Recentlya solar powered(太阳能动力的)plane took to the sky for the first timeIt had passed an important test on the way to travel around the world

The plane took off from an airport in Switzerland(瑞士)at 45km an hourIt slowly rose above the fields and into the sky

“There has never been an airplane of that kind that could fly — never an airplane so big, so light, using so little energy,” said Bertrand Piccard, a leader of the project

During the 90-minute flight, the plane did several turnsIt climbed nearly 16km above the countryside

    Engineers plan to test a night flight before JulyThen they will use the results of the tests to build a second planeThey plan to travel around the world in that plane in 2012

The plane flies at 70 km an hourThat is faster than a bike and slower than a carPiccard and pilot Andre Borschberg will take the plane around the worldThe pilots will keep the plane in the air for up to five days at a time

“We want to fly it day and night with no fuel (燃料),” Piccard said

1How long did the first flight of the solar powered plane last

A45 minutes       B60 minutes        C70 minutes        D90 minutes

2What’s the most special about the plane

AIt uses no fuel                              BIt’s the fastest plane

CIt can fly highest                            DIt’s the heaviest plane

3Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

AThe plane goes much faster than a car

BThe plane took off at a speed of 45km an hour

CEngineers plan to test a night flight before July

DThe plane will fly in the air or up to five days at a time

4Which column(栏目)of a newspaper may the passage come from

AFood and Health                       BScientist and Technology

CCulture and Communication              DSports and Entertainment

Looking for fun? Let’s go play Go

Last weekUS President Barack Obama visited ChinaDuring his visithe sent President Hu Jintao a newGo(围棋)”setObama’s special gift makes many people interested in this old Chinese game

Gois an interesting gameIt’s easy to pick up but hard to excel(精通)atThe actual rules are very simpleTwo players take turns placing stones on a board of 361 squaresIf a stone or group of stones is completely surrounded(包围)by stones of another colorthey are removedThe winner is decided by counting the territory (领域)belonging to each player

Gohas a history of more than 4000 years in China The game probably had its origins in astronomy(天文学).Ancient Chinese thought theGoboard was a small universeOther stories say that the game was invented by Shunan official of Emperor YaoHe designed it for Yao’s sonDanzhuto teach him discipline(纪律),concentration and balance

Culturally,“Gois more than just a game It is one of the four skills of the Chinese gentleman scholar(学者),along with calligraphy(书法),painting and playing the musical instrument guqin

请根据短文内容填写下面表格:

The game o Go

What it is

An interesting_______1

How to play it

It’s easy to_______ 2but hard to_______ 3).The actual rules are very_______ 64).Players_______ 5placing stones on the chess boardIf a stone or group of stones is completely surrounded by stones of another colorthey are_______6).The winner is decided by counting the territory_______ 7each player

How it started

It has a history of_______ 8in ChinaIt was said to be invented by Shun to teach Danzhu_______ 9).The four skills of Chinese gentleman scholar arecalligraphypaintingplaying guqin and_______ 10

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