Think of the empty cities in zombie (僵尸) movi...

Think of the empty cities in zombie (僵尸) movies. The streets, the shops and the schools are still there just like they would be on a normal day, except there are no people to be seen. It is the emptiness that makes you scared.

Now a real-life “ghost city” is being built in the US. But luckily, it has nothing to do with zombies –it is going to be a place to test the technology of the future.

Called CITE–the Center for Innovation, Testing and Evaluation (创新测评)–the city is the idea of technology company Pegasus Global Holdings. Covering an area of 15 square miles, this small, empty city sits in the middle of the New Mexico desert (沙漠), since we can't afford to test the latest technologies in the cities that we live in.

“It will be a true laboratory without safety problems that come with people living there. Here you can break things and run into things, and get used to how they work, before taking them out into the market,” Pegasus managing director Robert Brumley told technology magazine Wired.

In fact, without worrying about hurting people, anybody with a new idea can ask to test it in this city.

Just think about the possibilities – A. driverless cars can move freely on the streets, B. homes with robots can be designed, C. shared bikes can be seen everywhere and D. energy sources like nuclear (核的) power can also be put to the test.

As good as the idea may seem, however, there are still doubts about CITE. “One of the most difficult things to do when developing these new technologies is to have them safely move around people, who can suddenly jump out in front of something,” Reese Jones, a beginner of Singularity University, US, Fortune magazine.

Jones is worried that, even if a technology does perfectly well in CITE, introducing it to a real city will still be a whole different story because there will be people living in the city.

But no matter what, perhaps we should wait until CITE is finished in 2019. Maybe it will turn out to work just fine.

1.Why do people need an empty place to build CITE?

A. Because the test will do well with the help of CITE.

B. Because the test will cause danger in our daily lives.

C. Because they can experience the new future technology.

D. Because they can help people get used to the technology.

2.What can we learn from the article?

A. Anyone can ask to try out their new designs in CITE.

B. Things in CITE can easily be broken down and built again.

C. Testing all new technologies in a real city will cause problems.

D. People can suddenly jump out in front of some new technologies.

3.In the fifth paragraph, there’re four examples marked A, B, C and D. Please choose the one which shouldn’t be there.

4.What is the main purpose of this article?

A. To offer a way to develop future technologies.

B. To explain CITE and the problems to deal with.

C. To show that CITE has got a bright future ahead.

D. To explain why CITE is very helpful to technologies.

九年级英语多任务混合问题困难题查看答案及解析

Hip hop or rap (说唱) music started on the street and in the clubs of the New York City in the 1970s. People rap to express how they feel about their lives and problems.

Rapping in class.

Would you like to rap in class? Well, actually hip pop music is played in more than 10,000 schools in the USA. Why? There is a new school program called “Flocabulary” in which teachers use texts and hip hop CDs to help teach different school subjects. The words of the songs are just what students are studying. This makes learning easy and fun. Students and teachers are excited about the good results it has had on exam marks. Mr. Lee, a teacher in a high school, said, “I’ve used hip hop songs in class, and I have never seen my students so crazy about history! You can’t imagine how well they remember what I teach! We even try to write our own songs.”

Whose idea was Flocabulary?

Blake Harrison, a high school student, was the first person to come up with the idea of Flocabulary. The word “Flocabulary” comes from the word “flow” and “vocabulary”. “Flow” is a rap word for “style”, or the way a rapper says the words of a song. “Vocabulary” means the words you have to learn in a language. How did he get the idea? Well, he realized he could remember the words of a hip hop song very easily. So, why not make lessons into songs? Today together with Alex Rappaport, a song writer, Blake produces hip hop songs for math, science and literature (文学). They are now used in schools with great success.

1. Rap music started ______ in the New York City in the 1970s.

A. in a high school　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in a music class

C. on the street　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in a CD shop

2.From the passage, we can learn “Flocabulary” is a program to ______.

A. write rap music                 　　 B. remember the words of a song

C. write our own songs             　　 D. help teach school subjects

3.Blake has produced hip hop sings for school subjects EXCEPT ______.

A.math　　　　　　 B. history　　　　　　

C. science　　　　 D. Literature

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

The smallest library in the world has appeared on the streets of New York City---and it has space for just one reader at a time. The bright yellow plastic building has 40 books and its purpose(目的) is to help travelers take a break with a good story.

The Little Free Library was designed by two creative architects(建筑师) using recycled materials, with holes allowing visitors to look in before they enter the building. Architects Marcelo Ertorteguy and Sara Valente said the library creates an environment which keeps its users in the experience of reading books.

The library in Manhattan has attracted(吸引) a great deal of interest since it was set last month. “The Little Free Library idea was created about three years ago and quickly started to appear in the other places, including Europe, Africa and India,” Mr. Ertorteguy said.

He added, “With the library we wanted to create a place where to slow down, a small place in New York City’s streets where to get into a new world---the world of the book you pick.”

There are more than 5,000 Little Free Library across the U.S. and the other countries, but most are nothing more than outdoor bookshelves which cannot hold readers inside. The project is to give everyone access to reading material even if they live in areas which are not served by public libraries.

1.People use the holes on the library to ___________.

A. protect the books　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. look into the library

C. relax themselves　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. attract more readers

2.The underlined word “access” in the last paragraph might mean “____________”.

A. 建议　　　　　　　　　　 B.能力　　　　　　　　 C.机会　　　　　　　　 D.清单

3.The main idea of the fourth paragraph is ______________.

A. the address of the library

B. the purpose (目的) of the library

C. the history of the library

D. the material of the library

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The Little Free Library becomes more and more popular.

B. The Little Free Library gets people into a new city.

C. The Little Free Library cost two architects a lot of money.

D. The Little Free Library has been built all over Asia.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The city of Harbin is beautiful all the year around, 　　　　 in winter. Ice lanterns decorate streets and attract plenty of tourists.

A. especially　　　　　　     B. generally　　　　　　　　         C. probably

九年级英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

Hip hop, or rap music as it's also called, started on the streets and in the clubs of New York City in the 1970s, but today many countries have their own kind of hip hop music, This kind of music has its roots in reggae，disco and funk music. Rapping, which speaking to the rhythm of the music，is an important part of this music. Young people rap to express how they feel about their lives and problems.

Would you like to rap in class? Well actually, hip hop music is being played in more than 10,000 schools in the USA. Why? There is a new school programme called "Flocabulary" where teachers use text books and hip hop CDs to help teach a variety of school subjects.　 The lyrics of the songs include information on a subject students are studying, which makes learning easy and fun　 Students and teachers are amazed at the positive effects it has had on exam marks. This is one teacher said: "I've used hip hop songs in class, and I've never seen students have such interests in history!　 It's unbelievable how students remember what I teach it even encourages us towrite our own songs.

Blake Harrison, a high school student, first thought of the idea of Flocabulary. The word "Flocabulary" comes from the words "flow" and "vocabulary". "Flow" is a rap word for "style" or the way a rapper says the words of a song. How did he get the idea'? Well he realized he could remember the lyrics of a hip hop song very easily.　 So, why not make lessons into songs'? Today together with Alex Rappaport, a composer, Blake produces hip hop songs for maths .science and literature, which are now being used in schools with great success.

Paragraph One　　 Hip hop music started in New York City in the 1970s. It comes

from1. reggae, disco and funk music.

Paragraph Two　　 Rapping in schools is_2.___ in the USA because of the programme

Named "Flocabulary". The songs include information on a subject

students are studying, which makes　 3.

Paragraph Three　 A high school student named4.___first had the idea of Flocabularv.

Now he produces hip hop songs for many subjects in order to_5..

九年级英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析

There is a lot of traffic in this city, _____ look both ways before crossing the street.

A．so 　　　　　　　　　　 B．and

C．but 　　　　　　　　　 D．for

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

There is a lot of traffic in this city, _____ look both ways before crossing the street.

A．so B．and C．but D．for

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Most people think that 　　　　　　　 capital of the movie world is Hollywood, in the United States.

A. a　　 B. an　　 C. the　　 D. /

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

—What do you think of the new cinema in our city ?

—Great!I am especially satisfied with the high ________of its service.

A.speed B.praise C.price D.level

九年级英语单选题简单题查看答案及解析

(2012●常州市)--- Tom, what do you think of the school?

--- Oh, no other school is　　　　　 in the city. It's　　　　　 one.

A. better; a better　　 B. the best; the best

C. better; the best　　 D. the best; a better

九年级英语单选题困难题查看答案及解析