Scientists have always wanted to know more about the universe. Years ago they knew many things about the moon. They knew how big it was and how far away it was from the earth. But they wanted to know more about it. They thought the best way was to send men to the moon. The moon is about 384 000 kilometers away from the earth. A plane cannot fly to the moon because the air reaches only 240 kilometers away from the earth. But something can fly even when there is no air. That is a rocket（火箭）. How does a rocket fly? There is gas in the rocket. When the gas is made very hot inside the rocket, it will rush out of the end of the rocket, so it can make the rocket fly up into the sky. Rockets can fly far out into space. Rockets with men in them have been to the moon. Several rockets without men in them have flown to another planet much farther away than the moon. One day rockets may be able to go to any place in space.

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(l) Scientists have always wanted to know more about the other ________ in space.

[　　]

A．rockets

B．planets

C．air

(2) The moon is ________ away from the earth.

[　　]

A．more than 348,000 kilometers

B．just 384,000 kilometers or so

C．384,000 kilometers or so

(3) A plane can’t fly to the moon because it can’t fly ________.

[　　]

A．without air

B．without oil

C．with no water

(4) A rocket with men in them reached the moon ________.

[　　]

A．three years ago

B．three years before

C．years ago

(5) Some day rockets may be able to go to any place ________.

[　　]

A．in space

B．in sky

C．on space

　　Basketball stars are usually tall. The stars of other sports are sometimes short. Some of the best football players are not very tall.

　　Short people often have better balance（平衡）than tall people, so they don't fall over very often. In some sports the players must have good balance, for example, table tennis and running.

　　You do not need long legs to nm fast. Some of the fastest runners in the world are not very tall. Some people are tall and some people are short. There is no medicine（药）to make people grow taller or shorter.

　　The tallest woman in the world is Sandy Allen. She is 2.41 meters tall and lives in America.

　　The shortest person in the world is Gul Mohammed from India. He is only 57 centimeters（厘米）tall.

　　Today young people in many countries grow taller than their parents. This is because they eat better food today. Good food can help children grow.

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(l) How many kinds of sports does the writer talk about in this passage?

[　　]

A．2

B．3

C．4

(2) Basketball players are _________.

[　　]

A．usually tall

B．all tall

C．very short

(3) The tallest woman in the world is in _________.

[　　]

A．America

B．India

C．China

(4) What can make boys and girls grow taller according to the passage?

[　　]

A．Playing basketball.

B．Taking some medicine.

C．Eating good food.

(5) Which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．The faster runners are all tall.

B．The shortest person in the world is in India.

C．Tall people have better balance.

　 Feeling left out?

　 A reader wrote in to say that she was feeling lonely at break because her best friend wasn’t around．Here’s our advice to her—and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes.

　 It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around—maybe because she moved to a different school or a different class. You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime. You want to have new friends, but how do you make them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has their friends. But remember, there’s always room for more friends．

　 Start by looking around your classroom—think about which kids you’d like to play with at break. Look for chances to say hi to them, smile, and be friendly. Offer to share something or express your appreciation(欣赏)to them. Invite someone to play with you or say “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom. When you’re at break, walk over to kids you want to play with. act friendly, and say “Hi，can l play, too?” or just join in.

　 If you have trouble doing this or if you’re feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make new friends. Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends. The best way to make friends is to be a friend. Be kind, be friendly, share, say nice things, offer to help—and pretty soon, you’ll have one, or two, or even more new friends.

　 You might still miss that special best friend. But when you see each other, you can share something you didn’t have before she left: You can introduce her to your new friends!

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42. This text is written for　　　　　 ．

　 A．teachers　 B．parents　 C．students D．visitors

43. According to the writer, some kids feel lonely at break because they　　　　 ．

　 A．have trouble with their studies　　 B．don’t have their best friends around

　 C．need their parents to be with them D．are too young to look after themselves

44. The underlined word this in Paragraph 4 refers to(指的是)　　　 ．

　 A．sharing your ideas　　　　　　 B．talking before many people

　 C．studying better at school　　　　 D．developing new friendship

45. Some kids need help from teachers to make friends because　　　　 ·

　 A．they miss their old friends a lot

　 B．they have no time to stay with others

　 C．teachers know who wants a new friend

　 D．they are shy or not good at making friends

46. The expression “feeling left out'’ means“　　　　 ”in Chinese．

A．受冷落　 8．被调侃　 C．挨批评　 D．遭攻击

　　Man has a big brain（大脑）. He can think, learn and speak. Scientists once thought that men are different from animals because they can think and learn. They know now that dogs, rats and birds can learn, too. They are beginning to understand that men are different from animals because they can speak. Apes（类人猿）can understand some things more quickly than man, one or two of them have learnt a few words. But they cannot make sentences with words. They cannot think like us because they have no language. Language is a wonderful thing. Man can make our world more beautiful because he has languages. Every child can speak his own language very well when he is four or five, but no animal learns to speak. How do children learn it? Scientists do not know. What makes us speak? They do not know. They only know that man can speak because he has a brain. Animals cannot speak. They make noises when they are afraid, or angry or unhappy.

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(l) The best topic（标题）for this passage（文章）is ________

[　　].

A．Animals' Learning

B．Man and Ape

C．Brain and Language

(2) Men are different from animals because ________.

[　　]

A．men can understand things quickly

B．men can learn

C．men have learned to use language

(3) Apes cannot ________.

[　　]

A．learn words

B．understand things

C．speak like men

(4) Scientists now know ________.

[　　]

A．how children learn to speak

B．man's brain helps him learn to speak

C．what happens inside their body when men speak

(5) Which of the following is not true?

[　　]

A．Apes can put the words together to make sentences.

B．Some animals can learn.

C．Apes can understand some things more quickly than men.

　　Different things usually stand for different feelings. Red, for example, is the color of fire, heat, blood and life. People say red is an exciting and active color. They associate（使发生联系）red with a strong feeling like anger. Red is used for signs of danger, such as STOP signs and fire engines. Orange is the bright, warm color of leaves in autumn. People say orange is a lively color. They associate orange with happiness. Yellow is the color of sunlight. People say it is a cheerful color. They associate yellow with happiness, too. Green is the cool color of grass in spring. People say it is a refreshing color. In general, people talk about two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. The warm colors are red, orange and yellow. Where there are warm colors and a lot of light, people usually want to be active. Those who like to be with others like red. The cool colors are black and blue. Where there are these colors, people are usually worried. Some scientists say that time seems to go by more slowly in a room with warm colors. They suggest that a warm color is a good way for a living room or a restaurant. People who are having a rest or are eating do not want time to pass quickly. Cool colors are better for some offices if the people working there want time to pass quickly.

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(l) People associate orange and yellow with ________.

[　　]

A．danger

B．sunlight

C．happiness

(2) What are the warm colors?

[　　]

A．Red, orange and blue

B．Yellow, black and red

C．Red, orange and yellow

(3) STOP signs ought to be ________.

[　　]

A．yellow

B．red

C．blue

(4) We’d better paint the living room ________.

[　　]

A．cool color

B．warm color

C．white color

(5) Customers like the ________ restaurants, because they want time to pass slowly.

[　　]

A．black

B．blue

C．yellow