Unless we spend money spotting and preventing asteroids(小行星) now, one might crash into Early and destroy life as we know it, say some scientists.

Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroids(流星) that race across the night sky. Most orbit the sun far from Earth and don’t threaten us. But there are also thousands of asteroids whose orbits put them on a collision course with Earth.

Buy $50 million worth of new telescopes right now. Then spend $10 million a year for the next 25 years to locate most of the space rocks. By the time we spot a fatal one, the scientists say, we’ll have a way to change its course.

Some scientists favor pushing asteroids off course with nuclear weapons.  But the cost wouldn’t be cheap. Is is worth it? Two things experts consider when judging any risk are: (1)How likely the event is; and (2) How bad the consequences if the event occurs. Experts think an asteroid big enough to destroy lots of life might strike Earth once every 500 000 years. Sounds pretty rare-but if one did fall, it would be the end of the world. “If we don’t take care of these asteroids, they’ll take care of us,”says one scientist.  “It’s that simple.”

 The cure, though, might be worse than the disease. Do we really want fleets of nuclear weapons sitting around on Earth? “The world has less to fear from doomsday(世界末日) rocks than from a great nuclear fleet set against it,” said a New York Times article.

9.What does the passage say about asteroids and meteoroids?

A.They are heavenly bodies different in composition.

  B.They are heavenly bodies similar in nature.

C.There are more asteroids than meteoroids.

D.Asteroids are more mysterious than meteoroids.

10.What do scientists say about the collision of an asteroid with Earth?

A.It is very unlikely but the danger exists.

B.Such a collision might occur once every 25 years.

C.Coilisions of smaller asteroids with Earth occur more often than expected.

  D.lt’s still too early to say whether such a collision might occur.

11.What do people think of the suggestion of using nuclear weapons to alter the course of asteroids?

A.It sounds practical but it may not solve the problem.

B.It may create more problems than it might slove.

C.It is a waste of money because a collision of asteroids with Earth is very unlikely.

D.Further research should be done before it is proved applicable.

12.We can conclude from the passage that .      

A.while pushing asteroids off course nuclear weapons would destroy the world

B.asteroids racing across the night sky are likely to hit Earth in the near future

C.the worry about asteroids can be left to future generations since it is unlike to happen in our    lifetime.

D.workable solutions still have to be found to prevent a collision of asteroids with Earth

Unless we spend money to spot and prevent asteroids now，one might crash into Earth and destroy life as we know it，say some scientists.
Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroids(流星)that race across the night sky. Most orbit the sun far from Earth and don't threaten us. But there are also thousands whose orbits put them on a collision course with Earth.
Buy $ 50 million worth of new telescopes right now. Then spend $ 10 million a year for the next 25 years to locate most of the space rocks. By the time we spot a fatal one，the scientists say，we'll have a way to change its course.
Some scientists favor pushing asteroids off course with nuclear weapons. But the cost wouldn't be cheap. Is it worth it? Two things experts consider when judging any risk are: 1) How likely the event is; and 2) How bad the consequences if the event occurs. Experts think an asteroid big enough to destroy lots of life might strike Earth once every 500,000 years. Sounds pretty rare-but if one did fall，it would be the end of the world. “If we don't take care of these big asteroids，they'll take care of us,” says one scientist. “It's that simple.”
The cure，though，might be worse than the disease. Do we really want fleets of nuclear weapons sitting around on Earth? “The world has less to fear from doomsday(毁灭性的) rocks than from a great nuclear fleet set against them，” said a New York Times article.
【小题1】What does the passage say about asteroids and meteoroids?

A．They are heavenly bodies different in composition.

B．They are heavenly bodies similar in nature.

C．There are more asteroids than meteoroids.

D．Asteroids are more mysterious than meteoroids.

When I was twelve years old. I went with my dad to his work—a car showroom. I was 21  around carelessly and saw a poor woman with a child beside her  22 outside the showroom. I saw that she was crying and went inside to tell my  23 . He went out and  24  the woman to come into the showroom. He offered her some water and then asked her what was  25 .

The woman said that her husband had died and she didn’t have anyone else in her family who could  26   her. she did some manual(体力的) labor to earn some money to  27   her daughter but she was sick for the last three days and was  28  to go to work. Now she didn’t have a grain of food to eat. While she was telling this story to my father, she was unable to   29  her emotions（情绪）and started crying again. My father and I were deeply   30  by her story.

We got some food for her and her baby. My father then took them to the nearest hospital for her baby to be  31  as she did not seem to be very well. On the way, we 32  her a 5kg-bag of wheat from the market. My father gave her some money before we left. The lady was so   33  .

It is eight years later,  34 that event is still very  35  in my mind. My father’s   36 to this woman moved me   37  and since then, I have decided to try and walk a similar path and serve others. I’m   38  to see so many other people in this world are also ready to help others when they meet people   39 . They have  40   to walk a service path also.

1.                A．showing        B．walking         C．driving   D．working

2.                A．reading         B．joking          C．reporting D．standing

3.                A．boss           B．father          C．leader    D．teacher

4.                A．asked          B．begged         C．expected D．encouraged

5.                A．funny          B．special         C．wrong    D．strange

6.                A．help           B．meet           C．teach D．remember

7.                A．get tired of      B．take care of      C．join in    D．be fond of

8.                A．glad           B．proud          C．unable   D．unwilling

9.                A．prove          B．improve        C．understand    D．control

10.               A．moved         B．frightened      C．satisfied   D．surprised

11.               A．calmed         B．taught          C．watched   D．treated

12.               A．sold           B．showed        C．bought    D．cooked

13.               A．grateful        B．trustful         C．hopeful   D．successful

14.               A．or             B．but            C．unless D．so

15.               A．weak          B．similar         C．fresh D．possible

16.               A．promise        B．suggestion      C．patience   D．kindness

17.               A．greatly         B．simply          C．nearly D．finally

18.               A．free           B．foolish         C．happy D．careful

19.               A．at present      B．at peace        C．in general  D．in difficulty

20.               A．invited         B．chosen         C．forced    D．allowed

When I was twelve years old. I went with my dad to his work—a car showroom. I was 21 around carelessly and saw a poor woman with a child beside her 22 outside the showroom. I saw that she was crying and went inside to tell my 23 . He went out and 24 the woman to come into the showroom. He offered her some water and then asked her what was 25 .

　 The woman said that her husband had died and she didn’t have anyone else in her family who could 26　 her. she did some manual(体力的) labor to earn some money to 27　 her daughter but she was sick for the last three days and was 28　 to go to work. Now she didn’t have a grain of food to eat. While she was telling this story to my father, she was unable to 　29　 her emotions（情绪）and started crying again. My father and I were deeply 　30　 by her story.

　 We got some food for her and her baby. My father then took them to the nearest hospital for her baby to be 31 as she did not seem to be very well. On the way, we 32 her a 5kg-bag of wheat from the market. My father gave her some money before we left. The lady was so 　33　 .

　 It is eight years later, 34 that event is still very 35　 in my mind. My father’s 　36 to this woman moved me 　37　 and since then, I have decided to try and walk a similar path and serve others. I’m 　38　 to see so many other people in this world are also ready to help others when they meet people 　39 . They have 40　 to walk a service path also.

21. A.showing　　　 B.walking　　　　　 C.driving　　　 　　　 D.working

22. A.reading　　　　 B.joking　　　 　　　 C.reporting　　　　　 D.standing

23. A.boss　　　　　　 B.father　　　 　　　 C.leader　　　　 　　　 D.teacher

24. A.asked　　　　　 B.begged　　　　　　 C.expected　　　　　 D.encouraged

25. A.funny　　　　　 B.special　　　　　　 C.wrong　　　　　　　 D.strange

26. A.help　　　　　　 B.meet　　　　　　　　 C.teach　　　　　　　　 D.remember

27. A.get tired of　 B.take care of　　　 C.join in　　　　 　　　 D.be fond of

28. A.glad　　　　　　 B.proud　　　　　　　 C.unable　　　　 　　　 D.unwilling

29. A.prove　　　　　 B.improve　　　　　 C.understand　　　　 D.control

30. A.moved　　　　 B.frightened　　　　 C satisfied　　　　　　 D.surprised

31. A.calmed　　　　 B.taught　　　 　　　 C.watched　　　　　　 D.treated

32. A.sold　　　　　　 B.showed　　　　　 C.bought　　　 　　　 D.cooked

33. A.grateful　　　　 B.trustful　　　　　　 C.hopeful　　　　　　 　　　 D.successful

34. A.or　　　　　　　　 B.but　　　　　　　　　 C.unless　　　　 　　　 D.so

35. A.weak　　　　　 B.similar　　　　　　 C.fresh　　　　　　　　 D.possible

36. A.promise　　　 B.suggestion　　　 C.patience　　　　　　 D.kindness

37. A.greatly　　　　 B.simply　　　　　　 C.nearly　　　　 　　　 D.finally

38. A.free　　　　　　 　　　 B.foolish　　　　　　 C.happy　　　　　　　 D.careful

39. A.at present　　 B.at peace　　　　　 C.in general　　　　　 D.in difficulty

40. A.invited　　　　 B.chosen　　　　　　 C.forced　　　　 　　　 D.allowed

Zigfried, a little mouse, blew his breath on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside. Still nobody came. Maybe today, he thought  31 . It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle (奇迹).
This farmhouse had been  32  too long. It needed a family. Zigfried’s  33  made a noise. He realized that he hadn’t eaten anything since yesterday. He jumped from the windowsill (窗沿), grabbed a  34  from his home, and went next door to Farmer Mike’s.
Farmer Mike’s house had been a great place for the little mouse  35  the farmer married a wife who had a cat. Zigfried  36  when he thought of it. He looked around cautiously as he 37  into the room where grain was stored and was quite  38  as he filled his bag with wheat. He was turning to leave when suddenly he  39  a hot breath about his ear. His heart beat  40  , and without thinking he started to run and luckily  41  the cat’s paws (爪子).
The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news: a  42  family would be moving into the farmhouse soon. Zigfried’s granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to  43 with him. He hoped that the family would come before his granny came. Before long, a car came  44  the road leading to the house, with butter sandwiches, cheese and chocolate.
Zigfried’s Christmas miracle did arrive!
The house came  45  the next few days. Zigfried  46  every single hour of them.  47 , the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a  48  smile at the door of his home, he heard the  49 of the children of the family about what they might get for Christmas. What? A cat? The  50  froze on his face； his mouth fell wide open. After a long while, he at last found his voice: “Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this?”