Beijing—（13, July） China sent up a new data relay satellite（数据中继卫星）, Tianlian I-02, on Monday at the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in South-western Sichuan province．The new satellite will promote the country's satellite communication network for space docking（对接）．
The satellite was launched on a Long-March-3C carrier rocket at 11:41 p．m．, sources at the centre told Xinhua News Agency．The satellite separated from the rocket 26 minutes after its launch and was then successfully delivered into a geostationary transfer orbit （地球同步转移轨道）．
Developed by the China Academy of Space Technology under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, the satellite is the country's second data relay satellite．The first, Tianlian I-01, was launched on April 25．2008．
The two satellites will form a network to improve communications between China's spacecraft and bases on Earth, according to the centre．They will also be used to help the nation's first space docking, scheduled for the second half of this year．
As planned, China will launch space module Tiangong-I, which was designed as a platform that will dock with an unmanned spaceship, Shenzhou, for the county's first space-docking mission this year．
Two more Shenzhou spaceships will dock with Tiangong-I next year, and one will be manned by two or three astronauts, according to China Manned Space Engineering Office, which was the main user of the Tianlian I series data relay satellites．
“The new satellite can cover a greater area to track and command the country’s space vehicles in low-Earth orbits, such as manned spacecraft and remote sensing satellites, from a higher position in outer space．Only three satellites of this kind are needed to form a global communication network, and China has two now．” Pang Zhihao, a researcher and deputy editor-in-chief of Space International, said．
The satellite could also equip astronauts with real-time communications, which will benefit the country's future manned space flights, he said．
1.What is the main purpose to send up Tianlian I-02 ?
A．To test the function of a Long-March-SC carrier rocket．
B．To carry some astronauts into space to do some research．
C．To send more information and clearer pictures to mobile phones on the earth．
D．To promote the country's satellite communication network for space docking．
2.From the passage we know ．
A．one more such satellite is needed to form a global communication network
B．the satellite was developed by China Manned Space Engineering Office
C．it was less than three years since China launched its first date relay satellite of this kind
D．the satellite could help track and command space vehicles in orbits because it's lower in position
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the news report?
A．Shenzhou Ⅷ is a manned spaceship．
B．Tiangong-I will dock with three Shenzhou spaceships next year．
C．the satellite is of great importance to China's space exploration．
D．china’s first space docking will be done in the second half of next year．
4.The best title of the passage could be___________．
A．China Launched a New Space Shuttle
B．China's Plan for Space Exploration
C．China’s Progress in China's Space Exploration
D．New Satellite Helps China's Space Exploration
October 15th is Global Handwashing Day．Activities are planned in more than twenty countries to get millions of people in the developing world to wash their hands with soap．
Experts say people around the world wash their hands but very few use soap at so-called critical moments．These include after using the toilet, after cleaning a baby and before touching food．
Global Handwashing Day is the idea of the Public-private Partnership for handwashing with soap．The goal, they say, is to create a culture of handwashing with soap．The organizers say all soaps are equally effective at removing disease-causing germs．They say the correct way to wash is to wet your hands with a small amount of water and cover them with soap．Rub it into all areas, including under the fingernails．Then, wash well under running water．Finally, dry your hands with a clean cloth．
The Partnership says soap is important because it increases the time that people spend washing．Soap also helps to break up the dirt that holds most of the germs．And it usually leaves a pleasant smell, which increases the chances that people will wash again．
It also says that washing hands with soap before eating and after using the toilet could save more lives than any medicine．It could help reduce cases of diarrhea, which is the second leading cause of child deaths, killing more than one and a half million children a year, by almost half．
1.What does the author intend to tell us in the passage?
A．To keep healthy by washing hands． B．To wash hands with soap．
C．To take action to wash hands． D．To wash hands often．
2.Which of the following is the right way to wash hands?
a．Washing hands well． b．Covering hands with soap． c．Drying hands．
d．Rubbing hands with soap．e．Wetting hands．
A．a--c--b--e--d B．e--d--a--b—c
C．a--c--b--d--e D．e--b--d--a--c
3.．Which fact can NOT explain why soap is important?
A．It gives people a longer handwashing time．
B．It helps to remove a lot of germs from hands．
C．It attracts people to do more handwashing．
D．It gets all people into the habit of washing hands．
4.According to the last paragraph, diarrhea is a disease that ________．
A．kills half of the kids in the developing countries a year
B．causes the greatest number of child deaths
C．can be prevented to some degree by washing hands with soap
D．can’t be cured without washing hands
When middle-aged Alex quit his job and made up his mind to become a self-employed writer, no one could tell for sure whether he would succeed or not．He found a cold storage room in a building, set up a used typewriter and settled down to work．
After a year or so, however, Alex began to doubt himself．He found it was difficult to earn his living by selling what he wrote．But Alex determined to put his dream to the test—even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure．This is the shadowland（虚幻世界）of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there．
One day Alex got a call, "We need an assistant, and we're paying $ 6,000 a year．” $ 6,000 was real money in 1960．It would enable Alex to get a nice apartment, a used car and more．Besides, he could write in his spare time．As the dollars were dancing in Alex's head, something cleared his senses．He had dreamed of being a writer? Full time．"Thanks, but no," Alex said firmly and swiftly, "I'm going to stick it out and write．"
After Alex got off the phone, he pulled out everything he had: two cans of vegetables and 18 cents．Alex put the cans and cents into a paper bag, saying to himself," There's everything you've made of yourself so far．I'm not sure I ever felt so low．"
Finally his work was published in 1970．Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that few writers ever experienced．The shadows had turned into focus of attention．
Then one day, Alex found a box filled with things he had owned years before．Inside was a paper bag with two cans and 18 cents．Suddenly he pictured himself working in that cold storage room．It reminds Alex, and anyone with a dream, of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course in the shadowland．
1.Why did Alex give up his job?
A．Because he didn't like the working conditions．
B．Because he couldn't earn enough to make a living．
C．Because he wanted to be a full-time writer．
D．Because he felt he had no potential in his job．
2.What did Alex express when he answered the call?
A．He refused the job offer．
B．He was willing to give them a hand．
C．He expected them to pay him more money．
D．He would write in his spare time．
3.What kind of person is Alex?
A．Determined． B．Modest C．Shy． D．Brave．
4.Which of the following can summarize the passage best?
A．Look before you leap．
B．Two heads are better, than one．
C．Hold on to your dream, and it will come true．
D．A bird in hand is worth two in the bush．
完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
When I was about five years old, I used to watch a bird in the skies of southern Alberta from the Blackfoot Blood Reserve in northern Montana where I was born．I loved this bird; I would 36 him for hours．He would 37 effortlessly in that gigantic sky, or he would come down and light on the 38 and float there beautifully．Sometimes when I watched him, he would not make a sound and liked to move 39 into the grasses．We called him meksikatsi, which in the Blackfoot language 40 “pink-colored feet”; meksikatsi and I became very good friends．
The bird had a very particular significance to me 41 I desperately wanted to be able to fly too．I felt very much as if I was the kind of person who had been born into a world where 42 was impossible．And most of the things that I 43 about would not be possible for me but would be possible only for other people．
When I was ten years old, something unexpected 44 my life suddenly．I found myself become an 45 child in a family I was not born into; I found myself in a 46 position that many native Americans find themselves in, living in a city that they do not understand at all, not in another culture but 47 two cultures．
A teacher of the English language told me that meksikatsi was not called meksikatsi, even though that is what 48 people have called that bird for thousands of years．Meksikatsi, he said, was really “duck”．I was very 49 with English．I could not understand it．First of all, the bird did not look like “duck”, and when it made a 50 , it did not sound like “duck”, I was even more 51 when I found out that the meaning of the verb “to duck” came from the bird．
As I 52 to understand English better, I understand that it made a great deal of 53 , but I never forgot that meksikatsi made a different kind of meaning．I 54 that languages are not just different words for the same things but totally different 55 , totally different ways of experiencing and looking at the world．
1.A．keep B．watch C．follow D．search
2.A．jump B．dive C．circle D．wander
3.A．nest B．hill C．water D．road
4.A．quickly B．naturally C．freely D．quietly
5.A．means B．reads C．shows D．states
6.A．though B．because C．while D．until
7.A．communicationB．imagination C．belief D．flight
8.A．dreamed B．worried C．knew D．argued
9.A．improved B．enriched C．changed D．ruined
10.A．educated B．adopted C．outgoing D．independent
11.A．weak B．comfortable C．terrible D．central
12.A．between B．against C．without D．beyond
13.A．most B．few C．their D．my
14.A．desperate B．bored C．uncomfortable D．disappointed
15.A．noise B．call C．decision D．choice
16.A．ashamed B．confused C．embarrassed D．frightened
17.A．tried B．came C．determined D．expected
18.A．evidence B．distinction C．profit D．sense
19.A．identified B．confirmed C．realized D．predicted
20.A．concepts B．regulations C．messages D．evaluations
Now in China some young people ______ important positions in the government．
A．hold B．seize C．catch D．grasp
Generally speaking, prices of daily goods ______ through the Internet are lower than store prices．
A．to buy B．are bought C．buying D．bought
