Astronauts on shorter shuttle missions（使命）often work very long days.  Tasks are scheduled so tightly that break times are often used to finish the day’s work.  This type of schedule is far too demanding for long missions on the International  Space Station（ISS）. ISS crewmembers usually live in space for at least a quarter of a year. They work five days on and two days off to mimic the normal way they do things on Earth as much as possible. Weekends give the crew valuable time to rest and do a few hours of housework. They can communicate with family and friends by email , internet phone and through private video conferences.
While astronauts cannot go to a baseball game or a movie in orbit, there are many familiar activities that they can still enjoy . Before a mission, the family and friends of each ISS crewmember put together a collection of family photos, messages, videos and reading material for the astronauts to look at when they will be floating 370 kilometers above the Earth. During their mission, the crew also receives care packages with CDs, books, magazines, photos and letters . And as from early 2010, the internet became available on the ISS , giving astronauts the chance to do some “web surfing（冲浪）”in their personal time. Besides relaxing with these more common entertainments, astronauts can simply enjoy the experience of living in space.
Many astronauts say that one of the most relaxing things to do in space is to look out the window and stare at the universe and the Earth’s vast land mass and oceans.
【小题1】What does the word “mimic” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．find

B．lose

C．change

D．copy

【小题2】Which of the following best describes the families of the astronauts on the ISS ?

A．They are caring and thoughtful.

B．They are worried and upset.

C．They are impatient and annoyed.

D．They are excited and curious.

【小题3】In the final paragraph, the author shows that astronauts          .

A．get more pleasure in space than on the Earth

B．love to see the Earth from space

C．regard space life as common

D．find living in space a bit boring and tiring

【小题4】The passage mainly discusses how astronauts          .

A．work for longer missions in space

B．connect with people on the Earth

C．spend their free time in space

D．observe the Earth from space

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If you’re finding it tough to land a job, try expanding your job-hunting plan to include the following tactics：
　　Set your target. While you should always keep your options open to compromise, you should also be sure to target exactly what you want in a job. ____71____
　　Schedule plentiful interviews. Use every possible method to get interviews—answering advertisements，using search firms, contacting companies directly, surfing the Web, and networking. ____72____
　　Follow up.____73____ Then, some weeks later, send another brief letter to explain that you still have not found the perfect position and that you will be available to interview again if the original position you applied for—or any other position—is open. Do this with every position you interview for, and you may just catch a break.
Make it your full-time job. You can’t find a job by looking sporadically(偶发地). ____74____ If you’re unemployed and looking, devote as much time as you would to a full-time job. If you have a job while you’re looking, figure out an organized schedule to maximize your searching time.
Network vertically. In the research stage of your job hunt, talk to people who are on a level above you in your desired industry. They’ll have some insights that people at your own level won’t have, and they will be in a good position to hire you or recommend you to be hired.
____75____ Looking for a job is one of the toughest things you will ever have to do. Maintain your confidence, stay persistent, and think positively, and eventually you will get a job that suits you.

A．You have to make time for it.

B．Confidenceinyourselfisthefirststepontheroadtosuccess.

C．Even if a job is not perfect for you, every interview can be approached as a positive experience.

D．Even if someone does not hire you, write them a thank-you note for the interview.

E. A good beginning is half done.
F. Keep your spirits up.
G. A specific job hunt will be more efficient than an aimless one.

Once upon a time, there was a scholar who wanted to gain more knowledge each day even though he had already gained enough knowledge. One day, he came to visit a saint and wanted to be his student. The saint provided some tea. He slowly filled the scholar’s cup: the cup was full, yet he kept pouring and pouring. The scholar burst out, “Stop! You can’t add anything to something that’s already full!” The saint set down the teapot and replied, “Exactly.”
Whether it’s the silence between notes in music, or some open time in your schedule, you need space to act effectively. Yet most of us, myself included, tend to stuff as much as possible into whatever room is available－closets, schedules, budgets, relationships, and even the mind itself.
However, some people know how to avoid overstuffing their life. For example, in Australia, it seemed that most people there operated at about 85% of their capacity（能力），unlike Americans pushing as close to 100% as possible. So when you run into Australians you know in the street, they have time to hang out and talk with you.
Remember the cup: its value is in the space, the emptiness it holds. How to empty your “cup”?
Be mindful of the element of space, openness , and emptiness  in your life. This includes room in a drawer, the volume of air in a kitchen, and open-mindedness in a friend. Sometimes you’re just stuck with a big bucket of tasks yet to do. But at least empty the bucket faster than you fill it with new tasks. Put some space between finishing one thing and staring another. For example, after sending one email, take a breath before replying to another one. Drop the stuff you can no longer afford to lug around. At sea level, you can run with a brick in your backpack, but if you’re hiking on a mountain, that brick has got to go.
【小题1】By pouring water into the cup, the saint most probably wanted the scholar to know that     .

A．he should pay attention to details

B．he should keep learning every day

C．he had already gained enough knowledge

D．he should be very careful in order to succeed

【小题2】We learn that compared to Americans, Australians      .

A．work much harder

B．know less about their capacity

C．spare more time for themselves

D．spend less time with their friends

【小题3】The underlined word“lug”in the last paragraph probably means“     ”.

A．reach

B．carry

C．see

D．show

【小题4】What’s  the structure of the passage?

A．Example →advice→ conclusion →story.

B．Topic→ example →advice→ story.

C．Story→topic →example→advice.

D．Reason →topic →advice →example.

【小题5】What would be the best title for the passage?

A．The art of life.	B．Value every minute
C．The art of drinking tea	D．Empty your“cup”at times

Imagine a classroom missing the one thing that’s long been considered a necessary part to reading and writing---paper. No notebooks, no textbooks, no test papers. Nor are there any pencils or pens, which always seems to run out of ink at the critical moment. A “paperless classroom” is what more and more schools are trying to achieve .
Students don’t do any handwriting in this class . Instead , they use palm size , or specially—designed computers. The teacher downloads texts from Internet libraries and sends them to every student’s personal computer. Having computers also means that students use the Web. They can look up information on any subject they’re studying from maths to social science.
High school teacher Judy Herrell in Florida, US, described how her class used the Web to learn about the war in Afghanistan over one year ago. We could touch every side of the country through different sites from the forest to refugee camps, she said .“Using a book that’s three or four years old is impossible.”And exams can go on line too. At a high school in Tennessee, US, students take tests on their own computers. The teacher records the grades on the network for everyone to see and then copies them to his own electronic grade book. A paperless classroom is a big step towards reducing the waste of paper. High school teacher Stephanie—Sorrell in Kentucky,US, said she used to give about 900 pieces of paper each week to each student.
“Think about the money and trees we could save with the computers,”she said .But, with all this technology, there is always the risk that the machines will break down. So , in case of a power failure or technical problems, paper textbooks are still widely available for these hi—tech students.
【小题1】What does the part of the last sentence in the first paragraph “run out of ink at the critical moment” mean ?

A．Pens may not write well at the critical moment.

B．Pens get lost easily , so you may not find them at the critical moment.

C．Pens may have little or no ink at the critical moment

D．Pens use ink, while pencils don’t.

【小题2】The high school teacher, Judy Herrell, used the example of her class to show that ________.

A．the Web could take them everywhere

B．the Web taught them a lot.

C．the Web is a good tool for information.

D．the Web , better than the textbooks ,can give the latest and comprehensive information.

【小题3】The paperless classroom will benefit _________ the most.

A．students

B．teachers

C．trees

D．computers

【小题4】What does the phrase in the last paragraph “break down ”mean ?

A．Break into pieces

B．Stop working

C．Fall down

D．Lose control

Japanese people,who never miss a chance to be photographed,were lining up to get their pictures on a postage stamp．Vanity（虚荣）stamps with personal photographs went on sale for the first time in Japan as part of an international postage stamp exhibition．The customer’s photo was taken with a digital camera and then printed on stamp sheets,a process that takes about five minutes．Sold in a sheet of 10 stamps for $8．80,little more than the cost of lunch in Tokyo,each stamp printed a different scene from a traditional painting along with the photo．
The stamps can be used normally to mail a letter,and postal officials hope they will help encourage interest in letter writing in the Internet age．“Certainly e-mail is a useful method of communication,but letters are fun in a different way,”said Hatsumi Shimizu an official in the Post Ministry．“We want to show young people that letters can be fun too．”
While similar stamp sheets appeared in Australia in 1999 and are now sold in some nations and territories,Japan’s fondness for commemorative photos is likely to make them especially popular here．Indeed,officials had prepared 1 000 sheets but they were sold out in less than 30 minutes．Although the stamps are currently only available as a special service during the exhibition,postal officials said they may start selling them on a regular basis in the future．
【小题1】The best title of this passage might be______．

A．Never Miss a Chance to be Photographed	B．Your Own Face on a Postage Stamp
C．First Japanese Postage Stamps with a Photo	D．Letters are as Fun as E-mails

【小题2】By saying“little more than the cost of lunch in Tokyo”,the author really means______．

A．this service is not very expensive	B．the cost of this service is very high
C．food in Tokyo is very dear	D．$8．80 is a very small amount of money

【小题3】The purpose of this activity is______．

A．to make the international postage stamp exhibition more interesting
B．to make more stamps for normal use	C．to draw interest in writing letters
D．to satisfy Japan’s fondness of commemorative photos

【小题4】Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Japanese people like to take photos．	B．This kind of stamps must be used to mail letters．
C．Japanese people can get this kind of stamps easily after the stamp exhibition．
D．This service is more popular in Japan than in other places．