We have always been interested in the moon. 2000 years ago people already knew it moved around the earth and where it would be in the sky at different times of the year. At that time, everything about the moon was learned by watching it carefully in the sky.
When scientists could use telescopes(望远镜) to study the moon more closely, their ideas began to change. They could see the moon was made of rocks. Most scientists thought moon rocks would be different from those on Earth. This was because they believed the moon had once been a planet that had been caught in the earth’s gravity millions of years earlier.
In 1969 moon rocks were finally brought to the earth and studied. Much to their surprise, scientists found that, except for water, the moon and the earth were made of the same things. Once again new ideas were needed for this new information.
After years of study, most scientists now think that the moon was once part of Earth. They believe very early in its history, maybe 4 million years ago, something about the size of Mars hit Earth. This sent billions of rocks into space around our planet. These rocks slowly joined together and after many years became the moon.
In the future, even though our ideas about the moon may change again, we will still be interested in it.
1.From the passage we know the moon was made of_____________.
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A．earth |
B．rocks |
C．water |
D．metal |
2.In the passage the writer wants to tell us ___________________.
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A．why people are interested in the moon |
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B．how ideas about the moon have changed over time |
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C．where the moon came from in the past |
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D．that people have finally learned the truth about the moon. |
3.Before 1969 most scientists thought the moon was ______________.
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A．part of the earth billions of years earlier |
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B．older than the earth |
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C．a planet caught by the earth’s gravity |
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D．made of the same things as the earth |
4.From this passage we can learn that ___________________.
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A．scientists in the past were not clever |
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B．the earth was once part of the moon |
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C．we now know everything about the moon |
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D．new information brings new ideas |
Many people think that water will never be used up（用尽）because there are many rivers and lakes. And the rain can make us get enough fresh water. Also, we can dig wells（井）to find fresh water under the ground. In fact, it is wrong and dangerous to think so. In some areas, people fight（争斗）for fresh water. There is little rain there all year round. Let’s look around us. Some factories pour（倒）dirty water into rivers. And some people drop litter into rivers. We see polluted water here and there. We must do something to help people understand about preventing water from being polluted. It’s never too late if we take action right now.
1.Fresh water is from .
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A．rivers and lakes |
B．rain |
C．wells |
D．A, B, and C |
2.It’s dangerous and wrong to .
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A．get enough fresh water |
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B．think water is endless |
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C．dig a well |
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D．use up water |
3.What do people fight for in some areas?
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A．Fresh water. |
B．Little rain. |
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C．Pouring dirty water. |
D．Money. |
4.What’s the main idea?
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A．Water will never be used up. |
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B．How to find fresh water. |
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C．Water is everywhere. |
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D．Shortage（短缺）of fresh water. |
Many young people want to be pop stars. Pop stars are rich. Many people think they are leading a happy and easy life. In fact, they have very hard lives. They spend much of their time on travel. Sometimes the travel is interesting, but in most time it is boring to pop stars. The following chart is a day’s life of a pop star.
Feb. 10, 2012
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5:00 |
Woke up and had breakfast in the hotel, packed bags. Took taxi to airport. |
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7:30 |
Plane took off half an hour later than usual for the bad weather. |
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8:30 |
Plane landed. Waited for luggage for half an hour. Signed for fans at the airport. |
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9:45 |
Arrived at the hotel and had a short rest. |
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10:00 |
Started out to attend the meeting with fans and gave an interview to the local reporters. |
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11:00 |
Went to radio station to attend the live show. |
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12:00 |
Had lunch with local producer. |
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13:00 |
Went to theatre and prepared for the night’s show. The lighting of the theatre was good, but the band(乐队) did poorly. |
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17:00 |
Back to hotel. Tried to have a rest. Still worried about the band. |
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18:00 |
Had supper, but eat little. |
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18:30 |
Went to theatre again and got ready for show. |
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19:00 |
Sang very well, and audience gave a warm welcome. The band improved a little. |
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22:00 |
Show was over. Very tired from it. |
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23:00 |
Back to hotel. Took a bath. Too excited to sleep, so watched TV. |
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0:00 |
Fell asleep, with TV on. |
1.According to the chart, the pop star was a ________________.
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A．singer |
B．dancer |
C．player |
D．pianist |
2.According to his plan, his plane should have taken off at ________________.
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A．6:30 |
B．7:00 |
C．7:30 |
D．8:00 |
3.From this passage, we get to know that ________.
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A．not all people like pop stars |
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B．pop stars have their own bands |
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C．fans are troublesome for pop stars |
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D．to be a pop star is not all fun |
When I was a kid, my dad worked in a shop in the center of our town. Sometimes, I went to the shop with him and I made a little pocket money by buying things for his workmates. But I never paid attention to all the things and people around me.
One day, as my dad and I were driving to the shop, I looked out of the window of the car and I saw an old man standing at the street corner. There was a rose in his hand, he was smelling the rose. For some reason, our eyes met and we looked at each other for about twenty seconds. There was nothing unusual about this man but the meet was unusual to me. Up to that moment in my life, I had given no thought to anyone on the street, in shops or anywhere else. I had no interest out of my family.
But I was interested in that old man. For the first time I had interest in a stranger. What kind of life had he lived? Where had he been in his time?
Once a great man encouraged us to “stop and smell the rose”. Now I want to tell these words to you. Stop what you are busy with and try to fully understand things and people in your eyesight. If you don’t care about others on your road of life, then you are missing your life itself.
1.How did the writer make a little pocket money?
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A．By asking his father to give him. |
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B．By stealing other’s money. |
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C．By buying things for his father’s workmates. |
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D．By asking in the street. |
2.What was the old man doing when I saw him?
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A．He was selling roses. |
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B．He was walking in the street. |
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C．He was talking to the writer. |
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D．He was smelling a rose. |
3.When did the writer have interest out of his family?
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A．When he was a kid. |
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B．When he met the old man with rose. |
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C．When he went to school. |
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D．When he went to work. |
4.What is the main idea of this passage?
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A．If you care about others on your road of life, then you are having your life itself. |
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B．If you care about others on your road of life, then you are missing your life itself. |
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C．If you meet an old man with a rose in the street, then you’ll have interest in your life. |
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D．If you have interest in others, then you are having your life itself. |
On the first day of school our teacher let us know someone. Looking out, we found an old woman 16 at the door. She said, “Hi, my name is Susan, I’m seventy years old.” While we were 17 what made her take this challenge (挑战) at her age, she said with a smile, “I'm here to meet a rich husband, get 18 , have two children and travel together.” Hearing this, all of us laughed. “In fact,” she went on, “I always 19 of having a college education, and now I’m getting 20 !”
After class we had chocolate and milk together. We became good 21 . I often listened to this “time machine” as she shared her study with me.
At the end of the term we invited Susan to give us a 22 . When she was stepped up to the front, suddenly she found she took the wrong paper. She felt a little frustrated（沮丧的） and said, “I'm sorry. I’m so nervous that I can’t get my ready talk 23 , so I have to tell you 24 I know .”
In her speech she told us, “We don’t stop playing as we are old, we grow old because we stop playing. The secret of staying 25 , being happy and getting success is that we should laugh and find something 26 every day. I think there is a great 27 between growing old and growing up. I am seventy now. If I 28 in bed for one full year and never do anything. I’ll become seventy – one. Since anybody can grow older, my idea is to grow up by always finding the chance in change. Growing older can’t be avoided(避免的), growing up can be 29 . It’s never too late to be all you can be possible.”
During the four years’ study, it was so easy for Susan to make friends 30 she went. In the end, the wonderful woman got a college degree.
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