On October 31st, 2009, Chinese famous scientist Qian Xuesen, died in Beijing when he was 98 years old. He is famous as “the country’s father of space technology and king of rocketry”.

Qian was born in 1911 in Hangzhou. He left for the United States after winning a schol­arship to graduate school in 1936. He studied at the Massachusetts Institute{学院) of Technology and later at the California Institute of Technology.

Qian began his career in the US and was regarded as one of the brightest minds in the new field of aeronautics{航空学) before returning to China in 1955.

After he returned, Qian set up the first missile (导弹) and rocket research institute of China. The institute later helped start Chinese space program. He led the development of China's first nuclear-armed ballistic missile and worked on its first satellite.

He retired in the year before Chinese manned space program was launched in 1992. But his research formed the basis for the Long March CZ -2F rocket that carried astronaut Yang Liwei into orbit in 2003.

In August, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited Qian and praised him for devoting his life to Chinese defense technologies. Qian told him, “I'm trying to live to be 100 years old”

1. Qian was regarded as __________ before returning to China.

    A. A father of space technology        B. king of rocketry

    C. one of the brightest minds in the new field of aeronautics

    D. one of the best-known scientists

2.When did Qian Xuesen retire?

    A. In 1970       B. In 1991      C. In 1992       D. In 2009 

3. What does the under­lined word mean in Chinese?

    A. 发奖品        B. 批评      C. 赞扬          D. 鼓励

4. List the following things in correct orders. Which is the correct?

    ① left for the United States      ② won a scholarship to graduate school

    ③ returned to China from the United States

    ④ set up the first missile and rocket research institute of China

    ⑤ studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    A. ②①③④⑤    B. ②①⑤③④.   C. ⑤③④②①   D. ⑤②①③④

5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    A. Qian was born in 1936 in Hangzhou.    

B. Qian began his career in China.

    C. The Lρng March CZ-2Frocket carried YangLiwei into orbit in 2009.

    D. Wen Jiabao visited QianXuesen in August 2009.

 

On October 31st, 2009, Chinese famous scientist Qian Xuesen, died in Beijing when he was 98 years old. He is famous as “the country’s father of space technology and king of rocketry”.
Qian was born in 1911 in Hangzhou. He left for the United States after winning a schol­arship to graduate school in 1936. He studied at the Massachusetts Institute{学院) of Technology and later at the California Institute of Technology.
Qian began his career in the US and was regarded as one of the brightest minds in the new field of aeronautics{航空学) before returning to China in 1955.
After he returned, Qian set up the first missile (导弹) and rocket research institute of China. The institute later helped start Chinese space program. He led the development of China’s first nuclear-armed ballistic missile and worked on its first satellite.
He retired in the year before Chinese manned space program was launched in 1992. But his research formed the basis for the Long March CZ -2F rocket that carried astronaut Yang Liwei into orbit in 2003.
In August, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited Qian and praised him for devoting his life to Chinese defense technologies. Qian told him, “I’m trying to live to be 100 years old”
【小题1】 Qian was regarded as __________ before returning to China.

A．A father of space technology

B．king of rocketry

C．one of the brightest minds in the new field of aeronautics

D．one of the best-known scientists

【小题2】When did Qian Xuesen retire?

A．In 1970

B．In 1991

C．In 1992

D．In 2009

【小题3】 What does the under­lined word mean in Chinese?

A．发奖品

B．批评

C．赞扬

D．鼓励

【小题4】 List the following things in correct orders. Which is the correct?
① left for the United States     ② won a scholarship to graduate school
③ returned to China from the United States
④ set up the first missile and rocket research institute of China
⑤ studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

A．②①③④⑤

B．②①⑤③④.

C．⑤③④②①

D．⑤②①③④

【小题5】 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Qian was born in 1936 in Hangzhou.

B．Qian began his career in China.

C．The Lρng March CZ-2Frocket carried YangLiwei into orbit in 2009.

D．Wen Jiabao visited QianXuesen in August 2009.

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Whitney Houston was (1) b        on August 9, 1963. She is an famous American singer, actress and model. She is the most awarded woman artist of all time, according to Guinness(吉尼斯) World Records and she had won 415 awards by the year 2010.

Houston’s success in the music industry made her well-known, after that she (2)e         the film world. In 1992, she acted in “The Bodyguard” with Kevin Costner. Though some people in the world were not satisfied (3) w        Houston’s acting, the film was a great success, making more than $410 million worldwide. It also made “I Will Always Love You” one of her most popular songs.

Houston passed (4) a       on February 11, 2012. People all over the world mourned the (5) l         of her by collecting her albums and videos. Later last year her film “Sparkle”was shown in cinemas.

 

On October 31st, 2009, Chinese famous scientist Qian Xuesen, died in Beijing when he was 98 years old. He is famous as “the country’s father of space technology and king of rocketry”.
Qian was born in 1911 in Hangzhou. He left for the United States after winning a schol­arship to graduate school in 1936. He studied at the Massachusetts Institute{学院) of Technology and later at the California Institute of Technology.
Qian began his career in the US and was regarded as one of the brightest minds in the new field of aeronautics{航空学) before returning to China in 1955.
After he returned, Qian set up the first missile (导弹) and rocket research institute of China. The institute later helped start Chinese space program. He led the development of China's first nuclear-armed ballistic missile and worked on its first satellite.
He retired in the year before Chinese manned space program was launched in 1992. But his research formed the basis for the Long March CZ -2F rocket that carried astronaut Yang Liwei into orbit in 2003.
In August, 2009, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited Qian and praised him for devoting his life to Chinese defense technologies. Qian told him, “I'm trying to live to be 100 years old”
【小题1】Qian was regarded as __________ before returning to China.

A．A father of space technology

B．king of rocketry

C．one of the brightest minds in the new field of aeronautics

D．one of the best-known scientists

【小题2】When did Qian Xuesen retire?

A．In 1970

B．In 1991

C．In 1992

D．In 2009

【小题3】 What does the under­lined word mean in Chinese?

A．发奖品

B．批评

C．赞扬

D．鼓励

【小题4】List the following things in correct orders. Which is the correct?
① left for the United States     ② won a scholarship to graduate school
③ returned to China from the United States
④ set up the first missile and rocket research institute of China
⑤ studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

A．②①③④⑤

B．②①⑤③④.

C．⑤③④②①

D．⑤②①③④

【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Qian was born in 1936 in Hangzhou.

B．Qian began his career in China.

C．The Lρng March CZ-2Frocket carried YangLiwei into orbit in 2009.

D．Wen Jiabao visited QianXuesen in August 2009.

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    Mr. Turn was a short and fat man. He was about forty but wasn't yet married. He worked in a middle school. There he taught math. He was kind to his students and could make his classes interesting, So all the students liked him. One day Mr. Turn received a letter. He was told that his parents would arrive in the capital and they asked him to meet them at the railway station the next morning. He was happy because he hadn't seen them for three years.

　　That afternoon, when Mr. Turn was taking his class, he wrote on the blackboard ,“Mr. Turn won't be able to meet his classes tomorrow morning.” But before long he heard his students laughing. He felt strange and found someone had rubbed out(擦去) a “e” from the word “classes” and the sentence became ,“Mr. Turn won't be able to meet his lasses(情人) tomorrow morning. ” Mr. Turn also laughed. Then he rubbed out an “l” from the word “lasses.” The sentence now became “Mr Turn won't be able to meet his asses(傻瓜) tomorrow morning.” All the students laughed even more loudly.

(1) Mr. Turn was a __________.

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(2) The students liked Mr. Turn because _________.

[　　]

A. he was married

B. he was kind to them

C. he could make his classes interesting

D. both B and C

(3) Mr. Turn was happy because ________.

[　　]

A. he could see his parents

B. his parents would take some presents to him

C. his parents were both fine.

D. his parents would take a nice girl to him.

(4) Mr. Turn's parents would go to the capital _________.

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(5) The next morning Mr. Turn couldn't take his classes because

[　　]

A. he would meet his parents at the railway station

B. he would meet his classes

C. he would meet his asses

D. he would go to see his doctor

(6) The students rubbed out a “c” from the word “classes” ________.

[　　]

A. to make his teacher angry

B. to play a joke with Mr. Turn

C. to make Mr. Turn get into trouble

D. to correct Mr. Turn's mistake

(7) The laugh in the classroom was louder because __________.

[　　]

A. Mr. Turn told an interesting story

B. Mr. Turn called his students asses

C. Mr. Turn was angry with his classes

D. Mr. Turn was even funnier than his students