People are hurt by acid rain. A young boy named Marco lived in New Jersey. He liked to open his mouth to catch the fresh tasting water in the past. This time it was acid rain. It came from pollution created by the factories close to Marco's home. Marco didn't know that this kind of rain would make him sick.

Marco, who has asthma(气喘), had a serious attack. He had to go to hospital. He felt terrible. He couldn't breathe. People with breathing problems suffer when they are exposed(裸露) to acid rain. People who eat plants or animals that have been exposed to acid rain can also have serious problems. Some other health problems have something to do with people eating animals and plants affected by acid rain.

Acid rain burns the leaves on plants and trees. They should be green and healthy, but acid rain destroys them. The rain usually does not kill the trees, but their leaves are destroyed. Then, the plants get weaker because they can't make the food that they need. Forests in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States have been especially harmed by acid rain. Besides, Acid rain also hurts the soil in the forests, nonliving things, such as arts and buildings.

We should work together to make this bad rain go away. Acid rain will go away if the pollutants in the air go away. Every family can reduce pollution by using clean energy and electricity. They can also drive less. If everyone helps, acid rain will go away sooner.

1.Where did Marco live in the article?

A.In New Mexico. B.In New Jersey.

C.In New York. D.In New Orleans.

2.Why did Marco feel sick?

A.He was exposed to acid rain. B.He ate plants exposed to acid rain.

C.He ate animals exposed to acid rain. D.He drank the acid rain.

3.What does acid rain do to plants?

A.Make their leaves weaker. B.Make them grow faster.

C.Make them stronger. D.Make their leaves greener.

4.Which one is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Acid rain may cause health problems.

B.Acid rain usually doesn't kill a tree.

C.Acid rain doesn't do harm to nonliving things.

D.The less pollution, the less acid rain.

5.What's the last paragraph mainly about?

A.How to protect our environment.

B.Call on people to work together to prevent acid rain.

C.Call on people to use clean energy and electricity.

D.Call on more people to drive less.

Dong Yaxue, a Chinese researcher working for NASA(美国国家航空航天局) said she finds great pleasure in both researching Mars and eating hot pot.

Born in Chengdu, Southwest China’s Sichuan province, 30-year-old Dong is a member of NASA’s .

On Nov 5, Dong was invited to give a speech at a NASA news conference(记者招待会), She is the first Chinese female scientist to attend in a NASA news conference.

Dong graduated from Chengdu’s Shishi High School in 2003 and later entered University of Science and Technology of China. She got her master’s and doctor’s degree in astrophysics from Rice University in the United States.

Last year, Dong joined the LASP(大气太空物理实验室) at the University of Colorado and began working for NASA after taking part in a phone interview. Now her main job is to analyze(分析) satellite data and compare the results to predictions(预测).

"The findings announced during the news conference are very important and may change the content of school textbooks," Dong told the Chengdu Business Daily.

"It has also provided new information and guidance for future Mars study."

Interested in technical work, Dong said she was never bored at work and will continue her data analysis next year.

While working in the US, Dong said that she feels as if she had never left Chengdu. She usually comes back every one or two years.

"No matter what job I do, I’m always an ordinary girl," said Dong, adding that she is a fan of Harry Potter and loves hot pot, Maocai, and Danhonggao, all famous foods from Chengdu.

"Indeed, I’m only one of the many postdoctoral researchers in this field. This is the first time that my job has got so much attention."

He Jianming, Dong’s high school teacher, said that Dong was not the top student in her school. “She never got first in the class, usually ranking tenth to twentieth. But her scores of all subjects were even.”

1.What can we know about Dong Yaxue?

A.She is the first Chinese scientist to work for NASA.

B.She studied abroad after graduating from high school in China.

C.She got her doctor’s degree in a university in US.

2.What does the underlined word “ astrophysics” mean?

A.天体物理 B.物理学 C.宇航员

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Dong Yaxue worked for the NASA after a phone interview then joined the LASP.

B.Dong Yaxue said the findings may make a difference to the school text book.

C.Dong Yaxue is the only postdoctoral researcher in this field.

4.Dong Yaxue may do the following in her spare time EXCEPT _____.

A.She may come back to China twice a year.

B.She may watch Harry Potter film after work.

C.She may often have Sichuan food for dinner.

5.What is the article mainly about?

A.From a top student to a female scientist

B.Dong Yaxue, a Chinese female scientist working for NASA

C.The latest and important findings on Mars

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