29、Eating in space is different from eating on the earth．The food that astronauts carry with them does not look like the food you eat．Some food is carried in closed bags．It is cooked and frozen before the astronauts get it．All the water is removed（分離開(kāi)）from the food．In the spaceship，the astronaut puts the water back．He “shoots” hot or cold water into the food bag with a special gun．He eats the food that come in bite sizes．The astronauts puts a whole piece in his mouth at once．There can be no crumbs（碎屑）．Crumbs would float around the spaceship and get in the way．Meat and cake often come in bite sized pieces．

Astronauts cannot drink water from open cups．The water would float in drops in the air．The water is put in the special gun．The astronaut shoots the water into his mouth．

1．Astronauts put          that they carry with them in close bag．

A．the clothes           B．some flowers          C．the food                 D．some stones

2．The passage doesn't say this，but from what we have read，we can tall that          ．

A．a(chǎn)stronauts cannot eat anything in spaceship

B．a(chǎn)stronauts cannot drink water in spaceship

C．a(chǎn)stronauts cannot drink water in the usual way in a spaceship

D．a(chǎn)stronauts must learn many new and different things

3．In the spaceship，astronauts put the water          ．

A．in a bottle             B．in some bags           C．back                       D．front

4．--How do the astronauts drink the water?

       --          ．

A．They shoot the water into their mouth with a special gun

B．They drink the water with a usual cup

C．They drink the water from an open cup

D．They often drink the water with their hands

5．The main idea of the passage is that          ．

A．a(chǎn)stronauts eat less food in space than on the earth

B．a(chǎn)stronauts get hungrier and thirstier in space than on the earth

C．eating and drinking in space is different from that on the earth

D．there is no enough food and water for astronauts

28、Mobile phones have become a problem for middle schools．Some middle schools in Australia have banned（禁止）students from carrying mobile phones during school hours．

Mobile phone used among children has become a problem for middle schools this year．Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, and more students will want them．

Mary Bluett，an official，said mobile phone use is a distraction（分心的事）to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms．Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams．She said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones at school．Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn't get in touch with their children．

Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school，but if there was a good reason，they could leave their phones at school offices．They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school．they were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies．

Many people said that they understood why parents would want their children to have mobile phones，but they thought schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones．

1．Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones______．

A．because they are students                        B．when they are free

C．when they are at school                         D．because they are children

2．We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from ________．

A．the makers and sellers                           B．the passers-by and strangers

C．their parents and friends                        D．some mobile phone users

3．What does the underlined word “cheat” mean in the passage?

A．聊天               B．核對(duì)                 C．查詢              D．作弊

4．Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn't __________ during school hours．

A．use their mobile phones

B．leave their mobile phones at school offices

C．help the teachers with their work

D．get in touch with their children

5．The passage tells us that ________________．

A．students shouldn't have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons．

B．it is impossible to ban students from using mobile phones at school

C．some parents felt unhappy because they couldn't teach their children at school

D parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours

25、What does the sign（標(biāo)志）say?

1．What time does the University park open in March?

A．At 6：00 am．    B．At 6：30 am．        C．At 8：00 am．        D．At 8：30 am．

2．Which sign tells you not to smoke?

A．Sign 2．              B．Sign 4．                 C．Sign 6．                 D．Sign 8．

3．Where can you see Sign 9?

A．On the playground．                                   B．At the school library．

C．Near the swimming pool．                          D．In the computer room．

24、

Do you want to live a happier，less stressful（有壓力的）life? Try laughing for no reason at all．That's how thousands of people start their day at Laughter Clubs around the world—and many doctors now think that having a good laugh might be one of the best ways to stay healthy．

The first Laughter club was started in Mumbai，India，in 1995 by Dr Madan Kataria．“Young children laugh about 300 times a day．Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day．” says Dr Kataria．“Everyone’s naturally good at laughing—it’s the universal language．We want people to feel happy with their lives．” There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1,300 worldwide．

Many doctors are also interested in the effects（效果）of laughter on our health．According to a 5-year study at the UCLA School of Medicine in California，with laughing there is less stress in the body．Laughter improves our health against illness by about 40%．

So，what happens at a Laughter Club? I went along to my nearest club in South London to find out．I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class，to be honest—I wasn't interested in laughing with a group of the strangers，and I was worried about looking stupid．Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands and say “ho ho ho，ha ha ha，” while looking at each other．However，our bodies can't tell the difference between fake laughter and real laughter，so they still produce the same healthy effects．

Surprisingly，it works! After ten minutes everybody in the room was laughing for real—and some people just couldn’t stop! At the end of the class I was surprised by how relaxed and comfortable I felt．So if you're under stress，then start laughing．You might be pleased with the results!

1．In which country was the first Laughter Club started?

A．Britain．              B．America．              C．Australia．           D．India．

2．How did the writer feel at the beginning of the class?

A．Surprised．          B．Pleased．                C．Nervous．              D．Stressful．

3．When did the people in the club begin to laugh for real?

A．After a few minutes．                                 B．After a few hours．

C．After a few seconds．                                D．After a few days．

4．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Fake laughter and real laughter are both good for health．

B．40% of the people in laughter Clubs are good friends．

C．Adults laugh more often than children in a day．

D．Laughing is the best way to prevent illness．

23、Each year Ben is glad when school is closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day．Ben knows that this day honors an important man，but Ben does not feel connected to him．However，the small-world theory （理論） connects Ben to Dr. King．Ben's mom （0） has a close friend，Amy（1）．Amy’s uncle，Mark（2），once met and spoke to John Carter（3），the son of President Jimmy Carter（4）．Jimmy Carter knew Dr. King （5）． In a way，Ben is only “five people away” from Martin Luther King Jr．

 The small-world theory says that everyone in the world is connected through a short chain （鏈條）of people they know．Another name of this chain is degrees of separation．Each degree is a step that separates a person from someone he or she does not know．There are zero degrees of separation between a person and the people he or she knows directly．This means that there are zero degrees between Ben and his mom．There is one degree of separation when just one person separates someone from a person he or she does not know．Ben knows his mom，but he hasn't met her close friend Amy．Therefore，Ben is one degree away from Amy．As the chain continues，Amy's uncle，Mark，is two degrees．John Carter is three degrees，and his father is four degrees．Dr. King is five degrees away from Ben．The theory says that there are no more than six degrees of separation between any two people in the world．

The small-world theory has a lot to do with math．The theory assumes（假定）that each person knows 100 people. Each one of those 100 people knows 50 different people．Each of those 50 people knows another 50 people，and so on．When someone continues the calculation to six degrees，it is like this：100 × 50 × 50 × 50 × 50 × 50 = 31.25 × 10⁹．This number is greater than 31 billion（a billion = a thousand million）．There are over 6 billion people in the world．These numbers show it is possible that six degrees of separation could include everyone in the world．

Does the small-world theory work? No one has ever proved it．Maybe the theory just invites people to think a little more about their places in the world. ．

1．Ben is two degrees away from                ．

A．Jimmy Carter          B．John Carter             C．Amy                       D．Mark

2．What is the meaning of "degrees of separation" in Paragraph 2?

A．The chain to connect people．                            B．The relations between people．

C．The steps of knowing strangers．                D．The separation between strangers．

3．What is the small-world theory mainly about?

A．How far Ben is away from Dr. King．          B．How many people one can get to know．

C．How people are connected in the world．     D．How the degrees of separation are set up．

4．We can learn from the article that                  ．

A．the small-world theory works

B．more research is needed to prove the theory

C．six degrees are needed to know the strangers

D．the writer's purpose is to help people find out their places

21、根據(jù)對(duì)話內(nèi)容，用方框中所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。

（At an English corner ）

A：Hello! I'm Peter．

B：Hello! I'm Liu Dong．Nice to meet you．

A：Nice to meet you，     1   ．

B：I'm from China．Where’re you from?

A：I'm from America．How many people are there in your     2   ?

B：There're   3   ．They're my grandpa，grandma，father，mother and I．

A：What do your parents   4   ?

B：My father's a teacher    5   my mother works in a bookstore．

A：Does your father     6    his job?

B：Sure．He likes teaching very much．What about your parents?

A：Both of them are    7   ．They have a big farm．

20、I'm going skating．Would you like to go with               ?

A．me               B．I           C．my                 D．mine