Building her own appWhile other teenagers han...

Building her own app

While other teenagers hang out with friends or play sports after school, Brooke Yoakam goes to business meetings.

Yoakam first began developing a mobile app called Gift Pocket at the age of 12. Now 17, this girl from Ohio, US has finally launched the app.

It allows users to upload gift cards from various businesses and store them all in one place. User can also exchange gift cards. The app is free to download and use.

Yoakam says about 1,000 users have downloaded the app, with 87 percent of them signing up（注册）and 45 percent adding at least one gift card to the service.

Yoakam came up with the idea for the app after attending a leadership academy（领导学院）in sixth grade. She was asked to solve a problem. She realized that she always forgot her gift cards when she went shopping with friends. But since most people have mobile phones, it would be easy to store and use the gift cards from there.

After leaving the academy, Yoakam decided to develop an app that would solve this problem. She won a local business competition and received $2,000（13, 800 yuan） from a company to invest（投资）in her idea. She traveled around after school two or three times a week to work on the app. She even gave up some of her hobbies and activities.

The app has helped her realize her interests. So she hopes to major（主修）in business and technology in college.

1.Yoakam first started _____________ called Gift Pocket when she was 12 years old.

2.Users can_____________ from various businesses and store them all in one place.

3.A company invested $2,000（13, 800 yuan） to her as her reward in _____________.

4.Yoakam had the idea for the app_____________ in sixth grade.

5."I hope to major in business and technology in college in order to_____________," Yoakam said.

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Why do we see teenagers hanging out with a cigarette in their mouths? If you are a smoker, why don’t you stop smoking? Here are five reasons why you need to give up smoking today.

Smoking is bad for your health – besides lung cancer, smoking is also considered as a major cause of some kinds of diseases. Smoking is also linked to cancers of the mouth, and throat just to name a few. It also raised blood pressure(血压) and increases the risk of other diseases. Besides, smoking may cause life problems.

Smoking can break your relationships – Non-smokers prefer non-smoking partners because of some reasons. For one, they don’t want to let themselves in second-hand smoke. Non-smokers also hate the smell of cigarette, which usually stays in a smoker’s body even after they have washed their hands.

Smoking looks so out of style – The days of looking “cool” while lighting up a cigarette is long gone. Nowadays people are more educated on the risk of smoking. Still, a lot of people, especially young adults, think that lighting up a cigarette will make them appear better than their friends.

Smoking is more expensive than giving up smoking – You will be surprised to know how much you are actually spending on cigarettes. Do a quick online search for “smoking calculator” to find out. On the other hand, programs that will help you give up smoking will set you back just a couple of hundred dollars at most.

It’s not as hard as you may think to give up smoking – Every smoker will tell you that it’s hard to stop, in fact it’s not. They just don’t want to stop. If you put your mind and heart to it, with a little help from family and friends, you can stop that bad habit once and for all.

1.Why smoking can break your relationships?

A. Because smoke never stays in a smoker’s body.

B. Because non-smokers also prefer the smell of cigarette.

C. Because second-hand smoke smells bad.

D. Because non-smokers prefer non-smoking partners.

2.Which reason is NOT mentioned in the passage about giving up smoking?

A. Smoking costs too much.

B. Smoking sometimes leads you to cause some diseases.

C. Smoking makes you be in fashion.

D. It’s not good for your relationship.

3.What does the underlined word “linked” in passage 2 mean?

A. 联系　　 B. 组合　　 C. 变成　　 D. 构建

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Smoking is harmful.

B. Smoking is a major cause of some kinds of diseases.

C. It’s not hard to stop smoking

D. Teenagers should give up smoking

九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

Mary ______ me to hang out with her.

A. decided　　 B. requested　　 C. suggested

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On weekends, Mary prefers to ______ with her friends rather than watch TV at home. （　　 ）

A.hang out B.run out C.hand out D.find out

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Helen ________watch TV at home _______ hang out with her friends.

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Feeling left out?

A reader wrote in to say that she was feeling lonely at break because her best friend wasn't around. Here's our advice to her—and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes.

It's hard when a best friend isn't around—maybe because she moved to a different school or a different class. You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime. Maybe it seems like everybody else already has their friends. But remember, there's always room for more friends.

Start by looking around your classroom—think about which kids you'd like to play with at a break. Look for chances to say hi to them, smile, and be friendly. Offer to share something or express your appreciation(欣赏) to them. Invite someone to play with you or say “Do you want to sit here？” in the lunchroom. When you're at break, walk over to kids you want to play with, act friendly, and say “Hi, can I play, too？” or just join in.

If you have trouble doing this or if you're feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make new friends. The best way to make friends is to be a friend. Be kind, be friendly, share, say nice things, offer to help—and pretty soon, you'll have one, or two, or even more new friends.

You might still miss that special best friend. But when you see each other you can share something you didn't have before she left: You can introduce her to your new friends!

1.This text is written for _________.

A.teachers B.parents C.students D.visitors

2.According to the writer, some kids feel lonely at break because they ________.

A.have trouble with their studies

B.don't have their best friends around

C.need their parents to be with them

D.are too young to look after themselves

3.If you want to make friends with some new kids, you should ________ first.

A.look around and choose the kids you'd like to play with

B.say hi, smile and be friendly to the kids

C.share something or express your appreciation to them

D.invite them to play with you

4.The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 4 refers to “_________”.

A.sharing your ideas

B.talking before many people

C.studying better at school

D.developing new friendship

5.Some kids need help from teachers to make friends because ________.

A.they miss their old friends a lot

B.they have no time to stay with others

C.teachers know who wants a new friend

D.they are shy or not good at making friends

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Feeling left out?

A reader wrote in to say that she was feeling lonely at break because her best friend

wasn’t around．Here’s our advice to her—and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes．

It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around—maybe because she moved to a different

school or a different class．You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime．You want to have new

friends．but how do you make them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has their

friends．But remember, there’s always room for more friends．

Start by looking around your classroom—think about which kids you’d like to play

with at break．Look for chances to say hi to them，smile，and be friendly．Offer to share

something or express your appreciation(欣赏)to them．Invite someone to play with you or

say “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom．When you’re at break，walk over to kids

you want to play with．act friendly，and say “Hi，can l play, too?” or just join in．

If you have trouble doing this or if you’re feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make

new friends．Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends．The best way to make

friends is to be a friend．Be kind，be friendly，share，say nice things，offer to help—and pretty soon，you’ll have one，or two，or even more new friends.

You might still miss that special best friend．But when you see each other, you can share

something you didn’t have before she left：You can introduce her to your new friends!

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.This text is written for．

A．teachers    B．parents    C．students  D．visitors

2.According to the writer, some kids feel lonely at break because they________．

A．have trouble with their studies     B．don’t have their best friends around

C．need their parents to be with them  D．are too young to look after themselves

3.The underlined word this in Paragraph 4 refers to(指的是)________．

A．sharing your ideas              B．talking before many people

C．studying better at school         D．developing new friendship

4.Some kids need help from teachers to make friends because________·

A．they miss their old friends a lot

B．they have no time to stay with others

C．teachers know who wants a new friend

D．they are shy or not good at making friends

5.The expression “feeling left out'’ means“________”in Chinese．

A．受冷落    8．被调侃    C．挨批评    D．遭攻击

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Feeling left out?

A reader wrote in to say that she was feeling lonely at break because her best friend wasn’t around．Here’s our advice to her—and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes． It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around—maybe because she moved to a different school or a different class．You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime．You want to have new friends．but how do you make them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has their friends．But remember, there’s always room for more friends．

Start by looking around your classroom—think about which kids you’d like to play with at break．Look for chances to say hi to them，smile，and be friendly．Offer to share something or express your appreciation(欣赏)to them．Invite someone to play with you or say “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom．When you’re at break，walk over to kids you want to play with．act friendly，and say “Hi，can l play, too?” or just join in．

If you have trouble doing this or if you’re feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make new friends．Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends．The best way to make friends is to be a friend．Be kind，be friendly，share，say nice things，offer to help—and pretty soon，you’ll have one，or two，or even more new friends.

You might still miss that special best friend．But when you see each other, you can share

something you didn’t have before she left：You can introduce her to your new friends!

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.This text is written for　　　　　　　　 ．

A．teachers　　 B．parents

C．students 　　 D．visitors

2.According to the writer, some kids feel lonely at break because they　　　　　　 ．

A．have trouble with their studies

B．don’t have their best friends around

C．need their parents to be with them

D．are too young to look after themselves

3.The underlined word this in Paragraph 4 refers to(指的是)　　　　　 ．

A．sharing your ideas　　　　　　　　　 B．talking before many people

C．studying better at school　　　　 D．developing new friendship

4.Some kids need help from teachers to make friends because　　　　　　 ·

A．they miss their old friends a lot

B．they have no time to stay with others

C．teachers know who wants a new friend

D．they are shy or not good at making friends

5.The expression “feeling left out'’ means“　　　　　　 ”in Chinese．

A．受冷落　　 8．被调侃　　 C．挨批评　　 D．遭攻击

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Daisy is a teenager and she set up her own company in 2015. At that time, she was only 14. Her company could earn 1.3 million dollars a year with the invention of a kind of super sweet. It could save kids’ teeth instead of destroying them.

It all began when Daisy went to a bank with her dad in 2012. At that time, a clerk in the bank gave her some sweets. However, her dad warned her that the sweets were bad for her teeth. But Daisy didn’t want to miss the sweets. She said, “Why can’t I make some healthy sweets? They are good for my teeth so that my parents can’t say no to them.” With that in mind, Daisy asked her dad if she could start her own company. With her dad’s permission(允许), she spent the following three years realizing her dream.

Though her dad helped, it was believed that Daisy’s success came from her hard work. She talked to dentists about what a healthier sweet would contain and learned more about teeth cleaning. She spent many hours a day researching online and making experiments to get a recipe(配方) that was tasty and did no harm to the teeth. Therefore, she succeeded in making a kind of sweet only using natural materials and it can reduce bacteria(细菌) in kid's mouths. Daisy and her father had a business meeting with a supermarket owner. He finally agreed to sell the sweets.

As the sweet’s success grew, Daisy became famous. She kept her interest in the sweet she created. She was also positive about what the future might bring. She hoped that every kid could have a clean mouth and a sweet smile.

With her parents’ help, Daisy was generally able to live a normal teenage life. Although she started her business early in life, she didn’t just want to make money. Daisy wanted to do what she could to help others find their smiles. She was generous enough to donate nearly half of the money she earned every year to an organization called Big Smiles.

With her wisdom and effort, it seems that anything could be possible.

1.Daisy set up her own company when she was ________.

A.twelve B.thirteen C.fourteen D.fifteen

2.The underlined word that in paragraph 2 refers to the idea of________.

A.arguing with her dad in the bank B.making some healthy sweets

C.asking the clerk for more sweets D.saying no to all kinds of sweets

3.Paragraph 3 mainly tells us ________.

A.where Daisy sold her sweets

B.what some dentists did for Daisy

C.how Daisy’s parents helped her

D.how hard Daisy worked on making sweets

4.According to Daisy, she expected ________ from her business.

A.to earn more money B.to beat other companies

C.to make herself a good dentist D.to help others find smiles

5.The underlined word donate in paragraph 5 most probably means ________.

A.give B.raise C.receive D.cancel

6.The best title for the passage is “ ________ ” .

A.How to get on well with parents B.Tips for teenagers to start business

C.Daisy and the super sweets D.The importance of keeping smiles

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

On weekends I like to 　　 with my friends in the supermarket.

A. hang out　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. look out　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. hand out　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. give out

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