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It's sometimes reported that strange objects have been seen high up in the sky. These unidentified(未确认的) flying objects - UFOs have made a lot of people interested. Some of the reports about them are difficult to believe.Some have been explained in scientific ways, others have never been explained.

　　It is not easy to decide whether a report is true or not. One report of UFOs came from a British plane on its way from New York to London in 1954. The British plane was flying over an island at 19,000 feet when the captain noticed that something was on their left and a little lower than their plane. It's about five miles away.

　　"It was not one object but several," the captain said. "We saw one large and six smaller objects. I sent a radio to report about them and I received the answer that the other planes were coming out to meet us. Before the planes arrived, the smaller objects entered the big objects. The big object then became smaller and moved away fast."

1.Some_____ have been explained in scientific ways.

A．people	B．strange objects
C．of the reports about UFOs	D．planes

2. In 1954, a British plane met a UFO when it was flying from_____ to_____.

A．England, America	B．America, England
C．America, France	D．New York, an island

3. The captain_____ and saw something on the left of their plane.

A．looked down

B．looked up

C．looked back

D．looked ahead

4. How many objects did the captain see?

A．Only one.

B．Five

C．Six

D．Seven

5. The big object moved away because_____.

A．it was afraid of the plane

B．it had received a radio report

C．of some unknown reason

D．it had stayed long enough with the plane

 

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　　Dear Roni,

　　Italy is wonderful. We started in Rome two weeks ago, drove to Florence last week and now we're on our way to Venice. Three weeks just isn't enough.

　　The country near Florence is so beautiful－hills, olive trees. And red roofs(屋顶) of the houses look so nice far away.

　　I am afraid I am getting bigger－the food here is so delicious!

Love,

Akemi

　　Roni Lebaver

　　222 Main St. Languna

　　Beach, CA 92651

　　U. S. A.

　　Hi Roni,

　　I can't believe(相信) you went to school here in Honolulu! Why did you leave?

　　I spend each morning on the beach(海滩) and in the water. The sand is so soft and the beaches seem so long. The water is just the right temperature.

　　One afternoon, I left the beach to walk in mountains near Honolulu. I enjoyed myself very much there.

　　How I miss you!

Mari

　　Roni Lebaver

　　222 Main St. Languna

　　Beach, CA 92651

　　U. S. A.

　　Dear Roni,

　　Maybe I'm strange but I love the desert(沙漠)!

　　Last week, our group spent four days in the desert. At times, it felt like the moon.

　　I always thought deserts were all the same! They are not. Some parts look like mountains; others are really different.

　　And when we find something green－－a few plam trees, a little water, we feel good and great.

　　See you in September,

Kim

　　Roni Lebaver

　　222 Main St. Languna

　　Beach, CA 92651

　　U. S. A.

1．Who seems to have eaten too much?

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2．Who went to school in Honolulu?

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3．Who spent four days on the moon?

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4．Where does Roni live?

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5．Which of the sentences is true?

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A．Akemi arrived in Rome two weeks ago.

B．Mari spends every morning and afternoon on the beach.

C．Deserts always look the same.

D．Mari had a good time in Honolulu.

　　Iris sometimes reported that strange objects have been seen high up in the sky. These unknown flying objects (UFOs) have made a lot of people interested. Some of the reports about them are difficult to believe. Some have been explained in scientific ways. Others have never been explained.

　　It is not easy to decide whether a report is true or not. One report of UFOs came from a British plane on its way from New York to London in 1954. The British plane was flying over an island at 19,000 feet high when the captain noticed that something was on their left and a little lower than their plane. It's about five miles away.

　　“It was not one object but several,” the captain said. “We saw one large and six smaller objects. I sent out a radio to report about them and I received the answer that the other planes were coming out to meet us. Before the planes arrived, the smaller objects entered the big object. The big object then became smaller and moved away fast.”

根据短文内容回答问题。

(1) What do we call the strange objects that have been seen high up in the sky?

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(2) Is it easy to decide whether a report is true or not?

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(3) What did the captain see one day in 1954？

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(4) Was the object seen by other people?

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The Tin Lizzie

　　It shook, rattled (嗄嗄作响), and groaned (呻吟). It wasn't pretty. It looked like a black box sitting on high, skinny wheels. But it could go anywhere, and it was cheap.

　　What was it? It was Henry Ford's Model-T ca－better known as the Tin Lizzie. This car was the most popular of all for nearly 20 years. It changed the American way of life forever.

　　Model T's were sold as fast as they were made. Eleven thousand were sold in 1908. They cost $850 each. Of course, you can't buy a new car for $850 any longer. The prices of new cars keep changing.

　　The line graph below shows how the average prices of American cars have been changing.

　　A line graph shows how something has changed. This kind of graph uses a simple line to show changes. If the line goes up, that means things have gone up in some way. If the line goes down, then something has gone down.

　　Suppose you want to find the average price of cars for 1977. Find 1977 at the bottom of the graph. Find the dot over the year. Then find the price across from the dot.

　　Use the line graph to answer the questions below.

1．What was the average price of a car in 1979?

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2．What does the line graph show about car prices?

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3．In what year did cars cost more than $4000 but less than $6000?

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4．Suppose you were looking for a new car in 1981. What would the average price have been?

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5．How did the average price of cars change from 1977 to 1979?

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