Wukong, Tiangong, Tianwen… Do you know where the names of Chinese space programs come from?
Wukong, the Dark Matter Particle Explorer satellite (暗物质粒子探测卫星), is named after Chinese superhero Monkey King. According to Journey to the West, Monkey King has a pair of sharp eyes which can tell the difference between good and evil. The Wukong satellite is just as sharp-eyed as Monkey King to help scientists search for dark matter in space.
The name of the space station, Tiangong, means “Heavenly Palace”. In Chinese myths, this is the home of Tian Di. Now Tiangong Space Station is a home for Chinese astronauts in space. And China welcomes foreign astronauts to Tiangong so that they can work together.
Tianwen, China’s Mars missions (任务), gets its name from the poem Tianwen by Qu Yuan. Qu Yuan is a well-known poet from ancient China. In Tianwen, he had the questions about the sky, stars, nature, myths and the real world, showing his hunger for truth. Perhaps the Tianwen missions will end up answering some of Qu Yuan’s questions.
If you look into more names of Chinese space programs, you will find that they all have beautiful meanings. We, the Chinese people, have a long-cherished (珍藏已久的) space dream. So the naming of Chinese space programs is taken very seriously.
（1）What is the Wukong satellite used for?
| A． |
Answering some of Qu Yuan’s questions. |
| B． |
Finding the difference between good and evil. |
| C． |
Helping scientists search for dark matter in space. |
| D． |
Welcoming foreign astronauts to the space station. |
（2）The underlined word “myths” in Paragraph 3 means “________” in Chinese.
| A． |
诗歌 |
B． |
神话 |
C． |
谚语 |
D． |
传记 |
（3）The name of China’s Mars missions is from ________.
| A． |
Qu Yuan’s poem Tianwen |
B． |
an ancient novel |
| C． |
ancient Chinese myths |
D． |
Journey to the West |
（4）Why do we take the naming of Chinese space programs seriously?
| A． |
We want to land on Mars. |
B． |
We want to protect the Earth. |
| C． |
We have the hunger for truth. |
D． |
We have a dream for space. |
（5）Which can be the best title for the passage?
| A． |
What Beautiful Names |
B． |
What a Cherished Star |
| C． |
What Excellent Poems |
D． |
What a Long Journey |
Once there was a man and a woman. They had been married for more than 60 years. They kept no secrets from each other except that the old woman had a shoe box under her bed. She told her husband never to open or ask about it.
For all these years， he had never thought about the box. But one day the old woman got very sick and the doctor said she would never get better.
The woman said it was time that he should know what was in the box. The old man took the shoe box to his wife's bedside.
When he opened it， he found two beautiful doilies(装饰小垫) and some money. The money was $25,000.
“When we got married， ”she said， “my grandmother told me that the secret of a happy family was never to fight. She told me if every time I got angry with you， I should just keep quiet and crochet(编织) one doily.”
The old man was so moved because only two doilies were in the box. He thought she had only been angry with him twice in all those years.
“My dear，” he said， “but what about all the money? Where did it all come from?”
“Oh，” she said， “that's the money I made from selling the doilies. So far， I have sold 2,500 doilies.”The old woman let her husband open her shoe box because .
| A．she was badly ill | B．she was 60 years old |
| C．she believed in her husband | D．her husband made her angry |
From the story， we can infer(推断) the old woman had been angry with her husband times before she told him the secret.
| A．25,000 | B．2,500 | C．2,502 | D．250 |
From the story we know .
| A．the old woman enjoyed crocheting doilies |
| B．the old man only made his wife angry twice |
| C．the old woman didn't follow her grandmother's advice |
| D．the old man was moved when he saw only two doilies in the box |
Ma Yun was born on October 15,1964 in Hangzhou， Zhejiang Province. He is the founder (创始人)of Alibaba Group.
At the age of 10， Ma Yun took an interest in English. Each morning， he rode his bike to Hangzhou Hotel to talk with foreigners. In 1988， he became an English teacher. Then Ma Yun met Bill Aho， an American businessman， in Hangzhou. In 1995， he visited the United States for the first time. He stayed with Mr. Aho's family. There， he was introduced to the World Wide Web. Then he returned home and set up one of China's first web companies(公司)， China Yellowpages in the same year. On February 21,1999， he founded Alibaba. He chose Alibaba as the name because everyone knew the story of Alibaba.
Ma Yun had problems along the way. But his hard work made Alibaba an online success.Ma Yun became an English teacher at the age of .
| A．10 | B．24 | C．31 | D．35 |
In 1995， Ma Yun set up a company named .
| A．Alibaba | B．China Yellowpages |
| C．Hangzhou Hotel | D．World Wide Web |
The underlined word founded in the passage means .
| A．发现 | B．离开 | C．创建 | D．加入 |
According to the passage， which of the following is NOT TRUE?
| A．Ma Yun was born on the 15th of October， 1964. |
| B．He set up Alibaba Group. |
| C．In 1995， he was introduced to the World Wide Web. |
| D．Ma Yun chose Alibaba as the name because he liked the story of Alibaba. |
A Calendar as a Schedule（计划表）
Some schedules are actually calendars. The schedule below shows all the important things that are happening on each day at Fairview High School during the month of May. The days on this schedule are listed across the top, and each day of the month has a number.
Which month is the schedule for?
What event do the students have on the second day of the month?
What time does the Drama Club meet?
When will the students leave school on the third Monday of the month?
How many days will the tests last?
Once upon a time, a wealthy villager hid a huge piece of gold in a nearby rice field to protect it from robbers（强盗）.
Many years later, the wealthy man died and no one else knew about the gold. One day , a poor farmer began to plough（犁）the field. After ploughing for some time, his plough struck（碰、撞）the long forgotten treasure.
At first, he thought it must be a very hard tree root. However, when he went closer to look, he saw that it was a large piece of beautiful shining gold.
Waiting until midnight, the farmer started to take the gold home. He tried to lift the gold but it was too heavy. He tried to pull it out with ropes, but it was so huge that he could hardly move it. He became frustrated and thought how lucky he was to have found treasure, but unlucky too, as he could not move it. He even tried kicking the gold but it would not budge!
He sat down and began to use his head. He decided to break the gold into smaller pieces. This would enable him to carry the gold easily.
He thought to himself, “ I will use one part for my daily needs, I will save the second part for a rainy day. I will invest（投资）the third part in my farming business. I will use the fourth part to help the poor and needy.”
Follow this, he calmly divided the huge piece of gold into smaller pieces. Finally, he took all the gold home easily and lived happily ever after.The wealthy villager hid the gold in the rice field to .
A. plough the field
B. keep it safe
C. donate it to the farmerThe poor farmer found when the ploughted the field.
A. a hard tree root
B. the piece of gold
C. rice cropsWhen the farmer the gold, we know he was annoyed.
A. lifted B. pulled C. kickedThe word “budge” in the passage means “ “
A. move B. stay C. rollThe underlined parts in “I will save the second part for a rainy day.” means “ ”
A. use the gold to keep the rain out
B. use the gold when it rains
C. use the gold when money is in great need
Eric Liddell was known as the flying Scotsman（苏格兰人）because he ran so fast. But he is most remembered as a man of honor and bravery.
He was born in 1902 in Tianjin, north China. In Chinese, he was known as Li Airui. Eric lived in China until the age of five. After that his parents sent him to school in England. In 1920, Eric went to the University of Edinburgh to study science.
Sports played a large part in his life and he became the fastest runner in Scotland. He was chosen to be part of Britain’s 1924 Olympic team. The games were in Paris. The 100-meter race was his best event, but it was to be held on a Sunday. Eric, a strong Christian（基督徒），refused to run on Sundays because he believed that it should be a day of rest as the Bible（圣经）teaches.
Although many people told him to run the race, he refused. Instead he started to train for other distances. At the Olympics he won a bronze medal in the 200-meter race and then a gold medal in the 400-meter race, setting a world record.
Though then famous in Scotland, Eric still loved and remembered China. He wanted to go back to the country where he was born. In 1925, he went to China and worked as a middle school teacher in Tianjin. Then he went to Hebei Province to help the poor people there.
After the Japanese invaded（入侵）China, Eric chose to stay. He wanted to help the sick and give hope to the Chinese people. In 1943, the Japanese sent him to a prison camp（集中营）in Weifang. Even in the camp, he continued to help the old people. He also arranged games for the children, and taught them science.
In 1945, Eric was very ill. He was given a chance to leave the camp but he refused. Instead he gave this chance to a pregnant woman. This inspiring man died six months before the end of the war. Many people still remember his service to the Chinese people of that area.
Eric went back to England to .
A. go to school
B. held the Scottish people
C. take part in the Olympic GamesEric set a world record in the race.
A. 100-race B. 200-race C. 400-raceEric returned to China in .
A. 1925 B. 1943 C. 1945 Eric lived in China for years all together.
A. 5 B. 20 C. 25.People remember Eric mainly because of his .
A. running B. giving C. teaching