What are coronaviruses? Coronaviruses were di...

What are coronaviruses? Coronaviruses were discovered in the 1960s. They are a group of viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans, coronaviruses cause respiratory tract infections.

The new coronavirus. At the end of 2019, a new type of coronavirus started spreading in China. This type of coronavirus is often called 2019-nCoV, novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. It is believed that the virus was transmitted from animals to humans. Some of the first cases were diagnosed in people who had visited a market selling live seafood and animals. Unfortunately, when viruses are transmitted from animals to people it can take scientists a lot of time before they can develop a vaccine or medicines to cure it.

How does the virus spread? The virus appears to spread mainly from person to person. The transmission occurs when someone comes into contact with an infected person. For example, a cough, a sneeze or a handshake could cause transmission. The spread may also be caused by coming into contact with something an infected person has touched and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes.

virus　　 病毒　　 mammal　　 哺乳动物　　 respiratory　　 呼吸的　　 infection　　 感染

transmit　　 传染　 case　　 病例　　 diagnose　　 诊断 cure 治愈 occur　　 发生

contact　　 接触

1.When were coronaviruses discovered?

A.In the 1960s. B.In the 1970s. C.In the 1980s.

2.Where did the new coronaviruses start spreading at the end of 2019?

A.In China. B.In America. C.All over the world.

3.Is it easy for the doctors to cure COVID-19?

A.Yes, it is. B.No, it isn’t. C.Not mentioned.

4.How many ways are mentioned for the spread of the new coronaviruses?

A.1. B.2. C.3.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

More than 100 people have now died from the new coronavirus (冠状病毒)-COVID-19. The number of people infected in mainland China increased sharply in one day-from 2, 700 Monday to more than 4,500 Tuesday. The increase comes even as China takes strong measures to stop the spread of the disease.

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause disease in mammals (哺乳动物)　 and birds. Coronaviruses can cause illnesses from the common cold to much more serious illnesses like Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Experts still do not have a clear picture of the severity of the new coronavirus.

Officials are calling the disease a "novel" or new coronavirus because it has not been found before in humans. The new virus is thought to have spread to humans from wild animals sold at a market in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei Province. But it is now spreading between people. Chinese officials say the disease is able to spread from one person to another even before any actual signs appear. This makes it especially hard to stop.

Signs of the disease among infected patients have included fever, cough, shortness of breath and general breathing difficulties. In more serious cases, the virus can cause pneumonia（肺炎）. Some people report few or no signs, while others have gotten very sick or even died. Experts say that signs of the virus may appear between two and fourteen days after being near someone who is infected.

There is no special treatment for the new coronavirus. However, many of its effects are treatable, as long as a patient is in fair health. Because the virus is so new among humans, there is no available vaccine(疫苗) to protect against the disease. But the World Health Organization advises people to avoid close contact with anyone showing signs of a breathing sickness, such as coughing or sneezing. It also says people should wash their hands often and use safe food practices.

(Written on 29th January,2020)

1.Which is not caused by viruses according to the passage?

A.Colds. B.Headaches. C.MERS. D.SARS.

2.Experts call COVID-19 a new coronavirus because ________·

A.it hasn't been found before by doctors

B.it has never been found in humans before

C.it has never spread to humans before

D.it hasn't been known well by humans

3.What does the fourth paragraph tell us?

A.The great danger of the new coronavirus.

B.The cause for the spreading of the new coronavirus.

C.The reason why the new coronavirus is difficult to stop.

D.The signs of people who infected with the new coronavirus.

4.We can infer（推断）from the passage that ________.

A.the patients infected with the new coronavirus can be treated well if they have no other diseases

B.because the virus is so new among humans, there is no available vaccine to protect against the disease

C.there is no way to avoid the new coronavirus because it is difficult to identify

D.the new coronavirus causes fever, cough, shortness of breath and general breathing difficulties in every patient infected

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A.The discovery of a new coronavirus

B.How to avoid the new coronavirus

C.A new coronavirus-COVID-19

D.The big coronavirus family.

九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

Tomatoes are one of the world's oldest foods. They were discovered by the Indians of South America thousands of years ago. The first tomatoes were very small. By the time the Europeans brought them to Europe in the 1500s, they were larger. They looked more like the tomatoes we eat today.

When tomatoes first arrived in Italy, they were known as “love apples”. Italians believed that if you ate a tomato, you would easily fall in love.

In the United States, people believed that tomatoes were poisonous, and that you would die immediately after eating one. It wasn't easy to persuade people otherwise.

That was, until 1820, Robert Johnson decided to prove people wrong. He announced that he would publicly eat one bushel of tomatoes—about 50. A huge crowd showed up to watch. They were sure that Mr. Johnson was going to die. Of course, he survived. And the tomato went on to gain a big place in the American diet.

In the beginning, people argued whether a tomato was a fruit or a vegetable. From a purely scientific point of view it is a fruit. A fruit is the ripened ovary of any plant that makes seeds. However, this didn't stop most people from calling it a vegetable. They reasoned that tomatoes are eaten with the main meal—just like vegetables.

They are not eaten as dessert, like other fruits such as apples or bananas. Therefore, they thought the tomato must surely be a vegetable.

Fruit or vegetable, tomatoes have survived for a long time. They are not likely to disappear any time soon. They are just too good to eat.

Word Bank

poisonous有毒的　 bushel蒲式耳　 survive活下来,幸存　 ripened ovary成熟的子房

1.What did Italians think of tomatoes?

A.They thought tomatoes were harmful to humans.

B.They regarded tomatoes as “love apples”.

C.They didn't know tomatoes were fruit or vegetables.

D.They thought tomatoes were fruit.

2.Which paragraph proved tomatoes were safe?

A.Paragraph 2. B.Paragraph 3.

C.Paragraph 4. D.Paragraph 5.

3.Tomatoes were fruit ________.

A.because we looked from a purely scientific opinion

B.because they were discovered thousands of years ago

C.because tomatoes were eaten with the main meal just like vegetables

D.because tomatoes were not eaten as dessert

4.What does the underlined word “ persuade ” mean in Chinese?

A.打败 B.注意 C.放弃 D.劝说

5.What's the best title for the text?

A.The history of tomatoes B.The value of tomatoes

C.The benefits of eating tomatoes D.The difference between fruit and vegetables

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We always think that it’s OK for us to leave our plants home during our vacation as plants won’t scream like pets, right?

A recent study done by a group of scientists at the Tel Aviv University has discovered that some plants will scream when they are under stress.

The research was carried out on tomato plants and tobacco plants by cutting their stems（茎） and depriving（剥夺） them of water. A microphone was placed 10cm away from them. When their stems were cut, the plants started “screaming” between 20 and 100 kilohertz, and the scientists guess that this scream is probably meant to warn other plants nearby.

When the tomato plants’ stems were cut, 25 ultrasonic（超声的） pain sounds were recorded in an hour, and at the same time, 15 ultrasonic pain sounds were recorded from the tobacco plants. When they were deprived of water, the tomato plants recorded even more pain sounds with 35 pain sounds in an hour while the tobacco plants recorded about 11 pain sounds.

The plants also acted differently to different kinds of stresses. For example, the tobacco plants gave out a stronger “scream” when they were deprived of water than when their stems were cut. But plants that were in no immediate（立刻的）danger gave out less than one ultrasonic sound per hour.

The group of scientists said that plants are not as quiet as we had always thought, but in fact their voices are so high-pitched that we just can’t hear them.

Last year, another study has found out that plants feel pain when they are touched or hurt and they will give off a terrible smell.

1.What have the group of scientists at the Tel Aviv University discovered?

A.Some plants under stress will scream.

B.Plants in danger scream to warn others.

C.Some plants under stress feel energetic.

D.Plants in danger give off a sweet smell.

2.What was the microphone underlined in paragraph 3 used for?

A.Cutting the stems of plants. B.Depriving plants of water.

C.Collecting ultrasonic sounds. D.Testing different stresses.

3.How many ultrasonic pain sounds did the tobacco plants give out in an hour when deprived of water？

A.11. B.15. C.25. D.35.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Tomato plants acted the same under different stresses.

B.Tobacco plants gave off a smell when they were safe.

C.Plants not in immediate danger screamed most weakly.

D.Plants that felt pain screamed loudly for people to hear.

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Ten years ago, Professor Richard Wiseman set out to study luck. He wanted to know why some people are always in the right place at the right time, while others always experience ill luck.

Many people volunteered for his research. Over the years he interviewed them, watched their lives and had them take part in his experiments(实验). He carried out a simple experiment to discover why there were differences in their ability to catch the chance.

He gave both lucky and unlucky people a newspaper and asked them to look through it and tell him how many paragraphs were inside. He had secretly placed a large message halfway through the newspaper saying, "Tell the researcher you have seen this and win S50. " This message took up half of the page, but unlucky people missed it and lucky people caught it.

Unlucky people are just more nervous. They are busy looking only for what they need and this stops them from noticing the unexpected. As a result, they miss out on the chance. Lucky people are more relaxed and open. The can see everything that is in front of them, not just what they are looking for.

Richard’s research shows that lucky people live by several principles(原则). Here are some of them.

Listen to your gut instincts((直觉), they are often right.

Be open to new experiences and break your usual thought pattern(模式).

Spend a few moments each day remembering things that went well.

See yourself being lucky before an important meeting or phone call.

1.Richard carried out the experiment to discover the differences in their ability to _________.

A.catch the chance B.watch their lives

C.remember things D.listen to gut instincts

2.The unlucky people tried to find _________ in the newspaper.

A.the page B.the secret message C.the paragraphs D.the differences

3.According to the text, lucky people __________.

A.have a habit of looking through newspapers B.are always busy looking for what they need

C.feel nervous when meeting the unexpected D.are able to break their usual thought pattern

4.Which of the following might be the best title for the text?

A.Living by Principles B.Lucky and Unlucky People

C.A Special Experience D.Being Relaxed All the way

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The novel coronavirus pneumonia(新型冠状病毒肺炎) broke out in Wuhan, Hubei province in December 2019. Later, it spread to other parts of China. Many people got ill. This year the city was locked down from January to April to prevent the virus from spreading further to other places.

The city built two hospitals for the people with the novel coronavirus. They are Leishenshan Hospital and Huoshenshan Hospital. Builders worked hours a day and they worked very fast. They built the hospitals in two weeks. The two hospitals have a big capacity(容量) and one of them has room for 1, 600 beds.

More than 120, 000 people, including engineers, construction workers, volunteers, and over 30, 000 medical workers, came to help the city. They worked without breaks.

Wuhan has made sacrifices(牺牲). But it has protected China and the world.

1.Many people in Wuhan became ill because of the novel coronavirus pneumonia.

2.Wuhan was locked down as soon as the novel coronavirus broke out.

3.Leishenshan Hospital and Huoshenshan Hospital were built fast in two weeks.

4.The two hospitals are big enough to hold 1, 600 beds.

5.More than 30, 00 medical workers came to Wuhan to help the sick people.

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As doctors were racing against the time to save patients infected with the novel coronavirus(新型冠状病毒), thousands of volunteers also stepped up to play supporting roles in fighting against the epidemic(疫情)in Wuhan. And among them are some foreigners.

Philippe Klein, a French doctor, who has been in Wuhan for six years, chose to stick to his post. Since the outbreak(暴发)of the epidemic, Klein has been busy caring for foreign patients in the city, giving diagnoses(诊断)and treatments at their homes. He said, "I like Wuhan and the friendly people of Wuhan. I am a doctor, so I have to do my job and do my duty. I'm proud that I stayed."

Sina Karami from Iran works as a barista(咖啡师)at a cafe named Wakanda. It is two years since she and her brother lived in Wuhan. After the outbreak of the epidemic, Sina's brother decided to go back to Iran and wanted Sina to go with him, but Sina's choice was to stay. There are several hospitals near the cafe treating patients with the novel coronavirus. Her cafe delivered coffee to nearby hospitals free every day, offering support to the medical staff. Sina said, "I won't leave Wuhan at this difficult moment. Despite the risks brought by the epidemic, the fearlessness of the medical staff impresses me, and I will also not retreat-instead, I will continue to provide help to the medical staff."

Haroon Nomaan, a Pakistan engineer working for Lenovo in Wuhan, also volunteered to help coordinate(协调)overseas projects and translate custom clearance documents in English and Urdu in a team of 83. "I hope that this crisis(危机)will be over soon, and as long as I'm needed, I'm more than happy to do this, whatever the time," he said.

What these international friends have done shows that "Virus knows no borders, but the worst of times reveals the best in people."

1.When did Philippe Klein first come to Wuhan?

A.In 2008. B.In 2010. C.In 2012. D.In 2014.

2.What does the underlined word "retreat" in Paragraph 3 mean in Chinese?

A.屈服 B.退缩 C.振奋 D.后悔

3.Which words can be used to describe Haroon Nomaan?

A.Selfish and cold. B.Helpful and responsible.

C.Active and humorous. D.Lazy and careless.

4.What can't we get from the text?

A.Philippe Klein helped to treat foreign patients in Wuhan.

B.Sina Karami has been in Wuhan with his brother for two years.

C.Sina's cafe provided free coffee for all the medical staff in Wuhan.

D.Haroon Nomaan can translate Chinese into English and Urdu.

5.What can be the best title for the text?

A.Different Jobs of Foreigners in Wuhan

B.Help From Foreign Volunteers in Wuhan

C.Life of Foreigners in Wuhan During the Outbreak

D.The Influence of Novel Coronavirus on Foreigners in Wuhan

九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

Shameem was born in a small village in Pakistan. In her village, it was a tradition to keep girls inside their homes. They were not allowed to get an education.

Fortunately, Shameem's uncle, a university teacher, wanted to give her a chance to see the world. He offered Shameem a chance to attend school. So she became the only girl student in her class.

However, Shameem struggled to complete her schooling. To get permission for college, she went on three-day- hunger strike(抗议). After graduating from college, Shameem got a position in non-profit organization(非营利性组织)working to help women in rural(农村的)areas.

There, she saw a Pakistan that she didn't know. Until then, she thought she had a difficult life. But there, she saw what women in other parts of Pakistan were experiencing. Some women had 11 children, but nothing to feed them. They would walk three hours every day to get water.

Shameem found that the position was more than just a job for her. She discovered her power. By setting an example, her experience could encourage more people to understand the importance of education and send their daughters to school.

Now, Shameem teaches in a rural school in her hometown. "The first day I walked into the school," she said, "I saw all these little Shameems staring at me with dreams in their eyes, the same dream of freedom which I had in my childhood."

Today, there is not a single girl in her village who doesn't go to school.

1.Who played an important role in sending Shameem to school?

A.Her uncle. B.Her parents. C.A workmate. D.A university student.

2.Why did Shameem work for a non-profit organization?

A.To make much money. B.To finish her education.

C.To discover her power as an example. D.To help poor women in the countryside.

3.What's the main idea of Paragraph 4?

A.Shameem walked three hours to get water. B.Shameem used to know her homeland well.

C.Women and children were short of food. D.Women's situation was more awful than expected.

4.What's the influence of Shameem's effort?

A.Girls have the same dream. B.No girl is allowed to attend school.

C.All girls in the school are named Shameem. D.The idea of girls' education in her village has changed.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Do you know what 　　 in the room at the moment?

九年级英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

There is so much noise in the next room. I wonder _______.

A.what are they doing B.what were they doing

C.what they are doing D.what they were doing

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