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王　丽

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钢铁侠——又一个拯救世界的英雄！请走进下文一睹英雄风采！

You have heard of Batman（蝙蝠侠) and Spiderman（蜘蛛人), but did you know theres another super hero called Iron Man? Hes also a character from a popular US comic book. This summer, hes on the big screen.

Iron Man was an ordinary（普通的) person before he got his powers. He is Tony Stark, CEO of a company that makes weapons(武器) for the US army. Tony got the company after his father died.

Tony lives the life of a hard-drinking, rich playboy（花花公子), but he is also good at his job. He has invented many high-tech weapons for this company. One day, he flies to Afghanistan（阿富汗) to test new weapons for the US Air Force. On his way back to his plane, terrorists（恐怖分子) attack him, and wound him.

The terrorists put Tony in a cave（山洞) with Yinsen, a doctor. Yinsen treats Tony and saves his life.

The terrorists ask Tony to produce weapons for them. But instead, Tony builds a suit of armor(铁甲) with Yinsens help. The suit helps Tony escape(逃避) the terrorists.

Back in the US, Tony builds a better suit of armor. It gives him superhuman strength（力量) and the ability to fly. He vows（发誓) to protect the world as Iron Man.

If you are interested in exciting action scenes and special effects(影响), you might enjoy this movie. Its in theatres（剧院) now.

1. Which of the following can we call a super hero? ____.

A. Batman B. Spiderman C. Iron Man D. All the above

2. Iron Man used to be ____.

A. super B. great C. famous D. ordinary

3. Iron Man goes to Afghanistan by ____.

A. train B. bus C. plane D. taxi

4. With the help of ____, Iron Man is able to fly.

A. the first suit of armor B. the second suit of armor

C. Yinsen D. US Air Force

5. What is the best title of the passage? ____.

A. Iron Protector B. Superman

C. A Suit of Armor D. A New Film

Satellites for Weather Forecast

气象卫星

每天当我们收看天气预报时，我们不但能听到天气预报员的解说，而且还能看到清晰的彩色卫星云图。有了这些实时传送过来的图像，未来的天气变化一目了然，天气预报也变得迅捷而准确。可是你知道吗?气象云图的拍摄与传送都离不开一位忠实的太空千里眼——气象卫星。

Now satellites are helping to forecast the weather. They are in space, and they can reach any part of the world. The satellite takes pictures of the clouds above the earth, because this is where the weather forms. They send these pictures to the weather stations. So the workers in the weather stations can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can tell people how the weather will change.

Today, nearly 500 weather stations in 60 countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the scientists compare them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that 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 weatherman can say this.

So the weather satellites are a great help to the scientists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for three or five days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast for a week or more ahead.

1. Satellites travel ____.

A. in space B. in the clouds C. above the sun D. above space

2. Scientists can forecast the weather ____.

A. when they have received satellite pictures

B. after they have compared new satellite pictures with earlier ones

C. before they receive satellite pictures

D. during they study satellite pictures

3. Maybe we'll soon be able to forecast the weather for ____.

A. one day B. two days

C. five days D. seven days or even longer

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