Bamboo (竹子) is one of nature's (自然) most surp...

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

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

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.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

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

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

The bicycle is one of the simplest yet most useful inventions in the world. What is most surprising is that it was not ___1__ earlier, although the great inventor Leonardo Da Vinci had drawn pictures for bicycles and also for flying machines and some other things. Those things were not produced___2___ long after he died.

　A person riding a bicycle uses ___3___ energy to make the bicycle move, and there is no pollution at all when you are riding. Even so, in developed ____4___, most people don’t travel to work by bicycle. It is not because the bicycles are expensive or people feel___5____ if they ride to work. It’s because __6___ cars on the roads becomes larger. It certainly becomes ___7___ to ride a bicycle. As a result, more people put their bicycles away and go to work ___8___ their cars cars, and in this way, the situation is made more serious.___9___ the best way to make riding safer and more popular is to create paths (开设通道) only for bicycles, and to make ___10___ so difficult and expensive for drivers to take their cars into the city that they will go back to use their bicycles.

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The bicycle is one of the most useful inventions in the world. What is the most surprising is that it was not _____ earlier, although the great inventor Leonardo da Vinci had drawn pictures for bicycles and also for flying machines and some other things. Those things were not produced _____ long after he died.

A person riding a bicycle uses _____ energy to make the bicycle move, and it causes no _____ at all. Even so, in some developed countries, most people don’t go to work by bicycle. It isn’t because the bicycles are expensive or people will feel _____ if they ride bicycles to work. It’s because the number of cars on the roads _____ larger and larger. It certainly makes riding a bicycle on the roads _____. As a result, more people put their bicycles away and go to work _____ their cars. The traffic becomes heavier and heavier and the air becomes much worse.

Perhaps the best way to make riding a bicycle safer and more popular is to create _____ only for bicycles, and to make it so difficult and expensive for drivers to drive their cars into the city that they will go back to ______ their bicycles.

1.A. found　　 B. founded　　 C. invented　　 D. discovered

2.A. before　　 B. after　　 C. since　　 D. until

3.A. much　　 B. no　　 C. little　　 D. many

4.A. development　　 B. pollution　　 C. harm　　 D. danger

5.A. lucky　　 B. glad　　 C. sorry　　 D. tired

6.A. becomes　　 B. turns　　 C. goes　　 D. remains

7.A. safer　　 B. more dangerous　　 C. cleaner　　 D. funnier

8.A. by　　 B. in　　 C. for　　 D. at

9.A. advertisements　　 B. traffic lights　　 C. paths　　 D. parking lots

10.A. using　　 B. buying　　 C. borrowing　　 D. taking

九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

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

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Rivers are one of our most important natural resources(自然资源). Many of the world’s great cities are located on rivers, and almost every country has at least one river flowing through it that plays an important part in the lives of its people.

Since the beginning of history, people have used rivers for transportation. The longest one in the United States is the Mississipi. The lifeline of Egypt is Nile. To the people of India, the Ganges is great, but it is also important for transportation; ships can travel along it for a thousand miles. Other great rivers are the Congo in Africa and the Mekong in Southeast Asia. The greatest of all for navigation(航海), however, is the Amazon in Brazil(巴西). It is so wide and so deep that large ships can go about two thousand miles upon it.

Besides transportation, rivers give food to eat, water to drink, water for crops, and chances for fun and recreation for the people who live along their banks. In order to increase the supply of water for crops, engineers sometimes build a dam(大坝) across a river and let a lake form behind the dam. Then people can use the water not only to irrigate(灌溉) their fields but also to make electricity for their homes and industries. However, large cities and industries that are located upon rivers often make problems. As the cities grow in size and industries increase in number, the water in the rivers becomes polluted with chemicals and other materials. People are learning the importance, however, of doing more to keep their rivers clean if they want to enjoy the benefits(利益) of this natural resource.

1.The greatest river for navigation is ________.

A.the Amazon B.the Nile C.the Mississippi

2.Which is WRONG?

A.The Nile is in India.

B.Many cities are located on rivers.

C.Rivers play an important part in the lives of people.

3.From a dam people can use the water for ________.

A.keeping the rivers clean B.washing clothes C.irrigating and making electricity

4.The water in the river is polluted because of ________.

A.people’s building a dam across a river

B.people’s swimming in the river too much

C.chemicals and other materials

5.The best title of the passage is ________.

A.Rivers in Cities B.The Importance of Rivers C.Transportation

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Zhalong is a nature reserve in Heilongjiang in northeast China．It is one of the world’s most important wetlands．The area provides food and shelter for wildlife．It is an ideal home for different kinds of plants，fish and birds．

Many birds live comfortably in Zhalong Nature Reserve all year round，while some only stay for a short time．There are many fish in the wetlands，and the birds can easily catch them for food．Zhalong Nature Reserve is an important living area for the rare red-crowned cranes．There are not manyred-crowned cranes in the world．Some of them live in Zhalong．

Some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings．This means that there will be less and less space for wildlife．

More and more birds are in danger because they do not have enough living space．Many of them died．The Chinese government wants to protect these endangered birds，and they can be safe in Zhalong．

Every year a lot of tourists go to Zhalong to watch birds．This year members of ourBird watching Club are going to study the different kinds of birds in Zhalongand the changes in their numbers．The study begins next month．

We do a bird count once a year．We are now inviting secondary school students to help．We need more people to help us count and do something to help the birds．Many people do not understand the importance of the wetlands．We hope this information will help them understand and make them actively take action to protect wildlife．

1.What is the best title of the passage？

A. Less and Less Space for Wildlife

B. Many Tourists Watch birds in Zhalong Yearly

C. Zhalong is a Famous Scenic Spot

D. Zhalong A Special Place

2.The shelter in the first paragraph means．

A. a place to live or stay

B. a large zoo

C. a place to hunt animals

D. a large park

3.Which of the following sentences is false？

A. There are a lot ofred-crowned cranes in other parts of the world．

B. Some birds go to Zhalong for a short stay．

C. Zhalong nature reserveis the comfortable home of many birds．

D. Birds can find food without difficulty in Zhalong．

4.This passage is written to

A. ask people to do something for birds．

B. help people learn about protecting wildlife．

C. make people understand how important the wetlands are．

D. ask students all over the world to watch birds．

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。

nine   surprise   direct   different   decide

1.Mr. Black is one of the most famous ____________ in the world. Many young people like the films directed by him.

2.His family live on the ____________floor of the highest building in our town.

3.There is no time left, you should make a ____________ at once.

4.The films with ____________ endings can always make people excited.

5.He is strange and hates to be like others, he always tries to do everything ____________.

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