I am my mother’s third girl. When I was born, the doctor gently explained to my mother that my left arm was missing, below the elbow (肘). Then he gave her some advice, “Don’t treat her any differently from the other girls.” And she did!

There were five girls in our family and we all had to help out. Once when I was about seven, I came out of the kitchen, “Mum, I can’t peel (削……皮) potatoes. I only have one hand.” “You get back to peel those potatoes, and don’t ever use that as an excuse for anything again!”

Of course I could peel potatoes—with my good hand and my other arm. “Jenny, if you try hard enough,” she said, “you can do anything.”

Once in the second grade, our teacher had each of us race across the monkey bar (攀爬架).

When it was my turn, I said no. Some kids laughed. I went home crying.

The next afternoon Mum took me back to the school playground. “Now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised. She praised me when I made progress. I’ll never forget when I was crossing the bar, the kids were standing there with their mouths open.

It was the way with everything. Mum had the courage to face anything. And she taught me I could, too.

1.How many younger sisters did Jenny have?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.

2.What does the doctor’s advice mean?

A. Jenny’s arm could be all right soon.

B. The other girls had the same problem as Jenny.

C. The mother should treat Jenny differently.

D. The mother should treat Jenny the same as the other girls.

3.Who peeled the potatoes at last?

A. Jenny. B. Jenny’s mum. C. Jenny’s sister. D. Nobody.

4.Why did Jenny’s mother take her back to the school playground the next day?

A. She wanted to tell Jenny she could do anything.

B. She wanted the teacher to let Jenny try again.

C. She would punish the kids who laughed at Jenny.

D. She would like to praise Jenny before the other kids.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. A bad-tempered mother. B. Different mother love.

C. doctor’s advice. D. Jenny’s childhood.

Life in space is much different from life on earth. How do astronauts live in space?

Eating

In the past, astronauts could eat only small pieces of dried food. But now astronauts are able to eat more everyday food like fruit, vegetables and ice cream.

Sleeping

All the people in the ISS(国际空间站) have their own rooms. They have to tie (系) themselves to their beds, or they’ll fly away! That seems like a strange way to sleep, but astronauts say sleeping in space is really not too bad.

Exercising

This is more important in space than on earth. Astronauts exercise on bikes and other machines(机器) for about two hours every day. That way, they can still be healthy when they get back home.

Having fun

Astronauts can read books, play cards, listen to music or send e-mails to their friends and families when they aren’t working. Sometimes they just sit and look out of the window. It’s also much fun!

Astronauts are hardworking whether in space or on the earth. Though the work sometimes is difficult, they are still interested in it and love the job. Many people think their lives are very interesting and their dream jobs are to be the astronauts.

1.We probably read the passage from______.

A. a report card B. a letter C. an e-mail D. a science magazine

2.How often do the astronauts exercise?

A. two hours B. two hours a day

C. one hour every day D. every day

3.It can be inferred(推断) from the passage that _______.

A. Astronauts could eat only small pieces of dried food every day.

B. Astronauts couldn’t sleep well because they had to tie themselves to their beds.

C. Astronauts exercise on bikes and other machine in space so they are healthy.

D. Astronauts couldn’t get messages from their friends and families.

4.What's the best title of the passage?

A. People in Space B. Have Fun in Space C. Astronauts D. Astronauts’ life

三、完形填空(共10分,每小题1分)

Do you know Mars? We are always__________, “Is there life on Mars?” We all know that it is difficult for people on the Earth to live on Mars because we need water and oxygen to

_____________, but there is little oxygen on Mars.

Living on Mars seems like living on a very high mountain. There is very thin__________. It might be 20 degrees above zero at noon and 60 degrees below zero__________.

A lot of people think there may be plants on Mars. We know that Mars has carbon. This is a kind of material__________in all plants and animals on the Earth. Through a telescope (望远镜), Mars looks red. In some places, it seems grey. At times the grey colour turns grey-

green, then brown, and then grey again. The grey-green colour may be a kind of ___. Life changes colour _________the seasons. At first scientists thought the red planet was as ________ as the Moon with dust storms blowing over the large sandy deserts. But Mars seems not as

______________as we once believed it to be. According to an analysis (分析) on the recent Mars

pictures, NASA (美国航空航天局)announced in September 28, 2015 that there is__on Mars. If that’s true, there will be hope of finding life on Mars.

1.A. talking B. wondering C. knowing D. telling

2.A. drink B. eat C. live D. breathe

3.A. air B. earth C. oxygen D. gas

4.A. at night B. in the daytime C. in the morning D. in the afternoon

5.A. seen B. heard C. called D. found

6.A. animal B. plant C. earth D. people

7.A. for B. by C. along D. with

8.A. lifeless B. hopeless C. cool D. hard

9.A. cold B. hot C. dry D. wet

10.A. water B. ice C. plants D. life

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