- - -It took_____ people _____ the work.A. hu...

- - -It took_____ people _____ the work.

A. hundreds of, finishing　　　　 B. hundred of, to finish

C. hundred of, finishing　　　　 D. hundreds of, to finish

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It took _________ people _________ the work.

A. hundreds of, finishing　　　　　　　　 B. hundred of, to finish

C. hundreds of, to finish　　　　　　　　 D. hundred of, finishing

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It took _________ people _________ the work.

A. hundreds of, finishing　　　　　　　　 B. hundred of, to finish

C. hundreds of, to finish　　　　　　　　 D. hundred of, finishing

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The pencil is a very simple object. However, it took hundreds of people over centuries to make it what it’s like today.

The story of the pencil starts with graphite(石墨). People cut it into small sticks and use them to write or draw. Around 1560, an Italian couple named Simoni and Lyndiana Bemacotti added wood holders to the graphite sticks. However, since the graphite is too soft, the pencils were easy to break. In 1795, in France, Nicolas-Jacques Conte worked out a method of mixing graphite powders with clay(黏土). In this way, people made strong pencil core(铅笔芯). To this day, the method is still used in making pencils.

It was Henry David Thoreau who came up with the grading scale(分级量表) for different hardnesses of pencils. It was graded one through four, and grade two is the proper hardness for general use. The softer the pencil is, the more graphite it has in it, and the darker the line is. The harder the pencil is, the more clay it has, and the lighter the line is. Nowadays, pencils marked 2B are usually used in exams to mark answers. Pencils marked HB are usually used in daily writing. People usually use pencils of different hardness and blackness to draw different parts of a picture.

When pencils were handmade, they were made round. Then an American Joseph Dixon developed machines to make pencils. Later people found out it was easier and less wasteful to make a pencil which has six sides.

There is a pencil for everyone and every pencil has a story. The Blackwing 602 is famous for being used by a lot of writers. And then, you have the Dixon pencil company. It’s what people think of when they think of a pencil and what they most probably will buy when their children are about to write.

In my opinion, there’s nothing that can be done to make the pencil better than it is.

1.Who improved the hardness of pencils?

A.Joseph Dixon. B.Nicolas-Jacques.

C.Henry David Thoreau. D.Simoni and Lyndiana Bemacotti.

2.What can we learn about pencils?

A.Pencils of great hardness are less useful.

B.Their hardness and blackness decide their uses.

C.Round pencils were first made by machines.

D.Pencils with six sides are comfortable to use.

3.What does Paragraph 5 tell us?

A.Pencils are the best writing tool. B.There are many kinds of pencils.

C.The Blackwing 602 is very expensive. D.Dixon pencils are popular with people.

4.What does the underlined word “it” mean in Paragraph 4?

A.The grading scale. B.The story of the pencil.

C.To make the pencil round. D.To make a pencil which has six sides.

5.What’s the text mainly about?

A.The development of pencils. B.The main inventors of pencils.

C.What pencils are made out of. D.Why pencils are widely used.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

It looks _________ people _________ the work.

A. hundreds of, finishing　　　　 B. hundred of, to finish

C. hundreds of, to finish　　　 D. hundred of, finishing

九年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

It looks _________ people _________ the work.

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It took 　　　　 people three months to build this great building.

A. two hundreds B. hundred of

C. hundreds of　 D. two hundred of

九年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Hundreds of years ago, news was carried from place to place by people on foot or by horse. It took days, weeks and sometimes months for people to receive news. Now it is possible to send words and pictures around the world in seconds. Billions of people learn about news stories of their motherland and over the world every day, either by watching TV or by reading newspapers.

Many countries have hundreds of different newspapers since the 18th century. From then on, newspapers have been an important part of everyday life. How do newspaper editors decide which news stories to print (印刷)? Why do they print some stories but not others?

Firstly, it is important to report news stories. TV stations can report news much faster than newspapers. Yet, newspapers give more about the same stories. They may also look for stories in another way, or they may print completely different stories to those on TV.

Secondly, a news story has to be interesting and unusual. People don’t want to read stories about everyday life. As a result, many stories are about some kinds of danger and seem to be “bad” news. For example, newspapers never print stories about planes landing safely, instead, they print stories about plane accidents.

Another factor(因素) is also very important in many news stories. Many people are interested in news from foreign countries, but more prefer to read stories about people, places and events in their own countries. So the stories on the front page in Chinese newspapers are usually very different from the ones in British, French and American newspapers.

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。

1.Hundreds of years ago, news was carried from place to place by newspapers and TV.

2.Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life since the 19th century.

3.TV stations can report news faster than newspapers.

4.It’s possible for the newspapers to print completely different stories to those on TV.

5.Most people want to read storied about everyday life.

九年级英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Hundreds of years ago, news was carried from place to place by people on foot or by horse. It took days, weeks and sometimes months for people to receive news. Now it is possible to send words and pictures around the world in seconds. Billions of people learn about news of their country and all over the world every day, either by watching TV or reading newspapers.

Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life since 18th century. Many countries have hundreds of different newspapers. How do newspaper editors decide which news to print？ Why do they print some stories and not others? What makes a good newspaper story?

Firstly, it’s important to report news. TV stations can report news much faster than newspapers. Yet, newspapers give more about the story. They may also look at the story in another way, or they may print completely different stories from those on TV.

Secondly, a new story has to be interesting and unusual. People don’t want to read stories of everyday life. As a result, many stories are about some kind of danger and seem to be “bad” news. For example, newspapers never print stories about planes landing safely, instead they print stories about plane accidents.

Another factor(因素) is also very important. Many people are interested in news in foreign countries, but more prefer to read stories about people, places and events in their own country. So the stories on the front page in Chinese newspapers are usually very different from the ones in British, French and American newspapers.

1.According to the passage, how do people learn about news in the world now?

A．They carry news stories and tell others from place to place on foot or by horse.

B．They tell each other what they have seen with their eyes.

C．They watch TV or read newspapers.

D．They listen to the radio every day.

2.Newspapers have been an important part of the daily life since ______.

A．19th century       B．18th century       C．16th century       D．17th century

3.The difference between newspaper stories and TV news reports is that ____.

A．people can learn more about the same news from a newspaper

B．people can read the news story more quickly in a newspaper

C．people can read news stories in other countries

D．people can read news stories about their own country

4.To make a good newspaper story, how many factors does the passage talk about?

A．Two.             B．Three.            C．Five.             D．Six.

5.Which is NOT TRUE in the passage?

A．Newspapers may print different stories from those on TV.

B．People like to read interesting and unusual news like plane accidents.

C．Many Chinese people have no interest in news in their own countries.

D．Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life for more than three hundred years.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Hundreds of years ago, news was carried from place to place by people on foot or by horse. It took days, weeks and sometimes months for people to receive news. Now it is 　　 1.　　 to send words and pictures around the world in seconds. Billions of people learn about news stories 2.　 by watching TV or reading newspapers.

Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life 3.　 the 18th century. Many countries have 　　 4. different newspapers. How do newspaper editors decide which news stories to print? Why do they print some stories and not others? What makes a good newspaper story?

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