It’s said that there are plenty of hotels in that town. There ______ be any difficulty for you to find somewhere to stay.   

A. wouldn’t    B. mustn’t    C. shouldn’t    D. needn’t

It’s said that he’s looking for a new job, one ______ he can get more money to support his family.

A．when

B．where

C．that

D．which

 

--- It’s said that another new car factory _______ now.

   --- Yeah.  It ________ one and a half years.    

A. is building; will take          B. is built; will take

C. is being built; will take        D. is being built; takes

 

When we hear the words “college students”, we usually think of a young person between 18 and 22 years old. But in the U.S.A today, a college student often is much older. In fact, educators say in the next few years colleges and universities may have more older part-time students than traditional (传统的) full-time younger students.

   Educators report a big increase in the number of Americans who attend college and university classes in the evening or at night or weekends. Most of them are older than 25 years old and more have full-time or part-time jobs. Many are in their thirties or forties.

   Why are so many people deciding to spend their time and money in order to continue their education? Most are doing it because they believe more education will help them to get a better job. Some are industrial workers whose factories have closed. They are learning new skills to prepare for other kinds of work. Some of the part-time students are not pleased with the jobs they have. They are studying for new ones. Some have retired (退休) and are looking for new kinds of work. Two of every three of the students older than 35 are women. Many of them are returning to school after years of staying at home to care for children.

   Are older students good students? Most teachers say yes. They say older students really want to learn. They ask difficult questions and are not pleased with simple answers. They often get high grades.

It’s said that in the next few years _________________.

A. students in colleges and universities will be much older

B.    full-time students in colleges and universities will be even younger

C.    American colleges and universities will take in part-time students equally

D.    The number of older students will be greater than that of the younger ones

Judge which of the following is not true according to the above passage.

A. It’s reported that a large number of Americans attend college or universities classes in their spare time.

B.    Most of them are over 25.

C.    Most of them are without jobs.

D.    The number of students in colleges and universities is reported to have gone up greatly.

Why are so many people deciding to go on with their education? Because___________.

A. Most of the Americans enjoy learning something new

B.    Most of them believe: more education, better jobs

C.    They have lost their jobs

D.    They are tired of their jobs they have

They often get high grades” means ____________.

A. they rise to high grades easily

B.    they often get very good marks (分数)

C.    they are more likely to receive a master’s or a doctor’s degree upon graduation

D. they often win high prize

What does the whole passage mainly tell us?

  A. Why does so many older students go to college in America.

  B. What older students in college can learn.  

  C. Older students are mostly good students

  D. Higher education can help you get a good job.

Looking back on China’s road to outer space, people can easily find it has not been very smooth. In the past years, Chinese people have made hard and determined efforts to realize the dream their ancestors had for thousands of years.
After China’s first satellite into the Earth’s orbit in 1970 came four flights of unmanned Shenzhou missions(飞行) from 1999 to 2002. The country carried out its first one-piloted space flight in October, 2003, making China the third country in the world to have independent human spaceflight ability after the Soviet Union and the United States. Then came another breakthrough on October 12, 2005, when Shenzhou 6, China’s second human spaceflight, was launched, with a crew of two astronauts. What’s more, the landmark(里程碑)spacewalk done by Zhai Zhigang, one of the three boarding Shenzhou 7, launched on Sept. 25, 2008, leads the country further in its space exploration.
Meanwhile, China’s moon exploration project, started in 2004, has also been progressing satisfactorily. Fifty years after the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world’s first man-made satellite, China’s first circumlunar(绕月的)satellite Chang’e 1 took off on Oct.24, 2007, which became the third landmark in China’s space achievements after the above-mentioned manned flights. Chang’e 1 was expected to fulfill four scientific goals, one of which was to expore mineral elements on the moon, especially those not existent on Earth. It’s said that the lunar regolith(月壤) is abundant in helium-3, a clean fuel that may support the Earth’s energy demands for more than a century. Nearly 3 years later, Oct. 1, 2010 witnessed the launching of Chang’e 2, China’s 2nd unmanned lunar probe(勘探),marking another step forward in moon exploration. This time the aim is to test the key techniques of Chang’e 3 and Chang’e 4, as a preparation for a soft lunar landing in the future.
With great expectations, people all over the world are looking forward to China’s greater space achievements.
【小题1】 According to the text, which of the following is TRUE?

A．China sent its first satellite into the Moon’s orbit in 1970.

B．China is the third country in Asia to make human spaceflight.

C．By now, altogether 5 astronauts have made successful spaceflight by Shenzhou spaceship.

D．The launching of Chang’e 1 became the third landmark in China’s space achievements.

【小题2】 Paragraph 2 mainly deals with information about China’s         .

A．landmark spacewalk	B．manned Shenzhou missions
C．first circumlunar satellite	D．unmanned Shenzhou missions

【小题3】We can infer from the text that         .

A．China’s road to outer spacehas not been very smooth for a long time

B．the lunar regolith is believed to be rich in a clean fuel called helium-3

C．China’s lunar exploration project was started in 2004 and completed in 2007

D．China’s scientists are researching into techniquesfor soft lunar landing

【小题4】What can be the best title for the text?

A．Ancient Chinese’s Dream	B．China’s Major Space Achievements
C．China’s Moon Exploration	D．The World’s Great Expectations

【小题5】The auther’s attitude towards China’s space exploration is _________.

A．negative

B．positive

C．critical

D．indifferent