You must have seen ads on TV about hair care products （护发用品）. The models have shining hair like jewels （珠宝）. But now to make hair shine is no longer the task of hair care products, because hair can be made into real jewels. Believe it or not, a company called LifeGem in the US turns hair into jewels.
The company is in the business of taking hair from dead people and making it into diamonds （钻石）. The diamonds are for the families to remember the dead people.
Now the company plans to make three diamonds using Beethoven's hair to show their latest technology （技术）. The work will take about 7 months and in the end, Beethoven's long hair will become 3 shining diamonds between 0.5 to 1 carat （克拉）in size.
Since the great musician died in 1827, you may wonder how they got Beethoven's hair. Actually, the hair was given by John Rezniloff, who holds the Guinness World Record for the largest and most valuable collection of celebrities' （名人） hair. His collection also includes hair of Napoleon, Albert Einstein, Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. In total, the collection is worth over 5 million dollars.
Though it sounds unbelievable （难以置信）, to have such diamonds made with hair may be a good way to show respect （尊敬） and love to those who died.
1.What does the company of LifeGem do?
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A．It buys shining hair. |
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B．It produces hair care products. |
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C．It uses hair to make jewels. |
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D．It sells expensive diamonds to famous people. |
2.Why does the company decide to make diamonds out of Beethoven's hair?
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A．To show the latest technology. |
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B．To make the biggest diamond. |
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C．To make the most shining diamond. |
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D．To help the dead people become famous. |
3.How long will the work take?
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A．Half a month. |
B．One month. |
C．Three months. |
D．Seven months. |
4.What does the underlined word "it" refer to?
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A．The collection of celebrities' hair. |
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B．The making of hair care products. |
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C．To make diamonds with hair. |
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D．The Guinness World Record. |
Mr. Jackson lives in a small town. He is a kind and funny man. And he is friendly to everyone. He likes talking with others very much. But he is always absent-minded （健忘的）.
One day, Mr Jackson went to visit a friend. His friend works on a farm and lives not far from the market and often goes to the market to sell things.
They had dinner together and then talked and talked. Mr Jackson was very excited to meet his friend. He told his friend a lot of things. Midnight came, and then one o'clock, two o'clock and still Mr Jackson kept on talking. But by this time his friend was feeling very tired and kept on looking at the clock on the wall. He didn't want to be impolite, but at last he said, "My dear friend, I don't want to put you out, but you see, it's too late now. I have to go to the market at six o'clock, and I must go to bed now."
"Oh, my God!" said Mr Jackson in surprise, "I thought you were at my house."
1.Mr Jackson likes ____ a lot.
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A．selling things |
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B．talking with others |
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C．playing soccer |
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D．watching TV |
2.Mr Jackson had dinner with his ____ that day.
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A．brother |
B．mother |
C．friend |
D．sister |
3.Mr Jackson's friend went to bed ____ that day.
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A．at midnight |
B．at one o'clock |
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C．at two o'clock |
D．after two o'clock |
Can you imagine astronauts' everyday life in space? They also need to eat, sleep, exercise and relax. They do the same things as us, but they do them differently.
On Earth, we put food on a plate. Gravity holds the food down and keeps it on a place. But there is almost no gravity in space, so food can float （漂浮）away, and astronauts must eat carefully.
Sleeping is very different in space. Some astronauts like to float in the air, but most like to be in a sleeping bag. They tie the bag to a wall so that they won't float away at night.
Exercise is very important in space. On Earth, your legs carry your body, but in space, astronauts float, so they do not use their legs often. This is very bad for their legs, so they must exercise for thirty minutes every day.
After a day's work, astronauts relax. They may listen to music, read, watch films, play games, or talk to their friends and families on the radio. Sometimes they just enjoy floating in the air.
1.What does the underlined word "gravity" mean in Chinese?
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A．平衡 |
B．引力 |
C．磁性 |
D．重力 |
2.Why do astronauts tie the sleeping bag to a wall?
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A．Because in that way they won't float away. |
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B．Because that makes them sleep well. |
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C．Because they can't get to sleep if they don't do that. |
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D．Because the sleeping bag is not safe enough. |
3.What's the main idea of the passage?
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A．It is about the importance of gravity. |
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B．It is about astronauts' everyday life in space. |
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C．It is about the differences between space and Earth. |
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D．It is about how to avoid （避免） floating away while sleeping. |
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Being outgoing is good for your life. Those who are 1 outgoing like to meet lots of people and have more fun in life. In fact, being outgoing is not so 2 as you think. Even shy people can be very outgoing.
You can 3 becoming outgoing with your best friend or a group of friends. But the real challenge (挑战) comes 4 you meet strange people or new friends. Smile more, and usually they will 5 you a smile. In this way, you may have some talks.
Start a 6 . Just a simple "Hello" or " How is it going" is a good Start. If you want to make interesting talks, you should read news in 7 and prepare your views, or surf the Internet
8 new information and then keep that in mind.
The 9 way to become more outgoing is to go out. This is also the most important step （步骤）. Go to a park, beach, club, party or any other place that you 10 can be fun, and you may make new friends there.
No family wants its home to catch fire, but it's good to plan for a fire just in case （以防万一）. Talk with your family about 36 to do if a fire starts. 37 should have a plan for getting out of the house. Be sure to choose a safe place to 38 after everyone gets away from the fire.
What should you do 39 there is a fire? First, 40 people know about the fire. Yell （叫喊） the word "fire". Knock on the walls with your hands.
Then 41 the door of your room. If the door is warm, don't open it. If it's cool, open it just enough to 42 . If you see fire or much smoke, close the door fast.
If you can't see fire or smoke, you can go out of the door. Shut the 43 behind you. That will slow down the fire. Now find a 44 out. Stay away from the smoke. The air is the 45 near the floor. So it 46 be the safest to crawl（爬）when you leave the house.
If you can't leave your room, close your door. Cover the crack （缝隙） under the door
47 clothing. Then open the window or 48 the glass with a chair. Crawl out, of the window 49 .If the window is high off the ground, 50 jump! Wave a towel out of the window, and yell for help. When you get out of the house, run to the place where you and your family chose to meet.
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—Sorry. I have a lot of clothes _____.
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