For most of the twentieth century, people com...

For most of the twentieth century, people communicated by telephone or by mail. This is now changing, and email is becoming the preferred method of communication. It's faster than traditional mail. 1.　　 . As email is becoming popular, here are some rules we need to know.

 Be polite and friendly.

Start your message with a greeting. If you are writing to a friend, you can begin with Hi, Sandra. If you are writing to your teacher, begin with your message with Dear Mr. Atonso. 2.　　 Many people just type their names. Others say Bye, Cheers, or use abbreviations（缩略语）like BFN（bye for now）.

 Look good.

When someone receives an email message from you, they might not know anything about you. 3.　　 , so make yourself look good. Type your message, and then read it again. Sometimes sentences seem clear when you write them, but they don’t make sense when you read them back.

4.　　

If you start to use your email several times a week, your message box will soon fill with mail. After a few weeks, you can have a list of 60 or 70 messages! It is easy to delete the message you don’t want any more. 5.　　 , you can save them in folders（文件夹）.If you don’t know how to do that, just ask your friends for help. It only takes a few minutes to learn.

从方框中所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，补全短文。其中有一项为多余选项。

九年级英语补全对话中等难度题查看答案及解析

People communicate in many different ways. The most common way is by talking with others. Except for talking, we can also use body languages. When we use body languages, we need to use body to show what we mean. Sign language is a kind of body language. Let’s see more about it.

Sign language is popular among dumb people who are unable to speak or don’t want to speak. If you want to communicate with a foreigner ,but you can’t speak his language and he can’t speak Chinese, what can you do ? Maybe you can communicate by making signs. Now let’s learn some signs Indians often use.

★When they are hungry, they move their right hands back and forth in front of their stomachs.

★When they mean “ Let’s eat”, they put their right hands and move them up and down in front of their mouths.

★When they have had enough, they part their thumbs and first fingers, and move their hands from their chests to chins.

★If they have a stomach ache, they put both hands on their stomachs, and move them back and forth.

1.The most common way to communicate is ________.

A. by calling others

B. by talking with others

C. by using body language

D. by using signs

2. What is the synonym(近义词) of the underlined word “ dumb” ?

A. blind　　　 B. deaf　　　 C. disabled　　　 D. ill

3. If you want to show you are hungry, you can ___________.

A. move your left hand up and down in front of your mouth.

B. put your right hand in front of your mouth.

C. move your right hand back and forth in front of your stomach.

D. move your right hand from your chest to chin.

4. If a person puts his hands on his legs and moves them back and forth, we can

infer(推断)____

A. he has a stomach ache

B. there’s something wrong with his legs

C. he is too tired to walk

D. he wants to sit down and have a rest

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

A. Getting to Know Sign Language

B. The Most Common Way to Communicate

C. The Importance of Using Hands

D. Indians And Their Hands

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Body language is one of the most powerful means of communication. 1. People around the world show all kinds of feelings, wishes and attitudes that they might never speak aloud. The most universal facial expression is the smile. People usually smile to show happiness and make people feel comfortable. But sometimes it does not always mean that we are truly happy, however. Smiles around the world can be false, hiding other feelings like anger, fear or worry. 2. However, the general purpose of smiling is to show good feelings. From the time we are babies, we show unhappiness or anger by frowning. 3. Making a fist and shaking it almost always means that someone is angry and threatening another person.

There are many ways around the world to a show agreement, but nodding the head up and down is used for agreement almost worldwide. 4.

Being respectful to people is based on each culture, but in general it is probably not a good idea to give a hug to a boss or teacher. In almost every culture, it is not usually good to stand too close to someone of a higher position. 5.

With so many cultural differences between people, it is great to have some similarities in body language. We can often be wrong about each other, so it is an amazing thing that we understand each other as well as we do!

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺、内容完整。

A. Most people also understand that shaking the head from side to side means disagreement and refusal.

B. There are unhappy smiles，such as when someone “lost face” and smiles to hide it.

C. It is often even more powerful than spoken languages.

D. Standing at a little distance with open hands will show that I am willing to listen.

E. In most places around the world, frowning and turning one’s back to someone shows anger.

九年级英语填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Pablo Picasso is one of the most important people of 20th century when art and art movements happened. Before the age of 50, the Spanish born artist had become the most well-known name in modern art, with the most special style and eye for artistic creation. There had been no other artists like Picasso, who had such an effect on the art world, or had a large following of fans as he did.

Pablo Picasso was born in Spain in 1881, and was raised there before going on to spend most of his adult life working as an artist in France. During the whole life, he created more than 20, 000 paintings, drawings, sculptures(雕塑) and other artistic works. He is universally famous as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.

Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain. His father Ruiz was a painter and a professor of art, and felt surprised by his son’s drawing from an early age. His mother stated at one time that his first words were to ask for a pencil. At the age of seven, Picasso began receiving formal training from his father. Because of his traditional professional training, Ruiz believed training made up copying of masterworks and drawing the human form from live models.

In 1891 at ten years old, the family moved to La Coruna where School of Fine Arts paid Ruiz to be a professor. They spent four years there where Ruiz felt his son surpassed him as an artist at the age of 13 and decided to give up painting.

When Picasso died at age 91 in April 1973, he had become one of the most famous and successful artists in history. The most special is that he was able to draw modern creation on the one hand but on the other of continuing traditional lines. He is also the most fruitful genius(天才) in the history of art. His art went over a 78-year period, in which he created 13, 500 paintings, 100, 000 prints and many other famous works.

Just like William Shakespeare on literature(文学), Picasso’s effect on art is large. No one has achieved the same degree of widespread fame(名望) or showed such unbelievable skillfulness as Pablo Picasso has in the art history. Picasso’s free spirit, his strange style made him a cause for artists to follow.

1.The third paragraph is mainly about _________.

A.Picasso’s fame B.Picasso’s childhood

C.Picasso’s work and arts D.Picasso’s general introduction

2.The word “surpassed” in Paragraph 4 probably means “_________”.

A.went beyond B.kept differences with

C.competed against D.disrespected

3.Why did some artists want to follow Picasso?

A.Because he made a great effect on the art world.

B.Because he had his own free spirit and strange style.

C.Because his father was a painter and a professor of art.

D.Because he was the most fruitful genius in the history of art.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Before 50 Picasso had become the most well-known artist in ancient art.

B.Picasso could draw a creation on one hand and make a sculpture on the other.

C.Some artists practiced painting hard and achieved the same fame as Picasso has.

D.Picasso was born in an artistic family and learned drawing from his father firstly.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Television is one of the greatest technological inventions of the twentieth century. A Scottish man called John Logie Baird invented it. Inventors in the USA and Europe were working on electronic television systems (系统) but Baird used a mechanical (机械的) system. In 1925, he was able to send the first black and white picture — of the head of a doll — from one end of his flat (公寓) to the other. He then used a local office boy, not the doll, and this teenager was the first person ever to appear on TV. Baird made the first television programmes for the BBC in 1929. These programmes had sound, not just pictures.

However, Baird’s system was very limited and basic. A totally electronic system was more popular and practical (实用的). The inventor of this electronic system was an American, Philo Farnsworth. In 1936, the BBC started using Farnsworth’s system because the picture was better than Baird’s.

Colour TV began in the USA in the 1940s but only a small number of people had colour televisions in their houses. They were very expensive. In Britain and the USA, the first regular (有规律的) colour TV programmes only began in 1967.

Now in the 21st century, we have digital (数字的) television. TV has changed a lot since the face of a boy appeared on TV in John Logie Baird’s flat!

1.Is television a great technological invention of the 20th century?（根据短文内容回答问题）

2.When did Baird make the first television programmes with sounds?（根据短文内容回答问题）

3.Who invented the totally electronic system? （根据短文内容回答问题）

4.从短文中找出与下列句子划线部分意思相近的短语或单词。

In 1936, the BBC started using Farnsworth’s system. _____________________

5.In this passage, the underlined（划线） word “they” refers to（指的是）____________

九年级英语多任务混合问题困难题查看答案及解析

Close contacts between Japan and the rest of the world were created in the twentieth century. In the last forty years, business contacts between Japan and the West have become very important. Many foreign companies now have offices in Japan and Japanese businessmen do business around the world. Differences between Japanese and Western ways of doing business, however, often bewilder foreign businessmen and make doing business in Japan difficult for foreigners.

　The American businessman, for example, wants to start talking business immediately. He does not want to wait. The Japanese businessman， on the other hand， likes to arrive at decisions after giving them serious thought. Another thing foreign businessmen have difficulty in understanding is when a Japanese means “Yes” or “No”. This is because of cultural differences between Japanese and Western society(社会)， Which make it difficult for a Japanese to say “No” directly.

In the USA， it is easy to say “No” to something one does not want to do. But in Japan， it is very difficult to say “No”. To refuse an invitation or a request(请求) with “No” is felt to be impolite. It is thought to be selfish and unfriendly. So instead of saying “No” directly， the Japanese have developed many ways to avoid(避免) saying “No”. These can help them avoid hurting other people’s feelings. However， this often makes their ways of doing business rather difficult for foreigners to understand and follow.

1.What often makes foreigners feel difficult to do business in Japan?

A. Their different ways of doing business.

B. Their different lifestyles.

C. The fact that the Japanese never say “No”.

D. The fact that the Japanese are slow to take action.

2. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined expression “bewilder foreign businessmen” in Paragraph One?

A. cause foreign businessmen to change their minds.

B. give a feeling of surprise to foreign businessmen.

C. attract foreign businessmen’s attention.

D. make foreign businessmen think wrongly.

3.What fact does the passage lead you to believe?

A. American businessmen do things more slowly than Japanese ones.

B. American businessmen like to say “Yes” and “No”.

C. Americans usually say what they are thinking.

D. Americans do not say what they think or feel clearly.

4.From the passage we can infer(推断) that __________.

A. Japanese businessmen are good at business

B. foreign businessmen should try to know Japanese ways of doing business

C. foreign businessmen must be more polite

D. you must learn from Japanese businessmen if you want to succeed

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Close contacts between Japan and the rest of the world were created in the twentieth century. In the last forty years, business contacts between Japan and the West have become very important. Many foreign companies now have offices in Japan and Japanese businessmen do business around the world. Differences between Japanese and Western ways of doing business, however, often bewilder foreign businessmen and make doing business in Japan difficult for foreigners.

The American businessman, for example, wants to start talking business immediately. He does not want to wait. The Japanese businessman, on the other hand, likes to arrive at decisions after giving them serious thought. Another thing foreign businessmen have difficulty in understanding is when a Japanese means “Yes” or “No”. This is because of cultural differences between Japanese and Western society, Which make it difficult for a Japanese to say “No” directly.

In the USA, it is easy to say “No” to something one does not want to do. But in Japan, it is very difficult to say “No”. To refuse an invitation or a request with “No” is felt to be impolite. It is thought to be selfish and unfriendly. So instead of saying “No” directly, the Japanese have developed many ways to avoid saying “No”. These can help them avoid hurting other people’s feelings. However, this often makes their ways of doing business rather difficult for foreigners to understand and follow.

1.In the last forty years, _________ between Japan and the West have become very important.

A. culture exchange　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. education exchange

C. military contacts　　　　　　　　　　 D. business contacts

2.What often makes foreigners feel difficult to do business in Japan?

A. Their different ways of doing business.

B. Their different lifestyles.

C. Japanese never say “No”.

D. Japanese are slow to take action.

3.Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined expression “bewilder foreign businessmen” in Paragraph One?

A. cause foreign businessmen to change their minds.

B. give a feeling of surprise to foreign businessmen.

C. attract foreign businessmen’s attention.

D. make foreign businessmen think wrongly.

4. What fact does the passage lead you to believe?

A. American businessmen do things more slowly than Japanese ones.

B. American businessmen like to say “Yes” and “No”.

C. Americans usually say what they are thinking.

D. Americans do not say what they think or feel clearly.

5. From the passage we can infer(推断) that __________.

A. Japanese businessmen are good at business

B. foreign businessmen should try to know Japanese ways of doing business

C. foreign businessmen must be more polite

D. you must learn from Japanese businessmen if you want to succeed

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Close contacts between Japan and the rest of the world were created in the twentieth century. In the last forty years, business contacts between Japan and the West have become very important. Many foreign companies now have offices in Japan and Japanese businessmen do business around the world. Differences between Japanese and Western ways of doing business, however, often bewilder foreign businessmen and make doing business in Japan difficult for foreigners.

The American businessman, for example, wants to start talking business immediately. He does not want to wait. The Japanese businessman, on the other hand, likes to arrive at decisions after giving them serious thought. Another thing foreign businessmen have difficulty in understanding is when a Japanese means “Yes” or “No”. This is because of cultural differences between Japanese and Western society(社会), Which make it difficult for a Japanese to say “No” directly.

In the USA, it is easy to say “No” to something one does not want to do. But in Japan, it is very difficult to say “No”. To refuse an invitation or a request(请求) with “No” is felt to be impolite. It is thought to be selfish and unfriendly. So instead of saying “No” directly, the Japanese have developed many ways to avoid(避免) saying “No”. These can help them avoid hurting other people’s feelings. However, this often makes their ways of doing business rather difficult for foreigners to understand and follow.

1.What often makes foreigners feel difficult to do business in Japan?

A. Their different ways of doing business.

B. Their different lifestyles.

C. The fact that the Japanese never say “No”.

D. The fact that the Japanese are slow to take action.

2.Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined expression “bewilder foreign________businessmen” in Paragraph One?

A. cause foreign businessmen to change their minds.

B. give a feeling of surprise to foreign businessmen.

C. attract foreign businessmen’s attention.

D. make foreign businessmen think wrongly.

3.What fact does the passage lead you to believe?

A. American businessmen do things more slowly than Japanese ones.

B. American businessmen like to say “Yes” and “No”.

C. Americans usually say what they are thinking.

D. Americans do not say what they think or feel clearly.

4. From the passage we can infer(推断) that __________.

A. Japanese businessmen are good at business

B. foreign businessmen should try to know Japanese ways of doing business

C. foreign businessmen must be more polite

D. you must learn from Japanese businessmen if you want to succeed

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Close contacts between Japan and the rest of the world were created in the twentieth century. In the last forty years, business contacts between Japan and the West have become very important. Many foreign companies now have offices in Japan and Japanese businessmen do business around the world. Differences between Japanese and Western ways of doing business, however, often bewilder foreign businessmen and make doing business in Japan difficult for foreigners.

The American businessman, for example, wants to start talking business immediately. He does not want to wait. The Japanese businessman, on the other hand, likes to arrive at decisions after giving them serious thought. Another thing foreign businessmen have difficulty in understanding is when a Japanese means “Yes” or “No”. This is because of cultural differences between Japanese and Western society(社会), Which make it difficult for a Japanese to say “No” directly.

In the USA, it is easy to say “No” to something one does not want to do. But in Japan, it is very difficult to say “No”. To refuse an invitation or a request(请求) with “No” is felt to be impolite. It is thought to be selfish and unfriendly. So instead of saying “No” directly, the Japanese have developed many ways to avoid(避免) saying “No”. These can help them avoid hurting other people’s feelings. However, this often makes their ways of doing business rather difficult for foreigners to understand and follow.

1.What often makes foreigners feel difficult to do business in Japan?

2.Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined expression “bewilder foreign businessmen” in Paragraph One?

3.What fact does the passage lead you to believe?

4.From the passage we can infer(推断) that __________.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Advertising is a highly developed twentieth-century industry. The development of radio, television, cinema, magazines and newspapers has gone hand in hand with the development of advertising. Why is advertising so popular? Is it a waste of money? It has been proved again and again that repeated advertising increases product sales. Since it increases production, the price can be reduced. Therefore advertising, instead of making a product more expensive, makes it cheaper.

Advertising is now a scientific business. Once managers would say jokingly, “ I know that half of what I spend on advertising is wasted, but I don't know which half.” Now, all parts of an advertising programs are properly measured and researched.

What makes a good advertisement? There have been major changes in advertising in the past sixty years. People read advertisements partly for information and partly for pleasure. Today's advertisements often start with a question, or a puzzle, with the purpose of attracting the reader's attention. Of course, most advertisements contain information. But this is usually contained in a text that is interesting and often funny. Humor is very important. Sometimes advertisements tell a story, or the story may be continued over a number of advertisements. However, there is a danger in this. It is possible that the reader or viewer will remember the advertisement but not the name of the product.

1.Which of the following can be used in place of the underlined phrase “hand in hand” ?

A. Here and there.　　 B. Again and again.

C. As usual.　　 D. At the same time.

2.The purpose of advertising is ____.

A. to increase product sales　　 B. to make a product much better

C. to spend more money　　 D. to reduce the production

3.What is meant by what managers said in the second paragraph?

A. Managers spent no money on advertising.

B. Not all the advertisements were well designed.

C. A11 the managers knew about advertising then.

D. A11 the money on advertising was wasted.

4.An outstanding advertisement_______

A. is always an interesting story.

B. can not only catch the reader's eyes but is full of products’ information.

C. must starts with a question, or a puzzle.

D. can make the price of the product low

5.What does the writer think of advertising?

A. Useless　　 B. Unnecessary　　 C. Wasteful　　 D. Important

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析