Yang Liwei circled the earth 14 times in 21 hours on October 15 and 16, 2003, landing on the grasslands of Inner Mongolia. Looking a little tired, Yang stepped out of Shenzhou V, smiling and waving at the waiting people. “I feel very good.” Yang said to Premier Wen Jiabao on the phone. Yang said to a newspaper, “For our motherland and me, this is a great moment.”
China’s launch of Shenzhou V shows a higher starting point. It has two special systems(系统) to protect the spaceman, but neither Russian rockets(火箭)nor American ones have.
Yang didn’t know that he was chosen as China’s first spaceman until just before the launch. Although Yang was excited at the news, he still slept at 8p.m. as usual and was woken up at 8p.m. the next morning. Before the launch, Yang ate Chinese traditional food-dumplings. We all know that travelers usually eat them before going on a journey for good luck.
A stamp Success of China First Manned Space Flight was issued(发行)on October 16, 2003, making China the third country to send a spaceman into outer space.It took Yang Liwei_____ to travel around the earth every circle.
A.6 hours | B.90 minutes |
C.2 days | D.21 hours |
How did Yang Liwei feel after he came back to the earth?
A.Quite tired. | B.A little scared. |
C.Tired but excited. | D.A little nervous |
Which of the following statement is right?
A.There is no difference between China’s spaceship and other countries. |
B.Yang Liwei knew he would be China’s first spaceman long before. |
C.From the news, Yang Liwei was too excited to fall asleep. |
D.Yang was proud of the flight. |
What does the underlined word “launch” mean?
A.发射 | B.出发 | C.制造 | D.设计 |
China issued the stamps to _________.
A.leave them in space |
B.give them to Yang Liwei as a reward |
C.celebrate the success |
D.give them to Russian and American spacemen. |
Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa and one of the largest free-standing mountains in the world, and some say, the most beautiful place on the earth.
The mountain towers 15,000 feet above the plains. Mount Kilimanjaro is in Tanzania and it covers an area of 60 miles long and 40 miles wide. Kilimanjaro is an extinct volcano(死火山), with 3 peaks. Kibo is the highest one in the center.
Because of Kilimanjaro's great height, the mountain influences(影响) its own weather. Winds incoming from the Indian Ocean are stopped upward by the mountain and drop their moisture(湿气) as rain and snow. People have planted coffee, corn, and other crops on the lower slopes(斜坡).
Mount Kilimanjaro now attracts many thousands of walkers each year. Because of a temperature rise in recent years, the beautiful snow cap of Kilimanjaro is retreating(消退) fast. A research said that the white snow on the mountain might be gone in 15 years. What a pity! The writer is worried about Mount Kilimanjaro's_______.
A.great height | B.extinct volcano |
C.rainforests | D.white snow cap |
Mount Kilimanjaro is_______.
A.the highest mountain in the world |
B.an active volcano |
C.a free-standing mountain |
D.15,000 feet above the sea level |
The snow on the mountain comes from_______.
A.the Indian Ocean | B.the Pacific Ocean | C.the Atlantic Ocean | D.the Red Sea |
_______ influences the mountain's own weather.
A.Rain and snow | B.Its great height | C.Crops | D.The moisture |
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If the owner of the large house asks a cleaner to tidy his house twice a week, how much will the cleaner get in a month?_______.
A.$120 | B.$160 | C.$200 | D.$240 |
If you are a college student of English who enjoys writing during your summer holiday, you will be more interested in the job in_______.
A.ad(l) | B.ad(2) | C.ad(3) | D.ad(4) |
Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their everyday life. For example, they can help people save much time, and they can help people work out many problems they can't do easily: Our country asks everyone to learn to use computers except the old people.
Today more and more families own computers. Parents buy computers for their children.
They hope computers can help them improve(提高) their studies in school. Yet many of the children use computers to play games, to watch video or to sing Karaoke instead of studying. So many teachers and parents complain that computers can not help children to study but make them fall behind. So computers are locked by parents in the boxes.
In some other countries, even some scientists hate computers. They say computers let millions of people lost their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble.
Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness? It will be decided by people themselves.Why do we say the computer is a useful machine? Because _______.
A.our country asks us to learn it |
B.it can help us a lot |
C.we can use it to play games |
D.it can help us to find jobs |
What do many teachers and parents complain about?
A.Their students and children use computers to study. |
B.Computers let them lost their jobs. |
C.Computers make the students and children fall behind. |
D.Computers bring people a lot of trouble, |
In this passage we know computers _______.
A.also bring us trouble |
B.bring us happiness only |
C.are hated by people |
D.are bad for people's health |
Why do some scientists hate computers?
A. Because computers let people lost their jobs.
B. Because computers bring them trouble.
C. Because some sciestists don't know how to use computers.
D. Both A and B.How do you understand the last sentence of this passage? I think it means _______.
A.computers are used by people |
B.people can live well without computers |
C.one must decide how to use computers |
D.computers are strange machines |
Coffee has become the most popular American drink. Today people in the United States drink more coffee than people in any of the other countries. People drink coffee at breakfast, at lunch, at dinner and between meals. They drink hot coffee or coffee with ice in it. They drink it at work and at home. They eat coffee ice-cream and coffee candy. Coffee is black and very strong. Different people like to drink it in different ways. Some people like coffee with cream or sugar in it. Other people like coffee with both cream and sugar in it. In all ways it is served. Coffee has become an international drink.Coffee is an _______drink.
A.interesting | B.international |
C.ice cream | D.American |
Different people like to drink coffee
A.at work or at home |
B.in different ways |
C.with cream or sugar |
D.between meals |
Today Americans drink _______coffee than people in any of the other countries. .
A.as much as | B.less | C.more | D.most |
The underlined word "strong" here means _______.
A.坚固的 | B.淡的 | C.清的 | D.浓的 |
_______is the most popular American drink.
A.Black tea | B.Coffee |
C.Water with ice | D.Whisky |
My name is Max. I am twelve years old. I have many friends. Most of them are as old as I. Some are older. Some are younger.
My best friend is Bill. He lives near me. We go to the same school and we are in the same class. Bill helps me with my maths homework. I help him with his English homework.
Bill is taller than me. He is quite fat. He doesn't .like sports, so he doesn't get much exercise. We both have black eyes, but Bill's hair is longer. I like sports and I play football or go swimming every day. Every Sunday morning Bill and I play computer games. Sometimes I win. Sometimes he wins.The main idea (主题) of the text is _______.
A.Max has many friends |
B.Max and Bill go to the same school |
C.Max and Bill are best friends |
D.Max and Bill like the same things |
Most of Max's friends are _______.
A.twelve years old |
B.older than Max |
C.younger than Max |
D.thirteen years old |
Max and Bill live _______.
A.near each other |
B.in different towns |
C.in the same house |
D.in the school |
Max helps Bill with _______.
A.his maths homework |
B.his English homework |
C.his sports lessons |
D.his computer lessons |
Max and Bill both like to _______.
A.swim |
B.play football |
C.play computer games |
D.play sports |