Many people might think that if they had more...

Many people might think that if they had more money， then they would be happier in life． For example， people might look at what others have， like expensive clothes or nice cars， and wish they could have the same． But the things that money can buy can not bring happiness to a person for long．

① But is that really true？ Studies have found that money can， in fact， make people happier．②Instead， it's giving money to others that makes people happy．③It could be buying a present for a friend or a family member．④It could be buying a homeless person food to eat． It could be giving money to a person in need． Just think about the last time you used your own money to do something for someone else． How did you feel？ Whether it is a small or large amount of money． People feel happier when they give． This is because making someone else happy makes the giver happy， too．

This idea of joining your happiness to the happiness of others is described as a ubuntu in an African language． There is even a story about a man visiting Africa who asked some kids to race to a nearby tree． The first child to touch the tree would get a sweet treat． Surprising， all the children held hands and ran together． They all touched the tree at the same time． The man asked why they had done this． The children just said they could only enjoy eating the treat if everyone had one．

1.Where can we best put "But its not having money that brings happiness．" in Paragraph 2？ ______

A.① B.② C.③ D.④

2.Why does the writer quote（引用） a story in Paragraph 3？ ______

A.To explain Africans like sweets． B.To show examples are not enough．

C.To make the writer's opinion clearer． D.To express happiness is from children．

3.What does the writer try to tell us？ ______

A.Buying new things can make people happy．

B.The key to happiness is making others happy．

C.If you want to be happy， you can visit Africa．

D.People who have a lot of money might not be happy．

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Some people often say, “Money is more important than time.” They think that 　 1.　 people have money, they can buy clothes, food, drinks, houses, cars, 2. and so on. But I think time is more important than money. Because when time is 　 3.　 , we can’t get it back. But we can keep on making more money. We can use time to get money. However we can’t use money to get time. So I think time is important than money. We must make 　 4. use of our time to study and 　 5.　 . Time is money.

九年级英语选词填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Who cares if people think wrongly that the Internet has had more important influences than the washing machines?

Why does it matter that people are more impressed by the most recent changes?

It would not matter if these misjudgments were just a matter of people’s opinions. However, they have real impacts, as they result in misguided use of scarce（稀缺的） resources.

The fascination with the ICT(Information and Communication Technology) revolution, represented by the Internet, has made some rich countries wrongly conclude that making things is so ―yesterday that they should try to live on ideas. This belief in post-industrial society has led those countries to neglect（忽略） their manufacturing sector(制造业) with negative consequences for their economies.

Even more worryingly, the fascination with the Internet by people in rich countries has moved the international community to worry about the digital divide between the rich countries and the poor countries. This has led companies and individuals to donate money to developing countries to buy computer equipment and Internet facilities. The question, however, is whether this is what the developing countries need the most. Perhaps giving money for those less fashionable things such as digging wells, extending electricity networks and making more affordable washing machines would have improved people’s lives more than giving every child a laptop computer or setting up Internet centres in rural villages, I amnot saying that those things are necessarily more important, but many donators have rushed into fancy programmes without carefully assessing the relative long-term costs and benefits of alternative（别的，可替代的） uses of their money.

In yet another example, a fascination with the new has led people to believe that the recent changes in the technologies of communications and transportation are so revolutionary（革命的） that now we live in a borderless world. As a result, in the last twenty years or so, many people have come to believe that whatever change is happening today is the result of great technological progress, going against which will be like trying to turn the clock back. Believing in such a world, many governments have put an end to some of the very necessary regulations on cross-border flows of capital, labour and goods, with poor results.

Understanding technological trends is very important for correctly designing economic policies, both at the national and the international levels, and for making the right career choices at the individual level. However, our fascination with the latest, and our under valuation of what has already become common, can, and has, led us in all sorts of wrong directions.

1.Misjudgments on the influences of new technology can lead to　　 .

A.a lack of confidence in technology B.a slow progress in technology

C.a conflict of public opinions D.a waste of limited resources

2.The example in Paragraph 4 suggests that donators should　　　　　 .

A.take people's essential needs into considerations B.make their programmes attractive to people

C.ensure that each child gets financial support D.provide more affordable internet facilities

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A.People should be encouraged to make more donations. B.Traditional technology still has a place nowadays.

C.Making right career choices is crucial to personal success. D.Economic policies should follow technological trends.

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A.The influences of ICT B.The trends of technology

C.The fascination with ICT D.The use of ICT

九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

Many people think that if more time is spent, more work will be done. So students have to 　　 the whole day doing homework except during the three meals. It is not 　　 to see students lost in a sea of homework both at school and at home.

Modern students usually have many 　　　 . They love music, sports, reading and watching TV. A two-day weekend gives them time to do what they 　　 . However, there’s much homework to do, so they usually don’t want to do it 　　 Sunday night. In such a short time, students may finish it carelessly. The badly-done weekend homework makes teachers 　　 .

Things always get 　 　　 without the right ideas. Too much homework makes students 　　 interests in learning. A horse runs faster after a 　　 　　 , but for students only rest is not enough. We should 　　　 this situation and try to give students more time to relax.

1.A. buy　　　　　　 　　 B. get　　　　　　 　　 C. spend　　　　　　　 D. take

2.A. modern　　　　　　 　　 B. mad　　　　　 　　 C. sad　　　　　　　　 　 D. strange

3.A. sports　　　　　　　 　 B. hobbies　　　　 　　 C. books　　　　　　 　　 D. friends

4.A. like　　　　　　　　 　 B. have　　　　　　 　 C. tell　　　　　　　 　　 D. hate

5.A. in　　　　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　　 C. until　　　　　　 　　 D. on

6.A. comfortable　　　　　 B. happy　　　　　 C. angry　　　　　　 　　 D. relaxed

7.A. worse　　　　　　　　 B. easy　　　　　　　　 C. better　　　　　 　　 D. wonderful

8.A. have　　　　　　　　　 B. get　　　　　　　　 C. forget　　　　 　　 D. lose

9.A. meal　　　　　　　　　 B. moment　　　　　　 C. minute　　　　　 　　 D. rest

10.A. tell　　　　　　　　　 B. change　　　　　　 C. keep　　　　　　 　　 D. hear

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

She thinks 　　　　 the money ,　 　　　　 the life.

A. many ; good　　　　　　　　　　 B. more ; better

C. more ; the better　　　　　　 D. the more ; the better

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

They paid ______ money for the machine than I had expected.

A. much         B. fewer            C. many     D. more

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

If cars had wings, they could fly and that just might happen, beginning in 2011.The company Terrafugia, based in Woburn, Massachusetts, says it plans to make such a car-plane called “Transition”, to customers(顾客) by the end of 2012. “It’s the next ‘wow’ vehicle,”said Terrafugia vice president Richard Gersh. “Anybody can buy a Ferrari, but as we say, Ferraris don’t fly.”

The car-plane has wings that unfold for flying—a process the company says takes one minute-and fold back up for driving. A runway is still needed to take off and land.

The Transition is being marketed more as a plane that drives than a car that flies, although it is both. The company has been working with FAA to meet aircraft regulations, and with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to meet vehicle safety regulations.

The company is aiming to sell the Transition to private pilots as an easier and cheaper way to fly.They say it saves you the trouble from trying to find another mode of transportation to get to and from airports: You drive the car to the airport and then you’re good to go.When you land, you fold up the wings and hit the road. There are no expensive parking fees because you don’t have to store it at an airport—you leave it in the car park at home.

The car-plane is designed to fly under 10,000 feet. It has a maximum take-off weight of 1,430 pounds, including fuel and passengers.

The Transition’s price tag: $194,000, But there may be something else you need to pay, like a radio, transponder or GPS and so on.

So far, the company has more than 70 orders. “We’re working very closely with them, but there are still some remaining steps,” Brown said.

1.We can learn from the first paragraph that _________.

A.car-planes will be popular in 2012

B.people might drive a car-plane in 2012

C.both Transition and Ferrari can take off and land

D.Richard Gersh is the vice president of Massachusetts

2.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A.The car-plane needs a runway to take off and land.

B.A car-plane with radio and GPS will cost $194,000

C.The car-plane may fly at 8,000 feet

D.People can park the car-plane in the car park at their home.

3. Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “unfold” on this passage?

A. start        　 B. spread

C. cover        　 D. travel

4.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Cars With Wings May come true soon

B. A Ferrari or a Car Plane

C. A Easier and Cheaper Way to Fly

D. Cars With Wings Can Fly as Fast as Planes

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

--More and more people think __ necessary to let the students teach themselves.

-- That's true. They can improve themselves in this way.

A. it has           B. it            C. that

九年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Many people believe that confident people think more highly of themselves, while those who have low self-esteem (自尊) think less of their good qualities. However, a new study says it might not be true, reported The Guardian.

The study was done by Jonathan Freeman, a psychology (心理学) professor from the University of London, UK. He found that 98 percent of British people consider themselves to be among the nicest 50 percent of the population.

In the study, Freeman first asked some people to rate (评级) their own niceness. Then he got people to answer questions like “Do you give directions to strangers?” and “Have you ever donated blood?”. The results showed that people are not as nice as they think they are. Two thirds of them seldom helped others carry heavy shopping bags, and only a quarter of them donated blood.

In another study by psychologists from universities in Chicago and Virginia, US, some people were shown pictures of themselves. Some pictures had been slightly changed to make them appear more attractive. When asked to pick the unchanged pictures, people usually chose the more attractive ones.

So, why do we think we’re nicer than we actually are?

There are many theories (理论). A popular one says we unconsciously (无意识地) deceive (欺骗) ourselves, so that we can get confidence without knowingly lying to ourselves or each other.

How can we solve it? Other studies show that there is a simple way: feedback (反馈). Compare others’ opinion toward yourself with your own and you will see a clearer picture.

九年级英语任务型阅读中等难度题查看答案及解析

Many people believe that they will be happy when they arrive at the certain goal(目标) they set for themselves. However, when you arrive “there”, you will not feel ______, and move your “there” vision to another point in the future.

By always running after another “there”, you are never really ______ the value what you already have right “here”. It is important for human beings to keep ______ about the strong natural need to look beyond the place where you now stand. On one hand, your life is ______ by your dreams. On the other hand, the power can ______ you farther and farther from your enjoyment of your life right now. By learning to be_______, you can bring yourself closer to achieve the challenge of living in the present.

To be thankful means that you thank for what you have and where you are on your path right now. As you focus on(集中于) the present moment, you can ______ the full wonder of “here”. Taking some advice will help.

First, imagine what your life would be like if you lose all that you had. This will most surely remind you of ______ you do enjoy it.

Second, make a list each day of all that you are thankful for. Do this especially when you are feeling as though you have nothing to feel thankful for. Or ______ a few minutes before you go to sleep showing thanks to all that you have.

Third, spend time offering help to those who are less ______ than you, so that you may get new ideas.

1.A. satisfied B. interested C. excited D. amazed

2.A. reaching B. receiving C. understanding D. supporting

3.A. fit B. calm C. clean D. safe

4.A. controlled B. improved C. explored D. proved

5.A. force B. take C. pull D. promise

6.A. powerful B. useful C. careful D. thankful

7.A. notice B. see C. achieve D. experience

8.A. how much B. how well C. how often D. how soon

9.A. control B. wait C. spend D. spare

10.A. lucky B. lively C. lovely D. friendly

九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析