The journey to the moon has been the first step towards future exploration（探险） in space. The distance between the Moon and the Earth is very short indeed when compared with the distances between the Earth and other planets. Mars, the nearest planet to Earth is millions of miles away! Traveling to the planets will be man’s next aim. Such travels will be more difficult than the trip to the moon and certainly more adventurous（冒险）.
Recently, two American spaceships, Virkings 1 and 2, landed on Mars, trying to discover whether that planet has any life on it. So far the signs of life on Mars has neither confirmed（确认） nor ruled out. Russians have discovered that the surface of Venus is so hot that it is almost certain that there is no life there. Also the atmosphere of Venus（金星） is very dense（稠） and the pressure is nearly a hundred times greater than that of the Earth’s atmosphere.
Scientists believe man may find planets which have the same conditions as those we have on the Earth, but man should realize the Earth will be his only home for a long time and begin to love and care for it.
1.According to the passage, traveling to the planets will be ________.
A. much easier and even more interesting
B. for more exciting and dangerous
C. man’s final aim
D. man’s first aim
2.Which of the following is not true?
A. Mars is nearer to the earth than the moon.
B. The moon is much nearer to the earth than Mars.
C. Of all the planets, Mars is the nearest to the earth.
D. All the planets are much farther to the earth than the moon.
3. From the passage, we can guess _______.
A. there is life on Mars
B. there is no life on Mars
C. the atmosphere of Mars is not so dense as that of Venus
D. scientists will have little hope to find the answers
4. Man can live on under the conditions of _______.
A. much too hot surface
B. the same pressure as we get on the earth
C. normal atmosphere as we have on the earth
D. Both B and C
5.Scientists think we should take care of our earth because _______.
A. no other planets are to take the place of the earth
B. everything needed is provided by the earth
C. the only home of man will be the earth for a long time
D. the dream to find another home for man will come true
In England,factory holidays come mostly in the period between mid-July and mid-August. State schools usually only have six weeks off, from about mid-July to the end of August.
The coast is the most popular place for the English people to spend their holidays, but there are few seaside hotels. Food in British hotels and restaurants is cheap, but rooms are not. Few English people rent(租赁) houses for their holidays, but one of their traditional ways of spending a summer is in a boardinghouse(供膳宿舍). Some boardinghouse keepers give all meals to their guests, others provide breakfast only.
The British may refuse to change the times at which they take their holidays, but they have shown themselves very ready to go to new places. Every year, more Englishmen, women and children go to some parts of Europe. Many take their cars, crossing the channel by ship. When they get home again, they always talk about how they spend their holidays.
1. If you go to England, you may find _______.
A. the British aren’t interested in traveling to other countries.
B. workers usually have their holidays in spring
C. you may eat well without paying too much
D. hotels and restautants are cheap
2.In the passage, a boarding house is a place where________.
A. guests can be given with food and living rooms
B. guests can buy all kinds of things
C. guests can have their cars kept
D. guests can live and eat without paying any money
3.People seldom（很少）rent houses because ________.
A. they don’t like to live in houses
B. they don’t like to live far from the sea
C. renting houses cost too much money
D. meals are not provided there
4.From the passage we know that ________.
A. factory holidays are as long as school holidays
B. school students usually stay away from school for one and a half months in summer
C. factory holidays are longer than school holidays
D. the new school year begins at the beginning of August
5.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The British like to travel to foreign countries.
B. All the british have been able to travel to foreign countries.
C. Those who got home enjoy telling others about their holidays.
D. The British are ready to pay visits to some new places they have never been to.
— You’ve given us a really wonderful western dinner, Mrs. Smith.
— ___________________
A. I’m afraid I didn’t cook very well.
B. I’m so glad you enjoyed it.
C. Come again when you have time.
D. Oh, you don’t need to be so polite.
Gone with the wind is the best novel ______I have ever read.
A. that B. which C. what D. When
My cousin thinks ______of the drama series on TV _____ worth watching.
A. Two-fifth; isn’t B. Two-fifths; aren’t
C. Two-fifths; isn’t D. Two-fifth; aren’t
Could you tell me _______, please?
A. that he has been to Beijing twice
B. what will they talk at tomorrow’s meeting
C. where they would meet at the gate of the park
D. something about tomorrow’s trip
