Chinese space trainer Wang Yuan has been chosen as one of the volunteers for the Mars-500 test project. He was very happy to be chosen and will accept the meaningful challenge(挑战) Another five volunteers are all space lovers., including three Russians, an Italy-Colombian and a Frenchman. They are about to feel what it’s like to travel to Mars, only without leaving the earth. They are locked up together for a year and a half under a similar condition to the red planet during the whole process. So the experiment is called Mars-500.
When reporters asked what they would miss most during the 520-day special life, French trainer Charles said:”For me, it will be mainly my family, the sun and fresh air.”
The Mars-500 test will be in a special building in Moscow, Russia. Although the people won’t leave the building, they will fell as if they are on a real trip to the Mars. The most difficult thing will be to be separated(分离) from the people that they used to live with. The trainer won’t see sunsets, sunrises, won’t feel rain for 18 months. That will be hard.
The main task is to study the “Man and environment”. It’ll care about the astronauts’ getting experience and physical effects. The 520-day-test is divided into three parts,the first 250days to Mars, the middle 30days of landing on Mars, the last 240 days to return to the earth. Everyone will stay there alone for a long time and will work lonely. They will have to make decisions themselves and only then report to the earth, and the earth will tell them whether they do the right thing or not.
Each astronaut is preparing for the great challenge. It is learned that they will be launched（发射）early in June. And the experiment will end in November 2011. _______ members were chosen as volunteers.
| A．Five | B．Six | C．Three | D．Four |
The most difficult thing for the trainers is ______.
| A．no vegetables to eat |
| B．they can’t watch TV |
| C．they can’t see many people |
| D．they must lie all day |
Mars-500 test will be done in ______
| A．Moscow | B．a red planet |
| C．November | D．Xichang |
It will take trainers _______ days to land on Mars.
| A．250 | B．30 | C．240 | D．520 |
Which sentence is NOT true about the 520-day-test?
| A．The trainers won’t see rain or snow |
| B．The experiment will begin in June. |
| C．Trainers are all astronauts. |
| D．Trainers will report to the earth. |
Students from Sugg Middle School wore blue aprons (围裙) and washed the potatoes before the bell rang. They were preparing a festival meal. For most of the students it was their first “real kitchen ” experience.
Valerie started the course last year. She said not every lesson was about cooking. Students also learned about the science behind cooking and nutrition, from which people got the food necessary for health and growth.
“I come home with recipes(食谱) , and my dad tells me cooking is a valuable skill and we should make it more often.” Valerie said.
Phillip was enjoying the class, even though burns (烧伤) and cuts happened often. He told a local newspaper, “Cooking is not of much interest to my age group, but our teacher, Mr. Green, makes it fun. I like to see what is in my food. ”
Mr. Green thought that cooking was a chance for students to practice teamwork skills . He said, “Everyone helps one another. They learn to share and work together.”
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 The students were__________.
A. working in a restaurant
B. celebrating Christmas
C. preparing a festival mealPhillip thought the course was _________.
A. fun B. boring C. excitingValerie learned about the followings from the course EXCEPT________.
A. cooking skills
B. healthy diet
C. the math problemsWhat does the underlined word “nutrition” mean in Chinese?
A.运动 B.营养 C.美容Mr. Green said that the students _________ during the class.
A. didn’t want any help
B. should make a dinner
C. learned to share and work together
| Fuzhou is a new developing city in Fujian province. There are lots of good restaurants. Although they are not famous , they are good places to have meals in. |
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| Juchun yuan |
Main Dishes: many different fish, meat and chicken dishes Special: vegetable salad (¥ 20), roast beef(¥ 48 on weekdays, ¥ 38 on weekends) Fruits(free): watermelons, apples, oranges Tel: 0591-8762198 Opening Hours:11:00 am~1:00 am |
| Yunding Dring Building |
All kinds of meat---pork, beef and mutton Special: roast pork(only offered on Saturday, ¥ 50 each) You’re not allowed to take drinks unless you are a VIP. Tel: 0591-8976543 Opening Hours: 11:00 am ~1:30 am (VIP 24 hours) |
| Dongbei Restaurant |
Mainly noodles and dumpling Special: beef and cabbage dumplings (¥ 5 each plate on weekdays, ¥ 4.5 on weekends) Dumplings can be taken away. Tel: 0591-4320945 Opening Hours: 11:30 am ~10:00pm |
| Lianjiang Seafood |
Mainly seafood Special: roast fish (¥ 25 each) Tel: 0591-2879056 Opening Hours: 11:00 am~1:00 am (From Monday to Thursday) 11:00 am~2:00 am (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) |
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 If you want to eat roast beef with less money, you’d better go to Juchun yuan on____.
A. Sunday B. MondayC. Tuesday_______ is only offered in Yunding Drinking Building on Saturday.
A. Roast beef B. Roast pork C. Beef noodlesYou need _______ to buy three plates of beef and cabbage dumplings on Monday.
A. ¥ 10 B. ¥ 13.5 C. ¥ 15If you want to eat seafood, you can call__________.
A. 0591-8762198
B. 0591-4320945
C. 0591-2879056Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Fruits are free in Dongbei Restaurant
B. You can call 0591-8976543 to order noodles
C. You can eat seafood at 1:00 am on Saturday in Lianjiang Seafood
One morning Mrs. Andrews made some sausage sandwiches for her husband’s lunch. There was one sausage left over. Mrs. Andrews didn’t like sausages herself and so she gave the last one to Henry, their little dog. Henry ate it up quickly.
During the morning the dog got ill. He wouldn’t stop shaking his head and he couldn’t stand up properly. Mrs. Andrews thought, “He has eaten something that didn't agree with him. Maybe that sausage was bad…” She suddenly remembered her husband’s lunch and called him at the office.
“Jim, I hope you haven’t eaten any of those sandwiches yet.”
“Yes, I have…”
“You have ? Well. Listen, don’t eat any more. I gave Henry the last sausage and now he’s ill . Go to the doctor, Jim. Tell the doctor about the dog. Get some medicine at once.”
Jim came home at lunchtime and went to bed. “I have a very unpleasant hour with the doctor .” He told his wife. “ The medicine made me very sick.”
The next morning Jim was fine. Henry seemed quite well again, too. At eleven o’clock the milkman came with the milk.
“Good morning, Mrs. Andrews,” the milkman said. “How is your dog this morning? I have been thinking about him…”
“Have you? Well, he seems all right now, but…”
“Yesterday morning he and I had a little accident. He jumped up at me and I dropped a bottle of milk on his head.”
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Mrs. Andrews gave the last sausage to Henry because she______________.
A. disliked it
B. knew it was bad
C. was very fullWhen Mrs. Andrews called Jim, he_________________.
A. had already been ill
B. had taken some medicine
C. had eaten the sandwichesJim felt very sick because of __________.
A. the doctor
B. the medicine
C. the sandwiches In fact it was __________ that made the dog ill during the morning.
A. the sausage
B. the bottle of milk
C. the lunchWhen Mrs. Andrews knew the truth, she might be very__________.
A. angry B. happy C. worried
I was driving home on a very hot afternoon and about to near a crossing（十字路口）. One of the major traffic light had gone out , and a police officer was standing in the middle of around twenty lanes of very busy traffic . The fact was that he had no hat or shade（遮棚）to shield（保护）him from the burning sun but , he was upbeat and doing a fabulous（出色的）job .
I saw a drugstore on the comer , and while I was there , I wanted so badly to get some water for the officer ! I had some hesitation（犹豫）, though , as it was a little out of my comfort zone（安全区）to communicate with a stranger in this way .
I discussed , struggled , left , drove part-way home , turned around , went back to the drugstore , got water , and then found myself thinking about how to hand it to him in the busy crossing . I knew that he might not be able to take it – he wouldn’t have hands to hold it since he was busy making motions（动作）to direct（指挥）the traffic – but I had to try .
I drove into the crossing , rolled down my windows as I passed the officer , and gave him the bottle of water . Though he wasn’t able to take the bottle , he broke into a smile and said , “ Thank you . ”
I drove home , feeling better for having persisted（坚持）. And I was even inspired to call the station that afternoon to make sure they knew what a great job he did that day . It felt good to spread（传播）the positivity（正能量）, and it was the least I could do . Why did the police officer direct the traffic in this heat（温度）?
| A．Because there was too much traffic . |
| B．Because one of the major traffic light didn’t work . |
| C．Because a serious traffic accident happened . |
| D．Because he wanted to stop drunk driving . |
Why did the writer stop his car at the drugstore ? Because __________ .
| A．he was afraid the police officer knew he had drunk too much |
| B．he needed to make a call |
| C．he wanted to buy a bottle of water for the police officer |
| D．he couldn’t stand the burning sun |
The writer called the station to __________ .
| A．tell there was a bad traffic light at the crossing |
| B．complain the police officer didn’t accept his water |
| C．ask his driving license back |
| D．praise（赞扬）the police officer’s great job |
What is the main idea of the passage ?
| A．It is a hard job to work as a traffic police officer |
| B．Spreading the positivity can make the world more beautiful |
| C．The government should find better ways to solve the heavy traffic . |
| D．Trust is very important to make friends with a strange man . |
The street food stands（摊）are very popular in Korea . They take their name from the two kinds of hot foods they sell : Dukbokgi and Odeng .
Dukbokgi is a spicy hot food made of rice cakes and some vegetables . These rice cakes are finger-shaped . They are white , and they are about ten centimeters in length（长度）. They are mixed with sliced vegetables in a pan with a spicy red dressing（调料）. Fifteen minutes later , they are ready to eat . Odeng is made of ground fish . It comes in many shapes : some are square（正方形）, others are round , and still others are stick style . You can buy big or small ones . At these food stands , you can also eat Odeng , which has been boiled in a pot . It is served on a long stick so can eat it easily .
The food sold at these stands is not expensive , compared to what other foods in Korea cost . Each Dukbokgi and Odeng costs about twenty to fifty cents , depending on the owner .
Each food stand has its own recipes（菜谱）for its food ; for example , some like to add sugar or other special ingredients（材料）in the food . Usually , there is just one owner , but if the food stand is big , there may be two or three owners .
When I was an elementary school student , I used to stop at street food stands every day after school to eat street food because I like it so much .The owner gives the name of his street food stand according to __________ .
| A．the food he sells | B．their recipes |
| C．the special ingredients | D．the shape of the food |
What are the ingredients of the Dukbokgi ?
| A．Rice , fish and some vegetables |
| B．Chicken and sugar |
| C．Hamburgers and carrots |
| D．Rice cakes and some vegetables |
Which of the following is NOT true ?
| A．It takes about fifteen minutes to make Dukbokgi . |
| B．Odeng can be made into all kinds of shapes . |
| C．You can add different ingredients into the street food . |
| D．Street food costs too much but is very tasty . |
What’s the best title for the passage ?
| A．My favorite food |
| B．How to make popular food in Korea |
| C．The most popular food in Korea |
| D．Street food stands in Korea |