Scientists have found out that the radiation（辐射） is the greatest danger to spacemen in space. When spacemen are working in space, they are in danger of the radiation from the sun and other stars, which is bad for their health. The harm of the radiation won’t be found until their children even grandchildren are born. Some special medicine may work a little, but no really effective medicine has been found so far.
Space rubbish is also thought to be a great danger to spacemen. It’s reported that there were 9,000 man-made things flying in space. About 30% of these are satellites, 10% are spaceships, and the rest are space rubbish. An explosion（爆炸）in space in 1999 made a cloud of 300,000 fragments, each at least 4mm in size. A small piece of these even knocked a spaceship window and caused some damage（损坏）.
Scientists are watching and reporting any possible danger all the time. They are working to deal with space rubbish. Although space is really dangerous, it interests many people on the earth. In the near future, it may become possible for people to spend a few days in a space hotel. We may even choose to leave the earth and live in space in a few years. So we should do something to help improve the space environment.
1. ______ shows the man-made things in space in the correct way.
| A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．good | B．helpful | C．useful | D．harmful |
| A．碎片 | B．泡沫 | C．烟雾 | D．飞碟 |
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
| A．Scientists have found out ways to solve any problem in space. |
| B．Every one of us can have a travel to space in ten years. |
| C．The harm of the radiation may be found in the spacemen’s children. |
| D．Space is really dangerous, so it doesn’t interest anyone on the earth. |
2 . My name is Cathy. There are three photos of my good friends on my desk. In the first photo you can see Jerry. He is a tall and cool boy with short and straight hair. He is the captain of our basketball team. He is very popular. All my classmates like him very much. In the second photo, you can see a boy with glasses. His name is Jack. He is short and a little bit heavy. But he is very clever and funny. He often tells us funny stories and makes us happy. In the third photo, you can see two girls. They are reading a book. The girl on the left is Lucy. She is a beautiful girl from London. She has long blonde hair and big eyes. She can sing very well, and she can also speak a little Chinese. The girl on the right is Li Xiaoyun. She is a Chinese girl with beautiful black hair. She likes singing. She says she wants to be a singer.
1. We can see Cathy’s ________ good friends in the photos on the desk.| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
| A．long hair | B．glasses | C．short hair | D．small eyes |
| A．swimming | B．basketball | C．telling stories | D．singing |
| A．the UK | B．Australia | C．the USA | D．Canada |
| A．Lucy | B．Li Xiaoyun | C．Jack | D．Jerry |
3 . Cuba is a country with a lot of islands. It lies in the northern Caribbean Sea（加勒比海）. It is in the south of the U. S， west of Haiti and north of Jamaica. It has a population of 11.43 million.
Cubans are quite friendly to visitors. If you have left a good impression on the family， the host will share everything about his family with you， such as their experiences， hobbies and family plans. Of course， they maybe invite you to take part in their family activities. There is a special custom in the New Year in Cuba. On the night before the New Year， Cubans like to prepare a bowl of clean water for each of them. After the clock strikes the twelfth， everyone takes the bowl of water outside to greet the happiness and wishes of the New Year.
When visiting Cuba， you should prepare yourself for the sweet food of this country well. Even some of them maybe make you feel not good. That is because Cuba can produce more sugar than other countries. Cubans like to drink strong drinks as well as the ice cold beer. While drinking， Cubans talk with guests happily. They dislike eating mutton and seafood. But fruit is their necessary part of a meal. Quite often they drink juice made from fruit.
Cubans think Friday and thirteen are unlucky. And they hate to wear hats， because it means that one of their relatives has died. Every country has its own customs， food， culture and so on. In my opinion， Cuba is really a wonderful place.
1. Where does Cuba lie according to the passage.| A．It lies in the north of the Haiti. |
| B．It lies in the east of the U. S. |
| C．It lies in the south of the U. S. |
| D．It lies in the south of Jamaica. |
| A．moves | B．beat | C．opens | D．cleans |
| A．wearing hats | B．drinking strong drinks | C．singing sad songs | D．wearing white clothes |
| A．A game website. | B．An English newspaper. | C．A healthy report. | D．A tourist magazine. |
4 . What Does a Lifelong Learner Look Like?
Lifelong learners never think of themselves as the greatest expert in anything. They continue to learn and bring a great deal to the groups they belong to. What does a lifelong learner look like? Here are some of their main characteristics (特征).
● They are knowledge seekers. They are always searching for much information on a topic they’re interested in and looking for new chances to improve their knowledge or skills.
● They are social and self-directed learners. They like taking different courses and joining in discussions about subjects they are interested in. __________ They also know their own learning styles, and their strengths and weaknesses. They can plan and organize their own learning.
● They are critical (批判性的) thinkers. They always use a lot of ways to analyze (分析) and synthesize (合成) information. From their research they judge the information to see if it is useful for the question at hand.
● They are problem solves. They will meet different problems while learning. However, they usually see problems as challenges (挑战) and life experiences and try to stand above them.
1. What does the underlined “knowledge seekers” mean?| A．Persons who are looking for knowledge. | B．Persons who are teaching knowledge. |
| C．Persons whose jobs are inventing knowledge. | D．Persons who are testing knowledge. |
| A．They don’t like learning on society. | B．They learn both from and with others. |
| C．They learn from plants and animals. | D．They invite each other to parties. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．To describe the height, clothes and hairstyle of a lifelong learner. |
| B．To explain the relationship between common people and lifelong learners. |
| C．To suggest lifelong learners become experts. |
| D．To introduce some of the main characteristics lifelong learners have. |
The activities of China Science and Technology Museum include popular science exhibitions, Astro-vision film shows, training education programs and experiment exhibition programs. The museum has an area of 40,000 square metres, of which 16,000 square metres is for exhibition halls.
The Astro-vision Theatre is one of the museum’s major attractions and also one of the largest Astro-vision theatres in the world. It makes visitors feel they are in actual events rather than see a film. Many great science activities are often held at the museum, and the museum wants to be an important window to the world.
1. What can you see in the museum?
| A．Training education programs and nature animals. |
| B．Science exhibitions and experiment exhibitions. |
| C．Astro-vision film shows and modern film shows. |
| D．Ancient science exhibitions. |
| A．twenty years ago | B．September, 1988 | C．May, 2000 | D．May, 2005 |
| A．The Astro-vision Theatre. | B．Science Hall. |
| C．Experiment Exhibition. | D．Education Programs. |
| A．in true life | B．seeing a good film |
| C．in actual events | D．traveling in the sky |
| A．It’s a national museum of science and technology. |
| B．It’s a window of Chinese new science and technology to the world. |
| C．Exhibition halls of the museum have an area of 40,000 square metres. |
| D．The museum has a large Astro-vision theatre. |
6 . Let’s look at two old but popular inventions we use in our daily life.
Band - Aids （创可贴）
The first Band - Aid was made by American Earle Dickson in 1921. The idea came to him by chance. Dickson’s wife Josephine often cut her fingers in the kitchen. At that time gauze（纱布） and adhesive tape（胶带） didn’t come together. People had to cut them to the right size. Dickson found they were always too big and soon fell off. So he put a piece of gauze on the centre of a piece of tape. This is how he made the first Band - Aid.
Later, Dickson’s new inventions became very popular all around the world.
Bubble gum（泡泡糖）
Bubble gum was invented by accident. In 1928, American gum company worker Walter E. Diemer played around with new chewing gum recipes. Chewing gum had already been invented more than half a century before then. But Diemer found that the gum he made was easy to blew. He blew a bubble and then saw the possibilities. He took some of his new gum to a shop and it sold out in a single afternoon. Since then, Dubble Bubble - the first brand of bubble gum - has made kids happy all around the world.
1. Josephine often_______ in the kitchen.| A．hurt her fingers | B．made bubble gum |
| C．played with new recipes | D．cut gauze to the right size |
| A．the gauze and adhesive tape were always small |
| B．people had to cover the cut with a piece of cloth |
| C．people had to be careful to cut the gauze quite big |
| D．people had to cut the gauze and adhesive tape to the right size |
| A．American doctor | B．American gum company worker |
| C．American housewife | D．American gum shopkeeper |
7 . Sitting on a chair all day in school can make anyone want to move around. So, more and more teachers are letting students have a ball. By sitting on exercise balls instead of chairs, teachers find students’ posture (姿势) and attention improve.
Dottie Pownall, a fifth-grade teacher in West Virginia, USA, has been using balls as chairs since December 2008. “The students love them,” she says. Pownall took a survey of her students. She found that 80% of the students thought sitting on the balls helped them pay more attention to what they were learning.
The teacher, Pisa Witt, felt so strongly about the use of balls as chairs, she started Witt Fitt. This company encourages the use of the balls. And the company educates not only teachers but also students on how to use them. “Our products are used in 24 states, three provinces in Canada, Puerto Rico (波多黎各) and Japan,” says Witt. “Research shows that sitting on the balls makes them sit up straighter. You can slouch (低头垂肩地坐) on a ball,” says Witt, “but it feels awful.” Because the students are moving, their blood (血液) increases. That carries more oxygen (氧气 to the brain (大脑), so the kids have more energy and can focus longer.
“Furthermore, they’re fun.” says Pownali.
1. What will happen if a student sits on a chair all day in school? The student will ________.| A．pay more attention to his lessons | B．be fun |
| C．like to move around | D．sit up straighter |
| A．About fifteen years. | B．Only one year. |
| C．In 2008. | D．Since he was a fifth-grade teacher. |
| A．Four. | B．Three. | C．Two. | D．One. |
| A．improve the students’ posture and attention | B．slouch on the chairs |
| C．have fun | D．Both A and C are correct answers. |
| A．Sitting on a chair. | B．Sitting on a ball. |
| C．They are the same. | D．We don’t know. |
In south China we eat rice every day. Sometimes we eat it two or three times a day, for breakfast, lunch and supper. We usually eat it with fish, meat and vegetable.
The Japanese eat rice, too. They also eat a lot of fish. They sometimes eat raw（生的）fish. In Africa, maize（玉米）is the most important food. People there make maize into flour（面粉）. From this flour they make different kinds of bread and cakes.
In western（西方的）countries such as Britain, Australia and the U.S.A, the most important food is bread or potatoes. People there usually make their bread from wheat flour. They cook the potatoes in different ways. In England the most popular food is fish and chips. Sometimes people cook this food at home, but usually they buy it at the shop. They eat this food at home, in their work place, in the park or on the road. People call it “take-away” food.
1. This passage is about ______.| A．food | B．drink | C．clothes | D．ways of life |
| A．People in China | B．People in Japan |
| C．People in Africa | D．People in Britain |
| A．rice | B．fish | C．vegetable | D．maize |
| A．One of the countries in Africa | B．Japan |
| C．China | D．Australia |
| A．at home | B．on their way to school |
| C．in their offices | D．A、B and C |
9 . Earthquakes usually come without warning. What should you do if this happens to you? An earthquake is dangerous, but there are still things you can do to protect yourself.
Stay calm as the earth begins to shake. Your chances of survival in an earthquakes go up if you can keep calm. Staying calm is not easy, but it can save your life.
If you are inside when the earthquake starts, get under a table or a bed. You need to have something strong around you to protect you from falling objects. Do not stand near walls or windows and stay out of the kitchen. The kitchen is dangerous because of many glass objects.
If you are outside, get to an open area as fast as you can. Stay away from buildings and trees. If you are in a car, pull over to a place where there are no trees or tall buildings and stay in the car. If you are close to the sea, try to get as far away from the water as possible. Earthquakes can cause huge waves（浪）that can really harm the people nearby.
When the earthquake is over, there is still plenty of danger. For example, gas fire often comes with an earthquake if you see a fire, quickly move outdoors to an open area.
Always remember to hope for the best but prepare for the worst.
1. What does the underlined word “survival” mean in Chinese?| A．坍塌 | B．废墟 | C．幸存 | D．失踪 |
| A．To stay away from buildings and trees. |
| B．To get as far away from the sea water as possible. |
| C．To run into your house quickly to take something valuable. |
| D．To drive your car to a place where there are no trees or tall buildings and stay in the car. |
| A．The ways to stay calm. |
| B．The ways to stay away from tall buildings. |
| C．The ways to move outdoors to an open area. |
| D．The ways to protect yourself when an earthquake happens. |
10 . People often come across the word “SOHO” in the newspaper or magazine. But not everyone knows what it means. Actually “SOHO”means “small office home office”. Now many people use computers, so it is possible(可能的) for them to work at their homes. They needn’t go to offices. They can usually work faster(更快) and better at home. By working at home, they save a lot of time and energy(精力). They needn’t spend time on the road and they won’t feel tired or angry because of the bad traffic. Maybe in the future, more and more people will be “SOHO” workers.
1. What is the meaning of “SOHO”?| A．Working in the office. | B．Small office home office. |
| C．Working faster and better. | D．Spend more time at home. |
| A．look | B．take | C．meet | D．like |
| A．Because they needn’t go to offices. |
| B．Because lots of people use computers. |
| C．Because they won’t feel tired or angry. |
| D．Because everyone has a computer. |
| A．Because they spend time on the road. |
| B．Because they will be in bad traffic. |
| C．Because they will get more money at home. |
| D．Because they save a lot of time and energy. |
| A．there will be no office |
| B．there will be more offices |
| C．there will be more SOHO workers |
| D．there will be no SOHO workers. |
