题目内容
D
The year 2006 was a busy one for space and technology workers. A planet lost its status and space flights caught the imagination of people around the world.
The following is a short list of the major events of the year:____________
IBM has built a chip that runs about 100 times faster than the ones we have now. The development could lead to faster computers. The chip was first made in June. It can run at a speed of 500 gigahertz (千兆赫).
Pluto loses face
The International Astronomical Union created the first scientific definition (定义) of the word "planet" in August. Under the new rules, Pluto is no longer called a planet but a "dwarf planet" (矮行星).
Pluto had been considered a planet since its discovery in 1930. For now, there are only the eight "classical" planets in the solar system (太阳系): They are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
Woman space tourist
The first woman space tourist was launched on a Russian rocket from Kazakhstan on September 18. The flight carried a businesswoman, named Anousheh Ansari, along with a fresh crew for the International Space Station (ISS). Ansari is a 40-year-old American. She has paid at least US$20 million for the trip. She returned on September 28 after her eight-day stay at the International Space Station.
Discovery sent up
The US space shuttle Discovery took seven astronauts on a 12-day repair mission (任务) to the International Space Station on December 9. It was the first night launch by NASA in four years. The last one ended in the failure of the space shuttle Columbia in 2003.
1. The sub-title of the second paragraph probably would be _______.
A. IBM
B. The development of computers
C. The first chip born
D. Faster computer chip
2. The US space shuttle Discovery was sent up mainly to ________.
A. do some research www.7caiedu.cn
B. do some repairs
C. be in memory to Columbia shuttle.
D. build a space station.
3. Which of the following statements is WRONG?
A. Pluto is no longer a real planet according to the new theory.
B. People have been dreaming about space flight.
C. Anousheh Ansari was the first women space tourist.
D. The US space shuttle Discovery is the first one launched by NASA at night.
4. The passage is written mainly to tell us_______.
A. exciting new science of the year of 2006.
B. space flight full of wonders.
C. the major events of the year of 2006.
D. science and technology is the first productive.
【小题1】D
【小题2】B
【小题3】D
【小题4】A
D
The year is 2094. It has been announced that a comet (彗星) is heading towards the Earth . Most of it will miss our planet , but two pieces will probably hit the southern half of the Earth .
On 17 July , a piece four kilometers wide enters the Earth’s atmosphere (大气层) with a massive explosion . About half of the piece is destroyed , but the remaining part hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound . The sea boils and a huge hole is made in the sea bed . Huge waves are created and spread outwards from the hole . The wall of water , a kilometer high , rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometers an hour . Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and millions of people re drowned .
Before the waves reach South America , the second piece of the comet lands in Argentina . Earthquakes and volcanoes are set off in the Andes Mountains . The shock waves move north into California and all around the Pacific Ocean . The cities of Los Angeles , San Francisco and Tokyo are completely destroyed by earthquakes . Millions of people in the southern half of the earth are already dead, but the north won’t escape for long . Because of the explosions , the sun is hidden by clouds of dust , temperatures around the world fall to almost zero .Crops are ruined . The sun won’t be seen again for many years . Wars break out as countries fight for food . A year later , no more than 10 million people remain alive .
Could it really happen ? In fact , it has already happened more than once in the history of the Earth . The dinosaurs were on the Earth for over 160 million years . Then 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared . Many scientists believe that the Earth was hit by a piece of object in space . The dinosaurs couldn’t live through the cold climate that followed and they died out . Will we meet the same end ?
1.What is mainly described in the passage ?
A.A historic discovery . |
B.An event of imagination |
C.A research on space . |
D.A scientific adventure . |
2.When the first piece hits the South Atlantic , it causes .
A.an earthquake |
B.damages to cities |
C.an Earth explosion |
D.huge waves |
3.Why can’t the northern half of the earth escape for long ?
A.Because the land is covered with water |
B.Because the light and heat from the sun can not reach the earth . |
C.Because people there can not live at the temperature of zero . |
D.Because wars break out among countries . |
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In 2004, I was 22 years old and had just come back to Brazil after 14 months in England, holding my Cambridge Proficiency certificate. After nervously 1 a short training course, I began to give classes to my 12 students, all of them older than I was. I 2 hard to remain clam in class and 3 they wouldn't find out how unconfident I felt most of the time. I was quite 4 , actually, until the end of 5 and the night of the final oral test. The test was going to start at 7 pm, and at 6:50, I 16 myself in the teachers bathroom to 17 all the test questions again. I really wanted to learn the 18 by heart so no one would think I was an inexperienced tester. The 19 is, I actually locked myself in the bathroom. I 20 couldn't get out! The bell rang at 7 pm and I could hear the noise in the halls 21 the students went to their rooms. I tried hard to 22 the bathroom door, but failed. I heard the cleaning lady's voice and asked for help as 23 as I could. However, she wasn't exactly a thoughtful person, and started 24 . "Diana's locked in the bathroom!" Shame had fallen upon me! 25 , the course director, the secretary and some teachers were outside the bathroom trying to get me out, and, 26 , my students gathered outside too, happily saying things like "Aren't we 27 ! No test today!" All I could do was 28 , and my entire 29 was waiting for me outside, naughty smiles on their faces." 30 ! Teacher." They said, "We know you are human too!" They all passed their test. True to the Brazilian style, we all went out for a beer afterwards, and laughed the whole thing off. | ||||
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