Satellites are an important part of our ordinary lives．For example, the information for weather forecasts is sent by satellite．Some satellites have cameras which take photographs of the Earth to show how clouds are moving．Satellites are also used to connect our international phone calls．
Computer connections of the World Wide Web and Internet also use satellites．Many of our TV programs come to US through satellites．Airplane pilots also sometimes use a satellite to help them find their exact location．
We use satellites to send television pictures from one part of the world to another．They are usually 35，880 kilometers above the equator．Sometimes we can see a satellite in the sky and it seems to stay in the same place．This is because it is moving around the world at 11,000 kilometers an hour-exactly the same speed that the earth rotates．A satellite must orbit the Earth with its antennae facing the earth．Sometimes, it moves away from its orbit，So there are little rockets on it which are used to put the satellite back in the right position．This usually happens about every five or six days．
Space is not empty!Every week, more and more satellites are sent into space to orbit the Earth．A satellite usually works for about 10－12 years．Satellites which are broken are sometimes repaired by astronauts or sometimes brought back to Earth to be repaired．Often，very old or broken satellites are left in space to orbit the Earth for a very long time．This is very serious because some satellites use nuclear power and they can crash into each other．
(1)
Which of the following is NOT done by satellites according to the passage?
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A．
Sending information for weather forecast．
B．
Taking photographs of the Earth．
C．
Sending TV pictures．
D．
Providing food for airplane pilots．
(2)
What's the speed the earth rotates at?
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A．
35,880 kilometers per hour．
B．
335,880 kilometers per hour．
C．
11,000 kilometers per hour．
D．
110,000 kilometers per hour
(3)
Why does the satellite move around the world at the same speed as the Earth rotates?
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A．
In order to take photographs．
B．
In order to stay in a certain position in the orbit．
C．
In order to move away from its orbit．
D．
In order to send television pictures．
(4)
What does the underlined word “This” in the 3rd paragraph refer to?
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A．
A satellite．
B．
A little rocket．
C．
A satellite seems to stay in the same place in the sky．
D．
The satellite puts the rockets in the right position．
(5)
Which is true of satellites?
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A．
A satellite usually works for about 10－12 years．
B．
Every time a satellite gets broken，it is brought back to the Earth to be repaired．
Last weekend, when Jack was walking in the park, he saw a woman, who lived a few miles away, sitting on a bench with a dog beside her．The dog was looking up at the woman．
Jack walked up to the woman and said,“Hello, Sue, how are you?May I sit and talk with you for a while?”
“Of course, please sit down,”Sue said．
Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together．The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if waiting to be fed．“That's a nice dog, isn't he?”Jack said, pointing at the animal．
“Yes, he is．He's handsome．He's a bit of a mixture, but that's not a bad thing．He's strong and healthy．”
“And hungry,”Jack said．“He hasn't taken his eyes off you．He thinks you've got some food for him．”
“That's true,”Sue said．“But I haven't．”
They both laughed and then Jack said,“Does your dog bite?”
“No,”Sue said．“He's never bitten anyone．He's always gentle and friendly．”
Hearing this, Jack decided to hold out his hand and touched the animal's head．Suddenly it jumped up and bit him．
“Hey!”Jack shouted．“You said your dog didn't bite．”
Sue replied in surprise．“Yeah, I did．But this is not my dog．My dog's at home．”
(1)
Jack and Sue were ________．
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A．
friends
B．
next－door neighbours
C．
strangers
(2)
The dog looked at the woman because ________．
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A．
the woman wanted to feed him
B．
the woman was friendly
C．
it was hungry
(3)
Jack touched to dog because he believed ________．
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A．
the dog was handsome
B．
Sue's dog was unfriendly
C．
the dog belonged to Sue
(4)
Do Sue's dog bite?
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A．
Yes, it does．
B．
No, it doesn't．
C．
We don't know．
(5)
Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
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A．
A Wrong Question
B．
Sue's Dog
C．
A Pleasant Meeting
阅读理解
As the sun rose, a dewdrop(露珠)woke up．There it sat on a leaf, catching the sunlight．Proud of its simple beauty, it was very happy．Around it were other dewdrops, some on the same leaf and some on other leaves．The dewdrop was sure that it was the best, the most special dewdrop of them all．
Ah, it was good to be a dewdrop．
The wind blew and the plant began to shake, tipping(使倾斜)the leaf．The dewdrop became frightened as it started to move towards the edge of the leaf．Why was this happening? Things were comfortable．Things were safe．Why did they have to change? Why? Why?
The dewdrop reached the edge of the leaf．It was sure that this was the end．The day had only just begun and the end had come so quickly．It seemed so unfair．It seemed so meaningless．It tried hard to do whatever it could to stay on the leaf, but it was no use．
Finally, it fell．Below there was a mirror．A reflection(反射)of the dewdrop seemed to be coming up to meet it．Closer and closer they came together until finally…the little dewdrop became a part of the great pond(池塘)．Now the dewdrop was no more, but it was not destroyed．
It had become one with the whole．
(1)
According to Paragraph 1, we know that the dewdrop ________．
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A．
didn't get on well with other dewdrops
B．
thought its beauty was too simple
C．
regarded itself as the best dewdrop
D．
couldn't get any sunlight
(2)
The dewdrop became ________ as it started to move towards the edge of the leaf．
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A．
afraid
B．
happy
C．
proud
D．
comfortable
(3)
Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?
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A．
There was only one dewdrop on the leaf．
B．
The dewdrop did nothing before falling．
C．
The mirror in the story refers to(指)the pond．
D．
The dewdrop was actually destroyed．
(4)
The story mainly tells us that ________．
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A．
we should work together against difficulties
B．
people should not be too proud of themselves
C．
one should work hard for his/her goals
D．
it's good to become one with the whole
阅读理解
I used to be very close to my father when I was a child．He gave me almost everything I wanted．Whenever I quarreled with my mother, I would turn to my father for comfort．He was everything to me．
Time flies like a bird．As I got older, I became silent and found it hard to start a conversation with my father．The gap between us began to grow．He had done so much for me but I always take it for granted．
Last time our school gave us two days off, and daddy gave me a ride home on his motorbike．I was tired and fell asleep on his back．Later my mother said he was very happy because is had been a long tome since we got close last．Suddenly I felt a little shamed．I realized that I had ignored(忽略)him a lot during the last few years．
The next day I stayed in bed and when daddy tried to wake me up to have breakfast, I pretended that I couldn't hear him．At last he brought a bowl of noodles to my bed, and said, “Come on, dear, have your breakfast and then continue your dream．” I got so angry with him for interrupting my sleep that I shouted, “Leave me alone．”
As I said this, I sat up quickly, and the bowl of noodles broke on the floor．Hearing the noise, mum came in and shouted at me, “Who else treats you as well as he does?”
I was shocked and didn't know what to say．Finally I rushed with tear all over my face．I went to the pool where I used to go fishing with daddy．A few minutes later, I heard the sound of daddy's motorbike．He was looking for me anxiously, but he didn't notice me as I was sitting behind a tall brush．
I didn't return home until 10 a．m．The moment my parents saw me, they rushed to me．Mum hugged me tightly and daddy looked at me with worry in his eyes．“Are you hungry, dear?” he said at last．Before I could say anything, he had gone off on his motorbike to buy food for me．
(1)
When the writer grew older, he found it ________ for him to have a talk with his father．
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A．
good
B．
pleasant
C．
a problem
D．
fantastic
(2)
The sentence in this passage “He was everything to me” means ________．
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A．
My father gave me everything
B．
My father would give me whatever I wanted
C．
When my father was angry, he wouldn't give me anything
D．
I used to depend on him in everything in my life
(3)
The writer was angry with his father because ________．
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A．
he didn't realize his father's love for him
B．
his father destroyed his sleeping
C．
the father didn't know his son was sleeping
D．
his father wanted him to have noodles
(4)
The father went off to buy food for the writer because the father ________．
Tom lived a long way from the city. One day he went to the city to buy something in the shop, and after he bought them, he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table. When he looked round, he saw some old people put eye glasses on before reading their books, so after lunch he went to a shop to buy some glasses, too. He walked along the road, and soon found a shop. The man in the shop made him try on(试戴) a lot of glasses, but Tom always said, “No, I can’t read with these.”
The man became more and more puzzled(困惑). At last he said, “Excuse me, but can you read at all?”
“No, I can’t,” Tom said, “If I can read, do you think I come here to buy glasses?”
(1)
Tom met some old people ____________ .
A. far away from the city
B. in the shop
C. in the restaurant
D. in the park
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(2)
When did Tom go to the shop to buy some glasses? ____________ .
A. After lunch
B. Before lunch
C. In the morning
D. In the evening
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(3)
Tom went to a restaurant to ____________ .
A. buy eye glasses
B. have lunch
C. buy some books
D. sell eye glasses
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(4)
Before reading their books the old people in the restaurant ____________ .
