Sally Ride was born in California in 1951. She was the first American woman to travel into space. She loved to play tennis and wanted to be a tennis player when she was young. But after three months' professional(专业的) training, she changed her mind. She went to Stanford University and started to study science. She studied stars and planets. She did researches at the university and got her PhD in astrophysics(天体物理学博士学位) after several years’ hard work.
In 1977, she took a test to become an astronaut. And then she was picked up from over 8,000 people. In order to realise her dream of going into space, she had to get different kinds of special and difficult training. She learned how to fly a plane, how to jump out of a plane as well as how to operate(操作)special machines
Sally and four other astronauts flew a spaceship called Challenger on Jun. 18, 1983. She became the first American woman to travel into space. Later, she taught at the University of California. Then she wrote seven books on space for children, encouraging children to study science. Unfortunately, she died in 2012.What did Sally Ride want to do at first?
| A．She wanted to study stars. |
| B．She wanted to study science. |
| C．She wanted to play tennis. |
| D．She wanted to do researches. |
When did Sally Ride go into space?
| A．In 1951. | B．In 1977. |
| C．In 1983. | D．In 2012. |
Which is NOT true about Sally Ride?
| A．She learned how to fly a plane. |
| B．She learned how to produce machines, |
| C．She learned how to jump out of a plane. |
| D．She learned how to use special machines. |
Sally Ride taught at the University of California _______.
| A．before she got her PhD in astrophysics |
| B．before she went to Standford University |
| C．after she wrote books on space |
| D．after she travelled into space |
Which is the best title (题目) of the passage?
A. The first American woman writer
B The first American woman astronaut
C. The first American woman teacher
D. The first American woman scientist
In a restaurant， a bug（虫子） suddenly flew in and landed on the woman． She started shouting out of fear． Then she jumped around with both her hands shaking， trying to scare away the bug． Her reaction was very strong and everyone in her group got into fear．
The woman finally got the bug of her， but then it landed on another woman in the group． Now， it was her turn to continue the drama．
A waiter rushed to the table． The woman somehow managed to get the bug on the waiter． The waiter stood quietly and looked at the bug on his shirt． He carefully picked up the bug and threw it out of a window．
Drinking my coffee and watching the drama go on， I started wondering： Was the bug responsible for what they behaved just now/ If so， then why was the waiter not disturbed（v． 干扰）？
He solved the problem perfectly without any fear． It was not a bug， but the inability of those people to deal with the disturbance（n． 干扰） caused by the bug that disturbed them．
I realized that it was not the shouting of my father or my boss that disturbed me， but my inability to deal with the disturbances caused by their shouting that disturbed me． It was not the traffic jams（堵塞） on the road but my inability to deal with the disturbances caused by traffic jams that disturbed me．
It is not a problem， but my reaction to the problem that creates disorders in my life．
（1）From the passage， we can infer（推断） that the second woman ．
A． was not scared because she was strong
B． acted the same way the first woman did
C． continued watching the drama
D． threw the bug back on the first woman
（2）Where was the writer when the story happened？
A． In the restaurant．
B． In his office
C． On his way to work
D． At the theater
（3）Which of the following would the writer agree with？
A． It was the women who caused the trouble．
B． The women were able to deal with the disturbance．
C． The bug was responsible for what the women did．
D． The waiter had the ability to deal with the disturbance．
（4）According to the passage， if you run into a traffic jam， you're supposed to ．
A． complain for being late
B． feel upset and worried
C． relax yourself by listening to music
D． expect someone to clear the road right away
（5）What does the passage mainly tell us？
A． Speak less， do more．
B． Keep your cool when trouble hits．
C． Actions speak louder than words．
D． Mind your manners while in a restaurant．
Do you help your parents with chores around the house？ Can you cook for your family？
To stress the importance of hardworking spirit education among students of different ages， the Chinese government recently released（发布） a guideline． The guideline calls for students to respect（尊重） work． Students should learn basic life skills and form good working habits， through such education．
The government has been trying to stress the importance of hardworking spirit education． But this has been overlooked（忽视） in recent years． Many teens do not value the importance of working hard and are uninterested in doing so．
According to a study of nearly 3，000 students that was done by Ningbo Evening News in March， only 22 percent of primary and middle school students help with everyday chores around the house．
Schools and families play an important role in teaching students about the value of working hard， the guideline says．
Primary and middle schools should provide students with hardworking spirit classes every week， according to the guideline． Schools can also hold activities to give students real﹣world work experience． For example， schools can teach children how to plant trees on Tree﹣planting Day．
As children's first teachers，parents should also encourage children to learn how to do chores at home．Students should master one or two life skills every year． These skills can include cooking， washing their own clothes and tidying their rooms．
（1）The guideline was released in order to ．
A． teach students how to do chores at home
B． call for students to respect work
C． help students solve life problems
D． ask students to be more independent
（2）What does the underlined word "this" in paragraph 3 refer to？ ．
A． Challenges in life
B． Basic life skills
C． The recently released guideline
D． Hardworking spirit education
（3）What is paragraph 4 trying to tell us？ ．
A． Only 3，000 students help with housework
B． Students pay no attention to hardworking spirit
C． About one﹣fifth of students help with housework
D． Students are taken good care of by their parents
（4）According to the guideline， schools should ．
A． provide both guidance and chances for real work
B． hand out the guideline to every student
C． teach students how to plant trees
D． give parents homework to do
（5）What does the writer advise parents to do？
A． Do most housework at home．
B． Master one or two life skills every year．
C． Help children learn to do chores at home．
D． Ask children to focus more on study．
Calendar of Events
October School Activities at Newtown School
|
Sunday |
Water activities in the Recreation Lagoon |
11 a． m． ﹣2 p． m． |
Free |
|
Monday |
Play tennis on the school playground |
9 a． m． ﹣ 11 a． m． |
Free |
|
Tuesday |
Arts & crafts workshop on the lawn |
3 p． m． ﹣5 p． m． |
＄17 per student |
|
Wednesday |
Play beach ball in the Wave Lagoon |
10 a． m． ﹣3 p． m． |
＄21 per student |
|
Thursday |
Story﹣telling on the lawn |
4 p． m． ﹣5 p． m． |
Free |
|
Friday |
Learn guitar on the lawn |
9 a． m． ﹣11 a． m． |
＄20 per student |
|
Saturday |
Learn chemistry at the school lab |
2 p． m． ﹣5 p． m． |
＄15 per student |
（1）If you want to learn guitar， you have to be free on morning．
A． Monday
B． Wednesday
C． Friday
D． Sunday
（2）Which of the activities lasts the longest？ ．
A． Doing water activities
B． Playing tennis
C． Playing beach ball
D． Story﹣telling
（3）Where should students go if they want to listen to stories？
A． The Recreation Lagoon
B． The school playground．
C． The school lab．
D． The lawn
（4）If Rose has ＄16， she can ．
A． go to the arts & crafts workshop
B． learn chemistry．
C． learn guitar
D． play beach ball
（5）The above activities are planned for students in Newtown School．
A． in October
B． on weekends
C． on Children's Day
D． in winter vacation
Scientists around the world are racing to create and test vaccines （疫苗） to help protect people against the novel coronavirus （新冠病毒）． They are making progress， but it will be quite a while before any vaccines are ready．
There are many different ways to make vaccines． At least 115 different vaccines for the novel coronavirus are being developed around the world right now． Many of them may not work or may have side effects that can be dangerous． That is why testing is very important．
Before a vaccine is ever tested on humans， it's first tested on animals to make sure it seems safe． Testing the vaccine on humans is done in several different phases （阶段）． In Phase 1， a small group of people are given small amounts of the vaccine to see if it has any bad effects． Phase 2 still tests the vaccine's safety， but it's mainly a test to see if the vaccine seems to work． If Phase 2 goes well， the vaccine can begin Phase 3．During Phase 3，the vaccine is tried on a much larger group of people to see how well it works．
Because of the serious and worldwide impact （影响） of the novel coronavirus， there is huge pressure to develop a working vaccine quickly．It normally takes seven or more years to develop a safe vaccine that works well． Now drug companies are hoping to create working vaccines in 12 or 18 months．
But health experts also warn that rushing too much could be dangerous． A vaccine with harmful effects could cause more problems than it solves．
（1）According to the passage， the scientists who are making vaccines are ．
A． hard﹣working and careful
B． patient and easy﹣going
C． kind and curious
D． caring and brave
（2）How long does it take to create working vaccines in the usual way？
A． Less than six years．
B． More than ten years．
C． Twelve to eighteen months．
D． About seven years．
（3）Which of the following is TRUE？
A． There are only three phases in testing vaccines．
B． Working vaccines must be created in a short time．
C． Vaccines have already been developed．
D． Rushing too quickly in creating vaccines may bring more problems．
（4）What's the best title of the passage？
A． Rush for a Vaccine
B． Fight against the Disease
C． Protect People against the Virus
D． Create Working Vaccines
Do you know about Psephurus gladius？ It's a Chinese paddlefish known as "king of all national freshwater fish"． However， it is announced that the Chinese paddlefish living in the Yangtze River has become extinct （灭绝的）．
A paper from Science of the Total Environment shows that the largest freshwater fish in China might have gone extinct between 2005 and 2010． Wei Qiwei， author of the paper， said in September， 2019， some experts supposed that the first﹣class protected fish had been extinct already．
The Chinese paddlefish was about 2 to 3 meters long and could grow longer than 7 meters．The fish had lived on the earth for 15 million years． The latest discovery of the fish was made in 03． Scientists helped the fish to return and tried to track （追踪） it． Unluckily， a boat accident
caused the tracking efforts to fail． Since then， no discovery has been reported and no such fish has been kept in captivity （圈养）．
"The Chinese paddlefish was so big that it was hard to raise in captivity，" Wei said．Between 1984 and 1993， he once tried to save four fish， but only one stayed alive and returned to the river．
The extinction of the fish has called public attention as people expressed sadness over the death，hoping such animals would be better protected so that future generations could see them．From Jan 1， 2020， China began a l0﹣year fishing ban （禁令） on important areas of the Yangtze River to protect Biodiversity （生态多样性） in China's longest river．
（1）It can be learned from the passage that ．
A． the Chinese paddlefish was hunted too much in the past
B． the Chinese paddlefish was the largest freshwater fish in the world
C． the Chinese paddlefish could grow to be over 7 meters in length
D． the Chinese paddlefish has never been seen so far
（2）What happened after the boat accident mentioned in Paragraph 3？
A． Some scientists saved the fish．
B． People failed to track the fish．
C． The fish lost its life．
D． The fish was kept in captivity．
（3）Why couldn't the Chinese paddlefish be raised in captivity？
A． Because of its living habits．
B． Because of its large size．
C． Because of its special diet．
D． Because of the high cost．
（4）What's the writer's purpose in writing the passage？
A． To show people 's sadness about the fish's death．
B． To explain how the fish died out．
C． To call on people to protect animals．
D． To introduce a first﹣class protected fish．