On June 11th, 2013, China sent up her tenth spaceship Shenzhou Ⅹ into space successfully. And three astronauts went together with it. They were Nie Haisheng, Zhang Xiaoguang and Wang Yaping. Here is some information about the three astronauts.
Nie Haisheng was born in September, 1964. He is from Xiangyang, Hubei. After graduating from high school, he joined the PLA Air Force, and became a fighter pilot. In 1998, he was chosen for the astronaut program. He carried out Shenzhou Ⅵ with Fei Junlong in 2005. In 2013, he flew into space for his second time with Shenzhou Ⅹ. He is the commander of this mission.
Zhang Xiaoguang is from Jinzhou, Liaoning Province. He was born in May, 1966. Zhang joined the army in June 1985. In January 1998, Zhang was trained as one of China’s first batch(一批) of astronauts. Before he was trained as an astronaut, Zhang was a senior pilot. It’s reported that Zhang Xiaoguang is very humor and likes playing jokes very much.
After Liu Yang, Wang Yaping is the second woman astronaut in China. She was born in 1980 in Yantai, Shangdong. Wang Yaping joined the PLA in 1997. In 2010, Wang became a member of the second batch of Chinese astronauts and was chosen to the crew of the Shenzhou Ⅹ space mission in April, 2013. Wang is China’s first astronaut to give lectures to middle and elementary school students while in space.
1.How many astronauts were there flying in Shenzhou Ⅹ ?
A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
2.Who has been to space twice?
A. Fei Junlong B. Zhang Xiaoguang C. Wang Yaping D. Nie Haisheng
3.How old is Zhang Xiaoguang in 2013?
A. 45 B. 46 C. 47 D. 48
4.How long has Wang Yaping been an astronaut by 2013?
A. For 16 years. B. For 3 years. C. For 23 years. D. For 13 years.
5.Which one of the following is wrong?
A. Zhang Xiaoguang is shy and he doesn’t like talking.
B. China has sent up 10 spaceships into space.
C. Nie Haisheng is the commander of Shenzhou Ⅹ.
D. Wang Yaping gave a lecture to students while in space.
Students Begin to Smoke at a Younger Age
SHANGHAI---- Almost one in four students aged between 12 and 14 have tried smoking, according to the results of a survey from the CATC(中国抗癌协会).
“ Quite a number of boy students in my class smoke outside the school yard during lunch break,” said Li Xiaolan, an English teacher from a high school in Shanghai.
The survey also found that 39 percent of students took their first cigarette from their classmates.
“ It was quite common to smoke with my classmates at school,”said Zhou Guangrong,a 22- year–old university student from Guiyang, Guizhou province,who started smoking at the age of 12.
Most of the student smokers buy cigarettes themselves.” My middle and high schools were surrounded by cigarette shops when I was a student,” said Liu Minghui who used to smoke two cigarettes per day in primary school and two packs per week in middle and high school.
“ We’re keen to show that more teenagers are starting smoking much younger than before,and that we need to minimize(降低) the number of young smokers,” said Duan Jiali, an officer in CATC. He added that teachers and parents should set a good example for teenagers by not smoking in front of them at school or at home, which is the best way of stopping teenagers from smoking.
1.According to the survey,in a middle school if a class has 40 students, about _____ smoke.
A. 5 B. 10 C. 15 D. 20
2.Many boy students smoke ________during lunch break.
A. at home B. in class C. in the office D. outside the school yard
3.The survey found that 39 percent of students took their first cigarette from ________.
A. their parents B. their teachers C. their brothers D. their classmates
4.From the passage we know ________smokes two packs per week in middle and high school.
A. LI Xiaolan B. Zhou Guangrong C. Liu Minghui D. Duan Jiali
5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．More teenagers are starting smoking much older than before.
B．Most of student smokers buy cigarettes themselves.
C．Some students smoke in toilets or in corners of the playground after lunch.
D．Teachers and parents shouldn’t smoke.
Qi Haoran, a Junior One student at High School was quite busy over the last winter vacation, not just with homework. Qi, together with ten other classmates made a group to call on people to join the Clean Your Plate Campaign(光盘行动).
The students went to many restaurants and told the people the importance of food. “ Excuse me, do you know that 950 million people around the world still haven’t got enough to ? Could you please not food? ” They would say this kind of thing hundreds of times every day.
，the activity has got the support of many people. In a restaurant in Xinjing, the owner gives the guests who have eaten all the food they ordered a ticket. People can enjoy a meal
when they have ten tickets. More than 750 restaurants in Beijng have begun to offer dishes and encourage their guests to take leftovers(剩菜) home.
Wasting food is a serious problem around the , not only in China. It’s said that 1.3 billion tons of food ends up as waste last year. This is as as one third of all the food in the world. The UN Environment Program and the Food and Agriculture Organization held a “ Think, Eat, Save” program in January, 2013 to help reduce food waste.
1.A. volunteer B. band C. dance D. sport
2.A. ten B. eleven C. twelve D. thirteen
3.A. planting B. cooking C. buying D. saving
4.A. eat B.wear C. spend D. sleep
5.A. buy B.waste C.order D. sell
6.A. Luckily B. Slowly C. Unluckily D. Quietly
7.A. delicious B. sweet C. free D. rich
8.A. larger B. smaller C. cleaner D. cheaper
9.A. city B. country C. world D. restaurant
10.A. often B. expensive C. many D. much
-Would you like to go fishing with me tomorrow?
-________.
A. No, I don’t B. Not at all C. Yes, I’d like D. Yes, I’d like to
When I______ the cinema, the film ______.
A. arrived at; began B. got; began C. got to; had begun D. had got; had begun
Father often tells me ________ too much time on computer games.
A. don’t spend B. not spend C. not to spend D. not spending
