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Do you know where J.K. Rowling wrote the Harry Potter books? She wrote the first books in a coffee shop. Was it because she felt more creative when working there? The answer might be yes!
Scientists from the University of Illinois found that moderate (适度的) noise can make people more creative, the New York Times reported.
Scientists did tests on students. They divided them into four groups. They then asked the students to do certain tasks involving creative thinking. But each group did the task with different volumes (音量) of background noise.
They found that students did best when working under moderate noise —70 decibels (分贝). This is about the same volume of background noise in a cafe. Students did worse in low noise (50 db). This is the volume of a quiet room. They did the poorest when in a high-noise (85 db) environment. This is the noise level in a factory.
Moderate noise can distract (分心) people just enough so that they think more creatively. “It helps you think outside the box,” Raci Mehta, a lead researcher in the study, said to the Business Standard.
On the one hand, working in a very quiet place can strengthen our focus. But it also stops us from thinking abstractly (抽象地).
“This is why if you are too focused on a problem and you can’t solve it,” said Mehta, “You leave it for some time and then come back to it and you get the solution.”
However, the scientists said that when you need to do detailed things, like proofreading (校对) a paper, a quiet place is better than a noisy one.
1.What can we tell from the first paragraph?
A.J.K. Rowling likes drinking coffee. B.Drinking coffee helps people become creative.
C.The best novels are born in coffee shops. D.Moderate noise makes people creative.
2.The underlined word “involving” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by the word “________”.
A.referring to B.including C.in order to D.even
3.Which volume of background noise helps students do the best at creative tasks?
A.85 db. B.70 db. C.50 db. D.0 db.
4.Which of the following is TRUE when working in a very quiet place?
A.It can help people think outside the box. B.It can make people think abstractly.
C.It can help people find the solution easily. D.It can help people focus on their work.
5.What is the main idea of the story?
A.How to work under a moderate noise level.
B.Why J. K. Rowling likes to write stories in a coffee shop.
C.Why moderate noise is good for creative thinking.
D.How scientists tested students’ learning abilities.
九年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析
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Many students like reading the book Harry Potter_____by J.K. Rowling.
A. written B. was written
C. wrote D. was writing
九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Have you read the Harry Potter series __________ J.K. Rowling?
A. of B. for C. with D. by
九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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—What are you reading these days, Tom?
—The book Harry Potter ______ by JK Rowling.
A. was written B. written C. wrote D. was writing
九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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---I want to buy the book Harry Potter. Do you know its _______?
--- Not very well. Maybe fifty yuan.
A. cover B. size C. color D. price
九年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
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J.K Rowling is the writer of the Harry Potter series, the most popular books.
J.K. Rowling was born in Bristol in 1965. She has one sister is two years younger than her. Both girls loved listening to bedtime . They loved stories about the magical (有魔力的) world. Rowling her first story, called rabbit at the age of six.
she graduated from the university, Rowling worked in London. During that time, on a long train trip in the summer of 1990, the idea of a who has magic but doesn’t know it himself came to . In 1992, Rowling began to teach English. She lived with her daughter, Jessica, and much time finishing the first Harry Potter book for young . It came out in 1997. To her , the book was very successful. The film came out in 2001. Now the Harry Potter series is with people of all ages.
Why is the series so successful? Many other magic stories place in faraway lands in the past or future times, Harry lives in modern England. He ’s also a very normal boy. When other read the story about Harry, they can being like him.
J.K. Rowling is very happy with her success. She says she will go on children’s books.
1.A. which B. when C. whoD. where
2.A. songs B. stories C. subjects D. books
3.A. told B. wrote C. read D. watched
4.A. After B. When C. Before D. As
5.A. girl B. boy C. mother D. father
6.A. usB. them C. him D. her
7.A. took B. paid C. spent D. cost
8.A. teachers B. students C. readers D. writers
9.A. pleasure B. joy C. surprise D. fun
10.A. helpful B. popular C. careful D. successful
11.A. happen B. have C. like D. take
12.A. but B. and C. orD. so
13.A. boys B. girls C. children D. teachers
14.A. imagine B. write C. think D. read
15.A. reading B. writing C. watching D. buying
九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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The idea for the book Harry Potter and the philosopher’s Stone came to Joanne Kathleen Rowling in 1990. It took her seven years to finish writing it. During those seven years she had a number of jobs, including one job as an English teacher in Portugal.
Rowling sent the book to four publishers before one of them bought it. She was very happy to sell her book because it was her life’s dream to be a published writer. Before she sold her book, Rowling was short of money, living in a small apartment with her daughter. She could not afford heat in the winter.
Harry Potter became very successful with children and adults in England. The book also really took off in the United States. After her second and third books were published, the three Harry Potter books filled the top three places on many newspapers’ lists of best-sellers. Then the books were made into popular movies. Without question, Rowling’s life had completely changed, in just three years.
Harry Potter has now sold more than 30 million books around the world and has been translated into more than thirty-five languages. In 1997, she earned £70 (about US$110) a week. By the end of 2001, she had earned over £150 million ($250 million), making her one of the most successful female writers of all time.
1.Rowling’s dream was .
A. to be a book seller B. to make a movie
C. to have her books published D. to be an English teacher
2.Which sentence is TRUE about the first Harry Potter book?
A. Four publishers bought it. B. It took the writer many years to finish it.
C. It was first published in Portugal. D. Rowling got the idea from her daughter.
3.Harry Potter has been translated into languages.
A. about 50 B. more than 35 C. about 70 D. more than 150
4.This reading is about .
A. the writer’s life B. Harry Potter’s life
C. how the book became a movie D. why Harry Potter is popular
九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析
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The idea for the book Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone came to Joanne Kathleen Rowling in 1990. It took her seven years to finish writing it. During those seven years she had a number of jobs, including one job as an English teacher.
Rowling sent the book to four publishers (出版社) before one of them bought it. She was very happy to sell her book because it was her life's dream to be a published writer. Before she sold her book, Rowling was living in a small apartment with her daughter and was so poor that she could not afford heat in the winter.
Harry Potter became very successful with children and adults in England. The book also really took off in the United States. After her second and third books were published, the three Harry Potter books filled the top three places on many newspapers' lists of best-sellers. Then the books were made into popular movies. Without question, Rowling's life had completely changed, in just three years.
Harry Potter books have now sold more than 30 million books around the world and have been translated into more than thirty-five languages. In 1997, Rowling was earning ￡70 a week.
By the end of 2001, she had earned over ￡150 million, making her one of the most successful female writers of all time.
1.Which sentence is TRUE about the first Harry Potter book?
A. Rowling got the idea from her daughter.
B. It took the writer seven years to finish it.
C. Four publishers bought it.
2. Rowling's dream was
A. to be a magician
B. to make a movie
C. to have her books published
3.How many languages have Harry Potter books been translated into?
A. More than 35. B. About 135. C. About 90.
4.From the passage, we know that .
A. not many writers are as successful as Rowling is
B. Rowling lived a rich life before her books were published
C. Rowling became successful because of a movie
5.This passage is mainly about _ .
A. why Harry Potter is popular
B. Rowling's life
C. Harry Potter's life
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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Many students enjoy the book about Harry Potter _____ by JK Rowling.
A. written B. was written
C. wrote D. was writing
九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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The book Harry Potter____Mary because J.K.Rowling is her favorite writer.
A.must belong to
B. can’t belong to
C. may be
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