At the beginning of last century, there was a farm near Los Angeles in California. It was called Hollywood Ranch(大牧场). However, from the 1910s to the 1950s, Hollywood became the film centre of the world. Why did people go to Hollywood to make films? The reason was the sun. At first people made films in New York on the east coast of the USA. But then they heard about Los Angeles. There are 350 days of sun every year. As they made all the films by sunlight, the west land by the sea was much better place to work in. In addition(而且), near Hollywood you can also find the mountains, the sea and the forest. They did not have to travel far to make any kind of films.
The first films were just pictures without sound. Today we still watch this kind of plays by Charles Chaplin. In the late 1920s, films started to “talk”. You could hear the people speaking and listen to the music.
Today television become more and more popular, and some busy modern people no longer go to the cinema. However, film producers are still making films in Hollywood and many film lovers all over the world enjoy watching them
1.Hollywood is on the ______ coast of the USA.
A.east B. west C. north D. south
2.Hollywood became very famous in the film industry______.
A.in the early 19th century
B. in the late 19th century
C. in the early 20th century
D. in the late 20th century
3.Why did people decide to make films in Hollywood?
A.Because they don’t need to travel far
B. Because there was a big ranch
C. Because of its nice weather and beautiful scenes.
D. Because there were lots of film producers.
4. What were the first films like ?
A. They were just pictures with music.
B. You could watch nobody but hear the voice.
C. You could hear the people speaking and listen to the music.
D. You could see the pictures but couldn’t hear them talk.
5.Which of the following is true?
A.People don’t go to Hollywood any more.
B.Many film producers still make films in Hollywood.
C.Many film lovers all over the world go to the cinema in Hollywood.
D.People don’t like the Hollywood films any more.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题
At the beginning of last century, there was a farm near Los Angeles in California. It was called Hollywood Ranch(大牧场). However, from the 1910s to the 1950s, Hollywood became the film centre of the world. Why did people go to Hollywood to make films? The reason was the sun. At first people made films in New York on the east coast of the USA. But then they heard about Los Angeles. There are 350 days of sun every year. As they made all the films by sunlight, the west land by the sea was much better place to work in. In addition(而且), near Hollywood you can also find the mountains, the sea and the forest. They did not have to travel far to make any kind of films.
The first films were just pictures without sound. Today we still watch this kind of plays by Charles Chaplin. In the late 1920s, films started to “talk”. You could hear the people speaking and listen to the music.
Today television become more and more popular, and some busy modern people no longer go to the cinema. However, film producers are still making films in Hollywood and many film lovers all over the world enjoy watching them
1.Hollywood is on the ______ coast of the USA.
A.east B. west C. north D. south
2.Hollywood became very famous in the film industry______.
A.in the early 19th century
B. in the late 19th century
C. in the early 20th century
D. in the late 20th century
3.Why did people decide to make films in Hollywood?
A.Because they don’t need to travel far
B. Because there was a big ranch
C. Because of its nice weather and beautiful scenes.
D. Because there were lots of film producers.
4. What were the first films like ?
A. They were just pictures with music.
B. You could watch nobody but hear the voice.
C. You could hear the people speaking and listen to the music.
D. You could see the pictures but couldn’t hear them talk.
5.Which of the following is true?
A.People don’t go to Hollywood any more.
B.Many film producers still make films in Hollywood.
C.Many film lovers all over the world go to the cinema in Hollywood.
D.People don’t like the Hollywood films any more.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
---Football by the British at the beginning of last century.
---That’s probably why football is one of the most popular games in England.
A. was invented B. invented
C. was inventing D. invents
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TV was one of the greatest inventions in the 20th century. Nowadays，nearly every household has at least one TV set.
Television came into being based on the inventions and discoveries of many scientists. On April 7，1927，the first public television programme was broadcast in the USA. The signals were received on a very small screen. It was only about the size of a business card. The pictures were reddish and not clear.
In the 1930s, bigger screens appeared with black-and-white pictures. However，a snowy picture was the best many TV viewers could hope for. Often, they could only get one station，and only when the weather conditions were good.
When World War Ⅱ(1939-1945)began，the development of TV stopped. There were a very small number of TV sets in the hands of the public. By 1945，there were fewer than 7,000 working TV sets in the USA. A TV set cost about half the price of a car at that time.
The period after World War Ⅱ is considered the final birth of television. Families saved money during the war years，and wanted to buy a lot of things after the war. TV sets were soon put onto the "must have" list. 1950-1959 was an exciting period for television. Colour televisions and remote controls came out during this time. By 1955，the cost of TV sets came down a lot. Instead of being equal to half the price of a car, they were now just equal to the cost of a new set of tires. That marks the beginning of the booming age of TV.
1.Which is NOT true about the first public television programme?
A. It was broadcast in the UK.
B. It was broadcast in 1927.
C. The pictures were not clear.
D. It was shown on a small screen.
2.The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means .
A. people liked TVs less than before
B. nobody wanted a TV in their home
C. every family wanted to buy a TV
D. people didn't know how to use a TV
3.Which of the following is TRUE about the early development of TV?
A. In the 1930s，TV signals became very easy to receive.
B. During World War，TV sets went into lots of families.
C. After World War II，TV was invented.
D. TV developed fast in the 1950s.
4.What's the main idea of the passage?
A. The birth of television.
B. The development of television.
C. How to invent television.
D. The price of television.
5.What does the word "booming" mean?
A. Soon. B. Slow. C. Busy. D. Fast.
九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析
— there a number of sheep on the farm last year?
— Yes.
A. Is B. Are C. Was D. Were
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At the beginning of this century, medical scientists made an interesting discovery（发现）: we are built not just of flesh (肌肉) and blood but also of time. They were able to show that we all have a ‘body clock’ ________ us, which controls the ________ and fall of our body energies. It can ________ us different from one day to the next.
The idea of a ‘body clock’ should not be too ________ because the lives of most living things are controlled by the 24-hour night-and-day cycle (循环). We feel ________ and fall asleep at night. We become ________ and energetic during the day. Most people will have a bad feeling if the 24-hour cycle is ________. For example, people who are not used to working at night can find that lack (缺少) of sleep causes them tobadly at work.
the daily cycle of sleeping and waking, we also have other cycle which lasts longer than one day. Most of us would ________ that we feel good on some days and not so good on others; sometimes our ideas seem to be so active and at other times, they are not.
1.A. beside B. inside C. outside D. under
2.A. life B. offer C. use D. rise
3.A. show B. treat C. make D. change
4.A. difficult B. natural C. surprising D. frightening
5.A. quiet B. tired C. comfortable D. cheerful
6.A. regular B. serious C. lively D. clear
7.A. disturbed B. pushed C. restarted D. troubled
8.A. perform B. suffer C. count D. control
9.A. With B. As well as C. Except D. Rather than
10.A. afford B. admire C. advise D. agree
九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
At the beginning of this century, medical scientists made an interesting discovery（发现）: we are built not just of flesh (肌肉) and blood but also of time. They were able to show that we all have a ‘body clock’ ________ us, which controls the ________ and fall of our body energies. It can ________ us different from one day to the next.
The idea of a ‘body clock’ should not be too ________ because the lives of most living things are controlled by the 24-hour night-and-day cycle (循环). We feel ________ and fall asleep at night. We become ________ and energetic during the day. Most people will have a bad feeling if the 24-hour cycle is ________. For example, people who are not used to working at night can find that lack (缺少) of sleep causes them tobadly at work.
the daily cycle of sleeping and waking,we also have other cycle which lasts longer than one day.Most of us would ________that we feel good on some days and not so good on others;sometimes our ideas seems to be so active and at other times,they are not.
1.A. beside B. inside C. outside D. under
2.A. life B. offer C. use D. rise
3.A. show B. treat C. make D. change
4.A. difficult B. natural C. surprising D. frightening
5.A. quiet B. tired C. comfortable D. cheerful
6.A. regular B. serious C. lively D. clear
7.A. disturbed B. pushed C. restarted D. troubled
8.A. perform B. suffer C. count D. control
9.A. With B. As well as C. Except D. Rather than
10.A. afford B. admire C. advise D. Agree
九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析
完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在所给选项中，选出最佳选项。
At the beginning of this century, medical scientists made an interesting discovery: we are built not just of flesh (肌肉) and blood but also of time. They were able to show that we all have a ‘body clock’ 1 us, which controls the 2 and fall of our body energies. It can 3 us different from one day to the next.
The idea of a ‘body clock’ should not be too 4 because the lives of most living things are controlled by the 24-hour night-and-day cycle (循环). We feel 5 and fall asleep at night. We become 6 and energetic during the day. Most people will have a bad feeling if the 24-hour cycle is 7. For example, people who are not used to working at night can find that lack (缺少) of sleep causes them to8badly at work.
9 the daily cycle of sleeping and waking, we also have other cycle which lasts longer than one day. Most of us would 10 that we feel good on some days and not so good on others; sometimes our ideas seem to be so active and at other times, they are not.
1. A．beside B．inside C．outside D．under
2. A．life B．offer C．use D．rise
3. A．show B．treat C．make D．change
4. A．difficult B．natural C．surprising D．frightening
5. A．quiet B．tired C．comfortable D．cheerful
6. A．regular B．serious C．lively D．clear
7. A．disturbed B．pushed C．restarted D．troubled
8. A．perform B．suffer C．count D．control
9. A．With B．As well as C．Except D．Rather than
10. A．afford B．admire C．advise D．agree
九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
At the beginning of March, nearly 300 student artists and writers gathered at Utah State University in the United States. They showed their creativity at the 26th annual Young Writers and Artists Party. Student writers shared their stories and poetry. And they got advice from professional writers. Others also attended workshops(工作坊) on telling stories, writing and creating art.
Though most students write stories in the classroom, they try to make their works more creative and open-ended. This year’s writing theme is “The Power of One”. It encourages students to use creativity to change the world. Jeannie is an art teacher from South Cache Middle School. She thinks that students need opportunities like this to express themselves. As teenagers, they can be very sensitive(敏感的) and start to care about other teenagers' opinions.
Megan, an eighth-grader at the school, wrote her own version of the classic story Cinderella. She learned a lot about writing and enjoyed feedback from professional writers.
While some students focused on writing, others created pottery(陶艺), photography and drawings. Lisa, an art teacher, led groups of students to create clothing and accessories(饰品) with reused materials. She taught students tips on how to make accessories, and gave some examples from movies. Everyone in the group had hands-on and experimental practice.
Brooklyn, an eighth-grader at North Cache Middle School, put colored tape around foam(泡沫材料) to make a sword(剑). Another student, Dokota, made a dress out of used papers and wrappers.
1.What can students NOT do at the Party?
A.Share their stories and poetry and get advice from professional writers.
B.Attend workshops for telling stories, writing and creating art.
C.Take many classes about writing, drawing and creating art.
2.What is the meaning of "The Power of One"?
A.It encourages students to use their creativity to change the world.
B.Students should try to make their works more creative and open-ended.
C.Students have more opportunities to express themselves.
3.Which one is TRUE, according to the passage?
A.Jeannie and Brooklyn are both from South Cache Middle School.
B.This year's theme for drawing is “The Power of One” .
C.Megan and Brooklyn are both eighth-graders.
4.Why does Jeannie think students need the opportunities to express themselves?
A.Because students have enough free time to do what they like to do.
B.Because students are sensitive and start to care about other teenagers’ opinions.
C.Because students can use their creativity to change the world.
5.The last paragraph is mainly written to ___________.
A.give examples of accessories workshop.
B.give examples of hands-on and experimental practice.
C.tell what students thought of their experiences.
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读填空（共2小题）
The computer was one of the most important____1.___of last century．The first computer was as large as a room．Now some computers are as small as television sets．Some computers can even be made smaller ___2.____ a book. About 20 years ago, the computer was a ___3.__machine in China, not many people understood it and said yes to it．Today much of that is changing．In 1984, Deng Xiaoping __4.____two pupils working on the computers in Shanghai, he said that computer lessons _____5.___start from child．So there was the first computer book for middle school students．Now in Shanghai ____6.____all middle schools have classrooms for computer courses(课程)．Some of the students now have their ___7.____comptuers at home．With the help of internet, they can send and _______8.____messages and e-mails．They can learn about the world more, quickly．Now computers are____9.___used in banks, factories, airports and so on．The computer coming into everyone’s_____10.___, so it is important for us to learn how to use a computer freely.
九年级英语单词拼写中等难度题查看答案及解析
She _________her lovely pet dog last week. She was very sad for the _________of the dog.
A. lose, loss B. lost, losing C. lost, loss D. lost, lost
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