Believe it or not, humans have been in debt(负...

Believe it or not, humans have been in debt(负债) to the Earth Overshoot Day this month. The Earth Overshoot Day fell on August 8th. As of that day, we have used as much from nature in 2016 as our planet can provide in a whole year. In other words, we have run out of this year’s “ecological budget”, and for the rest of the year we’ll be eating into our “savings”.

Global Footprint Network has been watching the Earth Overshoot Day since 1971. This year, the day came five days earlier than it did last year (Aug. 13th), 11 days earlier that the year before (Aug, 19th) and is the earliest date yet.

Global Footprint Network said that humans now use 1.6 Earths worth of crops, forest, livestock, energy and other resources (资源) every year. By the 2030s we will be using more than two Earth’s worth of resources every year. The situation is more and more serious and the world needs to find better balance in how to use the Earth’s resources.

Overshoot Day is a red light warning of trouble ahead. “That is, we’re using up what our planet does for us, so year after year, there is less for us to use,” Stuart Pimm, an American professor of ecology, explained. “Less forest, fewer fish in the ocean, less productive land.” Two of the main causes are over-population and pollution.

Small actions make a big difference and all of us play an important role in creating　 a better world where we live. Even a few simple changes around our home can reduce the resource that we waste, from taking a shower instead of a bath, to using our own reusable bags at the store instead of ones that are made of plastics. In this way we can reduce waste and pollution. Let’s start today to live greener in no time.

1.What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?

A. The Earth Overshoot Day is coming earlier and earlier.

B. The Earth Overshoot Day falls on Aug. 19th.

C. Humans will have to spend more money for the rest of the year.

D. Humans have used as many resources this year as we did last year.

2.According to the Global Footprint Network, which of the following is true?

A. By the 2030s there will be no resources left on Earth.

B. Humans need to find better ways to use resources properly.

C. Humans use more than 1.6 Earths worth of resources every year.

D. Aug. 13th is the earliest date of the Earth Overshoot Day since 1971.

3.Which one can’t help us reduce the resource that we waste?

A. take a shower. B. take a bath.

C. use the reusable bags. D. recycle the waste water.

4.What can be the best title for the passage?

A. Living a Saving life B. Aug. 8th—an Important Day

C. Small Actions make a Big Difference D. Eating up Our Planet

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

We have only one earth. It is the only environment for humans, animals and plants to live or grow in. However, we are polluting our earth every day. Good news is that the whole world has realized the serious problems and has taken actions to fight against it.

World No Tobacco Day (May 31)

The first World No Tobacco Day is April 7, 1988. Since 1989, it was changed to be May 31st every year. The purpose of the World No Tobacco Day is to encourage people not to smoke.

World Water Day (March 22, 1993)

United Nations named 22 March as the first World Water Day in 1993. It’s a day to celebrate water. It’s a day to prepare for how we manage water in the future. It is celebrated around the world every year.

Earth Hour ( 2007)

Earth Hour started for the first time on March 31, 2007 in Sydney, Australia. Since then, the last Saturday of every March was named as Earth hour day that year. In March 19, 2016, more than 350 famous buildings in 178 countries around the world turned off the lights for one hour to remind people to save electrical power.

What does China do to save our environment?

Smoking is not allowed in all indoor public places from 2014.This is the first time for China to care about personal health in public places.

Ban(禁令) on free plastic bags

Since June1, 2008, free plastic shopping bags are not allowed to provide in all supermarkets, shopping malls, and other places. It is to encourage people to go back to carry cloth bags and use baskets for their shopping things.

九年级英语填空困难题查看答案及解析

A businessman was deep in debt(负债)and didn't want to live on. He felt sad and sat beside the river and thought what to do next.

At that time, an old man came up to him. After listening to the businessman, the old man gave him a check (支票)and said to the businessman, "Take this money. Meet me here exactly one year later from today and you can give the money back at that time. "Then the old man walked away.

The businessman saw the check for $500.000, signed by John D. Rockefeller who was one of the richest men in the world!

I can pay off(偿还)all my debts at once!"he thought with a smile. But instead, he decided to put the check in his safe(保险箱)

Within a few months, he was out of debt and making money once again.

Exactly one year later, he returned to the river with the check. The old man appeared. But just as the businessman was going to give back the check, a nurse came up and led the man away. The nurse said the old man was mentally(精神上地) ill and was always telling people he was John D. Rockefeller.

The businessman just stood there, greatly surprised. Suddenly, he realized that it wasn't the money that had turned his life around. It was his confidence (信心) that had given him the strength.

根据短文内容,回答下列问题

1.How did the businessman feel when he was deep in debt?

2.Where did the story happen?

3.Who gave the businessman a check?

4.How long did it take the businessman to pay off his debt?

5.Was the old man in good health?

九年级英语回答问题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Believe it or not, ________ three seconds a child in the world dies because there’s not _____ food. That means about 30,000 children die every day!

A. every, a lot of　　 B. each, a lot of　　 C. every, enough　　 D. each, enough

九年级英语单选题困难题查看答案及解析

任务型阅读。阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填写表格。(每空限填一词)

We have only one earth. It is the only environment for humans, animals and plants to live or grow in. However, we are polluting our earth every day. Good news is that the whole world has realized the serious problems and has taken action to fight against it.

World No Tobacco Day (May 31)

The first World No Tobacco Day is April 7, 1988. Since 1989, it was changed to be May 31st every year. The purpose of the World No Tobacco Day is to encourage people not to smoke.

World Water Day (March 22, 1993)

United Nations named 22 March as the first World Water Day in 1993. It’s a day to celebrate water. It’s a day to prepare for how we manage water in the future. It is celebrated around the world every year.

Earth Hour ( 2007)

Earth Hour started for the first time on March 31, 2007 in Sydney, Australia. Since then, the last Saturday of every March was named as Earth hour day that year. On March 19, 2016, more than 350 famous buildings in 178 countries around the world turned off the lights for one hour to remind people to save electrical power.

Actions in China to save our environment

Smoking is not allowed in all indoor public places from 2014.This is the first time for China to care about personal health in public places.

Ban(禁令) on free plastic bags. Since June 1, 2008, free plastic shopping bags are not allowed to provide in all supermarkets, shopping malls, and other places. It is to encourage people to use cloth bags or baskets for their shopping things.

九年级英语填空困难题查看答案及解析

Dogs have long been regarded as a loyal（忠实的） friend of humans. They are not only a good companion to their owners, but also a security guard in some way. However, in fact, dogs do more things than just that. Recently, a British middle school has invited a dog to the classroom. Why? For fun? For security? Or for experiments?

Flossie, a ten-month-old poodle, says “No” to all the above guesses. He is there to help increase students’ reading confidence. It is a little hard to believe, but it’s real.

Vice-headmaster Sue Frost is responsible for training and taking care of the dog. She said, “Flossie has a great influence on students. They are willing to read for him. This is really a good way for students to learn more new words and make new progress.”

Flossie is quite popular among students. Jacob Wicks, an 11-year-old schoolboy, entered the school last November. He said, “I think Flossie is a lovely dog. He always listens to me quietly when I am reading. There is no need for me to worry about negative comments if I don’t read well.” Another student named Jordan Leatherhead said that he liked reading Guinness world Records for Flossie, and that Flossie like listening to him because there are many records about dogs and other animals in the book.

Wow! This is really an interesting teaching method. Why not have a try if you have a pet dog at home?

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.What do we know about Flossie?

A.He is a 11-year-old schoolboy.

B.He is a 10-month-old dog.

C.He is good at reading books.

D.He is a vice-headmaster in a middle school.

2.What can Flossie do?

A.He can read books for the students.

B.He can go to school with the students.

C.He can take care of the students.

D.He can raise the students’ reading confidence.

3.Why did Jacob Wicks like reading for Flossie?

A.Because they are good friends.

B.Because Flossie liked reading.

C.Because he felt relaxed when reading for him.

D.Because he wanted to teach him how to read.

4.What does the underlined word “influence” mean in Chinese?

A.影响　　 B. 兴趣　　 C. 满意　　 D. 安全

5. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.Dogs are loyal friends for humans.

B.Dogs are good companion to their owners.

C.Dogs are helpful for making reading interesting and effective.

D.Dogs are useful for people to make experiments.

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

—Tom, have you ______ been to the Great Wall? It’s worth visiting.

—Not 　　　　 . I am going to visit it next Sunday.

A. already ; yet　　 B. ever ; yet　　 C. never ; ever

九年级英语听短文填写表格中等难度题查看答案及解析

—Tom, have you ______ been to the Great Wall? It’s worth visiting.

—Not 　　　　 . I am going to visit it next Sunday.

A. already ; yet　　 B. ever ; yet　　 C. never ; ever

【答案】B

【解析】句意：——汤姆，你去过长城吗？它值得参观。——还没有。我下周日打算参观它。already已经，用于现在完成时的肯定句；ever曾经，用于陈述句或疑问句；yet然而，用于现在完成时的否定句或一般疑问句；never从不，用于肯定句。第一空是一般疑问句，故用ever；第二空是否定句，故用yet。故选B。

【题型】单选题
【结束】
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—An earthquake happened in Jiusaigou, Sichuan. Let’s do 　　　 to help the people there .

—Good idea!

A. something useful　　 B. useful something　　 C. anything important

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

It’s hard to believe how times have changed since the first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, on 6th April 1896. Over one hundred years ago, there was very little reliance（dependence）on modern technology. There were no landing mats（海绵垫）, no stopwatches and no photo finishes. In fact, cameras and stopwatches were not used until the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, the USA.

Today technology has completely revolutionized（changed） sports. Take sports equipment（装备）for example. Starting blocks are now equipped with electronic pressure sensors（传感器）, which provide exactly correct race time and also help to catch runners who “jump the gun”. As athletes cross the finishing line, special digital cameras can also easily decide the winner. The clays of “dead heats” are gone.

Athletes have also benefited（受益） from technological developments. Body-hug-ging suits, which reduce（减少） wind drag, can help cut up to one-tenth of a second from runners’ race times. Top athletes are even provided with tailor-made sports shoes. These shoes are made to fit the athlete exactly—and there are even air compartments in the shoes that can be filled to meet each runner’s individual needs.

Technology has also changed the way that many sports are performed. Take one example—the pole vault（撑杆跳）. The inclusion of a landing mat obviously made a big difference to the vaulting style（方式）as athletes no longer needed to worry about hurting themselves as they fell. Without these worries, athletes could obviously jump higher. These days, polevaulters do not even need to worry about the crossbar as the uprights are now fitted with light-emitting diodes（LEDs） that measure（测量） how high the athlete vaulted. Technology has even been to the advantage of swimmers. New pools have been designed to reduce wave interference and sports scientists have even developed a new style of swimming that increases buoyancy and reduces drag in the water.

The increasing importance of these technological developments has led many sportsmen to suggest that the “Olympic spirit” is being lost in a rush to break records and win medals. Many developing countries say that technology has become too important in sport and that athletes from developing countries that cannot afford such technology are disadvantaged. There are no easy answers but one thing is sure—we cannot turn back time. Technology cannot go backwards.

1.How many pieces of high-tech sports equipment are mentioned in paragraph 2 and 3？

A．One.　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Two.　　　　　　　　　　　

C．Three.　　　　　　　　 　　 D．Four.

2.The underlined phrase “dead heats” means “________”.

A．sports equipment which was out of date

B．runners who jumped the gun while running

C．diseases which killed runners in hot weather

D．races in which runners finished at the same time

3.What can be inferred from the fourth paragraph？

A．LEDs can measure the speed of swimming.

B．The pole vault was not quite safe in the past.

C．Polevaulters jump higher with landing mats.

D．New pools have changed the style of swimming.

4.The purpose of the writer in writing this article is ________.

A．to suggest we should keep up with the times

B．to show us the future of modern Olympics

C．to prove that the athletes have done better

D．to introduce high-tech sports equipment

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

In the UK, a woman usually doesn’t like to be asked _________.

A. if she has been married or not　　 B. what is her age

C. how much she weighs　　　　　　　　　 D. where she comes from

九年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析