Do you want to spend a holiday in space? Dennis Tito, a businessman, has become the world’s first “space tourist”. He went on a 10-day visit to the International Space Station. He paid 14 million pounds for his journey. A year later, Martin, a musician from an American band, wanted to do the same. He was only 22 years old and probably very rich too. He had to go for a lot of training to see whether he was fit enough to travel. He is still waiting for his holiday of a lifetime.
Many people believe that this is only the start of something new. We made interviews among teenagers from around the world and the following is what they said about space travel.
“It’s a great idea. I hope space travel will be common in about 50 years’ time. I’d really love to do it and I think Mr. Tito was very lucky.” (Kate from Australia)
“I would like to see our beautiful Earth from space. There are lots of secrets to explore in space and I would go into space if I could.” (Ben from China)
“I think space travel is really bad for the environment. Maybe in the future they will make a cleaner way of travelling but until they do, I don’t want to go. We should look after our own planet first.”(Richard from Canada)
“It must be very boring and dangerous to sit in that small space shuttle(舱). I’d rather take a plane and go to another place on earth.” (Lisa from the UK)
So, as you can see, many of our teenagers had different opinions. Whether you like it or not, space travel is going to become an important thing in the future. We are looking forward to hearing your opinions.
1.What can we know about Dennis and Martin?
A. Dennis spent a lot of money travelling on the earth.
B. Martin was a musician from an American band.
C. Martin couldn’t afford to go on training in the center.
D. Dennis is developing a space journey to do business.
2.Ben supports the position that________.
A. we will explore in space and discover its secrets
B. we would rather travel on the earth than in space
C. all of us can make a space travel in about 50 years
D. we will take actions and look after the earth first
3.What does the writer ask us to do?
A. To show respect for Dennis and Martin.
B. To collect information about astronauts.
C. To share our opinions about space travel.
D. To get along well with space scientists.
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. It’s an honor for Dennis and his teammates to create a new spaceship.
B. The teenagers are having a prediction about the school life in the future.
C. Dennis entered the International Space Station and stayed for ten days.
D. Martin is busy training hard and getting ready for his space travel now.
The New York State Theater Come and enjoy this amazing Chinese play—Teahouse Showing time: 8:00a.m.—10:30a.m. Saturday, November 5 3:00p.m.—5:30p.m. Sunday, November 6 Introduction:
The play takes place in an old Beijing teahouse. The main characters live in the same neighborhood. They come in and out of the teahouse and chat to each other. It reflects(反映) changes in the lives of almost 70 characters. The first act takes place in 1898. The second act jumps forward 20 years and the final act takes place in 1948. In Teahouse, all types of people come to the teahouse in Beijing. Some come to do business, others come just to sit and pass the time. They meet, they talk, they argue, they gossip(闲聊) and then they get on with their lives. The Teahouse is a favorite work by Lao She. He is a master of 20th century play writing. The play was first performed in 1958. It is still one of the most popular plays in China. Notice: ●Anyone who is interested in Chinese life and history should see the play. ●To be sure to get a ticket, book now! We’re sure you will have a good time! |
1.The play Teahouse will be put on in ___________.
A. New York B. Beijing C. Toronto D. Moscow
2.How long does the play last?
A. An hour. B. One and a half hours.
C. Two hours. D. Two and a half hours.
3.What can be known from the play?
A. The types of ancient houses.
B. Chinese traditional festivals.
C. Chinese history and culture.
D. The art of Chinese painting.
完形填空
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Maddy Cullen became a heroine last month. Thanks to her quick thinking, she and Dave Lewis were saved from danger in the _______ .
Maddy and Dave went to the Scottish Highlands with a group from the Music Now Festival. In the afternoon, the group went _______ on the lake, but Maddy and Dave went hang-glider(滑翔) instead. Unfortunately, above the famous lake Loch Ness, the hang-glider flew into a sudden storm and knocked on a mountain out of _______ . Both Maddy and Dave jumped off the hang-glider before it crashed down(坠毁). They dropped safely in the mountains. But Dave couldn’t walk because his right leg was badly injured. He and Maddy had to stay in the mountains and waited for rescuers. They had no food or water, so they were hungry, thirsty and _______ . They felt very worried before the sun set. Then Maddy had a very good idea. She collected many stones and formed a large sign “SOS” on the ground so that pilots in the helicopter could find them _______ .
Meanwhile, group leader Rob Townsend was also worried when he found Maddy and Dave didn’t sail with them. There were no public _______ anywhere nearby. He had to walk a long way to call the police to look for the missing teenagers. A few minutes later, a police helicopter flew over Loch Ness, and the pilot saw Maddy’s message from above easily. Dave and Maddy were _______up and flown to hospital in Inverness quickly.
A week ago, Maddy spoke to a reporter from the newspaper. “We were very _______when the helicopter arrived,” she said. “The police told Dave not to move and they carried him into the helicopter. They asked us to put on dry clothes and _______ some hot soup to us. They were great.”
“It was all because of me,” Dave said. “Rob told us to wear walking boots, and he told us not to leave the group. But I did not listen. I was very silly.”
The police _______ . On its radio news, they asked walkers in the Highlands to follow instructions carefully and not to take any adventures.
1.A. forest B. sea C. mountains D. lake
2.A. sailing B. fishing C. skating D. swimming
3.A. sight B. trouble C. control D. date
4.A. alone B. sad C. calm D. cold
5.A. silently B. easily C. simply D. carefully
6.A. telephones B. libraries C. websites D. bicycles
7.A. given B. put C. woken D. picked
8.A. excited B. confused C. frustrated D. scared
9.A. shared B. offered C. cooked D. provided
10.A. insisted B. agreed C. considered D. suggested
—Do you know ______________ at that time last night?
—Yes, a report for a newspaper.
A. what was Linda writing B. what will Linda write
C. what Linda was writing D. what Linda will write
The lights in my room _______off when I left yesterday morning.
A. turn B. turned C. are turned D. were turned
Mr. King asks us _______ a car with our friends to school.
A. organizing B. organized
C. organize D. to organize
