Posted on 25 March by Selina
I used to shower with soap every day，but my skin（皮肤）always felt dry and itchy（发痒的）. Then two months ago, I heard of the no-soap movement. Since then, I’ve given up using soap in the shower. I still shower every day. I just don't use soap because it's filled with chemicals.
So, what's so bad about using soap? Well, the chemicals in soaps can be harmful to our health. So, if we use soap, our skin will take in the chemicals, which will then end up in our bodies. According to the scientists, some of the chemicals used in a soap are quite dangerous. During my research, I also learnt that soap removes moisture（水分）from the body. This is actually why my skin was so dry and itchy.
Getting used to washing my body without soap was a huge change. For the first week, I felt a bit dirty and I didn't smell great, either. However, during the second week, my skin felt clean without strange smell. Best of all, my skin problems disappeared, and now I have softer and healthier skin.
On the whole, going soap-free has not only saved me time and money, but has also improved my skin. What's more, this experience has made me take a look at some of the other products I use in the shower, such as shampoo. More about that in my next blog!
1.What do people do when they join the no-soap movement?
A.Have a shower only a week. B.Never use soap when having a shower.
C.Throw away all the soap they have. D.Make soap on their own instead of buying it.
2.Why does Selina’s skin always feel dry and itchy according to the reading?
A.Because she takes showers too often. B.Because she often showers at a high heat.
C.Because the soap she uses smells terrible D.Because soap takes away her moisture.
3.What happened to Selina during the second week?
A.She smelt bad but felt clean. B.She felt dirty but smelt great.
C.She smelt normal and felt clean. D.She felt dry and smelt strange.
4.What might Selina write in her next blog?
A.When and how the shampoo was invented. B.Where and when her shampoo was brought.
C.How she enjoys the shower with shampoo. D.What she thinks of shampoo in the shower.
九年级英语阅读单选简单题
Posted on 25 March by Selina
I used to shower with soap every day，but my skin（皮肤）always felt dry and itchy（发痒的）. Then two months ago, I heard of the no-soap movement. Since then, I’ve given up using soap in the shower. I still shower every day. I just don't use soap because it's filled with chemicals.
So, what's so bad about using soap? Well, the chemicals in soaps can be harmful to our health. So, if we use soap, our skin will take in the chemicals, which will then end up in our bodies. According to the scientists, some of the chemicals used in a soap are quite dangerous. During my research, I also learnt that soap removes moisture（水分）from the body. This is actually why my skin was so dry and itchy.
Getting used to washing my body without soap was a huge change. For the first week, I felt a bit dirty and I didn't smell great, either. However, during the second week, my skin felt clean without strange smell. Best of all, my skin problems disappeared, and now I have softer and healthier skin.
On the whole, going soap-free has not only saved me time and money, but has also improved my skin. What's more, this experience has made me take a look at some of the other products I use in the shower, such as shampoo. More about that in my next blog!
1.What do people do when they join the no-soap movement?
A.Have a shower only a week. B.Never use soap when having a shower.
C.Throw away all the soap they have. D.Make soap on their own instead of buying it.
2.Why does Selina’s skin always feel dry and itchy according to the reading?
A.Because she takes showers too often. B.Because she often showers at a high heat.
C.Because the soap she uses smells terrible D.Because soap takes away her moisture.
3.What happened to Selina during the second week?
A.She smelt bad but felt clean. B.She felt dirty but smelt great.
C.She smelt normal and felt clean. D.She felt dry and smelt strange.
4.What might Selina write in her next blog?
A.When and how the shampoo was invented. B.Where and when her shampoo was brought.
C.How she enjoys the shower with shampoo. D.What she thinks of shampoo in the shower.
九年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析
We take showers and use the toilet every day to get rid of badly waste. Our brains also need to take a bath every day. How can they do it?
A 2013 study found the answer. Researchers at the LS University of Rochester studied the brains of mice and discovered that they cleaned themselves while the mice slept. A kind of fluid in the brain, called cerebral spinal fluid (CSF, 脑脊液), was found to increase dramatically (显著地) during sleep, washing away waste proteins that had been building up between brain cells in waking hours.
"This study shows that the brain has different functional stales when asleep and when awake," Maiken Nedergaard, the lead researcher, told NBC News. It also explains why we can't seem to think clearly after a sleepless night while a good night's sleep leaves us feeling sharp and refreshed.
Now a new study, published on Oct 31 in Science, digs a little deeper into our brains' self-cleaning procedure. Instead of mice, this time humans were the test subjects.
Researchers at Boston University, US, monitored (监测) the brain waves of 13 healthy adults who were sleeping, using accelerated MRI, which is capable of recording faster changes inside the brain than a regular MRI machine. They found that every 20 seconds, blood flowed out of the brain, making room for a large amount of CSF to come in and "clean". This cycle coincided with(与……一致) the rhythm of the brain's slow waves-an electrical activity that happens when we're in deep sleep.
It's still unknown how these brain activities are connected. But the mere fact that they are connected is exciting enough, since it allows researchers to piece together (拼凑出) possible new explanations for misunderstood diseases.
For example, slow-wave sleep has been proven to play a role in strengthening our memories. This may explain why people with Alzheimer's often have fewer and weaker slow brainwaves. Based on this new study, there could be one more explanation for diseased brains: They are not clean.
Nedergaard, leader of the 2013 study, is also excited about the new findings. "Maybe the most important take-home message is that sleep is a serious thing," she told Scientific American. "You really need to sleep to keep a healthy brain because it links electrical activity to a practical 'housekeeping' function."
1.When the researchers studied the brains of mice, they found __________.
A.CSF in their brains went down when the mice slept
B.CSF carried away waste proteins in their brain during sleep
C.more waste proteins were produced in their brains when asleep
D.the more CSF was in their brains, the fewer waste proteins were
2.What did the researchers discover when they monitored human brain waves?
A.The rhythm of the brain was slower than that of CSF.
B.The brains worked more slowly when asleep.
C.Brains were cleaned when blood flowed out.
D.It took 20 seconds for CSF to clean brains.
3.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A.Connecting Brain Activities B.Cleaning in Your Dreams
C.Having a Good Sleep D.Explaining Diseases
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
—Lily, how do you usually come to school every day?
—Usually ______ bike.
A. by B. on C. with D. from
九年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
Every old person needs to spend time _____________ their children.
A. in B. with C. on D. by
九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析
Don’t________all the soap．Leave me some to wash hands with．
A．put up
B．look up
C．use up
D．make up
九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Below are some suggestions given by the English children posted on the website about how to help Africa. Which do you think is the best?
| I think health is the most important thing. We need to make sure that the money we give is spent wisely. The money should be spent first on clean water supplies and better health care. Robin, aged 16, Birmingham |
| I think the most important thing is to improve the education of the African countries. There is an old saying, "If you give a man a fish, you'll feed him for a day. If you teach him how to fish, you'll feed him for a lifetime." We need to help themselves, not just throw money at the problem when it appears. Rebecca, aged 15, Liverpool |
| People seem to give a lot more money to charity when there is a sudden, huge disaster（灾难）like the earthquake. It's good for people to do so, but I also think that everyone should give a small part of their salary（工资）to charity. If everyone did that, it would make a big difference. Mary, aged 14, Stratford-on-Avon |
| Giving money to charity can help, but it's not the final answer. I think what these countries need is a good government. Bethany, aged 16, Newcastle |
| The best thing we can do is to send experts（专家）like engineers, doctors and teachers to help the people to help themselves. Robert, aged 16, Cardiff |
1.Which two children share the similar opinion?
A. Mary and Rebecca B. Bethany and Mary
C. Rebecca and Bethany D. Rebecca and Robert
2.Who pays more attention to African's health care?
A. Mary B. Robin C. Rebecca D. Robert
3.Where are these suggestions posted?
A. In the textbook B. On the website
C. In the guidebook D. In the magazine
九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
Don’t _______ all the soap. Leave me some to wash with.
A. look up B. make up C. use up D. put up
九年级英语单选题困难题查看答案及解析
A：1.
B：Yes.It's on the third day of March.
A：2.
B：Yes.Every family with a girl between 3 and 7 will decorate the house with a lot of beautiful dolls.The parents dress the dolls very well.
A：3.
B：Usually grandparents buy dolls for their granddaughters.
A：4.
B：Rice cakes and some other delicious food.
A：5.
B：Yes.It's on 5th May.On that day，boys will have a lot of interesting things to play with.
A：Sounds interesting!
A．Is there a boys' festival in Japan?
B．What do they usually eat on Doll's Day?
C．Who buys these dolls for the little girls?
D．Do you know Doll's Day in Japan?
E．It's a festival for girls，isn't it?
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Ⅴ.补全对话。(其中有两项多余)
A: 1.
B: Yes, I do. It’s on March 3rd.
A: 2.
B: Yes, it is. Every family with a girl between 3 and 7 will decorate the house with a lot of beautiful dolls.
A: 3.
B: Their grandparents usually buy dolls for their granddaughters.
A: 4.
B: They usually eat rice cakes and some other delicious food.
A: 5.
B: Yes. It’s on May 5th. On that day, boys will have many interesting things to play with.
A．What do they usually eat on that day?
B．Is it a festival for girls?
C．Who buys these dolls for the girls?
D．What’s your favorite food?
E．Is there a festival for boys in Japan?
F．Do you know about Doll’s Day in Japan?
G．Thank you for telling me so much.
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What happened _______ the passengers on the Flight MH 730 on March 8?
A.for B.on
C.with D.to
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