Ladies and gentlemen, I returned to this year in a time machine. In the year 2500, we are able to travel through time to any year in history. This year is your last chance to change your lifestyle to save the Earth.
Beginning in the middle of the 20th century, a few people were worried about the polluted water and air on the Earth, but most people did not change their way of life. Instead, they continued to pour dangerous chemicals (化学品）and other waste into lakes and seas, to drive more and more cars and trucks, and to cut down trees.
By the year 2200, the water on the Earth was completely polluted. People could no longer drink the water, and they had to use other types of liquids. Scientists said that in the future there might be too many people on the Earth. But not enough was done. So, by the year 2300, there were so many people that food became scarce. There was no water to grow food and all fish in the lakes and seas died because of pollution. Terrible wars broke out between the rich and the poor. Scientists were working very hard to find another planet in space where humans could live.
By the year 2400, the air was too polluted for humans to breathe. So we had to leave the Earth. But only the rich were able to leave. Where did we go? Nowhere. And everywhere. You see scientists did not find another safe planet, so now we must travel around the universe (宇宙)
in our spaceships. We are still looking for a place to call our home. So, it is up to you to change history. There is still hope. You must change your lifestyle now, before it is too late.
1.Which problem is not talked about in Paragraph 2?
A. Water. B. Air. C. Lifestyle. D. Food.
2.What’s the meaning of “scarce” in Passage 3?
A. 昂贵的 B. 充足的 C. 缺乏的 D. 特殊的
3.Who could leave the Earth by the year 2400?
A. The rich. B. The poor. C. Scientists. D. All the people.
4.Which of the following is true?
A. Only a few people changed their lifestyle in the 20th century.
B. There wasn’t enough water for people to drink by the year 2200.
C. All the animals died because of pollution by the year 2300.
D. We found a new home in another planet by the year 2400.
5.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Stop polluting.
B. Change or leave.
C. Look for a new home.
D. Return to the Earth.
Our reporter asked people what they were doing on July 20th, 1969 when man first walked
on the Moon. Here is what they said:
Kate Jones, waitress: I remember that day very well. I was fifteen years old. It was a hot day and I was with my family in the mountains. We were having a picnic. We didn’t see the Moon landing when it happened, but we were thinking about it. We saw it later on the TV news.
John Bates, postman: I was eighteen years old. It was a very exciting day. I was watching TV at home when the astronaut walked on the Moon. His name was Neil Armstrong. I remember he could jump really high because people aren’t so heavy on the Moon. When he returned, he became a national hero in America, and famous all over the world.
Paul Robinson, doctor: I was twelve. I remember the day, but I don’t remember what I was doing. I remember I wanted to go to the Moon, too. My dream was to become an astronaut and fly in a rocket (火箭). I wanted to see the Earth from the Moon. The astronauts on the Moon said that the Earth looked very beautiful from there.
Linda Brown, driver: I was working that day. I was twenty then. I didn’t see the man land on the Moon because I was busy. Of course I knew about it. I read about it in the newspaper the next day. I thought it was amazing. Maybe one day people will travel to the Moon for vacations!
1.The reporter interviewed some people .
A. on July 20th, 1969 when something great happened
B. many years later after man first walked on the Moon
C. when Neil Armstrong was walking on the Moon
D. when they were free and had nothing to do
2.Who may work in a restaurant now?
A. John Bates. B. Paul Robinson. C. Kate Jones. D. Linda Brown.
3.Who is not sure what he or she was doing at that day?
A. The waitress. B. The postman. C. The doctor. D. The driver.
4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Kate Jones celebrated her 15th birthday in the mountains.
B. Armstrong jumped high because the Moon wasn’t heavy.
C. Paul Robinson’s dream was to become a hero like Armstrong.
D. D. Linda Brown is older than the other people interviewed.
5.From the passage we learn that all the people interviewed .
A. knew man would first walk on the Moon ahead of time
B. know each other though they don’t work in the same place
C. were not very friendly when they met the reporter
D. have a dream to travel to the Moon for holidays one day
I am my mother’s third girl. When I was born, the doctor gently explained to my mother that my left arm was missing, below the elbow (肘). Then he gave her some advice, “Don’t treat her any differently from the other girls.” And she did!
There were five girls in our family and we all had to help out. Once when I was about seven, I came out of the kitchen, “Mum, I can’t peel (削……皮) potatoes. I only have one hand.” “You get back to peel those potatoes, and don’t ever use that as an excuse for anything again!”
Of course I could peel potatoes—with my good hand and my other arm. “Jenny, if you try hard enough,” she said, “you can do anything.”
Once in the second grade, our teacher had each of us race across the monkey bar (攀爬架).
When it was my turn, I said no. Some kids laughed. I went home crying.
The next afternoon Mum took me back to the school playground. “Now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised. She praised me when I made progress. I’ll never forget when I was crossing the bar, the kids were standing there with their mouths open.
It was the way with everything. Mum had the courage to face anything. And she taught me I could, too.
1.How many younger sisters did Jenny have?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
2.What does the doctor’s advice mean?
A. Jenny’s arm could be all right soon.
B. The other girls had the same problem as Jenny.
C. The mother should treat Jenny differently.
D. The mother should treat Jenny the same as the other girls.
3.Who peeled the potatoes at last?
A. Jenny. B. Jenny’s mum. C. Jenny’s sister. D. Nobody.
4.Why did Jenny’s mother take her back to the school playground the next day?
A. She wanted to tell Jenny she could do anything.
B. She wanted the teacher to let Jenny try again.
C. She would punish the kids who laughed at Jenny.
D. She would like to praise Jenny before the other kids.
5.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. A bad-tempered mother. B. Different mother love.
C. doctor’s advice. D. Jenny’s childhood.
China’s manned space docking (对接) between Shenzhou-9 spacecraft and Tiangong-1 lab has achieved a complete success!
On June 29, 2012, China’s Shenzhou-9 spacecraft landed__________at the main landing area in northern China’s Inner Mongolia. Three astronauts who finished China’s first manned space docking mission returned to the__________on Friday morning.
The return capsule (舱) of Shenzhou-9 spacecraft touched down successfully as planned.
The astronauts were in good condition.__________the astronauts were in the capsule, they reported to the command centre, “We have returned, and we feel______________.” Jing Haipeng was the first to come out of the return capsule,__________by Liu Wang and Liu Yang who is the country’s first woman astronaut. The three flew to Beijing after__________physical examinations at the landing site.
On June 24, the three Chinese astronauts successfully completed a manual (手动) docking
___________the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft and Tiangong-1 lab. The success is very__________for the
country’s plans to build a space station around 2020.
The spacecraft and space lab were joined in an automated (自动的) docking on June 18, after the three astronauts were__________space by Shenzhou-9 on June 16, from a launch centre in northwest China’s Gobi desert.
The three astronauts__________had a lot of scientific tests during their space flight.
1.A. happily B. safely C. quickly D. badly
2.A. Sun B. Moon C. Earth D. sea
3.A. While B. Since C. Though D. Because
4.A. glad B. tired C. awful D. good
5.A. studied B. followed C. pushed D. stopped
6.A. taking B. checking C. passing D. failing
7.A. beside B. before C. behind D. between
8.A. difficult B. dramatic C. important D. serious
9.A. sent into B. cared for C. chosen as D. found out
10.A. even B. still C. also D. only
Do you know a re port on English learning this weekend?
A.is there B.there is going to have
C.will there be D.there is going to be
Space travel will make people .
A. feel happy B. feeling happy C. to feel happy D. feeling happily
