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The failed Skylab will come screaming home to the earth in disappointment sometime next month, but we don’t know where it will fall. That precise（准确的） information is beyond even the calculations of scientist and their computers.

The best they can tell us is that the space station, weighting 77 tons and as high as a 12-story building, will break into hundreds of pieces that will be scattered（散落） across a track 100 miles wide and 4,000miles long.

We are again exposed（暴露） to one of those unexpected adventures, or misadventures, of science that attract our attention from the boring routines of daily existence and encourages us to think a lot about man’s future.

What worries Richard Smith, the Skylab’s director, is the “big pieces” that will come through the atmosphere. Two lumps, weighing 2 tons each, and ten, weighing at least 1,000 pounds each, will come in at a speed of hundred of miles an hour, and if they crash on land they will dig holes up to 100 feet deep.

What worries us, with our lack of scientific knowledge and our quick imagination, is both the big and little pieces, although project officials say there is a very small chance that anyone will be injured by them.

That’s good to know, but it doesn’t remove the doubt of the millions who still remember the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island. That accident took place in 1979 in spite of what scientists had assured（向…保证） us as to the safety of the nuclear reactor（反应堆）.

59. Where the Skylab will fall____.

A. is kept secret

B. will be announced soon

C. is foretold by scientists

D. can’t be foretold

60. The broken Skylab will come into view ____.

A. in two lumps---- one weighing 2 tons and the other weighing 10 tons

B. falling with the force of a 12-story building

C. as 12 bigger pieces and hundreds of smaller pieces

D. as an attractive scene to millions of people

61. The writer mentions Three Mile Island ____.

A. because he fears that a piece of the Skylab may strike a nuclear power plant

B. to express his doubt about the officials’ words

C. because he is afraid of nuclear power

D. because the nuclear reactor there and the Skylab were built by the same company

62. The writer expresses his ____.

A. interest in the failure of the Skylab

B. willingness to give his advice

C. worry about the misadventure of science

D. eagerness to see more new scientific discoveries

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阅读下面的短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的词数要求）。

[1] There are times in everyone's life when they fail． Even the most successful people in the world have troubled times． Anyone can turn a failed situation into a winning one, if they know how． Failure is not the end of the line for anyone． Use these three tips to use failure as a catalyst （催化剂） for success．

[2] When you turn failure into motivation to do better, you will find it easy to better your situation． If you need to do better in school, make a study schedule to follow． No matter what the failed task consisted of, you can use it to motivate yourself to get more done．

[3] When something does not work out as planned or even when you fail in something, it could be because you need to redirect your life． Use failure as an opportunity to evaluate your life and decide what you need to do to get back on track． The new track may be a more successful one．

[4] When you have failed and feel like you have hit rock bottom, you can always ________________ as motivation to climb back up． Tell yourself that it does not get much worse than the point of failure and let yourself know that the only way to go is up from there． When you do this, you will see that instead of running from failure you can face it bravely and overcome it．

[5] Use these three tips to help you face failure and turn it into success． Once you learn how to do this, you will never be afraid to fail again!

What is the best title for the passage? （no more than 10 words．）

Please fill in the blank in the fourth paragraph with proper words or phrases．（no more than 5 words．）

Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Whoever knows what to do can turn failure into success．

Which of the suggestions do you think is the best for you when you fail in life? Why? （no more than 30 words．）

．Translate the underlined sentences in the last paragraph into Chinese．

阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答案标号为31—40的相应位置。

One evening, I came across one of my son’s papers with a failing grade. I almost started to yell his name 31 I suddenly remembered he was in bed asleep. It was his 32 (nine) year of school and his academic career seemed to be in ruins, so I was angry. But I put the paper aside and turned to the 33 one, at the top of which were written “My dad”. It was a poem about me, 34 included the time I had to leave work to take him to the hospital because he 35 (break) his finger. So careless was I 36 I had forgotten all about that.

He talked about how I wrestled with him in the evenings and 37 good many other things. That paper was suddenly not nearly as important as it had been a few minutes 38 . I don’t know if he planted the poem next to the failing grade to 39 (soft) the blow, but it worked. Instead of a severe lecture, I talked to him about the poem as well as the failed homework, and it began to make sense to me that I could include praise along 40 constructive criticism.

We’re all connected. You can send an e-mail message to a friend, and your friend can pass it on to one of his or her friends, and that friend can do the same, continuing the chain. Eventually, your message could reach just about anyone in the world, and it might take only five to seven e-mails for the message to get there.
Scientists recently tested that idea in a study involving 24,000 people. Participants had to try to get a message forwarded to one of 18 randomly(随意地，随机地) chosen people. Each participant started by sending one e-mail to someone they knew. Those who received it could then forward the e-mail once to someone they knew, and so on.
Subjects, who were randomly assigned by researchers from Columbia University in New York, lived in 13 countries. They included an Australian police officer, a Norwegian veterinarian, and a college professor.
Out of 24,000 chains, only 384 reached their goal. The rest petered out, usually because one of the recipients was either too busy to forward the message or thought it was junk mail.
The links that reached their goal made it in an average of 4.05 e-mails. Based on the lengths of the failed chains, the researchers figured out that two strangers could generally make contact in five to seven e-mails.
The most successful chains relied on casual acquaintances rather than close friends. That’s because your close friends know each other while your acquaintances tend to know people you don’t know. The phenomenon, known as the strength of weak ties, explains why people tend to get jobs through people they know casually but aren’t that close to.
So, start networking and instant messaging now. As they say in show business: It’s all about who you know.
【小题1】If you want to get into touch with a stranger in the world, how many e-mails might it take for the message to reach him/her?

【小题2】Who does the word “subjects” refer to in the passage?

A．the 384 participants who lived in Australuia

B．the Norwegian veterinarians and college porfessors

C．the 24,000 people randomly assigned by reaearchers

D．the 18 people randomly chosen from 13 countries

【小题3】What does the phrase “peter out” mean in the fourth paragraph？

【小题4】Why do people tend to get jobs more easily through casual acquaintances than close friends?

A．Because close friends don’t talk with each other so much.

B．Because casual acquaintances can help you know more people and make more friends.

C．Because close friends don’t spend so much time gathering together.

D．Because casual acquaintances are kinder and more willing to help others.

【小题5】 In which part of a newspaper will readers read this passage?

A．Culture

B．Entertainment

C．Information and Technology

D．Health

In an ideal world, people would not test medicines on animals. Such experiments are stressful and sometimes painful for animals, and expensive and time–consuming for people. Yet animal experimentation is still needed to help bridge vast gaps in medical knowledge. That is why there are some 50 to 100 million animals used in research around the world each year.

Europe, on the whole, has the world’s most restrictive laws on animal experiments. Even so, its scientists use some 12 million animals a year, most of them mice and rats, for medical research. Official statistics show that just 1.1 million animals are used in research in America each year. But that is misleading. The American authorities do not think mice and rats are worth counting and, as these are the most common laboratory animals, the true figure is much higher. Japan and China have even less comprehensive data than America.

Now Europe is reforming the rules governing animal experiments by restricting the number of animals used in labs. Alternatives to animal testing, such as using human tissue or computer models, are now strongly recommended. In addition, sharing all research results freely should help to reduce the number of animals for scientific use. At present, scientists often share only the results of successful experiments. If their findings do not fit the hypothesis being tested, the work never sees the light of day. This practice means wasting time, money, and animals’ lives in endlessly repeating the failed experiments.

Animal experimentation has taught humanity a great deal and saved countless lives. It needs to continue, even if that means animals sometimes suffer. Europe’s new measures should eventually both reduce the number of animals used in experiments and improve the way in which scientific research is conducted.

1.What is the main idea of this passage?

A. The success of animal experiments should be ensured.

B. A ban on the use of animals in the lab should be enforced.

C. Greater efforts need to be taken to reduce the number of lab animals.

D. Scientists should be required to share their research results with each other.

2.Which of the following statements is true about animals used in the lab?

A. America uses only about 1.1 million lab animals per year.

B. Europe does not use mice and rats as lab animals at all.

C. Britain does not use as many lab animals as China does.

D. Japan has less comprehensive data on the number of lab animals used each year.

3.Which of the following is mentioned as an alternative to replace animal experiments?

A. Statistical studies.

B. Computer models.

C. DNA planted in animals.

D. Tissue from dead animals.

4.What usually happens to unsuccessful animal experiments?

A. They are not revealed to the public.

B. They are made into teaching materials.

C. They are collected for future publication.

D. They are not removed from the research topic list.

Aniston was born in Sherman Oaks, California, and grew up in New York City. She lived in Greece for one year as a child with her family, and they later relocated to New York City. She went to the New York Rudolf Steiner School and graduated from Manhattan's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. In 1989, she moved back to Los Angeles, California.

Aniston moved to Hollywood and played her first television role in the short—lived series Molloy in 1990, She also co-starred in Ferris Bueller, a television show adapted from the 1986 hit movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off. The series, however, didn’t succeed. Aniston then appeared in two more failed television comedy shows, The Edge and Muddling Through, and guest-starred on Quantum Leap, Herman's Head, and Burke's Law. Aniston wanted to give up acting because of the failed shows.

But the sitcom Friends changed her mind. She played in it from 1994 until the show ended in 2004. The program was hugely successful and Aniston became famous for her roal Rachel in it. Her hairstyle in the program, which became known as the "Rachel", was widely copied at he time .

Besides being a TV actress, Aniston has enjoyed a great film career. Her biggest box office success to date was 2003’s Bruce Almighty. The film made ＄243M at the Unite State box office and almost twice that worldwide .Aniston’s 2004 film ,A long Came Polly also did well at the box office.

1.What does the underlined word “relocated” in the first paragraph mean?

A. Lived B. Moved C. Planned D. Traveled

2.All of the following are TV shows EXCEPT

A. Burke's Law B. The Edge C. Herman's Head D. Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

3.From the second paragraph ,we learn that

A. Aniston guest—starred in the unsuccessful TV series Molloy

B. no one wanted Aniston to play in their TV shows

C. Aniston was not successful in her first several TV shows

D. Aniston was sure that she would become famous one day

4.From the passage, we learn that “Rachel” is

A. Aniston’s hairstyle in her real life B. a good friend of Aniston

C. a role in Friends D. a TV show of Aniston

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Friends is only famous in America

B. A long Came Polly was Aniston’s best film

C. Aniston’s film career is also very successful

D. Aniston hasn’t appeared in TV shows since 2004

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