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All around the world, everyone has to eat. But people in different areas eat different things. Sometimes, people use the same ingredients 　　　　　 　　 cook them differently.

What people eat has something to do with where they　 live. People look at the local 　　　　　 to decide what to grow in the fields. For example, the 　　　　　 weather near the North Pole(北极) means that 　　　　　 plants can grow there. Therefore, the local people, the Inuit, live only by fishing and　 　　　　　 animals.

In Northern China, corn and wheat(小麦) grow well in the dry weather.

So the local people make steamed bread(馒头) and noodles from

66 or wheat. However, it is different in the 　　　　　 . There, lots of rain and land near the lakes and rivers mean that people can grow and eat rice.

The land and weather in Central America is　 　　　　　 for growing cocoa trees. Chocolate is made from the seeds(种子) in the fruit of these trees. Almost every home in Central America has its own wa y of 　　　　　 chocolate. Chocolate has become a 　　　　　 that people cannot live without.

1.A．and 　　 B．but　　 　　 C．or

2.A．weather　 B．animals　　　　 C．plants

3.A．warm B．hot 　　　　　 C．cold

4.A．few 　　 B． a few 　　 C．quit e a few

5.A．training B．feeding 　　 C．catching

6.A．rice 　　 B． chocolate 　　 C．corn

7.A．north B．south 　　　　　 C．northwest

8.A．good 　　 B．bad 　　　　　 C．difficult

9.A．picking B．planting 　　 C．making

10.A．drink B． food 　　 C．tree

九年级英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

All around the world， people drink tea . But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries， people have very different ideas about drinking tea. In China， People always drink tea when they are getting together. The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at home or in teahouses. They prefer plain tea， with nothing else in it.

Another tea-drinking country is England， the late afternoon is “tea time”. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. If you are a friend of the family， you may drop in for tea without an invitation or telling that you are coming. Very often it is not served at a table. The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with milk and sugar. They also eat cakes and cookies at tea time. This is so—called “afternoon tea”in England.

In America ， people drink tea mostly at breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make tea. In summer， many Americans drink cold tea—“iced tea.” Sometimes they drink iced tea from cans， like soda.

1.The English drink tea 　　　 　　　　　　　　　 .

A. at breakfast

B. in the late afternoon　　　　

C. at any time of the day

2.The underlined phrase "drop in" means“　　　　　　　　 ” in the passage.

A. get ready　

B. give up

C. pay an informal visit

3.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Drinking tea

B. Afternoon tea in England

C. Tea culture

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

All around the world， people drink tea . But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries， people have very different ideas about drinking tea. In China， People always drink tea when they are getting together. The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at home or in teahouses. They prefer plain tea， with nothing else in it.

Another tea-drinking country is England， the late afternoon is “tea time”. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. If you are a friend of the family， you may drop in for tea without an invitation or telling that you are coming. Very often it is not served at a table. The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with milk and sugar. They also eat cakes and cookies at tea time. This is so—called “afternoon tea”in England.

In America ， people drink tea mostly at breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make tea. In summer， many Americans drink cold tea—“iced tea.” Sometimes they drink iced tea from cans， like soda.

1.The English drink tea 　　　 　　　　　　　　　 .

A. at breakfast

B. in the late afternoon　　　　

C. at any time of the day

2.The underlined phrase "drop in" means“　　　　　　　　 ” in the passage.

A. get ready　

B. give up

C. pay an informal visit

3.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Drinking tea

B. Afternoon tea in England

C. Tea culture

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Most people want to work, but it has become more difficult in today’s world to find work for everyone. The economy (经济) of the world needs to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people. Often this is not possible, and so more people are out of work. Some people have no jobs now because new machines can do the work of many people in short time. Also, machines do not ask for more money and longer holiday. In all of the countries of the world, machines are taking work from people, not only in factories but also on the farms. One machine can often do the work from forty people. About 75,000 people are moving to the cities a day to look for jobs, but only 70% of them can find jobs.

1.It was _______ for people to find work before than today.

A. not possible B. difficult

C. more difficult D. easier

2. If the economy of the world grows by 4% each year, _______.

A. people will have no jobs

B. people can still have jobs as before

C. 4% of the people will have jobs

D. 97% of the people will have jobs

3.One machine can do as much work as _______.

A. 40% of the people B. 4% of the people in the world

C. 40 people　 D. 75,000 people

4.How many people outside cities go into to look for jobs each day?

A. 70% of the people.

B. 4% of the people in the world.

C. More than 75,000.

D. About 75,000 people.

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Machines are taking work instead of people.

B. Now more people are out of work.

C. Machines need more money and longer holidays.

D. Most people want to have jobs.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

People around the world have different eating 1.（习惯）.In North America, Australia and Europe, there are two or more courses for every meal and people use knives and forks to eat.In the 2. (south) part of China, people eat rice a lot, while in the north people often eat noodles. In the central and western parts, people are far3. from the sea, so they don’t eat much seafood. But all Chinese people use c4. to eat.In parts of India, people use their fingers to pick up the food.In Thailand, people eat 5.(用)a spoon and a fork and they don’t use knives at all.

九年级英语短文填空困难题查看答案及解析

Travelling around the world is a dream for many people, but a young couple from China has made his dream come true. They drove along the ancient Silk Road, from China to the UK.

Luo Chang and Ding Jie, a young couple from China’s Guizhou Province, spent two months drving from their home in Shanghai all the way to London. The journey covered about 20,000 kilometer, and they crossed 14 countries and regions(地区).

Ding Jie said, “ People were excited to see two travelers driving a foreign license car, appearing on their streets. We were stopped many times to take photos with them. Sometimes, when we couldn’t understand each other’s language, they would express their ideas with gestures(手势).

During their driving trip, they also spent many nights in local people’s homes. Luo Chang said, “This is an amazing experience. We were driving on a highway or a country road to someone’s home. Someone you’ve never met but was already preparing dinner for you. We feelwe have friends all over the world.

During the trip, Luo and Ding took nearly 10,000 photos and kept diaries to record the beautiful scenery(风景), the friendly people and the different customs on the way.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.The young couple’s dream was _______.

A. to travel around the world

B. to travel around the UK\

C. to travel around China

D. to travel around the USA

2.The young couple covered about ______ kilometers and crossed _____ countries and regions.

A. 20,000; 15　　 B. 20,000; 14　 C. 10,000; 15　 D. 2,000; 14

3.How did the young couple travel?

A. By train.　　 B. By ship

C. By car.　　 　 D. By plane.

4.During the trip, the couple recorded the following EXCEPT ______.

A. beautiful scenery　　 B. friendly people

C. different customs　　 D. foreign licenses

5. From the passage, we can learn that _____.

A. the couple knew 14 languages

B. the couple spent all the nights in hotels

C. the couple was welcomed during the trip

D. the couple drove along the Silk Road, from China to Brazil

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

To travel around the world is the dream of many adventurous people. But very few people can afford a global tour because hotels, food and airplane tickets are too expensive. Some people, however, have thought of some ways to realize their dreams.

Laura Cody and Tanbay Theune, a couple from Britain, decided to travel around the world. They have found a good way to pay for their trips. They look after pets for rich house owners. In exchange, they can stay in the houses for free. They have looked after horses, cows, cats, dogs and fish. In two years, the couple has been to Australia, Germany, Spain and Italy. They have stayed in big cities and small villages. The home owners are usually very generous and have given them food, wine and day trips.

Another person who tries to realize her travel dream is photographer Rhiannon Taylor. She travels around the world to visit, review and take photos of the best hotels. She shares the places she stays and the food she eats on the Internet with tens of thousands of followers.

With these ways of making money, traveling around the world is no longer a dream. More and more young people are thinking creatively to make their dream come true.

1.Why do most people feel hard to make their travel dream come true?

A. Because they can hardly find hotels.

B. Because the food is not healthy.

C. Because the cost of travel is high.

D. Because they are afraid of adventure.

2.The best word to describe the way of realizing the travel dream is　　 ______.

A. special　　 B. creative　　 C. rich　　 D. adventurous

3.It is known from the passage that Laura and Tanbay paid for their trips by ______.

A. staying in the house for free

B. being given food and day drinks

C. going to Australia and other countries

D. looking after pets for rich house owners

4.According to the passage, Taylor is a photographer who shares her photos ______.

A. on the Internet　　 B. during her travel

C. with hundreds of followers　　 D. during staying in hotels

5.What does the underlined word “generous” mean in Chinese?

A. 吝啬的　　 B. 友善的　　 C. 慷慨的　　 D. 冷漠的

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

To travel around the world is the dream of many adventurous people. But very few people can afford a global tour because hotels, food and airplane tickets are too expensive. Some people, however, have thought of some ways to realize their dreams.

Laura Cody and Tanbay Theune, a couple from Britain, decided to travel around the world. They have found a good way to pay for their trips. They look after pets for rich house owners. In exchange, they can stay in the houses for free. They have looked after horses, cows, cats, dogs and fish. In two years, the couple has been to Australia, Germany, Spain and Italy. They have stayed in big cities and small villages. The home owners are usually very generous and have given them food, wine and day trips.

Another person who tries to realize her travel dream is photographer Rhiannon Taylor. She travels around the world to visit, review and take photos of the best hotels. She shares the places she stays and the food she eats on the Internet with tens of thousands of followers.

With these ways of making money, traveling around the world is no longer a dream. More and more young people are thinking creatively to make their dream come true.

1.Why do most people feel hard to make their travel dream come true?

A. Because they can hardly find hotels.

B. Because the food is not healthy.

C. Because the cost of travel is high.

D. Because they are afraid of adventure.

2.The best word to describe the way of realizing the travel dream is ______.

A. special 　　 B. creative　　 C. rich　　 D. adventurous

3.It is known from the passage that Laura and Tanbay paid for their trips by ______.

A. staying in the house for free

B. being given food and day drinks

C. going to Australia and other countries

D. looking after pets for rich house owners

4.According to the passage, Taylor is a photographer who shares her photos ______.

A. on the Internet

B. during her travel

C. with hundreds of followers

D. during staying in hotels

5.What does the underlined word “generous” mean in Chinese?

A.吝啬的 　　 B.友善的 　　 C.慷慨的 　　 D.冷漠的

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

To travel around the world is the dream of many adventurous people.But very few people can afford a global tour because hotels，food and airplane tickets are too expensive.Some people，however，have thought of some ways to realize their dreams.

Laura Cody and Tanbay Theune，a couple from Britain，decided to travel around the world.They have found a good way to pay for their trips.They look after pets for rich house owners.In exchange，they can stay in the houses for free.They have looked after horses，cows，cats，dogs and fish.In two years，the couple has been to Australia，Germany，Spain and Italy.They have stayed in big cities and small villages.The home owners are usually very generous and have given them food，wine and day trips.

Another person who tries to realize her travel dream is photographer Rhiannon Taylor.She travels around the world to visit，review and take photos of the best hotels.She shares the places she stays and the food she eats on the Internet with tens of thousands of followers.

With these ways of making money，traveling around the world is no longer a dream.More and more young people are thinking creatively to make their dream come true.

1.Why do most people feel hard to make their travel dream come true?

A. Because they can hardly find hotels.

B. Because the food is not healthy.

C. Because the cost of travel is high.

D. Because they are afraid of adventure.

2.The best word to describe the ways of realizing the travel dream is “________”．

A. special　　 B. creative

C. rich　　 D. adventurous

3.It is known from the passage that Laura and Tanbay paid for their trips by ________.

A. staying in the houses for free

B. being given food and drinks

C. going to Australia and other countries

D. looking after pets for rich house owners

4.According to the passage，Taylor is a photographer who shares her photos ________.

A. on the Internet

B. during her travel

C. with hundreds of followers

D. during staying in hotels

5.What does the underlined word “generous” mean in Chinese?

A. 吝啬的　　 B. 友善的

C. 慷慨的　　 D. 冷漠的

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

To travel around the world is the dream of many adventurous（有冒险精神的） people. But very few people can afford a global tour because hotels, food and airplane tickets are too expensive. Some people, however, have thought of some ways to realize their dreams.

Laura Cody and Tanbay Theune, a couple from Britain, decided to travel around the world. They have found a good way to pay for their trips. They look after pets for rich house owners. In exchange, they can stay in the houses for free. They have looked after horses, cows, cats, dogs and fish. In two years, the couple has been to Australia, Germany, Spain and Italy. They have stayed in big cities and small villages. The home owners are usually generous and have given them food, wine and day trips.

Another person who tries to realize her travel dream is photographer Rhiannon Taylor. She travels around the world to visit, review and take photos of the best hotels. She shares the places she stays and the food she eats on the Internet with tens of thousands of followers.

With these ways of making money, traveling around the world is no longer a dream. More and more young people are thinking creatively to make their dream come true.

1.Why do most people feel hard to make their travel dream come true?

A. Because they can hardly find hotels.

B. Because the food is not healthy.

C. Because the cost of travel is high.

D. Because they are afraid of adventure.

2.The best word to describe the way of realizing the travel dream is _______.

A. special B. creative C. rich D. adventurous

3.It is known from the passage that Laura and Tanbay paid for their trips by _______.

A. staying in the house for free

B. being given food and day drinks

C. going to Australia and other countries

D. looking after pets for rich house owners

4.The underlined word “generous” here probably means _______.

A. mean with money B. willing to give freely

C. careful D. cold-blooded

九年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析