observe (观察)my life carefully and think a lot. Chen Huan, My new term resolution is that I would like to successfully pass the fourth grade piano exam held by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (英国皇家音乐学院), known as ABRSM. My parents have been talking about it since last year and I don’t want to let them down. I guess that I’ll have to keep on trying! Wish me luck! Xu Feiyang, 13, Zhejiang Well, I have three resolutions. My first resolution is to get better grades, especially in English. Then I hope to get a chance to listen to a Lang Lang’s concert. I love music and it makes me happy and relaxed. Last, I hope I can become more mature (成熟的). I want to understand and help others more. 46. Where do the three teenagers come from? A. America.
B. China.
C. Australia.
12,Beijing 47. Who will try to read and write more? A. Cui Anqi.
B. Chen Huan.
C. Xu Feiyang.
48. What do Chen Huan and Xu Feiyang have in common?
A. They will go to Lang Lang’s concert. B. They like music.
C. Their parents help them study English. 49. Which of the following is TRUE？
A. Cui Anqi will write more than a million words in a month. B. Chen Huan’s parents encourage him to take the fourth grade piano exam.
C. Xu Feiyang wants to grow stronger. 50. We can probably read the passage . A. in a newspaper C. in a science book
(D)
On Dec. 28, a small satellite (卫星) was launched (发射) into space from Taiyuan, Shanxi. It was big news for students at Beijing Bayi School. After all, they designed the satellite.
With the help of space scientists, more than 30 students built this satellite (12 cm long, 11 cm wide and 27 cm tall). This is the first satellite designed and built by middle school students in China.
B. in an advertisement
This August, the school worked with the China Center for Aerospace Science and Technology Ingternational Communications (CCASTIC 中国航天科技国际交流中心) and started the satellite program. It allowed space experts to teach students about basic knowledge of satellites.
After several months of hard work, students designed their own satellite. Their main achievement was the design of the satellite’s functions (功能) in space. “We worked together and came up with more than 10 ideas. But after tests and experiments, we settled on four,” Zhu Xun, 16, told Beijing Evening News.
Indeed, they have to consider the weight of the satellite. The satellite will stay in space more than 180 days. Its functions include taking pictures of Earth, radio communication and sending information to Earth. The students hope that the satellite can take photos of smog, typhoons (台风) and another weather conditions.
The students were divided into five groups. The group members worked closely to make satellite models. “Every time we think the satellite we are designing will fly into space, we are so excited and try to do experiments,” said Shen Shulang, 17. They also visited the Chinese Academy of Sciences and other organizations to get inspiration (灵感). 51. designed the small satellite.
A. Students from Beijing Bayi School B. Some space scientists C. Some space experts 52. The satellite can NOT . A. take pictures of Earth C. predict the weather
53. The underlined words “settled on” means in Chinese. A. 计算
B. 确定
C. 总计
B. send information
54. helped the students build the small satellite. A. The school
B. Space scientists
C. CCASTIC
55. What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. The first student-designed satellite was launched into space. B. Space experts taught the students about the basic knowledge of satellites.
C. Students visited some science organizations to get inspiration. 第二节 摘录要点（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容填写表格，将信息补充完整，每空不超过3个单词，并将答案填写在答题卡上对应题号的横线上。
Do you dream of the day when you can drive a car? In the United States, teenagers can get their driver’s license when they are only 16 years old.
Getting a driver’s license takes a lot of time and energy, but it’s worth it because it means having a lot more freedom. I’m from the state of Iowa (爱荷华州) that doesn’t have a lot of public transportation. So until I turned 16 , my parents had to drive me pretty much everywhere.
There were several steps before I got that special plastic card. In Iowa, everyone can get their learner’s permit at the age of 14, which means you can only drive if your parent is sitting in the seat next to you.
The next step was getting my school permit at the age of 15. In the state of Iowa, if you live more than a mile (1.6km) away from school, you can get a school permit. But you can only drive to school and back home. Luckily, I lived just over a mile away from school, so I was able to drive my mom’s car to school. But if you were caught going outside that route （路线）, you would get into big trouble.
Finally, after taking (and passing) a three-month driver’s education course and the final test, I was able to get my driver’s license. I could almost taste the freedom already, and it did in fact make life quite a bit easier.