Edmund Halley（哈雷）was an English scientist who lived over 200 years ago. He studied the observations of comets（彗星）which other scientists had made. The orbit（轨道）of one particular comet was a very difficult mathematical problem. He could not work it out. Neither could other scientists who dealt with such problems.

However, Halley had a friend named Newton, who was a brilliant（有才华的） mathematician. Newton thought he had already worked out that problem, but he could not find the papers on which he had done it. He told Halley that the orbit of a comet had the shape of an ellipse（椭圆）.

Now Halley set to work. He worked out the orbits of some of the comets that had been observed by other scientists. He made a surprising discovery. The comets that had appeared in the years 1531, 1607, and 1682 all had the same orbit. Yet their appearances had been 75 to 76 years apart（相隔）.

This seemed very strange to Halley. The different comets followed the same orbit. The more Halley thought about it, the more he thought that there had not been three different comets, as people thought. He decided that they had simply seen the same comet three times. The comet had gone away and had come back again.

It was an amazing idea! Halley felt certain enough to make a prediction（预言）of what would happen in the future. He decided that this comet would appear in the year 1758. There were 53 years to go before Halley’s prediction could be tested.

In 1758 the comet appeared in the sky. Halley did not see it, for he had died some years before. Ever since then that comet has been called Halley’s comet, in his honor.

1.Edmund Halley worked out the orbit of ____________.

A. some different comets appearing several times

B. the same comet appearing at different times

C. three different comets appearing three times

D. several comets appearing at the same time

2. Halley made his discovery ____________.

A. by doing experiments            

B. by means of his own careful observation

C. by studying the work of other scientists 

D. by chance

3. Halley made a surprising, but correct prediction（预言）in the year ____________.

   A. 1704         B. 1705         C. 1706         D. 1707

4. This passage in general is about ____________.

A. Halley and other scientists           B. the orbit of a comet

C. Newton and Halley                 D. Halley and his discovery  

5. According to the passage, which of the flowing is NOT true?

A. Newton worked out the orbit of the comet.

B. Halley worked out the orbit of the comet first.

C. Newton gave Halley some help.

D. Halley died before 1758.

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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Jay Chou（周杰伦）is a well-known name both in Taiwan and mainland. He is now one of Asia’s hottest pop stars. His catchy tunes have main-streamed（主流）rap and R&B in the Mando-pop world. In the past his teacher thought he was dumb（木讷）. Talent spotters（观察者）thought he was ugly. But his success proves that the music still matters more than looks and image. His musical talent（才能）is recognized by fans, fellow-singers and producers. Now, a singing contest was held in Taiwan

Chou appeared at the contest with band “Nan Quan Mama”, which was discovered by Chou.  Their first album the Summer of Nan Quan Mama, composed and produced by Chou was a great success.

Chou started his career at a singing contest, attracting the attention of record producers.  But the successful singer does not believe in luck. He says it’s his passion for music and hard work that are keys to his success. He said, “I didn’t know how to sing at the beginning, so I lost the first time. But I was so determined that I never stopped trying. My advice to these young singers is never to give up, and always believe in yourself. ”

Chou’s confidence has strengthened his music. He is a great source of inspiration to youngsters who share his determination to become a superstar.

1. The best title for this passage can be ____________.

A. From an ugly dumb to a superstar

B. Jay Chou’s way to success

C. Jay Chou and his band         

D. Jay Chou’s life

2. The underlined part “matters more” most probably means ____________.

A. better                            B. more different

C. more difficult                    D. more important

3. Which of the following is NOT true about Jay Chou?

A. Jay Chou is confident towards music.

B. He is a determined man.

C. He succeeded the first time he appeared on the stage.

D. Though not good-looking, he has a gift for music.

4. ____________ make Jay Chou a success according to the passage.

A. His luck and talent for music

B. His talent for music and look

C. His looks and luck

D. His passion for music and hard work

5. Jay Chou’s musical talent is recognized by the following except ____________.

A. his teachers                  B. fellow-singers

C. producers                 D. fans

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A man was driving at 70 miles in a 40-mile zone（区域）, when a    1.   came behind him.  2.  the man started thinking of excuses to give.

As the policeman came to him, he said, “Hi, officer, I guess you   3.   me a little bit over the speed limit. I was in a rush to get   4.  , to be with my wife and kids. You know my younger son wasn’t feeling too  5.   when I left home this morning. I’m afraid he’s ill.”

The policeman said, “Well, I guess so,” and started   6.   something in his notebook. As minutes went by, he could see from the side view mirror, the policeman was  7.   writing. When the man was wondering why he hadn’t asked for his driving   8.   so far, the policeman came to his window,  9.   him a piece of paper, and returned to his car without saying a single word. The man wondered: how much was this   10.  going to be? However, the man was  11.   it was not a ticket（罚单）at all and he began to   12.  :

“I had a daughter who was   13.   by a speeding car at the age of six by a speeding driver. He got a fine, a few months in  14.  , and then was free, free to hug his two daughters. I only had one, and now I have to  15.   until I get to heaven before I can hug her again. I have tried to     16.  that man a thousand times, and I thought I had. Maybe I really did forgive（原谅） him. So pray（祈祷）for me, and be   17.   when you drive again. My son is all I have been left with.”

The man was completely   18.   and could not move for the next few minutes. When finally he did, he drove  19.  , even a few miles   20.   the speed limit, praying for forgiveness.

21. A. truck            B. mail car         C. police car           D. taxi

22. A. Just now     B. Just so          C. Right now            D. Right away

23. A. remembered   B. caught           C. mistook          D. recognized

24. A. to school        B. home             C. out              D. to hospital

25. A. well         B. happy                C. free             D. bad

26. A. writing      B. looking for      C. listing              D. looking up

27. A. even         B. really               C. never                D. still

28. A. route            B. License（执照）  C. Journal          D. Insurance（保险）

29. A. handed       B. sent             C. rewarded         D. pushed

30. A. paper            B. note             C. notice           D. ticket

31. A. excited      B. upset                C. surprised            D. angry

32. A. laugh            B. smile                C. read             D. think

33. A. hit          B. knocked          C. trapped          D. killed

34. A. fear         B. trouble          C. prison               D. danger

35. A. stay         B. wait             C. remain           D. escape

36. A. forgive      B. attack           C. educate          D. support

37.A. honest            B. thankful         C. patient          D. careful

38. A. disappointed   B. nervous            C. shocked          D. frightened

39. A. quickly      B. slowly           C. fortunately      D. rapidly

40. A. under            B. over             C. to               D. with

His family don’t like the second-hand car, ________ is very high.

A. the price of which   B. which price      C. it’s price      D. the price of that

— Why does she always ask you for help?

— There is no one else ________, is there?

A. who to turn                       B. she can turn to

C. for whom to turn                  D. for her to turn

I ________ walking in the garden ________ watching TV in the room.

A. like; instead                     B. would rather; than 

C. prefer; than                     D. prefer; to

Only when you told me about it ________ what a silly thing I had done.

A. I realized        B. did I realize        C. I did realize    D. did I realized

That hero who died in the war was so brave that he never ________ to the enemies until death.

A. gave up      B. gave out     C. gave in     D. gave away

Mr. Black ________ Shanghai in a few days. Do you know when the earliest plane ________ on Sunday？

A. leaves; takes off                 B. is leaving; takes off

C. is leaving; is taking off            D. leaves; is taking off

Yesterday we went to visit the farm ________ my father used to work for nearly ten years.

A. in which     B. that             C. where        D. which