【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 項(xiàng)C是錯(cuò)誤的，故選B。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】此題考查閱讀理解。我們?cè)谧鲱}之前先閱讀短文，了解短文大意，然后分析問(wèn)題，帶著問(wèn)題讀文章，從短文的細(xì)節(jié)中找到問(wèn)題答案。10．閱讀理解 Is there intelligent（有智力的）life on other planets? For years, scientists said no. or we don39。t know. But today this is changing. Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are astronomers（天文學(xué)家）. They believe intelligent life exists（存在）somewhere in the universe. They also think we will soon contact them. 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（哈勃望遠(yuǎn)鏡）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 the earth. In the past, it was hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe. But now, powerful telescopes（高倍望遠(yuǎn)鏡）allow scientists to discover smaller planetsthe size of Mars or the earthin other solar systems, these planets might have intelligent life. Have beings from space already visited the earth? Probably not, says Shostak. It39。s a long way away. However, intelligent beings may contact us in other way, such as radio signals（信號(hào)）. In fact, they may be trying to municate with us now, but we don39。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）What is the main idea of Paragraph 2? A.The age and size of the earth.B.Something about the Milky Way.C.The reasons why intelligent life might exist.D.The earth is the only planet with intelligent life.（2）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 didn39。t exist at that time.（3）Why haven39。t beings from space visited us yet according to Shostak? A.Because they39。re afraid of us.B.Because it39。s long way away.C.Because they don39。t want to see us.D.Because they don39。t know how to use radio signals.（4）What does the underlined phrase life forms in the last paragraph mean? A.Messages.B.Tools.C.Radio signals.D.Intelligent beings.【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）B（4）D 【解析】【分析】短文大意： 本文敘述了科學(xué)家認(rèn)為其他星球也存在智能生命，因?yàn)橛钪嫘纬傻臅r(shí)間這么長(zhǎng)，足夠其他星球形成生命；其次宇宙這么大，周?chē)鷷?huì)有跟地球相似的星球。不久來(lái)自太空的生命有可能將會(huì)和我們聯(lián)系，我們可能到2025年，也會(huì)和他們?nèi)〉寐?lián)系，我們可能會(huì)互相幫助。 （1）段落大意題。根據(jù)段落主題句Why do Shostak and Barnett think intelligent life exists on other planets?可知這個(gè)段落講的是有智慧的東西在其它星球存在的原因。故選C。（2）推理判斷題。根據(jù) In the past, it was hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe. But now, powerful telescopes（高倍望遠(yuǎn)鏡）allow scientists to discover smaller planetsthe size of Mars or the earthin other solar systems, these planets might have intelligent life. 過(guò)去，在宇宙中很難找到智慧生活的標(biāo)志，但是現(xiàn)在，高倍望遠(yuǎn)鏡讓科學(xué)家發(fā)現(xiàn)了更小的行星火星的大小或地球在其它太陽(yáng)系，這些行星可能有智慧的生命。可知過(guò)去人們很難發(fā)現(xiàn)智慧生命的標(biāo)志是因?yàn)闆](méi)有高倍望遠(yuǎn)鏡。故選B。（3）推理判斷題。根據(jù) Have beings from space already visited the earth? Probably not, says Shostak. It39。s a long way away. ，因?yàn)槁吠具b遠(yuǎn)。故選B。（4） 詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù) However, intelligent beings may contact us in other way, 可知智能生命可能會(huì)用其他方式聯(lián)系我們，故推測(cè)此處的life forms指的是intelligent beings，故選D。【點(diǎn)評(píng)】此題考查閱讀理解。這道題涉及段落大意，推理判斷和詞意猜測(cè)。段落大意可根據(jù)段落的主題句決定。對(duì)于推理判斷題，我們要根據(jù)文章的細(xì)節(jié)內(nèi)容進(jìn)行推理，確定正確答案。對(duì)于詞意猜測(cè)題，我們要根據(jù)上下文的聯(lián)系確定，找出正確答案。11．閱讀理解 One morning, I was driving my fatherinlaw to the airport when a plane flew silently over the road like a big bird, about to touch down at the airport. It39。s magic, my fatherinlaw said. I looked at him, without knowing what was happening. He was a doctor who gave speeches at colleges and had visited more than 100 countries. He understood better than I why a plane can fly in the sky. It, really, wasn39。t magic. But now, I realize he was at least right in some way. Though flying might not be magic, it39。s certainly magical. What it brings to our real lives is something found in our dreams. But too often, we, especially I forget. I read a sentence a few months ago. It said, You know you39。re growingup when you no longer want a window seat. Too often in recent years, I39。ve asked for a seat near the exit row, forgetting the wonders of traveling fast. But sometimes, when the WiFi39。s not working or my puter has no power, I remember to look. I think of one time when I was leaving on a family vacation. Moments after takeoff, I started working. But a passenger behind me wouldn39。t stop talking. The clouds! he kept saying, Look at the clouds!I turned around, and saw two men, one who appeared to be in his seventies and the other much younger. The chat continued for 20 minutes until, not patiently, I raised my eyes from my puter screen and looked out of the window. The clouds! He was right. We were floating through big soft balls of cotton, each in different shapes. They seemed easy enough to touch. The afternoon sun provided all kinds of colors, all against a blue sky. I put away my puter and appreciated（欣賞）them for the rest of the flight. I don39。t remember the work I felt like I had to plete that afternoon. I39。ve never forgotten those clouds.（1）The writer thinks flying is magical because . A.he wonders why a plane can flyB.it has changed human lives in some waysC.he thinks planes have magic powersD.it can fly silently over the road like a big bird（2）What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in the 6th paragraph? A.Where people grow up, their minds slow down.B.When people grow up, they do not like changes.C.Grownups often care too much about daytoday work.D.Grownups care little about the speed of travelling by plane.（3）How did the writer feel first when he listened to the chat for 20 minutes? A.Unhappy.B.Excited.C.Interested.16