(素材源自impact Book 3)
如何成为一名合格的宇航员
Are you one of the Earth's next generation of explorer—astronauts? If your answer is "Yes"， it's not an impossible dream.
Alyssa Carson's dream is to be the first person on Mars. As a child, Alyssa read as much as possible about Mars and did everything she could to learn about the Red Planet. This included going to space-themed camp for the first time at age seven. 1. At these camps, future astronauts get the chance to experience the work of astronauts.
2. If you're interested, consider the following：
·Astronauts must be in excellent physical condition. It needs a balanced diet, regular exercise, and plenty of sleep.
·Astronauts need to meet a lot of physical challenges. 3.
·Astronauts need to meet a lot of emotional challenges. Take every opportunity to practice team building, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
·Astronauts need to have strong knowledge in math and science. 4.
·5. In addition to English, you also need to know other languages such as Russian and Chinese to communicate successfully.
A.Don't forget languages!
B.Skills gained through these activities are extremely useful.
C.There are many ways to prepare for a future astronaut in space.
D.Since then, Alyssa has attended more than 20 such camps.
E.Work with your school's teachers to choose the best courses to take.
It was a Sunday evening. There was a nice restaurant at the end of King Street.While many people were talking politely and enjoying their dinner, a welldressed young man came in, along with a very old man who was clearly his father. The father was so weak that he dropped food on his clean shirt and trousers while eating. It seemed that he wasn't strong enough to use chopsticks well. You could even see some soup on his beard. Other guests watched him in disgust(厌恶), while his son, who just smiled and watched his father eating, was calm and patient.
After he finished eating, his son quietly took him to the washroom, cleaned up the food, tidied his clothes up, fitted his glasses well and washed his hands. When they came out, the guests in therestaurant were watching them in dead silence. They felt embarrassed (尴尬的). The son paid the bill and started walking out with his father.
At that time, an old man could not help standing up and asked him，“Don't you think you have left something behind？”The son replied，“No, sir, I haven't.”
The old man argued, “Yes, you have! You haveleft a lesson for every son and hope for every father！”
Other guests agreed sincerely(真诚地).
We all know how our parents care for us for every small thing. Loving them, respecting them and caring for them are some of the highest honors for us.
1.What did the father look like when they first came in the restaurant?
A.He was old and weak.
B.He was old but strong.
C.He was young but weak.
D.He was young and strong.
2.How did the other guests feel when they noticed the father eating?
A.Uncomfortable. B.Calm.
C.Patient. D.Moved.
3.Why did the son take his father to the washroom?
A.Because his father wanted to wash his hands.
B.Because his father needed to wash his glasses.
C.Because his father wanted to tidy his clothes up by himself.
D.Because he needed to clean up the food on his father's clothes.
4.Who felt embarrassed at last?
A.The son.
B.The father.
C.The owner of the restaurant.
D.The whole guests in the restaurant.
5.What does the text mainly tell us?
A.We should take care of our children more.
B.We should give lots of money to our parents.
C.We should love our parents, respect them and care for them.
D.We should spend more time with our children and parents.
假定你是李华，在校学生会工作。即将来你校的交换生David对中国文化非常感兴趣，他向你询问关于学校象棋俱乐部的情况及学习象棋的技巧，请你根据下列提示用英语给他回一封信。
Δ可以于每周五下午在象棋俱乐部上课；
Δ需要学习游戏规则，并多多练习；
Δ从输掉的棋局中汲取经验，提高能力。
参考词汇：strategies（n.策略） chess pieces (n.棋子)
注意：
1. 词数80 ～ 100；
2.请不要逐句翻译，可适当发挥；
3.文中不能出现真实的校名和人名；
4.信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear David,
You asked about our Chinese Chess Club and how to play chess in your letter. Now I’d like to tell you something about these.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I hope you’ll love the game and we can play it later at school.
Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua
Reading these famous n_________ (小说) can help us learn about traditional Chinese society and history.
She felt a little t________ (疲劳) after hard work.
Mary has o________ (提出) some useful advice for this project.
