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. |
I am an American student. My name is Vicky King. I have a big family. I have two brothers. They and I are in the same school. My grandma and grandpa live with us. They are my father’s parents.
My father is from England, but my mother’s hometown is at the foot of the Great Wall of China. My brothers and I were all born in New York. Because my father works in a school in New York. He teaches English.
People often ask us, “What do you like eating?” It is not easy to answer this question! Well, let me tell you.
My grandpa has been to India, so he likes Indian food. My father likes hot dogs, potato chips and hamburgers. My mother likes rice, noodles and dumplings. She often does very nice Chinese food for us. So my brothers and I like Chinese food a lot but English food a little. We don’t like Indian food at all.This is a family of_________ .
| A．three | B．five | C．six | D．seven |
Her father is __________.
| A．from England | B．from China |
| C．from India | D．from America |
Her mother likes Chinese food because she_________.
| A．has been to China |
| B．is from China |
| C．can do Chinese food |
| D．knows her children like it |
The three children like___________ food very much.
| A．Chinese | B．English |
| C．Indian | D．American |
May has just moved to Sunshine Town. Read the map below and help her find the way.
The museum is ______.
| A．between the bookshop and the library |
| B．beside the pet shop |
| C．next to the hospital |
| D．on York Street |
If she wants to see a doctor, she can go to the hospital on ______.
| A．Hill Street | B．Adam Street |
| C．York Street | D．King Street |
The nearest place for the students at school to buy stationery is ______.
| A．the shopping mall | B．the shoe shop |
| C．the post office | D．the supermarket |
The park, a nice place in the town, is ______.
| A．south of the cinema |
| B．north of the library |
| C．south-west of the museum |
| D．north-east of the post office |
What we do and don’t do in our free time
| |
Li Huimin |
Wang Junfeng |
Chen Qiang |
| Watch TV |
√ |
√ |
√ |
| Meet friends |
√ |
√ |
× |
| Cook food |
√ |
× |
× |
| Go fishing |
× |
√ |
√ |
| Play computer games |
× |
√ |
√ |
根据表格内容，选择正确答案。 Li Huimin, Wan Junfeng and Chen Qiang all _____ in their free time.
| A．watch TV | B．meet friends |
| C．cook food | D．play games |
Chen Qiang doesn’t _____.
| A．meet friends | B．cook food |
| C．watch TV | D．A and B |
Li Huimin and Wang Junfeng _____ in their free time, but Chen Qiang doesn’t.
| A．go fishing | B．watch TV |
| C．meet friends | D．play computer games |
Wang Junfeng does many things in his free time EXCEPT(除了) _____.
| A．watching TV | B．cooking food |
| C．going fishing | D．playing computer games |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Li Huimin and Wang Junfeng doesn’t play computer games. |
| B．Chen Qiang cooks food. |
| C．Wang Junfeng goes fishing. |
| D．Chen Qiang and Wang Junfeng meet friends. |
Mrs. King is an American doctor. She is now in China. She works in a children’s hospital（儿童医院）in Beijing. She is also learning Chinese medicine (中医) there. She likes Chinese medicine very much. She loves working for children. She works hard in the day and reads English books on (关于) Chinese medicine at night. She learns Chinese from the Chinese doctors and her Chinese friends. Now she can speak some Chinese. She can read some Chinese books, too.
Her husband Mr. King is a teacher. He teaches English in a junior high school in Beijing. He works hard, too. He works from Monday to Friday. He teaches three classes every day. Sometimes, on Saturdays and Sundays, he teaches other English classes. He wants to make more money (挣更多钱).
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。. Mrs. King works in a _____.
| A．shop | B．junior high school in Beijing |
| C．hospital in Beijing | D．hospital in America |
. Both of the Kings _____.
| A．live in America | B．live in Shanghai |
| C．work hard | D．work every day |
Mr. King works _____.
| A．in a junior high school in Beijing |
| B．in a children’s hospital in Beijing |
| C．in a junior high school in America |
| D．in a children’s hospital in America |
. Mrs. King learns Chinese from _____.
| A．her teacher |
| B．the books |
| C．the doctors |
| D．the Chinese doctors and her Chinese friends |
Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
| A．Mrs. King can speak English and Chinese. |
| B．Mrs. King doesn’t know anything about Chinese medicine. |
| C．Mrs. King is from America. |
| D．Mr. King sometimes teaches other English classes on weekends. |
In junior high school in America, kids study English, writing, math, science, biology, music and art.
At 12 o’clock, the students eat lunch at school. They have meat, vegetables, fruit, bread and a drink, but they like hot dogs and hamburgers best. American kids like sugar (糖), and after the meal they can have a small piece of cake.
Students sleep (睡觉) for a short time after lunch. They begin classes at 1:30 in the afternoon. They go to school on weekdays and have classes for six hours every day and then return home.
Parents let their kids play or watch TV until dinner at 6:00 p. m. After dinner, they do their homework. Sometimes kids and their parents have a family activity after dinner.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。. What do the students like best for lunch at school?
| A．Meat and fruit. | B．Hot dogs and hamburgers. |
| C．Hot dogs and sugar. | D．Bread and hamburgers. |
In America, students go to school __________ days a week.
| A．4 | B．5 | C．6 | D．7 |
The American kids usually have dinner_____ in the evening.
| A．at five o’clock | B．at six thirty |
| C．at six o’clock | D．at five thirty |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．American students like hot dogs and hamburgers best. |
| B．After lunch students sleep for a short time. |
| C．The classes begin at 2:00 p. m. |
| D．Sometimes students have a family activity with their parents. |
The best title（标题）for the passage (短文) is ______.
| A．Favorite food | B．Junior high school |
| C．Outdoor activities | D．School life in America |
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