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For generations, people have dreamed of traveling to Mars to explore Earth’s closest planetary neighbor. The American Space Agency, NASA, and other space agencies have announced plans to send people to the Red Planet.1..

In the United States, some volunteers are learning how people will react to months of separation from other humans on a Mars base.2. But actually, they are living in Hawaii. The project is called HI-SEAS. NASA has provided financial support for the work.

Six people are living on a make-believe Mars Base. They are isolated high on top of Mauna Loa, a volcanic mountain on the Big Island of Hawaii, whose environment is as close to Mars as we can find on Earth. 3. When measured from its base, deep in the ocean, Mauna Loa is the second largest mountain in our solar system. Because it is so high, the land is not warm or rich with plants, like the rest of Hawaii. Visually, it is very similar to what you see on Mars. They can walk across red lava rock from the volcano and see the wonderful volcanic material. There is really no visible plant life or animal life.

The six member HI-SEAS crew is mostly self-sufficient. They take care of themselves.4.

But the individuals bringing those supplies cannot communicate with volunteers inside the base. The current crew has been living in the base since October, and will stay until June. Crew members communicate with the outside world through e-mail and blogs. They also produce videos on the YouTube website.5.

Food and supplies are brought to them.

A. But such a manned mission is years away.

B. Mars has the largest volcanic mountain in the solar system.

C. They are spending eight months in an area that looks much like the surface of Mars.

D. Mauna Loa is 2,500 meters above sea level.

E. Conditions on the surface of Mars are closer to the conditions on Earth.

F. For now, on a mountaintop in Hawaii, volunteers are getting a taste of life on a future Mars base.

G. Food and supplies are brought to them.

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University Can Wait

I was on my way to the library to do some studying for history class. That’s when I saw my friend and her family _______ on doors.

As I was standing ___________ one house,my friend’s brother walked past me and went to the door of the house. When the resident _________,I heard him say,“Excuse me,I am ___________ money for my mom. She needs to have _________ but we don’t have enough money. Could you please _________ with a donation?”The lady gave him some _________ and he said,“Thank you so much!God bless you.” Then he walked on to the next house.

I could see he didn’t have much and I also saw he had been _______.

___________ going to the library,I went to the bank. I told her I wanted to __________ all my savings. The lady in the bank said to me,“But,sweetie,I thought you were going to use that money to go to ________.” I told her something else __________ so she gave me the money. Then I walked to my friend’s house.

They had only raised nine hundred and sixty-two dollars,which wasn’t ____________ a quarter of what they needed. I told my friend to ____________my money. When she saw it she ____________ straight away it was my university money. The idea of going to university had been a very ____________ one for me—________I got accepted—but she needed the money more than I did. It was this ________ of money that could save her mother’s life.

I hope all goes well for her and her family. My love and ________ go out to them. Leo Tolstoy once said,“Nothing can make our life,or the lives of other people,more beautiful than permanent ________.”

1.A. meeting B. waiting C. knocking D. quarreling

2.A. inside B. above C. behind D. outside

3.A. replied B. understood C. closed D. answered

4.A. raising B. accumulating C. increasing D. making

5.A. health B. surgery C. examination D. break

6.A. provide B. help C. deal D. compete

7.A. advice B. medicine C. coins D. food

8.A. laughing B. running C. thinking D. crying

9.A. Instead of B. Regardless of C. Other than D. Except for

10.A. deposit B. donate C. withdraw D. collect

11.A. university B. company C. theatre D. work

12.A. held up B. came up C. put up D. took up

13.A. even B. already C. still D. ever

14.A. return B. consider C. take D. pay

15.A. received B. refused C. realized D. admitted

16.A. disappointing B. depressing C. appealing D. realistic

17.A. assessing B. advocating C. appointing D. assuming

18.A. kind B. item C. share D. sum

19.A. imagination B. prayers C. ideas D. stories

20.A. honesty B. kindness C. responsibility D. courage

Here’s the news from BBC. Theresa May, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, sends her wishes to those who celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year at Chinese New Year Reception 2017.

"I would like to start by welcoming everybody here to Number 10 Downing Street — my office but also my home. And it’s wonderful to see so many people here and to see the building so beautifully decorated, actually, for Chinese New Year. And I'm delighted that Chinese New Year is an annual celebration in this house just as it is across Britain and across the world.

Today is the beginning of the Year of the Rooster, more specifically, the Year of the Fire Rooster, which I’m told comes every 60 years. Our ambition is to make Britain a country where whoever you are, whatever your background, you can go as far as your talents will take you. And I think that in the British Chinese community, we have an excellent example. Ever since the first Chinese settlers came to this country, in the port cities of Liverpool, Cardiff and London, you’ve been a model of integration(融入) and success. Chinese enterprises, from food to finance, manufacturing to the arts, is a successful support of the British economy.

We want to follow that example, to ensure that whoever they are, they're able to reach their potential.

So as we end the Year of the Fire Monkey, a year in which I was born, let us welcome the Year of the Fire Rooster, approach it with that openness, confidence, hard work and leadership, build that Global Britain, growing our relationship and our strategic(战略的) partnership with China as we do so. And let me wish you and your families a very happy and healthy New Year."

1.Why did Theresa May deliver the speech?

A. To honor some successful oversea Chinese.

B. To celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year.

C. To forecast the Year of the Fire Rooster.

D. To welcome students studying in England.

2.What can we infer from the text?

A. All oversea Chinese celebrate the New Year.

B. The Year of the Rooster comes before the Year of the Monkey.

C. Chinese enterprises make great contributions to the British economy.

D. Everyone can reach their potential in England.

3.What’s Theresa May’s attitude towards Chinese working in England?

A. Appreciative. B. Negative. C. Casual. D. Ambiguous.

Manners nowadays in big cities like London are particularly non-existent. It's nothing for a big, strong schoolboy to push an elderly woman aside in the dash for the last remaining seat on a bus, much less stand up and offer his seat to her, as he ought to. In fact, it is saddening to note that if a man does offer his seat to an older woman, it is nearly always one from the older generation.

This question of giving up seats in public transport is much argued by young men, who say that, since women have claimed equality, they no longer deserve to be treated with courtesy and that those who go out to work should take their turn in the rat race like anyone else. Women have never claimed to be physically as strong as men. Even if it's not agreed, however, that young men should stand up for older women, the fact remains that courtesy should be shown to the old, the sick and the burdened. Are we really so lost to all ideals of unselfishness that we can sit there indifferently reading the paper or a book, saying to ourselves "First come, first served", while a gray-haired woman, a mother with a young child or a cripple stands? Yet this is too often seen.

Older people, tired and easy annoyed from a day's work, aren't angels, either-far from it. Many an argument or an insulting quarrel breaks out as they feel tired of pushes in the queue and shove(猛推) each other to get on buses.

If cities are to remain pleasant places to live in at all, however, it seems necessary, not only that communication in transport should be improved, but also that communication between human beings should be kept smooth and polite. Shop assistant won't bother to assist, taxi drivers shout at each other as they dash dangerously round comers, bus conductors pull the bell before their desperate passengers have had time to get on or off the bus, and so on. It seems to us that it's up to the young and strong to do their small part to stop such deterioration(恶化).

1.What can be inferred from the first paragraph?

A. A big strong schoolboy never pushes the elderly for a seat on a bus.

B. Young persons are sure to offer seat to the elderly.

C. Older generation have better manners than the young.

D. Elderly women are often treated politely.

2.What's the author's attitude towards the young men's argument about offering seat in public?

A. Tolerant. B. Doubtful. C. Positive. D. Negative.

3.What do we know about older people when they are tired from a day's work?

A. Older people behave worse than the young.

B. Older people may also have unpleasant behaviors.

C. Older people don't like taking buses.

D. Older people are good at argument and quarrel.

4.Why does the author write this article?

A. To tell us that manners nowadays in big cities are non-existent.

B. To scold the persons who have no manners at all.

C. To warn us of the seriousness of young men's lacking good manners.

D. To call on the young to improve the situation.

Dear Alan,

Guess what? I have a chance to choose my new place to live in! I’m excited and a little nervous. Could you please give me some help?

I’m not sure whether I will live in a house or in an apartment. On the one hand, a house will be too big for just one person, so maybe I should rent an apartment. On the other hand, if I rent a house, I could find someone else to share with me. The only problem is that a house full of people might be too noisy for me. I prefer to have my own space. The city has some nice apartments, but they are also too expensive. However, if I could find a two-bedroom apartment and get a roommate, that would make it more affordable. I just need to search for a roommate who is neat and quiet. You know I can’t live with someone who is loud and messy(凌乱的). I don’t have a car, so I also need to think carefully about the location. I probably need to look for somewhere near a bus stop or an underground station. That way I will have more time to study and spend less time travelling.

I’m looking forward to your reply.

Love, Victor

1.Victor feels excited because ________.

A. he has a new house to live in

B. he can decide where to live now

C. he is going to see his friend Alan

D. he helped Alan out with his problem

2.Victor wants to share the house with a ________ person.

A. neat and quiet B. messy but outgoing

C. neat and loud D. quiet but messy

3.If Victor finds a roommate, he will ________.

A. waste money B. buy a car

C. save some money D. have more time to study

4.Victor doesn’t have a car, so he wants ________.

A. a two bed-room apartment

B. to ask Alan for advice

C. to have his own space

D. a place with convenient traffic

5.What does the underlined word “ travelling” in Paragraph 2 probably mean in Chinese?

A. 观光旅行 B. 路途奔波 C. 广为流传 D. 跋山涉水

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