A. It will relay the first pictures of the moon in late Dec. B. It will fly all around the earth before it around the moon.
C. The lunar orbiter project was not approved until the beginning of 2004. D. It will carry out scientific exploration of the moon for one year or two. 59. The purpose of the passage is __________.
A. to introduce China’s first moon obiter, Chang'e-1.
B. to inform people of China’s rapid development of space technology. C. to tell people how Chang'e-1 came into being.
D. to show the bright future of China’s lunar orbiter project.
B
When I was 11 years old and living under the Israeli occupation, I took a chance and after curfew (宵禁) I ran to visit my grandmother who lived two blocks away from us. On the road, I had to hide under a truck to avoid soldiers coming my way. For 20 minutes I lay there in utter fear watching their boots walk back and forth in front of the truck. My heart was pounding so fast and loud that I was afraid one of the soldiers would hear it and I would be killed instantly.
To calm myself, I started begging God to take mercy on me and save me from these men and their guns. I remembered the words of my mother after Israeli soldiers beat my father. She told us to put our fear and anger aside and pray for the poor soldiers, who were also afraid because they were away from their homes in Israel.
I began to feel bad for the soldiers. I wondered: Where do they sleep and are they afraid of little children like me? What kind of food do they eat? Do they have big or small families? My fear eased a bit as I pictured the soldiers as people I knew. Although my 20 minutes under the truck seemed like an eternity, I believe that shedding my fear literally saved my life.
Thirty-six years later I look around and see another kind of devastation created by fear. After Sept. 11, the Arab and Muslim community segregated themselves because of the level of suspicion directed at them from others. Fear of association because of ethnicity led many to retreat within themselves and their community. They stopped socializing with non-Arab/Muslim colleagues and neighbors. Once again, we allow differences to separate us because of fear.
I believe it is fear we should be fighting not the \tribe; that kinship supersedes our differences. We are all soldiers patrolling the road, and we're all little children hiding under the truck.
60. The underlined word “chance” can be best replaced by _________.
A. fortune B. opportunity C. risk D. possibility 61. The author’s heart was pounding so fast and loud mainly because________. A. she was excited, for she could visit my grandmother soon. B. soldiers were coming her way back and forth in front of the truck.. C. she was afraid of being found and killed by Israeli solders. D. she was living under Israeli occupation and just after curfew. 62. Why did Mother tell the author to pray for the solders?
A. Because she wanted to calm her daughter down .
B. Because she wanted to beg God to take mercy on her daughter. C. Because pray can help her put fear and anger aside.
D. Because they were also afraid for being away from home in Israel.
63. In this passage, the author wants to__________.
A. tell us some interesting stories in her life. B. give us a lesson that fear is our enemy, not the other. C. tell us that we all belong to human tribe. D. tell us that fear is nature of human beings. C
Enter a typical high school, and the first thing you see is the front office， where the principal dwells and grades are stored. The front office also reinforces familiar hierarchy: principal at the top, teachers in the middle, kids on the bottom, sitting with hands folded at their desks.
Now, imagine a school where the organizational structure is completely flat. At the New Country School in Henderson, Minn., there is no front office. Visitors are immediately embraced by an airy atrium that is the centerpiece of this one-room schoolhouse. And all around the room, 124 students sit at desks — real office desks — working at their own personal computers on their own projects.
When Dee Thomas and her colleagues got together 15 years ago to design a new high school, they knew there was one thing that had to go: The bell. \and say, 'OK, for the first 45 minutes of my job, I'm going to do the math part.' And then a buzzer goes off, and you do the social history part of your job. You don't do that,\
There are no teachers at New Country. Every few weeks, students must present projects they've been working on to the rest of the school community. To prepare for their presentations, they gather at tables in the middle of the school atrium and present their work to their \
Kids at New Country test better than their peers on the state tests and on the pre-college ACT. The school sends 90 percent of its graduates to college. But that doesn't tell the whole story. New Country struggles to keep its seniors from leaving. The school's senior project is demanding — 300 hours of work.
But for some students, New Country offers a rare alternative, a choice they can't find anywhere else. And the school is constantly visited by educators from around the world looking for new ideas. That's the foundation of efforts to reform American high schools today — that there's a need to experiment with an institution that is failing millions of students
64. The author mentioned the typical high school in the 1 paragraph ___________. A. to tell us what the typical high school is like in USA.
B. to present a sharp contrast with the experimental school, New Country. C. to introduce the topic, New Country, of the passage. D. to call on students to register in the typical high school
65. The following statements about New Country are all true except________.
A. New Country students sit in an open environment that looks a lot like a typical office. B. Students consult with \
C. No bells in New Country, students choose how to spend their time.
D. No traditional classes, students work on projects they select themselves.
66. Compared with typical high school, New Country is well received for its_________.
A. high test scores B. alternative C. comfortable conditions D. teaching methods 67. The passage mainly tells us __________.
A. experimental school gets rid of classes and teachers.
B. typical high school and experimental School. C. new schools in future in America.
D. education reform in America.
D
The Cave Crawler mining robot
Why do human beings still risk their lives under ground and doing one of the dirtiest and most dangerous jobs in the world? It's an increasingly urgent question, given the recent high-profile（引人注目的）mining accidents in Sago, W. Va., and Huntington, Utah. A small group of engineers and robotics experts envision(展望) a day in the not-too-distant future when robots and other technology do most of the dangerous mining work.
One of the first mining robots was developed five years ago at Carnegie-Mellon University's Robotics Institute. It was called Groundhog and it looked like a golf cart. It used lasers to \dark tunnels and map abandoned mines — some of the most dangerous work in the business.
The latest prototype is called Cave Crawler. It's a bit smaller than Groundhog, and even more advanced. It can take photos and video and has sensors mounted that can detect the presence of dangerous gases. Incredibly, the robot has a real sense of logic. If it comes across an obstacle it gets momentarily confused, it has to think through the process and where to go next, and sometimes it throws a fit just like a real person. The biggest obstacle, though, is cost. The original research project was federally funded, but that money has dried up, and it's not clear where future funding will come from. Partly for that reason, and partly because of advances in safety, mining is not nearly as dangerous as it was in the past. Since 1990, fatalities have declined by 67 percent, and injuries by 51 percent, according to the National Mining Association.
Some experts predict that robots in mines will serve much of the same function that they do in the automotive industry. The robots do the most repetitive and dangerous jobs, but don't eliminate the need for human workers.
68. The phrase “throw a fit ”in 3rd paragraph probably means_________.
A. get angry B. get shocked C. become excited D. become cheerful 69. The latest robot is more advanced than Groundhog mainly because_______
A. It can map abandoned mines. B. It's a bit smaller than Groundhog
C. It can see in the dark tunnel. D. The robot has a real sense of logic 70. We can infer from the last paragraph that__________ A. the mine robots will have a very bright future.
B. robots in mines will serve much in the automotive industry. C. there will be no need for human workers in mines D. robots in mines have a long way to go.
71. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage? A. High-profile mining accidents in America B. Could robots replace humans in mines?
C. The development of robot D. Cave Crawler, the latest robot
E
Latest research shows that yawning helps in keeping the brain cool, which is quite different from the popular belief that yawning promotes sleep and is a sign of tiredness.
Yawning involves opening the mouth while taking a long, deep breath of air. It is commonly believed that people yawn as a result of being sleepy or tired because they need oxygen. However, researchers at the University of Albany in New York said their experiments on 44 students showed that drawing in air helps cool the brain and helps it work more effectively. They said that their experiments showed that raising or lowering oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the blood did not produce that reaction.
Study participants were shown videos of people laughing and yawning, and researchers counted how many times the volunteers responded to their own “contagious(传染性的) yawns,” reported the online edition of BBC News. The researchers found that those who breathed through the nose rather than the mouth were less likely to yawn when watching a video of other people yawning. This was because the blood vessels（脉管）in the nasal cavity sent cool blood to the brain.
The same effect was found among those who held a cool pack to their forehead, whereas those who held a warm or room-temperature pack yawned while watching the video.
“Since yawning occurs when brain temperature rises, sending cool blood to the brain serves to maintain the best levels of mental efficiency,” the authors wrote in the journal Evolutionary Psychology.
72. According to the new study, people yawn when ____. A. they are sleepy or tired B. they need more oxygen
C. their brain temperature rises D. oxygen levels in the blood is lowered
73. Which of the following statements about the new study is NOT true? A. Yawning can promote sleep.
B. The study was carried out by researchers at the University of Albany. C. Yawning can making our brain work more efficiently. D. Yawning can maintain the best levels of mental efficiency.
74. The underlined phrase “the volunteers ”probably refers to ____. A. study participants B. people laughing and yawning
C. researchers D. videos
75. In which section of a newspaper can you read this passage? ____. A. Science and technology B. Health C. Entertainment D. Culture.
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1．用钢笔或圆珠笔直接答在试卷上。 2．答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。 第四部分：写作（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） Dear Stella,
I was very glad to receive your email at Sept. 18th, 2008. At your request, 1. _________ I'll tell something about my school lives. This year, I'm in Senior 3 and I have 2. _________ six subjects to learn everyday. School hours usually begin at 6:10 a.m. and 3. _________ end at 6:00 p.m. But time is precious, I try to do some sports or do some 4. _________ reading after class. In my opinion, \ 5. _________ that is the way to be cheerful and happy. Only in this way can we guarantee 6. _________ the efficiency of our learning. On other hand, it is time that our government 7. ________ thinks about our education reform to make sure every student learns happily 8. _________ and efficiently at school. I'll appreciate if you can tell me something about your 9. ________ school life as well. I'm looking forward to hear from your email. Best wishes. 10. _______
Yours ever, Li Hua.
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央视[时空调查]栏目针对目前我国现行的高考填报志愿的三种形式作了一个网上调查，调查的结果如下。你作为一名即将参加2008年高考的一名考生，请你简要的描述调查的结果，并谈一谈你此事的看法并说明你的理由。
注意：1. 120字左右，文章的开头已为你写好。 2. 可以适当添加内容。
According to a survey carried out by Horizon Research, Chinese senior high school students have different opinions on when to choose their majors or universities
