When we want to find out what the weather wil...

When we want to find out what the weather will be like tomorrow, we usually turn on the radio or TV. But in the time before radio and TV, people needed to forecast (预测) the weather. How did they do it? Let’s learn about two weather rhymes (押韵的诗) together.

Red sky at night, Sailor’s delight!

Red sky in the morning, Sailors take warning!

This weather rhyme was written a long time ago, but it still works today. As the sun is setting, a red sky at night usually means there are no clouds coming in from the west, a sign of good weather for tomorrow. But a red sky in the morning always means drier air is moving away to the east and moister air is moving in from the west. The moist air could bring clouds, rain and stormy weather.

When leaves show their undersides (底部), Be very certain, rain betides.

The rhyme shows us how trees forecast the weather. Tree leaves turn upside down just before it rains. In the period before a storm, strong winds can lift the leaves and show their undersides.

Animals, insects and plants are natural forecasters. When a summer storm is coming, you may notice that dogs, cows, horses, and geese grow restless (不安的) and frogs come out of their hiding places. These animals don’t have some sixth sense. Scientists think the animals can hear the low frequency (频率) sound waves made by thunderstorms many miles away.

Get outside and observe nature carefully, and soon you’ll be your own weather forecaster.

1.The underlined word “moist” can be replaced by the word “________”.

A.wet B.Cold C.warm D.clean

2.What is helpful for some animals to forecast the stormy weather?

A.Their sense of sight. B.Their sense of hearing.

C.Their sense of smell. D.Their sense of touching.

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The two rhymes are both about winter weather.

B.When leaves show their undersides, it will be fine.

C.If you see a red sky in the morning, you can travel outside.

D.If you see a frog come out of its hiding place, you’d better stay at home.

4.What’s the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage?

A.To introduce two famous weather rhymes to us.

B.To tell us we should read as many rhymes as possible.

C.To show us the way to observe different animals.

D.To encourage us to get close to nature and observe the weather on our own.

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— What’s the weather like this weekend?

— It will be 　　　　 bad weather that we can’t go on the picnic.

A. such a　　 B. such　　 C. so a　　 D. so

九年级英语单选题困难题查看答案及解析

―What should we do when we have new ideas?

―We should____ them _____ and then we will find out if they are useful.

A. cut, out　　 B. try, out　　 C. give, out　　 D. work, out

九年级英语单选题简单题查看答案及解析

Do you know what you’d like to be when you grow up? It takes most people many years to find this out. For the young artist Alexandra Nechita, it never really seemed to be a question. From the day she began drawing at the age of two, she was an artist.

Alexandra Nechita was born in Romania in 1985 and moved to California when she was still a baby. As a little child, she loved colouring in her colouring books. Her parents hoped she could spend more time playing with other children, so they took away her colouring books. Alexandra began drawing her own pictures and colouring them in.

By the time Alcxandra was seven ycars old, she had begun painting with oil paints. When

Alexandra took a local art class, her teacher was amazed at the young artist’s unusual style of painting. Alexandra’s work was similar in some ways to the paintings by famous artists like Picasso. These artists did not use a realistic style of painting. They allowed their imaginations to play an

important part in their work. The interesting thing was that little Alexandra had never seen the work of these artists. People called her “Little Picasso”. This was a great honour, but Alexandra’s style of

painting was all her own.

Alexandra’s first public show was held at a Los Angeles public library when she was

only eight years old. People were amazed at how young Alexandra was, but mostly they loved her imaginative artwork. It did not take long for Alexandra and her work to become famous. She appeared on television programs and in newspapers and magazines all over the world. The sale of a single piece can earn the young artist thousands of dollars. But that is not why Alexandra creates artwork. She just cannot imagine doing anything else that would bring her such joy and satisfaction.

Today, Alexandra is a full-time artist. She also works to help support the arts in schools. Alexandra is a strong believer in the power of art as a tool of communication and a bridge to building peace throughout the world.

1.When did Alexandra begin drawing pictures?

A. At the age of eight.　　 B. At the age of seven.

C. At the age of two.　　 D. In the year of 1985.

2.Alexandra was called “Little Picasso” because　　　　 .

A. shc learned to paint from Picasso　　 B. her style of painting was like Picasso’s

C. she was one of Picasso’s big fans　　 D. her style of painting was unusual

3.What can we learn from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4?

A. Only painting can make her so happy and satisfied.

B. Only money can make her so happy and satisfied.

C. Anything can make her feel happy and satisfied.

D. Nothing can make her feel happy and satisfied.

4.According to the passage, which word can best describe Alexandra?

A. Polite.　　 B. Generous.　　 C. Patient.　　 D. Creative.

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Do you know what you'd like to be when you grow up? It takes most people many years to find out. For the young artist Alexandra Nechita, it never really seemed to be a _______. From the day she began drawing at the age of two, she was an artist.

Alexandra Nechita was born in Romania in 1985 and _______ to California when she was still a baby. As a little child, she loved coloring in her coloring books. Her parents _______ she could spend more time playing with other children, so they took away her coloring books. Alexandra began drawing her own pictures and coloring them in.

By the time Alexandra was seven years old, she had begun painting with oil paints. When Alexandra took a local art class, her teacher was amazed (惊奇的) at the young artist's _______ style of painting. Alexandra's work was similar in some ways to the paintings by famous artists like Picasso. These artists did not use a realistic (现实主义的) style of painting. They allowed their imaginations to play an important _______ in their work. The interesting thing was that little Alexandra had never seen the work of these artists. People called her "Little Picasso". This was a great honor (荣誉), but Alexandra's style of painting was all her own.

Alexandra's first public show was held at a Los Angeles public library when she was only eight years old. People were amazed at how young Alexandra was, but _______they loved her imaginative artwork. It didn't take long for Alexandra and her work to become famous. She appeared on television programs and in newspapers and magazines all over the world. The sale of a single piece can earn the young artist thousands of dollars. But that is not why Alexandra _______artwork. She just cannot imagine doing anything else that would bring her such joy and satisfaction.

Today, Alexandra is a full-time artist. She also works to help support the arts in schools. Alexandra is a strong believer in the power of art as a _______of communication and a bridge to build peace throughout the world.

1.A.matter B.trouble C.exercise D.question

2.A.walked B.ran C.moved D.returned

3.A.hoped B.asked C.refused D.wondered

4.A.ancient B.strange C.unusual D.difficult

5.A.job B.part C.idea D.business

6.A.finally B.totally C.naturally D.mostly

7.A.creates B.invents C.produces D.imagines

8.A.work B.tool C.rule D.skill

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Do you know what you'd like to be when you grow up? It takes most people many years to find out.1.From the day she began drawing at the age of two, she was an artist.

Alexandra Nechita was born in Romania in 1985 and moved to California when she was still a baby.2.Her parents hoped she could spend more time playing with other children, so they took away her coloring books. Alexandra began drawing her own pictures and coloring them in.

By the time Alexandra was seven years old, she had begun painting with oilpaints. When Alexandra took a local art class, her teacher was amazed at theyoung artist's unusual style of painting. Alexandra's work was similar in some ways to the paintings by famous artists like Picasso.3.They allowed their imaginations to play an important part in their work. The interesting thing was that little Alexandra had never seen the work of these artists. People called her"Little Picasso". This was a great honor, but Alexandra's style of painting was all her own.

Alexandra's first public show was held at a Los Angelespublic library when she was only eight years old. People were amazed at how young Alexandra was, but mostly theyloved her imaginative artwork.4.She appeared on television programs and in newspapers and magazines all over the world. The sale of a single piece can earn the　 young artist thousands of dollars. But that is not why Alexandra creates artwork.5.

Today, Alexandra is a full-time artist. She also works tohelp support the arts in schools. Alexandra is a strong believerin the power of art as a tool of communication and a bridge to build peace throughout the world.

A.It did not take long for Alexandra and her work to become famous.

B.Although she spent less time painting than doing her homework.

C.These artists did not use a realistic style of painting.

D.As a little child, she loved coloring in her coloring books.

E.For the young artist Alexandra Nechita, it never really seemed to be a question.

F.We can communicate well with each other by our artwork.

G.She just cannot imagine doing anything else that would bring her such joy and satisfaction

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____ the help of man-made satellites卫星, we can know what the weather will be like in the future few days.

A. With     B. Under

C. Using    D. By

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__the help of man­made satellites，we can know what the weather will be like in the next few days.

A.On B.With C.Using D.By

九年级英语单选题简单题查看答案及解析

If the weather turns out to be rainy tomorrow, we will have to 　　　　　 our school

A. burn B. cancel C. enjoy D. take

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

If the weather ________ to be rainy, we will have to cancel the sports meeting.

A.runs out B.turns out C.breaks out D.finds out

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析