Most adults show less interest in climate（气候）change than young people. Yet it's adults who have the power to influence the policies（政策）causing climate change. Now a new study shows that teenagers may be able to raise their parents' interest in human effects on climate.
In the study, a new curriculum（课程）was used in some schools in coastal North Carolina. The students worked on four activities centered on the connections between climate change and local wildlife. They also took part in a community-based project and interviewed their parents about the changes in weather they had noticed in their lifetimes. To see how attitudes changed as a result of the program, the researchers surveyed both students and parents at the beginning and the end of the study.
The study shows the students who completed the climate change module cared more about the issue（问题）. The effect was even stronger among parents. Experts say the program's success had a lot to do with how teachers dealt with climate change in the classroom.
"Reading a textbook and completing a worksheet are unlikely to lead students to talk about their day at the dinner table, ”says Martha Monroe, an expert on environmental education at the University of Florida. Instead, the researchers designed hands-on lessons focused on local issues. For example, one task involved monitoring the weather outside the school and comparing it with historical information about the area.
Those activities may have helped increase parental involvement. "If you can get kids so excited and talking with their parents about what they are learning in schools, parents will want to learn, ”says Danielle Lawson, a social scientist and leading researcher of the study. However, she adds, “We are not telling the students what to think or what to say. That way, kids didn't feel that there was all this responsibility put on them to change their parents' minds about anything.”
Lawson is hopeful that kids can boost their parents' understanding of climate science. "I know how powerful kids can be, ”Lawson says. "Kids don't need a special curriculum to discuss climate change at home. They just need to talk to their parents about what they see going on.”
1.The second paragraph is mainly about
A.how the study was carried out
B.how the activities were designed
C.why a new curriculum was introduced
D.why both students and parents were surveyed
2.What can we learn about the new curriculum from the passage?
A.It developed students' communication skills.
B.It focused on lessons about climate change in textbooks.
C.It helped students feel responsible to change their parents.
D.It created more chances for families to talk about climate change.
3.The word "boost" in the last paragraph probably means “_____________”.
A.check B.express C.improve D.share
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题
Most adults show less interest in climate（气候）change than young people. Yet it's adults who have the power to influence the policies（政策）causing climate change. Now a new study shows that teenagers may be able to raise their parents' interest in human effects on climate.
In the study, a new curriculum（课程）was used in some schools in coastal North Carolina. The students worked on four activities centered on the connections between climate change and local wildlife. They also took part in a community-based project and interviewed their parents about the changes in weather they had noticed in their lifetimes. To see how attitudes changed as a result of the program, the researchers surveyed both students and parents at the beginning and the end of the study.
The study shows the students who completed the climate change module cared more about the issue（问题）. The effect was even stronger among parents. Experts say the program's success had a lot to do with how teachers dealt with climate change in the classroom.
"Reading a textbook and completing a worksheet are unlikely to lead students to talk about their day at the dinner table, ”says Martha Monroe, an expert on environmental education at the University of Florida. Instead, the researchers designed hands-on lessons focused on local issues. For example, one task involved monitoring the weather outside the school and comparing it with historical information about the area.
Those activities may have helped increase parental involvement. "If you can get kids so excited and talking with their parents about what they are learning in schools, parents will want to learn, ”says Danielle Lawson, a social scientist and leading researcher of the study. However, she adds, “We are not telling the students what to think or what to say. That way, kids didn't feel that there was all this responsibility put on them to change their parents' minds about anything.”
Lawson is hopeful that kids can boost their parents' understanding of climate science. "I know how powerful kids can be, ”Lawson says. "Kids don't need a special curriculum to discuss climate change at home. They just need to talk to their parents about what they see going on.”
1.The second paragraph is mainly about
A.how the study was carried out
B.how the activities were designed
C.why a new curriculum was introduced
D.why both students and parents were surveyed
2.What can we learn about the new curriculum from the passage?
A.It developed students' communication skills.
B.It focused on lessons about climate change in textbooks.
C.It helped students feel responsible to change their parents.
D.It created more chances for families to talk about climate change.
3.The word "boost" in the last paragraph probably means “_____________”.
A.check B.express C.improve D.share
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
Dear boys and girls, you will face the most important examination in less than 100 days. ________________ and go out of your way, and you will get a satisfying result.
A. Have confidence in yourself B. Being confident of yourself
C. Have confidence in yourselves
九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析
Which topic drew the most attention from people around the world in 2019? It was climate change, according to three well-known English dictionaries.
The Oxford, Collins and Cambridge dictionaries chose “climate emergency (气候紧急状态)", “climate strike (罢工)” and “upcycling”, respectively (分别地), as their Word of the Year". This tells us that climate change was a widely-discussed issue in 2019.
“Climate emergency” means a situation in which urgent (紧急的) action is needed to reduce climate change. “Climate strike” refers to people leaving work or school to call for more action to protect the environment. “Upcycling” refers to making new items out of old or used items to reduce waste.
Climate change has already affected the world in many ways. Take Venice, for example. Due to climate change, Venice experienced the worst flooding it has seen in the last 50 years in 2019. Many stores, restaurants and hotels were flooded. This caused serious damage totaling hundreds of millions of euros (欧元).
Although we've known about global warming for a long time, our large companies and governments have been slow to respond to it. The year 2019 might have been the turning point that will finally encourage our leaders to take responsibility.
“Decades ago, when the science on the climate issue was first increasing, the impacts (影响) could be seen as an issue for future generations,” Katharine Mach, a Stanford University climate scientist, told The New York Times. “ It's definitely our issue now.”
However, simply realizing that climate change is a threat (威胁) is not enough. We must take real action before it is too late.
1.According to the three well-known English dictionaries, people paid the most attention to_______ in 2019 .
A.Word of the Year B.climate change C.the environment D.global warming
2.________directly requests people to reduce waste.
A.Climate emergency B.Climate strike C.Upcycling D.Climate change
3.The flooding in Venice in Paragraph 4 tells us________.
A.how climate change has affected the world
B.Venice is a dangerous place to live in
C.Venice suffered serious damage in 2019
D.climate changed a lot in the world in 2019
4.What the climate scientist Mach said means________.
A.future generations will suffer the climate issue
B.climate change has increased for many years
C.many scientists are working on the climate issue
D.we must take actions to deal with climate change right now
5.From the passage, we can infer that________.
A.the leaders will take responsibility to protect the environment
B.people will use the three well-known English dictionaries
C.the climate issue will be more and more serious in the future
D.people will leave work or school to protect the environment.
九年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析
—I think English is Japanese.
—I don’t agree with you.
A. less popular than B. the most popular
C. as popular as D. as more popular as
九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
A nationwide survey released earlier this year said an average Chinese adult read less than eight books in 2015, among which 4.58 were paper books and 3.26 e-books. With digital books becoming more popular, many people would find it hard to remember the last time they sat down in a bookstore and enjoyed a quiet moment.
But this does not mean that bookstores are losing their customers. To lure more readers, bookstores are now bigger, more beautiful and grander. Here are some of them.
Zhongshuge
Walking into a Zhongshuge bookstore is like entering a sea of books, above the ceiling overhead, beneath the floor under your feet, on the walls, and under the steps of the staircases. Zhongshuge is known for its beautiful designs. The brand now has chains in Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Yangzhou.
The Bookworm
The bookworm is a bookshop, bar and café all in one. Hidden in downtown Beijing’s Sanlitun bar area, the place is among the most popular for foreigners looking for some international experiences in the Chinese capital.
In addition to a larger variety of books, the European-style shop also holds lectures and cultural events. It’s often possible for visitors to meet famous authors unexpectedly in the comfortable place.
Paradise Time Travel Bookstore
Tibet（西藏）is a must-visit on many people’s travel lists. You can find the beauty of the ancient Tibetan style. Paradise Time Travel Bookstore is decorated in this way. But if you look closely, you will find it is a foreignlanguage bookshop. This kind of mixture is a great surprise, isn’t it?
The Paradise Time Travel Bookstore is located near the princess Wencheng Theater in
Lhasa(拉萨).
Poplar Kid’s Republic
The Poplar Kid’s Republic, sitting in Beijing’s CBD area, is a fairyland of picture books for children. Thebookshop was selected among one of the most beautiful bookshops in the world by Flavorwire, a popular US news website about art and culture, in 2012.
The colorful designs inside are aimed at encouraging kids to explore books. Pushing the glass doors open, you will see children’s drawings and craftworks(工艺)hanging on the pink walls,
leading you into a world full of imagination.
1.According to the survey, an average Chinese adult read less thanin 2015.
A. 3.26 B. 4.5 C. 8 D. 9
2.We can find Zhongshuge in.
A. Yangzhou B. Beijing C. Suzhou D. Lhasa
3.The underlined word ‘lure’ in paragraph 2 most probably means.
A. contact B. attract C. observe D. choose
4.Flavorwire in the passage is.
A. a beautiful bookshop B. a recent survey C. a news website D. a noisy bar
5.Which of the following is wrong according to the passage?
A. Chinese adults don't read enough books on average.
B. We can meet some famous book writers in the Bookworm.
C. The Paradise Time Travel Bookstore is located in Beijing.
D. You will see children's drawings in the Poplar Kid's Republic.
6.The article is mainly about .
A. the importance of reading books
B. some popular E-books
C. the fun of travelling around
D. some beautiful bookstores in China
九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析
Many people think skiing is ________ than swimming. Do you think so?
A. much interesting B. most difficult C. more easier D. a little better
九年级英语单选题困难题查看答案及解析
Are you interested in doing some voluntary work this summer holiday? Ms. Lee shows you some posters that she has found.
Care for the Elderly
We are looking for volunteer aged-care assistants during the summer holidays. Volunteers will play games, sing songs and chat with the elderly people.
If you are in Secondary 3 or above, are patient, enjoy working with the elderly and have good communication skill, please send your application to:
Director
Care for the Elderly
11/F, Wing Hing House
St Peter’s Hospital Art Project Helpers Needed
We are looking for volunteers to help decorate the hallways and public areas of our new children’s wing with cheerful and exciting artwork.
If you are creative and a team player, please join us during the summer holidays, As you will be working with some of our young patients, it’s also important that you are good with children.
Send your application to:
Art Project Director St Peter’s Hospital 102 Castle Road
Green Planet
Volunteers are needed to conduct recycling survey if you ...
want to help raise awareness of city’s waste problem
can communicate with members of the public in a friendly and confident manner
speak fluent Putonghua and good English
...apply now
Please send a letter of application to:
Chairman, Green Planet , 23/F City Centre, 96th street
1.We can probably read the posters in the .
A. review B. newspaper C. science fiction D. story book
2.If you want to apply to care for the elderly, you should .
A. create games and play well
B. be good at communicating and dancing
C. be patient and study in secondary 3 or above
D. chat with the elderly every day
3.The purpose of conducting a survey for Green Planet is to tell the public .
A. how to be friendly and confident B. how to deal with the waste
C. to speak fluent Putonghau and English D. the importance of recycling.
九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析
Here comes the last term of Junior 3. Terrible! The big exam is coming in less than two months. You still have a lot to do. How will you spend it? We invited three students to share their stories.
Dou Yi, 15,Beijing
My chemistry used to be poor in the past. I got scores of around 40 on every test. During the last term, I decide to beat chemistry. I will start to work hard. In class I take every possible note. After school, I spend most of my time studying chemistry. My parents also ask their friend, a chemistry teacher, to help me . Finally in the latest exam, I got 65! How happy I am!
Wang Zhaolin, 16, Chongqing
My foot got hurt a week before the big PE exam . Luckily, I recovered（康复） in time. For PE , all you need is to practice. Sports can also help you relax. Be careful not to get hurt as I did.
Wang Feixuan, 15, Xi’an
My experience is that for Junior3, every minute of the last term is important. Don’t waste any of them. I try to remember English words while waiting in line to get my lunch. I read textbooks on the bus to and from school. I work hard at home and sometimes stay up late studying. Want to have fun? Leave it for the summer holiday after the big exam!
1.Dou Yi, from Beijing, works hard on chemistry by ________.
| A．taking every possible note |
| B．spending all his time playing |
| C．asking a chemistry teacher for help |
| D．Both A and C |
2.Wang Zhaolin thinks if you want to get better score in PE, you have to ________.
| A．relax yourself well |
| B．practice really hard |
| C．get hurt a week before the exam |
| D．sleep well |
3.In Wang Feixuan’s opinion, ________.
| A．every minute of the last term is important |
| B．students still have a lot of time to waste |
| C．if you want to have fun, do it now |
| D．you only need to work hard at school |
4.Which of the following sentences is WRONG?
| A．The big exam is coming less than two months from now |
| B．Dou Yi’s chemistry is much better now |
| C．Wang Zhaolin’s foot got hurt after the PE exam |
| D．Wang Feixuan tries to remember English words while waiting in line to get her lunch |
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Both adults and children like _____ TV．Most children like watching CCTV-14．It’s very interesting．_____ watching TV they can see and learn a lot and know many _____ about their country and the world．Of course，they can also learn many things on the _____．But they can learn better with TV．Why? Because they can watch and _____ at the same time．But they can see _____ on the radio．
Many children watch TV on _____ or Sunday evening．They are always busy with their _____．But a _____ children watch TV every night．They go to bed very ______．They can’t have a good rest．This is not good for their health．
1.A. watch B. watching C. watches D. watched
2.A. By B. With C. To D. From
3.A. people B. books C. friends D. things
4.A. phone B. computer C. radio D. film
5.A. hear B. see C. sing D. say
6.A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
7.A. Thursday B. Friday C. Sunday D. Saturday
8.A. games B. books C. lessons D. classes
9.A. few B. little C. lot D. bit
10.A. early B. late C. fast D. slowly
九年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析
Maybe you are more interested in sports than in history. You probably think you will never be a top student. In1., anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. If you can use your time well, you may improve your study 2. much work. Here’s how:
Plan your time carefully. When you plan your week time, you should make a3.of things that you have to do. First write down the time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide on a good time for studying. Of course, studying shouldn’t take all of your time. Don’t forget to leave yourself enough4.for hobbies.
Find a good place to study. Look around the house5.a good study place. Keep this space, which may be a desk6.just a corner of your room. No games, radio, or television! When you sit down to work, think only about the subject!
Make good use of your time in class. Listen7.to what the teacher says. Careful listening in class means less work later. You also need to take notes in class, because it can8.it easier for you to learn well.
There are only a few ways mentioned here to 9.you with your studying. I believe you find10.other ways besides these.
九年级英语单词填空困难题查看答案及解析