October 12, 2005 was a special day for 11-year-old Nie Tianxiang. That day she went to the Beijing Aeronautics Control Center（北京航天飞行控制中心）with her mum to celebrate her father's 41st birthday. Her father, Shenzhou VI astronaut Nie Haisheng, was in earth orbit（轨道）. At nine o'clock that morning, Nie Haisheng and his partner Fei Junlong were launched aboard China's second manned（载人的）spaceship.

　　Two years ago China sent his first space hero（英雄）, Yang Liwei, into the sky aboard Shenzhou Ⅴ. This turned a new leaf in history as China became the third country to mount manned space missions, after the US and Russia.

　　But this time China took another big step forward by launching two astronauts instead of one. The two were to stay in space longer, about four to five days, compared with Yang's 21 hours. In Shenzhou Ⅵ, Nie and Fei can move freely in two capsules（舱）, while Yang Liwei had only one capsule. The two astronauts also have new tasks（任务）. They keep records of any problems to tell scientists how to do better the next time. They also do scientific experiments（科学实验）in space. This is only the second step of China's space program. The country plans to build its first space station in the future. Longer plans include（包括）a landing on the moon. When Nie Tianxiang talked to her father by telephone and sang“Happy Birthday”, TV viewers（观众）on earth saw the space hero slightly wipe his eyes.

(1) Whose birthday is it on October 12, 2005?

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A．Nie Tianxiang.

B．Nie Haisheng.

C．Fei Junlong.

(2) ________ is/are the astronaut(s) of Shenzhou Ⅵ.

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A．Yang Liwei

B．Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng

C．Yang Liwei and Nie Tianxiang

(3) China sent his first space hero into the sky aboard Shenzhou Ⅴ in ________.

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A．2005

B．2004

C．2003

(4) China is the third country to send a spaceship with men into the space after ________.

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A．US and Russia

B．Japan and India

C．Germany and England

(5) What is/are the difference(s) between the first space fly and this time?

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A．This time, the astronauts stayed in space shorter than the first time.

B．The astronauts had two capsules but they couldn't move freely in them.

C．They did scientific experiments this time.

______you finish these tasks, we can go to a movie tonight.

A. Please　　　　　　　 B.Can　　　　　　　　　 C.If

 

　　　　　　　　　　　 　 Doctors Without Borders (国界)

Chris is not a traditional explorer(探险家) -- he usually works in an office for a large organization. However, Chris' job can be just as exciting and dangerous as being an explorer.

Chris works for MSF, an organization also known as .Doctors Without Borders. Since1971, MSF has sent trained doctors all over the world to help people who have suffered from disasters (遭受灾难), such as wars and illnesses. Chris is a doctor from France who has traveled to many places to organize programs that help people.

At the moment, over 27,000 trained doctors have taken part in MSF projects. The organization received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999. All kinds of doctors can volunteer for MSF. They need to be ready to go almost anywhere in the world and, of course, they should face difficulties. Most of MSF's work is in Africa. When MSF chooses a doctor for a task, they have to go for at least six months. When doctors have completed a few tasks, they might be sent on an emergency (紧急的) task following a disaster, such as an earthquake.

But why would doctors leave a comfortable life and a good pay to join MSF? According to Chris, the experience they have is a great help in their life. What's more, just like the explorers of the past, they need to keep an open mind and learn to get on well with the people they meet. One thing that they can say at the end of any task is that they have made a real difference to people’s lives.

82. What may MSF's work be like?

　 A. Tiring and boring.　　　　　　 B. Exciting and dangerous.

　 C. Relaxing and colorful.　　　　 D. Peaceful and comfortable.

83. As a volunteer doctor for MSF, he or she should______.

　 A. have worked in Africa for six months

　 B. have been sent on an emergency task

　 C. be ready to work for a task for at least half a year

　 D. have suffered from wars, illnesses or other disasters

84. Why would doctors like to join MSF?

　 A. Because they can get a good pay.

　 B. Because they can have a comfortable life.

　 C. Because they can help others and get experience.

　 D. Because they can travel abroad with their families.

85. What is the main idea of this passage?

　 A. Chris is a doctor who has organized programs to help people.

　 B. MSF received the Nobel Peace Prize for helping poor countries.

　 C. Volunteer doctors make a real difference to their own lives in MSF.

　 D. MSF offers medical help to people who have suffered from disasters.

　

Amy was a dear little girl, but she was too ready to waste time in getting ready to do her tasks, instead of doing them at once as she ought to.

In the village in which she lived, Mr. Thornton kept a store where he sold fruit of all kinds, including berries in their season. One day he said to Amy, whose parents were quite poor, “Would you like to earn some money?”

“Oh, yes, ” replied she, “for I want some new shoes, and papa has no money to buy them with.”

“Well, Amy,” said Mr. Thornton, “I noticed some fine, ripe blackberries in Mr. Green’s field today, and he said that anybody was welcome to them. I will pay you thirteen cents a quart(度量单位) for all you will pick for me.”

Amy was delighted at the thought of earning some money; so she ran home to get a basket, intending to go immediately to pick the berries.

Then she thought she would like to know how much money she would get if she picked five quarts. With the help of her slate(书写板) and pencil, she found out that she would get sixty-five cents.

“But supposing I should pick a dozen quarts,” thought she, “how much should I earn then?” “Dear me!” she said, after figuring(测算) a while, “I should earn a dollar and fifty-six cents.”

Amy then found out what Mr. Thornton would pay her for fifty, a hundred, and two hundred quarts. It took her some time to do this, and then it was so near dinner time that she had to stay at home until afternoon.

As soon as dinner was over, she took her basket and hurried to the field. Some boys had been there before dinner, and all the ripe berries were picked. She could not find enough to fill a quarter of a quart.

As Amy went home, she thought of what her teacher had often told her---“Do your task at once; then think about it,” for “One doer is worth a hundred dreamers.”

56. How many times did Amy figure with her slate?

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

57. The underlined sentence may mean “______”.

A. she got ready to waste some time to do her tasks

B. she thought it was a waste of time to do her tasks

C. she liked to waste time when should do her tasks immediately

D. she was not ready to get her tasks ready, and it’s a waste of time

58. What can we infer from the story?

A. Amy’s family was very poor.

B. Amy was good at counting with a slate.

C. Mr. Thornton was the richest person in the village.

D. Amy would learn a better lesson from this affair than from school.　　　 　　　

59. The best title of the passage may be “_____”.

A. The Money Amy Did Not Earn 　　　　　　

B. The Girl Did Not Like To Waste Time　　

C. Amy, A Good Student To her Teachers

D. A Poor Girl Wanted To Earn Some Money