The Art of the ElephantsIf your cat walked ac...

The Art of the Elephants

If your cat walked across something you were painting and left footprints behind, would you consider your cat an artist? What if your bird held a colored pencil in its beak（喙） and painted on a piece of paper? Most people may think of animal art as a joke, but some people have been taking it very seriously.

Elephants were used for hundreds of years in Thailand’s logging industry(伐木业). They moved wood from forests in areas where there were no roads. At the beginning of this century, when the forests of Thailand began to quickly disappear, the government put a stop to logging. All of a sudden, many elephants in Thailand no longer had a way to make a living.

Some elephants were treated badly. Others had to try to live on their own and couldn’t find enough food to eat. There were once tens of thousands of elephants in Thailand. Today, there are less than five thousand. When two Russian American artists, Vitaly Komar and Alex Melamid, first heard about the troubled elephants in Thailand, they knew that something had to be done to forever change the way people treated Thai elephants. Then, they came up with an idea to help these elephants.

Komar and Melamid visited elephant camps in Thailand and began to show the elephant trainers how to teach the elephants to paint. At first, the trainers had to guide the elephants’ trunks. The elephants became more comfortable doing this with practice—and lots of sweet snacks—and finally started to paint on their own. The strange idea that Komar and Melamid had to save the elephants actually began to work. They even helped found several elephant art schools in Thailand and in other Asian countries. The elephants and their trainers go there to learn about painting and get supplies they need.

Today, people begin to buy elephant artworks from galleries(画廊) all around the world. Some are even willing to pay more than ＄2,000 for the works of the elephant artists! Some people compare the cheerful, brightly-colored artworks to the works of some great abstract(抽象地) painters. Some people are just happy to buy these special and original(原创地) artworks. Others think they are helping the troubled elephants in this way. The next time you see a piece of colorful abstract art, find out who the artist is. You just may be surprised at what you learn!

1.What may most people think of animal art?

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2.What did elephants do in Thailand’s logging industry?

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3.How many elephants are there in Thailand today?

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4.What was Komar and Melamid’s idea to help the elephants in Thailand?

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5.Please list one reason why people buy elephant artworks.

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九年级英语回答问题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Ben Jones was walking home from school one day when he saw a black cat. It was walking across the street in front of him. Ben stopped, turned around, and walked down a different street to go home. Why did he do that?

“It’s unlucky when a black cat crosses the street in front of you,” says Ben, “I did not want to walk down that street!”

Many people think that some things bring bad luck or good luck. For example, some people think that 13 is an unlucky number. They never invite 13 people to a party.

“I never walk under a ladder(梯子),” says Ben. “And I never open an umbrella inside the house. They both bring bad luck.”

And what brings good luck? “We have a horseshoe over the front door of our house for good luck,” says Ben.

“And when I find a penny on the ground, I always pick it up. That brings me good luck all day!”

1.Why did Ben turn around when he saw the black cat crossing the street?

A. Because he thought it was unlucky.

B. Because he disliked a black cat.

C. Because he was afraid of the cat.

2.In western countries, which number do some people think is unlucky?

A. 4       B. 10        C. 13

3.Which of the following things can bring people good luck?

A. Opening an umbrella inside the house.

B.  Walking under a ladder.

C. Picking up a penny on the ground.

4.Where does Ben’s family have a horseshoe?

A. Over the front door.

B. Inside the house.

C. Under a ladder.

5.Which is the best title of the passage?

A. A black cat.

B. Good luck and bad luck.

C. Good things can bring good luck.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Ben Jones was walking home from school one day when he saw a black cat.It was walking across the srteet in front of him.Ben stopped,turned around,and walked down a different srteet to go home.Why did he do that?

“It’s unluchy when a black cat crosses the street in front of you,”says Ben,“I did not want to walk down that street!”

Many people think that some things bring bad luch of good luck.For example,some people think that 13 is an unlucky number.They never invite 13 people to a party.

“I never walk under a ladder(梯子),”says Ben.“And I never open an umbrella inside the house.They both bring bad luck.”

And what brings good luck?“We have a horseshoe over the front door of our house for good luck,”says Ben.

“And when I find a peney on the ground,I always pick it up .That brings me good luck all day!”

1.Why did Ben turn aroundd when he saw the black cat crossing the street?

A.Because he thought it was unlucky.

B.Because he disliked a black cat.

C.Because he was afraid of the cat.

2.In western countries,which number do some people think is unlucky?

A.4.               B.10.              C.13.

3.Which of the following things can bring people good luck?

A.Opening an umbrella inside the house.

B.Walking under a ladder.

C.Picking up a penny on the ground.

4.Where does Ben’s family have a horseshoe?

A.Over the front door.     B.Inside the house.      C.Under a ladder.

5.Which is the best title of the passage?

A.A black cat.

B.Good luck and bad luck.

C.Good things can bring good luck.

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

—Why would you like to walk_____ the forest?

—Because I want to try____.

A. across; exciting something　　 B. through; exciting something

C. across; something exciting　　 D. through; something exciting

九年级英语单选题困难题查看答案及解析

Is the art of conversation dying? The other day, my wife 　　 two teenage children did something we haven't　 　 　　 for ages. It didn't require the Internet, a TV screen, batteries or anything else for that matter. But we all 　　　　 it so much we're thinking of doing it again sometime.

We had a conversation. The kind of real, live conversation that was 　　　　 when I was growing up, but which seems all too rare these days. Today we have chat rooms, text messages, e-mails but we seem to be losing the 　 　　　　 of communicating face-to-face. We all know 　 　　　　 young people are out on a date(约会)these days, they spend most of that time 　　　　 their mobile phones.　 And teenagers nowadays seem to 　　 　　　　 communicating with their friends by sending text messages rather than actually 　　　　 to them.

If we carry on like this, in the future, we'll lose the use of our 　　　　 　 . What do you think? E-mail me, and who knows? Maybe we could even have a real conversation about it!

1.A. and　 　　　　 B.or　 　　　　 C.but 　　　　 D.after

2.A. made　　 　　　 B.known 　　 C.done 　　　 D.seen

3.A. acted　　 　　　 B.blamed 　　 C.decided　 D.enjoyed

4.A.common　 　　 B.careful 　　 C.extra 　　　 D.enough

5.A.name　　 　　　 B.art 　　　　　 C.attention 　 D.aim

6.A. because 　　 B.how 　　　　 C.when　 　　　 D.unless

7.A. buying　 　　 B.collccting 　 C.repairing　 D.answering

8.A.dislike 　　　 B.prefer　　　 C.admire 　　 D.believe

9.A.writing 　　　 B.introducing C.speaking　 D.hurrying

10.A. eyes 　　　 B.voices 　　　　 C.mouths 　　 D.hands

九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Is the art of conversation dying? The other day, my wife 16 two teenage children did something we haven’t  17 for ages. It didn’t require the Internet, a TV screen, batteries… or anything else for that matter. But we all 18 it so much we’re thinking of doing it again sometime.

We had a conversation. The kind of real, live conversation that was 19 when I was growing up, but which seems all too rare these days. Today we have chat rooms, text messages, e-mails but we seem to be losing the 20 of communicating face-to-face. We all know 21 young people are out on a date(约会）these days, they spend most of that time 22 their mobile phones. And teenagers nowadays seem to 23 communicating with their friends by sending text messages rather than actually 24 to them.

If we carry on like this，in the future, we’ll lose the use of our 25. What do you think? E-mail me, and who knows? Maybe we could even have a real conversation about it!

九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

1. Where can we get funny cards when we visit England?

A. In the Cartoon Museum.　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. On Stratford Butterfly Farm.

C. At Cox’s Hotel.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. At Cox’s pub.

2.Which is the proper time to go to the pub at Cox’s Hotel?

A. 9:00 – 18:00 on Friday.　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. 10:30 -17:30 on Tuesday.

C. 12:00 – 1:30 on Saturday.　　　　　　　　　　　 D. 10:00 – 16:30 on Monday.

3.How much should four college students pay for a visit to Stratford Butterfly Farm?

A. ￡16.　　　　　　　　 B. ￡32.　　　　　　　　 C. ￡18.　　　　　　　　 D. ￡22.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Is the art of conversation dying? The other day，my wife _____ two teenage children did something we haven’t ______ for ages．It didn’t require the Internet，a TV screen，batteries...or anything else for that matter．But we all _____ it so much we’re thinking of doing it again sometime．

We had a conversation，the kind of real，live conversation that was _____ when I was growing up，which seems all too rare these days．Today we have chat rooms，text messages，e-mails...but we seem to be losing the _____ of communicating face-to-face．We all know _____ young people are out for a date(约会) these days，they spend most of that time _____ their mobile phones．And teenagers nowadays seem to _____ communicating with their friends by sending text messages to actually _____ to them．

If we carry on like this，in the future．we’ll lose the use of our ______．What do you think? E-mail me，and who knows? Maybe we could even have a real conversation about it!

1.A. and　　 B. or　　 C. but　　 D. after

2.A. made　　 B. known　　 C. done　　 D. seen

3.A. acted　　 B. blamed　　 C. decided　　 D. enjoyed

4.A. common　　 B. careful　　 C. extra　　 D. enough

5.A. name　　 B. art　　 C. attention　　 D. aim

6.A. because　　 B. how　　 C. when　　 D. unless

7.A. buying　　 B. collecting　　 C. repairing　　 D. answering

8.A. dislike　　 B. prefer　　 C. admire　　 D. believe

9.A. writing　　 B. introducing　　 C. speaking　　 D. hurrying

10.A. eye　　 B. voice　　 C. mouths　　 D. hands

九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

Every morning, a number of students from Myanmar (缅甸) walk hand in hand across the border (边境) into China's Yunnan province. They are _________________by policemen to Yinjing Frontier Primary School in Ruili. After school, they return to their homes in Myanmar.

The students _________________the first frontier primary school in China. The school has 36 Myanmar students and 99 Chinese students. The school has admitted students from Myanmar _________________1990.

The students from Myanmar like going to school in China. It makes them very _________________because they have many friends there.

The school has preschool classes and first through third grades and all classes are _________________in Chinese and Burmese (缅甸语).

The Myanmar students said that the teachers do not _________________them differently because they come from a different country.

More Myanmar parents are willing to send their children to the school because speaking good Chinese is _________________for them to work in China or do business with China.

The government has spent 2.6 million yuan in improving school facilities (设施). The school has set up a special foundation (基金会) with _______________from teachers, parents and policemen at the inspection station.

Ruili, an important land port for southwestern China, is _________________by a famous Chinese song: there is a beautiful place, which describes its natural beauty and colorful folklore.

At the school, the students also can be heard __________________another song, "Two countries, one school, hand in hand, heart to heart, forever love."

1.A.led B.arrested C.sold D.understood

2.A.visit B.show C.attend D.leave

3.A.until B.since C.after D.in

4.A.worried B.bored C.angry D.happy

5.A.written B.taught C.listened D.spoken

6.A.treat B.blame C.complain D.divide

7.A.difficult B.important C.interesting D.boring

8.A.buildings B.languages C.donations D.songs

9.A.located B.forgotten C.reminded D.described

10.A.singing B.writing C.speaking D.reading

九年级英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析

I got out of the car, went ______ a gate and walked along a path.

A. across   B. through  C. past  D. over

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析