Bamboo is nature’s most amazing plants. Many ...

Bamboo is nature’s most amazing plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass.

Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist reported one bamboo plant which grew 1.5 meters in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. There are more than 1, 000 kinds of bamboo.

Bamboo has been used to make many things such as hats and kitchen tools. Because it is strong, bamboo is also used to build buildings.

Many Asian countries have used bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for buildings and supporting new buildings and bridges while they are being built.

In Africa, poor farmers are taught how to find water using bamboo. These African countries need cheap way to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. Bamboo pipes (管子) help poor farmers get water to their thirsty fields without spending a lot of money.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子是否正确，正确的涂（A），错误的涂（B）。(10分)

1.The plant bamboo is a kind of tree.

2.Bamboo doesn’t grow in Europe.

3.Bamboo can grow only 1.5 meters high.

4.Bamboo has been used in Asia for hundreds of years.

5.Bamboo is used by African poor farmers because it is not expensive.

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Bamboo (竹子) is one of nature's (自然) most surprising plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass.

Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist reported one bamboo plant which grew 1. 5 metres(4 feet) in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. There are more than 1, 000 kinds of bamboo.

Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimetres wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimetres (1 foot) across. This plant also comes in different colours, from yellow to black to green.

Bamboo has been used to make many things such as hats and kitchen tools( 厨房用具). Because it is strong, bamboo is also used to build buildings.

Many Asian countries have used bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for buildings and supporting (支撑) new buildings and bridges while they are being built.

In Africa, poor farmers are taught how to find water using bamboo. These African countries need cheap way to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. Bamboo pipes( 管子) help poor farmers bring water to their thirsty fields without spending a lot of money.

1. How is bamboo like grass?

A. It grows quickly.  B. It's wood.     `C. it is easy to cut.    D. It is very thin.

2. Though you can see bamboo everywhere, it doesn't grow________ .

A. in China         B. in Europe    C. on mountains  D. in Africa

3. Why is bamboo used by African poor farmers? Because________.

A. it is cheap      B. it has different colours

C. it is strong     D. it has been used by Asians

4. Bamboo pipes can________ .

A. make money   B. be trees C. grow quickly   D. carry water

5. In Asia, bamboo has been used for________ .

A. a short time

B. many thousands of years

C. many hundreds of years

D. about 100 years

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Bamboo (竹子) is one of nature's (自然) most surprising plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass.

Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist reported one bamboo plant which grew 1. 5 metres(4 feet) in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. There are more than 1, 000 kinds of bamboo.

Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimetres wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimetres (1 foot) across. This plant also comes in different colours, from yellow to black to green.

Bamboo has been used to make many things such as hats and kitchen tools( 厨房用具). Because it is strong, bamboo is also used to build buildings.

Many Asian countries have used bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for buildings and supporting (支撑) new buildings and bridges while they are being built.

In Africa, poor farmers are taught how to find water using bamboo. These African countries need cheap way to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. Bamboo pipes( 管子) help poor farmers bring water to their thirsty fields without spending a lot of money.

1.How is bamboo like grass?

A．It grows quickly.     B．It's wood. `         C．it is easy to cut.     D．It is very thin.

2.Though you can see bamboo everywhere, it doesn't grow________ .

A．in China           B．in Europe          C．on mountains      D．in Africa

3.Why is bamboo used by African poor farmers? Because________.

A．it is cheap                             B．it has different colours

C．it is strong                             D．it has been used by Asians

4.Bamboo pipes can________ .

A．make money       B．be trees           C．grow quickly       D．carry water

5.In Asia, bamboo has been used for________ .

A．a short time

B．many thousands of years

C．many hundreds of years

D．about 100 years

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A number of amazing plants grow in the nature world, including bamboo. Many people prefer to call it a tree because of its shape and size. In fact, it is a kind of grass.

Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist recorded one bamboo plant which grew almost 1.5 metres in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. There are more than 1, 000 kinds of bamboo which grow around the world on both mountains and plains（平原）.

Not all bamboo looks the same. Some are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimeters wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across. This plant also comes in a variety of colors, from gold to black to green.

Bamboo has been used to make many things, such day-to-day items as hats and kitchen tools. Because it is strong, bamboo can also be used to build buildings.

Many Asian countries have been using bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for building and supporting new buildings while they are being built. The cables（缆绳）which hold up the hanging bridge across the Min River in Sichuan, China are made of bamboo. The bridge has been in use for more than 1, 000 years, and it is still holding strong.

As we know, pandas feed on the plant of bamboo. But not all of them fill their appetite（胃口）, only about 20 kinds of them can be their fine food.

1.There are over ________ kinds of bamboo around the world.

A.1000 B.20 C.30 D.24

2.Bamboo grows almost everywhere across the world except _______.

A.China B.Sichuan C.Europe D.Japan

3.The word “day-to-day” in the fourth paragraph means _______ .

A.holiday B.everyday C.someday D.weekday

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.Bamboo is a kind of grass. B.Bamboo grows only in China.

C.Bamboo is useless in daily life D.Bamboo grows slowly

5.The best title for the passage can be _______.

A.Pandas B.Bamboo C.Grass D.Plant

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Have you ever planted trees before?   Every year, millions of people, both1,   plant many trees. But this may not be the best way to make your home a 2 place.

Last week we visited a park in Hebei. We were 3  to  find most of the trees had been burned. The workers told us that the trees4soon after they were planted because they weren't watered well enough. 5  workers burned them and cleaned the place for 6 trees to be planted this year. 7    a card found in one of the dead trees, a student wrote, "I hope this tree will grow up with me to     8the backbone(栋梁) of our country.”The workers said that the survival of the trees was really more 9  than the number of the trees that were planted.

Some people in Beijing now have a  new idea that they can donate(贡献) some  money and let professionals (专业人员)  plant and10 the trees.

1. A. boys and girls

B. the old and the young

C. mother and father

D. students and teachers

2. A. larger        B. warmer     C. greener     D. smaller

3. A. surprised       B. pleased     C. happy        D. interesting

4. A. planted         B. grew       C. bought       D. died

5. A. When          B. So         C. Because      D. Though

6. A. new           B. old         C. dead         D. few

7. A. From          B. Over       C. Above        D. On

8. A. hold           B. need       C. be           D. plant

9. A. interesting                   B. beautiful

C. impossible                  D. important

10. A. takeaway                    B. take down

C. take care of                 D. take out

九年级英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析

One thorn(刺) of experience is worth many times of warning.

Ralph Wick was seven years old.In most things he was a fine boy，but he would cry from time to time.When he could not have what he wanted，he would ______ for it.If he was told that it would hurt him，and he could not ______ it，he would also cry.

One day，he went with his mother into the ______．The sun shone.The grass was cut.The flowers were starting to come out.

Ralph thought he was，for once，a good boy.A ______ was on his face.He wished to do as he was told.Ralph helped his mother with the farm work and he was very happy.

“Now you must be tired and ______，” said his mother.“Have a good rest here and eat some cookies.I will get a beautiful red rose for you.” So his mother brought the red flower to him.When he saw his mother still had a white rose in her hand，Ralph ______ it.

“No，my dear.” said his mother.“See how many thorns it has.You must not touch it，or you would be sure to hurt your ______．” When Ralph found that he could not have the white rose，he began to cry，and ______ took it away.But he was soon very sorry.The thorns hurt his hand.It was so ______ that he could not use it for some time.

Ralph would never ______ this.From then on，when he wanted what he should not have，his mother would point to his hand which had been hurt before.He at last learned to do as he was told.

1.A. run　　 B. cry　　 C. plan　　 D. call

2.A. save　　 B. hide　　 C. have　　 D. lose

3.A. park　　 B. garden　　 C. forest　　 D. field

4.A. smile　　 B. sign　　 C. fear　　 D. mark

5.A. lazy　　 B. noisy　　 C. hungry　　 D. sleepy

6.

A. waited for　　 B. asked for

C. cared for　　 D. thanked for

7.A. arm　　 B. leg　　 C. hand　　 D. foot

8.

A. quietly　　 B. proudly

C. politely　　 D. suddenly

9.A. helpful　　 B. harmful　　 C. peaceful　　 D. painful

10.A. accept　　 B. refuse　　 C. forget　　 D. remember

九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Although most people believe that laughter is one of the nature’s great treatments for a whole range of mental and physical diseases, it is still a serious scientific subject that researchers are trying to figure out.

“Laughter above all else is a social thing,” says Baltimore neuroscientist(神经科学家), Robert Provine, who has studied laughter for many years. “All laughter groups laugh ‘ha-ha-ha’ basically the same way. Whether you speak Mandarin, French or English, everyone will understand laughter. There is a pattern generator(发生器) in our brain that produces this sound.”

Laughing is our first way of communicating. Babies laugh long before they speak. No one teaches them how to laugh. They just do. People may laugh at a prank(恶作剧) on April Fools’ Day. But surprisingly, only 10 to 15 percent of laughter is the result of someone making a joke. Laughter is mostly about social responses rather to a joke. Deaf people laugh without hearing and people on cell phones laugh without seeing, showing that laughter isn’t dependent on single sense but on social interactions.

And laughter is not just a people thing. Chimps tickle(挠痒) each other and even laugh when another chimp pretends to tickle them.

Jaak Panksepp, a Bowling Green University Psychology professor, studies rats that laugh when he tickles them. It turns out rats love to be tickled — they return again and again to the hands of researchers tickling them.

By studying rats, scientists can figure out what’s going on in the brain during laughter. Northwestern University biomedical engineering professor, Jeffrey Burgdorf has found that laughter in rats produces a chemical that acts as an antidepressant(抗抑郁药). He thinks the same thing probably happens in humans, too. This would give doctors a new chemical target to develop drugs that can fight depression.

Even so, laughter itself has not been proved to be the best medicine, experts said. Margaret Stuber, a professor at University of California, studied whether laugher helped patients. She found that distraction(分心) and mood improvement helped, but she could not find a benefit of laughter alone.

“No study has shown that laughter produces a direct health benefit,” Provine said, mainly because it’s hard to separate laughter from just feeling good. But he thinks it doesn’t really matter: “Isn’t the fact that laughter feels good when you do it enough?”

1.The underlined word “figure out” in Paragraph 6 means “________”.

A. deal with　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. work out

C. look out of　　　　　　　　　　 D. come up with

2.According to the passage, scientists studied rats in order to find ______.

A. how they laugh

B. if they like laughing

C. what laughter in rats produces

D. how rats react while being tickled

3.What can we know from Robert Provine’s research?

A．Laughter makes a person feel good.

B．Laughter produces a direct health benefit.

C．Laughter depends on all kinds of senses.

D．Laughter is a way of communicating.

4.What is probably the best title for this passage?

A. Why Rats Laugh

B. When Laughter Happens

C. How Laughter Works

D. Why Laughter Matters

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In science, people copy ideas from nature to solve problems or to create products. This is called biomimiery(仿生学). Its influence can be seen in many everyday products.

Nearly ten years ago, swimwear was influenced by nature. The Speedo Fastskin, a swimsuit, was seen at the Beijing Olympics and worn by 28 of the 33 gold medal winners. The technology is based on the rough patterns on a shark's skin, which allows the shark to swim faster.

Protecting astronauts' eyes from the sun's rays is very important but protecting their eyes from other dangerous radiation is also necessary. Scientists studied how eagles clearly recognize the animals they want to eat. They discovered that eagles have yellow oil in their eyes which fihers(过滤) out harmful radiation and allows them to see very clearly. They copied this oil and it is now used by astronauts and pilots in Eagle Eyes glasses. Besides protecting eyes from all the dangerous rays, these sunglasses also improve seeing in different weather conditions such as fog, sunlight or just normal light.

In another development, a car company has developed a new car which is based on the shape of the boxfish. Engineers chose to copy the boxfish skeleton(骨架) to make their Bionic Car because of its strength and low weight. Tile boxfish's bony body protects the animal's insides from injury in the same way as a car needs to protect the people inside it. This shape also means the car has less air resistance and so uses less fuel.

1.How many biomimicry products are mentioned in this passage?

_____________________________________________

2.What does the shark's skin allow a shark to do?

_____________________________________________

3.What special feature(特征) of eagle eyes was copied to make sunglasses?

_____________________________________________

4.What two features of a boxfish skeleton make it good for engineers to copy?

_____________________________________________

5.Do you think biomimicry will be more common in the future? Why or why not?

_____________________________________________

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WHAT would you do if you were invisible(隐形的)?To many people, this is a fun question.

Do you think this can be true? With recent talks of making invisibility a reality, this fun question could actually become a real problem for people and their governments to consider.

It has recently been reported that researchers in the United States and England are confident that they understand, in theory(理论), how to create an invisibility cloak(斗篷), similar to the one that Harry Potter received from his father. They have already begun to work on it, and are asking for help in developing the material that would be used to create this invisibility cloak.

“Is it science fiction? Well, it’s a theory and that already is not science fiction,” said Professor Sir John Pendry. “It’s possible in theory to do all these Harry Potter things, but we should face the challenge, that is our engineering ability.

“Now, no invisibility cloak has been made yet, but the first testing of invisibility technology could be soon,” said Pendry. “We will have a cloak after not too long.”

Though the idea sounds great, it could be a bad thing if it is used in wars.

1.What is the biggest problem if we make invisibility a reality?

A. Engineering ability.　 B. Money.

C. Material.　　　　　　　 D. Water.

2.Which of the following words shares the closest meaning with “fiction” in the 4th paragraph?

A. 发明　　　　　　　　 B. 理论　　 C. 小说　　　　　　　　　 D. 机器

3.What is the author’s attitude toward invisibility’s becoming a reality?

A. Agree.　　　　　　　　 B. Disagree.

C. A little worried.　　　　 D. We don’t know.

4.How is the passage organized?

A. Topic---Supporting examples

B. Opinion---Discussion---Description

C. Main idea--- Comparison (比较)

D. Introduction---examples---Conclusion（结论）

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This is a story from a meeting held by some people and two things in nature. We call it the Four­Sided Talk. Let's “listen to” everyone carefully and find out what they think.

People: We have lived on the earth since ancient times. The earth is our home. Now we regret what we have done to our home！The earth belongs to all of us. From now on,we should not only make full use of the resources(资源)on the earth,but also beautify and protect the earth. Let's try our best!

An old tree: I am thousands of years old,but I have fewer and fewer friends. I'm afraid that soon I will be cut. People cut down many trees to make paper and chopsticks. They destroy the forests and the natural environment. Now there are no trees to make air and to protect people from floods. Mother nature is making many disasters to teach people a lesson.

The river: What the old tree said is right. I not only make the earth more beautiful,but also provide the clean water for people and animals to drink. Now I'm sad because people put waste and garbage into us,which kills many animals and plants that drink our water. People drink this kind of water and get sick too.

The United Nations: We only know a little bit about the environmental problems. Hearing what all of you said,we have made up our minds to protect the earth and love the earth. We have also made the June 5th World Environment Day.

1.What's the United Nations' decision in the Four­Sided Talk?

A.Set an Earth Day.

B.Find out what is making the pollution.

C.Hold an international meeting.

D.Protect and love the earth.

2.What doesn't the old tree tell us?

A.He's afraid to be cut down some day.

B.The trees have the longest lives in the world.

C.Over­cutting teaches people a lesson.

D.People are destroying the natural environment.

3.Why do some people get sick after drinking the water from the river?

A.Because the river is polluted.

B.Because the river makes the earth more beautiful.

C.Because the river can only offer water to animals.

D.Because there are too many animals and plants in the river.

4.What will people do according to the passage?

①Over­use the resources.

②Beautify the earth.

③Start a global group.

④Protect the earth.

A.①④ B.②③

C.①③ D.②④

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