题目内容
NASA postpones Discovery landing
After orbiting the earth for nearly two weeks, astronauts aboard space shuttle Discovery were told to circle the planet for another day as bad weather in
The astronauts had powered up their space-craft and were awaiting word from Mission Control to fire their breaking rockets and head for home when controllers announced early Monday that low clouds over Cape Canaveral would postpone the landing.
When cloud cover still threatened after the second of two landing opportunities, NASA officials rescheduled the landing for Tuesday, when they would consider two alternative landing sites in addition to Florida’s
Before the weather deteriorated, Discovery had been set to land before dawn. Its return to the earth would have concluded the first shuttle flight since
Discovery’s 13-day flight to the international space station may be the last one for a long while. NASA grounded the shuttle fleet after a slab(板层)of insulating foam（绝缘泡沫） broke off Discovery’s external fuel tank during liftoff---the very thing that doomed(使…遭厄运) Columbia and was supposed to have been corrected. Discovery was the first shuttle to visit the station since 2002.
As a result of
56．According to the report we know Discovery planned to land on ______.
A. another day B. Tuesday
C. 13th D. Monday
57．The astronauts received word from Mission Control _______.
A. once B. twice
C. three times D. we don’t know
58．The underlined word deteriorated in the fourth paragraph means:
A. 好转 B. 正常 C. 恶化 D. 晴朗
59．The reason Columbia disintegrated（碎裂）is that________.
a) Fuel tank was broken off
b) Fuel used up
c) It landed the wrong site
d) It received no signal from Mission Control
60．How many shuttle flights returned to the earth before Columbia?
A. One B. Two C. Three D. We have no idea
名校名师培优作业本加核心试卷系列答案
全程金卷系列答案Like most of my schoolmates, I have neither brothers nor | 76. ________ |
sisters―in any other words, I am an only child. My parents | 77. ________ |
love me dearly of course and will do all they can make sure | 78. ________ |
that I get a good education. They did not want me to do | 79. ________ |
any work at family; they want me to devote all my time to | 80. ________ |
my studies so that I’ll get good marks in all my subject. We | 81. ________ |
may be one family and live under a same roof, but we do | 82. ________ |
not seem to get much time to talk about together. It looks | 83. ________ |
as if my parents treat me as a visitor and a guest. Do they | 84. ________ |
really understand their own daughter? What things are in | 85. ________ |
other families, I wonder. |
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I’m writing the message to explain to the reason why | 76._______ |
I need to absent from class since the afternoon of March 2nd, | 77.______ |
2005. On March 2nd, I had hurt in a serious car accident. I | 78._______ |
was taken to the hospital because I was treated for a broken | 79._______ |
leg and a neck injury. My doctor advised four-week | 80._______ |
bed rest, and thus I am unable to attend class | 81.________ |
for that long of time. Of course I am very worried | 82._______ |
about my studies. But lucky enough, classmates | 83._______ |
of me are able to bring all the required reading and | 84.______ |
homework to me and helping me with my difficultie | 85._______ |
Thanks for you understanding of my absence. |
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Yours sincerely, |
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Wang Gang |
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Home, sweet home
It was December 22.The bitter wind swept the countless snowflakes across my front yard. My dad was sweeping the_21_____. His nose was red as a cherry. With every breath he took, a white puff__22_______into the air.
Inside, my mother was_23______ the last of the boxes. As I entered the front door, the __24_____ that after today I wouldn’t enter through that door ever again_25______ a hole in my stomach. I picked up my dog and sat Indian style with him in my lap on the_26_____, wooden floor. I had no 27______but to sit on the floor , for there was no longer any furniture occupying my house. I sat there in a daze（恍惚） , just 28______. There was no reason for my s to make me ,a once _29_____12- year- old kid ,_30_____.I had two best friends right across the street; I did well in school and I always kept my room clean._31_____, this was” my house” . By no means did I want a couple of _32___ living there .These recurring（重复） thoughts_33_____ around in my mind and I couldn’t find an answer.
Out of the front window I could see the orange top of a truck pulling in the cleaned driveway and I knew it was the other U- Haul. Instantly three men came__34____ in the back door like the third World War was starting .
I watched__35_____ as the men ,my mother and my dad loaded the truck .My dog even winced（畏缩） as he stared out of the window .I wondered if he was_36______, too, or if he just wished to play outside in the snow,
My mum came in , looking solemn（凝重） for my sake ,I imagined . She turned_37____ the overhead light, put the_38_______ in my arm and took me out of the back door. A totally __39____feeling filled my heart. For the first time in my life, I wondered what_40______ would be to me tomorrow.
21. A. stairs | B. garden | C. sidewalk | D. driveway |
22. A. escaped | B. flew | C. rose | D. flowed |
23. A. piling | B. packing | C. collecting | D. locking |
24. A. idea | B. dream | C. thought | D. worry |
25 A. cut | B. burned | C. shot | D. made |
26 A. cold | B. wet | C. broken | D. messy |
27. A. choice | B. way | C. solution | D. means |
28 A. dreaming | B. thinking | C. staring | D crying |
29. A. diligent | B. clever | C. happy | D. honest |
30 A. remain | B. cry | C. suffer | D. move |
31. A. However | B. Besides | C. Therefore | D. Yet |
32. A. neighbors | B. strangers | C. visitors | D. elders |
33. A. came | B. traveled | C. danced | D. flowed |
34. A. running | B. laughing | C. talking | D. whistling |
35. A. curiously | B. motionlessly | C. carefully | D. helplessly |
36. A afraid | B. angry | C. sad | D. lonely |
37. A. down | B. off | C. on | D. up |
38 A. box | B. dog | C. bag | D. hand |
39. A. excited | B. eager | C. empty | D. mixed |
40. A. life | B. school | C. home | D. world |
Suppose you want to go abroad and learn about the foreign exchange in culture in different countries. Here is some information you may need.
Name：Susan Lane Age：22 Place：Reykjavik, Iceland, 1994. Cost：$7,000 Organization：AFS Experience：“I think it was a turning point in my life. I began to understand more about my own culture by experiencing another culture and seeing how other people live.” |
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Name：Sara Small Age：23 Place：Crivitz, Germany, 1996. Cost：$8,000 Organization：EF Foundation Experience：“I love the traveling and I made a lot of friends. I found the European school system to be hard but I am fluent now in German so it was worth it. I did miss my family and friends in |
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Name：David Links Age：16 Place：Stuttgart, Germany, 1996. Cost：$6,000 Organization：Southern Cross Cultural Exchange Experience：“I wanted to try something that was very different in culture. In |
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Name：Tom Jennings Age：21 Place：Conflans, France, 1995.. Cost：$7,000 Organization：Southern Cross cultural Exchange Experience：“There were times when it was difficult but I liked it, experiencing a different culture. You just have to play each situation as it comes. If there is one thing you learn when you are on a student-exchange program it is how to take care of yourself.” |
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Name：Linda Marks Age：19 Place：Chonburi Province, Thailand, 1994. Cost：$3,500 Organization：Rotary International Experience：“There are lots of ups and downs, but you always come back for more. I had a few problems but there was always someone to turn to and that was great.” |
68. According to the information, taking part in a foreign exchange program can cost ________.
A. from $6,000 to $8,000 B. from $3,500 to $8,000
C. anything from $3,500 D. no more than $7,000
69. Most of the students had their trips organized by ________.
A. EF Foundation B. AFS
C. Rotary International D. SCCE
70. The students who refer to both the good and bad times as an exchange student include ______.
C. Tom Jennings and Linda
71. As a result of his experience in the foreign exchange program Tom Jennings learnt to become _________.
A. independent and adaptable B. determined and independent
C. selfish and defensive D. defensive and determined
72. If a student wanted to take part in a foreign exchange program, but had not enough money, then the best place would be ________.
A.
C.