If you dream of going to someplace warm to escape the cold winter weather, a trip to a recently discovered planet would certainly warm you right up. The planet, named OCLE-TR-56b, has temperatures of more than 3,000 °F. “This is the hottest planet we know about,” says Dr. Dimitar Sasselov, a scientist who led the discovery team, “It is hot enough to have an iron fog and to rain hot iron droplets（细沫）”
The new planet is 30 times farther away than any planet discovered by scientists before. It is in the Milky Way（银河）but it is not in our solar（太阳的）system The new planet moves around a star much like our sun, however. Scientists discovered the planet by using a new planet-searching method, called“transit technique” They were able to catch sight of the planet when it moved in front of its star, causing the star’s light to dim（变暗）.Scientists compare the method to discovering the shadow of a bee flying in front of a searchlight 200 miles away. “We believe the door has been opened wide to go and discover planets like Earth,” says Sasedlov.
1.We can infer from the passage that_________.
A．there is iron on the new planet
B．we could go to the new planet in winter
C．the star could block our view of the new planet
D．scientists are studying the weather on the new planet
2.The “transit technique” can_________.
A．help dim the light of a star.
B．help scientists with a searchlight
C．help discover a bee on a planet
D．help find a planet moving before its star
3.Which is the best title for the passage?
A．New Planet-searching Technique
B．New Distant Discovery
C．Space Searching
D．Dream Planet
Driving In America
Keep Right
The traffic follows the “keep right rule”. While driving, drive on the right side of the road. On one-way, multiple lanes(车道) road, the right-most lane would be slowest and left-most lane is fastest.
Hand Signals
Though indicators(车的指示灯) are used for the purpose of showing which direction you are going, knowing some hand signals is very important and are usually always asked in a driving test. When you want to turn right, you can put your left hand out of the window and point upward. When you want to make a left turn, you can reach your left arm out of the window and point to the left. If you want to slow down or stop, you can just point downward.
School Buses
Yellow school buses have flashing red lights and stop signs that reach out from the driver’s side. The drivers use these warning signals when letting pupils on and off. No matter which side of the road you are traveling on, if you come upon a school bus with its lights flashing and a stop sign used, you must stop. It’s the law. Remain stopped until the lights stop flashing or the stop sign is removed.
Using the Horn
Using horns is not common in America. Actually they are very rarely used. You may use your horn to warn walkers or other drivers of possible trouble or to avoid accidents. Do not use your horn to express anger or complain about other drivers’ mistakes or to try to get a slow driver to move faster.
1. If Freddy is asked to go to Florida in the shortest time from Missouri, on which lane in the picture below should he drive his car according to Paragraph 1?
A. Lane ①. B. Lane ②. C. Lane ③. D. Lane ④.
2. What could a driver do in America when turning left?
A. Place left hand out of the window pointing upward.
B. Put left hand out of the window pointing downward.
C. Reach left arm out of the window pointing to the left.
D. Place left hand out of the window pointing backward.
3. According to the passage, which of the following is possibly accepted in America?
A. Use horns sometimes to warn passers-by of danger.
B. Drive on before the stop sign on a school bus is removed.
C. Use hand signals instead of indicators to show which direction you are going.
D. Do not use warning signals in the school bus until all the pupils get on the bus.
4.Who is the passage most probably written for?
A. Passers-by. B. Pupils.
C. Policemen. D. Drivers.
What’s your dream? I remember when I was a child, someone would always come up and ask, “What are you going to be when you grow up ?
Well, it started out as being a cowboy or super hero. Later it was a fireman or an artist. My dreams of the future ______ as I grew older. When, at last , I was in college, I had my heart set on becoming a computer programmer. So I studied and ______ for that life.
Now, I’m designing software full-time and I’m ____ that I’ve realized my dream. _____, there’s a “thief” which goes around stealing our dreams and _____ us of the necessary mental state to _____ our goals. Sometimes, it will come as a parent, a friend or a co-worker, but the ______ one is just ourselves.
We find ourselves just about reaching the pinnacle(顶点), and this “small” voice says, “ You’ll never _____ it. Very few have ever done this ______.” And on and on the “small” voice predicts some kind of _______.
Failure, though, is exactly how dreams are realized. It is one of the most important tools we have ____ it teaches us good lessons. And, when we learn these lessons well, we are ready for success, ______ is probably just around the corner.
There is no “overnight” success, but with perseverance(毅力), it will ______.
So be _____ to your dream, and don’t let anyone _____ it from you—especially yourself.
1.A. achieved B. disappeared C. changed D. combined
2.A. asked B. looked C. prepared D. waited
3.A. shocked B. curious C. puzzled D. content
4.A. However B. Therefore C. Besides D. Finally
5.A. reminding B. ridding C.robbing D. informing
6.A. record B. find C. set D. reach
7.A. cleverest B. greatest C. strangest D. bravest
8.A. make B. understand C. find D. support
9.A. successfully B. sincerely C. bravely D. happily
10.A. pity B. danger C. failure D. accident
11.A. when B. because C. before D. although
12.A. what B. which C. that D. it
13.A. develop B. stay C. come D. return
14.A. equal B. useful C. true D. polite
15.A. borrow B. steal C. separate D. expect
—What about talking with others while learning spoken English?
—In my opinion, .
A．it makes sense B．It’s out of the question
C．it’s up to you D．it’s hard to say
Susan, _______ university student from Europe, teaches me _______ art in her spare time.
A. an; / B. a; the C. an; the D. a; /
Our English teacher’s love for us students is like ________for her own child.
A.this B. that C. one D. what
