“Have _______try, you are so close to the ans...

“Have _______try, you are so close to the answer,” the teacher said to Eric.

A. the other　　　　　　　　　　 B. one another

C. other　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. another

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Do you have trouble trying to create the next big idea? Sometimes the answer isn’t to just force an idea out of your mind. Instead, you might want to try sitting back, relaxing and letting your mind wander（走神）. Yes, you heard that correctly. If you are in need of a new idea, try daydreaming.

Researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara, found an association（联系）between daydreaming and creative problem-solving. Their study includes having participants（参与者）first do an “unusual-use task”. They had to try to come up with as many different ways to use an object as they could.

Then, the participants chose to do one of the following four things before doing the “unusual-use task” again: Complete a difficult task ; complete an easy task; take a 12 –minute break; or skip（跳过）12-minute break and move right on to the task exercise again.

Surprisingly, the group that performed(执行) best was the one that completed the easy task. Many participants reported that they were daydreaming while performing the easy task. So the researchers believed that this daydreaming might have helped unlock their creativity.

But how could daydreaming help the brain come up with creative ways? The answer is something known as “unconscious thought”. Even when you are not actively working to solve a problem, it is still in the back of your mind. Your brain is still thinking about the problem, but in a much more subtle（不易察觉的）way.

When you daydream, your mind is allowed to think in ways it normally would not. Because it is free of control, it can create completely new and out-of-the-box ideas.

Great ideas never come easily, but that does not mean you always have to work hard to get them. Feel free to do what you want and let your mind wander.

1.What could you do to create great ideas according to the passage?

A.Work hard. B.Let your mind wander. C.Have a nice sleep.　　　　　　　　　 D.Read more books.

2.The “unusual-use task” included having participants______________________.

A.complete an easy task B.complete a very difficult task

C.take a 12-minute break D.come up with different ways to use an object

3.Why did the participants who completed the easy task perform best?

A.Because they were more creative than the others.

B.Because they were more knowledgeable than the others

C.Because they were better at solving problems than the others

D.Because they had the time to daydream, which might have helped unlock their creativity.

4.What does the underlined phrase “unconscious thought” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A.Your brain is thinking about a problem outside of your awareness（意识）

B.Your brain knows what you’re thinking and doing.

C.Your brain has a purpose of its own that cannot be known.

D.Your brain refuses to receive any information from the outside world.

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.Brainstorming is important to creative ideas.

B.The more we exercise our brains, the more ideas we will have.

C.Daydreaming is a way to improve creativity.

D.Problem-solving skills are important in our lives.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Do you have good friends? Do you sometimes feel so close to them that they are like family to you?

It turns out that this isn’t just an expression. A study by Yale University has found that you and your friends have more genes(基因) in common than strangers do. Researchers looked at the genes of 1, 932 people and compared them in pairs of unrelated friends and strangers. They found that friends have 1% of genes that match.

“1% of genes may not sound like much to the layperson(外行), but to geneticists(遗传学家) it is a larger number,” Professor Nicholas Christakis of Yale University told Discovery News. In fact, this is the same amount of genes you share with your fourth cousins, those who have the same great-great-great grandparents as you.

So do you happen to become friends with people who share your genes? Not at all. In fact, it is evolution(进化) that brings you together.

People who share certain genes also share skills and have similar likes and dislikes, researchers said. In ancient times, it was important that people who were alike stayed together. For example, people who had a similar susceptibility(易感性) to the cold were more likely to help each other build a fire, giving them a better chance to stay alive.

Researchers also found that among all the genes studied, those producing a change in sense of smell were the most similar in friends. This is probably because people who smell things in the same way are more easily drawn to similar environments. For example, people who like the smell of coffee may hang out at cafes(咖啡馆) more often and as a result are more likely to meet and become friends with each other.

With their findings, the team has developed an interesting test called the “friendship score”. It can help tell how big the chances are that two people will be friends by studying their genes.

So, here is a question for you: would you like to take this test and know in advance(提前) who your friends are going to be, or would you still prefer to learn about it by yourself and let time be the judge?

1.From the passage, we know that friends ________.

A.look like our cousin B.share 1% of genes with us C.feel close to our family　　　　　　　　　 D.can help us when we feel cold

2.According to the passage, the writer probably agrees ________.

A.we develop our friendship by chance B.our genes decide who we can make friends with

C.everyone should take the test called “friendship score” D.people sharing certain genes have skills and interests in common

3.The writer takes the example of ancient people in Paragraph 5 to ________.

A.study how ancient people dealt with the cold B.predict that similar environments lead to friendship

C.prove that it is evolution that brings friends together D.explain why ancient people gave each other chance to keep alive

4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A.Friendship: Its Influence on People and Behavior B.Friendship: Its Benefits to Teens and Decision Making

C.Friendship: Is It Necessary to Be Judged by Time? D.Friendship: Is It Possible to Be Influenced by Genes?

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Have you ever tried to teach a bird how to talk? I bought a parrot and _____ to teach it right away. I named it Danny Clark. I _____ the bird and said ＂Danny＂over and over again, Fifty repetitions a day for two months! Then it _____ happened.

One morning as I was leaving the room, the parrot blurted out (脱口而出)＂Danny. ＂ Now it was time to teach it its last _____, Clark. I followed the same _____ and found that its learning was speeding up!

Then something very _____ happened. I got sick and spent two days in the house coughing. That weekend, I had a party. I showed the talking bird to _____ friends, I got the satisfying result and it said ＂Danny Clark＂. And then it coughed. Yes, the bird.

Did I teach the bird to cough? No! The bird’s behavior was a product of its _____ and so are humans. What goes into our minds _____ and will finally come out. How did we learn to talk, walk, sing and dance? We are not born — we are made. ______ the right input (输入）, we can actually become the ＂bird＂ we dream of being!

1.A. started　　 B. stopped　　 C. remembered　　 D. advised

2.A. looked for　　 B. looked at　　 C. looked into　　 D. looked through

3.A. hardly　　 B. finally　　 C. nearly　　 D. completely

4.A. name　　 B. stop　　 C. number　　 D. rule

5.A. sign　　 B. looked at　　 C. condition　　 D. process

6.A. scary　　 B. finally　　 C. strange　　 D. interesting

7.A. its　　 B. my　　 C. his　　 D. her

8.A. owner　　 B. style　　 C. environment　　 D. conversation

9.A. appears　　 B. bad　　 C. fails　　 D. changes

10.A. To　　 B. My　　 C. With　　 D. For

九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

—Be careful! A car could have hit you!

— Thank you! I ________ I ________ so close to the road.

A.didn't know; was standing B.didn't know; am standing C.don't know; should stand

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

— Mum, I have made a ________ to do the dishes every night.

— Every night? Are you trying to ________ me? You only do it on Mother’s Day.

A. promise; be happy with

B. wish; have interest in

C. decision; play a joke on

九年级英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

Choose the best answer and complete the passage （选择最恰当的选项完成短文）

Have you ever tried playing the kind of video games that your parents played? The Museum of Science in Manchester, in the UK, has held an exhibition for the last few years, which invites visitors to do _______ that. It offers them the chance to play games from the last 40 years, in various sessions throughout the day.

These video game sessions have now become one of the main attractions of the museum. They are full of people every day, playing a wide range of games. However, visitors often choose the ones they’re _______. For parents, for example, these are usually the games they used to play in their childhood.

There’s also a(n)_______ purpose to the games. For instance, some old types of computer, dating back 40　 years, are also available in the sessions. They were originally used in classrooms to teach pupils to write their won computer programs. And at the time, it helped lots of young people to do that. Now, the museum is holding workshops that encourage children to learn similar skills -- and they’re still very popular.

The exhibition also shows how much_______technology has made over the last 40 years. Parents can often remember playing very simple games. But the games that are played today are more complex. They have better story-lines and animation, too. And the players also have to use much more complicated techniques.

_________, one serious side of the exhibition is that organisers also want to show that video gaming is an important industry, employing many skilled people. So they hope the exhibition will _______ this message. That way, people who enjoy gaming will also understand all the hard work, talent, imagination that goes into creating these amazing games.

1.A.especially B.exactly C.directly D.mainly

2.A.ready for B.poor at C.connected to D.familiar with

3.A.dramatic B.official C.historical D.educational

4.A.response B.progress C.knowledge D.impression

5.A.However B.Therefore C.In fact D.In conclusion

6.A.link B.check C.share D.record

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

If you have ______ try, I’m sure you’ll get the right answer.

A. the others B. other C. another D. the other

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Gee, mum, what are you cooking in the kitchen? It 　　　　 so delicious, I can’t wait to try it.

A. looks　　 B. smells　　 C. tastes　　 D. feels

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Choose the best choice from A.B or C according to what you read.

1.The above job ads(广告)are probably from a _____.

A. newspaper　　 B. Story book　 .C．TV show

2.If you like children and have two days free, you can call at ____ for a job.

A.766588 .　　　　 B.633800　　　　　 C.556779

3.If the owner of the large house asks a cleaner to tidy his house twice a week,　 how much will the cleaner get in a month?

A. MYM240　　　 B. MYM200　　 C. MYM160

4._______are needed in AL Hotel.

A. Cleaners　　　　 B. Baby – sitters　　　 C．Waiters

5. If you ’ re a college student of English who enjoys writing, during your summer holidays you will be more interested in the job in ________’

A. ad. (l)　　　　 B. ad. (2)　　　　　　 C. ad. (3)

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