题目内容
Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a boy was walking around the shiny new car, 1 it. “Is this your car, Mister?” he asked, Paul nodded. “My brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you anything? How I wish…” He hesitated.
2 Paul knew what he was going to 3 . He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said 4 Paul all the way down to his heels. “I wish,” the boy went on, “That I could be a 5 like that.” “Paul looked at the boy in astonishment, then impulsively (冲动地) he added,” Would you like to 6 in my car? “Oh yes, I’d love that.”
After a short ride, the boy turned with his eyes 7 and said, “Mister, would you mind 8 in front of my house?” Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his 9 that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was wrong 10 “Will you stop 11 those two steps are?” the boy asked. He ran 12 the steps. Then in a little while Paul heard him coming back, 13 he was not coming fast. He was 14 his little crippled (跛足的) brother. He 15 him down on the bottom step, then squeezed up against him and pointed to the car.
“There she is, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for 16 and it didn’t cost him a cent. And 17 I’m going to give you one just like it … then you can see all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about.” Paul 18 and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining – eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the 19 of them began a memorable holiday ride.
That Christmas Eve, Paul 20 what Jesus meant when he said: “It is more blessed to give…”
1.A.admiring B.enjoying C.watching D.touching
2.A.However B.Of course C.Therefore D.Then
3.A.wish for B.wait for C.care for D.look for
4.A.excited B.disappointed C.jarred D.moved
5.A.car – owner B.boss C.parent D.brother
6.A.have a look B.pay a visit C.take a ride D.have a try
7.A.shining B.staring C.fixing D.moving
8.A.walking B.driving C.moving D.advancing
9.A.neighbors B.brother C.classmates D.friends
10.A.indeed B.in the end C.then D.again
11.A.where B.what C.that D.in which
12.A.to B.up C.along D.down
13.A.and B.however C.but D.so
14.A.carrying B.helping C.lifting D.loading
15.A.put B.sat C.set D.placed
16.A.Christmas B.his birthday C.his success D.graduation
17.A.some day B.some time C.the other day D.another day
18.A.got down B.got out C.drove off D.drove in
19.A.one B.two C.four D.three
20.A.heard B.saw C.learned D.studied
1—5 ABACD 6—10 CABAD 11—15 ABCAB 16—20 AABDC
The search for life in the universe took a step forward last month with the opening of the Allen Telescope Array(艾伦望远镜阵列) in Hat Creek, California. The telescopes were partly made possible by a gift of twenty-five million dollars from Paul Allen. The total cost of the project is already fifty million dollars.
At present, there are 42 radio telescopes working at the Hat Creek observatory. The signals they receive are combined to create what is equal to a single, very large telescope. The telescope will be used to observe objects like exploding stars, black holes and other objects that are predicted but have not yet been observed. Seth Shostak of the SETI Institute says this is the first telescope whose main purpose is to search for signals from intelligent life in space. The SETI Institute is based in Mountain View, California. The organization supports the search for other life forms in the universe.
What makes the Allen Telescope Array unusual is that it can collect and study information from a wide area of the sky. In addition, the 42 telescopes can study information about several projects at the same time. That means studies of large areas of the sky can be made faster than ever before.
Some officials think the Allen Telescope Array will be completed in three more years. 350 individual radio telescopes are planned. The new abilities of the Allen Telescope Array will make searching for stars similar to the sun much faster.
An earlier search by SETI, Project Phoenix, studied about 800 stars to a distance of 240 light years. The project ended in 2004. With the Allen Telescope Array, astronomers hope to gather thousands of times more information in the search for life beyond our planet.
【小题1】The main purpose of the Allen Telescope Array is .
A.to serve for the research of weather predication |
B.to prepare for the wars against life from the universe |
C.to search for signals from intelligent life in space |
D.to observe exploding stars, black holes and other objects |
A.the 42 radio telescopes at Hat Creek observatory can work together |
B.the total cost of the project came from Paul Allen |
C.Hat Creek observatory can receive signals from all parts of the worm |
D.Hat Creek observatory is operated by an American named Paul Allen |
A.The Allen Telescope Array takes much more room than former telescopes. |
B.The Allen Telescope Array is still being built at present in the United States. |
C.Another 42 radio telescopes will be fixed in the Allen Telescope Array. |
D.The SETI Institute is against the search for other life forms in the universes. |
A.astronomers can gather more information than before from other planets |
B.humans will have more chances to live on other planets than before |
C.humans will be able to find more natural resources on other planets |
D.scientists will be able to find more natural resources from other planets |