摘要:Scientists have always wanted to know more about the universe. They’ve sent many spaceships to explore 1 planets in the solar system. Years ago they knew 2 things about the moon. They knew how big it was and 3 it was away from the earth. But they wanted to know more about it. They thought the best way was 4 something to the moon. The moon is about 384 000 kilometers away from the 5 . A plane cannot fly to the moon because the air reaches only 240 kilometers away from the earth. But something can fly even 6 there is no air. That’s a rocket. How does a rocket fly? There is gas in the rocket. When the gas 7 very hot inside the rocket, it’ll rush out of the end of the rocket, 8 it can make the rocket fly up into the sky. Rockets can fly far out into 9 . Rockets with men in them have been to the moon. Several rockets 10 men in them have flown to another planet much farther away than the moon. One day rockets may be able to go to any place in space. ( ) 1. A. another B. other C. others D. the other ( ) 2. A. much B. little C. many D. a lot ( ) 3. A. how long B. what far C. how much far D. how far ( ) 4. A. sent B. to send C. sending D. send ( ) 5. A. earth B. sun C. Mars D. planet ( ) 6. A. when B. if C. while D. as ( ) 7. A. makes B. made C. was made D. is made ( ) 8. A. so B. or C. but D. because ( ) 9. A. sky B. universe C. space D. place ( ) 10. A. with B. without C. for D. from

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Hans Bethe

The late German-American physicist Hans Bethe once described himself as “the H-bomb’s midwife(接生婆)”. He left Nazi Germany in 1933, after which he helped develop the first atomic bomb(原子弹), won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1967 for his contribution to the theory of nuclear reactions(核反应)and advised controls over nuclear weapons(武器)for the peaceful use of the nuclear energy.

 

Francis Crick

The late Francis Crick, one of Britain’s most famous scientists, won the Nobel Prize in Physiology(生理学)or Medicine in 1962. He is best known for his discovery with James Watson and Maurice Wilkins, the double helix structure(双螺旋结构)of the DNA, though he also made important contributions in other fields. He died in 2004.

 

Peter Hall

Sir Peter Hall’s life in the theatre has seen him running the Arts Theatre, founding the Royal Shakespeare Company when he was only 29, and directing the National Theatre. He also directed Akenfielf for London Weekend Television and runs the Peter Hall Company, which has 40 productions worldwide to its name.

【小题 1】The above information is about _________.

A. famous physicists                    B. great people 

C. great directors                          D. Nobel Prize winners

【小题 2】 Francis Crick won the Nobel Prize before ________ years of his death.

   A. 32                B. 24               C. 42               D. 45

 

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      Many people say dolphins are very intelligent (聪颖的). They seem to be able to think, understand, and learn things quickly. But are they c   1.    like humans or more like cats or dogs? Scientists say dolphin intelligence is s   2.    to human intelligence in some ways. How?

      Like humans, every dolphin has a “name”. I   3.     is a special whistle (哨声). Scientists think dolphins, like people. “t   4.   ” to each other about a lot of things, such as their age, their feelings, or finding food. And, like humans, dolphins use a system (系统) of sounds and body language to c   5.   . But understanding their conversations is not easy for humans. No one “speaks dolphin” yet, but some scientists are trying to learn.

      Dolphins are also social animals. They live in groups, and they often come to play games from different groups and have f  6.    , just like people. In fact, playing t  7.    is something only intelligent animals do.

      Dolphins and humans b   8.     make plans to get something they want. In the seas of southern Brazil, dolphins use an interesting way to get food. When fish are n   9.    a boat, dolphins signal (发信号) to the fishermen to put their nets (网) in the water. And the men can catch a lot of fish. What is the advantage for the dolphins? Why do they h   10.    the men? The dolphins can get some of the fish.

 

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