Cold weather, central heating, and falling le...

Cold weather, central heating, and falling leaves---all these things mean that flu season has arrived. And you shouldn’t take flu lightly. Flu season comes every year from October to April. This year has been especially bad, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (美国疾病防控中心 CDC).

The flu is an illness caused by the influenza virus. It is different from the common cold in that it can strike suddenly---and it is much more serious .The flu can cause serious dehydration(脱水) and liver (肝脏)damage ,both of witch can kill people.

The flu is especially dangerous for children and elderly people, since they have weaker immune (免疫) system. As of April 20, 142 children in the US had died from the flu during this flu season, according to CDC.

These deaths are not limited to the USA. In China, many people die from the flu each year as well. An elderly man in Beijing died from the flu this season, which led to a wide discussion online. The man’s family didn’t know how serious the flu was, just like many others who don’t understand the flu very well.

What can you do to keep the flu away? Hygiene is important --- take a shower every day and wash your hands often. Do not spend time around people who have the flu. And if you can, get a flu vaccine --- this is a type of special medicine that can help prevent the flu. All of these things can keep you safe during flu season. If you are stick with the flu, stay home to prevent spreading it to others.

1.What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A. It tells us it’s the flu season now.

B. It tells us the flu can kill people.

C. It tells us what the cold is.

D. It tells us what the flu is.

2.Who are easy to catch the flu?

A. Kids and the old.　　 B. Adults and children.

C. Women and men.　　 D. Doctors and reporters.

3.What led to a wide discussion online?

A. That the children don’t exercise very often.

B. That the flu will cause serious liver damage.

C. That an old man in Beijing died during the flu season.

D. That the old man’s family don’t know what the flu is.

4.What does the last paragraph tell us?

A. Get a flu vaccine shot.　　 B. How to prevent the flu.

C. Take a shower every day　　 D. Wash your hands often.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

This sad story happened on a cold winter evening. It was so cold and snow was falling so heavily that the roads were covered with ice and a strong wind was blowing. Being outside in such weather was very unwise. However, Peter Lee had to walk home from work. Peter walked with difficulty along a country road, the cold wind beating against his chest. He thought, “If I wear my coat backwards, maybe, it will be a little bit warmer for me.” He stopped walking, took off his coat, and put it on backwards. “That’s much better,” he said to himself happily. Walking on through the thickly falling snow, he was thinking about drinking a cup of warm coffee by the burning fireplace.

A few minutes later, a car knocked down Peter. The driver hadn’t seen him soon enough. When he tried his best to put on the brakes (刹车), the car skidded (打滑) on the icy road. The frightened driver got out of the car and ran to see how the poor man was.

After a while, a police car arrived. A policeman went up to see Mr Lee who was lying on the ground. He told the driver, “I’m afraid he’s dead.”

The driver was so surprised. “This can’t be the case, because I hardly touched him. Check my car carefully. There’s not a mark on it.”

The policeman said, “I’m sure he’s dead.”

“It’s impossible,” the driver said anxiously. “As soon as I hit him, I ran to help him. He was lying on the road, but he was breathing and there was no blood.”

“Did you touch him?” the policeman asked.

“Yes, but only to turn his head around the right way,” the driver answered.

1.Why did the writer say this story was a sad one?

A. It was rather cold that day.

B. Snow was falling heavily that day.

C. The man in the story was made dead by mistake.

D. An accident happened on the road.

2.According to the writer, Peter Lee _______ .

A. was wise

B. didn’t need to walk home in such bad weather

C. was in bad need of going home

D. had difficulty in finding the road leading to his home

3.Peter Lee wore his coat backwards _______.

A. to keep himself a little bit warmer

B. to help walk forward more easily

C. not to let others know him

D. not to let the cold wind blow

4.The driver failed to see Peter Lee soon enough, ______.

A. so the car skidded on the icy road

B. so he tried his best to put on the brakes

C. and he had to get out of the car

D. so his car knocked him down

5.What did the driver do to make Peter Lee die?

A. He touched him carefully.

B. He turned his head around the right way.

C. He helped him to sit up.

D. He turned him over gently.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

This sad story happened on a cold winter evening. It was so cold and snow was falling so heavily that the roads were covered with ice and a strong wind was blowing. Being outside in such weather was very unwise. However, Peter Lee had to walk home from work. Peter walked with difficulty along a country road, the cold wind beating against his chest. He thought, “ If I wear my coat backwards, maybe, it will be a little bit warmer for me.” He stopped walking, took off his coat, and put it on backwards. “That’s much better.” He said to himself happily. Walking on through the thickly falling snow, he was thinking about drinking a cup of warm coffee by the burning fireplace.

A few minutes later, a car knocked down Peter. The driver hadn’t seen him soon enough. When he tried his best to put on the brakes（刹车）, the car skidded（打滑）on the icy road. The frightened driver got out of the car and ran to see how the poor man was.

After a while, a police car arrived. A policeman went up to see Mr. Lee who was lying on the ground. He told the driver, “I’m afraid he’s dead.”

The driver was so surprised. “This can’t be the case, because I hardly touched him. Check my car carefully. There’s not a mark on it.”

The policeman sad, “I’m sure he’s dead.”

“It’s impossible,” the driver said anxiously. “As soon as I hit him, I ran to help him. He was lying on the road, but he was breathing and there was no blood.”

“Did you touch him?” The policeman asked.

“Yes, but only to turn his head around the right way.” The driver answered.

1.Why did the writer say this story was a sad one?

A. It was rather cold that day.

B. Snow was falling heavily that day.

C. The man in the story was made dead by mistake.

D. An accident happened on the road.

2. According to the writer, Peter Lee _____.

A. was wise

B. didn’t need to walk home in such bad weather

C. was in bad need of going home

D. had difficulty in finding the road leading to his home

3.Peter Lee wore his coat backwards _____.

A. to keep himself a little bit warmer

B. to help walk forward more easily

C. not to let others know him

D. not to let the cold wind blow

4. The driver failed to see Peter Lee soon enough, _____.

A. so the car skidded on the icy road

B. so he tried his best to put on the brakes

C. and he had to get out of the car

D. so his car knocked him down

5.What did the driver do to make Peter Lee die?

A. He touched him carefully.

B. He turned his head around the right way.

C. He helped him to sit up.

D. He turned him over gently.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I love Kunming, ____ the weather there. It’s neither too hot nor too cold all year round.

A. usually　　 B. wisely　　 C. especially　　 D. lastly

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

(An excerpt of After Twenty Years)

There was now a cold rain falling and the wind was stronger. The few people walking along that street were hurrying, trying to keep warm. At the door of the shop stood the man who had come a thousand miles to meet a friend, Jimmy Wells. Twenty years ago, they agreed to meet here tonight. Such a meeting could not be certain. But he waited.

About twenty minutes he waited, and then a tall man in a long coat came hurrying across the street. He went directly to the waiting man.

“Is that you, Bob?” he asked, doubtfully.

“Is that you, Jimmy Wells?” cried Bob.

The new man took Bob’s hands in his. “It’s Bob! It surely is. I was certain I would find you here if you were still alive. Twenty years is a long time. The old restaurant is gone, Bob. I wish it were here, so that we could have another dinner in it. Has the West been good to you?”

“It gave me everything I asked for. You’ve changed, Jimmy. I never thought you were so tall.”

“Oh, I grew a little after I was twenty.”

“Are you doing well in New York, Jimmy?”

“Well enough. I work for the city. Come on, Bob. We’ll go to a place I know, and have a good long talk about old times.”

The two men started along the street, arm in arm. Bob, the man from the West, was beginning to tell the story of his life. The other, with his coat up to his ears, listened with interest.

At the corner stood a shop bright with electric lights. When they came near, each turned to look at the other’s face.

The man from the West stopped suddenly and pulled his arm away. “You’re not Jimmy Wells,” he said. “Twenty years is a long time, but not long enough to change the shape of a man’s nose.”

“It sometimes changes a good man into a bad one,” said the tall man. “You’ve been under arrest for ten minutes, Bob. Chicago policemen thought you might be coming to New York. They told us to watch for you. Are you coming with me quietly? That’s wise. But first here is something I was asked to give you. You may read it here at the window. It’s from a policeman named Wells.”

1.Where did the story happen?

A. In New York.　　 B. In Chicago.　　 C. In the West.　　 D. In a restaurant.

2.How did Bob find out that the new man wasn’t his real friend?

A. From his height and his voice.　　 B. From the shape of his nose.

C. From their talking about old times.　　 D. From their meeting place.

3.In which order did the following events take place?

a. Bob found out his new man wasn’t his friend.

b. The tall man gave Bob a note from Wells.

c. Bob waited at the door of a shop.

d. They had a talk about Bob’s life in the West.

e. The new man came to meet him.

A. c-e-d-a-b.　　 B. e-b-c-a-d.　　 C. c-d-a-e-b.　　 D. e-c-a-b-d.

4.According to the passage, we know ____________.

A. the tall man was Bob’s old friend

B. the two men had dinner in a restaurant

C. Jimmy came to Chicago to meet Bob

D. Bob was a criminal wanted in Chicago

5.What can we infer(推断) from the story?

A. Time may change a good man into a bad one.

B. The police would make some notes on Bob.

C. Bob came from the far West to meet his friend.

D. They promised to meet each other 20 years ago.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Many people catch a cold in the spring time and / or fall.  It makes us wonder .if scientists can send a man to the moon, why they can't find a cure for the common cold. The answer is easy. There are exactly hundreds of kinds of cold viruses there. You never know which one you will get, so there isn't a cure for each one.

When a virus attacks your body, the body works hard to get rid of it. Blood rushes to your nose and brings congestion(充血)with it .You feel terrible because you can't breathe well, but your body is actually "eating" the virus. Your temperature rises and you get a fever, but the heat of your body is killing the virus. You also have a running nose to stop the virus from getting to your cells.  You may feel miserable, but actually your wonderful body is doing everything it can to kill the cold.

Different people have different remedies（治疗法）for colds. In the United States and sane other countries, for example, people might eat chicken soup to feel better. Some people take hot baths and drink warm liquids.  Other people take medicine to stop the fever, congestion, and running nose.

There is one interesting thing to note - some scientists say taking medicines when you have a cold is actually bad for you. The virus stays in you longer because your body doesn't have a way to fight it and kill it .Bodies can do an amazing job on their own.  There is a joke, however, on taking medicine when you have a cold. It goes like this:

If it takes about one week to get over a cold if you don't take medicine,  but seven days to get over a cold you take medicine.

1.The scientists think________.when someone catches a cold.

2. Why can't you breathe we11 when you catch a cold? Because.

3.The blood is _____for the virus when someone gets a cold.

4.Which sentence is not right according to the passage?

5. What does the underline sentence mean in the last paragraph?

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Farthing is moving indoors，where the sun never shines，where rain never falls and where the weather is always proper． The perfect crop field could be inside a windowless building with controlled light， temperature，wetness，air quality and nutrition．　 It could be in a building in New York or in a desert in Sahara．

The world is already having trouble feeding itself．　 Half the people on Earth live in cities，and nearly half of those are hungry or ill﹣fed．　 Food prices are buffeted by，floods and the cost of energy required to plant， harvest and transport it．　 And prices will only get more changeable．　 Farmers in many parts of the world already are using water available to the last drop．　 And the world is getting more crowded by mid﹣century，the world's population will grow front 6． 8 billion to 9 billion．

To feed so many people may require more farmland ， as a result ， forests and wilderness（荒地）are becoming fewer and fewer．

Gertjan Meeuws has taken the idea of a greenhouse a step further，　 growing vegetables and houseplants in enclosed（封闭的）environments． In their research station ， water flows into the fields when needed，and the temperature is kept the same．　 Lights go on and off，　 creating similar day and night，but according to the needs of the plants．

A building of 100 square meters and 14 layers（层）of plants could provide a daily diet of 200 grams of fresh fruit and vegetables to the entire population of Den Bosch， about 140，000 people． Their idea isn' t to grow foods that require much space，like corn or potatoes．　 Here sunlight is not only unnecessary but can be harmful．　 Plants need only specific（特定地）light to grow．　 Their growth speed is three times faster than under greenhouse conditions．　 They use about 90 percent less water than outdoor agriculture．　 And city farming means producing food near the citizens， and there's no need to transport it long distances．

1.The underlined word "buffeted" in Paragraph 2 means　　　 　．

A.badly influenced

B.caused

C.divided

D.well achieved

2.Which of the following is TRUE of the environments in the research station？　　　 　

A.The temperature is often changed．

B.Sunshine is in great need for plants．

C.Day and night depends on plants．

D.Air quality is controlled by plants．

3.It can be inferred from the text that Gertjan Meeuws's farming　　　 　．

A.is of great help to the people who live in the city

B.saves less water compared with outdoor agriculture

C.is completely different from greenhouse agriculture

D.requires much space and suits the production of corn

4.What is the passage mainly about？　　　 　

A.Disadvantages of outdoor farming

B.Development of greenhouse farming

C.The world's food problems

D.Sunless，rainless indoor farming

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

It keeps your insides from falling out. It helps you warm up when you are cold, and it can cool you off when you are hot. It lets you feel things by touch.

What is this? Your skin（皮肤）, of course! What does you skin ask for return for all the wonderful things it does? Just a little care!  So let’s learn how to take care of our skin.

Like the heart and stomach, your skin is an organ （器官）．In fact, it is the largest organ in your body．Unless there's a problem, you may not think about your skin very much．But skin has an important job to do．

Your skin is protecting you．Your skin keeps you from getting sick．When you take care of your skin, you are helping your skin do its job．Taking care of your skin today will help you have no problems in the future．

Clean skin is happy skin! One simple way to take care of your skin is to keep it clean．Keeping your hands clean is very important．When washing your hands, use warm water．Wet your hands, and then use soap．You should wash your hands carefully everywhere．

You'll also want to use warm water, but not too hot, when you take a bath．Use soap to clean your body．Don't forget under your arms and behind your ears! Your face needs attention, too．It's a good idea to wash your face once or twice a day with warm water．

1.We can infer（推断出）from Paragraph 3 that __

2.Which of the following best describes your clean skin?

3.Why does the writer think we should try to take care of our skin today?

4.What does this passage mainly talk about?

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

When this term begins , the weather will be __________ .

A. more and more cold　　 B. more cold and cold

C. cold and colder　　　　 D. colder and colder

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Winter is cold, with piles of snow,

When rain falls and no trees grow.

For kids it's the snow they desire,

And cups of cocoa before the fire.

When winter is gone, the grass grows,

Roses and trees, light wind blows,

The bees are buzzing, the birds are singing,

Sheep are grazing and cow bells are ringing.

And then the sun starts to shine too brightly,

It is so hot that fans are put on nightly.

And then it's off to the beach or pool,

Where people swim about just to keep cool.

All the leaves on the trees turn golden-brown,

And when on the ground make a big sound.

In autumn a lot of money he spends,

For clearing leaves on the backyards.

Each season has its own goods and its bads,

But since they are different I am glad.

1.The underlined word "desire" may mean similarly to(相似) __________

A. dislike　　 B. want　　 C. find out　　 D. make

2.According to the poem, light wind starts to blow__________ .

A. before winter　　 B. during winter　　 C. after winter　　 D. all year round

3.People use fans to____________ .

A. keep off the hot sun　　 B. keep cool　　 C. help to swim　　 D. keep warm

4."He" spends much money _______.

A. going to beaches　　 B. buying tree leaves

C. clearing leaves　　 D. travelling in autumn

5.The title of the poem is most likely to be_____________ .

A. Weather　　 B. Tree leaves　　 C. Goods and bads　　 D. Seasons

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析