任务型阅读,仔细阅读下面的短文并按要求完成后面的小题。

     Men have always wondered about the earth they live on and about the ①_____ above them.

      When early men looked at the night sky, they asked themselves a lot of questions. They looked at the moon, and wondered what this strange bright object in the sky was. They did not understand why it changed its shape from night to night. They looked at the stars and planets. They also wondered why some of them changed their positions, while others did not.

       ②他们也思考地球的形状。 Most early people believed the earth was flat.

       ③In different parts of the world, there were different ideas about the universe. The ancient Greeks were the first people to study the universe more scientifically. In the sixth century BC Pythagoras put forward the idea that the world was round. However, he could not explain why people at the bottom of the world did not fall off.

       It was not until the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries that scientists found the answers to some important questions. ④With the help of Galileo’s telescope, people could see the sky more clearly, and find the positions of the stars and planets. Finally in 1665, Isaac Newton explained to the world what gravity (重力) was and people at last understood why they did not fall off the earth.

1     在文中①处填写一个单词，使得句意完整、上下文通顺。___________________

2 根据文章内容回答问题。

What questions did early men ask themselves when they looked at the night sky? Write down one of them.

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3 将文中②句翻译成英语。

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4 将文中③句翻译成汉语。

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5 写出文中④句的同义句，每空限填一词。

       Galileo’s telescope made ________ __________ for people to see the sky more clearly, and to find the positions of the stars and planets.

用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确连贯，每个单词或短语限用一次。

       There are many ways to save the environment if you would like. In this passage, you can find some ways.

       Plant more trees. Choose a right 1_______ near your house or workplace. 2_______ there’s any rule stopping you growing trees in that area, go ahead and grow trees. Plant a tree every month and 3_______ your friends and classmates to join you. Have more and more trees 4_______ and there will come a day when you have green land thanks to your hard work.

       Walk more and drive less. Choose to walk5______ drive your car. Walk or ride a bicycle to work if it’s not very far. Not only cycling but walking is good exercise. And each time you avoid using your car, you’re doing something 6_______ to cut down air pollution. You are saving fuel, saving money and keeping fit as well.

       Save water. Water is very important for living things. It’s 7_______ who use and pollute it. The simplest way to save water is turning 8______ water taps after use. When you visit a beach, make sure that you don’t throw waste around. Do not pollute rivers 9________ dropping garbage or other waste. Water is so precious, so we10_______ waste or pollute it.

In England, some food companies across the whole country have been told to carry out urgent (紧急的) tests on all beef products. Do you know why? That’s because some food companies used horsemeat to make beef products.

       There are some examples about the horsemeat matter. In January, 2013, in a number of UK supermarkets, frozen hamburgers were found to have traces of horsemeat in them. Some frozen beef products made by food company FINDUS were found to contain horsemeat. All of the beef products made by this company have been removed from sale.

       The government said that there’s nothing to suggest any health risk from the products. Food minister David Heath said people should not throw away frozen meat products and carry on eating meat. The government will tell people not to eat meat if the meat is not safe.

       Food safety has been an important matter all over the world. More and more countries plan to take some useful measures to ensure the safety of food.

根据以上新闻内容，回答下列问题。

1     In England, some food companies have been told to ________urgently.

       A. stop making beef products                                  B. test all their beef products

       C. test all their products                                     D. remove all their products from sale

2     What else did some food companies use to make beef products in England according to the passage?

       A. Horsemeat.                  B. Beef.                       C. Fish.                D. Chicken.

3     What does “traces” mean in the second paragraph?

       A. 描绘                       B. 追踪                       C. 少量                D. 探索

4    What should people do with meat products according to David Heath’s suggestions?

       A. Send them back to the food companies.          B. Throw them away.

       C. Never eat them.                                            D. Go on eating them.

5     More and more countries plan to take some useful measures to ensure _______________.

       A. horsemeat out of products                                  B. the food safety

       C. the test food                                            D. the food sale

阅读下面的短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。

Once, a circle lost a piece of its own. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around, looking for its   1  piece. But because it was not complete, it could only roll (滚) very slowly. It enjoyed the flowers and the sunshine   2  the way. It talked with worms. It found lots of different pieces, but   3  of them fit. So it left them all by the side of the road and kept on 4  for the lost piece. Then one day the circle found a piece that fit   5 . The circle put the piece into  6  . It could be whole with nothing lost. It was so happy and began to roll. As it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, too fast to see flowers or talk to worms. It realized how different the world was when it rolled so quickly. It felt so sad  7   it stopped, left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled very slowly.

       Sometimes we are perfect when we lose something. A man who   8  everything is poor in some ways. He will never have hopes, dreams or something   9  . He will never know someone loves him or someone is giving him something he has always wanted or never had.

       We couldn’t be perfect. But we must be brave enough to love, strong enough to forgive, kind enough to share  10  with others and clever enough to know there is enough love  around us and then we can always have a wonderful time in our life.

1A. miss                      B. lose                         C. missing            D. losing

2    A. at                                  B. of                            C. in                           D. along

3     A. none                      B. all                           C. every one             D. each

4    A. look                        B. looking                   C. to look                   D. looked

5     A. perfectly                B. perfect                          C. part                D. partly

6     A. it                             B. itself                        C. them                     D. themselves

7     A. which                           B. whether                 C. that                D. what

8     A. own                       B. has                         C. owned                  D. have

9     A. bad                       B. worse                            C. good                     D. better

10 A. kindness                 B. sadness                  C. happiness             D. illness

 — He hasn’t watched the movie “ So Young”, has he?

        — ________. He told me it’s very moving and interesting, he’d like to watch it again.

       A. Yes, he has     B. Yes, he hasn’t        C. No, he hasn’t         D. No, he has

The underlined letter “ a” in the word “______” has a different pronunciation from the others.

       A. math                      B. calendar               C. fantastic        D. behave

       Lily doesn’t know ________ she and her friends can do to help the little boy ________ parents have left their hometown for making money.

       A. that; whose           B. how; who              C. what; who            D. what; whose

       — I’m not going swimming tomorrow afternoon.

— ________. I have to clean up my bedroom.

       A. So am I    B. Neither am I          C. Neither I am   D. So I am

      — Look at the boy playing basketball on the ground. Is it George?

— It ________ be him. He told me he would play basketball after class, but he’s not sure.

       A. mustn’t                 B. must                       C. can’t                     D. may

       The thing that matters is not whether you fail or not, ________ whether you try or not.

       A. and                        B. or                            C. so                    D. but