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Passage1
Up,Up,andAway!
AnadventurerwhobecamethefirstpersontoflyacrosstheEnglishChannelonaclusterofballoonshaslaunchedahouseintotheskyjustlikeinthehitmovieUp-inreparationforamoreambitiousjourneyandanewrecord.
FearlessTrappe,fromNorthCarolina,steppedintothecartoonthemedhomebeforeflyingabovetheLeonInternationalBalloonFestivalinMexicomorethanaweekago.
The38-year-oldTrappewasusingtheeventasawarm-upforhisplannedtrans-Atlanticflightscheduledfornextsummer.Heaimstocompletethe2,500-milejourneyinaseven-footlifeboatcarriedby365hugeheliumballoons.
Thebravemanislearningtosailalifeboat,incaseheneedstoditchintotheoceanduringthedanger-filledadventure.
Hesillflyatbetween18,000feetand25,000feet,beatinghispreviousworldaltituderecordof21,600feet,andmustflyuninterruptedadistancetentimeslongerthanhispreviousworldrecordof230milesinordertosucceed.
TheadventurerTrappe,whoholdsrecordsforcrossingtheAlps,flyingthemostclusterballoons,andthelongestdistance,hasspenthisentirecareer,buildinguptothisambitiousplan.
“Ididn’twakeuponedayandthink:
‘I’goingtoflyacrosstheAtlantic,’”hesaid.“Everyattemptbeforethiswaspreparedforthisfight,I’vebeentrainingforalongtime”.
1.TheadventurerflewacrosstheEnglishChannelto__________.
A.testtheballoonsB.launchahouse
C.shootahitmovieD.prepareforbreakingarecord
2.Tofinishthejourney,hewillflyadistanceof__________.
A.2500milesB.18,000feetC.25,000feetD.230miles
3.Abouttheambitiousjourney,whichisNOTmentionedinthepassage?
A.WhenhewillflyB.Howhighhesillfly
C.HowfarhewillflyD.Howlongitwilltakehim
4.HowmanyworldrecordsdoesJonathanhold?
A.TwoB.ThreeC.FourD.Five
5.Whatdoeshelastparagraphimply?
A.Trappecan’tsleepworryingabouttheadventure
B.Trappewasborntosetworldrecords
C.Trappealwayskeepshisambitioninmind
D.TrappeneverthoughtofcrossingtheAtlanticbefore
Passage2
Everydaywegotoschoolandlistentotheteacher,andtheteacherwillaskussomequestions.Sometimes,theclassmateswillaskyouropinionsoftheworkoftheclass.Whenyouaretellingothersintheclasswhatyouhavefoundoutaboutthesetopics,rememberthattheymustbeabletohearwhatyouaresaying.Youarenottakingpartinafamilyconversationorhavingachatwithfriends---youareinaslightlyunnaturalsituationwherealargegroupofpeoplewillremainsilent,waitingtohearwhatyouhavetosay.Youmustspeaksothattheycanhearyou---loudlyenoughandclearlyenoughbutwithouttryingtoshoutorappearingtoforceyourself.
Remember,too,thatitisthesameifyouarecalledtoaninterviewwhetheritiswithaprofessorofyourschooloragovernmentofficialwhomightmeetyou.Thepersonyouareseeingwilltrytoputyouatyoureasebutthesituationissomewhatdifferentfromthatofaordinaryconversation.Youmusttakespecialcarethatyoucanbeheard.
1.Whenyouspeaktotheclass,youshouldspeak______.
A.asslowlyaspossibleB.inalowvoiceC.loudlyD.forcefully
2.Usually,whenyouspeaktotheclass,theclassis_______.
A.noisyB.quietC.havingarestD.serious
3Thesituationintheclassis______thatinyourhouse.
A.notverydifferentfromB.sometimesthesameas
C.sometimesnotthesameasD.notthesameas
4.Ifyouarehavingaconversationwithanofficial,themostimportantthingforyouis______.
A.toshowyourabilityB.tobeverygentle
C.tomakesurethatyoucanbeheardD.toputtheofficialatease
5.Themainideaofthispassageis______.
A.thatweshouldtalkindifferentwaysindifferentsituations
B.thatwemustspeakloudly
C.thatwemustkeepsilentatanytime
D.thatwemusttalkwiththeclass
Passage3
About21,000youngpeoplein17Americanstatesdonotattendclassesinschoolbuildings.
Instead,theyreceivetheirelementaryandhighschooleducationbyworkingathomeoncomputers.TheCenterforEducationReformsaystheUnitedStateshas67public“cyberschools.”andthatisabouttwiceasmanyastwoyearsago.
Themoneyforstudentstoattendacyberschoolcomesfromthegovernmentsofthestateswheretheylive.Someeducatorssaycyberschoolsreceivemoneythatshouldsupporttraditionalpublicschools.Theyalsosayitisdifficulttoknowifstudentsarelearningwell.
Othereducatorspraisethisnewformofeducationforlettingstudentsworkattheirownspeed.Thesepeoplesaycyberschoolshelpstudentswhowereunhappyorunsuccessfulintraditionalschools.Theysaylearningathomebycomputerendslongbusridesforchildrenwholivefarfromschool.
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