1．Many families take their children on vacation．They will usually travel for a few days or weeks during school breaks．But Julie and Tim Smith planned a longer vacation with their two children．The Smith family is on a one-year trip around the world．They plan to visit 30 countries in all．Right now，the four travelers are about halfway through their trip．Ms．Smith says they are trying to see as much of the world as they can．
   Mr．Smith says one of the most interesting experiences of the trip has been meeting new people．He says people have been extremely friendly，very welcoming and love their kids．Eleven-year-old Tyler says he has enjoyed learning about the people they have met．He said， "I learned in Africa that people have very different lifestyles than in America．" His sister，9-year-old Kara，discovered that she liked Thai food．Ms．Smith says that the trip teaches the children a lot．
   It took the family a year to prepare for the trip．They had to sell their house and cars．Ms．Smith left her job and her husband is using unpaid leave．They carry small bags filled with lightweight clothing and whatever else they need．Ms．Smith says she enjoys being able to carry everything she needs on her back．She says she does not miss the things she has back home． "What has become more important is making these memories as a family and taking those with us instead．"
   The Smiths will continue to head east for the next six months．

（1）In what way is the Smith family's trip different from many others' according to paragraph 1？
A．They take their children on vacation．
B．They travel around the world for a year with children．
C．They travel during school breaks．
D．They travel for a few weeks with children．
（2）What does Tyler find interesting during the trip？
A．Living in Africa．
B．Lifestyles in America．
C．Having Thai food．
D．Learning about the people they have met．
（3）Which of the following is NOT true about the Smiths' preparation for the trip？
A．They left their jobs．
B．It took the Smith family a year．
C．They sold their house and cars．
D．They put lightweight clothing in small bags．
（4）What does the underlined word "those" in paragraph 3 refer to？
A．The small bags they carry．
B．The memories of the family．
C．The things on her back．
D．The things back home．

2．    "Seeing printed media being （1） （gradual） replaced by new media made me feel that something precious in my memory （2） （be） lost.I don't want them to disappear，" he said， （3） （add） that publishing marriage announcements evokes （4） warm feeling toward newspapers while bringing a sense of vintage elegance.
    The price for publishing a marriage announcement differs by number of words，space and printing house.It ranges from around 100 yuan to more than 10，000 yuan.Customers can （5） pay for the service online or by phone.Globally，many newspapers also provide sections to publish marriage announcements，along with births and （6） （die）.
    Meng Si， （7） works for an online platform （8） （associate） with newspaper publishing services，told Xinhua News Agency recently that there has been a （9） （notice） increase in inquiries and orders for marriage announcements.The customers are predominantly young people in （10） 20s，with some even making appointments one or two months in advance.

3．There's no doubt that one of the greatest human achievements is the exploration of the space．Ever since astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to be sent into the orbit around the moon in 1961，scientists have been pushing the boundaries further and further．But until now the exploration into the unknown has been dominated（主导） by men．
   Of course，in the past，women were also included in the space projects and played an active role on the ground and behind the scenes．For example．they worked as seamstresses（女裁缝师），sewing vital spaceflight components．In fact，many of NASA's key works would never have been possible without them．Recently Hollywood produced a movie called Hidden Figures to focus on a group of American female mathematicians，especially the black women，who helped NASA send the first American into space．But this was not women's only contribution．Back in 1963，Soviet astronaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to be sent into space．However，after that，space flight programs were slow to employ women．In the USA．NASA didn't accept applications from women to become astronauts until 1978．
   But attitudes have changed and leading officials at NASA say that the first person to set foot on Mars should be a woman．The space agency aims to have a sex-balanced workforce but can only achieve that if equal numbers of men and women are trained for science and technology jobs．As Allison McIntryre told the BBC， "My director is a woman，We have female astronauts．We haven't put a woman on the moon yet．And I think that perhaps the first person to step on Mars should be a woman．"

（1）What did Yuri Gagarin do in 1961？
A．He landed on the moon in success．
B．He discovered many new boundaries．
C．He led scientists to explore the moon．
D．He made the first journey into the space．
（2）Why does the author mention the film Hidden Figures？
A．To show women are the true heroes of NASA's first launch．
B．To stress that black people have won equal rights in NASA．
C．To prove women can do as well as men in NASA' projects．
D．To present women's contributions to NASA's space programs．
（3）What is Allison McIntryre's attitude toward women astronauts？
A．Uncaring．
B．Disapproving．
C．Supportive．
D．Disappointed．
（4）What is the best title for the text？
A．Will the First Person to Step on Mars Be a Woman？
B．Great Achievements Have Been Made in Space Exploration？
C．Why Men Played an Important Role in Exploring the Unknown？
D．Men and Women Have Made Equal Contributions to NASA's Projects？