BEING an astronaut sounds cool, doesn’t it? In space, they get to do some pretty amazing things, like floating(漂浮) in zero gravity(重力).
However, there are also plenty of things that astronauts can’t do because of their weightless environment, and that’s very sad. What’s worse, they can’t even let their sadness show, because it’s impossible to cry in zero gravity.
Of course, astronauts can still produce tears(眼泪). But crying is much more difficult in space, according to The Atlantic(大西洋月刊) in January. Without gravity, tears don’t flow(流动) down out of the eyes like they do here on Earth. This means that when you cry in space, your tears have nowhere to go — they just stick(粘) to your eyes.
In May 2011, astronaut Andrew Feustel experienced this during one of his spacewalks. “Tears,” he said, “don’t fall off of your eyes. They just stay there.”
Besides making your vision(视线) unclear, this can also cause physical pain. Back on Earth, tears are supposed to bring comfort to the eyes. But that’s not the case(情况) in space. The space environment dries out astronauts’ eyes, and when tears suddenly wet the eyes, it can cause pain rather than comfort. “My right eye is stinging(刺痛) like crazy,” Feustel told his teammate during the walk.
Since gravity doesn’t work in space, astronauts need some extra help to get rid of(除去) the tears. Feustel chose to rub his eyes against his helmet to wipe(擦) the tears away. Another choice is to just wait — “When the tears get big enough, they simply break free of the eyes and float around,” astronaut Ron Parise told The Atlantic.
There are lots of small things — things like crying — that we are so used to on Earth. We usually take them for granted until they become a problem in a totally different environment, like space. There, astronauts can’t talk to each other directly. They also can’t eat or drink in normal ways. They can’t even burp(打嗝), because there is no gravity to hold the food down in their stomach. If they do burp, they just end up throwing up(呕吐) everything in their stomach, according to the UK National Space Center.
Therefore, perhaps it’s only space explorers who can honestly say, “Gravity, you’re the best.”
小题1: From Paragraphs 2 and 3, we can know that __________.

A．astronauts are unable to feel sad in space

B．astronauts produce fewer tears in space

C．tears produced in space flow down more slowly

D．tears produced in space don’t flow downward

小题2: What effect do tears have on astronauts?

A．They cause physical pain.	B．They bring comfort to them.
C．They make their vision clearer.	D．They float around and cause trouble.

小题3: The underlined phrase “take them for granted” in paragraph 7 means __________.

A．find them important	B．consider them useless
C．need them during an emergency	D．fail to notice their presence

小题4:Paragraph 7 is mainly about __________.

A．suggestions of how astronauts can stay comfortable in space

B．other basic things that are difficult to do in space

C．why burping is impossible in space

D．things human can’t do without gravity

Most kids hate doing housework. However, not all hope is lost. There are some things that you can do to get your kids to help you clean your house. If you are struggling with the chores (家务)and need your kids to help you, take a look at some of the creative ways in this article.
If you are dealing with older kids, you may want to try the allowance deal. You can give your kids a list of chores that need to be done each week. If they complete these chores, you can give them some money. You can also break the list down and tell them they will get so much for each chore that is finished. Older kids , who like to do things on weekends or buy things like video games, will work hard to complete their chores and earn their money. This is also teaching them responsibility. This is teaching them that they must work for what they want.
If you are dealing with younger kids, you may want to go with the rewards chart(奖励图表）. This is where you design a chart and list their chores on the chart. For each chore they complete, you can put a red flower beside it. For the rewards, you canalso do a number of things ,such as going to the park, going out to eat, buying a DVD or something similar. The rewards would be up to you because you know what your kids like.
For real small kids, you can turn it into a game. When kids were much younger, you can teach them to dance around and sing as you cleaned. The kids loved it and would do a wonderful job at picking up their toys. So, consider turning cleaning into a game for the real small kids.
小题1:What does the underlined word “allowance” in Paraph 2 mean ?

A．Good words given by parents	B．Business that needs studying
C．Explanation of responsibility	D．Small change given by parents

小题2:Why can we put a red flower beside the chore on a chart?

A．To know what your kids like.

B．To know how many chores the kids have done.

C．To encourage younger kids to do more chores.

D．To go out to eat or do something similar they like.

小题3: What can we know from this article?

A．Kids should help parents do more chores.

B．Parents should teach kids how to do housework.

C．The more chores kids do, the more they love their parents.

D．Creative methods can be helpful for parents to get their kids to do housework.

“Our aim is to take our art to the world and make people understand what it is to move,” said David Belle, the founder of parkour(跑酷).
Close your eyes and imagine you are living in the next two centuries or more. You'll be living in a world filled with smart robots, which will be helping you to take care of your children, or your elderly parents in your home. You'll live much longer thanks to the medicine made by genetic (基因的) science. And mankind may be going farther in space than ever before-you will be living on the moon or Mars.
How should we view the changes that wait for us in the future? Should we be optimistic (乐观的)about the years ahead, or worried about what the future holds? Some scientists and experts are having a discussion about how technology, science and society will develop in the future.
"I'm looking forward to the day when more technology will come to my life," says John Searle, a professor at the University of California Berkeley Philosophy, "because I think further research in such areas as genetics, physics, chemistry and medicine will help us to overcome poverty, improve health, and make life longer."
Hugh Herr, at MIT's Biomechatronics Group, considers very powerful weapons as concern over the future. Another is the growing role of technology in our lives."Machines’ taking over what humans do is not a good thing," Herr says.
That is a similar concern shared by Daniela Cerqui, a social and cultural scientist. "I am afraid that the long-term future we are building will have no space left for human beings," says Cerqui. "The main values of our society are related to information that must progress as quickly as possible, and computers are much better than humans in these tasks ."
小题1: The second paragraph mainly tells us ________.

A．how science will develop in the future

B．how people will live in a modern society

C．what life would be like in the future

D．what computers will bring to our society

小题2:From Paragraph 4 we can infer that ___________.

A．John Searl is optimistic about the future

B．we should wait to see the changes in the future

C．John Searl worries much about what the future holds

D．further science research will be helpful for making life longer

小题3: The underlined word "That" in the last paragraph refers to________.

A．The poverty problem in the future

B．Machines’ taking over what humans do

C．The technology of weapons

D．The health problem of humans

小题4:The best title for the passage can be “___________”.

A．The Future--Full of Hope or Concern

B．Great Changes Will Take Place in the Future

C．The Relationship Between Technology and Humans

D．The Role of Robots and Computers in the Future

Tigers are terrible animals, but a cat is a cute animal.    As a mother, the Chinese-American writer Amy Chua is just a tiger . Her book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother (《虎妈战歌》), tells us how she gives her two children education.    She says that being strict is the only way to train a child’s talent. Her kids had to obey the following rules. To begin with, her kids weren’t allowed to watch TV or play computer games. Then, they were not allowed to “ hang out ” with other kids after school. They had to be the top students in their class. And they had to practice the piano and the violin for hours every day. Of course, she believes this has brought a lot of problems for herself and her kids. But she doesn’t mind because her kids have become great. Chua says, like her, most Asian mothers are tigers because they believe their children can achieve a lot if they’re pushed hard enough. She says American mothers are really cats. They care more about their children’s self-respect (自尊). They don’t want to be strict with their kids because this may hurt their feelings. With soft words and understanding, they encourage their children to choose for themselves. So is a tiger mom better than a cat mom? It may also depend on the child.
小题1:The writer of this passage wants to  _________.

A．tell that Tigers are terrible animals, but a cat is a cute animal.

B．tell us Amy Chua how to give children education.

C．tell the book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother is about animals.

D．tell that most Asian mothers are cats

小题2:What does Amy Chua think of training a child’s talent?

A．She says that being strict is the only way to train a child’s talent

B．She says that being soft is the best way to train a child’s talent

C．She says that teaching is the only way to train a child’s talent

D．She says that making the rules is the only way to train a child’s talent

小题3:To begin with, her kids weren’t allowed to

A．watch TV.

B． play computer games

C．“ hang out ” with other kids after school.

D． Above of all

小题4:She doesn’t mind because her kids have become great.  does  she?

A．Yes, she does	B．No, she doesn’t
C．Yes, she doesn’t	D．No, she does.

小题5:From the passage, we can know which one is Not true

A．most Asian mothers are tigers because they believe their children can achieve a lot.

B．American mothers don’t want to be strict with their kids because this may hurt their feelings

C．So is a tiger mom better than a cat mom? It may also depend on the child.

D．American mothers are like cats. They care less about their children’s self-respect (自尊).

Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today. People didn’t have modern machines. There was no modern medicine, either.     Life today has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution （污染）. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty. It kills our fish and polluted our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us talk louder and become angry more easily. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution. It’s bad to all living things in the world.     Cars, planes and factories all pollute our air every day. Sometimes the polluted air is so thick that it is like a quilt over a city. This kind of quilt is called smog（烟雾）.
Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. Factories must now clean their water before it is thrown away, they mustn’t blow dirty smoke into the air.     We need to do many other things. We can put waste things in the dustbin and not throw it on the ground. We can go to work by bus or with our friends in the same car. If there are fewer people driving, there will be less pollution.
Rules are not enough. Every person must help to fight pollution.
小题1: Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today because _______.

A．there were not any modern machines	B．there was no modern medicine
C．both A and B	D．there were not many people

小题2: What is the biggest problem in today’s life?

A．Water pollution	B．Air pollution
C．Noise	D．Pollution

小题3:The most serious kind of pollution is ________.

A．noise pollution	B．air pollution
C．water pollution	D．A, B and C

小题4: Factories must clean their water ________.

A．before they are thrown away	B．when they are thrown away
C．after it is thrown away	D．before it is thrown away

小题5:From the passage we know that ________.

A．a few years ago, there was no smog at all

B．today people don’t have to talk to each other in a loud voice

C．we can drink water from the polluted rivers and lakes’

D．people are making rules in order to fight pollution

I’m Lisa. I’m a Chinese girl. I go to Canberra, Australia this month.  小题1: I stay there for about a month. I live with Mr. White, my dad’s old friend. His family members are very friendly to me. They take me to many places of interest in Canberra.  小题2: .
The schools in Canberra are a little different from those in China. There are about twenty students in each class.  小题3:  Most students go to school by school bus. Classes usually begin at 8:00 in the morning and end at about 4:00 in the afternoon. Usually, students can sit anywhere they like in the classroom. 小题4: They often let the students talk about questions, or sometimes they play games with the students in class.   小题5:  I think it is really happy to go to school in Canberra.
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Have you ever been ill? When you are ill, you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot, and there are pains all over your body. You don’t want to work. Instead, you want to stay in bed,  feeling very sad.
What makes us ill? It is germs (细菌). Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can’t find them with your eyes, but you can see them with a microscope(显微镜). They are very very small and there could be hundreds of them on a very small thing.
Germs are always found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope, we shall see them in it. So your father and mother won’t let you drink dirty water.
Germs aren’t found only in water . They are found in air and dust. If you cut your finger and some of the dust ( 灰尘 ) from the floor goes into the cut, some of the germs would go into your finger. Your finger would become big and red , and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes germs would go into all of your body, and you would have pain everywhere.
小题1:Which of the following is true?

A．If things are very very small , they are germs.

B．If things can’t be seen, they must be germs .

C．Germs are only in dirty water.

D．Germs are everywhere around us.

小题2:What’s a microscope used for?

A．Making very very small things look much bigger.

B．Making very big things look much smaller.

C．Helping you read some newspapers.

D．Helping you if you can’t see things clearly.

小题3:Why don’t your parents let you drink dirty water.

A．You haven’ t looked at it carefully.

B．Water can’t be drunk in this way.

C．There are lots of germs in it.

D．Water will make you ill.

小题4:Which of the following is NOT true ?

A．Germs can be found both in water and in the air.

B．Germs can go into your finger if it is cut.

C．If your temperature ( 体温 ) is not OK, there must be germs in your body.

D．If your finger isn’t cut, there aren’t any germs on it.

小题5:What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Germs can make us ill.

B．Germs are in dirty water.

C．Don’t drink dirty water.

D．Take care of your fingers.

A

小题1: The people in        needn’t go to work on Fridays.

A．Canada	B．Scotland
C．Japan	D．Egypt

小题2: If it is 8:00 a.m. in western Canada, the time is _______ in eastern Canada.

A．11:00a.m	B．2:00 p.m.
C．12:30 p.m.	D．4:00 a.m.

小题3:While Canadian children are waking up, children in Scotland are ________.

A．having lessons	B．sleeping
C．watching TV	D．playing games

Over 30% of the natural world has been seriously destroyed by humans (人类) over the last 30 years. This is because the number of people living on Earth is nearly six billion (十亿). All of these people need food, space and energy. As a result, lots of Earth’s natural resources will be used up. When we destroy our earth to get natural resources such as wood or oil, animals often lose their living space. They cannot have enough food, and they will get hurt or die.
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international charity. It tries to prevent humans from destroying more of nature than is necessary. For example, in China WWF is working with the local government to reconnect (重新连接) some small lakes in Anhui Province to the Yangtze River and to create(创造) more protected areas so that China’s natural beauty will not be lost in the future. WWF works in more than 50 countries, saving rainforests and stopping hunters from killing rare animals and protecting traditional ways of life in areas where they are in danger of being lost. WWF’s main goal is to encourage development that does not harm the environment and the animals that live in it. Even though the charity is known all over the world, and a lot of people support the goals of WWF, not so many donate money often. This makes it difficult for the charity to do all the things it wants to do.
小题1:Why has over 30% of the natural world been destroyed?

A．Because hunters are killing rare animals.

B．Because not enough people help WWF.

C．Because WWF does not have enough money.

D．Because there are so many people living on Earth.

小题2: How has WWF helped in China?

A．They have protected traditional ways of life.

B．They have helped to protect China’s natural beauty.

C．They have saved many rainforests in Anhui Province.

D．They have built some bridges over the Yangtze River.

小题3:What is WWF’s main goal?

A．To save rainforests.

B．To stop hunters killing rare animals.

C．To get more people to donate money.

D．To protect the environment while developing.

小题4:Why is it difficult for WWF to do all the things they want to?

A．Because too many people do not know WWF.

B．Because WWF doesn’t have enough money from donations

C．Because there are too many problems for them to solve.

D．Because WWF doesn’t encourage development.

It is the year 2050 now. Tom and I want to visit the Mars. It is a planet (行星) far away from our planet---the      .
Our spaceship (太空船) flew       two weeks to get to the Mars. When we arrived, we       the door of the spaceship and looked out. The weather there      sunny and hot. We saw an alien (外星人) behind a tree.       is very tall and big and has brown hair.“Help me!”     the alien.Then we saw some monsters (怪兽)  running after       alien from the house near a tree. They wanted to kill him. So we had to run away      !We both moved to the        and jumped in. We also took the alien into our spaceship and       him. What an exciting day!
小题1:A. Moon                    B. Earth                C. Sun
小题2:A. for                     B. on                   C. in
小题3:A. closed                B. opened               C. had
小题4:A. did                   B. was                  C. isn’t
小题5:A. Him                     B. He                   C. They
小题6:A. shouted                B. talked               C. told
小题7:A. another                B. other               C. others
小题8:A. quickly                 B. easily              C. luckily
小题9:A. house                   B. spaceship            C. tree
小题10:A.scared                  B. interested           C. saved