Now, it may be difficult to predict the future, but many people believe that we will live on Mars by the year 2100. Our own planet, Earth, is becoming more and more crowed and polluted. Well, what problems will we need to solve before we prepare to go to Mars?
First of all, transport should be much better. At present, humans need to spend months going to Mars by spaceship. However, by 2100, spaceship can travel at half the speed of light. It might take us two or three days to get there!
Secondly, humans need food, water and air to live. Scientists should develop plants that can be grown on Mars. These plants will produce the food, water and air that we need. However, there is no answer for all the problems now.
There is also a problem for us to live on Mars. Mars attracts us much less than the Earth does. This will be dangerous because we could easily jump too high and fly slowly away into space there. We will have to wear special shoes to make ourselves heavier.
In some ways, life on Mars may not be better than that on the earth today. Food will not be the same —meals will probably be in the form of pills and will not be as delicious as they are today. Also, space travel will probably make many people feel very uncomfortable.So far, how long will it take us from the earth to Mars by spaceship?
| A．Two or three days. | B．A few days. |
| C．A few months. | D．A few years. |
According to the passage, which of the following is wrong?
| A．A special plant which can produce water, air and food should be needed on Mars. |
| B．We may go to Mars when transport is much better and faster.. |
| C．We can jump higher than on the earth on Mars. |
| D．Food on Mars will be much better to eat. |
Which looks like life on Mars according to the passage?
| A．We can wear the shoes that we like to wear. |
| B．We can drink easily and conveniently. |
| C．We can walk faster than on the earth. |
| D．We can boil food to eat. |
Why do we want to live on Mars?
| A．Life on Mars is more interesting than that on the earth. |
| B．The earth is becoming dirty and crowded. |
| C．The journey to Mars is very interesting. |
| D．The scientists want us to do that. |
A rich man was riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden. There was a young tree lying on the ground. The rich man asked the old man. "What kind of tree are you planting there. My good man?"
"This is a fig(无花果)tree, sir." He said.
"A fig tree? The rich man was very surprised. "Why, how old are you, may I ask?"
"I am ninety years old."
"What!" shouted the rich man. "You're ninety years old, you are planting a very young tree now and it'll take years to give fruit. You certainly don t hope to live long enough to get any fruit from this tree. "The old man smiled and said, "Tell me, sir, did you eat figs when you were a boy?" Sure," the man did not know why he asked this question.
The old man asked, "Who planted the fig trees?"
"Why - why: I don't know."
"You see, sir." The old man said slowly, "our forefathers(祖先)planted trees for us to enjoy and l am doing the same for the people after me.”
The rich man was quiet, then said," you are right, my good man. We should do some things for the people after us. Thank you very much." Then he rode away.The old man was planting _______ when the rich man saw him.
| A．an apple tree | B．a fig tree | C．a pear tree | D．a banana tree |
The old man was planting the tree_______.
| A．to get himself some fruit to eat | B．for the people after him |
| C．to make his garden more beautiful | D．just for fun |
The sentence in the last paragraph "The rich man was quiet" means that_______.
A. he was thinking about who were his forefathers
B he didn't want to disturb(打扰)the old man
C. he couldn't communicate（交流）with the old man
D. he understood(理解)why the old man planted the young treeWe can express the main idea of this passage"_______" in Chinese.
| A．前人栽树，后人乘凉 | B．光阴似箭，一去不返 |
| C．君子爱财，取之有道 | D．财多惹祸，树大招风 |
Spanish Dancing
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Live Pop Music
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If you want to learn dancing, you can call_______.
| A．271-1399 | B．488-6888 | C．231-2899 | D．301~2768 |
You can enjoy Jay Chou's music at_______ in the music hall.
| A．9:00 pm on July 23 | B．8:00 pm on July 20 |
| C．7:30 pm every day | D．9:30 pm on July 1 |
If Mr. Zhong wants to go to the museum with his wife and ten-year-old daughter, how much should he pay for it?
| A．￥70. | B．￥100. | C．￥125. | D．￥200. |
My name is Mary Green. I live in a new house with my parents. There is a beautiful and a small room for me.1 like it very much.
Now let me tell you something about my new house. My new house is on a busy street. There is a big, new and clean park across from my house. I can see the flowers in it from my room. We often take a walk in the park after dinner every evening. There is a large shopping mall near my house. It is between a hospital and a bank. We can buy fruits, vegetables and food in the mall. They are good but cheap. My school is near my house. So I always go to school on foot.1 like my new house. What do you think of it?How is the park?
| A．big | B．old | C．dirty | D．small |
Where is the bank?
| A．It is across from my house. | B．It's between a hospital and a shopping mall. |
| C．It's next to a park. | D．It's next to a shopping mall. |
We can't buy _______ in the shopping mall.
| A．fruits | B．vegetables | C．flowers | D．food |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．I walk to school on weekdays. | B．There is no bank near my house. |
| C．The street is very quiet | D．My room is big and beautiful. |
John was sad. Nothing could make him ."I don't want to go to school today." "Come on, sleepy head. We're going for a "said his mum.
When they walked down the street, his mum said, "John, do you see in Mr. Butler's garden? Would you like to sniff(嗅)them?
" "，said John.
"But I want to. Come with me", His mum sniffed the flowers. "Oh, these roses me my son should be happy, and they also tell me my son should go to ."
"Aha, mum, you are joking. How can roses ?" laughed John..
They walked on. "Maybe we can have a dog cat mouse chicken lamb ice cream cone," said his mum. John ."Don't be so silly(傻的),Mum. That sounds .You can't have that kind often cream cone."
John kept smiling from that moment. Mum felt happy now that John was happy. John thanked his mum very much to make him .He thought his mum was great.
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Mr. Chen works in an office and he usually gets up at six thirty in the morning . After he has breakfast , he goes to work at seven o’clock . He comes back home at a quarter to six in the afternoon .
Today is Friday . It is six twenty and Mr. Chen is home . Mr. Chen doesn’t look happy . His wife , Mrs. Chen looks at Mr. Chen and asks him , “ Why do you look unhappy today , dear ?”
“ A bus ticket （票）is usually four yuan , but it will be three yuan next week . ” Mr. Chen says .
“ That’s good .” Mrs. Chen answers .
“ But it is not good for me .” Mr. Chen says , “ You know , I usually go to work and come back home on foot . I don’t take a bus . I can save eight yuan every day now , but I can just save only six yuan every day from next week .”What does Mr. Chen do ?
| A．A teacher . | B．A cook . | C．An office worker . | D．A farmer . |
Mr. Chen goes to work at _________ .
| A．6:30 a.m. | B．7:00 a.m. | C．6:15 p.m. | D．5:45 p.m. |
Mr. Chen goes to work _____________ every day .
| A．by bus | B．by bike | C．by car | D．on foot |
The word “unhappy ” means _______________ in the story .
| A．高兴的 | B．健康的 | C．不高兴的 | D．聪颖的 |
From this story we know ___________________ .
| A．Mr. Chen gets up at 6:20 a.m. |
| B．Mr. Chen comes back home at 5:00 p.m. |
| C．Mr. Chen pays 8 yuan for（付款）the bus tickets every day this week |
| D．the bus ticket will be cheaper（便宜一些） next week |