（翻译）他今天早上起得早是为了赶上早班公共汽车。

　　He got up early this morning _____ ______ ______ catch the early bus.

Two months ago, I went to Australia for a meeting with my workmate（同事）,Chris. We decided to drive across the country after the meeting. The drive would take four days and most of it was across the desert（沙漠）.

The first day was a lot of fun because we were happy to hear each other's jokes（玩笑）. But on the third day, we began to get bored. We were quite quiet for some hours when Chris saw some kangaroos（袋鼠）.We were both excited and decided to take a closer（近一点的） look. Chris drove very quickly to catch up with（赶上）them. We got closer and closer when we heard a loud BANG!

Chris stopped the car and we got out. Beside the car was a large kangaroo lying on the ground. Chris went over to it and put his cap on its head. He took off his sunglasses and put them on the kangaroo and did the same with his jacket. Then he put his arm around the kangaroo and told me to take a photo of them together. I took out my camera. When I was focusing（调整焦距）the camera, I saw the kangaroo move(移动). It suddenly woke up, and ran away before we could do anything.

I started laughing but Chris looked worried. He said his wallet was in the jacket. I started laughing even louder. I stopped laughing when he said that our car keys were also in the jacket.

41. Why did the writer go to Australia?

　 A. For a meeting.　　　　　　　　　 B. For a trip.　 　

　 C. For a holiday.　　　　　　　　　 D. To see his friend.

42. How long would the drive take according to their plan?

　 A. One day.　　　　　　 B. Four days.　　　　 C. Half a month. D. Two months.

43. What does the underlined word "bored" mean in Chinese?

　 A. 无聊的　 　　　　　　 B. 口渴的　 　　 C. 饥饿的　 　　 D. 困倦的

44. Why did they hear a loud BANG?

　 A. Because there was something wrong with their car.

　 B. Because someone else was hunting them.

　 C. Because something fell off their car.

　 D. Because their car knocked down a kangaroo.

45. What can we know from the passage?

　 A. The writer took a photo of Chris and the kangaroo.

　 B. The kangaroo ran away together with Chris's wallet and their car keys in his jacket.

　 C. They decided to walk across the desert.

　 D. The writer was still（仍然）very happy with his friend at last.

When we look at the moon through a telescope(望远镜), we can see lines and circles(圆形物). People used to(过去常常) think that this was the moon’s face and that there was a man in the moon! This is not true. There is no man in the moon.

　　What do we know about the moon? First of all, the moon is much smaller than the earth. Days and nights on the moon are very long. One day on the moon is as long as two weeks on the earth. One night is also as long as two weeks on the earth. In the daytime the moon is very hot and at night is very cold.

1.On the moon ____________.

　　    A. there is a man　            B. there is a woman　

C. there are a lot of people　    D. there is no man

2.Now we know _____________________.

　　    A. some facts about the moon　　B. nothing about the moon

　　    C. little about the moon　　 D. few facts about the moon

3.Which of the following is true?

　　    A. The moon is bigger than the earth. 

B. The earth is much bigger than the moon.

　    　C. The moon is as big as the earth.　 

D. The earth isn’t as big as the moon.　　

4. One day on the moon is as long as ______________.

　　    A. seven days on the earth　　 B. fourteen days on the earth.

　　    C. 240 hours on the earth　　　D. two years on the earth

5.The moon is very hot _____________.

A. all the time　          B. during the night　

C. in the daytime　       D. at night and in the daytime