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How would we travel without maps? It would be a bit adventurous (冒险的) to set off from Oxford University to go to London Bridge if there wasn't a map of the London Underground at each station. In fact, a lot of the early map-makers were adventurers and explorers, especially in the 15th and 16th centuries.
So what did people do before there were maps? Well, it was quite easy to use natural signs like mountains and rivers if you were travelling on foot or riding a horse. People took small boats down rivers and followed coastlines. And it was much more logical (合理的) to use time, not distance, to measure (计量) journeys: the next village is a three-hour ride, for example.
In fact, in the earliest maps, people didn't draw landmarks. They drew the stars. It was very easy to see the night sky and use it for navigation (航行). The sky was a lot clearer before the light pollution from cities that we have today. When towns and cities were built, people drew road maps which gave correct distances and directions.
The London Underground was opened in 1863 and it also used a road map style. But a man called Henry Beck realized that travelling by train wasn't the same as driving your car across London. Passengers only needed to know which stations to change at. His new design (设计) for the Underground map wasn't very popular with the train companies at first. But the passengers loved it and in 1933, 700,000 copies were printed.
These days, of course, you can ride a bike, drive a car or go through a forest and know where you are exactly, using a GPS. It's really difficult to get lost!
1.What was drawn in the earliest maps?
A. Stars.
B. Landmarks.
C. Cities and towns,
D. Mountains and rivers.
2.When did road maps come out?
A. Around 15th and 16th centuries.
B. When people began to travel by train.
C. When people began to travel by sea.
D. When cities and towns appeared.
3.Which of the following is true?
A. A GPS helped people to travel long time ago.
B. Ancient people could travel on a horse without maps.
C. The sky was polluted by light before cities were built.
D. Henry Beck's map wasn't popular with the passengers.
4.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Maps have a long history.
B. We never get lost these days.
C. We can't travel without maps.
D. Henry Beck designed a new map.
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How would we travel without maps? It would be a bit adventurous (冒险的) to set off from Oxford University to go to London Bridge if there wasn't a map of the London Underground at each station. In fact, a lot of the early map-makers were adventurers and explorers, especially in the 15th and 16th centuries.
So what did people do before there were maps? Well, it was quite easy to use natural signs like mountains and rivers if you were travelling on foot or riding a horse. People took small boats down rivers and followed coastlines. And it was much more logical (合理的) to use time, not distance, to measure (计量) journeys: the next village is a three-hour ride, for example.
In fact, in the earliest maps, people didn't draw landmarks. They drew the stars. It was very easy to see the night sky and use it for navigation (航行). The sky was a lot clearer before the light pollution from cities that we have today. When towns and cities were built, people drew road maps which gave correct distances and directions.
The London Underground was opened in 1863 and it also used a road map style. But a man called Henry Beck realized that travelling by train wasn't the same as driving your car across London. Passengers only needed to know which stations to change at. His new design (设计) for the Underground map wasn't very popular with the train companies at first. But the passengers loved it and in 1933, 700,000 copies were printed.
These days, of course, you can ride a bike, drive a car or go through a forest and know where you are exactly, using a GPS. It's really difficult to get lost!
1.What was drawn in the earliest maps?
A. Stars. B. Landmarks.
C. Cities and towns, D. Mountains and rivers.
2.When did road maps come out?
A. Around 15th and 16th centuries.
B. When people began to travel by train.
C. When people began to travel by sea.
D. When cities and towns appeared.
3.Which of the following is true?
A. A GPS helped people to travel long time ago.
B. Ancient people could travel on a horse without maps.
C. The sky was polluted by light before cities were built.
D. Henry Beck's map wasn't popular with the passengers.
4.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Maps have a long history.
B. We never get lost these days.
C. We can't travel without maps.
D. Henry Beck designed a new map.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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—I find it _____ to get a map while traveling.
—You are right. We won’t get lost _____.
A.important; easy B.necessary; easily C.convenient; hardly
九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Imagine getting the chance to go camping for five days. It would be an adventure in the wild. You could row on a lake every day and leave your smartphone at home. Would you want to try this?
In June, four teenage girls from Minnesota, US, went camping in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. They had a great time – even without their smartphones.
Julia Ruelle, 16, put the group together. Earlier this year, she won an essay contest held by a company. The award was a five-day camping adventure with up to three friends. No parents or guides would be there. This award was supposed to encourage kids to be less dependent on their smartphones.
Ruelle had been to the area before, but she had always gone with her parents. Sharing the experience with friends would be very different. She invited three friends: Anna Wander, Madeline Wilson, and Julianna Torelli.
They came up with a daily plan. “We would wake up early every day. We were done paddling by noon. We ate lunch at the camp. Then it was time for hammocks , reading, writing, making friendship bracelets, talking and napping,” Ruelle said.
“I’m a lot less worried about things,” Wander said when asking how she felt without her cellphone. Her favorite thing to do was to lie in her hammock and look at the lake. Torelli enjoyed cooking. She made blueberry pancakes and sandwiches.
No one felt hungry or homesick. “Mental health can be improved so much. It really helps to get away your smartphones and return to nature.” Ruelle said.
1.The camping trip was special because the girls _____.
A. had to live on a boat for several days B. needed to finish many tasks
C. had to live without their smart phones D. needed to find a guide on their own
2.Julia Ruelle got the chance to camp by _____.
A. not using her smartphone at school B. asking her parents for help
C. working in a company D. winning an essay contest
3.How did the girls feel at the end of the trip?
A. Worried. B. Happy. C. Hungry. D. Homesick.
4.What can you learn from the passage?
A. Life without phones will be boring.
B. The parents had made camping plans for the girls.
C. Wilson enjoyed making pancakes and sandwiches.
D. Using smartphones less can improve our mental health.
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
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—How would your family like to travel?
—It's a problem in my family.Mother prefers to take a bus to travel，while father always sticks ________ to travel.
A.to drive B.to driving C.driving D.drive
九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析
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A．When are you leaving?
B．How will you improve it?
C．I have traveled to many places.
D．Where would you like to visit?
E．But I have changed a lot in the past few years.
F．I like places where I can meet a lot of people.
G．If I were you，I'd visit a tourist spot like Piazza San Marco in Venice.
A：Summer holidays are coming.What are you going to do?
B：First I will finish my homework，and then I want to improve my English.
A：76.1.
B：By speaking English every morning and listening to some English radio programs.By the way，what are you doing for the holidays?
A：I will take a trip with my parents.
B：77.2.
A：I'd like to visit somewhere peaceful.
B：78.3.
A：But such a tourist spot is always very crowded.
B：It sure is.79.4.
A：Lisa，you seem to be very outgoing now，but you used to be shy，didn't you?
B：Yes，I did.80.5.
A：So you have.
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The sun is a huge, hot and bright star. It is important because without it there would be no life on the earth. The sun gives us light and heat.
All living things depend on the sun for their growth. Plants need light and heat to grow. They use the light from the sun to make food. But we human beings cannot make food by our own bodies from the sun. All the food we eat comes from plants in a food chain(链) . And the food chain starts with the sun . For example.
sun —→ 
potatoes —→ 
chipssun —→ 
corn —→ 
hens —→ 
eggssun—→ 
wheat —→ 
breadAnimals need sunlight, too. Just like us, their food comes from plants in food chain, which begins with the sun. For example,
Sun → leaf → caterpilllar(毛虫) → bird
Sun → seaweed(海藻) → small fish → whale(鲸)
With the help of sunlight, we can see things during the day. Even when the sky is cloudy, the sunlight is very strong and it shines through the clouds. If there was no sun, it would be dark all the time.
1.The sun is a star.
A. huge, cold and bright B. huge, hot and bright C. small, warm and bright
2.What are the two main things the sun gives us?
A. Light and heat. B. Heat and eggs. C. Corn and light.
3.From the passage we learn that .
A. when the sky is cloudy, there is no sunlight at all
B. without the sun there will be no life on the earth
C. we human beings can make food by our own bodies
4.All the food we eat comes from in a food chain. And the food chain stars with the .
A. plants; earth B. plants; sun C. animals; star
5.Which is the best title (标题) for this passage?
A. Plants need heat and light to grow
B. All living things depend on the sun for their growth
C. The sun is very important
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The sun is a huge, hot, bright star. It is important because without it there would be no life on Earth. The sun gives us light and heat.
All living things need light and heat from the sun to live. Plants need light and heat to grow. They use the light from the sun to make food. We cannot make our own food, but plants can. All the food we eat comes from plants in a food chain (链)which starts with the sun. For example,
Animals need sunlight, too. Just like us, their food comes from a food chain which begins with the sun and the plants.
sun→ leaf→ caterpillar (毛虫)→bird sun→ seaweed (海藻)→small fish→ whale
Sunlight means we can see during the day. If there was no sun, it would be dark all the time. Even when the sky is cloudy, the sunlight is very strong and it shines through the clouds.
1.What are the two main things the sun gives us？
A. Light and heat. B. Heat and eggs.
C. Corn and light. D. Wheat and bread.
2.Why can we still see during the day when the sky is cloudy？
A. Because the clouds gives the light.
B. Because the sun can't give us light all day long.
C. Because the sunlight can shine through the clouds.
D. Because the sunlight can shine through the chain.
3.All the food we eat comes from ______. And it starts with the _____.
A. plants; earth B. a food chain; sun
C. plants; sun D. plants; star
4.In what way do you think the sun cannot be harmful？
A. The sun can do harm to your eyes and skin.
B. The sun can sometimes make rivers too dry.
C. Without it there would be no life on Earth.
D. Hot sun on dry land can cause fires.
5.From the food chains given in the passage, we can know _____.
A. Whales like eating seaweed most
B. A caterpillar’s favourite food is bread
C. Small birds live mainly on caterpillars
D. The food hens eat comes from potatoes
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It is such wonderful advice that I would be glad to take it without a word.
A. a B. / C. an D. the
九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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________important memory is！We cannot work well without it.
A.How B.What a C.What D.What an
九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析
potatoes —→ 
eggs