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On July2, 1937, Amelia Earhart( an American pilot) and Fred Noonan left New Guinea for Howland Island in the Pacific. This was the longest and most dangerous part of their t  1   around the world. Earhart had trouble soon after the plane took off. The weather was very bad, so she had to f  2   at 3,000 metres. Going this high, the plane used fuel quickly.

After about 20 h   3  , Earhart and Noonan got close to Howland Island. The island was o  4  about 65 miles (英里) away, but the bright sun was shining in their faces so they couldn’t see it. Near Howland, a ship was w  5   for the plane. Earhart contacted the ship: “We don’t have enough fuel,” she said. The ship tried to stay in touch with her b  6   got no answer. Finally, the ship called for help. People looked for Earhart and Noonan for days. However, they found nothing.

What happened to Amelia Earhart? No one knows for sure. D  7   the flight, she probably moved in the wrong direction(方向) because the sun was bright and it was d  8   to see. So she got lost; soon after, her plane ran out of fuel, and she died at sea. Another idea is that she survived(幸存) the plane crash(飞机失事), s to a lonely island, and later died there. Still other think she survived the crash and secretly returned to the U.S. with a new identity(身份).

Till now, none of these i  10   has been proved. People are still wondering about them. (Noonan’s body has never been found either.) No matter what happened, Earhart probably died as she wished. “When I go,” she said, “I’d like best to go in my plane.”


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.”

1. Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are _____.

    A. astronomers         B. farmers         C. singers        D. drivers

2. 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

3. 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,

4. 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.

5. What does the underlined phrase “life forms” in the last paragraph mean?

       A. Messages     B. Tools     C. Intelligent beings     D. Radio signals


How green are you? Do you know how to be green?

We all need a healthy environment, but we produce waste every day and it does harm to our environment. Though we are young, we can still do something to help. In fact, even the simplest everyday activities can make a real difference to the environment. Here are some ideas for you.

Reduce

Reduce means “use less”. Don’t waste things. This saves money and reduces pollution and waste going into the environment. Before we buy something new, think whether it is really necessary—or maybe the old one will be just as good! When we do buy things, choose local products if possible, and try not to buy too many things from abroad.

Reuse

Reuse means “use again”. Use things for as long as possible. When we buy things, make sure that they last a long time. We should look after them so that they will last, and we should repair them if we can instead of throwing them away and buying new ones. Don’t use a paper cup of a paper bag. It’s better to use a china cup and a lunch box because you can use them again.

Recycle

Recycle means “change things into something else”. Though it takes energy to change something into something else, it’s better than throwing things away or burning them. Find out what can be recycled in your neighbourhood and take part in recycling programmes. We should also buy products made from recycled materials, such as recycled paper, to help save trees.

So please remember these three words: reduce, reuse and recycle.

1. What is the passage about?

A. How to produce things.              B. How to burn things.

C. How to help others.                 D. How to be green.

2. Which of the following is right?

       A. Don’t waste things.       B. Always throw away old things.

       C. Always buy new things.    D. Buy too many things from abroad.

3. Why is it better to use a china cup and a lunch box?

       A. You can burn them.          B. You can use them again.

       C. You can throw them away.    D. You can change them into something else.

4. To protect the environment, we should remember these three words: _______.

       A. waste, reuse and recycle           B. repair, burn and recycle

       C. reduce, reuse and recycle          D. reduce, waste and recycle.

5. The passage may come from ______.

       A. a menu      B. a dictionary    C. a storybook     D. a magazine


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Many years ago, when I was a student, the radio studio manager at WXBN interviewed me and it changed my life.
“How old are you?”he looked down at _______1.
“Fifteen,” I said.
“And you want a job in radio?” Shouldn’t you be _______2?”he asked.
How could I explain? I’ve always _______3 the radio. When I was four or five years old, I remember sitting close to the radio in the living room, listening to my favourite programmes, and the voices of my favourite presenters. It seemed that they were speaking to me in person. _______4 the age of nine, I asked for jobs in small radio stations.
As I grew older, my _______5 in radio grew. One day I learned about Internet radio. Once a week, I played my favoutite music from my father’s computer to the listeners, talked about life at school, and then closed down and did my homework.
Soon my friends at junior high school started to listen, and then they wanted to _______6. We prepared the weekly programmes, articles about music, sports news, jokes and the weather report.
“OK, _______7 with me,” the WXBN manager said, I followed him into the studio. Then I sat down in front of a microphone. He was in another room, behind the glass wall.
“OK, let’s do a second check. Just tell me _______8 you had for breakfast.”
All radio presenters begin work with the same _______9.
“I had eggs, fruit and some milk.”
“OK, that’s great,” the man behind the glass said.
And this was how my first real _______10 in radio began.
1.A.me B.her C.you D. him
2.A.on the news B.on business C.at school D.at work
3.A.repaired B.loved C.sold D.cleaned
4.A.At B.In C.With D.For
5.A.trouble B.habit C.collection D.interest
6.A.fight B.refuse C.help D.laugh
7.A.speak B.sing C.read D.come
8.A.what B.how C.that D.why
9.A.station B.advertisement C.question D.time
10.A.game B.job C.joke D.report

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