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Rome, Paris and New York are the world's top fashion cities, all of which have produced some of the top trends, form high-low skirts to the hottest new shoes. However, have you ever wondered the negative(消极的)ideas that they've brought

In April 2016, the Advertising Standard Authority(ASA) in Britain stopped an ad from Gucci that has models dancing around and having fun, because the models in the ad were all quite thin. (Gucci, a famous brand(品牌)in the fashion industry and the company in question, said, "It was a personal idea as to whether a model looked unhealthily thin." It isn't new to us. The ASA stopped an ad in the year 2015 for the same reason. In France, it has been ruled that models are to provide a doctor's note which could prove that they are at a healthy weight.

This brings up the question of weight, a hot topic for some people. What is the healthy weight for models? While I couldn't find an exact number, I did find this. According to ABC News, "Twenty years ago, the average(平均)fashion model weighed 8 percent less than the average woman. Today, she weighs 23 percent less." This is worrying. When has it ever been okay for anyone, models included, to weigh less than the average?

People may think that being at an unhealthy weight will help him have the advantages that the models do. This provides a standard of beauty, and therefore people who want to achieve those things may try to do this through unhealthy ways. People may also think that they are overweight,　 compared to the images(形象)of models' thin bodies. They see something wrong with their bodies, whether they are overweight or not. This may make people feel bad, unconfident about their bodies. Sometimes people may have eating problems.

I'm not blaming(指责)the fashion industry. It's not their fault(错误)that many people look up to the models and expect to live a life like their. I am glad that the ASA is raising its voices when discussing the growing problem of body image in the fashion industry. By stopping the photos and videos, speaking out against them and pushing for doctors' notes from the videos, it's pushing for the idea that the traditional fashion industry's body image standard should be changed and something more needy to be questioned.

1.What does Gucci mean by what it says?

A. Gucci has the right to choose models they like.

B. Gucci has lost a lot of money.

C. Gucci feels sorry for not choosing the right models.

D. Gucci shouldn't be blamed as there're no exact weight standards.

2.The numbers mentioned in Paragraph 3 show that 　　　　 .

A. people don't know why models weigh less

B. many women are eating less to become thinner

C. weight problems of the models are more serious

D. being too thin causes health problems to models

3.What does the fourth paragraph mainly talk about?

A. The advantages of having a thin figure.

B. The bad influence of models' thin images.

C. The methods for having a good image.

D. People's thoughts towards models' images.

4.What's the possible purpose of the ASA′s measures(措施)?

A. To improve the working conditions models are traced with.

B. To set new standard of model's body image

C. To make people have a proper idea of body image.

D. To keep us the good tradition in the fashion industry.

九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

In the big cities of Europe and America — London, Paris, New York, people are moving out of the city. They are usually rich families with much money, and they want to live a quieter life. They are tired of the noises and the dirty air of the city, tired of the crowded streets, crowded trains and buses. They don’t want to sit in traffic any more. They want a house with a garden, and clean air that is not polluted.

So they move out. Some don’t move very far, just a little way out of the city, to the towns near the cities. Other people move to real countryside, with sheep, cows and horses, and green fields! There, they start new lives and try to make new friends.

Not all those who move from the city to the countryside are happy. After two or three years, many people feel that it was a big mistake. There isn’t much to do. Country people are very different and aren’t always friendly.

As a result, quite a lot of people move back to the city. “It’s wonderful to see crowds in the streets and cinema lights,” they say. “I’m so glad I’m back in the city!” (203)

1.Some city people move out of their city because of _____.

A. crowds and pollution                B. friendly neighborhoods

C. making money                        D. cows and sheep

2.Why do some people move back to the city again? Because _____.

A. they can breathe fresh and clean air

B. there are big shops and cinema lights

C. they still want to live their city life

D. they can make many new friends

3.Which of the following sentence is wrong according to the passage?

A. Many people love their city’s colorful life.

B. They enjoy seeing animals in the country.

C. All the people move out far from the city.

D. Sometimes country people are not friendly.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

New York，London，Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live in. There are many interesting things to see and to do. You can go to different kinds of museums，theatres and cinemas. You can also buy things from all over the world.

But there are serious(严重的) problems in big cities，too. The cost(花费) of living is high，and there are too many people in some big cities. Every year many people move to the cities because there are some chances(机会) to find jobs，to study，and to receive good medical care(医疗)．But sometimes these people cannot find work or a good place to live in. Also，too many people in a small space make it hard to keep the cities safe and clean.

Some people enjoy living in big cities. Others do not. Before people move to big cities，they should think about the problems of living there.

1.Which is the best title for this passage?

A. Big Cities.　　 B. New York，London and Paris.

C. Exciting Places to Live in.　　 D. Serious Problems in Big Cities.

2.In big cities people can ______.

A. go to different kinds of museums　　 B. see all kinds of plays and films

C. buy things from all over the world　　 D. A，B and C

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Big cities are not safe enough.

B. People can easily find a good place to live in in big cities.

C. Big cities are safe，but not clean.

D. All people like to live in big cities.

4.In this passage the writer advises(建议) people ______.

A. to move to a big city　　 B. not to move to a big city

C. not to move to a big city without thinking about the problems there　　 D. not to think too much about the problems before they move to a big city

5.Which is NOT talked about in this passage?

A. New York and London are big cities，and Paris is，too.

B. Big cities are better than small cities.

C. Big cities are exciting places to live in.

D. Big cities have a lot of serious problems.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Here are two amazing shops from the world.

One of the most famous department stores in New York City is Macy’s. There are over 850 Macy’s stores all over the US, but the flagship store is in Herald Square, Manhattan--- just around the corner form the Empire State Building. Interestingly, Rowland Macy, the company founder(创始人), opened his first shops between 1843 and 1855, but they weren’t successful. However, Macy learned from his mistakes, and in 1858 he moved to New York. He opened his first New York store on October 18, 1858 and was immediately successful. Macy’s is especially famous for its Thanksgiving Day Parade, which marks the beginning of the Christmas season.

One of the oldest shops in London is Fortnum & Mason. It was founded by William Fortnum and Hugh Mason in 1707 in central London. Originally, the shop only sold food, but these days, it sells all kinds of other things including clothes, books and games. It has the “Gentleman’s Department” on the top floor, a famous tea shop and several restaurants. The business started out small, but in 1761, William Fortnum’s grandson, Charles, went to work for Queen Charlotte. As a result, the royals(皇家) started shopping there and continues to now. In fact, Queen Elizabeth visited Fortnum’s last year. Fortnum’s is really famous for it’s hampers, which are baskets of food. There are picnic hampers and Christmas hampers that are full of wines and Christmas food. They are extremely popular, but also quite expensive ad can cost up to ￡25,000.

1. How old is the store Macy’s?

A. 60.　　　　 B. 158.　　　 C. 155.　　　　 D. 160.

2. Why did Rowland Macy make his shops successful?

A. Because he moved to New York.

B. Because he opened a flagship store.

C. Because he began Christmas season.

D. Because he learned from his mistakes.

3. What did Fortnum & Mason use to sell?

A. Food.　　　　　 B. Books.

C. Games.　　　　 D. Clothes.

4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. Fortnum & Mason used to be a small shop.

B. The hampers from Fortnum & Mason are popular but expensive.

C. Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade means the beginning of Christmas season.

D. William Fortnum worked for Queen Elizabeth.

5. Where is this passage possibly from?

A. A music magazine.　　　　　　　 B. A clothes ad.

C. A sports poster.　　　　　　　　 D. A fashion guidebook.

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Here are two amazing shops from the world.

One of the most famous department stores in New York City is Macy's.There are over 850 Macy's stores all over the US, but the flagship store is in Herald Square,Manhattan---just around the corner from the Empire State Building. Interestingly, Rowland Macy, the company founder ( 创始人 ), opened his first shops between 1843 and 1855, but they weren't　　 successful. However, Macy learned from his mistakes, and in 1858 he moved to New York. He opened his first New York store on October 18, 1858 and was immediately successful. Macy's is especially famous for its Thanksgiving Day Parade, which marks the beginning of the Christmas season.

One of the oldest shops in London is Fortnum & Mason.

It was founded by William Fortnum and Hugh Mason in

1707 in central London. Originally, the shop only sold food, but these days, it sells all kinds of other things including clothes, books and games. It has the "Gentleman's　 Department" on the top floor, a famous tea shop and several restaurants. The business started out small, but in 1761, William Fortnum’s grandson, Charles, went to work for Queen Charlotte. As a result, the royals ( 皇家 )　 started shopping there and continues to now. In fact, Queen Elizabeth visited Fortnum's last year. Fortnum's is really famous for its hampers, which are baskets of food. There are picnic hampers and Christmas hampers that are full of wines and Christmas food. They are extremely popular, but also expensive and can cost up to £25.000.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号涂在答题卡相应位置。

1. How old is the store Macy's which was first opened in New York?

A. 60.　　　　　　　　　 B. 158.　　　　　　　　 C. 155.　　　　　　　　 D. 160.

2. What made Rowland Macy's shops successful?

A. He moved to New York.

B. He opened a flagship store.

C. He began Christmas season.

D. He learned from his mistakes.

3.What did Fortnum & Mason use to sell?

A. Food.　　　　　　　　 B. Books.　　　　　　　　

C. Games.　　　　　　　 D. Clothes.

4.. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Fortnum & Mason used to be a small shop.

B. The hampers from Fortnum & Mason are popular but expensive.

C. Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade means the beginning of Christmas season.

D. William Fortnum worked for Queen Elizabeth.

5.Where is this passage possibly from?

A. A music magazine.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. A clothes ad.

C. A sports poster.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. A fashion guidebook.

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

The smallest library in the world has appeared on the streets of New York City---and it has space for just one reader at a time. The bright yellow plastic building has 40 books and its purpose(目的) is to help travelers take a break with a good story.

The Little Free Library was designed by two creative architects(建筑师) using recycled materials, with holes allowing visitors to look in before they enter the building. Architects Marcelo Ertorteguy and Sara Valente said the library creates an environment which keeps its users in the experience of reading books.

The library in Manhattan has attracted(吸引) a great deal of interest since it was set last month. “The Little Free Library idea was created about three years ago and quickly started to appear in the other places, including Europe, Africa and India,” Mr. Ertorteguy said.

He added, “With the library we wanted to create a place where to slow down, a small place in New York City’s streets where to get into a new world---the world of the book you pick.”

There are more than 5,000 Little Free Library across the U.S. and the other countries, but most are nothing more than outdoor bookshelves which cannot hold readers inside. The project is to give everyone access to reading material even if they live in areas which are not served by public libraries.

1.People use the holes on the library to ___________.

A. protect the books　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. look into the library

C. relax themselves　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. attract more readers

2.The underlined word “access” in the last paragraph might mean “____________”.

A. 建议　　　　　　　　　　 B.能力　　　　　　　　 C.机会　　　　　　　　 D.清单

3.The main idea of the fourth paragraph is ______________.

A. the address of the library

B. the purpose (目的) of the library

C. the history of the library

D. the material of the library

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The Little Free Library becomes more and more popular.

B. The Little Free Library gets people into a new city.

C. The Little Free Library cost two architects a lot of money.

D. The Little Free Library has been built all over Asia.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

You must have heard of many European cities like Paris, London, Berlin and Rome. What about Copenhagen? It is the capital of Denmark. But do you know another name of it? It is also called " Europe's bicycle capital". In the city, people enjoy a large network of bike paths. Of course, this is a nice, green life.

However, this has caused an unusual problem—bike jams ! And they are becoming regular on some city streets. So, recently, Copenhagen has decided to build bicycle highways !

Then, what will a bicycle highway look like? It is a road with a bike path on either side. The road itself is built for buses and cars only. But each bike path will be built four meters wide! And traffic lights will let bicycles go first. In the future, bike highways will be with bike stops. At the stops, the persons who ride bikes can take a rest and mend bikes. Besides, some bicycle highways will link the suburbs(郊区) with the center of Copenhagen. So, people can travel across Copenhagen by bike quickly and safely.

You may say that the idea of bicycle highways sounds like a dream. But just as a writer once said, "If you will do it, it is no dream. "

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填人题前括号内。

1.Which city is not mentioned in this passage?

A. Rome. B. Paris.

C. Tokyo. D. Berlin.

2.What does the underlined word "link" mean in Chinese?

A. 脱离 B. 连接 C. 尝试 D. 破坏

3.What is the unusual problem in Copenhagen?

A. Bike jams. 　　　 B. Bike paths.

C. Traffic lights. D. Bike highways.

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Bicycle highways can help to build a green life.

B. Bicycles will be allowed to go first on bike paths.

C. Denmark is also called "Europe's bicycle capital".

D. People who ride bikes can have a rest at the bike stops.

5.What is the main topic of this passage?

A. Green life. 　　 B. European cities.

C. Buses and cars.　 D. Bicycle highways.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Hip hop or rap (说唱) music started on the street and in the clubs of the New York City in the 1970s. People rap to express how they feel about their lives and problems.

Rapping in class.

Would you like to rap in class? Well, actually hip pop music is played in more than 10,000 schools in the USA. Why? There is a new school program called “Flocabulary” in which teachers use texts and hip hop CDs to help teach different school subjects. The words of the songs are just what students are studying. This makes learning easy and fun. Students and teachers are excited about the good results it has had on exam marks. Mr. Lee, a teacher in a high school, said, “I’ve used hip hop songs in class, and I have never seen my students so crazy about history! You can’t imagine how well they remember what I teach! We even try to write our own songs.”

Whose idea was Flocabulary?

Blake Harrison, a high school student, was the first person to come up with the idea of Flocabulary. The word “Flocabulary” comes from the word “flow” and “vocabulary”. “Flow” is a rap word for “style”, or the way a rapper says the words of a song. “Vocabulary” means the words you have to learn in a language. How did he get the idea? Well, he realized he could remember the words of a hip hop song very easily. So, why not make lessons into songs? Today together with Alex Rappaport, a song writer, Blake produces hip hop songs for math, science and literature (文学). They are now used in schools with great success.

1. Rap music started ______ in the New York City in the 1970s.

A. in a high school　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in a music class

C. on the street　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in a CD shop

2.From the passage, we can learn “Flocabulary” is a program to ______.

A. write rap music                 　　 B. remember the words of a song

C. write our own songs             　　 D. help teach school subjects

3.Blake has produced hip hop sings for school subjects EXCEPT ______.

A.math　　　　　　 B. history　　　　　　

C. science　　　　 D. Literature

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Ray Tomlinson was born in New York State. He sent the world’s f　 1.　 email and let us have the use of the @ symbol in electronic communications. Tomlinson wrote a program in 1971 that a　 2.　 messages to be exchanged between different computers. Before that time, electronic messages had only been exchanged between people using the s　 3.　 main unit.

At the time of his invention, Tomlinson was researching possible uses for the ArpaNet—the US military (军方) network that formed the base of the Internet, and showed an i　 4.　 in improving the use of ArpaNet’s “mailbox(邮箱)”, which made users send messages to the mailboxes possible. In the past, people had to print out the message and p 5.　 it in the mailbox. This achievement made a great difference in people’s life.

Tomlinson also came up with the i　 6.　 of using the “@” symbol to separate the name of the receiver from the name of the host, creating the standard still used today. Although it had a history of o　 7.　 forty years, Tomlinson said email had not changed much since its invention.

Tomlinson studied electrical engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic and t　 8. got his masters (硕士学位) at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He joined a company called Bolt, Beranek, and Newman in 1967, and stayed there the r 9.　 of his life. He died at the age of 74. The company was later acquired (收购) by Raytheon.

“A true technology pioneer and his work changed the w　 10. the world communicates.” Ratheon said. “It is with great sadness we know the passing of our friend.”

九年级英语短文填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Hip hop, or rap music as it's also called, started on the streets and in the clubs of New York City in the 1970s, but today many countries have their own kind of hip hop music, This kind of music has its roots in reggae，disco and funk music. Rapping, which speaking to the rhythm of the music，is an important part of this music. Young people rap to express how they feel about their lives and problems.

Would you like to rap in class? Well actually, hip hop music is being played in more than 10,000 schools in the USA. Why? There is a new school programme called "Flocabulary" where teachers use text books and hip hop CDs to help teach a variety of school subjects.　 The lyrics of the songs include information on a subject students are studying, which makes learning easy and fun　 Students and teachers are amazed at the positive effects it has had on exam marks. This is one teacher said: "I've used hip hop songs in class, and I've never seen students have such interests in history!　 It's unbelievable how students remember what I teach it even encourages us towrite our own songs.

Blake Harrison, a high school student, first thought of the idea of Flocabulary. The word "Flocabulary" comes from the words "flow" and "vocabulary". "Flow" is a rap word for "style" or the way a rapper says the words of a song. How did he get the idea'? Well he realized he could remember the lyrics of a hip hop song very easily.　 So, why not make lessons into songs'? Today together with Alex Rappaport, a composer, Blake produces hip hop songs for maths .science and literature, which are now being used in schools with great success.

Paragraph One　　 Hip hop music started in New York City in the 1970s. It comes

from1. reggae, disco and funk music.

Paragraph Two　　 Rapping in schools is_2.___ in the USA because of the programme

Named "Flocabulary". The songs include information on a subject

students are studying, which makes　 3.

Paragraph Three　 A high school student named4.___first had the idea of Flocabularv.

Now he produces hip hop songs for many subjects in order to_5..

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