If you have a bottle of water recycled(再利用) from urine(尿), would you drink it? Astronauts at the ISS may soon do so.
NASA(美国航空航天局) said it would use a high-tech machine to recycle wastewater at the ISS. The machine will recycle water for washing hands, shower water, water for brushing teeth and even urine to make drinking water. It will save millions of dollars each year.
At present, each ISS astronaut uses about 4.4 liters(升) of water every day. It costs about 24 million dollars a year to send water up to the ISS. A liter of water costs about $ 11,000.
The machine will be sent to the ISS later. NASA hopes it will recycle about 93% of all the water used on the station.
Will the water be clean? Different chemicals will be put in the wastewater. The water will be heated to 130℃ to kill bacteria(细菌). Scientists say that the recycled water is thousands of times better than the water from a city tap.NASA will use a high-tech machine to recycle wastewater at the ISS to ______.
| A．protect the ISS |
| B．make the astronauts work harder |
| C．provide better water and food for the astronauts |
| D．save the cost of sending water up to the ISS |
At present it costs NASA about ______ dollars to transport water up to an astronaut at the ISS a day.
| A．4.4 thousand | B．11 thousand |
| C．48.4 thousand | D．24 million |
Scientists plan to get rid of bacteria in the wastewater by ______.
| A．freezing | B．heating |
| C．shaking | D．precipitating(沉淀) |
The passage mainly tells us something about ______.
| A．water recycling at the ISS |
| B．the International Space Station |
| C．a high-tech machine |
| D．the cost of NASA |
Which of the following sentences is TURE?
| A．The recycled water is much better than that from a city tap. |
| B．The high-tech machine will recycle all the water used on the station. |
| C．The ISS astronauts use more water than us. |
| D．The high-tech machine can only recycle urine to make water. |
When I was seven years old, my family made me an ant farm. First , we put clean sand in a thin glass box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive.
After the ants were in the glass farm, they started to make tunnels(隧道). I was amazed that each one knew exactly what to do. Each had its own job.
On the fifth day a tragedy happened. I put my face so close to the glass farm that I knocked it over.
All the tunnels fell down. Although the ants remained alive after their earthquake, one by one they began to die. I was scared as I watched them give up building their tunnels to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm .
My mother said that the ants were dying of sadness . They simply could not stand that their tunnels were gone.
Although much time has passed , I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world , but it taught me much more.
Over the years, I came to realize the importance of teamwork . Working together , the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves . I also learned that they should be admired for their hard word.
But there was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently: adversity is a natural part of life , and must be accepted . Unlike the ants ,we cannot give up when we are sad . We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone , we must building another .
Giving up , I say , is not a good choice.The writer’s family made him an ant farm when he was___.
| A．seven years old | B．seventeen years old. |
| C．seventy years old | D．six years old |
Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The writer broke the glass box because it made his face dirty. |
| B．The ants died one by one because the tunnels were destroyed. |
| C．Unlike people , teamwork is not so important for the ants. |
| D．Giving up is a good way when we meet trouble. |
The underlined word “teamwork” in the passage means_______.
A小组工作 B团队合作 C辛勤劳作 D不停工作What did the writer come to realize a few years later?
| A．Working together is useless. | B．Teamwork is important. |
| C．He can’t accept adversity. | D．Working alone is amazing. |
You may not have heard the words “freshman fifteen” before, but they are very important for students who are entering university. A freshman is a first-year college student. “Fifteen” refers to fifteen pounds—the fifteen pounds added to a student’s weight in his or her first year. There are a number of reasons why first-year university students gain (增力n) weight; but it’s encouraging to know that freshmen don’t have to add these harmful fifteen pounds.
Mistakes choosing food
University kitchens serve(供应）many kinds of food. Some students choose unhealthy food，because now their parents are not nearby to help them choose. Some students visit the kitchen many times while studying. Late at night, some students get harmful fast food such as fish and chips with Coke to drink. Students also have less time for walking, running, and doing sports because of their schoolwork.
Eating right
If you，re careful, you don，t have to add fifteen pounds. Here are some ideas：
Think more about what you eat.
Eat plenty of vegetables and healthy meats.
Don’t eat desserts full of sugar； have fruit after dinner.
Try not to eat so much unhealthy food while you study.
It，s all right to have a little fast food sometimes—but not often.
Write down the foods you eat.
Walk, run, do sports—move and you will feel better!
Remember that the “freshman fifteen” can happen to anyone. Talk to your friends about it. Together, try to eat healthy food and not to eat unhealthy food. Walking, running, and playing sports is always more fun with friends. Help each other and you can have a healthy and happy freshman year.The “freshman fifteen” is ______.
| A．weight that high school students gain |
| B．weight that first-year university students can gain |
| C．fifteen pounds of food that first-year students eat |
| D．fifteen students who eat unhealthy food |
The main idea of this reading is to ______.
| A．get students ready to gain fifteen pounds |
| B．sell healthy food to new students |
| C．help new university students not to gain fifteen pounds |
| D．show the mistakes students make in studying |
Which of these mistakes students make choosing food is not mentioned in the reading?
| A．Choosing unhealthy food. | B．Visiting the kitchen while studying. |
| C．Getting fast food at night. | D．Eating too much chocolate. |
Which of these ideas would the writer of the reading probably agree with?
| A．You’d better not eat unhealthy food. |
| B．Not eating unhealthy foods is easier with friends’ help. |
| C．Gaining fifteen pounds can help you study better. |
| D．Some students can eat anything they want. |
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The final soccer match is .
| A．at 2 p.m on Saturday | B．at 2 p.m on Sunday |
| C．at 8 p.m on Friday | D．at 3 p.m on Monday |
There is a T-shirt which is ￥100 at New Mart Mall. You should pay if you want to buy it at 7p.m on Christmas Day.
| A．￥40 | B．￥60 | C．￥ 50 | D．￥70 |
Which movie star can you see on Saturday night?
| A．Michelle Yeoh | B．Jackie Chan |
| C．Gloria Green | D．Rowan Atkinson |
任务型阅读：根据短文内容,完成表格。
Li Shan, Wang Hong and Zhang Ping are good friends. They like different food. Li Shan is from(来自) Shanghai. She likes dessert, but she doesn’t like carrots. Wang Hong is from Qingdao. She doesn’t like ice cream. She likes noodles and broccoli. Zhang Ping is from Dalian. She likes chicken, vegetables and fruit, but she doesn’t like noodles.
| Name |
Be From |
Like |
Dislike(不喜欢) |
| Li Shan |
Shanghai |
||
| Wang Hong |
Noodles and |
Ice cream |
|
| Zhang Ping |
Dalian |
Noodles |
Barry and Kim are twin(孪生的) brother and sister. But they like different sports. Barry likes soccer. He is in the school soccer club, and he plays soccer every day. He has 9 soccer balls in his bookcase. He also likes volleyball. He has 2 white volleyballs and 2 blue volleyballs. But Kim doesn’t like soccer or volleyball. She likes tennis. Tennis is interesting. She is in the school tennis club and she plays tennis every day. She has 7 tennis balls and 2 tennis rackets in her room. She also likes baseballs. She has 5 baseballs: 2 green baseballs and 3 yellow baseballs.
根据短文内容,选择正确选项。How many (多少) balls does Barry have?
| A．9 | B．4. | C．11. | D．13. |
What club is Kim in?
| A．The school soccer club. |
| B．The school volleyball club. |
| C．The school tennis club. |
| D．The school baseball club. |
The Chinese meaning (汉语意思) of "different" is "______".
相似的 B. 不同的 C. 熟悉的 D. 陌生的What does Kim like?
| A．Soccer and volleyball. |
| B．Soccer and baseball. |
| C．Tennis and volleyball. |
| D．Tennis and baseball. |
Which of the following is NOT true (下列哪项陈述是错误的)?
| A．Barry is Kim’s brother. |
| B．Barry plays soccer every day. |
| C．Kim doesn’t have tennis rackets. |
| D．Kim has 2 green baseballs. |
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