【推荐1】There are many stories and poems about the Moon in Chinese history. And now scientists send spaceships to the Moon. Why? Because people are always interested in the Moon and want to know more about it. Here is some information(信息) about it. Let’s see it together.

The Moon looks beautiful and bright at night. It is far away from the Earth and if you want to get to the Moon, it will take you about 6 months to get there by car at 95 km per hour.

There is no gravity on the Moon, so people can enjoy floating there. If you weigh 68 kg on Earth, you will weigh only 11 kg on the Moon.

There are many interesting places such as craters(陨石坑), mountains and lava plains(熔岩平原) on the Moon. There is no air on the Moon, so people can’t breathe on it.

On Earth, the day is usually warm and the night is cool. And there are four different seasons in a year. But on the Moon, the temperature is very high during the day and very low at night. And a full day on the Moon, from the sunrise to the next, lasts about 29.5 Earth days on average(平均).

The Moon doesn’t have its own light. It looks bright because it can reflect(反射) light from the Sun. When the Moon moves around the Earth, it gets different light from the Sun. So we find its size often changes.

1. Why are there many stories and poems about the Moon according to the text?

A．Because people in the past wanted to live on it.

B．Because people like it and want to know about it.

C．Because people in the past couldn’t understand it.

D．Because it is a symbol(象征) of beauty and love.

2. If you are 45 kg on Earth, how heavy will you be on the Moon?

A．Less than 5 kg.

B．More than 10 kg.

C．Only 7 kg.

D．About 9 kg.

3. What can we know about the Moon from the text?

A．People can lose weight on the Moon and breathe in fresh air there.

B．People can float to the Moon now and enjoy themselves over there.

C．Two days on the Moon equal(等于) about fifty-nine days on Earth.

D．The day is very hot and the night is cool in the summer of the Moon.

4. Why does the author write the text?

A．To tell us some ways of travelling to the Moon.

B．To tell us some important facts about the Moon.

C．To tell us some interesting stories about the Moon.

D．To tell us the differences between the Earth and the Moon.

【推荐2】

What do black holes look like? We finally got the answer: they look like dark circles with a bright ring around the outside. Scientists took the world’s first photo of a black hole. The black hole is very far from Earth—about 55 million light years away. This is not the only black hole in the universe.

Black holes are mysterious in the universe. A photo can help us learn more about them. How much do you know about black holes? Try to answer the following questions.

Q: What is a black hole?

A: A black hole comes from a dying star. The star turns in to a small point. The point has much mass and strong gravity (引力) . The strong gravity of a black hole pulls things. The black hole “eats” these things. Black holes can even “eat” light. That’s why a black hole looks “black”.

Q: If black holes are “black”, how do scientists know they are there?

A: We cannot see black holes. But we can see how their strong gravity works on the things around them. A black hole’s gravity pulls dust and gas into it. And if a star is orbiting (绕轨道运行) a point in space, scientists can study the star’s orbit. They can tell if the star is orbiting a black hole.

Q: How did scientists take the picture of the black hole?

A: Scientists didn’t use a camera to take the picture. They used eight radio telescopes in different places across the world. The telescopes got information from the black hole. Scientists used computers to deal with the information. It took them two years to get the final picture.

Q: Will the sun turn into a black hole? And if it does, will it “eat” Earth?

A: The sun won’t become a black hole. According to NASA, it does not have enough mass to turn into one. When the sun dies, it will become a smaller and cooler star. Even if the sun becomes a black hole, Earth would still be safe.

1. Which of the following is NOT true about black holes?

A．They are about 55 million light years away from Earth.

B．Black holes look “black” because they pull light and “eat” it.

C．There is more than one black hole in space.

2. The underlined word “pulls” in the first answer most probably means ________.

A．moves

B．shakes

C．feels

3. Scientists know black holes are there by ________.

A．using cameras to take pictures

B．using radio telescopes around the world

C．watching the stars carefully in the sky

4. What will happen if the sun becomes a black hole?

A．Earth will die at once.

B．Earth will become black.

C．Earth will still be safe.

5. The best title for the passage may be “________”.

A．Learning about black holes

B．Earth and the black holes

C．Something about the universe

【推荐3】Mission to Mars

On July 4, 1997, space exploration took a huge step. On that day, a spacecraft called Pathfinder landed on Mars. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) sent Pathfinder to discover new information about the Red Planet.

The mission was a complete success. After landing, Pathfinder sent a small rover (漫游机器人), Sojourner, onto the planet's surface. Sojourner explored more than 250 square meters of Mars. Together, designed Sojourner to last for only seven days, but little vehicle ran twelve times longer! Pathfinder surprised scientists, too. It sent back information for almost three months. That was three times longer than it was built to last.

Because Pathfinder and Sojourner ran for so long, scientists got more information than they ever dreamed of getting. For one thing, they discovered that Mars is very sandy. Pictures of sand dunes around the land site hint that Mars once had water. Scientists know that water means life. Was there ever life on Mars? We don't know yet. In addition, the Pathfinder mission told scientists that Mars is dusty. Huge "dust devils" on Mars spit enormous amounts of dust into the Martian air. Pathfinder also discovered frosty Martian temperatures at 200 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. At that temperature, a glass of water would freeze solid in just a few seconds.

In October, scientists lost Pathfinder's signal because the spacecraft's battery had run down. They tried to revive the signal but had no luck. The mission officially ended on November 4.

Scientists hope to use the knowledge from these missions to better understand how life on earth began. They will also use it to plan future Mars missions.

1. What did NASA do to get information about Mars?

A．NASA sent the spacecraft Sojourner to Mars.

B．NASA sent engineers on a three-month space mission.

C．NASA sent the spacecraft Pathfinder to Mars.

D．NASA sent astronauts to run tests for seven days.

2. What was the main reason NASA considered the Pathfinder mission a success?

A．Scientists found out that Mars is very cold and dusty.

B．Scientists got more information than they ever dreamed of getting.

C．Scientists learned that Mars definitely had water at one time.

D．Scientists found out that there was once life on Mars.

3. You can learn from this passage that ________

A．dust devils on Mars made the photographs hard to see.

B．Martian temperatures caused Pathfinder's battery to fail.

C．scientists suspect that life on Earth began on Mars.

D．scientists will look for signs that life existed on Mars.

【推荐1】“Today, we had a discussion in class about heroes,” said Ayesha to her father. “The teacher asked us to name our favorite heroes.”

“What did you say?” asked her father curiously.

“I said Kareena Kapoor,” said Ayesha proudly.

“Why do you like Kareena?” asked her father. “She is so pretty, Daddy!” shouted Ayesha. “So I want to look like her!”

“But how do you plan to do that?”

“I don’t know, but I want to look like her.”

“When I see you, I see a very pretty girl. You may not be Kareena, but you are just as fine as Ayesha,” said her father seriously. “Choosing film actors as our heroes and heroines is part of being young, but in the process don’t put yourself down.” He added, “If you are trying so hard to be Kareena, you will stop being Ayesha. Why do you want to be a carbon copy when you can be an original?” Ayesha began to look interested. Being an original – that was so cool! Her father added, “Each of us is unique（独特的）. We have come down to earth to develop our own beautiful gifts. You are such a fine singer, for example. Can you see how this might be your own wonderful gift to the world? Focus on being yourself, and you will achieve great things in life.”

“OK, Dad,” she said. “I love the way Kareena looks but I am going to focus on being the best Ayesha I can be.”

“That’s my girl,” said her father, giving her a big hug.

1. Kareena Kapoor is most probably a ______.

A．a nice student

B．a famous actress

C．a school teacher

D．a pretty singer

2. Which of the following words can best describe Ayesha’s father?”

A．Wise

B．Humorous

C．Impatient

D．Generous

3. We know from the passage that _______.

A．Ayesha’s father liked watching films very much

B．Kareena Kapoor became famous for her courage

C．Ayesha changed her wrong attitude to Kareena in the end

D．Ayesha followed her father’s advice and decided to be herself

4. Ayesha’s father thought that________.

A．one couldn’t do two jobs very well at the same time.

B．a teacher shouldn’t ask questions about film actors

C．it is natural for young people to admire film actors

D．actors set a bad example for young people.

5. What is the text mainly about?

A．A heroine named Kareena Kapoor.

B．A talk about hero between a father and his daughter.

C．An interesting story between a father and his daughter.

D．A story between a heroine and her big fan.

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A woman in jeans stood at the window of an expensive shop. Though she hesitated (犹豫) for moment, she finally went in and asked to see a dress that was in the window. The assistant who served her did not like the way she was dressed. Looking at her scornfully (轻蔑地), he told her that the dress was sold. The woman walked out of the shop angrily and decided to punish the assistant next day. She returned to the shop the following morning dressed in fur (毛皮) coat, with a handbag in one hand and a long umbrella in the other. After finding the rude assistant, she asked for the same dress. Not realizing who was, the assistant was eager (热情的) to serve her this time. With great difficulty, he climbed into the shop window to get the dress. As soon as she saw it, the woman said she did not like it. She enjoyed herself making the assistant bring almost everything in the window before finally buying the dress she had first asked for.

1. Why did the assistant tell the woman that the dress was sold?

A．Because he was so busy that he couldn’t serve her.

B．Because he didn’t want to sell it.

C．Because he thought she was too poor to buy it

D．Because he didn’t like her way of speaking.

2. When did the woman return to the shop?

A．The next morning.	B．The next afternoon.
C．The next evening.	D．The next week.

3. What did the woman think of the assistant at first?

A．Friendly.

B．Eager.

C．Rude.

D．Stupid.

4. What is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The assistant was not eager to serve the woman on the first day.

B．The assistant realized who the woman was at once the next day.

C．The woman finally bought the dress she had first asked for.

D．The woman punished the assistant successfully.

5. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．We shouldn’t judge (判断) person from the appearance.

B．We can get others’ trust only by wearing beautiful and expensive clothes.

C．We can’t trust people without money.

D．We must punish people who don’t like us.

【推荐3】It was wonderful to travel around Taiwan. I still remember my last trip to Taiwan.
First, I visited National Palace Museum in Taiwan. It was built in 1962. It was completed(完成) in 1965. In this museum, you can find lots of exhibitions. It is said that the museum keeps about 600,000 artworks. The workers of the museum said they changed exhibitions every three months.
Yinke was the second place I visited. The town is like 19th century European houses and has a lot of small streets as in old England.
It was a great experience to visit Keelung. The Keelung coasts are very famous for their wonderful scenes. There is also a seafood market. You can buy fresh products there.
I then arrived at Danshui. The most interesting place of Danshui is the Lovers Bridge. The bridge connects one side of the river with the other side. It is about 40 meters long. However, only one person can cross it at a time.
I like Taiwan and I want to visit Taiwan again if I have time.
1. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about National Palace Museum in Taiwan,?

A．It is said that the museum keeps about 600, 000 artworks.

B．You can find lots of exhibitions in the museum.

C．They change exhibitions every three months.

D．It took people about five years to finish building(建造) the museum.

2. Why does the writer think the Keelung coasts are very famous?

A．Because fresh products there are very famous.

B．Because people can buy wonderful seafood there.

C．Because the coasts have wonderful scenes.

D．Because there are some beautiful European houses.

3. What does the underlined word “ it ” refer to?

A．The town.	B．Old England.
C．The experience.	D．To visit Keelung.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Taiwan And Keelung.	B．Lovers Bridge.
C．A Visit To Yinke.	D．Traveling In Taiwan.

【推荐1】A science fiction flying car looks like a normal car, but it is an aircraft (飞行器) that anybody can fly directly from any place to another without using roads or runways. Science fiction writers have written about flying cars for a long time. But now flying cars will soon fly out of the world of science fiction into our real world. And the dream of the science fiction writers will soon come true.

The first-known sky car is the FSC-1. The FSC-1 looks like an expensive sports car. You can drive the FSC-1 on the road like a normal car. If you touch a button, its wings and propeller (螺旋桨) fold out and then it can take off, fly and land as an airplane. The owners of the FSC-1 can choose if they want to drive or fly.

Another flying car or sky car is the Moller Skycar M400. Although you can’t drive it on the roads, it is small and easy to fly and can take off and land like a helicopter (直升飞机). Urban Aeronautics’ X-Hawk is another type of sky car. It is expected to be available for about $3 million.

Just like any new technology, flying cars have taken a long time to be developed. But some experts think the technology is far from what people imagine when they are sitting in traffic. It still needs to be improved.

1. The writer thinks that flying cars will be no longer a dream because ________.

A．science fiction writers’ ideas are stupid	B．they are too expensive to make
C．they will soon be available	D．they are only in science fiction

2. The FSC-1 can ________.

A．change itself into a robot	B．move on water like a ship
C．be flown only like an airplane	D．be driven like a car and flown like an airplane

3. The Moller Skycar is different from the FSC-1 because ________.

A．it can’t fly	B．it can’t be driven like a car
C．it is difficult to land	D．it is much more expensive

【推荐2】根据短文内容，从短文后的A~F选项中，选出5个适当的选项补全短文。

What will the world of tomorrow look like? Many people today believe that technology is going to help solve some of the most difficult problems we have on Earth today. New technology may solve old problems, and it may also create new ones. No technology is perfect.     1     Here are three examples.

When we dream about the future, many of us think that we will be able to fly to the sky in our own personal flying car. We could fly at 480km per hour, avoiding traffic lights and busy roads.     2    

3D printing is another new technology for the future. 3D printers are already used to make life-size models of car parts, and man-made body parts, such as ears.     3     But the disadvantage is that such a machine is very expensive.

Finally, people are trying to build a robot suit. This is an electronic suit. It allows people to lift heavy objects and walk a long way.     4     However, one disadvantage at the moment is cost

Looking ahead, it is easy to imagine a future. We will be able to fly to work, print out a new pair of shoes or lift a car above our heads. Although there are some problems to solve before all of this is possible, we can certainly dream of a world.     5     It can solve some of the most difficult problems we have today.

A．Technology makes our life more difficult.

B．Each has its advantages and disadvantages.

C．In this world, technology makes people’s life easier and safer.

D．The suit might help people walk again after an illness or an accident.

E．However, if it becomes popular, there will be problems with traffic control.

F．As we move into the future, it will change the way we make things and the way we treat sick people.

【推荐3】Many people believe that, by the year 2100, we will live on the planet Mars. Here is what life could be like.

First of all, transport should be much better. By 2100, spaceship can travel at half of the speed of light.     1    

Secondly, humans need food, water and air to live. Scientists should be able to find plants that can grow on Mars. These plants will provide us with food and air.

    2     We could easily jump too high and fly slowly away into space. To prevent this, humans on Mars have to wear special shoes to make themselves heavier.

Life on Mars will be better in many ways.       3     It is possible to live in a large building with many bedrooms. Then, robots will do most of the work, so we have more time for hobbies.

    4     Every student can study, do their homework on the computer and take exams in online schools. Each student will also have their own online teacher called “E-teacher”.

However, in some ways, life on Mars may not be better than that on the earth today.     5     Meals will probably be in the shape of pills and will not be as delicious as they are today. Also, space travel will make many people feel ill.

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺、内容完整。

A．Food will not be the same.

B．First, people will have more space.

C．There will probably be no schools on Mars.

D．There is a problem for us to live on Mars.

E．It might take us two or three days to get to Mars.