Is there intelligent (有智力的) life on other planets? For years, scientists said “no.” or “we don’t know.” But today this is changing. Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are astronomers(天文学家). They believe intelligent life exists (存在) somewhere in the universe. They also think we sill soon contact these beings(人；生物).
Why do Shostak and Barnett think intelligent life exists on other planets? The first reason is time. Scientists believe the universe is about 12 billion years old. “This is long enough for other planets to have intelligent life,” say Shostak and Barnett. The second reason is size—the universe is huge. “Tools like the Hubble Telescope(哈勃望远镜) have shown that there are at least 100 billion galaxies,” says Shostak. “And our galaxy, the Milky Way, has at least 100 billion stars. Some planets going around these stars might be similar to Earth.”
In the past, it was hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe. But now, powerful telescopes(高倍望远镜) allow scientists to discover smaller planets—the size of Mars or Earth—in other solar systems. These planets might have intelligent life.
Have beings from space already visited Earth? “Probably not,” says Shostak. “It’s a long way away. However, intelligent beings may contact us in other way, such as radio signals(信号). In fact, they may be trying to communicate with us now, but we don’t have the right tools to receive their messages. However, this is changing. By 2025, we could make contact with other life forms in our universe and we might help each other.”Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are _____.
| A．astronomers | B．farmers | C．singers | D．drivers |
What is the best title for Paragraph 2?
| A．The Age and Size of Earth |
| B．Our Galaxy: The Milky Way |
| C．Why Intelligent Life Might Exist |
| D．Earth: The Only Planet with Intelligent Life |
Why was it hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe in the past?
| A．There were not any smaller planets. |
| B．There were not any powerful telescopes. |
| C．The astronomers were not interested in them. |
| D．The Milky Way didn’t exist at that time, |
Why haven’t beings from space visited us yet according to Shostak?
| A．They’re afraid of us. |
| B．It’s a long way away. |
| C．They don’t want to see us. |
| D．They don’t know how to use radio signals. |
What does the underlined phrase “life forms” in the last paragraph mean?
| A．Messages | B．Tools | C．Intelligent beings | D．Radio signals |
Joe Brown had a shop. He sold(卖) meat in his shop. One Thursday a woman came into his shop at five to one. “I’m sorry I’m late,” she said. “I need some more meat for my dinner tonight.” Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop. He took it out of the fridge and said, “This is＄6.50.” “That piece is too small.” the woman said, “haven’t you for anything bigger?” Joe went into the room behind his shop, put the piece of meat into the fridge, took it out of again and closed the door with lots of noise. Then he brought the piece of meat to the woman and said, “This piece of meat is bigger and more expensive. It’s ＄8.75.” “Good,” the woman said with a smile, “give me both of them.”When did the woman come to Joe’s shop?
| A．Early in the morning. | B．Early in the afternoon. |
| C．Late in the morning. | D．At about one o’clock at night. |
Why didn’t the woman want that piece of meat?
| A．Because she had no money. | B．Because it was bad. |
| C．Because it wasn’t big enough. | D．Because it was too big |
How many pieces of meat were kept in the fridge?
| A．Only one piece of meat. | B．Two pieces of meat. |
| C．Several pieces of meat. | D．Many pieces of meat. |
At this moment in different places of the world people are doing different things. In Beijing it's early morning. People are sleeping.
In London people are leaving work to go home. They are waiting for buses or running for trains. Some people are driving their cars. Some are having afternoon tea at home or walking to the pubs(酒吧) to have a drink.
In Moscow(莫斯科) it's evening and people are having supper at home or in restaurants. Some are going to watch a ballet(芭蕾舞). Some are drinking in the pubs.
In Los Angeles(洛杉矶) it's morning. People are working in their offices. Children are starting their lessons.
New York is midday now. People aren't working but having lunch. They are eating hamburgers or hot dogs and drinking coffee or Coke. Some people are seeing friends or shopping.When children in Los Angeles are starting their lessons, people in Beijing
are
| A．playing basketball | B．seeing films | C．having lessons | D．sleeping |
From the passage, we can see the time in New York now is .
| A．6∶00 | B．9∶00 | C．10∶00 | D．12∶00 |
When the time in London is 6:00 p.m., it’s in Moscow.
| A．8:00 p.m. | B．9:00 p.m. | C．8:00 a.m. | D．9:00 a.m. |
阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一词）
7 November
Dear Dairy,
Today is our Open Day. Our parents come and visit our school on this day.
Our school looks nice and big. The playground is very big and our classrooms are clean and bright. We also have an art room, a music room, a biology room and a small hall.
The Open Day starts at 9 a.m. in the playground. Everyone watches the students play different sports. Next we go to the art room to enjoy all the students’ pictures at 10 a.m. At 11 o’clock we all go to the school hall for a short meeting, and then we have lunch. After lunch, we have a little rest for half an hour in the hall. At 2p.m.we have a look at all the students’ work in the biology classroom. Finally we go to the music room and listen to some students play music at 4p.m.
Everyone has a good time at school on this day.
| Open Day |
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| Date: 767th |
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| Time |
77 |
Place |
| 9a.m. |
Watch the students 78sports |
Playground |
| 10a.m. |
79students’ pictures |
Art room |
| 11a.m. |
80 |
School hall |
| After lunch |
Have a rest for thirty 81 |
Hall |
| 2p.m. |
82at students’ work |
83classroom |
| 4p.m. |
Listen to 84 |
Music room |
| Everyone has 85on this Open Day. |
Li Yan is a Chinese girl. She lives in Yangzhou with her grandparents. Her parents are in England now and Li Yan will go there this summer holiday. But her spoken English is not good. She does well in English exams, but she can only write. So Li Yan wants to study hard to speak good English.
Every Saturday evening, Li Yan goes to “English Corner”. It’s a place for people to speak English. There are also many foreign(外国的) people. They come from America, England or Australia. Kitty likes talking with these foreign people. When the summer holidays come, her spoken English is much better! Her parents are so surprised to see her change (变化) and they are very happy.Li Yan’s parents are in .
| A．Yangzhou | B．Australia | C．America | D．England |
“Spoken English” means “ ” in Chinese.
| A．英语写作 | B．英语口语 | C．英语表达 | D．英语考试 |
Li Yan can .
| A．speak English very well before she practices |
| B．get high marks（分数） in English exams |
| C．get high marks in all exams |
| D．live in the UK after the summer holidays |
“English Corner” is a place .
| A．to speak English only with foreign people |
| B．to meet only with foreign people |
| C．for people to practice speaking English |
| D．in England |
What change does Li Yan make?
| A．She can go to England |
| B．She can live with her grandparents and parents. |
| C．Her spoken English is much better. |
| D．She likes “English Corner”. |
A woman is at the cinema, and she is enjoying the film very much, but there is a man in the next seat(座位), and he begins looking at the floor under her. The woman is angry and asks, “What are you doing there?” What are you looking for?
“A piece of chocolate”, the man says to her, “I drop (掉落) it on the floor.”
“A piece of chocolate?” the woman says angrily, “It is dirty now.” Take this and be quiet, please. I am listening to the film.” She gives the man a big piece of chocolate. But the man says, “One of my teeth is in the chocolate!”The man and the woman are____________.
| A．They are in a school | B．They are at a supermarket |
| C．They are in a shop | D．They are at the cinema |
The man sits ___________the woman.
| A．next to | B．in front of | C．behind | D．on the left of |
The underlined word “angry” means(意思)_________
| A．not sad | B．not bright | C．not happy | D．not interesting |
The man wants to find the piece of chocolate because _______
| A．the piece of chocolate is very expensive（贵） |
| B．one of his teeth is in the chocolate |
| C．he likes chocolate very much |
| D．he wants to make the cinema clean |
The woman gives the man a piece of chocolate because________.
| A．she is friendly to him |
| B．she wants to enjoys the film better |
| C．the piece of chocolate is the man’s |
| D．she likes the man |