Light travels at a speed which is about a million times faster than the speed of sound. You can get some idea of this difference by watching the start of a race. If you stand some distance(距离) away from the starter, you can see smoke from his gun before the sound reaches your ears.

This great speed of light produces some strange facts. Sunlight(太阳光) takes about 8 minutes to reach us. If you look at the light of the moon tonight, remember that the light rays left the moon 1.3 seconds before they reached you. The nearest star is so far away that the light that you can see from it tonight started to travel towards you four years ago at a speed of nearly 2 million km. per minute. In some cases, the light from one of tonight’s stars had started on its journey to you before you were born.

Thus, if we want to be honest, we can’t say, “The stars are shining tonight.” We have to say instead, “The stars look pretty. They were shining four years ago, but their light has only just reached the earth.”

1.Light speed is ______ sound speed.

A. as fast as                          

B. a million times slower than

C. about millions of times faster than     

D. about a million times faster than

2. If you stand 200 meters away from a man who is firing a gun to start a race, you will find out that ______.

A. you can hear the sound before you see the smoke

B. the sound does not travel as fast as light

C. the sound will reach you before the man fires

D. sound travels about a million times faster than light

3.Sunlight obviously(显然的) ______ than the light of the moon.

A. has to travel a greater distance          

B. moves less quickly

C. travels much more quickly            

D. is less powerful

4. The scientific way of saying "The stars are shining tonight" should be ______.

A. the stars have been shining all the time

B. the stars seen tonight will shine four years later

C. the stars were shining long ago but seen tonight

D. the starlight seen today could be seen four years ago

完形填空 （本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Yesterday, I read a report on a charity show in a newspaper. The aim of the show was to   1  money for the poor children. In the country areas, some children are out of school  2  their parents can't  3  for their education.

4 my surprise, many famous performers  5  the charity show, such as Andy Liu, Jay, Faye Wang, Kitty Chen and so on. The stars didn't ask for any pay. They did it for  6 ! There were a lot of performances  7  singing and dancing. The  8  was  9  excited that they clapped their hands from time to time. Of course, the show was   10 .

All the people followed the star's example. A great number of people showed their generosity in   11  their money to the show. Both the ticket money and the donated money were soon sent to the poor areas and some of the poor children can get back to school now.

Now many charity shows are held in our country, not only to   12  education in poor areas   13  to help people in trouble. As the Chinese saying goes, “All the others will come to one's rescue(援助) 14 one is in trouble.”

I 15  the whole world will become better if every one of us gives charity to others.

1.                A．pay            B．raise           C．spend    D．cost

2.                A．and            B．so             C．because  D．or

3.                A．pay            B．spend          C．cost D．take

4.                A．For            B．To             C．At   D．With

5.                A．join            B．were           C．took part in    D．took

6.                A．good           B．ever           C．long D．free

7.                A．like            B．as             C．of   D．for

8.                A．student         B．parents         C．teachers  D．audience

9.                A．too            B．very           C．quite D．so

10.               A．success        B．successes       C．a success  D．successful

11.               A．donating        B．bringing        C．collecting  D．taking

12.               A．teach          B．think           C．give  D．support

13.               A．and           B．but also        C．or    D．all

14.               A．as             B．when          C．while D．because

15.               A．like            B．wish           C．hope D．want

(判断型)阅读短文，判断下列句子是否符合短文内容。符合的写（T），不符合的写（F）。（共5小题，计10分）

   When you are watching TV, you will notice that more and more famous stars make the ads on TV. Many people believe them because they are famous. But have you ever thought if the ads are real or not?

   In the past few years, lots of stars have been on TV or newspapers as spokesmen(代言人) of some products(产品), such as Sanlu Milk and Haojixing Study Machine. People spent much money on these products, but at last, many of them were not like what the stars said. More and more people are very angry with the famous actors for making the ads after the accident of Sanlu Children Milk.

   What are the public’s ideas about the famous people making ads on TV? Do you agree that the famous people should take responsibility (负责任) if the products have any problems? A research shows that about 36% think it wasn’t the famous stars’ fault(过错)，but they all think famous stars should give out the money they got from the ads or the charity(慈善机构). More than 34% think the famous stars must take responsibility. They are dishonest and lose themselves in the public.

   So we should be more careful when we buy things advertised by the stars. We must find what these things are really like instead of only listening to what the stars say.

1.Many people believe the ads because they’re made by famous people.

2.In fact, some products were not like what the stars said.

3.About 36% think famous stars should give out the money they got from the ads to the charity.

4.All the famous actors are not honest and lose themselves in the public.

5.When we buy things, we should only listen to what the stars say.

Do you know what Oscar is? When did it start? Maybe you can find the background of the awards in the following passage.

The awards started in 1929. Their full title is “The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards”. The Academy is a group of people who have worked in the film industry for many years. They decide who will receive the awards. The awards are often referred to as the “Oscar”. This is a nickname given to the awards by a lady called Margaret Herrick. She was once the director of the Academy and she once said that the little gold statue(雕像) reminded her of her uncle Oscar!

The Oscar is always an exciting event. Each year, at least one unusual thing happens. When the Italian actor and director Roberto Benigni won an Oscar for best foreign film, he danced on stage! When Gwyneth Paltrow, the star of Shakespeare in Love won the Oscar for best actress, she could not make her acceptance speech because she was crying so much with happiness!

In 1987, Roberto Benigni won the award for best director for a film about the last emperor of China. Since then, Chinese film and actors have started to make an impact at the award. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was a huge success and it won the award for best foreign language film in 2001. It also won several technical awards for its amazing “flying” people. We expect to see more awards for Chinese film in the near future.

It’s time for the Oscar again. Once more, the stars will dress up in their finest and go to Kodak Theater. There, they will find out who had won the awards for best actor, best actress and best director. Millions of people watch the awards every year to find out who the winners are. Some people watch it to see the stars crying and laughing as they receive their awards.

1.Who give the awards?

A. In 1927.

B. Oscar.

C. The Academy of Nicknames. 

D. A group of people who have worked in the film industry for many years.

2.What did Gwyneth Paltrow win an Oscar for?

A. Best Director.   B. Best Foreign Film.   C. Best Actress.  D. Best Actor.

3.Which Chinese film won an award for best foreign film?

A. Crouching Dragon, Hidden Tiger.

B. Crouching and Hidden Dragon and Tiger.

C. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

D. Crouching, Dragon, Hiding Tiger.

4. Where are the Oscars held?

A. At the Academy.                     B. in a Los Angeles restaurant. 

C. At Oscar’s house.                    D. At Kodak Theater.

5.Why do some people watch Oscars?

A. To see the restaurant.                 B. To see the fashion. 

C. To see a film.                      D. To see the stars crying and laughing.

Scientists tell us so much about the moon, it is quite easy to tell what it is like. It’s certainly not a friendly place. As there is no air or water, there can be no life of any kind. Mile after mile there are only plains(平原) of dust with mountains around them above, the sun and the stars shine in the sky. If you step out of the mountains’ shadows(影子) it will mean moving from terrible cold into great heat. The moon is also a very silent world, for sound waves can only travel through air. But from the moon, you can see a friendly sight. Our earth is shining more brightly than the other stars. It looks like a very large ball, coloured blue and green and brown.

1. What kind of place is the Moon?

A. It is an unfriendly place.

B. It is a lively place.

C. It is a nice place.

D. It is a place with many plants.

2.Temperature on the Moon_______.

A. is usually the same

B. is always very low

C. can be very different

D. is usually very high

3.The Moon is a silent world because_______.

A. there is no life there

B. there is no air there

C. there is no green tree there

D. there is no water there

4.The underlined words “step out of” means _______.

A. 登上 B. 走出 C. 上来 D. 步入

5.When we look from the moon, the blue colour on the earth is_______.

A. water B. trees C. mountains D. clouds