“AmInotdestroyingmyenemieswhenImakefriendsofthem?”
Ismiled,thinkingofLucy.Itjust20mehowgreatafriendIusedtohave.
()1.A.sad B.surprisedC.worried D.eager ()2.A.school B.classC.team D.city ()3.A.positiveB.successful C.new D.common ()4.A.UsuallyB.Actually C.FinallyD.Fortunately ()5.A.describeB.prove C.tell D.accept ()6.A.sitB.speak C.stand D.live
()7.A.shoutingB.laughing C.pointing D.smiling ()8.A.writeB.reply C.talk D.listen ()9.A.startedB.minded C.considered D.avoided ()10.A.rareB.next C.last D.first ()11.A.helloB.thanks C.sorry D.bye ()12.A.accordingtoB.thanksto C.exceptforD.insteadof
()13.A.servedB.appeared C.seemed D.stayed ()14.A.forgetB.leave C.miss D.teach ()15.A.enemyB.hero C.friend D.leader
()16.A.changingB.managing C.wasting D.enjoying ()17.A.tookcareofB.tooktheplaceof C.madefunofD.getawayfrom
()18.A.rightB.proud C.interested D.busy ()19.A.booksB.words C.storiesD.experiences ()20.A.taughtB.advisedC.warnedD.reminded 【三】阅读理解
A
TheInternationalSpaceStation
，
oneofthemostambitiousspaceprojectseverandakeylaunchingboardforexplorationofthesolarsystem，turnsl0yearsoldThursday.
OnNov.20
，
1998
，
thefirstpartofthespacestationwaslaunchedbytheRussiansfromKazakhstan.NASAfolloweduptwoweekslaterwithPieceNo2carriedupbyaspaceshuttle.
Thespacestationhasgrownintoagiantoutpost(
前
哨)355kmup，hometothreepeopleatanygiventime—soontobesix.
ThankstothenewlyarrivedshuttleEndeavourthespacestationnowhasfivesleepstations
，
twobaths
，，
twokitchensandtwomini—gyms.Altogether，thereareninerooms，threeofwhicharefullscalelabs.
TheUnitedStateshasfinancedthemainpartoftheproject
，
estimatedtocostsome100billiondollars.Fifteenothercountrieshavealsocontributed，includingRussia，Japan，Canada，BrazilantielevennationsbelongingtotheEuropeanSpaceAgency.
Thespacestationhastraveled2.1billionkmorbitedEarthmorethan57
，
300times
，，
hosted167peoplefrom15countries，andservedupmorethanl9，000meals
“TheISSisthelargesteverexperimentininternationaltechnologicalcooperation
，
”
saidJohnLogsdon
。
ahistorianattheNationalAirandSpaceMuseuminUS.
“
Ithinkit
’
sanecessarysteppingstonetolong
—”’，
termhumanactivitiesinnewAreasofoperations,Logsdonsaid.ThestationissthefirstStepoutwardbutastepalongtheway.” ()1.Thepassageismainlyabout.
AtheconstructionoftheInternationalSpaceStation. B.thehistoryoftheInternationalSpaceStation.
—“
offtheplanetanditnotallendinitself
CthetenthanniversaryoftheInternationalSpaceStation. D.thecountriesthathelpestablishtheInternationalSpaceStation.
()2.PieceNo2oftheISSwasputintoorbitoil A.Nov.6，1998B.Nov.24，1998 C.Dee.8，1998D.Dec.9，1998
()3.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutEndeavouraccordingtot
hepassage?
A.Endeavourisanewlybuiltshuttle. B.Endeavourispartofthespacestation， C.Endeavourdidn’tgetclosetothespacestation.
D.Endeavourcarriedalotofequipmentfortheapacestation. ()4.WhichofthefollowingcountryhasnotmadeacontributiontotheconstructionoftheInternationalspacestationaccordingtothepassage?
A.USA.B.Japan.C.Korea.D.Spain.
B
Readingtooneselfisamodernactivitywhichwasalmostunknowntothelearnedintheearlydaysofthehistory,whileduringthefifteenthcenturytheterm
“
reading
”
undoubtedlymeantreadingaloud.Onlyduringthenineteenthcenturydidsilentreadingbecomepopular.
Oneshouldbecareful,however,ofsupposingthatsilentreadingcameaboutsimplybecausereadingaloudisdistraction(分散注意力)toothers.Examinationofreasonsconnectedwiththehistoricaldevelopmentofsilentreadingshowsthatitbecametheusualmodeofreadingformostadultreadingtasksmainlybecausethetasksthemselveschangedincharacter.
Thelastcenturysawagradualincreaseinliteracy(读写能
