Computers can help us in many ways, but they ...

Computers can help us in many ways, but they cannot think or do things on their own. Humans have to feed them with information and tell them what　　 to do. They cannot come up with any new information, but they can save much time and work. For example, all the information and the office files (文件) can be stored in a computer’s “memory”.

The first computers were huge and expensive. They filled up almost the whole floor of large offices. Later, scientists found ways to produce cheaper and smaller computers. They invented chips (芯片) which made it possible to store more information in less space.

Today, computers are not only cheaper, but also more compact. They can just be placed on top of an ordinary writing table. They can even be carried from place to place easily. Computers are not only used in offices by companies, but are used at home by families who can afford them.

Robots are only moving parts controlled by computers. A robot can do the same work as a person for 24 hours without complaining or getting tired.

In Japan and some places in America, robots are used in factories to assemble (装配) cars. As computers become more and more common in businesses and factories, people fear that one day computers and computer-controlled robots will put human workers out of work.

1.What were the first computers like?

A.Small and cheap B.Huge and expensive C.Small and expensive D.Huge but cheap

2.The underlined phrase “more compact” can be replaced by “　　”.

A.larger B.brighter C.smaller D.heavier

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

A.Robots are controlled by computers. B.Robots can do the same work as humans.

C.Robots do not get tired of working. D.Robots are used to sell cars in China.

4.Humans fear that one day computers and robots 　　.

A.will be busier than humans B.will be cleverer than humans

C.will make humans jobless D.will make humans become blind

5.The BEST title for this passage can be 　　.

A.Computers and robots B.Old and new computers

C.Robots are our servants D.The electronic invention

九年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析

I think computers are very useful．They can help us get much 　　　 on the Internet．

A．photo　　　　　　 B．ideas　　　　　　 C．information　　　　　 D．message

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I think computers are very useful. They can help us get much________ on the Internet.

A.game B.information C.change D.message

九年级英语单选题困难题查看答案及解析

Computers can help many workers. They can also help thieves.

There was one thief who worked in a bank of the United States. He paid for everything he needed by check (支票). Then he told the computer not to take any money from his account for the checks he wrote. The bank’s computer did what he said. And it did not take any money from his bank account. One day the computer broke down. People had to do the computer’s work. They soon found out what was happening.

Another thief, who worked for a bank saw people filling in deposit forms (存款单). Many of these people did not know their account numbers, so they wrote only their names on the forms. They left empty places for their account numbers. The thief wrote his own account number in this place. When the computer read these forms it looked only at the account numbers. It did not look at the customers’ names. It paid the money on these deposit forms into the thief’s account .

Then there was the bank worker who told the bank computer to take ten cents off every customer’s account each month and put it into his own account. For a long time the bank’s customers did not notice that they were losing ten cents every month. But then someone did notice and told the bank. That was the end of that little game!

1.What was the first thief?

A．A computer engineer.                    B．A customer.        C．A bank worker.  D．We don’t know.

2.How did the first thief steal money from the bank?

A．He broke the computer down and stole money from it.

B．He paid for everything by check instead of cash.

C．He took money away from the bank.

D．He told the computer not to take away money from his account.

3.How many kinds of crimes in a bank are mentioned?

A．Two.             B．Three.            C．Four.             D．Five.

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A．None of the thieves has been caught by the police up to now.

B．A lot of money is missing from the bank of the United States each year.

C．The computers in the bank will be changed to prevent money from being stolen.

D．There will be no crimes in the bank any more since so many crimes have been found out.

九年级英语阅读理解极难题查看答案及解析

Computers can help many workers. They can also help thieves.

There was one thief who worked in a bank of the United States. He paid for everything he needed by check. Then he told the computer not to take any money from his account for the checks he wrote. The bank’s computer did what he said. And it did not take any money from his bank account. One day the computer broke down. People had to do the computer’s work. They soon found out what was happening.

Another thief， who worked for a bank saw customers( 顾客）filling in deposit forms (存款单). Many of these people did not know their account numbers， so they wrote only their names on the forms. They left empty places for their account numbers. The thief wrote his own account number in this place. When the computer read these forms， it looked only at the account numbers. It did not look at the customers’ names. It paid the money on these deposit forms into the thief’s account.

Also there was the bank worker who told the bank computer to take ten cents off every customer’s account each month and put it into his own account. For a long time the bank’s customers did not notice that they were losing ten cents every month. But then someone did notice and told the bank. That was the end of that little game!

1.What was the first thief?（不超过5个字）

2.How did the last thief steal money from the bank?(不超过25个字）

3.What did many customers only write on the deposit forms ?（不超过5个字）

九年级英语任务型阅读中等难度题查看答案及解析

Fire can help people in many ways. But can also be very harmful. Fire can heat water warm your houses, give light, and cook food. But fire can burn things too. It can burn trees, houses, animals, or people. Sometimes big fires can burn forests.

Nobody knows for sure how people began to use fire. But there are many interesting, old stories about the first time a man or woman started a fire. One story from Australia tells about a man very, very long time ago. He went up to the sun by a rope and brought fire down.

Today people know how to make a fire with matches. Children sometimes like to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous. One match can burn a piece of paper, and then it might burn a house. A small fire can become a big fire very fast.

Fires kill many people every year. So you must be careful with matches. You should also learn to put out fires. Fires need oxygen. Without oxygen they die. There is oxygen in the air. Cover a fire with water, sand, or in an emergency, with your coat or something else. This keeps the air away from a fire and kills it.

Be careful with fire, and it will help you. Be careless with fire, and it will burn you.

1.Which is true?

A. We are not sure how people started to use fire.

B. It is an Australian who started a fire.

C. We know how people began to use fire.

D. Nobody knows how to make a fire.

2.Children mustn’t play with matches because ______.

A. matches burn paper

B. it is not interesting

C. matches can be dangerous

D. they don’t know how to make a fire with matches

3.If you are going to put out a fire, you ______.

A. must be careful with matches

B. ought to know it can be harmful

C. have to cover it with water only

D. should keep air away from it

4.We must be careful with fire, or it ______.

A. can be        B. warms our houses

C. might burn usD. will help us

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Fire can help people in many ways.

B. Fire can be both helpful and harmful.

C. Fire can burn things and people

D. We must be careful with matches.

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

Fire can help people in many ways. But can also be very harmful. Fire can heat water warm your houses, give light, and cook food. But fire can burn things too. It can burn trees, houses, animals, or people. Sometimes big fires can burn forests.

Nobody knows for sure how people began to use fire. But there are many interesting, old stories about the first time a man or woman started a fire. One story from Australia tells about a man very, very long time ago. He went up to the sun by a rope and brought fire down.

Today people know how to make a fire with matches. Children sometimes like to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous. One match can burn a piece of paper, and then it might burn a house. A small fire can become a big fire very fast.

Fires kill many people every year. So you must be careful with matches. You should also learn to put out fires. Fires need oxygen. Without oxygen they die. There is oxygen in the air. Cover a fire with water, sand, or in an emergency, with your coat or something else. This keeps the air away from a fire and kills it.

Be careful with fire, and it will help you. Be careless with fire, and it will burn you.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前的括号内。

1.Which is true?

A．We are not sure how people started to use fire

B．It is an Australian who started a fire.

C．We know how people began to use fire.

D．Nobody knows how to make a fire

2.Children mustn’t’play with matches because ______.

A．matches burn paper

B．it is not interesting

C．matches can be dangerous

D．they don’t know how to make a fire with matches

3.If you are going to put out a fire, you ______.

A．must be careful with matches

B．ought to know it can be harmful

C．have to cover it with water only

D．should keep air away from it

4.We must be careful with fire, or it ______.

A．can be our houses　　 B．warms

C．might burn us　 　　 D．will help us

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Fire can help people in many ways.

B．Fire can be both helpful and harmful.

C．Fire can burn things and people

D．We must be careful with matches.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Fire can help people in many ways. But can also be very harmful. Fire can heat water warm your houses, give light, and cook food. But fire can burn things too. It can burn trees, houses, animals, or people. Sometimes big fires can burn forests.

Nobody knows for sure how people began to use fire. But there are many interesting, old stories about the first time a man or woman started a fire. One story from Australia tells about a man very, very long time ago. He went up to the sun by a rope and brought fire down.

Today people know how to make a fire with matches. Children sometimes like to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous. One match can burn a piece of paper, and then it might burn a house. A small fire can become a big fire very fast.

Fires kill many people every year. So you must be careful with matches. You should also learn to put out fires. Fires need oxygen. Without oxygen they die. There is oxygen in the air. Cover a fire with water, sand, or in an emergency, with your coat or something else. This keeps the air away from a fire and kills it.

Be careful with fire, and it will help you. Be careless with fire, and it will burn you.

1.Which is true?

A. We are not sure how people started to use fire.

B. It is an Australian who started a fire.

C. We know how people began to use fire.

D. Nobody knows how to make a fire.

2.Children mustn’t play with matches because ______.

A. matches burn paper

B. it is not interesting

C. matches can be dangerous

D. they don’t know how to make a fire with matches

3.If you are going to put out a fire, you ______.

A. must be careful with matches

B. ought to know it can be harmful

C. have to cover it with water only

D. should keep air away from it

4.We must be careful with fire, or it ______.

A. can be             B. warms our houses

C. might burn us      D. will help us

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Fire can help people in many ways.

B. Fire can be both helpful and harmful.

C. Fire can burn things and people

D. We must be careful with matches.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Fire can help people in many ways. But it can also be very harmful. Fire can make water hot and house warm, give light and cook food. But fire can burn (燃烧) things, too. It can make trees, houses, animals and other things catch fire (起火). If some people can't run away from fire, it can kill them. This happens in every country every year.

Sometimes big fire can burn forests. A month ago, a large forest fire broke out in Yunnan Province. It lasted nearly half a month. The forest in Heilongjiang Province and the grassland in Inner Mongolia caught fire in May, 2006. After more than ten days' fight, over 30,000 people and soldiers put out (扑灭) the fire at last.

Nobody knows clearly when people began to make fire, but there are many interesting stories about the first time a man or a woman started a fire. One story from Australia tells about a man who went to the sun and brought fire down a long time ago. Today people know how to make a fire with matches (火柴). Children sometimes like to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous. The match can burn a piece of paper and then it can burn a house. A small fire can become a big fire, and destroy many things. Fire kills many people every year. So you must be careful with fire.

1.The main idea of the passage is that _________.

2.Matches can be dangerous because _________.

3.The word “destroy” in the passage means ________in Chinese.

4.The writer of the passage wants to tell us that ________.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Fire can help people in many ways. But it can also be very harmful. Fire can make water hot and house warm, give light and cook food. But fire can burn (燃烧) things, too. It can make trees, houses, animals and other things catch fire (起火). If some people can't run away from fire, it can kill them. This happens in every country every year.

Sometimes big fire can burn forests. A month ago, a large forest fire broke out in Yunnan Province. It lasted nearly half a month. The forest in Heilongjiang Province and the grassland in Inner Mongolia caught fire in May, 2006. After more than ten days' fight, over 30,000 people and soldiers put out (扑灭) the fire at last.

Nobody knows clearly when people began to make fire, but there are many interesting stories about the first time a man or a woman started a fire. One story from Australia tells about a man who went to the sun and brought fire down a long time ago. Today people know how to make a fire with matches (火柴). Children sometimes like to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous. The match can burn a piece of paper and then it can burn a house. A small fire can become a big fire, and destroy many things. Fire kills many people every year. So you must be careful with fire.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.The main idea of the passage is that _________.

A. fire is dangerous and harmful

B. forest fire can be easily put out

C. who started a fire the first time

D. every month there is a forest fire in Yunnan Province

2.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Someone started a fire in Heilongjiang Province.

B. Fire was brought down from the sun long, long ago.

C. We can only make a fire with a match.

D. Playing with fire is dangerous.

3.The writer of the passage wants to tell us that ________.

A. we know when man began to make a fire

B. people should use fire carefully

C. fire can burn down all things in the world

D. all children like to play with matches

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析