Every year, many inventions are introduced to...

Every year, many inventions are introduced to the world. Some help us solve problems. Others make life easier, or more fun. Here are four of last year's best inventions.

LUMI was designed for music lovers. “We hope that LUMI can help people who have just started learning how to play music,” says the inventor Will MacNamara. The small Eumi keyboard lights up, allowing users to know which keys to press. And with the LUMI app, users can learn their favorite songs.

Millions of people around the world have to face the problem of unsafe food. Marc Oshima says his indoor farming technology can help. Instead of growing in dirt, crops grow in reusable cloth. The plants are watered with mist. This requires 95% less water than field farming.

For people who are blind, the ORCAM MYEYE 2 could be a game changer. It might also prove useful for people with reading difficulties. Described as “talking glasses”, it can read text aloud. Amnon Shashua invented the technology.

Christine Schindler is an engineer. She wanted to help stop the spread of foodborne illnesses, so she created PATHSPOT. It uses light to scan（扫描）a person's hands for harmful germs. Restaurant workers hold their hands under the scanner. Then the scanner decides whether they should be rewashed.

1.LUMI was designed for________.

A.indoor farmers B.music lovers

C.blind people D.restaurant workers

2.Who is the inventor of the ORCAM MYEYE 2?

A.Will MacNamara. B.Marc Oshima.

C.Amnon Shashua. D.Christine Schindler.

3.Where can we probably read this passage?

A.A medical website. B.A travel guide.

C.A school notice. D.A science magazine.

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Bullying（欺凌）can happen to anyone. A great many children around the world are bullied every year, but there are things that can be done to help.

What is bullying?

Bullying is when someone makes you feel bad or hurts you again and again. Bullying can happen at school, out of school and online. Bullying includes:

• calling people mean（恶意的）names

• laughing at people

• telling lies about people

• taking someone's things without permission（允许）

• not letting someone play in a group

• hitting people.

What is cyberbullying?

Cyberbullying includes:

• sending bad messages online

• sharing photos online without permission

• not letting someone be part of an online group

• spreading lies online.

What can you do?

If someone is not kind to you, tell an adult that you know and like. For example, talk to a parent or a teacher.

If you get bad messages, don't reply. You should save them and give them to your teacher, your family, or the police. Ask an adult for help. Don't share anything before you make sure it is true. That will help stop the cyberbullying

Talk to your parents or teacher or an adult if you see bullying or if you are worried about a friend.

Say sorry if you are not kind to someone. You can write a message or talk to the person. And always remember: think about how to be kind in the future.

For more information, visit our home page at www. kidsworld.com.

1.According to the passage, the following are bullying EXCEPT　　　　　　 .

A.calling people mean names B.hitting people

C.telling lies about people D.laughing with people

2.Cyberbullying means bullying　　　　　　 .

A.at school B.at home C.on the street D.on the Internet

3.When you get bad messages online, you should　　　　　　 .

A.share them with friends B.give them to your teacher

C.reply to them at once D.keep them as your secrets

4.This passage is mainly written for　　　　　　 .

A.teachers B.parents C.children D.the police

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Many new inventions appear every year. To be safe, you should follow the　　　　 .

A. locations　　 B. situations　　 C. conditions　　 D. instructions

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Passage 3

There are many useful inventions in the world. Have you ever wished to have an umbrella that makes your hands free? Alan Kaufman has thought up the “Nubrella”, which means “new”+ “umbrella”. It is the first truly hands-free umbrella in the world. The inventor says that it stops rain, wind and snow and can keep your head, face and hair dry.

“I never planned to invent a product. I just noticed a problem and thought up a solution,” said the inventor. The idea for the invention began on one rainy day. Mr Kaufman was standing in one of his stores. He began to look at people’s umbrellas. He found that they had to try very hard to keep their umbrellas in the right place. At that moment an idea came into his mind. He ran to his desk and drew a picture. In this way, the Nubrella was born. One cool feature of the Nubrella is that you don’t hold it like a usual umbrella, you wear it. The shoulder straps(肩带) of the Nubrella allow people to be fully hands-free, so when walking in the rain with the Nubrella, you are able to use your cell phone or drink a hot cup of coffee. Also, the Nubrella will never be inverted(颠倒) in the wind. The new umbrella is far safer than traditional ones, because it has no sharp points.

1.“Nubrella” is a kind of_________ umbrella.

A.usual B.hands-free C.traditional D.paper

2.How can you use the “Nubrella”？

A.You can wear the shoulder straps of the Nubrella. B.You can put the Nubrella on your head.

C.You can use your hands to control it. D.You can put it on your bike.

3.Which of the following is NOT right？

A.“Nubrella” means “new”+ “umbrella”.

B.The idea of the new umbrella came from the rainy day.

C.When you are walking in the rain, you’d better take the Nubrella.

D.If you go out with the Nubrella in the rain, you’d better drink a hot cup of coffee.

4.It can be learned from the passage that_________.

A.Alan Kaufman often uses umbrellas in everyday life

B.the new kind of umbrella was invented by an umbrella store owner

C.the inventor thought for a long time before inventing the Nubrella

D.you can do other things with your hands when using the Nubrella

5.In writing this passage, the writer mainly intends(意图) to_________ .

A.introduce this new kind of umbrella to people who are selling umbrellas

B.tell the readers about a great inventor named Alan Kaufman

C.tell the readers about a new invention that is very useful

D.tell the readers that the inventor didn’t want to invent anything

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阅读下文并回答问题。

There are many useful inventions in the world. Do you want to have an umbrella that makes your hands free? Alan has invented the "Nubrella", which means "new umbrella". It is the first truly hand-free umbrella in the world.

One cool thing about the Nubrella is that you don't need to hold it like a usual umbrella, you can wear it. The shoulder straps（肩带）of the Nubrella can hold the umbrella for you. The Nubrella is big enough to cover your whole head and your body. You don't need to worry about getting wet in the rain. So when walking in the rain with the Nubrella, you're able to use your cell phone or drink a cup of hot coffee.

The idea for the invention began on one rainy day. Alan was standing in his shop and found that it was hard to keep their umbrellas in the right place for the people. At that moment an idea came into his mind. He wanted to have an umbrella which could make a rainy day easy and fun.

Nowadays, Nubrella is on sale all over the world. The price of it is 59 dollars in America. You can also find it on Taobao. Would you like to have such kind of umbrella?

1.Is Nubrella only sold in America?

2.What does the word "Nubrella" mean?

3.How can Nubrella help our hands free?

4.Which one do you prefer to use, a Nubrella or a usual umbrella? Why?

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There are many beautiful cities in the world. Hundreds of people visit them every year. Now let’s enjoy four of them.

1. How is the weather in Sydney?

A. cold　　　　　　　 B. snowy　　　　　　　 C. windy　　　　　　　 D. warm

2. Winter in Harbin is from __________ to__________.

A. January; April　　 B. September; May

C. October; April　　 D. November; May

3. Which city is the smallest?

A. Vatican City　　　 B. Stockholm　　　　　 C. Harbin　　　　　　 D. Sydney

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There are many beautiful cities in the world. Hundreds of people visit them every year. Now let’s enjoy four of them.

1. How is the weather in Sydney?

A. cold　　　　　　　 B. snowy　　　　　　　 C. windy　　　　　　　 D. warm

2. Winter in Harbin is from __________ to__________.

A. January; April　　 B. September; May

C. October; April　　 D. November; May

3. Which city is the smallest?

A. Vatican City　　　 B. Stockholm　　　　　 C. Harbin　　　　　　 D. Sydney

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The World Cup 　　　　 every four years. Football fans are all looking forward to it this summer.

A. takes place　　 B. is taken place　　 C. has taken place　　 D. is taking place

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阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成句子。

There are many inventions that have caused great changes in the world. Here is a short introduction of the maglev train (磁悬浮). The history of the maglev train started in the beginning of the 1900s. The American Robert Goddard and the French Emile Bachelet came up with the idea of frictionless (无摩擦的) trains. But scientist didn’t succeed in making it at that time.

About 60 years later, the Japanese started their research on maglev transportation. After many years of experiments, the Japanese began to build their first test line. 7 km in 1975, and finished it in 1977. Many test runs started in July, 1977 with a speed of 517 km/h. In 1990, Japan built the Yamanashi Maglev test line. This test line was 42.8 km long and the first running test was held in 1997.

The Germans also started research on the maglev train in the early 1970s. It took them ten years to make the first track(ti)model. In 1993, the longest nonstop test running was 1,674 km. That same year the speed reached 450km/h.

China finished a 30-km-long maglev train line in Shanghai in 2003. This is the first commercial (商业的) maglev train line in the world. Although this project cost over 1 billion dollars, we should feel proud of it.

1.Robert Goddard and Emile Bachelet ________ the idea of frictionless trains.

2.In 1975, the Japanese began to build ________ of maglev trains.

3.The Germans spent ________ in making the first track model.

4.The Maglev train line in Shanghai is ________ long.

5.________ made the first commercial maglev train line.

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Four years ago，Chinese skater Wu Dajing introduced himself to the skating world by winning a silver medal at the Sochi Olympic Winter Games.At this year's Pyeong Chang Olympics，Wu not only returned，but also made history.

On Feb.22nd，2018，Wu won the gold medal in the men's short­track 500-­meter race.He set a new world record with a time of 39.584 seconds.He also became the first Chinese man to take home an Olympic short­track gold medal.BBC said Wu's win was “flawless”，because he was much faster than all of the other skaters.

“I didn't give them a chance and I kept my speed from the start，” he told the reporter after the match.

But China's short­track teams didn't do well in general at the Games.Chinese skaters in the women's 500 meters，3000-­meter relay and men's 1500 meters all failed to take home the gold.Wu was China's biggest hope，which put a lot of pressure on him.But he proved himself with his great performance.

Wu is now known as a highly talented skater.But things were not always that way.When Wu joined the national team in 2010，he was seen as almost “nothing” compared to gifted skaters like Zhou Yang and Fan Kexin，as his coaches said at the time.Their words made him quite upset.But Wu didn't want to give up and worked as hard as he could.He practiced skating all year round.He even didn't return to his home town for the holidays for 10 years.“I believe in myself，” he told the reporter after his match at the Olympics.

1.What does the underlined word “flawless” mean?

A.Ordinary. B.Common. C.Perfect. D.Difficult.

2.What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?

A.The national team and coaches regarded Wu as a talented skater all the way.

B.Wu kept on practicing skating all year round even in the holidays for 10 years.

C.Zhou Yang and Fan Kexin were more hard­working on skating than Wu Dajing.

D.Because of Wu's hard work，confidence and strong will，he finally succeeded.

3.According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE?

A.Wu won a gold metal at the Sochi Olympic Winter Games four years ago.

B.Wu broke the world record with a time of 39.584 seconds and made history.

C.Wu's coaches placed great hope on him when he joined the national team.

D.Chinese skaters in women's　 500 metres and 3000­metre relay took home the gold.

4.Which one might be the best title of this passage?

A.From Zero to Skating Hero B.Short­track 500­meter Race

C.Pyeong Chang Winter Olympics D.Rising of China's Bright Skiing Star

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