Now satellites are helping to forecast the weather. They are in space, and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere（大氣）, because this is where the weather forms. They send these pictures to the weather stations. So meteorologists（氣象學家）can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change.

Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this.

So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead（提前）.

1.Satellites travel _____________.

A．in space          B．in the atmosphere   C．above the ground   D．above space

2.Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere? Because ________.

A．the weather satellites can do it easily        B．clouds form in the atmosphere there

C．the weather forms in the atmosphere        D．the pictures can forecast the weather

3.Meteorologists forecast the weather __________.

A．when they have received satellite pictures

B．after comparing the pictures with earlier ones

C．before they received satellite pictures

D．while they study satellite pictures

4. The main idea of this passage is that satellites are now used in _________.

A．taking pictures of the atmosphere           B．receiving pictures of the atmosphere

C．doing other work in many ways             D．weather forecasting to the pictures

Now satellites are helping to forecast the weather. They are in space, and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere（大氣）, because this is where the weather forms. They send these pictures to the weather stations. So meteorologists（氣象學家）can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change.
Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this.
So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead（提前）.
【小題1】Satellites travel _____________.

Now satellites are helping to forecast the weather. They are in space, and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere（大氣）, because this is where the weather forms. They send these pictures to the weather stations. So meteorologists（氣象學家）can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change.
Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this.
So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead（提前）

1. 1.

   Satellites travel______.
   

   1. A.
      in space
   2. B.
      in the atmosphere
   3. C.
      above the ground
   4. D.
      above space
2. 2.

   Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere? Because ______.
   

   1. A.
      the weather satellites can do it easily
   2. B.
      clouds form in the atmosphere there
   3. C.
      the weather forms in the atmosphere
   4. D.
      the pictures can forecast the weather
3. 3.

   Meteorologists forecast the weather______.
   

   1. A.
      when they have received satellite pictures
   2. B.
      after comparing the pictures with earlier ones
   3. C.
      before they received satellite pictures
   4. D.
      while they study satellite pictures
4. 4.

   The main idea of this passage is that satellites are now used in______.
   

   1. A.
      taking pictures of the atmosphere
   2. B.
      receiving pictures of the atmosphere
   3. C.
      doing other work in many ways
   4. D.
      weather forecasting to the pictures

Hello Sandy,

We have just returned form our holiday. We went with our friends，Edward Smith and his wife Tina, to the Yorkshire Moors. It is a beautiful natural park. There are lots of places to walk on the tops of the hills，miles of grassland with no people，just sheep and birds.

? Edward had just come out of hospital and he could not walk as far as before. However, this meant that we walked in the mornings, and then stopped at a restaurant for lunch each day before returning to the place we lived in. Edward and I slept in front of the fire all afternoon, while the ladies went for another walk. Very pleasant!

I took lots of photos from the place we lived in, across the valley (山谷）below us, of the morning sunrise, and the mist(迷霧）in the valley. Also, in England, the old steam-powered trains are very popular. I took many photos of the train.

Yesterday we had the first snow of this winter. It is very early. We usually have snow in January. It rained all day, then snowed in the evening .Today we have bright sunshine! Both Jenny and I are well. I don’t know if I told you, in the last e-mail , that Jenny is now working in a hotel. Although she has to work hard, people there are nice, and she is enjoying the work.

Please write to us to tell us your news.

????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Yours,?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Victor

1.What can they see on the tops of the hills??

A. Sheep and birds?? B. Snow.?? C. Many people.?? D. Forests.

2.Why couldn’t Edward walk very far?

A. Because he didn’t like walking.???? B. Because he was in hospital.

C. Because he was weak then.???????? D. Because his wife didn’t go.

3.What’s the season now?

A. Spring?????? B. Winter???? C. Summer??? D. Autumn

4.Where does Jenny work now?

A. In a computer company????? B. In the hospital

C. In a restaurant????????????? D. In a hotel

5.Victor wrote to tell Sandy _____.

A. he just came back from his holiday???

B. Edward could not walk as far as before

C. they had the first snow of this winter?

D. how things were going with the holiday.

The famous research scientist Stephen Glenn, who had made very important medical achievements. was being interviewed by a new  reporter asked Stephen Glenn so much more creative than other.

He said that it all came  from an experience with his mother that happened when he was two years old. He tried to carry a bottle of milk form the refrigerator. But tried to carry a bottle of milk sprinkled all over the kitchen floor.

 When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of complaining about it ,she said , “Robert, what a of complaining about it ,she said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! Well, the terrible thing has already been done . Would you like to get down and play in the milk form a few minutes before we clean it up?”

 Indeed, he did. After a few minutes , his mother said ,”You know , Robert , whenever you make a mess like this , you have to clean it up . We could use a sponge or a towel. Which do you prefer?” He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the milk.

 His mother. then said, “You know , what we have here is a failed experiment in how to carry a big milk bottle with two small hands .Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it “  The little boy learned that if he held the bottle at the op near the lip(容器的嘴)with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it What a wonderful lesson! At that moment he knew that he didn’t need to be afraid to make mistakes and mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new.

1.What does Stephen Glenn do?

        A. A research scientist.

        B. A famous doctor.

        C. A science teacher.

        D. A  newspaper  reporter.

2.When Stephen Glenn's mother saw the mess in  the kitchen, she was______

        A. angry  B. patient  C  happy  D. sad

3._______cleaned up the floor of the kitchen.

        A. No one       B. The baby-sitter

        C. Stephen Glenn and his mother

        D, Stephen Glenn's father

4.How did  Stephen  GIenn  learn Io carry a bottle of milk without dropping it?

        A. He tried carrying it over and over again.

        B. He experimented by carrying a bottle of water.

        C. He did as what his mother told him to.

        D. His teacher told him.