On September 25，2008，the Shenzhou-7 spacecraft carrying Zhai Zhigang，Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng successfully flew into space by a Long March Ⅱ-F rocket．And one of the astronauts，Zhai Zhigang，made a spacewalk this time．This was a major event in China．

Maybe you will ask，“How does a rocket fly?” If you want to know，get a balloon（气球）and then blow it up until it is quite big．Do not tie up（系紧）the neck of the balloon．Let go! The balloon will fly off through the air vel3t quickly．The air inside the balloon tries to get out．It rushes out through the neck of the balloon，and pushes（推）the balloon through the air．It does not need wings like an airplane．This is how a rocket works．A rocket is not made of rubber like a balloon，of course．It is made of metal（金属）．The metal must not be heavy，but it must be very strong．There is air inside the rocket which is made very hot．When it rushes out of the end of the rocket，the rocket is pushed up into the sky．

People hope to know more about space．Rocket can fly into space．One day rockets may be able to go anywhere in space．

1．The underlined words “major event'” might mean “_________”．

A．主修课题            B．专研项目             C．重大事件            D．重要比赛

2．An astronaut _________．It was a most important thing in China．

A．walked in space                                         B．slept in space

C．flew in space                                             D．jumped onto the moon

3．The balloon will fly off if the _________ inside it gets out．

A．neck                    B．wing                    C．water                     D．air

4．The metal of the rocket is _________．

A．heavy and strong                                     B．light and strong

C．heavy but not strong                                  D．light but not strong

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

A．The air inside the rocket is cool．

B．Now rockets are able to arrive anywhere in space．

C．A rocket flies in the same way as a flying balloon．

D．The neck of the balloon pushes the balloon through the air．

阅读表达 阅读短文，按要求完成短文后的各项任务。（10分）

The summer is coming, and the storms are often. Though they happen often, some people don’t take them seriously. 1) In fact, it’s very ______ for people and it even can ______ people die at once.

So how do we keep safe during a lightning storm?

If you are indoors, stay away from windows and doors during a lightning storm. Don’t take a shower or do some dishes, because lightning can travel through water. Turn off the TV and computer. I learnt the hard way, and my computer was broken. Never use the phone. Lightning could travel through the phone line and hit you.

If you are outdoors during a lightning storm, never take shelter under a tree, because the lightning could hit the tree and travel through the trees to hit you. Stay away from anything that is metal. Try to get in your car and close all the windows or go into a nearby building right away.２） If there is no building around, try to find a low place to stay in. Squat(蹲) down near the ground and put your hands over your ears. Never use a cell phone.

1.在1）句的空白处填入适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺；                  

2.将２）句译成中文：                                                    

3.回答问题：Why can’t people use the phone?

4.在文中找出与 If something is made of metal, keep away from it.意思相近的句子。

5.在文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子。

I want to tell you a story about myself at the airport. I wanted to fly to France with my family on vacation. Before we took the plane, we had to go through the metal detector (金属探测仪) at the airport. When I walked through it, the alarm rang.

“Come here, young man.” said the guard at the airport. “Take everything out of your pockets. ” So I took my wallet out and put it on the table. Then I walked through the metal detector again. This time, the alarm didn’t ring. My mother said that maybe there was something made of metal in my wallet, but I didn’t think so. Anyway, we got on the plane successfully and flew to France. The trip was great and I had a good time there.

When we went to the airport in France to fly home, I got into trouble again. When I went through the metal detector, the alarm rang again. I was surprised, so I asked the guard about it. “Let me see what’s in your wallet,” said the guard. So I took out everything out of my wallet. “This one is made of metal,” said the guard, pointing at the pen I bought last week.

1.Did the writer go through the metal detector successfully for the first time?

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2.Where did the writer go on his vacation?

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3.What stopped the writer from going through the metal detector?

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