On the Earth, everyone has a home. While in space, there is also a home. It is nearly as big as a soccer field and larger than a six-bedroom house. It is the International Space Station(ISS).
The ISS is home to astronauts. Usually, there are three to six astronauts on board. Astronauts in the space station are very busy. They do many science experiments in biology and physics, and study the effects on the human body after long exposure(暴露) to microgravity(微重力). Sometimes they go on spacewalks to work outside the station.
As a groundbreaking scientific research facility, the ISS benefits(使受益) people on the Earth. Robots on the ISS have inspired medical technology. Now it is possible for patients to receive certain surgery(外科手术) by a robotic arm, which performs better than humans. The ISS also helps to watch the Earth’s ecosystems(生态系统) and warns us of volcano eruptions(火山爆发) and earthquakes.
For children, the ISS plays an important part in education. Children can ask astronauts in the ISS any question with the help of satellites. For example, what do you eat? How do you sleep? This is a good way to improve children’s interest in science and technology.
The ISS is expected to remain in operation until at least 2020, China Daily reported. Russia may build a new space station to replace it at that time.
In the future, space will be home to more stations like the ISS. China is also planning to build its own space station, and the launch of Tiangong-1 in 2011 was the first step. It is expected that China will complete the space station by 2023.
| The International Space Station(ISS) |
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| Home to astronauts (5-6 astronauts |
1.They do many experiments in different scientific fields. 2.They study 3.They go on spacewalks. |
| Benefit people on the Earth |
1. Robots on the ISS have inspired 2. Help to watch the earth’s ecosystems. 3. Warns us of volcano eruptions and earthquake. |
| Help children in education |
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“If you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it!”
That may seem a strange thing to say. But touching things can help you to see them better.
Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round. But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is. You can feel how heavy the glass is. When you feel all these about the ball, you really see it. With your skin, you can feel better. For example, your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pocket. You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too. You can even feel sounds against your skin. Have you ever wanted to know why some people like very loud music? They must like to feel the sounds of music.
All children soon learn what “Don’t touch!” means. They hear it often. Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up. In shops, we touch things we might buy: food, clothes. To see something well, we have to touch it. The bottoms of our feet can feel things, too. You know this when you walk on warm sand, cool grass or a hard floor. All feel different under your feet.
There are ways of learning to see well by feeling. One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin. Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, the air on your skin. At first, it is not easy to feel these things. You are too used to them!
Most museums are just for looking. But today some museums have some things to touch. Their signs say, “Do touch!” There you can feel everything on show.
If you want to see better, reach out and touch. Then you will really see!By touching things .
| A．you will have a strange feeling |
| B．you will learn how to reach out your hand |
| C．you can learn more about them |
| D．you can tell what colors they really are |
Which of the following can be the best title of the story?
| A．Touching by Feeling | B．To See or to Feel |
| C．To See Better—Feel | D．Ways of Feeling |
Which of the following parts can tell you the difference between two coins in your pocket?
| A．Your fingers. | B．Your eyes. | C．Your skin. | D．Your back. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Touching is helping us to see better. |
| B．Our skin may help us enjoy music. |
| C．People don’t have to learn to feel. |
| D．Visitors can’t feel the things on show in any museums. |
Do you have any foreign friends? Do you know their characteristics(特征)?
The Germans are very quiet and they always keep calm. They don’t like to speak more words. They look very serious. They like different kinds of amusements. The Germans are very hard—working. They like tidiness, especially the women, who always keep their home clean.
In some ways, the Englishmen look the same as the Germans. They are very quiet and never talk too much with the strangers. They are really polite, so we often hear they say “Thank you.” Or “Sorry.” The gentlemen are also the Englishmen.
The French’s holidays are very long. They like traveling and usually spend their long time staying in other countries. The Frenchmen are more outgoing than the Germans. It is very easy to make friends with them.
Compared to the Frenchmen, the Americans are more outgoing. And they are even opener than all of the Europeans. They don’t like to depend on others. So it is very common that the students do part-time jobs in their free time. And in Americans’ eyes, success is an important part in their life. According to the passage, ______are very quiet.
| A．only the Germans |
| B．only the Englishmen |
| C．only the Frenchmen |
| D．both the Germans and the Englishmen |
In the writer’s eyes, the gentlemen are______.
| A．the Germans | B．the Frenchmen | C．the Englishmen | D．the Americans |
What can we learn about the Frenchmen from the passage?
| A．They are more outgoing than the Americans. |
| B．It is very easy to make friends with them. |
| C．They like traveling in their own country. |
| D．They look serious and are always hard-working. |
Which is the best title of the passage?
| A．Foreigners’ hobbies. |
| B．Who are more outgoing? |
| C．Characteristics of the foreigners. |
| D．Success is an important part in Americans’ life. |
One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples.
1.” What’s the matter?” “I went to a party last night, so I…”
2.”I feel so tired these days.” “I think you’d better…”
3.”Of course, she never stops talking. She is one of the most…”
You can see from the above three examples that the context helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about. So “guessing” is very important in understanding English, especially spoken English.This passage tells us mainly about ________.
| A．the importance of “guessing” in learning a foreign language. |
| B．how to guess what one is going to talk about. |
| C．Some examples of right guessing. |
| D．how important it is to guess all the time. |
From the context, we can see maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 1 is ________.
| A．…so I didn’t have a good time.” |
| B．…so I went to bed very late.” |
| C．…so I felt unhappy.” |
| D．…so I got up very early.” |
Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 2 is ________.
| A．“I think you’d better have a good rest and take good care of yourself.” |
| B．“I think you’d better have something to drink.” |
| C．“I think you’d better get some help from your friends.” |
| D．“I think you’d better to be more careful.” |
From the passage we can infer that guessing is ________ in learning a foreign language.
| A．the only way |
| B．more important in spoken English than in written English. |
| C．more important than any other way |
| D．more important in written English than in spoken English |
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What is NOT mentioned in the ads?
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| D．Time when you are supposed to work. |
Skin-diving(潜水) is a new sport today. This sport takes you into a wonderful new world. It is like a visit to the moon. When you are under water, it is easy for you to climb big rocks, because you are no longer heavy.
Here, under water, everything is blue and green. During the day, there is lots of light. When fish swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands.
When you have tank (罐) of air on your back, you can stay in deep of water for a long time. But you must be careful when you dive into deep water.
To catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport. Besides, there are more uses for skin-diving. You can clean ships without taking them out of the water. You can get many things from the deep sea.
Now you see that skin-diving is both useful and interesting.Skin-diving is a new sport that_____________.
| A．will take you to the moon |
| B．will take you to a new world of land |
| C．will take you to the mountain |
| D．will take you to the deep water |
You can climb big rocks under water easily because _________.
| A．you are very heavy |
| B．you are as heavy as on the land |
| C．you are not as heavy as on the land |
| D．you have no weight at all |
With a tank of air on your back, you can _________.
| A．catch fish very easily |
| B．stay under water for a long time |
| C．climb big rocks |
| D．have more fun |
Which of the following statement is not true?
| A．Skin-diving is a new sport |
| B．skin-diving is like visiting the moon |
| C．The only use of skin-diving is to have more fun |
| D．Skin-diving is not only interesting but also useful. |
Skin-diving is a useful and interesting sport because ________.
| A．you can catch fish with your hands. |
| B．you can clean the ship in the water |
| C．you can get many things from the deep sea. |
| D．all of the above |