Jackie Chan born on April 7, 1954, in Hong Kong, China. His parents called him "Chan Kong sang", which
means "born in Hong Kong".
     At first, Jackie's family lived at the French Embassy (大使馆). His father was a cook, and his mother was
a housekeeper. When Jackie was seven years old, his family moved to Australia. His father got a job at the
American Embassy. Later back in Hong Kong, Jackie's father sent him to the China Drama Academy (中国戏
剧学院). The students there practiced kung fu and learned how to do stunts (特级表演).
     When Jackie was 17, he began to do dangerous stunts for films. In the early 1980s, Jackie went to
Hollywood, but he wasn't very successful. He went on to make films in Hong Kong and had great success.
Finally, Jackie Chan became famous in the United States. Today, Jackie Chan has both Chinese and American
fans, and his films make millions of dollars.

任务一：
1. 将文中的下划线句子改为简单句。
    ____________, Jackie began to do dangerous stunts for films.
任务二：
2. 写出文中下划线单词。
   “famous” 的近义词。____________
任务三：回答下列问题。
3. When was Jackie Chan born?
    _________________________________________________
4. What was Jackie's father at the French Embassy?
    _________________________________________________
5. What did Jackie learn in the China Drama Academy? 
    _________________________________________________

        Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and is commonly known as the Red Planets. The rocks, soil and sky
of it are a little red or pink. Its name was given by the Romans in honor of their god of war.
        People on the earth need oxygen to breathe. There is almost no oxygen on Mars. Living on Mars would be
like living on a very high mountain. There would be little air. It might be 50 degrees above zero at noon and 100
degrees below zero at night. We know that Mars has carbon. Through a telescope, Mars looks red. In some
places, it seems gray. At times the gray turns gray-green, then brown, then gray again. The gray-green may be
a kind of plant color which changes with the seasons.
        Life is expected on Mars by scientists, because there are distinct seasons on the planet's surface. This
condition might support plants. However, some researches find if Mars had life, it must have been a long time
ago. For Mars' first 600 millions years, it had plenty of water and proper temperatures for life. But now the
planet's environment has changed. Mars is not a pleasant place for any form of life.
1. 根据解释，在短文中找出相应的单词或短语。
    ______: famous        ______: sometimes
2. Its name was given by the Romans in honor of their god of war.
(改为主动语态的句子) __________________________________________________________________
3. Why is life expected on Mars by scientists?
(回答问题) __________________________________________________________________
4. There is almost no oxygen on Mars.
(改为反意疑问句) There is almost no oxygen on Mars, _____ _____?
5. But now the planet's environment has changed. Mars is not a pleasant place for any form of life.
(翻译成汉语) __________________________________________________________________

       The Fearless Quake Heroine Fears Night She is strong and brave during the day, but in the darkness of
night, Jiang Min is painful.
       (1) Jiang is a policewoman from Pengzhou, a city destroyed by the May 12th earthquake. Ten of Jiang's
relatives died in the earthquake, including her mother and two-year-old daughter. Jiang did not leave her post
(岗位) as more and more displaced (使背井离乡) people came to Pengzhou seeking help. It was up to police,
like her, to find shelter and food.
       In the weeks following the earthquake, Jiang worked non-stop at temporary shelters. She said she barely
slept. 
       (2) Regarded by millions of Chinese as a national heroine, Jiang said she was still struggling with nightmares
(噩梦) from that day. "I don't like night", she said. "I don't know how I struggled through those days. My heart
ached whenever I thought of my daughter and my mother… I didn't even know where they were," said she,
fighting back tears. 
       (3) Born in 1980, Jiang led a quiet life before the earthquake, taking a walk with friends, going shopping and
drinking tea were her favorite activities. The earthquake changed everything.
       "The most relaxed moment I have now is when I gather and chat with female workmates," said Jiang, who
was in Beijing for the Tenth National Women's Congress. "We sometimes cried and we felt better after that."
1. 将（1）处改为定语从句。
                                                                               
2. 将（2）处改为主动语态。
                                                                               
3. 将（3）处翻译成中文。