Chinese space trainer Wang Yuan has been chosen as one of the volunteers for the Mars-500 test project. He was very happy to be chosen and will accept the meaningful challenge(挑战) Another five volunteers are all space lovers., including three Russians, an Italy-Colombian and a Frenchman. They are about to feel what it’s like to travel to Mars, only without leaving the earth. They are locked up together for a year and a half under a similar condition to the red planet during the whole process. So the experiment is called Mars-500.
When reporters asked what they would miss most during the 520-day special life, French trainer Charles said:”For me, it will be mainly my family, the sun and fresh air.”
The Mars-500 test will be in a special building in Moscow, Russia. Although the people won’t leave the building, they will fell as if they are on a real trip to the Mars. The most difficult thing will be to be separated(分离) from the people that they used to live with. The trainer won’t see sunsets, sunrises, won’t feel rain for 18 months. That will be hard.
The main task is to study the “Man and environment”. It’ll care about the astronauts’ getting experience and physical effects. The 520-day-test is divided into three parts,the first 250days to Mars, the middle 30days of landing on Mars, the last 240 days to return to the earth. Everyone will stay there alone for a long time and will work lonely. They will have to make decisions themselves and only then report to the earth, and the earth will tell them whether they do the right thing or not.
Each astronaut is preparing for the great challenge. It is learned that they will be launched（发射）early in June. And the experiment will end in November 2011.
【小题1】 _______ members were chosen as volunteers.

A．Five

B．Six

C．Three

D．Four

【小题2】 The most difficult thing for the trainers is ______.

A．no vegetables to eat

B．they can’t watch TV

C．they can’t see many people

D．they must lie all day

【小题3】 Mars-500 test will be done in ______

A．Moscow	B．a red planet
C．November	D．Xichang

【小题4】 It will take trainers _______ days to land on Mars.

A．250

B．30

C．240

D．520

【小题5】 Which sentence is NOT true about the 520-day-test?

A．The trainers won’t see rain or snow

B．The experiment will begin in June.

C．Trainers are all astronauts.

D．Trainers will report to the earth.

China Science and Technology Museum was opened to the public in September 1988. But the second project was completed in May 2000. Its main task is to spread knowledge of science and technology among the public.

The activities of China Science and Technology Museum include popular science exhibitions, Astro-vision film shows, training education programs and experiment exhibition programs. The museum has an area of 40,000 square metres, of which 16,000 square metres is for exhibition halls.

The Astro-vision Theatre is one of the museum’s major attractions and also one of the largest Astro-vision theatres in the world. It makes visitors feel they are in actual events rather than see a film. Many great science activities are often held at the museum, and the museum wants to be an important window to the world. 

1.What can you see in the museum?

A. Training education programs and nature animals.

B. Science exhibitions and experiment exhibitions.

C. Astro-vision film shows and modern film shows.

D. Ancient science exhibitions.

2.People could visit the museum since ____.

A. twenty years ago                    B. September, 1988           C. May, 2000           D. May, 2005

3.What is one of the most attractions for the visitors?

A. The Astro-vision Theatre.                       B. Science Hall.   

C. Experiment Exhibition.                         D. Education Programs.

4.When you are seeing an Astro-vision film, you feel you are ______.

A. in true life                B. seeing a good film

C. in actual events     D. traveling in the sky

5.Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A. It’s a national museum of science and technology.

B. It’s a window of Chinese new science and technology to the world.

C. Exhibition halls of the museum have an area of 40,000 square metres.

D. The museum has a large Astro-vision theatre.

 

Chinese space lover Wang Yuan has been chosen as one of the volunteers for the Mars-500 test project.    1.    Another five volunteers are all space . They are three Russians, an Italy-Colombian and a Frenchman. They will feel what it's like to travel to Mars without leaving the earth. During the whole process (过程), they are locked up for one and a half years under the condition which is similar to the red planet. So the experiment is called Mare-500.

         2.   Although the volunteers won't leave the building, they will feel as if(好像) they are on a real trip to Mars. The most difficult thing is that they will be separated from he people outside.   3.   That will be hard. When reporters asked what they would miss most during the 500-day special life, Charles from France said, "For me, it will be mainly my family, the sun and fresh air."

     The main task is to study "Man and Environment". It will care about the astronauts' physical

effects and the experience of staying there.  4.   So they will have to make decisions by themselves and then report to the earth, and the earth will tell them whether they do the right thing or not.

     Each astronaut is preparing for the great challenge. And people are looking forward to the result of the experiment.

 

A. Everyone will stay and work there alone.

B. For 18 months, they won't see sunsets or sunrises.

C. The Mars-500 test will be in a special building in Moscow.

D. He was very happy to be chosen and will accept the challenge.

 

5.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Five space lovers were chosen as volunteers.

B. The Mars-500 test will take place in Paris.

C. The volunteers will face many sorts of difficulties.

D. The Mars-500 test is about a real trip to Mars.

 

Li Ping is a Grade Eight student in Nanjing Sunshine Secondary School. The table below is his mid-term self-assessment(自我评价).He draws faces to show his progress：

1.Li Ping thinks he did best in ______ in Unit 1.

A. opposites        B. using a dictionary

C. a report         D. present perfect tense

2.What does Li Ping need to improve（提高） in Unit 1?

A. Present perfect tense.       B. Using a dictionary

C. A report.                    D. Opposites.

3.Which do you think Li Ping does well in?

A. Present perfect tense.       B. Passive voice.

C. Organizing information.      D. Favorite educational computer game.

4.What is Li Ping NOT very good at in Unit 2?

A. Suffixes ‘full’and ‘less’.   B. Past continuous tense

C. Linking words.                   D. My best holiday.

5.From the table we know Li Ping is weak in ________

A. Vocabulary                       B. Main task  

C. Study skills／Pronunciation      D. Grammar 

 

阅读理解

China Science and Technology Museum was opened to the public in September 1988. But the second project was completed in May 2000. Its main task is to spread knowledge of science and technology among the public.

The activities of China Science and Technology Museum include popular science exhibitions, Astro-vision film shows, training education programs and experiment exhibition programs. The museum has an area of 40,000 square metres, of which 16,000 square metres is for exhibition halls.

The Astro-vision Theatre is one of the museum’s major attractions and also one of the largest Astro-vision theatres in the world. It makes visitors feel they are in actual events rather than see a film. Many great science activities are often held at the museum, and the museum wants to be an important window to the world. 

1.What can you see in the museum?

A．Training education programs and nature animals.

B．Science exhibitions and experiment exhibitions.

C．Astro-vision film shows and modern film shows.

D．Ancient science exhibitions.

2. People could visit the museum since ____.

A．twenty years ago

B．September, 1988

C．May, 2000

D．May, 2005

3. What is one of the most attractions for the visitors?

A．The Astro-vision Theatre.	B．Science Hall.
C．Experiment Exhibition.	D．Education Programs.

4.When you are seeing an Astro-vision film, you feel you are ______.

A．in true life

B．seeing a good film

C．in actual events

D．traveling in the sky

5. Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A．It’s a national museum of science and technology.

B．It’s a window of Chinese new science and technology to the world.

C．Exhibition halls of the museum have an area of 40,000 square metres.

D．The museum has a large Astro-vision theatre.