Venus（金星）is our nearest neighbor in space. It is only 42 million kilometers away. We know that in some ways, Venus is like the earth. It is like the earth to go round the sun. It is almost as big as the earth, too.

　　Earth people Can't live without air, but our neighbor doesn't have this kind of air. There is very little water on Venus. Still, some scientists didn't believe there may be lives on it. These scientists think that some microbes（微生物）may be able to live on Venus. They are not sure about this but one thing earth people could not live on Venus.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

(1) Venus is ________ the earth in space.

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A．far away from

B．far from

C．near to

D．nearer to

(2) Venus is ________ our planet.

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A．bigger than

B．smaller than

C．as big as

D．as larger as

(3) Venus is ________.

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A．satellite	B．one of the sun's planets
C．the earth planet	D．one of the earth's planets

(4) There is no ________ on Venus.

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A．water

B．air

C．microbes

D．A and C

(5) The scientists didn't believe that ________.

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A．there is no life on Venus

B．we could live on Venus

C．we Can't find some microbes on Venus

D．there are some animals on Venus

Where's Tom? His mother ______ him now.

　A. is looking for     B. will look for    C. has looked for     D. looks for

 

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　　All around the world, people drink tea. But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries people have very different ideas about drinking tea.

　　In China, for example, tea is always served when people get together. The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at homes or in teahouse. They prefer their tea plain, with nothing else in it.

　　Tea is also important in Japan. The Japanese have a special way of serving tea called a tea ceremony (仪式). It is very old and full of meaning. Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes.

　　Another tea-drink country is England. In England, the late afternoon is “ teatime”. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. The English usually make tea in a tea pot and drink it with cream and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and little sandwiches at teatime.

　　In the United States people drink tea mostly for breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make their tea. Tea bags are faster and easier than making tea in teapots. In the summer, many Americans drink cold tea----“ iced tea”. Sometimes they drink iced tea from cans, like soda.

(1) The passage is about ________.

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A．Chinese tea

B．why tea is important

C．the teatime in England

D．different ways of tea drinking in different countries

(2) Tea is popular ________.

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A．all around the world

B．only in the United States

C．only in English-speaking countries

D．in Asian countries

(3) The Chinese drink tea ________.

[　　]

A．for breakfast

B．in a special ceremony

C．when they got together

D．only in teahouse

(4) The English like to ________.

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A．eat cakes and cookies with their tea

B．drink their tea plain

C．have tea with dinner

D．drink their tea in a special room

(5) Iced tea is popular ________.

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A．in the winter

B．in England

C．for breakfast

D．in the United States