In choosing Steven Chu as his energy secretary（能源部长），Barack Obama has chosen one of the most prominent U．S．scientists of using science to deal with global warming（全球变暖）．

Steven Chu was born in St．Louis，Missouri，in 1948．His father was a college teacher．At that time，they were only the third Chinese family to live there．In high school，Chu played tennis and was on the school club．He took his first physics class in his senior year at Garden City High School and became interested in it．

Steven Chu got his first doctor's degree in maths and physics in 1970．Then he went to California for another doctor's degree．In 1978，Chu worked in Bell Lab where he developed ways to C001 and trap atoms using a laser（用激光冷却和俘获原子）．In 1997，he got the Nobel Prize for physics for this．He left Stanford in 2004，after he was made head of the Lawrence Berkley National Lab in California．As the head of the national lab，Chu has tried to find scientific ways to climate change and soon Become a member of the Climate Council working for a new global climate treaty（气候条约）for 2009．

He also insists on the need to end the unnecessary waste of energy．“If I were King of the world，I would spend the next ten years on energy efficiency and conservation（节能和环保），” He said last year．

On December 11th，2008，Barack Obama made him energy secretary．He would be the first Chinese-American to run the Department of Energy and devote himself to sustainable（可持续发展的）energy．

1．Who is Steven Chu?

A．He is a Nobel Prize winner for energy．        B．He is a visiting scientist in America．

C．He is an American-Chinese．                       D．He is a Chinese-American．

2．The underlined word “prominent” in the first paragraph means _________．

A．参与竞选的         B．遵守承诺的         C．才能卓越的         D．出身显赫的

3．Which is the right order of the following events about Steven Chu?

a．He was chosen by Barack Obama as US energy secretary．

b．He got the Nobel Prize for his excellent research work．

c．He studied in California for his second doctor’s degree．

d．He became a member of the Climate Council．

e．He acted as the head of the national lab in California．

A．b，c，d，e，a                                         B．c，b，e，d，a

C．d，a，b，c，e                                   D．a，c，b，d，e

4．In the next part of this passage，the writer would most probably tell us the following EXCEPT _________．

A．Obama's reason of choosing Chu as the energy secretary

B．Chu's plan and work on energy efficiency and conservation

C．Obama's new plan to Chinese-Americans

D．both Obama and Chu's plans and ideas on sustainable energy

The story below is a true story that happened in September.

During the month of September, a dear friend of mine lost her husband suddenly in an accident. The tragedy was a great shock to everyone.

This accident was sudden and certainly unexpected. It made me realize the fact that you just don’t know when a loved one is no longer going to be with you. We sometimes take our loved ones for granted(当然)，and we expect that they will be with us all the time. However, as we all know, life does not work that way and sometimes we get a wake-up call that shocks us and makes us stand back and realize how short life is.

To cheer her up, I tried to imagine if I were in her shoes how I would feel. It was impossible to imagine what she was going through. What words could I say to help her?Sometimes words just can’t express our feelings. Sometimes our actions are much more meaningful than words. So I gave her a hug(拥抱)…

Life is too short, and we should treasure(珍惜) every day staying with our loved ones.

1.The writer’s friend lost her husband _______.     

A．in spring

B．in summer

C．in autumn

D．in winter

2. What does the underlined word “ tragedy” mean in Chinese?

A 机会           B. 生存        C．悲剧            D. 闹剧

3. To cheer her friend up, the writer ______.

A．gave her some flowers

B．said some words

C．did nothing

D．gave her a hug

4. In the writer’s opinion, life for us is ______.

A．short

B．serious

C．unexpected

D．meaningless

5. According to Paragraph 3, what did the writer realize from the accident?

A． We don’t know when we will lose our loved people.

B． Sudden and unexpected accidents happen everywhere.

C． Her friend was unlucky to meet the accident.

D． Accidents usually took place in September.

 

The story below is a true story that happened in September.
During the month of September, a dear friend of mine lost her husband suddenly in an accident. The tragedy was a great shock to everyone.
This accident was sudden and certainly unexpected. It made me realize the fact that you just don’t know when a loved one is no longer going to be with you. We sometimes take our loved ones for granted(当然)，and we expect that they will be with us all the time. However, as we all know, life does not work that way and sometimes we get a wake-up call that shocks us and makes us stand back and realize how short life is.
To cheer her up, I tried to imagine if I were in her shoes how I would feel. It was impossible to imagine what she was going through. What words could I say to help her?Sometimes words just can’t express our feelings. Sometimes our actions are much more meaningful than words. So I gave her a hug(拥抱)…
Life is too short, and we should treasure(珍惜) every day staying with our loved ones.
【小题1】The writer’s friend lost her husband _______.     

A．in spring

B．in summer

C．in autumn

D．in winter

【小题2】 What does the underlined word “ tragedy” mean in Chinese?
A 机会           B. 生存        C．悲剧            D. 闹剧
【小题3】 To cheer her friend up, the writer ______.

A．gave her some flowers

B．said some words

C．did nothing

D．gave her a hug

【小题4】 In the writer’s opinion, life for us is ______.

A．short

B．serious

C．unexpected

D．meaningless

【小题5】 According to Paragraph 3, what did the writer realize from the accident?

A． We don’t know when we will lose our loved people.

B． Sudden and unexpected accidents happen everywhere.

C． Her friend was unlucky to meet the accident.

D． Accidents usually took place in September.

这是某学校通过校长意见箱收集到一些学生的意见和建议。请阅读下文，根据所提供的内容，完成下列表格，把答案写在答题卡指定的位置上。

Zhang Hongying, girl, 15 I want to make our lunch time longer. At the moment, lunch time is short. Most of my classmates would like to do their homework during this time. But if they don’t get a good rest, they won’t have enough energy for the afternoon. So I would like to have more time and have time to take a nap after lunch. That way, we’ll learn better in the afternoon.

Zhao Pengran, girl, 15 I would like to have more chances to talk in English. Now, the English classes are not enough for us to practice speaking English. And soon the 29th Olympic Games will be held in our country. I think we’d better have one morning a week at least to have spoken English lessons in order to improve our English.

Zhou Jiancheng, boy., 15 My idea would be to have more fashionable school uniforms. If I were the headmaster, I would ask the students to design the uniforms themselves. We could have a contest among student designers. Then, we could ask others to choose their favourite. This way, we’ll be able to wear what we like best. How nice it would be for us young people!

Information Card

What would Zhao Pengran like to do in order to improve English?	1.
What’s Zhou Jiancheng’s idea?	2.
What would Zhang Hongying like to do after lunch?	3.
What do most students do during lunch time?	4.
How old are the students?	5.