Last week he was caught robbing the bank oppo...

Last week he was caught robbing the bank opposite the station.           his youth, the police have decided not to charge him.

A．In spite of B．In view of C．In charge of     D．In case of

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Last week he was caught robbing the bank opposite the station.________his youth, the police have decided not to charge him.

A．In spite of  B．In view of        C．In charge of        D．In case of

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Last week, we explained that the planet Mars had passed “opposition.” It passed a point opposite the Sun. This week, we tell about the planet’s surprising motion among the stars.

For thousands of years, people have recognized that planets travel among the stars. The planets generally follow the path taken by the Sun through the sky. The Sun’s path is called the ecliptic. The groups of stars along the ecliptic are called the Zodiac(黄道带).

The motion of the planets can be confusing at times. Everyone knows the Sun rises in the east and sets in the west. But this is caused by the turning motion of the Earth. Planets generally move from west to east.

However, Mars will appear to move backward for about two months this year. This happens because the Earth is overtaking Mars on its way around the Sun. Mars began its backward, or westward, motion on May 11th. It will start moving eastward again on July 19th.

Mars’ apparent motion has been a mystery to astronomers for hundreds of years. Most early theories of tilt solar system argued that the Sun and planets turned around the Earth. But the sudden westward motion of Mars presented problem. Why would Mars move west for two months when it nears “opposition”?

In 1543, a Polish church worker named Nicolas Copernicus published a different theory. His theory said the Earth and planets moved around the Sun in perfectly circular orbits. Copernicus’ theory was simpler. But his Sun-centered system still did not explain the observed motion of Mars very well.

Finally, a German mathematician named Johannes Kepler published a complete theory of the motion of the planets in 1619. He had carefully studied the motion of Mars for many years.

Johannes Kepler discovered that the planets do not move in circular orbits around the Sun. Instead, they travel in flattened orbits called ellipses(椭圆). Mars’ elliptical orbit is the cause of its unusual brightening this year and its apparent large size.

During the next several weeks, you can see for yourself why the mysterious motion of Mars has caused so many people to wonder.

1.From the passage we can learn that _________.

A. the sun and planets generally travel westward

B. Kepler studied the orbit of the planets in 1619

C. Copernicus’ theory well explained the motion of Mars

D. the Earth’s turning motion causes the sun to rise in the east

2.On July 19th Mars _______.

A. will pass the “opposition”

B. appears to change its direction again

C. will begin to move westward

D. appears to change its orbit again

3.Why does Mars appear to be bigger and brighter when it passes “opposition”?

A. It is overtaking the earth           B. It follows the path of the sun

C. It moves in an elliptical orbit      D. It travels in a circular orbit.

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A. The Recent Research into Mars        B. The Surprising Motion of Mars

C. The Great Discovery on Mars      D. The Wonderful Mystery of Mars

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The thief was caught stealing money from the shop opposite the school and _________ by the local police at the moment.

A. was questioned                    B. had questioned

C. is being questioned                 D. has been questioning

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I just heard____ bank where Dora works was robbed by____ gunman wearing a mask.

A. the; /　　　 B. a; /　　　　 C. the; a　　　 D. a; the

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He was robbed last night, but         he didn’t have much on him then.

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As I was leaving the gym last week, I greeted a friend who was coming in. He responded without looking up from his phone. I stood there for a few awkward seconds, hoping for eye contact. He finally looked up briefly, apologetically, before returning to the screen. I walked on, feeling shaken.

It turns out I was phubbed, which is a term for snubbing(冷落)someone in favor of a phone. And research has found that phubbing does have negative (消极的)impacts on personal relationships, reducing the quality of communication and level of satisfaction.

Recently I've noticed that it's impossible to go out with friends and have their attention for the whole time, There're always phones on the table, and they're constantly being checked. When the slightest pause in conversation arises, or if someone gets up from the table briefly, people seize their phones to check in with the rest of the world to see what else is going On.

It used to be that going out together was confidence-boosting solid reassurance(安慰)that another person enjoyed your company, otherwise they wouldn't accept but not now. Now, you're constantly attracting attention，competing with a portable supercomputer. When someone is looking at their phone, you're never sure if they actually want to be with you.

The modern-day equivalent of this is scrolling(滚屏)and texting. Although I didn't realize it at the time, I was trying for connection with the friend, who was attracted by it refusing to put away his phone and made me feel awful.

I don't want to be that person. I don't want my actions to make anyone feel the way I did that day. So from now on I'm going to make a point of not letting digital distractions damage the relationships I hold so dear. It's not worth it. Nothing on that screen is ever more important than the person standing right in front of me.

1.Why does the author describe his greeting with a friend in the gym last week?

A.To introduce what phubbing is. B.To show the misuse of phones.

C.To draw the readers' attention. D.To voice his opinion about phubbing.

2.What is the third paragraph mainly about?

A.Phones are bad for communication. B.Phones are used widely in the world.

C.Phubbing is making people suffer. D.Phubbing is a common phenomenon.

3.What will happen when you're snubbing someone according to the author?

A.People will enjoy your company. B.You will lose the trust of others.

C.You will damage others' confidence. D.People will feel truly connected.

4.What does the word "it" underlined in paragraph 5 refer to?

A.Being companied. B.Scrolling and texting.

C.The table. D.The phone.

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He lost his job three months ago;       , he was seriously injured in an accident last week.

A. in the first place           B. to make matters worse

C. on the contrary            D. in other words

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— Was it not until last week ______ he decided to give up smoking?

— No. He began _____ he saw the new film last month.

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He lost his job three years ago; _____, he was seriously injured in an accident last week.

A．in the first place    B．worse still         C．on the contrary     D．in other words

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