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　For more than twenty years scientists have been searching for signs of life on other planets. Most of these searches have been done over the radio. The hope is that someone in outer space may be trying to get in touch with us. Scientists also have sent radio and television messages on spaceships traveling through space, on the chance that someone may be receptive to such messages.
　　Scientists are using powerful radio telescopes to listen to signals from about 1, 000 stars, all within 100 light years of earth. In addition, they will scan（扫视）the entire sky to “listen” for radio messages from more distant stars. Using a computer, they will be able to monitor more than eight channels at one time. Scientists are looking for any signal they stands out from the background noise.
　　Of the 200 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy（银河星系）, scientists find that five percent are like our sun. Perhaps half of them have a planet like earth. Such a planet would be a reasonable distance from the star for temperatures to be right for the evolution（进化）of life. Based on the inhabitable（that can be lived in）planets in our galaxy, most scientists agree that chances are likely that one or more of these planets support some life.
　　However, many scientists wonder whether intelligent（有智力的）life exists on other planets. Some believe that twenty years of searching without any intelligible messages shows that no one is out there. They say that the evolution of intelligence comparable to ours is unlikely.
　　Other scientists believe that our search hasn’t been long enough to rule out the possibility that intelligent life exists in our galaxy. Although our sun family is only about five billion years old, our galaxy is about 20 billion years old. In that time, some scientists think it is likely that civilization（文明）much more advanced than ours have developed. Perhaps these civilizations send us no signals; perhaps we have not recognized the signals they have sent us. If we hope to find intelligent life, these scientists believe that we have to keep looking.
According to the passage, how many planets in our galaxy might be inhabitable?

A．5 billion．	B．10 billion.
C．15 billion.	D．200 billion

The first paragraph in this passage is mainly about ________ .

A．how scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets

B．why scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets

C．where scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets

D．when scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets

The underlined word “monitor” in the passage means“ ________ ”.

A．find	B．follow
C．check	D．form

Which of these statements is true based on the information in the passage?

A．The earth is one of the oldest planets in our galaxy.

B．Most scientists believe that there is intelligent life on other planets.

C．Scientists are trying different ways to find signs of life on other planets.

D．Scientists don’t believe that there might be life on other planets.

　The leaders of Russia and China vowed to support each other’s fight against Muslim separatists and urged peaceful solutions in Iraq, during a meeting in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on December 2, 2002.
　　Russian President Vladimir Put in and China’s Jiang Zemin signed a joint declaration calling for a “multipolar world”.
　　His two - day visit comes shortly after the conclusion of the 16th Patry Cogress which elected the new CPC leadership. Put in said that Russia wants to “work hard” with the new generation of Chinese leaders.
　　The Treaty（条约）of Good =" Neighbourliness" and Friendly Cooperation, signed in July last year, has provided a solid legal foundation for lasting friendship for generations to come, according to Jiang, “China and Russia will be good neighbours, friends and partners forever.”
　　The Russian Government, in return, said it would continue to give priority（优先权）to relations with China in its foreign policies.
　　Put in spoke on the morning of Dec. 3rd at Peking University and took questions from students on his understanding of Chinese literature, Russian reform（改革）and NATO enlargement.
　　He said a growing number of young people in Russia are interested in Chinese literature and one of his daughters is learning Chinese.
We can infer from the last paragraph that ________ .

A．many young Russian people hope to study Chinese in China

B．China is richer and stronger than Russia

C．Russia will give some support to China

D．The relation between China and Russia is developing healthily

It is implied, in the sentence“Put in said that Russia wants to‘work hard’with the new generation on Chinese leaders”, that ________ .

A．Russia will co - operate closely with China

B．There are many differences between Russia and China

C．Put in knew little of the new generation of Chinese leaders

D．It will be long before Put in gets to know the new generation of Chinese leaders

The underlined word“multipolar”is likely to mean ________ .

A．equal	B．peaceful
C．balanced	D．fair

Which of the following is mentioned in the passage?

A．Put in agreed that NATO was enlarged．

B．Put in was invited to the 16th Chinese communist Party congress.

C．Russia puts China first.

D．Muslim separatists make trouble only in Russia.

HOLIDAY HOMES IN MALLORCA
　　Holiday houses in Mallorca sailing and fishing port - quiet even in summer season. Beautifully situated houses with sights of sea and mountains, yet near to shops and restaurants. Cars and bicycles for hire. Sailing and sports clubs nearby.
ITALY IN COMFORT
　　Luxury coach（ - carriage） trips of Italy, out of normal holiday season. 21days to visit five Italian cities starting from London 1 st May, 1 st September . The trips are guided by profess or Martin Davis. Head of Italian Studies, London University . See the arts and culture of historic Italy.
KIBBUTZ HOLIDAYS IN ISRAEL（以色列）
　　Working holidays on a kibbutz（ co -operative farm） in Israel. All nationalities welcome for one to three months, if prepared to work morning with kibbutz members. Accommodation （住宿）, food and trips to historic sights all provided free - you pay only for the special low- cost return flight.
TWO WEEKS ON A CARIBBEAN ISLAND
　　Two- week holidays in the Hotel Splendid , on a lovely beach with golden sands and deep- blue sea. Tennis, golf, sailing and all water sports, trips around the island arranged. Near to town of Castries with lively evening entertainment - dancing.
　　1 st November - 31 st March = ￡ 720 per person
　　1 st April - 30th October = ￡ 850 per person
　　Jack and his wife Mary, who have recently retired, want to see places of cultural and historic interest abroad, but Mary hates flying.
　　Peter and Maria, university students, want to travel as far as possible on little money, and would like to get to know a country by working there for three months with other young people.
　　Michael, a young computer programmer, has been working hard and needs a holiday to relax in winter. He would like to go somewhere warmer and sunny, where he can swim in the sea, and he enjoys sports and dancing.
　　Herry and Kate, both teachers, and their two sons, have to take their holiday during the school summer holidays. There must be plenty for the boys to do, although Harry and Kate just want to have beautiful scenery, good food and wine- and peace.
Michael would most probably go to ________ for his holiday.

A．Italy	B．Israel
C．Mallorca	D．a Caribbean island

The most suitable place where Peter and Maria can enjoy their holiday would be________

A．an Italian city	B．a kibbutz in Israel
C．a Caribbean island	D．the port in Mallorca

The best holiday for Jack and Mary would be________.

A．the 21 - day coach trip of Italy

B．the 2 -week stay in the Hotel Splendid

C．the 14 -day trip around a Caribbean island

D．the working holidays for 1 -3 months on a kibbutz in Israel

Harry and Kate and their sons would like________.

A．a holiday working on a kibbutz in Israel

B．a holiday visiting cities by coach in Italy

C．a holiday house in the fishing port in Mallorca

D．a holiday hotel on a lovely beach on a Carribean Island

　　From the very beginning, Martin felt that he was bound up with（与……紧紧地在一起）his lovely little patient. One day, following some tests , Betty gave the doctor a big hug（拥抱）.
　　A few months later the doctor removed not only the tumour（肿瘤）, but also the entire lower left side of Betty’s gum（牙龈）and jawbone. Because Betty was so young, Martin was hopeful that her jawbone might regenerate.
　　Within three months, Betty’s tumour grew as large as an orange, changing the natural appearance of the left side of her small, delicate （ =" thin;" not strong）face. Soon she couldn’t even close her mouth, and as her eating problems worsened, Betty ‘s weight dropped from 20 kilos to 15. Martin knew from experience that it might invade the brain.
　　The only other possibility was thorough radiation therapy （放射疗法）. Night after night, Betty's father gave her injection, but the tumour remained as big as ever. Then one evening. Morgan noticed that the tumour had begun to change. It was actually becoming smaller! For two months her tumour appeared to be going away for ever. In the coming months, Betty’s tumour continued to appear. She was able to eat solid food once again. Her jawbone was regenerating. The tumour was gone.
　If Betty’s jawbone didn’t regenerate, the doctors ________ .

A．would rebuild her jaw

B．would continue the treatment

C．would use new medicine

D．could do nothing else

　If the brain should be invaded, the result would ________.

A．prevent her growth

B．reduce her weight

C．cause her brain damaged

D．affect her eyesight

　What did the doctors do two months later?

A．They continued their observations.

B．They gave up the operation on Betty.

C．They found out what caused Betty’s strange disease.

D．They declared that Betty’s strange disease was cured.

　　A film was at the Circle Five Ranch to film a Marlboro commercial. This is in 1868, before they prohibited cigarette ads from American television. Darrell Winfield was watching the crew set up the equipment. The scene included an actor crossing a river on horseback, but when the time came to shoot, the man was too drunk to ride. Someone from the crews saw Winfield and asked him if he would ride the horse for 50. “Hell, ” said Winfield, “for 50 bucks, I'll jump that damn horse over the moon!”
　　To people in many countries, Winfield is just a familiar but nameless face, a simple cowboy with an advertising message about a connection between the West and a brand of cigarettes. Few people know that he is advertising message about a connection between the West and a brand of cigarettes. Few people know that he is 55, a family man who’s been married to the same woman for 37 years and has 5 children and 7 grandchildren. Most surprisingly, he’s a real, working cowboy who raises horses in his ranch in Wyoming.
　　One of the most striking things about the Marlboro Man is that success hasn’t changed him much. He says that complete strangers sometimes come up to him and say, “I’ve met you. know you from somewhere. ”Whenever it happens, he says that he gets embarrassed.
　Which of the following statements is true?

A．Cigarette ads were prohibited in America.

B．Cigarette ads are prohibited on television in America.

C．Marlboro commercial was prohibited on television.

D．Marlboro commercial was produced on television.

　What does the word“prohibited”in the first paragraph mean?

A．broadcast	B．forbidden
C．produced	D．provided

　When they filmed the ad, ________.

A．Winfield was too drunk.

B．The actor in the ad was too drunk.

C．Winfield was setting up the equipmet.

D．Winfield was riding a horse.

　From the passage, we know that Winfield was ________.

A．an ordinary man

B．a superstar

C．an actor

D．a rich man