根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案。

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.

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.The phrase “a stepping stone” probably means“_____________”.

A.滑梯 B.巅峰 C.垫脚石 D.走廊

4.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

5.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.

A Special Delivery (快递)

Ben and Sally lived in California with their two daughters. Ben liked traveling. 1., but sally stayed home with the girls. Ben and his friends owned a company. People at the company liked to play jokes on each other. One day, Ben’s friends wanted to play a joke on Ben and Sally. 2. The letter said,

Dear Sally.

I’m having a great time here in Africa. I’m sending a special gift to you.

I hope you like it. Please take good care of it until I get home.

Love to you and the kids,

Ben

On the same day, Sally also got a phone call. The caller told her that a delivery was coming. At one o’clock, a truck stopped in front of Sally’s house. The truck driver gave Sally a rope. An animal was tied to the rope. It was a baby elephant! 3., and it began eating grass.Then the driver drove away. Sally stood there and held the rope to the elephant. She asked herself, “What can I feed an elephant with? Bananas?”4. He said, “It’s illegal (非法的) to have wild animal here.” Then the policeman gave Sally a ticket.

Ben’s friends were hiding in the backyard and laughing. 5. They had rented (租借) the elephant from a zoo and asked the policeman to write the ticket! Ben’s friends also made a film of everything. They wanted Ben to watch the film.

When Sally learned about the truth, she couldn’t help laughing.

A.So they sent a letter to Sally

B.After a while, a policeman came

C.The elephant ran into Sally’s yard

D.One summer, he went to Africa on a trip

E.They had planned everything perfectly.

根据中文提示，完成下列各题。

1.你觉得住在这里怎么样________________________________________________________

2.你会很快适应它的____________________________________________________________

3.事实上，它是个居住的好地方____________________________________________

4.你一定要来参观哦____________________________________________________________

5.世界已经变的更好了________________________________________________________

以 The Changes in My Hometown为题，写一篇80字左右的短文。

The Changes in My Hometown

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

My friend often goes swimming in the________on weekends.

A.pool B.supermarket C.library

— Why don’t you like tigers?

— Because they’re kind of________.

A.cool B.beautiful C.scary

My teacher often gets to school________7:00 in the morning. It’s so early.

A.on B.at C.in

I usually walk to school, ________sometimes I take the taxi if I’m in a hurry.

A.so B.and C.but

— Does your brother________a shower at 9 p.m.?

— Yes, he does.

A.take B.make C.wash