For thousands of years comets have been a mystery to man. They travel across the sky very fast and have a bright “tail” of burning gas. The comet Tempel 1 has an orbit far outside the orbit of the furthest planet in our solar system, Pluto. It has been there for 4.6 billion years, 133 million kilometers from Earth.Once a little American spacecraft crashed into Tempel 1. The spacecraft had a camera and it took a photograph of the comet every minute before it finally crashed into its surface.
The space mission to Tempel 1 cost $335 million and was called Deep Impact. The spacecraft was traveling at 37,000 kilometers per hour when it hit the comet and the crash completely destroyed the spacecraft. But before it hit the comet, the spacecraft took some amazing photographs. The last one was a closeup picture which the spacecraft took just 3 seconds before it crashed into the comet.
“Right now we have lost one spacecraft，” said a delighted NASA engineer. Deep Impact was like an American Independence Day fireworks display. It took many years to plan and ended in an enormous explosion.
The spacecraft which crashed into the comet was made of copper and was the size of a washing machine. It was dropped from a mothership into the path of the comet and the mothership then photographed the cloud of ice, dust and organic chemicals that rose from the surface of the comet after the crash.
The crash completely destroyed the spacecraft but nothing really happened to the comet: experts believe that the crash slowed the comet down by no more than 1/10,000 of a millimeter a second. The aim of the mission was to study for the first time the interior of a comet.
The mothership was 480 km from the explosion and observed the crash and the explosion with instruments for 800 seconds. Seven satellites, including the Hubble space telescope, watched the moment of drama, and over the next day and night about 50 telescopes on Earth were watching the distant comet.
1.How many hours did it take for the spacecraft from the earth to touch the comet Tempel 1?
A. About 2,500. B. About 3,500.
C. About 4,500. D. About 5,500.
2.Which of the following shows the possible orbits and positions of the comet Tempel 1?
S＝Solar P＝Pluto
T＝Tempel 1
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3.Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word in Paragraph 5?
A. Position. B. Relation.
C. Inside. D. Distance.
4.The author’s main purpose in writing the passage is to________.
A. inform people the discovery of a new comet
B. show the power of America in space
C. introduce the knowledge of comets
D. introduce an experiment
Here are some kids who had great ideas that they turned into inventions. We call these kids “brain children”．
Sixyearold Suzanna Goodin, tired of cleaning the cat food spoon, came up with the idea of a spoonshaped cracker that can be eaten. She won a grand prize for her invention in the Weekly Reader National Invention Contest.
Eightyearold Theresa Thompson and her 9yearold sister Mary were the youngest sisters to receive a US patent. They invented a solar tent for a science fair project in 1960. They called the device a Wigwarm.
At age 9, Margaret Knight began working in a cotton mill, where she saw a steeltipped shuttle (梭子) fly out and hit a nearby worker. As a result, Margaret made her first invention: a shuttle restraining device. She went on to invent the machine that makes the squarebottom paper bags we still use for shopping today. That machine was patented in 1871.
Elevenyearold Jeanie Low received a patent on March 10, 1992, for inventing the Kiddie Stool(凳子) — a foldup stool that fits under the sink so kids can unfold it, stand on it, and reach the sink on their own!
Becky Schroeder began her patenting career when she was 14 years old. She put phosphorescent_paint on paper under her writing paper so that she could write in the dark. This invention was later used in all sorts of ways. Doctors use it in hospitals to read patients’ charts at night without waking them, and astronauts use it when their electrical systems are turned down for recharging.
Fourteenyearold Pamela Sica invented a pushbutton device that raises the floor of a car so that goods can be raised and easily removed. Her invention won a grand prize for her age group in the Weekly Reader National Invention Contest. She wanted to patent her invention but found that it was too expensive.
Eightyearold Chelsea Lannon received a patent in 1994 for the “pocket diaper (尿布)”， a diaper that has a pocket that holds things. She got her idea while helping her mother with her baby brother — while she was still in kindergarten!
1.Which inventions won a prize in the Weekly Reader National Invention Contest?
A. The spoonshaped cracker and the shuttle restraining device.
B. The shuttle restraining device and the Kiddie Stool.
C. The Kiddie Stool and the pocket diaper.
D. The spoonshaped cracker and the device that raises the floor of a car.
2.What can we know from the passage?
A. Theresa Thompson was the youngest child to make an invention.
B. A Wigwarm can be used to make paper bags.
C. Margaret Knight made more than one invention.
D. Jeanie Low invented the spoonshaped cracker that can be eaten.
3.According to Paragraph 6, “phosphorescent paint” probably refers to a kind of paint that________.
A. can produce light in the dark
B. is used to write things
C. is produced in the dark
D. is specially designed for doctors
4.The idea of the pocket diaper occurred to Chelsea Lannon when she________.
A. was cleaning the cat food spoon
B. was in primary school
C. was helping her mother
D. was working in a cotton mill
假设你叫李华，是你班上的英语课代表。为了弘扬中国传统文化，你校艺术俱乐部准备举办一次关于“国画（Chinese painting）”的讲座。你班外籍教师Peter对国画很感兴趣，给你发来邮件询问本次讲座的情况。请给Peter回复一封邀请信，内容包括：
讲座目的；
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讲座时间和地点；
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注意： 1.参考词汇 弘扬 promote
2. 词数120左右；
3. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
4. 发言稿的开头与结束语已为你写好（不计入总词数）。
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Of all my teachers, Mr Smith is the one who impress me most. While he is in his 40s, he looks very young for his age. Compare with other teachers, he pays many attention to the way of teaching. He tries various way to make his classes lively and interested. In his opinion, we should not only know “what it is”, but to understand “why it is so”. He encourages us to think independently instead giving us the answer to a question immediate. Under his guidance, we’ve learned what to solve problems. He is so learned a person that we all admire her.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式(不超过三个词)。
People eat rice all over the world
Rice 1. (believe) to have been first grown in China or possibly somewhere else in eastern Asia around 10,000 years ago. 2. earliest evidence of rice farming comes from a 7,000-year-old site near the lower Yangtze River village of Hemudu in Zhejiang province in China.
Rice is a kind of food which requires much labor. In developed countries, the planting and harvesting is done 3.(most) with machines. 4., in much of the world, these things are still largely done by hand. It takes one farmer 1,000 to 2,000 working hours5.(raise)a rice crop on 2.5 acres of land. The fact that rice needs so much labor means 6.(keep) a lot of the population on the land.
Rice is also a crop 7. need of lots of water. The wet rice grown in most of Asia needs hot weather after a period of rain and conditions provided by the rainy seasons affect many of the places 8. rice is grown.
Rice straws(稻杆）9.(leave) in the fields add nutrients(营养物) to the soil after rice is harvested(收割). For the next crop, rice farmers can often enjoy a good harvest by adding little 10. no fertilizer.(肥料)
Frederick Albert is not a name you will find in a history book. It is, _______, the name of a German farmer who was such a hero in Reynoldsburg, Ohio during the Great Depression that people there _______ him a lot. He was also my great-grandfather.
Although my great-grandfather died before I was born, he has had a _______ influence on my life. I always hear stories about his _______. My favorite one that my mother has often told me brings _______ to my eyes as I’m so moved.
In 1935, my great-grandfather planted watermelons for extra money. To cut_______, he always saved the seeds for the next season. While _______ supplies at the feed store(饲料店) one fall morning, my great-grandfather learned of a young girl who was ill with kidney(肾) disease. Her mother had _______ from a local amateur doctor that watermelon seeds could be crushed(压碎) into tea to help _______ her daughter, she ________ my great-grandfather and asked if she could have some of his watermelon seeds. Without hesitation, my great-grandfather gave all his watermelon seeds to the mother --- he was such a(n)________ man.
Unfortunately, all the watermelon tea in the world could not ________ the child and with winter’s first snowfall, she died. The girl’s mother remained ________ to my great-grandfather and his family. News of the child’s death spread, and so did the story of my great-grandfather’s ________ and kindness. Many local farmers ________ him with free watermelon seeds.
In my eyes, my great-grandfather is a real hero ________ he followed his heart and did what was best for others. Although he was a poor man monetarily(在金钱上), he was ________ in the love he gave to others and the ________ he received.
Whenever I find myself in ________ or confusing situations, I will remember his story. I smile with ________ when I follow his wisdom.
1.A. moreover B. therefore C. otherwise D. however
2.A. encouraged B. admired C. blamed D. comforted
3.A. small B. strong C. simple D. secret
4.A. reaction B. connection C. devotion D. suggestion
5.A. tears B. worries C. smiles D. fears
6.A. costs B. interests C. wastes D. food
7.A. waiting for B. putting up C. making for D. picking up
8.A. remembered B. understood C. learned D. agreed
9.A. protect B. cure C. raise D. examine
10.A. informed B. advised C. presented D. approached
11.A. brave B. sensitive C. caring D. patient
12.A. raise B. beat C. forgive D. save
13.A. grateful B. hopeful C. pitiful D. regretful
14.A. generosity B. modesty C. optimism D. fairness
15.A. rewarded B. honored C. repaid D. followed
16.A. although B. because C. unless D. when
17.A. famous B. free C. rich D. popular
18.A. experience B. freedom C. support D. respect
19.A. difficult B. practical C. misleading D. strange
20.A. worry B. satisfaction C. pride D. doubt
