she own rest afford as for become until favor...

The custom（风俗） of drinking tea began in China almost 5,000 years ago. The drink spread　 1. to the rest of Asia and reached Europe in the middle of the 16th century. It did not appear in England　 2. about a hundred years later.

One of the first coffee house 3. who offered tea sold it at 6 to 10 per pound, a price only the very rich could 4.　 . Regardless of the price, tea got popular. As more and more of it was imported(进口 ) into Britain, it　 5.　 enough for the rich. By 1750, it had become a6.　 drink of all classes in England.

Anna Maria Stanhope( 1783～1857) , known 7.　 the Duchess(公爵夫人) of Bedford, is considered the creator of the British meal "aftemoon tea". Dinner was not 8.　 until late in the evening, and the Duchess felt hungry in the afternoon. She really enjoyed inviting friends to join 9.　 for a meal at five o'clock which included cakes, sandwiches, sweets, and, of course, tea. This custom was quickly picked up by other fashionable people, and by the　 10.　　 of the country in the end.

九年级英语选词填空简单题查看答案及解析

A predator kills and eats other animals as prey （猎物）. Sometimes it also becomes food for other predators. Polar bears are the largest of all the land predators. They can run across snow and swim in icy water for hours without rest. Their favorite food is seal. Not all big animals live on small animals. Hippos have heavy bodies and huge mouths. But they don’t eat animals. They just eat grass.

Some predators use speed to catch their prey. Cheetahs are the fastest animals on land. They can run up to 70 km an hour. Other predators use their senses to find their food. Sharks can see, smell, hear, feel and taste. They can also sense electrical currents（电流）from other animals’ bodies. Some fish try to hide themselves, but with this sixth sense, sharks can always find them. Sharks have smooth bodies. This helps them swim without using lots of energy. They need to save their energy because they never really sleep and never stop hunting. Flying is a useful skill for many predators in the sky. The butcher bird is the most interesting predator. It has a special way of eating its prey. First it kills its prey. Then it hangs it on a fence or in a tree, just like a butcher hangs meat in his shop. Finally, it eats its prey.

Some people hunt and kill more animals than any other predator. They not only hunt for food. They also hunt for fun. They kill sharks for their fins, and tigers for their skins. Those human hunters are the worst predators on Earth.

把划线部分译成汉语。

1.All big animals live on small animals according to the passage.　 (　　　　 )

2.Predators may use _________ or _________ to find their food.

3.Why do sharks have smooth bodies?

_______________________________________________________________.

4. How does the butcher bird eat its prey?

_______________________________________________________________.

5._______________________________________________________________.

九年级英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

When he heard a cry for help, he ran out as________as he could.

A. hardly       B. quickly      C. finally       D. slowly

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

My aunt Cindy has her own cake shop. She can make nice cakes for special occasions, such as weddings. I spent a week last summer helping her in the shop. Making a nice cake is harder than I thought it would be.

I practised for hours in Aunt Cindy’s shop. I made little coloured dots (圆点) on a piece of wax paper (蜡纸). Unluckily, I could not get the dots to be the same shape or size.

I decided to take a break from making the dots, so I helped move cakes. However, that was not easy for me, either. I dropped a cake when trying to take it out of the freezer (冷冻箱) by myself. Luckily one of Aunt Cindy’s assistants (店员) was there. He saved the cake from hitting the floor.

It takes a whole team to make a huge cake. That’s one of the most important things I learned. Each person on the team has to be great at his or her job. Aunt Cindy designs the cakes on paper, Larry does the mixing and baking, and assistants carve and put frosting on the cakes. Aunt Cindy and Larry do most of the decorating while the assistants help make small parts like flowers and figures. Building a big cake is like playing a team sport. If one person doesn’t do his or her job well, the whole team pays for that.

Even though I was not much help to my aunt, I’m glad I spent the week in Aunt Cindy’s shop. Designing cakes takes more than just baking skills. It takes art and painting skills too. Now when I see a really nice cake, I don’t think of eating it first. Instead, I look at it and wonder how many hours it took to make.

1.What does the underlined word “occasions” mean in this passage?

A. events　　 B. needs

C. places　　 D. ideas

2.Why did the writer take a break from putting coloured dots on wax paper?

A. Because she practised for hours and became bored.

B. Because she could not make the dots good enough for a cake.

C. Because Aunt Cindy did not want her to make any more dots.

D. Because Aunt Cindy wanted her to help somewhere else.

3.Who designs the cakes on paper?

A. Aunt Cindy.　　 B. Larry.

C. Assistants.　　 D. The writer.

4.What was the main reason the writer was glad to have spent a week in her aunt’s shop?

A. She got to practise making coloured dots.

B. She learned the importance of teamwork.

C. She got to take a cake out of the freezer.

D. She learned art and painting skills.

5.What is this passage mainly about?

A. Helping an aunt design cakes.

B. Spending a week in a cake shop.

C. Working as the assistant to a cake decorator.

D. Discovering that making a nice cake is difficult.

九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

Linda has been a vegetarian for years. She stopped eating meat because of how she felt as she told her doctor, she always felt tired. Her doctor looked her over and told her to eat less meat. She bought a vegetarian cook book and decided to “go all the way”. She still eats eggs and cheese sometimes; now, however, most of her food is vegetables, fruits, and grains. Linda became a vegetarian to improve her health.

Nancy is an animal lover. Nancy grew up on a farm where there were cows and chickens. As she grew older, she started to eat less meat. One day she realized that she had stopped eating meat. It had never seemed right to her that animals were fed to be killed for food.

When Mark was a student, he had a careful plan of how to spend money. The little money that he had for food, he spent on rice, cheap vegetables. He learned to be a very good cook. Now Mark is a successful engineer, but he still eats simple foods, and no meat.

Roy is an environmentalist. He knows that the population is increasing faster and faster, but the land for growing food is not increasing at all. He knows that it takes sixteen kilos of grain to make one kilo of meat; he thinks about the fifteen kilos of grain that are wasted if he eats meat “Somewhere,” he says, “someone hasn’t got enough to eat and is dying. How can I enjoy a thick steak?” Mark’s ideas about what is right and wrong make him a vegetarian.

1.Linda became a vegetarian because　　　　　　　　　　 .

A.she was badly ill

B.she wanted to be healthier

C.she enjoyed eating vegetables

D.her doctor asked her to do so

2.Which of the following is true?

A.Linda only eats fruits and vegetables.

B.Nancy became a vegetarian when she was old.

C.Roy doesn’t like steak at all.

D.We aren’t sure when Roy became a vegetarian.

3.The main idea of this passage is that　　　　　　　　　　 .

A.meat is not good for one’s health

B.we had better become vegetarians

C.people choose to be vegetarians for different reasons

D.people become vegetarians because they don’t like meat

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

For 13-year-old Brooke Martin, seeing her golden dog Kayla has become much easier, even when she’s not at home. Martin made a kind of machine—iCPooch. It allows pet owners to video chat with their pets and sends food from other places.2-1-c-n-j-y

When a dog owner puts the iCPooch app on a phone, he or she can connect to the iCPooch machine at home and start talking. The owner's image(影像) and voice will be on the screen. When the owner pushes a button on the iCPooch app, the machine will give the dog some food that has been stored inside the box.

How could Martin come up with the idea? The idea came to the Washington girl when she took a business class last year. That led her to think about helping her pet Kayla. Kayla always looked sad when she was left alone at home.“I wanted to know how you could talk to your dog if you were not at home. And what if you were able to give them a treat while you were away?” Martin explained her idea.

Now Martin and her family have set up a company. They’ve had investments (投资) from businessmen and asked a factory to make the product. They expected to sell 8,000 products by the end of 2015.

Martin is satisfied(满意的) with her success. “A year ago, I never thought that I would be able to start a business, or even having an idea for a business,” she said. “I’ve learned that we are supposed to hold on to your dreams.”

1. What color is Brooke Martin’s dog?

A. It’s white.　　 B. It’s yellow.

C. It’s golden.　　 D. It’s black.

2.The right order of iCPooch is _____.

a. The owner's image and voice will be on the screen.

b. The owner pushes a button on the iCPooch app

c. The owner puts the iCPooch app on a phone

d. The iCPooch will give the dog some food

A. c, b, a, d　 B. b, c, a, d

C. c, a, b, d　 D. d, c, a, b

3.Kayla felt _______ when she was left alone at home.

A. happy　　　　 B. lonely　　　　 C. exciting　　 D. surprised

4.From the passage, we know ________.

A. the iCPooch is a kind of phone

B. Martin set up her company in 2012

C. Martin will sell 5,000 products by the end of 2014

D. Martin held on to her dreams at last

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

_______you start eating healthily, your weight control will become much easier.

A.Until B.Although C.Before D.Once

九年级英语单选题困难题查看答案及解析

Mary likes eating. She eats much food every day and her favorite foods are hamburgers and icecream. Mary doesn't like fruit or vegetables and she doesn't play sports. Now she is a really fat girl.

“Mary，you need to lose weight(减肥)，”her friend Linda says to her. “Don't eat too much，Mary，” say her parents. “Thank you，”says Mary. “But I'm happy with how I look.”

One day Mary meets one of her father's friends William. He is a doctor. “Mary，you really need to lose some weight. Being too fat is not good for your health. Some people die because of being too fat，”says the doctor.

“I don't want to die. I want to be healthy，”says Mary. “It's time for me to lose weight now.”

1.What are Mary's favorite foods?

A. Fruit and icecream.　　 B. Vegetables and fruit.

C. Hamburgers and vegetables.　　 D. Hamburgers and icecream.

2.Who is Linda?

A. Mary's friend.　　 B. Mary's sister.

C. Mary's father's friend.　　 D. Mary's mother's friend.

3.What's William's job?

A. A teacher.　　 B. A doctor.　　 C. A farmer.　　 D. A driver.

4.Mary wants to lose weight because ________．

A. she wants to be healthy　　 B. she wants to look good

C. her parents ask her to do it　　 D. her friend asks her to do it

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

―When did she leave?

―As if it was 3:30. She　 　　　 for about 2 hours.

A. has been away　　 B. left

C. has left　　　　 　 D. has been left

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

―When did she leave? ―As if it was 3:30. She　 　　　 for about 2 hours.

A. has been away　　 B. left　　 C. has left

九年级英语单项填空极难题查看答案及解析