How would you like an easy way to earn $2,500...

How would you like an easy way to earn $2,500? All you have to do is to sit around and wait for your meals. There’s a catch, however. You have to stay in a chicken cage with a stranger for a whole week. There are no books or television or radio for a whole week. There are no books or television or radio for amusement. You can’t leave until the week is up. And a camera will be recording your every move.

Two people actually took the job. The idea came from Rob Thompson, a video artist. He wanted to make a film about the way animals are treated. His goal was to raise people’s awareness of the living conditions of animals that are raised for food. He decided to pay $5,000 out of his own savings to two people who were willing to live like chickens for a week.

To Rob’s surprise, quite a few people answered his advertisement. He had interviews and selected Eric, a 24-year-old restaurant worker, and Pam, a 27-year-old chemist. The plan was for them to spend seven days together in a chicken cage that was six feet long and three feet wide. A camera would record their experience, which would take place in an art museum.

The week was long and difficult. They slept on a hard wooden floor. They couldn’t stand up without banging their heads. They ate mash(a kind of food for animals) and drink water from a garden hose-pipe（软管）. Their only privacy was a toilet surrounded by a curtain. There were no sinks, mirrors, or toothbrushes in the cage. Their only inspiration was the two framed checks that hung on the wall outside the cage. Visitors who came here were warned, “Do not feed the humans.’’

Finally it was over, and Pam and Eric came out of the cage. They had survived the week, and they each had a $2,500 check in their hands. When Rob Thompson opened the cage, Eric came out, changed into clean clothes, and ate a chocolate bar right away. “It’s great for me to be able to stand up.’’he said. Pam just changed her clothes and left. After a week of visitors and reporters watching her, she didn’t want to talk to anyone.

1.The underlined word “catch”(in Paragraph 1) probably means _______.

A.unsolved problem B.surprising wonder C.unbelievable condition D.hidden difficulty

2.What made it the most difficult for the two to stay in the cage?

A.That they had nothing for amusement. B.That they couldn’t lie down to sleep in the cage.

C.That they didn’t have meat to eat. D.That they had to do almost everything in public.

3.Rob Thompson offered the job in order to ________.

A.make a film about humans and animals B.advertise for his experiment about animals

C.show how terribly some animals are treated D.experiment on how long a human can live in a cage

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Pam left without saying anything because she lost the ability after staying with chickens.

B.They were visited all the time except going to the washroom.

C.Rob Thompson raised money for the project.

D.They couldn’t stand up because their heads were bandaged.

5.What would be the best title for this passage?

A.An Easy Way to Earn $2,500. B.Do Not Feed Humans.

C.Living Like a Chicken. D.Getting Along Well Anyway.

九年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析

Flowers have habits or ways of doing things, just as people have. Would you like to hear about some of these?

There is one habit that almost all flowers have. They turn to the light. If plants are kept in a room, the flowers turn to the window.

Some flowers shut up at night. It seems that they go to sleep. They open again in the morning. Tulips（郁金香）do this.

One morning Lingling was looking at some tulips. When one of them opened, a bee flew out. He stayed too late last night, and so was shut up in the flower.

He might be hard at work all day getting honey.

He stopped to rest in the tulip, and was shut in when it closed. He had a fine bed that night. Lingling wondered if he slept any better than he would have slept in the hive（蜂巢）!

Answer the questions according to the passage. （必须使用完整语句作答）

1.If plants are kept in a room, what happens?

______________________________________________________________________

2.Some flowers shut up at night, don’t they?

______________________________________________________________________

3.When did a bee fly out?

______________________________________________________________________

4.Why did the bee sleep in the tulip?

______________________________________________________________________

5.What did Lingling wonder?

______________________________________________________________________

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Would you be surprised to learn that your eyes are like an eagle’s eyes in some ways? You and an eagle can see colors. And an eagle’s eyes and yours are about the same size. But therre are a lot more of a special type of cell in an eagle’s eyes than in your eyes. These cells send information to the eagle’s brain. Getting a lot of information helps an eagle see much better than you. In fact, eagle can spot a fish in the sea from a mile away.

You and an eagle have eyes that make tears. Your eyes make watery tears that clean your eyes. An eagle’s eyes for watery tears and oily tears. Eagles dive into the sea to catch fish. The oily tears guard their eyes from the saltwater.

Like you, eagles have eyelids. You have two eyelids, and you close your eyes by lowering the top lid. When eagles close their eyes, their bottom lids raise up. Eagles have a third eyelid that moves across the eye every few seconds. It wipes dust away from the eye. An eagle can see through this third eyelid. The eyelid guards the bird’s eyes when it swoops at 100 miles an hour after its prey(捕食).

1.How are your eyes like an eagle’s eyes?

A. You both have three eyelids.　　　　 B. You bothe see colors.

C. Your eyes have the same number of special cells as an eagle’s eyes.

2.Your eyes help you learn about the world. An eagle’s eyes help it_______.

A. catch its prey　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fly fast

C. blink its eyelids　　　　　　　　　　　 D. send information

3.Unlike your eyes, an eagle’s eyes __________.

A. have cells　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. can see colors

C. have an extra eyelid　　　　　　　　　 D. form tears

4.How is the way an eagle blinks(眨眼) different from the way you blink?

A. An eagle moves both its top and bottom eyelids.　　

B. An eagle moves its bottom eyelid.

C. An eagle moves its top eyelid.　　　　　

D. An eagle uses three eyelids to blink.

5.The word “swoop” is closed in meaning to _________.

A. 俯冲　　　　　　　 B. 飞翔　　　　　　 C. 展翅　　　　　　　　 D. 冒险

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

--Would you like to go with us?

-- 　　　　　 　 , but I have lots of homework to do.

A. No way　　 B. No problem　　 C. I'd love to　　 D. I don't think so

九年级英语单选题简单题查看答案及解析

1.. How do you do?

2.. Can I help you?

3.. May I speak to Kangkang?

4.. Would you like to have dinner with me?

5.. Nice to meet you!

A.Nice to meet you, too!

B.Yes, I’d like to.

C.I’m just looking, thanks!

D.How do you do?

E.Sorry, he isn’t in.

九年级英语其他题简单题查看答案及解析

—Would you like to have dinner with me?　　　 —______.

A. That’s all right

B. Certainly not

C. Yes, I’d love to

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

------Would you like to eat up all the food on that plate?

------Sure,but that is not _______. I have already eaten all my food up.

A. me　　　 B. my　　　　 C. mine　　　　 D. myself’s　

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

—Would you like to have dinner with me?

—______.

A. That’s all right        B. Certainly not       C. Yes, I’d love to

九年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

How would you like a trip to the moon? Men have already landed there. Someday, the moon might be a popular place to visit. What would a trip to the moon be like? Here are some facts

There is no air or water on the moon. To stay alive, you would have to take your own oxygen and water. It's silent on the moon because there is no air. Sounds can't be carried from place to place.

What will the surface of the moon look like? The moon has great round holes in it. There were more than 30, 000 holes in all. The biggest one is 146 miles wide.

When you walk on the moon, you'll feel light on your feet. That's because you will weigh only about 20 pounds on the moon. You might forget what day it is on the moon because a moon day lasts for two weeks, But at least you won’t need a raincoat. It never rains on the moon. The weather on the moon never changes at all.

1.If you stay alive on the moon, you should take your own　　　　　　 according to the passage.

A. water　　 B. food　　 C. clothes　　 D. money

2.why sounds can't be carried from place to place on the moon?

A. Because there is no water.　　 B. Because there is no air.

C. Because there is no oxygen　　 D. Because there is no forest.

3.What can you see on the surface of the moon?

A. Holes　　 B. Water　　 C. Sand　　 D. Sea

4.Which sentence is NOT true according to the passage?

A. It never rains on the moon　　 B. There is enough oxygen

C. The weather on the moon never changes at all　　 D. It's silent all the time on the moon

5.How many days does a moon day last for?

A. 10　　 B. 12.　　 C. 14　　 D. 16

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Would you like to have an electric car? Do you know this kind of quiet and clean cars run on electricity(电)?

In the future, more and more people will have cars, so the cars will be in great need. But the oil won’t keep up with the number of cars on the road. So the price of oil will go up.

Electric cars aren’t perfect just yet. It can take eight hours to charge(充电) a car for only 100 miles of driving. How far that car travels depends on the weather and traffic.

Price is a problem, too. Electric cars cost much more than cars using oil. The good news is that electric-car technology(技术) is getting better. As it does, the prices of this kind of cars are going down.

To charge the car, the US Department of Energy is paying for at least 10,000 charging stations around the country. And it will cost about three dollars for each charge.

Now carmakers are looking for other ways to make the car cheaper. Then more people will use electric cars, and we’ll have a clean and nice world in the future.

1. Why will the cars be in great need in the future?

2. How long does it take to charge an electric car for only 100 miles of driving?

3. Are electric cars cheaper than cars using oil at present?

4. How much should people pay for each charge?

5.What will the world be like if most people use electric cars?

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