At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves learning-disabled children, the father of one student de-1ivered a speech that would never be forgotten by those who attended．He began with a question．“Every-thing God does is done with Perfection．Yet, my son, Shay, cannot learn and understand things as other children do．Where is God’s plan reflected in my son?”
The audience was stilled by the question．The father continued, “I believe that when God brings a child like Shay into the world，an opportunity to realize the Divine Plan presents itself．And it comes in the way people treat that child．”
Then he told the following story：
Shay and I walked pasta a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball．Shay asked, “Do you think they will let me play?”
I knew that most boys would not want him on their team．Shay didn’t even know how to hold the bat properly，much less connect with the ball．So I approached one of the boys on the field and asked if Shay could play．The boy looked around for guidance from his teammates．Getting none, he took matters into his own hands and said, “We are losing by six runs(得分)．The game is in the eighth inning(回合)．He can be on our team and we will try to put him up to bat in the ninth inning．”
In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay’s team scored a few runs but was still behind by three．At the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the outfield．
In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay’s team scored again．They had the potential to win．Would the team actually let Shay bat at this juncture and give away their chance to win the game?
Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat．At last, understanding what the boy’s intentions had been, the boys from both teams helped Shay win the game for the team and Shay was cheered as the hero．
“That day，”said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face “the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of the Divine Plan into this world．”
(1)
Why did the father think most of the boys wouldn’t let Shay join them?
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A．
Because it was a very important game and they couldn’t afford to lose it．
B．
Because they knew Shay was physically disabled．
C．
Because they didn’t get on well with Shay．
D．
Because they knew Shay was anything but good at playing baseball．
(2)
The sentence “Although no hits came his way, he was obviously very happy just to be on the field．” should be put at the end of __________．
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A．
Paragraph 5
B．
Paragraph 6
C．
Paragraph 8
D．
Paragraph 9
(3)
What can we infer from the passage?
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A．
Shay’s team would have lost the game without him．
B．
The opponent team let Shay score purposely．
C．
It was quite by accident that Shay scored．
D．
Shay’s team let him play because they didn’t take the game seriously．
A few days ago, he was just Colonel(上校)Yang; few people knew his name or recognized his face．But last Thursday, when he came back to the earth after a 21-hour trip to space, Yang Liwei’s smile was seen across the world above the magic words：“China’s first spaceman”．
The 38-year-old astronaut was sent into space at 9 a. m．Last Wednesday by China’s Shenzhou Ⅴ spacecraft, which orbited the earth 14 times．He landed safely at 6∶23 a. m．The next day, making China the third country successfully send a person into space, after the former Soviet Union and the US．
Yang was satisfied with his job．“I have seen many landing scenes before on video, and I think ours was one of the most successful, ”He said on a special plane to Beijing after landing．Born into an ordinary family in Liaoning Province, he became a pilot in the Chinese Air Force in 1987, spending 1350 hours in the air．He joined the Chinese space programme 11 years later．
While in space, Yang recorded everything he saw as well as showing China’s national flag and the United Nations’ flag to the people watching on TV at home．He also ate a meal of diced chicken and fried rice, before taking a 3-hour nap．The whole project went according to plan, but space exploration is not as easy as it seems．
Anyone who saw the destruction of the US space shuttle Columbia in February this year will know that Yang took a great risk．
He experienced extremely high temperatures, while the gravitation(重力)on take-off and landing were strong enough to force tears from his eyes．
He has spent five years training to become a spaceman．
“I eat all of my meals at the space programme’s dinning room and have never been able to take my son to kindergarten, ”he said．“I’ve never met his teachers．”
But becoming China’s first spaceman has made all the effort worthwhile．
“When I boarded the spacecraft for the first time, I couldn’t help feeling excited,” he said．“I decided that I had to fly it．”
To Chinese people, Yang is now a hero．One visitor to a Xinhua news agency online forum(网上论坛)said, “Yang’s trip is a giant leap forward for China．”
Officials say the next Shenzhou will be launched by 2005．China also plans to develop spacewalking and a space lab．
(1)
What is the main idea of the story?
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A．
China’s first manned flight．
B．
A hero with great courage．
C．
The first Chinese man in space．
D．
How Yang Liwei became China’s first spaceman．
(2)
How long did each of Yang’s orbits take on average?
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A．
1 hour．
B．
1.5 hours．
C．
6 hours．
D．
The story didn’t mention it．
(3)
Why did the writer mention the gravitation forces on take-off and landing?
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A．
Because it was the most dangerous part of the space flight．
B．
Because it was a very special experience．
C．
To stress how much training he had to do to prepare for the flight．
D．
To show that Yang is brave．
(4)
Why did the writer use “giant leap” in the title?
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A．
Because the space flight marked China’s great progress in the field of space exploration．
B．
Because Neil Armstrong said it was a “giant leap” for mankind when he first set foot on the moon．
C．
Because the space flight was a huge success．
D．
Both A and B．
(5)
This passage is most likely to appear in __________．
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A．
newspaper
B．
textbook
C．
science magazines
D．
biographies(传记)
阅读理解
A Train Floating On Air
A train that floats on air? It's not magic－it's magnets(磁)．And it's close to reality．
In Virginia USA the fall of 2002, a train with no wheels traveled on air and carried college students across their campus．In Japan, a whisper-quiet railway engine hovered and raced at 350 miles per hour using magnets and electricity as the power．And in China, a magnet train line linked Shanghai with nearby Pudong Airport．
These trains use magnetic levitation(悬浮)technology, “maglev” for short．They use the same rules as the magnets you pick up at home or school：opposite poles of magnets attract each other, and like poles repel each other．
How does it work?
Powerful magnets on the bottom of train repel magnets on the track, which is actually just a magnet-filled guiding way．With a magnetic field of sufficient force, the train will go hovering on air, which seemed impossible to us in the past．
When an electrical current is sent through the track, the train moves．Turn the current backwards and the train slows down．
Maglev doesn't rely on the friction(摩擦力)of wheels on track, so it can climb a much steeper hill than a traditional train．And it can travel easily in snow and ice, something that could bring normal trains to a screaming stop．
(1)
This passage is about ________．
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A．
maglev
B．
magnets
C．
levitation
D．
electricity
(2)
Which of the following is a repelling action?
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A．
B．
C．
D．
(3)
What can we learn from the text?
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A．
A magnet-filled guiding way is formed inside a maglev train．
B．
Instead of electricity, magnets are used as the power of a maglev．
C．
Maglev trains can climb hills with the help of magnet wheels．
D．
Electric currents decide the movements of a maglev train．
(4)
What is the difference between a maglev train and an ordinary train?
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A．
A maglev train can climb mountains without power while an ordinary one can't．
B．
A maglev train can travel in college campus while an ordinary train is not allowed．
C．
Travelling without a track, a maglev train is safer and smoother than an ordinary one．
D．
Floating on a track, a maglev train is faster, quieter than an ordinary, railway train．
