27、Beijing;（13, July）China sent up a new data relay satellite, Tianlian I -02, on Monday at the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in South-western Sichuan province．The new satellite will promote the country's satellite communication network for space docking （對(duì)接）．

       The satellite was launched on a Long-March-SC carrier rocket at 11:41 p．m．, sources at the centre told Xinhua News Agency．The satellite separated from the rocket 26 minutes after its launch and was then successfully delivered into a geostationary transfer orbit （地球同步轉(zhuǎn)移軌道）.

       Developed by the China Academy of Space Technology under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, the satellite is the country's second data relay satellite．The first, Tianlian I -01, was launched on April 25．2008．

       The two satellites will form a network to improve communications between China's spacecraft and bases on Earth, according to the centre．They will also be used to help the nation's first space docking, scheduled for the second half of this year．

       As planned, China will launch space module Tiangong-I , which was designed as a platform that will dock with an unmanned spaceship, Shenzhou, for the county's first space-docking mission this year．

       Two more Shenzhou spaceships will dock with Tiangong-I next year, and one will be manned by two or three astronauts, according to China Manned Space Engineering Office, which was the main user of the Tianlian I series data relay satellites．

       "The new satellite can cover a greater area to track and command the country's space vehicles in low-Earth orbits, such as manned spacecraft and remote sensing satellites, from a higher position m outer space．Only three satellites of this kind are needed to form a global communication network, and China has two now．" Pang Zhihao, a researcher and deputy editor-in-chief of Space International, said．

       The satellite could also equip astronauts with real-time communications, which will benefit the county s future manned space flights, he said．

72．What is the main purpose to send up Tianlian I -02 ?

       A．To test the function of a Long-March-SC carrier rocket．

       B．To carry some astronauts into space to do some research．

       C．To send more information and clearer pictures to mobile phones on the earth．

       D．To promote the country's satellite communication network for space docking'

73．From the passage we know            .

       A．one more such satellite is needed to form a global communication network.

       B．the satellite was developed by China Manned Space Engineering Office.

C．it was less than three years since China launched its first date relay satellite of this kind.

D．the satellite could help track and command space vehicles in orbits because it's lower in position.

74．Which of the following is TRUE according to the news report?

       A．Shenzhou Ⅷ is a manned spaceship．

       B．Tiangong- I will dock with three Shenzhou spaceships next year．

       C．the satellite is of great importance to China's space exploration．

       D．china’s first ^a06 docking will be done in the second half of next year.

75．The best title of the passage could be _____．

       A．China Launched a New Space Shuttle.

       B．China's Plan for Space Exploration.

       C．China’s Progress m China's Space Exploration.

D．New Satellite Helps China's Space Exploration.

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（每空？ 分，共？ 分）

26、Money is all surrounding us．Every day, we see it, use it, and it is on the tip of our tongue．Did you ever stop to consider where the money you carry around every day comes from?

       Making new money is a very unique job and no easy task．It has up to 65 steps. When the money in use gets dirty and worn out, it is replaced with new money. The old money is taken from banks and brought to places where it is destroyed. Usually, the old money is burned．The burned money is replaced by new paper money.

       If old money is being replaced, then new money is printed in a place called a mint（造幣廠）．Large sheets of paper are printed with many pictures of some currency （流通貨幣）．These large sheets are cut into individual bills．The individual bills are then put together in big stacks and then sent to banks．

       Sometimes the mint will make a new bill with a new picture （phtotos of statesman and places of interest are favoured） or a new colour. It is not easy for the government to make a new bill. It takes a long time, and there are many steps to go through before a new bill can be sent to banks. First, people in the government decide that a new kind of bill is needed. Then, they ask an artist to design the new bill．A different artist cuts the new picture into a soft piece of metal called a die．The dies are made and put onto large printing machines．Then, very special paper is used, which no one but the mint can have．Along with this special paper, the mint also prints currency using special colours．After the dies print the new currency onto the paper, the bills are cut, stacked, and sent off to the banks．

64．From the passage we know that

       A．banks make new money.

       B．it takes 65 procedures to make new money.

       C．mints decide what kind of bill is needed.

       D．old money that is not used is forever stored in a special place

65．We can infer from the passage that a die is ____

      A．something for dead people.

       B．a(chǎn) special machine that prints the money.

       C．a(chǎn) special piece of paper that the money is made from.

      D．a(chǎn) piece of metal that puts the picture on the money.

66．'Which of the following shows the right order of dealing with new money?

       ①New money is printed in a mint．

       ②Bills are cut from large sheets of special paper．

       ③New money is sent in large amounts to banks．

       ④The government decides to make new money．

       A．①②③④    B．④③②①     C．④①③②      D．④①②③

67．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

       A．The reason for making new money．

       B．The processes of making a new bill．

       C．The amount of new money needed．

D．Things used．to make new money or a new bill．

25、（2011·桂林十八校第一次月考）23. This stranger is familiar _________this area.

A. to          B. for         C. with         D. in

24、（2011·寧夏銀川一中第一次月考）34．_____ money, the man was very rich, but he was not happy at all.

       A．In spite of        B．In favor of       C．In terms of     D．In need of

23、（2011·貴州遵義四中第一次月考）11. —Are you free after school?

—Sorry: I’ve planned to treat a friend of mine to dinner        for his help.

A. in terms      B. in honor    C. in turn     D. in return

22、（2011·廣西桂林中學(xué)第一次月考）32. His best-known work that is ___ all praise can be seen in the museum.

A. with           B. beyond       C. without         D. within

21、The girl in plain clothes,       was wonderfully calm in face of danger, was just sixteen years old.

  A．when                 B．which                 C．what                  D．who

20、 Life is like a long race        we compete with others to go beyond ourselves.

A. why     B. what     C. that       D. where