The planets aren’t the only wanderers(漫游者) of the sky. There’re some things even farther and longer. Long after people were no longer afraid of planets, they still thought the comets(彗星) were bad objects that traveled in the sky. They were afraid that the comets would suddenly land on the earth and hurt them.
But, in fact, even if a comet did hit the earth, nothing much happened. A comet is really a harmless （无害的）thing.
Comets have round heads and long tails , and they are very bright. Sometimes they look like heads with long hair flying with them. That’s why they’re called comets. Comet means long-haired.
Like the stars and planets, comets are far away. But we can know its size. The head of a small comet is as wide as the 
Pacific Ocean. And a big comet’s head is ten times as big as the earth. Its tail is millions of kilometers long. Then why wouldn’t the great big thing hurt us if it hit the earth? Because it isn’t solid. It’s thin like cloud. Its tail is nothing but bright gas. And its head is made of small pieces and they could not hurt the earth.
Some comets can be seen for a few months. Then they go away. Some of them come back in a certain number of years. Some are never seen again.
Perhaps these comets that never return have broken into pieces. For some astronomers think that shooting stars(流星) are pieces of broken comets.
1.People were afraid ________.
A. comets are different from planets
B. comets travel in the sky
C. comets are much bigger than the earth
D. comets could hit the earth
2.Comets have long tail like ________, so we call them comets.
A. long hairB. round headsC. round dishes D. wide wings
3.From the passage we know the tails of comets are made of ________.
A. waterB. solidC. gasD. small stones
4.The underlined word “astronomers” may mean ________ in Chinese.
A. 心理学家B.艺术家C. 天文学家D. 考古专家
5.Which of the following is TRUE ?
A. A comet is a kind of planets.
B. Comets are all ten times as big as the earth.
C. People can hardly see comets.
D. Shooting stars may come from the broken comets.
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I really enjoyed this movie. It's a fun movie for the whole family. I had really good laughs and enjoyed being there. —— James I would recommend (推荐)this movie to everyone. Whether you go with family or friends, I think this movie has something you will really enjoy! —— Sam I've seen several movies of this kind, but this one is the best. It is so well made -- some of the scenes（场景） are so beautiful. —— John I went to see this movie with my 8-year-old daughter this Tuesday, really without knowing too much about it. My daughter and I were surprised at how funny it was. We just couldn't help laughing. I would recommend this movie to the whole family. ——Mary |
1.From the poster, we can tell that
is spoken in the movie.
A. Chinese B. English C. Japanese D. French
2.The poster shows that the movie lasts _______.
A. 25 minutes B. 60 minutes C. 85 minutes D. 125 minutes
3.John likes the movie because of _______.
A. the funny actors B. the wonderful music C. the sweet voices D. the beautiful scenes
4.Mary and her daughter spent watching the movie.
A. $30 B. $40 C. $45 D. $60
5.According to the passage, the movie most probably tells a story.
A. funny B. sad C. terrible D. true
Once there lived two brothers. The elder was called Simon and the younger was Victor. They always each other. Every day they worked from morning night, getting as much grain谷物 as possible from their fields.
One late autumn evening, after their work was done, Simon said to his wife, "Victor got married last month. He has many bills to . I think I will put a bag of rice in his barn谷仓." "Oh, that's a good idea," said his wife. "But please don't tell him," said Simon, "If he knows I put the rice there, he will take it.”
So, late that night Simon took a bag of rice to Victor's barn. The next day, while looking at his own barn, he was surprised. "I took a bag of rice to Victor's house last night, I still have
the same number of bags in my barn. did that happen?"
Simon decided to take bag of rice to his brother's barn that night. But the next morning, he found the same number of bags in his barn again! "This is very strange," he thought.
That night he tried again. He carried a large bag of rice on his shoulder, and went out to his younger brother's house. In the bright moonlight, he could see someone down the road. He was carrying someth
ing on his shoulder as well.
"Younger Brother!" Simon cried when he came near the man , "What are you doing?"
"I was you, Older Brother," said Victor, "Your family is larger than mine. I thought you needed more rice. “The two brothers quickly that they took rice to each other. They laughed about what had happened. "It is good to have a brother like you," they both said. And they lived happily ever since.
1.A. got down to B. got on well with C. looked down upon D. look for
2.A. until B. at C. through D. with
3.A. spend B. take C. pay D. cost
4.A. never B. sometimes C. usually D. ever
5.A. so B. and C. but D. or
6.A. How B. What C. Why D. Where
7.A. other B. others C. the others D. another
8.A. came B. comingC. to come D. to coming
9.A. proud of B. strict with C. angry with D. worried about
10.A. remembered B.imagined C. realized D. explained
—Excuse me, is there a post office near here?
— _______ I can’t hear clearly.
A. What’s the matter with you?B. I beg your pardon?
C. What’s up? D. What’s wrong?
The policeman asked the driver __
_____.
A. when the accident happened B. when did the accident happen
C. the accident when happened D. when happened the accident
—Let’s read the report on India’s population in the newspaper.
—Wow! ______________ large the population is !
A. What B. What a C. How D. How a
