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　　Ronald Reagan was the only actor to be president of(A)________ but other film stars have also become successful public officers．(B)One of them is Shirley Temple, who is remembered through-out the world as a little girl who sang and danced in many films．(C)Shirley Temple began to make films at the age of five, and she was only nine when she played the part of Heidi．In almost every part of the world where films are seen on television, children and their parents still enjoy Heidi and other films of Shirley Temple．

　　(D)当她21岁时，她就已经迈出了电影圈。Twenty years later, many people know her as a little girl that Americans have always loved in the films．However, others know her as excellent woman with knowledge of world problems．One of the people who recognized these important abilities was President Richard Nixon, who sent her to work in the United States in 1969．

　　(E)Americans are becoming to realize that many film stars have other talents besides acting．

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1．在(A)空白处填入一个适当的词语：________

2．将画线部分(B)改写为：__________________

3．将画线部分(C)译成汉语：________________

4．将画线部分(D)译成英语：________________

5．将画线部分(E)译成汉语：________________

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　　October 12, 2005 was a special day for 11-year-old Nie Tianxiang．That day she went to the Beijing Aeronautics Control Center with her mum to celebrate her father's 41st birthday．When Nie Tianxing talked to her father by telephone and sang“Happy birthday”, TV viewers on earth saw the space hero slightly wipe his eyes．

　　Two years ago China sent its first space hero, Yang Liwei, into the sky aboard Shenzhou V．This turned a new leaf in history as China became the third country to mount manned space missions, after the US and Russia．But this time China took another big step forward by launching two astronauts instead of one．They have new tasks．They keep records of any problems to tell scientists how to do even better the next time．They also perform scientific experiments in space．

　　This is only the second step of China's space program．The country plans to build its first station in the future．Longer plans include a landing on the moon．

1．How old is Nie Tianxiang?

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2．Where did she go on October 12, 2005?

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3．How did she say“Happy birthday”to her father?

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4．Who is the first space hero of China?

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5．Which two countries can mount manned space missions except China?

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6．What does China plan to do next?

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　　Nelson Mandela was born in Transkei, South Africa, in 1918．He had an eventful life right from the beginning．While he was in high school, his father died, and he went to live with his cousin, David Dalindyebo．After he finished high school, he went to Fort Hare University College．In 1940, before he was able to graduate, Mandela was told to leave the college because he had taken part in a students strike．At about the same time, his family had chosen a girl for him to marry．Mandela wanted to choose his own wife, however, so he ran away from home and made his way to the city of Johannesburg．

　　Soon after Mandela moved to Johannesburg, he got a job as a policeman in a mine．Later, he be gan studying to be a lawyer．He also became involved in politics and joined the African National Congress, an organization that sought equality among all ethnic groups in South Africa．At the same time, he studied for two university degrees．Then, in 1952, he and his friend, Oliver Tambo, opened the first black law firm in the country．During the next twelve year, Mandela practised law, and was sent to prison several times for opposing the government's policy toward black South Africans．

　　Mandela's life changed completely in 1964 when a court found him guilty of trying to cause a revo-lution against the government．He was given“life imprisonment”．During the next twenty-six years, Mandela became the world's most famous political prisoner．Mandela was finally released on February 9, 1990．Four years later, in the country's first free election, Mandela became the first black person to be elected President of South Africa．

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1．When and where was Nelson Mandela born?

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2．Why was he told to leave college in 1940?

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3．When did he and his friend open the first black law firm in the country?

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4．How many years did he stay in prison?

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5．When was he elected President of South Africa?

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　　Albert Einstein is considered as one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century．Even as Einstein was thoughtful．It was said that he was a slow talker and he did not start talking until he was three years old．The boy was encouraged by his uncle, an engineer, and by a medical student who ate dinner once a week at the Einstein's home．

　　Albert Einstein was born on March 14,1879, in Germany．Though he attended school as a young boy, his real studies were done at home with books on maths, physics and philosophy．By the age of 12 he had taught himself geometry(几何学)．A teacher advised Einstein to leave school, since he destroyed the other students' respect for the teacher．When he was 15, he had to leave school in mid-term to join his parents, who had moved to Italy．

　　At the age of 16 he failed the exam to enter a school, where he would have been trained as an electrical engineer．At that time, Einstein developed a plan．He decided to enter a school to study maths and physics so that he could become a teacher．In 1900 he graduated as a teacher of maths and physics．His teachers did not think very highly of him, so he had difficulty in finding a job in a university．In 1901 he took a job as a high school teacher and married Mileva Martisch．One year later, Einstein became a teacher at the University of Bern．In 1905 Einstein wrote a paper on what is now known as the Special Theory of Relativity(狭义相对论)．He won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921 for his work on the photoelectric effect(光电反应)．

　　Did you know that there is even a crater(陨石坑)on the moon named after Einstein?

1．What do people think of Einstein?

People think that Einstein _______________________．

2．Einstein started to speak very early when he was a little boy, didn't he?

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3．Why did Einstein have to leave school when he was fifteen?

Because he had to _____________________________

4．When did Einstein become university teacher?

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5．What did Einstein win in 1921?Why?

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　　Welcome to the Eiffel Tower! It was built by Gustave Eiffel, a famous French engineer．The Tower was finished in 1889．It is made of iron．There are about 18, 000 different parts altogether．The height of the Tower is 320 metres．It is still the highest building in Paris．

　　At first, some people did not like the Tower．They said that it was very ugly．But after a few years, it became very popular．The Tower has lifts which go up to the top．There is a very good view of Paris from there．On a clear day, you can see for more than 30 miles．If you don't want to go by lift, you can walk up the steps, but remember that there are 1, 792 steps up to the top．

　　The Tower is repainted every seven years．It is brown in colour．About 45 tonnes of paint are needed to repaint it．Some amazing things have happened to the Eiffel Tower over the years．Once, an elephant walked up to the first level．A man has cycled down all the steps．And in 1984, tow people jumped off the top, and used parachutes to get down safely．

假设你是一名交警。你的位置是Ferry Pier，1－3小题选择正确的答案，4－5回答问题，给游客指明路线。

You are a police officer．You are at the Ferry Pier．Tourists are getting off the Luck Ferry．They are asking you for directions．Look at the map and circle the correct answers．

(1)TOURIST 1：Excuse me．How do I get to Sunny Road?

OFFICER：Walk along Flower Road．It's ________．

A．the first turning on the right

B．the fourth turning on the left

C．the third turning on the right

(2)TOURIST 2：Can you tell me the way to the Space Museum?

OFFICER：Yes, walk along Flower Road．You'll see it ________．

A．on your left

B．on your right

C．in front of you

(3)TOURIST 3：Can you tell me the way to the Garden Hotel, please?

OFFICER：Take the first turning on the left, and it's ________．

A．behind Star House

B．in front of Star House

C．across the street on your right

(3)TOURIST 4：Excuse me．Can you tell me how to get to the City Hotel?

OFFICER：_____________________

(4)TOURIST 5：How do I get to the Rainbow Hotel?

OFFICER：_____________________

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Santa Claus is a very old man who is said to live at the North Pole(北极)．He is really fat, always in red, and loves to laugh．He works hard all the year round to make gifts and brings them to children at Christmas time．On Christmas Eve, the night before Christmas, always after the children have gone to bed, he visits every house．He always comes down the chimney(烟囱)and puts the gifts under the Christmas tree where the children will find them the next morning．Many children leave some food for hin because he is working so hard that he might get hungry．Nobody knows how Santa Claus can get to all those houses in just one evening．Nobody knows how he is able to get down all these chimneys－after all(毕竟),he is quite fat．Is there really such an old nice man at the North Pole? Maybe not．But every time you do a kind thing, and every time you say a nice word, then you know that Santa Claus really exists(存在)．He is right there with us all．

1．Where does Santa Claus live?

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2．How does Santa Claus look like?

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3．How does Santa Claus come into the houses?

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4．Where can children find the gifts on Christmas Day?

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5．Do children love Santa Claus?

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