On April 9，2010，a solar-powered plane successfully made its first flight．It flew at a speed of 70 km/h at a height of 1，200 meters in the sky above Switzerland for 87 minutes．It is the first solar-powered plane in the world．A group of engineers，led by Bertrand Piccard，a well-known pilot，made this plane．

The solar-powered plane is different from the planes that we usually see．The' plane has a thin body with two very big wings full of solar cells．It uses sunlight as its energy, but it was not easy to make such a plane．First of all，Bertrand Piccard and his group members had to find out how to get energy from the sun．They used 12，000 solar cells to catch the sunlight．Then they had to find a good way to store it．They used special batteries to store the energy．What's more，the plane should be light enough so that it would not use too much power．It should also be strong enough to hold its body to fly in the sky．They used the strongest and lightest materials" to build the plane．It weighed 1，600 kg and only needed the power of a small car．

After this successful flight，Bertrand Piccard said，"The airplane has landed but we have not yet landed．"Their next step is to have a non-stop flight around the world by 2013．Before they can do that，they will have to work out how the plane can store enough energy during the day and keep flying at night．Also，the team will have to watch the weather closely to make sure the plane can fly．

1．How long did the solar-powered plane fly in the sky on April 9，2010?

A．9 minutes．                                            B．70 minutes．

C．87 minutes．                                          D．1，200 minutes．

2．Where is the energy of the solar-powered plane from?

A．The sun．                  B．Air．              C．The moon．      D．Wind．

3．The first solar-powered plane weighed _______

A．1，200 kg                                            B．1，600 kg

C．12，000 kg                                                 D．16，000 kg

4．When can the solar-powered plane take a non-stop flight around the world?

A．When it is light enough to fly in the sky．

B．When it is strong enough to hold its body to fly in the sky．

C．When it looks different from the planes that we usually see．

D．When it can store enough energy during the day and keep flying at night．

I had been a happy girl until one day when I was fifteen months old．One of my eyes was badly hurt in an accident．I lost the sight of the eye，with an ugly scar l * around it．

Children refused to play games with me．It made me very sad．I always walked ，looking at the floor ，so that people would not see the ugly face．My mother encouraged me to be brave．She told me，"Alice ，hold your head up high and face the world．If you do ，it will be OK ，and people will see your beautiful soul *．"Mom's words meant different things to me over the years．

As a little child，I thought Morn meant，"Be careful or you will fall down．"When I grew up，I still wanted to look down to hide my shame．She repeated these words whenever I wanted to hide．Mom's words helped me realize that I should look at people in the eye and let them know me．When I tried，I found people were friendly to me．

In high school，I worked hard at my lessons and succeeded in my studies．Everybody began to like me and I had some friends．However，I still felt sorry about my scar，my ugly face．Sometimes when things got really bad，I would cry to my mom．She was always there for me．She would look at me and said，" Hold your head up high and face the world．Let them see the beauty that is inside．"I became confident" ．

At university，I took part in all kinds of activities．I joined a music club．We held concerts to raise money to help poor children．The club became so famous and I had more friends．Then John，a popular musician，came into my life．He didn't mind the scar．We soon fell in love with each other．Two years later，we got married．

My mother's words have been encouraging me to face my problems bravely and believe in myself．

1．What happened to Alice when she was fifteen months old?

A．She was badly ill．                        B．She hurt one of her eyes badly．

C．Her mom left her．                       D．She had a scar on one of her ears．

2．Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A．Children refused to play with Alice．            B．Alice worked hard in high school．

C．Alice never worried about her problem．      D．Alice had lots of friends at university．

3．Why did John fall in love with Alice?

A．Because everyone liked her．                 B．Because he enjoyed her beauty inside． 

C．Because he wanted to help her．              D．Because Alice looked very beautiful．

4．What does the sentence" Hold your head up high" mean to Alice?

A．Walk carefully．                          B．Walk with your head up．

C．Be outgoing．                          D．Believe in yourself．

World Book Day falls on April 23 every year．It was set up by the UNESCO* in 1995 to encourage people，especially teenagers，to discover the pleasure of reading．It is also the day to honor great writers，for example，William Shakespeare，born or dead on that day．

Many countries celebrate World Book Day．Take UK as an example．On that day，millions of schoolchildren can buy books of special price，a much lower price than usual，in any bookstore．It has been done every year since 1998．World Book Day is also celebrated in China．Wen Jiabao，Premier of China，is an avid reader．He does lots of reading every day though he is very busy．On World Book Day 2009，he called on people to do more reading．Wen suggested that young people should spend more time reading．"Books can not change the world，but people can change the world by changing themselves through reading，" he said．

Reading can benefit people in many ways．Reading helps us become more knowledge- able and more intelligent．Reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology．Reading gives us information about other cultures and places of the world．When we read，we may find many things that are unfamiliar* to us．We would have to use our brain to think about them or do more reading to find out the answers．The more we read，the more we know．The more we know，the smarter we become．Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English．We all know that it is difficult to learn everything in the classroom，for example，the ways English people are speaking and writing today．Reading helps us．

"Reading makes a full man" （Bacon，1597 ）：Books，magazines，newspapers and other" kinds of reading materials can help us to know more about the outside world and perfect us．Therefore，it is necessary for us to spend time on reading every day．

1．Why was World Book Day set up?

A．To encourage people to learn English．

B．To encourage people to do more reading． 

C．To encourage people to buy more books． 

D．To encourage people to know more about science．

2．An avid reader is a person who ________

A．loves reading                            B．never reads

C．does little reading                          D．hates reading

3．According to the passage，reading can help people in many ways EXCEPT _______

A．learning English better                      B．knowing more about culture

C．improving your memory                   D．knowing more about the outside world

4．What's the best title for the passage?

A．World Book Day in UK

B．Suggestions on Reading

C．World Book Day in China

D．World Book Day and Benefits of Reading

Tom和Julia在談?wù)撐磥碛?jì)劃，請根據(jù)他們的談話內(nèi)容，記錄要點(diǎn)并填在空白處。

Tom：Hi，Julia．What are you going to be when you grow up?

Julia：I'm going to be a reporter：

Tom：Why do you want to be a reporter?

Julia：Because it's an exciting job．I like talking to different people．

Tom：How are you going to do that?

Julia：Er．．．I'm going to take writing lessons．

Tom：Where are you going to work?

Julia：I'm not sure yet．Maybe in Hangzhou．The West Lake is beautiful．

Tom：When are you going to start for that?

Julia：After I finish college first．

What would the mascot（吉祥物）of the World Expo 2010 Shanghai probably say in the picture on the right？

A．Running can keep you healthy

B．Welcome to Shanghai，China

C．Animals are our good friend

D．Water is very important for all of us

1．How old is “l(fā)ady”？

    A．6 months old          B．3 years old          C．6 years old          D．8 years old

2．if you find a black and white dog with long ears, please call           ．

    A．630-4789           B．598-3985             C．303-2720           D．725-6982

3．The above are probably used for        ．

    A．showing the pets                                    B．teaching the pets

    C．looking for lost pets                                 D．a(chǎn)sking for the way

Recently，a solar powered（太陽能動(dòng)力的）plane took to the sky for the first time．It had passed an important test on the way to travel around the world．

The plane took off from an airport in Switzerland（瑞士）at 45km an hour．It slowly rose above the fields and into the sky．

“There has never been an airplane of that kind that could fly — never an airplane so big, so light, using so little energy,” said Bertrand Piccard, a leader of the project．

During the 90-minute flight, the plane did several turns．It climbed nearly 1．6km above the countryside．

    Engineers plan to test a night flight before July．Then they will use the results of the tests to build a second plane．They plan to travel around the world in that plane in 2012．

The plane flies at 70 km an hour．That is faster than a bike and slower than a car．Piccard and pilot Andre Borschberg will take the plane around the world．The pilots will keep the plane in the air for up to five days at a time．

“We want to fly it day and night with no fuel (燃料),” Piccard said

1．How long did the first flight of the solar powered plane last？

A．45 minutes       B．60 minutes        C．70 minutes        D．90 minutes

2．What’s the most special about the plane？

A．It uses no fuel                              B．It’s the fastest plane

C．It can fly highest                            D．It’s the heaviest plane

3．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The plane goes much faster than a car

B．The plane took off at a speed of 45km an hour

C．Engineers plan to test a night flight before July

D．The plane will fly in the air or up to five days at a time

4．Which column（欄目）of a newspaper may the passage come from？

A．Food and Health                       B．Scientist and Technology

C．Culture and Communication              D．Sports and Entertainment

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和所給漢語提示，寫出短文空白處各單詞的正確形式。每空限填一詞。

Chen Huan：Glad to meet you，Mr. Zhu．Welcome to Yiwu TV Station to tell your   1 （故事）of doing  business．

Mr. Zhu：Thank you．I’d like to say something that happened thirty years ago．

Chen Huan：At that time，you didn’t have     2     （足夠的）food to eat．

Mr. Zhu：Right．So I    3   （去）out to do business to make money by exchange  sweets for chicken feathers，old shoes and so on．I had to get up very  4   （早）every morning and travel a long way on      5     （腳）．

Chen Huan：It must be a special experience for you．

Mr. Zhu：Yes during that time，I was’ often tired and hungry    6   （沒有）anything to eat．especially on those   7    （寒冷的）winter nights…but now everything is better．I own a big factory with hundreds of     8   （工人）．

And I can  9 （賣）my products to the world in a modern market．I’m sure my business will be better and better in the future．

Chen Huan：How moving! Hard work makes a successful businessman．You’re really a great example for the   10    （年輕的）people in Yiwu．

One day Mark Twain told a story about his first money．

Schoolboys in those days didn’t respect their teachers．（A）They didn’t take care of school things，either．The school had a rule：If a student breaks his desk，the teacher would beat him in front of the whole school，or the student had to pay five dollars．

Mark Twain once found his desk was broken in some way．He had to tell is father about the school’s rule His father thought it would be too bad if the teacher beat his son in public（當(dāng)眾），so he agreed to give him five dollars（B）But before giving him the money，the father gave his son a good beating．The next day Mark Twain decided that he would take another beating at school．so he could keep the five dollars．In this way，he got his first money．

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成下列任務(wù)：

任務(wù)一：回答下列問題．

1．What does the story tell about?

2．How much does a student have to pay if he breaks his desk?

3．What did Mark decide to do the next day at school?

任務(wù)二：將文中劃線的句子（A）改為同義句．

4．They didn’t________ school things，either．

任務(wù)三：將文中劃線的句子（B）譯成漢語．

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