Snack time is a part of the day for children ...

Snack time is a part of the day for children of all ages. But new research suggests that kids snacking in big groups could be at risk for obesity.

Scientists from American University looked at the eating behavior of 54 kids between the ages of 2 and 6. At snack time, the scientist watched the amount of food each child ate while they were in groups of either three or nine. According to the study, the more children there are in a group, the more likely they are to eat more. Those in the larger group ate nearly 30 percent more than those in the smaller group, and they actually ate faster.

Since this is the first such study in children, scientists are quick to point out the importance of encouraging healthy habits in kids as early as possible.

“If you know kids eat more in large groups, it seems perfect to use this information to keep snack groups small or use small tables,” says Dr. Jana Klauer, an expert in New York.

Smaller groups would allow for a quiet and more relaxing environment-a perfect chance to teach children about food, manners and how to know when they feel full. “This would have an effect on kids' eating,” adds Klauer. “They would slow down and eat less.”

1.How many times have the scientists done such study according to the passage?

2.The underlined word means”________”in Chinese.

3.Why do children in smaller groups lose weight?

4.The best title of the passage is “         ”

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

On the second Sunday in May is Mother's Day. American children of all ages give their mothers something special. On the day children, young and old, try to show their love to mothers. However, do you know that Mother's Day celebration is no recent thing?

England was the first country to set a day to mothers. In the United States, Mother's Day became an official holiday in 1910. An American girl, Anna, asked their governor to set a festival for mothers that they love. And they set the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day and a year later all the other states celebrated it.

On Mother's Day morning, some American children serve their mothers breakfast in bed. Other children will give their mothers presents which they made themselves or bought in stores. Adults give their mothers red carnations(康乃馨), the official Mother's Day flower. If their mothers left the world, they may bring white carnations to their grave sites (墓地)．This is the busiest day of the year for American restaurants. On this special day, family members do not want Mom to cook dinner!

根据短文内容，选出最佳选项。

1.Was England the first country to set a day to mothers?

A.No, it wasn’t. B.Yes, it was. C.I don’t know. D.No, it was America.

2.When is Mother’s Day in America?

A.On the second Sunday in May. B.On the second Sunday in March.

C.On the third Sunday in June. D.On the fourth Sunday in July.

3.In America, who asked the government to set a festival for their loved mothers?

A.Amy. B.Alice C.Anna. D.Alice.

4.What is the official Mother's Day flower according to the passage?

A.Chrysanthemum B.The peach blossom

C.White carnations. D.Red carnations.

5.Which of the following is FALSE according to the passage?

A.On Mother’s Day people try to show their love to mothers.

B.Some mothers can have breakfast in bed severed by the children.

C.Mother’s Day is the busiest day of the year for Chinese restaurants.

D.American children of all ages give their mothers something special.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Please Join Us for a Day at the Happy Valley

Invite children aged 12 to 16 to take part in the "Happy Winter Vacation" at the Happy Valley. Children will find the Happy Valley is a good place to play. There is a most popular amusement equipment(娱乐设备) here, such as more than 100 amusement rides. Free service for sports lovers. There are 15 ping-pong tables, an indoor football field and three climbing walls. If you can't wait to take part in the activity, please enter your name in the boxes before January 10.

·The cost of the trip is ￥180. This includes entrance tickets and all rides.

·We suggest bringing your own food.

·Buses leave at 9:00 a.m. at the school gate and return at 5:00 p.m. at the Happy Valley gate.

·Date:Wednesday, January 21.

·If you need more information, please call Miss Xu at 9055-6268.

1.Who can take part in the "Happy Winter Vacation"?

A.Children under 10. B.Children over 16.

C.Children aged 12-16. D.Children aged 11-15.

2.The cost of the trip is_____________.

A.$90 B.$180 C.￥180 D.￥90

3.The children had better bring____________.

A.football B.food C.ping-pong D.gloves

4.When can children go to the Happy Valley?

A.On January 10. B.Before January 10. C.On February 10 D.On January 21.

5.How can you get more information?

A.Give Miss Xu a ring. B.Ask Mr. Wang. C.Search on the Internet. D.Ask the manager.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Please Join Us for a Day at the Happy Valley

Invite children aged 12 to 16 to take part in the “Happy Winter Vacation” at the Happy Valley. Children will find the Happy Valley is a good place to play. There is a most popular amusement(娱乐) equipment here, such as more than 100 amusement rides. Free service for sports lovers. There are 15 ping-pong tables, an indoor football field and three climbing walls.

·If you can’t wait to take part in the activity, please enter your name in the boxes before January 10.

·The cost of the trip is ￥180. This includes entrance tickets and all rides.

·We suggest bringing your own food.

·Buses leave at 9:00 a.m. at the school gate and return at 5:00 p.m. at the Happy Valley gate.

·Date: Wednesday, January 21.

·If you need more information, please call Miss Xu at 9055-6268.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。并在答题卡的相应位置将其涂黑。

1.Who can take part in the “Happy Winter Vacation”?

A.Children under 10. B.Children over 16.

C.Children aged 12-16. D.Children aged 11-15.

2.What does the underlined word “equipment” mean in Chinese?

A.游戏 B.场所 C.设备 D.消遣

3.The children had better bring ________.

A.football B.food C.ping-pong D.gloves

4.When can children go to the Happy Valley?

A.On January 10. B.Before January 10. C.On February 10. D.On January 21.

5.How can you get more information?

A.Call Miss Xu. B.Ask Mr. Wang. C.Search on the Internet. D.Ask the manager.

九年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析

Please Join Us for a Day at the Happy Valley

Invite children aged 12 to 16 to take part in the “Happy Winter Vacation” at the Happy Valley. Children will find the Happy Valley is a good place to play. There is a most popular amusement(娱乐) equipment here, such as more than 100 amusement rides. Free service for sports lovers. There are 15 ping-pong tables, an indoor football field and three climbing walls.

If you can’t wait to take part in the activity, please enter your name in the boxes before January 10.

·The cost of the trip is ￥180. This includes entrance tickets and all rides.

·We suggest bringing your own food.

·Buses leave at 9:00 a.m. at the school gate and return at 5:00 p.m. at the Happy Valley gate.

·Date: Wednesday, January 21.

·If you need more information, please call Miss Xu at 9055-6268.

根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。

1.Who can take part in the “Happy Winter Vacation”?

A.Children under 10. B.Children over 16.

C.Children aged 12-16. D.Children aged 11-15.

2.What does the underlined word “equipment” mean in Chinese?

A.游戏 B.场所 C.设备 D.消遣

3.The children had better bring 　　　　 .

A.football B.food C.ping-pong D.gloves

4.When can children go to the Happy Valley?

A.On January 10. B.Before January 10.

C.On February 10. D.On January 21.

5.How can you get more information?

A.Call Miss Xu a ring. B.Ask Mr. Wang.

C.Search on the Internet. D.Ask the manager.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Lewis Carrol is one of the most famous writers for children of all time. He is the author of the children’s classics Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass.


Lewis Carrol was born on January 27, 1832 in Daresbury, Cheshire, England. His real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. He was the oldest boy in a family of eleven children. As a child, he did well in mathematics and won many prizes. He also created games for himself and his brothers and sisters.

Lewis Carrol studied at Richmond School (1844-1845) and Rugby School (1846-1850). In 1850, he started studying at Christ Church, Oxford. After finishing his studies, he became a teacher of mathematics at Oxford. Apart from teaching mathematics, he also took photos and wrote essays and poems.

Lewis Carrol loved children. He became friends with the children of Henry George Liddel, Alice and her sisters Lorina and Edith. The three little girls often visited the young mathematics teacher in his college rooms. They spent many hours with Carrol, sitting on his couch while he told them fantastic stories about dream worlds. He also drew pictures for these stories.

During an afternoon picnic in 1864, Dodgson told the Liddel children a story of Alice’s Adventures Underground. Alice liked it very much and when they returned home, she asked him to write it down for her. He fulfilled the little girl’s wish and wrote the story down. He illustrated (配图) it with his own drawings and gave it to Alice.

One day, the story fell into the hands of the novelist Henry Kingsley. He read it and told Carrol that he should publish it. The book was published as Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in 1865. It became very successful. Carrol wrote some more stories and in 1871 published Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There.

Lewis Carrol died on January 14, 1898. By the time of his death, Alice had become the most popular children’s book in England, and by 1932 it was one of the most popular children’s books in the world.

1.What was Lewis’ first job?

A.a game designer. B.a mathematics teacher. C.a painter. D.a writer.

2.Which of the following can best describe Lewis?

A.honest. B.lonely. C.clever. D.humorous.

3.The underlined word “fulfilled'” is closest in meaning to __________.

A.praised B.satisfied C.changed D.regretted

4.What is the correct order of the following events?

a. Lewis made friends with three kids.


b. Lewis wrote the story of Alice Adventures.


c. Lewis was encouraged by Henry Kingsley to publish his story.


d. Lewis told the kids the story of Alice’s Adventures Underground.


e. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland became famous all over the world.

A.a-d-b-c-e B.a-b-d-c-e C.b-a-d-e-c D.b-c-a-d-e

5.What is the author’s purpose of writing this article?

A.To describe the Alice’s Adventures books.

B.To tell Lewis Carrol’s early life as a teacher.

C.To show Lewis Carrol’s friendship with kids.

D.To introduce a writer named Lewis Carrol.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

用所给单词的适当形式完成短文。

The Nature of an Autumn Day

丰富多彩的秋日户外活动

Autumn is a good time for children to go outside and see the changing colors of nature. What outdoor activities do 1. like? What do children in other countries like to do in autumn? Follow Teens 2. let’s have a look.

The wind is cool, the days are 3. and the leaves are changing colors. Autumn is a great season for kids to 4. outside.

In China, students often have an autumn picnic held by their school 5., they will to an amusement park or to places that are 6. to nature.

What kinds of autumn activities are there for children in 7. countries?

Japanese students often go hiking. It is a perfect mountain climbing in such nice 8. to get exercise while enjoying the outdoors. Weather is also a good choice.(选择)

Children in the U.S. 9. to go for bike rides in autumn. Take a mountain bike ride and you can explore new trails(小路). Playing in a leaf pile is popular, too. Kids jump into the leaf pile to 10.the colorful leaves fly all around. They also make leaf rain and leaf beds- all a lot of fun.

In the UK, school kids like to camp outside with their parents. They make snacks over the fire and tell ghost stories.

九年级英语选词填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The film star is busy all day and has little time 　　 her little son.

A. to B. of　　 C. for 　 D. in

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The film star is busy all day and has little time 　　 her little son.

A. to　 B. of　 C. for　 D. in

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The film star is busy all day and has little time__________her little son.

A. to　　 B. of　　 C. for　　 D. in

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析