You are not going to believe this! A Japanese sweets maker made a rocket using candy as fuel (燃料), and it went up in the air on March 7.

With 20 soft candies, Candy Rocket went 248 meters high.

A big paper boat is floating on the water! It is 3.6 meters long and weighs 100kg. Morwenna Wilson, a British man, made it and put it on a lake in South London. This paper boat can even carry an adult.

It must be amazing for skiers to try this. It is a bedroom in a cable car above the snowy mountains of Courchevel, France. It is 2,700 meters high. It has basic living things and can hold 4 people. You can enjoy beautiful night views in the air and arrive at the top the next day.

Pandas are traveling around the world! In the capital city of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 1,600 pandas got together at the square. They will go to 15 famous places in Malaysia. French artist Paulo Grangeon made these pandas with paper. He started his project Pandas on Tour in 2008 and traveled to more than 20 countries. It is to tell people to protect pandas.

1.If you are interested in staying in a paper boat on a lake, you should go to _______.

A. Japan B. England C. France D. Malaysia

2.How many people can stay in the bedroom in a cable car?

A. 4. B. 15. C. 20. D. 248

3.Why did Paulo Grangeon made 1,600 pandas with paper?

A. To travel around the world.

B. To enjoy beautiful night views.

C. To become famous in the world.

D. To remind people to protect pandas.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. A Japanese scientist made the candy rocket and it went up in the air on March 7.

B. Several adults can stay in the paper boat on a lake in South London.

C. Skiers can stay in the bedroom in a cable car for a night.

D. Paulo Grangeon is good at making paper pandas as well as paper boat.

5.Where can you probably read this passage?

A. In a newspaper. B. In a novel.

C. In a dictionary. D. In a history book

完形填空

先通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项徐黑。

It was getting dark. Paul looked out of the window and signed (叹气). Dad said he could come home by 5:30, but it was almost 7:00. Even if Dad came back, it wouldn’t be much fun playing __________ in the dark. Paul walked into his room and threw his baseball into the corner. He tried to do some homework, but couldn’t.

The phone rang at about 8:00. It was Dad: “Paul, I’m ____________ , but I couldn’t play baseball with you tonight. I have to finish my work at the office. Maybe we can play this weekend. Oh no. How about next weekend?....”

Paul couldn’t understand why Dad was so busy. He threw ___________ into the sofa and soon fell asleep. His book was still opened to the first page.

The next day at school, Paul didn’t hand in his homework and _____________ a test. Mrs. Green, his teacher, asked him to stay after school. “Paul, you didn’t do your homework. You didn’t pass the test and only got a D. This isn’t like you. What’s wrong?”

Paul just sat there____________ . “Paul, if you don’t want to talk, I will. I know that something’s worrying with you, but you have to get it out. You need to tell someone.”

As Paul walked home, he thought of what Mrs. Green said. Maybe he didn’t do his homework because he wanted to get his dad’s ____________ . He knew Mrs. Green was right. He decided to take her advice.

When Paul got home, he _____________ his dad. But there was no answer. Then it went to voicemail. Paul began talking: “Dad, I can’t play with you next weekend. I’ve got lots of problems with my homework. Also, I really don’t want to spend another day looking out of the window and waiting. Whenever you ____________ our plans, Dad, it hurts me. It’s not too late to rebuild our relationship, but we have to start small. Maybe you can help me with my ____________ sometime. Dad, I love you.”

As Paul ended the call, he felt much relaxed. He didn’t know whether his dad would be different, but it didn’t matter. He himself ____________ . He expressed his feelings to the right person. He had a clear head as he was doing his homework that evening.

1.A. baseball B. cards C. chess D. toys

2.A. lucky B. sorry C. surprised D. pleased

3.A. it B. them C. him D. himself

4.A. made B. missed C. failed D. chose

5.A. cheerfully B. angrily C. hopefully D. quietly

6.A. attention B. message C. praise D. trust

7.A. saw B. thanked C. called D. greeted

8.A. make B. break C. follow D. forget

9.A. choice B. homework C. speech D. decision

10.A. regretted B. complained C. insisted D. changed

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