Everyone has done experiments in high school laboratories, but have you ever thought about designing a satellite to explore space?

On Nov. 19, a team of students from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in the US awed peers and even scientists by successfully launching a satellite.

The first satellite designed and built by high school students was sent up into space along with a record-setting. 28 other small ones on a rocket were sent from a NASA center in Virginia, CNN reported. It took the students seven years to build.

The students call their tiny satellite TJ3Sat, which is named after their school. It is just 10x10x12 centimeters and weighs only 0.89 kilograms, according to Orbital Sciences, a company which developed the rocket and supported the students’ project. It can be controlled with a smartphone.

Like most satellites, TJ3Sat can send and receive data. The small spacecraft is equipped with a voice synthesizer (合成器), which can switch text to voice and transmit those sounds back to Earth over radio waves, said Orbital officials. In this case, anyone can give it a try via the project’s website (school website) by submitting (提交) a text. The texts that get approved will be sent to the satellite, changed to voice and then broadcast back to Earth via radio waves.

“I can say ‘Go Colonials’ on our ground station and when it is on the other side of the world, in India, someone can hear ‘Go Colonials’over the radio,” the team explains on the website.

The satellite will stay in space for at least three months.

School principal Evan Glazer told The Washington Post that the project started in 2006 as an activity in the spare time. Later it became a research project for a select group of seniors.

At a time when American students are busy with SATs, the launch of the satellite shows what diligent teenagers can achieve when allowed to pursue their own curiosities, Glazer said.

“It used to be that kids growing up wanted to be an astronaut,” Andrew Petro, program executive (主管) for small spacecraft technology at NASA, said in a statement. “I think we might be seeing kids saying what they want to do is build a spacecraft. The idea here is that they really can do that.”

1. The underlined word “awed” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ___.

A. influenced ??? B. amazed? ??? C. delighted ????? D. inspired

2.Which of the following statements about TJ3Sat is TRUE according to the article?

A.It took a group of students about a decade to build the satellite.

B.Besides TJ3Sat, 28 other small satellites were built by the students.

C.TJ3Sat can receive text messages that the students send into space, which it can change to voice messages and broadcast back to Earth.

D.TJ3Sat is expected to stay in orbit for the next year, sending out messages together with information about its position in space.

3.According to the article, the launch of the satellite _______.

A.is evidence of the advance of spacecraft technology

B.proves that hard-working teenagers can achieve a lot

C.shows the importance of extracurricular activities at school

D.has inspired many people to take an interest in space travel

根据短文内容，从下框A～F选项中选出能概括每段主题的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有一项为多余项。

A. How inner beliefs can help

B. Why are habits so important

C. How to develop positive habits

D. Improve your life

E. You can do it

F. Action plan

The single most important factor that contributes to success is what you do every single day. It is as simple as that. Your habits will determine whether you are successful or not. If you have strong and healthy positive habits, it does not matter whether or not you fail today because you are guaranteed to succeed in the long run.

1._________________________________

Because you repeat the same actions and the same behaviors every single day, a single positive action will not change your life, but the same action repeated 1,000 times will have a significant impact on your life. For example, if you go to the gym one time, you won’t see a big difference in your life. However, if you go to the gym 1,000 times over a five year period, you will see a big difference in your body. The same principle applies to finance, health, relationships, work, career, and school. Simple positive actions repeated every single day will have a great impact on your life in the long run.

2._________________________________

There’s nothing easier than developing positive habits. You simply have to do every single day the action you want to make a habit. If you want to develop the habit of running, run almost every day. If you want to develop the habit of eating healthy, eat healthy every day. If you want to develop the habit of reading, read every day. Habits are created by repetition. The more you do an action, the easier it becomes in the long run.

3.__________________________________ ??????????

If you want to be successful in changing your habits, you should think about changing your inner beliefs about your habits. For example, your old belief was: “I love cigarette because it makes me feel good and relaxed. I need cigarette to be happy and relaxed.” If you keep this belief, you won’t be able to keep your resolution to stop smoking for very long. Instead, you should adopt this new belief: “I love yoga because it makes me feel good and relaxed. Cigarette is poisonous and destroys my body. Yoga makes me happy.” You should analyze your beliefs and make sure they won’t stop you from changing your habits. The same is true when you try to form positive habits. If you want to start eating healthy food, here are some positive beliefs you should start thinking about: “Healthy food is very good for my health. It gives me a lot of energy and I feel very good.”

4.___________________________________??????????

It’s now time for you to develop positive habits in your life and avoid your negative habits. Write down 3 positive habits that you would like to develop and 3 negative habits that you would like to get rid of. For each positive habit, write down exactly what actions you’re going to take every single day in order to develop the new habit. For each negative habit, write down exactly what actions you’re not going to take in the next weeks. Here are some positive habits that will lead to success: exercise, healthy food, reading, saving, studying, healthy relationships, hard work, etc.. Here are some negative habits to get rid of: gambling, drug and alcohol abuse, overeating, shyness, etc..

5._____________________________________ ??????????

Everybody can change. All it takes is courage and commitment. Decide right now to improve your life by changing your habits. Take action right now! Don’t be afraid. Yes, you will probably make mistakes along the way. But never forget that success is guaranteed for you if you have positive habits in your life. If you refuse to quit, success will be yours.

根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词，在答题卡指定区域的横线上写出对应单词的正确、完整形式，每空只写一词。

1.Because of the terrible earthquake, many children became ___ (无家可归的).

2.These materials can be_????? (回收) into other packaging products

3.The house _????? _(属于)to the old man was built hundreds of years ago.

4.It takes ___??? ____（耐心）to educate children.

5.The new __????? _（版本）of the novels will come out soon.

6.It is very necessary for people to eat ______(均衡的) diet to keep healthy.

7.The picture on the wall __??????????? _(提醒)me of my childhood.

8.The lovely boat on the river is 16 feet in __???? _____(长度).

9.It is Mary rather than you who is to _________(责备)for the accident.

10.Being_????? (身体地) examined for free twice a year is what every employee shall be ensured in any company of the state.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词仅限一词；

      2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Senior Three stud ent will face the question after they pass by the college entrance exam符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线（___），并在该词下面写出修改的词。

注意:????????????? 1. 每处错误及修改均ination. “Should I choose a good major and a good university ?” Some students prefer to consider majors first so that they can learn what they are interested . It will also make it possibly for them to take their favorite jobs in the future. However, those who think differently believes that the environment is important to one’s development. They also believe that students graduate from leading universities are often more likely to find good jobs. In my opinion , a best choice is to choose a good major at a good university. But if we couldn’t obtain both, the first thing to consider is a good major, because no matter where we study, they can still achieve a lot in a certain field if we try our best.

生活中困难不可避免，面对各种困难需要信心。假如你是李华，尝试举例说明信心在学习、考试、生活等方面的作用，并就面对困难的态度谈谈你的看法。

注意：

(1)可适当加入发挥，以使行文连贯;

(2)词数：100左右。

(3)开头已经给出。

It is well-known that we live in a dynamic world with various difficulties.?????????????????????????????????

Peter has gone to Beijing, but I’m wondering why he ________ in such a hurry.

A. left?????????? B. has left??????????? C. leaves????????? D. was leaving

从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

1.event

A． never????????????? B．select????????????? C．reliable????????????? D．evening

2.front

A． fond????????????? B．wolf????????????? C．govern????????????? D． combine

3.altitude

A． calm????????????? B．album????????????? C．normal????????????? D．already

4.exhibit

A． height????????????? B．honey????????????? C．behave????????????? D． overhead

5.arrange

A．angry ????????????? B． length?????????? C． language??????? D． dangerous

根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填人每一空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两个为多余选项。

Salesgirl: Hello, Happiness Flowers．

Michael: Hello, I'd? like to order some flowers．

Salesgirl: OK．? 1.?

Michael: I don't know for sure． We want to celebrate our teacher's birthday． What flowers do you think will be suitable?

Salesgirl: ? 2.?? Sunflowers stand for admiring feelings．

Michael: That's OK．But how many should we get?

Salesgirl: ? 3.?? How many students are there in your class?

Michael: There are 32 students．

Salesgirl: Then how about 32?

Michael: OK． 4.?

Salesgirl: The price for each is? $ 1．

Michael: 5.??

Salesgirl: All right．$ 32 in total in cash．Please tell me your address．

Michael: My address is Class 7, Grade 3, QLD Government School．

A．It depends．

B．It's your business．

C．How much will they cost?

D．How could I pay for the flowers?

E．What about some little sunflowers?

F．What kind of flowers do you have in mind?

G．Can I pay you in cash when you send them to our school?

China's economy and financial market will be on?????? steady path in 2014, Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday during?????? trip to Tianjin．

A． a; a ????????????? B．the; a????????????? C．a; 不填????????????? D． the;不填

Yan' an, a city ?????? in northern Shaanxi province, has seen great progress in its tourism industry over the past few years．

A．locating????????????? B．located????????????? C． locates????????????? D． to locate