A teddy bear from Cumbria is launching into space to raise cash for charity(慈善)
Terence,an experienced traveller who has been to Iraq,will be the guest of honour on aviation（飞行）legend Burt Rutan’s Spaceship One when it flies above Earth.The mission takes off from California on September 29, and on his return the loveable toy will be auctioned off（拍卖）in aid of the North AIR Ambulance Appeal(北部空中救护服务中心).
Spaceship One is the world’s first private spacecraft,and is competing for a prestigious space travel prize.Chief executive of the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS),Graham Pickering,said”flying officer”Terence had been handed over to the RAF six months ago and staff had been receiving postcards from him ever since.
He said,“Terence was a fundraising idea that really took off. We have received pictures of him in a U2 craft,trying parachuting and even looking drunk and disorderly.When the RAF finally discharege him he will be a very rare bear indeed‑--we just hope he does not bum up on re‑entry to Earth”.
GNAAS,which needs charitable donations of more than ￡2m a year,has three air ambulances(空中救护机).
Peter Bond,spokesman for the Royal Astronimical Society,said Terence’s safety was not guaranteed. He said,“This is a new experimental craft and this will only be the second time it has flown.During its first voyage it developed technical problems but hopefully they have now been resolved.”
Since May,Terence has spent time with members of 100 squadron（空军中队）based at RAF Leeming Basra.Iraq,and at air shows with performing fighter planes.
Spaceship One will fly 100km(62 miles) above the Earth’s surface,just breaking through the planet’s atmosphere.
If it repeats the feat（技艺）inside two weeks,it will claim the $ 10 million Ansari X-Prize set up to encourage the private space flight business.
1.Which of the following is the best title?
A、The Toy Bear Will Be Auctioned Off
B、Space Flight
C、Spaceship One to Lift Off
D、Teddy Bear Astronaut to Lift Off
2.Terence is .
A、an experienced astronaut
B、a toy bear
C、a real bear living in England
D、an air force officer
3.Which of the following is true of Speaceship One?
A、Spaceship One is the world’s first speacecraft.
B、The purpose of its flight is to collect money for the charity.
C、The purpose of its flight is to comepete for a prestigious space travel prize.
D、Spaceship One has never flown.
4.We can infer that .
A、after this space flight,Spaceship One will get the $ 10 million Ansari X-prize
B、it is dangerous for a spaceship to re-entre the earth atmosphere
C、Terence will be very safe on the flight
D、Spaceship One is just an ordinary plane
For a small town, Mantattan, Kansas has some big surprises. And one of them is the Holiday Inn Hotel, with rooms built around a swimming pool and a friendly atmosphere.
The Holiday Inn is where Manhattan people often go for a special party, or a night out. A lot of them choose to eat in the bright‑lit restaurant near the pool, And many of them will be served by Ellen Logan, who has worked as a waitress here for more than two years.
Ellen, like most of the waitresses, is also a student. She comes from Nebraska, but she’s planning one day to be a veterinary surgeon, and to care for small animals. But in order to support herself at college, she works twenty hours a week at the Holiday Inn.
Ellen soon learned what every waitress finds out. Your best friend has a good pair of shoes. She paid forty‑five dollars for hers, much more than she would usually spend. She’s discovered something else too. You don’t have to know much about food to be a good waitress, but you do have to know a lot about people.
“A lot of business people always stay here when they come to Manhattan”, she explains. “They like you to recognize them and remember their favorite dishes. But some couples come for a night out together. They just want to be left alone. Then there are people who can’t make up their minds. They look down the menu and say,‘What do you suggest?’So I ask them how hungry they are. If they say,‘Not very.’I suggest the salad bar, with soup, salad, bread, and a fruit plate. But if they say they’re very hungry, I suggest a Kansas Strip Steak, with potatoes or rice. You get salad and bread as well. It’s very nice. Real good value”.
Ellen may get tired sometimes, but at least she’s learning too much about people. She’s learning too much about people. She’ll probably make a good animal doctor, but if she finds she doesn’t like it after all, she can become a psychiatrist(心理医生)instead.
1.What does the underlined phrase “a veterinary surgeon” mean?
A、An animal doctor B、A hotel manager C、A food expert D、A restaurant waitress
2.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
A、Businessmen like to be suggested what to eat.
B、Many couples often want you to recognize them.
C、Why people like to eat in the hotel is that it is full of a friendly atmosphere.
D、If you know a lot about people,you’ll be a good veterinary surgeon.
3.From the passage we can infer that .
A、waitresses in the Holiday Inn are all students.
B、waitresses are required to buy a good pair of shoes before they go to work.
C、waitresses should be familiar with the food there.
D、it is more important for the waitresses to know much about people than food.
4.Choose the best title for the passage.
A、How to Deal with People B、A Special Holiday Inn Hotel in Manhattan
C、American Holiday Inn D、Ellen Logan at the Holiday Inn
Suppose someone gave you a pen---a sealed(密封的),solid‑coloured pen. You couldn’t see how much 21 it had. It might run dry 22 the first few tentative (试探的) words or last just long and make a difference in the scheme of things. You don’t know when the ink will 24 .
Under the rules of the game, you really never know. You have to 25 a chance! Actually, no rule of the game states you must do anything. 26 picking up and using the pen, you could leave it on a shelf or in a drawer where it will dry up, 27 .But if you do decide to use it, what would you 28 it? How would you 29 the game?
Would you plan and plan before you ever 30 a word? Would your plans be so extensive that you never didn’t even start 31 ? Or would you take the pen 32 ,plunge right in and Just do it, struggling to keep up 33 the twists and turns of the torrent (急流)of words that take you where they take you?
Would you write cautiously and 34 ,as if the pen might run dry the next moment, or would you pretend to believe that the pen would write forever and go on accordingly?
And what would you write about:Love? Hate? Fun? Misery? Life? Death? Nothing? 35 ?
Would you write to 36 just yourself? Or others? Or yourself by writing about others?
Would you even write? Once you have the pen ,no 37 says you have to write. Would you sketch? Scribble(潦草地写)？Doodle(涂鸦)or draw? Would you stay in or on the 38 ,or see no lines at all, even if they 39 there? There’s a lot to think about here, isn’t there?
Now, 40 someone gave you a life…
1.A、ink B、water C、liquid D、solid
2.A、before B、after C、when D、as
3.A、much B、very C、real D、enough
4.A、cross out B、leave off C、run out D、use up
5.A、bring B、take C、use D、carry
6.A、Instead of B、In spite of C、Other than D、Rather than
7.A、used B、useful C、unused D、using
8.A、deal with B、do C、do with D、deal in
9.A、do B、watch C、like D、play
10.A、draw B、write C、think of D、use
11.A、picture B、writing C、painting D、photo
12.A、in hand B、at hand C、on hand D、by hand
13.A、on B、for C、with D、at
14.A、carefully B、deliberately C、especially D、extremely
15.A、Something B、Everything C、Anything D、None
16.A、like B、forgive C、please D、surprise
17.A、one B、rule C、friend D、relative
18.A、line B、lines C、pens D、paper
19.A、are B、were C、have D、had been
20.A、suppose B、wish C、hope D、expect
The new tax policy only affects people on yearly incomes over ￥120,000, the very rich.
A、by the way B、as a result C、in other words D、as a manner of
—Which of the three optional courses did you like best,Joe?
—To tell you the truth, I didn’t like of them.
A、either B、both C、any D、neither
—I have some exciting news to tell you. Our school has been named a model high school.
— That’s really great!
A、Pardon? B、Has it? C、Good idea D、Congratulations!
