Now satellites(卫星)are helping to forecast the weather. They are in space and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere(大气), because this is where the weather forms(形成). They send these pictures to the weather station. So meteorologists(气象专家)can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change.

Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare(比较)them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours .This may mean the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this.

So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for 3 or 5 days. Soon, perhaps , they may forecast the weather for a week or more ahead(提前)

1.Satellites travel__________.

A．in space	B．in the atmosphere
C．above the ground	D．above space

2.Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere? Because___________.

A．the weather satellites can do it easily

B．clouds form there

C．the weather forms there

D．the pictures can forecast the weather

3.Meteorologists forecast the weather________.

A．when they have received satellite pictures

B．after they have compared new satellite pictures with earlier ones

C．before they receive satellite pictures

D．while they study satellite pictures

4.Maybe we’ll soon be able to forecast the weather for _______.

A．one day

B．two days

C．five days

D．seven days or even longer

5.The main idea of this passage is that satellite is now used in______.

A．taking pictures of the atmosphere

B．receiving pictures of the atmosphere

C．doing other work in many ways

D．weather forecasting

 

阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容在在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。每空一词。
How important is music? When they are asked this question, students and parents usually answer that music is nice, but not very important. It is often considered only as entertainment, but not the first choice for education. This opinion is shortsighted. In fact, music education is necessary and important for all students.
Music tells us who we are. Music reflects the creators’ thinking and values, as well as the social environment it came from. For example, just as Mozart music represents a lifestyle, rock music represents a lifestyle, too. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical traditions.
Music provides a kind of ability to know the world in a different way. Science explains how the sun rises and sets. Music explores the emotive meanings. We need every possible way to discover and response to our world because no one way can get it all.
Music is a form of thought, as powerful as science. It is a way we human beings “talk” to each other. Through the language we expresses our feelings, our discoveries, our ideas, our imagination and our hopes so that they can be shared with others. When we do not let our children receive good music education, we take away from them the meanings that music expresses. Science does not tell us what it means to be human. Music does.
So music education is much more necessary than people generally realize.
Title: Music education is of 【小题1】
 

Passage outline	Detailed information
Introduction	Shortsighted opinion: Music is only a way of entertainment, not the top choice for education. Truth: Music education is necessary and important for all students.
Main Body	A way to tell who we are: Music not only reflects the social environment it came from but also expresses people’s thinking and __【小题2】____
	A way to know the world: We can’t discover and respond to our world in just one way. Science explains how nature 【小题3】. Music explores the emotive meanings of nature.
	A way to communicate with others: We use music to【小题4】our feelings, our discoveries, our ideas, our imagination and our hopes with others. Music, 【小题5】from science, tells us what it means to be human.
Conclusion	Music education is necessary.

 

In the 13th century, the Italian traveler, Marco polo , traveled a long way to China , During his stay in China , he saw many wonderful things . One of the things he discovered was that the Chinese used paper money . In western countries , people did not use paper money until the 15th century . However , people in China began to use paper money in the 7th century .

A Chinese man called CaiLun invented paper almost 2000 years ago. He made it from wood . He took the wood from trees and made it into paper . He then put these pieces of paper together and made them into a book .

Now paper still comes from trees . We use a lot of paper every day ! If we keep on wasting so much paper , there will not be any trees on the earth . If there are no trees , there will be no paper . Every day , people throw away about 2800 tons (吨) of paper in our city . It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper . This means that we are cutting nearly 48000 trees every day . Since it takes more than 10 years for a tree to grow , we must start using less paper now . If we don’t , we will not have enough time to grow more trees to take the place of those we use for paper .

So how can we save paper ? We can use both sides of every piece of paper , especially when we are making notes .We can choose drinks in bottles instead of those in paper packets . We can also use cotton handkerchiefs (手帕) and not paper ones . When we go shopping , we can use fewer paper bags . If the shop assistant does give us a paper bag, we can save it and reuse it later .

Everyone can help to save paper . If we all think carefully , we can help protect trees . But we should do it now , before it is too late .

1.When he was in China , Marco polo ___________ .

A．discovered CaiLun invented paper

B．learned to make paper

C．saw many wonderful things

D．told people about it

2.About _______ tons of paper are thrown away every day in our city.

A．1700             B．2000             C．2800             D．48000

3.Which of the following is NOT the way of saving paper ?

A．To use both sides of every piece of paper

B．To use the paper bags from shops more than once

C．To use cotton handkerchiefs instead of paper ones

D．To grow more trees

4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE ?

A．If we keep on wasting paper , we will have no paper to use

B．The Chinese used paper money much earlier than the people in western countries

C．About 48000 trees can be used to make 2800 tons of paper

D．It is never too late to plant trees for paper .

5.Which is the best title (标题)of the passage ?

A．Saving Paper                           B．The history of Paper

C．Cotton Handkerchiefs Back Again           D．CaiLun , the Great Inventor

 

Which of the following can’t we use when we make a telephone call?

A．Who’s that?

B．Who’s calling?

C．Who’s speaking?

D．Who are you?

 

Coke is the most popular drink and many people enjoy it. But they don’t know it has many other uses.

◆  Cleaning

You can use it to clean your hands，your bathroom or your clothes. When you do some washing and you can put some Coke into the water. And Coke can make them cleaner.

◆ Cooking

Put Coke on beef or pork while it’ s cooking. And we can cook chicken with Coke，it’s very delicious(美味的).

◆Health &beauty

Coke can make you more beautiful(美丽的). Use it on your hair or your skin(皮肤)to make them brighter and smoother.

◆Housework help

Watering flowers with Coke can make them more lovely and beautiful.

So give Coke a try. If anything can do it. Coke can.

1.How many other uses of Coke are there in the passage(文章)?

A．3.               B．4.                C．5.               D．6.

2.What can we use Coke to clean?

A．Bathroom.         B．Beef.             C．Pork.             D．Flowers.

3.What will the flowers be like after watering them with Coke?

A．Cleaner.          B．Smoother.         C．Brighter.          D．More beautiful.