2012 is a special year, , which is rumoured to be the end of the world． [ ] A． it B． that C． one D． the one 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

The world is not coming to an end on December 21, 2012, the US space agency insisted Monday in a rare campaign to remove widespread rumors fueled by the Internet and a new Hollywood movie.

The latest big screen offering from Sony Picture, 2012, arrives in theaters on Friday, with a 200 milliondollar production about the end of the world supposedly based on myths (虚构的故事) backed by the Mayan calendar. It is claimed that the end of time will come as a Planet X — or Nibiru — heads toward or collides with the Earth.

Some websites accuse NASA of hiding the truth on the planet’s existence, but the US space agency denounced (公然抨击) such stories as an “Internet hoax(恶作剧) ”. “There is no factual basis for these claims，” NASA said in a question and answer posting on its website. “If such a collision were real, astronomers would have been tracking it for at least the past decade, and it would be visible by now to the naked eye. Obviously, it does not exist. Credible scientists worldwide know of no threat associated with 2012，” it insisted. “After all, our planet has been getting along just well for more than four billion years，” added NASA.

There is another planet, Eris, floating in space. But the small planet similar to Pluto (冥王星) will remain safely fixed in the outer solar system and it can come no closer than four billion miles to the Earth, according to NASA.

Initial theories set the disaster for May 2003, but when nothing happened the date was moved forward to the winter in 2012 to coincide (同时发生) with the end of a cycle of the ancient Mayan calendar.

NASA insisted the Mayan calendar in fact does not end on December 21, 2012, as another period begins immediately afterward. And even if the planets were to line up as some have forecast, the effect on our planet would be “negligible” (微不足道的)， NASA said.

“And while comets and asteroids (小行星) have always hit the Earth, big hits are very rare，” NASA noted. The last major impact was believed to be 65 million years ago，resulting in the end of dinosaurs.

“We have already determined that there are no threatening asteroids as large as the one that killed the dinosaurs，” the space agency said.

56．________played a key role in the spread of the rumors.

A. A new book B. The Internet and a new Hollywood movie

C. NASA D. An Indian calendar

57．The film 2012 is________.

A. about the end of the world B. based on the scientific prediction

C. well accepted in the science field D. about a romantic love story

58．We can infer that________.

A. people didn’t take the rumor seriously

B. Planet X — or Nibiru does exist

C. astronomers have been tracking Planet X for over ten years

D. the rumor caused a panic among some people

59．NASA thinks that Eris________.

A. might cause a threat to the Earth B. doesn’t cause any threat to the Earth

C. is too far away to be visible D. is similar to our planet, where life might exist

60. Which of the following is the best title?

A. New Hollywood movie 2012 B. December 21, 2012, NOT the end of the world

C. End of the ancient Mayan calendar D. How rumors came into being

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December 21st, 2012 is a day when everything went wrong for my uncle.__________________

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The world is not coming to an end on December 21, 2012, the US space agency insisted on Monday in a rare campaign to dispel widespread rumors fueled by the Internet and a new Hollywood movie.

The latest big screen offering from Sony Picture, 2012, arrives in theaters on Friday, with a 200-million-dollar production about the end of the world supposedly based on myths (虚构的故事) backed by the Mayan calendar. It is claimed that the end of time will come as a Planet X—or Nibiru—heads toward or collides with the Earth.

Some websites accuse NASA of hiding the truth on the planet’ s existence, but the US space agency denounced such stories as an “Internet hoax(恶作剧) ”. “There is no factual basis for these claims,” NASA said in a question-and-answer posting on its website. “If such a collision were real, astronomers would have been tracking it for at least the past decade, and it would be visible by now to the naked eye. Obviously, it does not exist. Credible scientists worldwide know of no threat associated with 2012,” it insisted. “After all, our planet has been getting along just well for more than four billion years.” added NASA.

There is another planet, Eris, floating in space. But the small planet similar to Pluto will remain safely fixed in the outer solar system and it can come no closer than four billion miles to the Earth, according to NASA.

Initial theories set the disaster for May 2003, but when nothing happened the date was moved forward to the winter in 2012 to coincide with the end of a cycle of the ancient Mayan calendar.

NASA insisted the Mayan calendar in fact does not end on December 21, 2012, as another period begins immediately afterward. And even if the planets were to line up as some have forecast, the effect on our planet would be “negligible”, NASA said.

“And while comets and asteroids (小行星) have always hit the Earth, big hits are very rare, ” NASA noted. The last major impact was believed to be 65 million years ago, resulting in the end of dinosaurs.

“We have already determined that there are no threatening asteroids as large as the one that killed the dinosaurs,” the space agency said.

61．_______ played a key role in the spread of the rumors.

A. A new book　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. The Internet and a new Hollywood movie

C. NASA　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. An Indian calendar

62．The film 2012 is _______.

A. about the end of the world　　　　　　　　　　 B. based on the scientific prediction

C. well accepted in the science field　　　　　　　　 D. about a romantic love story

63．We can infer that _______.

A. people didn’t take the rumors seriously　　　　　　　

B. Planet X—or Nibiru does exist

C. astronomers have been tracking Planet X for over ten years

D. the rumors caused a panic among some people

64．NASA thinks that Eris _______.

A. might pose a threat to the Earth　　　　　　　　 B. doesn’t pose any threat to the Earth

C. is too far away to be visible　　　　　　　　　　 D. is similar to our planet, where life might exist

65. Which of the following is the best title?

A. New Hollywood movie 2012　　　　　　　　B. December 21, 2012, NOT the end of the world

C. End of the ancient Mayan calendar D. How rumors came into being

The world is not coming to an end on December 21, 2012, the US space agency insisted on Monday in a rare campaign to dispel widespread rumors fueled by the Internet and a new Hollywood movie.

The latest big screen offering from Sony Picture, 2012, arrives in theaters on Friday, with a 200-million-dollar production about the end of the world supposedly based on myths (虚构的故事) backed by the Mayan calendar. It is claimed that the end of time will come as a Planet X—or Nibiru—heads toward or collides with the Earth.

Some websites accuse NASA of hiding the truth on the planet’ s existence, but the US space agency denounced such stories as an “Internet hoax(恶作剧) ”. “There is no factual basis for these claims,” NASA said in a question-and-answer posting on its website. “If such a collision were real, astronomers would have been tracking it for at least the past decade, and it would be visible by now to the naked eye. Obviously, it does not exist. Credible scientists worldwide know of no threat associated with 2012,” it insisted. “After all, our planet has been getting along just well for more than four billion years.” added NASA.

There is another planet, Eris, floating in space. But the small planet similar to Pluto will remain safely fixed in the outer solar system and it can come no closer than four billion miles to the Earth, according to NASA.

Initial theories set the disaster for May 2003, but when nothing happened the date was moved forward to the winter in 2012 to coincide with the end of a cycle of the ancient Mayan calendar.

NASA insisted the Mayan calendar in fact does not end on December 21, 2012, as another period begins immediately afterward. And even if the planets were to line up as some have forecast, the effect on our planet would be “negligible”, NASA said.

“And while comets and asteroids (小行星) have always hit the Earth, big hits are very rare, ” NASA noted. The last major impact was believed to be 65 million years ago, resulting in the end of dinosaurs.

“We have already determined that there are no threatening asteroids as large as the one that killed the dinosaurs,” the space agency said.

61．_______ played a key role in the spread of the rumors.

A. A new book B. The Internet and a new Hollywood movie

C. NASA D. An Indian calendar

62．The film 2012 is _______.

A. about the end of the world B. based on the scientific prediction

C. well accepted in the science field D. about a romantic love story

63．We can infer that _______.

A. people didn’t take the rumors seriously

B. Planet X—or Nibiru does exist

C. astronomers have been tracking Planet X for over ten years

D. the rumors caused a panic among some people

64．NASA thinks that Eris _______.

A. might pose a threat to the Earth B. doesn’t pose any threat to the Earth

C. is too far away to be visible D. is similar to our planet, where life might exist

65. Which of the following is the best title?

A. New Hollywood movie 2012 B. December 21, 2012, NOT the end of the world

C. End of the ancient Mayan calendar D. How rumors came into being

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