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Twenty-two-year-old Timothy Doner from New York City has been able to speak 23 different languages, including some rare African ones.
Timothy began his foreign language education at the age of 13. Attracted by in Israeli(以色列) musical band. Timothy listened to their album every morning. A month Later, he kept about 20 of their songs in his mind, though he didn't know what the Hebrew(希伯来语) words mean. But once he learned the translation. it was like he had a dictionary in his head.
Then Timothy moved on to Arabic (阿拉伯语) which he studied every morning by reading newspapers with a dictionary and by talking to street vendors (小贩). After that he learned Persian, then Russian, then Mandarin... and about twenty others and developed a crazy low for languages.
Now, Timothy is still teaching himself new languages. With the help of language books and word-learning Apps on his iPhone. He can master a language in a few weeks or months.
What has Timothy got from learning so many languages? "By learning languages, you are learning a lot more. You are learning about culture, everything from cooking to TV，poetry and whatever it may be. That helps you better understand the language,” he said.
1.How old is Timothy Doner?
A. 13 B. 20 C. 22 D. 23
2.The first foreign language Timothy Doner learned was
A. Hebrew B. Arabic C. Russian D. Mandarin
3.The underlined word “others” refers to .
A. other newspaper B. other street vendors
C. other dictionaries D. other foreign languages
4.According to the passage. Timothy Doner learns so many languages by _____
①reading news papers ② joining in language clubs ③listening to foreign music
④using apps and dictionaries ⑤ travelling around the world ⑥keeping diaries in different languages
A. ①②⑥ B. ①③④ C. ②③⑤ D. ④⑤⑥
5.From the passage, we can know Timothy Doner ________.
A. is good at singing B. has a dictionary in his head
C. comes from Africa D. learns a lot beyond languages
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Fun in the Carribbean from the Big Apple
With us you can sail(航海)right from New York City on a vacation in the Eastern Carribbean.Our8-day cruise visits San Juan,St.John and Virgin Gorda.
With cruises from April to October,you have lots of opportunities to sail,swim,sightsee and shop in lots of wonderful places.Plus we offer an exclusive(独家的)6-day cruise from New York City to Bermuda.Ready for an unforgettable vacation?Let the fun begin.
1.A cruise means a trip mainly _____.
A. by plane B. by ship C. on foot
2.The cruise will start from______.
A. New York City B. Bermuda C. St.John
3.During the cruise,you can do the following EXCEPT_____.
A. swimming B. shopping C. skating
4.If you want to visit Bermuda,you can take ______.
A. the 6-day cruise
B. the 8-day cruise
C. the 7-month cruise
5.The Big Apple is ______.
A. a delicious fruit
B. a travel agency(旅行社)
C. a popular cellphone(手机）
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Fun in the Carribbean from the Big Apple
With us you can sail(航海)right from New York City on a vacation in the Eastern Carribbean.Our 8-day cruise visits San Juan,St.John and Virgin Gorda.
With cruises from April to October,you have lots of opportunities to sail,swim,sightsee and shop in lots of wonderful places.Plus we offer an exclusive(独家的)6-day cruise from New York City to Bermuda.Ready for an unforgettable vacation?Let the fun begin.
1.A cruise means a trip mainly _____.
A. by plane B. by ship C. on foot
2.The cruise will start from______.
A. New York City B. Bermuda C. St.John
3.During the cruise,you can do the following EXCEPT_____.
A. swimming B. shopping C. skating
4.If you want to visit Bermuda,you can take ______.
A. the 6-day cruise
B. the 8-day cruise
C. the 7-month cruise
5.The Big Apple is ______.
A. a delicious fruit
B. a travel agency(旅行社)
C. a popular cellphone(手机）
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Which city has Miss Green gone to?
A.New York. B.Tokyo. C.London.
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
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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.
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Here are two amazing shops from the world.
One of the most famous department stores in New York City is Macy’s. There are over 850 Macy’s stores all over the US, but the flagship store is in Herald Square, Manhattan--- just around the corner form the Empire State Building. Interestingly, Rowland Macy, the company founder(创始人), opened his first shops between 1843 and 1855, but they weren’t successful. However, Macy learned from his mistakes, and in 1858 he moved to New York. He opened his first New York store on October 18, 1858 and was immediately successful. Macy’s is especially famous for its Thanksgiving Day Parade, which marks the beginning of the Christmas season.
One of the oldest shops in London is Fortnum & Mason. It was founded by William Fortnum and Hugh Mason in 1707 in central London. Originally, the shop only sold food, but these days, it sells all kinds of other things including clothes, books and games. It has the “Gentleman’s Department” on the top floor, a famous tea shop and several restaurants. The business started out small, but in 1761, William Fortnum’s grandson, Charles, went to work for Queen Charlotte. As a result, the royals(皇家) started shopping there and continues to now. In fact, Queen Elizabeth visited Fortnum’s last year. Fortnum’s is really famous for it’s hampers, which are baskets of food. There are picnic hampers and Christmas hampers that are full of wines and Christmas food. They are extremely popular, but also quite expensive ad can cost up to ￡25,000.
1. How old is the store Macy’s?
A. 60. B. 158. C. 155. D. 160.
2. Why did Rowland Macy make his shops successful?
A. Because he moved to New York.
B. Because he opened a flagship store.
C. Because he began Christmas season.
D. Because he learned from his mistakes.
3. What did Fortnum & Mason use to sell?
A. Food. B. Books.
C. Games. D. Clothes.
4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. Fortnum & Mason used to be a small shop.
B. The hampers from Fortnum & Mason are popular but expensive.
C. Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade means the beginning of Christmas season.
D. William Fortnum worked for Queen Elizabeth.
5. Where is this passage possibly from?
A. A music magazine. B. A clothes ad.
C. A sports poster. D. A fashion guidebook.
九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
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Here are two amazing shops from the world.
One of the most famous department stores in New York City is Macy's.There are over 850 Macy's stores all over the US, but the flagship store is in Herald Square,Manhattan---just around the corner from the Empire State Building. Interestingly, Rowland Macy, the company founder ( 创始人 ), opened his first shops between 1843 and 1855, but they weren't successful. However, Macy learned from his mistakes, and in 1858 he moved to New York. He opened his first New York store on October 18, 1858 and was immediately successful. Macy's is especially famous for its Thanksgiving Day Parade, which marks the beginning of the Christmas season.
One of the oldest shops in London is Fortnum & Mason.
It was founded by William Fortnum and Hugh Mason in
1707 in central London. Originally, the shop only sold food, but these days, it sells all kinds of other things including clothes, books and games. It has the "Gentleman's Department" on the top floor, a famous tea shop and several restaurants. The business started out small, but in 1761, William Fortnum’s grandson, Charles, went to work for Queen Charlotte. As a result, the royals ( 皇家 ) started shopping there and continues to now. In fact, Queen Elizabeth visited Fortnum's last year. Fortnum's is really famous for its hampers, which are baskets of food. There are picnic hampers and Christmas hampers that are full of wines and Christmas food. They are extremely popular, but also expensive and can cost up to £25.000.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号涂在答题卡相应位置。
1. How old is the store Macy's which was first opened in New York?
A. 60. B. 158. C. 155. D. 160.
2. What made Rowland Macy's shops successful?
A. He moved to New York.
B. He opened a flagship store.
C. He began Christmas season.
D. He learned from his mistakes.
3.What did Fortnum & Mason use to sell?
A. Food. B. Books.
C. Games. D. Clothes.
4.. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Fortnum & Mason used to be a small shop.
B. The hampers from Fortnum & Mason are popular but expensive.
C. Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade means the beginning of Christmas season.
D. William Fortnum worked for Queen Elizabeth.
5.Where is this passage possibly from?
A. A music magazine. B. A clothes ad.
C. A sports poster. D. A fashion guidebook.
九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
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A public primary school in New York City has stopped giving its students homework.
P.S. 116 Principal Jane Hsu wrote a letter to parents last month, explaining that after more than a year of analyzing (分析) studies, the school had decided that students’ after-school time would be better spent on activities like reading at their own pace (步伐) and playing instead of working on homework.
Hsu’s letter says that many studies show that there is no connection between homework and academic (学业的) success. Some other studies also show that the connection between homework and success is dubious at the primary school level.
Harris Cooper, a social psychologist who researches education, found that doing homework makes students perform better in school as they grew older. In later grades, students who did homework performed increasingly better than students who did not. In 2006, Cooper published a study that analyzed 15 years’ worth of data on the influence of homework. He found that homework had a good influence on students as they aged.
Some parents are not happy with the decision to give up homework. “I think they should have homework. I want my daughter to have fun, but I also want her to be working towards a goal,” Daniel Tasman, the father of a second-grader at the school, said to the reporter.
“Students have to do homework in order to gain. Students have to do homework because they may not be able to understand everything in school,” Sharon Blake, a student’s grandmother told ABC news.
1. The passage is probably from a .
A. newspaper B. comedy C. cartoon D. novel
2. Jane Hsu wrote a letter to parents to explain .
A. how students should read at their own pace
B. what activities students could take at home
C. why the school gave up homework recently
D. how important the homework is for students
3. The word “dubious” in Paragraph 3 probably means “not ”.
A. clear B. public C. real D. special
4. What can we infer (推断) according to the passage?
A. Cooper found homework had a bad influence on students as they aged.
B. Some parents are worried about their children if there is no homework.
C. Some students are not happy with the decision to give up school homework.
D. Daniel Tasman wanted his daughter to have fun instead of working to a goal.
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The first ever trans-Atlantic（跨大西洋的）telephone call was made from New York City to London in 1927. In keeping with this spirit, we’d like to tell you some of our other communication records：
● Most spammed person（收到垃圾邮件最多的人）
Microsoft chairman William H．Gates III（the U.S.A.）receives up to four million spams（垃圾邮件）each day. However, with the help of all the people who are working in Microsoft and anti-spam technology, only around ten spares reach his inbox per day．
● Earliest e-mail
In l971，Ray Tomlinson，an engineer at the computer company, and Newman in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the U.S.A. sent the first e-mail．At first it was an experiment to see if he could get two computers to exchange a message.（It was Ray who decided to use the @ symbol to separate the other’s name from their location. The first e-mail message was “QWERTYUIOP”）
● Largest LAN（局域网）party
The largest LAN（Local Area Network）party was made up of 8531 unique computers and 9184 members in Sweden from 30 November to 2 December 2006．
● Most telephone books torsi（撕）in three minutes
Tina Shelton tore 21 telephone books at last, each with l028 numbered pages in a time of three minutes in California, the U.S.A. on 9 February 2007．
1.When was the first trans-Atlantic telephone call from New York to London made?
A. In2006． B. In l927． C. In l971． D. In l928．
2. Who is the person that receives up to four million e-mail spams（垃圾邮件）each day?
A. William H. Gates Ⅲ．
B. Ray Tomlinson
C. Newman
D. Tina Shelton
3.Ray who decided to use ________to separate the other’s name from their location．
A. exchange a message B. “QWERTYUIOP”
C. the @ symbol D. an experiment
4.How long did the largest LAN party last?
A. Two months． B. Three days．
C. Four days． D. Two days．
5. How long did Tina Shelton tear all the telephone books'?
A. Three minutes．
B. Sixty-three minutes．
C. Two minutes．
D. Sixty-two minutes．
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The first ever trans-Atlantic（跨大西洋的）telephone call was made from New York City to London in 1927. In keeping with this spirit， we’d like to tell you some of our other communication records：
● Most spammed person（收到垃圾邮件最多的人）
Microsoft chairman William H．Gates III（the U.S.A.）receives up to four million spams（垃圾邮件）each day. However， with the help of all the people who are working in Microsoft and anti-spam technology， only around ten spares reach his inbox per day．
● Earliest e-mail
In l971，Ray Tomlinson，an engineer at the computer company， and Newman in Cambridge， Massachusetts， the U.S.A. sent the first e-mail．At first it was an experiment to see if he could get two computers to exchange a message.（It was Ray who decided to use the @ symbol to separate the other’s name from their location. The first e-mail message was “QWERTYUIOP”）
● Largest LAN（局域网）party
The largest LAN（Local Area Network）party was made up of 8531 unique computers and 9184 members in Sweden from 30 November to 2 December 2006．
● Most telephone books torsi（撕）in three minutes
Tina Shelton tore 21 telephone books at last， each with l028 numbered pages in a time of three minutes in California， the U.S.A. on 9 February 2007．
1.When was the first trans-Atlantic telephone call from New York to London made?
A. In2006． B. In l927．
C. In l971． D. In l928．
2.Who is the person that receives up to four million e-mail spams（垃圾邮件）each day?
A. William H. Gates Ⅲ． B. Ray Tomlinson
C. Newman D. Tina Shelton
3.Ray who decided to use ________to separate the other’s name from their location．
A. exchange a message B. “QWERTYUIOP”
C. the @ symbol D. an experiment
4.How long did the largest LAN party last?
A. Two months． B. Three days．
C. Four days． D. Two days．
5. How long did Tina Shelton tear all the telephone books'?
A. Three minutes．
B. Sixty-three minutes．
C. Two minutes．
D. Sixty-two minutes．
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