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Many people will remember the flight of the space shuttle （航天飞机）Challenger , in June, 1993．The achievement of Sally Ride, America’s first woman astronaut to fly into space, made this flight especially memorable．Students from two high schools in Camden, New Jersey, however, are likely to remember Norma rather than Sally whenever they think about the flight．

Norma didn’t travel alone．She brought about 100 companions along with her．Norma was an ant, a queen ant who, with her subjects, made up the first ant colony （群体） to travel into space．The ants were part of a science experiment designed by the students to test the effects of weightlessness on insects．

The equipment designed by the students for their colony functioned perfectly throughout the long space trip．The young scientists and their teachers were very sad to find that their insect astronauts had all died at some point before the container was returned to the school and opened．The problem did not occur in space, but on the ground after Challenger had landed．The container remained in the desert for nearly a week before the ant colony was removed．The hot, dry desert air dried out the colony’s container and the ants died from lack of moisture （水分）．

The project was termed a success because it did provide useful information．Students will continue their efforts to find out exactly what went wrong．They will try to prevent the same difficulties from recurring （再发生） on future missions ．They don’t want to be discouraged either by the death of the ants or by the $10,000 shuttle fare they will have to pay to send the next colony of ants into space．

1.The story is mainly about       ．

2.The project wasn’t a failure because       ．

3.The ants died because       ．

4.On the next space trip , ants       ．

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The dream of flying into outer space, cherished by the Chinese people for centuries, will soon come true.

　China launched its fourth unmanned spacecraft （飞船）“Shenzhou Ⅳ” on December 30 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Gansu Province. It was the 27th consecutive（连续的 ）and successful launch of China - made rockets since October 1996. This launch has made it more realistic for China to send a person into space on its own following Russia and the USA.

　Qi Faren，leading designer of the spacecraft system, said all the functions （功能） designed for manned flights have withstood （经受住）the test of three previous, successful launches and return landings of the “Shenzhou” spaceships.

　China launched the “Shenzhou Ⅰ ”, “Shenzhou Ⅱ ”and “Shenzhou Ⅲ ”spacecrafts in 1999,2001 and 2002 respectively.

　“Shouzhou Ⅳ” was to make it a more comfortable place in which astronauts can live and work. All parts of the application system for manned flight are aboard the “Shenzhou Ⅳ”craft in all test flights.

　China’s manned flight programme began in 1992. A number of unmanned test flights will be launched before Chinese astronauts are sent into space.

　Leading scientists in charge of China’s manned space programme said the successful launch of the “Shenzhou Ⅳ” laid a solid foundation for the country’s future task of sending Chinese astronauts to outer space.

　The spacecraft returned to the earth on January 5, after completing seven experiments in space.

　Officials at the centre said that“ Shenzhou Ⅴ”, a manned spacecraft, is expected to be launched later this year.

1.How many countries can send a person into space on its own by now？

2..China’s manned flight programme began in ________.

3.As a matter of fact, ________ .

4..Which is the most suitable title for the passage?

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When Ronald Reagan, who was President of the USA from 1982 to 1989, died in 2004, many people remembered his good sense of humor. Reagan enjoyed a good joke and often made fun of himself. He was very old, almost 70 years of age, when he became President of the USA. Because of this, people often joked about his age. Once, during a meeting, President Reagan was complaining about some reporters who said that he could not hear very well. He wanted to prove that he was healthy and could hear well, so he took out his hearing aid, and said to the people at the meeting, “Say something.” One man pretended to speak. He moved his mouth and made movements with his hands. Everyone thought Reagan would be angry, but he laughed and listened for a very long time.

President Reagan not only enjoyed a good joke when he was relaxing, but he also liked to joke during serious situations. In 1981, he had a shot accident. At the hospital, he joked to the doctors that he hoped they supported him in the government and would let him alive. He was able to keep his sense of humor even when he was hurt.

1.Ronald Reagan was ______in the year 1985.

A. a reporter　　 B. an actor

C. a doctor　　 D. a president

2.The reason why people joked about Reagan's age was that______．

A. he became President of the USA at the age of almost 70

B. he was not old enough to be President of the USA

C. he could not live a normal life at his age

D. he lacked a sense of humor at his age

3.During a meeting, Reagan took out his hearing aid to prove ______．

A. there was something wrong with his ears

B. he was able to make a good speech

C. he was healthy enough to hear well

D. he had a good sense of humor

4.What sent Ronald Reagan to hospital in 1981?

A. His poor hearing.　　 B. His accident.

C. His overwork.　　 D. His illness.

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2008 will be remembered by us Chinese people as a year of sadness and happiness. May of the year sadly saw the Great Sichuan Earthquake, the worst earthquake in China over 30 years. It killed around 70,000 people. Tens of thousands were injured or went missing.

However, to our delight, China also hosted its first Olympic games that summer in Beijing. It was a very successful games with a great opening ceremony. 43 new world records and 132 new Olympic records were made. And China came out first with 51 gold medals.

1.When did the Great Sichuan Earthquake happen?

A．In 2005.          B．In 2006.           C．In 2007.           D．In 2008.

2.About 70,000 people ______ in the earthquake.

A．were killed                            B．were injured

C．went missing                           D．went hungry

3.How many gold medals did China win at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games?

A．175.             B．132.              C．51.              D．43.

4.We Chinese people were ______ in 2008.

A．sad              B．happy            C．neither sad nor happy D．both sad and happy

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Folk-rocker Richie Havens, who died on April 22 at the age of 72, will be remembered for many things, among which his performance at Woodstock in 1969 made him into music history.

He wasn’t supposed to open the festival—he was scheduled to play fifth that day. Plans changed when the opening band, Sweetwater, got caught in traffic, Michael Lang, producer of the festival, said he chose Havens “because of his calm but powerful manner”. His performance went overtime because the next act was stuck in traffic, too. This led Richie Havens to create on the spot what became one of the most significant moments of the Woodstock Festival: his performance of “Freedom”.

The oldest of nine children, Havens was raised in the poor Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, New York. As a child, he dreamed of growing up to be a surgeon, but set off on a musical path as a teenager. Forming a music group in high school, he then landed in New York’s Greenwich Village folk clubs at 17. He soon stood out from the other young singers.

He recorded two albums on small labels (公司) before signing with Bob Dylan’s manager, Albert Grossman. He then joined a larger label and went on to tour for more than 40 years, making close to 30 albums.

Besides a good songwriter, Richie Havens was also an outstanding song interpreter. In many occasions he’d tell of spending three days learning Bob Dylan’s “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall”: “I wasn’t born to sing so I practiced the song over and over again in a stairwell.” One night, a man stopped him and said it was the best version he’d ever heard. Havens always ended the story by saying: “that’s how I first met Bob Dylan.”

1.What can we know about the Woodstock Festival in 1969?

A. Michael Lang was to blame for the traffic.

B. The first four bands all got stuck in the traffic.

C. Richie Havens was the only one invited to play.

D. It offered a chance to Richie Havens to success.

2.What plays an important role in Havens’ success?

A. Good luck.　　 B. Timely help.　　 C. Hard work.　　 D. Great talent.

3.The underlined “a man” in the last paragraph actually refers to ________.

A. Bob Dylan　　 B. Alert Grossman　　 C. Michael Lang　　 D. Richie Havens

4.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A. Richie released 30 albums in total in his life

B. Richie grew up in a wonderful environment

C. Richie played Freedom without preparation

D. Richie dreamed to be a singer since childhood

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Whether it’s a carol（圣诞颂歌）service or an evening of karaoke in the pub, many people will enjoy a good old singsong this Christmas. Singing aloud will not just lift the spirits---it’s good for your physical health as well. Filling the lungs（肺）with air, increasing the heart rate and getting blood pumping round the body faster can all help our physical health.

For the past few years Heart Research UK has been Funding a Christmas campaign aimed at getting people singing, simply for the benefit it can bring. The organizer of the campaign says singing is a safe, simple and social activity that everyone can enjoy. “Singing is linked to long life, stress reduction, and general health protection. It also brings a great amount of happiness. It is impossible to sing well with a long face because it affects your pitch（音高）.”

Professor Graham Welch, who leads the International Music Education Research Centre at the University of London, has spent more than 30 years studying the effects of singing. He says that singing is a form of exercise. It means we’re also having a strong aerobic activity（有氧运动）when we’re singing, which results in increasing the feeling of pleasure while decreasing that of stress.

“And communal（共同的）singing—like in a singing group, a church service or even a singsong in the pub—helps improve our sense of self-respect. It increases our sense of satisfaction with ourselves, a greater sense of feeling included. ”

Helen Astrid, a singing teacher, also sees the great effects that singing brings. “It lifts us up on a spiritual level, it helps our self-respect, and it’s great for all ages from small kids to grannies—you can have a good sing and let your hair down.”

But she warns people not to have too many beers or glasses of wine, though a glass may help them gather courage before taking to the stage during the holidays.

1.Heart Research UK holds a campaign to __________.

2. What are the benefits of singing according to Graham Welch?

a. Singers’ living longer.

b. Singers’ general health protection.

c. Singers’ feeling happier.

d. Singers’ stress reduced.

e. Singer’s self-respect improved.

3. The underlined part “let your hair down” probably means __________.

4. What can we infer from the passage?

5.Which is the best title of the passage?

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What makes the space shuttle________is that it takes off like a rocket but lands like an airplane．

A. exceptional    B．strange    C．unique  D．rare

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Many air flights _________because of the eruption of the volcano, in _______case, many passengers had no choice but to take a train.

A. had been cancelled; which                                              B. have been cancelled; what

C. had been canceling; that                                                      D. have been canceling; where

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____________ scientists will be invited to take part in this space flight.

A. Two strong young Chinese               B. Two Chinese strong young

C. Chinese two young strong               D. Young strong two Chinese

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All flights ____ because of the snowstorm, many passengers could do nothing but take the train.

A．had been canceled                      B．have been canceled

C．having been canceled                    D．being canceled

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