题目内容
He does everything exactly ________his parents tell him to.
- A.like
- B.as
- C.what
- D.that
A teddy bear from Cumbria is launching into space to raise cash for charity(慈善)
Terence,an experienced traveller who has been to Iraq,will be the guest of honour on aviation(飞行)legend Burt Rutan’s Spaceship One when it flies above Earth.The mission takes off from California on September 29, and on his return the loveable toy will be auctioned off(拍卖)in aid of the North AIR Ambulance Appeal(北部空中救护服务中心).
Spaceship One is the world’s first private spacecraft,and is competing for a prestigious space travel prize.Chief executive of the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS),Graham Pickering,said”flying officer”Terence had been handed over to the RAF six months ago and staff had been receiving postcards from him ever since.
He said,“Terence was a fundraising idea that really took off. We have received pictures of him in a U2 craft,trying parachuting and even looking drunk and disorderly.When the RAF finally discharege him he will be a very rare bear indeed?--we just hope he does not bum up on re?entry to Earth”.
GNAAS,which needs charitable donations of more than £2m a year,has three air ambulances(空中救护机).
Peter Bond,spokesman for the Royal Astronimical Society,said Terence’s safety was not guaranteed. He said,“This is a new experimental craft and this will only be the second time it has flown.During its first voyage it developed technical problems but hopefully they have now been resolved.”
Since May,Terence has spent time with members of 100 squadron(空军中队)based at RAF Leeming Basra.Iraq,and at air shows with performing fighter planes.
Spaceship One will fly 100km(62 miles) above the Earth’s surface,just breaking through the planet’s atmosphere.
If it repeats the feat(技艺)inside two weeks,it will claim the $ 10 million Ansari X-Prize set up to encourage the private space flight business.
【小题1】Which of the following is the best title?
A.The Toy Bear Will Be Auctioned Off |
B.Space Flight |
C.Spaceship One to Lift Off |
D.Teddy Bear Astronaut to Lift Off |
A.an experienced astronaut |
B.a toy bear |
C.a real bear living in England |
D.an air force officer |
A.Spaceship One is the world’s first speacecraft. |
B.The purpose of its flight is to collect money for the charity. |
C.The purpose of its flight is to comepete for a prestigious space travel prize. |
D.Spaceship One has never flown. |
A.after this space flight,Spaceship One will get the $ 10 million Ansari X-prize |
B.it is dangerous for a spaceship to re-entre the earth atmosphere |
C.Terence will be very safe on the flight |
D.Spaceship One is just an ordinary plane |
How often one hears children wishing they were grown-ups and old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.
Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In addition, life is always presenting new things to the child — things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well-known. But a child has his parents. He is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is continually being told not to do things or being punished for what he has done wrong.
When the young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society.
1. According to the second paragraph, the writer thinks that __.
A.life for a child is comparatively easy |
B.a child is always loved whatever he does |
C.if much is given to a child, he must do something in return |
D.only children are interested in life |
2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A.People are often satisfied with their life. |
B.Life is less interesting for old people. |
C.Adults are free to do what they want to do. |
D.Adults should no longer rely on others. |
3.The underlined word "responsibilities" in the second paragraph means__________.
A.duties |
B.jobs |
C.suggestions |
D.desires |
4.The main idea of the passage is _________ .
A.life is not enjoyable since each age has some pains |
B.young men can have the greatest happiness if they work hard |
C.childhood is the most enjoyable time in one's life |
D.one is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life |