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In 1961, scientist set up gigantic, sensitive instruments to collect radio waves from the far reaches of space, hoping to discover in them some mathematical pattern indicating that the waves were sent out by other intelligent beings. The first attempt failed, but someday the experiment may succeed.
What reason is there to think that we may actually detect intelligent life in outer space？To begin with, modern theories of the development of stars suggest that almost every star has some sort of family of planets. So any star like our own sun （and there are billions of such stars in the universe） is likely to have a planet situated at such a distance that it would receive about the same amount of radiation as the earth.
Furthermore, such a planet would probably have the same general composition as our planet; so, allowing a billion years or two or three, there would be a very good chance for life to develop, if current theories of the origin of life are correct.
But intelligent life？Life that has reached the stage of being able to send radio waves out into space in a deliberate pattern？Our own planet may have been in existence for five billion years and may have had life on it for two billion, but it is only in the last fifty years that intelligent life capable of sending radio waves into space has lived on earth. From this it might seem that even if there were no technical problems involved, the chance of receiving signals from any particular earth-type planet would be extremely small.
This does not mean that intelligent life at our level does not exist somewhere. There are such an unimaginable number of stars that, even at such miserable possibility, it seems certain that there are millions of intelligent life forms scattered through space. The only trouble is, none may be within easy distance of us. Perhaps none ever will be; perhaps the distances that separate us from our fellow “creatures” of this universe will forever remain too great to be conquered. And yet it is conceivable that someday we may come across one of them or, frighteningly, one of them may come across us. What would they be like, these outside-the-earth creatures？

1.
What point is the author making by stating that almost every star has some sort of family of planets？
1. A.
  Sooner or later intelligent beings will be found on one of the stars.
2. B.
  There must be one or two of the planets on which there are no intelligent beings.
3. C.
  There are sufficient planets for there to be one that enjoys the same conditions as the earth does.
4. D.
  One or two billion years later intelligent beings will generate on those planets.
2.
What is the main topic of the passage？
1. A.
  Some probable intelligent life forms on other planets.
2. B.
  Various stages undergone by the intelligent life on other planets.
3. C.
  Grounds for probable existence of intelligent life on other planets.
4. D.
  The possibility of intelligent life existing on our planet.
3.
Which of the following can be inferred from the passage？
1. A.
  An encounter is probable between people from the earth and intelligent beings from another planet.
2. B.
  Though the first attempt failed, scientists did discover the radio waves sent out by other intelligent beings.
3. C.
  Other intelligent beings were able to send our radio waves into space well before the last fifty years.
4. D.
  It is certain that there are millions of intelligent beings scattered in space but only too far away.
4.
According to the author, what is the difference between “we may come across one of them” and “one of them may come across us”？
1. A.
  The earth would be dangerously disadvantaged if it is sought after by possibly much more developed creatures.
2. B.
  It would prove that there are too many outside-the-earth creatures if “one of them comes across us”.
3. C.
  The history of the development of the earth would be proved to be shorter than that of “them” if “they” come across us.
4. D.
  it would prove that the distance in between is not so great as we think if “we come across one of them” someday.

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For centuries people dreamed of going into space. This dream began to seem possible when high-flying rockets were built in the early 1900s.

In 1903 a Russian teacher named Konstantin Tsiolkovsky figured out how to use rockets for space travel. His plan was the first one in rocket science to use correct scientific calculation. About 30 years later, a U.S. scientist named Robert Goddard built the first rockets that could reach high altitudes. During World War II, German scientists built large rockets that could travel very far and carry dangerous explosives. After the war, scientists from Germany went to the United States and the Soviet Union to help those countries build space rockets.

These two countries were soon racing to get to space first. Each of these countries wanted to prove that it was stronger and more advanced than the other one. Both countries also had powerful bombs. People in the United States were worried when the Soviets were first to launch a space satellite, which was called Sputnik. The Soviets were also first to send a person into space. Yury Gagarin orbited the earth in the Vostok I spaceship in 1961.

The US government set a goal for its space program to be the first country to put a person on the Moon. The U.S. space program built a series of Apollo spaceship. These vehicles were powered by huge Saturn 5 rockets. In 1969 Apollo II took three men to the moon successfully. Nell Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon.

The Soviets may have lost the race to fly people to the Moon, but they built the first space station in 1971. The United States also built a space station. The space stations allowed people to live and work in space. Then the Soviet Union and the United States cooperated to hook two spaceships together in space. This action ended the "space race". Today a much larger space station, built by several countries together, orbits Earth.

Another new way to go to space is by space shuttle. A space shuttle, first made in the United States in 1981, looks like an airplane. Astronauts who fly spaceships have used shuttles to help put satellites into space.

History of space travel
Time	Events	Information concerned
Early 1900s	High-flying rockets were built.	It made the ancient dream of going to space possible to come 66) ▲
1903	Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (67) ▲ out a way to use rockets for space travel.	He planned to put correct scientific calculation to use in rocket science.
Around (68) ▲	Robert Goddard built new rockets.	The rockets could fly very (69) ▲ in the sky.
During and after World War II	German scientists built large rockets that could travel very far and carry dangerous explosives.	Germany was ahead of all the other countries in building space rockets and later it (70) ▲ the Soviet Union and the United States
	The Soviet Union and the United States competed to get to space first.	The Soviet Union became the (71) ▲ of the competition when it launched the first satellite and sent the first astronaut into space.
1969	The United States was (72) ▲ in putting a person on the moon.	In one way, it (73) ▲ the Soviet Union by becoming the first country to fly people to the moon.
1970s	The Soviets built the first space station and was soon followed by Americans. And they finally ended the "space race" by (74) ▲	Astronauts can live and work in space stations.
1980s--	Space shuttles are used as new vehicles for space (75) ▲ .	Shuttles are also used to help put satellites into space.

Napoleon Bonaparte died on May 5, 1821, on the island of St. Helena off the coast of Africa. He was 51 years old at the time. When doctors examined Napoleon’s body, they said that the former emperor of France had died from cancer of the stomach. That was the cause of death recorded in the official report. However, other doctors disagreed. One doctor who was present during the examination of the body said that Napoleon died of hepatitis. Other historians and medical experts have suggested that Napoleon died of syphilis, tuberculosis, or perhaps malaria. Now, after careful research, a British chemist thinks that Napoleon might have been poisoned -- not by a person, but by his wallpaper.

Napoleon was sent to the island of St. Helena in 1815 after he lost the battle of Waterloo. He was a prisoner on the island. Although he had servants to attend to him, he had to live in one small building. St. Helena is a very wet island, so the walls of the building were always covered with mold. Napoleon became ill from spending too much time inside his house. Almost constantly he had a fever, chills, and felt sick to his stomach. He often felt pain in his shoulders and in his side. His skin turned yellow. He got frequent headaches, and he would become dizzy and vomit(吐). None of the medicine that the doctors gave Napoleon seemed to help. They were not sure what was the matter. Finally, Napoleon was too weak to leave the house. One night, while he was sleeping, he went into a coma and died.

Many doctors who later reviewed the reports of Napoleon’s illness found that the symptoms(症状) did not show a man who suffered from stomach cancer. It seemed obvious that Napoleon had died from some other cause. In 1961, a Swedish doctor examined some of Napoleon’s hair and found a high level of arsenic, a chemical poison. Was Napoleon murdered? It is doubtful. Arsenic was used in many types of medicine during Napoleon’s time, so he might have taken the arsenic as a cure for his illness. Then, in 1982, Dr. David Jones from England began to look into the mystery and suggested that Napoleon might have breathed in arsenic which was in the air of his house. In the 1700s and 1800s, arsenic was used to make a kind of green paint used on cloth and wallpaper. If the paint was used on a wet wall, the arsenic would go into the air. A person in the room might breathe that air. After studying the wallpaper in the room where Napoleon died, Dr. Jones found high levels of arsenic in the green paint on the walls.

Why did Napoleon live on St. Helena?

A. He owned the island. B. He was a prisoner there.

C. His family lived there. D. He liked the island.

The official report said that Napoleon died of____________.

A. cancer B. a coma C. mold D. poison

Napoleon suffered from the following symptoms except __________.

A. chills B. fever C dizziness D. bleeding

According to Dr. Jones, how did the arsenic probably get into Napoleon’s body?

A. He drank it.. B. He touched it. C. He breathed it in. D. He ate it

The passage says that .

A. a British doctor thinks he has found the cause of Napoleon’s death

B. many doctors have tried to guess the cause of Napoleon's death

C. Napoleon could have died from poison

D. all of the above

In October 1961 at Crowley Field in Cincinnati Ohio an old deaf gentleman named William E. Hoy stood up to throw the first ball of the World Series. Most people at Crowley Field on that day probably did not remember Hoy because he had retired(退休) from professional baseball 58 years earlier in 1903. However he had been an outstanding player and the deaf people still talk about him and his years in baseball.

William E. Hoy was born in Houckstown Ohio on May 23, 1862. He became deaf when he was two years old. He attended the Columbus Ohio School for the deaf. After graduation he started playing baseball while working as a shoemaker.

Hoy began playing professional baseball in 1886 for Oshkosh(Wisconsin) of the Northwestern League. In 1888 he started as an outfielder(外场手) with the old Washington Senators. His small figure and speed made him an outstanding base runner. He was very good at stealing bases during his career. In the 1888 major league season he stole 82 bases. He was also the Senators' leading hitter in 1888. Hoy was clever and he threw right－handed and batted left－handed. On June 19,1889 he threw out three batters(击球手) at the plate from his outfield position.

The arm signals used by judges today to show balls and strikes began because of Hoy. The judge lifted his right arm to show that the pitch was a strike and his left arm to signal that it was a ball.

For many years people talked about Hoy's last ball game in 1903. He was playing for Los Angeles of the Pacific Coast Winter League. It was a memorable game because Hoy hit a wonderful ball which won the game. It was a very foggy day and therefore very hard to see the ball. In the ninth inning(棒球的一局) with two men out, Hoy managed to catch a fly ball to make the third out in spite of the fog. Los Angeles defeated their opposition and won the game.

After he retired Hoy stayed busy. He ran a dairy farm near Cincinnati for 20 years. He also became a public speaker and travelled giving speeches. Until a few years before his death he took 4－10 mile walks several mornings a week. On December 15, 1961 William Hoy died at the age of 99.

6. In which order did the following things happen in Hoy's life?

a. Hoy worked as a shoemaker.

b. Hoy began to run a diary farm.

c. Hoy played a memorable game in the heavy fog.

d. Hoy threw the first ball of the World Series.

e. Hoy became deaf.

A. d, e, a, c, b B. e, a, c, b, d

C. d, a, e, c, b D. e, a, b, c, d

7. We can infer from the last paragraph that Hoy ________ in his late years.

A. became famous

B. led a relaxed life

C. travelled around the world

D. was in good physical condition

8. This passage is mainly about ________.

A. a deaf player devoted to the game of baseball

B. baseball game rules and important players

C. the rise in the social position of the deaf people

D. where the baseball judge hand signals came from

9. What can be inferred from this passage?

A. Hoy was the greatest baseball player in his time.

B. Speaking and listening are not necessary in baseball games.

C. The judge had to study the hand signals very seriously.

D. Hoy's family encouraged him to become a baseball player.

Americans who volunteer for the Peace Corps get a chance to help improve lives in developing countries. They also get a chance to learn more about the world, and about themselves. This week this program is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
President John Kennedy established the Peace Corps soon after he took office in 1961. It was the time of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. The new program gave Americans a chance to answer the call to service that the president made in his inaugural(就职的)speech. “Ask not what your country can do for you,” he said. “Ask what you can do for your country.” Kennedy told Peace Corps volunteers that America’s image in the countries where they were going would depend largely on them.
On August 30th, 1961, the first group of 51 Peace Corps volunteers arrived in Accra, Ghana, to serve as teachers. They had agreed to work for almost no pay. They would spend two years in Ghana helping its people and learning the reality of life in a developing country. Most of the volunteers had just completed college. About half of them taught English or health care. In the 50 years since then, more than 200，000 Americans have served as Peace Corps volunteers. They have worked in 139 countries.
The Peace Corps is a government agency that was created to promote world peace and friendship. There are three goals: First, to help the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women. Second, to help promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the people served. And, third. to help promote a better understanding of other people on the part of Americans.
Today, the Peace Corps has more than 8,000 volunteers and trainees in 77 countries. They work in agriculture, economic development, education, the environment and health care. Some work in programs related to youth development.
Sixty percent of current Peace Corps volunteers are women. The average age of a volunteer is 28. But the ages of Peace Corps volunteers range from 18 to 86. Some Americans join the Peace Corps after they retire. Today seven percent of volunteers are over the age of 50. And 19 percent are members of minority groups.
【小题1】Volunteers for the Peace Corps can _______.

A．improve their abilities by learning in some developed countries

B．travel to many foreign countries to learn more about the world

C．have an opportunity to help all the people in developing countries

D．contribute to lives in developing countries and develop themselves

【小题2】Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A．Volunteers served as teachers to work for no pay in Accra, Ghana.

B．Kennedy established the Peace Corps before he took office in 1961.

C．Most of the volunteers of the first group had just graduated from college.

D．America’s image in the foreign countries depends completely on volunteers.

【小题3】The fourth paragraph is mainly about _______.

A．what the Peace Corps is and its steps

B．why the Peace Corps was created and what are its goals

C．what role the Peace Corps play in daily life

D．How the Peace Corps was created and its aims

【小题4】According to the text, volunteers and trainees assist in the following aspects EXCEPT _______.

【小题5】What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．Most of the volunteers for the Peace Corps are women.

B．Few minority groups joined the Peace Corps.

C．Half of the retired volunteers joined the Peace Corps.

D．People of different ages take an active part in the Peace Corps.

Playing basketball isn’t ladylike. That’s what Jewell Chapman’s high school headmaster told her in 1961 when he was against the girls’ basketball program.

“We were very discouraged, ” said Chapman, a forward（前锋）for her high school team of Des Moines.

Nearly 50 years later, Chapman is back on the playground. She’s 62 and plays for “Hot Pink Grannies”, joining about 10 other women on a team whose uniforms are black trousers and hot pink socks. They play in the Iowa Granny Basketball League.

It’s one of dozens of basketball leagues for women over 50 that have arisen across the country. For some, it’s a chance to exercise and meet people; for others, it’s a once – refused chance to make up.

“You see more and more elderly women’s teams taking part in state and national competitions,” said Michael Rogers, a professor in sports studies at Wichita State University. “In the future it will be something common to have leagues like this.”

Yearly surveys by the National Sporting Goods Association show the number of women aged 55 and older who play basketball at least 50 times a year has grown from 16,000 in 1995 to nearly 131,000 ten years later.

The women on the Hot Pink Grannies are good – natured but competitive when game time comes.

“I think I’m tough” says Colleen Pulliam, 69, showing off her strong arms at her challengers in a game against “Strutters”, known for their bright yellow socks.

Granny Basketball Leagues and similar groups spread quickly through much of the country, including California, Louisiana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.

1.Which is right about Chapman?

A．She thinks playing basketball isn’t ladylike.

B．She is now 62 years old and feels discouraged.

C．She plays basketball again about 50 years later.

D．She is a forward in the Hot Pink Grannies.

2.The underlined sentence “it’s a once – refused chance to make up” in the fourth paragraph means .

A．it is chance to realize their old dream

B．it is chance to take part in sports

C．it is chance to earn a reputation

D．it is chance to compete for medals

3.Who is probably a player of “Hot Oink Grannies”?

A．Des Moines. B．Colleen Pulliam. C．Michael Rogers. D．Strutters.

4.Which of the following statements is true?

A．Some elderly women play basketball with the purpose of getting wealthy.

B．Granny Basketball Leagues have spread all over the USA.

C．The women on the Hot Pink Grannies are good – natured and less competitive.

D．The number of women aged 55 and older who play basketball has greatly increased.

5.From the passage we can infer .

A．in the 1960s, playing basketball wasn’t considered as a girls’ sport

B．the color of the socks is of great importance to granny players

C．more and more granny players are confident about getting higher scores

D．Jewell Chapman’s high school headmaster has already changed his attitude

What point is the author making by stating that almost every star has some sort of family of planets？

What is the main topic of the passage？

Which of the following can be inferred from the passage？

According to the author, what is the difference between “we may come across one of them” and “one of them may come across us”？

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