Astronauts, people who fly into space, need special training. First they go to Houston, Texas. That is the home of the Johnson Space Centre. There they are tested to see how strong and smart they are.
One of the first tests is for the heart. The people walk or run, then the space doctors see how fast their hearts are beating.
Another important test is performed. In this test the person must curl（蜷曲）his body up in a ball. When he is in that position, he is put into a round cloth bag. The doctors give him no idea how long he will have to stay in the bag. If a spaceship broke down in space, the astronauts would get into bags like this. Then they would have to wait and curl up in darkness, until help could arrive. You can see that an astronaut must not be afraid of tight space or darkness.
After the tests, only the best people are chosen to start astronaut training in a training centre. The astronauts in training learn many other things. They learn how to jump out of a moving airplane. They learn to how to blow up a lifeboat and get into it while they are in the ocean. The astronauts also have to learn how to get lifted out of the ocean by helicopter（直升机）. That may look fun, but it can be dangerous.
After they finish training, the astronauts continue to work. They stay in good shape by running and doing exercise. They read about their special jobs. In that way they can learn new facts about space travel.
Then the big day comes. The astronaut is told to go to work on a flight into space. The crew members（全体船员）get to know each other first. Then they can learn which job each will do.The astronauts don’t know how long they will stay in the bag in the test because ________________.
| A．the doctors need to know how strong they are |
| B．the astronauts need to show how smart they are |
| C．good astronauts mustn’t be afraid of darkness or tight space |
| D．nobody knows when help will come if the spaceship breaks down |
The astronauts don’t learn how to ________________ in the training centre.
| A．walk or run in space | B．jump out of the moving plane |
| C．blow up a lifeboat | D．get lifted out of water by helicopter |
Which is the correct order according to the passage?
a. Doctors do tests on the astronauts.
b. The astronauts go to the Space Centre.
c. The astronauts learn new facts about space travel.
d. The best people are chosen for training.
e. The astronauts go to work on a flight into space.
| A．a, b, c, d, e | B．d, a, e, b, c | C．b, a, d, c, e | D．c, d, e, b, a |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．After the tests, only the best people are chosen to start astronaut training in a training centre. |
| B．The crew members get to know each other after the tests. |
| C．One of the first tests is for the heart. |
| D．An astronaut must not be afraid of tight space or darkness. |
Rose has four cousins.They are Ann， Betty， Peter and Bill.Pose is the oldest of them.Betty is thirteen years old.She is two years younger than Pose and one year older than Peter.Bill is nine.Ann， the youngest is seven.
Betty and Peter are good at running.But Peter runs faster.Pose and Ann like to play basketball.Rose plays better than Ann.Bill is the best singer of them five.Rose an Betty study in a middle school.Ann， Peter and Bill study in a primary school.These five children all work hard at their lessons.But Betty works the hardest.Rose is ________ years older than Peter.
| A．two | B．three | C．six | D．eight |
Peter is ________ years old
| A．nine | B．twelve | C．thirteen | D．fifteen |
Who runs the fastest of them?
| A．Ann | B．Rose | C．Peter | D．All of them |
Who is the best singer?
| A．Ann | B．Rose | C．Bill | D．Peter |
Who are middle school student?
| A．All of them | B．None of them |
| C．Rose and Betty | D．Bill， Peter and Ann. |
Hello! My name is Joy. I’m a girl. I’m eleven. I’m in Class Eight, Grade Seven. This is my friend, Joan. She is twelve. She is in a high school. She is in Class Seven, Grade Eight. My English teacher is Miss White, but her English teacher is Miss Green. Look！Who’s that? Oh, she’s my mom. She’s a Chinese(语文, 中文) teacher.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。____ is in Class Eight, Grade Seven.
| A．Joan | B．John | C．Joy | D．Joe |
Joan is Joy’s (乔伊的)____.
| A．teacher | B．friend | C．student (学生) | D．mom |
Joan is ____.
| A．eleven | B．twelve | C．thirteen | D．fourteen |
Joy’s English teacher is ____.
| A．Miss White | B．Miss Green |
| C．Joy’s mom | D．Joan |
Joy’s mother is ____.
| A．an English teacher | B．a friend |
| C．a student | D．a Chinese teacher |
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Hello! My name is John Brown. I’m from England. I’m an English teacher. I’m in Beijing International School. My telephone number is 8523-3237. Zhang Hao, Alice and Yingzi are my students. |
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I’m Zhang Hao. My English name is Peter. I’m eleven years old. I’m from Beijing. My telephone number is 8876-5342. |
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Alice Brown is my name. I’m twelve. I’ m from Canada. My mom is a teacher. My telephone number is 7342-6979. |
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I’m Yingzi. I’m fourteen years old. I’m from Japan. 5673-6981 is my telephone number. |
根据表格内容，选择正确答案。Where is John Brown from?
A． |
B． |
C． |
D． |
Peter is a .
| A．girl | B．teacher | C．mom | D．student |
Alice is a girl. Her telephone number is .
| A．5673-6981 | B．8876-5342 |
| C．7342-6979 | D．8523-3237 |
How old is Yingzi?
| A．11. | B．12. | C．13. | D．14. |
下面哪一项叙述是不正确的？
| A．John Brown is an English teacher. |
| B．Zhang Hao is from China. |
| C．Alice is a teacher. |
| D．Yingzi is a girl student. |
When Mencius(孟子) was a little boy, his father died. Mencius and his mother were quite poor. One day Mencius returned home from school and found his mother making some cloth. It was very beautiful and expensive.
“How much of the book have you read today?” Mencius’ mother asked him. “I haven’t read any of it yet.” Mencius replied, “I played with some friends of mine in the fields.”
When his mother heard this, she picked up a pair of scissors and cut the cloth.
“Why did you cut your cloth?” Mencius asked, “It was beautiful but now you’ve wasted it.” “You have wasted your time,” his mother said, “now I have wasted mine. Look what terrible things we have done.”
Mencius learnt a lot from this lesson. After that, he always studied hard.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。When did this story happen?
| A．Not long before liberation(解放). |
| B．More than 2000 years ago. |
| C．About 400 years ago. |
| D．In the 18th century. |
What was Mencius doing while his mother was cutting the cloth?
| A．He was reading his book. |
| B．He was playing in the fields. |
| C．He was trying to help her. |
| D．He was watching strangely. |
The mother cut the cloth because _____.
| A．she thought making cloth was wasting time |
| B．she wanted to give her son a lesson |
| C．she wanted to use more beautiful and expensive cloth |
| D．she wanted her son to do his lessons at once |
Why Mencius and his mother were quite poor?
| A．Because his father died when Mencius was a child. |
| B．Because his father was ill in bed. |
| C．Because his mother cut the cloth. |
| D．Because the cloth his mother made was very cheap. |
How did Mencius’ mother feel when she knew Mencius haven’t read any book?
| A．She felt very happy. |
| B．She felt very sad. |
| C．She felt very excited. |
| D．She felt very pleased. |
| BEIJING---On February 26th, 2010, Wang Meng was the first to get to the finishing line in 1 minute and 29.213 seconds in the women’s 1000 meters short track speed skating final (短道速滑决赛）at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games(温哥华冬奥会). With this one China won four gold medals in the women’s short track speed skating. |
| GUANGZHOU---Hong Kong Special Administrative Region(香港特别行政区)government gave 8 million HK dollars to Haiti(海地)．They hoped the money would help provide aid to earthquake(地震) victims in Haiti, and help rebuild their homes. |
| SHANGHAI---Today there are more than 350,000 people visiting the Expo(世博会)．The French pavilion（法国馆）is still the hottest. Over 3,000 people are waiting in line in front of it. The organizers suggest visitors go to other pavilions first. In fact, pavilions of countries such as Russia, Canada, Japan and America are all very good. |
| SHANTOU--- A taxi driver found a bag in his car this morning. There was 10,000 yuan in it. The kind-hearted driver gave the bag to the police. The police have now found the owner. To show his thanks, the owner wanted to give him 500 yuan, but the driver didn’t take it. |
China won _____ gold medals in the women’s short track speed skating.
| A．2 | B．3 | C．4 | D．5 |
The underline word “victims” here means ______ in Chinese.
| A．遇难者 | B．受灾者 |
| C．志愿者 | D．流浪者 |
It is clear that people are more interested in the _____ pavilion.
| A．French | B．Russia | C．Canadian | D．Japanese |
The headline(标题) of the last news should be ______.
| A．A Good Policeman | B．An Honest Taxi Driver |
| C．A Careless Business | D．A Kind Reporter |
Where is the passage most probably from?
| A．A story book. | B．A fashion magazine. |
| C．An advertisement. | D．A newspaper. |