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鋼鐵俠——又一個拯救世界的英雄！請走進下文一睹英雄風采！

You have heard of Batman（蝙蝠俠) 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(鐵甲) 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（發誓) to protect the world as Iron Man.

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

氣象衛星

每天當我們收看天氣預報時，我們不但能聽到天氣預報員的解說，而且還能看到清晰的彩色衛星云圖。有了這些實時傳送過來的圖像，未來的天氣變化一目了然，天氣預報也變得迅捷而準確。可是你知道嗎?氣象云圖的拍攝與傳送都離不開一位忠實的太空千里眼——氣象衛星。

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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