The run-up to the launch of China's first lunar orbiter at the end of this month has caught the country's imagination, with more than two thirds of the nation hoping to see the launch live on TV, according to a survey.                              

According to the survey by China Youth Daily and www.qq.com, almost the entire nation hopes to catch images of the event at some point, with 99 percent of the 10358 respondents saying they expected to witness the satellite launch and 68.9 percent said they were certain to watch the live broadcast of the launch. On www.qq.com and www.sina.com, two popular web portals in the country, internet users have contributed some 2,000 poems and 5000 drawings on the theme of Chang'e I.

"The satellite launch means much more than just saying 'hello' to the moon. Maybe in the future we could also send some people to accompany sister 'Chang'e'," said a college student in the survey.

Remarkably, many people expect to visit the moon one day, with 93.4 percent of respondents saying they expected to do so.

Chang'e I is named after Chang'e, a famous character from Chinese mythology. She ascended from earth to live on the moon as a celestial being after drinking an elixir.

There is also another connection between the moon and China. In the 1970s, a crater on the moon was named after a Chinese stargazer, Wan Hu, who is said to be the first astronaut in human history.

Legend says about 600 years ago, around the middle of the Ming Dynasty, Wan Hu, a local government official, tried to fly into space with the help of a chair, two big kites and 47 self-made gunpowder-filled rockets. According to the legend after the rockets were lit there was a huge bang and lots of smoke. When the smoke cleared Wan was nowhere to be found.

China's first astronaut flew into space in 2003 with the launch of the Chinese-made spaceship Shenzhou V. China became the third country, after the Soviet Union and the United States, to carry out manned space missions.

Which is true according to the passage?

 A. According to a survey, two thirds of the nation are hoping to see the launch live on TV,

 B. The internet users have drawn some 5000 pictures of ‘Chang’e’.

C. Wan Hu, a Chinese stargazer(n. 看星星的人,占星师,天文学家) , was dead after the huge bang and a lot of smoke.

 D. China’s first astronaut flew into space in 2003 in the spaceship Shenzhou VI.

What’s the meaning of the underlined word in paragraph 5?

A. a kind of medicine for long life. B. a kind of medicine to make you light enough to fly in the air.

C. a kind of wine               D. a kind of alcohol.

Why was Wan Hu said to be the first astronaut in human history?

 A. Because a crater on the moon was named after his name.

 B. Because he was the first to go to the moon in his own “spaceship”.

 C. Because of his courage for scientific experiment to the moon.

 D. Because he made the first rocket in human history. 

The __________ car became a (n )  ________ to the murder.

CAIRO, Egypt (Reuters) April 24, 2006—Three explosions shook the Egyptian Sinai resort of Dahab on Monday, killing 23 people and wounding dozens of others, rescue and security officials said.

Witnesses said smoke billowed^① up from the town’s tourist bazaar, and residents said they saw body parts and debris^② on the street after an explosion at a restaurant.

People in the small beach and diving resort, which is popular with backpackers, described scenes of carnage^③ and chaos^④.

A cafe worker who was about 200 meters (yards) from the scene said: “We saw many dead people. People were screaming. People were being taken to hospital. Egyptians went to give blood. There were body parts. There’s police everywhere.”

“There are ambulances and cars taking people to hospital,” said another resident, who also did not want to be named.

The explosions took place at the Nelson Restaurant, the Aladdin Cafeteria and the Ghazala Supermarket, the Interior Ministry said.

The explosions took place in quick succession at about 7.15 p.m. (1715 GMT). “There is smoke coming from the area and there are people running everywhere,” said one witness, who heard the blasts.

An official with the local ambulance service said many of the dead appeared to be foreigners.

Israeli divers often stay in the resort but with the Passover holiday over it is unlikely many were there. The Israeli ambassador in Cairo and Israeli authorities said they did not know of any Israeli casualties^⑤.

One visitor said police were stopping cars and buses leaving the resort and had imposed restrictions on movements in and out of backpacker camps in the area.

It was the third set of three explosions on the eastern coast of the Sinai peninsula since October 2004, when a group attacked the Hilton hotel in the border resort of Taba and two other resorts on the northeast coast, killing 34 people.

Notes:

① billow  v.  翻腾

② debris  n.  残骸

③ carnage  n.  残杀，流血

④ chaos  n.  混乱

⑤ casualty  n. （人员）伤亡

What’s the result of the explosions in Dahab?

        A. 34 people were killed.

        B. There were many Israeli casualties.

        C. 23 people were killed and dozens of others were injured.

        D. Many houses were burned to the ground.

How many places did the explosions take place in?

        A. Two      B. Three      C. Six      D. Eight

What does the underlined word “resort” mean?

        A. popular holiday centre      B. hotel or guest-house for holidaymakers

        C. visiting some place         D. Making use of something for help

Which of the following statements is right?

        A. Many of the dead appeared to be residents.

        B. The first set of three explosions took place in October 2004.

        C. Police couldn’t know what to do.

        D. Israeli divers stayed in the resort with the Passover holiday over.

第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36---55各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
Few countries will admit officially that they employ spies. _36_, from time to time a spy is caught and the public sometimes gets a glimpse (一瞥) of what is going on behind _37_ scenes. Spies are rarely _38_ these days. They are frequently tried and imprisoned. If a(n) _39_ is important enough, he is sometimes _40_ to an enemy country in exchange for an equally important spy whom the enemy had caught. Few people have the _41_ to witness such exchanges, for they are carried out in _42_
One cold _43_ morning last year, a small blue car stopped on a _44_ in a provincial town in northern Germany. _45_ men dressed in heavy black coats got out and stood on the bridge. 46_ they waited there, they kept on looking over the side. Fifteen minutes later, a motor-boat sailed past and _47_ the river-bank. Three men got_48_ the boat and looked up at the bridge. The men on the bridge _49_ walked down the stone steps leading to the _50_. No words were spoken when they _51_ the men from the boat. After a while, the _52_ moved off and three men _53_ the bridge. Now only two of them were _54_ black coats. The third was dressed in a light grey jacket. Anyone who had been watching the_55_ might not realized that two master spies had been exchanged on that cold winter morning.
36． A．As a result        B. Moreover     C. Therefore     D. However
37． A．political            B. war             C. personal      D. civil
38． A．caught            B. shot           C. praised       D. broadcast
39． A．leader             B. official       C. spy           D. judge
40． A．handed back          B. given out        C. held on        D. turn down
41． A．opportunity            B. pace          C. increase      D. performance
42． A．order               B. public          C. advance       D. secret
43． A．spring                 B. summer      C. autumn          D. winter
44． A．road                B. boat           C. railway          D. bridge
45． A．Kind                  B. Tall          C. Three          D. Old
46． A．While               B. In case         C. Before             D. Because
47． A．destroyed               B. drew up         C. sent away       D. set up
48． A．onto            B. over to        C. out of       D. opposite
49． A．silently           B. loudly            C. surprisedly     D. curiously
50． A．office            B. road           C. tree          D. river-bank
51． A．killed              B. met             C. saved         D. punished
52． A．car                B. bus              C. train             D. boat
53． A．left from            B. returned to      C. jumped off       D. died on
54． A．making             B. mending        C. wearing       D. tearing
55． A．film                 B. novel          C. river         D. scene

第二节  完形填空 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Forty-three years seems like a long time to remember the name of a person. I have forgotten the name of an old lady who was a(n)   31   on my paper route (报童) when I was a twelve-year-old boy. Yet it seems like just yesterday that she taught me a lesson in   32  . One afternoon, a friend and I were   33   rocks onto the roof of the old lady’s house   34   her backyard. The object of our play was to observe how the rocks changed to missiles as they   35  to the roof’s edge and shot out into the   36  .

I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and sent it for a ride. The stone was too smooth, however, so it   37   from my hand as I let it go and headed   38   for a small window on the old lady’s back wall.

I was too scared about getting   39   that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window. However, a few days later,   40   I was sure that I hadn’t been discovered, I started to feel   41   for her misfortune.

I made up my mind that I would   42   my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I   43   would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelope with a(n)   44   explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the   45   for repairing it.

I waited until it was dark, and then put the envelope through the letter slot in her door.

The next day, I   46   the old lady her paper and was able to   47   the warm smile that I was   48   her. She thanked me for the paper and said, “Here, I have something for you.” It was a bag of cookies. I thanked her and ate the cookies as I   49   my route.

After several cookies, I   50   an envelope. When I opened the envelope, I was shocked. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I’m proud of you.”

31. A. adviser                  B. customer                               C. assistant                      D. neighbor

32. A. carefulness             B. cleverness                      C. selfishness                    D. forgiveness

33. A. throwing                  B. kicking                          C. picking                      D. striking

34. A. by                         B. under                           C. from                         D. around

35. A. dropped                B. rolled                           C. flowed                     D. fell

36. A. room                  B. kitchen                            C. yard                         D. sky

37. A. skipped                   B. stopped                        C. stepped                  D. slipped

38. A. straight                  B. slow                             C. right                         D. fast

39. A. lost                        B. trapped                        C. caught                       D. hurt

40. A. before                     B. when                             C. but                         D. though

41. A. guilty                       B. safe                            C. anxious                     D. nervous

42. A. borrow                    B. move                              C. transfer                         D. save

43. A. used                        B. calculated                     C. chose                                       D. earned

44. A. book                        B. article                            C. note                                D. notice

45. A. period                     B. cost                                C. size                                 D. distance

46. A. handed                   B. sold                                 C. left                                  D. showed

47. A. witness                   B. wear                               C. return                            D. bring

48. A. comparing to        B. playing with                  C. learning about             D. receiving from

49. A. continued               B. chose                                       C. followed                        D. forgot

50. A. tore                         B. marked                          C. bought                           D. felt