Do you like traveling? Have you traveled to Los Angeles? Have you traveled to the moon? A rich man plans to live on Mars. Is it the beginning of a science fiction novel? In fact, it happens in the real world. Elon Musk is the founder and CEO of a private spaceflight(航天) company. He has said his plan is to live on the planet. He says he plans to live on Mars with a group of fewer than ten people. He will take them on a rocket powered(驱动的) by liquid oxygen(液态氮) and methane(甲烷). Each one should pay $ 500,000 to fly there.
However, these passengers are not going there to travel, but they are going to work. They need to carry tools to build houses and grow crops(庄稼) there.
Musk believes one person out of every 100,000 people may be interested in making the journey. Then Mars will have sixty-three thousand people in the future.
1.A rich man plans to live on _________.
A. Los Angeles B. Mars C. the moon D. America
2.Five people should pay ________ to fly to Mars.
A. $500,000 B. $5,000,000 C. $250,000 D. $2,500,000
3. What will these passengers do on Mars?
A. They will learn English there.
B. They will make friends there.
C. They will go there to travel.
D. They will build houses and grow crops there.
4.What's the population of Mars in the future?
A. 630,000 B. 63,000 C. 6,300 D. 6,300,000
5.What's the title(题目) of this passage?
A. A Science Fiction Novel B. Los Angeles
C. Houses and Crops D. Let's Fly to Mars
Hello, I'm Jones. I want to go to the following three places.
I would like to visit Harpo Studios in Chicago, because it hosts(举办) The Oprah Winfrey Show. I really love Oprah Winfrey. I want to meet her. It doesn't snow in my country. Chicago is in the northeast of the USA. I'd like to be there, see snow.
Paris is the most beautiful city in the world. I would like to visit its beautiful streets and the famous Eiffel Tower. Paris has many zoos. So I can go to the zoos and have a look at the animals. There are many cars on the streets, but I can take the subway to get around the city.
On my summer vocation, I would like to go to Barcelona. First, there are many beautiful beaches. Second, there are well-known desserts and fruits in Barcelona.
1.Jones wants to go to Chicago to _________.
A. watch animals B. eat delicious food
C. meet Oprah Winfrey D. work
2. Jones would like to see ________ in Chicago.
A. robots B. a building C. a movie D. snow
3. What does Jones think of the streets in Paris?
A. Long B. Quiet C. Clean D. Beautiful
4.Jones would like to get around Paris ________.
A. by car B. by bus C. by boat D. by subway
5.From the passage, we can know that Barcelona's ________ are famous.
A. fruits B. streets C. zoos D. theatres
Willow Shield is an American film and television actress. She was born on June 1st, 2000 in New Mexico. She has a twin sister and a brother. Willow is a very beautiful girl. She has golden hair, big eyes and sweet smiles.
Willow got her first job in 2008 and she acted in a 7-minute short film with her sister. Her most famous role(角色) is Prim in the movie The Hunger Games (《饥饿游戏》). She worked hard for the movie and she read the book carefully before acting. Willow did so well that the director (导演) said, " It's so exciting to find a good and young actress like her."
Willow has several pets at home, a dog called Polly and some chickens. She loves history very much. Her favourite book is Harry Potter. She spends her free time playing the piano.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正（T）误（F）。
1.Willow Shield is an Australia film and television actress.
2.She is a beautiful girl with black hair, big eyes and sweet smiles.
3.She got her first job at the age of seven.
4.The director was excited about finding a good and young actress like her.
5.History is her favourite subject.
完形填空。
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案，并将其字母标号填入题前括号内。
A hippo(河马) lived in a river next to a big tree. One day, _______ bird came to live in the tree. The bird sang all day up there, and the hippo thought she was so talented(有天赋的). He felt ________ that he was a hippo. But the bird told him he should feel happy because he was so big and he ________ swimming.
One day, the hippo decided to come out of the _______ and climb up the tree to sing like a bird. Of course, he ________ climb up the tree. The hippo got very angry, so he knocked the tree over(撞倒) with his big _______. Then he stood on the leaves of the tree and began ________.
Sadly, the hippo couldn't sing. He made terrible noise, and when the other animals ________ his singing, they all laughed at him. The hippo felt bad and ________ trying to act like a bird. He decided to go back to his ________ way of life. Once again, he lived in the river happily. "In fact my ordinary(平常的) life is nice and interesting." he thought.
1.A. a B. an C. the D. /
2.A. surprised B. sad C. excited D. calm
3.A. was interested in B. was sure about C. was friendly to D. was good at
4.A. hall B. river C. zoo D. house
5.A. must B. mustn't C. could D. couldn't
6.A. sound B. idea C. body D. dream
7.A. singing B. sleeping C. swimming D. talking
8.A. believed B. heard C. showed D. cared
9.A. began B. remembered C. forgot D. stopped
10.A. unhealthy B. bad C. old D. unusual
---Which basketball player do you like best, Kobe, James or Jordan?
---______ of them. I like Lin Shuhao best.
A. All B. None C. Either D. Neither
Kunming is a beautiful city. I _________ there three times.
A. have gone to B. C. have been D. have gone
