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Beijing Opera，acrobatics（杂技），Chinese folk music，and tea ceremonies（仪式）all make up parts of a great Chinese party．But this party was not in Beijing．It was in Moscow．
Russian people enjoyed a big Chinese party at the Kremlin（克里姆林宫）last Monday．With Chinese President Hu Jintao and Russian President Vladimir Putin in attendance，the party marked the opening of the Year of China in Russia．
It's more than just a cultural festival．During Hu's three-day visit in Russia，the two countries agreed to start a joint（共同的）unmanned mission（任务））to Mars（火星）in two years and voiced their desire to push forward cooperation（合作）in many areas．“In 2006 the Year of Russia in China achieved full SUCCESS，and I believe that the Year of China in Russia will also be Successful，” Hu said．
But，in history the Sino-Russian relationship has not always been so relaxed．The former Soviet Union（前苏联），in which Russia was the biggest part，was among the flew countries that recognized the new China in 1949．It also helped China to develop its heavy industry during the 1950s and early 1960s．
But in the late 1960s．the relationship became difficult．Soviet leaders wanted China to do whatever it said，but China refused．The relationship worsened in 1969，when a border conflict over an island in Heilongjiang Province almost caused a war．
The tension（紧张关系）continued until the Soviet Union fell apart in 1991．Then both the two countries' new leaders opened a new door to get the relationship back to normal．Since the two countries set up the strategic（战略的）partnership of cooperation 11 years ago，cooperation in different areas has been developing smoothly．
China has become the fourth biggest trade partner of Russia，and Russia is China's ninth biggest．The year 2005 has seen an effort to decide the location of the China-Russia border．It ended a decades-long dispute about the border and opened a new page for long-term friendly relations．“The increasing exchanges between China and Russia have brought more job opportunities to Chinese-speaking Russians I hope the friendship can last from generation to generation so that it will bring more benefits to both peoples，”said Irina Ivanovo，a tour guide who studied Chinese at university for five years．
56．What is the story mainly about?
A．The Sino-Russian relationship．
B．The big Chinese party held at the Kremlin．
C．President Hu Jlintao's three-day visit in Russia．
D．The increasing exchanges between China and Russia．
57．Which of the following is not mentioned to show the cooperation between the two countries?
A．Cultural exchange． B．Business and trade．
C．Space and border D．Student exchange programs．
58 Which of the following best describes the Sino-Russia relationship over all these years?
A．Lasting friendship． B．Ups and downs
C．On the down turn． D．Strategic partners．
查看习题详情和答案>>It had been a pleasantly warm day, without much wind, and with enough cloud to prevent the heat of the sun becoming too great. Charles had spent a long time studying the 36 of the water in the boat, and had discovered that, by evening, it had 37 very slightly. This, it would seem, must mean that the boat was not 38 water, which was fortunate, because any attempt to empty it out suggested greater 39 than he felt equal to. One other immediate problem had 40 his thoughts for a few moments. This was the problem of Harcourt. Charles realized that he 41 put poor Harcourt in the sea. It should be simple matter and take no more than a few seconds. Charles arranged in his mind exactly 42 it could most easily be done, but his body did not react to the 43 of his mind. Charles told himself that it was his badly burnt hands that were the trouble. And there was nothing to be done about them except not 44 them.
But then, suddenly, almost without knowing how he did it, Charles moved, stood up, bent 45 the body of poor Harcourt, lifted it and let it slip as 46 as possible into the sea. Afterwards he stood in the stern（船尾）of the boat for a long time, watching the color of the sea 47 and the sky become increasingly farther off with the coming of the night. In a curious way he felt strangely happy. The problem of his 48 had not yet begun to trouble him.
After a time Charles’s returning interest in 49 showed itself in the simple form of hunger. With some difficulty, 50 the water in the boat, he 51 its stores and found food and water in air-tight tins. He also found a neat package wrapped in green oiled silk. He unwrapped it and found maps. Neat, beautifully designed and 52 , spotlessly new, they 53 his knees and he was 54 alone in a world of water. At that moment these clean official maps, correct in every detail, were as 55 as the sound of a human voice, as cheering as a candle in darkness.
36. A. level B. temperature C. amount D. colour
37. A. risen B. fallen C. sunk D. emptied
38. A. taking on B. taking over C. taking up D. taking in
39. A. success B. effort C. hope D. space
40. A. held B. interrupted C. taken D. tied
41. A. was able to B. was to C. shouldn’t D. couldn’t
42. A. when B. where C. how D. why
43. A. bottom B. suggestions C. brain D. middle
44. A. mention B. warm C. clean D. use
45. A. down B. over C. forward D. into
46. A. light B. gently C. smoothly D. fast
47. A. deeply B. deep C. deepen D. deeper
48. A. rescue B. hands C. boat D. escape
49. A. working B. studying C. living D. watching
50. A. except B. in spite of C. instead of D. owing to
51. A. exploited B. exploded C. examined D. explained
52. A. written B. printed C. published D. hidden
53. A. lay down B. lay across C. lay in D. lay about
54. A. especially B. suddenly C. no longer D. no less
55. A. comforting B. interesting C. frightening D. admiring
查看习题详情和答案>>NASA’s twin Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, have been exploring the Red Planet since 2004. But a little more than a year ago, NASA lost contact with Spirit. The space agency has tried several ways to make contact with the rover, but Spirit has not sent back any signals.
Spirit landed on Mars on January 4, 2004. Three weeks later, Opportunity arrived. Soon after, the rovers went to the opposite side of Mars. Spirit’s original mission was only designed to last for three months, but Spirit has worked for more than five years doing additional missions. Both rovers have made important discoveries about ancient Mars. They have taken thousands of images and found evidence in the rocks of a water, warmer past in Mars’ history.
Spirit is solar-powered. It got stuck in a sand trap in April 2009, trapped deep into the soil and with its wheels turning around and around but not able to move forwards or backwards. Spirit had to agree that there is nothing that can be done to change the situation—it’s never going to move again. However, even if it is a not moving station, it can still study the planet’s atmosphere and deep interior.
NASA has been concentrating on trying to position its solar panels to get as much energy from the sun as possible, or to get the rover leaning in a manner that will allow the most amount of sunlight falling on its solar panels, in order to keep it alive during the coming winter months. Engineers have planned to rock the vehicle back and forth to acquire a more favorable position. However, no matter how many efforts have been made, Spirit still could not get out of the soft soil and could not lean itself toward the sun as the Martian winter approached. Without enough energy reaching its solar panels and with so little energy in its batteries, it went into hibernation, just like a polar bear, and has not communicated with Earth since March 22, 2010.
Whatever the future holds for Spirit, its mission has been an outstanding success. When it landed on the Red Planet in January 2004, no one was really sure how long it would continue working in the cold and dusty environment. As a matter of fact, three months was its original goal.
After so many fruitless efforts, NASA scientists are losing hope of ever reconnecting with Spirit, but they will give it one more try. Ground controllers are contacting Spirit over a range of frequencies and at different times during the day in case its internal clock stopped working and it lost track of time. They also are commanding the rover to turn on its backup radio transmitter in case the main one is dead.
If this final effort to connect isn’t successful, NASA will shift the focus to its twin robot, Opportunity, which is in a different part of Mars. Opportunity is still on the move and continues to travel freely to this day. It has traveled 16.6 miles so far, and is currently rolling towards another crater it has yet to explore.
NASA has spent more than $900 million on the project but shows no sign of giving up on these determined and hard-working robots. The rovers are, though, experiencing gradual wear and tear, the expected damage to something caused by using it repeatedly over a period of time. Even before Spirit got trapped, one of its wheels had failed. And NASA says it’s just a matter of time before both robots break down completely.
1.According to the passage, what can we know about Spirit?
A. It had explored Mars several times.
B. Its original mission was to work for five years.
C. It landed on Mars three weeks later than Opportunity.
D. It discovered that Mars was once a warm and wetter place.
2.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT what NASA did?
A. Try to lean Spirit to make it get as much sunlight as possible.
B. Rock Spirit back and forth to make it acquire a more favorable position.
C. Make efforts to help Spirit get out of the soft soil where it is stuck.
D. Contact and order Spirit to turn on its backup radio transmitter.
3.The reason why Spirit failed to communicate with the Earth is that ________.
A. it didn’t have enough energy B. it had finished its task
C. something was wrong with its wheels D. it met an unidentified creature
4.By saying “NASA will shift the focus” in Paragraph 7, the author means that ______.
A. NASA will move the center of Spirit out of the sand
B. NASA will depend on Opportunity to do the exploration
C. NASA will do nothing but wait for some opportunity
D. NASA will make opportunity help Spirit
5.The last paragraph mainly informs us that _______.
A. NASA has planned to spend more money on Spirit
B. Spirit will be brought back to Earth
C. Spirit will stop operating totally in the future
D. Spirit will cause damage to Mars
6. What’s the text mainly about?
A. NASA makes the last effort to contact Spirit.
B. Spirit has made many important discoveries on Mars.
C. How Spirit got stuck and couldn’t move on Mars.
D. Why NASA tried many ways to contact Spirit.
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NASA’s twin Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, have been exploring the Red Planet since 2004. But a little more than a year ago, NASA lost contact with Spirit. The space agency has tried several ways to make contact with the rover, but Spirit has not sent back any signals.
Spirit landed on Mars on January 4, 2004. Three weeks later, Opportunity arrived. Soon after, the rovers went to the opposite side of Mars. Spirit’s original mission was only designed to last for three months, but Spirit has worked for more than five years doing additional missions. Both rovers have made important discoveries about ancient Mars. They have taken thousands of images and found evidence in the rocks of a water, warmer past in Mars’ history.
Spirit is solar-powered. It got stuck in a sand trap in April 2009, trapped deep into the soil and with its wheels turning around and around but not able to move forwards or backwards. Spirit had to agree that there is nothing that can be done to change the situation—it’s never going to move again. However, even if it is a not moving station, it can still study the planet’s atmosphere and deep interior.
NASA has been concentrating on trying to position its solar panels to get as much energy from the sun as possible, or to get the rover leaning in a manner that will allow the most amount of sunlight falling on its solar panels, in order to keep it alive during the coming winter months. Engineers have planned to rock the vehicle back and forth to acquire a more favorable position. However, no matter how many efforts have been made, Spirit still could not get out of the soft soil and could not lean itself toward the sun as the Martian winter approached. Without enough energy reaching its solar panels and with so little energy in its batteries, it went into hibernation, just like a polar bear, and has not communicated with Earth since March 22, 2010.
Whatever the future holds for Spirit, its mission has been an outstanding success. When it landed on the Red Planet in January 2004, no one was really sure how long it would continue working in the cold and dusty environment. As a matter of fact, three months was its original goal.
After so many fruitless efforts, NASA scientists are losing hope of ever reconnecting with Spirit, but they will give it one more try. Ground controllers are contacting Spirit over a range of frequencies and at different times during the day in case its internal clock stopped working and it lost track of time. They also are commanding the rover to turn on its backup radio transmitter in case the main one is dead.
If this final effort to connect isn’t successful, NASA will shift the focus to its twin robot, Opportunity, which is in a different part of Mars. Opportunity is still on the move and continues to travel freely to this day. It has traveled 16.6 miles so far, and is currently rolling towards another crater it has yet to explore.
NASA has spent more than $900 million on the project but shows no sign of giving up on these determined and hard-working robots. The rovers are, though, experiencing gradual wear and tear, the expected damage to something caused by using it repeatedly over a period of time. Even before Spirit got trapped, one of its wheels had failed. And NASA says it’s just a matter of time before both robots break down completely.
50. According to the passage, what can we know about Spirit?
A. It had explored Mars several times.
B. Its original mission was to work for five years.
C. It landed on Mars three weeks later than Opportunity.
D. It discovered that Mars was once a warm and water place.
51. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT what NASA did?
A. Try to lean Spirit to make it get as much sunlight as possible.
B. Rock Spirit back and forth to make it acquire a more favorable position.
C. Make efforts to help Spirit get out of the soft soil where it is stuck.
D. Contact and order Spirit to turn on its backup radio transmitter.
52. The reason why Spirit failed to communicate with the Earth is that ________.
A. it didn’t have enough energy B. it had finished its task
C. something was wrong with its wheels D. it met an unidentified creature
53. By saying “NASA will shift the focus” in Paragraph 7, the author means that ______.
A. NASA will move the center of Spirit out of the sand
B. NASA will depend on Opportunity to do the exploration
C. NASA will do nothing but wait for some opportunity
D. NASA will make opportunity help Spirit
54. The last paragraph mainly informs us that _______. Ks5u
A. NASA has planned to spend more money on Spirit
B. Spirit will be brought back to Earth
C. Spirit will stop operating totally in the future
D. Spirit will cause damage to Mars
55. What’s the text mainly about?
A. NASA makes the last effort to contact Spirit.
B. Spirit has made many important discoveries on Mars.
C. How Spirit got stuck and couldn’t move on Mars.
D. Why NASA tried many ways to contact Spirit.
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