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  Cole Bettles had been rejected by a number of universities when he received an e-mail from the University of California, San Diego, last month, congratulating him on his admission and inviting him to tour the campus.His mother booked a hotel in San Diego, and the 18-year-old Ojai high school senior arranged for his grandfather, uncle and other family members to meet them at the campus for lunch during the Saturday tour.

  “They were like ‘Oh my God, that’s so awesome(棒的)’,” Bettles said.Right before he got in bed, he checked his e-mail one last time and found another message saying the school had made a mistake and his application had been denied.

  In fact, all 28, 000 students turned away from UC San Diego, in one of the toughest college entrance seasons on record, had received the same incorrect message.The students’ hopes had been raised and then dashed(破灭)in a cruel twist that shows the danger of instant communications in the Internet age.

  UCSD admissions director Mae Brown called it an “administrative error” but refused to say who had made the mistake, or if those responsible would be disciplined(受训).

  The e-mail, which began, “We’re thrilled that you’ve been admitted to UC San Diego, and we’re showcasing(展示)our beautiful campus on Admit Day, ” was sent to the full 46, 000 students who had applied, instead of just the 18, 000 who got in, Brown said.

  The error was discovered almost immediately by her staff, who sent an apology within hours.

  “It was really thrilling for a few hours; now he’s crushed(压垮),” said Cole’s mother, Tracy Bettles.“It’s really tough on them.”

  The admissions director said she was in the office on Monday until midnight answering e-mails and phone calls from disappointed students and their parents.She said she took full responsibility for the error.“We accessed the wrong database.We.www.ks5u.comrecognize the incredible pain receiving this false encouragement caused.It was not our intent.”

(1)

How many students received an admission e-mail from the University of California, San Diego n(UCSD)?

[  ]

A.

18, 000

B.

28, 000

C.

46, 000

D.

18

(2)

Which of the following statements is TRUE about the wrong e-mail message?

[  ]

A.

The mistake was made on purpose to cause pain among the applicants.

B.

It was UCSD admissions director Mae Brown who made the mistake.

C.

UCSD admissions staff got information from the wrong database.

D.

Staff did not discover the mistake until next Monday.

(3)

The admissions director Mae Brown did what she could to _________.

[  ]

A.

protect the person who made the mistake

B.

punish herself for the mistake

C.

make up for the mistake

D.

help the disappointed students enter the university

(4)

What does the passage mainly talk about?

[  ]

A.

Cole Bettles was admitted to the UCSD.

B.

Cole Bettles was rejected y a famous university.

C.

USCD admissions office often makes “administration errors”.

D.

False admission information raised the students’.www.ks5u.comhopes and then dashed them.

答案:1.C;2.C;3.C;4.D;
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  China's astronaut, 38-year-old Yang Liwei returned safely to earth Thursday morning, when his craft Shenzhou V touched down as scheduled after more than 21 hours in the earth's orbit. Chinese premier Wen Jiabao called the landmark debut flight a “complete success”. The descent capsule (返回舱) carrying Lt. Col. Yang Liwei touched down on the grasslands of the Gobi Desert, in central Inner Mongolia at 6:23 a. m. Thursday (Beijing Time), the Beijing-based China's Aerospace Command and Control Center said. Minutes later, Yang grabbed the capsule hatch with his hand, pulled himself out, smiled and waved at recovery teams and reporters. “It is a splendid moment in the history of my motherland and also the greatest day of my life,” Yang, a former flight pilot from Northeast China's Liaoning Province, said immediately after emerging. In an interview with CCTV, China's state television, Yang said he was “feeling excellent”. Shenzhou V landed at dawn, 4.8 kilometres (3 miles) from its designed landing target, the officials said. “The spaceship operated well,” the astronaut Yang Liwei said in his first publicized comments. “I feel very good and I am proud of my motherland.” After a physical exam on spot, Yang's condition was found as “good”. Li Jinai, the commander of China's manned space program, called Yang a “space hero” and a “national hero”. Following Yang's touchdown China's premier Wen Jiabao immediately spoke to Yang from Beijing's Command and Control Centre and offered his congratulations.

  Within hours, Chinese space officials announced that the country's space dreams will continue with a “Shenzhou Ⅵ” mission, most possibly within a year. They said China also had worked out plans to conduct space walking by its astronauts, and eventually build up a space station. However, Chinese scientists ruled out building a space shuttle, like the United States.

  Yang's flight came four decades after the former Soviet Union and the United States pioneered manned spaceflight. Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth in April 1961. One month later, the United States launched Alan B. Shepard Jr.

1.What is true of the Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei?

[  ]

A.He is now a flight pilot.

B.He was helped to get out of the descent capsule.

C.He spent nearly a day in space.

D.He was called a “space hero” and a “national hero” by China's premier Wen Jiabao.

2.China will carry out the following space programs in the near future except ________.

[  ]

A.space walking

B.setting up a space station

C.building up a space shuttle

D.sending up “Shenzhou Ⅵ”

3.The underlined word debut means ________.

[  ]

A.first public appearance
B.space
C.carrying person
D.spaceship

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

[  ]

A.Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first man in the world to travel in space.

B.The United States launched Alan B. Shepard Jr. about 43 years ago.

C.China is the third country in the world to carry out the manned space flight successfully.

D.“Shenzhou Ⅵ”will carry more than one astronaut in the mission.

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  China’s first astronaut-38-year-old Yang Liwei returned safely to earth Thursday morning, when his craft Shenzhou 5 touched down as scheduled after more than 21 hours in the earth’s orbit.

  Chinese premier Wen Jiabao called the landmark debut flight a “complete success”.The descent capsule(返回舱)carrying Lt.Col.Yang Liwei touched down on the grasslands of the Gobi Desert, in central Inner Mongolia at 6.23 a. m.Thursday(Beijing Time), the Beijing?based China’s Aerospace Command and Control Center said.

  Minutes later, Yang grabbed the capsule hatch with his hand, pulled himself out, smiled and waved at recovery teams and reporters.“It is a splendid moment in the history of my motherland and also the greatest day of my life, ” Yang, a former fighter pilot from Northeast China’s Liaoning Province, said immediately after emerging.

  In an interview with CCTV, China’s state television, Yang said he was “feeling excellent”.Shenzhou 5 landed at dawn, 4.8 kilometres(3 miles)from its designed landing target, the officials said.“The spaceship operated well, ” the astronaut Yang Liwei said in his first publicized comments.“I feel very good and I am proud of my motherland.” After a physical exam on spot, Yang’s condition was found as “good”.Li Jinai, the commander of China’s manned space program, called Yang a “space hero” and a “national hero”.Following Yang’s touchdown China’s premier Wen Jiabao immediately spoke to Yang from Beijing’s command and control centre and offered his congratulations.

  Within hours, Chinese space officials announced that the country’s space dreams will continue with a “Shenzhou 6” mission, most possibly within a year.They said China also had worked out plans to conduct space walking by its astronauts, and eventually build up a space station.However, Chinese scientists ruled out building a space shuttle, like the United States.

  Yang’s flight came four decades after the former Soviet Union and the United States pioneered manned space flight.Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth in April 1961.One month later, the United States launched Alan B.Shepard Jr.

(1)

What is true of the first Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei?

[  ]

A.

He is now a flight pilot.

B.

He was helped to get out of the descent capsule.

C.

He spent nearly a day in space.

D.

He was called a “space hero” and a “national hero” by China’s premier Wen Jiabao.

(2)

China will carry out the following space programs in the near future except ________.

[  ]

A.

space walking

B.

setting up a space station

C.

building up a space shuttle

D.

sending up “Shenzhou 6”

(3)

The underlined word debut means ________.

[  ]

A.

first public appearance

B.

space

C.

carrying person

D.

spaceship 61?65 CCABA

(4)

Which of the following is NOT true?

[  ]

A.

Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first man in the world to travel in space.

B.

The United States launched Alan B.Shepard Jr.about 45 years ago.

C.

China is the third country in the world to carry out the manned space flight successfully.

D.

“Shenzhou 6” will continue the mission.

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A.

To introduce Virginia to tourists.

B.

To encourage people to settle in Virginia.

C.

To introduce historic sites in Virginia.

D.

To give people a general description of Virginia

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A.

It is larger.

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C.

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