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     Once very surprising, now very important, women astronauts (宇航员) explain what's so cool about
zero-g, and what 50 years exploration (探索) has taught the world.
     Peggy Whitson
     Age: 48
    Astronaut since:  1996 
    Space time: Two six-month tours on the Intemational Space Station, in 2002 and 2007-2008.
    "Mind is a lot more important than body. So is your ability to think in 3-D and imagine how to move things
in a different way than on earth. The second time I went to the station, it felt like coming home. I got
comfortable much more quickly. Everything is lifted while you're up there, so you look younger. Being back
on earth is not pleas ant at first. Moving around is difficult, like playing basketball. But I had my physical
training for about a month after my retum."
     Sunita Williams
     Age: 43
     Astronaut since: 1998
     Space time: Six months on the space station in 2006-2007, including more than 29 hours of space walks.
    "I learned after about a week how to fly beautifully without going too fast or shaking around. I had a hard
time remembering how to walk, I prefer flying! When you have that idea of being far away anti looking back
at the planet, you don't see any cit- ies or countries. You see a very quiet place. Just as Gandhit-the Father of
the Na- tion in India, once explained the feeling of oneness in all of us. Seeing our planet from space, you
understand that."
      Barbara Morgan
     Age: 56
     Astronaut since: 1985
     Space time: One shuttle mission in 2007
     "No matter how I was situated (处于…位置) the first day, it seemed that my body was upside down
(颠倒着). That might have been because all your blood comes to your head. And what memory do you have
in that situation? It's like when you're kids, hanging upside down."
1. What kinds of writing is the passage?
A. A news report.
B. A scientific article.
C. A textbook lesson.
D. A recorded interview.
2. How many of the mentioned women astronauts talked about zero-g?
A. None.
B. One.
C. Two.
D. Three.
3. What is the most serious problem astronauts may come across after they retum to the earth?
A. They are still living a space life as usual.
B. They are not used to the earth's situation.
C. They are not as comfortable as in space.
D. They are still thinking of their space travel.
4. What did Sunita Williams mainly leam by seeing the earth from space?
A. Cities and countries are too small to be seen from space.
B. We have only one earth, so we must protect our home.
C. People in the world must come together as one family.
D. The space is so big that the earth looks like a small ball.

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Before my first summer vacation at college, my roommate Ted asked me to work with him on his father’s farm in Argentina. The idea of spending two months in Argentina was exciting. But I was afraid of it. I had never been far from New England. What would it be like in a strange country? What about the language? The more I thought about it, the more the idea worried me.
In the end I turned down the invitation. As soon as Ted asked somebody else to go, I began kicking myself. I had turned down something I wanted to do because I was afraid, and had ended up feeling depressed (沮丧的) . That unhappy summer taught me a valuable lesson out of which I developed a rule for myself: do what makes you worried; don’t do what makes you depressed.
At the end of my senior year, I began to think about becoming a writer. But my professor was telling me to aim at teaching. I hesitated (犹豫). The idea of trying to live by writing was a lot scarier than spending a summer in Argentina. Back and forth I went, making my decision, unmaking it. Suddenly I realized that every time I gave up the idea of writing, that downhearted feeling went through me.
Giving up on what I really wanted to do depressed me. Right then I learned another lesson. To avoid that kind of depression meant having to bear a certain amount of worry and concern.
When I first began writing articles, I was frequently required to interview big names. Before each interview I would get anxieties (焦虑) in the mind and my hands would shake. One person I particularly admired was the great composer Duke Ellington. On the stage and on television, he seemed the very model of confidence. Then I learned Ellington still got stage fright and had anxietyattacks. I went on doing those frightening interviews. Then I realized that I was even looking forward to the interviews. What had happened to those anxieties?
Well, in truth, the anxieties were still there, but there were fewer of them. I had benefited from a process of overcoming them. If you put an individual in an anxious situation often enough, he will eventually learn that there isn’t anything to be worried about. This brings me to a conclusion: you’ll never get rid of anxiety by avoiding the things that caused it. The point is that the new, the different, is definitely scary (可怕的). But each time you try something, you learn, and as the learning piles up, the world opens to you.
小题1:What does the phrase “turned down” mean in the second paragraph?
A.To say “No” to his roommate.B.To say in a low voice.
C.To put away the invitation.D.To take the invitation.
小题2:We can infer from the passage that the writer________.
A.finds it difficult to make decision
B.has found out what causes anxiety
C.was inspired (受启发的) by Duke Ellington’s stage fright
D.no longer feels anxious about new experiences
小题3:Which of the following opinions does the writer probably accept?
A.Hesitation leads to depression.
B.Anxiety can be a positive drive.
C.Avoiding anxiety reduces depression.
D.Depression is a signal that one is growing up.

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     In one way of thinking, failure is a part of life. In another way, failure may be a way towards success.
Unit 5  Great People
     The "spider story" is told. Robert Bruce ,leader of the Scots in the 13th century ,was hiding in a cave
from the English. He watched a spider spinning a web .The spider tried to reach across a rough place
on the rock.lt tried six times without success. For the seventh time it made it and went on to spin its web.
It is said that Bruce was taken heart and went on defeating the English later.
     Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right
way to make one.
     So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it? Were conditions right? Were you
in top form yourself? How can you make such things go right next time?
     Second, is the goal you are trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what your
real goal may be. Think about this question ,"lf I do succeed in this ,where will it get me?"This may
prevent you from doing things you shouldn't do.
      The third thing to bear in mind about failure is that it's a part of life. Learn to "live with yourself"
even though you may fail. Remember, "You can't win them all. "
1. The first two sentences tell us _____.
A. failure is not all bad
B. failure is terrible
C. only failure can lead you to success
D. to think of success all the time
2. One thing the writer does not tell us to deal with failure is _____. 
A. checking out the goals to see if they are right for us
B. regarding failure as a part of life
C. thinking the success all the time
D. thinking about the failure to find out what went wrong
3. The "spider story" is mentioned in the passage to show that _____.
A. failure must come from success
B. nature will help us if we let it
C. failure is the mother of success
D. people who fail have the same experience
4. Which one of the following is TRUE? 
A. Edison didn't fail before he invented the light bulb.
B. Edison was the inventor of the light bulb.
C. The spider didn't tell Robert Bruce any lesson.
D. There is no failure in a successful person's life.
5. The main idea of the passage is _____.  
A. what failure is
B. Edison and Bruce failed repeatedly before success
C. how to deal with failure
D. both A and C

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阅读下面短文,然后根据短文内容回答问题。

  Children start out as natural scientists, eager to look into the world around them.Helping them enjoy science can be easy; there's no need for a lot of scientific terms or expensive lab equipment.You only have to share your children's curiosity(好奇).Finally, listen to their questions.I once visited a classroom of seven-year-olds to talk about science as a job.The children asked me“textbook questions”about schooling, salary(薪水)and whether I liked my job.When I finished answering, we sat facing one another in silence.Finally I said,“Now that we've finished your lists, do you have questions of your own about science?”

  After a long pause, a boy raised his hand,“Have you ever seen a grasshopper(蚱蜢)eat? When I try eating leaves like that.I get a stomachache.Why?”

  This began a set of questions that lasted nearly two hours.

  Secondly, give them time to think.Studies over the past 30 years have shown that, after asking a question, adults typically wait only one second or less for an answer, no time for a child to think.When adults increase their“wait time”to three seconds or more, children give more logical(符合逻辑的), complete and creative answers.

  Thirdly, watch your language.Once you have a child involved in a science discussion, don't jump in with“That's right”or“Very good”.These words work well when it comes to encouraging good behavior(行为).But in talking about science, quick praise can signal that discussion is over.Instead, keep things going by saying,“That's interesting”or“I'd never thought of it that way before”, or coming up with more questions or ideas.

  Never push a child to“Think”.It doesn't make sense, children are always thinking, without your telling them to.What's more, this can turn a conversation into a performance.The child will try to find the answer you want, in as few words as possible, so that he will be a smaller target for your disagreement.

  Lastly, show; don't tell.Real-life impressions of nature are far more impressive than any lesson children can learn from a book or a television program.Let children look at their fingertips through a magnifying glass(放大镜), and they'll understand why you want them to wash before dinner.Rather than saying that water evaporates(蒸发), set a pot of water to boil and let them watch the water level drop.

1.What's the most important thing for adults to do when children are natural scientists, and to raise their interest?

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2.What can replace the word“list”in the last sentence of the first paragraph?

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3.How long should adults wait so that children can answer questions in a more logical, complete and creative way?

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4.What can we say to encourage children in a science discussion?

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5.Which is a better way for adults, tell their children or encourage their children to ask questions of their own?

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