China has now mapped out plans for its next four launches in the Shenzhou program on the next flight. But one conclusion seems to have escaped most reports in the aerospace media. The flight of Shenzhou 7 could be timed to coincide with the Beijing Olympics. Plans for the 2008 Summer Olympics call for the events to be held between the 8th and 24th of August. It's reasonable to expect that China will use the event to promote its achievements before the world, and human spaceflight is China's most significant recent breakthrough.
Shenzhou 7, China's next manned space mission, was originally advertised for 2007. This fit into the pattern of staging a two-year gap between crewed Shenzhou missions, which have previously launched in 2003 and 2005. But Chinese media statements have recently amended this to 2008. Chinese media have reported that while the overall program is going well, more time is needed to work on the spacesuit that will be used on this flight to stage China's first spacewalk. It's possible that Chinese engineers want to make best preparations for this complex mission.
China could intend to carry out the mission of Shenzhou 7 just as media attention is focused on the lead-up to the Olympics. The crew of the flight, and possibly China's other flown astronauts, could then take part in the opening ceremony. China has previously feted her space travellers in great celebrations, such as the Hong Kong event that saw Yang Liwei singing with actor Jacky Chan.
China has also suggested that the activity will be carried out by a single astronaut, and has indicated that half an hour is a rough estimate of the planned time for the spacewalk. China is apparently following suit, probably for the same reasons of conservative mission planning and safety.
1.From the first paragraph we can infer that ___________.
A. China hasn’t made its plan for the Beijing Olympics
B. the new Shenzhou program are known to all the reporters
C. China has planned to send up Shenzhou 7 in 2008
D. Beijing Olympics will be held during the flight of Shenzhou 7
2.China has decided to carry out its human spaceflight in 2008 in order to _________.
A. make the Beijing Olympics more interesting.
B. show its great achievements to the world.
C. prove that China is a developed country.
D. introduce its science and technology to the world.
3.Which one of the following is WRONG according to this passage?
A. China sent its first manned spacecraft in October of 2003.
B. Chinese engineers want to make more preparations for Shenzhou 7.
C. The spacesuit for the flight of Shenzhou 7 hasn’t been prepared well.
D. Two Chinese astronauts walked in space in 2003.
4.The underlined word “amended” in the passage has a similar meaning to _________.
A. improve B. change C. expect D. decide
5.What would be the best title for this passage?
A. The Beijing Olympics.
B. The Shenzhou Olympics.
C. China’s Shenzhou Program.
D. Spacewalk in 2008.
So you thought the hamburger was the world’s most popular fast food? After all, McDonald’s Golden Arches span the globe. But no, there is another truly universal fast food, the ultimate（极好的）fast food. It’s easy to make, easy to serve, much more varied that the hamburger, can be eaten with the hands, and it’s delivered to your front door or served in fancy restaurants. It’s been one of America’s favourite foods for over 50 years. It is, of course, the pizza.
It’s kind of silly to talk about the moment when pizza was “invented”. It gradually evolved over the years, but one thing’s for certain—it’s been around for a very long time. The idea of using pieces of flat, round bread as plates came from the Greeks. They called them ‘plakuntos’and ate them with various simple toppings such as oil, garlic, onions, and herbs. The Romans enjoyed eating something similar and called it ‘picea’. By about 1000 a.d. in the city of Naples, ‘picea’ had become ‘pizza’ and people were experimenting with more toppings: cheese, ham, anchovies, and finally the tomato, brought to Italy from Mexico and Peru in the sixteenth century. Naples became the pizza capital of the world. In 1889, King UmbertoⅠand Queen Margherita heard about pizza and asked to try it. They invited pizza maker, Raffele Esposito, to make it for them. He decided to make the pizza like the Italian flag, so he used red tomatoes, white mozzarella cheese, and green basil leaves. The Queen loved it and the new pizza was named ‘Pizza Margherita’ in her honour.
Pizza migrated to America with the Italians at the end of the nineteenth century. The first pizzeria in the United States was opened in 1905 at 53 Spring Street, New York City, by Gennaro Lombardi. But the popularity of pizza really exploded when American soldiers returned from Italy after World WarⅡ and raved about ‘that great Italian dish’. Americans are now the greatest producers and consumers of pizza in the world.
1.When did pizza become really popular in the United States?
A. After 1945. B. At the end of nineteenth century.
C. In 1905. D. In 1889.
2.What do the Italian flag and a Pizza Margherita have in common?
A. There is a picture of a Pizza Margherita on the flag.
B. They have the same colours.
C. Both of them represent Italy.
D.They are as popular as each other in Italy.
3.Which one is the correct timeline of the evolvement of pizza?
A. pizza, plakuntos, picea
B. picea, plakuntos, pizza
C. plakuntos, pizza, picea
D. plakuntos, picea, pizza
4.Why are Mexico and Peru important in the development of pizza?
A. Because pizza was invented in these countries.
B. Because the people in these countries are the greatest consumers of pizza in the world.
C. Because one kind of toppings was brought to Italy from these countries.
D. Because pizza first became popular in these two countries.
5.Which one is the best title for the passage?
A. McDonald’s and Pizza.
B. The Popularity of Pizza in the United States.
C. Global Pizza.
D. How to Make Pizza.
仔细阅读下面的短文，短文中有10个空格。请按照每小题的具体要求完成语法填空。答案写在答题卷上标号为1-10的对应位置。
The Olympic motto is "faster, higher, stronger." The ___1. ( intend) meaning is that one's focus should be on bettering one's achievements, rather than on coming in first.
The motto ___2. （be） with the Games from the _3. (found) of the International Olympic Committee in 1894. It was proposed by the father of the modern Olympic Games, Pierre de Coubertin, who got ___4. from a speech given by a friend of his.
___5. of the five Olympic rings is ___6. different color. Together, they represent the five inhabited continents, although no particular ring ___7. (mean) to represent ___8. specific continent. The rings are interconnected to represent the idea that the Olympics are universal, __9. （bring）athletes from the entire world together.
The Olympic flag places the Olympic rings on a white background. ___10._ every national flag in the world contains at least one of the flag's six colors (black, blue, green, red, yellow, white), this further symbolizes the universality of the Olympics.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～10各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The Dragon Boat Festival, also called Double Fifth Festival, is celebrated on the 5th day of the fifth moon of the lunar calendar. It is one of the most important Chinese festivals, _____ two being the Autumn Moon Festival and Chinese New Year.
The origin of this summer festival ______ around a scholarly government official named Chu Yuan. He was a good and ______ man, but because of the ______ of jealous rivals he eventually fell into disfavor in the emperor’s court.
Unable to ______ the respect of the emperor, in his sorrow Chun Yuan threw himself into Mi Low river. Because of their _____ for Chu Yuan, the local people living adjacent to the Mi low River rushed into their boats to _____ him while throwing rice into the waters to appease (平息)the river dragons. ______ they were unable to find Chu Yuan, their efforts are still commemorated today during the Dragon Boat Festival. Many competing teams drive their colorful dragon boats forward ______ the rhythm of beating drums on that day. These exciting races were inspired by the villager’s valiant attempts to rescue Chun Yan from the Milo river. This tradition has remained _______ for centuries.
1.A. others B. the other C. another D. other
2.A. centers B. dates C. comes D. goes
3.A. respective B. respecting C. respectful D. respected
4.A. bad-manners B. misdeeds C. mistaken D. wrong actions
5.A. obtain B. acquire C. gain D. regain
6.A. admiration B. memory C. celebration D. expectation
7.A. search B. search for C. rescue D. pick up
8.A. Despite B. However C. Although D. If
9.A. by B. on C. with D. to
10.A. unbroken B. unchanged C. still D. living
根据调查，现在不少中学生存在不吃早餐、睡眠不足和缺乏锻炼等不良生活习惯。请你以Forming healthy habits为题，用英语写一篇短文，谈谈你的看法。
主要包括以下内容：
1. 摒弃不良习惯，养成健康的习惯十分重要；
2. 如何养成健康的习惯：吃健康早餐和水果蔬菜；充足睡眠，早睡早起；经常锻炼。
注意：
1.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
2.文章开头已给出，但不计入总词数；
3.不少于80字。
Forming healthy habits
A recent survey shows that many students have got into some bad living habits, which do great harm to their health.
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请结合材料，按要求用英文写作。
“When I can’t answer the questions in the exam, I sometimes cheat to get high scores.”
要求：（1）就此材料发表你的看法；
（2）紧扣材料，有明确的观点；
（3）词数不少于60；
（4）在答题卡上作答。
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