【推荐1】Hello, everyone! I’d like to tell you something about a famous scientist named Qian Xuesen. He was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province on December 11, 1911. After he graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1934, he got a chance to study in USA. After he graduated, he became a teacher as well as a researcher who studied rockets and missile(导弹) theories.

When he was 44, he returned to his motherland and the country’s space research was almost a blank. In 1956, he set up the first research institute of rockets and missiles. He made such important contributions to the missile and space programs that he was honored as “The Father of China’s Missiles”. The Chinese people are proud of him.

He passed away on October 31, 2009 at the age of 98, but all the Chinese will remember him forever. His devotion to his country was expressed in his saying, “My career is in China, my success is in China and my destination is in China!” When someone said he could make much more money if he stayed in the United States, he laughed and said, “My family name is Qian, but I don’t like qian.” His spirit encourages us to love our country and devote ourselves to science.

1. Qian Xuesen was born in ________.

A．Suzhou

B．Hangzhou

C．Beijing

2. Qian Xuesen returned to his motherland in ________.

A．1955

B．1950

C．1948

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．He graduated from Zhejiang University in 1933.

B．He got a chance to study in England in 1934.

C．He set up the first research institute of rockets and missiles in 1956.

4. The underlined word “qian” in Paragraph 3 means ________.

A．family name

B．given name

C．money

5. The best title of the passage is ________.

A．Qian Xuesen’s Life in America

B．Qian Xuesen—The Father of China’s Missiles

C．Qian Xuesen’s Life in Shanghai

【推荐2】When the weather is hot， you go to a lake or an ocean. When you are near a lake or an ocean， you feel cool. Why? The sun makes the earth hot， but it can not make the water hot. Though the air over the earth becomes hot， the air over the water stays cool. The hot air over the earth goes up， then the cool air over the water moves in and takes the place of the hot air. When you are near a lake or an ocean， you feel the cool air when it moves in. You feel the wind and the wind makes you cool.
Of course， scientists cannot answer all of our questions. If we ask “Why is the ocean full of salt？” scientists will say that the salt comes from rocks. When a rock gets very hot or very cool， it cracks (崩裂) ， and rain falls into the cracks. The rain then carries the salt into the earth and the rivers. The rivers carry the salt into the ocean. But then we ask “What happens to the salt in the ocean？ The ocean does not get saltier every year. “ scientists are not sure about the answer to the question.
We know a lot about our world. But there are still many answers that we do not have， and we are curious(好奇的).
1. In the first paragraph， the underlined word “it” refers to     .

A．The hot air over the water

B．The cool air over the earth

C．The hot air over the earth

D．The cool air over the water

2. Now scientists know          .

A．What makes people feel cool near a lake or an ocean in summer.

B．Everything about the ocean.

C．What happens to the salt in the ocean.

D．Why the ocean does not get more saltier.

3. A rock crack when          . .

A．rain falls	B．it gets very hot
C．it gets very cold	D．Both B and C

4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this passage?

A．The reason why people feel cool when they are near a lake or an ocean in hot weather.

B．The reason why the ocean doesn’t get saltier every year.

C．The reason why the water in the ocean is salty.

D．The reason why rocks crack.

5. The main idea of this passage is that         .

A．people feel cool when they are near a lake or an ocean.

B．scientists can explain many things， but not everything.

C．scientists can explain everything about the ocean.

D．the salt in the ocean comes from rocks.

【推荐3】Sitting in the garden, Newton watched an apple fall from a tree. He began to wonder if the same force that pulled the apple down also kept the moon-circling the earth. Newton believed it did. He called it “gravity (重力)”.

This story has become one of the most popular examples of “eureka” moments. But when we cheer for the great discovery, the whole process of creative thinking shouldn’t be forgotten.

Newton studied mathematics for long to have a better understanding of the world. He always enjoyed finding new ways to solve problems. The falling apple was only the fruit of years of hard work before. It also started the train of thought that continued for the next twenty years.

Newton began to examine “gravity” carefully. He experimented. Then he studied the results and used what he had learned to do new experiments. In 1687, the greatest scientific work ever written came out.

The whole process of creative thinking works the same in our life. In school, we prepare ourselves for the right moment. Once the moment comes, we catch it and then keep on working in the years to come. It takes much to get the fruits of creative thinking, but the sweetest fruits will be ready for those who wait the longest.

1. What does the underlined word “eureka” mean? ________

A．I’ve got it.

B．I give up.

C．I’ve no idea.

D．I believe it.

2. What’s the correct order of Newton’s story? ________
a. He caught the right moment.
b. He did experiments over and over.
c. He saw an apple fall from a tree.
d. He studied mathematics for long.

A．a-c-d-b

B．b-a-c-d

C．a-b-c-d

D．d-c-a-b

3. What does the writer want to tell us? ________

A．Creative thinking is a short moment.

B．Pleasure comes from a great discovery.

C．A great discovery happens suddenly.

D．Success goes to those who work and wait.

4. How does the writer develop his idea in this passage? ________

A．By raising questions.

B．By giving examples.

C．By listing numbers.

D．By explaining differences.