The question whether there is life on Mars has made the public think a lot for more than a century．The closest look showed Mars to be a dusty, cold world, covered by air too thin to breathe．A British spaceship and Europe's Mars spaceship plan to land on Mars or enter the orbit around it．One of the NASA's(美国宇航局)spaceships is expected to land on January 3rd, the other is going to land on the opposite side of Mars on January 24th．
Since 1960, over twenty spaceships sent to Mars have failed．Most have been lost on flying up or landing because those are the most difficult times of any flights．
Scientists wanted to find out whether there was water on Mars．In October, a team of scientists reported that Mars had been a dry wasteland．But weeks later, a second team reported differently that they had found some marks showed clearly that they were made by the rivers．Such marks told us that Mars was a warmer place billions of years ago, －just as life first appeared here on Earth．Scientists at once raise a question：if what they said is true, what happened on Mars?Then what about the Earth?
(1)
Which is right about Mars?
[ ]
A．
It's cold without dust．
B．
There is no water or air．
C．
It's warm with some thin air．
D．
It's a dusty, cold world almost without air．
(2)
Two NASA's spaceships ________．
[ ]
A．
will land on the different sides of Mars
B．
will land on the same day
C．
will enter the orbit around Mars
D．
will land with a man
(3)
The most difficult times of a flight are ________．
[ ]
A．
taking off
B．
flying up and arriving
C．
entering the orbit and landing
D．
leaving the earth and entering the orbit
(4)
A team of scientists reported that there might be ________ on Mars．
[ ]
A．
nothing but air
B．
nothing
C．
water billions of years ago
D．
thick air and lakes
(5)
What are scientists worried about when they raise the question?
1970 was the World Conservation(保护)Year．The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world is in danger．They hoped that governments(政府)would act quickly in order to conserve nature．Here is one example of the problems．At one time there were 1, 300 different plants, trees and flowers in Holland, but now only 860 remain(留下)．The others have been destroyed(毁灭)by modern man and his technology(技术)．We are changing the earth, the air, the water, and everything that grows and lives．We can’t live without these things．If we go on like this, we shall destroy ourselves．
What will happen in the future? Perhaps it is more important to ask, “What must we do now?” The people who will be living in the world of tomorrow are the young people today．A lot of them know that conservation is necessary．Many are helping to save our world．They plant trees, protect wild animals, and so on．In a small town in the United States a large group of girls cleaned the 11-kilometer-long banks of the river．Young people may hear about conservation through a record called “NO ONE’S GOING TO CHANGE OUR WORLD”．It was made by the Scatles, Cliff Richard and other singers．The money from it will help to conserve wild animals．
(1)
From th passage we know that there are ________ in Holland now．
[ ]
A．
more trees
B．
more flowers
C．
fewer plants
D．
fewer animals
(2)
This passage is mainly about conserving ________．
[ ]
A．
man
B．
nature
C．
wild animals
D．
wild plants
(3)
What’s the meaning of the sentence “If we go on like this, we shall destroy ourselves?”
[ ]
A．
We can’t live on the earth some day．
B．
We can’t see plants．
C．
We can’t see animals．
D．
Our life will be hard．
(4)
We can guess from the passage that “NO ONE’S GOING TO CHANGE OUR WORLD”was ________．
[ ]
A．
a book about saving the earth
B．
a song loved by young people
C．
a film about protecting wild animals
D．
a tape of songs calling on people to conserve nature
(5)
Which is not mentioned(提到)in the passage?
[ ]
A．
Plant trees．
B．
Protect wild animals．
C．
Clean the banks．
D．
Collect waste paper for recycling．
阅读理解
A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day．You may not pass an exam if you don’t work hard for most time and then work a few days bofore the exam．
If you are taking an English exam, don’t only learn the rules of grammer．Try to read stories in English and speak English whenever you can．
Before you start the exam, read carefully over the question paper．Try to understand the exact(确切的)meaning of each question bofore you pick up your pen to write．When you have at last finished your exam, read over your answers．Correct the mistakes if there are many and make sure that you have not missed anying out．
(1)
You do well in an exam by ________．
[ ]
A．
working hard every day
B．
only read stories in English
C．
staying up late the night before an exam
D．
working hard only a few days before an exam
(2)
Learning the rules of grammar ________ to pass an English exam．
[ ]
A．
is enough
B．
is not enough
C．
is not necessary
D．
is of no use
(3)
It is not a good way ________．
[ ]
A．
to read English stories
B．
to learn rules of garmmar
C．
to speak English as often as possible
D．
to work hard only a few days before an exam
(4)
The word“whenever”means ________．
[ ]
A．
only in class
B．
what time
C．
at any time
D．
forever
(5)
“You haven’t missed anying out”means ________．
[ ]
A．
you haven’t thought hard about anything
B．
you haven’t hard enough time to do angthing
C．
you have done everything
D．
you have given th wrong answer
阅读理解。
Emma and Hannah are 13-year-old school girls from Minnesota, USA．They are good at making new thing s and both of them are also good at sales．They are selling charms(小装饰物)made out of bottle caps．
The girls came up with the idea last summer when they saw charms were popular with kids．
They talked with their parents about the idea．Since then they have sold enough charms to buy a bike for Hannah．
The girls collect bottle caps and then clean them．They find some interesting pictures on the Internet or on paper, and then glue them onto the inside of the caps．There are different kinds of pictures, “Peace signs are popular with girls, and single-letter charms are popular with boys whose names start with those letters, ”Emma and Hannah said．
Now, charms can be found everywhere at Dakota Hills Middle School in Eagan．“Students put charms on purses, backpacks , and their lunchboxes, ”said Emma．Emma and Hannah also have a shop on the Internet．They hope they can sell their charms to more kids．They’re thinking about selling their charms at the Eagan Market Festival next summer．
Their business is not only for getting money．At their Valentine’s sale, 20％of the income(收入)went to charity．
(1)
What are Emma and Hannah?
[ ]
A．
They’re waiters．
B．
They’re sellers．
C．
They’re students．
D．
They’re charm makers．
(2)
When did the girls begin to sell the charms?
[ ]
A．
About a year ago．
B．
About two months ago．
C．
Nearly fifty days ago．
D．
Nearly five weeks ago．
(3)
Which of the following may NOT be on the charms?
[ ]
A．
Pictures．
B．
Signs．
C．
Letters．
D．
Numbers．
(4)
What do Emma and Hannah hope to do now?
[ ]
A．
They hope to become rich people．
B．
They hope to give money to charity．
C．
They hope to sell more charms．
D．
They hope to sell charms in every school．
(5)
Which of th following is TRUE?
[ ]
A．
The two girls love their parents and money．
B．
Boys like charms with signs．
C．
They won’t sell charms next smmer．
D．
The charms are popular with students．
阅读理解
The Spring Festival is China's biggest traditional(传统的) holiday．It usually comes in January or February．It is also called“New Year”because it makes the beginning of a lunar(农历) New Year and the coming of spring．It is celebrated by a big family-reunion dinner．People are very excited and happy．Many people travel hundreds of kilometres to get home for the holiday．And railway stations，bus stations and airports are filled with people hurrying home．Shops and supermarkets are crowded with holiday shoppers．Children are especially happy．They are having their winter vacation；they have many delicious things to eat；they wear new clothes；they fire crackers(爆竹) and fireworks(烟花)．Besides they get some pocket money from their parents as gifts．
The Chinese living in foreign countries also celebrate this big holiday with lion dances，dragon(龙) dances and other colourful performances．Today even many foreigners have come to like our Spring Festival．
(1)
Which is China's biggest traditional holiday?
A．Mid-Autumn Day．
B．New Year's Day．
C．The Spring Festival．
D．Christmas．
[ ]
(2)
Why is the Spring Festival also called lunar New Year?
A．Because it is th beginning of a lunar year．
B．Because it is a spring day.
C．Because it is the beginning of a new year.
D．Because it is the biggest traditional holiday.
[ ]
(3)
Why are the railway stations，the bus stations and the airports so crowded during the holiday?
A．Many people are going to other countries for a visit．
B．Many people are going home for family reunion．
C．Many students are returning to their schools．
D．Many people are going to other cities to do shopping．
[ ]
(4)
What don't the children get during the holiday?
A．Gift money．
B．Candies and crackers．
C．New textbooks．
D．New clothes．
[ ]
(5)
How do the Chinese living in foreign countries celebrate the Spring Festival?
A．By sending cards to friends．
B．By returning to China for family reunion．
C．By holding big parties．
D．With lion dances，dragon dances and other performances．
[ ]
阅读理解。
(1)
This note was to ________．
[ ]
A．
Josie Jones
B．
Susan Chan
C．
the Librarian
D．
Alison Lester
(2)
The book Imagine was written by ________．
[ ]
A．
Bob Graham
B．
Simon James
C．
Sheena Knowles
D．
Alison Lester
(3)
On what date was My Friend Whale due to returned to the library ________．
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