B
Did you ever look up at the moon and think you saw a man’s face there?When the moon is round and full，the shadows of the moon mountains and the lines of the moon valleys sometimes seem to show a giant nose and mouth and eyes.At least，some people think so.
If there were a man on the moon—instead of mountains and valleys that just look like the face of a man—what would he be like?
He would not be like anyone you know.He would not be like anyone anybody knows.
If the man on the moon were bothered by too much heat or cold the way Earth people are，he could not stay on the moon.
The moon becomes very，very hot.It becomes as hot as boiling water.And the moon becomes very，very cold.It becomes colder than ice.
Whatever part of the moon the sun shines on is hot and bright.The rest of the moon is cold and dark.
If the man on the moon had to breathe to stay alive，he couldn’t live on the moon because there’s no air there.(He’d have to carry an oxygen tank，as astronauts do.)There’s no food on the moon，either.Nothing grows—not even weeds.
If the man on the moon liked to climb mountains，he would be very happy.There are many high places there，such as the raised land around the holes，or craters，of the moon.Some of these rims are as tall as Earth’s highest mountains.
But if the man on the moon liked to swim，he would be unhappy.There is no water on the moon—just dust and rock.
When you think of what it’s like on the moon，you may wonder why it interests our scientists.One reason is that the moon is Earth’s nearest neighbor—it is the easiest place in space to get to.
Going back and forth between the moon and Earth，astronauts will get a lot of practice in space travel.Things learned on moon trips will be of great help to astronauts who later take long，long trips to some of the planets.
Scientists are also interested in the moon because it has no air.The air that surrounds Earth cuts down the view of the scientists who look at the stars through telescopes.A telescope on the moon would give them a clearer，closer view of the stars.
31.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A.The Moon
B.The Man on the Moon
C.Research on the Moon
D.What Is It Like on the Moon?
32.What is the reason why our scientists are interested in the moon?
A.The moon is beautiful.
B.The moon is different from the Earth.
C.The moon is Earth’s nearest neighbor—it is the easiest place in space to get to.
D.The moon is the easiest place in space to get to and it has no air，unlike Earth.
33.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A.The climate on the moon is quite different from that on the Earth.
B.Traveling between the moon and Earth will do much good to astronauts.
C.There is some food and weeds on the moon，even though there’s no air.
D.If you want to drink hot water on the moon，it’s not so hard to boil water.
34.The underlined word “rims” in Paragraph 8 means ________.
A.ball B.hill
C.round edge D.height
35.What is the main idea of the passage?
A.We can learn much from research on the moon.
B.There may be human beings on the moon.
C.If there were a man on the moon，there would be many similarities between the man on the moon and on the Earth.
D.A telescope on the moon would help scientists have a clearer，closer sight of the stars.
C
There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling.No school I have taught in has ever considered spelling unimportant as a basic skill.There are，however，quite different ideas about how to teach it，or how much priority it must be given over general language development and writing ability.The problem is，how to encourage a child to express himself freely in writing without holding him back with spelling.
If spelling becomes the only point of his teacher’s interest，clearly a bright child will be likely to “play_safe”.He will write only words within his spelling range.That’s why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability.
I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience：“This work is terrible!There are far too many spelling mistakes.” It may have been a sharp criticism of the pupil’s technical abilities in writing，but it was also a sad thing for the teacher who had omitted(略过) to read the composition，which contained some beautiful expressions of the child’s deep feelings.The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the mistakes，but if his priority had concentrated on the child’s ideas，an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more hope to seek improvement.
36.Teachers differ in their opinions about________.
A.the difficulties in teaching spelling
B.the role of spelling in general language development
C.the importance of the basic writing skills
D.the necessity of teaching spelling
37.The underlined expression “play safe” in Paragraph 2 probably means________.
A.write carefully
B.do as teachers say
C.use dictionaries frequently
D.avoid using words one is not sure of
38.Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that________.
A.students will be able to express their ideas more freely
B.teachers will have less trouble in correcting mistakes
C.students will have more trust in writing
D.students will learn to spell words correctly
39.The writer seems to think that the teacher’s judgment on that sensitive piece of writing is________.
A.reasonable B.unfair
C.foolish D.careless
40.The major point discussed in the passage is______.
A.the importance of developing writing skills
B.the importance of spelling
C.the correct way of marking composition
D.the relationship between spelling and the content of a composition
D
My life suffered a lot in summer five years ago.My father died in a car accident，leaving my mother，my two younger brothers and I alone.At that time，I was a senior high school student.After my father’s funeral，I had no choice but to drop out of school and work in a factory.
I really wanted to return to school and wanted to go to college，but I couldn’t.I only hoped to bring up my two young brothers.Life was not easy for me，for I can’t afford their tuition even if I worked from day to night without stopping.Without my father’s protection，I thought I was a slave to the fate.
Later on，something changed my life.I still remember that it was a rainy day.I put myself in the rain and walked slowly in the street.
Suddenly the rain stopped!I raised my head and found “the sky” was in fact a dark blue umbrella.Then I noticed a middleaged man with one leg on crutch(拐杖) standing behind me.He said to me，“Why not run without an umbrella?If you didn’t run，you would get drenched.”
The man told me that he was a promoter.He once dreamed of being a policeman，but an accident ruined his dream.Though his present job was not suitable for his legs，it was a wonderful start to him.He was very happy that he didn’t lose heart and still “ran” on the road of life...
I was encouraged by the man’s words.I went to a big city and became an assurance representative.After two years’running，I did well and my family condition turned better little by little.Later I returned to school and succeeded in my entrance to university.
Life is like this.When you are in rainy days in your life，if you couldn’t find a way to prevent you from being wet，you would be overwhelmed.But if you decide to get rid of it，you’ll discover that the rainy days last not so long as you imagine.
41.What happened to the writer at the beginning of the story?
A.His father died in a car accident six years ago.
B.He had to drop out of school to look after his sick mother.
C.He couldn’t afford his two brothers’ tuition even if he worked from day to night.
D.He didn’t have money to hold the funeral for his father.
42.About the middleaged man with one leg on crutch，which of the following is NOT true?
A.He had dreamt of being a policeman.
B.He was a promoter.
C.He lost one leg in an accident.
D.He had a good job which was suitable for him very well.
43.What does the underlined word “drenched”in Paragraph 4 mean in Chinese?
A.湿透的 B.干燥的 C.紧张的 D.舒服的
44.What’s the main idea of the sixth paragraph?
A.The writer didn’t want to listen to the middleaged man and left without any word.
B.The writer made friends with the middleaged man and they got on well with each other.
C.The writer had to give up his dream and became a promoter as the middleaged man.
D.The writer learned from the middleaged man and the situation soon got better.
45.What’s the best title of the passage?
A.Run out of the Rainy Season of Your Life
B.Care for the Disabled Person
C.Try to Be Independent
D.Get to Know More about Middleaged People
