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When we talk about space, we know the universe means the earth, the sun, the moon, the stars and the space between them. Many of the stars are so far away that we cannot see them.Through our geography lessons, we know the earth ①____________ the sun and the moon goes around the earth.

We have day and night because the earth keeps turning all the time. Just because the moon is closer to the earth than the sun, it looks much bigger than the sun.

The sun is bright enough to give out very strong light. The moon can’ give out any light at all, but it looks quite bright, too. Why? In fact, the light from the moon comes from the sun. ②But in fact the stars are much bigger and brighter than the moon. (bright 明亮的)

③在宇宙中有许多其他的行星。But of all these planets, only on the earth there are living things. People on the earth have studied space all the time. They’ve sent spaceships into space many times. In November, 2011, Chinese scientists let Shenzhou VIII successfully dock(对接) with the Tiangong I twice. This is one of the greatest events in the history of China’s space.

1.在①填入一个适当的短语。

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2.Why do we have day and night?

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3.The sun is bright enough to give out very strong light.(改为同义句)

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4.把划线②处的句子翻译成汉语。

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5.把划线③处的句子翻译成英语。

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阅读理解

Jim, a young farmer, was once put into prison(监狱).

One day, he got a letter from his mother. “I’m so worried about our farm,”she wrote. “It’s time to plant potatoes. I can't dig (挖)all the fields by myself.

Jim read the letter and became sad. "What can I do?" he thought. Then he had a good idea. He wrote to his mother, "Don't dig the fields, there's a pot(罐子) of money in the earth. Don't plant potatoes until I come home. "

Some days later, Jim got another letter from his mother. It said, "Two days ago, about ten men came to our farm and dug all our fields. I can't understand it. It looks as if they were looking for something. What shall I do?"

Jim smiled when he read his mother's letter. He wrote a letter to his mother at once. It was very short. Guess what it would say?

1.Jim's mother was much worried about_________.

A. him B. their farm

C.the D. the pot of money

2. In the letter to his mother, Jim told his mother not to .

A. dig the fields B. dig the pot of money

C. ask others for help D. go to the prison to see him

3.Jim's mother told him that about ten men came to dig their fields. These men might be_________.

A. farmers B. Jim's friends

C. prison guards (监狱看守人) D. Jim's brothers

4.Why did Jim smile when he read his mother's second letter?

A. Because he would go home soon.

B. Because the men didn't find the money.

C. Because his mother could plant potatoes.

D. Because he got another letter from his mother.

5. What would it say in Jim's second letter?

A. I would go out of the prison very soon.

B. You could plant potatoes now, dear mother.

C. I couldn't help you, dear mother.

D. The guards would plant potatoes.

完形填空 先通读下面的短文,掌握其大意, 然后从每小题所给的四个选项中,选出 可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Once I spoke at a high school. After the speech, the principal asked me to see a special student. An ______ had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it would mean a great deal to him. I agreed.

He was Matthew. ______ he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five, then they were told he would not make it to______. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal weight lifter.

I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. He spoke about ______ and succeeding and seeking (追寻)his dreams.

When we finished talking, I went to my bag and pulled out the first gold ______ I won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about ______ and overcoming obstacles (克服障碍) than I ever would. He looked at it for a while, then took it off and handed it ______ to me. He said, “You are a champion. You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.”

Last summer I got the news that Matthew had ______ and a letter Matthew had written to me a few days before:

Dear Rick,

My mom said I should send you a thank-you letter. The doctors are ______ to tell me that I don't have long to live any more. But I still smile as much as I can.

I told you that in the future I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal. But I know now I'll ______ . I know I'm a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you.

Thank you for loving me.

Your friend

Matthew

1.A. excuse B. effect C. operation D. illness

2.A. While B. When C. Although D. Because

3.A. three B. ten C. twenty D. thirty

4.A. winning B. teaching C. playing D. working

5.A. cup B. coin C. watch D. medal

6.A. failure B. success C. luck D. smile

7.A. around B. in C. back D. down

8.A. went away B. passed away C. stayed away D. moved away

9.A. surprised B. brave C. sorry D. happy

10.A. never B. ever C. often D. seldom

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