If you watch the sky for about an hour after the sun goes down, you may see some “moving stars”. But they’re not real stars. They’re man-made satellites(人造卫星). And the biggest of all is the International Space Station (ISS). From May to July is the best season to watch the ISS flying over the earth. And people can see it with their eyes.

The ISS is the biggest satellite and scientists want to live on it. They think that the best way to learn more about space is to live there.

When the space station is finished, it will be like a city in space. People will stay and study there with many of the things they have at home. Laboratories, living rooms and power stations are being built. The ISS is the most expensive space program. Billions of dollars are being spent on it every year. 

Scientists hope that the ISS will be a stepping stone for future space exploration(探测). “The ISS will help us understand the human body better, explore space and study the earth. It can help us make life on the earth better,” said Kathryn Clark, an ISS scientist. 

Sixteen countries are part of the program: the US, Russia, Canada, Japan, Brazil and 11 European countries. China isn’t an ISS country, but it has helped with some of the experiments. In 2003, China sent some rice up to the ISS to find out what space would do to it.

根据短文内容,选择正确答案。

1.The International Space Station_____________.

A. is really a big city in space B. is the biggest man-made satellite

C. can only help us explore space D. is mainly built by the USA and Russia

2.From the passage we know that_____________.

A. building the ISS is only for scientists to live there

B. scientists can do anything they like there

C. people can see the Space Station at any time

D. sixteen countries are members of the space program

3.China sent some rice up to the ISS is probably to_____________.

A. be used as astronauts’ food B. sell it to aliens

C. do some science experiments D. make it grow better in space

4.Which of the following isn’t mentioned ?

A. China will join the ISS in the future.

B. The scientists are building living rooms for them in the ISS.

C. The ISS will be more useful in the future.

D. The ISS costs the members of 16 countries plenty of money every year.

根据短文内容,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。

Many years ago, Dad worked as a farmhand(农场工人). At that time, he had a horse. Every Saturday he____to the town after dinner and spent a few hours on social  __ with other farmhands, such as drinking, chatting, and playing cards in the café. On Saturday evenings, the café was   __  because many farmhands were there. Before midnight Dad returned home on his horse, quite satisfied(满意)with his  __. In his words, he __thought of changing his job.

At the age of 31, Dad married my mother who was a school teacher. In the following spring I came __ into the world. Life became hard, so my mother felt unsatisfied. She told Dad that they must make a  __

My mother had  __of how some famous persons, especially Thomas Edison who was born in a poor family, fought against fate and achieved greatness and fame. And she  __that I would some day become a great leader,ruling men or cities and Dad should be a successful businessman. So she persuaded Dad to give up his job as a farmhand, sell his horse and  __a small business of his own. And I went to high school and college. She even sent me abroad for  __ education when I graduated from college. Under the drive of my mother’s hope, Dad and I __what we have today. Dad runs a big international  __ and I am a successful lawyer enjoying great fame in my country,  __not a leader as my mother expected.

Dad said, without my mother, we wouldn’t be what we are today; at least, he would remain a farmhand.__he got a lesson of life —sometimes we really need drive from outside.

1.A. rode B. walked C. ran D. drove

2.A. conversations B. games C. relationships D. activities

3.A. cold B. crowded C. quiet D. dirty

4.A. horse B. entertainment C. life D. beer

5.A. often B. ever C. never D. sometimes

6.A. laughing B. singing C. sleeping D. crying

7.A. living B. change C. decision D. house

8.A. dreamed B. heard C. thought D. spoken

9.A. cared B. knew C. forgot D. hoped

10.A. start B. find C. design D. sell

11.A. farther B. higher C. easier D. closer

12.A. showed B. kept C. lost D. achieved

13.A. farm B. school C. company D. cafe

14.A. though B. if C. and D. since

15.A. So B. However C. Or D. Because

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