Ⅲ. 完形填空。(10分)

In 1997, Americans decided to launch two space probes (探测器). They were   41

Voyager I and VoyagerⅡ. They sent   42   photos and facts about the more distant planets. Now they are traveling out in the galaxy(星系). Here are some facts about the Voyager spacecraft.

The total cost of the Voyager mission(任务) is 865 million dollars. This   43   very expensive. But it is only twenty cents for each American each year.

The television cameras of the Voyager are   44  powerful that they could read a newspaper headline at a distance   45   one kilometer. But there aren’t any newspapers in space!

Scientists have put a message on the Voyager spacecraft. We hope that someone will find it one day. But the Voyager will 46    40, 000 years to reach another solar system like ours, with planets.

The message is on a special disc, a bit like a CD. The disc has sounds and pictures on it. There are thirty-nine sounds of the earth. Some of them are natural sounds,   47  the sea, wind, and thunder(雷声). Some are animal sounds, such as birds, dogs, and humans. Some are man-made sounds, like machines, buses, and trains. They also   48   on music from many different countries. Finally there are   49   greetings from earth-people in fifty-five languages. There   50   a message in English from the president of America. There are also 116 pictures of the earth and its people.

(   )41.A.call B.calls C.called D.to call

(   )42.A.to B.back C.into D.up

(   )43.A.is B.sound C.may be D.sounds

(   )44.A.so B.such C.too D.much

(   )45.A.at B.to C.of D.with

(   )46.A.costs B.spend C.pay D.take

(   )47 A.for example B.such as C.as D.likes

(   )48.A.take B.make C.put D.bring

(   )49 A.speak B.speaking C.spoke D.spoken

(   )50.A.is B.will be C.have been D.are

Ⅳ.阅读理解。(20分)

(A)

Daniel wakes up in the morning and collects his post. There’s a letter for him with a picture of a sick horse. It’s from a charity(慈善机构), asking him to give money to help save the animals. The doorbell rings and there is an old woman on Daniel’s doorstep(门外的台阶). She is asking for money to help old people. When he turns on the TV, he hears sad music and sees a picture of a weak child who is dying of hunger in Africa. He knows those poor children need money. He is always ready to help those in trouble.

In May 2003, Yao Ming, a basketball star, held a TV show in Shanghai and he collected $300, 000 to help scientists with medical research.“We must do something to help our country at this difficult time.”he said.

People such as Daniel and Yao Ming feel good about helping others with money.

根据短文内容, 判断正(T)误(F)。

(   )51.Daniel always collects letters in the evening.

(   )52.Daniel often looks after a sick horse.

(   )53.From this passage, we learn that Yao Ming is kind and helpful.

(   )54.Many people such as Daniel and Yao Ming like helping others with money.

(   )55.This passage is mainly about charity.