News 1

   Yuan Longping, the father of hybrid rice, won the World Food Prize on Monday. Yuan developed the world’s first popular and widely known hybrid rice. Hybrid rice plants can make more rice than regular ones.

News 2

   Have you ever got angry at books that are full of mistakes? Don’t worry, things will get better soon. Last week, China started checking textbooks, dictionaries and children’s books all over the country. The government said the results of the check would come out at the end of June.

News 3

   People will see a new “star” in the sky soon. China plants to send a satellite into space by December 2006.It will stay in space for one year. It will go around the moon and take pictures. It must be very expensive, right? That’s for sure; 1.4 billion yuan!

News 4

   Have you ever thought of being able to fly around the world in a few hours? One day, maybe you can. Last Saturday, the American X-43A airplane made its first flight. It reached a speed of 8,000 kilometers per hour. This makes it the fastest plane in the world.X-43A is only three to four meters long, but it’s very heavy. It weighs 1,270 kilograms.

(  ) 11.The satellite sent by China will move around ________.

    A. the moon     B. the earth      C. the sun      D. the mars

(  ) 12.The speed of the fastest plane in the world is ______.

   A.1.4 kilometers per second       B.43 kilometers per minute

   C.1,270 kilometers per hour       D.8,000 kilometers per hour

(  ) 13.The checking of textbooks, dictionaries and children’s books will __________.

   A. make a lot of money     B. make the children sad

   C. make sure there are no mistakes in them

   D. make sure the books are not too expensive

(  ) 14.Which of the following statements about the new star is NOT true?

   A. It will go around the moon.   B. It will stay in space for two years.

   C. It costs a lot.            D. It will go into space by December 2006.

(  ) 15.Yuan Longping won the World Food Prize because ___________.

   A. he likes to eat hybrid rice

  B. he is a successful father

   C. he grows more rice than others

   D. he developed the world’s first popular and widely grown hybrid rice

Who do you admire(崇拜)?Different people may have different ideas.

    If you’re a sports fan, perhaps the person you admire most is a great basketball player, and Yao Ming is probably the one in your mind. If you study music or play an instrument, perhaps the person you admire most is gifted musician like Mozart, who began to write beautiful music at a very young age. Or maybe you admire great scientists, for example, Yuan Longping.

    We have many reasons to admire famous people and we often give much of our respect to them. However, we shouldn’t neglect those who are common, such as nurses, train drivers, firemen, cleaners and so on. They may be working in a corner of the world without being noticed, but all these people spend their working days serving the public. They show great dedication(奉献).However, what they do is often unnoticed by us. Have you ever thought of what our life will be like if they stop working?

    So next time when you appreciate famous people, don’t forget those who are common around you.

根据短文内容，选择正确的答案。（5小题，每小题2分，共10分）

1.Yao Ming is a great ______.

   A. pop singer                B. actor                C. basketball player

2.Mozart began to write ______ when he was very young.

   A. music                 B. letters              C. books

3.The underlined word“neglect”in Paragraph 3 means______.

   A. give comments on          B. make fun of          C. care little about

4.In Paragraph 3,the writer mainly points out ______.

A. the reasons why we admire famous people

B. the importance of common people’s work

C. the places where common people are working

5.What’s the main idea of this passage?

   A. Famous people are admired by most of us in our life.

   B. Common people should also be given respect as the famous ones.

   C. Common people should be given the most respect in our society.