Millions of stars are traveling about in space.A few form groups which journey together, but most of them travel alone.
And they travel through a universe so large that one star seldom comes near to another.For the most part each star makes its journey in complete loneliness, like a ship on an empty ocean.The ship well be well over a million miles from its nearest neighbor.From this it is easy to understand why a star seldom finds another anywhere near it.
We believe, however, that some two thousand million years ago, another star wandering through space, happened to come near our sun.Just as the sun and the moon raise tides(潮汐) on the earth, so this star must have raised tides on the surface of the sun.But they were very different from the small tides that are raised in our oceans; a large tidal wave must have traveled over the surface of the sun, at last forming a mountain so high that we cannot imagine it.As the cause of the disturbance came nearer, so the mountain rose higher and higher.And before the star began to move away again, its tidal pull had become so powerful that this mountain was torn to pieces and threw off small parts of itself into space.These small pieces have been going round the sun ever since.They are the planets.
(1)
Some two thousand million years ago, the mountain on the sun was raised probably because ________.
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A.
a large tidal wave of a star traveled over the surface of the sun.
B.
another star happened to come near the sun.
C.
the sun and the moon raised the tides on the earth.
D.
the star moved away from the sun.
(2)
The article suggests that ________.
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A.
our earth exists before the sun.
B.
how space formed.
C.
no one knows where the earth comes from.
D.
our earth used to be one part of a high mountain on the sun.
(3)
The expression”the cause of the disturbance”refers to ________.
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A.
the large tidal wave.
B.
the powerful tidal pull.
C.
the star coming near the sun.
D.
one of the sun planets.
(4)
In this article, the writer mainly wants to tell the readers ________.
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A.
that the universe is so large that we cannot imagine it.
B.
how the high mountains were formed on the sun.
C.
why the tides over the surface of the sun were so powerful
One of Britain's most popular reality TV programmes has returned to our screens for a fifth series.The Apprentice sees 16 ambitious individuals competing for a job with electronics tycoon(巨头)Sir Alan Sugar.
The Apprentice is a BAFTA award-winning British reality television series in which fl group of aspiring young businessmen and women compete for the chance to win a£100,000-a-year job as“apprentice”to the British business tycoon Alan Sugar, The Baron Sugar.Winners have gone on to work at Amstrad, an electronics manufacturing company founded by Sir Alan(but since sold to BSkyB), or one of Sugar's other companies, Viglen, Amsprop or Amshold.TheApprentice, billed as a“job interview from hell”, is similar in format to the American series of the same name, which stars entrepreneur Donald Trump.
With endless talk of financial crisis, redundancies(过剩)and cut-backs, it may come as no surprise that thousands of brave hopefuls applied for the show.The chosen 16 will compete in a series of business tasks and do their best to escape elimination.Not one of them wants to hear the fateful words:you're fired.
It should also be noted that this year's apprentices are not going, to be allowed to forget the terrible economic climate quite so easily.At the launch of this year's TV show, Sir Alan announced that some episodes have been“specifically made towards recognition of what difficult times we are in”.
The tasks will as usual be tough tests of business wisdom。team-working and leadership skill.They will also make for some funny viewing.British viewers will be shaking their heads in disbelief at the crazy decisions of the wanna be apprentices.But perhaps the most entertaining feature of the show will be watching the hopefuls squirm(局促不安)and quarrel in the。boardroom.It is here they will have to explain just why they have failed each task so badly.
What drives people to take part in the show is difficult to say.Some are clearly motivated by the promise of a six-figure salary and some claim they want the experience of working with a successful businessman such as Sir Alan.One thing is for sure.the contestants will all gain some level of celebrity.The show is a regular ratings winner.
To date, there has been one big winner and that is the show's creator, Mark Burnett.Originating in the US, The Apprentice's winning format has been copied all over the world and with the hype(炒作)surrounding this latest series, it looks as though the show will have success for many years to come.
(1)
What's the aim of contestants'taking part in The Apprentice?
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A.
Tb acquire a good job.
B.
To meet famous people.
C.
To win some prize money.
D.
To obtain some experience.
(2)
What is special about this year's The Apprentice?
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A.
There will be more contestants.
B.
There will be more famous people.
C.
It is affected by the financial crisis.
D.
1t is supported by Sir Alan Sugar.
(3)
The tasks in The Apprentice lay emphasis on the following EXCEPT ________.