阅读下面的短文，根据所给语境，按要求完成下列各题。
①After Pluto (冥王星) was found in 1930, people took it as the ninth planet in our solar system(太阳系). But it isn’t like other planets. It is smaller and has an strange orbit(轨道). On August 24,2006， scientists said,“Pluto is not a planet.”
About 2,500 scientists met in Prague（布拉格，捷克首都）. At first, some of them said that there would be 12 planets in our solar system. In the end, the scientists said that only Mercury（水）, Venus（金）, Earth, Mars（火）, Jupiter（木）, Saturn（土）, Uranus（天王）and Neptune（海王）are the planets in the solar system. ②Each of these planets has its own orbit, and of the planets is big enough to be a planet. Pluto’s orbit overlaps (重叠) Neptune’s and it is smaller than the other planets. ③So Pluto is classified(划归/分类) as a dwarf planet (矮行星), but no longer a planet in the solar system.
Students at school will have new schoolbooks to learn the new solar system!
1.根据①处完成下面的句子（每空一词）
Before people _______ Pluto in 1930, there were _______ planets in our solar system.
2.根据②出完成下面的句子（每空一词）。
Every planet not only has its own _______ , but also is ______ enough.
3.将③处译成汉语。
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Sarah ran in, shouting, “Look what I found!” Over the top of the paper I was reading; came a terrible thing that caused me to jump. It was a snake skin found in our garden.
“Isn’t it beautiful?” said my seven-year-old daughter.
I opened my eyes widely and looked at the snake skin in fear（恐惧地）. I didn’t think it was beautiful, but I learned never to appear nonchalant(冷漠的)with children. Everything they see for the first time is important to their sense of beauty; they see only excellence in the world.
“Why does it do this?” Sarah asked.
“Snakes shed(蜕) their skins because they need to renew themselves,” I explained.
“Why do they need to renew（使更新） themselves?” Sarah asked.
“We often need to shed our skins, those coatings that we cover ourselves with,” I said to my daughter. “We leave some things and find other thing unwanted or unnecessary. This snake no longer needs this skin. It is probably too little for him, and he probably doesn’t think he looks as smart in it as he once did. ”
As we talked, I knew that she began to understand. Although she couldn’t understand clearly, she would know that renewal is part of progress; that we need to take a good look at ourselves, our rooms, schoolwork and spirit, and see what we need to keep and what we need to leave. I was careful to tell that this is a natural way, not one to be forced.
“Snakes don’t peel off their skins when they like them. “I explained. “It happens as a natural thing of their growth. ”
“I see, Dad,” said Sarah as she held the snake skin, and then ran off.
I hoped she would remember this; we need to throw some away because they are worthless or unnecessary. Then we can store them as memories in our deep hearts.
1.Father jumped up when her daughter came to him with a snake skin because ＿＿＿＿＿＿.
A. he didn’t want to read any more
B. he was in great fear of it
C. he wanted to praised her daughter
D. he hated snakes
2.Father’s patient explanation shows that ＿＿＿＿＿＿.
A. his daughter didn’t want to listen to him at all
B. he knew children saw only excellence in the world
C. his daughter couldn’t follow him at all
D. he wanted to teach everything to her
3.We learn from the reading that＿＿＿＿＿＿.
A. the girl seemed to understand what her father said
B. the girl wasn’t interested in the explanation
C. the father was good at raising snakes
D. the father liked the snake skin better
Your junior high school years are coming to an end. After the big exam, most of you will go on to study in a senior school. What are you expecting from senior high school? Let’s hear some teen readers talk about it.
Zhou Zhijie, 15, from Shanghai:
I have heard that although Senior 3 is a hard year, Senior 1 and Senior 2 are less stressful. I hope there’ll be time then to enjoy sports. There will be plenty to see. Especially, the World Cup in Brazil is coming. We can watch football matches. I’m sure I’ll really enjoy it.
Jin Xi, 16, from Harbin, Heilongjiang:
I really enjoy science. I visit many science exhibitions. I am interested in UFOs, too. I’m crazy about making model planes, although I’m not very good at it because I don’t really have enough scientific knowledge. I’ll be learning more science in senior high school. In a word, sometime in the future I’m going to build an excellent model plane!
Wang Yaling, 15, from Xiamen, Fujian:
I hope I can be taller in senior high school. I’m only 155cm. Many people grow faster in senior and I hope I will, too. I want to be 162cm. But I’m not sure about that, since most girls in my family don’t grow taller than 160cm. I hope I’m different.
Zhang Fang, 15, from Hebi, Henan:
I expect that I’ll make more friends in senior high school. I study in a middle school in the country. Most of my classmates live nearby. In senior high school, I’ll meet different people from different areas. I hope I can learn new things from them.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填涂在答题卡的相应位置。
1.Jin Xi believes that it needs ______ to make an excellent model plane.
A. a quite long time B. a lot of scientific knowledge
C. knowledge of UFOs D. help from senior teachers
2.Wang Yaling and Zhang Fang ______.
A. are from one city B. have a similar dream
C. have the same age D. have a similar problem
3.The students in the passage are talking about______.
A. their hobbies B. their experiences
C. their schools D. their wishes
Want to stay away from colds? Put on a happy face.
Compared to unhappy people, those who are cheerful and relaxed are less likely to suffer from colds, according to a new study. It’s possible that being happy helps the body fight illnesses, say the researchers from New York University.
“It seems that positive(积极的) feelings may reduce (减少)the danger of illness,” said the study’s chief researcher Sheldon Cohen.
In an earlier study, Cohen found that people who were cheerful and lively caught coughs and colds less often. People who showed feelings were also less likely to tell their doctors that they felt ill.
In this study, Cohen’s interviewed 193 adults every day for two weeks. During the interviews, the people told researchers about were given colds by doctors and had to stay alone in a room for six days.
The results showed that everyone in the study was equally(相等地) likely to get ill. But for people who said they felt happy during the research period, their illness are less serious and lasted for a shorter time.
Cohen believes that when people experience positive feelings, their body may produce a chemical that helps fight illness and disease. So if you are worried abut your health, look on the bright side more often.
1.Which of the following was NOT a part of the study?
A. People talked about their feelings every day.
B. People were kept alone for six days.
C. People were given colds by doctors.
D. People were made to feel unhappy.
2.What did the study find?
A. People who felt happy never got ill.
B. People’s feelings didn’t influence their health.
C. People with good feelings became ill more easily.
D. People with positive feelings had less serious illnesses..
3.According to Cohen, which of the following may help fight illness?
A. Eating. B. Crying. C. Laughing. D. Sleeping.
4.What is the best title for this passage?
A. Smiles can fight colds B. Cause of colds found
C. The danger of colds D. How people get sick
A little boy named Harry became very ill. He had to lie in bed all day, unable to move. He spent his days feeling and blue.
There wasn’t much he could do except look out of the . Time passed, and his illness frustrated him. Until one day he saw a strange in the window. It was a penguin eating a sausage（香肠） sandwich. The penguin got in the open window, and said “good afternoon” to Harry, turned around, and __ quickly.
Of course, Harry was very . He was still trying to work out what had happened. Outside his window he saw a monkey busy blowing up a balloon(气球). At first Harry asked himself that could possibly be, but after a while, as more and more crazy-looking appeared outside the window, he couldn’t help and found it hard to stop.
An elephant jumped on a stone, or a dog wore a pair of glasses and acted in a way. The little boy didn’t tell anyone about this. Those strange characters ended up putting joy back in his heart, and in his body. Before long, his health had so much that he was able to go back to school again.
There he told his classmates all that he had . While he was talking to his best friend, he saw __ coming out of his friend’s school bag. Harry asked his friend what it was, and he was so insistent (坚持) that his friend had to show him what was in the bag.
There, inside, were all the things that his best friend had been using to try to the little boy!
And from that day on, Harry always did his best to make sure that no one felt sad and alone.
1.A. happy B. sad C. excited D. cool
2.A. roof B. hole C. window D. wall
3.A. photo B. painting C. sign D. shape
4.A. above B. below C. over D. through
5.A. left B. slept C. flew D. drove
6.A. annoyed B. surprised C. bored D. tired
7.A. what B. which C. when D. where
8.A. people B. students C. children D. characters
9.A. crying B. laughing C. running D. coughing
10.A. funny B. rude C. dull D. strict
11.A. grown B. improved C. increased D. developed
12.A. acted B. heard C. experienced D. dreamed
13.A. somethingB. anything C. nothing D. everything
14.A. quickly B. suddenly C. immediately D. finally
15.A. cheer up B. give up C. make up D. put up
— Are you confident about the English Speech Contest, Sally?
— __________. I’ve got everything ready!
A. Of course not B. It’s hard to say C. Sure, I am D. I am afraid not
