China's first moon rover (月球车), Yutu, set off from the lander early on December 15, several hours after the Chang'e-3 probe (探测器) soft-landed on the moon surface.
The 140 kg six-wheeled rover touched the moon surface at 4:35 a.m., leaving deep lines on the loose moon land. This was recorded by the camera on the lander and the images were sent to the earth, according to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center. After that, the rover and lander will take photos of each other and start their own science explorations.
Earlier this morning, engineers made final checks of the environment of the landing area and the situation of the probe. Yutu, reached its solar panel (光板) and started to drive slowly to the moon at 3:10 a.m.. It took Yutu nearly a whole hour to complete the simple task.
Chang'e-3 landed at the Bay of Rainbows on the moon, at 9:11 p.m. on December 14, making China the
third country in the world to carry out such a mission (执行此类任务) after the United States and Russia.
In old Chinese tales, Yutu was the white pet rabbit of Chang'e’s. The name for the rover was selected following an online survey that collected several million votes from people around the world.
The rover, 1.5 meters long with its two wings folded (折叠), 1 m in width and 1.1 m in height, is a perfect robot controlled by the command center from the earth. It will face challenges including temperature differences of more than 300℃ on the moon.
Yutu will do some research and look for natural resources (资源) for three months, while the lander will conduct an exploration at the landing place for one year. Then they will have a good rest on the moon and will not be used for a long time until China’s next probe visits the moon again. Which is the best title for the passage above?
| A．The first rover on the moon | B．The tale of Chang’e |
| C．The journey to the moon | D．Yutu explores the moon |
Which is the correct order of the following events?
a. The 140 kg six-wheeled rover touched the moon surface.
b. The rover and lander will take photos of each other.
c. Yutu started to drive slowly to the moon.
d. Chang'e-3 landed at the Bay of Rainbows on the moon.
| A．a-b-c-d | B．c-d-a-b | C．d-c-a-b | D．c-a-b-d |
What does the underlined word width mean in Chinese?
| A．智力 | B．宽度 | C．重量 | D．长度 |
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
| A．The moon had been visited by only two countries before 2013. |
| B．Yutu is a perfect robot under the control of its own computer. |
| C．Yutu and Chang’e will return to the earth after the one-year mission. |
| D．Chang’e-3 is 140 kg in weight. |
There will soon be a second moon rover to explore the moon. Which is its proper name?
| A．Chang’e-4 | B．Yutu-2 | C．Shenzhou-11 | D．Tiangong-2 |
People in different countries have different ways of doing things. Something that is polite in one country may be quite impolite in another. In Britain, you mustn’t lift (举起) your bowl to your mouth when you are having some soup. But it’s different in China. And in Japan you even needn’t worry about making a noise when you have it. It shows that you are enjoying it. Making a noise is considered as (被认为) bad manners (举止，礼仪) in Britain. If you are a visitor in Mongolia, what manners do they wish you to have? They wish you to give a loud “burp” (打嗝) after you finish eating. Burping shows that you like the food.
In Britain, you should try not to put your hands on the table when you’re having a meal. In Mexico, however, they hope you keep the hands on the table during a meal. But Arabians consider you must be very careful with your hands. You mustn’t eat with your left hand. Arabians consider it very bad manners eating with left hands. So, what should you do if you are on a visit in another country? Well, you can ask the local people to help you or just watch carefully and follow them if you are on a visit in another country.It is impolite to lift your bowl to your mouth when you are having some soup in _________.
| A．Britain | B．China | C．Japan | D． Mexico |
In Mongolia, burping after eating shows that _________.
| A．you are rude | B．you are hungry | C．you dislike the food | D．you like the food |
What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．People in different countries have different ways of doing things. |
| B．British people are very polite. |
| C．You mustn’t eat with your left hand. |
| D．Don’t worry about making a noise when you have soup. |
Jess really felt very happy. When he arrived at his seat in the classroom that morning, he found an invitation（请柬）on his desk. It was from some of his classmates asking him to join their camping trip. This was the first time he was asked to join in an out-of-school activity. Why were they asking him now? Nobody seemed（似乎）to like him. In fact, he had been so lonely (孤独) that he ate a lot to make himself feel less lonely. As a result, he had put on a lot of weight, and this gave the children something more to make fun of him.
Cindy, who was standing near Jess when he read the invitation, went out quickly to tell the others that the trick had worked. Everyone was happy that Jess thought that was true. But there was no camping trip. The whole thing was made up.
At first, Cindy thought it was fun. But later, when Jess told her that he was going to buy a sleeping bag with his pocket money, Cindy had a second idea. She knew that Jess’s family had little money, and she hated to see him spend his pocket money on something he would never use. Cindy also hated to tell Jess the truth (真相). Her close friends would be unhappy with her.
What could she do now?What would happen if Cindy told Jess the truth?
| A．Jess would go on the camping trip himself. | B．Jess’s family would be unhappy with Cindy. |
| C．Cindy might have trouble with her friends. | D．Jess would be grateful to his classmates. |
If Jess really bought a sleeping bag, _________.
| A．everyone else would also buy one | B．He would have it for no use |
| C．Cindy would pay for it | D．it would be the best in the class |
From the story we know _________.
| A．everybody would go camping in the class | B．Jess had no friends in the class |
| C．everybody liked Jess in his class | D．Jess joined in many out-of-school activities |
Which is the best title for this passage?
| A．Jess and His School | B．Jess and His Friends |
| C．An Invitation for Jess | D．Jess and His Camping Trip |
Trees are useful to man in three very important ways. The first important way is that they provide man with food, wood and other products. Trees provide not only man with food, but also many animals with food. Without trees many animals could not live on the earth. It’s not easy for man to live on the earth, either.
The second important way is that trees give us shade. On a hot summer day, people are eager(渴望)to have a rest under the shade of a tree after they have walked a long way. You can imagine how important the shade of a tree is to man and to animals.
The third important way is that trees help to prevent drought and foods. However, in many parts of the world, man has not realized the third important way. He has cut trees down in large numbers. In the end he finds that he has lost the best friends he had.
 The Importance of Trees |
| The First Important Way: _________________________ |
The Second Important Way: To give man shade |
The Third Important Way: _________________________  |
Without trees it’s difficult for man and many animals to live on the earth. |
On a hot summer, people _______________________ are eager to have a rest under the shade. |
Man has not realized this. Because of __________________________ He finds that he has lost the best friends he had |
China’s Manned Space Program
| The first stage |
The second stage |
The third stage |
Future plans |
| Time: October 15, 2003 Spaceship:ShenzhouⅤ Main events: Chinese astronaunt Yang Liwei was sent up into space. He went around the earth 14 times in his one_day flight. China became the third country to succeed in manned space flight. |
Time: October 12, 2005 Spaceship: Shenzhou Ⅵ Main events: Chinese astronauts Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng were both sent up into space.On October 17, the two Chinese space heroes safely returned to the earth. |
Time: September 25, 2008 Spaceship: Shenzhou VII Main events: Chinese astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng were all sent up into space. China became the third country to succeed in space walk. On Setember 27, the three Chinese space heroes safely returned to the earth. |
China will send up Tiangong I and Shenzhou VII, IX & X between 2010 and 2012 2. China will make a manned moon landing at a proper(适当的) time around 2017. China plans to set up a permanent (永久的) space lab, and build its engineering system in 2020. |
Before China, how many countries had already sent their spacemen into space?
A. Only one. B. Two. C. Three.Which spaceship has China succeeded in achieving first space walk?
A. Shengzhou V B. Shengzhou VI C. Shengzhou VIISo far, how many spacemen has travelled to space in China?
A. 3 B. 5 C. 6Chinese astronauts will possibly walk on the moon around .
A. 2010 B. 2017 C. 2020
In most parts of the world, many students help their school make less pollution. They join in “environment(环境) clubs”. In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean.
Here are the things students often do.
Turn off the water! Do you know that some toilets can waste(浪费) twenty to forty tons of water an hour?
In a year, that would fill a small river! In environment clubs, students mend those broken toilets.
No-car day. On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a car—not the students and not the teachers! Cars give pollution to our air, so remember:
Walk, jump, bike or run.
Use your legs! It’s lots of fun!
No-garbage(垃圾) lunches. How much do you throw away after lunch? Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again. Every week they will choose the classes that make the least garbage and report them to the whole school!
We love our environment. Let’s work together to make it clean! Environment clubs ask students .
| A．to run to school every day | B．to play sports every day |
| C．not to throw away lunch bags | D．not to forget to take cars |
From this passage we know the students usually have lunch .
| A．at school | B．in clubs | C．at home | D．in shops |
The writer wrote the passage to tell students to.
| A．join in clubs | B．help teachers | C．make less pollution | D．clean schools |