When you think of penguins, you may picture t...

When you think of penguins, you may picture them in white snow. However, there is one kind of penguin that loves warmer climates. African penguins live in colonies(聚居区) on the coast and islands of southern Africa.

Also called jackass penguins, they make donkey-like braying(驴叫) sounds to communicate. They can dive under water for up to 2.5 minutes while trying to catch small fish.

The African penguins are about 60 cm tall and weigh up to 3.6 kg. Their short tails and flipper-like wings help them swim in the water, while their feet help push them forward.

To keep dry and insulated(隔离) in cold water, African penguins are covered in dense, waterproof feathers. These feathers are white on the stomach and black on the back.

African penguins do not travel to give birth. The penguins' nests are in the holes they dig out of their own excrement(粪便), called guano, or in areas under bushes. People now take away the guano for fertilizer(肥料). It has forced the penguins to change their habits and nests mainly under bushes. Their nests protect eggs and chicks from the sun and the animals like cats and seagulls. Eggs are laid in pairs. And both parents help keep eggs warm by sitting on them until they hatch. Both parents also feed the newly-born chicks. After 2—4 years, the chicks will mature and lay their own eggs.

African penguins can live for an average of 10—15 years. However, many do not reach their full lifespan, and populations have been slowly decreasing. African penguins are losing their nesting places. And their food is not enough because of overfishing and pollution. As such, African penguins are now in danger. This means there is a high risk they may die out.

If you would like to help the African penguins, you can volunteer, donate, or adopt(收养) a penguin through the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds.

1.The underlined word “mature” in Paragraph 5 means “_________”.

A.get up B.show off C.grow up D.be sick

2.What can we learn from the passage?

A.African penguins can communicate by talking loudly.

B.African penguins use tails, wings and feet when they swim.

C.African penguins are black on the stomach and white on the back.

D.African penguins change their habits and nests mainly in holes now.

3.The number of African penguins is changing because ________.

①the guano has been taken away

②the climate becomes hotter and hotter

③people catch too many fish

④the sea is polluted

⑤they are killed for meat

A.①②③ B.①③④ C.②③④ D.①③⑤

4.Which one can be the best title for the passage?

A.The African Culture Has Changed a Lot B.We Should Save African Environment

C.African Penguins Don't Live in Snow D.Some Facts about African Penguins

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People already know a lot about animals. However, there are still some things about animals that may surprise you. Here are some facts about animals you probably didn’t know.

Cows do have best friends and feel stressed when they are separated. Scientists have found that cows are very social animals and a cow always makes friends with other cows. When a cow is with its friends, it feels relaxed, compared with when it is alone.

During breeding (繁殖) season, a male (雄性的) penguin (企鹅) will offer a small stone to a female (雌性的) penguin as a gift. If she takes it, they will become partners. When the female penguin lays an egg, she and her partner may carry it on their feet, because some penguins don’t build nests.

Crocodiles (鳄鱼) swallow (吞) stones. Crocodiles always swallow their food instead of eating it like other animals. They swallow stones which break the food into very small pieces in their stomachs. These stones may stay in their stomachs all their lives.

Elephants use plants to treat pain or other illness. Scientists once found a pregnant (怀孕的) elephant in Africa who ate a kind of plant which was not part of her normal food. Four days later, she gave birth to a baby elephant. The same plant was used by the local pregnant women.

1.A cow hates making friends with other cows._________

2.All the male penguins will build nests if the female penguins lay eggs._______

3.Crocodiles swallow stones to help with digestion (消化)._________

4.Elephants eat plants only when they are hungry.__________

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Do you think of white when someone talks about a polar bear? In fact, the polar bear does not have white fur. It just appears to be white. Polar bears have a very good sense of smell. It helps them to find food. During summer, polar bears sleep longer, because they are able to find their food more easily at night. Usually, after a meal, polar bears have a short sleep. A polar bear can have 2-3 babies at a time. They live with their mothers until they are about two-and-a-half years old.

However, polar bears will die out soon because of people. There are only 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears in the world. The ones that are left are trying to survive today. The number of polar bears is becoming smaller and smaller because of the loss of sea ice— polar bears mostly inhabit (居住于) the sea ice, not the land ice. This is happening because of global warming (全球气候变暖), pollution, hunting and so on.

Ordinary people don't care, but great people have the power and want to save tigers, fight for giant pandas and save polar bears. Ordinary people will wait, but great people will find a new world. For me, I will not waiting. I will take the bus more often from now on. Join me and save the polar bears, and, of course, the tigers, the giant pandas and...

1.According to the passage, which of these answers does NOT make sea ice less?

A. Global warming.　　 B. Pollution.

C. Hunting.　　 D. Travelling.

2.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Polar bear fur is white.

B. Perhaps the writer will drive his car less.

C. It's harder for polar bears to find food in summer.

D. Polar bears left have a good, happy life.

3.What does the word "ordinary" mean in Chinese?

A. 勤劳的　　 B. 聪慧的　　 C. 普通的　　 D. 坚强的

4.What is the main idea of this passage?

A. To show that the number of polar bears is getting smaller.

B. To tell people that polar bears will soon have nowhere to live.

C. To let people know why polar bears are in danger.

D. To talk about polar bears and suggest that people protect animals.

5.Where can this passage come from?

A. A magazine about animals.　　 B. A book about greetings.

C. A poster about working plans.　　 D. An instruction book.

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Let’s say you are taking a walk along the road and you happen to see one or two waste bottes lying on the grass beside the road. What would you do?

You may have different choices. Firstly, you can leave the bottles there as they are. It was not you who threw them away. Why should you do something about it? This is quite OK. Secondly, you can pick them up and throw them into a dustbin (垃圾箱). By doing this, you have walked a step further to help make our home clean. This action is a better choice. Thirdly, you might want to pick them up and give them to an old man or woman who collects waste for a living. If this is your choice, you have walked even further. You’re not only thinking about doing something for the environment, you’re also developing yourself to be a person who would think of others and help them.

As for young kids, they may always have such a question: “When do I grow up?" Yes! When does a child grow up? And how can a kid know he or she has grown up? These are interesting questions. As for us, fifteen-year-olds, who are finishing middle school, we’re no longer younger children. We should know whether or not we have grown up. When we start to have a sense of offering a helping hand for a cleaner city and greener world, and when we have a loving heart to think more of others than of ourselves and are ready to help them, we can say that we have grown up.

Remember: If we help others, others will help us. If we do our best for nature, nature will offer its best to us in return!

1.How did the writer start the passage?

The writer did it by giving a(n) ________of daily life.

2.How many choices are there in the second paragraph?

There are ________ choices.

3.What does it mean when you pick up the waste bottles and give them to someone else?

It is a sign that you’re a　 ________ person that has grown up.

4.What does the underlined word “home" refer to in the second paragraph?

It refers to the“________”we live in.

5.How did the writer support the main idea in the passage?

The writer used ________ as an example to support the idea.

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Drawing might help you think

When you're sitting in class, have you ever drawn pictures in the margins of your notebooks? If so, your teacher might have told you1.(stop). Many people think of doodling（涂）as a distraction（精神涣散）from more important things. But it might be just the opposite.

One study shows that doodling may help you remember things you hear. In 2009, researchers asked two groups of people to listen to a phone message. One group2. (encourage) to doodle, but the other was not. Neither group knew that it would be asked to remember information from the message. But the group that doodled remembered 29 percent more.

Other people3.(suggest) other uses for drawing. Jesse Prinz, a professor who studies doodling, says it can help you think creatively. 4.(walk) away from a problem to draw might actually help you solve it. When you come back, you5.(have) a fresh perspective and figure out an answer more quickly.

Two years ago, an author named Sunni Brown6.(write) a book on doodling. She argues that doodling is a tool that can help people think. She admits that people see doodling as doing nothing, but she wants to change that. In fact, she runs a business that helps companies improve organization and planning doodling. Brown7.(believe) doodling is helpful because it incorporates（整合）many ways of learning. You learn in four ways: seeing, hearing, reading or writing, and through movement. The more ways you use, the8.(well) you learn. And when you doodle while you9.(listen) to a lecture, you use all four.

You might think that being good at10.(draw) is important for doodling. But if the point of doodling you think, then it doesn't matter what the picture looks like. Even if you're not an artist, doodling can help you. So next time you need help focusing, pick up a pen and doodle away!

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Right now you probably spend most of your time in school. Do you wonder what you are going to do after junior high school? Will you continue to go to school? Will you learn a trade? Perhaps it is time to think about your choices and to prepare for them. Someday work will be a big part of your life.

What kind of job would be right for you? Think about your interests and your skills. You may like to listen to music. dance. play basketball. or work with computers. You may know how to drive a car or how to get along with people. Knowing both your interests and skills will help make a better plan for your future job.

To get an idea of what work you would like to do. make a list of your interests and skills. Think about what you have done to be successful in your interests. After that. brainstorm a list of job choices that might match your interests and skills. You can later keep your lists with the projects and records that can help you get the job you want. They can help you know more clearly about your achievements in school and in the world of work.

Laura Zhang. an art designer. finds her work satisfying because it allows her to use her interests and skills. She enjoyed imagining something in her mind while she was in school. She took art. design. and computer lessons. and also learned about taking photos on her own.

Here is what she says about the meaning of work:“If you have a job you like. work means much more than just making money. It means using your talents. making a contribution (贡献). and getting a real sense of satisfaction from doing a job. ”

1.Who is the passage most probably written to?

A.Students. B.Teachers. C.Parents. D.Designers.

2.How does the writer introduce the topic at the beginning of the passage?

A.By listing facts. B.By giving examples. C.By asking questions. D.By explaining differences.

3.What might Laura Zhang be most interested in when she was at school?

A.Singing songs. B.Creating pictures. C.Playing basketball. D.Playing computer games.

4.What's the passage mainly about?

A.The real meaning of work. B.The importance of interests and skills.

C.The journey off Laura's life. D.The way of preparing for the future job.

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II.阅读理解(2018泰州)

As you enjoy the great beauty of Big Bend National Park, safely comes first. By giving careful thought to your actions, you can have a safe, exciting. and happy time in it.

Driving

1.Be careful with the speed limit in the park, and look out for monkeys and rabbilts along roads, especially at night.

2.Stop on the side of the roads when you want to take pictures - do not stop on roadways.

3. Take more than enough water, food, and sleeping bags. If your car breaks down, stay with it. It is mueh easier for others to find a car on a road than a person walking through the forest.

Fire

1.Wood fires and ground fires are not allowed in the Park.

2.Pay more attention when smoking.

Wildlife

1.Never feed wildlife.

2.Watch your children closely.

3. If you meet a tiger or a lion, back away. If you think it may attack you, wave your arms, throw stones, and shout but never run.

4. Poisonous(有毒的)snakes are active during warmer months. Carefully check your shoes before putting them on and your sleeping bags before using them. Carry a flashlight(手电筒)at night. Keep away from bushes.

1.From the passage we can know that ________ in Big Bend National Park.

A.lions won't attack tourists

B.there is danger for tourists

C.snakes are active during winter

D.you can't find monkeys or rabbits

2.When your car breaks down in Big Bend National Park, you can________．

A.stay with it waiting for help

B.make a fire with wood

C.walk through the forest

D.go and find someone to fix it

3.If a lion or a tiger attacks you in Big Bend National Park, you can ________．

A.run away quickly

B.let children play with them

C.throw stones at them

D.use a flashlight to scare them away

4.According to the passage, you might ________ in Big Bend National Park.

A.drive as fast as you can

B.take sleeping bags with you

C.give food to wild animals

D.walk around in bushes in summer

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Anger（愤怒）often makes us uncomfortable. Seeing your child's anger can be especially uncomfortable. In order to relieve（缓解）this feeling, parents often encourage children to “stop crying” and say things like “It's nothing to cry about.” It's moments like those that plant the seeds of unhealthy anger, The “stop crying” parents are just doing what they were taught by their own parents, who were probably taught that by their parents on and on. However, we should learn how to create healthy anger in our kids.

If a child never sees his or her parents express anger, he or she should never express anger, either. But if parents always express their anger loudly, their child may start to think of anger as something that is always frightening.

The first thing you can do to create healthy anger in your children is to practice creating healthy anger in yourself. Once you're better at experiencing anger and expressing it in a healthy way, you'll be able to set a good example for your kids.

Stopping kids from expressing their feelings is wrong. You may feel bad when you believe you are wrong, When children express their feelings and are told that it's nothing to cry about, they come to know that they themselves are bad.

We need to raise them in an environment where it's safe to express feelings. Once you feel more comfortable with your own anger, you can teach your children why anger is a helpful feeling. When your kids express anger, help them examine what it is that has made them angry. Why did it make them angry? How did it do that? Then, you can teach them that those feelings are never wrong and our expressions of feelings are in our control.

Anger is natural and normal, and it can be experienced and expressed in a healthy way.

1.Why do parents say “It's nothing to cry about” to their children?

A.To encourage them to stop crying. B.To make them uncomfortable.

C.To relieve their anger. D.To plant the seeds of unhealthy anger.

2.From the second paragraph we can infer（推断）___________.

A.parents have a great influence on their children B.parents should get angry with their children

C.expressing anger loudly is right, not wrong D.children should express their anger like their parents

3.Parents should set a good example for children by ___________.

A.stopping them from expressing their anger B.expressing their own anger in a healthy way

C.letting them know they are right or wrong D.raising them in a safe environment

4.The writer thinks that anger is a kind of feeling that is always ___________.

A.wrong B.uncomfortable C.harmful D.helpful

5.What's the main idea of the passage?

A.Anger often makes us and our children uncomfortable. B.Parents should create healthy anger in themselves.

C.Parents should create healthy anger in their kids. D.Parents should never express their anger.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

When you do your homework, you may often meet some problems. How do you solve them? Tom, a middle school student, would take out his smart phone, open a special app（应用）and search the problem. Answers soon appear on the screen.

Nowadays, many students do homework with the help of the special apps like Tom. "It's convenient. You don't have to go out or wait for a tutor（家庭教师）at home," Tom said. "You also learn by seeing how others work them out. It’s very helpful and improves students' abilities." said John, another student. He said it was especially true for new types of homework.

John's Chinese teacher often asks students to give speeches on great writers. When it comes to John's turn, he usually searches online, picks out certain stories and makes PPTS（演示文稿）. "I've become skilled at finding information online and using Microsoft Office." John said.

However, many people think this trend（趋势）also brings up problems. Some students just copy the answers online without thinking. They become lazy.

Head teacher Mr. Wang in Tom and John's school thinks that knowing how to use the Internet is important. The key is to have good self-control. "No matter how difficult the problem is, think about it by yourself first. Remember not to depend on the Internet too much." the teacher said. "Be sure to understand the reasons behind the answers, or you won't make progress. If you don't have confidence in your self-control, ask your parents for help."

根据短文内容判断对错，对的为“T”，错的为“F”。

1.Tom and John are in different schools.

2.Doing homework with the help of the special apps is convenient.

3.Mr. Wang thinks the key to use the apps well is to have good self-control.

4.All the students become lazy by doing homework with the help of the apps.

5.Mr. Wang advised students not to depend on the apps too much when doing homework.

九年级英语阅读判断中等难度题查看答案及解析

“How can I improve my English?” A lot of my students have been asking me about this same question again and again._______ the answer won’t be suitable for everyone, I’m still going to tell you some of my experience. I hope that you will improve your English learning skills.

One thing I can tell you is that, once you start learning, you should try to think in English as ___________as you can. If you see something when you’re riding your bike or walking down the street, just_________“How would I say them in English?” At first, you may think with simple words but later　 with longer sentences. Now I’m in America, and for_________the time, I would think in English and speak it directly. It’s amazing how much this helps.

When I started learning, I was___________ afraid of talking with others in English because I didn’t want to make mistakes. Finally, I had a chance to_________. And while traveling in America, I’d try to　 hang out with American friends,_________ I’d have no choice but to speak English. Also, I decided if I　 said anything stupid and other people would look_________ me, then so be it. After that, my English　 started to_________ much more quickly.

Besides, it may be a good idea to ask your American friends to look at the way you’re writing, and give you some__________ for improvement.

1.A.When B.Although C.Unless D.If

2.A.easy B.quick C.much D.many

3.A.think about B.come up with C.talk about D.deal with

4.A.both of B.either of C.most of D.many of

5.A.never B.seldom C.hardly D.often

6.A.gave it up B.got it over C.looked it up D.thought it over

7.A.so that B.such as C.such that D.in order to

8.A.forward to B.out of C.up to D.down upon

9.A.raise B.climb C.improve D.increase

10.A.advices B.suggestions C.informations D.questions

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