阅读下面的短文，请根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的词数要求)。

　　The desire to make explorations is born with man．Wherever his imagination goes, man also has a strong wish to go．A large part of human history is connected with the exploration of the world in which we live．Again and again people have set out with surprising courage and patience to look into unknown regions and lands to see what had not yet been seen, to make known the unknown．With kites, balloons and aircraft they left the ground to pass through the lower atmosphere．Now the outer space receives their attention．

　　Why should man take the trouble of conquering space?It is hard to list the specific practical benefits that will result in．But one knows, from past experience in other areas, that man will surely see and discover new things in space that will increase our scientific knowledge, and this new knowledge will find its way into valuable practical uses．What we learn about man himself, from his experience in space, and from the effects of space and the space flight environment on him, will be extremely valuable．The new techniques developed to carry out the exploration of space, and to keep man alive in space, will certainly find practical uses in everyday life in some way．The areas that will benefit are manifold．They include communication, generation of power, transportation and travel, food production, materials, fuels and many others．But to say definitely just what the practical results will be is almost impossible．

1．The main idea of the first paragraph is that ________．(Please answer within ten words．)

2．The word “manifold” in the second paragraph probably means ________．

3．The author seems to be in favor of ________．

4．In the last sentence of Paragraph 2, the phrase “practical results”refers to the results ________．

5．Put the underlined part into Chinese．

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Space travel

Time(minutes)：________

Words：400

Speed(per minute)________

Rate(％)：________

Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable heading from these for each paragraph of the passage．Note that there is one extra heading．

A)The first moon walk and its significance．

B)A rising star of the Space Age．

C)The initiation of space travel．

D)The first two manned space flights．

E)Expensive but rewarding．

F)The first big step by the former Soviet Union．

1．________

Actual space travel became possible only with the military and technical advances of the mid-20th century．Inspired by the long-range carrier rockets that had been developed for delivering atomic weapons, the USSR(the former Soviet Union)and the United States competed fiercely to produce a rocket with sufficient thrust to send a satellite or space capsule into space．

2．________

The USSR won the race, causing great anxiety in America when they put the first satellite “Sputnik 1” into space orbit round the earth on October 4, 1957．This historic event marked the beginning of the Space Age．As a result of the USSR’s success, the Americans poured enormous sums of money into their space travel program because as a superpower, the country was determined not to be left behind in the field of military development．Just a few months later, on January 31, 1958, America launched the first American satellite into space．

3．________

But it was not long before the USSR put further pressure on the Americans with a particularly brilliant technical performance．On April 12, 1961, the cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin set out on the first manned space flight．It was almost a year before the first American, John Glenn, circled the earth in a space capsule．For a time the United States found it difficult to get over these defeats, but on July 20, 1969, they succeeded．

4．________

On that day the US astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin became the first people to land on the moon．This spectacular event was watched on television by millions of people throughout the world．This “giant leap for mankind” gave manned space travel an enormous boost in the 1970s and 1980s．In 1981 the US sent the first “Columbia” space shuttle into space．The former Soviet Union, and later Russia, kept the MIR space station continuously manned between 1986 and 2001．

5．________

On October 15, 2003, when astronaut Yang Liwei took off into the heavens in the “Shenzhou 5”spaceship, China became the third nation in the world to launch a man into orbit and this signaled its emergence as a leading space power．According to the UN Secretary-General kofi Annan, “Exploration of space knows no national borders; the mission of Shenzhou 5 is a step forward for mankind．”

阅读下面的短文，请根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的词数要求)。

　　One of the qualities that most people admire others is the willingness to admit one’s mistakes．It is extremely hard sometimes．

　　I had an experience recently with someone admitting to me that he had made a mistake fifteen years ago．He told me he had been the manager of a certain grocery store in the neighborhood where I grew up, and he asked me if I remembered the egg cartons(箱子)．Then he related an incident and I began to remember clearly the incident he was describing．

　　I was about eight years old at that time, and I had gone into the store with my mother to do the weekly grocery shopping．On that particular(特别的)day, I must have found my way to the dairy food department where the incident took place．

　　There must have been a special sale on eggs that day because there was an impressive display of eggs in dozen and half-dozen cartons．The cartons were stacked three or four feet high．I must have stopped in front of a display to admire the stacks．Just then a woman came by pushing her grocery cart and knocked off the stacks of cartons．Four some reason, I decided it was up to me to put the display back together, so I went to work．

　　The manager heard the noise and rushed over to see what had happened．When he appeared, I was on my knees examining some of the cartons to see if any of the eggs were broken, but to him it looked as though I was the criminal(罪犯)．He severely scolded me and ________．I protested(抗议)my innocence(清白)and tried to explain, but it did no good．Even though I quickly forgot all about the incident, obviously the manager did not．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

He said something about one of his experiences happening 15 years ago, and I began to recall the whole thing and understand why he admitted his mistake to me．

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3．Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．If you are wronged in a particular situation like the author of the passage, what will you do then?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph into Chinese．

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阅读下面的短文，请根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的词数要求)。

　　I like watching TV very much for I think it has many advantages．First of all, watching TV is a good rest．After a day of hard work, we need a good rest．Watching TV can make our mind and body not tired any more because of the pleasant music and TV plays．

　　Besides, watching TV is entertaining．There are many kinds of entertainments, such as sports activities, singing and dancing concerts, plays and the activities within a short time．We need at least ten hours to fly from New York to Paris, a week by train from Beijing to Moscow and an hour to drive from Queens district to Manhattan district．But within just one second, TV can bring us from an NBA game in New York to a fashion show in Paris by changing the channels．

　　Most important, watching TV is educational．Our children can learn every kind of subjects through the educational programs and the special reports on TV, and it’s easy for them to learn Chinese from a Chinese teacher in Beijing and to learn Russian lessons from a Russian teacher in Moscow．Even we can learn how to behave well from the TV plays．Meanwhile, a teacher can teach millions of students without a huge classroom．

1．What’s the best title for the text?

2．According to the writer, what’s the most important reason for watching TV?

3．Why watching TV can make the writer have a good rest?

4．Why it is not possible for us to go to every place to enjoy all the activities within a short time?

5．Why is watching TV educational?

阅读下面的短文，请根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的词数要求)。

　　Life is so full of questions．So is science．

　　Scientists have had so many great accomplishments and our knowledge about the world has grown a great deal, but there is still a lot that we don’t know yet．

　　USA’s Science magazine is carrying a special report on 125 important unanswered scientific questions．They range from the nature of the universe to the nature of societies．Some will drive scientific research for a long time until next century, but others ________．Many will lead to new questions．

　　“The process of trying to figure out what we don’t know just keeps on giving scientists new questions．So, scientists’ job is never done，”said the editor．

　　Below are a few of the most pressing questions：

　　Are we alone in the universe?

　　Alone in all that space?Not likely．The real big question is when, if ever, we’ll have the power to reach out and touch such intelligence．With a bit of luck, it could be in the next 25 years．

　　How much can the human lifespan (寿命)be extended?

　　Lifespan extension in species such as mice has made some scientists believe that humans will hit beyond 100 or 110 years of age．Others say humans’ lifespan may be far more limited．

　　What can replace expensive oil?And when?

　　Whether alter native energy sources will be found in time to avoid an energy crisis depends in part on the importance given to energy research．It will require a global political agreement on what science is telling us．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

While scientists are working hard to answer those scientific questions, more questions will appear．

3．Please fill in the blank in the third paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

4．Which of the pressing questions do you think is the most valuable?Why?(Please answer with in 30 words．)

5．Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese．

阅读下面的短文，请根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的词数要求)。

　　Like a lot of kids, you probably spend time sitting at the computer, doing schoolwork or playing games．Sitting for a long time in positions that aren’t natural for your body can strain(扭伤)your hands, wrists, back and eyes．Over time, this can result in pain and a kind of injury called a repetitive(反复性)stress injury．

　　Sitting Square in Your Chair

　　The way you sit is important．To sit square in your chair, put your behind(臀部)in the center of the seat．Your legs should bend at the knecs and rest on the floor．Most kids are too short to do this, so use a footrest(脚凳)or find a box or a stack of books to place under your feet．

　　Typing Time

　　When you type, sit so your elbows are bent at 90-degree angles(like an “L”)．Your wrists should be straight, not angled up or down so your fingers rest gently on the keys of the keyboard, And if it feels like you have to stretch your fingers to reach the keyboard, move it closer to you．

　　All Eyes on This

　　Any time you’re using the 　　1　　, your eyes are 　　2　　 at work．Be kind to　　3　　 by putting the monitor 46 to 51 centimeters 　　4　　 from your face．At this distance, you shouldn’t have to lean in to read 　　5　　 is on the screen．

　　Take a Break

　　Don’t get so involved in the computer that you forget to go to the bathroom! And even if you don’t have to go to the bathroom, be sure to take breaks, Kids shouldn’t sit at a computer for more than 30 minutes without a break．

1．What is the best title for the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

If you sit in an unnatural position for quite a while, it may hurt your limbs or some organs of your body．

3．Please fill in the blank in the 4th paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the paragraph．

4．Which of the suggestions do you think is the best for you?Why?(Please answer within 30 words．)

5．Translate the underlined sentence in the 3rd paragraph into Chinese．

阅读下面的短文，请根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的词数要求)。

New comers to the United States are often surprised by the schools．American schools sometimes seem so different from schools they know in other parts of the world．American education is based on the idea that children need to learn to think for themselves．The school should be the place where they learn to do this．In school, children learn the “three R’s”(Reading, Writing and Arithmetic), history and government(often called Social Studies)and many other subjects．They also learn how to be independent, how to make their own judgment, and how to develop their own abilities and interests．The American teacher does not want the children in her class to sit with hands folded quietly and to say nothing．She wants them to listen attentively, to ask questions．She knows what children learn from books is important．She also knows that it is necessary for them to know how to use this learning for their growth and development．During Open School Week, parents have a chance to see how American education works．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

2．What is the idea of American education?

3．Can you tell us the differences between American education and Chinese education?(Please answer it within 30 words．)

4．Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．

5．Do you think American education is fit for Chinese students?Why?(Please answer it within 40 words．)

这是一篇打乱了顺序的短文，请将它们整理成通顺的文章。第一段已确定了。

　　To be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts of the good actor：You must be able to hold the attention and interest of your audience; you must be a clear speaker, with a good, strong, pleasing voice which is fully under your control, and you must be able to act what you are teaching, in order to make its meaning clear．

　　1．The fact that good teachers have some of the gifts of good actors does not mean that they will indeed be able to act well on the stage：There are very important differences between the teachers’ work and the actors’．Actors have to speak words which they have learnt by heart：they have to repeat exactly the same words each time they play a certain part, even their movement and the ways in which they use their voices are usually fixed before．What they have to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural on the stage．

　　2．I have known many teachers who were fine actors in class but were unable to take a part in a stage play because they could not keep strictly to what another had written．

　　3．Good teachers work in quite a different way．Their audience take an active part in the play：They ask and answer questions; they obey orders, and if they do not understand something, they say so．Teachers therefore have to suit their act to the needs of their audience, which is their class．They cannot learn their part by heart, but must invent it as they go along．

　　4．Watch good teachers, and you will see that they do not sit motionless(静止)before their class：They stand the whole time they are teaching; they walk about, using their arms, hands and fingers to help them in their explanations, and their faces to express feelings．Listen to them, and you will hear the loudness, the quality and the musical note of their voices always changing according to what they are talking about．

快速阅读下面的这篇包含3个部分的招聘广告，找到与每部分大意匹配的句子。

Part 1：The incumbent is responsible for organizing and securing necessary staffing to deliver high quality Marketing and Sales programs for MIN application services．The incumbent will also have the responsibility to drive and support the Key Account Organizations to sell MIN application solutions．

Part 2：

The Position is responsible for a pre-determined annual sales budget for one or more MIN application solution．

The Position is responsible for leading the MIN team to achieve objectives．

The Position will have responsibility for delivering project tasks according to deadlines and budget targets．

The Position has the responsibility to assist the Key Account Managers in their sales process．

The Position has the responsibility to lead workshop programs, for both internal training purposes within Ericsson, and for customers as a part of the sales process．

The Position shall be able to participate in feasibility studies in the customer organizations．

Part 3：

2-3 years experience within marketing, market analysis or business consulting with good business sense．

Good technical knowledge of telecommunication platform, preferably in IN．

Good in communication skills, leadership and judgment．

Good understanding of Ericsson organization and policies．

Pro-active and highly adaptable to the Chinese environment and culture．

Base in Beijing．

根据提示，写一封对上一练习中的招聘广告的应聘信。

Suppose you are a 32-year-old man who graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University and has been working as a sales man in the NCC company for five years which is closing their office．One day, you accidentally read the want ad．and you felt greatly interested in the position．Here is the letter you wrote to the company：

(In addition, you enclosed your resume together with a photo of yours．)

Dear sir,

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Very truly yours,

Lin Jiayi