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ple of Bolivia, in South American, the moon was a great chief who once lived on the earth. The Abaluyian people of Kenya, in Africa, believe the moon and the sun were brothers who fought in the sky. In other parts of the world, people believed they saw different pictures in the moon. The Haida Indians of Canada saw a woman carrying a bucket. The Chinese saw a road.People in the past also used the moon to mark time as a kind of calendar. In fact, in some languages, the word for moon meant ?month?. A Native American nation called the Sioux made a calendar of 13 moons, or months. Each moon had a name, such as Moon of Black Cherries, Moon of Green Corn, and Moon of Severe Cold.Though people of the past found the moon was helpful, mysterious and interesting, they didn?t know much about it. They only knew what they could see with their own eyes.Then almost 400 years age, an Italian acientist named Galileo made a new telescope(望遠(yuǎn)鏡) that was more powerful than any telescope made before. Galileo decided to take his new implement to look at the moon. He discovered that the moon was not the smooth, shiny ball. The brighter places were mostly hills and mountains. The flat areas were lower, which is why they appeared darker.As more people saw the moon through telescopes, they discovered more about it. Yet, people still had much to learn about the moon.Which name of the moon is NOT mentioned in the passage? of Severe Cold. of Red Trees. of Black Cherries. of Green Corn.The underlined word ?implement? probably means . 36. From this passage, we can know that . of years ago, Galileo used his implement to look at the moon in the past also used the moon to mark time as a kind of calendar discovered that the darker areas in moon were hills and mountains native people of Bolivia thought that the moon and the sun were sisters7.(2016江西)CHave you ever wanted to see the Great Wall of China, or win an Oscar for Best Director, or swim with dolphins(海豚)? If so, you are not alone. We all have things we want to do or achieve. These are part of our “bucket lists”. A bucket is a list of things that someone wants to experience in his or her lifetimes. These things can be big or small. Have you ever thought about what is on your bucket list?Lindsay, 15, created her bucket list when she was 14. She has given her list serious thought. ?I?ve always wanted to travel into space,” she says. ?I don’t really want to be an astronaut. But I do want to go to space as a tourist. I want to see the Earth from above.” Other things on her list include being on TV, seeing her favorite band in concert, learning how to speak Portuguese(葡萄牙語(yǔ)), and living in a foreign country. “I’ve always wanted to live in Brazil. As part of my bucket list, I want to attend Carnival(狂歡節(jié))in the capital of Brazil,” she says.Jose, 16, recently created a list of things he wants to achieve. It changes sometimes he adds and takes away things because he wants to keep the number of the things at seven. One thing has stayed at number one, though: he wants to visit a movie set(影視基地). He would like to see the Harry Potter of The Hobbit movie sets. Other things on the list include being on TV, meeting his favorite sports star, living in a foreign country, skateboarding down a mountain, attending the World Cup, and backpacking across Europe. He would like to spend two months visiting Eastern Europe with his best friend Adam. “Maybe after I graduate from college,” says Jose.Carrie, 14, also has a bucket list. She first created it when she was 12. She would like to live in a foreign country for at least two years. She also wants to learn as many foreign languages as possible. But the number one thing on her list is to see her favorite band in concert. She also wants to go on a trip and to visit a movie set. Her favorite movies are the Hunger Games and Star Wars. Carrie is confident she will do most or all of the things on her bucket list. ?I?m only 14,” she says, ?I have my whole life ahead of me!”68. What is at Lindsay’s bucket list?A. Visiting a movie sat. B. Living in Brazil.C. Traveling to space. D. Seeing her favorite band.69. Who is probably the most interested in sports according to his or her bucket list?A. Lindsay. B. Jose. C. Adam. D. Carrie.70. What can we learn from the passage?A. Lindsay and Carrie both love music.B. Jose and Carrie are both space fans.C. All the three teens wants to visit movie sets.D. Jose and Adam hope to live in a foreign country.71. What’s the main idea of the passage?A. We should keep changing our bucket lists to meet our needs.B. We must think about our bucket lists before they are created.C. Our bucket lists can help us work towards achieving our goals.D. Being confident is a key to our achievement on our bucket lists.DIn many countries, tattoos are in fashion (時(shí)尚). On TV you can often see a famous actor or musician with a tattoo on his arm or foot. Many sports players have them, too. In the US, tattoos are very popular. Forty percent of Americans aged between 26 and 40 have a tattoo, and 60 percent of customers in US tattoo parlors are women. These people are often professional people like doctor, teachers and lawyers.However, tattoos are not modern. In fact, they are very old in human history. For example, archaeologists (考古學(xué)家) found a human in ice from 5,000 years ago. He had 57 tattoos on his back, ankles, legs, knees and feet. Tattoos were used for many different reasons. In ancient Egypt, people got tattoos because they were “beautiful”. But in ancient Rome, tattoos were negative (負(fù)面的) and put on criminals and prisoners. In India, tattoos were religious (宗教的).[來(lái)源:學(xué)科網(wǎng)ZXXK]In the 16th and 17th century, European sailors (船員) arrived on the islands of Polynesia. They saw tattoos for the first time. The people on the islands had tattoos on their shoulders, chests, backs and legs. Often the tatt