There is a girl at the Affiliated Middle School（附属中学）of the People's University. Her name is Nie Tianxiang. She is in Class Seven, Grade Eight. She has a very famous dad. His name is Nie Haisheng. In October 2005, Nei Haisheng spent six days in space. Nie Tianxiang is proud of her father. But she doesn't like people to say. “This is Nei Haisheng's daughter.” She says, “I hope, someday, people will say like this: This is Nie Tianxiang's father.”
1．Which school is Nie Tianxiang in?Helen is a great woman from the US. She was born in 1880. She couldn't hear or see anything. But she was lucky（幸运的）because she met a great teacher. Her teacher drew letters in her hand. Helen learnt to speak. Later Helen learnt many things. She could read, write and speak. She wrote a book about herself. She travelled round the world.
Helen lived to be 87. She is a model for all of the people in the world.
1．Helen is a great woman from _______.（ ）| A．the UK | B．the US | C．China |
| A．couldn't | B．could | C．don't |
| A．mother | B．friend | C．teacher |
| A．Yes, she is. | B．No. she isn't. | C．I don't know. |
Madame Curie (居里夫人) was a world-famous woman scientist (科学家). She was born in Poland in 1867 and died in 1934.
When she was a child, she liked studying and hoped to be a scientist. She finished middle school at the age of 16. She studied in Paris when she was 24 years old. Her life was simple, but she learned very well.
It is not easy for a woman to study in science. But she was a great woman. In 1903, she won the Nobel Prize (诺贝尔奖) for Physics. And in 1911, she won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
1．Madame Curie was born in 1934.（____）Long long ago, there was a thief. One day, he went into a house and wanted to steal something. He saw a big bell (钟表) on the wall. It was gold and very beautiful. He wanted to take it away. But the bell was big and heavy. He couldn’t get it. Then he had a good idea (主意). He wanted to make the bell into pieces (片).When he hit the bell, there was a loud sound. He didn’t want the other people to hear the sound. So he tried to stop the sound. He plugged (堵塞) his ears and started to hit the bell again. Later, the police came and took the thief away.
1．What did the thief want to do? （ ）| A．He wanted to get the bell. |
| B．He wanted to see the bell. |
| C．He wanted to call the police. |
| A．观赏 | B．偷盗 | C．安装 |
| A．Because his ears hurt. |
| B．Because the bell was so big. |
| C．Because he wanted to stop the sound. |
| A．the thief was clever |
| B．the thief didn’t get the bell at last |
| C．people didn’t hear the sound |
Edison was born in 1847 in America. He was a clever boy. He loved reading and making things. When he was little, he always asked questions. His teacher didn’t want to teach him. Then his mother took him home and taught him by herself. When he grew up, he invented so many things. In 1880, he invented the electric light(电灯). It is one of the most useful things in the world. He was welcomed by all the world.
1．Edison was English. （
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