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broken are sometimes repaired by astronauts or sometimes brought back to Earth to be repaired. Often, very old or broken satellites are left in space to orbit the Earth for a very long time. This is very serious because some satellites use nuclear power and they can crash(撞) into each other. 29. Which of the following is NOT done by satellites according to the passage? A. Sending information for weather forecast. B. Taking photographs of the Earth. C. Sending TV pictures. D. Providing food for airplane pilots. 30. What’s th e speed the earth rotates at? A. 35,880 kilometers per hour. B. 335,880 kilometers per hour. C. 11,000 kilometers per hour. D. 110,000 kilometers per hour 31. Why does the satellite move around the world at the same speed as the Earth rotates? A. In order to take photographs. B. In order to stay in a certain position in the orbit. C. In order to move away from its orbit. D. In order to send television pictures. 32. What does the underlined word “This” in the 3rd paragraph refer to? A. A satellite. B. A little rocket. C. A satellite seems to stay in the same place in the sky. D. The satellite puts the rockets in the right position. D In our daily life,friends are needed. Everyone likes feeling close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. Surely, there are times when we need to be alone. We don’t always want people around. But we will feel lonely if we never have a friend. No two people are just the same. Sometimes friends don’t get along well. That doesn’t me an that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up and go on being friends. Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We miss them very much. But we call them and write to them. It could be that we would even see them again. And we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them. Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men or women who have been friendly to people in a town. Some libraries are named this way. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places. There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happ y helps you stay well. If someone cares about you, you will feel good. 33. The first paragraph tells us . A. making friends is a need in people’s life B. we always need friends around us C. what the feeling of having no friends is D. we need to be alone in our life 34. Which of the following places people name after their friendly people is NOT mentioned (提到 ) in the passage? A. A town. B. A room. C. A school. D. A library. 35. Why do people who have friends live longer? A. They feel happier and healthier. B. They know more about friendship. C. They take less care of themselves. D. They care more about their friends. 第二節(jié) (共 5小題;每小題 2分,滿(mǎn)分 10分) 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。 增加:在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào) (∧ ) ,并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。 Dear Peter, ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________