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I went to India for a 2-week vacation to visit my relatives, We stopped on a red light, and as always, there was a lot of activity outside the cars near the . People walked in, between the cars newspaper. water and a number of kids looked for a bit of charity from the car owners. It' s a familiar in most poor developing' countries.
While we were for the red light to turn green, I noticed a man outside a couple of in front of ours trying to sell bottles of water. It's unusual at first. He was a man in his 40s with relatively clothes. But he walked around in a strange way. He kind of his way around the spaces. He was blind.
Carrying a couple of water bottles on one hand, he got to the outside of our car. Out of , my mum decided to buy one water bottle. As she gave the man the money, the light turned green. The car behind sounded loudly and , trying to get ahead of traffic. Seeing this, my mum kindly told the man to the change. However, with his-superior sense of touch, he quickly his shirt pocket and threw the money at my mum's . It was the exact change. T he cars behind us were really getting out of control, we decided to go on our way.
I and even cried when I got home. Here's a blind man, born in ,trying to sell water bottles on the streets to make ends meet. He our sympathy. Life hasn't been to him, yet he's giving it his best shot. I think that is what is all about . facing life bravely.
1.A. signs B. crossroads C. stations D. theatre
2.A. giving B. buying C. selling D. throwing
3.A. scene B. play C. activity D. street
4.A. watching B. asking C. waiting D. changing
5.A. blocks B. crossings C. turns D. cars
6.A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
7.A. expensive B. fashionable C. ragged D. splendid
8.A. pushed B. drove C. cleared D. felt
9.A. eventually B. quickly C. frequently D. happily
10.A. curiosity B. sympathy C. thirsty D. politeness
11.A. impatiently B. casually C. naturally D. carefully
12.A. keep B. return C. borrow D. count
13.A. searched for B. went through C. turned over D. looked for
14.A. hand B. arm C. face D. lap
15.A. still B. yet C. so D. but
16.A. gave up B. set off C. held on D. broke down
17.A. pain B. poverty C. sadness D. loneliness
18.A. refused B. enjoyed C. doubted D. cheated
19.A. rich B. unfair C. kind D. bad
20.A. kindness B. courage C. experience D. challenge
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NASA is moving ahead with plans to put a long-armed lander on Mars’ icy north pole to search for clues①for water and possible signs of life.
The $386 million Phoenix Mars is planned to touch down in the Martian arctic in 2008. The stationary probe will use its robotic arm to dig into the icy land and pick up soil samples②to analyze. In 2002, the Mars Odyssey orbiter spotted evidence of ice-rich soil near the arctic surface.
Scientists hope the Phoenix mission will find clues to the geologic history of water on the Red Planet and determine whether microbes③existed in the ice.
Phoenix will be the first mission of the Mars Scout program, a renewed, low-cost effort to study the Red Planet. “The Phoenix mission explores new territory in the northern plains of Mars analogous to the permafrost regions on Earth,” Peter Smith said.
True to its name, Phoenix rose from the ashes of previous④missions. The lander for Phoenix was built to fly as part of the 2001 Mars Surveyor program. But the program broke down after the well-known disappearance of the Mars Polar Lander in 1999. The Polar Lander lost contact during a landing attempt near the planet’s south pole after its rocket engine shut off prematurely, causing the spacecraft to fall about 130 feet to almost certain destruction.
The Phoenix probe had been in storage at a Lockheed Martin clean room in Denver before it was reused for its present mission. It will carry science instruments that were designed for the Mars Surveyor program including an improved panoramic camera and a trench-digging robotic arm. Phoenix will lift off from the Kennedy Space Center in August 2007 and land on the planet nine months later.
Notes:
① clue n. 线索
② sample n. 标本，样品
③ microbe n. 微生物
④ previous adj. 先前的
- 1.
The passage mainly tells readers that _________.
- A.clues of water will be found in Phoenix
- B.Phoenix will be sent to find clues of water on Mars
- C.August 2007 will see Phoenix lift off
- D.the Mars Scout program will be carried out
- A.
- 2.
The underlined word “prematurely” (paragraph 5) means _________.
- A.on time
- B.behind the time
- C.out of work
- D.ahead of time
- A.
- 3.
According to the passage, we know Phoenix will land on Mars _________.
- A.in May 2008
- B.in August 2007
- C.in August 2008
- D.in September 2008
- A.
- 4.
According to the passage, the name “Phoenix” is after the meaning of _________.
- A.rebirth
- B.death
- C.energy
- D.hope
- A.
- 5.
After Phoenix lands on Mars, we can infer it will firstly _________.
- A.find soil samples and send them to the earth
- B.look for the icy land to dig for the soil samples
- C.take photos and send them to the earth
- D.find the remains of the Mars Polar Lander
- A.
A Plan For Exploring Mars
NASA is moving ahead with plans to put a long－armed lander on Mars' icy north pole to search for clues (线索) for water and possible signs of life.
The MYM386 million Phoenix Mars is planned to touch down in the Martian arctic in 2008.The stationary probe will use its robotic arm to dig into the icy land and pick up soil samples (标本，样品) to analyze. In 2002, the Mars Odyssey orbiter spotted evidence of ice－rich soil near the arctic surface.
Scientists hope the Phoenix mission will find clues to the geologic history of water on the Red Planet and determine whether microbes(微生物)existed in the ice.
Phoenix will be the first mission of the Mars Scout program, a renewed, low－cost effort to study the Red Planet. “The Phoenix mission explores new territory in the northern plains of Mars analogous to the permafrost regions on Earth，” Peter Smith said.
True to its name, Phoenix rose from the ashes of previous(先前的) missions. The lander for Phoenix was built to fly as part of the 2001 Mars Surveyor program. But the program broke down after the well－known disappearance of the Mars Polar Lander in 1999.The Polar Lander lost contact during a landing attempt near the planet's south pole after its rocket engine shut off prematurely,_causing the spacecraft to fall about 130 feet to almost certain destruction.
The Phoenix probe had been in storage at a Lockheed Martin clean room in Denver before it was reused for its present mission. It will carry science instruments that were designed for the Mars Surveyor program including an improved panoramic camera and a trench－digging robotic arm. Phoenix will lift off from the Kennedy Space Center in August 2007 and land on the planet nine months later.
1．The passage mainly tells readers that ________.
A．clues of water will be found in Phoenix
B．Phoenix will be sent to find clues of water on Mars
C．August 2007 will see Phoenix lift off
D．the Mars Scout program will be carried out
2．The underlined word “prematurely” (Paragraph 5) means “________”．
A．on time B．behind the time
C．out of work D．ahead of time
3．According to the passage, we know Phoenix will land on Mars ________.
A．in May 2008 B．in August 2007
C．in August 2008 D．in September 2008
4．According to the passage, the name “Phoenix” is after the meaning of ________.
A．rebirth B．death C．energy D．hope
5．After Phoenix lands on Mars, we can infer it will firstly ________.
A．find soil samples and send them to the earth
B．look for the icy land to dig for the soil samples
C．take photos and send them to the earth
D．find the remains of the Mars Polar Lander
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阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答卷标号为16-25的相应位置上。
Six days of spring rain had created a wild river 1. (run) by Nancy Brown’s farm. As she tried to drive her cows to higher ground, she 2. (slip) and hit her head on a fallen tree trunk. Nancy was badly hurt and could only walk with great 3. (difficult). The water 4. (rise). Nancy’s pace got slower and slower. Finally, all she could do was to throw her arm around Lizzie’s neck and try to hang on. About 20 minutes later, Lizzie managed to 5. (succeed) pull herself and Nancy out of the water and onto a bit of high land.
It took rescuers another two hours to discover Nancy. 6. helicopter lowered a doctor, 7. attached Nancy to a life-support lift. They raised her into the helicopter and took her to the school gym, 8. the Red Cross had set up an emergency shelter.
When the flood subsided two days later, Nancy immediately went back to the highland. Lizzie was gone. 9. was one of the 19 cows that Nancy lost. “I owe my life 10. her,” said Nancy sobbingly.
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语法填空(共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答卷标号为16-25的相应位置上。
Six days of spring rain had created a wild river (run) by Nancy Brown’s farm. As she tried to drive her cows to higher ground, she (slip) and hit her head on a fallen tree trunk. Nancy was badly hurt and could only walk with great (difficult). The water (rise). Nancy’s pace got slower and slower. Finally, all she could do was to throw her arm around Lizzie’s neck and try to hang on. About 20 minutes later, Lizzie managed to (succeed) pull herself and Nancy out of the water and onto a bit of high land.
It took rescuers another two hours to discover Nancy. helicopter lowered a doctor, attached Nancy to a life-support lift. They raised her into the helicopter and took her to the school gym, the Red Cross had set up an emergency shelter.
When the flood subsided two days later, Nancy immediately went back to the highland. Lizzie was gone. was one of the 19 cows that Nancy lost. “I owe my life her,” said Nancy sobbingly.
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