【题目】The world’s astronomers came to their senses yesterday and approved a new definition of the word “planet” that would drop tiny Pluto from the club and relegate it instead to a lesser realm of “dwarf planets.” It was a welcome step away from a proposal that would have kept Pluto as a planet but meantime opened the door for dozens of small, icy bodies on the fringes of the solar system.

The important vote came after fierce debate at a meeting of the International Astronomical Union, which had been considering a proposal to define a planet as any object that orbits a star and is large enough for its own gravity to pull it into a spherical (球形的) shape. That definition was scientifically precise but led to results that offended common sense. An asteroid, a small moon, and another icy ball like Pluto would suddenly have risen to planet-hood, swelling the number of planets to 12, with many more icy rocks likely to qualify as more was learned about them.

Fortunately, the astronomers have now added another requirement to the definition. Planets must not only be large enough to be round, they must also have cleared out the neighborhood around their orbits. Pluto would not qualify it orbits in a belt of icy debris on the edge of the solar system. Neither would an icy rock nicknamed Xena, which orbits in that same zone, nor Ceres, a big asteroid that marches in the company of other asteroids. Pluto’s moon, Charon, which had qualified under the first proposal, is also out of the running.

Pluto, with its small size and oddball orbit, should never have been deemed a planet in the first place. Henceforth there will be eight planets, at least three dwarf planets, and tens of thousands of “smaller solar system bodies,” like comets and asteroids. Our only regret is that the astronomers chose the name “dwarf planets” for Pluto’s new category instead of abandoning the word entirely when discussing these less-than-planetary bodies.

【1】 We can know from the passage that the new definition of planet __________.

A. has been welcomed by all walks of life

B. will kick the Pluto out of the planet group in the solar system

C. still makes the Pluto as a planet

D. will enlarge the number of planets in our solar system into permanently 12

【2】 After the new definition of “planet” was put forward, all of the following are regarded as planet except________.

A. Venus

B. Ceres

C. Mars

D. Jupiter

【3】 The writer’s attitudes towards the new definition of “planet” is________.

A. welcome

B. indifferent

C. hostile

D. neutral

【4】 If the original definition of “planet” had not been changed, there would be the following consequences except that ________.

A. thousands of icy rocks in space will be classified as planets

B. some asteroids big enough to pull itself into a spherical shape will be regarded as planets.

C. the Pluto will be relegated to “dwarf planet”

D. there will be at least twelve or even more planets in the solar system.

【题目】Full of beauty, happiness and a healthy love of life, the Bulgarian (保加利亚人的) festivals and customs date back to old time when man tried to live in peace with nature. The merriest and richest festivals are

Christmas and the New Year, when the so-called. "sourvakari" makes the round of house with wishes for health and wealth. Other main festivals include "ladouvane"-a holiday for young girls on New Year's Day or

Midsummer Day (24th June), Shrovetide and Mummers' Games which mark the start of spring, and "lazrouvane"-a traditional festival for love and family, health and richness. And among them, the widely popular and typical Bulgarian customs and festivals are "martenitsas" and rose-picking.

Every year on March lst, the Bulgarians give each other "mar-tenitsas"-a small doll made of white and red strings, a symbol of the beginning of spring, health and happiness.

In late May and early June every year, the rose-picking season starts in the Valley of Roses which is between the Balkan Range and the Sredna Gora Mountains. Rose-picking starts at dawn, before sunrise and before the pleasant smell of the rose has disappeared. The Bulgarian rose produces 70 percent of the world's rose oil which is used by the very well-known perfume (香水) company as a basic element of its products.

This is the time of the Festival of Roses, celebrated with carnivals, happy activities, folk songs and dances in Karlovo and Kazanluk on the first Sunday in June.

【1】 The passage is mainly about _____.

A. Christmas and the New Year in Bulgaria

B. the origin of Bulgarian festivals and customs

C. rose-picking and perfume industry in Bulgaria

D. typical customs arid festivals of Bulgaria .

【2】Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A. "Martenitsas"-the Beginning of Spring

B. Beauty, Happiness and Love

C. Bulgarian Festivals and Customs

D. Rose-picking and "Martenitsas"

【3】 The author of this passage intends to _____.

A. let us know some knowledge of Bulgarian culture

B. tell us the differences between customs and festivals

C. explain the connection between customs and industry

D. find the origin of the Bulgarian customs

【4】 The second and the third paragraphs of the passage _____.

A. tell us how popular rose-picking is

B. link two festivals with health and richness

C. show us two merriest and richest festivals

D. talk about two typical Bulgarian festivals

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