【正文】 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 ，故選B。根據(jù)Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are astronomers（天文學(xué)家）.可知他們是天文學(xué)家，故選A。C.Tools.D.Because it39。t exist at that time.（4）Why haven39。Because there were not any smaller planets.B.Our Galaxy。The Age and Size of the Earth 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 sizethe 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. Is there intelligent（有智力的） life on other planets? For years, scientists said no or we don39。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解，主要考查細(xì)節(jié)題，注意從文中仔細(xì)尋找答案。根據(jù)表格二和三Luffa，India，Tang Dynasty（AD 618﹣907）Eggplant，India and Southeast Asia，Han Dynasty（206BC﹣AD220）茄子，印度與東南亞，漢代（206BC﹣AD220）；黃瓜，南亞，漢代（206BC﹣AD202）可知，茄子和黃瓜都來自漢代， 故選A。none of the foods above in the chart are native to China【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）C 【解析】【分析】主要講了四種食物來自哪里及時(shí)間。came to China at the same time. A.C.Grapes and walnuts Look at the foods around you. From grapes and wainuts （核桃）to cucumbers and spinach（菠菜）, they make our diets special. But did you know that none of the foods above are native to China？They came to China through the Silk Road hundreds of years ago. Are there any foods that are native to China？Of course there are. Rice, soy beans, chestnuts （栗子）, Chinese cabbage and hawthorns（山植）were all grown in China first. 細(xì)節(jié)題要注意細(xì)節(jié)從文中找答案；詞義猜測題是根據(jù)上下文，猜測出詞義；主旨題需要通讀全文了解大意之后找出中心思想。故選D。re probably going to mentally practice the wrong skill, 可知如果你是一個(gè)初學(xué)者，你不知道正確的動(dòng)作，你憑借你的想像去做，可能做得差。根據(jù) If you39。re imagining an action, your brain sends signals to your muscles which are too weak to tighten the muscles but might help train the body to perform. In other words, mental practice might create a plan in your head, like a howto guide for a special skill. 可知心理的訓(xùn)練可能在頭腦中產(chǎn)生一個(gè)計(jì)劃，指導(dǎo)你的技能，故選C。Methods for Mental PracticeD.D.weakenedIt is not influenced by time and space.B.Performing the action before imagining.C.t even know the proper movement, then you39。 It doesn39。re done, they39。re not controlled by physical tiredness. That39。 Sports researchers have done hundreds of studies paring imagined and physical practice for actions. In short, the studies show that mental training works. A 2012 study pared 32 nonprofessional golfers with another 32 who only imagined their action. Under the same training program, both groups improved their skills. For more than a century, scientists have been trying to understand how this mental training works. In the 1930s, researchers proved by experiment that when you39。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解。 exhibitionIt is a little smaller than China. 可知，它比中國小一點(diǎn)，故選D。We ran back to the car because we were in the middle of the white sheep.D.D.B.not so large as China（2）In Perth, you may visit a wild flowers39。the largest country in the world exhibition. After visiting Perth, we spent a day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep ing towards us down the path. Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in western Australia and went to a wild flowers exhibition.根據(jù)全文可知主要講了給人們提供了一些購票信息，故選C。$1 per（每） ticket if you buy them : $$，但是網(wǎng)上票價(jià)是減少$1，所以票價(jià)是$，故選B。D.B.the Taa Holiday Food amp。Ticketmaster is a building to sell stamps and ticketsC.$（2）It can be seen from the text that _______. A.$$$ Entertainment Programs. Return FREE! Good all 4 days. Group Ticket Purchase:$1 per（每） ticket if you buy them online. Online Ticket Purchase（購買） : 2017TaaHoliday Food amp。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解，首先快速瀏覽、分析問題，抓住關(guān)鍵詞；其次帶著問題通讀全文，了解文章大意，找到依據(jù)，確定答案；最后再檢查一遍，確保答案正確。故選C。根據(jù)最后一段 It was crucial that our daughter was part of that ，這是至關(guān)緊要的，可知作者想要她女兒知道她是被家庭所信任和需要的。 （2）詞義猜測題。Why Did We Choose a Home Birth for Our Second Child?【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）D（4）C（5）D 【解析】【分析】大意：短文主要介紹了作者的大女兒在家參與小兒子出生的過程及原因。the writer wanted a home birth only just for their daughter（5）Which is the best title （標(biāo)題） for this passage? A.there are five people in the writer39。thought it was crucial that their daughter was not part of the experienceD.didn39。carefully hardworking cooksB. continuing support。 根據(jù)本文講述了中國古代的四大發(fā)明，指南針，火藥，造紙和印刷可知，The Four Great Inventions of Ancient China 中國古代的四大發(fā)明，故選C。根據(jù)gunpowder的信息中At first, it was used for making fireworks 可知， 起初，火藥被用于制作煙火，故選B。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。The Four Dynasties of Ancient ChinaB.B.Tang DynastyB.finding directionsgunpowderB. It was a great gift to the world from ancient China. Before it was invented, sailors had to depend on the stars to find directions. After it was invented, the oceans were open to travel. And many new discoveries were made with the help of it.Gunpowder 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解，首先通讀全文，了解全文大意，其次分析問題，抓住問題的關(guān)鍵詞，在文中尋找相關(guān)信息，確定答案，最后再檢查一遍，確保答案正確。 （2）推斷題。D.Only Time Will TellC.We should build a stronger relationship between time and us.（3）Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A.printing the same materials（2）What can we learn from the passage? A. How can we slow down time? Here are two suggestions.本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)題和詞