In the US, more than 3.5 million people are h...

In the US, more than 3.5 million people are homeless each year. 35% of the homeless people are families with children. They are also the fastest growing part of the homeless people. 23% are US military veterans(退伍军人). ___1.___ 20-25% have illnesses.

There are several reasons for the homelessness. ___2.__ There is a large gap(缺口) between income(收入) of a family and the cost of houses. The second reason is medical care isn’t enough. ___3.___ It can cost a family up to $ 8000 a year. It is hard for families to afford. The third reason is low income. Over the past years, the income of the homeless people cannot catch up with the increase of living cost. __4.__ The fourth reason is government policies. ___5.__ That caused the rise of homelessness.

阅读短文内容，把下面方框中的句子还原到短文中适当的位置。

九年级英语补充句子中等难度题查看答案及解析

Shanghai plans to control the　　　　 of its population and to have no more than 23 million people by the year 2020.

A. size　　 B. style　　 C. speed　　 D. shape

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There are more than three ________people in the city.

A. millions                   B. million           C.     millions of         D. million of

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(2013•盐城市)Now the number of Chinese people working in Africa ___more than one million.

A. is　　 B. are　　 C. was　　 D. were

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Now the number of Chinese people working in Africa _________ more than one million.

A. is            B. are            C. was              D. were

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读短文，并完成1—5小题。

It is said that more than four million people die each year from smoking. The number is frightening.

Yet people around the world continue to smoke. In the USA, about forty-seven-million adults smoke. This year, more than 430,000 Americans died of diseases which have something to do with smoking. The American Cancer Society (美国癌症协会) says smoking harms the body greatly. It warns that smoking even a number of cigarettes is dangerous.

戒烟是不容易的 However, doctors say you probably will live longer if you do stop smoking. You will feel better and look better. You also will protect the health of family member who breathe your smoke.

There is not one right way to stop smoking, doctors say. Anyway can help. You can take long walks or spend time in places where smoking is not allowed. Also, you can eat a small piece of fruit or vegetable instead of having a cigarette. The sooner you stop smoking, the more you'll reduce(减少) your chances of getting cancer and other diseases.

Stop smoking before smoking stops you!

1.How many people die from smoking each year?

2.What does the American Cancer Society say about smoking?

3.将文中划线汉语译成英语。

4.将文中划线英语译成汉语。

5.Give the title of the passage.

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完形填空。

What is the population of China? There are more than a billion and three hundred million people in China. It is almost one fifth of the world’s population. How to control the population growth is a big problem. Some people think 　　 control the population growth. But I don’t agree________ them, because where there’s a will, there is a way.

The question is that we should make it 　　 how serious the population problem is. Our farmland is becoming less and less to everyone. We have already got too many mouths to feed. ________ we control the population growth, many people will die 　　 hunger. Too fast population growth has been and will be bad for our nation. Though laws(法律) have been 　 ________ to control the population growth, in some places ________　 is done to carry out the law. We should make people ________ that it is foolish to bring too many children into the world. They should 　 ________　 do what they have been doing for many years.

We are fighting against the rapid population growth. Yes, the fighting won’t end ________ everyone knows its importance and does something for it. Let’s go on working hard on it together.

1.A.that is impossible for B.impossible of C.that is impossible of D.it impossible to

2.A. to　　 　　　　 B. for　　　 　　 C. with　　　 D. on

3.A. known to everybody B. known by everybodyC. know to everybodyD. know by everybody

4.A. If not　　　　 B. Unless　　 　 C. Until 　　　 D. If

5.A. of　　 　　　　 B. about　　 C. from　 　　　　 D. out of

6.A. pass　　　　 　 B. passed　　 C. broken 　　 D. past

7.A. many　　　　 　 B. little　　　 C. a lot　 　　　 D. much

8.A. to know　 　　 B. to learn 　 C. know 　　　　 D. learning

9.A. not longer 　 B. not more 　 C. no longer 　 D. no more

10.A. until　 　　 B. after　　　 C. when 　　　　 D. as

九年级英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

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Pollution inside homes and other buildings kills more than 4 million people each year. Many people die as a result of breathing smoke or from cooking over wood-powered or coal-powered stoves.

One way to reduce the number of deaths is through cooking equipment powered by the sun. Crosby Menzies, a solar power expert in a South African company, described his latest solar cooker called the "Sol-4". "It is four square meters of mirrors, six to eight meters in length. It is quite a large cooker. "

The "Sol-4" works by reflecting (反射) light from the sun off large mirrors. The mirrors direct (把……对准) the light at a cooking pan. Then the light heats the pan with solar energy. Within two minutes, the pan is hot enough to cook sausages and onions. In just four minutes, water can be boiled. That is as fast as cooking with natural gas or electricity.

The cooker is also much "friendlier" than other models because people do not have to stand in the sun to use it. And people can prepare meals without having to collect firewood or spend money on coal. Such individuals （人）would be less likely to have breathing illnesses from harmful smoke.

At present, the cooker only works when the sun is shining. But engineers are working on a way to make it work without sunlight.

Each cooker costs about $2,000, which is a large amount of money for most Africans. To solve that problem. Crosby Menzies has created a non-governmental organization called Solar Cookers for Africa. It plans to raise money through donations to provide poor people with solar cooking equipment.

1.This passage is mainly about _______ .

A. solar cooker B. smoke pollution C. solar power experts D. breathing illnesses

2.The "Sol-4" is mainly used to _______ .

A. shorten the time of cooking

B. reduce the cost of making cookers

C. raise money through donations to help African people

D. reduce the number of deaths caused by harmful smoke

3.Which of the following about the "Sol-4" is TRUE?

A. It is six to eight square meters of mirrors.

B. It can work in any weather condition now.

C. It can also heat the pan by lighting firewood.

D. It is more environment-friendly than other cookers.

4.From the passage, we can infer that _______ .

A. the "Sol-4" will be designed in a smaller size

B. more Africans can use the solar cookers in the future

C. the "Sol-4" is the first product of the South African company

D. the African government will provide poor people with solar cookers

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Pollution inside homes and other buildings kills more than 4 million people each year．Many people die as a result of breathing smoke or from cooking over wood﹣powered of coal﹣powered stoves．

One way to reduce the number of deaths is through cooking equipment powered by the sun．Crosby Menzies，a solar power expert in a South African company，described his latest solar cooker called the“Sol.4”，”It is four square meters of mirrors，six to eight meters in length．It is quite a large cooler．”

The“Sol.4”works by reflecting （反射）light from the sun off large mirrors．The mirrors direct （把…对准）the light at a cooking pan．Then the light heats the pan with solar energy．Within two minutes，the pan is hot enough to cook sausages and onions．In just four minutes，water can be boiled．That is as fast as cooking with natural gas or electricity．

The cooker is also much “friendlier” than other models because people do not have to stand in the sun to use it．And people can prepare meals without having to collect firewood or spend money on coal．Such individuals would be less likely to have breathing illnesses from harmful smoke．

At present，the cooker only works when the sun is shining．But engineers are working on a way to make it work without sunlight．

Each cooker costs about $2000，which is a large amount of money for most Africans．To solve that problem，Crosby Menzies has crated a non﹣governmental organization called solar Cookers for Africa．It plans to raise money through donations to provide poor people with solar cooking equipment．

1.This passage is mainly about　　　　．

A.solar cookers

B.smoke pollution

C.solar power experts

D.breathing illnesses

2.The “Sol﹣4”is mainly used to　　　　．

A.shorten the time of cooking

B.reduce the cost of making cookers

C.raise money through donations to help African people

D.reduce the number of deaths caused by harmful smoke．

3.The underlined word “individuals“ most probably means“　　　　”

A.cookers B.mirrors C.people D.experts

4.Which of the following about the “Sol﹣4”is TRUE？　　　　

A.It is six to eight square meters of mirrors．

B.It can work in any weather condition now

C.It can also heat the pan by lighting firewood

D.It is more environment﹣friendly than other cookers．

5.From the passage，we can infer that　　　　．

A.the “Sol﹣4”will be designed in a smaller size

B.more African can use the solar cookers in the future

C.the “Sol﹣4”is the first product of the south African company

D.the African government will provide poor people with solar cookers．

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Pollution inside homes and buildings kills more than 4 million people each year. Many people die as a result of breathing smoke or from cooking over wood-powered or coal-powered stoves.

One way to reduce the number of deaths is through cooking equipment powered by the sun. Crosby Menzies, a solar power expert in a South African company, described his latest solar cooker called the “Sol-4”. “It’s four square meters of mirrors, six to eight meters in length. It is quite a large cooker.”

The “Sol-4” works by reflecting (反射) light from the sun off large mirrors. The mirrors direct（把……对准）the light as a cooking pan. Then the light heats the pan with solar energy. Within two minutes, the pan is hot enough to cook sausages and onions. In just four minutes, water can be boiled. That is as fast as cooking with natural gas or electricity.

The cooker is also much “friendlier” than other models because people do not have to stand in the sun to use it. And people can prepare meals without having to collect firewood or spend money on coal. Such individuals would be less likely to have breathing illnesses from harmful smoke.

At present, the cooker only works when the sun is shining. But engineers are working on a way to make it work without sunlight. Each cooker costs about $2,000, which is a large amount of money for most Africans. To solve that problem, Crosby Menzies has created a non-governmental organization called Solar Cookers for Africa.　 It plans to　 raise　 money　 through donations to provide poor　 people　 with　 solar　 cooking equipment.

1.This passage probably comes from　 　　　　　　 　　 .

A.a magazine B.a storybook C.a guidebook D.a textbook

2.The “Sol-4” is mainly used to 　　　　　　 　　 .

A.shorten the time of cooking

B.reduce the cost of making cookers

C.raise money through donations to help African people

D.reduce the number of deaths caused by harmful smoke

3.The underlined word “individuals” most probably refers to 　　 　　　 .

A.cookers B.mirrors C.people D.experts

4.How soon can water be boiled in the “Sol-4”?

A.That is much faster than cooking with natural gas. B.Within two minutes.

C.That is as slow as cooking with electricity. D.In only four minutes.

5.From the passage, we can infer that 　　 .

A.the “Sol-4” will be designed in a smaller size

B.more Africans can use the solar cooker in the future

C.the “Sol-4” is the first product of the South African company

D.the African government will provide poor people with solar cookers

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析