In the past, working people in Britain only had holidays on “holy” (religious) days: Sundays, Christmas and Easter. Now most people have about four weeks of holiday time every year plus public (公共的) holidays (also called “bank holidays”).
When?
Most British workers take a two-week holiday in July or August. School children are on holiday from the end of July to the start of September. Taking a second holiday break in winter or spring is also becoming more popular in the UK.
Where?
The most popular holiday destinations for Brits include Spain, France, Greece and the US. Lots of people buy a package holiday that includes flights and a hotel or an apartment (公寓). Cheap overseas flights mean that many British people are able to spend two weeks a year vacationing abroad. Flights and package holidays are much cheaper during school terms and the British government is worried that some young people are skipping school (逃课) to go on holiday. Parents who take their child on vacation during term time must now pay a fine (罚款).
British people also like to go on holiday in the UK. They might go to England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales, In Cornwall (康沃尔), for example, there is an environmental project called the Eden Project. You can see plants from all over the world there.
Independent (独立的) holidays
Some teenagers want to spend their holidays doing something without their family. A language exchange (交换) is one way to become more independent and improve one’s language skills. A British teenager might spend a week or two in a foreign country, staying with a family who has a son or daughter of the same age and practicing the local language. Later, the foreign teenager might visit the UK to practice their English with a British family.
1.When did British people have holidays in the past?
a. Christmas. b. Saturdays. c. Easter. d. Bank holidays.
A.ab B.ac C.bc D.cd
2.What does the underlined word “destinations” mean in Chinese?
A.目的地 B.旅游胜地 C.名胜古迹 D.历史遗址
3.What do we know from Paragraph 2?
A.British workers have two weeks of holiday time a year.
B.Schoolchildren start going to school from July.
C.British people don’t take breaks during winter.
D.More Brits are taking winter holiday breaks.
4.People will spend less on traveling if ______.
A.they buy a package holiday B.they join the Eden Project
C.they travel near the UK D.they travel during school holidays
5.What do teenagers do during independent holidays?
A.Live with a family abroad. B.Travel with family
C.Go out with friends. D.Go to language schools.
九年级英语阅读单选困难题
In the past, working people in Britain only had holidays on “holy” (religious) days: Sundays, Christmas and Easter. Now most people have about four weeks of holiday time every year plus public (公共的) holidays (also called “bank holidays”).
When?
Most British workers take a two-week holiday in July or August. School children are on holiday from the end of July to the start of September. Taking a second holiday break in winter or spring is also becoming more popular in the UK.
Where?
The most popular holiday destinations for Brits include Spain, France, Greece and the US. Lots of people buy a package holiday that includes flights and a hotel or an apartment (公寓). Cheap overseas flights mean that many British people are able to spend two weeks a year vacationing abroad. Flights and package holidays are much cheaper during school terms and the British government is worried that some young people are skipping school (逃课) to go on holiday. Parents who take their child on vacation during term time must now pay a fine (罚款).
British people also like to go on holiday in the UK. They might go to England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales, In Cornwall (康沃尔), for example, there is an environmental project called the Eden Project. You can see plants from all over the world there.
Independent (独立的) holidays
Some teenagers want to spend their holidays doing something without their family. A language exchange (交换) is one way to become more independent and improve one’s language skills. A British teenager might spend a week or two in a foreign country, staying with a family who has a son or daughter of the same age and practicing the local language. Later, the foreign teenager might visit the UK to practice their English with a British family.
1.When did British people have holidays in the past?
a. Christmas. b. Saturdays. c. Easter. d. Bank holidays.
A.ab B.ac C.bc D.cd
2.What does the underlined word “destinations” mean in Chinese?
A.目的地 B.旅游胜地 C.名胜古迹 D.历史遗址
3.What do we know from Paragraph 2?
A.British workers have two weeks of holiday time a year.
B.Schoolchildren start going to school from July.
C.British people don’t take breaks during winter.
D.More Brits are taking winter holiday breaks.
4.People will spend less on traveling if ______.
A.they buy a package holiday B.they join the Eden Project
C.they travel near the UK D.they travel during school holidays
5.What do teenagers do during independent holidays?
A.Live with a family abroad. B.Travel with family
C.Go out with friends. D.Go to language schools.
九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析
In the past, many people depended on horses for transportation(运输), farming and other kinds of work. Nowadays a lot of people still like to ride horses. So it is not surprising that many expressions about it are still used by Americans today.
Long ago, people who were rich or important rode horses that were very tall. Today, if a girl is too proud and looks down upon others, you might say she should "get off her high horse."
Last night, I got a telephone call while I was watching my favorite television show. I decided not to answer it because "wild horses could not drag me away" from the television -- there was nothing that could stop me from doing what I wanted to do.
Sometimes you get information "straight from the horse's mouth." It comes directly from the person who knows most about the subject and is the best source. Let us say your teacher tells you there is going to be a test tomorrow. You could say you got the information "straight from the horse's mouth." However, you would not want to call your teacher a horse!
You may have heard this expression: "You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink." That means you can give someone advice but you cannot force him to do something he does not want to do.
In politics, a "dark-horse candidate" is someone who is not well known to the public. Sometimes, a dark horse unexpectedly wins an election(选举).
Another piece of advice is "do not change horses in midstream." You would not want to get off one horse and on to another in the middle of a river. Or make major changes in an activity that has already begun.
1.What does the underlined word “it” mean in the first paragraph?
A. the horse B. riding horses
C. raising horses D. horse racing
2.The expression “get off her high horse” is used for a girl____.
A. who has a lot of money
B. who is cleverer than others
C. who is respected by others
D. who thinks she is better than anyone else
3.What can we learn about the news “ straight from the horse’s mouth”?
A. It is very hard to get the news.
B. The news will be true and reliable（可靠的）.
C. The person who gives the news is called a horse.
D. The news is a lie and can’t be trusted.
4.Which of the following can describe a person who wins an election unexpectedly?
A. do not change horses in midstream
B. wild horses could not drag me away
C. dark-horse candidate
D. get off her high horse
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. The horse is a kind of useful animal.
B. The expressions used by Americans.
C. Some expressions about the horse.
D. It is popular to use the word “horse”.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Great changes have taken place in people’s life in the past 20 years. In the past, people have only rice or noodles on three meals. Now they can eating anything that they like. My parents used to get news only by read the newspapers. And now we can get news in many others ways. Some families are rich enough to have a car, they can go wherever they want easy. More and more people live big and bright apartments with several room.
In a word , our life has been become comfortable and convenient. I believe our life will be better and better in the future.
九年级英语改错困难题查看答案及解析
Mr and Mrs Smith had always spent their summer holidays in New Jersey ( 新泽西) in the past, staying in a small inn(旅店）at the foot of the hill.
One year, however, Mr Smith made a lot of money in his business, so they decided to go to London and stay at a really good hotel while they went touring around the famous city.
They flew to London and arrived at their hotel late one evening. They had expected that they would have to go to bed hungry, because in that small inn in New Jersey, no meals were served after seven. They were surprised when the waiter asked whether they would take dinner there that night. “ Are you still serving dinner?” asked Mr Smith. “ Yes, certainly, sir,” answered the waiter. “ We serve it until half past nine.”
“ What are the time of the meals then?” asked Mr Smith. “ Well, sir, We serve breakfast from seven to half past eleven in the morning, lunch from twelve to three in the afternoon, tea from four to five, and dinner from six to half past nine.” answered the waiter.
“ But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of London.” said Mr Smith.
1.Mr and Mrs Smith always spent their holidays in before they made a lot of money.
A. New York B. London
C. New Jersey D. Washington
2.They went to London by .
A. sea B. plane C. train D. bus
3.From the story we know that this was the time for Mr and Mrs Smith to go to London.
A. first B. second
C. third D. fourth
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
Mr and Mrs Smith had always spent their summer holidays in New Jersey ( 新泽西) in the past, staying in a small inn(旅店）at the foot of the hill.
One year, however, Mr Smith made a lot of money in his business, so they decided to go to London and stay at a really good hotel while they went touring around the famous city.
They flew to London and arrived at their hotel late one evening. They had expected that they would have to go to bed hungry, because in that small inn in New Jersey, no meals were served after seven. They were surprised when the waiter asked whether they would take dinner there that night. “ Are you still serving dinner?” asked Mr Smith. “ Yes, certainly, sir,” answered the waiter. “ We serve it until half past nine.”
“ What are the time of the meals then?” asked Mr Smith. “ Well, sir, We serve breakfast from seven to half past eleven in the morning, lunch from twelve to three in the afternoon, tea from four to five, and dinner from six to half past nine.” answered the waiter.
“ But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of London.” said Mr Smith.
1.Mr and Mrs Smith always spent their holidays in before they made a lot of money.
A. New York B. London
C. New Jersey D. Washington
2.They went to London by .
A. sea B. plane C. train D. bus
3.From the story we know that this was the time for Mr and Mrs Smith to go to London.
A. first B. second
C. third D. fourth
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Mr and Mrs Smith had always spent their summer holidays in New Jersey（新泽西）in the past，staying in a small inn (旅店) at the foot of a hill.
One year，however，Mr Smith made a lot of money in his business，so they decided to go to London and stay at a really good hotel while they went touring around that famous city.
They flew to London and arrived at their hotel late one evening. They had expected that they would have to go to bed hungry，because in that small inn in New Jersey，no meals were served after seven. They were surprised when the waiter asked whether they would take dinner there that night. “Are you still serving dinner？” asked Mr Smith. “Yes，certainly，sir，” answered the waiter. “We serve it until half past nine.”
“What are the times of meals then？”asked Mr Smith. “Well，sir，”answered the waiter.“We serve breakfast from seven to half past eleven in the morning，lunch from twelve to three in the afternoon，tea from four to five，and dinner from six to half past nine.”
“But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of London，”said Mr Smith.
1.Mr and Mrs Smith had always spent their holidays in _______.
A. New York B. London C. New Jersey D. Washington
2.When Mr and Mrs Smith had a lot of money，they decided to go to _______.
A. their hometown B. the capital of England
C. New Jersey D. a small city in England
3.They went to London by _______ .
A. sea B. plane C. train D. bus
4.From the story we know that this was the _______ time for Mr and Mrs Smith to go to London.
A. first B. second C. third D. fourth
5.What does the sentence “But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of London” mean？
A. We can go to see the sights of London at any time.
B. We have enough time to see the sights of London.
C. We can see more sights of London.
D. We have little time to see the sights of London.
九年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析
A.Stay in a seaside city. B.Relax herself on the beach.
C.Spend her holiday in Britain. D.Have picnic in the countryside.
九年级英语听短对话回答问题中等难度题查看答案及解析
In the summer of 1980 a Spanish tourist, Gaspar Carner, went to Great Britain on holiday. When he was travelling in Scotland, he decided to visit Loch Ness, the famous lake where people say there is a monster. But while he was going across the lake in a boat, his bag fell into the water. In the bag were his passport, car keys, pen, and all his money. Loch Ness is 150 meters deep, so he didn’t expect to see the bag again!
Fourteen years later, in 1994, some scientists decided to explore the lake. They looked for the Loch Ness monster. Suddenly one of them saw something black in the water. They carefully went nearer. They thought the black thing was the monster. They went nearer and nearer. It was a bag. They took the bag out of the lake. They found that the photo on the passport was still clear. One of the scientists knew Gaspar Carner. So the bag was returned to him.
1.Carner visited Loch Ness _____.
A．on business B．on holiday C．for exploring D．for money
2.Why is the lake famous? Because _____
A．it’s very deep. B．there’s a bag in it.
C．there may be a monster D．it’s in Scotland
3.What’s in Carner’s bag? _____.
A．A monster B．Something black C．Photo D．Many useful things
4.How did the explorers know the bag was Carner’s? _____.
A．One of the explorers knew Carner
B．Carner recognized (认出) the bag
C．Carner was very famous
D．They expected it was the monster
5.Why didn’t Carner expect to see the bag again?
A．There was nothing important in his bag.
B．He didn’t like his bag.
C．The monster ate his bag.
D．He thought Loch Ness was so deep that his bag couldn’t be found.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
In Victorian Britain， people came to the cities to work in the factories.
A.thousand of B.several thousand of C.several thousand D.thousands
九年级英语单选题简单题查看答案及解析
In Britain, when people meet each other for the first time, they talk about things like family, work, school,or sports. They ask question like “Do you have any brothers or sisters?” “Where do you work?” “What school do you go to?” and “Do you like sports?” They also ask questions like “Where do you come from?” and “Where do you live?” These are polite questions. They are not personal or private. But some things are personal or private, and questions about them are not polite. People don’t ask questions about a person’s salary(薪水). They don’t ask how much or someone is paid for something. It is not OK to ask people questions about politics, party(政党) or religion(宗教) unless you know them very well. People don ’t ask unmarried people “Why are you single?” and they don’t ask a married couple with no children “Why don’t you have any children?”
1.Which is a polite question in Britain when people meet?
A. How’s your family?
B. You’re not married, why?
C. What do you think of the Labor Party?
D. How much does your boss pay you each week?
2.The British usually don’t ask questions about a person’s _______.
A. interest B. work C. religion D. family
3.It’s not polite for a person to show interest in the ______ life of others.
A. school B. private C. hard D. happy
4.In Britain, which of the following questions is NOTpolite?
A. Where are you from?
B. Do you like play football?
C. Which subject do you like best?
D. You look much older than your husband. How old are you?
5.This passage is mainly about ______.
A. school life B. politeness C. working D. sport
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析