Europeans are being dug out from heavy snow a...

Europeans are being dug out from heavy snow after a week of very cold weather. The snowstorm is the harshest to hit Europe. Airports were shut down. And schools have been closed for a week.

Until Wednesday, at least 400 people across Europe had died because of the cold temperature. Several countries have said a state of emergency. In Ukraine, temperatures dropped as low as -33℉.

Although the situation is bad, at least one country is hoping the weather will last a little longer. In the Netherlands, the government is preparing for the country’s “11 Cities Tour”. The 125-mile ice-skating marathon will be held along a network which joins 11 towns and cities together in Friesland Province.

The ice along the way must be inches thick for the event. Up to 2 million people are thought to cheer on the race’s 16,000 competitors.

On Wednesday, Dutch soldiers joined in the preparations. They cleaned snow along the way. This will be the 16^th time that the event has taken place since the first race in 1909. Dutch General Hans said his soldiers were happy to lend a hand. “We want to do our bit for this national party.” he said.

1.What is “11 Cities Tour”?

A. It’s a 125-mile ice skating marathon.

B. It’s a 11-mile ice skating marathon.

C. It’s a 16000-mile ice skating marathon.

D. It’s a 33-mile ice skating marathon.

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Thousands of people across Europe died because of the weather.

B. The ice should be less than 6 inches thick for the event.

C. No country is glad to see the cold weather.

D. The first “11 Cities Tour” began in 1909.

3.Who helped clean snow along the way?

A. French soldiers                      B. Dutch soldiers

C. Ukrainian soldiers               D. American soldiers

4.The underlined word “harshest” means _______ in the passage.

A. safest       B. most enjoyable       C. most serious         D. happiest

5.The passage is mainly about______.

A. the hard situation Europe faces

B. the European cold weather

C. preparations for a national party

D. the coldest season in Europe

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

The flight to Guangzhou had to be________because of the heavy snow.

A.put up        B.put out        C.put off        D.put down

九年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

The flight to Guangzhou had to be________because of the heavy snow.

A.put up　　　　　　　　　 B.put out　　　　　　　　 C.put off　　　　　　　　 D.put down

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

She was returning from teaching out in a small community . It was a moonless night, and a heavy snow was falling.

She remembered back to when she had first started teaching out in small communities. In those days she had always picked up hitchhikers (搭便车者), until the day her sister told her of a friend who had been shot (中枪) in the head by a hitchhiker, all because she had stopped out of kindness to help him during a storm.

Her family didn’t become concerned (关心的) about her safety over the hitchhikers until the family heard the promise: “No more hitchhikers!” The snow that night was making her think back to this.

Then she saw a man waving. She slowed down for him, but now as he ran toward the car in the dark she shook with fear. Yet she thought that if he was truly in need she couldn’t leave him here in this storm.

The stranger explained that his car was dead, and she told him to get in. They drove for an hour into the next city and she took him to a telephone booth (公用电话亭). She waited until he had made a call. When he reported back to her that a family member would soon come for him, she wished him well and left.

Tears fell on her cheeks as she drove away. She felt as though she had been holding her breath for an hour. “I hope they’ll understand why I had to break my promise,” she thought.

1.What can we learn about the woman?

A. She was a taxi driver.

B. She used to be a hitchhiker.

C. She taught in small communities.

D. She seldom picked up strangers.

2.What made her family worried about her safety?

A. She had been hurt by a hitchhiker.

B. Her sister’s friend was killed by a hitchhiker.

C. There were often snowstorms on her way home.

D. Her car often broke down on her way home.

3.We can infer from the underlined sentence in the last paragraph that _________.

A. she was sorry for picking up the stranger.

B. she felt too tired to breathe.

C. she had been afraid being with the stranger.

D. she had been too careful driving in the storm.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

She was returning from teaching out in a small community . It was a moonless night, and a heavy snow was falling.

She remembered back to when she had first started teaching out in small communities. In those days she had always picked up hitchhikers (搭便车者), until the day her sister told her of a friend who had been shot (中枪) in the head by a hitchhiker, all because she had stopped out of kindness to help him during a storm.

Her family didn’t become concerned (关心的) about her safety over the hitchhikers until the family heard the promise: “No more hitchhikers!” The snow that night was making her think back to this.

Then she saw a man waving. She slowed down for him, but now as he ran toward the car in the dark she shook with fear. Yet she thought that if he was truly in need she couldn’t leave him here in this storm.

The stranger explained that his car was dead, and she told him to get in. They drove for an hour into the next city and she took him to a telephone booth (公用电话亭). She waited until he had made a call. When he reported back to her that a family member would soon come for him, she wished him well and left.

Tears fell on her cheeks as she drove away. She felt as though she had been holding her breath for an hour. “I hope they’ll understand why I had to break my promise,” she thought.

1.What can we learn about the woman?

A. She was a taxi driver.

B. She used to be a hitchhiker.

C. She taught in small communities.

D. She seldom picked up strangers.

2.What made her family worried about her safety?

A. She had been hurt by a hitchhiker.

B. Her sister’s friend was killed by a hitchhiker.

C. There were often snowstorms on her way home.

D. Her car often broke down on her way home.

3.We can infer from the underlined sentence in the last paragraph that _________.

A. she was sorry for picking up the stranger.

B. she felt too tired to breathe.

C. she had been afraid being with the stranger.

D. she had been too careful driving in the storm.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

-The flight to London was　　　　　　　 because of the heavy snow.

A. put up　　　　 B. put out　　　　　 C. put off　　　　　 D. put away

九年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

A lot of traffic was kept from going into the city centre ________ the heavy snow?

九年级英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

The weather of Antarctica(南极洲)is cold, cloudy with heavy snow. Most parts of it are covered with ice sea for 10 months. Though it is dry and seldom rains, scientists in Antarctica have gotten their first crop of vegetables that they grew without earth. As one part of a plan, it will help astronauts to study fresh food about other planets.If the plan is successful, people will have some space to plant vegetables and fruit.

Researchers at Germany's Neumayer Station III say they have planted 3.6 kilograms (about 8pounds) of salad green vegetables, including 18 cucumbers and 70 carrots in a high technology greenhouse(温室)，while the temperatures outside dropped below -200C. In this way, they can eat fresh vegetables in time.

The German Aerospace(航天航空) Center DLR, Daniel Dchubert, which was the leader of the plan, said on Thursday,“Scientists hope to get 4 to 5 kilograms of fruit and vegetables a week in May.Maybe the plan can turn into reality."

While NASA has successful grown green plants on the International Space Station, DLR's Daniel Dchubert says the Antarctic plan decides to produce a wider range of vegetables, such as tomatoes, onions and so on. People might grow them on the Mars or the Moon one day.

We know people depend on agriculture since the beginning of human history.

Without agriculture,people can't live for many years. At the same time, the development of agriculture needed some conditions,including environment, temperature, weather and so on. The technology develops quickly. People will plant the vegetables on the Mars sooner or later.

1.What's the weather like in Antarctica according the passage?

A.Sunny and cold. B.Cool and snowy. C.Dry and rainy. D.Seriously bad.

2.From Daniel Dchubert' s words , we can learn that_________.

A.Antarctic plan will produce more kinds of vegetables

B.more vegetables might be grown on the Sun or the Moon

C.Antarctic plan may be useless to other planets, like the Mars

D.Green plants will be grown on the International Space Station

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.3.6 kilograms is 9 pounds. B.No people are living in Antarctica.

C.People will plant vegetables on the Mars. D.Scientists in Antarctica can't grow vegetables.

4.What' s the meaning of the underlined word“agriculture” in Chinese?

A.航天. B.工业. C.农业 D.服务业.

5.What' s the best title for the passage?

A.Green vegetables in Antarctica. B.Special weather in Antarctica.

C.A great plan about vegetables. D.Planting green vegetables.

九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

--- It was a heavy snow last night. Are we all here now?

--- Yes, and _____ of us was late for school.

A. all　　　　 B. either

C. neither　　 D. none

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

— There was a heavy snow last night. Are we all here now?

— Yes, and _____ of us was late for school.

A.all B.either C.neither D.none

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析