九年级上册专题03上英语期中复习2110沪教个专题阅读理解道

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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 Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are astronomers(天文学家). They believe intelligent life exists (存在) somewhere in the universe. They also think we will soon contact these beings(人；生物).

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(哈勃望远镜) 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 Earth.”

In the past, it was hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe. But now, powerful telescopes 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 Shostak. “It’s a long way away. However, intelligent beings may contact us in other way, 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 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．Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are _____.

A．astronomers B．farmers C．singers D．drivers

2．What is the best title for Paragraph 2?

A．The Age and Size of Earth. B．Our Galaxy: The Milky Way

C．Why Intelligent Life Might Exist. D．Earth: The Only Planet with Intelligent Life

3．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 didn’t exist at that time.

4．Why haven’t beings from space visited us yet according to Shostak?

A．They’re afraid of us. B．It’s a long way away.

C．They don’t want to see us. D．They don’t know how to use radio signals.

5．What does the underlined phrase “life forms” in the last paragraph mean?

A．Messages B．Tools

C．Intelligent beings D．Radio signals

Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 a.m. When I arrived to collect, I saw a small woman in her eighties standing before me. I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car.

She kept thanking me for my kindness. "It's nothing," I told her. "I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated."

"Oh, you're such a good man." She said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address,and then asked, "Could you drive through downtown?"

"It's not the shortest way," I answered quickly.

"Oh, I'm in no hurry," she said. "I'm on my way to a hospice (临终医院). I don't have any family left. The doctor says I don't have very long time." I quietly shut off the meter (计价器). For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived. Sometimes she asked me to slow down in front of a special building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.At dawn, she suddenly said, "I'm tired. Let's go now."We drove in silence to the address she had given me.

"How much shall I give you?" she asked."Nothing," I said."You have to make a living," she answered. "Oh, there are other passengers," I answered.Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly and said, "You gave an old woman a little moment of happiness."

6．The story happened ____________.

A．one night twenty years ago B．at 2:30 in the afternoon twenty years ago

C．when the driver was twenty D．when the old lady walked toward the car

7．The old lady went through the city because ______________.

A．she wanted to show she knew the city very well

B．she didn’t want to reach the hospice early

C．she wanted to see some places for the last time

D．she let the driver earn more money

8．Why did the taxi driver not get any money from the old woman?

A．He wanted to help her. B．He shut off the meter by mistake.

C．Others had paid him. D．He was in a hurry to take other passengers.

9．Which is NOT true according to the passage?

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