C. a new computer will be more expensive than it used to be D. people tend to use security fixes except Microsoft Company’s
D
Scientists added a record of 715 more planets to the list known to the world beyond the solar system, astronomers said on Wednesday, in February 2014. The additions include four planets about 0.5-2 times as big as Earth that are the right distance from their parent stars for liquid surface water, which is believed to be fit for life.
The discoveries were made with the NASA’s planet-hunting Kepler space telescope. The telescope, launched in 2009, spent four productive years observing 160,000 target stars for signs of planets passing by, within the telescope’s sight.
The numbers of planets announced at a NASA press conference on Wednesday increased Kepler’s confirmed planets from 246 to 961. Combined with other telescopes’ results, the total number of planets beyond the solar system now is nearly 1,700. “We almost doubled, just today, the number of planets known to humans,” astronomer Douglas Hudgins, head of planet exploration at NASA Headquarters in Washington, told reporters on a conference call.
Many planets’ discovery is due to a new technique that analyzes potential planets in batches rather than one at a time. The method was developed after scientists realized that most planets, like those in the solar system, have similar worlds orbiting a common parent star.
The newly found planets strengthen the evidence that small planets, two to three times the size of Earth, are common throughout the galaxy(银河系).
“Generally, wherever (Kepler) can see them, it finds them,” said astronomer Sara Seager, with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “That's why we have confidence that there will be planets like Earth in outer space.”
Like the solar system, which has eight planets plus Pluto and other so-called “dwarf planets,” the newly found planets belong to families. But unlike the solar system’s planets, which are about 150 times farther from the sun than Earth. Most of the planets fly nearer to their parent stars than Venus（金星） orbits the sun, a distance of about 67 million miles (108 million km.)
NASA and other space agencies are designing new telescopes to discover planets
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in so-called “habitable zones” around their parent stars where temperatures would be suitable for liquid surface water. Two papers on the new Kepler research will appear in an upcoming issue of ‘The Astrophysical Journal’.
62. The underlined word ‘batches’ in the fourth paragraph probably means _____ here. A. continent
B. program
C. group
D. association
63. Through Kepler, Scientists have found more planets ________ throughout the galaxy.
A. the same size as Earth Earth
B. about 0.5—2 times as big as Earth D. two to three times the size of
C. twice the size of Earth
64. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. All the planets known to the world are believed to be fit for life. B. There may be liquid surface water on some of the newly found planets. C. Kepler space telescope spent four years observing 160,000 target planets. D. The orbits of the newly found planets are just like those of the solar system 65. Which of the following is the most suitable title for this passage?
A. US space telescope discovers more planets B. Kepler observes many new target stars C. Scientists believe 715 planets fit for life D. NASA finds liquid surface water on the planets
第二卷 非选择题（共40分）
第四部分 写作与运用（共四节，满分40分）
第一节：选择适当的词或短语并用其正确形式填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) belong to approach reality approve do harm to put forward determine tradition benefit attach to 66. Breathing fresh air and exercising in the morning are _________ to your health. 67. _________ developing countries, China still has a long way to go in realizing ‘Chinese Dream’.
68. While sailing in the East China Sea, a Chinese captain noticed two Japanese
F22 planes _________ in the sky last month.
69. Kindness and honesty are both _________ Chinese virtues, which we younger generation should follow.
70. Only by working hard and never giving up can we make our dream a _________. 71. Compared with H5N1, H7N9 is difficult to control and _________ people’s
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health.
72. Nowadays we can see many advertisements _________ books or magazines. 73. You shouldn’t touch anything in the lab without the teacher’s _________. 74. ____________ to go to Beijing University, my sister is occupied in her study every day.
75. Early this year, the members of the 18th National People's Congress
____________ a lot of good suggestions.
第二节：根据所给汉语意思，完成英语句子。（共5小题；每空一词；每小题1分，满分5分)
76. 你应该尽力学习来弥补你上星期的缺课。
You must try your best to ______ ______ for the classes you missed last week. 77. 在网上聊天时，我们应该当心各种陷阱。
While chatting on line, we should take care not to _______ _______ all kinds of tricks.
78. 作为地方领导，焦裕禄坚持为提高当地人民的生活水平做贡献。
As a local leader, Jiao Yulu ________ ________ making contributions to
improving the living standards of the local people. 79. 班主任经常建议我们应该诚实、自信、乐于助人。
Our head teacher often ________ that we ________ honest, confident and ready to help others.
80. 听到有人喊救命，那位士兵毫不犹豫地跳进冰冷的河里去救落水儿童。
On hearing someone shouting for help, the soldier jumped into the cold river to save the child __________ ___________.
第三节：任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空只填1个单词。
True friends are rare to make these days. Even if you believe you’ve connected with someone, how do you really know he is a true friend? And often you will find that someone who you thought you could trust may disappoint you. There are ways you can know if a friendship is true and how you can hold onto that friend.
A true friend is someone who will be there for you no matter what happens. Through good times and bad times, they will stand by you. They will accept you for who you are without trying to change you, and they will be there to help you grow in new ways.
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Trust is another important aspect. A true friend will keep your secrets. You can depend on them. They will listen and be someone you know you can talk things over with, even if they may not have advice to share with you.
Friendship is a two-way street. To find true friends and keep them, you must in turn be the same as well. Be there for them in their hard times and share the good times with them. Be someone your friends can depend on and offer them the same things they give to you. A friendship will fall apart fast if only one person is giving and putting all the effort in. To keep a true friendship, you must be honest.
There will be barriers in the road but that is the test of true friendship. If it can survive those barriers, it will be stronger and last forever. St Thomas Aquinas said, “There is nothing on this earth more prized than friendship” and it holds true.
Title: Ways to find a true friend Passage outline Opinions on friends Supporting details ●True friends are rare to make these days. ●Those who you regarded as your friends may make you (81) ▲ . Characteristics of A true friend will: true friendship ●support you (82) ▲ happens. ●keep your secrets and be a good listener. ●Stay with your friends when they are in trouble. Tips on how to keep friendship ●Be someone your friends can depend on and offer them the same things (83) ▲ to you. ●Be (84) ▲ and you can keep a true friendship. (85) ▲
第四节：书面表达。（共1小题；满分20分)
81．最近一些城市出台措施将清除市内的报刊亭，这引起了人们广泛的关注。请根据表中的要点，写一篇不少于150字的短文（开头已经给出，不计入总词数）。 支持者观点： 1.影响市容； 反对者观点： 1.方便百姓读报； 你的观点： ??（谈谈你打算如何对待12
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