1 . Tired of your ordinary earthly vacations? Some day soon you might be able to board a rocket and get a room with a view of the whole planet — from a hotel in space.

At least, that is the sales pitch(高调) of several companies racing to become the first to host guests in orbit on purpose-built space stations.

“It sounds kind of crazy to us today because it is not a reality yet,” said Frank Bunger, founder of U.S. aerospace firm Orion Span, one of the companies vying to take travellers out of this world. “But that’s the nature of these things, it sounds crazy until it is normal.”

U.S. multimillionaire Dennis Tito became the world's first paying space tourist in 2001, travelling to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket for a reported $20 million. A few others have followed. Since then, companies like Boeing, SpaceX and Blue Origin have been working on ways to bring the stars into reach for more people — opening up a new business frontier for would-be space hoteliers.

U.S. space agency NASA announced in June that it plans to allow two private citizens a year to stay at the ISS at a cost of about $35,000 per night for up to a month. The first mission could be as early as 2020.

But the growing movement has raised questions about the adequacy of current space laws, which mainly deal with exploration and keeping space free of weapons, not hotels and holidaymakers.

“It is difficult now to want to do things in space and get a clear answer from space law,” said Christopher Johnson, a space law adviser at the Secure World Foundation, a space advocacy group. “For something as advanced as hotels in space there is no clear guidance.”

1. What does the underlined word “vying” in Para. 3 mean?

A．Promising.	B．Competing.
C．Hesitating.	D．Risking.

2. Why was Tito mentioned in Para. 4?

A．To show he was wealthy enough.

B．To praise his contribution.

C．To tell us he was very brave.

D．To emphasize he took the lead.

3. How does the fifth paragraph develop?

A．By summary.	B．By comparison.
C．By listing figures.	D．By giving examples.

4. What can we learn from Christopher Johnson?

A．He opposes space travel.

B．He is in charge of a space law.

C．It’s urgent to make a space law.

D．Space hotels are badly needed.

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Thanks to new rules, many students in Zhejiang and Heilongjiang provinces can now stay in bed longer than     1    

On Feb 23, the Zhejiang Department of Education published a new guideline that     2     (allow) primary schools to start school later, reported Xinhua News Agency. According to the guideline, start     3     (time) could vary among different grades and seasons, with students in Grade 1 and 2 starting no     4     early) than 8:30 am.

    5       similar guideline was announced by the education department in Heilongjiang Province on Feb 24.Now,senior high school students in the province are required     6     (get) to school at 7:30 am at the earliest.

These changes are aimed     7     making sure students get adequate sleep and enough time for breakfast. Before the guideline     8     (publish), many primary school students in Zhejiang must arrive at school as early as 7 or 7:30 am,     9     left many of them arriving     10     (feel) tired and hungry.

3 . The United States Congress is responsible for making and approving federal laws—rules that everyone in the country must follow.But exactly how do those laws get made? The process is not easy，and it takes a long time.

A law begins when someone puts forward an idea.The idea can come from anyone，but it has to get to a U.S.lawmaker who wants it to become legislation.In time，the idea is further developed into a written proposal，called a bill.

Then，a member of Congress officially proposes the bill.After the bill is introduced，it is sent to a small group of lawmakers，called a“committee”.Sometimes committee members seek more information about the proposal by holding hearings.Sometimes the committee changes the bill.Sometimes it decides not to take any action.In that case，we say lawmakers“table”the bill，or let it“die in committee”.

But now and then，the bill is offered to lawmakers not on the committee.Those lawmakers debate the bill further.They might change the bill again.Finally，the full House or Senate votes on the bill.If it does not earn the majority of votes，the bill does not advance.

Finally，the agreed-upon bill is sent to the president.If the president signs it，the bill becomes a law.If the president does nothing and Congress is officially meeting，the bill becomes a law.But if the president does nothing and Congress is not in session，the bill does not pass.Or the president can officially reject the bill.If that happens，the bill is not stopped.Instead，it is returned to both the Senate and the House.If two-thirds of the senators and two-thirds of the House members approve the bill once again，even with the president objecting，they turn the bill into a law.

1. Who is the first to propose a bill?

A．A lawyer.

B．A citizen.

C．A member of Congress.

D．A committee member.

2. When does a bill finally become a law?

A．After it is sent to a committee.

B．When the president signs it.

C．After it returns to the Congress.

D．While Congress is not in session.

3. What can be inferred from the text?

A．Not every bill can be turned into a law.

B．Anybody can put forward a proposal.

C．If“tabled”，the bill has to be voted on.

D．Once proposed，the bill can't be changed.

4 . Even in the fanciest pizza restaurant, you will never feel weird if you ask for a box to take your leftovers (剩饭）home. In Italy, that will soon apply everywhere, with a new law that encourages restaurants to give people doggy bags, although in Italy it's called a "family bag."

The new law is designed to reduce food waste and open doors to companies wishing to donate wasted food. Family bags were made to avoid embarrassment at asking for leftovers, turning it from begging into good behavior.

In the U.S., taking uneaten food home is normal. In the U.K. it is fairly common. To the south, though, this practice is rare. In Spain and Italy, people might take the bones from their meat and give them to their dogs, but culturally, it's not the done thing. Also, there aren't often many leftovers, as dishes are sized according to how much people will actually eat and are rarely too big to finish unless you over-order.

In France, the laws are tougher. Last year, the French began to forbid supermarkets to throw away food. They must either give it away to charity, or make it available to be used as animal feed and compost(堆肥），If they fail to follow the law, they will be fined.

Perhaps Italy's new law is right. Food waste is now attracting international attention, but the only way to really stop it lies in whether individuals are willing to change their ways. If it becomes socially unacceptable to waste food, or to serve a huge portion in restaurants, then we have a chance.

1. What does the underlined word “weird” in paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．Difficult.	B．Strange
C．Relaxed.	D．Disappointed.

2. Why do the Spanish seldom take leftovers home from restaurants?

A．They don’t bother to do it.

B．It is their custom to eat food up.

C．It is not acceptable in their culture.

D．They usually order small portions.

3. According to the author, how can we reduce food waste?

A．By introducing stricter laws.

B．By donating food to the needy.

C．By restaurants only serving small portions.

D．By everyone taking action and saying no to it.

4. What’s the text mainly about?

A．Way of reducing food waste.

B．Italy’s plans to use family bags.

C．How doggy bags come into being.

D．The increasingly serious food waste.

5 . I got my first driver’s license in 1953 by taking driver education in my first year at Central High School in Charlotte，North Carolina．Four years later when it was time to renew my license I was a married woman．Henry and I were living in Baltimore，Maryland．Two weeks before my 20th birthday，Henry drove me to the motor vehicle office on a hot July afternoon．When I got to the office and showed to the man behind the counter my North Carolina driver’s license，ready to renew，the man told me that I was under age by Maryland law since I was not yet 21．“Mr. Henry Smith，your husband，will have to sign for you,” he said．
I argued，pointing to a very large belly(肚子) of mine，“I am married．I am having a baby．Why should I have to have someone sign for me to drive?”He answered coldly．“It’s the law，madam.”
Henry encouraged me to calm down，just go ahead and get the license and be done with it．“No，”I said．I refused to have him sign for me．So I left without a Maryland license．
I called the North Carolina Motor Vehicle office and renewed my NC license by mail--using my name Susan Brown．And thus it was for the next twelve years．Since Henry was in the army I could drive under my home state license．By the time Henry left the army we were once again living in Maryland，and I had to take the Maryland driver’s exam．Since then I just go in and renew every four years--sign the name Susan Brown，have my new picture taken, and walk out with a license to drive．
1. Susan got her first driver’s license_______．

A．before she got married to Henry

B．when she was twenty years old

C．after she finished high school

D．when she just moved to Maryland

2. Susan failed to renew her license the first time in Maryland because_____．

A．she was forbidden to drive by Maryland law

B．she lacked driving experience in Maryland

C．she was to give birth to a baby soon

D．she insisted on signing for herself

3. We can infer from the text that in the U.S.___________．

A．American males should serve in the army

B．different states may have different laws

C．people have to renew their licenses in their home states

D．women should adopt their husbands’ family names after marriage