During World Space Week, you may learn about some of Space's myths. One is: "The Great Wall of China is the only man-made object　　1　　from space with

the naked eye(肉眼)." You might be　 2　 of this claim(说法), but it's not true.

　 3　 , astronauts say that the Great Wall is just one of many man-made　　4　 that can be seen from space.

The ISS(国际空间站)　　5　 us a new way of looking at the Earth.　 6　 an orbit of 217 kilometers above the earth,　　7　 possible to see highways, airports, bridges, dams　　8　 even large vehicles. Cities can even be seen　 9　 from the International Space Station (ISS), which　　10　 about 400 kilometers above the planet.

"You can see the Egyptian　　11　 from space with a pair of binoculars (双筒望远镜). They are a little difficult to　 12　 with just your eyes," said Ed Lu, a US astronaut aboard the ISS. From the Moon, astronauts cannot 　 13　 any man-made features on Earth and the continents are very　 14　 to see. On Mars, the Earth would appear to the naked eye as　 15　 but a bright "star".

　 16　 knows who first told the Great Wall story. The 　 17　 reference to it comes in a book by a US writer called Richard Halliburton, 　 18　 in 1938. He wrote,"Astronomers say that the Great Wall is the only man-made thing on our

　 19　 seen to the human eye from the Moon." Halliburton's books sold quite well during the first half of the 20th century. So, if he didn't 　 20　 the story himself, he certainly spread it widely.

1. A. kept B. seen C. stopped D. taken

2. A. fond B. careful C. exciting D. proud

3. A. In fact B. By hand C. Step by step D. For ever

4. A. satellites B. planes C. objects D. spaceships

5. A. gives B. lifts C. holds D. carries

6. A. Though B. Through C. Off D. From

7. A. there is B. it is C. he is D. what is

8. A. so B. and C. but D. for

9. A. clearly B. wonderfully C. fiercely D. actively

10. A. raises B. spreads C. changes D. circles

11. A. golden stones B. walls C. temples D. pyramids

12. A. break up B. take on C. pick out D. carry on

13. A. make out B. get away C. come in D. go out

14. A. hard B. easy C. good D. simple

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

16. A. Some B. Neither C. Everybody D. No one

17. A. best B. newest C. earliest D. worst

18. A. carried B. flied C. published D. replaced

19. A. planet B. star C. moon D. plane

20. A. go up B. stand up C. set up D. make up

Butterfly’s wings
One day a small opening appeared on a cocoon（茧）, a man sat and watched for the butterfly for several hours as it was struggling to __36__ its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten __37__ it could and it could go no further. So the man decided to __38__ the butterfly: he took a pair of scissors and __39__ the remaining part of the cocoon. The butterfly then __40__ easily.
But it has a swollen（肿胀的）body and __41__ wings. The man continued to __42__ the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the __43__ would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would __44__ the time span(跨度). Neither happened! __45__, the butterfly spent the rest of its life  __46__ around with a swollen body and small, shriveled（褶皱的）wings. It __47__ was able to fly. What the man did in his __48__ and haste（匆忙）did no good to the butterfly. He didn’t know the __49__ cocoon and the struggle __50__ for the butterfly to get through the tiny __51__ were the natural way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings __52__ it would be ready for flight once it achieved its __53__ from the cocoon.
Sometimes the __54__ is exactly what we need in our life. If we are allowed to go through our life without any __55__, it would not be a good thing to us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been.

We thought there were 35 students in the dining hall, ________, in fact, there were 40.

1. A.
   while
2. B.
   whether
3. C.
   what
4. D.
   which

Years ago people could hardly accept the ideas of a woman’s being a doctor. In order to get into medical school in 1847, Elizabeth Blackwell was asked to keep it a secret that she was a woman. This was contrary to her beliefs, and she refused to do it. After entering medical school, Elizabeth often had to summon all her courage to free the unkindness of teachers and classmates. By her great efforts, she was able to complete her studies. Many people came to her graduation just to have a look at a woman doctor. Doctor Blackwell soon found that most people were not as ready as to go to a woman doctor. She had to struggle to make a living. Then came the great day when she was offered a job as a doctor in a hospital. She did so well that she was asked to organize a new hospital and medical college. The United States can now be proud of thousands of women doctors.

64. How do you think Elizabeth was treated in the medical school?

  A. Kindly.              B. Unfairly.

  C. Normally.          D. Cruelly.

65. Many people came to see Elizabeth when she graduated      .

  A. because they wanted to congratulate her on being a doctor

  B. but they didn’t believe she would be famous in the future

  C. because they wanted to find out the secret of her success

  D. but they weren’t sure that she could manage to finish her schooling

66. When she was at the medical school, Blackwell      .

  A. had to pretend to be a boy student in class

  B. was discouraged by the others’ critical looks

  C. felt sorry that she was a woman

  D. made great effort to do well in her lessons

67. After graduation, Elizabeth found that      .

  A. she was not right for the job and had to struggle for a living

  B. she must organize a new hospital and medical college for women

  C. few people were willing to go to a woman doctor

  D. most people were ready to go to a woman doctor

68. What in fact was Elizabeth’s great effort in the medical school?

  A. To study hard to complete her studies.

  B. To refuse to pretend to be a boy.

  C. To realize her idea of being a doctor.

  D. To struggle for the position of the women.

Believe it or not, the matter, ________ we argued for a long time, was in fact related to our study.