On October 31st, 2009, Chinese famous scientist Qian Xuesen, died in Beijing when he was 98 years old. He is famous as “the country’s father of space technology and king of rocketry”.
Qian was born in 1911 in Hangzhou. He left for the United States after winning a scholarship to graduate school in 1936. He studied at the Massachusetts Institute{学院) of Technology and later at the California Institute of Technology.
Qian began his career in the US and was regarded as one of the brightest minds in the new field of aeronautics{航空学) before returning to China in 1955.
After he returned, Qian set up the first missile (导弹) and rocket research institute of China. The institute later helped start Chinese space program. He led the development of China’s first nuclear-armed ballistic missile and worked on its first satellite.
He retired in the year before Chinese manned space program was launched in 1992. But his research formed the basis for the Long March CZ -2F rocket that carried astronaut Yang Liwei into orbit in 2003.
In August, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited Qian and praised him for devoting his life to Chinese defense technologies. Qian told him, “I’m trying to live to be 100 years old” Qian was regarded as __________ before returning to China.
| A．A father of space technology |
| B．king of rocketry |
| C．one of the brightest minds in the new field of aeronautics |
| D．one of the best-known scientists |
When did Qian Xuesen retire?
| A．In 1970 | B．In 1991 | C．In 1992 | D．In 2009 |
What does the underlined word mean in Chinese?
| A．发奖品 | B．批评 | C．赞扬 | D．鼓励 |
List the following things in correct orders. Which is the correct?
① left for the United States ② won a scholarship to graduate school
③ returned to China from the United States
④ set up the first missile and rocket research institute of China
⑤ studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
| A．②①③④⑤ | B．②①⑤③④. | C．⑤③④②① | D．⑤②①③④ |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Qian was born in 1936 in Hangzhou. |
| B．Qian began his career in China. |
| C．The Lρng March CZ-2Frocket carried YangLiwei into orbit in 2009. |
| D．Wen Jiabao visited QianXuesen in August 2009. |
| Channel |
Time |
Name show |
Kind of show |
ATV |
7:00 |
News |
News |
| 8:30 |
Good Friend Contest |
Game Show |
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| 9:20 |
Chinese Mother |
Documentary Special |
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| 12:00 |
Tokyo Love Story |
Soap Opera |
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BTV |
7:40 |
China Sports |
Sports Show |
| 9:20 |
Happy Family |
Sitcom |
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| 10:40 |
Face To Face |
Talk Show |
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CTV |
9:30 |
China Music |
Music |
| 13:40 |
Romantic Dream |
Fashion Show |
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| 22:40 |
Football Magazine |
Sports Show |
What time does the show“Chniese Mother” start?
| A．10:00 | B．9:20 | C．13:20 | D．22:00 |
What kind is the show“Tokyo Love Story”?
| A．Sitcom | B．Sports Show |
| C．Soap Opera | D．Music |
Which two shows begin at the same time?
| A．Face To Face and Romantic Dream. |
| B．Happy Family and China Magazine |
| C．Chinese Mother and Football Magazine |
| D．Chinese Mother and Happy Family |
Which program is Fashion Show?
| A．Romantic Dream | B．News |
| C．Face To Face | D．China Sports |
Which channel has the show “Good Friend Contest”?
| A．ATV | B．BTV | C．CTC | D．CCTV |
Hello! My name’s Alice. I’m a high school student. I’m very busy every week. From Monday to Friday I go to school. I do homework in the evening. I’m so tired that I want to have a good rest at weekend. But my mother often asks me to go shopping with her on Saturday morning. I never enjoy these visits. When my mother goes shopping and I sit on a box（盒子） and wait for her. Last Saturday, there was more noise than usual and everyone was in a hurry. My mother bought （买）lots of things, such as meat, fish, fruit and vegetables. After an hour and a half, a woman came up to me,“Excuse me,”she said. “Are you Alice? Your mother has finished shopping now, but her bags are very heavy. She wants you to take them home for her.”Alice’s mother often ________ on Saturday morning.
A. stays at home
B. goes shopping
C. visits her friendsAlice ________ when her mother goes shopping.
A. waits for her mother in a car
B. sits on a chair and reads a book
C. sits on a box and waits for her motherMother bought _______ last Saturday.
A. some food
B. something to drink
C. some beautiful clothesAlice has waited for her mother ________.
A. for half an hour
B. for hours
C. for an hour and a halfMother wanted Alice ________.
A.to put the food in the bags
B.to take the bags home
C.to pay(付钱) for these food
Before Christmas Mr Smith broke his right leg and had to stay in hospital. When he was there, he always asked his doctor when he could go home. He didn’t like to spend Christmas in hospital. Though the doctor did his best, Mr Smith didn’t get better. So on Christmas Day he was still in hospital. He spent a bad day in bed thinking that he missed a lot of fun on such a happy day.
The next day the doctor told him that he might be well enough to leave hospital in time for the New Year. Mr Smith was very happy to think that he would spend New Year’s Day outside hospital. Soon Mr Smith left hospital and on New Year’s Eve he went to a party. He enjoyed himself there. But he drank too much. On his way home that night, he had a fall and broke his left leg. What a unlucky man he was！Mr Smith spent Christmas Day in hospital because ______.
| A．he like to | B．his wife told him to |
| C．he broke his left leg | D．he had to |
Mr. Smith felt ______ on Christmas Day.
| A．happy | B．sad | C．better | D．well |
He had a good time on ______.
| A．Christmas’ Eve | B．Christmas Day |
| C．New Year’s Eve | D．New Year’s Day |
Because ______, he drank so much on New Year’s Eve.
| A．he was too happy |
| B．both of his two legs got well |
| C．he had a fall |
| D．he was in hospital |
Mr Smith would have to spend New Year’s Day ______.
| A．at home | B．at a party |
| C．in hospital | D．outside hospital |
We each have a memory. That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do the again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories. A good memory is a great help in learning languages. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear， remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too. But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises. Some people can easily learn many things by heart because __________
| A．they always sleep well | B．they often eat good foot |
| C．they read a lot of books | D．they have very good memories |
Everybody learns his mother language __________ .
| A．at the age of six | B．when he is a small child |
| C．after he goes to school | D．]when he can read and write |
Before a child can speak, he must __________ .
A. read and writeB. make sentences
C. hear and remember the sounds D think hardIn school the pupils can’t learn a foreign language easily because __________
| A．they have no good memories |
| B．they have no good teachers |
| C．they don’t like |
| D．they are busy with other subjects |
Your memory will become better and better __________ .
| A． if you have a lot of good food |
| B． if you do more and more exercises |
| C． if you do morning exercises every day |
| D． if you get up early |
Plants are very important. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals can get their food by eating plants and other animals. Man gets his food by eating plants and animals, too. So animals and man need plants to live. This is why there are so many plants around us. There are two kinds of plants:flowering plants and non-flowering(无花) plants. Almost all the trees around us are flowers and fruit. Non-flowering plants don’t grow flowers. You can’t see many non-flowering plants around you. If you look carefully at the plants around you, you’ll find that there are many kinds of plants. Some plants are very big and some very small. Most of them are green. We can live on the earth because of the plants around us.Which of the following is the most important according to the passage?
| A．Man. | B．Plants. |
| C．Animals. | D．Air, water, and sunlight. |
We need many plants around us because _______
| A．plants can grow easily |
| B．plants are green |
| C．we can get what we need from plants |
| D．we like all kinds of plants |
There are ______ non-flowering plants than flowering plants around us.
| A．much fewer | B．much more |
| C．much larger | D．much better |
Which of the following doesn’t come from a plant?
| A．Basket. | B．Bread. |
| C．Cabbage. | D．Stone Forest |
The best title（标题）for this passage may be _________
| A．Food from Plants | B．Plants Make Food |
| C．Man and Animals | D．Plants around us |