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Famous Places around the World

Mexico

The best time to visit Mexico is spring. The weather in Mexico is hot and wet for most of the year, except in Mexico city. It can get very stormy at the end of August. And you should keep in mind that hurricane seas on lasts from June to November.

South A frica

South Africa has a pleasant climate, with lovely warm sunny days for most of the year. The summer is from November to February, and the weather is really hot at this time. In August, it’s winter and the weather is usually warm, except at night.

Greece

The best time to visit Greece is April to June. If you just want to sit on a beach and see the sunshine every day, then August is the perfect month. But, be careful! Temperatures are really high. In the southeast of Greece, it might be 30—35 centigrade.

Australia

It’s winter in Australia in July and August. The hottest months are from November to March. The best time to go is September or October. It’s warm enough to swim in the sea. It’s cool enough to tour around, and it’s not too rainy. If you prefer it colder, go in August.

1. The best time to visit Mexico is ______.

A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter

2. For most of the year, the weather in South Africa is _______.

A. cool and rainy B.hotand wet

C. warm and sunny D. cold and snowy

3. If you want to sit on the beach and see the sunshine in August, you can go to _______.

A. Mexico B.Greece C.South AfricaD. Australia

4. The hottest months in Australia are from _______.

A. June to November B. April to June

C. November to March D. November to February

Sally Ride was born in California in 1951. She was the first American woman to travel into space. She loved to play tennis and wanted to be a tennis player when she was young. But after three months' professional(专业的) training, she changed her mind. She went to Stanford University and started to study science. She studied stars and planets. She did researches at the university and got her PhD in astrophysics(天体物理学博士学位) after several years’ hard work.

In 1977, she took a test to become an astronaut. And then she was picked up from over 8,000 people. In order to realise her dream of going into space, she had to get different kinds of special and difficult training. She learned how to fly a plane, how to jump out of a plane as well as how to operate(操作)special machines

Sally and four other astronauts flew a spaceship called Challenger on Jun. 18, 1983. She became the first American woman to travel into space. Later, she taught at the University of California. Then she wrote seven books on space for children, encouraging children to study science. Unfortunately, she died in 2012.

1.What did Sally Ride want to do at first?

A. She wanted to study stars.

B. She wanted to study science.

C. She wanted to play tennis.

D. She wanted to do researches.

2.When did Sally Ride go into space?

A. In 1951. B. In 1977. C. In 1983. D. In 2012.

3.Which is NOT true about Sally Ride?

A. She learned how to fly a plane.

B. She learned how to produce machines,

C. She learned how to jump out of a plane.

D. She learned how to use special machines.

4.Sally Ride taught at the University of California _______.

A. before she got her PhD in astrophysics

B. before she went to Standford University

C. after she wrote books on space

D.after she travelled into space

5.Which is the best title (题目) of the passage?

A. The first American woman writer

B. The first American woman astronaut

C. The first American woman teacher

D. The first American woman scientist

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