论文部分内容阅读
Ⅰ.单项选择
1. By the time Jane gets home, her aunt ____ for London to attend a meeting.
A. will leave B. leaves C. will have left D. left
2. What surprised me was not what he said but ____ he said it.
A. the way B. in the way that
C. in the way D. the way which
3. The doctor advised very strongly that she should take a holiday, but____ didn’t help.
A. it B. she C. which D. he
4. At a rough estimated, Nigeria is ____ Great Britain.
A. three times the size as B. the size three times of
C. three times as the size of D. three times the size of
5. You can eat food free in my restaurant ____ you like.
A. whenever B. wherever C. whatever D. however
6. ——Have you moved into the new house?
——Not yet, the rooms ____.
A. are being painted B. are painting
C. are painted D. are being painting
7. The girl ____ to fail in the exam.
A. was preparing B. prepared
C. was prepared D. preparing
8. Here is my card. Let’s keep in ____.
A. touch B. relation C. connection D. friendship
9. He came back with his health greatly ____.
A. to improve B. improving C. improved D. improve
10. ____ he came, he brought me some interesting books.
A. Not matter when B. Nothing
C. Whenever D. Whatever
11. Air pollution is the greatest trouble that ____ by the factory.
A. is being caused B. caused
C. causes D. causing
12. The boss ____.
A. seemed angry B. seemed to be angry
C. appeared to be angry D. all the above
13. Take an umbrella ____ it rains.
A. in case B. in the case
C. to prevent D. to stop
14. Will you please remind me ____ the book ____ the library?
A. to return; to B. of returning; for
C. to return; for D. return; to
15. We did ____ to help him.
A. that we could B. what we could
C. all what we could D. what all we could
Ⅱ.完形填空
Scientists say that something very serious is happening to the earth. It will begin to get __1__ in the following years. There will be major changes in __2__ in the new century. Coastal waters will have a __3__ temperature. This will have a __4__ effect on agriculture. In northern areas, the __5__ season will be ten days longer by the year 5510. However, in warmer areas, it will be too dry. The __6__ of water could __7__ by eighty percent. This would __8__ a large decrease in agriculture production.
World temperature could __9__ two degrees centigrade by the year 5540. However, the increase could be three times as great in the Arctic and Antarctic areas. This could cause the __10__ sheets to melt and raise the __11__ of the oceans __12__ one to two metres. Many coastal cities would be __13__ water.
Why is this happening? There is too __14__ carbon dioxide in the air. __15__ oil, gas and coal burn, they create large amounts of carbon dioxide. This carbon dioxide lets __16__ enter the earth’s atmosphere and __17__ the earth. However, it doesn’t let as much heat __18__ the atmosphere and enter space. It’s like a blanket. The heat __19__ the sun can pass through the blanket to warm the earth. The heat __20__ there and can’t escape through the blanket again.
Scientists call this the green-house effect.
1. A. warmer B. colder C. better D. worse
2. A. land B. agriculture C. climate D. weather
3. A. lower B. higher C. normal D. proper
4. A. good B. general C. serious D. useful
5. A. getting B. playing C. taking D. growing
6. A. much B. many C. amount D. number
7. A. fall B. decrease C. refuse D. rise
8. A. lead B. keep C. make D. cause
9. A. increase B. drop C. lift D. realize
10. A. water B. rain C. stone D. ice
11. A. degree B. level C. coast D. area
12. A. by B. to C. of D. with
13. A. above B. under C. below D. over
14. A. little B. many C. few D. much
15. A. If B. Because C. When D. Why
16. A. sunlight B. air C. rain D. gas
17. A. cold B. protect C. hurt D. heat
18. A. enter B. get C. leave D. reach
19. A. through B. by C. from D. on
20. A. stores B. arrives C. stands D. stays
Ⅲ.阅读理解
(A)
Tales From Animal Hospital
David Grant
David Grant has become a familiar face to millions of fans of Animal Hospital. Here Dr. Grant tells us the very best of his personal stories about the animals he has treated, including familiar patients such as the dogs Snowy and Duchess, the delightful cat Marigold Serendipity Diamond. He also takes the reader behind the scenes at Harmsworth Memorial Animal Hospital as he describes his day, from ordinary medical checkups to surgery (外科手术). Tales From Animal Hospital will delight all fans of the program and anyone who has a lively interest in their pet, whether it is cat, dog or snake!
$14.99 Hardback 272pp Simon Schuster
ISBN 0751304417
Isaac Newton: The Last Sorcerer
Michael White
From the author of Stephen Hawking: A Life in Science, comes this colorful description of the life of the world’s first modern scientist. Interesting yet based on fact, Michael White’s learned yet readable new book offers a true picture of Newton completely different from what people commonly know about him. Newton is shown as a gifted scientist with very human weaknesses who stood at the point in history where magic (魔术) ended and science began.
￡8.99 Hardback 320pp Fourth Estate
ISBN 1857024168
Fermat’s Last Theorem
Simon Singh
In 1963 a schoolboy called Andrew Wiles reading in his school library came across the world’s greatest mathematical problem: Fermat’s Last Theorem (定理). First put forward by the French mathematician Pierre de Fermat in the seventeenth century, the theorem had baffled and beaten the finest mathematical minds, including a French woman scientist who made a major advance in working out the problem, and who had to dress like a man in order to be able to study at the Ecole Polytechnique. Through unbelievable determination Andrew Wiles finally worked out the problem in 1995. An unusual story of human effort over three centuries, Fermat’s Last Theorem will delight specialists and general readers alike.
￡12.99 Hardback 384pp Fourth Estate
ISBN 1857025210
1. What is Animal Hospital? ____.
A. A news story B. A popular book
C. A research report D. A TV program
2. In Michael White’s book, Newton is described as ____.
A. a person who did not look the same as in many pictures
B. a person who lived a colorful and meaningful life
C. a great but not perfect man
D. an old-time magician
3. Which of the following best explains the meaning of the word “baffle”
as it is used in the text? ____.
A. To encourage people to raise questions
B. To cause difficulty in understanding
C. To provide a person with an explanation
D. To limit people’s imagination
4. What is the purpose of putting these three advertisements? ____.
A. To make the books easier to read
B. To show the importance of science
C. To introduce new authors
D. To sell the books
5. If you only have nine dollars, which book can you buy? ____.
A. Tales from Animals Hospital
B. Fermat’s Last Theorem
C. Isaac Newton: The Last Sorcerer
D. None of the above
(B)
First take a look at www. spoton. decommunity(社团). Click on international pen pal (朋友) sites to find some of our favorite international e-pal and pen pal web sites. Do not forget: some e-pal service cost money and some are safer than others. Remember to read a web site safety warning before you join!
KidFu (www.kidfu.com) says it is the safest place online for kids to chat, play games and make friends. Get your parents to help you register (注册) and then you can write things about yourself or read what other kids have written. There are also chat monitors who make sure that the online chat rooms are safe and friendly. KidFu costs money, but the first month is free.
If you join ePALS (www.epals.com), you can choose a pen pal from over 65,000 kids from 191 countries. You can also find information about how teachers can get pen pals for their pupils.
Or if you want to start sending e-mails right now, go to Europa Pages(www.europa-page.com/penpalform.html). Lots of young people have written their names, interests, home countries and their e-mail addresses. Just click on a name and start writing!
1. If you want to choose a safer web site, you can click on ____.
A. www. kidfu. com
B. www. spoton. de
C. www. epals. com
D. www. europa-page.com/penpalform.html
2. A teacher who wants to give his/her pupils information on how to get
pen pals can visit ____.
A. KidFu B. ePALS
C. Europa Pages D. none of the above
3. What is the advantage of Europa Pages? ____.
A. It is the safest
B. It is free
C. You can choose more pen pals from a greater number of countries
D. You can start sending e-mails at once
4. What is a chat monitor mentioned in the second paragraph? ____.
A. It is a person in charge of controlling the chat
B. It is a person sent by the police to keep order in the chat rooms
C. It is a person in the web site to give safe online advice
D. It is a kind of software to keep online chatting clean and safe
(C)
When it comes to lowering stress at work, studies from around the world have yielded a set of five tips, with advice ranging from grabbing 40 winks at your desk to taking your pet to work.
The first tip highlighted by New Scientist Magazine is that workers should be sociable—but not too sociable.
British research has shown that sociability is good for the health, with a study of thousands of civil servants revealing that moral support from colleagues, encouragement from supervisors and clear direction from bosses kept stress levels down.
Male civil servants who lacked support in the workplace were 31 per cent more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression, and women 43 per cent.
However, too much socializing could lead to work piling up.
The second tip is to ensure your surroundings are as pleasant as possible.
Simply being able to see your colleagues makes the working day much more manageable, with the height of partitions dividing up office space affecting stress levels.
Surprisingly, the higher the partition is, the more people complain about noise from their neighbours.
Research from the University of Montreal shows that the optimum partition height is 4ft 3ins(1.3m)—high enough to provide privacy but low enough to ensure staff do not feel isolated.
The third piece of advice for workers is to learn to switch off.
Mobile phones and other electronic equipment should be switched off after hours to allow burnt-out brain cells to recharge.
Playing with a cat or dog can also aid relaxation and if workers can persuade their boss to let them into the office then the day will fly by.
1. How many steps does the text mention to lowering stress at work? ____.
A. Five B. Three C. Four D. Two
2. What does the underlined phrase “switch off” mean? ____.
A. 交换 B. 关掉 C. 抽打 D. 离去
3. What is the disadvantage of sociability? ____.
A. Sociability is good for the health
B. If you are sociable you can get moral support
C. Too much socializing could lead to work piling up
D. If you are sociable you can get encouragement from supervisors
4. Which of the following is not true? ____.
A. Sociability is good for the health
B. Too much socializing could lead to work piling up
C. The higher the partition is, the more people complain about noise from their neighbours
D. You can take your pet dog to work if you are willing to
(D)
Chinese scientists have reopened the debate on whether or not the Great Wall is visible from space with the human eye, labeling it “impossible”.
In a report published in Chinese science magazine Science & Technology Review, Dai Changda, Jiang Xiaoguang and Xi Xiaohuan, all researchers with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), argue that the claim, made by American and Russian astronauts, defies the laws of biological science.
“The Great Wall contains some sections that are approximately 10 meters wide. But a 10-meter-wide object can only be seen with a naked eye from a maximum distance of 36 kilometers in extremely good weather conditions,” Jiang Xiaoguang told Xinhua.
“The distance of 36 kilometers is well below the widely-acknowledged distance of space from the earth, which is at least 100 kilometers,” he said. “Therefore the Great Wall is indeed invisible from space with the human eye.”
Jiang acknowledged the fact that the Great Wall had been photographed from space but said it was not related to whether or not the structure could be seen with the human eye.
“Obviously the human eye is very different from a camera and can not pick up details that advanced photographic equipment can,” said Jiang.
In March, 2004, U.S. astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon as commander of the Apollo 17 mission, told a Singapore newspaper during an interview that “in Earth’s orbit at a height of 160 to 320 km, the Great Wall of China is indeed visible to the naked eye”.
However, during China’s first manned space flight in 2003, Yang Liwei, China’s first astronaut, confirmed that he did not see the Great Wall while in orbit.
1. Who is the last man to walk on the moon? ____.
A. Gene Cernan B. Yang Liwei
C. Dai Changda D. Jiang Xiaoguang
2. The farthest distance we can see a 5-meter-wide object with a naked
eye is ____.
A. 36 kilometers B. 18 kilometers C. 100 kilometers D. 320 km
3. It can be inferred from the passage that ____.
A. human eye can not pick up details that advanced photographic equipment can
B. the Great Wall has been photographed from space
C. astronaut Gene Cernan was lying during the interview
D. we can not see the Great Wall from the space
4. In which book can you most probably find the passage? ____.
A. History book B. History book
C. Science magazine D. Story book
Ⅳ.阅读填词
仔细阅读下面的短文，文中共有10个空格。请根据每小题括号内的具体要求完成语法填空，例如正确的词性，词形的变化等。
The Olympic Games
In ancient __1__(Greek的正确形式) athletic festivals were very important and had strong associations. People gave the Olympic Games to the God Zeus. The original games __2__(hold) on the plain of Olympia in Peloponnesos. The Greeks held the first Olympics in the year 776BC and had only one event, a short run that was called the “stade”. A w__3__（首字母单词拼写） made of olive branches was placed on the winner’s head. Women were neither allowed to __4__（动词短语） the games nor to watch them, because the games were given to Zeus and therefore meant for men. Every four years, for 1,170 years, the Greeks held the Olympics, __5__(定语从句的关系代词) continued to grow and change. Many other sports were added, such as other races, boxing, wrestling, discus throw and so on.
The modern Olympic Games took place in Athen in 1886. Nowadays, the Games are held in different countries in turn. The host country provides vast facilities, including a stadium, swimming pools and living accommodation, but __6__(compete) countries pay their own __7__(athlete的正确形式) expenses.
Since 1984, when China took part in the Olympic Games again, Chinese players __8__(win) hundreds of __9__(n.) in different fields. As is known, the 29th Olympics __10__(hold) in Beijing in 2008. It’s a great honor and a challenge for the Chinese people.
Ⅴ.短文改错
Dear Ralph,
I’m a newcomer here of a small town. I would 1.____
describe myself as shy and quietly. Before my classmates, 2.____
it seems always difficult for me to do things well as 3.____
them. I’m sure they will laugh to me and see me as 4.____
a fool. So I feel unhappy every day. 5.____
Besides, I have few friends. I don’t know that6.____
they don’t like to talk with me. Sometimes, we
talked to each other very well in class,7.____
but after class we become stranger at once. 8.____
I am trying to improve the situation since it doesn’t 9.____
seem to work. Can you tell me about what I should do? 10.____
Yours,
Xiao Wei
Ⅵ.书面表达
最近，你校组织高三学生开展了一场讨论。讨论的主题是：双休日要不要上课。请根据下表提供的信息，写一篇短文，客观介绍一下讨论的情况。
注意：1.文章的开头已为你写好。
2.100词左右。
Recently, the students of Senior 3 in our school have had a discussion about whether we should have classes on weekends.
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
Key(6)
1. By the time Jane gets home, her aunt ____ for London to attend a meeting.
A. will leave B. leaves C. will have left D. left
2. What surprised me was not what he said but ____ he said it.
A. the way B. in the way that
C. in the way D. the way which
3. The doctor advised very strongly that she should take a holiday, but____ didn’t help.
A. it B. she C. which D. he
4. At a rough estimated, Nigeria is ____ Great Britain.
A. three times the size as B. the size three times of
C. three times as the size of D. three times the size of
5. You can eat food free in my restaurant ____ you like.
A. whenever B. wherever C. whatever D. however
6. ——Have you moved into the new house?
——Not yet, the rooms ____.
A. are being painted B. are painting
C. are painted D. are being painting
7. The girl ____ to fail in the exam.
A. was preparing B. prepared
C. was prepared D. preparing
8. Here is my card. Let’s keep in ____.
A. touch B. relation C. connection D. friendship
9. He came back with his health greatly ____.
A. to improve B. improving C. improved D. improve
10. ____ he came, he brought me some interesting books.
A. Not matter when B. Nothing
C. Whenever D. Whatever
11. Air pollution is the greatest trouble that ____ by the factory.
A. is being caused B. caused
C. causes D. causing
12. The boss ____.
A. seemed angry B. seemed to be angry
C. appeared to be angry D. all the above
13. Take an umbrella ____ it rains.
A. in case B. in the case
C. to prevent D. to stop
14. Will you please remind me ____ the book ____ the library?
A. to return; to B. of returning; for
C. to return; for D. return; to
15. We did ____ to help him.
A. that we could B. what we could
C. all what we could D. what all we could
Ⅱ.完形填空
Scientists say that something very serious is happening to the earth. It will begin to get __1__ in the following years. There will be major changes in __2__ in the new century. Coastal waters will have a __3__ temperature. This will have a __4__ effect on agriculture. In northern areas, the __5__ season will be ten days longer by the year 5510. However, in warmer areas, it will be too dry. The __6__ of water could __7__ by eighty percent. This would __8__ a large decrease in agriculture production.
World temperature could __9__ two degrees centigrade by the year 5540. However, the increase could be three times as great in the Arctic and Antarctic areas. This could cause the __10__ sheets to melt and raise the __11__ of the oceans __12__ one to two metres. Many coastal cities would be __13__ water.
Why is this happening? There is too __14__ carbon dioxide in the air. __15__ oil, gas and coal burn, they create large amounts of carbon dioxide. This carbon dioxide lets __16__ enter the earth’s atmosphere and __17__ the earth. However, it doesn’t let as much heat __18__ the atmosphere and enter space. It’s like a blanket. The heat __19__ the sun can pass through the blanket to warm the earth. The heat __20__ there and can’t escape through the blanket again.
Scientists call this the green-house effect.
1. A. warmer B. colder C. better D. worse
2. A. land B. agriculture C. climate D. weather
3. A. lower B. higher C. normal D. proper
4. A. good B. general C. serious D. useful
5. A. getting B. playing C. taking D. growing
6. A. much B. many C. amount D. number
7. A. fall B. decrease C. refuse D. rise
8. A. lead B. keep C. make D. cause
9. A. increase B. drop C. lift D. realize
10. A. water B. rain C. stone D. ice
11. A. degree B. level C. coast D. area
12. A. by B. to C. of D. with
13. A. above B. under C. below D. over
14. A. little B. many C. few D. much
15. A. If B. Because C. When D. Why
16. A. sunlight B. air C. rain D. gas
17. A. cold B. protect C. hurt D. heat
18. A. enter B. get C. leave D. reach
19. A. through B. by C. from D. on
20. A. stores B. arrives C. stands D. stays
Ⅲ.阅读理解
(A)
Tales From Animal Hospital
David Grant
David Grant has become a familiar face to millions of fans of Animal Hospital. Here Dr. Grant tells us the very best of his personal stories about the animals he has treated, including familiar patients such as the dogs Snowy and Duchess, the delightful cat Marigold Serendipity Diamond. He also takes the reader behind the scenes at Harmsworth Memorial Animal Hospital as he describes his day, from ordinary medical checkups to surgery (外科手术). Tales From Animal Hospital will delight all fans of the program and anyone who has a lively interest in their pet, whether it is cat, dog or snake!
$14.99 Hardback 272pp Simon Schuster
ISBN 0751304417
Isaac Newton: The Last Sorcerer
Michael White
From the author of Stephen Hawking: A Life in Science, comes this colorful description of the life of the world’s first modern scientist. Interesting yet based on fact, Michael White’s learned yet readable new book offers a true picture of Newton completely different from what people commonly know about him. Newton is shown as a gifted scientist with very human weaknesses who stood at the point in history where magic (魔术) ended and science began.
￡8.99 Hardback 320pp Fourth Estate
ISBN 1857024168
Fermat’s Last Theorem
Simon Singh
In 1963 a schoolboy called Andrew Wiles reading in his school library came across the world’s greatest mathematical problem: Fermat’s Last Theorem (定理). First put forward by the French mathematician Pierre de Fermat in the seventeenth century, the theorem had baffled and beaten the finest mathematical minds, including a French woman scientist who made a major advance in working out the problem, and who had to dress like a man in order to be able to study at the Ecole Polytechnique. Through unbelievable determination Andrew Wiles finally worked out the problem in 1995. An unusual story of human effort over three centuries, Fermat’s Last Theorem will delight specialists and general readers alike.
￡12.99 Hardback 384pp Fourth Estate
ISBN 1857025210
1. What is Animal Hospital? ____.
A. A news story B. A popular book
C. A research report D. A TV program
2. In Michael White’s book, Newton is described as ____.
A. a person who did not look the same as in many pictures
B. a person who lived a colorful and meaningful life
C. a great but not perfect man
D. an old-time magician
3. Which of the following best explains the meaning of the word “baffle”
as it is used in the text? ____.
A. To encourage people to raise questions
B. To cause difficulty in understanding
C. To provide a person with an explanation
D. To limit people’s imagination
4. What is the purpose of putting these three advertisements? ____.
A. To make the books easier to read
B. To show the importance of science
C. To introduce new authors
D. To sell the books
5. If you only have nine dollars, which book can you buy? ____.
A. Tales from Animals Hospital
B. Fermat’s Last Theorem
C. Isaac Newton: The Last Sorcerer
D. None of the above
(B)
First take a look at www. spoton. decommunity(社团). Click on international pen pal (朋友) sites to find some of our favorite international e-pal and pen pal web sites. Do not forget: some e-pal service cost money and some are safer than others. Remember to read a web site safety warning before you join!
KidFu (www.kidfu.com) says it is the safest place online for kids to chat, play games and make friends. Get your parents to help you register (注册) and then you can write things about yourself or read what other kids have written. There are also chat monitors who make sure that the online chat rooms are safe and friendly. KidFu costs money, but the first month is free.
If you join ePALS (www.epals.com), you can choose a pen pal from over 65,000 kids from 191 countries. You can also find information about how teachers can get pen pals for their pupils.
Or if you want to start sending e-mails right now, go to Europa Pages(www.europa-page.com/penpalform.html). Lots of young people have written their names, interests, home countries and their e-mail addresses. Just click on a name and start writing!
1. If you want to choose a safer web site, you can click on ____.
A. www. kidfu. com
B. www. spoton. de
C. www. epals. com
D. www. europa-page.com/penpalform.html
2. A teacher who wants to give his/her pupils information on how to get
pen pals can visit ____.
A. KidFu B. ePALS
C. Europa Pages D. none of the above
3. What is the advantage of Europa Pages? ____.
A. It is the safest
B. It is free
C. You can choose more pen pals from a greater number of countries
D. You can start sending e-mails at once
4. What is a chat monitor mentioned in the second paragraph? ____.
A. It is a person in charge of controlling the chat
B. It is a person sent by the police to keep order in the chat rooms
C. It is a person in the web site to give safe online advice
D. It is a kind of software to keep online chatting clean and safe
(C)
When it comes to lowering stress at work, studies from around the world have yielded a set of five tips, with advice ranging from grabbing 40 winks at your desk to taking your pet to work.
The first tip highlighted by New Scientist Magazine is that workers should be sociable—but not too sociable.
British research has shown that sociability is good for the health, with a study of thousands of civil servants revealing that moral support from colleagues, encouragement from supervisors and clear direction from bosses kept stress levels down.
Male civil servants who lacked support in the workplace were 31 per cent more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression, and women 43 per cent.
However, too much socializing could lead to work piling up.
The second tip is to ensure your surroundings are as pleasant as possible.
Simply being able to see your colleagues makes the working day much more manageable, with the height of partitions dividing up office space affecting stress levels.
Surprisingly, the higher the partition is, the more people complain about noise from their neighbours.
Research from the University of Montreal shows that the optimum partition height is 4ft 3ins(1.3m)—high enough to provide privacy but low enough to ensure staff do not feel isolated.
The third piece of advice for workers is to learn to switch off.
Mobile phones and other electronic equipment should be switched off after hours to allow burnt-out brain cells to recharge.
Playing with a cat or dog can also aid relaxation and if workers can persuade their boss to let them into the office then the day will fly by.
1. How many steps does the text mention to lowering stress at work? ____.
A. Five B. Three C. Four D. Two
2. What does the underlined phrase “switch off” mean? ____.
A. 交换 B. 关掉 C. 抽打 D. 离去
3. What is the disadvantage of sociability? ____.
A. Sociability is good for the health
B. If you are sociable you can get moral support
C. Too much socializing could lead to work piling up
D. If you are sociable you can get encouragement from supervisors
4. Which of the following is not true? ____.
A. Sociability is good for the health
B. Too much socializing could lead to work piling up
C. The higher the partition is, the more people complain about noise from their neighbours
D. You can take your pet dog to work if you are willing to
(D)
Chinese scientists have reopened the debate on whether or not the Great Wall is visible from space with the human eye, labeling it “impossible”.
In a report published in Chinese science magazine Science & Technology Review, Dai Changda, Jiang Xiaoguang and Xi Xiaohuan, all researchers with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), argue that the claim, made by American and Russian astronauts, defies the laws of biological science.
“The Great Wall contains some sections that are approximately 10 meters wide. But a 10-meter-wide object can only be seen with a naked eye from a maximum distance of 36 kilometers in extremely good weather conditions,” Jiang Xiaoguang told Xinhua.
“The distance of 36 kilometers is well below the widely-acknowledged distance of space from the earth, which is at least 100 kilometers,” he said. “Therefore the Great Wall is indeed invisible from space with the human eye.”
Jiang acknowledged the fact that the Great Wall had been photographed from space but said it was not related to whether or not the structure could be seen with the human eye.
“Obviously the human eye is very different from a camera and can not pick up details that advanced photographic equipment can,” said Jiang.
In March, 2004, U.S. astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon as commander of the Apollo 17 mission, told a Singapore newspaper during an interview that “in Earth’s orbit at a height of 160 to 320 km, the Great Wall of China is indeed visible to the naked eye”.
However, during China’s first manned space flight in 2003, Yang Liwei, China’s first astronaut, confirmed that he did not see the Great Wall while in orbit.
1. Who is the last man to walk on the moon? ____.
A. Gene Cernan B. Yang Liwei
C. Dai Changda D. Jiang Xiaoguang
2. The farthest distance we can see a 5-meter-wide object with a naked
eye is ____.
A. 36 kilometers B. 18 kilometers C. 100 kilometers D. 320 km
3. It can be inferred from the passage that ____.
A. human eye can not pick up details that advanced photographic equipment can
B. the Great Wall has been photographed from space
C. astronaut Gene Cernan was lying during the interview
D. we can not see the Great Wall from the space
4. In which book can you most probably find the passage? ____.
A. History book B. History book
C. Science magazine D. Story book
Ⅳ.阅读填词
仔细阅读下面的短文，文中共有10个空格。请根据每小题括号内的具体要求完成语法填空，例如正确的词性，词形的变化等。
The Olympic Games
In ancient __1__(Greek的正确形式) athletic festivals were very important and had strong associations. People gave the Olympic Games to the God Zeus. The original games __2__(hold) on the plain of Olympia in Peloponnesos. The Greeks held the first Olympics in the year 776BC and had only one event, a short run that was called the “stade”. A w__3__（首字母单词拼写） made of olive branches was placed on the winner’s head. Women were neither allowed to __4__（动词短语） the games nor to watch them, because the games were given to Zeus and therefore meant for men. Every four years, for 1,170 years, the Greeks held the Olympics, __5__(定语从句的关系代词) continued to grow and change. Many other sports were added, such as other races, boxing, wrestling, discus throw and so on.
The modern Olympic Games took place in Athen in 1886. Nowadays, the Games are held in different countries in turn. The host country provides vast facilities, including a stadium, swimming pools and living accommodation, but __6__(compete) countries pay their own __7__(athlete的正确形式) expenses.
Since 1984, when China took part in the Olympic Games again, Chinese players __8__(win) hundreds of __9__(n.) in different fields. As is known, the 29th Olympics __10__(hold) in Beijing in 2008. It’s a great honor and a challenge for the Chinese people.
Ⅴ.短文改错
Dear Ralph,
I’m a newcomer here of a small town. I would 1.____
describe myself as shy and quietly. Before my classmates, 2.____
it seems always difficult for me to do things well as 3.____
them. I’m sure they will laugh to me and see me as 4.____
a fool. So I feel unhappy every day. 5.____
Besides, I have few friends. I don’t know that6.____
they don’t like to talk with me. Sometimes, we
talked to each other very well in class,7.____
but after class we become stranger at once. 8.____
I am trying to improve the situation since it doesn’t 9.____
seem to work. Can you tell me about what I should do? 10.____
Yours,
Xiao Wei
Ⅵ.书面表达
最近，你校组织高三学生开展了一场讨论。讨论的主题是：双休日要不要上课。请根据下表提供的信息，写一篇短文，客观介绍一下讨论的情况。
注意：1.文章的开头已为你写好。
2.100词左右。
Recently, the students of Senior 3 in our school have had a discussion about whether we should have classes on weekends.
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