If you watch the sky for about an hour after the sun goes down, you may see some “moving stars”. But they’re not real stars. They’re man-made satellites(人造卫星). And the biggest of all is the International Space Station (ISS). From May to July is the best season to watch the ISS flying over the earth. And people can see it with their eyes.
The ISS is the biggest satellite and scientists want to live on it. They think that the best way to learn more about space is to live there.
When the space station is finished, it will be like a city in space. People will stay and study there with many of the things they have at home. Laboratories, living rooms and power stations are being built. The ISS is the most expensive space program. Billions of dollars are being spent on it every year.
Scientists hope that the ISS will be a stepping stone for future space exploration(探测). “The ISS will help us understand the human body better, explore space and study the earth. It can help us make life on the earth better,” said Kathryn Clark, an ISS scientist.
Sixteen countries are part of the program: the US, Russia, Canada, Japan, Brazil and 11 European countries. China isn’t an ISS country, but it has helped with some of the experiments. In 2003, China sent some rice up to the ISS to find out what space would do to it.
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1.The International Space Station_____________.
A. is really a big city in space B. is the biggest man-made satellite
C. can only help us explore space D. is mainly built by the USA and Russia
2.From the passage we know that_____________.
A. building the ISS is only for scientists to live there
B. scientists can do anything they like there
C. people can see the Space Station at any time
D. sixteen countries are members of the space program
3.China sent some rice up to the ISS is probably to_____________.
A. be used as astronauts’ food B. sell it to aliens
C. do some science experiments D. make it grow better in space
4.Which of the following isn’t mentioned ?
A. China will join the ISS in the future.
B. The scientists are building living rooms for them in the ISS.
C. The ISS will be more useful in the future.
D. The ISS costs the members of 16 countries plenty of money every year.
Learning about the environment is very important. There are many good books that will help you learn. To get started, ask your teacher or a librarian for some suggestions. You can also look at some good websites with information about the environment and climate change. Climate change may be a big problem, but there are many little things we can do to make a difference.
Driving a car or using electricity is not wrong. We just have to be smart about it. Some people use less energy by carpooling. For example, four people can ride together in one car instead of driving four cars to work. Whenever we use electricity, we put greenhouse gases into the air. By turning off lights, the television and the computer when they aren’t needed, you can help a lot.
Don’t buy products that use too much energy. Some products, like certain cars, are made specially to save energy. These don’t pollute as much, either. Products like computers, TVs, and VCRs with the ENERGY STAR label(标签)R are made to save energy. Buying products with these labels will help protect the environment.
Buy recyclable products instead of (代替) non-recyclable ones. Recyclable products are usually made out of things that have already been used. It usually takes less energy to make recyclable products than to make new ones. So when you go shopping, look for the recycle mark on the package—three arrows that make a circle. The less energy we use, the better.
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1.From the passage, we can learn that .
A. turning off the electricity when it isn’t needed can save a lot of energy
B. electricity will cause great trouble to our environment
C. cars using less energy will not put greenhouse gases into the air
D. recyclable products are marked with the ENERGY STAR label R
2.Which of the following can be the writer’s opinion?
A. No pains, no gains.
B. Rome was not built in one day.
C. Little things can make a big difference.
D. Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.
3.Which one is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Driving a car is not wrong.
B. Don’t buy products that use too much energy.
C. We should buy non-recyclable products.
D. The less energy we use, the better.
Thomas Edison lost his first job. For the next five years he went around the country from job to job. At last Edison went to New York. He had little money. He could not buy enough food to eat. He had no place to sleep.
For many days Edison looked for work. He was hungry. At last he found work fixing machines. He could repair the old machines. He could also make new ones. The head man liked Edison’s new machines. He was going to give Edison $40,000 for them. Edison would now have money to do what he wanted.
Thomas Edison was then 23. He used the money to build a shop in New Jersey. He had many people working for him. But he worked harder than any of them. He rested very little. Soon he was making more than 40 new things at one time.
In 1876 Alexander Graham Bell made a telephone. But it could carry voices only a short way. Edison wanted to make a better telephone. He soon made one. It could carry voices a long way.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1.After he lost his first job, Edison ________.
A. found no jobs in the next five years
B. worked in New York for the next five years
C. had a bad time in the next five years
D. had enough food to eat
2.The head man was interested in ________.
A. Thomas Edison B. the old machines
C. the new machines D. Edison’s telephone
3.Edison made a telephone. It ________.
A. was the first one in the world B. carried more voices
C. carried voices more clearly D. carried voices much farther
I’m glad it’s Sunday again. I can stay in bed 36 I like, drinking tea and 37 those thick newspapers that are brought 38 the newsboy through the letterbox at 8:30. In this way, I can catch up with all the 39 I haven’t got time to read during my work time.
When I 40 the papers, I then prepare my bath. The Sunday morning bath is 41 of the week. There’s no need to hurry because there’s no bus to 42 and my friends are told not to call me up before noon on Sundays, so there is no danger of 43 by the telephone.
44 spend the afternoon after lunch is always a bit of problem. In summer I can go to the park and sit in a chair 45 boys playing football, while in winter I sit in front of the fire and 46 when reading a book, sometimes I turn on the television and sleep through an old film.
Then there’s the 47 ahead of me. Perhaps I’ll call on some friends or go to the cinema 48 a new film I want to see or to town for a concert. Oh, there are 49 pleasant ways of passing Sunday evenings. The only sad thing is that Monday morning is getting 50 .
1.A. as long as B. as soon as C. as well as D. as much as
2.A. read B. reading C. to readD. am reading
3.A. from B. with C. and D. by
4.A. things B. books C. information D. knowledge
5.A. am reading B. have read C. had read D. read
6.A. the much pleasant B. the more pleasant
C. the most pleasant D. the very pleasant
7.A. sit B. catch C. get in D. take
8.A. trouble B. being troubledC. troubling D. to be troubled
9.A. What to B. How to C. When to D. Where to
10.A. looking B. seeing C. looking at D. watching
11.A. fall asleep B. go to sleep C. go to bed D. get to sleep
12.A. supper B. friend C. evening D. work
13.A. whether there’s B. if there is
C. when there has D. if there will be
14.A. so many B. such many C. a lot D. quite few
15.A. busier B. longer C. near D. away
Tom used to dumplings , but these days he is used to bread and milk.
A. eat , have B. eating ,having C. eating , have D. eat , having
Tom does job as as Jim did, but Jim isn’t so as Mary.
A. careful , careful B. carefully ,carefully C. careful , carefully
D. carefully , careful
