1.(　　 ) One day Bill and Tom were walking ______.

　　　　 A. in the street　 B. in the forest C. in the park　 D. on the farm

5.(　　 ) Which of the following is not true?

A.　　 Someone will get to the sun in a spaceship.

B.　　 People once thought that the sun went around the earth.

C.　　 The sun is a star in the space.

D.　　 The earth is much smaller than the sun.

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Bill and Tom were walking in the forest one day, and stopped to pick up some nuts under a tree. They heard a strange noise coming from a hole in the tree. Bill climbed up to look in. two baby squirrels(松鼠) were inside, crying for their mother. Someone killed her and left the babies to die. Each of the boys put a baby squirrel in his jacket pocket and carried it home. There the boys made a soft bed in a box for the little animals, and fed(喂养) them warm milk from a small bottle. The squirrels soon grew round and fat. Bill and Tom liked them very much.

4.(　　 ) Why can’t people live in the sun? Because _______.

　　　　 A. there is much water　 B. it is too hot　 C. it is too far away　 D. the sun is heavier than the earth

3.(　　 ) Which is the biggest? ______is .

　　　　 A. A man-made satellite　　　 B. The earth　 C. The moon　　　 D. The sun

2.(　　 ) _____for the earth to move around the sun once.

　　　　 A. The time is a month　　 B. It is a year C. It is a day　　 D. The time is a century

1.(　　 ) In some countries, people _____the sun to be a god, riding a golden horse.

　　　　 A. took　　　　　　 B. saw　　　　　 C. thought　　　 D. looked

5.(　　 ) Which is the right order of the following statements(陈述)?

a.　　 Dick got a job in the butcher’s shop.

b.　　 The woman would not let Dick operate on her.

c.　　 Dick got a job in the hospital.

d.　　 The woman bought some meat from Dick.

e.　　 The woman fainted away.

A. a;e;d;c;b　　　 B. e;d;b;c;a　　　 C. a;c;d;b;e　　 D. a;c;d;e;b

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Long, long ago, people thought that the sun went around the earth. In some countries, people even said that the sun was a god(神). They thought that he drove across the sky each day on a golden(金色的) horse.

But now we know the earth goes around the sun. today men even know how far it is for the earth to go around the sun. they tell us that the earth travels over 1000 miles(英里) a minute on its way around the sun.

The sun is really a star. It is much bigger than the earth and it is very hot. Some people have been to the moon, but we know that no one can ever get to the sun. It is too hot for people to live anywhere near it. The sun is 300,000 times(倍) heavier than the earth and more than a million tines larger.

4.(　　 ) In the hospital, the woman thought Dick would ______.

　　　　 A. operate on her　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sell meat to her

　　　　 C. cut her into pieces　　　　　　　　　　 D. sell her like meat

3.(　　 ) Dick wore white clothes ______.

　　　　 A. only at home　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. all the time

　　　　 C. both in the butcher’s and in the hospital　 D. only in the hospital

2.(　　 ) Dick did so well in the butcher’s shop, so the butcher ______.

　　　　 A. let him do the accounts　　　　 B. let him cut and sell meat alone

　　　　 C. let him get a job in a hospital　 D. let him wear a butcher’s clothes