4. Strike        (当 的时候) the iron is hot.

3. I slipped on the ice       (当 的时候) I ran home.

2. It was raining       (当的时候) we arrived.

1. He was fond of swimming        (当......的时候) he was a child.

  The first newspaper was written by hand and put up on walls in public places. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 B C. In the 700’s the world’s first printed newspaper was published. Europe didn’t have a regularly published newspaper until 1609,when one was started in Germany.

The first regularly published newspaper in England was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621，an English newspaper was in London and was pub lished once a week. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courant， which came out in March 1702.

In 1690，Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. But not long after it was first published,the government stopped the paper. In 1704，John Campbell started the Boston Newspaper, the first newspaper published daily in the American Colonies(殖民地)   .By 1760，the colonies had more than thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1,800 daily papers in the United States.

Today,as a group,English language newspapers have the largest circula-tion(发行量)   in the world. But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi (《朝日新闻》) .It sells more than

eleven million copies every year.

1. The first regularly printed European newspaper was started in       .

   A. Rome   B. Amsterdam

   C.  Germany   D. England

2. The first daily newspaper in English started in      .

A. 1702   B. 1621

   C. 1590   D. 1620

3. From the passage,we know that      .

   A. many people in the world read the newspaper now

   B.  one English language newspaper has the largest circulation in the world

   C.  the first daily newspaper was printed in Rome in 59 BC

   D.  newspapers have the longest history in the United States

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

   A. Newspapers started in 59 B C.

   B.  The first American newspaper was stopped by the government.

   D.  Germany had the earliest European printed newspaper.

 Astronauts on shorter shuttle(航天飞机) missions(使命)   often work very long days. Tasks are scheduled so tightly that break times are often used to finish the day’s work. This type of schedule is far too demanding for long missions on the International Space Station(ISS) . ISS crew members usually live in space for at least a quarter of a year. They work five days on and two days off to mimic the normal way they do things on the earth as much as possible. Weekends give the crew valuable time to rest and do a few hours of housework. They can communicate with family and friends by e-mail，Internet phone or through private video conference.

While astronauts cannot go to a baseball game or a movie in orbit,there are many familiar activities that they can still enjoy. Before a mission,the family and friends of each ISS crew member put together a collection of family photos,messages，videos and reading materials for the astronauts to look at when they will be floating 370 kilometres above the earth. During the mission,the crew also receive care packages with CDs,books,magazines,photos and letters. And from early 2010，the Internet became available on the ISS,giving astronauts the chance to do some “web surfing(冲浪)   ” in their personal time. Besides relaxing with these more common entertainments,astronauts can simply enjoy the experience of living in space.

Many astronauts say that one of the most relaxing things to do in space is to look out the window and stare at the universe and the earth’s vast land mass and oceans.

1. What does the word “mimic” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

   A. Find.   B. Copy.

   C.  Change.   D. Lose.

2. Which of the following best describes the families of the astronauts on the ISS?

   A. They are caring and thoughtful.

   B.  They are impatient and annoyed.

   C.  They are patient and annoyed.

   D.  They are excited and curious.

3. In the final paragraph,the author shows that astronauts         .

   A. get more pleasure in space than on the earth

   B.  find living in space a bit boring and tiring

   C.  regard space life as common

   D.  love to see the earth from space

4. The passage mainly discusses how astronauts          .

   A. work for longer missions in space

   B.  connect with people on the earth

   C.  observe the earth from space

   D.  spend their free time in space

5. Jack was a student at this university from 2008 to 2012，during         

he studied very hard and was made chairman of the Students’ Union.

4. —How about        evening party last night?

—I should say it was          success.

3 .        our trip abroad we visited relatives in Belgium.

2. There are over 58,000 rocky objects          space，about 900 of which could fall down onto        earth.