After spending years searching for a planet with life, scientists may have found one. In September 2010, a team of US scientists discovered an Earth-sized planet called Gliese 581g. It has a surface temperature neither too hot nor too cold for liquid（液态）water. Scientists think there is a chance that the planet could have life.
The planet Gliese 581g goes around a star called Gliese 581, which is about 20 light-years from Earth. That is about 194 trillion（万亿）kilometres －500 million times farther away from us than the moon.
A spacecraft traveling at a one-tenth of the speed of light would reach Gliese 581g within about 220 years. A human can’t live that long, but robotic explorers could make the job easier. However, our fastest spacecraft don’t come anywhere near that one-tenth light-speed mark.
At present, scientists don’t know what the surface might be like on Gliese 581g. What they know is that the planet is at the sight distance from its star to have liquid water. It’s also at the right distance to have an atmosphere that could protect the water if it is on the surface.
Although spacecraft won’t be getting there anytime soon, one way to look for life on Gliese 581g is to turn our radio telescopes（望远镜）towards the planet and search for radiation（放射）. By studying the radiation, scientists would find out about the chemicals（化学物质）around the planet and discover it Gliese 581g has an atmosphere. If it has one, studying the atmosphere would give us a good idea if the planet has life or not. But it’ll probably be many years before we can do this properly.
People have been arguing about whether there is alien life on Gliese 581g. Any discussion about alien life is just guessing at this point, according to its discoverers. What did scientists find in September 2010?
| A．A planet with water. | B．A planet similar to the earth. |
| C．A planet without life. | D．A planet near the earth. |
According to the article, Gliese 581g ________.
| A．is at the right distance from its star | B．moves around the earth |
| C．is as far away from us as the moon | D．can be reached in about 220 years |
Paragraph 5 is mainly about ______.
| A．the possibility of living on Gliese 581g |
| B．the kinds of chemicals around Gliese 581g |
| C．the way of looking for life on Gliese 581g |
| D．the aim of studying the radiation on Gliese 581g |
Which of the following is the best title for the passage above?
| A．Gliese 581g, a Likely Living Planet | B．Gliese 581, a Likely Living Planet |
| C．Gliese 581g and Its Star | D．Gliese 581g and Radiation |
Mr. Grey was the manager（经理） of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office if it was not raining, because it gave him some exercises. One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger（陌生人） stopped him and said to him, “ You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without any money in my pocket（口袋）. I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend(借) me some money, and you lent me five pounds（英镑）, because you said that you were happy to take a chance（机会）so as to give a man a start on the road to success.” Mr. Grey thought for a few moments and then said, “ Yes, I remember you. Go on（继续） with your story.” “ Well,” answered the stranger,” are you still willing to take a chance?”Mr. Grey walked to his office only when the weather was ________.
| A．well | B．not raining |
| C．bad | D．raining |
Mr. Grey walked because _________________.
| A．he was poor |
| B．it was not raining |
| C．it helped him in good health (健康) |
| D．he had a lot of homework |
Mr. Grey __________ the stranger some years ago.
| A．had stopped | B．had met |
| C． had said to | D．had helped |
The stranger__________________ since then.
| A．had been successful | B．had still been poor |
| C．had been rich | D．had had much money |
Now the stranger wanted to _________________________ .
| A．ask for some money again |
| B．give Mr. Grey his money back |
| C．help Mr. Grey |
| D．lend(借给) Mr. Grey some money |
Many people think animals in the zoo are very happy. But in fact they are sad. Why? Because animals like to live in the forests. They like running, playing with their children and looking for food in the forests. But now they have to live in small rooms in the zoo. They feel lonely. They just walk, sleep and eat every day. Their life in the zoo is boring.
根据短文内容，判断（T）误（F）In fact animals in the zoo are sad.
Animals don’t like to live in the forest.
Animals like running, playing and looking for food in the forest .
Animals can just walk, sleep and eat every day.
Their life in the zoo is happy.
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Bill is only fifteen years old, but he’s already very rich. Two years ago, Bill began a football website (网站)for young people. “I became interested in computers when I was eight because my father’s job is with computers. As a little boy, I also loved football __
Bill started the “football OK!” website two years ago, and now more than 20,000 people visit it every day. . ____ He usually gets up at six and looks at his e-mails. Then he goes to school from nine to fourteen. In the evenings, he always works for about four hours on his website.
___ “At the moment I am thinking about a new website on American football, maybe for next year,” he said.
And is Bill the same person that he was three years ago? ___ “I have met a lot of interesting people on the website and I have traveled all over the world.” Bill doesn’t know about the future. “Maybe I will sell the website, I really don’t know. I will just wait and see.”
When he is 21, Bill will be a millionaire (百万富翁). ___
| A．No, he is very different now.. |
| B．Bill’s next plan is a new website. |
| C．He always says, “Anything is possible.” |
| D．Bill is a schoolboy and businessman as well. |
E.So I decided to make a website-especially for people of my age.
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According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (疾病控制中心), if you don’t often wash your hands, you can pick up viruses (病毒)from many places and make yourself ill. You’re at risk every time you touch your eyes, nose or mouth. In fact, one of the most common ways people catch colds is by rubbing their noses or their eyes when there are cold viruses on their hands. If you don’t often wash yours hands, specially when you’re sick, you may spread the viruses directly to others. You should wash your hands in the following situations:
After using the bathroom
After blowing your nose or coughing
Before eating, serving or preparing food
After touching pets or other animals
After visiting anyone who is sick
When your hands are dirty
There is a right way to wash your hands. Follow these simple steps to keep your hands clean.
Use warm water (not cold or hot)
Wash for 15 seconds
Rinse (冲洗) well under warm water and dry them with a clean towel.
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| Way to protect against the spread of illness |
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| Correct way to wash your hands |
Use running water which is |
| Situations in which you must wash your hands |
After using the Before having food After visiting |
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Here in Siberia (西伯利亚), the winter is always very long and it’s very, very cold! It starts to snow in November and the snow won’t leave until May. The temperature is usually about -25℃, but it’s sometimes much colder. When it’s -35℃, children can’t go to school, but grown-ups still go to work! We wear a lot of warm clothes: socks and boots, sweaters and fur coats. All the houses have heating, so it’s never cold inside. In winter, we close the windows to stop the wind from getting in, and we don’t open them again until spring.
In spring and summer it rains a lot, and we don’t often see the sun. In summer it’s often about 25℃, but the weather is very changeable. One day it’s 25℃, and the next day it’s 10℃. People say that the weather was even colder in the past.
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