SPACE is a lonely place. Hundreds of thousands of kilometers from home, astronauts have a hard life. It stands to reason that, once in a while, they need to have a good cry. But this is a lot harder than it sounds.
We still know very little about space, and about living in zero gravity. In fact, we are discovering new things every time astronauts take to the skies (and beyond). As The Atlantic reported in January, crying is not all that simple in space. This is because when a person normally cries, gravity makes their tears move downwards. But in a spacecraft, this is not the case. Here, there is no gravity, which is why we so often see pictures of astronauts floating around. This means that, strangely, when you cry your tears have nowhere to go. As a result, they just stick to your eyes.
In May 2011, astronaut Andrew Feustel experienced this. “Tears,” as he said, “don’t fall off your eye… they just kind of stay there. ” This can be quite painful. In space, your eyes get very dry, and the added moisture is irritating (气人的). Sometimes, things get even weirder(更怪异的). The astronaut Ron Parise told The Atlantic that when tears get big enough, they “break free of the eye and float around”.
No one can be quite sure why we cry. Why should water in our eyes have anything to do with feeling sad? If you stop to think about it, crying is a very strange thing indeed. And now, thanks to the wonders of space, it just got even stranger.The first paragraph mainly wants to tell us that .
| A．living in space is lonely |
| B．it’s easy to feel sad in space |
| C．it’s hard to cry in space |
| D．nobody wants to live in space |
If astronauts cry in spacecraft, their tears will .
| A．move downwards | B．move upwards |
| C．go out of the window | D．stick to their eyes |
Astronauts feel if tears are always in their eyes.
| A．sad | B．comfortable | C．happy | D．uncomfortable |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．In space our eyes are very wet. |
| B．Tears will float around if they are big enough in space. |
| C．People know everything about living in zero gravity. |
| D．Gravity makes people’s tears move upwards in space. |
Soap is widely used in our lives around the world．Once soap was a dangerous﹣to﹣make hair p（76） But it is something that it would be difficult to live without today．
Soap is everywhere．We use it every day and c（77） it as something important in our lives．
It also has an amazing h（78） ，in Babylon around 2800 B．C．，the e（79） known soap was made and used．Ancient Egyptians also made soap．At one time，soap﹣making was not s（80）
That's because lye（碱液）b（81） chemical burns or even made people blind in the making process．Other dangerous materials were also m（82） with animal fats and oils．Later．soap became
a（83） in stores and people gradually stopped making it in their homes．
Originally （最初），soap was not mainly used for c（84） ．Instead，it was used as gel（凝胶）for making hair stay in place or smell good．The Arabs first made the soap that we know today．
They created colored，liquid，and hard soaps．They even had soaps which were used for shaving（刮胡子）．
Soap became people's f（85） in the late 1900s．Advertising in Europe and the US helped people understand the connection between cleanliness and good health．Now．Soap is something we wouldn't want to live without．
The Silk Road is the name of different roads that long ago connected Europe，Africa and Asia．People reached these different places along these roads．Scientists believe people began to travel the Silk Road about 3000 years ago．By the time the Chinese silk trade became important in the world．The Silk Road covered almost 6500 kilometers．It went from Rome to China，which is from the West to the Far East．
Merchants travelled along the Silk Road to carry silk，of course．They also carried and traded other things like spices （香料），cloth，jewels and gold．
Along and around these ancient path（小路），have come many fascinating and mysterious stories．
It is said that Roman soldiers who lost a war travelled through central Asia．They decided to live somewhere near the ancient Chinese villages．Some of these Romans married local Chinese women and the legend of the blond﹣haired，blue﹣eyed tribes of China was started．
Some historians believe that the people of Kashmir were taken away from their country Israel．They were prisoners （俘虏） of war almost 2800 years ago．People say that these people travelled along the Silk Road．They kept their Jewish way of life for a long time．
During its busiest period，the Silk Road allowed people from many different cultures and countries to meet each other and mix．The Silk Road allowed the sharing of valuable things and new ideas．It included people and trading goods from different areas．All these peoples travelled the Silk Road．And they shared goods，stories，languages，and cultures．
In modern times，the old Silk Road routes（路线） are still used，but now they are crossed by trains instead of camels and horses．There is even silk route museum in Jiuquan in China．It has over 35，000 objects from all along the Silk Road．In this way，China protects the history of many countries and peoples．
66．It is clear that ．
A．the Silk Road was divided into Europe，Africa and Asia
B．Roman soldiers would like to travel along the Silk Road
C．people could travel to different countries along the Silk Road
D．people shared only silk on the Silk Road
67．The underlined word "Merchants" in the passage probably means ．
A．foreigners
B．businessmen
C．soldiers
D．prisoners
68．According to the passage， ．
A．the Silk Road began with the wars
B．the Silk Road covered almost 6500 kilometers in China
C．people began to travel the Silk Road about 3000 years ago
D．people from Israel were not included among people on the Silk Road
69．The old Silk Road routes are still used because ．
A．there are many old stories about them
B．the historians and scientists think highly of them
C．China will make good use of the Silk Road again
D．people can keep on traveling and trading along them
70．The best title for the passage can be ．
A．Stories along the Silk Road
B．Silk Route Museum
C．Trade for Silk
D．The West and the Far East．
One morning while Officer Vogel was on his coffee break in a restaurant，a man ran in a yelled．"Officer! A little kid is driving a car down the street!"
He ran out at once and saw a car going slowly﹣﹣about 25 miles an hour﹣﹣but it wasn't going very straight．
He jumped into his police car and followed it．When the car was stopped，Officer Vogel looked inside．The driver was a little boy．His name was Rocco Morabiro and was 5．In the back seat was his two﹣year﹣old sister．Both children wen crying．
"I want my mummy!" the boy cried．"But she can't get here．I have the car．"Then he had an idea．"Just a minute．"He told Officer Vogel．"I can drive．I'll go to get her．"
"No!" Officer Vogel said．"You stay with me!" Then he drove them to the police station and he called their mother．They had many questions for Rocco．The first question was："Where did you get the car keys？"
Rocco said．"From the top of the refrigerator．"At seven that morning Rocoo's father was work and his mother was sleeping，Rocco saw the keys on top of the refrigerator．He climbed on a chair，and took the keys．
Rocco got into the car and started the engine （引擎）．When Rocco's sister heard the engine she ran to the car and cried．She wanted to go with him．
It was 7 a．m．﹣﹣﹣rush hour﹣﹣﹣so there was much traffic．Rocco drove one mile in heavy traffic．Then Officer Vogel stopped him．
Newspapers and TV stations heard about Rocco，and a lot of reporters went to his house．A reporter asked Rocco，"What do you want to be when you grow up？"
"A truck driver，"he said，smiling．
（1）Rocco's car was not going straight because of ．
A．the heavy traffic
B．his little sister
C．his driving skills
D．officer Vogel
（2）The little sister's going with Rocco showed that ．
A．she was afraid she would have no one to play with
B．she didn't want to wake her mother up
C．she wanted to look for her father
D．she wanted to drive the car too
（3）The officer asked Rocco to stay with him in order that ．
A．other cars would go much faster
B．he would drive them home
C．Rocco would not cause any accident
D．Rocco's sister would not feel alone
（4）Rocco and his sister were taken to the police station to ．
A．have a good breakfast
B．learn some traffic rules
C．answer the policeman's questions
D．wail for their mother and deal with the matter
（5）According to the reporters．Rocco's driving was ．
A．unbelievable
B．disappointing
C．reasonable
D．dangerous．
（1）We may get the advertisement above •
A．on television
B．in kid's'cartoons
C．in the Go Wild newspaper
D．in Primary times
（2）In the material，"Peckish"on the bag most probably refers to ．
A．a garden bird food
B．a kind of bird
C．a bird program
D．a bird website
（3）The activities have something to do with ．
A．a free tour of Bird World
B．a fab family prize
C．tickets to the Westland
D．fun﹣filled schooling
（4）The advertisement offers information mainly to ．
A．teachers
B．small kids
C．parents
D．gardeners
（5）From the material．we can learn that ．
A．the kids have to feed the birds in the Westland
B．the activities last from October 25 to November 2
C．the kids are not allowed to tum on their screens in October
D．a free child's tour of St James'Park is not included in the prize．
How to Sell a Product Successfully
After a lot of hard work，you finally have your product．But that's only half the battle．Now you have to get people to buy it．
Is your product easy to use？How can your product improve people's lives？（51） Remember，you need to make your product stand out．So tell people what is special about it．How can you do that？Here are a few suggestions．
Create and ad．First，study your customers' eggs，interests and other information．Second，choose a type of ad﹣﹣﹣TV，bus，magazine，newspaper or Internet．Third，decide what your ad will tell people about your product．（52） Go to trade shows and present your product．（53） They can experience your product，enjoy it and even come to love it．
Push your product using samples（样品） and good deals．People get to know the advantages of your product after they experience using it．（54） These suggestions can make your product really shine．（55） With a good quality product and excellent advertising，you will surely succeed．
A．Find ways to catch their eye． B．Why should people buy YOUR product？ C．However，good quality （质量） is the most important thing． D．Offering samples and deals will get you more customers． E．People coming to trade show already have an interest in similar products． |
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