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　　One day a small boy (1)       Charles Chaplin (卓别林) was walking along the street in London. It was a cold winter day in 1900. He wanted to buy some bread, but he didn't have any money. His father had died when he was very young. He and his brother, Sid, had to work to help their sick mother. Although Charles was small, his dream was very (2)      . He wanted to be a great man in the world of films, so he worked very hard to become a good dancer and (3)      . Thirty years (4)      , this small boy was among the most famous people in the world. Even if you do not (5)       English, you can enjoy his (6)      , because no words are used in his films.

41．　　When you get tired after a long hours' work, several minutes' walk in a nearby (1)       park helps you relax. Or you may stand facing the lake or the sea. They'll calm you just like the green plants.
　　Colour is a (2)      part of the answers. Green and blue help make people feel quieter and safer. All colors have special power. So, I just have found out that many colours have special effects on people's minds and (3)      .
　　Try an easy and interesting experiment. There's a red box and white one. Then weigh two boxes with your hands. Which one is heavier? Most people think that the red box is heavier, even though they weigh (4)      .
　　Colors can affect (影响) learning. Scientists have found that students spend more time reading if they read information written in blue. Blue helps most people calm down and (5)       more.
　　People use different colors in different places. Hospitals and libraries seldom paint their walls, tables and desks red. They use light colors such as light blue or light green. Red makes people feel excited while light colors help them relax.
　　Start with your small room. Try to make some changes in it and you'll get to know how (6)       color is.

42．　　China's first manned (载人) spaceship lifted off at 9 a. m. on Wednesday, October 15th, 2003 in Jiuquan, Gansu Province. The spaceship, called Shenzhou V, was c(1)       China's first astronaut, Yang Liwei. Yang, who was a pilot in the army, was chosen from 1, 500 other army pilots and started t(2)       for his space flight in 1998.
　　The launch (发射) was very successful. "When the spaceship was lifting off, I could really feel the high gravity (超重)", said Yang Liwei. "When the spaceship separated from the rocket, I suddenly got a feeling of soaring into the sky b(3)       of the zero gravity (失重)."
　　At 6:23 a. m. on October 16th, Yang Liwei l(4)      in Inner Mongolia (内蒙古). He told reporters later, "The surface of the spaceship was glowing red when it came back into the earth's atmosphere. When Shenzhou V let out its parachute, I felt the ship was shaking." As Yang Liwei returned into the earth's atmosphere, helicopters were r(5)       to collect him.
　　Millions of people all over China were watching TV when the spaceship landed s(6)      . When Yang Liwei climbed out of the spaceship, he smiled and waved to the crowds waiting for him. Yang Liwei was happy to be home but he said, "I thought 21 hours was too short to stay in space."

43．　　Do you know how much water a family of four uses every day in the United States? Not 50 gallons, not 100 gallons, but 400 gallons! You could take up to 10 baths with that much water— but who would want to do that?Fortunately, there are many things we can do to save.
　　Shower Power!
　　Taking a shower uses much less water than filling up a bathtub. A shower only uses 10 to 25 gallons, while a bath takes up to 70 gallons!If you do take a bath, be sure to plug the drain right away and adjust the temperature as you fill the tub. To save even more water, keep your shower under five minutes long — try timing yourself with a clock next time you hop in!
　　Fix That Leak (渗漏)!
　　Fixing a toilet leak is a great way to reduce household water use and boost water conservation. If your toilet has a leak, you could be wasting about 200 gallons of water every day. That would be like flushing (冲) your toilet more than 50 times for no reason!Try this experiment:ask your parents to help you test for leaks by placing a drop of food coloring (色素) in the toilet tank. If the color shows up in the bowl without flushing, you have a leak!

44．Write at least 60 words on the topic "My school life. "( 请在横线上填入恰当的形容词, 并围绕其展开描述．注意:短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名以及其他相关信息, 否则不予评分．)