高一年級下冊第三次月考英語試題匯編：閱讀理解

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閱讀理解

高一下學期第三次月考英語試題

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

EastYorkshirehastypicalunpredictableBritishweather.Soherearesomeideastokeepeverybodyhappy

whentheweatherisnotthemostideal.

William'sDen,NorthCave

Theoutdoorandindoorareasaresuitableforchildrenofallagestohavefun.Thereareneststoexplorerope

bridgestocross,atree-houseandaslide.TheattachedKitchenprovidesfreshfoodmadefromlocallysourced

ingredientsservingaselectionoftreats.

EastRidingLeisureCentres

Knownforafunlearnerpoolalongsideanincrediblefunzonewithtwoslidesaswell,itisperfectforkidsto

findtheirfeetinthewater,havefunandexplore.Its6climbingwallsofferadifferentchallengeoneach.Thisplace

issuitableforanyoneovertheageof4andyoucanrefuelatcafewithfreshfood,snacksandcakes.

SewerbyHallandGardens

Whentheweather?snotsure,takecoverintheHallandlearnhowlifewasintheearly1900'sfortheresidents

andworkersofthehouse.Thenexplorethezooandmeetthepigs,parrotsandpenguins!Kidsofallagesare

welcome.

WithernseaLighthouse

There?snolimitationtotheageofkidstoclimbWithemseaLighthouse,whichis144stepstothetop,withfull

viewsoftheEastYorkshireCoastatthetopofit.Enjoythemuseumonthegroundfloorandlearnwhatlifeislike

workingandlivinginalighthouse.Thesouvenirshopprovidesattractivegiftsforvisitorsatafairprice.

1.Whichoneisunsuitableforkidsofallages?

A.William'sDenNorthCave.B.EastRidingLeisureCentres.

C.SewerbyHallandGardens.D.WithemseaLighthouse.

2.Wherecankidsenjoyfood?

A.InWilliam'sDen,NorthCaveandSewerbyHallandGardens.

B.InEastRidingLeisureCentresandWithernseaLighthouse.

C.InWilliam'sDen,NorthCaveandEastRidingLeisureCentres.

D.InSewerbyHallandGardensandWithernseaLighthouse.

3.Wheredoesthispassageprobablycomefrom?

A.Ageographytextbook.B.Asciencereport.C.Afinancemagazine.D.Atravelbrochure.

B

InthetimetomyPerutrip,IfoundoutaboutaplaceknownasMachuPicchu.Itwassobeautifulthatitmade

medoubtwhetherMachuPicchuwouldevenbethehighlightofmytrip.MyfirstglanceatthesecretcityoftheInca

（spelled"Inka"inPeru,whichmeans"king"）removedmydoubt.

MachuPicchuwasbuiltlessthanahundredyearsbeforetheSpanishconquestoftheearly1500s,butwas

quicklyabandonedbeforeitwasevencompletedwhenwordoftheInka'sdefeatreachedthearea.Itwasaplace

wherethehighestpriests（神父）andselectedworthypeoplelivedtohonorthegodsabove.

WhentheSpaniardsconqueredtheareaknownastheEmpireoftheInca,theywereknowntodestroyoldsigns

ofworship（崇拜）astheyconflictedwiththeirbeliefsinasingleGod.Thankfully,MachuPicchuwasn'tknownby

theSpaniards,oranyonethatwasn'talocal.Until1911,theAmericanhistorian,HiramBingham,madehisfamous

explorationandexpositionofthesite.

WhileMachuPicchuisknowntoalmosteveryoneintheworldtoday,itisquitesuiprisinghowisolated（與世

隔絕的）itstillis.Despitethedifficultiesofgettingthere,abouthalfamillionpeoplevisititeveryyear.

ThecityisfarlargerthanIexpectedandmuchlikeChichenItzainMexicoandhasmanygeometrically

positionedbuildings.StartingfromCusco,youseesignseverywherethatcallMachuPicchu“LaMaravilladel

Mundo”（TheWorldWonder）andIcouldn'tagreemore.In2007,MachuPicchuwasnamedoneoftheNew7

WondersoftheWorldandIhaveyettoseeamoredeservingsite.

4.HowdidtheauthorfeelafterlookingatMachuPicchu?

A.Hethoughtaboutitalldaylong.

B.Hewasdeeplyimpressedandlovedit.

C.Hethoughthewouldcomebacklater.

D.Hedoubteditwasthehighlightofhistrip.

5.WhywasMachuPicchuabandonedquickly?

A.Itwasn'twellpreserved.

B.Thekingdidn'treallyloveit.

C.Somebadnewsreachedthearea.

D.Itcouldn'tprotectthepeopleagainstenemies.

6.WhathelpedMachuPicchusurvivewhentheSpaniardstookcontrolofthearea?

A.Thatitwasunknowntoothers.

B.Thatitwasprotectedbylocalsthere.

C.Thatithadnoroadstogetintotheplace.

D.ThatitlackedoldsignsofpraisingGod.

7.What'stheauthorsattitudetowardsMachuPicchuasoneoftheNew7WondersoftheWorld?

A.Unconcerned.B.Doubtful.

C.Surprised.D.Approving.

C

“Yourmindisagarden;yourthoughtsaretheseeds.Theharvestcaneitherbeflowersorweeds,“William

Wordsworthwrote.Intheabovequote,Williamsuggeststhattheprocessofgardeningmirrorshumanlife.

Dependingonwhatwe“plant“inourlives,webloom（生長茂盛）ordon't.Beforeyoustarttoworkinyourgarden,

it'snecessarytohaveavisionforit.Thinkingofwhatyouwanttogrowinyourgardenandhowtolayitoutisa

goodfirststepinmakingyourvisionafruitfulreality.Inlife,youshouldconsiderwhatyouwanttocreateandwhat

youwanttoachieve,becauseyourmind-gardenislikethewhitepaperandthepossibilitiesareendless.

Regardlessofwhatyouchoosetoplant,poorsoilisn'tsuitableforgrowth.Thisiswhygardenerstakethetime

andenergytoupgradethesoilbeforeplanting.So,creatingtherightsoilisimportanttotherealizationofyourgoals

anddreams.Fortunately,therearecountlesswaystomakeyourpersonalbedrockbetter.Gettinganeducationisone

ofthemosteffectiveways,whichcanhelpyouenrichyourlife'ssoil.

Youdon'thavetobeanenthusiasticgardenertounderstandthemeaningof“Youreap（收獲）whatyousow.”

Whenagardenerwantstomatoes,theyjustneedtoplanttomatoseeds.Ifsaveryclearactthatproducesanexpected

result.Eachofushasthepowertodecidewhich4iifeseeds"toplant.Forexample,ifyouplantillseeds,it'slikely

thatyou'llexperiencepaininreturn.Contrarily,ifyouplantseedsofkindnessandunderstanding,yourlifewill

bloomwithhappinessandlove.

Agardener'strulyarduousworkbeginsaftertheseedsareinthegroundbecauseagardenrequiresalotofcare

andattention.Regularwateringandweedingarerequiredforahealthygarden.So,toensureyourdreamstakeroot,

youshouldbedevoted,aware,andpresent.Aftercountlesshoursandenergyspent,thecropshavegrownwelland

arefinallyreadytobeharvested.

8.Whatisimportantbeforegardenersbreakgroundintheirgardens?

AReceivingsometraininginplanting.

B.Drawingupagoodplanfortheirgardens.

C.Havingthecouragetoaccepttheworstoutcome.

D.Doingresearchonthecommonlocalgardenplants.

9.Whatiscomparedtogettingeducationbytheauthor?

A.Improvingtheconditionofthesoil.B.Growingyourmostfavorableplants.

C.Takingcareoftheplantsinyourgarden.D.Selectingpropergoalsingardeningwork.

10.WhatdoestheauthorwanttoexpressinParagraph3?

A.Yourqualityoflifedependsonyourpositiveaction.

B.Yourexperiencecanhelpyouunderstandplantsbetter.

C.Yourchoiceofsoilisanimportantpartinyourgardening.

D.Yourknowledgeofplantingwillmakeyouasuccessfulgardener.

11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“arduous“inParagraph4probablymean?

A.BeneficialB.CreativeC.Boring.D.Tough

D

Howeverexcitingspaceexplorationsounds,there'sanecessaryandimportantpointaboutitthatneedstobe

considered:foodsupplies.Rightnow,astronautstypicallyrelyondryfoodinairtightbagsandcans,sincethereare

strictweightlimitsonitemstakenintospace.Foodsthatwetakeforgranted,suchasfreshfruitandvegetables,are

outofthequestionforspaceexplorers.

Forthosewho'vcmadeanefforttotrytogrowfoodduringspaceflights,they'vefacedmanydifficulties,

includingtheabsenceofgravity,andalackofsoil,airandhumidity（濕度）.However,growingfoodtoaddand

minimise（最小化）thefoodthatmustbecarriedtospacewillbeincreasinglyimportantonlong-durationflightsinto

space.Greateffortshavebeenmadetoexploretheideaofspacefarming.Recently,ateamledbyFedericoMaggiat

theUniversityofSydneyinAustraliahaveworkedouthowplantscanabsorbnutrientsfromhumanurine（尿）,as

wasreportedbyNewScientistonMarch27.

Afterover20yearsofexperiments,theresultssuggestedthathumanurinecouldsupplythreetofouroutofthe

sixnutrientsthatplantsneed.Theresearchersalsofoundoutthaturine-fertilisedplantsproducenoharmful

by-products,suchascarbondioxideorammonia.

AccordingtoNewScientist,humanurineis95percentwater,withtheother5percentmadefromnutrients

whichareharmfultothehumanbodybutnottoplants.Theadvantageofthisurinefueledlifesupportsystemis

obvious:Byrecyclingliquidwasteandproducingfood,anefficientcyclewillbecreated.

Andmostimportantly,saidNewScientist,thedurationofspaceflightswillbegreatlyextendedto"20yearsof

flight”,meaningwemaybesoonsendingastronautsonflightstoMars,orevenbeyond.

12.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“outofthequestion^^inthefirstparagraphprobablymean?

A.Uncertain.B.Doubtless.

C.Impossible.D.Unnecessary.

13.WhatcanwelearnfromtheresearchbytheUniversityofSydney?

A.Humanurineisharmlesstoplants.

B.Humanurineprovidessixnecessarynutrientsforplants.

C.Urinefertiliserissaferandmoreproductivethanchemicalfertiliser.

D.Urine-fertilisedplantsonlyreleaseasmallamountofcarbondioxide.

14.Whatisthebiggestadvantageofusinghumanurineforspacefarming,accordingtoNewScientist?

A.Itdoeslittleharmtotheenvironmentinspace.

B.Itwillgreatlyreducethecostoffarminginspace.

C.Urine-fertilisedplantsarehealthierandtastebetter.

D.Itcouldcreateconditionsforlong-termspaceflights.

15.Whafsthetextmainlyabout?

A.Thesignificanceofspacefarming.

B.Apossiblenewwaytogrowfoodinspace.

C.Howtousehumanurinetoproducefoodinspace.

D.Problemsfacedbyastronautsonlong-teimspaceflights.

2021-2022學年高一下學期第三次月考英語試題

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題25分，滿分375分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將

該項涂黑.

A

ResearchshowsthatyoungEnglishlanguagelearnerscandobetterinreadingcomprehensionwhenexposedto

culturallyrelevantbooks.Herearefourgreatexamples:

TheNameJar

HavingjustmovedfromKorea,UnheiisanxiousthatAmericankidswon'tlikeher.Hernewclassmatesdecide

tohelpherchooseanewnamebyfillingaglassjarwithnamesforhertopickfrom.Buttheythendiscoverherreal

nameanditsspecialmeaning.Encouragedbyhernewfriends,UnheifinallychoosesherownKoreanname.

ChocolateMilk,PorFavor!

Gabedoesn'tspeakanyEnglish.Hisclassmateslearnhowtocommunicatewithhimthroughsports,food,and

play.Chocolatemilk(Gabe'sfavoritedrink)isasymbolinthisheartwarmingstoryabouttheimportanceofmaking

friendsandthepowerofkindnesswhentheyareworkingtoovercomethelanguagebarrier(障礙).

MarisolMcDonaldDoesn'tMatch

“MynameisMarisolMcDonald,andIdon'tmatch."NoonewoulddarestopMarisolfrombeingherown

uniqueself.SheredefineswhatitmeanstobeaPeruvian-Scottish-American.Well-knownauthorMonicaBrown

wrotethislivelystorytobringherownexperienceofbeingmismatchedtolife.

JalapenoBagels

PablohasadifficulttimedecidingwhatfoodtotaketoschoolforInternationalDaybecausehisparentsareof

differentracesandculturesandtherearemanychoices.Thiswarmstorycomescompletewithrecipesforallthe

itemsthatPablohelpshisparentsmake.

1.Whoiscertainabouthis/heridentity?

A.Unhei.B.Gabe.

C.Pablo.D.Marisol.

2.Whichbookfocusesmoreonthemixedfamilies?

A.TheNameJar.B.JalapenoBagels.

C.ChocolateMilk,PorFavor!D.MarisolMcDonaldDoesn'tMatch.

3.Whatcanweinferaboutthebooksmentionedinthetext?

A.Theyprovidefamiliarculturalbackgrounds.

B.They5refullofapproachestolearningEnglish.

C.Thecharactersarefacedwithculturalconflict.

D.TheyaimatencouragingchildrentolearnEnglish.

B

InthetimetomyPerutrip,IfoundoutaboutaplaceknownasMachuPicchu.Itwassobeautifulthatitmade

medoubtwhetherMachuPicchuwouldevenbethehighlightofmytrip.MyfirstglanceatthesecretcityoftheInca

(spelled"Inka"inPeru,whichmeans"king")removedmydoubt.

MachuPicchuwasbuiltlessthanahundredyearsbeforetheSpanishconquestoftheearly1500s,butwas

quicklyabandonedbeforeitwasevencompletedwhenwordoftheInka'sdefeatreachedthearea.Itwasaplace

wherethehighestpriests（神父）andselectedworthypeoplelivedtohonorthegodsabove.

WhentheSpaniardsconqueredtheareaknownastheEmpireoftheInca,theywereknowntodestroyoldsigns

ofworship（崇拜）astheyconflictedwiththeirbeliefsinasingleGod.Thankfully,MachuPicchuwasn'tknownby

theSpaniards,oranyonethatwasn'talocal.Until1911,theAmericanhistorian,HiramBingham,madehisfamous

explorationandexpositionofthesite.

WhileMachuPicchuisknowntoalmosteveryoneintheworldtoday,itisquitesuiprisinghowisolated（與世

隔絕的）itstillis.Despitethedifficultiesofgettingthere,abouthalfamillionpeoplevisititeveryyear.

ThecityisfarlargerthanIexpectedandmuchlikeChichenItzainMexicoandhasmanygeometrically

positionedbuildings.StartingfromCusco,youseesignseverywherethatcallMachuPicchu“LaMaravilladel

Mundo”（TheWorldWonder）andIcouldn'tagreemore.In2007,MachuPicchuwasnamedoneoftheNew7

WondersoftheWorldandIhaveyettoseeamoredeservingsite.

4.HowdidtheauthorfeelafterlookingatMachuPicchu?

A.Hethoughtaboutitalldaylong.

B.Hewasdeeplyimpressedandlovedit.

C.Hethoughthewouldcomebacklater.

D.Hedoubteditwasthehighlightofhistrip.

5.WhywasMachuPicchuabandonedquickly?

A.Itwasn'twellpreserved.

B.Thekingdidn'treallyloveit.

C.Somebadnewsreachedthearea.

DItcouldn'tprotectthepeopleagainstenemies.

6.WhathelpedMachuPicchusurvivewhentheSpaniardstookcontrolofthearea?

A.Thatitwasunknowntoothers.

B.Thatitwasprotectedbylocalsthere.

C.Thatithadnoroadstogetintotheplace.

D.ThatitlackedoldsignsofpraisingGod.

7.What'stheauthorsattitudetowardsMachuPicchuasoneoftheNew7WondersoftheWorld?

A.Unconcerned.B.Doubtful.

C.Surprised.D.Approving.

c

Whatarecharter（特許）schools?HowaretheydifferentfromtraditionalpublicschoolsintheUnitedStates?

Charterschoolsareakindofpublicschoolsthatreceiveaspecialcharterorwrittenrules,fromastate

government.TheAmericanstateofMinnesotapassedthecountry'sfirstcharterschoollawintheearly1990s.Since

then,charterschoolshavespreadfromcoasttocoast.Therearemorethan6,700charterschoolsnow,educating

nearly3millionstudentsnationwide.Charterschoolscannotrequirestudentstopaytuitionfortheireducation.The

schoolsalsocannotsetadmissionrequirements.Iftoomanyyoungpeopleaskedtobeadmitted,theschoolmust

chooseitsstudentsthroughalottery（抽簽）system.

Charterschoolsaredifferentfrompublicschoolsinmanyways.Theyoftenhaveflexibilityinthekindsof

classesandprogramsthattheycanoffer.Theyoftendonothavetofollowtherulespublicschoolsdo.Thecharter

schoolmovementgrewoutofunhappinesswithpublicschools.

Overtime,differentgroupsbeganbackingthechartercause.Civilrightsgroupswantedschoolsthatbroke

downbarriersbasedonraceorwealth.Parentswantedgreaterabilitytochoosewheretheirchildrenwenttoschool.

SomeAmericanssaidthatcompetitionbetweenschoolscouldimprovethequalityofeducation.Themainideawas

thatincreasedflexibilityinaneducationprogramwouldletcharterschoolsbetterservetheirstudents.

ButnotallAmericanslikecharterschools.Forover20years,critics（評論家）havearguedthatcharterschools

takemoneyawayfrompublicschools,andmaynotservestudentswithspecialneeds.Somecivilrightsgroupshave

opposedcharterschools.Somelaborandunionorganizersdisagreeaboutwhethercharterschoolsareactually

publicschools.

8.Whatdoweknowaboutcharterschools?

A.Theyrequirehighfees.B.Theyhavestrictrequirements.

C.Theytakeinstudentsbyexam.D.Theycanselectstudentsbychance.

9.Howarecharterschoolsdifferentfrompublicschools?

A.Theyhaveplentyofmoney.B.Theydon'tfollowanyrules.

C.Theyaregivencertainrights.D.Theyofferfewerclassestostudents.

10.WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytalkabout?

A.Goodservicesofcharterschools.B.Peoplessupportforcharterschools.

C.Specialrightscharterschoolshave.D.Competitionbetweencharterschools.

11.Whatdocriticsthinkofcharterschools?

A.Theyareunusual.B.Theymaynotbenecessary.

C.Theyprovidepooreducation.D.Theyarenotgoodpublicschools.

D

Howeverexcitingspaceexplorationsounds,there'sanecessaryandimportantpointaboutitthatneedstobe

considered:foodsupplies.Rightnow,astronautstypicallyrelyondryfoodinairtightbagsandcans,sincethereare

strictweightlimitsonitemstakenintospace.Foodsthatwetakeforgranted,suchasfreshfruitandvegetables,are

oulofthequestionforspaceexplorers.

Forthosewho'vemadeanefforttotrytogrowfoodduringspaceflights,they'vefacedmanydifficulties,

includingtheabsenceofgravity,andalackofsoil,airandhumidity（濕度）.However,growingfoodtoaddand

minimise（最小化）thefoodthatmustbecarriedtospacewillbeincreasinglyimportantonlong-durationflightsinto

space.Greateffortshavebeenmadetoexploretheideaofspacefarming.Recently,ateamledbyFedericoMaggiat

theUniversityofSydneyinAustraliahaveworkedouthowplantscanabsorbnutrientsfromhumanurine（尿）,as

wasreportedbyNewScientistonMarch27.

Afterover20yearsofexperiments,theresultssuggestedthathumanurinecouldsupplythreetofouroutofthe

sixnutrientsthatplantsneed.Theresearchersalsofoundoutthaturine-fertilisedplantsproducenoharmful

by-products,suchascarbondioxideorammonia.

AccordingtoNewScientist,humanurineis95percentwater,withtheother5percentmadefromnutrients

whichareharmfultothehumanbodybutnottoplants.Theadvantageofthisurinefueledlifesupportsystemis

obvious:Byrecyclingliquidwasteandproducingfood,anefficientcyclewillbecreated.

Andmostimportantly,saidNewScientist,thedurationofspaceflightswillbegreatlyextendedto"20yearsof

flight"，meaningwemaybesoonsendingastronautsonflightstoMars,orevenbeyond.

12.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“outofthequestion^^inthefirstparagraphprobablymean?

A.Uncertain.B.Doubtless.

C.Impossible.D.Unnecessary.

13.WhatcanwelearnfromtheresearchbytheUniversityofSydney?

A.Humanurineisharmlesstoplants.

B.Humanurineprovidessixnecessarynutrientsforplants.

C.Urinefertiliserissaferandmoreproductivethanchemicalfertiliser.

D.Urine-fertilisedplantsonlyreleaseasmallamountofcarbondioxide.

14.Whatisthebiggestadvantageofusinghumanurineforspacefarming,accordingtoNewScientist?

A.Itdoeslittleharmtotheenvironmentinspace.

B.Itwillgreatlyreducethecostoffarminginspace.

C.Urine-fertilisedplantsarehealthierandtastebetter.

D.Itcouldcreateconditionsforlong-termspaceflights.

15.What'sthetextmainlyabout?

A.Thesignificanceofspacefarming.

B.Apossiblenewwaytogrowfoodinspace.

C.Howtousehumanurinetoproducefoodinspace.

D.Problemsfacedbyastronautsonlong-termspaceflights.

=2021-2022學年高一下學期第三次月考英語試題

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

Covid-19hasbroughtagreatdealoftroubleforallofussinceMarch2020.Duringthistime,mobilephones

havebeenthesolutionfortheboredomandrestlessnesscausedfromstayingindoors.Themostdownloadedappson

playstore2020are;

TikTok

TikTokwasthemostdownloadedapp.Withover111.9milliondownloads,TikTokhasseenahugegrowthin

2020,twicemorethanwhatitgotin2019.20%ofitstotaldownloadswerefromIndiaandaround9.3%ofthetotal

downloadswereintheUS.

Zoom

Zoomwasthesecondmostinstalledappintheoveralldownloadscategory.Withnearly94.6millioninstalls,

Zoomisthemostusedappforonlinemeetingsandvirtualclassrooms.17%ofitsdownloadswereintheUSand

India.Officesandeducationalinstituteswereshutdownandtocontinueworkingandstudyingfromhome,people

reliedheavilyonZoomforvideoconferencingandcalling.

WhatsApp

WhatsApprankedthirdinoveralldownloadswithmorethan100milliondownloads.Itisoneofthemost

popularandwidelyusedchatapplications;WhatsAppalsosupportscommunicationbetweeninternationalphone

networks.

Facebook

ItrankedfourthintheoveralldownloadedlistFacebookistheworld'smostpopularsocialnetworking

application.Facebookbuildstechnologiesthatgivepeoplethepowertoconnectwithfriendsandfamily,find

communitiesandgrowbusinesses.

1.WhatdoweknowaboutTikTok?

A.ItisanIndia-basedapp.B.IthasmostusersinAmerica.

C.Itisusedforgrowingbusiness.D.Ithasdoubleditsdownloadthanin2019.

2.Whichappisthebesttoturntoforonlineeducation?

A.TikTok.B.Zoom.C.WhatsApp.D.Facebook.

3.WhatfunctiondoesFacebookprobablyserve?

A.Communication.B.Training.C.Teaching.D.Payment

B

It'seasytodoeasythings,buttheydon'tcarrythechallengesandrewardsofdoingsomethingdifficult.Scott

Kellysaidhetriedtoexpressthatvieweverywherehewent.Andhespokefromexperience,havingspentacareer

thatincludedthetimeasaNASAastronaut,USNavycaptain,fighterpilot,andengineer.

ScottspokeattheUniversityofNorthAlabama,sharingstoriesabouthisexperienceofspendingayearonthe

InternationalSpaceStation(ISS).Hesaidthephysicalpressureoflivinginweightlessnessforayearwashardto

describeandthatthefluids(積水)inhisheadsometimesmadehimfeellikehewasstandingonhishead.Italso

neededsometimetorecoverwhenhereturnedhome.t6Mylegswereweakanditwouldbeuncomfortabletositfor

awhilebecausemybodyhadn'thadthatpressuresolong,^^Scottsaid.

HediscussedlifeaboardincludingspendingtimewithRussianastronauts.Theycamefromdifferentcultures.

Hehadmanagedtogetalongwellwitheveryoneaboardastheylivedtogether,workedtogether,andhadtorelyon

eachother.Hethoughtitwasoneofthemostrewardingthingsinhislife.

Thoughlifetherewasnoteasy,Scottneverregrettedbeinganastronautandgoingtospace.Healsodiscussed

experiencesgrowingup,admittingthathewasn'talwaysthegreateststudentbutwasabletoovercomethatthrough

hardworkanddetermination.

“Nevergiveuporloweryourdreams.Ifyouworkforit,allthingsarepossible.Thereisazeropercentchance

ofsucceedingifyoudon'teventry.Andwhenyousucceedaftertryinghard,you'llfinditreallyrewarding,Scott

saidintheend.

4.ScottmentionedhisexperienceintheISSmainlytoshow.

A.heenjoyedmakingspeechesB.hewasaresponsibleastronaut

C.hislifeinspacewaschallengingD.thedailylifeofanastronautcanbeboring

5.WhatmaybenefitScottmostwhenhelivedwithRussianastronauts?

A.Hewonsomeawardsthroughteamwork.

B.HefoundthefunoflivingintheSpaceStation.

C.Helearnedtodevelopcloserelationshipswithothers.

D.HepickedupsomeknowledgeofRussianculture.

6.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeScott?

A.Kindandthoughtful.B.Curiousandhumorous.

C.Easygoingandsociable.D.Hardworkinganddetermined.

7.WhatdoestheauthorintendtotellusfromScott'sstory?

A.It'simportanttohaveadreamB.Easythingsarealsoworthdoing

C.Asuitablecareerleadsonetosuccess.D.Difficultthingsaredemandingbutrewarding

C

“Thegrasslooksgreenerontheothersideofthefence（籬笆）.'That'sanoldsayinginEnglish.Itmeansthat

otherplacesoftenlookbettermoreinterestingthantheplacewhereyoulive."Let'sgotoKFCfordinnerandthen

watchsomeJapanesecartoonsWeallknowit:moreandmoreChinesekidsloveAmericanandJapanesefoodand

movies.SomepeopleworrythatyoungChinesearebeginningtofeelthatway.TheyseeyoungChineseignoring

Chinesecultureand,instead,buyingJapanesecartoonbooks,watchingKoreansoapoperasandevencelebrating

westernholidays.

Foreignbooksandsoapoperasaregood,butChinesewritersandactorsarejus