2011 is a special year to all the people in Shenzhen. The 26^th World Universiade will be held in the city from August 12^th to 23^rd.

As we all know, “Start Here” is the slogan of this great event. Does anyone know that a new life of two giant pandas will start here as well?

Shenzhen is expecting the pair of pandas for the Summer Univcrsiade. The pandas, a male and a female from Wolong Panda Research Center in Sichuan Province, will be “universiade Pandas”, just like “Asian Games Pandas” and “Olympic Pandas”.

Shenzhen Safari Park will rebuild its panda house to welcome the pandas. The panda house has been empty since another panda, Yongba, 25, was returned to Sichuan in 2009 because it was too old.

How old are the Universiade Pandas? What are their names? What are they like? What are their living habits? We will find out the answers in June when they arrive.

1.The26th World Universiade will begin on       .

A. August 12^th     B. August 23^rd     C. September 12^th    D. September 23^rd

2.The pair of pandas comes from       .

A. Shenzhen      B. Sichuan      C. Guangzhou       D. Beijing

3.Yongba is a(n)      

A. Universiade Panda      

B. Asian Games Panda

C. Onympic Panda         

D. panda that used to live in Shenzhen Safari Park

4.From the passage we can know the       of the Universiade Pandas.

A. arrival time     B. ages     C. names      D. living habits

5.The passage tells us that       

A. the slogan of the 26^th World Universiade is “Just Do It”

B. there will be two male pandas coming to Shenzhen

C. Yongba left Shenzhen in 2009

D. Wolong Panda Research Center will build a panda house for the Universiade Pandas

 

 

 

China's first moon rover (月球车), Yutu, set off from the lander early on December 15, several hours after the Chang'e-3 probe (探测器) soft-landed on the moon surface.

The 140 kg six-wheeled rover touched the moon surface at 4:35 a.m., leaving deep lines on the loose moon land. This was recorded by the camera on the lander and the images were sent to the earth, according to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center. After that, the rover and lander will take photos of each other and start their own science explorations.

    Earlier this morning, engineers made final checks of the environment of the landing area and the situation of the probe. Yutu, reached its solar panel (光板) and started to drive slowly to the moon at 3:10 a.m.. It took Yutu nearly a whole hour to complete the simple task.

Chang'e-3 landed at the Bay of Rainbows on the moon, at 9:11 p.m. on December 14, making China the

third country in the world to carry out such a mission (执行此类任务) after the United States and Russia.

In old Chinese tales, Yutu was the white pet rabbit of Chang'e’s. The name for the rover was selected following an online survey that collected several million votes from people around the world.

The rover, 1.5 meters long with its two wings folded (折叠), 1 m in width and 1.1 m in height, is a perfect robot controlled by the command center from the earth. It will face challenges including temperature differences of more than 300℃ on the moon.

Yutu will do some research and look for natural resources (资源) for three months, while the lander will conduct an exploration at the landing place for one year. Then they will have a good rest on the moon and will not be used for a long time until China’s next probe visits the moon again.

1. Which is the best title for the passage above?

A. The first rover on the moon                  B. The tale of Chang’e

C. The journey to the moon                     D. Yutu explores the moon

2.Which is the correct order of the following events?

a. The 140 kg six-wheeled rover touched the moon surface.

b. The rover and lander will take photos of each other.

c. Yutu started to drive slowly to the moon.

d. Chang'e-3 landed at the Bay of Rainbows on the moon.

A. a-b-c-d                     B. c-d-a-b                        C. d-c-a-b                       D. c-a-b-d

3.What does the underlined word width mean in Chinese?

A. 智力                        B. 宽度                 C. 重量                          D. 长度

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. The moon had been visited by only two countries before 2013.

B. Yutu is a perfect robot under the control of its own computer.

C. Yutu and Chang’e will return to the earth after the one-year mission.

D. Chang’e-3 is 140 kg in weight.

5.There will soon be a second moon rover to explore the moon. Which is its proper name?

A. Chang’e-4                  B. Yutu-2                 C. Shenzhou-11              D.Tiangong-2

 

The computers changed our lives in the 1980s, the Internet changed our lives in the 1990s, and the robots will change our lives in the new century.
Do you think there will be robots in people's homes? It's not a dream that every home will have a robot.
Now, robots are not only able to help people do the housework, they can also help the doctors do the difficult operations, play chess with people, play the piano and so on.
A new cooking robot is used in Beijing. It can cook all the dishes on the menu, you only need to wait two to four minutes, in the future, the robot will be a nurse, a security guard, or a partner in your life.
Experts(专家) believe robots will be used everywhere from the industrial( 工业的) robots to service robots. In the future, robots will become part of the family, and provide else service for people. We all look forward to the new robot age.
【小题1】     changed our lives in dm 1990s.
A. The robots         B. The compilers     C The TV sets      D. The Interact
【小题2】 According to the passage, we know that a new cooking robot is being used in          .

A．the future

B．Beijing

C．many countries

D．many families

【小题3】What can the robots do now?
A. They can help people do the housework.
B. They can help the doctor do the difficult operations
C. They can play chess with people.
D. A, B and C.
【小题4】Experts believe robots will be used           .

A．only in a hospital	B．only in a filmily
C．only in a factory	D．everywhere

【小题5】Which is the best title(标题) of the passage?

A．The computers changed our lives	B．Robots can cook
C．Robots are coming	D．Robots will be doctors

 _______a sports meeting on the  playground next week  .

A．There will be	B．There will have
C．There will	D．There have

 

Hundreds of years ago, life was harder than it is today. People didn’t have modern machines. There was no medicine, either.
Life today brings new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty. It kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us talk louder and we become angry more easily. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution to all living things in the world.
Cars, planes and factories all pollute our air every day. Sometimes the polluted air is very thick. People cannot see the sky clearly.
Many countries are making rules to fight against pollution. Factories now must clean their water before they throw it away. And they mustn’t let dirty smoke go into the air.
There are many things we can do to fight against pollution. We should put waste things in dustbins and do not throw them on the ground. We should go to work by bike or on foot instead of taking a car or a bus. If there are fewer people driving, there will be less pollution.
Rules are not enough. We should do our best to fight against pollution.
【小题1】Which of the following is NOT true about life in the past?

A．There were no modern machines. B．There was no modern medicine. C．There was much air pollution. D．There were not many people.

【小题2】What should people do to fight against pollution?

A．Always drive a car to work. B．Throw waste things anywhere they like. C．Put waste things in dustbins. D．Always take a bus to go to school.

【小题3】The most serious pollution is              .

A．water pollution B．air pollution C．noise pollution D．light pollution

【小题4】What should factories do to fight against pollution?

A．Let dirty smoke go into the air. B．Throw dirty water away without cleaning it. C．Close the factories. D．Let dirty water go after cleaning it.

【小题5】From the passage, we know that              .

A．a few years ago, there was no pollution at all. B．people today don’t have to talk to each other loudly C．we can drink water from the polluted rivers and lakes. D．Everybody should try his or her best to fight against pollution