15．Many families were affected because of ． A．the heavy rain on Monday B．the ——青夏教育精英家教网—

摘要：15．Many families were affected because of ． A．the heavy rain on Monday B．the broken banks of the river C．the floods across Mexico D．the death of 132 people(D) New rules and behavior standardsfor middle school students came out in March． The middle school is going to use a new way to decide who the top students are．The best students won't only have high marks．They should not dye (染)their hair.smoke or drink because they are students．The following are some of the new rules． Have you ever copied someone else’s work in an exam? Don't do that again! That's not something an honeststudent should do． Do more at school．Good students love animals and care for other people． April is Bird―loving Month in China．Is your school doing anything to celebrate it? You should join! And you can learn more about animals and how to protect them． Be friendly to the people around you．Try to think of others.not only yourself．Be open to new ideas．Do you think people can live on the moon? Maybe you'll find another earth someday．Don't look down onnew ideas．Everyone's ideas are important．You should welcome them.because new ideas make life better for everyone． Protect yourself．Has someone ever taken money from one of your classmates? Don't let it happen to you．If you have to go home late.you should let your parents know． Use the Internet carefully．The Interact can be very useful for students． But some things on the Internet aren't for children．so try to look at web pagesthat are good for you．

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　　News 1

　　Have you ever thought of being able to fly around the world in a few hours though it is about 40,000 kilometers? One day, maybe you can. Last Saturday, the American X-43A airplane made its first flight. It reached a speed of 8,000 kilometres an hour. This makes it the fastest plane in the world. The X-43A is only three to four metres long, but it's very heavy: it weighs(重)1,270 kilogrammes.

　　News 2

　　Have you ever got angry at books that are full of mistakes? Don't worry, things will get better soon. Last week, China started checking textbooks, dictionaries and children's books all over the country. The government(政府) said the results of the checking would come out at the end of June.

　　News 3

　　There will be a new “star” in the sky soon. China plans to send a satellite into space by December 2006. It will stay in space for one year. It will go around the moon and take pictures. It must be very expensive, right? That's for sure－1.4 billion yuan!

　　News 4

　　Floods(洪水) across the northern Mexican state of Coahuila killed at least 32 people and left 100 more missing. It was reported on Monday. The heavy rain hit the state all night last Friday, so some banks of the river were broken. Along the river about 3,000 families were seriously affected(受影响).

1．News 1 talks about ________.

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A．people can't go around the earth in a few hours

B．the American X-43A airplane travelled around the earth in a few hours

C．the American X-43A airplane is the fastest one in the world

D．only Americans can make such a fast plane

2．If the X-43A goes around the earth, it will take about ________ hours to finish the trip.

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