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If you're tired of the Mediterranean and don't want to head to Disney again，perhaps it's time for a summer holiday in space．Russia has declared plans for its first floating hotel，217 miles above earth，and it is something of an offering with good service．

Hosting just seven guests in a four cabins，the accommodation will boast huge windows with views back to earth and tasty microwave meals will be served instead of the ones often used by astronauts．

Just getting there will be an adventure in itself—it will take two days aboard a Soyuz rocket—and it won't exactly be a budget holiday: A five-day stay will cost you￡100，000 to￡500，000 for your journey．The hotel is due to open by 2016 and，according to those behind it，will be far more comfortable than the International Space Station (ISS) used by astronauts and cosmonauts．

In the weightlessness of space，visitors can choose to have beds that are either vertical or horizontal．Tourists，who will be accompanied by experienced crew，will dine on food prepared on Earth and sent up on the rocket，to be reheated in microwave ovens．Many kinds of delicacies will be available．

Iced tea，mineral water and fruit juices will be available，but alcohol will be strictly prohibited．Toilets will use flowing air instead of water to move waste through the system．Waste water will be recycled．

Sergei Kostenko，chief executive of Orbital Technologies which will construct the hotel，said: “Our planned module inside will not remind you of the International Space Station．A hotel should be comfortable inside，and it will be possible to look at the Earth．The hotel will be aimed at wealthy individuals and people working for private companies who want to do research in space．” The hotel can also be used as an emergency bolthole (避难处) for astronauts aboard the International Space Station if there is a crisis．

1.Which can be the best title of the passage?

A． Russia declares the design for its first space hotel

B． The first space hotel is under construction now

C． The astronauts will have a second home in space

D． Russia has the advanced technology in exploring space

2.What does the underlined word “budget” in the 3rd paragraph mean?

A． expensive

B． worthwhile

C． economic

D． uncomfortable

3.What kind of accommodation will the guests have in the space hotel?

A． They will have the same food as the astronauts have．

B． Many kinds of drinks are available including alcohol．

C． Guests can have beds that are either vertical or horizontal．

D． Tourists are accompanied by the astronauts from the ISS．

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A． The space hotel is built to remind you of the International Space Station．

B． The hotel is constructed with big windows so that tourists can see the earth．

C． The company，Orbital Technologies，has already begun to build the space hotel．

D． In the near future，a space trip for most of the people can be realized．

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I was 14 years old． I was angry and rebellious, with regard for anything my parents had to say, if it had nothing to do with me． Like so many , I struggled to escape from anything that didn’t my picture of the world． As a “ brilliant without need of guidance” kid, I rejected any obvious of love． In fact, I got angry at the of the word “love”．
One , after an extremely difficult day, I into my room, shut the door loudly and fell down onto my bed heavily． As I lay down in the privacy of my , my hands placed under my pillow． There was an envelope．I pulled it out and on the envelope it said, “To when you’re alone．”
I was alone, no one would know whether I read it or not．So I opened it． It said，“Mike， I know life is right now, I know you are frustrated and I know we don’t do everything right． I also know that I love you and nothing you do or say will ever change that．I am here for you if you ever need to talk． If you don’t, that’s also ．Just know that no matter where you go or whatever you do in your life, I will always love you and be that you are my son． I’m here for you and I love you-that will never Love you, Mom．”
Every night as I went to bed, I would put my hands under my , and I remember the I felt every time I got a letter． During my teen years, the letters were the calm assurance that I still could be loved my anger and rudeness．Just before I fell I became grateful that my mom knew what I, an angry teenager, needed．
1.A． little B． all C． full D． high
2.A． seldom B． sometimes C． currently D． particularly
3.A． families B． adults C． people D． teenagers
4.A． hang up B． lift up C． agree with D． deal with
5.A． attempt B． offer C． request D． advice
6.A． risk B． proposal C． mention D． point
7.A． night B． day C． morning D． afternoon
8.A． slipped B． stormed C． sank D． slid
9.A． bed B． floor C． closet D． chair
10.A． answer B． seal C． read D． tear
11.A． If B． When C． Though D． Since
12.A． serious B． awful C． amazing D． exciting
13.A． entirely B． gently C． heavily D． personally
14.A． impossible B． terrible C． right D． okay
15.A． nervous B． sorry C． proud D． sure
16.A． last B． change C． happened D． start
17.A． pillow B． book C． desk D． door
18.A． relaxation B． sadness C． relief D． thrill
19.A． in spite of B． instead of C． ahead of D． in need of
20.A． ill B． down C． silent D． asleep

As teenagers, sometimes we do need our parents’ guidance, especially______ social experiences．

A． by way of B． as a result of

C． in place of D． in terms of

—What a mess! You are always so lazy!

—I’m not to blame，mum．I am ________ you have made me．

A． how B． what C． that D． who

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Do American children still learn handwriting in school? In the age of the keyboard，some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on the way out．90% of teachers say they are required to teach handwriting．But studies have yet to answer the question of how well they are teaching it．One study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say they are not prepared to teach handwriting．Some teachers are teaching handwriting by providing instruction for 10 to 15 minutes a day，and then other teachers who basically teach it for 60 to 70 minutes a day — which really for handwriting is pretty much．

Many adults remember learning that way — by copying letters over and over again．Today's thinking is that short periods of practice are better．Many experts also think handwriting should not be taught by itself．Instead，they say it should be used as a way to get students to express ideas．After all，that is why we write．

Handwriting involves two skills．One is legibility，which means forming the letters so they can be read． The other is fluency — writing without having to think about it．Fluency continues to develop up until high school．

But not everyone masters these skills．Teachers commonly report that about one fourth of their kids have poor handwriting．Some people might think handwriting is not important any more because of computers and voice recognition programs．

But Steve Graham at Vanderbilt says word processing is rarely done in elementary school，especially in the early years．American children traditionally first learn to print，and then to write in cursive，which connects the letters．But guess what we learned from a spokeswoman for the College Board，which administers the SAT college admission test．More than 75 percent of students choose to print their essay on the test rather than write in cursive．

1.From Paragraph 1 we can learn ________．

A． teaching handwriting is a basic requirement in teaching job

B． most teachers prefer to teach handwriting

C． teachers spend little time in teaching handwriting

D． a keyboard has taken the place of the handwriting entirely

2.The underlined word “legibility” in Paragraph 3 means ________．

A． being easy to read

B． being complex

C． being unexpected

D． being unreadable

3.The best title for the passage is ________．

A． How to improve handwriting in school

B． Right or wrong: the death of handwriting

C． Handwriting involves two skills

D． Handwriting lessons are on the way out

4.The author’s attitude towards whether still to learn handwriting in school is________．

A． negative

B． objective

C． critical

D． optimistic

---Oh，my God! Daring，what’s wrong with your face？

---Forget it! I am allergic to the cream recommended by my colleague，Ms．Fan，a very well preserved woman．

---Oh，no! I have to say‘________’.

A． A burden of one’s choice is not felt．

B． One man’s meat is another man’s poison．

C． Beauty，unaccompanied by virtue，is as a flower without perfume．

D． Don’t cross the bridge till you get to it．

The small boat was almost sunk by the dinosaurs which suddenly ________ to the surface，fighting each other，but fortunately the three men ________ get away.

A． rose；could

B． rose；were able to

C． arose；could have been able to

D． raised；could have

When 1.（ask） to point out one or two things that are most important to themselves， many put friends ahead of homes， jobs， clothes and cars．

A true friendship carries a long history of experience that determines_2. we are and keeps us connected． It is a treasure we should protect． Unfortunately， the _3.（good） friends you are， the more probable you’ll have disagreements． And the result can be what you don’t want 4. end to the relationship．

The good news is that most troubled friendships can be mended． First， don’t let your pride get in your way． Most of us can forgive each other when differences_5.（bring） out in the open． Second， apologize when you’re wrong - even if you have been wronged ．Over the course of a friendship， even the best people make mistakes． Sometimes， it may be best，6.the wronged person takes the lead and apologizes． When you apologize， give your friend a chance to admit that he has been wrong． Third， see things 7.your friend’s point of view． And finally， accept that friendships change as8. needs and lifestyle change． Making friends can sometimes seem easy． The hard part is keeping the connections strong during the_9.（nature） ups and downs that have an effect_10._all relationships． My suggestion：Consider friendship an honor and a gift， and worth the effort to treasure and nurture （培养）．

The 115-year-old famous Oxford Dictionary will now include popular new Chinese terms like “shanzhai” “youtiao” and “fangnu”, as part of the modern Chinese language.

As China plays a more and more important role in the world economy, the Chinese language is forever developing, attracting more attention from people who want to understand this ancient yet powerful language．

For instance, the word “shanzhai” is used to describe the countless knockoffs（名牌仿制品）.Another new term in the new edition is the word “fangnu”, a term used to describe the phenomenon in large cities where well-educated youth complain of a miserable existence due to the heavy burden of a home mortgage(按揭贷款).All these new or often fashionable terms can be found in the new Oxford English –Chinese, Chinese-English dictionary. that was unveiled(公布于众的)in the recently concluded Beijing International Book Fair last week．

This dictionary is the largest single volume English-Chinese, Chinese-English dictionary and contains 670,000 words and phrases after five years of preparation. Sixty editors from the Oxford University Press and its partner in China—the Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press worked together on the project. According to Julie Kleeman, the dictionary’s chief editor, most of the firm’s editors were Chinese, while about one fourth were native-English speakers．

“We don’t want to make it florid（绚丽的）, we want it to be modern and conversational. Many of the words in the present dictionary are no longer in use.” said Kleeman. “The need for studying Chinese by foreigners today is totally different from decades ago. Precise, native and practical—that is our main advantage,” she said. She added the dictionary also has a sidebar section that explains words which contain too much cultural information, like “hutong”, a traditional architecture style of Beijing. Another would be “youtian” the popular Chinese breakfast choice usually eaten with soybean milk.

Kleeman said in the future newer updated versions will be only available online as language often changes too quickly for book versions to keep up with. The online version will also offer a Chinese pronunciation guide．

The online version, allowing access via different platforms from the PC to the iPhones, will be ready “as soon as possible”, Kleeman said.

1.Why will Oxford Dictionary include popular new Chinese terms?

A. To attract those who want to get a better understanding of Chinese.

B. To develop the international working language, English.

C. To keep up with the development of the world economy.

D. To interest people and sell at a higher price.

2.We can use the following words to describe this new dictionary EXCEPT__________.

A. accurate B. flowery

C. practical D. native

3.The newer updated versions will be only available online because______.

A. book versions are too expensive to buy

B. book versions can’t offer a Chinese pronunciation guide

C. they can keep up with the quickly changing language

D. they will allow access in different languages

4.What can we learn from the text?

A. Oxford Dictionary has a history of more than 100 decades.

B. the word “shanzhai” can be only found in online versions.

C. Most of the dictionary’s editors are native English speakers.

D. Oxford Dictionary will be modern, practical and multifunctional

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