Laura Fagan, a 29-year-old British girl, has a special job. She is paid well to taste chocolate, desserts and cakes. [
Laura works in the famous supermarket, Tesco. Her job is to try different kinds of desserts. She needs to try as many as 20 desserts a day. Also, she always travels for work. She needs to travel to different cities to try different desserts.
Although the job seems to be great, it is hard. Usually, Laura begins trying desserts as early as 8 am, and is still trying new desserts at 6 pm before she goes back home. Luckily, the job hasn’t made her too heavy. She only worries about her teeth.
“Of course I was afraid of becoming fat when I started the job, so I try to do exercise as often as possible. The main thing is my teeth. I don’t think my dentist will be happy if I tell her what I do, so I try to brush my teeth as often as possible,” Laura told a reporter. She goes to the gym to keep slim (苗条的) and takes more care of her teeth after trying the desserts. She said, “When I tell people what I do, they say it’s the best job in the world.”
Laura loves her job although it is hard. “I can learn about new trends (动态) in food,” she said.
九年级英语阅读理解极难题
Laura Fagan, a 29-year-old British girl, has a special job. She is paid well to taste chocolate, desserts and cakes. [
Laura works in the famous supermarket, Tesco. Her job is to try different kinds of desserts. She needs to try as many as 20 desserts a day. Also, she always travels for work. She needs to travel to different cities to try different desserts.
Although the job seems to be great, it is hard. Usually, Laura begins trying desserts as early as 8 am, and is still trying new desserts at 6 pm before she goes back home. Luckily, the job hasn’t made her too heavy. She only worries about her teeth.
“Of course I was afraid of becoming fat when I started the job, so I try to do exercise as often as possible. The main thing is my teeth. I don’t think my dentist will be happy if I tell her what I do, so I try to brush my teeth as often as possible,” Laura told a reporter. She goes to the gym to keep slim (苗条的) and takes more care of her teeth after trying the desserts. She said, “When I tell people what I do, they say it’s the best job in the world.”
Laura loves her job although it is hard. “I can learn about new trends (动态) in food,” she said.
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Laura Fagan, a 29-year-old British girl, has a special job. She is paid well to taste chocolate, desserts and cakes.
Laura works in the famous supermarket, Tesco. Her job is to try different kinds of desserts. She needs to try as many as 20 desserts a day. Also, she always travels for work. She needs to travel to different cities to try different desserts.
Although the job seems to be great, it is hard. Usually, Laura begins trying desserts as early as 8 am, and is still trying new desserts at 6 pm before she goes back home. Luckily, the job hasn’t made her too heavy. She only worries about her teeth.
“Of course I was afraid of becoming fat when I started the job, so I try to do exercise as often as possible. The main thing is my teeth. I don’t think my dentist will be happy if I tell her what I do, so I try to brush my teeth as often as possible,” Laura told a reporter. She goes to the gym to keep slim (苗条的) and takes more care of her teeth after trying the desserts. She said, “When I tell people what I do, they say it’s the best job in the world.”
Laura loves her job although it is hard. “I can learn about new trends (动态) in food,” she said.
根据短文内容,将下面表格中的信息补充完整。
Name | Laura Fagan |
Age | 29 |
Nationality | 1. |
Job | She tastes2. . |
Advantages | ◆She is paid 3. . ◆She can learn about new trends in food. |
Disadvantages | ◇The job is hard. ◇The job may make her 4. . ◇The job is5. for her teeth. |
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Laura Fagan is a British girl. She is 29 years old now. She has a special job. Her job is an offical cake-taster. She began to work two years ago. She loves her job very much. She needs to try as many as 20 desserts a day. She needs to travel to different cities to taste different desserts.
Although the job seems to be great, it is hard. Usually , Laura begins tasting desserts as early as 8 a.m., and is still tasting new desserts at 6 p.m. before she goes back home. Fortunately, the job hasn’t made her too fat. She only worries about her teeth.
“ Of course I was afraid of becoming fat when I started the job, so I try to do exercise as often as possible. The main thing is my teeth. I don't think my dentist would be happy if I told him what I do, so I try to brush my teeth as often as possible.” “When I tell people what I do, they say ‘ that’s the best job in the world’, and then they ask me what my favorite dessert is.”
Laura loves her job although it is hard. “ I can learn about new trends(趋势) in food. It is a hard job but someone has to do it.” she said.
1.To be a cake-taste is to _________________.
A. sell different cakes B. make different cakes
C. taste different cakes D. buy different cakes
2. The underlined word “ Fortunately” means “ ________________”
A. quickly B. luckily
C. lovely D. terribly
3.Which of the following is TRUE ?
A. Laura is very heavy because of her job.
B. Laura doesn’t love her job because it is hard.
C. Laura often works for a long time every day.
D. People all think Laura’s job is very tired.
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Laura Fagan is a British girl. She is 29 years old now. She has a special job. Her job is an offical cake-taster. She began to work two years ago. She loves her job very much. She needs to try as many as 20 desserts a day. She needs to travel to different cities to taste different desserts.
Although the job seems to be great, it is hard. Usually , Laura begins tasting desserts as early as 8 a.m., and is still tasting new desserts at 6 p.m. before she goes back home. Fortunately, the job hasn’t made her too fat. She only worries about her teeth.
“ Of course I was afraid of becoming fat when I started the job, so I try to do exercise as often as possible. The main thing is my teeth. I don't think my dentist would be happy if I told him what I do, so I try to brush my teeth as often as possible.” “When I tell people what I do, they say ‘ that’s the best job in the world’, and then they ask me what my favorite dessert is.”
Laura loves her job although it is hard. “ I can learn about new trends(趋势) in food. It is a hard job but someone has to do it.” she said.
1.To be a cake-taste is to _________________.
A. sell different cakes B. make different cakes
C. taste different cakes D. buy different cakes
2.The underlined word “ Fortunately” means “ ________________”
A. quickly B. luckily
C. lovely D. terribly
3. Which of the following is TRUE ?
A. Laura is very heavy because of her job.
B. Laura doesn’t love her job because it is hard.
C. Laura often works for a long time every day.
D. People all think Laura’s job is very tired.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Do you know Beau Jessup? A 16-year-old British girl gets 48,000 pounds from a website she made to give Chinese babies English names. Beau Jessup came up with the idea after her family visit to China. They were out for a meal with friends when she was asked to give an English name to a baby. In China, it is considered important to have an English name for future study or study abroad (在国外) and so on. Beau told us that when she was first asked to name a baby, she was surprised. But after hearing of some “strange” names, she decided to act. Beau said, “In China, many names that people may use are selom used in the UK. They usually use English names from films like Snow White Or Beauty and Beast to name their baby. In order to solve the problem, she starts to set up the website.
First, users should choose the gender(性别)of the baby on her website. Beau provides twelve personality traits(特质理论) such as clever, honest, confident and so on. “Special Name” needs the users to pick five of them which they hope their baby will grow into. Then Beau picks their English names according to the personality traits. The chosen names are then shared with family and friends on We-chat to help make the final decision. Finally they pay Beau one pound.
Beau says it’s quite strange to know she’s named more than 200 000 babies. The site’s success has been a surprise for her.
1.Beau Jessup set up a website to give ______.
A.English names to Chinese babies
B.English names to Japanese babies
C.Chinese names to English babies
D.Chinese names to American babies
2.Many people in China usually use the English names from ______ to name their baby.
A.the notebooks B.the movies
C.the websites D.the diaries
3.Which of the following shows the right order of naming babies?
a. pick their English names b. pay Beau one pound
c. choose the gender d. pick five of the twelve personality traits
e. make the final decision
A.d-c-a-e-b B.e-b-a-c-d C.c-a-d-e-b D.c-d-a-e-b
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Beau thought of the idea after she visited China alone.
B.Beau didn’t expect that her website would be successful.
C.None of Chinese people can use right baby naming websites.
D.Beau decided to set up the website in order to make money.
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A 22-year-old British student has invented(发明) a mobile fridge, “Isobar”, which could save millions of lives in the world.
Will Broadway’s “Isobar” has been designed to k1. vaccines (疫苗) at the ideal temperature while they are being sent in developing countries. And Will doesn’t plan to make money from his creation. His p2. is to get vaccines to people who need them, which is why he won’t be trying to get a patent(专利). Will’s Isobar has w3. him the James Dyson Award that challenges young people to design something that solves a problem.
Present methods of transporting vaccines can l4.to the vaccines freezing(冻住) before reaching their places in developing countries, b5. the Isobar keeps a temperature of 2 to 8 degrees for 30 days.
Will’s invention is expected to save the lives of 1.5 million people a6. the world. After finishing college education, he is making an effort to take the Isobar into production. “I will be hands-on, all the way through it, and m7. sure that it works, ” he says.
The product has been designed to transport vaccines, but already Will sees the possibility for other m8. uses in the developing world and beyond. “Blood donations, organ transplants(器官移植) —if they get trapped in t9., you still use cold-bags that really aren’t good enough for a long time, ” he says.
There is also a possible, non-medical use for the Isobar. “It would be a great thing to take on a five-day trip w10. you have no power,” he says. But he insists vaccine transportation is the primary function (功能) of his invention.
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Zhang Feng, a 23-year-old man from Zhengzhou, China, has developed a special kind of kungfu skill. He called it “Shaolin Sunshine Hand”. It allows him to get enough energy with his fists (拳头) to put out candles up to three meters away.
I used to watch those Chinese kungfu films during the 80s and 90s. I used to love seeing kungfu actors make things far away with their fists, but at that time I knew it was not true. However, after I watched the video, I changed my idea. The video went very popular in China recently. It showed that the young man named Zhang Feng put out 15 candles in a line three meters away with air or energy generated by his flying fists.
You may say it’s not true, and you’re not the only one. But the young man actually invited two reporters from The Zhengzhou Evening News newspaper into his home to see his act and then film him doing it. The two reporters tried their best, but were only able to put out one of the 15 candles set 10 cm apart, and even blowing air didn’t put out all the candles. Zhang Feng, on the other hand, put them all out just by throwing punches. The two reporters were in awe and couldn’t explain how he did it. They said that Zhang Feng was a great Shaolin master.
1.What did the writer use to think of it seeing kungfu actors make things far away with their fists?
A. It was so scary.
B. It was too magic.
C. He did not believe it.
D. He thought it was true.
2.Zhang Feng could put out 15 candles in a line with ______.
A. his fists B. his mouth
C. a newspaper D. blowing air
3.Why did Zhang Feng invite two reporters to his home?
A. Because he wanted them to interview him.
B. Because he wanted to have a big dinner with them.
C. Because he wanted them to watch and then film him doing it.
D. Because he wanted to watch them put out the candles by throwing punches.
4.The underlined phrase “in awe” probably means “______” in Chinese.
A. 恐惧地 B. 敬畏地
C. 漠然地 D. 慌乱地
5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Zhang Feng is 23 years old.
B. Zhang Feng comes from Zhengzhou, China.
C. Zhang Feng developed “Shaolin Sunshine Hand”.
D. Zhang Feng can beat anyone by “Shaolin Sunshine Hand”.
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Do you know the 3-year-old girl named Dong Xinyi? She has a bright nickname(绰号)“Little Strong Girl”who looked after her disabled father. And many people all over China were moved by her.
When she was several months old, her father had an accident on his way home while riding his motorcycle and 38 his legs. Two years later, her mother left her father 39 the poor life. As an old saying goes,“The children of poor people do housework early.”Little Xinyi had to do family chores, such as cooking noodles, carrying water, cleaning rooms and washing clothes. She took good care of her father alone. The little girl brings happiness and hope to her poor family. And luckily, the local government has 40 medical treatment for her father. At the same time, the government is 41 planning to raise money for the girl’s 42 .Now, Dong Xinyi has got a chance to go to school like other kids.
1.A.loses B. lost C. lose
2.A.because of B. instead C. because
3.A.provided B. noticed C. offered
4.A.too B. either C. also
5. A. information B. question C. education
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Ma Yan is not really a writer. But this 15-year-old girl has written a book that has moved many people around the world. “Ma Yan’s Diary” tells us about Ma’s life. She lives in a poor village called Zhangjiashu in Tongxin, Ningxia, and she has no money to go to school. But she is brave and has a strong desire(欲望)to go to school.
Her mother gave her diary to a French reporter, Pierre Haski when he went to Zhangjisshu in 2001. Now, it has been published(出版) in France Italy, Germany, Japan and China.
Ma is now a Junior Three student at Yuwang Middle School in Tongxin. Before this, she had to leave school twice. When she had to stop going to school the first time, her mum told her there was no money for her to go to school. She worked for 21 days and saved 13 yuan. With this money, she went back to school. The second time, her family told her she had to leave school but her two brothers could stay.
“I want to study,” Ma wrote in her diary. “Why can boys study but girls can’t? It would be wonderful if I could stay at school forever.”
Ma loves school so much because she wants to have a better life.
“My parents work hard in the fields but they are still poor. They have no knowledge. Most girls in my village leave school early and get married young. I don’t want that kind of life,” Ma said.
After her story became known, many French student sent money to her. Ma’s dream is the same as ever. She hopes to go to Tsinghua University and become a reporter. “Then , I can find poor kids like me and help them, ” she said.
1.Which of the following can describe Ma Yan’s character(性格)best?
A.Brave. B.Pretty. C.Lucky. D.Poor.
2.Now you can find “Ma Yan’s Diary” in all the following countries except (除了)_____.
A.Germany B.Britain C.Japan D.France
3.Which of the following is the main(主要的) reason for Ma Yan’s Diary to be published?
A.Her mother gave her enough money to publish the book.
B.She wrote about the poor life in her village.
C.She is very good at writing.
D.Her diary was read by a French reporter.
4.Which is the reason for her leaving school for the second time?
A.She had to help her mother do some housework.
B.Her brothers studied better than she did.
C.Girls were not equally treated(平等对待)in their village.
D.She didn’t study hard.
5.Ma Yan wants to study because she wants to __________.
A.teach her parents knowledge
B.get more money for her study in Tsinghua University
C.become more famous
D.get more knowledge to change her own life
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Liang Xianghua, a 22-year-old girl from Guangxi University, has been well-known in China for her sand painting since her first work was used by CCTV.
"Sand paintings really attracted me while I was watching a video performance, I was surprised by how this artwork melted people's heart in minutes, "said Liang. "I fell in love with the way the sand pictures, music and the light combined (融合) with each other to make a flow of emotion(情感). You can express things freely.”
In order to master the skills, Liang practised for several hours every day. She said that she couldn't even do the first step well of throwing sand onto the glass. But she didn't give up.
After finding success with her first show, she was invited to do many performances. This made her quite tired. She decided to give a stop and focus on her study. But an invitation from Malaysia changed her mind just as she was about to wash the sand from her hands. This spring, she was invited by a Malaysia middle school to give a performance. Liang didn' t want to do a live show, but agreed to do a video for the school showing its development over the years.
She received praise for her work and the performance was described as an eye-opener for the students. This made her wonder if her art would be more meaningful if she made it for the poor students.
As a volunteer this time, she plans to take part in a summer programme offering help to pupils in a mountain area, and give the most wonderful show in her life.
1.Which of the following helps you understand the underlined word "performance"?
A.show B.painting C.success D.invitation
2.Why did Liang fall in love with sand painting?
A.Because she wanted to be famous. B.Because she wanted to be a volunteer.
C.Because sand paintings melted her heart. D.Because she loved watching video programmes.
3.What is the implied (隐含) meaning of the underlined sentence "...she... hands, "in Paragraph 4 ?
A.It means Liang decided to wash the sand off her sands.
B.It means Liang wanted to make a new sand painting.
C.It means Liang wanted to do voluntary work in summer.
D.It means Liang decided to give up doing sand paintings.
4.What's the writer's purpose of writing the third paragraph?
A.To tell us that Liang is good at making sand pictures.
B.To explain why Liang fell in love with sand pictures.
C.To show that Liangs success comes from hard work.
D.To express that Liang enjoys throwing sand onto the glass.
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