NASA-s New Horizons probe（宇宙探测器）flew by Pluto（冥王星）this morning, sending back history's first up-close looks at the vast freezing-cold world. Closest approach came at 7:49 a.m. EDT. To celebrate, NASA gave out the latest photo of Pluto. It showed a reddish world with an amazing heart-shaped feature on its surface.
After today's close encounter, all the nine solar system's traditionally recognized planets have now been visited by a spaceship-a huge project begun in 1962 when NASA's Mariner 2 probe flew past Venus, a planet in the solar system. More than l,200 scientists, NASA guests and important persons, including 200 reporters, watched the flyby live at New Horizons' mission control center.
That close encounter has been a long time coming. The$723 million New Horizons mission launched in January 2006 but began taking shape in 1989. "New Horizons is'a capstone mission'," Glen Fountain, mission project manager told Space, com. "It is the first completion of the observations of our solar system. It-s giving us a new idea about how we human beings fit into the universe."
New Horizons "faced a crazy number of challenges," Stern, a driving force behind New Horizons said, "So many people stuck with this for so long. They got knocked down; they stood up. They got knocked down again; they stood up again.”
In a coincidence, today's close approach falls on the 50th anniversary of the first flyby of Mars, another planet, which was completed by NASA-s Mariner 4 spaceship.
There are no longer nine officially recognized planets, of course. The International Astronomical Union regarded Pluto as “a dwarf planet" in 2006 in a decision that remains controversial（有争议的）today.
1.Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Ideas still vary in the identity of Pluto.
B. Only scientists could watch the flyby live.
C. Mars is the first planet visited by a spaceship.
D. New Horizons mission aimed to observe the solar system.
2.Glen Fountain may probably agree that _____________________．
A. it is the most difficult to land on Pluto in the solar system
B. New Horizons mission is a long and troublesome project
C. their strong determination leads to the successful flyby
D. people are likely to find new ways to fit into space
3.Which is the best title for the passage?
A.A New Horizons Probe
B. NASA's Huge Project
C. Pluto,a Controversial Planet
D. A Close Approach to Pluto
书面表达
假如你是李明，上周你班同学就“毕业前我们该为学校做些什么？”进行了讨论。请你根据以下内容要点，将同学们的建议用英语写一封信告诉你的笔友David, 并谈谈你的想法及理由。
1.为图书馆捐书； 2.美化校园； 3.刻苦学习。
注意：
1.词数120左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear David,
Last week we held an enthusiastic discussion on what we should do for our school before we graduate.
短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(
)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Two men were traveling together while a bear suddenly met them. One of them climbed up into the tree. The other, seeing that he must be attacked, immediate lay on his back on the ground. When the bear came up, feeling him with his nose and smelt him all over, he held breath. The bear soon left him, for it’s said that a bear won’t touches a dead body. When he was gone, the other travelers went down from the tree. And he asked his friend that the bear had whispered to his ear. “He gave me a piece of advice,” his companion replied. “Never to travel with a friend who deserts you in the face of danger.”
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式
The Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the 1. (large) of the Earth’s oceans, 2. (cover) about 46% of the Earth’s water surface and 32% of its total surface area. It extends 3. the Arctic in the north to the Antarctica in the south, surrounded by Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east.
The Pacific Ocean contains about 25,000 islands. The 4. (major) of them are found south of the equator. 5. water near the equator is less salty than that found in the mid-latitudes (中纬度) for 6. (abundance) equatorial precipitation (赤道降水) throughout the year.
The surface circulation of Pacific waters is 7. (general) clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
The exploitation of the Pacific’s mineral wealth is various, 8. is influenced by the ocean’s great depths. In shallow waters off the coasts of Australia and New Zealand, natural gas is produced, and pearls 9. (harvest) along the coasts of Australia, Japan and the Philippines. One more thing worth 10. (mention) is that the Pacific’s greatest wealth is its fish.
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Always Changing
Jack is leaving, and I’m feeling kind of sad.
You probably don’t know Jack, but you might be lucky enough to_________ someone just like him. He’s been the heart and soul of the office for a couple of years combining _________ professional skills with a sweet and gentle nature.
And now he’s moving on to an exciting new professional _________ . It sounds like it could be the chance of a lifetime, and we’re_________ for him. But that doesn’t make it any easier to say goodbye to him.
Life has a way of throwing these curve(曲线) balls _________ us. Just when we start to get comfortable with a person, a place or a situation, something comes along to _________ the recipe.
Our ability to cope with change _________ to a great degree, our peace, happiness and contentment in life.
But how do we do that? A friend of mine is fond of reminding us that “survivability depends upon _________ .” And then there’s Chris the California surf-rat, who once told me that the answer to life’s problems can be _________ in four words: “Go with the flow.”
I'm not exactly sure, but I think Chris was saying that life is a series of _________ —both good and bad. No matter how excellent your skill, there will always be life-influencing factors over which you have no _________ . The truly successful person expects the unexpected, and is prepared to_________ adjustments if the need should arise—as it almost _________ does.
That doesn’t mean you don’t keep trying to make all your _________ come true. It just means that when things come up that aren’t _________ in your plan, you work around them—and then you move on.
“Change, indeed, is painful, _________ ever needful,” said philosopher Thomas Carlyle. “And if memory has its force and worth, so also has _________ .”
We’re going to miss Jack. But rather than stay on the _________ of our parting, we’ll focus on our hopes for a brighter future—for him, and for us. And then we’ll go out and _________ everything we can to make that future happen. _________ our plans change—again.
1.A. know B. greet C. imagine D. recognize
2.A. good B. extra C. correct D. precise
3.A. agreement B. destination C. opportunity D. experience
4.A. pity B. pleased C. anxious D. curious
5.A. in B. at C. on D. with
6.A. try B. use C. provide D. change
7.A. protect B. produce C. preserve D. determine
8.A. habit B. belief C. adaptability D. communication
9.A. summed up B. put up C. made up D. held up
10.A. events B. records C. accidents D. problems
11.A. power B. trouble C. control D. difference
12.A. get B. make C. take D. have
13.A. never B. already C. seldom D. always
14.A. dreams B. promises C. decisions D. solutions
15.A. eventually B. immediately C. surprisingly D. exactly
16.A. and B. yet C. also D. even
17.A. future B. parting C. hope D. attempt
18.A. complaint B. sadness C. attention D. sympathy
19.A. do B. face C. seize D. demand
20.A. If B. After C. Until D. Before
根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
With the year coming to an end, a vacation is inescapable. Travelling in winters is never easy. Though air travel might sound as the most convenient way for winter travel, it also has its own shortcomings. The season of cold sometimes interrupts your travel plans. 1. We bring to you tips to keep in mind if you are air travelling in winters.
Early flights are on time
Early morning flights have been found to be more on time than the ones later in the day. 2. Any delay in the flight schedule during the day leads to a series of delay, the best way to avoid it is to fly early.
3.
Partner airlines can help you in times of delayed flights. Some airlines work in association with its partner airlines. In case your flight gets cancelled or delayed you can ask for a seat in the partner airline, provided that your airline supports it.
Join a club
4. When your flight gets delayed for hours you can access those clubs in the airport rather than being stuck in the terminal. Also, accessing to different travel agents is easier from the clubs as they assist you with various options available.
Consider a travel agent
At times when you are stuck with situations where your flight is delayed or cancelled, instead of dealing directly with the airline staff, it is best to lay the responsibility on your travel agent. 5.
A. Remember to phone bravely
B. Partner airlines can help
C. A member of a club is the best choice for most flyers on the whole
D. Flights get cancelled or delayed beyond what you have to deal with
E. Though you would have to wake up very early, yet it would rid you of a lot of troubles.
F. Your travel agent will act on your behalf and solve the issues so you needn’t solve the issues yourself.
G. Joining a club will sure make you pay some money, but if you are a frequent flyer it is the best choice for you
