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LAST week's decision by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to strip Pluto(冥王星) of its planetary status, held since its discovery in 1930, has made a lot of people sad. "Pluto," American science writer Dava Sobel writes in her book “The Planets”, “still has an emotional hold on planethood. People love Pluto. Children identify with its smallness. Adults felt it hard to accept its isolated existence.”

Many people felt sorry about Pluto's demotion(降级). “I just cannot accept this at this time,” says Liu Ming, 29, who runs a small company in Shanghai. “I was taught that 'the Nine Great Planets’ formed our solar system since primary school. And now they suddenly decrease the planets to eight. This will take some time for most of us to absorb it,” says Liu.

Ordinary people are simply not used to it, but for some professionals, especially the persons in charge of planetariums(天文馆) and educators, the change has become a real headache. The “eight instead of nine” change will affect thousands of planetariums around the world. Schools will also be greatly affected.
      In China, teachers are anxious as outdated textbooks are printed and given out to the remotest corner of the country for school children ready to start a new term soon. According to the Ministry of Education, new textbooks with changed contents will not be available until next year.

Zhao Zhiheng, a member of the Astronomy Association from Tianjin, suggested that primary and middle school teachers be trained in the improved knowledge, and that the media carry more stories to let people know about the change as soon as possible.

 

45.   The underlined phrase “strip…of” in paragraph1 means “__________”.

A. take…away from                  B. mark…with

C. get…ready for                     D. push…into

50. What’s the feeling of ordinary people to the change?

       A. They thought it necessary to have a change.

       B. They accepted it without hesitation.

       C. They felt a little sad and not used to it.

       D. They were strongly against the change.

51. Why did the change affect schools greatly?

       A. Teachers disagreed with the change and refused to accept it.

       B. Schools had to spend a lot of money on books.

       C. Students do not like the change of it.

       D. New textbooks will not be ready so soon.

52. In the following suggestions, which one is made by Zhao Zhiheng?

       A. Planetariums around the world should adapt to the change quickly.

       B. The media should make it known to people as soon as possible.

C. Teachers needn’t be trained in improved knowledge as soon as possible.

       D. Schoolchildren should be ready for the new knowledge.

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Michelle Obama made a daring decision to return to the same designer who created her Inaugural (就职)Ball dress four years ago --- and the risk paid off.

The First Lady looked extremely attractive in a thin, sweeping, and ruby-colored dress by designer Jason Wu. She teamed the dramatic dress with heels by Jimmy Choo and a diamond ring by Kimberly McDonald.

She surprised the fashion establishment by returning to a Wu design which had been the custom made for her.

Four years ago at her first Inauguration Ball, Michelle shimmered(熠熠生辉)in an off-white, one-shouldered floor-length dress by the designer.

Wu, who was 26 at the time and had only been working in fashion for three years, saw his career take off after the First Lady's surprise decision to wear one of his dresses.

He said at the time that he was unaware she had chosen the dress and had been watching at home on his couch and eating pizza when she appeared.

After her 2013 decision, Wu told Women's Wear Daily: “Mrs Obama likes to keep her secrets. She fooled me again.”

Wu released a women's clothing and accessories(装饰品)collection at Target last year and continues to be popular with the First Lady for official engagements.

The sleeveless, cross-halter neck dress with low-cut back flattered(突出)49-year-old Michelle's arms and neat waist.

It had been created especially for her by Wu and was a departure from the dark and plain colour tone she stuck to at earlier inauguration events.

Mrs Obama's new hairstyle -- she had bangs(美发沙龙)cut on her birthday last week  had been loosely tousled(蓬松的)for the special night.

Vice-President Joe Biden's wife Jill also looked attractive in a blue silk dress by Vera Wang at the Inauguration Ball.

1.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.Michelle Obama’s inaugural ball dress.

B.Wu, a great designer.

C.The First Lady’s secrets.

D.Mrs Obama’s 2013 decision.

2.Michelle Obama’s brave decision proved to be a_________.

A.risk                                  B.danger

C. Surprise                             D.success

3. According to the passage, which of the following is correct?

A.Mrs Obama’s inaugural dresses were made by the same designer.

B.Joe Biden’s wife Jill also had her dress created by Wu.

C.The colour tone at Michelle’s earlier inaugural events was not satifactory.

D.Mrs Obama had straight forehead hair as her new hairstyle for the special night.

4. Which of the following best describes Jason Wu?

A.Daring and gifted.

B.Unusual and cautious.

C.Careful and brave.

D.Talented and lucky.

5. From the 6th and 7th paragraphs we know that________.

A.Wu was aware that Mrs Obama had chosen his work again

B.Wu didn’t know Mrs Obama had chosen his creation again.

C.Mrs Obama told Wu to give away her secrets

D.Mrs Obama should have told Wu the truth

 

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