2020-2021高二英语下学期期中考试卷和答案56

I.听力测试（30分）

第一节（共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

1.HowdoesthewomanfeelthatJohnlostallthetests?

A.Surprised.B.Disappointed.D.

Understandable.

2.WhathappenedinAnna'swedding?

A.Thebridegroomdidn'tshowup.B.The

bridegroomdrunktoomuch

C.Anna'sex-boyfriendstoppedtheceremony.

3.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Lyingonthegrasslandisreallyrelaxing.B.

Springwillcomesoonerorlater.

C.HavingaholidayintheEuropeancitiesisgood

enough.

4.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodotonight?

A.Watchamovieathome.B.ReadBreaking

Down.

C.Gotothetheater.

5.HowlonghasthemanstayedinDisneyland?

A.Afewdays.B.Aweek.C.Aday.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

6.WhatdoesJeffthinkoftheinternet?

A.It'stoohardtomanage.B.It'stheimportant

thinginlife.

C.It'sveryconvenientforwork..

7.WhatdoesthewomanthinkaboutJeff?

A.Heusescomputertoomuch.B.Heisreallygood

atcomputer.

C.Hecouldliverbetterwithoutcomputer.

8.Whatcanweknowaboutthepaintingtheyaretalking

about?

A.It'scomplicatedandvivid.B.It'stheworkof

QiBaishi.

C.It'sfamousallovertheworld.

9.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inamuseum.B.Inanexhibition.C.

Inastudio.

10.Whatdothespeakersthinkabouttheweatherofthis

year?

A.Rathercold.B.Awfulhot.C.Very

abnormal.

11.Whatarebadthingshappenedinrecentyears?

A.Naturaldisastersandnewdiseases.B.

Greenhouseclimateandnewdiseases.

C.Naturaldisastersandgreenhouseclimate.

12.WhatdoestheMayaneldersayaboutDec.21,

2012?

A.It'sawarningtothehumanbeing.B.It5sthe

startofnewcycle.

C.It'sawake-upcallforeveryone.

13.What'sthemandoing?

A.Rentingacar.B.Buyingacar.C.

Advertisingacar.

14.Whoisthemanvisitinghere?

A.Hispenfriend.B.HisfriendC.His

girlfriend.

15.WhydoesthemanchooseaPorschefinally?

A.It'shasagoodstereo.B.lt'sfantasticand

comfortable.

C.It'sinaverygoodprice.

16.Whatdoesthemanwanttobuyintheend?

A.Insurance.B.Sparetyre.C.Anothercar.

17.HowmanyviewsdoesGangnamStylehaveon

YouTubetillSaturday?

A.Over800million.B.Aboutabillion.C.

Around2.2billion.

18.WhatdoestheYouTubeblogthinkaboutthedance

ofGangnamStyle?

A.Popular.B.Great.C.Serious.

19.WhatschooldidPSY'sparentssendhimto?

A.Amusicschool.B.Alawschool.C.A

businessschool.

20.WhatcanwelearnaboutPSY?

A.Arapsingerknownforhisclassicaldancestyle.

B.AgraduatefromafamousuniversityinSouth

Korea.

C.Awell-knownrapstaracrosstheworld.

II.多项选择。供20分；每小题1分）

21.ThewordsanddeedsaboutSecondWorldWarfrom

theJapaneseleadershaveseriously

Chinese-Japaneserelationshipandthebeliefofeach

other,whichtensesthewholeAsia.

A.impairedB.conductedC.annoyedD.

divorced

22.Asasurveyshows,thelivingsituationsofthepeople

insomeruralareas,whooncecastoffpoverty,begin

tobecauseofthehospitaltreatmentexpensesfor

seriousdiseases.

A.abolishB.adoptC.sufferD.

pause

23.Itisbecauseoftheofcourageandambition

ratherthanmoneyorsupportthattheChinesefootball

teamwasdefeatedbytheIraq,athird-rateteam.

A.desireB.absenceC.presence

D.awareness

24.About30peoplewerereportedtohavebeenkilledin

theterroristattackthathappenedinYunnanProvince；

,morethan130peoplewereinjuredintheeventin

total.

A.allinallB.inallC.inotherwordsD.in

addition

25.,peopletendtothinkwhatfamouspeoplesay

anddoarealwaysperfect,butinfact,thatprovestobe

absurdandridiculous.

A.PsychologicallyB.PhysicallyC.

beneficiallyD.eventually

26.PremierLiKe-qiangstressedatthePeople's

Congressthatthenewreformsshouldthenew

situations,ortheywilldragdownChina'seconomyand

societydevelopment.

A.meetwithB.adapttoC.adjusttoD.

helpout

27.Heisforknowledgeandscholarshipwhilehistwo

brothersarehungryforpowerandfame.

A.ambitiousB.awesomeC.awfulD.

elegant

28.WiththesituationinUkrainechangingrapidly,there

istobeconflictsbetweenRussiaandsomeofthe

westerncountries,whichwasoftenthecaseinhistory.

A.handyB.accessibleC.awareD.

bound

29.Englishteachersoftenwhetherthestudents

havememorizedandunderstoodthenewwordsand

expressionsbytakingadictation.

A.helpoutB.cutoutC.testoutD.

leaveout

30.TheChinesegovernmentstronglythatthe

Japaneseleadersdogoodtotherelationshipofthetwo

countriesandcautiouslytreatthehistoryontheWorld

WarII.

A.declaredB.urgedC.statedD.

concluded

31.Wellassomeofthestudentsarethat

knowledgeistoapersonwhatwateristofish,theystill

abandonthemselvestopleasure,doingnothingat

school.

A.awareB.adequateC.ambitiousD.

pure

32.Jamesescapedfrombeingeatenupbythe

shark,butitwasOldTom,oneofthekillerwhales,that

stoppedithappening.

A.fortunatelyB.rapidlyC.narrowlyD.

eventually

33.Herdivorcefromhersecondhusbandhasturnedall

herworld,whichmakesherselfandherfamilyquite

uncomfortable.

A.upanddownB.littlebylittleC.

insideoutD.upsidedown

34.Sometimes,thatyousomethingyoucan't

achievedoesn'tmeanfleeingresponsibilityoryourbeing

weak,butonthecontrary,youmaygainmoreinother

aspects.

A.conductB.abandonC.resignD.

desire

35.MayIaskyoua(n)whetheryouwillaccompany

myoldfatherwhileIamaway?

A.favourB.approvalC.assessmentD.

sympathy

36.ImmediatelythenewscametoChinathattheflight

fromMalaysiatoBeijingmightcrash,alltherelevant

departmentsofChinabegantoallkindsof

emergencyresponseplans.

A.pauseB.approveC.assessD.

conduct

37.Peoplebegintoworrythatoncethepolicythata

couplecangivebirthtotwochildreniscarriedout,itwill

arapidriseofpopulation.

A.setoutB.setoffC.setaside

D.setabout

38.Whenheheardthathischildwasontheflightto

Beijingthathadbeenoutoftouchfor18hours,he

begantofeel.

A.amazedB.amusedC.alarmedD.

disappointed

39.Itiscommonsensethatanewreformalways

disadvantages；thathousingdevelopmentcomeswith

highhousepriceisanexample.

A.accommodatesB.accompaniesC.

migratesD.reflects

40.AtthePeople'sCongress（人代会）the

representativesdrewaconclusionthatallthepolicies

andlawsthatcan'tbeforthepresentsituation

mustbeabolished.

A.adequateB.boundC.elegantD.

firm

III.完形填空（共30分）

A

WhenIwasachild,ourdiningroomhadtwokinds

ofchairs—twolargeoneswitharmrestsandfoursmall

oneswithout.Thelargerones41attheendsofthe

table.Thesmalleronesonthesides.MomandDadsat

inthebiggerchairs,exceptwhenoneofuswasaway；

thenMom42sitinoneofthesmallerchairs.Dad

alwayssatattheend,atthe"head"ofthetable.Sitting

wherehedid,Dadwasframed（框架）bythewindow

throughwhichtheyardcouldbeseenwithitstreesand

grass.Itwasthe43andprotectedplacethatwashis,

andours44him.AfterDadretired（退休），heandMom

movedoutintoasmallflat.Whentheycametovisitme

attheiroldhouse,Dadstillsatattheendofthetable

thoughthetablewasnolongerhisbutmine.Onlywith

mymarriagetoBarbara,didIheara45questioning

thearrangement.Sherequested,gentlybut46,thatI

sitattheheadofthetableinourhome.I47then

thatIwasheadofthefamily,butalsofeltunwillingto

introducesuchachange.HowwouldIfeelsittinginthat

"head"placeinmyDad's48?Andhowwouldhe

handleit?Iwastofindoutonthe49ofouryoungest

child'sfirstbirthday.

MomandDadarrivedforlunch,andwentintothe

diningroom.Dadmovedtohisusualseatinfrontofthe

window.Beforehecouldgetaroundthesideofthetable,

Itookadeep50andsaid,"Dad,thisisgoingtobe

yourplace,nexttoMom,ontheside."He51,

lookedatmeandthensatdown.Ifelt52,andangryat

Barbaraforpushingmetodothis.Itwouldhavebeen

easytosay,"My53,Dad.Sitwhereyoualwayssit."

ButIdidn't.WhenheandMomwereseated,Barnara

andItookourplaces.Idon'tknowhowDadfelt.Ido

knowthat,though54fromhisusualplace,hecontinue

to55hisbestselfwithus,tellingstoriesofhis

childhoodandyouthtothedelightofthegrandchildren,

asI56thefood,ourlivesexperienceda57,

whichwecontinuetolivewith.

Itwasn'teasy,butIsensethatthereisalso

somethinggoodinthechangewhichhasoccurred.Iam

beginningtolearnthat"58one'sfather5'ismorethan

aquestionofwhichplaceto59atthediningtable.It

alsomeanslistening,whateverpositionsweown,tothe

storiesDadlongstotell.Wemaythen,duringthese60

moments,evenbeabletoforgetaboutwhosechairis

whose.

41.AstoodB.layC.satD.

put

42.A.couldB.wouldC.should

D.might

43.A.comfortableB.usualC.holy

D.common

44.A.throughB.aroundC.

towardsD.behind

45.A.problemB.voiceC.sound

D.sentence

46.A.coldlyB.angrilyC.firmlyD.

kindly

47.A.understoodB.noticedC.meant

D.realized

48.A.experienceB.absenceC.mind

D.presence

49.A.situationB.conditionC.

occasionD.explanation

50.A.breathB.thoughtC.feeling

D.sigh

51.A.shoutedB.criedC.stopped

D.laughed

52.A.unluckyB.sadC.happyD.

terrible

53.A.misunderstandingB.mistakeC.

responsibilityD.idea

54.A.removedB.droveC.returned

D.took

55.A.tellB.decorateC.retell

D.share

56.A.cookedB.broughtC.served

D.supplied

57.A.sorrowB.sufferingC.change

D.reform

58.A.requestingB.questioningC.

persuadingD.honoring

59.A.occupyB.sitC.giveD.

control

60.A.difficultB.haCp.paywfulD.

magical

B

Universitystudentsaredifferent.However,acloser

lookattheir61oflearningatuniversitywillenableus

toclassifythemroughlyintothreegroups：thosewho

learnoutofinstinct,thosewholearnfora62future,

andthosewholearnwithnodefiniteobjects.Firstly,

thereareahandfulofstudentswholearndayandnight

simplybecausetheyliketolearn.Theyreadagreatdeal

ofBritishandAmericannovelsbecausetheyare63

interestedinliterature.Otherssitinfrontofthecomputer

screen,64onenewprogramafteranotherallday

andallnightbecausetheyhavediscoveredbeautyin

complicatedsignalpatterns,and65becoming"Bill

Gates"oneday.Secondlytherearestudentswhowork

hardforabettercareer.Itisarguablethatthemajorityof

universitystudentsfallintothisgroup.Afterenrollingin

thehottestspecialtyofthemoment,they66

themselvesintobooks,whethertheylikethemornot.

Thirdly,thereisasmallfractionofstudentswholearn

withoutanaim.Theytakecourses,finishassignments,

enjoylifeoncampus,butleada67life.Theyareagroup

of"sleepers".Afterfouryears,theyparttocontinue

theirvariouslives.68,itisalmostcertainthatthosewho

learnoutofinstinctwillbehappy,thosewholearnwith

69willbeprofessionalsuccessfulatleast,andthose

wholearnwithoutanaimwillendupwith70.

61.A.scoresB.programsC.

purposesD.methods

62.A.promisingB.dreamingC.

directingD.leading

63.A.partlyB.keenlyC.mostly

D.sharply

64.A.watchingonB.dependingonC.

focusingonD.workingon

65.A.dreamingofB.insistingonC.

headingforD.keepingon

66.A.takeB.dragC.throw

D.keep

67.A.countlessB.directionlessC.

harmlessD.careless

68.A.BesidesB.ThereforeC.

HoweverD.Thus

69.A.determinationB.explorationC.

directionD.attention

70.A.somethingB.anythingC.

everythingD.nothing

IV阅读理解（共40分）

A

Asfoodistothebody,soislearningtothemind.

Ourbodiesgrowandmusclesdevelopwiththeintakeof

adequatenutritiousfood.Likewise,weshouldkeep

learningdaybydaytomaintainourkeenmentalpower

andexpandourintellectualcapacity.Constantlearning

suppliesuswithinexhaustiblefuelfordrivingusto

sharpenourpowerofreasoning,analysis,andjudgment.

Learningincessantlyisthesurestwaytokeeppacewith

thetimesintheinformationage,andaninfalliblewarrant

ofsuccessintimesofuncertainty.

Oncelearningstops,vegetationsetsin.Itisa

commonfallacytoregardschoolastheonlyworkshop

fortheacquisitionofknowledge.Onthecontrary,

learningshouldbeanever-endingprocess,fromthe

cradletothegrave.Withtheworldeverchangingsofast,

theceasefromlearningforjustafewdayswillmakea

personlagbehind.What'sworse,theanimalisticinstinct

dormantdeepinoursubconsciousnesswillcometolife,

weakeningourwilltopursueournobleideal,sappingour

determinationtosweepawayobstaclestooursuccess

andstranglingourdesirefortherefinementofour

character.Lackoflearningwillinevitablyleadtothe

stagnationofthemind,orevenworse,itsfossilization,

Therefore,tostaymentallyyoung,wehavetotake

learningasalifelongcareer.

71.Theauthortellsusthatifoneabandonslearning

hislifewillcometoanend

flatlifewillcometohim

hewilllosetheopportunitytogotouniversity

hewilllosehisfutureforever

72.Whichofthefollowingtitlesisthebest?

A.KnowledgeIsPowerB.

LearningIstheOriginofLife

C.LiveandLearnD.

NoKnowledge,NoWisdom

73.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingfoodisto

bodywhatlearningistomind?

A.Knowledgeisthepowertoimproveourintellectual

capacityandenlargeourcapacityofmind.

B.Knowledgeguaranteesthequalityoflife.

C.Learningistheprocesstosuccess.

D.Learningisofgreatimportancetoapeople.

74.Whichofthefollowingwordscanreplacethe

underlinedword“fallacy"?

A.ridiculousnessB.fantasyC.

imaginationD.phenomena

B

Backgroundresearchiscriticalforsuccessinan

interview.Yourresearchshouldfocusontwokeyareas：

1)Generalbackgroundinformationaboutthe

organisation2)Specificinformationontherolethatyou

areapplyingfor.

Generalinformationontheorganisationcanbe

foundusingseveralsources.TheInternetisanincredibly

valuablesourceofinformationonthemajorityof

companies-manysiteswillfreelygiveyoualmostall

theinformationthatyouwillneedfortheinterview.You

canalsotalktopeopleyouknowwhoworkforthe

organisation,orpeoplewhoaretheirclientsorsuppliers.

Watch,read,andlistentothenews.Whileyouarejob

searchingyoushouldtryandmonitorcurrentaffairsand

thebusinessnewsasoftenaspossible.Ifan

organisationhasbeeninthenewsrecentlytheywill

expectexceptionalcandidatestohavenoticed!

Focusonthespecificrolethatyouhaveappliedfor.

Makesureyouholdontotheadvertisementsforalljobs

thatyouhaveappliedfor,asthesesummariseforyou

thekeydetailsthatemployersarelookingfor.Employers

particularlydislikeringingcandidatesforaninterview

onlytofindthecandidatecan'tevenrememberapplying

forthejob!

Haveanunderstatingofthetasksyouwillbe

expectedtoperformintheroleandtheresponsibilities

thatyoumightassume.Alwaysobtainacopyofa

positiondescriptionifoneisavailable,itwillhelpyou

anticipatemanyofthelikelyquestions.Thinkabout

repliestocommonquestions.Whileyoucan'tprepare

forallpossiblequestions,somequestionsappearin

almosteveryinterviewandemployerswillexpectyouto

haveanswerstosuchquestionsas：Whatareyour

strengthsandweaknesses?Whydoyouwanttoworkfor

thiscompany?Whatdoyouhavetoofferus?Whatare

yourcareergoals?......Whileitisnotagoodideato

rehearseexactanswers,itisoftenusefultopractice

verbalizingpossibleanswerstothesecommoninterview

questions,beittofriends,family,oreventothemirror!

Thiswillgiveyougreaterconfidencewhenanswering

questions,anditwillalsohelpyoutoevaluatehowyour

answersoundsbeforeyouhavetoputittothetestin

frontofanactualinterviewpanel.

75.Ifyouwanttoapplyforajobinacompany,thebest

choicetocollectthegeneralinformationaboutthe

companyisto.

A.ringupthecompanyB.skim

throughtheinternetsites

C.haveatalkwiththeclientsofthecompanyD.

readtheadvertisementmadebythecompany

76.Accordingtothepassage,canprovideyou

withsomeclearinformationaboutthepositionthatyou

haveappliedfor.

A.acopyofapositionB.the

internet

C.theadvertisementsD.the

news

77.Inthepassagetheauthorimpliesthatitisthemost

importantinajobinterview.

A.togetawareofthepositionthatyouhaveapplied

for

B.toperformwellduringtheinterview

C.tocollectthegeneralbackgroundinformation

aboutacompany

D.tobuildupconfidencebeforeyourinterview

78.Theauthorgivessomesuggestionsaboutan

interviewexcept.

A.Itisnecessarytopreviewthecommoninterview

questions

B.Itisalsoimportanttoimaginethepositionyou

haveappliedforbeforetheinterview

C.Beforetheinterviewoneintervieweecanpreview

hisroleinfrontofhisrelativeshehasappliedfor

D.Onemustcompletelydisplayhisconfidence

beforetheinterviewer

C

Abouttenyearago,ayoungandverysuccessful

businessmannamedJoshwastravelingdownaChicago

neighborhoodstreet.Hewasgoingabittoofastinhis

shiny,black,12cylinderJaguarXKE,whichwasonlytwo

monthsold.Hewaswatchingforkidsrushingoutfrom

betweenparkedcarsandsloweddownwhenhethought

hesawsomething.Ashiscarpassed,nochildcameout,

butabricksailedoutand---WHUMP!---IthittheJag'

sshinyblacksidedoor!SCREECH•••immediatelyJosh

stoppedthecar,jumpedout,seizedthekidandpushed

himupagainstaparkedcar.Heshoutedatthekids,

“Whatwasthatallaboutandwhoareyou?Justwhatthe

heckareyoudoing?nBuildingupaheadofsteam,he

wenton."That'smynewJag,thatbrickyouthrewis

gonnacostyoualotofmoney.Whydidyouthrowit?"

“Please,mister,please…I'msorry!Idon'tknowwhatelse

todo!”beggedtheyoungster.ulthrewthebrickbecause

nooneelsecouldstop"Tearswerestreamingdownthe

boy'sfaceashepointedaroundthepackedcar."It'smy

brother,mister/'hesaid."Herolledofthecurb（路;白）and

felloutofhiswheelchairandIcan'tlifthimup."

Sobbing.theboyaskedthebusinessman."Wouldyou

helpmegethimbackintohiswheelchairVHe'shurtand

he'stooheavyforme.

Movedbeyondwords,theyoungbusinessmantried

hardtoswallowtherapidlyswellinglumpinhisthroat.

Straining,heliftedtheyoungmanbackintothe

wheelchairandtookouthishandkerchiefandwipedthe

scrapsandcuts,checkingtoseethateverythingwas

goingtobeOK!Hethenwatchedtheyoungerbrother

pushhimdownthesidewalktowardtheirhome.

Itwasalongwalkbacktotheblack,shining,12

cylinderJaguarXKE-alongandslowwalk.Joshnever

didfixthesidedoorofhisJaguar.Hekeptthedent（凹

痕）toremindhimnottogothroughlifesofastthat

someonehastothrowabrickathimtogethisattention.

Feelforthebricksoflifecomingatyou.

79.Theboythrewabrickatthebusinessman'scar

because.

A.thebusinessmandrovehiscaratahighspeed

B.heenviedthebrand-newcarverymuch

C.hewantedtoaskforsomemoney

D.hewantedtoturntothebusinessmanforhelp

80.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderofthestory?

a.TheyoungerbrotherthrewabrickatJosh'scar.

b.Theelderbrotherfelloutofhiswheelchair

c.TheyoungerbrotherbeggedJoshforhelp

d.Joshliftedtheelderbrotherbackintohis

wheelchair

e.Joshshoutedattheyounger

A.b,a,e,c,dB.a,c,d,b,eC.b,a,c,

e,dD.a,c,b,e,d

81.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Joshwouldacceptthemoneyfromthekids.

B.ThetwokidswereJosh'sneighbors

C.Joshwasakind-heartedman.

D.Josh'snewcarbrokedowneasily.

82.Accordingtothepassage,thelastsentence

means.

A.tryingtogetreadyforthetroubleinyourfuturelife

B.drivingfastintheneighborhoodstreetis

dangerous

C.tryingtobemoreunderstandingseeingothersin

trouble

D.protectingoneselffrombeinghurt

D

Thequake,whichregisteredatmagnitude8.8onthe

Richterscale,causedmajorstructuraldamageto

buildingsinConcepcion,whichhasapopulationofone

million.Theshockwavealsocausedapotentiallydeadly

tsunamiwhichhasalreadyhitlandatthesouthernJuan

FernandezIslands,about400milesoffthecoastof

Chile,whereitwasreportedtohavecaused"serious

damage".

ThefirstimagesbroadcastfromConcepcion,

locatedsome70milessouthwestoftheepicentre（震

源）oftheearthquake,showedabuildingconsumedbya

massiveblaze（火焰）.Streetswereshownfullofrubble

andbrokenglassandpatientswerepicturedbeing

evacuated（疏背攵）fromthelocalhospitalasemergency

crisiscentresweresetupinthestreets.Entirebuildings

inthehistoricalcentreofConcepcionhadfallen,cars

flattenedandbridgesstretchingacrosstheBiobioriver

whichcutsthecityintopieces,broughtdown.

Dramaticimagesbroadcastonlocaltelevision

channelsshowedcraters（凹地）andfissures（裂缝）had

openedupintheearthswallowingcarsandpartsof

buildings.Rescueteamswerelikecrazytryingtoreach

peoplereportedlytrappedinbuildingsinConcepcion.

Localmediareportedisolated（孤立的）incidentsof

robbingfromdrug-storeandcommercialcentresinthe

city.Severalhigh-riseresidentialbuildingsinthecity

werepicturedwiththefacades（正面）destroyedleaving

interiorroomsopentotheelements.

MichelleBachelet,theChileanPresident,confirmed

78peoplehadbeenkilled.Shedeclareda"stateof

catastrophe"andsaid："Withthequakeofthis

magnitude,wecannotruleoutothercasualties（人员伤

t）."Peopleshouldremaincalm.We'redoingeverything

wecanwithalltheforceswehave."

83.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnotmentioned?

A.FirescausedbythequackB.

measuresmadebytheChileangovernment

C.theinternationalaidD.the

imagesofthevictims

84.Wecanlearnfromthepassageafterthe

earthquake.

A.atsunamicausedbythequackstruckConcepcion

B.electricitywascutoffcompletelyand

transportationbrokedown

C.robberyappearedinmanyplacesandeverything

wasoutoforder

D.thearmyhasbeensenttothedisasterarea.

85.Fromthepassage,weknow_____.

A.thequakewasthestrongestoneinthehistoryof

Chile

B.tsunamisalwaysgoeshandinhandwith

earthquakes

C.Concepcionisthetheepicentreoftheearthquake

D.thenumberofthedeadwillprobablyincrease

86.Inthethirdpassagethereporterwantstotell

us.

A.theearthquakeistoopowerful

B.thequakehascausedaseriesofseriousproblems

C.it'sdifficultfortherescueteamstorescuethe

trappedpeople

D.it'simportanttokeepnormalorderwhena

disasterhappens

E

Haveyoueverdreamedaboutatriptothespace?

Seedsofsomevegetablesandcropsarealotluckier

thanyou,astheyhavetravelledtospaceandback.

Chinaisamongthethreecountriesintheworldthat

carryoutagriculturalresearchinspace.Theothersare

RussiaandtheUS.Since1987,Chinahassentabout

1,000speciesofseedsintospace.Theseincludegreen

peppers,tomatoes,cucumbers（黄瓜）,carrots,lettuce

andwheat.EvenonChina'sfirstmannedspacecraft

Shenzhou-V,thereweresomeseedsfromTaiwan.

"Conditionsinouterspacesuchasradiationandlow

gravitycancausebigchangesintheseeds,"said

ChineseresearcherJinXing.

Butnotallseedsarebetteraftergoingtospace.

AfterreturningtoEarth,thebestseedsare

selected.Theseseedsproducemuchmoreandalso

growfasterthannormalseeds.Asthesafetyof

geneticallymodified（转基因食品）foodisstillbeing

debated,somepeopledoubtthesafetyofthese"space

vegetables"becausesomeoftheirgenesarechanged

duringthetriptospace.

ButJinholdsamorepositiveview.Hesaid,"unlike

geneticallymodifiedcrops,nonewgenesareintroduced

tothespacevegetables,sotheyaredefinitelysafe."

Chinahasalsobeenco-operatingwithNASAtogrow

somesupersizepotatoesontheInternationalSpace

Station.Specialgrowthroomsusecomputerstocontrol

thelig