Ten years ago, Lynn Smith went far away to university. She went to a school that was 3000 miles from her home, (1) so she couldn’t afford(负担) to come home to visit her parents. She had a part-time job and earned enough money to pay for her books and courses. After she graduated, she got a job in South America teaching English. In Brazil, she married Roberto Silva and they had three children. At first, Lynn stayed at home to care for the babies, but later she went back to work. Roberto and Lynn finally could achieve(实现) her dream.
When the Silva family arrived at the airport, they were surprised that no one was there to meet them. (2) Finally Lynn saw a man who looked a little like her father. She called his name and he came over to her. Lynn had changed so much that he almost didn’t know her. Mr Smith wondered if he had the right person. Lynn thought the same thing. (3) In ten years, her father didn’t look the way he used to.
1.将(1)处句子改写为同义句. （每空一词）
So she didn’t ______ enough ______ to come home to see his parents.
2.将(2) 处的句子改为并列句。（每空一词）
Finally Lynn saw a man, _____ _____looked a little like her father.
3.将（3）处的英文译成中文。
China's Manned Space Program
The first stage |
The second stage | The third stage |
Future plans |
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Time: October 15, 2003 Spaceship:ShenzhouⅤ Main events: Chinese astronaunt Yang Liwei was sent up into space. He went around the earth 14 times in his one_day flight. China became the third country to succeed in manned space flight. |
Time: October 12, 2005 Spaceship: Shenzhou Ⅵ Main events: Chinese astronauts Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng were both sent up into space.On October 17, the two Chinese space heroes safely returned to the earth. |
Time: September 25, 2008 Spaceship: Shenzhou VII Main events: Chinese astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng were all sent up into space. China became the third country to succeed in space walk. On Setember 27, the three Chinese space heroes safely returned to the earth.
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1. China will send up Tiangong I and Shenzhou VII, IX & X between 2010 and 2012 2. China will make a manned moon landing at a proper(适当的) time around 2017. 2. China plans to set up a permanent (永久的) space lab, and build its engineering system in 2020. |
1.Before China, how many countries had already sent their spacemen into space?
A. Only one. B. Two. C. Three.
2.Which spaceship has China succeeded in achieving first space walk?
A. Shengzhou V B. Shengzhou VI C. Shengzhou VII
3.So far, how many spacemen has travelled to space in China?
A. 3 B. 5 C. 6
4.Chinese astronauts will possibly walk on the moon around .
A. 2010 B. 2017 C. 2020
In most parts of the world, many students help their school make less pollution. They join in “environment(环境) clubs”. In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean.
Here are the things students often do.
Turn off the water! Do you know that some toilets can waste(浪费) twenty to forty tons of water an hour?
In a year, that would fill a small river! In environment clubs, students mend those broken toilets.
No-car day. On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a car—not the students and not the teachers! Cars give pollution to our air, so remember:
Walk, jump, bike or run.
Use your legs! It’s lots of fun!
No-garbage(垃圾) lunches. How much do you throw away after lunch? Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again. Every week they will choose the classes that make the least garbage and report them to the whole school!
We love our environment. Let’s work together to make it clean!
1. Environment clubs ask students .
A. to run to school every day B. to play sports every day
C. not to throw away lunch bags D. not to forget to take cars
2.From this passage we know the students usually have lunch .
A. at school B. in clubs C. at home D. in shops
3.The writer wrote the passage to tell students to .
A. join in clubs B. help teachers
C. make less pollution D. clean schools
Every minute about ____ babies are born in the word, so the world’s population is increasing by _____million every year.
A. 256 ; 8 B. 256; 80 C. 261 ; 8 D. 261; 80
Acid rain comes from _____.
A. the river B. the water C. the clouds D. the forests
Many _____ in ______ could hear no better than 65-year-old people, for they like pop music.
A. adults, the USA B. adults; England
C. teenagers: the USA D. teenagers: England
