Wukong. Tiangong. Tianwen. Do you know where the names of Chinese space programs come from?
Wukong, the Dark Matter Particle Explorer satellite （暗物质粒子探测卫星）, is named after Chinese superhero Monkey King. According to Journey to the west, Monkey King has a pair of sharp eyes which can tell the difference between good and evil. The Wukong satellite is just as sharp-eyed as Monkey King to help scientists search for dark matter in space.
The name of the space station, Tiangong, means “Heavenly Palace”. In Chinese myths（神话）, this is the home of Tian Di. Now Tiangong Space Station is a home for Chinese astronauts in space. And China welcomes foreign astronauts to Tiangong in order that they can work together.
Tianwen, China’s Mars missions（任务）, gets its name from the poem Tianwen by Qu Yuan. Qu Yuan is a well-known poet from ancient China. In Tiamwen, he had the questions about the sky, stars, nature, myths and the real world, showing his hunger for truth. Perhaps the Tianwen missions will end up answering some of Qu Yuan’s questions.
If you look into more names of Chinese space programs, you will find that they all have beautiful meanings. We, the Chinese people, have a long-cherished （珍藏已久的） space dream. So it is serious to take the naming of Chinese space programs.
| What Beautiful | |
| Wukong | ◆It is named after Chinese superhero Monkey King. ◆The Wukong satellite is just as sharp-eyed as Monkey King to help scientists |
| Tiangong | ◆It means “Heavenly Palace” ◆Tiangong Space Station is a home for Chinese astronauts in space. ◆We hope that astronauts from other |
| Tianwen | ◆It gets its name from the poem Tiamwen by Qu Yuan. ◆Perhaps the Tianwen missions will help to find out the |
| Chinese people have a long-cherished space dream. So the naming of Chinese space programs is taken very | |
2 . These days, the word “taikonaut” is hot in the world. It is a special name for Chinese astronauts. Today, let’s meet one of them—Deng Qingming.
In1998, Deng Qingming became a member of the first group of Chinese astronauts. For the next 25 years, he was always ready to fly. He waited and waited. At the age of 56, Deng’s dream finally came true. Not long ago, he joined Shenzhou-15’s team and went into space.
Shenzhou-15’s team spent six months in space. After they met with Shenzhon-14’s team, they took over their job. They helped complete the Tiangong Space Station, do some science experiments and go on spacewalks.
The journey to his dream took a very long time. Deng once felt sad and hurt, but he never gave up. He worked hard all the time and finally his dream came true. The trip to space was not only exciting for Deng, but also for his family and friends. His daughter, who also works for China’s Space Program, said with pride, “My father is a hero!”
根据短文内容，请用完整句子回答下列问题。1. When did Deng Qingming become an astronaut?
2. How old was Deng Oingming when he flew to space?
3. How long did Deng Qingming stay in space?
4. What does Deng’s daughter think of him?
5. What do you think made Deng’s dream come true?
There is a kindergarten(幼儿园) in a mountain village of Tongren, Guizhou Province. Rao Si is the only teacher working there for 18 children.
Inside the kindergarten, various plants can be found in a small garden. Walking out of the kindergarten’s door, the children can see terraced fields(梯田) in the clouds. It helps them get a better understanding of nature. When she sees children’s pictures and artworks with imagination on the wall, she finds her work helpful.
“Most children in my class don’t live with their parents. Their grandparents care for them. They are like my family. We care about each other and grow up together,” Rao says.
There were no kindergartens in Tongren when Rao was born there in 1991. Things have become greatly different over the past ten years. Every village has a kindergarten now.
In order to make children’s learning interesting, Rao gets training and often visits city kindergartens. She watches how the teachers teach and shares teaching experience with them.
Though great changes have taken place, there are still some difficulties. For example, they don’t have enough musical instruments and painting materials. “We don’t have the material(物质) conditions like those in city schools, but we are close to nature. Nature is the best teacher,” Rao says.
1. How many children are there in Rao Si’s kindergarten?2. What makes Rao Si find her work helpful?
3. What does Rao Si do when she visits the city kindergartens?
4. Are there still any difficulties in Rao Si’s kindergarten now?
5. Rao says, “Nature is the best teacher.” Do you agree with her? Why or Why not?
Active listening is needed when communicating with others. It has an effect on your relationships and your work. How to be an active listener? The following suggestions may help you.
It’s impolite to break in when someone is speaking. Don’t express your thoughts immediately. Wait for a second, so that the other person can finish his sentences.
Make sure that you listen with your eyes, heart and ears. To hear what other people are really saying, you also need to listen to what they’re not saying.
Ask questions. To be an active listener, you can also show your interest in what he is saying, and you want to know more. By doing this, you can develop friendship with the speaker.
Active listening can help you truly understand what people are saying in conversations.
How to be an active listener | |
| Importance | Active listening has an |
| Suggestions | Wait Listen with your eyes, Show that you are |
| Active listening can help you truly | |
Did you know that years have their own colors? Pantone Color Institute is an organization that gives companies advice about color. And every year, it picks one that represents trends(趋势) in international culture.
This year, Pantone’s color is a bright shade of green that it calls “greenery”. Greenery makes people think of nature and growth. The color represents hope of changing one’s life for the better or care for the environment.
Red, orange and yellow are considered “warm” colors while blue, green and purple are “cool”. But greenery has elements(元素) of both; it’s green, but it also includes a lot of yellow. This makes it able to go well with many other colors.
Pantone’s researchers start choosing the color of the year about nine months before the year begins. They look for a color that is already being used more and more often. To decide the color of the year, they look beyond fashion and home decorating. They study art, movies and lots of other things. They pick one color they expect to stay popular and announce their choice in December for the following year.
You’re likely to see greenery a lot. When you do, let it encourage you to enjoy nature and start something new.
| Title: Greenery, the Color of the | |
| Who picked the color? | An organization |
| What is the color like? | It includes both green and yellow, so it goes It represents hope of changing for a better life or care for the environment. |
| Pantone’s researchers start choosing it early each year. They look for a color that is already getting more and more popular. They do a lot of research in different areas before they make the | |
Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. So one day he asked God, “They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?”
God replied, “Among the many angels(天使), I chose one for you. She will be waiting for you and will take care of you.”
But the child wasn’t sure he really wanted to go. “But tell me, here in Heaven, I don’t do anything else but sing and smile and that’s enough for me.”
“Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you every day. And you will feel your angel’s love and be happy.”
“And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me, if I don’t know the language that men talk?” the child continued.
God patted him on the head and said, “Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak.”
“I’ve heard that on earth there are bad men; who will protect me?”
(A)“Your angel will keep you safe even if it means risking her life!”
“But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore,” said the child.
God smiled on the young one. “Your angel will always talk to you about me and will teach you the way for you to come back to me.”
At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from earth could already be heard. The child knew he had to start on his journey very soon. He asked God one more question softly, “Oh God, if I am about to leave now, please tell me my angel’s name.”
God touched the child on the shoulder and answered, “Your angle’s name is not hard to remember.
You will simply call her (B)________.”
1. How did the child feel when he knew that he was going to earth?2. What will the angel do for the child? (从文中列举两个例子并用完整的句子回答)
3. 请把文中(A)处划线句子翻译成中文。
4. 在(B)处填写适当的单词使文章完整。
5. Who is the angel in your life? Why do you think he or she is your angel?
7 . DNA is the whole “map” of the human body. It is something that all humans have, and it tells the body what to do. DNA is the reason that we look like our parents, because we get some of their DNA to make our own.
People have been trying to understand the human body for a long time. In 1860, Mr. Mendel discovered why we look similar to other people in our family. It is because of small things called “genes” in our body. In 1953, two scientists, Watson and Crick, found out that those small parts are real messages. They are written in the DNA with a special language.
In 1961, another two scientists found the first “word” that they could understand in that language. It shows how DNA tells the cell （细胞） to build its parts. So far, scientists have found all the words in the DNA map, but we do not understand what they all do. By understanding what just one “word” means, we can help to save people from several illnesses. So the more we understand, the more doctors will be able to do.
Most people hope that this will help to make better medicine to help sick people. Other people worry that when we learn more “words” and find out more information, we will use it in the wrong way, just to make people more attractive, or stop sick people getting jobs.
根据短文内容，请用完整句子回答下列问题。
1. Why do we look like our parents?
2. What did the two scientists find in 1961?
3. How can we help sick people if we understand more “words” in the DNA map?
4. What does the underlined word “They” refer to?
5. What can we know from the last paragraph?
Sun Jiarui, a 10-year-old girl from Jiangsu Province, recently went popular for her cooking skills. What makes people surprised is that she can cook more than 50 dishes now.
Jiarui’s father, Sun Yadong is a cook, he runs a farm restaurant in Wuxi. “My daughter just grew up in the kitchen.” says he,“She started helping out with housework when she was around 4 or 5. When she was 8, she asked me to teach her to cook after school. It’s not bad for her to master some life skills, and she can take good care of herself when she grows up.” Sun Yadong adds.
Jiarui is famous for her cooking in her school. “We have set up a cooking studio (工作室) at school and Sun Jiarui is one of the ‘teachers’,” says Li Hua, the headmaster of the school, Jiarui teaches the students who are interested in cooking to make simple dishes.“It’s a great thing for students to experience the joy of cooking and the fruits of their labor.” says Li, “This will finally help develop their love for life.”
1. Where is Sun Jiarui from?2. How many dishes can Sun Jiarui cook now?
3. When did Sun Jiarui start helping out with housework?
4. What is Sun Jiarui famous for in her school?
5. Is Sun Jiarui’s father a cook or a teacher?
We all know that reading books builds a bridge between our life and the unknown world. In our country, people read books at any time. They enjoy reading books even when they’re on a break at the beach, or relaxing from a hike. Good reading habits lead you to a lifelong love of books. Here are some tips on how to develop good reading habits.
Choose the books which suit you. In most middle schools, teachers give students a reading list every few weeks. Most books are easy to read, like youth novels. The students themselves can also buy books which they’re interested in or the best-selling books.
Reading in short periods. 15 minutes after getting to school, 15 minutes while waiting for friends, 15 minutes before going to sleep. Then you can read books for about five hours every week in total.
Talk about your reading with your family or friends. This helps you have a better understanding.
How to | |
| What to read | 1. Read the books which 2. Read the books that you’re interested in. 3. Read the books which can be the best-selling. |
| 1. Read after getting to school. 2. Read while waiting for friends. 3. Read before going to sleep. The | |
| Who to talk with | Talk about your reading with your family or friends. This helps you |
10 . After the coming summer holiday, you will start a new school life. You may have difficulty adapting yourself to the new environment. Even if you are born shy, the following tips will help you quickly build a new social circle in any new school.
(A)________
One of the great things about taking pictures at an event or a party is that it gives you an excuse to get in touch with the person later. (B)Everybody hates seeing pictures of themselves. And it’s very easy after taking a picture to say, “If you’d like, I can send it to you”. This can lead to new connections.
Eat alone in public.
You might feel self-conscious(不自然的) eating by yourself but it has an important benefit: you are easier to come close to when you are alone. People may be afraid of disturbing you or being rude when you talk with someone else. Bring a book or newspaper to read. Besides, having an interesting book with you will give others an excuse to start a conversation if they’ve read it.
Join a sports team or club.
Yoga, Salsa dancing, volleyball, Toastmasters (a public speaking club) are all great choices. (C)Sports teams and clubs are great places to meet new friends. Take up a new hobby or continue an old one!
You can see the same group of people over and over again in the club. You will naturally make friends with them if you have a common interest and are made to see each other often.
1. 在（A）处填入恰当的段落标题。2. （B）处画线句子表达的意思有误，请把改正的句子写下来。
3. 根据短文内容，回答下面的问题。
Is it a good way of making friends to eat alone in public? Why or Why not?
4. 将（C）处画线句子翻译成汉语。
5. Write down your own suggestions about doing well in your new school.
