Here's an interview to a pilot about his life.
(R="Reporter;" P= Pilot)
R: How much time do pilots actually spend flying a plane?
P: It varies (WES'J) from about 20 minutes on some domestic (区别) flights to as much as 18 hours on international flights. It all depends on if the flight is a short- or long-haul flight.
R: Do pilots take breaks during flights or do they fly the whole time?
P: Yes, we take breaks during long-haul flights. Airlines assign (指派) three or four pilots to long flights. We take turns flying the plane.
R: If pilots are traveling all the time, how do they deal with jet lag (时差)?
P: Jet lag is annoying for almost all pilots. I try to go to sleep as I would at home.
R: How important is it to know the weight and size of the plane you are flying?
P: It is very important. We weigh almost everything put into the airplane and make estimates (估计) according to the number of people on each flight.
R: Do pilots eat the airplane food?
P: Yes, we eat business class food! Airplane food changes every season and is very delicious if you don't hate eating lobster (龙虾) every day! The pilots on the same plane are supposed to make different meal choices so that if one of the dishes causes food poisoning, only one of them will be sick. That way, at least one pilot will always be well enough to fly the plane!
【小题1】The number of pilots depends on _.

A．how many hours a plane flies	B．what kind of planes they are
C．the airline companies assign	D．what the pilot likes

【小题2】In order to know the weight of the airplane, the pilots must know_ __.

A．the weight of everything put into the plane

B．the number of people on the plane

C．the weight of the things and people on the plane

D．the importance of the weight

【小题3】What's the Chinese meaning of the word "poisoning" in the passage?

A．中毒

B．难吃

C．缺少

D．浪费

【小题4】 What does the pilot think of the airplane food?

A．Airplane food is more delicious than lobster.

B．The pilot suggests having airplane food instead of lobster.

C．The pilot doesn't like the airplane food at all.

D．Airplane food is as delicious as lobster.

【小题5】 What question doesn't the reporter ask in the interview?

A．How to keep passengers safe?

B．How long do pilots actually spend flying a plane?

C．How to deal with jet lag?

D．How to take breaks during flying.

Science has told us so much about the moon that it is quite easy to form an idea of what it would be like to go there. It is certainly not a friendly place. As there is no air or water, there can be no life of any kind. Mile after mile there are only plains(平原) of dust with mountains around them. Above, the sun and stars shine in the black sky. If you step out of the mountains shadows, it will mean moving from terrible cold into great heat. The moon is also a very silent(安静的) world, for sound waves (声波)can only travel through air. But from the moon, you can see a friendly sight(景色). Our earth is shining more brightly than the stars. It looks like a large ball, coloured blue and green and brown.
(   ) 16.What kind of place is the moon?
A. It is a friendly place.             B. It is a lively place.
C. It is a nice place for man to live.    D. It is a lifeless place.
(    ) 17.Temperatures on the moon____.
A. are usually the same everywhere   B. Are always very low
C. can be very different              D. are usually very high
(    ) 18.The moon is a silent world because____.
A. there is no life there              B. there is no air there
C. there is no water there             D. there is not a green tree there
(   ) 19. When we look from the moon, the sky is ____.
A.          blue          B. black         C. green           D. brown
(  ) 20. Mile after mile there are only plains of dust with mountains around them. The word “dust” means “___”.
A. dump (垃圾堆)    B. dry earth (泥土)    C. land       D. field

Zhang Li lies in bed sadly. The 24-year-old young man lost his right leg because of a blood disease. The doctor said that his 10 years of smoking had caused the disease. “I began to smoke when I was in Junior 3. It made me feel like a man and I thought it looked cool. Now I know I was really wrong.” said Zhang.

It is a mistake many teenagers make. It is said that about 40 million of the country’s young people between 13 and 18 have tried smoking. Nearly 68 percent of teenager smokers smoked their first one before the age of 13. Those who live in big cities started even earlier. Many teenagers see people smoking in the movies. But in real life, stars like Jackie Chan think smoking is a bad thing. In fact, smoking is one of the top killers in China. Each year one million people die from smoking-related(与吸烟有关的)diseases. Smoking causes illnesses like lung cancer and heart disease.

Doctors say that the younger a person starts smoking, the worse it will be. If a person starts smoking as a teenager, he or she may live twenty-two years less than non-smokers.

1.What kind of disease did smoking cause for Zhang Li?

A. Lung cancer. B. Blood disease.   C. Heart disease.

2.From the passage, we know Zhang Li started to smoke when he was      years old.

A. 13   B. 14   C. 18

3.The city’s young people .

A. knew that smoking was a bad thing

B. tried smoking when they were in Junior 3

C. started smoking earlier than those in the country

4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. Zhang Li had a disease and lost his left leg.

B. Smoking may cause many kinds of diseases.

C. Smoking may make you have a shorter life.

5.What does the underlined word “non-smokers ” mean in English?

A. People who like smoking.

B. People who smoke.

C. People who don’t smoke.

 

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【小题1】What kind of person can become a volunteer?

A．A 10-year-old boy	B．A 46-year-old woman
C．An 11-year-old girl	D．All babies

【小题2】 ____ need volunteers.

A．Animals without homes

B．Old people in nursing homes

C．Children while their parents see a doctor

D．All the above

【小题3】Carlos ______.

A．wants to get something as a volunteer.

B．likes playing computer games.

C．like her work as a volunteer very much.

D．Is helping middle-aged people learn how to use computers.

【小题4】What does the phrase “give a hand” mean? It means “ ____”

A．offer help

B．have an interest

C．give money

D．get something

【小题5】This passage is ______.

A．a story

B．a play

C．an ad(广告)

D．a joke

Here's an interview to a pilot about his life.

(R=Reporter; P= Pilot)

R: How much time do pilots actually spend flying a plane?

P: It varies (WES'J) from about 20 minutes on some domestic (区别) flights to as much as 18 hours on international flights. It all depends on if the flight is a short- or long-haul flight.

R: Do pilots take breaks during flights or do they fly the whole time?

P: Yes, we take breaks during long-haul flights. Airlines assign (指派) three or four pilots to long flights. We take turns flying the plane.

R: If pilots are traveling all the time, how do they deal with jet lag (时差)?

P: Jet lag is annoying for almost all pilots. I try to go to sleep as I would at home.

R: How important is it to know the weight and size of the plane you are flying?

P: It is very important. We weigh almost everything put into the airplane and make estimates (估计) according to the number of people on each flight.

R: Do pilots eat the airplane food?

P: Yes, we eat business class food! Airplane food changes every season and is very delicious if you don't hate eating lobster (龙虾) every day! The pilots on the same plane are supposed to make different meal choices so that if one of the dishes causes food poisoning, only one of them will be sick. That way, at least one pilot will always be well enough to fly the plane!

1.The number of pilots depends on _.

A. how many hours a plane flies    B. what kind of planes they are

C. the airline companies assign     D. what the pilot likes

2. In order to know the weight of the airplane, the pilots must know_ __.

A. the weight of everything put into the plane

B. the number of people on the plane

C. the weight of the things and people on the plane

D. the importance of the weight

3.What's the Chinese meaning of the word "poisoning" in the passage?

   A. 中毒     B. 难吃      C. 缺少  D.浪费

4.What does the pilot think of the airplane food?

A. Airplane food is more delicious than lobster.

B. The pilot suggests having airplane food instead of lobster.

C. The pilot doesn't like the airplane food at all.

D. Airplane food is as delicious as lobster.

5.What question doesn't the reporter ask in the interview?

A. How  to keep passengers safe?

B. How long do pilots actually spend flying a plane?

C. How to deal with jet lag?

D. How to take breaks during flying.