The park is far away from here indeed it’s about_______walk

A. three hour B. a three hour’s

C.a three-hours D.a three-hour

Is there intelligent (有智力的) life on other planets? For years, scientists said “no.” or “we don’t know.” But today this is changing. Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are astronomers(天文學(xué)家). They believe intelligent life exists (存在) somewhere in the universe. They also think we will soon contact (聯(lián)系)these beings(人；生物).

Why do Shostak and Barnett think intelligent life exists on other planets? The first reason is time. Scientists believe the universe is about 12 billion years old. “This is long enough for other planets to have intelligent life,” Shostak and Barnett said. The second reason is size—the universe is huge. “Tools like the Hubble Telescope(哈勃望遠(yuǎn)鏡) have shown that there are at least 100 billion galaxies,” says Shostak. “And our galaxy, the Milky Way, has at least 100 billion stars. Some planets going around these stars might be similar to Earth.”

In the past, it was hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe. But now, powerful telescopes(高倍望遠(yuǎn)鏡) allow scientists to discover smaller planets—the size of Mars or Earth—in other solar systems. These planets might have intelligent life.

Have beings from space already visited Earth? “Probably not,” says Shostak. “It’s a long way away. However, intelligent beings may contact us in other ways, such as radio signals(信號(hào)). In fact, they may be trying to communicate with us now, but we don’t have the right tools to receive their messages. However, this is changing. By 2025, we can communicate with other life forms in our universe and we might help each other.”

1.Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are _____.

A. astronomers B. farmers

C. singers D. drivers

2.What is the best title for Paragraph (段落)2?

A. The Age and Size of Earth

B. Our Galaxy: The Milky Way

C. Why Intelligent Life Might Exist

D. Earth: The Only Planet with Intelligent Life

3.Why was it hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe in the past?

A. There were not any smaller planets.

B. There were not any powerful telescopes.

C. The astronomers were not interested in them.

D. The Milky Way didn’t exist at that time.

4.Why haven’t beings from space visited us yet according to Shostak?

A. They’re afraid of us.

B. It’s a long way away.

C. They don’t want to see us.

D. They don’t know how to use radio signals.

5.What does the underlined phrase “l(fā)ife forms” in the last paragraph mean?

A. Messages B. Tools

C. Intelligent beings D. Radio signals

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容完成后面各項(xiàng)任務(wù)。

When Charlie got up last Sunday morning, he looked out of the window, and saw that the ground was covered with snow. On the side of the house, the snow was higher than Charlie. "We must have a path through this snow, "said his father. "I would make one if I had time. But I must be at the office early this morning. Do you think you could make the path, my son?" he asked little Charlie. "I? Why? The snow is higher than me! How could I ever cut a path through that snow?" "How? You can do it little by little. I hope you will try," said the father. Then his father left for his office.

Later, Charlie set to work. He threw up first one shovelful(一鏟), and then another; but it was slow work. "I don’t think I can do it, mother, "he said. "A shovelful is so little, and there is so much snow." "Little by little, Charlie," said his mother. "That snow fell flake(雪花) by flake, but you see how much it has made." "Yes, mother, I see," said Charlie. "If I throw it away little by little, it will soon be gone." So he worked on.When his father came home for dinner, he was pleased to see the fine path. The next day was Charlie’s birthday, the father gave little Charlie a pen, with yellow letters "Little by Little" on it.

1.What did Charlie find when he got up last Sunday morning? (no more than 10 words)

2. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced (替換) by the following one?

I don’t think it’s possible for me to make a path through the snow.

3.Did Charlie make the path through the snow at last?

4.把文中畫(huà)線(xiàn)處翻譯成中文。

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

The documentary Under the Dome by Chai Jing tells us to do ______ to stop ______ our environment.

A. something, polluting B. anything, to pollute

C. everything, to pollute D. nothing, polluting

—Driving less, walking more is good for our health.

—So I’d rather ______ an hour’s walk to work than consider ______ a car.

A. take, drive B. take, to drive

C. take, driving D. taking, driving

The new-designed car is on show now. I wonder ______.

A. how much it cost B. how much it costs

C. how much did it cost D. how much does it cost

Do you know Yao Beina?

Not only a popular singer was Yao Beina, but also she was an energetic and warm-hearted angel. She had her corneas (眼角膜) donated to two men who needed them, which helped them see the world clearly again.

Yao was born in a music family on Sept. 26, 1981 in Wuhan. Her father, Yao Feng, was the former chairman of the Shenzhen Association of Musicians and now serves as the vice chairman of Guangdong Association of Musicians. Under the influence of her family, she had taken up piano since the age of 4, and she sang her first song on the stage when she was 9 years old. Yao did quite well in singing, so she took part in the thirteenth Youth Singing Competition and won the first prize.

She became well-known to the public after making a series of songs for the hit TV drama “The Legend of Zhenhuan” in 2012, and the mandarin version (中文版本) of “Let It Go” from Disney’s “Frozen”. In July 2013, she competed in The Voice of China II and finally got the second place in Na Ying’s team. She had won a lot of music awards before she was famous.

Yao Beina was unfortunate to be diagnosed (診斷) with breast cancer (乳腺癌) and had a successful operation in 2011. Since then, she has fought against the disease for about four years while keeping singing, but sadly she failed. She originally thought of donating all of her organs (器官) to save others’ lives, but failed to do it because of her serious illness.

She’s gone, even though she had never stopped struggling with cancer. Heaven just got another beautiful angel, with her beautiful voice and kindness.

1.Yao Beina had her ______ donated to save others.

A. two corneas B. all organs C. heart D. kidney

2.Yao was born in a ______ family on Sept. 26, 1981 in Wuhan.

A. doctor B. farmer C. music D. worker

3.How old was Yao Beina when she started to sing for people?

A. Four. B. Nine. C. Thirteen. D. Thirty.

4.Which is TRUE about Yao Beina according to the passage?

A. She started to play the piano at the age of 5.

B. She had great voice and won a lot of awards in music.

C. She was a weak and selfish girl.

D. She won over the breast cancer in the end.

5. What’s the passage mainly about?

A. Yao Beina’s family.

B. Yao Beina’s disease.

C. Yao Beina’s teacher.

D. Yao Beina’s art achievements.

單詞拼寫(xiě)（共5小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分5分）

根據(jù)句意和首字母或漢語(yǔ)提示，將單詞的正確形式完整地寫(xiě)在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。

1.There is no ____________(懷疑) that Feicheng will develop into a modern city in the near future.

2.The TV program Super Brain（最強(qiáng)大腦）is so fantastic that it is well worth ____________ (觀(guān)看)．

3.The bad eating habit can i____________ the risk of cancer.

4.—Do you know how much a common Chinese family ____________(花費(fèi)) for education every year?

—Sorry, I’m not sure about it.

5.On the afternoon of May 12, 2015, another terrible earthquake h____________ in Nepal (尼泊爾).

Carnegie was born in 1888 to a poor farming family in the central United States．The boy didn't see a train he was 12 years old．In his teens，he had to get up at 3 am every day to milk the cows in his family．

When Carnegie first entered college，he felt because of his clothes and ordinary looks．His mother him: "Why not try to be better in other things instead of just dress and good looks?"．

Carnegie tried to be more active in college．He joined the debate（辯論） team．But one after another，he lost 12 meets．The young man was very in himself．He said later that he thought of killing himself after so many failures． soon Carnegie was seen practicing public speaking on the riverside．Because of his hard work，he at last． In 1906，Carnegie won a famous speech contest and became widely known．The young man made his own words come true，"Believe that you will succeed， you will．"

In order to his success，Carnegie opened schools and wrote books．His best-sellers include How to Win Friends，Influence People，How to Stop Worrying and Start Living．More than 50 million of his books have been printed in 38 languages．They are still helping people on the road to success．

1.A．when B．a(chǎn)s C．until D．while

2.A．hopeless B．tired C．happy D．useless

3.A．replied B．ordered C．protected D．encouraged

4.A．colleges B．looks C．families D．speeches

5.A．interested B．surprised C．disappointed D．excited

6.A．Although B．Then C．So D．But

7.A．succeeded B．failed C．graduated D．tried

8.A．or B．but C．a(chǎn)nd D．so

9.A．a(chǎn)chieve B．share C．realize D．show

10.A．schools B．ones C．stories D．copies

Water pollution happens when waste things from many areas are thrown into rivers，lakes and seas．

Agriculture

To get more food，farmers use large amounts of chemicals（化學(xué)制品）．When the chemicals are not completely used by the plants，they are washed away by the rainwater into rivers， lakes and seas， which pollute both surface water and underground water．

Factories and industries often release poisonous chemicals into seas，rivers or lakes，which is quite bad for Mother Nature．An example of industrial sea pollution happened in Japan in the 1950s．A local factory had poured waste water with mercury（水銀） into the Minamata Bay for 20 years．Tuna fish in the bay took in the mercury and people ate the tuna．Many children were born with birth deformities（畸形）．As a result，people lost their hearing and sight，and thousands of people died in the end．

Sea transportation

When ships transporting oil get damaged on the way，oil spillage（溢出） happens．One major disaster was the Exxon Valdez oil spill．An oil tanker sank off Alaska in1989 and leaked（泄漏） oil into the ocean．To save cost，some ships also poured unwanted oil from their engine rooms into the sea，thus polluting the oceans．

Home activities

If the waste from the washing of clothes and dishes are not treated and poured into the sea，they will do harm to the sea life． Some diseases may also spread．Sometimes，rubbish is dumped into the sea．

1.Farmers use large amounts of chemicals to____．

A．have more food B．release poison

C．save planting cost D．plant more crops

2.From the example in Paragraph 3，we learn that____．

A．eating tuna fish is sometimes a great danger

B．water pollution is a serious problem in Japan

C．factories and industries should be closed in Japan

D．water pollution can do great harm to people's health

3.The underlined word "release" probably means ____．

A．釋放 B．吸收 C．生產(chǎn) D．運(yùn)用

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A．Industrial water pollution

B．Agriculture water pollution

C．Reasons for water pollution

D．Ways to solve water pollution