Quince, a restaurant in San Francisco, is ser...

Quince, a restaurant in San Francisco, is serving a dish called “A Dog in Search of Gold” on an Apple iPad that’s playing a video of a dog hunting for truffles (松露). If you’re wondering about the connection, the dish is composed of white truffle croquettes (油炸丸子).And in case you’re not into truffles, Quince also serves frog legs on top of iPads playing videos of frogs in a pond.

“The idea is simply about taking the guest on a voyage,” Michael Tusk, who runs the restaurant, told Inside Scoop SF. “Living in San Francisco for over twenty years, I have seen the technological development, and I want to combine (结合)food industry with technology and a Me bit of education.” Local chef Richie Nakano attracted the attention of social media after showing a photo of the UA Dog in Search of Gold” that a friend had ordered. Some people complained about the high price of the dish, but most wondered whether it was healthy.

Tusk said, “We asked local wood worker Luke Bartels to create a housing (防护外壳）for the iPad — a glass cover that protects the screen. The food does not directly sit on top of the iPad. The cover is washed after every use.”

Interestingly, Quince is reportedly the first U.S. restaurant to use iPads as plates, but definitely not the first in the world. The Daily Mail reports that restaurants in the UK have been using them for the last two years.

1.The underlined phrase “is composed of” means ____.

A. is known as B. is famous for C. is close to D. is made up of

2.Why did the writer write the second paragraph?

A. To introduce the owner of Quince to us.

B. To tell us something about the food industry.

C. To tell us why Michael Tusk came up with the idea.

D. To tell us how Michael Tusk started the restaurant.

3.What did people think of the dish “A Dog in Search of Gold”？

A. It was expensive. B. It was unhealthy. C. It was funny. D. It was educational.

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

A. A Dog in Search of Gold. B. A famous restaurant in the US.

C. Serving food on iPads. D. Cooking food on iPads.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Curt von Badinski is an engineer of a company in San Francisco. 1. (而)， his home is in Los Angeles, which is 7702.(里)  away from his workplace, so he has to take a plane work and back.

Every workday morning,von Badinski gets up at 5 a.m. for the 15 -minute drive to the airport.  After3.（停放） his car, he goes straight to take the plane.  After a  90-minute flight, he4.(着陆) at Oakland Airport and drives to his company. The5.(整的) trip takes him about 3 hours.

Von Badinski pays the airline 2 ,300 dollars monthly so that he can fly6.(自 由地) at any time to　 and from. San Francisco.

Flying to work every day is not7.（容易的）for von Bedinski because he can only sleep five hours every night, but he believes8.（没有什么）could be more important to him than his family.　 He had thought about several ways to solve the problem,9.（包括） moving　 his family to San Francisco, but none of them worked.

“The six-hour round trip shows that I have the 10. (能力) to have all the things I want,” he explains. “I am always excited to start a new day.”

九年级英语单词填空困难题查看答案及解析

Is getting a black belt(腰带) on your life’s to-do list? Then this elderly woman in San Francisco just might be your hero.

Just two years before her 100th birthday, Sensei Keiko Fukuda has become the first woman to achieve a tenth-degree black belt --- the highest rank in Judo (柔道). Fukuda is now one of only four living people who have earned the tenth-degree black belt. Throughout history, only 16 people have ever achieved this honor.

Fukuda began practicing Judo in 1935 and is the only surviving student of its founder, Kano Jiguro.

At her teacher’s requirement, she learned English to help spread Judo internationally.

During a time when getting married, building a family and becoming a housewife were the norms(行为标准)，Fukuda broke from tradition, continuing Judo instead of getting married.

“All I did was Judo ... This was my marriage,” Fukuda replied tearfully to the San Francisco Chronicle. “This is when my destiny (命运) was set. I just imagined how long the road would be.”

She described the Jiguro’s school as “old-fashioned and sexist(性别歧视的) about belts and ranks”. In fact, an edict(法令) that prevented women from achieving any higher than a fifth-degree black belt kept Fukuda at that level for 30 years. She finally got the sixth degree in 1972 when a women’s division（分部）was created.

Fukuda thinks Judo and her life to be “gentle, kind and beautiful, yet firm and strong, both mentally and physically”. Fukuda says this kind of beauty is not external(外在的). She explained. “I believe this inner beauty is true beauty… All my life this has been my dream.”

Her dream was turned into reality, and the 98-year-old Sensei Keiko Fukuda continues to teach Judo three times a week at a women’s Judo training center.

1.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the article?

A. She is the first woman to achieve the highest rank in Judo.

B. It took her 30 years to get a tenth-degree black belt.

C. Her teacher wanted her to help spread Judo to other parts of the world.

D. Only one woman and fifteen men have ever earned the tenth-degree black belt in the history.

2.Why did Fukuda pursue(追求) Judo all her life?

A. To look for inner beauty.

B. To help Japan become stronger.

C. To spread Judo around the world.

D. To fight against tradition.

3.Which of the following best describes Fukuda according to the article?

A. Traditional    B. Popular

C. Determined (坚定的)     D. Curious　

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下面短文，然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）。

Curt von Badinski is an engineer of a company in San Francisco.1.（然而）， his home is in Los Angeles， which is 770 2.（英里） away from his workplace， so he has to take a plane work and back.Every workday morning， von Badinski gets up at 5 a.m. for the 15-minute drive to the airport. After3.停放） his car， he goes straight to take the plane. After a90- minute flight，he4.（着陆）atOakland Airport and drives to his company. The 5.（整个的）trip takes him about 3 hours

Von Badinski pays the airline 2， 300 dollars monthly so that he can fly 6.（自由地）at any time toand from San Francisco

Flying to work every day is not7.（容易的）for von Badinski because he can only sleep five hoursevery night， but he believes8.（没有什么） could be more important to him than his family. He hadabout sever

al ways to solve the problem，9.（包括）moving his family to San Francisco， butnone of them worked.

.The six hour round trip shows that I have the 10.（能力）to have all the things I want， ＂heexplains. ＂I am always excited to start a new day.

九年级英语单词填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Snake dishes have become popular in recent years. Snake meat is often seen in restaurants. It seems that eating snakes is now in fashion, and if you ( A ) ___________ (not eat) any snakes yet, you’re considered out-of-date. But I wonder whether it is worth following.

Some people think that eating snake meat is good for their health. But these people don’t know that snakes usually eat mice and worms. Therefore, there are many parasites（寄生虫）found inside snakes’ bodies. ( B ) 它们可能对我们的健康有害。 Apart from this, we’re sorry to see that more snakes are being killed by a butcher’s knife. According to the newspaper, Shanghai Star, about 1,000 tons of snakes are eaten by people every year in China. In Shenzhen of Guangdong Province, sometimes as many as 10 tons of snakes are served on dinner tables in a single day. ( C ) If we still turn a blind eye to this, a vicious circle（恶性循环）will be created — if more snakes are eaten by people, the number of snakes will drop, and the number of mice will increase, which will result in a decrease in crop output. This will make more people hungry. Who wants to see such a tragedy?

( D ) Therefore, let’s not eat snakes any more! To protect the snakes is to protect ourselves.

1.用 ( A ) 处所给词的正确形式填空。 ________________________

2.将 ( B ) 处的句子翻译成英语。

___________________________________________________________________________________

3.将 ( C ) 处翻译成汉语。

__________________________________________________________________________________

4.改写 ( D ) 处的句子，句意不变。

Therefore, let’s ___________ ____________ eating snakes!

5.根据短文内容回答问题：

What will happen if people eat more snakes? ____________________________________________________

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

—Do you know some robots are able to serve as waiters in restaurants？

—Really？_____ interesting it is!

A. What　　 B. What a　　 C. How

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Stanford University, which was established between San Francisco and San Jose in the heart of California's Silicon Valley, is one of the world's leading teaching and research universities. Since its opening in 1891, Stanford has been dedicated（致力于） to finding solutions to big challenges and to preparing students for leadership in the world.

Stanford that was once a horse farm belonging to Jane and Leland is still known as "the Farm." Living at Stanford brings surprises and new experiences every day.

Stanford welcomes more than 150,000 visitors every year. Whether you live in the neighborhood or are coming from far away, we look forward to seeing you here on the Farm.

John Hennessy, President of Stanford University, says, "We can't predict, but we can make sure that our students will be the most knowledgeable of leaders, that they will make a difference and that they will creatively and skillfully guide the next century of progress and excellence."

1.Stanford University was set up in the center of __________.

A.　 San Francisco　　 B.　 San Jose

C.　 a horse farm     D.　 California’s Silicon Valley

2.Living at Stanford, it will bring you surprises and _________ every day.

A.　 solutions to challenges

B.　 leaders in the world

C.　 new experiences

D.　 great progress

3.According to John Hennessy, students of Stanford University will probably__________.

A.　 build San Francisco

B.　 play with visitors

C.　 raise horses on the Farm

D.　 become the most knowledgeable of leaders

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

In 2004, three young men went to a dinner party in San Francisco. Afterward(过后),they wanted to share(分享) a video from the party with their friends. They wanted to send it over the Internet. But at the time, the process(过程) of sharing videos that way was difficult. Using e-mail did not work and the friends complained that there, was no website to help them. So they created their own. They called their website YouTube. It made sharing videos easy, so the website soon became very popular. People watched 2.500 million videos in the first six months!

Today, more than 70,000 new videos go up on YouTube each day. People watch more than 1,000 million videos a day. Many last no more than 10 minutes. These videos show all kinds of things, from sleeping cats to earthquakes. Most of the filmmakers are not professionals. They are just everyday people making videos, and they use the website in many interesting ways.

First many people use YouTube to entertain others. One example is Judson Laipply. He made a funny dance video and put it on YouTube in 2006. People watched the video more than 10 million times in the first two weeks. Now people stop Judson on the street to ask, "Are you the dance guy on Youtube?" Some people have invited him to dance at their parties. A few women even asked to marry him. Judson wants to make more dance videos, and people look forward to seeing them.

Other people use YouTube to advertise a business. David Taub does this. He is a guitar teacher and he sells videos of guitar lessons on his own website. He wanted to increase his business, so he put short videos with free lessons on YouTube. People enjoyed watching the lessons on YouTube, and afterward, many decided to go to David’s own website. Now David sells hundreds of guitar lesson videos each week.

People also use YouTube to help others. Ryan Fitzgerald is one example. Ryan is friendly young man who knows that some people are lonely and have no one to talk to. One day, he made a video of himself for YouTube. In the video, he gave his phone number and invited people to call him. In less than a week, he had more than 5,000 calls and messages from all over the world. These days, he is very busy talking on the phone. He helps people when he can, but mostly, he just listens, like a friend.

Finally, some filmmakers use YouTube in a more serious way. They want to inform people about important events happening in the world. For example, they show clips(片段)of videos from countries at war, or they show people in need of help after a storm. Sometimes TV news shows do not give enough information about these events. Thanks to YouTube filmmakers, people can go to their computers and learn more.

For many people, YouTube is more than just another website to visit. It is a way to communicate with others. More and more people are using it every day, and they will probably find even more ways to use it.

1.From the first paragraph of the passage, we know three young men _______.

A. shared a video right at a dinner party

B. sent a video by using the e-mail

C. set up a new website YouTube

D. became very popular in a few months

2.Which of the following is NOT true about YouTube?

A. YouTube makes sharing videos easy.

B. Over 70,000 filmmakers are not professionals.

C. Many videos on YouTube are short.

D. Most of the filmmakers are just everyday people.

3.Judson Laipply became popular _______.

A. only because he was a good dancer

B. after he put his funny dance video on YouTube

C. because he wanted to make more dance videos for the website

D. because people watched all kinds of videos 10 million times a week

4. YouTube is used by David Taub ______.

A. to sell his guitars

B. to start his new busincss

C. to advertise his business

D. to set up his own website

5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Most of new videos made by professionals go up on YouTube every day.

B. People use the website YouTube to entertain others, help others, or inform others.

C. YouTube gives people a place to put videos so they can share or enjoy different shows.

D. For many people, YouTube is not only just a website to visit but also a way to communicate with others.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

In 2004, three young men went to a dinner party in San Francisco. Afterwards they wanted to share a video from the party with their friends. They wanted to send it over the Internet. But at the time, the process of sharing videos that way was difficult. Using e-mail did not work and the friends complained that there was no website to help them. So they created their own. They called their website YouTube. It made sharing videos easy, so the website soon became very popular. People watched 2,500 million videos in the first six months!

Today, more than 70,000 new videos go up on YouTube each day. People watch more than 1,000 million videos a day. Many last no more than 10 minutes. These videos show all kinds of things, from sleeping cats to earthquakes. Most of the filmmakers are not professionals(专业人士). They are just everyday people making videos, and they use the website in many interesting ways.

First, many people use YouTube to entertain others. One example is Judson Laipply. He made a funny dance video and put it on YouTube in 2006. People watched the video more than 10 million times in the first two weeks. Now people stop Judson on the street to ask, "Are you the dance guy on YouTube?" Some people have invited him to dance at their parties. A few women even asked to marry him. Judson wants to make more dance videos, and people look forward to seeing them.

Other people use YouTube to advertise a business. David Taub does this. He is a guitar teacher and he sells videos of guitar lessons on his own website. He wanted to increase his business, so he put short videos with free lessons on YouTube. People enjoyed watching the lessons on YouTube, and afterwards, many decided to go to David’s own website. Now David sells hundreds of guitar lesson videos each week.

People also use YouTube to help others. Ryan Fitzgerald is one example. Ryan is friendly young man who knows that some people are lonely and have no one to talk to. One day, he made a video of himself for YouTube. In the video, he gave his phone number and invited people to call him. In a week, he had more than 5,000 calls and messages from all over the world. These days, he is very busy talking on the phone. He helps people, but mostly, he just listens, like a friend.

Finally, some filmmakers use YouTube in a more serious way. They want to tell people about important events happening in the world. For example, they show clips(片段) of videos from countries at war, or they show people in need of help after a storm. Sometimes TV news shows do not give enough information about these events. Thanks to YouTube filmmakers, people can go to their computers and learn more.

For many people, YouTube is more than just another website to visit. It is a way to communicate with others. More and more people are using it every day, and they will probably find even more ways to use it.

1.From the first paragraph of the passage, we know three young men　　 .

A.set up a new website YouTube

B.sent a video by using the e-mail

C.shared a video right at a dinner party

D.became very popular in a few months

2.Which of the following is NOT true about YouTube?

A.YouTube makes sharing videos easy.

B.Over 70,000 filmmakers are not professionals.

C.Many videos on YouTube are short.

D.Most of the filmmakers are just everyday people.

3.Judson Laipply became popular　　 .

A.only because he was a good dancer

B.after he put his funny dance video on YouTube

C.because he wanted to make more dance videos for the website

D.because people watched all kinds of videos 10 million times a week

4.YouTube is used by David Taub　　 .

A.to sell his guitars

B.to start his new business

C.to set up his own website

D.to advertise his business

5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.People use the website YouTube to entertain others, or help others.

B.YouTube gives people a place to put videos so they can share or enjoy different shows.

C.Most of new videos made by professionals go up on YouTube every day.

D.For many people, YouTube is not only just a website to visit but also a way to communicate with others.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Compared with the earthquake in San Francisco of 1906, the one in Haiti of 2010 caused far_______ injuries.

A.serious B.more serious C.most serious D.the most serious

九年级英语单选题简单题查看答案及解析