Terrible weather events are harming the planet, and experts warn of even greater results to come. The sea ice loss and the Arctic ice melting (融化) caused by climate change have increased much in the last ten years. So they have pushed down the number of polar bears and seals while polar bears depend on sea ice for hunting seals.
According to the data from the WMO, temperatures on the Antarctica (南极洲) just hit 18.3℃, which is higher than the record of 17.59℃ in March, 2015. Moreover, temperatures in this area have warmed about 3℃ over the last 50 years. Although such temperatures might be considered pleasant for a picnic or a hiking trip, this is the Antarctica we are talking about. It is home to the most inhospitable environment on the planet because it is supposed to be an extremely cold place. In fact, the average temperature of the continent’s central area is -57℃.
Besides, many places are experiencing the extreme weather this summer. Australia is undergoing its worst drought (干旱) since the 1930s, leaving bushfires burning so long and causing many deaths. Meanwhile in Europe, crops in the northwest are suffering the driest weather in the past 80 years. Recently West Texas in America has also gone through its worst drought in more than 70 years, while floods have hit Eastern and Southern China.
“Climate change is bad for us human beings, which causes direct health problems. I’m afraid there will be more common events like the one that 30,000 to 50,000 persons died in Europe in 2003 due to the heat wave there,” Professor Schwartz said. “It will also cause more air pollution, diseases and lack of clean water and so on.”
1.What doesn’t bring down the number of polar bears according to this passage?
A.Hunting. B.Climate change. C.The sea ice loss. D.The Arctic ice melting.
2.What can you get out of this passage?
A.The Antarctica is pleasant for a hiking trip.
B.Extreme weather led to wildfires burning in Europe.
C.Climate change will cause air pollution and diseases.
D.The temperatures on the Antarctica hit the highest in March, 2015.
3.What does the underlined word “inhospitable" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A.comfortable to live B.friendly to live C.unhealthy to live D.unfit to live
4.Which place didn’t experience drought this year?
A.Europe. B.Australia. C.America. D.China.
5.What is the main idea for this passage?
A.The whole planet is drier and drier. B.The Antarctica is warmer and warmer.
C.Climate change is getting worse and worse. D.The number of polar bears is smaller and smaller.
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题
—How terrible the pollution is here!
— Yes. It is harmful ________ both humans and animals.
A. for B. to C. with
九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Tornadoes(龙卷风) are one of the worst weather events on earth. Each year, tornadoes kill many people. The storms often carry homes, cars and trees from one place to another. And they can also destroy anything when they pass by.
A tornado comes from a thunderstorm(雷雨) in the sky down to the ground. It is big at the top and small at the bottom.
A tornado appears when winds in different directions meet in the cloud and begin to turn in circles. People can see tornadoes almost everywhere in the world. But most happen from late winter to middle summer. There is a second high season in November. During spring, warm air moves north and mixes with the cold air left from winter. In November, the opposite happens. Cold air moves south and mixes with the warm air left from summer.
Tornadoes always come suddenly. Weather scientists have done something to predict(预测) tornadoes. But the storms often move too fast for people to protect themselves. Last year, tornadoes killed more than one hundred people in United States.
Scientists say the best place to be in is a small room, without windows, in the middle the lowest part of a building when tornadoes come.
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。
1.According to the passage, we know the shape of the tornadoes may be like ______.
2.In the United States, most tornadoes happen _____.
A. from late summer to middle summer
B. from late autumn to middle winter
C. from late autumn to middle spring
D. from late winter to middle summer
3.According to Paragraph 4, tornadoes appear when ______.
A. warm air and cold air mix
B. cold air and cold air mix
C. warm air and warm air mix
D. warm water and cold water mix
4.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “destroy”?
A. 保护 B.珍惜 C.毁灭 D.惩罚
5.From the passage, we know that ______.
A. the United States has very few tornadoes
B. tornadoes are one of the worst weather events in the world
C. people should stay in big rooms with windows when tornadoes come
D. more than one thousand people were killed by tornadoes in the USA last year
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-- Do you have any idea________?
-- Most people think it is the terrible weather. And I think so.
A. which is the way to the laboratory
B. when is the perfect time to visit Stonehenge
C. why did he stay there
D. what often causes an accident
九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
There are eight planets that travel around the sun. They are much smaller than the sun and stars which are shining balls of hot gases. The sun and stars produce their own heat and light. The planets do not produce heat or light. They get almost all of their heat and light from the sun. Each planet has features that make it unique.
*Neptune's surface temperature is about 370 °F below zero! It's the farthest from the Sun.
*Jupiter is the biggest of the eight planets, It's about 1000 times bigger than Earth,
* Uranus rotates while lying on its side. It takes 84 Earth years to orbit the sun(绕太阳转)
*There are many rings round Saturn. It takes Saturn l0,759 Earth days to orbit the sun.
1.The difference between a star and a planet is that________.
A.a star is much smaller than a planet
B.a planet is a shining ball of hot gases
C.planets produce most of their own heat and light while stars don't
D.planets get heat and light from stars while stars produce their owns
2.What's TRUE about Uranus?
A.It's the sixth planet from the sun.
B.It needs more time to orbit the sun than Saturn.
C.Its temperature is about-370"F.
D.It rotates in the same way as other planets
3.The underline word "ring”means________.
A.戒指 B.空间站 C.行星环 D.圆形
4.It's possible you read this article in a________class.
A.geography B.biology C.Physical-Education D.chemistry
九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析
—The farm chemicals remained(剩余) on the vegetables and fruits are harmful __ our health.
—Yes, they may cause lots of diseases.
A.with B.to C.for
九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析
Basketball, running and swimming are popular events(项目)at the Olympics. But there are also some events that are not as popular. Some are even very strange. Let's see if you have any knowledge about the following events.
Tug-of-war This event started in 1900 and left the Olympics in 1920. The team wins if they pull the rope past a certain point first. Interestingly, more than one team from a country can enter in this event. This makes it possible for one country to win several medals. | |
Rope climbing It first appeared as an Olympic sport in 1896. The climber who spends the shortest time reaching the top is the winner. The rope used to be 15 meters long. Years later, it was shortened to 8 meters for some reason. After 1932, there was no rope climbing in the Olympics. | |
Race walking In race walking, walkers have to win the race by walking. To make sure that they do not run, race walkers must have one foot on the ground at all times. Race walking has been an Olympic sport since 1904. Men enter in 20 kilometer and 50 kilometer races; women only race 20 kilometers. |
1.Which of the following events left the Olympics in 1920?
A.Rope climbing. B.Basketball.
C.Tug-of-war D.Race walking.
2.The rope in rope climbing was _____________metres long in 1896.
A.8 B.15 C.20 D.50
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.One country can only enter one team in tug-of-war.
B.Rope climbing first appeared in the 1932 Olympics.
C.Women in race walking can enter in the 50 kilometer race.
D.Race walking is still an event at the Olympic Games today.
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
number of volunteers took part in the event,and the number of them increasing now.
A.The;are B.A;is
C.The;is D.A:are
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The following events are moments in the 40 years of China's reform and opening up(改革开放40周年).
1980 Shenzhen Special Economic Zone 设立深圳经济特区 Shenzhen Special Economic Zone,one of China's first special economic zones, is established in 1980. The move allows Shenzhen to enjoy more market-oriented and flexible economic policies. | 1997 Hong Kong’s return to China 香港回归 In 1997, Hong Kong returns to China, Since then,"one country, two systems’’ , ‘’Hong Kong people governing Hong Kong"and a high degree of autonomy have been effectively Implemented. | 1999 Macao's return to China 澳门回归 In 1999,Macao returns to the motherland from the control of Portugal. Under the’’ one country, two systems" policy, Macao enjoys a high degree of autonomy. |
1978 Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China 十一届三中全会召开 In 1978, the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China decides to implement reform and opening-up to the outside world. The locus of the whole Party shifts to economic development. | 1992 Deng Xiaoping's speeches during his southern tour 邓小平南方谈话 From January 18 to February 21, Deng Xiaoping tours southern cities including Wuchang,Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Shanghai and delivers a series of important speeches on reform and opening-up. | |
2018 Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge 港珠澳大桥通车 Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the world's longest cross-sea bridge opens to traffic in October 2018. As the first road link to span the Pearl River Estuary, the bridge will improve the development of Guangdong-HongKong-Macao Greater Bay Area. | 2017 Fuxing bullet trains 复兴号投入运营 China's first self-developed bullet train ’’ Fuxing’’ Is launched in June 2017. Its core technologies, Including its power supply, operation management and security monitoring, are all homegrown. | 2008 First spacewalk 完成首次太空行走 On Sept 27, 2008, astronaut Chai Zhigang accomplishes the first space walk, making China the third country to independently master the key technologies of extravehicular activity. |
1.What happened to Shenzhen in 1980?
A.She became a special economic zone. B.She was the neighbour of Hong Kong
C.She held the third plenary session. D.She opened the gate to welcome Macao
2.How many events can you find during 1978-1999?
A.Six B.Three C.Eight D.Five
3.What information can you get from"2008 First spacewalk"?
A.Zhai Zhigang's achievement
B.China's breakthrough in outer space
C.China's great technologies.
D.The third country of the world
4.What have the two events of 2017 and 2018 told the world?
A.China has had the longest cross-sea bridge in the world
B.China has developed its first bullet trains named "Fuxing"
C.China is keeping paces with(PR E)the developed countries
D.China's opening-up policy is better than others
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
Listening to an Ipod, playing loud video games and going to see the movies are harmful to your hearing. ___71____
Block(堵住),walk and turn—that’s what hearing scientists want you to do when you face a loud noise. Block the noise from entering your ears. 72 And turn it down.
About 15% of all school-age children live with some hearing loss. And it’s a growing problem. _ 73
Block It Out!
74 It starts at zero. Sounds that are too loud or sounds that last too long can harm the inner ear’s hair cells (细胞)。 Most people don’t know that listening to headphones at full volume(音量) is harmful. So turn down the volume and protect your ears.
What’s Too Loud?
75 And 60 decibels is totally safe.
A. A 2011 study by Harvard Medical School found that teenage girl have more hearing problems than teenager boys. B. Your body might try to warn you when a sound is too loud to be safe. C. Walk away from it. D. Loud noise can break the inner ear, but we can avoid the noise pollution. E. the sound unit is decibel(分贝)。 |
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Here are some inportant events in August in Britain. Read them and answer the following questions.
Ⅰ. Great British Beer Festival Tue. 3 Aug.—Sat. 7 Aug. London Drink, music and other entertainments. This is held at Earls Court. http: // www.gbbf.org |
Ⅱ. Bristol International Balloom Festival Thur. 12 Aug.— Sun,15 Aug. Bristol Europe's largest hot air balloon festival, with over 100 balloons taking part. http://www. Bristolfiesta.co.uk |
Ⅲ. Edinburgh International Festival Fri. 13 Aug— Sun. 5 Sep Edinburgh A festival of classcal music, operas and dances in Edinburgh. http://www.eif.co.uk |
Ⅳ. Summer Bank Holiday Mon. 30 Aug A public holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. People take trips or short vacations during the holiday. For more: Travel / Transport. |
1.Where is the Great British Bear Festival held?
A. In Bristol.
B. In wales.
C. At Earls Court.
2. How long does the Bristol International Balloon Festival last?
A. Three days. B. Four days. C. Five days.
3.If you are in the UK at the beginning of August,you can probably take in ____.
A.the Summer Bank Holiday
B. the Great British Beer Festival
C. the Edinburgh International Festival
4.What is the Edinburgh International Festival about?
A.Food B.Clothes C.Art
5.If you want to know more about the Summer Bank Holiday,you can click on____
A. Travel / Transport
B. http://www.eif.co.uk
C. http: // www.gbbf.org
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