Hello Kitty,the cat with no mouth,has become the first cartoon kitty to go to space!A seventh grader from America came up with the idea for her science project at school.
Lauren Rojas,a 13-year-old girl,once watched a television program. In the program,a balloon was released into the sky. She thought she could do the same with her Hello Kitty doll.
Lauren spent about a month building a small silver rocket and a weather balloon by herself. She put the Hello Kitty doll into the rocket and tied it with the balloon. After testing wind direction and temperature,she set the balloon free. Lauren Rojas said she wanted to test the effects of altitude on the balloon's air pressure and temperature. To record the journey,she put cameras to the rocket.
After a few minutes,the balloon rose more than 90,000 feet above the ground. It was near outer space. There,the air was so thin that the balloon burst. The balloon was 53 times larger than its original size before bursting open. Hello Kitty's rocket fell back down to Earth with the help of a parachute. It landed in a tree 47. 5 miles from the launch site.Hello Kitty went along for the ride in the rocket just for fun.“i have liked her ever since I was 6 years old,”
Lauren told the iVra; Afetn “I thought it would be really fun to add a toy inside the rocket ”
Lauren loves carrying out science experiments. This experience sparked her interest in science even further.
() 1. What idea did Lauren come up with for her science project?
A. Watching a television program.
B. Making a science experiment with her friends.
C. Sending a Hello Kitty doll into space.
D. Flying a rocket to the moon.
() 2. The rocket flew into the space .
A. slowly all by itself
B. with the help of a balloon
C. with the help of a parachute
D. in a small plane she built
() 3. Lauren set the weather balloon free in order to .
A. test how altitude influences the balloon
B. record the journey with a camera
C. make herself become a famous girl
D. add a toy inside the rocket for fun
() 4. What happened to the rocket after the balloon^ bursting open?
A. It flew into outer space at once.
B. It became larger than its original size.
C. It reached 90,000 feet above the ground.
D. It fell down and got stuck in a tree.
() 5. We can infer from the passage .
A. Lauren put the video recordings on the Internet
B. Lauren will become more interested in science
C. Lauren wonJt carry out science experiments any more
D. Lauren got an A+ on her project
B 阅读提示：13岁的美国女孩Lauren Rojas用气象气球把Hello Kitty送入了太空。
Lauren说她6岁喜欢上了 Hello Kitty ,她认为把它放在火箭里是一件有趣的事情。这名七年级的学生喜欢做科学实验，这次经历会让她对科学更加感兴趣。
1. C 细节理解题。由第二段的“She thought she could do the same with her Hello Kitty doll. ”可知，Lauren 的主意是把 Hello Kitty 送进太空,故正确答案为C项。
2. B 细节理解题。由第三段的“She put the Hello Kitty doll into the rocket and tied it with the balloon* ”可知，火箭利用气球升人 太空，故正确答案为B项。
3. A 细节理解题。由第三段的“ Lauren*.. test the effects of altitude on the balloon's air pressure and temperature.” 可知， Lauren放开气球是为了测试高度对气压和温度的影响。
4. D 细节理解题。由第四段的“Hello Kitty's rocket fell back down to Earth... It landed in a tree.可知，当气球爆炸后，火箭下 落，最后落到了一棵树上，故选D项。
5. B推理判断题。由文章最后一句“This experience sparked her interest in science even further. ”可推断，这次经历更加激发了她 对科学的兴趣，故选B项。
题目来源：2016年启东中学作业本英语阅读理解与完形填空5 > Week 16 Life in space 太空中的蔬菜花园
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D
Some kids start to drink alcohol at a young age. They think it is part of becoming an adult. They also think drinking is not that bad because so many people do it.
Parents may start to notice a change in their child's behavior if the child starts drinking. Kids who drink sometimes stop doing things they usually liked to do. They may keep telephone calls and not want anybody to touch their things. They do not have the same eating or sleeping habits.
Parents need to get involved in their kids5 lives. They should talk to their children about their problems to be aware of any changes.
Parents can be the best protection. Children who get a lot of love can feel good about themselves. It helps them stop doing bad things even when other kids are doing them. Parents can also help set a good example by not drinking. They can have rules in the home that everyone follows.
Give the children good ideas on how to say “no” to drinking,even when they are at a party. Try not tooverreact if the child tries alcohol. How you deal with it can affect their attitude. It may be helpful to talk to other parents about setting up rules about parties or other events.
根据上面短文的内容回答问题。
1. What do some students think of drinking alcohol?
2. What may parents do to check if the child starts drinking?
3. What changes may happen to the kids who start drinking?
4. If parents find their children try alcohol,what should they do?
5. What is the main subject discussed in the passage?
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C
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◆Read the ticket carefully before you arrive. Try to reach your seat half an hour before the start of a game and don't walk about when the game is being held because you might disturb other audience.
◆Using flash to take photos is quite disturbing to tennis players. Mobile phones cannot be used in shooting centers.
◆Horse riding is a sport for gentlemen. So control yourself. Don’t get overexcited!You’d better not make noise or wave flags. These can surprise the horses in the stadium.
◆During the marathon,your cheering is important to the runners. But don't trouble them. Don’t offer them food unless they ask for it. Your help may put them off.() 1. If a football match begins at 8： 00 a. m. , youJd better arrive at in the morning.
A. 7：30 B. 7：45 C. 8:00 D. 8:30
() 2. According to the passage,in which of the following games can't people use flash to take photos?
A. Swimming. B. Basketball
C. Football. D. Tennis.
() 3. Who does the underlined word“ them” in the last paragraph refer to?
A. Tennis players.
B. Audience.
C. Marathon runners.
D. Football payers.
() 4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. You can offer the marathon runners water any time when they are running.
B. Keeping noisy and waving flags cannot help the horses.
C. We cannot use mobile phones in horse riding matches.
D. Cheering can really help all of the players.
() 5. What's the best title for the passage?
A. How to Be Good Players.
B. How to Be Good Audience.
C. How to Remember the Games.
D. How to Help Players.
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B
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The Maldives | As a lover of scuba-diving and fresh seafood,I hope 2014 will be my year to visit the Maldives. White beaches and wooden houses,I'm coming. |
() 1. The writer would like to go to India because .
A. it is a country with a long history
B. the Indian people are interesting
C. he wants to go to the Taj Mahal " D. he likes its beaches and food
() 2. What do we know about Greece according to the passage?
A. Wine tastes terrible in Greece.
B. It costs one less to travel in Greece.
C. Winter is the best time to visit Greece.
D. People in Greece don't like the white color.
() 3. How many places would the writer like to visit in China?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
() 4. Which place has the writer been to several times?
A. China. B. Greece.
C. Scotland. D. The Maldives.
() 5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The writer became interested in India 2 years ago.
B. The writer will visit the central part of Scotland.
C. The writer wants to dive in the Maldives.
D. The world's largest palace is in Greece.
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C
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In Russia if you give flowers as presents,you have to give an odd number of them (one,three,five,etc. ) because even numbers of flowers are for funerals.
() 1. According to the passage , must never be given to Chinese people as presents.
A. flowers B. clothes
C. food D. clocks
() 2. People don't wrap presents in black or white paper in .
A. Germany
B. China
C. both China and Germany
D. both China and Russia
() 3. What does the underlined word “even” mean in Chinese in the passage?
A. 偶数的 B. 奇数的
C. 甚至 D. 平坦的
() 4. What presents can you take to your dinner hostess in Germany?
A. Thirteen of something.
B. Flowers except red roses.
C. An even number of something.
D. Something wrapped in brown paper.
() 5. Which is the best title of the passage?
A. Foreigners5 presents.
B. Giving flowers as presents.
C. Different customs in giving presents.
D. Don’t give thirteen of anything as presents.
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A
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Wu Minghua,a 62-year-old retired teacher,now works as a cleaner at the school. Every day he carries plastic bags with him when clearing out the food in the dining hall. After the students had returned to class,he sat down with another six cleaners to their meal - the uneaten food collected from the students’ tables.
Wu said that it’s not humiliating to eat the leftover food because he looks on the students as his children—and he always eats his children's leftovers. “People at my age ever lived a hard life,not like the young today”，he said. “I know the feeling of hunger,and I think it's a pity to waste food. So we came up with the ‘clean plate’ idea after noticing a lot of food left in plates. ”
() 1. What did Wu Minghua use to be?
A. He was a cleaner. B. He was a teacher.
C. He was a cook. D. He was a volunteer.
() 2. What jobs do the seven cleaners do every day?
A. They sweep the roads in the university.
B. They take charge of (看管) the bikes in the university.
C. They clean out the dining hall.
D. They sell food in the dining hall.
() 3. What does the underlined word “humiliating” mean in Chinese?
A. 幸运的 B. 开心的
C. 自愿的 D. 可耻的
() 4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Every day Wu Minghua carries plastic bags of food back home.
B. Wu Minghua with another six cleaners eat the leftovers not because they are poor.
C. At home,Wu Minghua eats his children's leftovers as well.
D. After the students had returned to class,the seven cleaners began their meal.
() 5. From what the seven cleaners have done,we learn that .
A. seven cleaners work very hard in the university
B. people around them don't understand them
C. everyone should have the duty of saving
D. it's common that college students waste food
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B
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The park officials said the two-foot-tall bird didn't fly out of the zoo,because penguins can't fly,but the details about how it escaped are not clear. It was possible that the penguin climbed to the top of a stone wall which was higher than itself. “Sometimes an animal has‘ explosive’ power when it is scared by something. Maybe it ran up the wall after being surprised”’ the zoo official,Takashi Sugino,told reporters. “Or maybe it simply thought the fish would be tastier on the other side of the wall.
The park is now asking the public to help look for the penguin. But the park officials ask the public not to catch it. “We are sorry that we have caused trouble to the local people ,” a notice posted in the park says. Although the penguin will not hurt humans,please call us if you see it. Don’t try to catch it. ”
() 1. There are penguins left in the Tokyo Sea Life Park.
A. 133 B. 134 C. 135 D. 136
() 2. saw the penguin swimming in a river first.
A. A keeper B. A policeman
C. A director D. A reporter
() 3. The underlined part “has ‘explosive’ power” can be replaced (替换) by “ ”.
A. can fly
B. can cry
C. can eat humans
D. can do something it doesn’t normally do
() 4. What did the park officials do after they knew the penguin was missing?
?They asked the public to catch it.
② They said sorry to the public.
③ They put up a notice in the park.
?They explained how the penguin had escaped in detail.
A. ①④ B. ①② C. ③④ D. ②③
() 5. From the passage,we can learn that .
A. there is a stone wall around the penguin's home
B. the penguin didn't have any tasty food to eat when it was in the Park
C. someone sent a photo of the penguin to eight people
D. the penguin escaped from the park with a bird
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() 2. A. changed B. came C. happened D. did
() 3. A. totally B. almost C. finally D. truly
() 4. A. good B. well C. fat D. happy
() 5. A. write B. sing C. hear D. perform
() 6. A. look on B. keep up C. go on D. give up
() 7. A. graduated B. left C. studied D. got
() 8. A. patient B. independent C. clever D. strong
() 9. A. at B. for C. as D. on
() 10. A. taught B. learned C. forgot D. hated
() 11. A. remembered B. received C. found D. lost
() 12. A. ready B. afraid C. worried D. good
() 13. A. offers B. trains C. teaches D. allows
() 14. A. many B. one C. very D. only
() 15. A. largest B. highest C. longest D. best
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A teacher has a great influence on students. A good teacher can help students a 1 success. But do you know how to be a good teacher? Here are some tips teachers should pay attention to.
◆Help develop students’ interest.
Students may have their favorite s 2 . If a student doesn’t like the subject you teach,try to help him or her find out the r 3 and then help him or her to develop interest in the subject.
◆Don’t criticize.
Some teachers often c 4 students for some small mistakes. When students g 5 wrong answers to your questions,don,t criticize them. Criticizing can m 6 them afraid to answer other questions. Instead,you can praise (表扬) them for their hard work a 7 they have given wrong answers,and then they may work harder and try to find out the c 8 answers to the questions.
◆Encourage students.
It seems that some students just cant learn a certain subject w 9 . After a few tries,they lose all hope and give up the subject. Teachers should know that feelings have a great influence on people's performance,so teachers should look f 10 all helpful methods (方法) to encourage students and give hope to them.
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