The sun didn’t come out. The 15 – year – old girl Razeena said goodbye to her mother and left for school. She was thinking about the coming Christmas and1the holiday lights at the nearby senior citizens’ apartment2she noticed some smoke through the door.
The building is on fire ! She looked around wildly,3not a soul was in4.
Razeena5.“Fire ! ” she yelled, running into the hallway and striking on every door she saw, “Everybody get 6!” The building had two floors, she pulled herself7,where the thick8was hanging just a few feet9the floor. She could see pairs of slippered feet——but no one was moving. She10they couldn’t see where to go ! “Down here ! and follow me !” she yelled. 11la sleeve over her mouth, she led the elderly residents (居民) down the stairs.
So she pounded up and down the stairs, weaving through the smoke and heat to12more people. “ Take my arm,” she told the extremely13residents. Her eyes burned and flames were hissing louder. Finally, she led the last person out.14stood on the side walk, dazed and crying. “Thank you so much,” they told her over and over, “ Without you, we never would have15.”
When Razeena walked home, shaking and16with dirt, mother cried, “ What happened?!”
“ There was a fire…so many people … I think I17them all.” She burst into tears, “ I18my uniform. I thought you might be mad! ” Mother19her head, tears in her eyes, “Oh honey, I’m so20of you,” she whispered.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      seeing
   2. B.
      admiring
   3. C.
      lighting
   4. D.
      noticing
2. 2.
   1. A.
      when
   2. B.
      while
   3. C.
      as
   4. D.
      for
3. 3.
   1. A.
      and
   2. B.
      so
   3. C.
      but
   4. D.
      however
4. 4.
   1. A.
      public
   2. B.
      bed
   3. C.
      school
   4. D.
      sight
5. 5.
   1. A.
      panicked
   2. B.
      looked
   3. C.
      delighted
   4. D.
      watched
6. 6.
   1. A.
      up
   2. B.
      down
   3. C.
      out
   4. D.
      in
7. 7.
   1. A.
      downstairs
   2. B.
      upstairs
   3. C.
      forward
   4. D.
      back
8. 8.
   1. A.
      smoke
   2. B.
      fire
   3. C.
      flame
   4. D.
      dirt
9. 9.
   1. A.
      in
   2. B.
      on
   3. C.
      beyond
   4. D.
      above
10. 10.
    1. A.
       asked
    2. B.
       wondered
    3. C.
       realized
    4. D.
       cried
11. 11.
    1. A.
       Folding
    2. B.
       Holding
    3. C.
       Cutting
    4. D.
       Finding
12. 12.
    1. A.
       search
    2. B.
       bring
    3. C.
       care
    4. D.
       fetch
13. 13.
    1. A.
       excited
    2. B.
       moved
    3. C.
       frightened
    4. D.
       surprised
14. 14.
    1. A.
       She
    2. B.
       He
    3. C.
       You
    4. D.
       They
15. 15.
    1. A.
       carried out
    2. B.
       made it
    3. C.
       gone ahead
    4. D.
       set free
16. 16.
    1. A.
       covered
    2. B.
       mixed
    3. C.
       connected
    4. D.
       pleased
17. 17.
    1. A.
       saved
    2. B.
       satisfied
    3. C.
       led
    4. D.
       dismissed
18. 18.
    1. A.
       lost
    2. B.
       injured
    3. C.
       ruined
    4. D.
       tore
19. 19.
    1. A.
       dropped
    2. B.
       shook
    3. C.
       nodded
    4. D.
       bent
20. 20.
    1. A.
       thankful
    2. B.
       tired
    3. C.
       kind
    4. D.
       proud

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　　The sun is a star. It is a flaming ball of extremely 1 gases. The surface temperature is about , hot enough to turn every 2 to vapor (气体), but relatively cool compared to the strong heat at the 3 .

　　Located about 93 million miles 4 the earth, the sun has a diameter (直径) that is nearly equal to 109 of our earth's 5 up like a row of beach-balls, and a mass that is about 330 000 times the mass of the earth.

　　The sun is the original source of nearly all our 6 . It is mostly made of hydrogen (氢), 7 it also contains nearly every other kind of atom (原子) that exists on the earth. The sun obtains its energy from a process of fusion (溶解) in which hydrogen atoms are changed into helium (氦) atoms 8 extreme heat and pressure. This process creates a great noise, but we cannot hear it because 9 does not travel through empty space.

　　Our sun is not even 10 large or bright compared to 11 stars. Stars vary in size from smaller than the earth to large enough to hold a good part of our solar system (太阳系)! The 12 of a star shows its temperature. A star may be red, yellow, white, or blue.

　　The nearest star is 4.3 light years from the earth. A light year is the 13 light travels in one year, or about 6 million miles. The 14 stars are billions of light years away. Some are 15 far away that if they were to blow up today, their lights would continue to be seen from the earth 16 a million years!

　　Our sun is part of a great galaxy (星系) of 30 billion stars, called the Milky Way. 17 there are billions of galaxies within 18 of our telescopes and countless billions beyond. The bigness of space is quite 19 human comprehension. How exciting it is to live in an age 20 human beings have begun to explore that space.

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完型填空 （共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
The sun didn’t come out. The 15 – year – old girl Razeena said goodbye to her mother and left for school. She was thinking about the coming Christmas and   21  the holiday lights at the nearby senior citizens’ apartment   22  she noticed some smoke through the door.
The building is on fire ! She looked around wildly,  23   not a soul was in   24    .
Razeena   25  .“Fire ! ” she yelled, running into the hallway and striking on every door she saw, “Everybody get   26  !” The building had two floors, she pulled herself   27  ,where the thick   28  was hanging just a few feet   29  the floor. She could see pairs of slippered feet——but no one was moving. She   30  they couldn’t see where to go ! “Down here ! and follow me !” she yelled.   31  a sleeve over her mouth, she led the elderly residents (居民) down the stairs.
So she pounded up and down the stairs, weaving through the smoke and heat to   32  more people. “ Take my arm,” she told the extremely   33  residents. Her eyes burned and flames were hissing louder. Finally, she led the last person out.   34  stood on the side walk, dazed and crying. “Thank you so much,” they told her over and over, “ Without you, we never would have   35 .”
When Razeena walked home, shaking and   36  with dirt, mother cried, “ What happened?!”
“ There was a fire…so many people … I think I   37  them all.” She burst into tears, “ I   38  my uniform. I thought you might be mad! ” Mother   39  her head, tears in her eyes, “Oh honey, I’m so   40  of you,” she whispered.

完型填空 （共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

The sun didn’t come out. The 15 – year – old girl Razeena said goodbye to her mother and left for school. She was thinking about the coming Christmas and   21  the holiday lights at the nearby senior citizens’ apartment   22  she noticed some smoke through the door.

The building is on fire ! She looked around wildly,  23   not a soul was in   24    .

Razeena   25  .“Fire ! ” she yelled, running into the hallway and striking on every door she saw, “Everybody get   26  !” The building had two floors, she pulled herself   27  ,where the thick   28  was hanging just a few feet   29  the floor. She could see pairs of slippered feet——but no one was moving. She   30  they couldn’t see where to go ! “Down here ! and follow me !” she yelled.   31  a sleeve over her mouth, she led the elderly residents (居民) down the stairs.

So she pounded up and down the stairs, weaving through the smoke and heat to   32  more people. “ Take my arm,” she told the extremely   33  residents. Her eyes burned and flames were hissing louder. Finally, she led the last person out.   34  stood on the side walk, dazed and crying. “Thank you so much,” they told her over and over, “ Without you, we never would have   35 .”

When Razeena walked home, shaking and   36  with dirt, mother cried, “ What happened?!”

“ There was a fire…so many people … I think I   37  them all.” She burst into tears, “ I   38  my uniform. I thought you might be mad! ” Mother   39  her head, tears in her eyes, “Oh honey, I’m so   40  of you,” she whispered.

     At Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, the lights are controlled by sensors that measure sunlight. They dim immediately when it's sunny and brighten when a passing cloud blocks the sun.

     A wall of windows at a University of Pennsylvania engineering building has built-in blinds (百叶窗) controlled by a computer program that follows the sun's path.

    Buildings are getting smarter -- and the next generation of building materials is expected to do even more.

     Windows could catch the sun's energy to heat water. Sensors that measure the carbon dioxide breathed out by people in a room could determine whether the air conditioning needs to be turned up.

     Many new materials and technology have been designed in the last 15 years. They now being used in a wave of buildings designed to save as much energy as possible. They include old ideas, like "green roofs," where a belt of plants on a roof helps the building keep heat in winter and stay cool in summer, and new ideas, like special coating for windows that lets light in, but keeps heat out.

     As technologies such as sensors become cheaper, their uses spread.

     The elevators (电梯) at Seven World Trade Center, which is under construction in New York, use a system that groups people traveling to nearby floor into the same elevator, thus saving elevator stops. People who work in the building will enter it by swiping (刷) ID cards that will tell the elevators their floor; readouts will then tell them which elevator to use. The building also has windows with a coating that blocks heat while letting in light.

    More new building materials and technology are in development. A Philadelphia building firm is now working on "smart wrap" that uses tiny solar collectors to catch the sun's energy and transmitters (传输器) the width of a human hair to move it. They are expected to change the face of the construction industry in the next ten years or so.

72. ______ will be developed and used in the construction industry.

     A. "Green roofs" that cool or heat buildings

     B. "Smart wrap" that catches the sun's energy

     C. Sunlight-measuring sensors that control lights

     D. Window coating that lets light in, but keeps heat out      

73. The elevators at Seven World Trade Center are special because they can ___

     A. send people to floors with fewer stops

     B. teach people how to use their ID cards

     C. make people stay very cool in summer

     D. help people go traveling in the building               

74. The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to _____.

     A. a human hair                   B. smart wrap

     C. the sun's energy             D. a transmitter          

75. What might be the most suitable title for the text?

     A. Buildings Are Becoming Smarter

     B. Buildings Are Getting More Sunlight

     C. Buildings Are Lacking in Much Energy

     D. Buildings Are Using Cheaper Materials