If you bought some candies months ago but nev...

If you bought some candies months ago but never ate it, how can you tell whether it's still eatable? The easiest way is to check the"expiration（截止） date （EXP）"printed on the cover. If that date has already passed, you're likely to throw the candies away. But is that really necessary?

According to a new report from the NRDC, tons of food is wasted each year, largely because people don't fully understand what expiration dates, or" use﹣by dates", actually mean, so they think the food is not safe to eat.

Food dating was introduced in 1975 because customers wanted more information about the things that they were eating. When they first showed up, use﹣by dates only showed freshness because producers wanted their products to be tasted in their best conditions.

However, most customers mistakenly believed that use﹣by dates showed how safe the food was. But the truth is that these dates aren't related to the danger of food poisoning（中毒）. Eggs, for example, can still be eaten three to five weeks after being bought, even though the use﹣by date is much earlier. When their use﹣by dates pass, cookies may lose their crunch （松脆 的口感）, but they are not harmful.

"It's an unclear subject, the difference between food quality（质量） and food safety, "said Jena Roberts from a US food testing company. "Even the workmates in the food factory are not sure about it. This is why the use﹣by dates must be printed on the covers of products. "We hope it can help customers understand the information so that they won't waste a lot of food. "

Another problem is that the quality levels of different foods change differently. Some are still eatable long after their use﹣by date while others are not.

As a result, food factory officials are now thinking of changing the use﹣by date to a date which can show when food is most likely to be thrown away.

1.Which of the following pictures can show the meaning of"expiration date （EXP）"?

A. B.

C. D.

2.What did the use﹣by dates show at first according to the passage?

A.Food freshness. B.Food quality.

C.Food safety. D.Food producer.

3.What can we learn from Paragraph 4?

A.Most customers care more about freshness than food safety.

B.Most customers fully understand what expiration dates mean.

C."Expiration dates"were first used to show when food was likely to go bad.

D.Even after their expiration dates pass, some foods are still safe to eat.

4.What is probably the best title for this passage?

A.Customers and Food B.Food Quality and Freshness

C.Food Dating D.Expiration Dates and Food Safety

九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

—Did you buy any candy?

—No, I didn’t. But I bought _______ fries. I don’t like dessert.

A. some　　 B. any　　 C. no　　 D. both

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

You may never be in an emergency situation(紧急情况). But if it happens, you should know how to get help. The telephone book in the United States has emergency numbers on the inside front cover. Look at the following table from the Boston telephone book. Notice that the numbers for the police and the fire department(部门) are the same. And it is an easy number to remember. If you are too unhappy or excited to remember any numbers at all, you can simply dial “0” for an operator(接线员) in any emergency.

1.If you live in Boston and you need a doctor, you should dial______.

A.911 B.482-5252 C.025-4774 D.223-6978

2.If you see a boat sinking(沉没) , you should dial______.

A.645-1212 B.023-1500 C.876-5800 D.223-6978

3.This passage is most probably taken from ______.

A.a textbook B.a guidebook C.a magazine D.a poster

4.If you dial “0” , ________ will answer your call.

A.the police B.the doctor C.the operator D.the fire department

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

You may never be in an emergency situation. But if it happens, you should know how to get help. The telephone book in the United States has emergency numbers on the inside front cover. Look at the following table from the Boston telephone book. Notice that the numbers for the police and the fire department (部门) are the same. And it is an easy number to remember. If you are too unhappy or excited to remember any numbers at all, you can simply dial (拨打) “0” for an operator (接线员) in any emergency.

1.If you see a fire in Cambridge, you should dial _________.

A. 023-1500　　 B. 846-1212　　　　 C. 645-1212　　　　 D. 876-5800

2.If you dial “0”, ________ will answer your call.

A. the police　 　　 B. the doctor

C. the operator　　 D. the fire department

3. This passage is most probably taken from _________.

A. a sports magazine　　　　　　　 B. an emergency leaflet

C. a TV guide　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a telephone book

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

You may never be in an emergency situation. But if it happens, you should know how to get help. The telephone book in the United States has emergency numbers on the inside front cover. Look at the following table from the Boston telephone book. Notice that the numbers for the police and the fire department (部门) are the same. And it is an easy number to remember. If you are too unhappy or excited to remember any numbers at all, you can simply dial (拨打) “0” for an operator (接线员) in any emergency.

EMERGENCY NUMBERS

FIRE                       POLICE                  DOCTOR

BOSTON      911          BOSTON      911         BOSTON      482-5252

CAMBRIDGE  876-5800     CAMBRIDGE  846-1212    CAMBRIDGE   856-3585

SOMERVILLE  023-1500     SOMERVILLE  645-1212   SOMERVILLE  025-4774

Other Places _________       Other Places _________      Other Places ________

Write in your number here     Write in your number here     Write in your number here

★ COAST GUARD  223-6978

OR DIAL “0” (OPERATIOR) IN ANY EMERGENCY

WE ARE ALWAYS THERE AND READY TO HELP!

1.If you see a fire in Cambridge, you should dial _________.

A．023-1500         B．846-1212         C．645-1212         D．876-5800

2.If you dial “0”, ________ will answer your call.

A．the police         B．the doctor         C．the operator       D．the fire department

3.This passage is most probably taken from _________.

A．a sports magazine                       B．an emergency leaflet

C．a TV guide                             D．a telephone book

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

You may never be in an emergency situation. But if it happens, you should know how to get help. The telephone book in the United States has emergency numbers on the inside front cover. Look at the following table from the Boston telephone book. Notice that the numbers for the police and the fire department (部门) are the same. And it is an easy number to remember. If you are too unhappy or excited to remember any numbers at all, you can simply dial (拨打) “0” for an operator (接线员) in any emergency.

1.If you see a fire in Cambridge, you should dial _________.

A. 023-1500　　 B. 846-1212

C. 645-1212　　　　 D. 876-5800

2.If you dial “0”, ________ will answer your call.

A. the police　 B. the doctor

C. the operator　　 D. the fire department

3. This passage is most probably taken from _________.

A. a sports magazine　　　　　　　 B. an emergency leaflet

C. a TV guide　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a telephone book

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

You may never be in an emergency situation. But if it happens, you should know how to get help. The telephone book in the United States has emergency numbers on the inside front cover. Look at the following table from the Boston telephone book. Notice that the numbers for the police and the fire department (部门) are the same. And it is an easy number to remember. If you are too unhappy or excited to remember any numbers at all, you can simply dial (拨打) “0” for an operator (接线员) in any emergency.

1.If you see a fire in Cambridge, you should dial _________.

A. 023-1500            B. 846-1212　　　　 C. 645-1212　　　     D. 876-5800

2.If you dial “0”, ________ will answer your call.

A. the police     B. the doctor        C. the operator　　 D. the fire department

3.This passage is most probably taken from _________.

A. a sports magazine　　　　　　　 B. an emergency leaflet

C. a TV guide　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a telephone book

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

--- I bought the digital camera two months ago.

--- You mean that you __________ it for two months.

九年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

— I bought the digital camera two months ago.

— You mean that you __________ it for nearly two months.

A．have had　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．have been

C．have bought 　　　　　　　　　　 D．have taken

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

— I bought the digital camera two months ago.

— You mean that you __________ it for nearly two months.

A. have had　　　　　　 B. have been

C. have bought　　　　 D. have taken

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析