摘要: He orbited the Earth fourteen times. times did he orbit the Earth?

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  John Glenn will always be remembered as the first American to orbit(绕……轨道而行)the earth.On February 20, 1962, a year after Yuri Gagarin's epic first orbit in the Vostok I spaceship, Glenn made three orbits in Friendship 7.When he returned to America after splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean, he was welcomed like a hero.

  In 1964 Glenn resigned(辞职)from the space programme to go into politics.In 1974 he was elected(选举)to the US Senate(参议院)for the state of Ohio.He won re-election to the Senate in l 980 and again six years later.

  In 1998 Cam John Glenn had his most amazing adventure(冒险的经历).At the age of 77 he became the oldest astronaut when he went into space as a member of the team of the space shuttle(航天飞机)Discovery.His trip was supposed to investigate(调查)the effects(影响)of space on older people.But even Glenn said that the scientific part of the trip was not as important as going into space for a second time.“It's just such a wonderful experience to be in space again,”he said.

(1)

Which is the right order according to the passage above?

a.Glenn joined the crew of Discovery.

b.Glenn orbited the earth.

c.Gagarin orbited the earth.

d.Glenn resigned from the space programme.

e.Glenn was welcomed as a hero.

[  ]

A.

a-d-c-e-b

B.

c-b-e-d-a

C.

c-a-b-d-e

D.

b-e-c-a-d

(2)

Glenn is not ________.

[  ]

A.

an American

B.

a captain

C.

a politician

D.

an astronaut

(3)

What's the real purpose of having John Glenn in the programme Discovery?

[  ]

A.

To make John Glenn a hero.

B.

To help John Glenn win another re-election.

C.

To investigate the effects of space on older people.

D.

To make John Glenn's dream come true.

(4)

What did John Glenn think about his second trip to space?

[  ]

A.

He thought the scientific part of the trip was not at all important.

B.

He liked the scientific part of the trip.

C.

He enjoyed going into the space a second time very much.

D.

He thought it was hard for him to go into space again.

(5)

What do you think is the most amazing thing John Glenn has done?

[  ]

A.

He has been welcomed as a hero by the Americans.

B.

He has resigned from the space programme.

C.

He has been elected to the US Senate for the state of Ohio.

D.

At the age of 77, he became the oldest astronaut when he joined the crew of Discovery.

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One morning, a blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet .He held a sign which said,“I am blind. Please help me.”
There were only a few coins(硬币) in the hat. A man was walking by. He took out a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat .He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words on it. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could see the new words.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and ask,“Are you the one who changed my sign in the morning? What did you write?”
The man said,“I only wrote the truth. I said what you said, but in a different way.”
What he had written was,“Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it.”
Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty of the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.
The first sign simply said the boy was blind, while the second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind.
There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story.
The first is: Treasure(珍惜)what you have. Someone else has less. Try your best to help those who need your help.
The second is: Be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way.
【小题1】 From the passage we know that______.
A.the boy is the man’s son.B.the man is one of his neighbors.
C.the boy is blind and needs help.D.the boy works for the man.
【小题2】 On the sign what the man wrote was,“_______.”
A.Treasure what we have already had.
B.Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it.
C.We are so lucky that we are not blind.
D.Try your best to help those who need your help.
【小题3】According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A.The hat began to fill up after the man wrote some words on the sign.
B.The man took away all the few coins from the hat.
C.The boy wanted to get enough money to go to school.
D.Nobody wanted to give any coins to the blind boy.
【小题4】The word“recognized”here in Chinese means______.
A.承认B.接受
C.表扬D.认出
【小题5】“____”is the best title for this story.
A.Be careful.
B.Be creative. There is always a better way!
C.Be kind to the blind!
D.Do not always get, but offer!
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