The world’s largest radio telescope was finished on Sept. 25, 2017 in China.

FAST is a five-hundred-meter telescope. It is also called Tian-yan ("The Eye of Heaven"), with a dish the sire of 30 football grounds, deep in the mountains of southwest China's Guizhou Province. The giant dish is built on a howl-like valley.

The surrounding area has "radio silence" as there are no towns and cities within a 5-kilometer radius(半径范围) and only one county center within 25 kilometers.

FAST is made up of 4,450 panels(面板). The second largest radio telescope is in Russia. The bigger dish will be able to pick up weaker signals (信号).

The radio telescope is like an ear, listening to tell meaningful radio messages from white noise in the universe. With the help of the telescope, we can receive weaker and more radio messages far away in space. It will help us to search for intelligent life outside of the Galaxy(银河系) and explore the origins(起源)of the universe. "Any of its discoveries will lead to a Nobel Prize," said Joseph Taylor, a Noble Prize winner.

The FAST project began in 2011. And the telescope is expected to remain the global leader for the next 10 to 20 years.

1.Where was FAST developed?

A.In China. B.In Russia. C.In America.

2.The underlined word "giant" probably means "___________" in Chinese.

A.神秘的 B.巨大的 C.宽广的

3.FAST is used to __________________.

A.explore the origins of human beings

B.receive distant radio messages from the universe

C.watch the beautiful scenery of the Galaxy

4.From the passage, we can know that __________________.

A.FAST is the largest radio telescope all over the world so far

B.Noisy towns are around the telescope within a 5-kilometer radius

C.The second-largest radio telescope is made up of 4,450 panels

5.How long did it take to finish the FAST project?

A.About twenty years. B.About ten years. C.About six years.

Do you know Carole Gregory, an amazing old woman? She is putting films into her life. She often makes some cakes into the shapes of her favorite_____ in films.

The 68-year-old woman comes from England. She makes a living by_____cakes. About months ago, she thought about it _____ for a few days and then decided to accept a new challenge (挑战) after ____ one of her favorite films.

“I love this new challenge,” said Carole. “_____ I’ve made thousands of cakes over the years, this is my first time trying to make a change. And I’ve found making film cakes _____ a hobby is the most fun. It’s exciting to put films into my life!”

However, it’s not an easy job. Sometimes making a film cake can ______ her many days.

“Baking (烘焙) a cake is easy,” said Carole. “But it is _____ to make the cake into a special shape.”

After long hard work, Carole _____lots of great cakes. Among them, the Predator (铁血战士) cake has been the most _____ one so far. Everyone is _____ about it and its picture has been viewed over 10,000 times online.

“People often ask if I’ve ever got bored or wanted to do _____ else but I’m an artist and I wouldn’t change my job.” Carole says.

“Now I’m looking forward to my next challenge, and ______ my hobby. I’m thinking about _______ to make my cakes better.” When talking about her future plan, Carole seems to be happy.

No matter how old you are, you should always keep trying and never give up. As for us teenagers, it is necessary to learn to make our own _____ and learn to deal with the problems. In this way, whatever problems we meet in the future, we will be able to face them bravely and are willing to take on any new challenge.

1.A.toys B.roles C.directors D.clothes

2.A.eating B.buying C.selling D.showing

3.A.seriously B.quickly C.easily D.sadly

4.A.making B.watching C.joining D.producing

5.A.Until B.Unless C.Because D.Although

6.A.as B.for C.like D.to

7.A.pay B.cost C.take D.spend

8.A.pleasant B.exciting C.boring D.hard

9.A.threw B.bought C.made D.found

10.A.important B.dangerous C.delicious D.popular

11.A.sure B.crazy C.sad D.worried

12.A.nothing B.anything C.everything D.something

13.A.continue B.to continue C.continuing D.continued

14.A.when B.what C.how D.where

15.A.progress B.decisions C.friends D.mistakes

You may have heard the saying, women are from Venus(金星) and men are from Mars (火星). It's a nice way of saying how men and women are quite different from each other in many ways.

These differences can be seen everywhere, even in how we communicate with friends. A recent study by the University of Oxford suggested that men and women keep relationships with friends far away in different ways.

Researchers questioned 30 students about their friendships just before they left for college. They followed up the questions nine months, and then 18 months later Robin Dunbar, who headed the research, told that how long friendships among women last depended on whether they made an effort to talk more to each other on the phone. Men, on the other hand, tended to (倾向于) do things differently. They went through months of not being with friends by planning meet-ups (见面) sometimes. This was the biggest difference between men and women.

Of course, gender (性别)isn't the only thing that influences how we stay in touch. The way we keep our friendships also depends on the preference(偏好) of each person, and it can take a while to find your own way of making your friendships work. One thing that is pretty clear though is that friends who make the effort to keep in touch, even if it's only through Wechat(微信)once a week, do tend to stay friends, no matter how far it is.

1.Did researchers question 30 high school students about their friendships?

________________________________________________________

2.How did women keep their friendships according to the research?

________________________________________________________

3.What's the passage mainly about?

________________________________________________________

4.Do you think it's a good way for teenagers to keep friendships by planning meet-ups often? Why or why not?

_________________________________________________________

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