One of the most widely accepted assumptions (...

One of the most widely accepted assumptions (假设) in our culture is that if you exercise, you will lose weight．I exercise all the time, but I still have got fat．Why does this happen?

More than 45 million Americans now belong to a health club, up from 23 million in 1993．We spend some $19 billion a year on sports．Of course, some people join the health club but never go．Still, as one main study—the Minnesota Heart Survey—found, more of us at least say we exercise regularly．

However, the number of fat people has risen greatly: a third of Americans are fat, and another third count as overweight．Yes, it's highly possible that those of us who regularly go to the sports center would weigh even more if we exercised less．But like many other people, I get hungry after I exercise, so I often eat more on the days I exercise than on the days I don't．Could exercise actually be keeping me from losing weight?

People believe that "exercise is important for weight control" is actually rather new．Doctors used to advise not to exercise too much, particularly for older adults who might hurt themselves．Today doctors encourage even their oldest patients to exercise because people who regularly exercise are at a lower risk for most illnesses, especially heart problems．They less often develop cancer and many other illnesses, but the role of exercise in weight loss has been completely overestimated (评估过高)．

"In general, for weight loss, exercise is pretty useless," says an exercise researcher．

1.From the passage we can learn that

A. more than 45 million Americans now go to the sports center regularly

B. the number of overweight people has doubled since 1993

C. some Americans join a health club but never go there

D. Americans waste too much money each year on sports

2.According to the writer, people might put on weight because ________．

A. they have the habit of going to the health club regularly

B. they eat the same food when they do not exercise

C. they exercise less than required by doctors

D. they eat more after they exercise

3.What may be the best title for this passage?

A. Overweight Is Not Good for Your Health

B. Exercise Won't Make You Thin

C. Health Club Is Part of American Lifestyle

D. Fatness Is a Social Problem in America

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

English is the most widely used language in the history of our planet. One in every seven human beings can speak it. More than half of the world’s books and three quarters of international mail are in English. Of all languages, English has the largest vocabulary — perhaps as many as two million words.

However, let’s face it: English is a crazy language. There is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. Sweet-meats are candy, while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat.

We take English for granted. But when we explore its paradoxes (探讨它的矛盾), we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them.

And why is it that a writer writes, but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce, and hammers don’t ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldn’t the plural of booth be beeth? One goose, two geese — so one moose, two meese?

How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next?

English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects (反映) the creativity of human beings. That’s why, when stars are out, they are visible (能看见的); but when the lights are out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it; but when I wind up this essay, I end it.

1.Through the many paradoxes in the English language, the writer wants to show that human beings are

______.

A. clever　　 B. crazy　　 C. azy　　 D. dull

2.According to the passage ______.

A. pineapples are the apples on the pine tree

B. there should be egg in an eggplant

C. sweet-meats and sweetbreads are different

D. boxing rings should be round

3.Which of the following is the correct plural?

A. Beeth.　　 B. Geese.　　 C. Meese.　　 D. Tooth.

4.Which of the following includes two items which have the similar meaning?

A. A wise man and a wise guy.

B. Overlook and oversee.

C. Quite a lot and quite a few.

D. Hot as hell and cold as hell.

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Li Yaotang is regarded as one of the most important and widely-read Chinese writers in the 20th century. He wrote under the pen name of Ba Jin. He started writing his first work in the late 1920s. Li was born in Chengdu, Sichuan. He was born in a rich family of officials. As a child, Li was taught to read and write by his mother. In 1920, Li entered Chengdu Foreign Language School to study English. Three years later, Li moved to Shanghai and studied in Dongnan University. On February 15th, 1927, he went to Paris with his friend for further study. After returning to Shanghai in 1928, Ba Jin continued writing and working on translation. His first novel came out in 1929. Then he wrote a lot of famous novel during ten years. Most of Ba Jin’s works could be easily understood by anyone with high school education, which make him one of the easiest modern Chinese writers. Ba Jin died of cancer in Shanghai at the age of 100. His death marked the end of a century for Chinese literature. He was one of the masters of language like Lao She.

1.When did Ba Jin start writing his first work? (In no more than four words)

_____________________________________________________________________.

2.Who taught Ba Jin to read and write when he was a child first?

_____________________________________________________________________.

3.What did Ba Jin do in Chengdu Foreign Language School? (in no more than 4 words)

_____________________________________________________________________.

4.Did Ba Jin go to France or Britain in 1927?

_____________________________________________________________________.

5.Why is Ba Jin still one of the easiest modern Chinese writers?

_____________________________________________________________________.

九年级英语任务型阅读中等难度题查看答案及解析

One of the most remarkable things about the human mind is our ability to imagine the future. In our minds we can see what has not yet happened. For example, while we are looking forward to 1._____a new place or country, we 2._____what it will be like. We predict( 预料) the habit people will eat, dress and act. Of course, we do not always predict things 3._____. Things are often very different from the way we 4._____them to be.

One of the 5._____ dreams in history is the dream of the German scientist, Kekule, who had been 6._____ to work out a very difficult problem in physics. He had studied and analyzed(分析) the problem from every angle(角度) for days, but there 7._____ to be no way of 8._____ out the answer. Then one night he went to bed and dreamed. When he 9._____ up, he realized that he knew the answer. He had solved the problem in his 10._____.

The hypnotist(催眠者) sat in the chair opposite him and spoke 11._____: I want you to concentrate on my voice. Think about 12._____. You know nothing but my voice. And as you pay attention to my voice, your 13._____ will get heavier. Soon you’ll be asleep.

You will hear my voice and understand my words, but your body will be asleep, your eyes are too heavy. You are almost asleep, and when you wake up you will 14._____ nothing.

You will forget everything. Now I am going to 15._____ slowly from one to five. One, two, three, four, five.

1.                A．visiting         B．seeking         C．reaching  D．discovering

2.                A．imagine        B．know           C．feel  D．guess

3.                A．quickly         B．simply          C．correctly  D．neatly

4.                A．required        B．wished         C．left  D．expected

5.                A．funny          B．dull            C．famous   D．silly

6.                A．managing       B．trying          C．thinking  D．hoping

7.                A．used           B．ought          C．seemed  D．had

8.                A．making         B．finding         C．turning   D．letting

9.                A．gave           B．sat             C．woke D．got

10.               A．dream         B．lesson          C．research  D．exercise

11.               A．softly          B．loudly          C．slowly D．firmly

12.               A．everything      B．something      C．nothing   D．anything

13.               A．eyes           B．feet           C．head D．body

14.               A．accept         B．remember      C．hear  D．receive

15.               A．count          B．say            C．add  D．speak

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Miss White is ________ in our school.

A．one of the most popular teacher

B．one of the popular teachers

C．one of the most popular teachers

D．one of the popular teacher

九年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Reform the gaokao

The college entrance examination is one of the most important tests in our lives. Now, the big exam has got a big change.

the government announced a reform(改革) plan on Sept 4, 2014. According to the plan, there are only three required(要求的) tests that everyone to take – Chinese, maths and foreign language. Each subject is marked out of 150. Students can take foreign language tests twice.

Students also have to learn six other subject – physics, chemistry, biology, geography, politics and history. They will have a final test after finishing their studies in each subject. They can choose three to hand in when applying for(报考) universities.

Nowadays, liberal arts(文科) and science(理科) have different tests. For example, in some places, liberal arts students get easier math questions. Under the new system, everyone will have same tests.

The reform will begin trials(试验) from this year in some cities. Current Senior 1 students in Shanghai and Zhejiang don’t have to choose between studying liberal arts and science.

Liu Yunsong, and English teacher at Beijing 101 Middle School, believes the reform is good news for junior students, especially for the English tests. “Two opportunities help the students show their real level better. As a result, we will pa y more attention to helping students be interested in the language instead of just teaching them the skills of dealing with tests. We will give them more chances to use the language, such as reading English.”

1.What will be reformed according to the passage?

A. The college graduation examination.

B. The middle s chool graduation exam ination.

C. The college entrance examination.

D. The middle school entrance exanmination.

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the reform plan?

A. Everyone has to take five tests.

B. Students can take all of the tests twice.

C. Students choose their best English scores.

D. Only Chinese and math are marked out of 150.

3.How many subjects do students have to learn?

A. Three.　 B. Five.　　 C. Six.　 D. Nine.

4.The underlined word “opportunities” in the passage means ________.

A.机会　 B. 相反　　 C.看法　 D.操作

5.According to Liu Yunsong, ______.

a. students can’t show their real level

B. the reform is bad news for students

C. students have to read more newspapers

D. students can benefit from the two English tests

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Stephen Spielberg is one of the most well-known directors(导演) of our time. He was born in Cincinnati on 18 December 1946. His father was an electric engineer and his mother was a pianist. His sister， Anne Spielberg， became a screenwriter（编剧）who wrote the stories for many famous films.

Stephen had always wanted to be a director ever since he was a young boy. When he was just 13 years old， he made a 40-minute film. It won a local competition. Three years later， he produced a film called Firelight， which made one hundred dollars’ profit(盈利) at the cinema in his hometown. Many of the ideas from this film were later used for one of his most famous films called Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

When he was 18 years old， he wanted to go to film school so that he could improve his skills and become an even better director. Unluckily， he was unsuccessful in getting a place at this school so he went to a university in California to study English. Even though he had failed to get into the school he wanted to go to， he didn’t let this stop him following his dream to become a great director.

Stephen Spielberg has directed many films since his first major(主要的) film in 1976. He now owns many different businesses， most of which are involved in the film industry(涉及电影业).

阅读以上信息，用恰当的词完成下面的表格，每空一词。

九年级英语任务型阅读中等难度题查看答案及解析

The word that has changed the world

Apple is one of the most popular fruits in our life, and people eat apples every day. But there are 11 apples that are especially important to the history of our human beings and they have changed the whole world.

Long long ago when the world just started, apple was a forbidden  12  in the Garden of Eden, however, a girl named Eve stole and ate it. Unfortunately, she was discovered by God, and was driven away  13  the Garden together with a boy called Adam. After they  14  the garden, Adam and Eve had their own babies and  15  the ancestors of all of us. This is the beginning of our world, history  16  morality.*

In the Autumn of 1665, there  17  a young man sitting under an apple tree in his garden. His name was Newton. While he was thinking of one problem, suddenly, an apple dropped down from the tree and fell on his head.  18  this, Newton discovered gravitation* on that day and his new idea of science made people really  19   and happy, also he changed our opinions about nature and the way  20   we think, then people began to21 what science was at that time.

And today, Jobs Steve, this crazy old man changed the world by his apple products. For example, iPhones22  be found  23  in the street, young people feel cool when they use this kind of new high-tech* product. Don’t you think  24  apple products have become a symbol of our time? As Jobs Steve often said he was born to change the world and he made it.  25  he has died, people remember him and miss him, because he made our life more colorful and amazing.

1.A.one B.two C.three D.four

2.A.vegetable B.fruit C.food D.noodle

3.A.from B.in C.with D.under

4.A.went B.walked C.lived D.left

5.A.got B.turned C.made D.became

6.A.but B.or C.and D.though

7.A.had B. wasC.haveD.is

8.A.Because of B.Because C.For D.Since

9.A.bored B.tired C.relaxed D.surprised

10.A./ B.which C.how D.what

11.A.learn B.know C.talk D.share

12.A.need B.should C.can D.must

13.A.somewhere B.nowhere C.everywhere D.anywhere

14.A.what B.who C.where D.that

15.A.Although B.But C.However D.Even

九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

V．根据短文内容完成下列各题

Mr Smith is one of the most popular teachers in our school．He is our English teacher now．(1)He began to teach us English last term．This term I think I’ll learn more than I did last year．Before Mr Smith taught us，I didn’t like English at all．Mr Smith changed all this．He told English stories to us and played English games with us．(2)他要求我们在学校要一直说英语。He also asked us to read more books，newspapers，magazines and stories in English．Then I became interested in English．I'm not good at English，but I have enjoyed learning it．I think that is all (3) Mr Smith．

1.用since改写文中(1)处画线的句子。

__________________________________________________________________________

2.将文中(2)处画线句子翻译成英语。

__________________________________________________________________________

3.从下面三个短语中选出一个适合填入文中(3)处的短语。

A. neither of　　 B. friendly to　　 C. because of

4.根据短文内容、句意和首字母提示用学过的单词填空。

According to the passage，a good teacher is very i____in English learning．

5.回答问题：How did the writer like learning English?

________________________________________________________

九年级英语任务型阅读极难题查看答案及解析

Jinan, our hometown, is one of ______ in China.

A. beautiful city　　 B. the most beautiful city

C. the most beautiful cities　　 D. most beautiful cities

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析