A giant(巨人)lived in a great castle(城堡)．Each of its hundred doors was guarded by a huge dog．The giant hated the King because the King was richer than him．One day, he carried off Prince Conor, the King’s son, and locked(锁)him in a tower．
The Prince could not escape(逃脱)from the high tower．The King and his men were too afraid to go near the castle to help him．One morning, the Prince saw a little white cat standing just outside his window．He told the cat his sad story．
Quickly, the cat ran away and told Princess Diana about the Prince in the high tower．Diana promised to help the Prince．Before she left, she made a hundred magic cakes and made a magic net．
When the Princess reached the giant’s castle, she fed the dogs the magic cakes．Each dog fell asleep when they ate the cakes．
Quietly, she entered the castle and went up the stairs of tower．But the giant heard her footsteps and came rushing down．When the giant came near, Diana threw the magic net over his head．Even a strong giant could not free himself from this net．Prince Conor was free at last．
(1)
Why did the giant hate the King?
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A．
Because the King destroyed the giant’s castle．
B．
Because the King carried off the giant’s son．
C．
Because the King was richer than the giant．
D．
Because the King had a beautiful wife．
(2)
When the prince was in the high tower, he saw a ________ one morning．
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A．
bird
B．
cat
C．
dog
D．
mouse
(3)
What did Diana do before she left to go to help the Prince?
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A．
She had a talk with prince’s father．
B．
She collected a lot of wool．
C．
She fed her white horse．
D．
She made many magic cakes and a magic net．
(4)
From the passage we know that Diana was a ________ princess．
After spending years searching for a planet with life, scientists may have found one．In September 2010, a team of US scientists discovered an Earth-sized planet called Gliese 581 g．It has a surface temperature neither too hot nor too cold for liquid(液态)water．Scientists think there is a chance that the planet could have life．
The planet Gliese 581 g goes around a star called Gliese 581, which is about 20 light-years from Earth．That is about 194 trillion(万亿)kilometres－500 million times farther away from us than the moon．
A spacecraft traveling at a one-tenth of the speed of light would reach Gliese 581g within about 220 years．A human can’t live that long, but robotic explorers could make the job easier．However, our fastest spacecraft don’t come anywhere near that one-tenth light-speed mark．
At present, scientists don’t know what the surface might be like on Gliese 581 g．What they know is that the planet is at the sight distance from its star to have liquid water．It’s also at the right distance to have an atmosphere that could protect the water if it is on the surface．
Although spacecraft won’t be getting there anytime soon, one way to look for life on Gliese 581g is to turn our radio telescopes(望远镜)towards the planet and search for radiation(放射)．By studying the radiation, scientists would find out about the chemicals(化学物质)around the planet and discover it Gliese 581 g has an atmosphere．If it has one, studying the atmosphere would give us a good idea if the planet has life or not．But it’ll probably be many years before we can do this properly．
People have been arguing about whether there is alien life on Gliese 581 g．Any discussion about alien life is just guessing at this point, according to its discoverers．
(1)
What did scientists find in September 2010?
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A．
A planet with water．
B．
A planet similar to the earth．
C．
A planet without life．
D．
A planet near the earth．
(2)
According to the article, Gliese 581 g _________．
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A．
is at the right distance from its star
B．
moves around the earth
C．
is as far away from us as the moon
D．
can be reached in about 220 years
(3)
Paragraph 5 is mainly about _________．
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A．
the possibility of living on Gliese 581 g
B．
the kinds of chemicals around Gliese 581 g
C．
the way of looking for life on Gliese 581 g
D．
the aim of studying the radiation on Gliese 581 g
(4)
Which of the following is the best title for the passage above?
