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Can dogs and cats get along well in the same home? People are thinking about getting a dog for their cat as a friend, but they are worried about that the dog and the cat will fight. A recent research has found that if the cat is taken back home before the dog, and if they are introduced when they are still young（less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs）, it is possible that the two pets will get along swimmingly. In two-thirds of the homes cats and dogs have a good relationship（关系）.
However, there was something unfriendly between the cat and dog in 25% of the homes, while aggression（侵略, 好斗）and fighting were found in 10% of the homes. One reason for this is probably that some of their body languages are just different. For example, when a cat turns its head away, it means aggression. while a dog doing the same means submission（顺从）.
In homes with cats and dogs living in peace, researchers found a surprising behavior（行为）. They are learning how to talk each other’s language. It is a surprise that cats can learn how to talk "Dog", and dogs can learn how to talk"Cat".
The interesting thing is that both cats and dogs seem to become smarter. They can learn to read each other's body languages, suggesting that the two may have more in common（共同的）than was expected（预料）. If they understand each other's body language very well, cats and dogs can play together, and enjoy sleeping together on the sofa.
The importance of this research on cats and dogs may go beyond（超过）pets—to people who don't get along well, including neighbours, workmates at work, and even countries. If cats and dogs can learn to get along, surely people have a good chance.
1.The underlined word swimmingly in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
A.早早地 B.主要地 C.迅速地 D.顺畅地
2.Some cats and dogs may fight when ______.
A.they are cold to each other B.they look away from each other
C.they can't understand each other's body languages well D.they are introduced at an early age
3.What can people find surprising about cats and dogs?
A.They eat and sleep together. B.They watch each other's behaviors.
C.They learn to speak each other's language. D.They know something from each other's voices.
4.In Paragraph 4 we can learn that cats and dogs ______.
A.have common interests B.are less different than was thought
C.have a common body language D.are not so smart as was expected
5.What can we learn from cats and dogs?
A.We should learn to get along well with others. B.We should know more about animals.
C.We should live in peace with animals. D.We should learn more body languages.
九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析
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一How can I get along well with local people if I go to Germany?
一 .
A. The early bird catches the worm
B. It never rains but it pours
C. When in Rome, do as the Romans do
D. A friend in need is a friend indeed
九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Scientists are placing robotic dogs in the homes of lonely old people to test whether they can improve the quality of life for humans. Alan Beck, an expert(专家) in human-animal relationship, and Nancy Edwards, a professor of nursing, are leading the animal-assisted study on the effect of robotic dogs on old people’s depression (沮丧) , physical activity, and life satisfaction.
In the study, the robot, called AIBO, is placed for six weeks in the houses of some old people who live alone. Before placing AIBO in the home, scientists will collect baseline data(数据) for six weeks. These old people will keep a diary to note their feelings and activity before and after AIBO. Then, the scientists will review the data to test if it has produced any changes in the life of its owner.
“I talk to him all the time, and he responds to my voice,” says a seventy-year-old lady. “When I’m watching TV, he’ll stay in my arms until he wants down. He has his own mind.”
The AIBOs respond to certain orders. The scientists say they have some advantages over live dogs, especially for old people. Often the elderly are disabled and cannot care for an animal by walking it or playing with it. A robotic dog removes exercise and feeding concerns.
“At the beginning, it was believed that no one would relate(与……相关) to the robotic dog, because it was metal and not furry.” Beck says. “Hopefully, down the road, these robotic pets could become a more-valuable health helper. They will record their masters’ blood pressure, oxygen levels or heart rhythms(心律). AIBOs may even one day have games that can help stimulate(刺激) older people’s minds.”
1.The purpose of Beck and Edwards’ study is to _____________.
A. understand human-animal relationship
B. make lonely old people’s life better
C. find the causes of old people’s loneliness
D. improve the animal-assisted research
2. In the research, the old people are asked to _____________.
A. note the activities of AIBOs
B. keep AIBOs at home for 12 weeks
C. record their feelings and activity
D. study the collected information
3.What does the underlined word “removes” mean?
A. moves again B. is movable C. doesn’t need D. need
4.What is the better point of AIBO than live dogs?
A. It is easier to keep at home.
B. It can help the disabled people.
C. It responds to all the human orders.
D. It can watch TV with its owner.
5.The writer seems to suggest that the future robotic dogs may__________.
A. cure certain diseases B. keep old people active
C. change people’s ideas D. look more like real dogs
九年级英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
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Scientists are placing robotic dogs in the homes of lonely old people to test whether they can improve the quality of life for humans. Alan Beck, an expert(专家) in human-animal relationship, and Nancy Edwards, a professor of nursing, are leading the animal-assisted study on the effect of robotic dogs on old people’s depression (沮丧) , physical activity, and life satisfaction.
In the study, the robot, called AIBO, is placed for six weeks in the houses of some old people who live alone. Before placing AIBO in the home, scientists will collect baseline data(数据) for six weeks. These old people will keep a diary to note their feelings and activity before and after AIBO. Then, the scientists will review the data to test if it has produced any changes in the life of its owner.
“I talk to him all the time, and he responds to my voice,” says a seventy-year-old lady. “When I’m watching TV, he’ll stay in my arms until he wants down. He has his own mind.”
The AIBOs respond to certain orders. The scientists say they have some advantages over live dogs, especially for old people. Often the elderly are disabled and cannot care for an animal by walking it or playing with it. A robotic dog removes exercise and feeding concerns.
“At the beginning, it was believed that no one would relate(与……相关) to the robotic dog, because it was metal and not furry.” Beck says. “Hopefully, down the road, these robotic pets could become a more-valuable health helper. They will record their masters’ blood pressure, oxygen levels or heart rhythms(心律). AIBOs may even one day have games that can help stimulate(刺激) older people’s minds.”
1.The purpose of Beck and Edwards’ study is to _____________.
A. understand human-animal relationship
B. make lonely old people’s life better
C. find the causes of old people’s loneliness
D. improve the animal-assisted research
2. In the research, the old people are asked to _____________.
A. note the activities of AIBOs
B. keep AIBOs at home for 12 weeks
C. record their feelings and activity
D. study the collected information
3. What does the underlined word “removes” mean?
A. moves again B. is movable
C. doesn’t need D. need
4.The writer seems to suggest that the future robotic dogs may__________.
A. cure certain diseases B. keep old people active
C. change people’s ideas D. look more like real dogs
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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How does a young dog or cat get to know a new home? The animal uses its nose. Right away it smells its new places. Then it makes wider and wider circles, smelling all the time. Before long it can find its way home very well, even in the dark. It simply follows something it knows well.
Stories happen about animals who found their way across land they had never smelled before. Take the case of Smoky, a small white cat. Smoky had some funny red hair around its right ear. One day Smoky and his owner began a long journey. They were moving from Oklahoma to Tennessee. When they were just eighteen miles from their Oklahoma home, Smoky jumped out of the car. Then he found his way back to the old house. There he wandered around outside for many days. Finally he disappeared.
A year later Smoky meowed at the door of a house in Tennessee. A man opened the door. “Is that you, Smoky?” he said in surprise. At first he couldn’t believe it. Then he saw the red hair around its right ear. It was Smoky!
1.What is the first thing a pet does in a new place?
A. It follows something it knows. B. It finds its way in the dark
C. It smells the new place. D. It travels a long way.
2.Put these events in the right order that they happened.
①Smoky went to his old house. ②Smoky jumped out of the car. ③Smoky got to Tennessee.
A. ②①③ B. ③①② C. ②③① D. ③②①
3.What does the underlined word "wandered" mean in the passage?
A. 围绕 B. 思考 C. 搜寻 D. 游荡
4.What does “it” in the second line from the bottom refer to(指的是)?
A. One journey B. One thing C. One dog D. One cat
5.What is the best title of the passage?
A. A Humorous Cat B. A Kind Owner
C. An Excellent Memory D. A Surprising Journey
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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How does a young dog or cat get to know a new home? The animal uses its nose. Right away it smells its new places. Then it makes wider and wider circles, smelling all the time. Before long it can find its way home very well, even in the dark. It simply follows something it knows well.
Stories happen about animals who found their way across land they had never smelled before. Take the case of Smoky, a small white cat. Smoky had some funny red hair around its right ear. One day Smoky and his owner began a long journey. They were moving from Oklahoma to Tennessee. When they were just eighteen miles from their Oklahoma home, Smoky jumped out of the car. Then he found his way back to the old house. There he wandered around outside for many days. Finally he disappeared.
A year later Smoky meowed at the door of a house in Tennessee. A man opened the door. “Is that you, Smoky?” he said in surprise. At first he couldn’t believe it. Then he saw the red hair around its right ear. It was Smoky!
1.What is the first thing a pet does in a new place?
A. It travels a long way.
B. It smells the new place.
C. It finds its way in the dark
D. It follows something it knows.
2.Put these events in the right order that they happened.
①Smoky got to Tennessee.
②Smoky jumped out of the car.
③Smoky went to his old house.
A.③①② B.①③② C.②③① D.③②①
3.What does the underlined word "wandered" mean in the passage?
A. 游荡 B.思考 C. 搜寻 D. 围绕
4.What is the best title of the passage?
A. A Kind Owner B. A Humorours Cat
C. A Surprising Journey D. An Excellent Memory
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Do you know how a young dog or cat gets to know a new home? The animal uses its nose. Right away it smells its new places. Then it makes wider and wider circles, smelling all the time. Before long it can find its way home very well, even in the dark. It simply follows something it knows well.
Stories happen about animals who found their way across land they had never smelled before. Take the case of Smoky, a small white cat. Smoky had some funny red hair around its right ear. One day Smoky and his owner began a long journey. They were moving from Oklahoma to Tennessee. When they were just eighteen miles from their Oklahoma home, Smoky jumped out of the car. Then he found his way back to the old house. There he wandered around outside for many days. Finally he disappeared.
A year later Smoky meowed at the door of a house in Tennessee. A man opened the door. “Is that you, Smoky?” he said in surprise. At first he couldn’t believe it. Then he saw the red hair around its right ear. It was Smoky!
1.What is the first thing a pet does in a new place?
A. It smells the new place. B. It finds its way in the dark
C. It follows something it knows.
2.Put these events in the right order that they happened.
①Smoky got to Tennessee. ②Smoky jumped out of the car. ③Smoky went to his old house.
A. ③①② B. ②③① C. ①③②
3.The underlined word “wandered” in the passage means _________.
A. 思考 B. 围绕 C. 游荡
4.How long did Smoky take to get to the house in Tennessee?
A. A year. B. A month. C. A week.
5.What is the best title of the passage?
A. An Excellent Memory B. A Surprising Journey C. A Humorous Cat
九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
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In Canada, you can find dogs, cats, horses, etc, in almost every family．These are their pets．People love these pets and have them as their good friends．Before they keep them in their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections so that they won't carry diseases．They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every store．Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food．When you visit people's homes, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them．You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden．All kinds of birds are welcome to come and have a good meal．They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animals in Canada．They have a law against(反对) killing wild animals．If you killed an animal, you should be punished(惩罚)．If an animal happened to run over by a car, people would be very sad about it．People in Canada have many reasons to like animals．One of them might be：their family tie (关系) is not as close as ours．When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own lives．Then the old will feel lonely．But pets can solve(解决)this problem．Then can be good friends and never leave them alone．
回答下面的问题，每小题答案不超过8个单词。
1.How do Canadians have their pets?
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2.Where do people take the animals before they keep them?
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3.How much do some people spend on animal food a month?
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4.What does almost every family have in the garden?
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5.What do you think of Canadians’ family tie?
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九年级英语回答问题困难题查看答案及解析
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In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses, etc. in almost every family. These are Canadian people's pets. People love these pets and have them as their good friends. Before they keep them in their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections (注射) so that they won't carry disease. They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every kind of store. Some people spend about two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit people's houses, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find that almost every family has a feeding place for birds in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcome to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal, you would be punished. If an animal happened to get run over by a car, people would be very sad about it.
People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be that their family ties are not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely, but pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.
1.The underlined word "disease" in Paragraph 1 means “____________”
A. bones B. illness C. cancer D. litter
2.We can learn from the passage that__________
A. people in Canada love animals
B. people in Canada often kill animals
C. pets eat better than people in Canada
D. almost every family has a birdcage in Canada
3.In Canada, children leave their parents when they grow up because__________ .
A. their parents' houses are too small
B. they wouldn't depend on their parents any more
C. they can only find jobs far from their parents
D. they don't love their parents any more
4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The pets usually need injections after they are kept in houses in Canada.
B. Birds aren't allowed to come and have a good meal in Canada.
C. Anyone who has killed an animal would be punished in Canada.
D. The family ties in Canada are as close as those in China.
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
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In Canada you can find dogs，cats，horses etc.in almost every family.These are their pets.People love these pets and regard them as their good friends.Before they keep them at their houses，they take them to animal hospitals to give them needles so that they won't carry diseases(疾病)．They have special animal food stores，though they can get animal food in almost every store.Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food.When you visit people's homes，they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them.You will also find almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden.All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal.They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animals in Canada.They have a law against killing wild(野生的) animals.If you killed an animal，you would be punished(处罚)．If an animal happened to get run over by a car，people would be very sad about it.
People in Canada have many reasons to like animals.One of them might be：Their family tie is not as close as ours.When children grow up，they leave their parents and start their own career(生涯)．Then the seniors(老人) will feel lonely.But pets can solve this problem.They can be good friends and never leave them alone.
1.This passage shows that Canadians ________.
A. hate animals
B. often kill animals
C. love animals
2.They give their pets needles before keeping them at their houses because ________.
A. the pets are sick
B. the pets are wild
C. they want to stop them from carrying diseases
3.Which is RIGHT according to the passage?
A. Any bird can come to the bird feeders to eat.
B. Pets eat better than people.
C. People buy animal food for their pets only at the animal food stores.
4.What can pets do for the seniors?
A. Leave them alone.
B. Be their good friends.
C. Help to cure their diseases.
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析