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Should Museum Entry Be Free With International Museum Day coming up， today we are asking readers： Should museums be free or should people have to pay for a ticket？ Let us know your view． Comments Museums are not only there for enjoyment； they are education． This is why they must be free． While museums need a huge amount of money to operate， let the wealthy pay for it． The idea of a person or child interested in art not being able to view it because of cost is wrong Krista Chen（US）﹣Age 15 Free entry does not attract people or encourage them to appreciate art． Generally people respect things that are difficult or costly to get Museums should require regular visitors to pay a fee， but provide free tickets as prizes for high﹣achieving students who can appreciate them more Fred Smith（New Zealand）﹣Age 14 Museums teach people about their past． This is part of our shared culture that should be available to everyone， rich or poor People should never be asked to pay an entrance fee． Rob Sanchez （Australia）﹣Age 17 There are no simple answers． Low ticket prices could help museums stay open．But companies and businessmen should also provide museums with more money and other support． They have a social responsibility too． Amber White （UK）﹣Age 16 I think museums and art galleries should all be free to the public． I do， however，think twice a year the museums should organize money﹣raising events to help pay for the cost of staying open． Li Mishao（China）﹣Age 15

（1）How many readers support the idea of free museums？　　

A．2

B． 3

C．4

D．5

（2）Who suggests museums should regularly hold special events to collect money？　　

A． Krista Chen．

B． Fred Smith

C． Rob Sanchez

D． Li Mishao

（3）Why does Fred Smith believe that free tickets should be given to high﹣achieving students？　　

A． Students will then study harder．

B． Museums will attract more visitors

C． Museums can make themselves more famous

D． These students can better appreciate museums

（4）Which of the following does Amber White agree with？　　

A． Businesses should offer museums more help

B． People should only pay what they can afford

C．Free entry doesn't encourage visitors to museums

D． Everybody should have a chance to visit museums

（5）What can we know about the website？　　

A． It's quite a new website

B． It was started in Australia

C． It's generally for young readers

D． It mainly discusses scientific topics

Many people know that rubbish is a big problem on planet Earth． What many people don't know is that junk（垃圾）has become a problem in outer space too．

     According to BBC News， there are more than 22， 000 pieces of space junk floating around the earth． And these are just the things that we can see from the surface of the earth by telescopes （望远镜）． There are also millions of smaller pieces of junk that we can't see．

    Objects， like bits of old space rockets or satellites， move around the planet at very high speeds，so fast that even a very small piece can break important satellites or become dangerous to astronauts． If the tiniest piece of junk crashed into a spaceship， it could damage the vehicle．

    To make things worse， when two objects in space crash， they break into many smaller pieces． For example， when a U．S． satellite hit an old Russian rocket in 2009， it broke into more than 2，000 pieces， increasing the amount of space junk．

    To reduce additional space junk， countries have agreed that all new space tools can only stay in space for 25 years at most． Each tool must be built to fall safely into the earth's atmosphere after that time． In the upper parts of the atmosphere， it will burn up．

    Many scientists also suggesting different ways to clean up space junk． In England scientists are testing a metal net that can be fired into space junk． The net catches the junk and then pulls it into the earth's atmosphere to burn up． The Germans are building robots that can collect pieces of space junk and bring them back to Earth to be safely destroyed．

    The problem is becoming more challenging because we're sending more objects into space to help people use their mobile phones and computers，" says Marco Castronuovo， an Italian space Researcher．

    "The time to act is now． The longer we leave the problem， the bigger it will become，" he says．

（1）What does the underlined word "these" in Paragraph 2 refer to　　？

A． Telescopes．

B． Satellites．

C． Pieces of space junk．

D． BBC news reports．

（2）Why is space junk considered a problem　　？

A． It burns up after it re﹣enters the atmosphere．

B． It often stops the view of telescopes on Earth．

C． It could force new space tools to travel at slower speeds．

D． It may crash into other space tools causing damage or death．

（3）Countries want future space tools to be able to fall back into the earth's atmosphere so that　　．

A． the tools can be reused later

B． the tools don't become space junk

C． the earth's atmosphere can stay clean

D． the effects of space flight can be studied

（4）How do the Germans plan to deal with space junk　　？

A． Catch it with nets．

B． Use robots to collect it．

C． Burn it in the earth's atmosphere．

D． Send it further away from the earth．

（5）In which section of the newspaper would you probably read this article　　？

A． Environment．

B． Local News．

C． Education．

D． Fashion．

	Passage 1The Shenzhen Railway Station and the Shenzhen East Railway Station will add six temporary （临时的）trains between Friday and Monday during the coming festival．The Shenzhen Railway Station will add train K6604and K6606to Guiyang，K6512to Shantung，K6552to Yongzhou and K9088to Zhangjiajie．The Shenzhen East Railway Station will add K6532to Nanxiong in Guangdong Province．
	Passage 2The 2016Shenzhen Fashion Week began at OCT Bay in Nanshan District last Friday．Over 100brands and designers （设计师）from more than 10countries put on over 60fashion shows during the week．A number of well﹣known designers attended Fashion Week．The event will end tomorrow．
	Passage 3Shenzhen became No.7in traffic jams among Chinese cities，according to a quarterly report made by amap．com and Tsinghua University．Jinan City in Shandong Province passed Beijing for the second time to become the most congested（拥堵 的）Chinese city．Beijing，Hangzhou，Harbin and Chongqing were among the top five．
	Passage 4Zhang Yuetoiig，a 12﹣year﹣old girl from Shenzhen，won the Guangxi leg （赛区） of the National Rock﹣climbing Competition，which was held on Tuesday．She is the youngest winner in the history of the rock﹣climbing competition．She started training at the age of 4．

26．According to Passage 1，how many temporary trains will the Shenzhen Railway Station add？ 　　

A.1

B.5

C.6

D.7

27．From the report in Passage 3，we know that 　　became No.1in traffic jams．

A．Beijing

B．Shenzhen

C．Jinan

D．Hangzhou

28．Which of the following statements is TRUE？ 　　

A．The Shenzhen Railway Station will add Train K6512to Yueyang．

B．There were more than 100fashion shows during the fashion week．

C．You seldom get caught in a traffic jam in Shenzhen．

D．Zhang Yuetong has been trained to do rock﹣climbing for 8years．

29．The four short passages probably come from 　　．

A．tales

B．newspapers

C．storybook

D．novels．

Lockheed Martin，American space system company（空间系统公司）has found a really cool way to inspire the young minds of today to the research fields in Science．Technology Engineering and Math（STEM）．

It may look like a normal yellow bus，but all the magic happens once you get inside．Meet the"Mars（火星） Experience Bus，"part of Lockheed Martin's new"Generation Beyond"national education program to get the kids joining in studying what goes on outside of our home planet．The bus offers a virtual reality（VR，虚拟现实） experience making the teenagers feel like they are driving on Mars．

The VR experience was developed by taking advantage of software（软件）created for today's best video games，so you can imagine the picture shown is top level．The kids do seem really excited to see the bus take a virtual trip on the red planet and search unknown places．It's certainly a great way of learning about the universe by virtual reality working on a common bus．

The Lockheed Martin's bus will start a tour in the United Stated to allow kids from different parts of the country to take a ride in it．The Generation Beyond project also includes an iPhone app for IOS providing real﹣time information about weather reports for Mars，and there's also a free deep space course for middle school teachers and students．

57．"A really cool way"in the first paragraph refers to　　．

A．a science subject   

B．Mars Experience Bus   

C．video game software

58．"Generation Beyond"is a/an　　．

A．school bus

B．education project

C．vacation trip

59．The VR experience was developed from　　．

A．video games

B．space science

C．driving systems

60．Which of the following statement is TRUE according to this passage？　　

A．It just looks like a normal school bus after you get inside．

B．Kids are sure to be more interested in all subjects after the experience．

C．You can get the real﹣time weather reports for Mars with an iPhone．

61．The best title of this passage may be　　．

A．The common yellow bus．

B．The mysterious red planet．

C．The magic VR tour．

Over the last six months， the coronavirus pandemic（冠状病毒疫情） has affected different countries and regions in different ways．Here， we'll take a look at a few of the most important events that have happened．

   Italy shuts down

   On March 10， the Italian government decided to put the whole country on lockdownafter the number of cases（病例） in the country started increasing quickly， people were suggested not leaving their home．The first case was detected（检测到） as early as January 31．In the following weeks， the number of cases reached over 10， 000 by the time of the lockdown．The lockdown affected 16 million people across the country．Italy was one of the first of many countries that cami ed out lockdown s to prevent the spread of the virus．

   WHO declares pandemic

   On March 11， World Health Organization（WHO） offically characterized（描述） COVID﹣19 as a pandemic．This was because of a growing number of cases around the world．By this time， there were more than 20， 000 cases in Europe， including 1， 000 deaths， as well as 1， 000 cases in the US．

   Summer Olympics delayed

   On March 24， President of the International Olympic Committee（IOC） Thomas Bach announced the 2020 Summer Olympic Games， which were planned to be held in Tokyo， would be delayed until the following year in the interest of protecting public safety．

   US hits over l million cases

   On April 28， the US recorded officially over one million COVID﹣19 cases nationwide．This came just four days after it was announced that the virus had resulted in over 50， 000 deaths across the country．The virus spread rapidly across the country， as the first case had been recorded three months earlier．

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案．

（1）The events in the passage are all connected with 　　．

A．	Italy's lockdown
B．	US cases
C．	Olympic games
D．	the coronavirus pandemic

（2）In paragraph 2， the underlined word "lockdown" probably means 　　．

A．	封城
B．	控制
C．	关押
D．	锁定

（3）COVID﹣19 was officially announced as a pandemic because it 　　．

A．	caused the lockdowns
B．	had a growing number of cases in the world
C．	could result in death
D．	spread quickly in Europe

（4）2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo will be delayed because 　　．

A．	people may not go during the pandemic
B．	the cases in Asia increased quickly
C．	it hasn't been well﹣prepared
D．	it's necessary to protect public safety

（5）It took 　　 for the number of COVID﹣19 cases in the US to reach over one milion．

A．	four days
B．	twenty﹣eight days
C．	three months
D．	four months

It seems that food deliverymen （送货员） are always rushing in haste.We can always see them running every minute，and they seem to have lots of things to do the next minute.They wear blue，red or yellow helmets （头盔） and many of them don't follow traffic rules.They drive on the wrong side of the road and run red lights.They use mobile phones when they are driving.

However，not everything goes well with food deliverymen.In the first half of 2017，food deliverymen had 76 traffic accidents in Shanghai.That means every two and a half days，a food deliveryman will die or get hurt on the road.

What makes deliverymen take such risks？The strict rules of the food delivery companies and the worried customers may be the answer.Many companies will fine （罚款） a deliveryman up to 2，000 yuan if he can't deliver the food on time，reported China Daily.Fines also go to those who get bad reviews from customers.

To solve the problem，food delivery service companies need to do some changes.Some cities are also taking action.Shanghai has asked companies to train their deliverymen on traffic rules and safety.Now in Shenzhen，if a deliveryman breaks traffic rules more than twice，then he can't do the job for a whole year.

（1）The underlined phrase "in haste" in Paragraph 1 probably means 　 　in Chinese.

A．	匆忙地
B．	慢慢地
C．	意外地
D．	犹豫地

（2）The first paragraph mainly tells us that many food deliverymen 　 　.

A．	work very hard
B．	break traffic rules
C．	are good at driving
D．	use mobile phones too much

（3）How many reasons are mentioned for deliverymen's taking risks of breaking traffic rules？ 　 　

A．	Two.
B．	Three.
C．	Four.
D．	Five.

（4）If a food deliveryman 　 　，the companies will fine him.

A．	drives too slowly
B．	delivers food on time
C．	obeys traffic rules
D．	gets bad reviews from his customers

（5）What is the main idea of the last paragraph？ 　 　

A．	Traffic rules are too strict to deliverymen.
B．	Food deliverymen cannot drive on important roads in the future.
C．	Some cities are working to solve the problem and make things better.
D．	All the companies in China train their deliverymen on traffic rules and safety.

Have you ever imagined the life in space？The following will show you the astronauts' daily life.

• Eating in space

   If you go camping for more than a week with some friends，you will make sure you have plenty of foods and keep them properly.At the end of your camping trip，you would deal with your rubbish properly before the ride home.

   Astronauts almost do the same thing when they go to space.Preparation changes with the food type.Some foods can be eaten in their natural forms，such as chocolate cakes and fruits.Other foods require adding water，such as cheese.Of course，an oven is provided at the space station to heat the food.But there are no fridges，so space food must be kept properly.

• Sleeping in space

   After a long day at work，nothing is better than a good night's sleep!Just like on the earth，in space astronauts go to bed at a certain time，then get up and prepare for work again.When going to sleep，they have to attachthemselves，so they don't float （漂浮） around or hit their bodies against something.They usually use sleeping bags located in small crew cabins （乘员舱）.Each crew cabin is just big enough for one person.Generally，astronauts have an eight﹣hour sleep each day when they finish their task.

• Doing sports in space

   Exercise is an important part of every astronaut's daily life to prevent muscle loss （肌肉萎缩）.Usually，astronauts exercise two hours every day.Lifting 200 pounds on the earth may be a lot of work.But lifting that same object in space would be much easier.That means the things for exercise need to be specially designed，so astronauts can receive the exercise needed.

   Living in space is not just all work and no play.Astronauts have fun，too.They like to look out the window and play with their food.Fun plays an important role in the quality of their life.

（1）The writer starts to explain eating in space by 　 　.

A．	telling a story
B．	asking a question
C．	giving an example
D．	comparing two facts

（2）What does the underlined word " attach" in Paragraph 4 mean？ 　 　

A．	Tie.
B．	Hide.
C．	Catch.
D．	Carry.

（3）It is much easier for people 　 　in space than on the earth.

A．	to fall asleep
B．	to lift heavy things
C．	to prevent muscle loss
D．	to eat cold food

（4）In which part of a newspaper can we read the passage？ 　 　

A.CULTURE.

B.SOCIETY.

C.SCIENCE.

D.HISTORY.

	Passage 1The Shenzhen Railway Station and the Shenzhen East Railway Station will add six temporary （临时的）trains between Friday and Monday during the coming festival．The Shenzhen Railway Station will add train K6604and K6606to Guiyang，K6512to Shantung，K6552to Yongzhou and K9088to Zhangjiajie．The Shenzhen East Railway Station will add K6532to Nanxiong in Guangdong Province．
	Passage 2The 2016Shenzhen Fashion Week began at OCT Bay in Nanshan District last Friday．Over 100brands and designers （设计师）from more than 10countries put on over 60fashion shows during the week．A number of well﹣known designers attended Fashion Week．The event will end tomorrow．
	Passage 3Shenzhen became No.7in traffic jams among Chinese cities，according to a quarterly report made by amap．com and Tsinghua University．Jinan City in Shandong Province passed Beijing for the second time to become the most congested（拥堵 的）Chinese city．Beijing，Hangzhou，Harbin and Chongqing were among the top five．
	Passage 4Zhang Yuetoiig，a 12﹣year﹣old girl from Shenzhen，won the Guangxi leg （赛区） of the National Rock﹣climbing Competition，which was held on Tuesday．She is the youngest winner in the history of the rock﹣climbing competition．She started training at the age of 4．

26．According to Passage 1，how many temporary trains will the Shenzhen Railway Station add？　　

A.1

B.5

C.6

D.7

27．From the report in Passage 3，we know that　　 became No.1in traffic jams．

A．Beijing

B．Shenzhen

C．Jinan

D．Hangzhou

28．Which of the following statements is TRUE？　　

A．The Shenzhen Railway Station will add Train K6512to Yueyang．

B．There were more than 100fashion shows during the fashion week．

C．You seldom get caught in a traffic jam in Shenzhen．

D．Zhang Yuetong has been trained to do rock﹣climbing for 8years．

29．The four short passages probably come from　　．

A．tales

B．newspapers

C．storybook

D．novels．

	Passage 1The Shenzhen Railway Station and the Shenzhen East Railway Station will add six temporary （临时的）trains between Friday and Monday during the coming festival．The Shenzhen Railway Station will add train K6604and K6606to Guiyang，K6512to Shantung，K6552to Yongzhou and K9088to Zhangjiajie．The Shenzhen East Railway Station will add K6532to Nanxiong in Guangdong Province．
	Passage 2The 2016Shenzhen Fashion Week began at OCT Bay in Nanshan District last Friday．Over 100brands and designers （设计师）from more than 10countries put on over 60fashion shows during the week．A number of well﹣known designers attended Fashion Week．The event will end tomorrow．
	Passage 3Shenzhen became No.7in traffic jams among Chinese cities，according to a quarterly report made by amap．com and Tsinghua University．Jinan City in Shandong Province passed Beijing for the second time to become the most congested（拥堵 的）Chinese city．Beijing，Hangzhou，Harbin and Chongqing were among the top five．
	Passage 4Zhang Yuetoiig，a 12﹣year﹣old girl from Shenzhen，won the Guangxi leg （赛区） of the National Rock﹣climbing Competition，which was held on Tuesday．She is the youngest winner in the history of the rock﹣climbing competition．She started training at the age of 4．

26．According to Passage 1，how many temporary trains will the Shenzhen Railway Station add？ 　　

A.1

B.5

C.6

D.7

27．From the report in Passage 3，we know that 　　became No.1in traffic jams．

A．Beijing

B．Shenzhen

C．Jinan

D．Hangzhou

28．Which of the following statements is TRUE？ 　　

A．The Shenzhen Railway Station will add Train K6512to Yueyang．

B．There were more than 100fashion shows during the fashion week．

C．You seldom get caught in a traffic jam in Shenzhen．

D．Zhang Yuetong has been trained to do rock﹣climbing for 8years．

29．The four short passages probably come from 　　．

A．tales

B．newspapers

C．storybook

D．novels．

This 12﹣year﹣old Girl Built a Robot to Find Plastics in the Ocean

    Anna Du was walking along the beach when she noticed plastics there．She reached down to pick them up， and quickly realized there were many more tiny pieces than she could deal with． It seemed impossible to clean them all up．

    Du， 12 years old at the time， tried to solve the problem like any good scientist﹣first． by doing a little research． That's how she learned that 8 million tons of plastics end up in the oceans every year．

    Then she got to work building something that could help solve the problem；a remote﹣operated vehicle（遥控潜水器）， or ROV． Her ROV can move through water and find plastics on the ocean floor．

    The actually cool part of Du's ROV is the detection（探测） system． She uses a camera along with three different kinds of light to find the plastics． She also uses visible（可见的） light to find unnatural colors that might make the plastics stand out．

    "She has a very good engineering sense to break down a problem like this and then go after it，" says engineer Casey Machado． "It sounds simple， but it's a level of thinking that's really amazing．"

    Du started attending public events and workshops at a university when she was five years old， and so she picked up the engineering skills necessary to build her ROV． She says actually getting her ROV to move through water well was not easy． She failed many times， but she never gave up trying and testing．

    When asked about future plans，she mentions wanting to address the effects of climate（气候）change．"I think there are a lot of problems that could be solved with new inventions，" says Du．

    Du thanks her parents， who for years have taken her to student outreach activities， for supporting her interest in science， technology， engineering and math （STEM）． She says she has been able to meet students and scientists there．

    "I know I want to be an engineer because I like building things to help solve world problems，" says Du．"But I'm not sure what kind of engineer I want to be yet．"

（1）What did Anna Du notice while walking along the beach？　　

（2）How old was Du when she did a little research to solve the problem？　　

（3）What can Du's ROV do？　　

（4）Why does Du want to be an engineer in the future？　　

（5）What made Du succeed in building her ROV？　            

The first emperor of China，Qin Shihuang，completed a huge number of projects during his rule.Between 221 and 210 B.C.，he started the building of the Great Wall.The emperor also ordered the building of a huge army of life﹣sized terracotta soldiers（士兵）.These，he hoped，would protect his tomb after his death.

    Lost in Time

    The soldiers in Xi'an's terracotta museum are today light brown，but they weren't always.They began as an army of red，blue，yellow，green，white，and purple.Sadly，most of the colors did not last to the present day.After being exposed（暴露）to air during digging，the coating under the paint began to fall off.The paint disappeared in less time than it takes to boil an egg，taking away with it important pieces of history.

    New Technology

    Now new technology is starting to show the army's true colors.Archeologists（考古学家）have recently discovered an area with more than a hundred soldiers.Many of these still have their painted features，including black hair，pink faces，and black or brown eyes.Chinese and German researchers have developed a chemical liquid（液体）to help save the soldiers' colors.After finding a soldier or another art piece，archeologists put the liquid on it. They then cover it in plastic.

    Back to Life

    Archeologists are also finding colors in the dirt around the soldiers.It's important not to do anything with the dirt，so the colors won't be lost. "We are treating the dirt as an art piece， "says Rong Bo，the museum's leading archeologist.The next challenge，says Rong Bo，is to find a way to use the colors onto the army﹣again.Once that happens，artists can bring Emperor Qin's army back to its full，bright colors.

（1）What is the passage mainly about？ 　 　

A.The death of Emperor Qin Shihuang.

B.How the terracotta army was colored.

C.The true colors of the terracotta soldiers.

D.How the soldiers lived during Qin Dynasty.

（2）What does the underlined word "They" in the passage refer to？ 　 　

A.Archeologists.

B.Artists.

C.Researchers.

D.Soldier.

（3）Which statement would Rong Bo probably agree？ 　 　

A.The soldiers should stay in their present，brown color.

B.People should try to bring back the army's bright colors.

C.Archeologists can only guess at the soldiers' true colors.

D.Artists should be able to paint the soldiers in colors they want.

After opening a free online Harry Potter center in April，British writer J K.Rowling brings even more good news.

In May，Rowling started writing a new story called The Ickabog，which was free to read online to help amuse people who stayed at home because of COVID﹣19.

The new story centers around a monster （怪物）known as the Ickabog，a fiercechild﹣eating monster who lives in the northern tip of an imaginary land known as Cornucopia and has super powers.

Though the book is written for children，it is also fascinating to adults.It talks about many things，such as weak leadership，and suppression （镇压）of disagreement.

   "The Ickabog is a story about truth and the abuse （滥用）of power，" Rowling wrote on the website."The themes are timeless and could be used in any era or any country."

Rowling put the first two chapters online on May 26，with daily writing to follow until July 10.

She is also panning 10 publish （出版）the book in print later this year and then give away the money from its sales to projects and organizations helping the groups most influenced by COVID﹣19.

（1）When did Rowling begin writing the new story The Ickabog online？ 　 　

A．	In April.
B．	In May.
C．	In June.
D．	In July.

（2）What does the underlined word "fierce" in Paragraph 3 probably mean？ 　 　

A．	凶猛的.
B．	失落的.
C．	善良的.
D．	兴奋的.

（3）Which theme is mentioned in the story The Iekabog？ 　 　

A．	COVID﹣19.
B．	Good leadership.
C．	The abuse of power.
D．	Working together.

（4）How did Rowling finish The Ickabog？ 　 　

A．	She finished the whole story in one go.
B．	She wrote part of it every day online.
C．	She printed the story by herself.
D．	She told the whole story twice.

（5）From the end of the passage，we can most probably learn Rowling is 　    　.

A．	helpful
B．	famous
C．	hard﹣working
D．	powerful

China's Foreign Minister Mr.Wang Yi highly praised Edgar Snow （1905﹣1972），a reporter from America on March 7 this year during the National People's Congress in Beijing.He said Snow was always "staying truthful and objective（客观的）and standing by justice （正义） and conscience （良心）.

Snow came to China in 1928.He spent over 10 years in China trying to understand its people and showing what he learned to the rest of the world.He is best known for his books and articles on Communism （共产 主义）in China and the Chinese Communist Revolution （革命）.For example，Red Star Over China，which came out in the 1930s，is known as the first book that introduced China's revolution to the west.In it，Snow collected first hand information on the Long March，as well as on the work and life of members of the Communist Party of China.

Many westerners were introduced to the Party through his book.Norman Bethune，a Canadian doctor，came to China after reading Snow's book.He worked hard to save the lives of Chinese soldiers during World War II.

" When the whole world had forgotten us，Snow came to see us and told the world what had happened.We will remember Snow's great help to China forever， " Chairman Mao said during the interview with a German reporter in 1938.

Snow's spirit is not only needed now，but also in the future.No matter what era（时代）it is，people all over the world always need some connection，as well as understanding and help from each other.

（1）Edgar Snow was 　      .

A．	an American reporter
B．	a German writer
C．	an English educator
D．	a Canadian doctor

（2）Snow's book Red Star Over China 　    　.

A．	came out in 1928
B．	took him more than 10 years to finish
C．	was the first to introduce China to the west
D．	included information about the Long March

（3）Norman Bethune came to work in China because 　 　.

A．	he wanted to learn about Chinese revolution
B．	he was influenced greatly by Snow's book
C．	he was invited by Edgar Snow
D．	he planned to write a book on World War II

（4）The best title for this passage is 　     　.

A．	Edgar Snow's work and spirit
B．	Edgar Snow's life experience
C．	Those who offered help to China
D．	Books on the Chinese Communist Revolution

CPC's（中国共产党的）100th birthday

The CPC will have its 100th birthday on July 1，2021.When it was founded （建立）in 1921，it only had about 50 members.They wanted to save the country from the war.Since its first day，the Party has been trying its best to build a strong and modern country.

    The Tokyo Olympics

Because of the COVID﹣19，the Tokyo Olympics was put off.The Tokyo governor said， "Vaccines （疫苗）have brought a ray of hope and we will be able to enjoy the Games from July 23 to August 8. " The city is preparing to host the Olympics.The torch （火炬）will travel around Japan and reach Tokyo in July.The athletes （运动员）will take part in 339 events across 33 different sports.The Tokyo Olympics will have five new sports for the first time-baseball，karate （空手道），skateboard，sports climbing and surfing （冲浪）.

    Dubai World Expo （博览会）

Dubai is going to hold the World Expo this year.It will last from October 1，2021 to March 31，2022.Visitors can enjoy delicious food and other kinds of culture from around the world.We can also learn about the most advanced （先进的）technology of our time.There will be many pavilions （展馆）from different countries and regions （地区）.

Events	Time	Details
（1）	On July 1，2021	• It was founded in 1921. • The number of the members was about 50 then. • Its（2） 　　is to build a strong and modern country.
The Tokyo Olympics	From July 23 to August 8，2021	• It was put off because of the COVID﹣19. • Tokyo is（3） 　　host it. • The torch will arrive in Tokyo in July. • Five new sports will appear（4） 　　in it.
Dubai World Expo	From October 1，2021 to March 31，2022	• We can enjoy the delicious food and different culture in different pavilions. • The most advanced technology can also be（5） 　　.

Named after the "quest for heavenly truth"，Tianwen 1，China's first Mars probe（探测器），has given us impressive pictures of the red planet.The first high﹣resolution（高分辨率的）pictures of Mars taken by Tianwen 1 were made public by the China National Space Administration（CNSA）on March 4.

   "These are the first close﹣up pictures of Mars' surface taken by China， " said Bao Weimin，a scientist of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

   The pictures were taken at different distances from Mars.The two black﹣and﹣white pictures were taken by the high﹣resolution camera on Tianwen 1 when the probe was about 330﹣350 kilometers above the Martian surface.As for the color picture，it was taken by Tianwen 1's medium﹣resolution（中分辨率的）camera when the probe was about 5，000 kilometers above the red planet. Itshows Mars' North Pole.

   The high﹣resolution camera can take both color and panchromatic（全色的）pictures.Panchromatic pictures，which are black and white，are the clearest，having the largest amount of data for scientific study，said Liu Tongjie.The medium﹣resolution camera，can only produce lesser clear pictures.Scientists put the panchromatic and color pictures together to form a clear and beautiful color picture，Liu added.

   Tianwen 1，the country's first independent Mars task，was sent up on July 23，kicking off the nation's planetary exploration program.The probe entered its preset orbit above Mars on Feb 24 and is looking for a landing site on the planet's largest plain.The probe is expected to land on the red planet sometime between May and June.

（1）When were the first high﹣resolution photos of Mars made public by CNSA？ 　 　

A．	On Feb 24.
B．	On March 4.
C．	On July 23.

（2）What does the word " It" refer to in paragraph 3？ 　 　

A．	The color picture.
B．	The black﹣and﹣white picture.
C．	The clear and beautiful picture.

（3）What do we know about the pictures according to the text？ 　 　

A．	The first close﹣up pictures of Mars' surface were taken at different distances from Mars.
B．	The color pictures have the largest amount of data for scientific study.
C．	The clearest pictures were taken by the medium﹣resolution camera.

（4）What will be most probably discussed next？ 　 　

A．	Tianwen 1 will take more pictures of Mars.
B．	Tianwen 1 will land on the red planet，Mars.
C．	Tianwen 1 will do some scientific research on Mars.