As space science develops, man has learned more and more about space. Space is not only amazing but also dangerous. While working in space, spacemen are facing danger as well as success.
Scientists have found out that the radiation（辐射）is the greatest danger to spacemen in space. When spacemen are working in space, they are in danger of the radiation from the sun and other stars, which is bad for their health. The harm of the radiation won’t be found until their children even grandchildren are born. Some special medicine may work a little, but no really effective medicine has been found so far.
Space rubbish is also thought to be a great danger to spacemen. It’s reported that there were 9,000 man-made things flying in space. About 30% of these are satellites, 10% are spaceships, and the rest are space rubbish. An explosion（爆炸）in space in 1999 made a cloud of 300,000 fragments, each at least 4mm in size. A small piece of these even knocked a spaceship window and caused some damage(损坏).
Scientists are watching and reporting any possible danger all the time. They are working to deal with space rubbish. Although space is really dangerous, it interests many people on the earth. In the near future, it may become possible for people to spend a few days in a space hotel. We may even choose to leave the earth and live in space in a few years. So we should do something to help improve the space environment.. The writer mainly wants to tell his readers that the space is full of _____.
| A．rubbish | B．danger |
| C．satellites | D．radiation |
. How much does space rubbish take up of all the man-made flying objects?
| A．30% | B．40% | C．50% | D．60% |
Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
| A．Some children have been born in space. |
| B．People are not supposed to live in space. |
| C．Some people are eager to have a space trip. |
| D．No one is dealing with space rubbish now. |
. The underlined word “fragments” in the third paragraph probably means _____.
| A．broken pieces | B．flying dust |
| C．dangerous gases | D．space radiation |
. What is the main purpose（目的）for writing the passage?
| A．To ask people not to pollute the space environment. |
| B．To develop people’s interests in space travel in the future. |
| C．To tell readers what scientists are doing about space rubbish. |
| D．To tell people that space is dangerous and what the dangers are. |
There is a one-day holiday in most western countries on New Year’s Day. The real celebration begins on New Year’s Eve-the night before New Year’s Day. There are several interesting customs（习惯）in the west, and there are many differences in different countries.
Though Christmas is a good time for families to get together, New Year’s Day is a time for some western people to be with friends. On New Year’s Day, there are always parties. At such parties, there is food, drinks and dances until New Year comes
At midnight, people often say “Happy New Year! ”to each other. In many western countries, fireworks are let off at midnight and some people like to shout aloud to drive away evil spirits.People begin to have great celebrations for the New Year on___________.
| A．New Year’s Day | B．the night before New Year’s Eve |
| C．the night of New Year’s Day | D．New Year’s Eve |
In the west, ___________on New Year’s Day.
| A．friends always get together |
| B．friends write to each other |
| C．people can have a week’s holiday |
| D．people go from one country to another |
On New Year’s Eve, western people don’t often____________.
| A．say “Happy New Year” to each other |
| B．let off fireworks |
| C．sing a Scottish song |
| D．shout aloud to drive away evil spirits |
This passage mainly（主要）tells us___________.
| A．western people drink together on New Year’s Day |
| B．how western people celebrate their New Year’s Day |
| C．what western people eat on New Year’s Day |
| D．western people have a good time on New Year’s Day |
Live Music——Late Night Jazz
Enjoy real American from Herbie Davis, the famous trumper（小号）player.
| Place: The Jazz Club Dates: June 15-23 Price: $100-150 Time: 10p.m.till late Tel: 4668736 |
Scottish Dancing
Scottish dancing is nice and easy to learn. The wonderful dance from Britain will be shown.
| Place: Jack stein’s Dates: May10-20 Price: $150 Time: 7-10p.m. Tel: 4021877 |
Shown——Anhui Museum
There are 12,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole Chinese history.
| Place: Anhui Museum Dates: 1 March-30 June Price: $60（$30 for students） Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m-8 p.m Weekends 9 a.m-9 p.m Tel: 4886888 |
If you want to watch dancing, you can call__________________.
| A．4668769 | B．4021877 | C．4886888 | D．4686788 |
You can see the whole Chinese history at ____________________ in April in Anhui Museum.
| A．3.p.m.every day | B．9 p.m.from Monday to Friday |
| C．7 a.m. at the weekend | D．9 p.m.every day |
You can enjoy _________________ at Jack Stein’s.
| A．American jazz | B．Scottish dancing |
| C．12,000 pieces on show | D．A, B and C |
You have $70, and you can_____________________.
| A．listen to American Jazz |
| B．watch Scottish dancing |
| C．go to Anhui Museum to see Chinese history |
| D．watch magic shows in Anhui Museum |
Many cities around the world today are heavily polluted. Products (产品) arc not produced in a "green" way and people haven’t realized the importance of buying and using environmentally-friendly products. These lead to the pollution problem. One result is that millions of tons of waste like glass, paper and plastics is produced (生产). The waste problem is difficult to deal with.
However, today, more and more people are choosing “green” and expecting that the products they buy should be safe for the environment. Before they buy a product, they ask questions like these: “Will this soap be bad for the environment” “Can this metal container be reused or can it only be used once?”
Over 20,000 people took part in a web survey (调查) on buying environmentally-friendly products. Among them, 8129 people say that they now consider the environmental safety of a product before they buy it. That is to say, companies must change the way they make and sell their products to make sure that the products are “green”.
A few years ago, it was impossible to find green products in supermarkets, but now there are hundreds. Some supermarket products carry labels to show that they are green. Some companies have made the clean and safe products their main selling point in advertisements.
The growing need for a safer and cleaner environment is making companies rethink how they do business. The public will no longer accept the old idea of “buy it, use it, throw it away, and forget it”. As a result, the companies have to take action.Is it easy to deal with the waste problem?
What do more and more people consider before they buy products?
In the survey, how many people prefer green products in the supermarket now?
Is it possible or impossible to get green products in the supermarket now?
Why do the companies have to rethink how to do business and take action?
was born in Brussels, on June 25th, 1928. His real name was Pierre Culliford. At first, he almost became a dentist’s assistant. Luckily, he got a job in a cartoon studio. There he met and worked with some of Europe’s most famous comic book artists such as Franquin and Morris. Unfortunately the studio closed down and Peyo decided to become a full-time comic artist. He found himself a pen name from his childhood nickname ‘Pe- yot’.
Peyo became successful as a comic (连环画) artist. He decided to draw what he really loved,
stories based in the Middle Ages. He created the character Johan and drew some Johan strips (漫画) for the Belgian daily newspaper ‘Le Soir’ and then for ‘Spirou’ magazine. Johan soon became a huge success and one of the magazine’s main characters. 
For Johan’s ninth book of adventures, Peyo needed a group of imps (小精灵) to build a magic flute. At a meal with his friend Andre Franquin. he asked Franquin to pass him the salt. But he couldn’t remember the word so he said, “Pass me the … um… the smurf!”. Franquin handed it over and answered, “Here’s the smurf. Onee you’ve smurfed with it you can smurf it back to me!” And so the name and language of the little imps were invented. The readers soon fell in love with these little smurfs, who love having fun, live in mushroom-shaped houses and speak a strange and wonderful language.
The Smurfs films were first seen on Belgian television and then in France and the Netherlands. In 1981. The Smurfs was on the American NBC TV Channel for the first time, but the success didn’t stop there. The success of the Smurfs became planetary in the 80’s because of the cartoons. There are few regions left where people don’t know smurfs, but their name changes in every county; the Smurfs, die Schlümpfe, Los Pitufos, I Puffi. de Smurfen, les Schtroumpfs… and 蓝精灵 in Chinese.
In August 2011, the Smurfs make their return to the big screen again, this time in 3D! Peyo left us on December 24, 1992, but the Smurfs have continued their many adventures and are today looking forward to a bright and even more exciting future.Peyo’s real name was .
| A．Pierre | B．Franquin |
| C．Morris | D．Johan |
Peyo tried many different jobs except .
| A．as a dentist’s assistant | B．the one in a cartoon studio |
| C．as a full-time comic artist | D．as a newsagent |
The Smurfs .
| A．are a group of blue imps from Peyo’s book |
| B．are serious and hate having fun |
| C．soon became one of the ‘Spirou’ magazine’s main characters |
| D．will be in the movie on December 24th, 2011 |
The last paragraph tells us .
| A．The Smurfs have come back to their big screen home. |
| B．Peyo has left for another country. |
| C．The Smurfs’ story stops after Peyo left us. |
| D．There might be more works about Smurfs in the future. |
Climate is the average weather usually taken over a 30-year time period for a particular region and time period. Climate is not the same as weather, but rather, it is the average pattern of weather for a particular region. Weather describes the short-term state of the atmosphere (大气).
The climate is changing. Many agreed that climate change may be one of the greatest threats (威胁) facing the planet. Recent years show increasing temperatures in various regions, and/or increasing extremities (极端性) in weather patterns.
Is the Earth getting warmer? Yes! The Earth has warmed by about 1°F over the past 100 years. But why? Well, scientists are not exactly sure. The Earth could be getting warmer on its own, but many of the world’s leading climate scientists think that things people do are helping to make the Earth warmer.
Global Warming may be a big problem, but can you make a difference? Yes! There are several little things you can do to make a difference. Try carpooling. This will help reduce the amount of fossil fuels going into the atmosphere. Whenever you use electricity, you help put greenhouse gases into the air. Turn off lights, the television, and the computer when you are through with them. Also, planting trees is fun and a great way to reduce greenhouse gases. Trees absorb carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, from the air. Finally, don’t forget about recycling.Climate is weather.
| A．the same as | B．different from |
| C．a kind of | D．part of |
The Earth has warmed by about 1°F over the past 100 years .
| A．only because of human activities |
| B．but scientists are not exactly sure of the reasons. |
| C．and we can do nothing to it. |
| D．and it’s getting warmer on its own |
Global Warming may be a big problem, but we can do the following things to make a difference except .
| A．carpooling | B．saving electricity |
| C．cutting down more trees | D．recycling |
What can be the best title of the article?
| A．Climate and weather. |
| B．Weather and climate changing. |
| C．Climate changing and global warming. |
| D．Weather and global warming. |
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