Do you know when restaurants were invented? The first restaurants were invented thousands of years ago. However, they were very different from restaurants today.
The first restaurants were in ancient Greece and ancient Rome. These restaurants served food in large stone bowls. People didn't order food from a menu. Everyone used to share the food from big bowls. People believe that these places were very popular because most homes in ancient Greece and Rome did not have kitchens. Also, people didn't have to store food at home if they ate their meals at these restaurants.
Later, restaurants began to open in China. In the early 1100s, more than 1 million people lived in the city of Hangzhou, China. It was a very busy city, and people had money. All of these people had to eat. Smart cooks started cooking and selling food along the Imperial Way, a very big street in the city. Unlike in ancient Greece and Rome, people in China could choose food from a menu. They didn't have to eat the same food as everyone else.
For the next several centuries, there were restaurants all over the world. People could buy food on the street or at inns- small hotels. Then, in the middle of the 1700s, restaurants started opening in Paris. These restaurants were more similar to restaurants we know today. There was a bigger. variety of food, and eating in these restaurants was a more enjoyable experience. In the 19th century, trains made travel much faster and simpler. In the end, this kind of restaurant began to appear all over Europe and in other parts of the world.
Now, restaurants are everywhere. You can buy a variety of different kinds of food. You can have food sent to your door. But remember it wasn't always like that.
1.It is believed that these first restaurants were popular because.
A. people could eat different food. B. the food there was very cheap.
C. people were too busy to cook. D. most homes didn't have kitchens.
2.How were the restaurants in Hangzhou different from the first. restaurants?
A. They offered menus to customers.
B. They usually served the same food.
C. They sold the food in large stone bowls.
D. They prepared food for all people in the city.
3.The underlined part "these restaurants” in Paragraph 4 means.
A. restaurants in ancient Greece and ancient Rome
B. restaurants in Hangzhou in the early 1100s
C. restaurants in Paris in the middle of the 1700s
D. restaurants all over Europe in the 19th century
4.The author wrote this article to .
A. help us to choose restaurants B. tell us the history of restaurants
C. encourage us to eat at restaurants D. show us the changes of eating habits
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题
Do you know when restaurants were invented? The first restaurants were invented thousands of years ago. However, they were very different from restaurants today.
The first restaurants were in ancient Greece (希腊) and ancient Rome. These restaurants served food in large stone bowls. People didn’t order food from a menu. Everyone shared the food from big bowls. People believe that these places were very popular because most homes in ancient Greece and Rome did not have kitchens. Also, people didn’t have to store (储存) food at home if they ate their meals at these restaurants.
Later, restaurant began to open in China. In the early 1100s, more than one million people lived in the city of Hangzhou, China. It was a very busy city, and people had money. All of these people had to eat. Smart cooks started cooking and selling food along the big street in the city. Unlike in ancient Greece and Rome, people in China could choose food from a menu. They didn’t have to eat the same food as everyone else.
For the next several centuries, there were restaurants all over the world. People could buy food in the street or at inns (小旅馆). Then in the middle of the 1700s, restaurants started opening in Paris. These restaurants were more similar to restaurants we know today. There was a wider choice of food, and eating in these restaurants was a more enjoyable experience. In the 19th century, trains made travel much faster and simpler. In the end, this kind of restaurant began to appear all over Europe and in other parts of the world.
Now, restaurants are everywhere. You can buy different kinds of food. You can get food sent to your door. But remember it wasn’t always like that.
1.It is believed that these first restaurants were popular because ________.
A.people could eat different food B.the food there was very cheap
C.people were too busy to cook D.most homes didn’t have kitchens
2.How were the restaurants in Hangzhou different from the first restaurants?
A.They offered menus to customers.
B.They usually served the same food.
C.They sold the food in large stone bowls.
D.They prepared food for all people in the city.
3.What does the underlined part“these restaurants”in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A.Restaurants in ancient Greece and ancient Rome.
B.Restaurants in Hangzhou in the early 1100s.
C.Restaurants in Paris in the middle of the 1700s.
D.Restaurants all over Europe in the 19th century.
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Now people can get food without going out.
B.The first restaurants were similar to restaurants today.
C.Hangzhou used to be a city that had no smart cooks.
D.People in ancient Greece and Rome usually stored food at home.
5.The writer wrote this passage to ________.
A.help us choose restaurants B.tell us the history of restaurants
C.encourage us to eat at restaurants D.show us the changes of eating habits
九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析
Do you know when restaurants were invented? The first restaurants were invented thousands of years ago. However, they were very different from restaurants today.
The first restaurants were in ancient Greece and ancient Rome. These restaurants served food in large stone bowls. People didn't order food from a menu. Everyone used to share the food from big bowls. People believe that these places were very popular because most homes in ancient Greece and Rome did not have kitchens. Also, people didn't have to store food at home if they ate their meals at these restaurants.
Later, restaurants began to open in China. In the early 1100s, more than 1 million people lived in the city of Hangzhou, China. It was a very busy city, and people had money. All of these people had to eat. Smart cooks started cooking and selling food along the Imperial Way, a very big street in the city. Unlike in ancient Greece and Rome, people in China could choose food from a menu. They didn't have to eat the same food as everyone else.
For the next several centuries, there were restaurants all over the world. People could buy food on the street or at inns- small hotels. Then, in the middle of the 1700s, restaurants started opening in Paris. These restaurants were more similar to restaurants we know today. There was a bigger. variety of food, and eating in these restaurants was a more enjoyable experience. In the 19th century, trains made travel much faster and simpler. In the end, this kind of restaurant began to appear all over Europe and in other parts of the world.
Now, restaurants are everywhere. You can buy a variety of different kinds of food. You can have food sent to your door. But remember it wasn't always like that.
1.It is believed that these first restaurants were popular because.
A. people could eat different food. B. the food there was very cheap.
C. people were too busy to cook. D. most homes didn't have kitchens.
2.How were the restaurants in Hangzhou different from the first. restaurants?
A. They offered menus to customers.
B. They usually served the same food.
C. They sold the food in large stone bowls.
D. They prepared food for all people in the city.
3.The underlined part "these restaurants” in Paragraph 4 means.
A. restaurants in ancient Greece and ancient Rome
B. restaurants in Hangzhou in the early 1100s
C. restaurants in Paris in the middle of the 1700s
D. restaurants all over Europe in the 19th century
4.The author wrote this article to .
A. help us to choose restaurants B. tell us the history of restaurants
C. encourage us to eat at restaurants D. show us the changes of eating habits
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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Do you know how long it’s been since mobile phones were first invented? On April 3, exactly 42 years ago, the first public call ________ (make) from a handheld wireless phone.
Martin Cooper, a US researcher at Motorola, made the call from a corner in New York City in 1973.
People were very surprised at the phone, Cooper remembered. ＂We caused a great stir,＂ he said.
The phone was a big thing by today’s standards—it weighed almost 1 kilogram and was about 25 cm long. Now, mobile phones fit into the palm(手掌) of your hand and weigh a little more than a lemon.
But back then, it was a huge advancement, especially when compared with the car mobile phones that had been in use since the 1940s.
A car phone weighed more than 13 kilograms and cost thousands of dollars. An owner had to drill(钻) a hole in the car just to fix it.
At that time, Cooper was competing with Joel Engel, the head of research at a rival wireless communications company. So, he made the first call to him.
＂I told him, ‘Joel, I’m calling you from a real cellphone’,＂ said Cooper. ＂I thought I heard gnashing of teeth(咬牙切齿) at the other end, but he was polite.＂
Since that first call, billions of people around the world have owned mobiles.
Today, they are multifunctional(多功能的) with more and more features(特征), like short text messages, cameras and MP3 players. And people can also use them to get online.
However, Cooper still believes the ＂original dream＂ of a true mobile phone call is not yet a reality. That is: being able to use a phone to call anyone from anywhere. Cooper’s dream phone is so small that it fits behind his ear and automatically(自动地) dials out when he thinks about calling someone. And when there is an incoming call, it tickles(使发痒) instead of ringing.
1.请根据短文，选出画线单词advancement的意思 ________________
A. progress B. surprise
2.How did people feel after the first call from a handheld wireless phone?
_______________________________________________________
3.请用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空：______________________________________________________
4.What can the mobile phone be used for according to the passage?
______________________________________________
5.How much did a car phone weigh?
_____________________________________________________________
九年级英语多任务混合问题困难题查看答案及解析
Do you know the person ________ first invented the umbrella?
A.what B.whom C.which D.who
九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析
Potato chips are very popular in the world. Do you know how they were invented (发明)? In 1853, a native (本土的) American named George Crum made the first potato chips. Crum was a chef (厨师) in an expensive restaurant in Saratoga Springs, New York. One day, a customer (顾客) did not like the French fries. He said they were cut too thick. That day Crum was in a bad mood, so he cut the potatoes really, really thin and he cooked them for a long time until they were very crispy (酥脆的). He wanted to make the customer dislike them. But the customer loved them very much and asked for more.
Other people wanted Crum’s potato chips. Now, there was a new food on the menu—Saratoga chips. Soon Crum opened his own restaurant and made his special chips. It took a long time to make potato chips. People peeled the potatoes by hand. Then in 1920, the automatic (自动的) potato peeler changed everything. Now it was faster and easier to make potato chips. Now potato chips were not a specialty. They were a popular snack food, but only in the north.
A salesman named Herman Lay wanted to sell potato chips in the south. He sold potato chips in bags. His business grew. Today, Americans eat a lot of potato chips every day.
阅读短文, 判断正（T）误（F）。
1.At first the French fries were very thin.
2.George Crum didn’t open his own restaurant.
3.Before 1920, it was not easy to make potato chips.
4.George Crum invented (发明) a kind of machine which could peel potatoes.
5.It was George Crum who brought the potato chips to the south.
九年级英语阅读判断简单题查看答案及解析
Do you know when the basketball_________?
A. is invented B. was invented C. has invented D. had invented
九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
---when _______the telephone________，do you know?
---Yes．In 1876．
A．was，invented B．are；invented C．did；invent D．had，invented
九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
—I'm not sure ________. Do you know?
—In 1876, I think.
A.when the telephone was invented B.when was the telephone invented
C.when did the telephone invent D.when the telephone invented
九年级英语单选题困难题查看答案及解析
Do you know who invented tea? It is said that the emperor Shen Nong discovered tea when he was boiling drinking water 21 an open fire. Some leaves from a nearby tree fell into the water and the leaves were in the water for 22 . The emperor noticed that the leaves in the water produced a 23 smell. Later he decided 24 the hot water with the leaves. It was quite delicious. And 25, one of the worl’s favorite drinks was invented.
26 is the home of tea. And tea has more than 4,000 years history. 27 the three drinks—tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is drunk by 28 people in the world. Tea 29 China began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export (出口商品) 30 .
Tea leaves 31 mainly in the south of the Yangtze River, 32 the warm climate (气候)there. Longjing, Wulong, Pu’er and Tieguanyin are all 33 kinds of tea.
Over the past centuries, Chinese people 34 their tea culture(文化), including tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making and so on. We know tea is 35 a popular topic(主题) in dances, songs, poems and novels.
1.A. in B. by C. over D. to
2. A. sometimes B. some time C. some times D.some days
3.A. pleasant B. pleased C. bad D.terrible
4.A. not to taste B. to taste C. tasting D.taste
5.A. by the way B. on the way C. on its way D. in this way
6. A. Japan B. China C. America D.England 7.A. In B. For C. Of D. By
8.A. the number of B. a number of
C. a large number of D. the largest number of
9. A. to B. from C. in D. off
10.A. At that time B. from now on C. since then D. since now
11. A. produce B. are produced C. make D. are made
12. A. becauuse of B. because C. as D. for
13.A. interesting B. important C. famous D. expensive
14.A. had developed B. have developed C. developed D.are developing
15.A. too B. as well C. either D. also
九年级英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析
—I really like eating potato chips.Do you know ________they were invented?
—Actually,they were invented by mistake.
A.why B.when C.how D.whether
九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析