Waking up in the morning is difficult, and so...

Waking up in the morning is difficult, and sometimes a ringing alarm clock can't get you out of a sweet dream. Now people in Japan have a better helper.

Fisherman Japan is an organization whose purpose is to make fishing cool again. Recently, it started an interesting wake-up call service to help people who have trouble waking up in the morning. The service is called Fisherman Call. Japanese fishermen will call registered（注册的）users to wake them up and start a short conversation that is sure to get them out of bed.

Fisherman Call is a free service. All you have to do is to register online and give your name, phone number and the time you would like to be called by a fisherman. You can even choose your own fisherman from the list online. You can see a picture of each one of the fishermen, find out their work time and even listen to a recording of their voice to see if it's the first voice you want to hear in the morning. Then, all you have to do is to go to sleep.

Most of the fishermen wake up in the early morning, and finish most of their work by 6 a.m.. So however early you plan on waking up. they'll probably be able to help you do it.

Fisherman Call is a real service, but another purpose of it is to connect Japanese youth with fishing, one of the oldest professions in the country. It is reported that the fishermen won' l try to persuade you to do the job during the morning phone conversation. But the idea is to increase people's interest in the fishing industry. In fact, it's already working.

1.If you are a user of Fisherman Call, __________.

A.you need to pay some money

B.you need to register with your photo

C.you can learn something about the fishermen

D.you can have breakfast with the fishermen

2.Besides waking the users up. another purpose of Fisherman Call is to_________.

A.sell its sea products

B.explain the history of fishing in Japan

C.make some young people work for it

D.make people interested in the fishing industry

3.What can we learn from the text?

A.The voices of fishermen can be heard by the users of Fisherman Call.

B.Most users of Fisherman Call like the fishing job.

C.The users of Fisherman Call can only be called after 6 a.m..

D.A free fishing trip is provided for the users of first Fisherman Call.

4.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A.A Good Activity That Searches The Sea.

B.An Organization That Makes Fishing Cool.

C.A Website That Introduces Fishermen.

D.An Interesting service That Wakes People Up.

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Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep? Do you often 26 late? Yes? Then Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan invented a 27  bed for you. His bed will wake you up! Here is28 it works.

There is an alarm clock and a recorder（录音机） in the bed. When the clock 29 a sound, you’ll have a few minutes to wake up. Then the recorder plays light music with a little girls’30  voice. She says quietly, “Wake up, my dear.” A few 31  later, a second recording plays. It can be unpleasant sounds, “Wake up,32 you’ll be late!”

If you don’t get up after the 33 recording, you’ll be sorry. There is a mechanical (机械的) “34 ” in the bed. It can kick（踢） you in the head. Then the bed ­35 for a few more minutes. What? You’re 36  lying in bed! Slowly the top of the bed goes 37 . The end of the bed goes lower and lower. 38  the bed is straight. You slide off(滑下)the bed and fall onto the39  . You are 40 the bed and awake.

1. A. go home   B. go to school   C. go to bed   D. have supper

2.A. special    B. big           C. small      D. long

3.A. where     B. when        C. how       D. why

4.A. needs     B. hears         C. makes     D. gets

5. A. loud      B. unhappy      C. terrible     D. sweet

6. A. minutes   B. hours         C. days       D. weeks

7.. A. and       B. but          C. or         D. until

8. A. first      B. second        C. third       D. fourth

9. A. mouth    B. hand          C. arm       D. foot

10.A. asks      B. sleeps         C. waits      D. wakes

11. A. also      B. still           C. even       D. already

12. A. higher and higher    B. lower and lower

C. longer and longer   D. shorter and shorter

13. A. At first    B. At last        C. As usual    D. As well

14. A. bed       B. chair         C. table       D. floor

15. A. in        B. on           C. under       D. out of

九年级英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

“I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning and I surf the net.”

“I often check my e-mail forty times a day.”

“I often spend more than three hours during one time on the net.”

“I spend more time in chat rooms than with my ‘real-1ife’ friends.”

Do you know any people like these? They are part of a new addiction（瘾）called Internet addiction. Internet addicts spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week. The use of the Internet can be an addiction like drug use. People lose control of the time they spend on the Internet.

For example, one college student was missing for several days. His friends were worried, and they called the police. The police found the student in the computer lab, and he was surfing the net for several days straight.

Studies show that about 6% to 10% of Internet users become addicted. And people worry about the teens because the Internet is changing the playing field for some of them. They spend more time in cyberspace than in the real world of friends and family.

Is “surfing the net” a hobby or an addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have these symptoms（症状）:

●You do not go to important family activities or you do not do school work because you like to spend hours on the Internet.

●You can’t wait for your next online time.

●You plan to spend a short time online, but then you spend several hours.

●You go out with your friends less and less.

1.What does the beginning of the passage tell us?

A. How to become an Internet addict

B. What an Internet addict usually does

C. Where to find an Internet addict

D. Why to write this passage

2.How does the writer describe the addicts’ use of Internet?

A. It is something like keeping drugs.

B. It is a way of producing drugs.

C. It is like taking drugs.

D. It is terrible to imagine.

3.Why do people worry about the teens?

A. The teens are wasting too much money.

B. They used to work on the Internet.

C. The playing field of the teens will disappear.

D. More and more of the teens wil1 become addicted to the Internet．

4.The example in the passage shows that _______.

A. Internet problems are more serious among college students.

B. Internet addicts usually stay in the computer lab without sleep.

C. Some of the Internet users have already been seriously addicted.

D. The police often help to find those Internet addicts.

5.What is the writer trying to tell us according to the passage?

A. Don’t be addicted to the Internet.

B. Go to family activities more often.

C. Do things as you have planned.

D. Stay with your parents as often as possible.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

“I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning and I surf the net.”

“I often check my e-mail forty times a day.”

“I often spend more than three hours during one time on the net.”

“I spend more time in chat rooms than with my ‘real-1ife’ friends.”

Do you know any people like these? They are part of a new addiction(瘾) called Internet addiction. Internet addicts spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week. The use of the Internet can be an addiction like drug use. People lose control of the time they spend on the Internet

For example, one college student was missing for several days. His friends were worried, and they called the police. The police found the student in the computer lab: he was surfing the net for several days straight.

Studies show that about 6 to 10% of Internet users become addicted. And people worry about the teens because the Internet is changing the playing field for some of them. They spend more time in cyberspace than in the real world of friends and family.

Is “surfing the net” a hobby or an addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have these symptoms(症状):

●You do not go to important family activities or you do not do school work because you like to spend hours on the Internet.

●You can’t wait for your next online time.

●You plan to spend a short time online, but then you spend several hours.

●You go out with your friends less and less.

1.What does the beginning of the passage tell us?

A. What an Internet addict usually does.

B. How to become an Internet addict.

C. Where to find an Internet addict.

D. Why to write this passage.

2. How does the writer describe the addicts’ use of Internet?

A. It is something like keeping drugs.　

B. It is a way of producing drugs.

C. It is like taking drugs.

D. It is terrible to imagine.

3.Why do people worry about the teens?

A. The teens are wasting too much money.

B. More and more of the teens wil1 become addicted to the Internet.

C. The playing field of the teens will disappear.

D. They used to work on the Internet.

4.The example in the passage shows that _______.

A. Internet problems are more serious among college students

B. Internet addicts usually stay in the computer lab without sleep

C. Some of the Internet users have already been seriously addicted

D. The police often help to find those Internet addicts.

5.What is the writer trying to tell us at the end of the passage?

A. Don’t be addicted to the Internet.　　

B. Go to family activities more often.

C. Do things as you have planned.

D. Stay with your parents as often as possible.

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“I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning and I surf the net．”

“I often check my e-mail forty times a day．”

“1 often spend more than three hours during one time on the net．’’

“I spend more time in chat rooms(聊天室)than with my‘real—life’friends．”

Do you know who like these? They are part of a new addiction(瘾)called Internet addiction. Internet addicts spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week．The use of the Internet can be an addiction like drug(毒品)use．People lose control(控制)of the time they spend on the Internet．

For example, one college student was missing for several days．His friends were worried．and they called the po1ice．The police found the student in the computer lab：he was surfing the net for several days straight．

Studies show that about 6％to 10％of Internet users become addicted．And people worry about the teens because the Internet is changing the playing field for some of them．They spend more time in cyber—space than in the real world of friends and family．

Is“surfing the net”a hobby or an addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have these symptoms(症状)

●You do not go to important family activities or you do not do school work because you like to spend hours on the Internet．

●You can’t wait for your next online time．

●You plan to spend a short time online，but then you spend several hours．

●You go out with your friends less and less．

1.What does the beginning of the passage tell us______ .

A．How to become an Internet addict?    B．What an Internet addict usually does?

C．Where to find an Internet addict?    D．Why to write this passage?

2.How does the writer describe the addicts’ use of Internet?

A．It is something like keeping drugs．B．It is a way of producing drugs．

C．It is like taking drugs．           D．It is terrible to imagine．

3.Why do people worry about the teens?

A．The teens are wasting too much money．

B．They used to work on the Internet．

C．The playing field will disappear．

D．More and more teens will become addicted to the Internet．

4.The example in the passage shows that

A．Internet problems are more serious among college students

B．Internet addicts usually stay in the computer lab without sleep

C．Some of the Internet users have already been seriously addicted

D．The police often help to find those Internet addicts

5.What is the writer trying to tell us in the passage?

A．Don’t be addicted to the Internet． B．Go to family activities more often．

C．Do things as you have planned．      D  .Stay with your parents as often as possible

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning ?  Hiroyuki’s bed will solve your problem ! Here is how it works .

The bed is connected to an alarm clock . First , the alarm clock rings . You have a few minutes to wake up . Next , a tape recorder in the bed plays soft music . The tape recorder in Hiroyuki’s bed plays a recording of his girlfriend . She whispered in a soft voice , “Wake up , darling , please .”  After minutes later , Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss . His boss shouts , “Wake up at once , or you’ll be late !”

If you don’t get up after the second recording , a mechanical “foot” in the bed will kick you in the head . The bed waits a few more minutes . What ! You’re still in bed ! Slowly the top of the bed rises higher and higher . The foot of the bed goes lower and lower . Finally you slide off the bed and onto the floor . You are out of bed awake !

Hiroyuki’s bed is not in stores . There is only one bed--- the bed Hiroyuki made for a contest（竞赛）. Maybe someday a company will make Hiroyuki’s bed and sell it in stores . Maybe people will buy millions of beds . Then Hiroyuki will be rich . If the bed makes Hiroyuki rich , he won’t need to work , and he won’t need to get up early !

(   ) 4. The bed is useful to the people _______ .

A. who can’t sleep well      B. who can’t get up early

C. who go to bed early       D. who go to bed late

(   ) 5. The bed is not connected to _______ .

A. an alarm clock           B. a tape recorder

C. a TV                   D. a mechanical “foot”

(   ) 6. What will finally happen to Hiroyuki if he doesn’t get up ?

A. He will slide onto the floor .

B. A tape recorder will play a recording of his boss .

C. A mechanical “foot” will kick him in the head .

D. The bed will rise higher and higher

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Hiroyuki’s bed will solve your problem! Here is how it works.

　The bed is connected to an alarm clock(闹钟). First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays soft music. The tape recorder in Hiroyuki’s bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispered in a soft voice, “Wake up, darling, please.” After minutes later, Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss. His boss shouts, “Wake up at once, or you’ll be late!”

If you don’t get up after the second recording, a mechanical(机械的) “foot” in the bed will kick you in the head. The bed waits a few more minutes. What! You’re still in bed! Slowly the top of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower. Finally you slide(滑落) off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed awake!

　Hiroyuki’s bed is not in stores. There is only one bed — the bed Hiroyuki made for a contest(比赛). Maybe someday a company will make Hiroyuki’s bed and sell it in stores. Maybe people will buy millions of beds. Then Hiroyuki will be rich. If the bed makes Hiroyuki rich, he won’t need to work, and he won’t need to get up early!

1. The bed is useful to the people ________.

A. who can’t sleep well　　　　

B. who can’t get up early　　　　

C. who go to bed late

2. The bed is not connected to ________.

A. an alarm clock　　　　　　　　 B. a tape recorder　　　　　　　　 C. a TV

3.What will finally happen to Hiroyuki if he doesn’t get up?

A. He will slide onto the floor.

B. A tape recorder will play a recording of his boss.

C. A mechanical “foot” will kick him in the head.

4. Which is TRUE of the following sentences?

A. Hiroyuki’s company has made many such beds.

B. Hiroyuki’s bed is the only one made for a contest.

C. Hiroyuki has made a lot of money.

5.The word “whisper” in the second paragraph means “________”.

A. speak loudly　　　　　　

B. speak angrily　　　　　　

C. speak quietly

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Nowadays, we use digital devices in many ways, such as waking us up in the morning, listening to music, communicating with friends and so on. But studies have found that overuse of electronics can affect our sleep, our study and work.

To help people take a break from their always-on lifestyles, America set the National Day of Unplugging in 2010 to encourage people to put away their electronics for 24 hours, which is on the second Friday of March every year.

Without any doubt, many people find that the unplugged day seems longer than a typical day. “Without my phone, my breakfast was too short and I did not know what to do next,” one participant of last year’s unplugging experiment wrote. Another shared his grief at not being able to look at his phone during bus and train rides, calling the day”the longest time of my life”.

But others see the experiment as a way to experience what life was like before the rise of electronics. “My friend and I has dinner in the evening, and we both discussed about how much more present we felt—how we could hear what each other was saying,” one participant wrote.

Although living without electronics seems impossible in today’s world, unplugging from time to time allows people to slow down and reflect on life. “At the end of the day, I was missing neither social media nor having a digital connection,” one participant noted. “I note. “I was happy for the opportunity to challenge my unhealthy daily habits, because this gave me the chance to discover a slower, clearer way of life.”

1.Using digital devices too often might 　　　　 .

A. help us study better

B. keep us away from music

C. have an effect on our sleep, our study and work

2.The National Day of Unplugging was set to 　　　　 .

A. encourage people to get rid of electronics

B. help people take a break from busy work

C. to make people away from their electronics for a day

3.The underlined word “grief” means _______.

A. rudeness　　 B. sadness　　 C. happiness

4.Some participants of the experiment 　　　　　　 .

A. thought that it was impossible for them to slow down

B. didn’t know what to eat for breakfast without phones

C. enjoyed hearing each other by discussing face to face

5.What is the best title for this passage?

A. Get Back to Real Life.

B. Unhealthy Daily Habits

C. The Digital Connection

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Nowadays, we use digital devices in many ways, such as waking us up in the morning, listening to music, communicating with friends and so on. But studies have found that overuse of electronics can affect our sleep, our study and work.

To help people take a break from their always-on lifestyles, America set the National Day of Unplugging in 2010 to encourage people to put away their electronics for 24 hours, which is on the second Friday of March every year.

Without any doubt, many people find that the unplugged day seems longer than a typical day. “Without my phone, my breakfast was too short and I did not know what to do next,” one participant of last year’s unplugging experiment wrote. Another shared his grief at not being able to look at his phone during bus and train rides, calling the day”the longest time of my life”.

But others see the experiment as a way to experience what life was like before the rise of electronics. “My friend and i has dinner in the evening, and we both discussed about how much more present we felt-- how we could hear what each other was saying,” one participant wrote.

Although living without electronics seems impossible in today’s world, unplugging from time to time allows people to slow down and reflect on life. “At the end of the day, I was missing neither social media nor having a digital connection,” one participant noted. “I note. “I was happy for the opportunity to challenge my unhealthy daily habits, because this gave me the opportunity to discover a slower, clearer way of life.”

1.Using digital devices too often might 　　　　 .

A. help us study better　　 B. keep us away from music

C. help us communicate easily　　 D. bring us some sleep problems

2.The National Day of Unplugging was set 　　　　 .

A. in many countries in 2010　　 B. on the second day of March every year

C. to help people take a break from busy work　　 D. to make people away from their electronics for a day

3.What is the meaning of the underlined word”grief”?

A. Rudeness　　 B. Sadness　　 C. Happiness　　 D. Coldness

4.Some participants of the experiment　　　　　　 .

A. thought that it was impossible for them to slow down　　 B. didn’t know what to eat for breakfast without phones

C. felt exited during bus and train rides without phones　　 D. enjoyed hearing each other by discussing face to face

5.What is the best title for this passage?

A. Get Back to Real Life.　　 B. Unhealthy Daily Habits

C. The Digital Connection.　　 D. The Longest Time of Life.

九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

、阅读下面短文，根据要求完成表格，每空一词。（共10空，每空1分，计10分）

Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Are you often late for work or school? Yes? Then a scientist called Mike has a special bed for you. His Bed will get you up in the morning! Here is how it works!

The bed is connected to an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays soft music and then your girl friend’s beautiful voice comes, “Wake up, darling, please.” A few minutes later, loud music comes from the tape recorder. At the same time, you may hear the voice of your boss. Your boss shouts angrily, “ Wake up at once, or you’ll be late!” If you don’t get up after that, you’ll be sorry! A plastic “foot” is in the bed. It kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits for a few more minutes. What! You’re still in bed! Slowly the top of the bed rises higher and the foot of the bed goes lower. Finally, you fall off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of the bed and awake!

Mike made his bed because he wanted to take part in a competition. Mike won one of the top prizes for his bed.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析