It is two in the morning. The wind is getting stronger and there is a chance that it will rain. Though the weather is bad, Al Gehrke sits 110 floors above the ground, 442 meters above the earth. You may be wondering what he is doing so far off the ground. If you asked him, he would say, “I am just doing my job!”
Al Gehrke has a very special job that not many people would want to have. He manages one of the tallest buildings in the world — the Wills Tower in Chicago. His team washes and changes the windows. The Wills Tower has 16, 000 windows and each window weighs over 90 kilos. Gehrke and his team work from seven in the evening until four in the morning. They clean 18 windows each night. Each window takes almost 30 minutes. Al Gehrke is not afraid of high places and he is a good man for the job.
Mary Ann also has an unusual job. Instead of hanging high above the earth washing windows, she works under the water. She trains dolphins for shows and also helps people to swim with the dolphins. She loves the dolphins. “We never tell a dolphin what to do. We ask them respectfully. They decide to do that for us because of the relationship we have,” she said.
Besides washing windows high above the earth or swimming with big fish under the water, there are other unusual jobs that you have probably never thought of people having. Here is another strange example: karaoke singers! A karaoke singer is someone who sings the songs of famous singers. The singer is able to follow the words of the songs because they appear on a computer in front of them. In Cyprus, karaoke singers are very popular. They sing to the people on holiday. As the visitors travel around the island they can listen to the music of the karaoke singers.
1.By saying “I am just doing my job” in Paragraph 1, Al Gehrke is most likely to tell us .
A. his job is difficult to do B. he is brave and strong
C. he can make much money D. his job is nothing special
2.According to the third paragraph, Mary Ann .
A. considers herself unusual B. teaches people how to swim
C. has a great love for dolphins D. works long hours every day
3.The writer is trying to introduce some unusual jobs by .
A. holding some activities B. offering some examples
C. comparing several ones D. telling some funny stories
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题
It is two in the morning. The wind is getting stronger and there is a chance that it will rain. Though the weather is bad, Al Gehrke sits 110 floors above the ground, 442 meters above the earth. You may be wondering what he is doing so far off the ground. If you asked him, he would say, “I am just doing my job!”
Al Gehrke has a very special job that not many people would want to have. He manages one of the tallest buildings in the world — the Wills Tower in Chicago. His team washes and changes the windows. The Wills Tower has 16, 000 windows and each window weighs over 90 kilos. Gehrke and his team work from seven in the evening until four in the morning. They clean 18 windows each night. Each window takes almost 30 minutes. Al Gehrke is not afraid of high places and he is a good man for the job.
Mary Ann also has an unusual job. Instead of hanging high above the earth washing windows, she works under the water. She trains dolphins for shows and also helps people to swim with the dolphins. She loves the dolphins. “We never tell a dolphin what to do. We ask them respectfully. They decide to do that for us because of the relationship we have,” she said.
Besides washing windows high above the earth or swimming with big fish under the water, there are other unusual jobs that you have probably never thought of people having. Here is another strange example: karaoke singers! A karaoke singer is someone who sings the songs of famous singers. The singer is able to follow the words of the songs because they appear on a computer in front of them. In Cyprus, karaoke singers are very popular. They sing to the people on holiday. As the visitors travel around the island they can listen to the music of the karaoke singers.
1.By saying “I am just doing my job” in Paragraph 1, Al Gehrke is most likely to tell us .
A. his job is difficult to do B. he is brave and strong
C. he can make much money D. his job is nothing special
2.According to the third paragraph, Mary Ann .
A. considers herself unusual B. teaches people how to swim
C. has a great love for dolphins D. works long hours every day
3.The writer is trying to introduce some unusual jobs by .
A. holding some activities B. offering some examples
C. comparing several ones D. telling some funny stories
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
语法填空
This morning in the north, it will be1. (wind) and there may be some 2. (snow) in the mountains the afternoon. 3. (介词) the south, it will be4. (cloud) and in the afternoon it will become 5. (wind). In the east, it will be 6. (sun) and hot 7. (介词)the morning but there might be some 8. (rain) in the afternoon. In the west, it will be 9. (cloud) in the morning, but the sun 10. (come) out in the afternoon.
九年级英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
The fire was getting stronger and stronger and it seemed to _________.
A. lose control B. be under control C. be out of control D. be controlled
九年级英语单选题困难题查看答案及解析
—I hear you have to get up early in the morning.
—Yes， it is one of the ________ in my family.
A. plans B. orders C. rules D. results
九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning ? Hiroyuki’s bed will solve your problem ! Here is how it works .
The bed is connected to an alarm clock . First , the alarm clock rings . You have a few minutes to wake up . Next , a tape recorder in the bed plays soft music . The tape recorder in Hiroyuki’s bed plays a recording of his girlfriend . She whispered in a soft voice , “Wake up , darling , please .” After minutes later , Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss . His boss shouts , “Wake up at once , or you’ll be late !”
If you don’t get up after the second recording , a mechanical “foot” in the bed will kick you in the head . The bed waits a few more minutes . What ! You’re still in bed ! Slowly the top of the bed rises higher and higher . The foot of the bed goes lower and lower . Finally you slide off the bed and onto the floor . You are out of bed awake !
Hiroyuki’s bed is not in stores . There is only one bed--- the bed Hiroyuki made for a contest（竞赛）. Maybe someday a company will make Hiroyuki’s bed and sell it in stores . Maybe people will buy millions of beds . Then Hiroyuki will be rich . If the bed makes Hiroyuki rich , he won’t need to work , and he won’t need to get up early !
( ) 4. The bed is useful to the people _______ .
A. who can’t sleep well B. who can’t get up early
C. who go to bed early D. who go to bed late
( ) 5. The bed is not connected to _______ .
A. an alarm clock B. a tape recorder
C. a TV D. a mechanical “foot”
( ) 6. What will finally happen to Hiroyuki if he doesn’t get up ?
A. He will slide onto the floor .
B. A tape recorder will play a recording of his boss .
C. A mechanical “foot” will kick him in the head .
D. The bed will rise higher and higher
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Hiroyuki’s bed will solve your problem! Here is how it works.
The bed is connected to an alarm clock(闹钟). First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays soft music. The tape recorder in Hiroyuki’s bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispered in a soft voice, “Wake up, darling, please.” After minutes later, Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss. His boss shouts, “Wake up at once, or you’ll be late!”
If you don’t get up after the second recording, a mechanical(机械的) “foot” in the bed will kick you in the head. The bed waits a few more minutes. What! You’re still in bed! Slowly the top of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower. Finally you slide(滑落) off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed awake!
Hiroyuki’s bed is not in stores. There is only one bed — the bed Hiroyuki made for a contest(比赛). Maybe someday a company will make Hiroyuki’s bed and sell it in stores. Maybe people will buy millions of beds. Then Hiroyuki will be rich. If the bed makes Hiroyuki rich, he won’t need to work, and he won’t need to get up early!
1. The bed is useful to the people ________.
A. who can’t sleep well
B. who can’t get up early
C. who go to bed late
2. The bed is not connected to ________.
A. an alarm clock B. a tape recorder C. a TV
3.What will finally happen to Hiroyuki if he doesn’t get up?
A. He will slide onto the floor.
B. A tape recorder will play a recording of his boss.
C. A mechanical “foot” will kick him in the head.
4. Which is TRUE of the following sentences?
A. Hiroyuki’s company has made many such beds.
B. Hiroyuki’s bed is the only one made for a contest.
C. Hiroyuki has made a lot of money.
5.The word “whisper” in the second paragraph means “________”.
A. speak loudly
B. speak angrily
C. speak quietly
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep? Do you often 26 late? Yes? Then Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan invented a 27 bed for you. His bed will wake you up! Here is28 it works.
There is an alarm clock and a recorder（录音机） in the bed. When the clock 29 a sound, you’ll have a few minutes to wake up. Then the recorder plays light music with a little girls’30 voice. She says quietly, “Wake up, my dear.” A few 31 later, a second recording plays. It can be unpleasant sounds, “Wake up,32 you’ll be late!”
If you don’t get up after the 33 recording, you’ll be sorry. There is a mechanical (机械的) “34 ” in the bed. It can kick（踢） you in the head. Then the bed 35 for a few more minutes. What? You’re 36 lying in bed! Slowly the top of the bed goes 37 . The end of the bed goes lower and lower. 38 the bed is straight. You slide off(滑下)the bed and fall onto the39 . You are 40 the bed and awake.
1. A. go home B. go to school C. go to bed D. have supper
2.A. special B. big C. small D. long
3.A. where B. when C. how D. why
4.A. needs B. hears C. makes D. gets
5. A. loud B. unhappy C. terrible D. sweet
6. A. minutes B. hours C. days D. weeks
7.. A. and B. but C. or D. until
8. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth
9. A. mouth B. hand C. arm D. foot
10.A. asks B. sleeps C. waits D. wakes
11. A. also B. still C. even D. already
12. A. higher and higher B. lower and lower
C. longer and longer D. shorter and shorter
13. A. At first B. At last C. As usual D. As well
14. A. bed B. chair C. table D. floor
15. A. in B. on C. under D. out of
九年级英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
Waking up in the morning is difficult, and sometimes a ringing alarm clock can't get you out of a sweet dream. Now people in Japan have a better helper.
Fisherman Japan is an organization whose purpose is to make fishing cool again. Recently, it started an interesting wake-up call service to help people who have trouble waking up in the morning. The service is called Fisherman Call. Japanese fishermen will call registered（注册的）users to wake them up and start a short conversation that is sure to get them out of bed.
Fisherman Call is a free service. All you have to do is to register online and give your name, phone number and the time you would like to be called by a fisherman. You can even choose your own fisherman from the list online. You can see a picture of each one of the fishermen, find out their work time and even listen to a recording of their voice to see if it's the first voice you want to hear in the morning. Then, all you have to do is to go to sleep.
Most of the fishermen wake up in the early morning, and finish most of their work by 6 a.m.. So however early you plan on waking up. they'll probably be able to help you do it.
Fisherman Call is a real service, but another purpose of it is to connect Japanese youth with fishing, one of the oldest professions in the country. It is reported that the fishermen won' l try to persuade you to do the job during the morning phone conversation. But the idea is to increase people's interest in the fishing industry. In fact, it's already working.
1.If you are a user of Fisherman Call, __________.
A.you need to pay some money
B.you need to register with your photo
C.you can learn something about the fishermen
D.you can have breakfast with the fishermen
2.Besides waking the users up. another purpose of Fisherman Call is to_________.
A.sell its sea products
B.explain the history of fishing in Japan
C.make some young people work for it
D.make people interested in the fishing industry
3.What can we learn from the text?
A.The voices of fishermen can be heard by the users of Fisherman Call.
B.Most users of Fisherman Call like the fishing job.
C.The users of Fisherman Call can only be called after 6 a.m..
D.A free fishing trip is provided for the users of first Fisherman Call.
4.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A.A Good Activity That Searches The Sea.
B.An Organization That Makes Fishing Cool.
C.A Website That Introduces Fishermen.
D.An Interesting service That Wakes People Up.
九年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析
When Millie gets up this morning, she finds it is a beautiful spring day. She sees some___ in the sky，but she doesn’t think about them．She wakes up her dog，Eddie，and puts him in the____．Then she drives out into the country _____ a picnic with her dog．
When they gets to a big tree, Millie stops her car and tells Eddie to get off the car. They begin to play games under the____ . How happy they are! An hour later，the wind begins to blow(刮风) and it turns_____ ．Millie and Eddie are warm from running，so they don’t feel cold．When Eddie _______ with the ball，Millie ____snowflakes (雪花)in the sky．She calls Eddie，picks up the picnic things and get ____ in the car．As she is driving home，the_____ becomes heavier and heavier．Soon all Millie can see is white all around_____ ．The road becomes slippery(滑的)and she has to drive very______．Then the car hits into a piece of ice and it goes around in circles(圈). She gets her mobile phone and asks for ______quickly．They wait for about an hour because it is _______ for the police to drive in the snow. At last，the police come to save(救) them. Millie was very ________, she says she will________the weather report(预报) before going on a picnic next time．
1.A. birds B. kites C. snows D. clouds
2.A. room B. desk C. car D. bag
3.A. on B. for C. with D. in
4.A. car B. tree C. bridge D. desk
5.A. warm B. hot C. cold D. cool
6.A. play B. plays C. is playing D. playing
7.A. looks B. sees C. finds D. puts
8.A. up B. back C. off D. around
9.A. rain B. snow C. dog D. car
10.A. him B. us C. her D. it
11.A. slowly B. easily C. quickly D. happily
12.A. apple B. fire C. water D. help
13.A. easy B. nice C. difficult D. lucky
14.A. thankful B. helpful C. carful D. beautiful
15.A. wait for B. look for C. hear D. listen to
九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
----I hear you have to get up early every morning .
----Right . It is one of the _______ in my family .
A. plans B. rules C. orders D. suggestions
九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析