We had wanted to finish our task by noon,but it didn’t quite ___ as planned.

A.find out                                                       B.give out

C.hand out                                                       D.work out

Houston, Texas (June 8. 2002)–in 2004, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will send two robots to separate places of Mars to seek out past or present signs of water. It is an exciting idea to send two robots driving over very different places of Mars at the same time, to be able to see what is on the other side of the hill.

Last month, NASA announced it was sending one robot to Mars, but after two weeks, it decided there was enough money for two. The robots will be sent up within two weeks of each other in May and June of 2003 from Kennedy Space Center. If all goes well, the two spacecraft will touch down on Mars, after a seven-and –a-half-month space flight, on January 2 and 20, 2004.

The robots, each weighing 150 kilograms, can cover 100 meters per day. They are designed to be able to examine the mineral content of the soil, and their special camera will take pictures of the lands and hills. Although they will be under control from the earth, the robots are able to move more freely compared to those sent up before them.

The actual landing points have not been determined yet, but the scientists say it will be in areas where they hope to find water.

49.According to the news report, scientists plan to send robots up to Mars to _____.

A.find out whether there is water on Mars   B.see if robots can find minerals there  

C.test how fast robots can drive there                 D.prove that robots can work on Mars

50.How long in between will the two robots be sent to Mars?

A.1 year       B. 7.5 months                  C. 2 months       D. 2 weeks

51. One of the important jobs for the robots on Mars is to _______.

A.study the soil                                     B. walk everywhere

C.test the new camera                                D. find a suitable landing point

52. We can infer from the last sentence that scientists ________.

A. have changed the landing points many times  B. hope to land the robots on the surface of water

C. are still working on the plan                      D. know where they can find water

Jane’s mother worked on the farm from dawn till dark, which just could make ends meet. To make Jane live a   36 life. Mother was very careful about spending money.   37  , Jane didn’t understand her. Every day Mother was busy with her  38   while Jane was studying at school, so they had little time to enjoy themselves. 

One day, Mother realized Jane was unhappy and even 39  to her, so she decided to go   40  with Jane to make Jane happy.

On Sunday morning they went happily to the snowfield. Since they were   41  in white clothes, the manager advised them to buy ski clothes. He said   42   there was an accident, they might be easily  43  in their ski clothes. Mother couldn’t   44  them, so she refused.

Then they went skiing in their white clothes. They were skiing happily on the   45   when suddenly the snowfield began to  46  . It was the snowslide(雪崩). They ran a long way and  47   the snowslide finally, but they couldn’t find their way. Later, a helicopter was flying above,  48  people on it couldn’t see or hear them. Jane was  49   because she had hurt her head seriously and  50  dropped on the snow. Just then an idea struck Mother. She pierced (刺破) her wrist  51  and then bright red blood dropped down on the snowfield. A red SOS was on the snow. At last Jane  52  , but Mother died.

Every time I   53  the blood dropping onto the snowfield, I feel  54  . I believe anyone who hears the tragedy will  55  Mother for her selfless love to her daughter.

1.A. happy          B. healthy       C. busy        D. meaningful

2.A. Moreover       B. However     C. Anyway      D. Though

3.A. writing         B. housework        C. work        D. research

4. A. unfriendly       B. loyal            C. kind         D. cruel

5.A. skating         B. dancing          C. hiking        D. skiing

6.A. all             B. both             C. either        D. every

7.A. now that        B. in case           C. as though     D. even if

8. A. searched        B. examined         C. found        D. caught

9. A. pay            B. manage           C. afford       D. stand

10. A. mountain      B. farmland   C. playground    D. snowfield

11. A. change          B. melt             C. shake        D. jump

12. A. escaped         B. passed      C. experienced    D. overcame

13. A. but             B. so             C. since         D. while

14.A. in despair      B. in danger       C. in peace      D. in ruins

15.A. hair             B. blood          C. tears         D. jewels

16. A. carefully         B. slowly        C. immediately     D. hardly

17.A. cried           B. died          C. woke          D. survived

18. A. find out       B. think of      C. suffer from    D. come across

19. A. satisfied        B. curious     C. anxious       D. painful

20.A. admire          B. envy          C. reward        D. thank

—I was so sure our team would beat the jazz and win the game,but we lost by two points at the last 2 minutes.?

—__________,but don’t give up.?

A.Find out the reason           B.I’m sorry to hear that ?

C.Cheer up                          D.Never mind ?

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What would life be like without television? Would you spend more time 26  , reading, or studying? Well, now it’s your chance to turn off your TV and  27  ! TV-Turnoff Week is here.

The goal of TV-Turnoff Week is to let people leave their TV sets  28   and participate in activities  29   drawing to biking. The event was founded by TV-Turnoff Network, a non-profit organization which started the event in 1995. In the 30  , only a few thousand people took part. Last year more than 7.6 million people participated,  31   people in every state in America and in more than 12 other countries! This is the 11th year in which  32   are asking people to “turn off the TV and turn on  33  .”

According to the TV-Turnoff Network, the average  34   in the US spend  35  time in front of the TV (about 1,023 hours per year) than they do in school (about 900 hours per year). Too much TV  36   has made many kids grow fat.  37  , in 2001’s TV-Turnoff Week, US Surgeon General David Satcher said, “We are raising the most  38   generation of youngsters in American history. This week is about saving lives.”

Over the years, studies have shown that watching a lot of TV  39   poor eating habits, too little exercise, and violence. Frank Vespe of the TV-Turnoff Network said that turning off the TV “is or  40  , part of a healthy lifestyle”.

“One of the great lessons of  41   TV-Turnoff Week is the realization that  42   I turn on the TV, I’m deciding not to do something else,” Vespe said.

TV-Turnoff Week seems to be making a  43  . Recent US Census（人口普查）data  44   that about 72 percent of kids under 12 have a limit on their TV time. That’s  45   about 63 percent ten years ago.

26. A. drinking         B. sleeping        C. washing               D.playing outside

27. A. find out              B. go out           C. look out               D. keep out

28. A. away              B. off                C. on                           D. beside

29. A. like                    B. as                     C. from                    D. such as

30. A. end                    B. event            C. beginning             D. total

31. A. besides           B. except for      C. including              D. except

32. A.governments     B. parents              C. organizers            D. businessmen

33. A. the light              B. the radio       C. life                          D. the Internet

34. A. grown-ups      B. kids                  C. clerks                   D. parents

35. A. less                    B. enough              C. little                    D. more

36. A.programmes    B. screen           C. hours                   D. watching

37. A. However             B. On the contrary  C. In fact                      D. As a result

38. A. overweight      B. overeaten      C. overgrown            D. overseeing

39. A. leads to           B.results from     C. develops               D. keeps away

40. A. will be            B. should be      C. may be                     D. could be

41. A. organizing          B. taking part in     C. participating             D. asking for

42. A. wherever        B. every day      C. every time            D. this time

43. A. living             B. choice           C. difference             D. sense

44. A. shows             B. says              C. reads                    D. writes

45. A. rising             B. down from     C. up to                    D. up from