About 800 years ago, a Chinese man named Wang Hu made the world’s first rocket, but unluckily he lost his life with it. It was not until April 24, 1970 that China sent its first satellite Dongfanghong-1 to space successfully.

To celebrate the first big success for the country’s space development, April 24 is now China’s Space Day, which started this year. While celebrating, China also announced(宣布)new plans to make a space station and go to Mars and further space.

A space station is like a home for astronauts in space, Astronauts live and work on a space station and spaceships can even park there. China plans to finish building its space station in 2022.

According to China’s top space scientist, Zhou, Jianping, by that time, becoming an astronaut will be a normal job. Astronauts are needed more than ever before. They need to be able to finish more tasks. So far, China has been choosing astronauts mainly from pilots. In the future astronauts will also be picked from engineers, doctors and space technology experts.

Another plan is about Mars. In order to search Mars, China will send a probe(探测器)first to Mars around 2020. It will land there and even bring back things from the Mars.

It’s such a big plan! Only by doing this can China say it has truly started the exploration of deep space. And the exploration will help us understand how the universe changes.

1.________ made the world’s first rocket.

2.China’s Space Day is on ________.

3.China plans to ________ in 2022.

4.China will send a ________ to Mars.

5.The passage mainly tell us________.

Crenshaw(2015), Katherine Applegate, US

Jackson’s family is very poor. A silly cat named Crenshaw, tries to help Jackson deal with this problem. This book is about the importance of family and friends and will make you cheer for Jackson throughout the whole book.

This Side of Wild(2015), Gary Paulsen, US

If you are interested in nature and animals, this book is for you!It tells the true stories of animals the writer loved and that changed his life for the better. You’ll be surprised to find out that one animal even saved his life.

A Tale of Highly Unusual Magic(2015), Lisa Papademetriou,US

Kai and Leila live in different countries. One day, they both find copies of a book called The Exquisite Corpse. The book is blank, but when they write in it, it starts to write a whole story on its own. This is a great book and you should be prepared for a major plot twist(曲折的情节).

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School(2015), Jeff Kinney, US

Greg Heffley, a middle school student, is facing some new problems. Now things get even more interesting when his town decides everyone has to stop using all electronics(电子产品)!This book shows that while there are always going to be few bumps(崎岖)in the road, you can still laugh about them.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1.According to the text, ______ family is poor.

A.Jackson’s B.Gary Paulsen’s C.Greg Heffley’s D.Leila’s

2.What is This Side of Wild mainly about?

A.It’s about how to keep pets.

B.It’s about the writer’s experiences with animals.

C.It’s about how to use electronics.

D.It’s about a poor family.

3.What will you choose if you prefer magical plots?

A.Crenshaw. B.This Side of Wild.

C.Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School. D.A Tale of Highly Unusual Magic.

4.What do we know about the four books?

A.They were all published in the same year. B.They are suitable for readers of all ages.

C.They were all written by the same author. D.All of them are free online.

5.The passage may be ________.

A.a story B.an advertisement C.a novel D.a poem

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