A． What is it？ B． How old are you？ C． I am always asking myself this question， too． D． Who are you？ E． Where are you from？ F． Can you describe your hometown？ G．I have very thick fat， so I can keep myself warm． |
A： Hello， Mr．Penguin! Welcome to our show!（1）
B： I am from the Antarctic．
A： （2）
B： Sure． My hometown is very cold． But the air is clean and there is almost no pollution．
A： Do you feel cold？How can you live in such cold weather？
B： No，I don't feel cold at all． Look at my body． （3）
A：Mr．Penguin，are you a bird？
B： Good question．But I don't know，either．（4）
A：Well，I know you can't fly like birds．
B： You're right． But I have a very special ability of my own．
A：A special ability？（5）
B： I can jump into the icy water to catch fish．
Please open the w and let some fresh air in．
Most of us think the telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell．（1） In fact， an Italian named Antonio Meucci was officially recognised（认定）as the inventor a few years ago． Who is Meucci and why wasn't he known for his invention at the time？
Antonio Meucci was born in Italy in 1808． He studied engineering and drawing． During his studies， Meucci started to experiment with electricity． （2） When two places were connected with wire， people in those places could hear each other talk．
In 1850， Meucci and his wife， Ester， moved to New York． Meucci was worried about his wife， because she had become very ill． （3） To solve this problem， he connected metal cables between his home and his workshop． This way， they could talk to each other conveniently．
Meucci invited a group of people to see his new invention． They listened in amazement as the voice of a singer was heard through the wires．
（4） Even worse， Meucci never applied for a patent （专利） on his invention．Meanwhile， Alexander Graham Bell was working on the same idea and in 1876 the patent for the telephone was given to him．
In 2002， more than a century after Meucci's death， his work was finally recognised by the government． （5）
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A． He discovered that sound could travel through metal cables． B． However， he wasn' t the first person to think of the idea． C． Unfortunately， only a few people attended this talk． D． He will now be known all over the world as the telephone's inventor． E． He needed to keep in touch with her at all times． |
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（1）How are the books on this webpage listed ？
A． By price．
B． By popularity．
C． By reader's age．
D． By writer' s name．
（2）What is true about the book Women in Science ？
A． It is mainly about Marie Curie's history．
B． It lists all the important scientific achievements．
C． It includes women scientists that aren't famous．
D． It is mostly about the development of modern science．
（3）How much will a Bestbooks Book Club member pay in total if he orders First Big Book of How and A Really Short History of Nearly Everything today ？
A． ＄34．
B． ＄30．
C． ＄26．
D． ＄24．
（4）A primary school student who needs to write a science report about African elephants should choose ．
A． Women in science
B． First Big Book of How
C． A Really Short History of Nearly Everything
D． National Geographic's First Big Book of the World
（5）What is the main purpose of this webpage ？
A． To sell books to young readers．
B． To attract new book club members．
C． To encourage students' interest in science．
D． To review books young readers might like．
Many people know that rubbish is a big problem on planet Earth． What many people don't know is that junk（垃圾）has become a problem in outer space too．
According to BBC News， there are more than 22， 000 pieces of space junk floating around the earth． And these are just the things that we can see from the surface of the earth by telescopes （望远镜）． There are also millions of smaller pieces of junk that we can't see．
Objects， like bits of old space rockets or satellites， move around the planet at very high speeds，so fast that even a very small piece can break important satellites or become dangerous to astronauts． If the tiniest piece of junk crashed into a spaceship， it could damage the vehicle．
To make things worse， when two objects in space crash， they break into many smaller pieces． For example， when a U．S． satellite hit an old Russian rocket in 2009， it broke into more than 2，000 pieces， increasing the amount of space junk．
To reduce additional space junk， countries have agreed that all new space tools can only stay in space for 25 years at most． Each tool must be built to fall safely into the earth's atmosphere after that time． In the upper parts of the atmosphere， it will burn up．
Many scientists also suggesting different ways to clean up space junk． In England scientists are testing a metal net that can be fired into space junk． The net catches the junk and then pulls it into the earth's atmosphere to burn up． The Germans are building robots that can collect pieces of space junk and bring them back to Earth to be safely destroyed．
The problem is becoming more challenging because we're sending more objects into space to help people use their mobile phones and computers，" says Marco Castronuovo， an Italian space Researcher．
"The time to act is now． The longer we leave the problem， the bigger it will become，" he says．
（1）What does the underlined word "these" in Paragraph 2 refer to ？
A． Telescopes．
B． Satellites．
C． Pieces of space junk．
D． BBC news reports．
（2）Why is space junk considered a problem ？
A． It burns up after it re﹣enters the atmosphere．
B． It often stops the view of telescopes on Earth．
C． It could force new space tools to travel at slower speeds．
D． It may crash into other space tools causing damage or death．
（3）Countries want future space tools to be able to fall back into the earth's atmosphere so that ．
A． the tools can be reused later
B． the tools don't become space junk
C． the earth's atmosphere can stay clean
D． the effects of space flight can be studied
（4）How do the Germans plan to deal with space junk ？
A． Catch it with nets．
B． Use robots to collect it．
C． Burn it in the earth's atmosphere．
D． Send it further away from the earth．
（5）In which section of the newspaper would you probably read this article ？
A． Environment．
B． Local News．
C． Education．
D． Fashion．
Experts believe that there are more than 8 million restaurants in the world today． So it might surprise you to learn that restaurants， as we know them， have only existed for a few centuries． Before 1765， there were no restaurants． That is， there were no places that provided the restaurant experience． There was nowhere in which a waiter brought you food and drink that you picked from a menu． In fact， there were no menus anywhere．
There were eating places travellers could go to centuries before that． The countryside was full of inns that would serve food． And there were taverns where one could get drinks． The rich could also eat special meals prepared by private cooks． But none of them could be called a "restaurant"．
A man called Boulanger changed that． In 1765， he opened a place in Paris that sold soups（汤）． On his sign he used the word "restaurant" to describe what he was selling． At that time， soups were considered something that could help "restore"（恢复）your health﹣ in French the word "restore" is "restaurer"﹣﹣﹣ so he called the soups "restaurants"． Soon， people started buying Boulanger's soups even when they were not ill． And over time， people began to use the word "restaurant" to refer to a place selling soup rather than the soup itself． More "restaurants" opened in France， and people began to buy soups more often．
Later， restaurants in Paris began to serve other food besides soup． In the 1790s， menus started to appear． By the mid﹣1800s， there were many types of restaurants throughout the world． The United States offered coffee shops． Tea houses became popular throughout China． Paris created beautiful restaurants for the rich． The British began to copy the French， and the restaurant idea spread throughout the British Empire．
Today cities are filled with all types of restaurants． Diners have millions of options from which to choose．
（1）What is the passage mainly about ？
A． How restaurants developed．
B． What made a good restaurant．
C． Who created the first restaurant．
D． Why restaurants became popular．
（2）According to the first paragraph， what made restaurants different from earlier eating places ？
A． Restaurants only served food．
B． Restaurants were more expensive．
C． Restaurants were mainly in cities．
D． Restaurants had a list of meal choices．
（3）Who did Boulanger expect to come and eat at his restaurant ？
A． Rich people
B． Sick people．
C． Travellers．
D． Workers．
（4）When it was first used． what did the word "restaurant" refer to ？
A． A person．
B． A place．
C． Illness．
D． Soup．
（5）When did restaurants begin to grow internationally ？
A． In the 1600s．
B． In the 1700s．
C． In the 1800s．
D． In the 1900s．