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ShootfortheMoonJamesDonovan

Little,BrownandCo.$30

ThisretellingofthespaceracebeginswiththeSovietUnion’sSputniksatellitein1957tothehistoricApollo11programtwelveyearslater.Thebookoffersdetailsaboutthecharactersofthespacemen,engineersandotherswhomadetheU.S.spaceprogramasuccess.

OneGiantLeap

CharlesFishman

Simon&

Schuster,$29.99

Gettingtothemoonrequiredamillionhoursofwork,thisbooksays.Accordingly,thestorycentersontheengineers,projectmanagersandotherswhoworkedlongandhardtogettheApolloprogramofftheground.

PicturingApollo11

J.L.PickeringandJohnBisney

UnivofFlorida,$45

Packedwithhundredsofphotos（somearepublishedforthefirsttime）,thisbookreadslikeaphotobookoftheApollo11program.Thephotosaremomentsfromspacemantraining,aswellastheexcitementofliftoff,thehistoriclandingandthereturnhomeofthethreemen.

Apollo’sLegacyRogerD．

LauniusSmithsonianBooks,

$27.95

AspacehistorianexaminestheApolloprogramindifferentways:

asapolitical（政治的）machineintheColdWarandanimportantculturalmoment.ThebookexploresdifferentviewsontheU.S.moonshotprojectfromscientists,politicians,themediaandthepublicduringthespaceraceandbeyond.

1．WhatisShootfortheMoonmainlyabout?

A．Historyofthespacerace.B．Theshootoftwosatellites.

C．Cooperationofdifferentcountries.D．Humans’understandingofthemoon.

2．WhosebookshowstheApollo11programthroughpictures?

A．JamesDonovan’sB．CharlesFishman’s

C．J.L.PickeringandJohnBisney’sD．RogerD．Launius’s

3．WhichbooktalksaboutdifferentviewsontheApolloprogram?

A．ShootfortheMoonB．OneGiantLeap

C．PicturingApollo11D．Apollo’sLegacy

MacinleyButsonwasjust16yearsoldwhenshefirsthadtheideatotryandprotectwomenfrommore—than—necessaryradiationduringbreastcancertreatments—andnow,herinventioncouldbeagame-changerinthemedicalfield.

Butson,whosefatherworksinmedicalphysics,hasalwaysbeeninterestedinscience.Butsheonlybeganresearchingtheharmfulsideeffectsofradiationtreatmentafterherfatherdiscussedhisexperiencewithineffectivecancertreatmentsinhiswork.SinceButsonhadalsorecentlylostarelativetobreastcancer,shefeltinspiredtoconductherownresearchonthesubject.Shetriedtobeginhermedicalresearchbyconsultingscientificjournals,butshefoundtheiracademictermsalmostimpossibletounderstand.

ShethenturnedtotheInternettofindvideosthattaughthowtoreadscientificjournals.Asshewentdeeperinherresearch,shestumbleduponakeybitofinformation:

copper（铜）hasbeenshowntobeeffectiveatprotectingskinfromradiation.AnideahitthisAustralianteenasshewasviewingafilmonmedievalwarsinher10thgradehistoryclass.Whenshesawthescaled（鳞片）patternsofthemail（盔甲）,shewasinspiredtocreateawearableprotectivetooloutofcopper.Shethenheadedbackonlineandwatchedvideosonhowtoputtogethertinyscales.Shemadeherownflexiblescale-mailwhichshenowcallsSMART:

ScaleMailforRadiationTherapy.

Whenherinventionwastestedinalaboratorysetting,itreducedsurfaceexposuretounnecessaryradiationby75%.AndnowButsonisworkingongettingherSMARTintoclinicalsettingsforuse.

4．WhydidMacinleyButsonstartherresearch?

A．Toassistherfatherwithhiswork.B．Tosaveherrelativefromcancer.

C．Topublishsomearticlesinjournals.D．Tofindeffectivewaystotreatcancer.

5．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“stumbledupon"

inParagraph3probablymean?

A．Cameacross.B．Missed.

C．Passedon.D．Required.

6．WheredidMacinleyBustongetinspirationforherinvention?

A．Videosonline.B．Scientificjournals.

C．Historytextbooks.D．Soldiersdefensiveclothes.

7．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMacinleyBuston?

A．Stubborn.B．Creative.

C．Selfless.D．Considerate.

ThereisafamousstoryabouthowWaltDisneywasinspiredtobuildDisneyland.ThestorygoesthatduringanafternoonvisittoGriffithParklocatedneartheBurbankStudios,Walttookaseatwhilehistwoyoungdaughtersrodethemerry-go-round.Waltthoughtthereshouldbeaplacewherebothchildrenandtheirparentscouldenjoyspendingsometimetogetherinanenvironmentthatwouldbebothentertainingandpleasingtotheeye,sowiththisthoughtcametheideaforDisneyland.

Walt'

soriginalplanwastobuildaneight-acreparklocatedneartheBurbankStudiosthatwouldbeaplaceforhisemployeesandtheirfamilies.ThoseplanswereputonholdbecauseofthestartofWorldWarII.By1952,Walthadcreatedaspecialdepartmentthatwasdevotedtoplanninghisdream.

Finallyin1953,thefirststepsinbuildingtheparkhappenedwhenWaltemployedtheStanfordResearchInstitutetomakeasurveytodeterminethebestpossiblelocationforthefuturepark.Consideringpopulationgrowthandthefuturefreewayconstruction（建设）,theyfinallyfoundalocationinAnaheimand160acresoflandwereboughtforthesiteofthenewpark.

Thebuildingoftheparkwasveryexpensiveandtocollectmoneyfortheproject,Waltdevelopedtheideaofthe'

'

WaltDisney'

sDisneyland'

televisionshow.Itturnedouttobeamarvelousidea—notonlygainingthemoneytobuildtheparkbutalsopresentingtheparktotheAmericanpublic.

ConstructionofficiallybeganonJuly21,1954,anditwasanambitious（野心勃勃的）buildingscheduleoflessthanoneyeartocompletethenewparkfortheprojectedopeningday.Waltwatchedoverthepark'

sconstructionandprogresscontinuedwithjustafewminorhold-ups.Finally，theparkwasreadyfortheOpeningDayonJuly17,1955.

8．WhatinspiredWaltDisneytobuildDisneyland?

A．ThespecialdesignofGriffithPark.B．Atriptoaparkwithhisdaughters.

C．Requestsfromhisfamilyandemployees.D．Theideatobuildaparkforhisdaughters.

9．WhatismainlyconsideredinchoosingthelocationofDisneyland?

A．WaltDisney'

spersonalpreference.B．Thenaturalenvironment.

C．Theadviceofthepublic.D．Localtraffic.

10．Whatcanwelearnabouttheconstructionprocess?

A．Itwassmoothgenerally.B．ItwasaffectedbyWorldWarII.

C．Itwascompletedlaterthanexpected.D．Itwasinfluencedbyashortageofmoney.

11．Whereisthetextmostlikelyfrom?

A．Adiary.B．Anovel.C．Amagazine.D．Aguidebook.

Saltwateranddrydesertclimatemaynotseemgoodforgrowinghealthyproduce,butthatisexactlywhatagroupofscientistshasmanagedtodo.ResearchersfromtheUK-basedSeawaterGreenhouseCompanyhavediscoveredagoodwaytofarmfruitandvegetablessimplybyusingsolarpowerandsaltwaterforwateringandcoolingindryareas.

Thecompanyhasdevelopedplantation（种植园）projectsindryareassuchasAustralia,AbuDhabi,Somaliland,Oman,andTenerife.Althoughtheseplacesaredry,theplantationsareabletogrowthousandsofpoundsofproducesimplybymaking'

coolinghouses'

outofthickwallsofcardboard（硬纸板）.Whileglassgreenhousesaredesignedtokeepgardenswetandwarm,thecardboardwallsuseevaporativecooling（蒸发冷却）tokeeptheinsideoftheplantationswetandcool.

Anexcitingnewstudysaysthatplantsgrowwelldownbelowsolarpanels（太阳能板）andtheyproducemoreenergy.Thedesignofthewaving-cardboardpanelshelpstocooldownthewindcomingfromtheoutside.Atthesametime,asmallsolar-poweredmachineoffersseawateratthetopofthepanelssoatitcandropdownthroughthewallsofthecardboardforevaporation.Thisevaporativecoolingskillcreatestheperfectconditionsforfarmingproduceinthedryareas.Additionally,sincetheseawaterisrepeatedlycollected,thesaltcanbeleftontotheoutsideofthewalls.Notonlydoesthishelptomakethecardboardstrong,itcanalsobecollectedandsoldforincreasingincome.

AccordingtoSeawaterGreenhousefounderCharliePaton，youwouldonlyneedabout10squaremilesof'

tofeedallofSomaliland,whichisacountryofaboutfourmillionpeople.Uponcompletingthecompany'

sSomalilandprojectinNovember2017,itnowproducesabout300to750tonsoftomatoeseveryyear.Patonsaysthatheisveryexcitedforhiscompanytostartevenmoreprojectsindryareasaroundtheworld.

12．Whatkindofplaceswillwelcomeplantationprojects?

A．Coldareaswithlesssunlight.B．Dryandhotareasnearthesea.

C．Coldandwetplaces.D．Drydesertareas.

13．Whatistheadvantageoftheplantationprojectindryareas?

A．Itcanhelpplantsgrowquicker.B．Itdoesn'

tproducewastematerials.

C．Itusessolarenergyinsteadofelectricity.D．Itgetsextraincomebycoolingseawater.

14．WhyisSomalilandmentionedinthelastparagraph?

A．Toshowthehighoutputoftheproject.B．Totellpeopletheneedforfoodthere.

C．Toletpeopleknowitsagriculture.D．Tointroduceitslargepopulation.

15．What'

sthebesttitleforthetext?

A．Thefarmingconditionsofdryareas.B．Thewideuseofsolarpanelsinfarming.

C．HelpingsolveSomaliland’sfoodproblems.D．Usingsaltwatertogrowproduceindryareas.

二、七选五

HowtoTrickorTreat

Thejack-o-lanternsarecarved,yourcostume（服装）isallpickedout,andthesunisjuststartingtosetonHalloweennight.16．Withafewsimpletips,youcanhaveasafeandsuccessfultrick-or-treatexperience.

Starttrick-or-treatataround6:

00or6:

30pm.You’llprobablywanttostarttrick-or-treatassoonasyougethomefromschool,butbepatient!

Haveagooddinner