Ⅲ. 完形填空(20分)

John is a famous writer now. But he said he was not a 　1　 student when he was young. He was often late for 　2　 and didn’t like doing his homework. Sometimes he slept in class while the teacher was teaching. He didn’t understand much, 　3　 he always thought he understood everything. One day the teacher 　4　 the students a question, “When Jack was ten years old, 　5　 brother Bob was twenty. Jack is fifteen now and 　6　 is his brother Bob? ” John said, “That’s easy. Bob is twice as old as Jack, so he is now thirty. ”

Another time, the 　7　 in a science class asked, “When it thunders (打雷), 　8　 do we always see the light before we 　9　 the sound? ”

“But, Miss, ” said John quickly, “Don’t you 　10　 our eyes are in front of our ears? ”

1. A. good B. tall C. rich D. fat

2. A. sleep B. lunch C. class D. play

3. A. so B. and C. or D. but

4. A. sent B. asked C. told D. found

5. A. your B. my C. his D. her

6. A. how many B. how old C. what D. who

7. A. teacher B. farmer C. nurse D. policeman

8. A. what B. when C. where D. why

9. A. break B. make C. hear D. smell

10. A. read B. hope C. study D. know

Ⅳ. 阅读理解(10分)

On June 16, 2012, Liu Yang’s dream came true—she became the first Chinese woman astronaut(宇航员).

She was sent to space with two other Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng and Liu Wang in Shenzhou-9 spacecraft(飞船). They were going to meet with Tiangong-1. At the same time, they would be doing many important experiments in space.

Liu Yang is 33 years old. She was interested in flying when she was young. She worked hard at her studies in high school and entered an aviation(航空) school. She then joined the PLA Air Force(空军) in 1997. After flying safely for 1, 680 hours, she was chosen to be an astronaut in 2010.

After two years of training, Liu Yang learned the skills of an astronaut and the ability to live in the space environment. Although she was busy training hard, she still found time doing things that gave her pleasure. Besides cooking, she loves reading, especially novels and history.

“I have full confidence, ” Liu Yang said before taking off. “There are many foreign women astronauts who have been into space. They do just as well as men in space. ”

1. How many years did the training take Liu Yang to become an astronaut?

A. 13.　　　　B. 15.　　　　C. 2.　　　　D. 33.

2. Liu Yang was confident because _________.

A. she was the first Chinese woman astronaut

B. she believed that women could do as well as men in space

C. other foreign women astronauts have already been in space

D. she was interested in many things

3. She was fond of _________ after work according to the story.

A. making dishes B. playing sports

C. flying D. writing novels

4. What is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The astronauts were going to do experiments in space.

B. Liu Yang was sent to space with other foreign astronauts.

C. After high school, Liu Yang studied in an aviation school.

D. Tiangong-1 was in space waiting Shenzhou-9 to come.

5. What can be the best title of the passage?

A. Shenzhou-9 Met with Tiangong-1 in Space

B. Liu Yang Had a Great Dream

C. How to Live in the Space Environment

D. Liu Yang Became the First Chinese Woman Astronaut