News 1
Yuan Longping, the father of hybrid rice, won the World Food Prize on Monday. Yuan developed the world’s first popular and widely known hybrid rice. Hybrid rice plants can make more rice than regular ones.
News 2
Have you ever got angry at books that are full of mistakes? Don’t worry, things will get better soon. Last week, China started checking textbooks, dictionaries and children’s books all over the country. The government said the results of the check would come out at the end of June.
News 3
People will see a new “star” in the sky soon. China plants to send a satellite into space by December 2006.It will stay in space for one year. It will go around the moon and take pictures. It must be very expensive, right? That’s for sure; 1.4 billion yuan!
News 4
Have you ever thought of being able to fly around the world in a few hours? One day, maybe you can. Last Saturday, the American X-43A airplane made its first flight. It reached a speed of 8,000 kilometers per hour. This makes it the fastest plane in the world.X-43A is only three to four meters long, but it’s very heavy. It weighs 1,270 kilograms.
【小题1】The satellite sent by China will move around ________.

Every scientist has a childhood dream. A scientist in China once had a(n)   36  . He wished to grow a new type of rice which could produce a lot. This person is Yuan Longping   37   was born in 1930. He graduated from the Southwest Agricultural(农业) University in 1953. Yuan Longping came up with an idea for a hybrid rice in the 1960s. Since then, he has devoted himself to the research and development of new varieties(品种).

In 1973, together with other people, he   38   in the development of hybrid rice. This made China be a worldwide leader in rice production. For this, he was called Father of Hybrid Rice. In 1980, the technology for hybrid rice was   39   to the United States.   40   Professor Yuan’s hard work, China now produces enough rice to   41   her people every year.

In his spare time, he loves playing   42   violin and listening to music. Every night, he reads   43   half an hour before he goes to sleep. He likes swimming, too.

It is said that Professor Yuan is one of the   44   people in China. And he cares about   45 

but his research.

Now Professor Yuan is working on developing super hybrid rice. He goes to the fields twice a day.

1.A.dream             B. idea              C. thought           D. meaning

2.A.where             B. whom              C. which                                          D. who

3.A.success           B. succeeded         C. successfully      D. successful

4.A.given             B. grown             C. showed            D. introduced

5.A.Because of        B. Thanks for        C. Instead of        D. According to

6.A. offer            B. feed              C. send              D. provide

7.A.an                B./                  C. a                 D. the

8.A.on                B. in                C. for               D. to

9.A.poorest           B. richest           C. cleverest         D. most careful

10.A.everything B .anything C. nothing  D. something

【小题1】保护环境和发展经济同样重要。
_____________________________________developing economy.
【小题2】我认为这个故事很值得听。
I think the story _____________________________________.
【小题3】袁隆平一生致力于研发水稻。
Yuan Longping _____________________________________ rice.
【小题4】他是没有耐心的司机，所以他闯红灯了。
He _____________________________________that he went through the red light.
【小题5】我昨天通过留言的方式提醒我爸爸按时出席会议。
I ________________________ the meeting ________________________a message.
【小题6】我们应该脚踏实地，相信自己，超越梦想。
We should do hard work and believe________________________ and then we can ________________________.

Who do you admire(崇拜)?Different people may have different ideas.
If you’re a sports fan, perhaps the person you admire most is a great basketball player, and Yao Ming is probably the one in your mind. If you study music or play an instrument, perhaps the person you admire most is gifted musician like Mozart, who began to write beautiful music at a very young age. Or maybe you admire great scientists, for example, Yuan Longping.
We have many reasons to admire famous people and we often give much of our respect to them. However, we shouldn’t neglect those who are common, such as nurses, train drivers, firemen, cleaners and so on. They may be working in a corner of the world without being noticed, but all these people spend their working days serving the public. They show great dedication(奉献).However, what they do is often unnoticed by us. Have you ever thought of what our life will be like if they stop working?
So next time when you appreciate famous people, don’t forget those who are common around you.
根据短文内容，选择正确的答案。（5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
【小题1】Yao Ming is a great ______.
A. pop singer                B. actor                C. basketball player
【小题2】Mozart began to write ______ when he was very young.
A. music                 B. letters              C. books
【小题3】The underlined word“neglect”in Paragraph 3 means______.
A. give comments on         B. make fun of          C. care little about
【小题4】In Paragraph 3,the writer mainly points out ______.
A. the reasons why we admire famous people
B. the importance of common people’s work
C. the places where common people are working
【小题5】What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. Famous people are admired by most of us in our life.
B. Common people should also be given respect as the famous ones.
C. Common people should be given the most respect in our society.