On October 31st, 2009, Chinese famous scientist Qian Xuesen, died in Beijing when he was 98 years old. He is famous as “the country’s father of space technology and king of rocketry”.
Qian was born in 1911 in Hangzhou. He left for the United States after winning a schol­arship to graduate school in 1936. He studied at the Massachusetts Institute{学院) of Technology and later at the California Institute of Technology.
Qian began his career in the US and was regarded as one of the brightest minds in the new field of aeronautics{航空学) before returning to China in 1955.
After he returned, Qian set up the first missile (导弹) and rocket research institute of China. The institute later helped start Chinese space program. He led the development of China’s first nuclear-armed ballistic missile and worked on its first satellite.
He retired in the year before Chinese manned space program was launched in 1992. But his research formed the basis for the Long March CZ -2F rocket that carried astronaut Yang Liwei into orbit in 2003.
In August, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited Qian and praised him for devoting his life to Chinese defense technologies. Qian told him, “I’m trying to live to be 100 years old”
【小题1】 Qian was regarded as __________ before returning to China.

A．A father of space technology

B．king of rocketry

C．one of the brightest minds in the new field of aeronautics

D．one of the best-known scientists

【小题2】When did Qian Xuesen retire?

A．In 1970

B．In 1991

C．In 1992

D．In 2009

【小题3】 What does the under­lined word mean in Chinese?

A．发奖品

B．批评

C．赞扬

D．鼓励

【小题4】 List the following things in correct orders. Which is the correct?
① left for the United States     ② won a scholarship to graduate school
③ returned to China from the United States
④ set up the first missile and rocket research institute of China
⑤ studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

A．②①③④⑤

B．②①⑤③④.

C．⑤③④②①

D．⑤②①③④

【小题5】 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Qian was born in 1936 in Hangzhou.

B．Qian began his career in China.

C．The Lρng March CZ-2Frocket carried YangLiwei into orbit in 2009.

D．Wen Jiabao visited QianXuesen in August 2009.

Mr. Wise,
I am a slow（迟钝的）student. Most of my classmates are much better than me. So I usually get worried. I spent much time studying for the tests, but I can’t get good grades（分数）. Sometimes my father gives me some help. He tells me not to worry about it. But it doesn’t work. What do you think I should do?
Xiaoming
Dear Xiaoming,
Many famous people were not so good when they were young. Edison, a famous scientist(科学家), did badly in his studies when he was a 12-year-old boy. But he did a lot for the people in the world at last. When I was at your age, I didn’t do well at school. But I kept working hard and I succeeded(成功) at last. You should take it easy and try your best. Tomorrow is another day. I believe you can do better.
Mr. Wise
【小题1】 Xiaoming feels worried because          .
A. he has a headache                              B. he doesn’t want to work hard
C. he is not as good as（像……一样好）most of his classmates
【小题2】 Xiaoming wrote this letter to          .
A. ask for some help             B. find a pen pal       C. tell his father his problem
【小题3】Mr. Wise wrote about a famous person to          .
A. make Xiaoming angry                           B. make Xiaoming feel better
C. show how much he knows
【小题4】In Mr. Wise’s letter, “tomorrow is another day” means          .
A. there are a lot of hopes in our lives       B. one can get good grades tomorrow
C. tomorrow is the same as today
【小题5】 From the second letter, we know Mr. Wise may be           before.
A. a doctor                          B. a scientist                 C. a slow student

Chen Guangbiao was born in Jiangsu in July,1968. He is the chairperson of a company in Jiangsu. Now he is one of China’s richest men and he has donated a great amount of money to charity projects. He says he will donate everything he has to charity after he dies.

　　When people are in need of help, he will appear at once. He helped people during the Wenchuan earthquake, the Yunnan earthquake and the Taiwan earthquake. He also gave a helping hand in Japan's earthquake. He has built many Hope Primary Schools to support the education in poor areas.

　　He doesn't do charity for honour(荣誉).He wants to encourage more people to make contributions(贡献)to charity. After announcing he would donate everything to charity after his death, many businesses, overseas(海外)Chinese people and common people encouraged by him have also promised to do something for charity.

　　As a philanthropist(慈善家),he is asked for help every day. Sometimes he gets very tired, but he has never stopped caring.

　　So far, he has received a lot of awards, including Pioneer of the Year, and National May Day Labour Medal(全国五一劳动奖章).He is considered as one of China’s top philanthropists.

1.The article is probably taken from _______.

A．a newspaper       B．a novel           C．a detective story    D．a science book

2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned (谈到) in the passage?

A．He is from Jiangsu.

B．He has visited many countries.

C．He has helped people in need.

D．He has got a lot of awards.

3.Which do you think is the best title for the passage?

A．Earthquakes

B．Hope Primary Schools

C．Pioneer of the Year

D．Philanthropist Chen Guangbiao

 

Mr. Wise,

I am a slow（迟钝的）student. Most of my classmates are much better than me. So I usually get worried. I spent much time studying for the tests, but I can’t get good grades（分数）. Sometimes my father gives me some help. He tells me not to worry about it. But it doesn’t work. What do you think I should do?

Xiaoming

Dear Xiaoming,

Many famous people were not so good when they were young. Edison, a famous scientist(科学家), did badly in his studies when he was a 12-year-old boy. But he did a lot for the people in the world at last. When I was at your age, I didn’t do well at school. But I kept working hard and I succeeded(成功) at last. You should take it easy and try your best. Tomorrow is another day. I believe you can do better.

Mr. Wise

1. Xiaoming feels worried because          .

A. he has a headache                                       B. he doesn’t want to work hard

C. he is not as good as（像……一样好）most of his classmates

2. Xiaoming wrote this letter to          .

A. ask for some help                  B. find a pen pal       C. tell his father his problem

3.Mr. Wise wrote about a famous person to          .

A. make Xiaoming angry                             B. make Xiaoming feel better

C. show how much he knows

4.In Mr. Wise’s letter, “tomorrow is another day” means          .

A. there are a lot of hopes in our lives           B. one can get good grades tomorrow

C. tomorrow is the same as today

5. From the second letter, we know Mr. Wise may be           before.

        A. a doctor                                   B. a scientist                      C. a slow student

 

Yang Cangxu has recently become hot on the Internet. He is considered as a hero, and known as “A Professional Life Saviour”, because he has saved 24 people’s lives during the past 26 years.

Yang, a typical Chinese farmer, lives in Baoji, Shanxi Province. He is good at swimming, which is also his favorite. When he was young, he joined the army. ① The life in the army had a great influence on him. It also helped to form one of his characters(性格)——being ready to help others.

Just seven to eight meters away from his home flows a channel ( 水渠). The water is very deep and flows fast. There is a bridge over the channel. Walking across the bridge is not an easy thing. From time to time, people fall into the water. If this happens, the person must be rescued in time. ② Otherwise, he or she will be washed away by the water.

③Yang Cangxu is always the first one to rush to the channel to save the drowning person. We must learn from him.

1.将①处翻译成汉语。

_________________________________________________

2.根据②处内容，完成下面的句子。(每空一词)

Otherwise, the water will _________him or her ________.

3.根据③处内容，其将改为定语从句。(每空一词)

Yang Cangxu is always the first one _______ _______ to the channel to save the drowning person.