【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 the United States will show you the answer. Mark and Scott are identical twins(同卵雙胞胎 ). They are both retired NASA (美國(guó)國(guó)家航天航空局 ) astronauts. From 2021 to 2021, Scott spent 340 days at the International Space Station, while Mark stayed on the Earth. People took measures of both men before, during and after the flight. They were helping with a NASA project which studies how long173。term space travel influences the human body. The full results of the study will e out in a 7 year or two. But scientists are sharing some early findings in the journal Nature. A change in appearance was easy to see. Scott, when he returned to the Earth, was a full 5cm taller than before. Another change was that Scott39。s eyesight declined after he came back. He found he couldn39。t see clearly. He also found that he couldn39。t move his legs so easily like before. Scientists found that after Scott came back to the Earth, he took a little longer to understand things and make decisions. There were also changes that were much harder to see. As someone ages, their telomeres(端粒 ) get shorter and bee less effective to stop DNA from getting damaged. But during Scott39。s stay in space, his telomeres got longer while Mark39。s kept getting shorter. Further tests on the twins are still going on. NASA plans to send people to Mars in the 2030s, and the twins39。 research could help them prepare for those space trips. ( ) of the following is NOT true about Scott? A． He is from the United States. B． He has a twin brother. C． He was once a NASA astronaut. D． He has never been to space before. ( ) the passage, we know that the research was carried between the twins in order to ________. A． study how twin brothers acted differently in life B． learn more about the twins39。 daily life C． study how long173。term space travel influences the human body D． decide if Mars is suitable for humans to live on ( ) didn39。t Scott experience while he was in space? A． He could walk faster than before. B． He grew taller. C． He couldn39。t understand others as well as before. D． His telomeres became longer. ( ) last paragraph mainly tells us ________. A． the full results of the twins39。 research B． the purpose of the twins39。 research 8 C． the fun of space travel D． the success of twins39。 research D Little Women is a novel by an American writer, which was published in 1868 and 1869. The novel follows the lives of four sisters— Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March from childhood to womanhood. These four sisters live with their mother. Meg and Jo March, the elder sisters, both work outside the home for money to support the family. Meg teaches four children in a nearby family, while Jo helps her grand173。aunt March, who is very rich. Beth helps with the housework, and Amy attends school. Their nearest neighbour is a rich man whose orphaned grandson lives with him. The sisters introduce themselves to the handsome shy boy, Laurie, who is the age of Jo. Meg is the beautiful sister。 Jo is the tomboy(愛(ài)打鬧的女孩 )。 Beth is the musician。 and Amy is the charming artist with blond curls. Jo is easy to get angry. One of her challenges(挑戰(zhàn) ) in growing up is to control her anger. Laurie enjoys his neighbours, joining the family often in play. His grandfather, Mr Laurence, is charmed(吸引 ) by Beth, and gives her the piano used by Laurie39。s late sister. ( ) does Little Women tell about? A． About the lives of four sisters when they are young. B． About the lives of four sisters when they are old. C． About the lives of four sisters after they get married. D． About the lives of four sisters when they grow up. ( ) is Amy and how does she look like? A． She is an artist and has golden curly hair. B． She is a musician and charming. C． She is a teacher and has blond curls. D． She is an artist and easy to get angry. ( ) is Mr Laurence? A． He is very rich. B． He is Laurie39。s neighbor. C． He is Laurie39。s grandfather. D． He is Jo39。s grandfather. 9 ( ) do we know about Laurie from the passage? A． He lives with the four sisters. B． He is an orphan. C． He is easy to get angry. D． He doesn39。t like his late sister. 第 二卷 (非選擇題 ， 共 40分 ) Ⅳ .詞匯運(yùn)用 (共 20小題 ， 每小題 ， 滿分 10分 ) A)根據(jù)句意及所給中文提示、英文解釋或首字母 ， 寫(xiě)出句中所缺單詞 ， 每空限填一詞。 46． To Mr Wang, teaching is a ________(累人的 ) but happy thing. 47． — Would you like to go to the ________(音樂(lè)會(huì) ) with me tonight? — Yes, I39。d love to. 48． My cousin is very helpful. He is willing to do something to ________(服務(wù) ) others. 49． The camping trip has been ________(取消 ) because of the heavy rain. 50． Poor health ________(迫使 ) him to give up his studies last month. 51． He doesn39。t learn English well, so he has difficulty ________(表達(dá) ) himself in English. 52． Our government has carried out the second173。child policy in order to increase the________(人口 ) of our country.