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 and Alex are astronomers (天文学家). They believe intelligent life exists (存在) somewhere in the universe They also think we will soon communicate with these beings (人, 生物).

Why do seth and Alex think intelligent life exists on other planets? The first reason (理由) is time. Scientists believe the universe is about 12 billion years old. “This is long enough for other planets to have intelligent life.” say Seth and Alex. The second reason is size. The universe is huge. “We have known that there are at least 100 billion galaxies.” says Seth, “And our galaxy, the Milky Way, has at least 100 billion stars. Some planets going around these stars might be similar (相似的) to Earth.”

In the past. it was hard to look for signs (迹象) 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 Alex. “It’s a long way away. However, intelligent beings may communicate with 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 (工具) to receive their messages. However, this is changing. By 2025, we could communicate with other life forms in our universe and we might help each other.”

1.Seth and Alex think ________.

A. intelligent life exists somewhere in the universe

B. it was easy to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe in the past

C. beings from space have already visited Earth

D. we have the right tools to receive other intelligent life’s messages

2.Scientists believe ________ may be long enough for other planets to have intelligent life.

A. 100 billion galaxies

B. 100 billion stars

C. about 12 billion years

D. the huge universe

3.Why is it easy to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe now?

A. There are more smaller planets.

B. There are some powerful telescopes.

C. The astronomers are more interested in them.

D. The Milky Way exists now.

4.Why haven’t we received other intelligent beings’ messages according to Alex?

A. They may not want to communicate with us now.

B. They don’t know how to send radio signals to us.

C. There isn’t intelligent life on other planets.

D. We don’t have the right tools to receive their messages.

5.This passage mainly talks about ________.

A. the size of Mars or Earth

B. intelligent life on other planet

C. other solar systems

D. the Milky Way

根据对话语境，从方框内选择恰当的句子将对话补充完整。（选项中有两项是多余的）

A. Is there anything new?

B. Don’t worry.

C. I entered a photo competition.

D. what do you want to do?

E. Would you like to enter it?

F. what kind of competition?

G. I am going to look at the board.

A: Hi, Li Lei, what are you going to do?

B: Hi, Tony. 1.

A: Oh, I’ve just come from there.

B: 2.

A: Yes. There will be a competition next Friday.

B: 3.

A: An English speaking competition.

B: 4.

A: Yes, I’d like to. I think it can improve my spoken English. What about you?

B: Oh, you know, I am shy. I feel nervous when I speak in front of others.

A: 5. If you keep on practising, you will be successful.

B: I will think about it. Thank you very much.

根据所给中文意思完成句子，每空限填一词。

1.我们在学校学到了很多有用的东西。

We have learnt a lot of useful things ________ ________.

2.我发现写一个与你关系很近的人很难。

I found it difficult to ________ ________ someone close to you.

3.五·一节即将到来，我们都很激动开始倒计时。

May Day is coming and we are all excited to start to ________ ________ the days.

4.土星是太阳系中的第二大行星。

Saturn is the second biggest planet in the ________ ________.

5.到达山顶的时候很多人感到不舒服。

Many people ________ ________ when they reached the top of the high mountain.

Do you know that each child in school catches six to ten colds every year? Though there is no cure for colds, there are some suggestions for you to avoid (避免) getting a cold.

First, you can avoid catching a cold by practising healthy habits. begin by eating healthy food. Eat lots of fruit and vegetables and drink milk and juice. Other healthy habits include getting plenty of sleep at night and lots of exercise.

Next, you should try to avoid contact with the viruses (病毒) that cause colds. If you can, stay away from large crowds. When people cough and sneeze, the cold virus goes into the air. Do not share a drinking cup, fork, or spoon with someone else because that could spread the virus. Washing your hands is also a good way not to catch a cold. The cold virus may be on things like telephones and money. Shaking another person’s hand could even spread the virus. By washing your hands, you can stop the virus from infecting you.

Follow the suggestions above until doctors find a way to stop the viruses that cause colds.

1.You can avoid catching a cold by practising ________________.

2.________________ at night and lots of exercise are healthy habits.

3.To avoid contact with the viruses that cause colds, you can stay away from ________________.

4.There may be ________________ on some things like telephones and money.

5.The passage mainly tells us ________________.

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。

Have you e1. visited a robots restaurant before? There is one in Harbin. When you walk i2. the restaurant, you will find 18 robots there. O3.of them will come up and say: “Hello, Earth person! Welcome to the Robot Restaurant.” After you order your menu (点菜), the robots in the kitchen b4. to do the cooking. When the meal is d5., a robot waiter (服务员) will walk out of the kitchen to give you the meal. and as c6. enjoy the delicious food, a robot sings lovely songs for them.

You may ask: “Where did all the robots come from?” The manager of the restaurant said: “Harbin Robot Company made them. And the workers in a computer room manage (管理) all the robots.” A7.a busy day, all the robots will go for a “meal”, the meal is electricity (电) in fact. After about 5 h8., the robots can continue (继续) their work for a day. You can find more than 30 kinds of food in the restaurant now and the c9. for a dinner is about 40 to 50 yuan. Do you want to h10.a try in the restaurant?

书面表达

91. 假设你是 Lingling，上周六陪朋友Betty去参观了科学博物馆，根据以下要点写一篇短文，内容须包含所给要点，可适当发挥。

内容要点：

1. 你去过科学博物馆，对那里很熟悉；

2. 那天，Bett穿了牛仔裤和T恤，金色的长发看上去非常漂亮；

3. 早晨七点，你们坐公交车去了科学博物馆；在那里，你们看到了很多有趣的东西；Betty甚至制作了一个航天器的模型；

4. 你们观看了一部有关宇宙的动画片；最后购买了一些纪念品；

5. 你认为这次参观活动……

要求：1. 条理清楚，意思连贯，语句通顺，标点正确，书写规范。

2. 字数为80词左右。短文的开头已给出，但不计入总词数。

参考词汇： the science Museum科学博物馆 souvenir纪念品

know...well对……熟悉

Last Saturday, I went to the Science Museum with my friend, Betty. _________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

Chinese myths are a part of our culture. Let’s read one of _______-Pangu creates the world. _______ the beginning, the universe is _______.Heaven and earth mix together. The universe is like a big black egg. Pangu is sleeping in the egg. One day, he wakes up and uses his _______to break the egg._______ they get too close. Pangu is worried that they will mix again. _______he holds heaven with his hand. He puts his_______on the land. After his death, his body becomes nature; his breath becomes the wind and cloud. His shout becomes the thunder. He creates the world.

1.A. they B. their C. them

2.A. At B. In C. On

3.A. white B. dark C. red

4.A. energy B. strength C. force

5.A. But B. though C. And

6.A. For B. And C. So

7.A. feet B. foot C. foots

It's very important that we all recycle. In nature, everything_____ again. For example, when an animal dies, it becomes______ animal's food. Nothing is wasted. But humans have created things like plastic bags which can't be_____ down by nature. Our____ kills animals and pollutes water and soil._____ we continue making too much rubbish, the problem will only get worse. If nature can't reuse the rubbish, we must recycle_____ .We should clean up the rubbish we've made because nature can't.

Recycling is also the right thing to do for another reason. The earth is rich in natural materials like water and trees,____ these materials are not endless (无尽的).We use up our natural materials_______ faster than the earth is able to reproduce (再生) them.

Recycling can help us save the earth, so let's take action right now.

1.A. using B. used C. is used

2.A. another B. the other C. others

3.A. break B. broken C. breaking

4.A. rubbish B. nature C. until

5.A. While B. Though C. If

6.A. its B. it C. itself

7.A. so B. but C. for

8.A. more B. many C. much

1.The Report Card is from____________.

A. Jame's school B. Jame's parents C. Jame's friend 

2.James got the best grade in ____________.

A. physics B. math                                 C. English

3.Why did NOT James get the best grade in music?

A. He was a little lazy.

B. He didn't play the piano well.

C. He had a strong accent.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

A. James doesn't like math.   

B. James studies hard in physics.

C. James' speaking is good.

5.From this passage, we know that ____________.

A. James is a bad student.

B. James had the exams on January 24th.

C. studying hard can make one get good grades.

My grandfather is eighty years old now. He always complains about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life used to be better.

Families aren't families they used to be. A lot of families have broken up. If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now not any more. Everyone is busy working. Mothers used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now the family don't eat home-cooked food any more.

And the cars! No one walks any more. More and more people drive. Students used to walk 5 miles to school every day, even in winter. But nowadays students don't. And in school, children don't have to think any more. In math class, for example, they used to add, subtract, multiply and divide(加减乘除)in their heads. Instead, they use calculators.

And people today have TVs and computers, and they don't talk to each other any more. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think.

Life used to be simple, but it isn't any more.

1.What does my grandfather think of the life now?

A. He thinks the life now is very good. 

B. He thinks the life now is worse than it used to be.

C. He thinks the life now is better than it used to be.

2.According to the passage, how do the students go to school in the past?

A. By car B. By bus C. On foot

3.What has happened these years according to the passage?

A. Children don't have to think any more in school.

B. Students use calculators in math class.

C. All of above.

4.What changes have happened to some families?

a．People have TV.  

b．People like to eat home-cooked food.

c．Lots of families have computers.

d. Lots of couples (夫妇)live apart because of unhappy problems.

A. a, c, d B. b, c, d C. a, b, c

5.Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Life now is much simpler.

B. The writer's grandfather only complains and pays no attention to better life.

C. People have too much time to talk with each other now.