetch salt and pepper．“Stones can be used to prepare good soup, but tomatoes would （5） it so much better,” the second soldier added．One woman said“Why, I think I have a tomato or two! ”She ran to get the tomatoes．
“Some cabbage would be a proper choice for a good stone soup! ”said the third soldier．Another woman said,“I think I can probably find some cabbage,”and （6）she ran．
“If only we had a bit of beef and some potatoes, this soup would be fit for a rich man's （7）．”The villagers thought it over, then ran to fetch what they had in their homes．A rich man's soup, and all from a few stones! It seemed like （8）!
The soldiers said“, If only we had a little milk, this soup would be fit for a king! ”And so other villagers （9） to get some milk．
“The soup is ready,”said the cooks,“and all will （10）it, but first we need to set the tables．”Some of the villagers said,“Such a great soup would be better （11）some bread and cakes,”so they brought the （12） two things and the meal was （13） by all．Never had there been such a （14） meal．Never had the villagers had such delicious soup, and all made from stones! They ate and drank and danced well into the night．
In the morning, the villagers gathered to say goodbye．“Many thanks to you,”they said,“for we shall （15）go hungry now that we have learned how to make soup from stones．”
1．A．hungry B．bored C．sleepy D．sick
2．A．drew B．threw C．left D．placed
3．A．see B．tell C．imagine D．notice
4．A．but B．so C．or D．while
5．A．cook B．do C．invent D．make
6．A．about B．in C．off D．out
7．A．health B．money C．dream D．table
8．A．art B．magic C．interest D．supper
9．A．tried B．returned C．managed D．came
10．A．want B．buy C．use D．taste
11．A．over B．besides C．with D．like
12．A．first B．last C．other D．only
13．A．enjoyed B．given C．needed D．brought
14．A．cheap B．proper C．special D．public
15．A．later B．ever C．sometimes D．never
科目：初中英語 來源：2011-2012學年江西省吉安市吉州區初一下學期期末檢測英語試卷（帶解析） 題型：閱讀理解
Jack was born in a poor family. His father had a small boat and went fishing in the morning and sold the fish in the market in the afternoon. Then he bought some food for his family. When winter came, they were often hungry. One morning the hungry man fell into the river and nobody found him. Jack's mother left her three-year-old son without saying goodbye. His aunt had to look after him.
Twenty years passed. Jack became a tall, strong man. He worked on a farm. He worked hard and wanted to get more money to marry (結婚). He often went to see his aunt with some nice presents. The woman was very happy. But one day she died (死) in a traffic accident (交通事故). The young man was very sad. After he buried (埋葬) her, he decided to buy a beautiful tombstone (墓碑) for her. He went to the town and came into a shop, but all the tombstones were too expensive. He asked, "Do you sell an old tombstone, sir?"
"Yes, we do, sir," answered the shopkeeper.
"Is it as expensive as the new one?"
"No, it is much cheaper," said the man. "But another name was engraved (刻) on it."
"It doesn't matter," said the man. "My aunt could not read."
【小題1】Jack's father is a .
| A．fisherman | B．driver | C．worker | D．farmer |
| A．Jack's father had to look after him in winter |
| B．Jack's father could catch little fish in winter |
| C．no food was sold in winter |
| D．Jack's father was often ill in winter |
| A．left | B．went out | C．married | D．died |
| A．build a house | B．buy a farm |
| C．give his aunt nice presents | D．marry a wife |
| A．he had not enough to buy a new one |
| B．his aunt could not know whose name was engraved |
| C．his aunt was not going to mind it |
| D．nobody knew what his aunt's name was |
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科目：初中英語 來源：2013屆遼寧省東港市石佛中學九年級上學期期末考試英語試卷（帶解析） 題型：閱讀理解
Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van(住房汽車)
A small car can hold(容納)four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded(擁擠). A van hold seven persons easily, so a family three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel They could all travel together.
Mr.Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and bus a van. Their children sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases(衣箱)when they travel. When they arrive at their grandparents’home , the suitcases are brought into the two seats can then carry the grandparents.
Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes.
【小題1】From the passage, a van is also called ____________.
| A．a motor car | B．a motor home |
| C．a motorbike | D．a big truck |
| A．sold their old house |
| B．moved to their grandparents’house |
| C．built a new place for a van |
| D．sold their second car |
| A．a baby | B．much money |
| C．more than two children | D．interest in vans |
| A．to travel with all the family members of holiday |
| B．to do some shopping with all the family members |
| C．to visit their grandparents at weekends |
| D．to drive their children to school every day |
| A．they can take people to another city when people are free |
| B．they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidays |
| C．some people think motor homes are cheap |
| D．big families can put more things in motor homes |
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科目：初中英語 來源：2013-2014學年江蘇省九年級下學期學情調研英語試卷（解析版） 題型：完型填空
Yesterday my grandfather told me about his early days. he left school, he found a job in a post office. He worked hard there. Soon he had more money than his friends because of his hard work. It seemed that he would have a future.
When he was 25 years old, however, he began to be his job. He wanted a more exciting one, so he left the post office. Two months , he found a new job in a big . Workers in this company traveled a lot. At first he really enjoyed the traveling. But after a year, he began to it. He had to move around and he was always in a car or on a train. The thing was that he couldn’t make any new friends. Even so, his boss was not satisfied with him. Two years later he the company.
He was so at that time that he sold his house. He had to accept a part-time job in a shop. He was surprised to find that he loved it! He made new friends every day and he reading books. Three years later, he the shop owner's daughter. Soon they had their first child. In the next ten years, they had another three and four more book shops! He became very rich indeed.
“Life is wonderful,” he told me. “The most thing is that you should always try your best. Never give up!”
1.A. While B. When C. Until D. If
2.A. bad B. bright C. coming D. interesting
3.A. tired of B. crazy about C. interested in D. afraid of
4.A. ago B. before C. later D. afterwards
5.A. factory B. shop C. school D. company
6.A. hardly B. usually C. seldom D. never
7.A. like B. prefer C. hate D. practise
8.A. worst B. happiest C. best D. strangest
9.A. reached B. called C. left D. started
10.A. happy B. energetic C. rich D. poor
11.A. cloth B. fruit C. book D. dress
12.A. enjoyed B. finished C. began D. forgot
13.A. married B. knew C. met D. visited
14.A. sisters B. brothers C. cousins D. children
15.A. difficult B. important C. amazing D. Boring
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科目：初中英語 來源：2013-2014學年江蘇省姜堰市九年級期末考試2英語試卷（解析版） 題型：完型填空
When I was nine years old, I used to go to the post office with my mother, to send greeting cards to my aunt in Singapore. To me, these trips were really memories. And receiving mail through a mailbox outside our gate was just as exciting.
My small hands could get the mail without using a key! I could never to see how much I was getting. Oh, a letter! From Singapore! I would run back home and show it to my . When there was a letter for me, I wouldn’t run—I would open it right there.
After my family moved back to Singapore, I going to the post office. Years later, my company sent me to Shanghai, and the post office found me again. Two years ago I celebrated my with five friends on top of the mountain in Longsheng, China. At sunrise we up to enjoy a beautiful view from the mountain top. Later in the afternoon, as we were going the mountain and returning from the sunrise viewing place, a small caught our attention. It only sold noodles, coffee and had a China sign.
We asked the owner if she could really send mail. She happily said yes. It seemed hard to believe we were at the highest point of the mountain. I picked one postcard out and asked my friends to write a birthday note. We bought a stamp, wrote some notes and gave the shop owner the postcard. Three weeks later, I arrived home and my mailbox. Hello, postcard! I broke into a big smile.
That birthday postcard attracted me again to the post office. I had the post office all these years. Today I send postcards to friends. And every time I am at the post office buying stamps, I cannot help but smile—how one postcard will make its way across the world and brighten up someone’s day.
1.A. bad B. poor C. good D. short
2.A. easily B. simply C. hardly D. specially
3.A. weigh B. wait C. get D. plan
4.A. friend B. aunt C. mother D. owner
5.A. enjoyed B. stopped C. hated D. considered
6.A. wedding B. return C. success D. birthday
7.A. broke B. woke C. grew D. stood
8.A. around B. over C. up D. down
9.A. bank B. hospital C. shop D. river
10.A.Traffic B.Life C.Police D. Post
11.A.because B.though C.while D. when
12.A.him B.me C.her D. them
13.A.bought B.repaired C.painted D. opened
14.A.missed B.influenced C.studied D. visited
15.A.just B.seldom C.still D. never
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科目：初中英語 來源：2012-2013學年重慶市九年級6月（第九次）月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
“Are you happy?” The simple question usually makes people confused (迷惑的). Even Mo Yan, who won a Nobel Prize, replied to it by saying, “I don’t know.”
When a migrant worker (農民工) was asked, “Are you happy? (Ni Xing Fu Ma?)” by a CCTV reporter, he looked confused before replying, “My family name is Zeng. (Wo Xing Zeng.)” This has become a joke. But his answer showed migrant workers and TV reporters live in different worlds and they cannot even communicate with each other.
Similarly, when asked, “Are you happy?” a 73-year-old man, collecting used plastic bottles in a street in Zhejiang, said, “The bottles can be sold for 0.1 yuan each.” Asked again, he said, “The government is good.” The reporter went on, “My question is ‘Are you happy?’” The old man answered, “My hearing is not good.”
The reporter probably tried to reach the same answer that the interviewees(被采訪者) including the migrant worker and the old man are “happy”.
In fact, when the question is asked, we should learn about people’s true situation and their true wishes and opinions but their “Yes” or “No”.
Luckily, the government has paid more attention to the importance. Now there are many TV programs giving common people the chance to give their opinions.
“Everything we do is aimed at letting people live more happily.” At last year’s National People’s Congress (人大), Wen Jiabao said and agreed that increasing happiness would be a top aim for the 12th five-year plan.
1.Ten plastic bottles could be sold for ________ to the 73-year-old.
A．0.1 yuan B．1 yuan C．10 yuan D．20 yuan
2.The government has paid more attention to the importance of ________.
A．learning about people’s true wishes and opinions
B．people’s different replies to “Are you happy?”
C．improving migrant workers’ education
D．keeping the old people’s health
3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．The reporters wanted the people to say “Yes” when asked “Are you happy?”
B．Letting people live more happily is a top aim in the next five years.
C．The reporter asked the old man three different questions.
D．We can call the migrant worker Mr. Zeng.
4.This passage is mainly about ________.
A．the questions B．the happiness
C．the popular songs D．the education
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