Have you ever dreamed of visiting a planet in the Milky Way (银河系)? While the trip sounds exciting, it would take years and years to reach your destination. So in the future, bedtime for astronauts may be more than a few hours of regular shut eye. They would have to sleep for years.

European researchers are now conducting hibernation experiments. The study may help them understand whether humans could ever sleep through the years it would take for a space flight to distant planets. "If there was an effective technology, it could make deep-space travel a reality," said Mark Ayre of the European Space Agency last month.

What seems like a science fiction is not completely unlikely. Researchers have been able to use chemicals to put living cells into a sleep-like state where they don’t age. They have now moved on to the small, non-hibernating mammals (哺乳动物) like rats.

A major challenge is the fact that cells can be very simple systems, whereas body organs are far more complex (复杂的). "It’s like moving from a simple Apple computer to a supercomputer," said Marco Biggiogera, a hibernation researcher at Italy’s University of Pavia．Just like bears and frogs, the hibernation of human beings would cause a person’s metabolism (新陈代谢) to lower so they would need less energy.

Medical research, however, is just half of a space flight hibernation system. There is a challenge of designing a suitable protective shelter (栖身所). Such a shelter would provide the proper environment for hibernation, such as the proper temperature. It would also have to monitor (监控) life functions and serve the physiological needs of the hibernator.

According to Ayre, the six-person Human Outer Planets Exploration Mission (使命) to Jupiter’s moon (木星的卫星) Callisto could be an opportunity to use human hibernation. The mission aims to send six persons on a five-year flight to Callisto, where they will spend 30 days, in 2045.

According to the article, the hibernation research ______.

       A．is just an idea          B．is always a science fiction  

       C．has already finished successfully     D． has made some progress

In a hibernating state, a person needs ______.

       A．less sleep        B．more food     C．less energy     D． more movement

The first try of the hibernation technology _____ the six-person Human Outer Planets

Exploration Mission to Jupiter’s moon Callisto.

       A．will be                 B．has been planned for             

       C．is certain to be              D． may be

What is the best title of the article?

       A．Hibernation Study For Space Travel   B．Welcome To Our Space Travel

       C．To Hibernate, To Live Longer           D． Welcome To The Milky Way

Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. Green said, "Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would ___36__."

Blue interrupted, "You only think about the __37__, but consider the sky and the sea．__38__ the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be __39__."

Yellow chuckled （笑道）, "You are all so serious. I bring laughter, fun, and __40__ into the world．"

Orange started next to blow her trumpet, "I am the color of health and strength. I may be __41__, but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. When I fill the sky __42__, my beauty is so striking that no one gives another __43__ to any of you."

Red could stand it __44__ and he shouted out, "I am the ruler of all of you. I am the color of danger and of bravery. I am willing to __45__ truth. I am also the color of passion and of love."

Then came Purple and Indigo （深蓝）. …

The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own __46__. Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder. Rain started to pour down __47__. The colors crouched （蜷缩） down __48__, drawing close to one another for comfort.

In the midst of the clamor （叫嚷）, rain began to speak, "You foolish colors, fighting __49__ yourselves, each trying to dominate __50__. Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, __51__? Join hands with __52__ and come to me."

Doing as they were told, the colors __53__ and joined hands. They formed a colorful rainbow. From then on, whenever a good rain ___54__ the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. They remember to __55__ one another.

36．A．stay                      B．leave                     C．go out                    D．die

37．A．earth                     B．moon                     C．star                        D．sun

38．A．That is                   B．I am                             C．It is                      D．This is

39．A．anything               B．nothing                  C．something              D．everything

40．A．warmth                  B．sadness                  C．depression             D．anxiety

41．A．usual                     B．normal                   C．common                D．scarce

42．A．at midnight            B．at noon or at night   C．at sunrise or sunset D．during the day

43．A．gift                      B．honor                    C．thought                  D．respect

44．A．for more               B．any more                      C．very much              D．no longer

45．A．turn to                   B．fight for                 C．struggle with          D．bend over

46．A．superiority             B．disadvantages        C．inferiority             D．weakness

47．A．gently                    B．quietly                   C．violently               D．peacefully

48．A．with care                      B．in fear                   C．by chance              D．on purpose

49．A．amongst                 B．by                         C．for                        D．against

50．A．others                    B．themselves             C．the other               D．the rest

51．A．equal and simple     B．ordinary and similar C．more or less    D．unique and different

52．A．each other              B．me                        C．one another            D．them

53．A．combined               B．separated               C．united                    D．divided

54．A．cleans                    B．washes                   C．brightens               D．dampens

55．A．appreciate              B．quarrel with           C．ignore                    D．praise

We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had brought me to this spot in a small town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered why.
“Look down, Elsa,” father said. I gathered all my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village. And I saw the crisscross (十字形) of twisting, turning streets leading to the square. “See, my dear,” father said gently. “There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can’t get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another.”
Now I understood why I was there. Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the awful lunches that were served at school. But she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as I said.
When I turned to father for help, he didn’t say anything. Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. By the time we reached home, I had a plan.
At school the next day, I secretly poured my luncheon（午餐）soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to serve it to mother at dinner. The plan worked perfectly. She swallowed one spoonful and sputtered（喷溅出）“ The cook must have gone mad！” Quickly I told her what I had done, and Mother stated firmly that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!
In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn’t stop working until I tried every possible means to my goal. Father’s wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square.
【小题1】The author’s father took her to the top of a church tower to ____________.

If you visit a big city anywhere in the world,you will probably find a restaurant which serves the food of your native country.Most large 　1 in the United States offer an international sample of 　2 .Many people enjoy eating the food 　3 other nations.This is probably one reason 　4 there are so many different kinds of restaurants in the United States.A second is that Americans 　5 from all the parts of the world.They enjoy tasting the foods of their 　6 lands.

In the city of Detroit, 7 ,there are many people from Western Europe,Latin America 8 the Far East.There are many restaurants in Detroit 9 serve the foods of these areas.There are many

10 international restaurants,too.Americans not only like the foods in these restaurants but also enjoy the chance to 　11 understand the foreign people and their 　12 of life.

One of 　13 most common international restaurants to be 　14 in the US is an Italian restaurant.The restaurant is a small business 　15 by a single family.The mother of the 　16

cooks all the dishes and the 　17 and children serve the customers who come to eat there.Or it may be a 18 restaurant which can 　19 many customers during one evening.So a restaurant may be owned 　20 one family,one person,or by several different people who work together in the business.

1.A.cities　　　　　 B.countryside　　　 C.nations　　　　　 D.families

2.A.waiters　　　　 B.restaurants　　　 C.foods　　　　　　 D.cooks

3.A.about　　　　　 B.of　　　　　　　　 C.on　　　　　　　　 D.with

4.A.as　　　　　 B.when　　　　　 C.which　　　　　　 D.why

5.A.arrive　　　 B.come　　 　　　 C.go　　　　　　　　 D.leave

6.A.garden　　　 B.country　　　　　 C.state　　　　　　 D.native

7.A.as　　　　　 B.like　　　　　 C.for example　　　 D.such as

8.A.and　　　　　　 B.with　　　　　 C.of　　　　　　　　 D.then

9.A.where　　　 B.which　　　　　　 C.when　　　　　 D.why

10.A.other　　　 B.others　　　　　　 C.another　　　　　 D.other’s

11.A.worse　　　 B.better　　　　　　 C.hardly　　　　　　 D.more

12.A.hope　　　 B.wish　　　　　 C.place　　　　　　 D.way

13.A.the　　　　　　 B.a　　　　　　　 C.this　　　　　 D.that

14.A.cooked　　　　 B.enjoyed　　　　 C.found　　　　　　 D.eaten

15.A.built　　　 B.run　　　　　　 C.driven　　　　　　 D.lived

16.A.family　　　　 B.city　　　　　 C.business　　　 D.restaurant

17.A.mother　　　　 B.guests　　　　　　 C.visitors　　　　　 D.father

18.A.small　　　 B.large　　　　　　 C.tiny　　　　　 D.bad

19.A.deal　　　　　 B.work　　　　　 C.serve　　　　　　 D.prepare

20.A.by　　　　　　 B.with　　　　　 C.of　　　　　　　　 D.for

Chairman Mao called on us to ___  the people whole-heartedly.

A.serve      B.serve for     C.serve to    D. serve with