Visitors from space may have landed on our planet hundreds of times during the long, empty ages, while Man was still a dream of the distant future. Indeed, they could have landed on 90% of the earth as recently as two or three hundred years ago, and we could never have heard of it. If one searches through old newspapers and local records, one can find many reports of strange incidents that could be interpreted (解释) as visits from outer space. A winter, Charles Fort, had made a collection of UFO sightings in his book. One is tempted to believe them more than any modern reports, for the simple reason that they happened long before anyone had ever thought of space travel. Yet at the same time, one can’t take them too seriously, for before scientific education was widespread, even sightings of meteors (流星) and comets (慧星) gave rise to the most unbelievable stories, as they still do today.

1. According to the passage visitors from space may have landed on the earth _____.

A. long before man had dreamed of it 

B. long before there were human beings

C. in the last few hundred years      

D. after the space age began

2. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A. All observations of UFO are believable

B. Charles Fort collected a lot of UFOs himself

C. Older civilization (文明) may exist on other planets

D. People have seen visitors from other planets everywhere

3. If visitors from other planets have actually landed on the earth, one can suppose that they came to _____.

A. make war  B. play jokes   C. settle down   D. explore

4. The passage implies that with the spread of scientific education, it has _____.

A. made the reported sightings unbelievable 

B. increased the number of UFOs

C. stopped the scientific study of UFO      

D. given clearer pictures of UFOs

5. According to the passage, _____.

A. UFO’s are only recent observations     

B. UFO sightings are not new

C. UFO’s always are meteors and comets   

D. UFO’s are invented by people

Visitors from space may have landed on our planet from time to time, maybe hundreds of times during the long, empty ages while Man was still a dream of the far future. Indeed, they could have landed on 90% of the earth as recently as two or three hundreds years ago, and we could never have heard of it. If one searches through old newspapers and records from some certain places, one can find many reports of strange events that could be some explanations about visiting from outer space. A writer, Charles Fort, has made a collection of UFO sightings in his book Lo! One is tempted(引诱) to believe them more than any modern reports, for the simple reason that they happened long before anyone had ever thought of space travel. Yet at the same time, one cannot take them too seriously, for before education on science was popular, even sightings of meteors(流星) and comets(彗星) made people believe the most unbelievable stories, as they still do today.

56.According to the passage, visitors from outer space may have landed on the earth       .

A. long before man had dreamed of it    B. long before there were human beings

C. in the last few hundred years        D. after the space travel began

57.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. Charles Fort sighted a lot of UFOs himself.  B. All sightings of UFOs are believable.

C. There may be living things on other planets.  D. People have seen visitors from other planets everywhere.

58.According to the passage,            .

A. UFOs are only seen in recent years   B. UFOs sightings are not new

C. UFOs are just meteors and comets     D. UFOs are invented by people

Visitors from space may have landed on our planet from time to time, maybe hundreds of times during the long, empty ages while Man was still a dream of the far future. Indeed, they could have landed on 90% of the earth as recently as two or three hundreds years ago, and we could never have heard of it. If one searches through old newspapers and records from some certain places, one can find many reports of strange events that could be some explanations about visiting from outer space. A writer, Charles Fort, has made a collection of UFO sightings in his book Lo! One is tempted(引诱) to believe them more than any modern reports, for the simple reason that they happened long before anyone had ever thought of space travel. Yet at the same time, one cannot take them too seriously, for before education on science was popular, even sightings of meteors(流星) and comets(彗星) made people believe the most unbelievable stories, as they still do today.
56.

1. 1.

   According to the passage, visitors from outer space may have landed on the earth       .

   1. A.
      long before man had dreamed of it
   2. B.
      long before there were human beings
   3. C.
      in the last few hundred years
   4. D.
      after the space travel began57.
2. 2.

   Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

   1. A.
      Charles Fort sighted a lot of UFOs himself.
   2. B.
      All sightings of UFOs are believable.
   3. C.
      There may be living things on other planets.
   4. D.
      People have seen visitors from other planets everywhere.58.
3. 3.

   According to the passage,         .

   1. A.
      UFOs are only seen in recent years
   2. B.
      UFOs sightings are not new
   3. C.
      UFOs are just meteors and comets
   4. D.
      UFOs are invented by people

   Visitors from space may have landed on our planet dozens, even hundreds of times during the long, empty ages while Man was still a dream of the distant future. Indeed, they could have landed on 90% of the earth as recently as two or three hundred years ago, and we could never have heard of it. If one searches through old newspapers and local records, one can find many reports of strange incidents that could be interpreted(解释) as visits from outer space. A winter, Charles Fort, had made a collection of UFO sightings in his book. One is tempted(引诱) to believe them more than any modern reports, for the simple reason that they happened long before anyone had ever thought of space travel. Yet at the same time, one can’t take them too seriously, for before scientific education was widespread, even sightings of meteors(流星) and comets(慧星) gave rise to the most unbelievable stories, as they still do today.

71. According to the passage visitors from space may have landed on the earth _____.

  A. long before man had dreamed of it  B. long before there were human beings

  C. in the last few hundred years       D. after the space age began

72. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

  A. All observations of UFO’s are believable

  B. Charles Fort sighted a lot of UFO’s himself

  C. Older civilization(文明) may exist on other planets

  D. People have seen visitors from other planets everywhere

73. If visitors from other planets have actually landed on the earth, one can suppose that they came to _____.

  A. make war  B. communicate  C. settle down  D. explore

74 The passage implies that the space age has _____.

   A. made the reported sightings unbelievable 

B. increased the number of UFO sightings

   C. allowed more scientific study of UFO’s 

D. given clearer pictures of UFO’s

75. According to the passage, _____.

  A. UFO’s are only recent observations      B. UFO sightings are not new

  C. UFO’s are just meteors and comets      D. UFO’s are invented by people 

第二部分  阅读理解 （共25小题；每小题2分，满分50分）

         阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~45各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Passage A

   Visitors from space may have landed on our planet dozens, even hundreds of times during the long, empty ages while Man was still a dream of the distant future. Indeed, they could have landed on 90% of the earth as recently as two or three hundred years ago, and we could never have heard of it. If one searches through old newspapers and local records, one can find many reports of strange incidents that could be interpreted(解释) as visits from outer space. A winter, Charles Fort, had made a collection of UFO sightings in his book. One is tempted(引诱) to believe them more than any modern reports, for the simple reason that they happened long before anyone had ever thought of space travel. Yet at the same time, one can’t take them too seriously, for before scientific education was widespread, even sightings of meteors(流星) and comets(彗星) gave rise to the most unbelievable stories, as they still do today.

1. According to the passage visitors from space may have landed on the earth _____.

A. long before man had dreamed of it  

B. long before there were human beings

C. in the last few hundred years       

D. after the space age began

2. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

  A. All observations of UFO’s are believable

  B. Charles Fort sighted a lot of UFO’s himself

  C. Older civilization (文明) may exist on other planets

  D. People have seen visitors from other planets everywhere

3. If visitors from other planets have actually landed on the earth, one can suppose that they came to __________________.   

A. make war      B. communicate       C. settle down     D. explore

4 The passage implies that the space age has __________________.

A. made the reported sightings unbelievable   

B. increased the number of UFO sightings

C. allowed more scientific study of UFO’s    

D. given clearer pictures of UFO’s

5. According to the passage, __________________.

A. UFO’s are only recent observations         B. UFO sightings are not new

C. UFO’s are just meteors and comets          D. UFO’s are invented by people