【正文】 in different continents3．The author believes greater cooperation among BRICS will______，A．promote global economic growth B．bring more challengesC．narrow the gap of development D．solve Europe’s economic crisis4．Which of the following is the driver of the economic growth in Africa？______．A． The development of business industryB． Protective exploration in mineral productsC． The recovery of the infrastructureD． The benefits of having no financial crisisPassage 5What makes a person a scientist？Does he have ways or tools of learning that are different from those of others？The answer is “no”．It isn39。 范文范例參考Passage 1Up，Up，and Away！An adventurer who became the first person to fly across the English Channel on a cluster of balloons has launched a house into the sky just like in the hit movie Upin reparation for a more ambitious journey and a new record．Fearless Trappe，from North Carolina，stepped into the cartoon themed home before flying above the Leon International Balloon Festival in Mexico more than a week ago．The 38yearold Trappe was using the event as a warmup for his planned transAtlantic flight scheduled for next summer．He aims to plete the 2，500mile journey in a sevenfoot lifeboat carried by 365 huge helium balloons．The brave man is learning to sail a lifeboat，in case he needs to ditch into the ocean during the dangerfilled adventure．He sill fly at between 18，000 feet and 25，000 feet，beating his previous world altitude record of 21，600 feet，and must fly uninterrupted a distance ten times longer than his previous world record of 230 miles in order to succeed．The adventurer Trappe，who holds records for crossing the Alps，flying the most cluster balloons，and the longest distance，has spent his entire career，building up to this ambitious plan．“I didn’t wake up one day and think：‘I’ going to fly across the Atlantic，’”he said．“Every attempt before this was prepared for this fight，I’ve been training for a long time”．1．The adventurer flew across the English Channel to__________．A．test the balloons B．launch a houseC．shoot a hit movie D．prepare for breaking a record2．To finish the journey，he will fly a distance of__________．A．2500 miles B．18，000 feet C．25，000 feet D．230 miles3．About the ambitious journey，which is NOT mentioned in the passage?A．When he will fly B．How high he sill fly C．How far he will fly D．How long it will take him4．How many world records does Jonathan hold?A．Two B．Three C．Four D．Five5．What does he last paragraph imply?A．Trappe can’t sleep worrying about the adventureB．Trappe was born to set world recordsC．Trappe always keeps his ambition in mindD．Trappe never thought of crossing the Atlantic beforePassage 2Every day we go to school and listen to the teacher，and the teacher will ask us some questions．Sometimes，the classmates will ask your opinions of the work of the class．When you are telling others in the class what you have found out about these topics，remember that they must be able to hear what you are saying．You are not taking part in a family conversation or having a chat with friendsyou are in a slightly unnatural situation where a large group of people will remain silent，waiting to hear what you have to say．You must speak so that they can hear youloudly enough and clearly enough but without trying to shout or appearing to force yourself．Remember，too，that it is the same if you are called to an interview whether it is with a professor of your school or a government official who might meet you．The person you are seeing will try to put you at your ease but the situation is somewhat different from that of a ordinary conversation．You must take special care that you can be heard．1．When you speak to the class，you should speak ______．A．a(chǎn)s slowly as possible B．in a low voice C．loudly D．forcefully2．Usually，when you speak to the class，the class is _______． A．noisy B．quiet C．having a rest D．serious3 The situation in the class is ______ that in your house． A．not very different from B．sometimes the same as C．sometimes not the same as D．not the same as4．If you are having a conversation with an official，the most important thing for you is ______．A．to show your ability B．to be very gentle C．to make sure that you can be heard D．to put the official at ease5．The main idea of this passage is ______．A．that we should talk in different ways in different situations B．that we must speak loudlyC．that we must keep silent at any timeD．that we must talk with the classPassage 3About 21，000 young people in 17 American states do not attend classes in school buildings．Instead，they receive their elementary and high school education by working at home on puters．The Center for Education Reform says the United States has 67 public “cyberschools．” and that is about twice as many as two years ago． The money for students to attend a cyberschool es from the governments of the states where they live．Some educators say cyberschools receive money that should support traditional public schools．They also say it is difficult to know if students are learning well．Other educators praise this new form of education for letting students work at their own speed．These people say cyberschools help students who were unhappy or unsuccessful in traditional schools．They say learning at home by puter ends long bus rides for children who live far from school．Whatever the judgement of cyberschools，they are getting more and more popular．For example，a new cyberschool called Commonwealth Connections Academy will take in students this fall．It will serve children in the state of Pennsylvania from ages five through thirteen．Children get free equipment for their online education．This includes a puter，a printer，books and technical s