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 will soon contact (联系)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,” Shostak and Barnett said. 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 ways, 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 can communicate 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 (段落)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 |
| What did Max watch today? |
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| Badults |
Type: sitcom Channel (频道): BBC 3 Time: 10:35 Duration (时长): 30 minutes |
Wonders of Nature |
Type: educational show for kids Channel: BBC 2 Time: 18:55 Duration: 5 minutes |
Breakfast |
Type: news, sports, weather and traveling Channel: BBC Radio Foyle Time: 07:00 Duration: 30 minutes |
| Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa |
Type: cartoon Channel: BBC 3 Time: 19:10 Duration: 80 minutes |
Badults is a(n) .
| A．sitcom | B．cartoon |
| C．action movie | D．scary movie |
The program Wonders of Nature ends at .
| A．18:35 | B．19:15 |
| C．18:53 | D．19:00 |
We can’t get any information about from the program Breakfast.
| A．sports | B．homework |
| C．weather | D．traveling |
Max watched a cartoon on today.
| A．BBC 1 | B．BBC 2 |
| C．BBC 3 | D．BBC Radio Foyle |
C
There was a bookseller（书商）．He did not like to pay for anything．One day a big box of books fell on his foot．
“Go to the doctor，” said his wife，“and show that foot to him．”
“No，”he said，“I'll wait until the doctor comes to our shop next time．Then I'll ask him about my foot．If I go to see him，I will have to pay．”
The next day the doctor came to the shop to buy some books．The bookseller told the doctor about his bad foot．The doctor looked at it and promised（答应）to help．He took out a piece of paper and wrote something on it．“Buy this medicine（药）and put it on the foot before you go to bed every night，”he said．
“Thank you，”said the bookseller，“And now，sir，here are your books．”
“How much?” asked the doctor．
“Two pounds．”“ Oh，good，”said the doctor．“I won’t have to pay you anything today．”
“Why?” asked the bookseller．
“I look over your foot．I will not pay two pounds for that．If people come to my house，l ask them to pay only one pound for a small thing like that．But when I go to their house，I usually charge（收费）two pounds．And I came here today，didn’t I? Bye—bye!”The bookseller didn't want to see the doctor because ．
| A．his foot wasn't hurt |
| B．He couldn't walk |
| C．He didn't have any money to pay the doctor |
| D．He didn't want to pay the doctor |
The next day the doctor came to the shop ．
| A．to buy some books | B．to buy medicine |
| C．to borrow some money | D．to see the bookseller |
The bookseller asked the doctor to pay ．
| A．nothing | B．two pounds |
| C．only one pound | D．three pounds |
The doctor paid the bookseller ．
| A．many money | B．much money |
| C．nothing | D．two pounds for books |
Which of the following is right?
| A．The bookseller liked to pay everything． |
| B．The bookseller's wife didn't want him to go to the doctor． |
| C．The doctor was cleverer than the bookseller． |
| D．The doctor didn't go to the shop to buy anything． |
Once an old man was walking in a street with his horse. It was raining hard. The old man was cold because he was walking in the rain. He wanted to go a restaurant. It was a quarter past three in the afternoon. The old man got to a small restaurant. There were lots of people in it. The old man couldn’t come near the fire. He thought and thought. At last he got an idea. He said to the waiter, “ Take some fish to my horse.” The waiter and the people were very surprised. The waiter said, “ A horse doesn’t eat fish.” The old man told the waiter, “This horse is very interesting. It can sing, dance and does all kinds of things. It can eat fish, too.” So the waiter brought the horse some fish.
All the people in the restaurant ran out to see the horse eat except(除…之外) the old man. So the old man sat beside the fire. After a moment the waiter came back and said, “ Your horse didn’t eat any fish.” The old man said, “ All right. Take the fish back and put it on the table. I’ll eat it.”The old man felt very cold because ___________.
| A．it was a windy day |
| B．it was snowing heavily |
| C．he was walking in the heavy rain |
| D．he was hungry |
All the people in the restaurant ran out except the old man because ________.
| A．they wanted to see the old man |
| B．they wanted to see the horse eat the fish |
| C．they wanted to see the horse |
| D．there was no fire over the stove |
In fact, the horse couldn’t _________.
| A．walk or eat | B．sing or sleep |
| C．sing or eat fish | D．talk or drink |
Why did the old man ask the waiter to take some fish to his horse?
| A．Because he was cold. |
| B．Because his horse liked eating fish. |
| C．Because he wanted to sit by the fire. |
| D．Because he also liked eating fish. |
What’ s the best title of the passage?
| A．A horse that can eat fish | B．A good idea |
| C．An old man and a horse | D．An old man |
Here are some advice about trips.
1. Forget fashion! Always wear your most comfortable clothes when going on long trips.
2. Travelling on trains and buses can be boring, so take a good book to read.
3. If you’re going somewhere cold, remember to put on warm clothes!
4. If you are going somewhere sunny, remember to bring your sun-block and sunglasses.
5. Always take a camera with you to capture those special moments.
6. Look after your things well whenever you go to a busy place, like a train station. There are many thieves(小偷) there!
7. Most countries have lower prices for students, so if you are a student, take your student card with you.If you go to Hainan for a trip in summer, you should take ______ with you.
| A．warm clothes and sports shoes |
| B．sunglasses and sun-block |
| C．fashionable clothes and a big bag |
| D．some fruit and drinks |
From the passage, which is a good way to keep away a boring trip when you’re on a train or a bus？
| A．Taking a camera | B．Reading a good book |
| C．Listening to music | D．Sleeping for some time |
If a student wants to buy some gifts at lower prices when he is travelling, he should show _______ to the shop assistant.
| A．prices | B．his things |
| C．his passport | D．his student card |
The word “capture” in this passage means “_______”.
| A．看到 | B．感受 | C．捕捉 | D．控制 |
What do you have to do when you are at busy places?
| A．You have to put away your things. |
| B．You have to look after your things well |
| C．You have to give away your things |
| D．You have to get your things ready. |
Now many people like the game Angry Birds. Here is a piece of good news for them—soon there will be a lot of Angry Birds-themed activity parks around the world.
The first two parks opened in Finland last year, and a few other parks are going to open in the UK. However, people still don’t know when and where Angry Birds-themed activity parks will open in the UK.
“As a kind of online game, it is popular with people of all ages. It’s really an interesting game. And the parks will be interesting places for everyone around the world.” said Peter Vesterbacka, an officer of Angry Birds Company. He also said, “We want to make Angry Birds a part of pop culture. We’re just getting started.”
Angry Birds-themed activity parks have many interesting places for children to play. They like them very much. People can see the characters and colors from the game in the park. People can also play the Angry Birds game on large screens in the park. The company wants to invite people to not only play it on the sofa, but to go out, move around and have fun. So everyone will be happy in Angry Birds-themed activity parks.
Where did the first two Angry Birds-themed activity parks open?
A. In the UK.B. In Finland.
C. In Australia. D. In the USA. Angry Birds is _______.
| A．an online game | B．an online movie |
| C．a talk show on TV | D．a game show on TV |
Lots of people think Angry Birds is very ______.
| A．boring | B．easy | C．interesting | D．difficult |
The underlined word “them” in the last paragraph refers to（指的是）______.
| A．the characters | B．the screens |
| C．the interesting games | D．the interesting places |
From the passage, we can know_______.
| A．Angry Birds is only popular with young people |
| B．Peter Vesterbacka works for Angry Birds Company |
| C．there is no screen in Angry Birds-themed activity parks |
| D．Angry Birds-themed activity parks will open in the UK in 2015 |