Have you ever dreamed of visiting a planet in the Milky Way? While the trip sounds exciting, it would take years and years to reach the place that we are going to. So in the future, bedtime for astronauts may be more than a few hours of regular shut-eye. They would have to sleep for years.
European researchers are now doing hibernation experiments. The study may help them understand whether humans could ever sleep through the years it would take for a space flight to distant planets. “If there was an effective technology, it could make deep-space travel come true,” said Mark Ayer of the European Space Agency last month.
What seems like science fiction is not completely impossible. Researchers have been able to use chemicals to put living cells into a sleep-like state where they don’t age. They have now moved on to small, non-hibernating mammals like rats. The results will be out soon.
A major challenge is the fact that cells can be very simple systems, but body organs are far more complex（复杂的).
“It's like moving from a simple Apple computer to a supercomputer,” said Marco Biggiogera, a hibernation researcher at Italy’s University of Pavia.
Just like bears and frogs, the hibernation of human beings would cause a person’s metabolism (新陈代谢) to lower so they would need less energy.
Medical research, however, is just half of a space flight hibernation system.
There is the challenge of designing a suitable protective place to live. Such a place would provide the proper environment for hibernation, such as the proper temperature. It would also have to monitor (监控) life functions and serve the physiological needs of the hibernator.
According to Ayer, the six-person Human Outer Planets Exploration Mission to Jupiter’s moon (木星的卫星) Callisto, could be an opportunity to use human hibernation. The mission aims to send six humans on a five-year flight to Callisto, where they will spend 30 days, in 2045.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案, 将其标号填入题前括号内。What is the meaning of “hibernation” in Chinese in this passage?
| A．冬眠 | B．休息 | C．催眠 | D．瞌睡 |
According to the article, the research _______.
| A．is just an idea |
| B．is always a science fiction |
| C．has already finished successfully |
| D．has made some progress |
In a hibernating situation, a person needs _______.
| A．less sleep | B．more food |
| C．less energy | D．more movement |
The first try of the hibernation technology_____ the six person Human Outer Planets Exploration Mission to Jupiter’s moon Callisto.
| A．will be | B．has been planned for |
| C．is certain to be | D．may be |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．Hibernation study for space travel |
| B．Welcome to our space travel |
| C．To hibernate, to live longer |
| D．Welcome to the Milky Way |
A
Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple, was not a good student when he was in school. At that time, he always got into trouble with his schoolmates. When he went to college, he didn’t change a lot. Then he dropped out（退学）. But he was full of new ideas.
After that, Steve Jobs worked as a video game designer in a company. He worked there only for a few months and then he went to India. He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and a new chance to change his life.
Steve Jobs lived on a farm in California for a year after he returned from India. In 1975, he began to make a new type of computer. He designed the first Apple Computer with his friend in his garage. He chose the name “Apple”just because it reminded him of a happy summer he once spent in an apple orchard.
His first Apple Computer was a great success. Because of this, Steve Jobs soon became famous all over the world.Steven Jobs always got into trouble with _______ in school.
| A．his schoolmates | B．his parents | C．his teachers | D．his brothers |
Steven Jobs designed the first Apple Computer with his friend _______.
| A．in his school | B．in his company | C．in his garage | D．at home |
Which of the following is not true?
| A．Steve Jobs didn’t finish his college. |
| B．Steve Jobs worked as a video game designer in a company for a few months. |
| C．Steve Jobs soon became famous all over the world because of his first Apple computer. |
| D．Steve Jobs chose the name “Apple” just because he liked eating apples. |
C
It was at least tow months before Christmas, when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bike. Her Barbi bike was just too old, and it needed repairing as well.
As Christmas came nearer, her dream for a bike seemed to disappear, so we thought, for she didn’t mention it again. We were busy buying some beautiful storybooks, a doll house, a holiday dress and toys. Then much to our surprise, on December 24, she said she really wanted a bike more than anything else.
Now we didn’t know what to do. It was just toot late. We were busy with Christmas dinner and packing children’s presents, parents’ presents, a brother’s present and friends’ presents till midnight.So there was no time to take to buy the “right bike” for our little girl. Thinking that we were parents who would make their children unhappy, we felt guilty and sad.
Suddenly my husband came up with an idea. “What if I make a little bike out of clay(泥土) and write a note(便条) that she could trade in(交换) the model bike for a real one?” So he spent the next five hours carefully working with the clay to make a small bike.
On Christmas morning, we were so excited for Almie Rose to open the little box with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. She opened and read the note loudly.
She looked at me and Ron and said, ”So does this mean I can trade in this bike for a real one?” Smiling, I said, “Yes.”
Almie Rose had tears in her eyes when she replied, “I would never trade in this beautiful bike that Daddy made me. I prefer to keep it rather than get a real bike.” At that moment, we would have moved the God to buy her every bike on the Earth.Rose’s wish was to____ on Christmas Day.
| A．get a new bike | B．make a clay bike |
| C．receive a doll house | D．repair her old Barbi bike |
Rose’s parents didn’t buy her a bike because she____.
| A．didn’t want a bike any more |
| B．changed her idea to some story books |
| C．didn’t mention it in the last tow months |
| D．asked for it only on December 24 |
The word “guilty” in the third paragraph(段落) means____.
| A．unhappy | B．worried | C．happy | D．sorry |
Rose’s father got a good idea to____.
| A．spend five hours finishing making a small bike with clay |
| B．make a small bike red and white |
| C．make her old bike red and white |
| D．put the present in the box |
From Rose’s words in the last passage , we know that she____
| A．still wanted to get a real bike |
| B．didn’t know the meaning of the note |
| C．preferred a real bike to a model bike |
| D．was greatly moved by what her father had done |
Social customs and the ways of behaving change. Things that were considered impolite many years ago are acceptable . Just a few years ago, it was considered to be impolite behavior for a man to smoke on the street . No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make fool of himself by smoking when a lady was in the room.
Customs are also different from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or on the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn’t it matter? What about table manners?
The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a wonman or offer their seat to a woman , and so will most Americans. Promptness is important both in England and in America. That is , if a dinner invitation is for 6 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.
The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable especially if they are your guests. There is an old story about a man who gave a very formal dinner party. When the food was served, one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. The other guests were amused or greatly surprised , but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. I t would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.The underlined phrase” make fool of himself” in the first passage means____
| A．make himself strong | B．make himself rich |
| C．make himself comfortable | D．cause himself to seem like a fool |
According to the passage , the American and British _____
| A．don’t speak the same language |
| B．don’t have social custom in common |
| C．do share a lot of social customs |
| D．do have the exactly same social customs |
If a dinner invitation is for six o’clock , the guest is supposed to arrive at ____ six
| A．nearly a minute or two later than | B．a quarter to |
| C．a quarter to | D．much later than |
The last example in the passage shows____
| A．The correct way to use a knife at table |
| B．that it is good manners not to make your guests feel foolish or uncomfortable |
| C．that social customs and ways of behaving change too fast |
| D．promptness is important both in England and in America |
Which of the following do you think is the best title for this passage?
| A．Social Customs and Customs | B．Social Life |
| C．American and British Customs | D．Promptness is Important |
A
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What do people want to do at Nancy’s Gym?
A. to enjoy swimming
B. to learn skating
C. to becoming thinnerA Lucy likes skating . What ad is she probably interested in?
A. Icy World B.Water World C. Nancy’s GymYou can call ____ when you want to swim
A. 4556223 B. 88682526 C. 21518296You can go to swim in Water World at ____
A. 8:00AMB. 9:30AM C. 10:00pmWhich costs the most for an adult?
A. Keeping fit at Nancy’s Gym
B. Skating in Icy World
C. Swimming in Water World
根据短文内容，完成所给任务。
Four notes
Mr and Mrs Brown have two children: Mike and Liz. The whole family are all busy, so they often leave notes for each other. Look at these four notes of today.
| ① 3:30 pm To Mike Mr Tyler rang. No football practice today. I’m going to Donna’s house to play and be back at 5:00 pm. Liz |
| ② 4:00 pm To Liz It’s your turn to walk the dog. I have to do my homework after school. Remember to play with Teddy when you get home! Mike |
| ③ 6:45 pm Has anyone seen my tennis shoes? I’m in my bedroom doing my homework. Mike |
| ④ 9:00 pm I saw your shoes this morning. They smelt terrible so I put them outside the back door. Good night, dears! Mum |
Liz will be back home at .
should walk the dog today.
Mike is doing his at 6:45 pm.
Mike’s tennis shoes are the back door.
According to the notes. Teddy is the in the family.