Mabel Welton, 62, was in her living room when a piece of dark gray metal hit the roof of her house.
1 . Because her house in Hessle , UK lies under a flight path. However, after examining the piece,
the Royal Air Force( RAF) said that the metal was space junk that fell to Earth.
2 . "We heard this sound and went outside and saw this hole in the roof, " she said. " The metal
had broken two tiles and made a mess. "
Welton said that her granddaughter"s boyfriend Richard Sutcliffe had to＂ put on some oven gloves
to get it because it was so hot. "
The Weltons gave the metal to the police. 3 .
Last Thursday, the RAF said they learned that the metal was space rubbish. 4 .
A great number of pieces from more than 5,000 old satellites are now in space. Most pieces have
fallen to Earth without doing damage to people or houses.
A. And the police passed it to the RAF to examine
B. She thought the metal came from a plane
C. It could have been in space for over 10 years
D. Pieces from old satellites are dangerous
E. Welton told British newspaper what she saw | | 阅读理解 | Mr. King works in a shop and drives a car for the manager. He drives carefully and can keep calm in
time of danger. And he escaped from several accidents. The manager pays him more and the traffic policemen often speak highly of him.
Mr. Baker,one of his friends,works in a factory outside the city. It"s far from his house and he has to
go to work by bus. As the traffic is crowded in the morning, sometimes he"s late for the work. His manager warns the young man that he will be sent away unless he gets to his
office on time. He hopes to buy a car, but he hasn"t enough money. He decides to buy an old one. He went to the flea(眺蚤) market and at last he chose a beautiful but cheap car. He said he wanted to have a trial(试验) drive,the seller agreed. He called Mr King and asked him to help him.
Mr King examined the car at first and then drove it away. It was five in the morning and there were
few cars in the street. At first he drove slowly and it worked well. Then he drove fast. And when he
reached a crossing,the lights turned red. He tried to stop it,but he failed and nearly hit an old woman who was crossing the street. A policeman told him to stop,but the car went on until it hit a big tree by the road.
" Didn"t you hear me?" The policeman asked angrily.
"Yes,l did, sir," said Mr King, " Since it doesn"t listen to me,can it obey you?" | | 1. From this passage,we know Mr. King . | A. is a careless man and can"t obey the police
B. isn"t good at driving
C. is an excellent driver
D. has his own car | | 2. Mr King is paid more because he . | A. always drives very slowly
B. is not afraid of danger
C. had driven for years
D. drives very well | | 3. Mr Baker went to the flea market to . | A. buy a second-hand car
B. have a trial drive
C. choose a new car
D. sell his old car | | 34..Mr King tried to stop the car when . | A. he saw an old woman crossing the street
B. he saw a big tree
C. the traffic lights turned red
D. the policeman shouted angrily at him | | 5. Which of the following is TRUE? | A. Mr King will be sent away if he keeps being late.
B. Mr Baker can"t afford to buy an old car.
C. Mr King didn"t hear the policeman.
D. Something was wrong with the car. | | 完型填空 | It is interesting to visit another country. But sometimes there are problems when we don"t know the
1 very well. It may be 2 to talk with the people there.We may not know how to use the telephone i
n the country we are 3 . We may not know how to buy the things we 4 . In a strange country we
might even not know where to eat or what to order in a 5 . It"s not easy to decide 6 money you
should give to the waiters and the taxi drivers as a tip(小费). When we need 7 ,we might not know
who to ask for help. It is not pleasant to have an 8 like that. Maybe we can 9 what to do and what
to say in a short time. But when we start to enjoy the life in another country, we have to 10 . And when
we get back home,we will be sorry for the visit. | ( )1. A. people
( )2. A. exciting
( )3. A. working
( )4. A. need
( )5. A. school
( )6. A. how many
( )7. A. help
( )8. A. dear
( )9. A. look
( )10.A. leave | B. weather
B. difficult
B. living
B. lose
B. shop
B. how much
B. money
B. experience
B. listen
B. play | C. language
C. easy
C. visiting
C. get
C. restaurant
C. how long
C. water
C. excitement
C. have
C. stay | D. words
D. tired
D. studying
D. take
D. park
D. how soon
D. food
D. interest
D. learn
D. work | | 阅读理解 | When should you start to buy Christmas presents?One week before the day? Two weeks?
Western children start buying presents months before Christmas Day. As the day comes nearer,
children write lists of what presents they want to give and receive.
Big shopping streets get crowded from late November. Everyone counts down"the number
of shopping days left until Christmas". Stores put up colored lights, and Christmas trees. You will
hear Christmas songs like Jingle Bells in shop after shop. Some stores offer many dolls, stuffed
animals and computer games. You can play with them to see if you like them-there are people to
show you how things work.
People try to get to the shops early, to buy presents before they sell out. In the week before
Christmas, shops stay open late. Some stores open their doors at 9 am and close them at 9 pm,not
9 am until 5:30 pm as normal. It"s very tiring for salespeople !
Some people save for months before the holiday,to have enough money to spend on their friends
and family. But not everyone goes shopping for Christmas presents. Some people like to make their
own gifts and cards. | | 1. When should Western children start to buy Christmas presents? | A. December.
B. November.
C. October.
D. September. | | 2. You may see some things in stores during the Christmas season except ___ . | A. computer games
B. Jack-O-Lanterns
C. colored lights
D. Christmas trees | | 3. People try to get to the shops early to buy presents because . | A. the shops have many presents
B. the shops stay open late
C. they are afraid to buy no presents
D. the shops are crowded | | 4. You can go shopping at in the week beforeChristmas. | A. at 8 am
B. at 9 am
C. at 10 pm
D. at 11 pm | | 5. The article is mainly talking about . | A. Christmas trees
B. Christmas parties
C. Christmas presents
D. shopping for Christmas | | 根据短文内容，在空格处填上一个恰当的词,使短文完整、通顺。 | Now lots of parents will buy everything that their children want to have. If they go on with the
habit, their children won"t know the money 1 from hard work.
Some parents like to 2 birthday parties for their children. If they keep on doing this, their children
will think it 3 for them to enjoy birthday parties every year. Year after year, maybe they will forget
their 4 birthdays and only remember their own. It is against traditional habits.
Many parents don"t let the children do housework.They think children have only one thing to do.
They should study hard and do 5 in their lessons. If parents go on doing this, the children will only
learn to open their mouths to be fed and stretch out(伸出)their arms to be 6 every day. When the
children grow up,they will be able to do 7 ,and they won"t even find a job. Parents should teach the
children 8 to do housework because it can help them start good habits of working by themselves. | 最新试题
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