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山东省滨州市沾化区2019届初中学生英语学业考试模拟冲刺卷一(含听力音频)
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(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 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."
{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Jessica plans to study in France. The language is the biggest problem that she worries about. She hopes to practise French with others. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Michael wants to make as many like-minded friends as possible. However, he is a little shy of talking with others face to face. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Jackson used to eat much junk food, which made him overweight. He wants to lose weight in a healthy and effective way. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Belinda has an interest in cooking. She loves both Chinese food and Western food. She often learns how to cook in her free time. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Christine can't help playing with her phone for a longtime every day. She tries hard to change the bad habit. | A. Noom will help you make a special eating plan. It also suggests physical activities about your age, weight, height and personal goals. B. Learning French on Hello Talk is a fun experience! The app provides active ways to learn the language. On the app, you can practise French with people from around the world. C. Kitchen Stories is all about cooking. On this app, you can see lots of dishes with easy-to-follow photo instructions. You can also get useful advice and learn funny stories about cooking. D. If you're going to a place, this app will provide you with the area's best walking, biking and running roads. You can also read others' reviews of the place. Useful information about how to get there is offered, too. E. This app connects strangers and turns them into friends. You can get in touch with people according to your interests and hobbies. You will be safe here, so just be yourself, which is the most important. F. If you always start your day with your phone, Zen Screen will be suitable for you. After spending 10 minutes on your phone, you will be reminded to spend 20 minutes without it. You can also set a time for something on this app. |
Miss White, a CEO in an IT company always shows great interest in the information about modern technology. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Mrs. Green, a woman who tries her best to keep pace with the fashion. She wants to buy something that can help her. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Colin Zhang, a Chinese students who considers English "a headache", but wants to make progress in it and write some articles about culture of China in English. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Dr. Brown, a historian who is interested in English history. He likes reading that kind of book in his free time. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Henry Bathe, an ordinary worker who is crazy about mysteries(神秘)of nature. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} | A. Crazy English is ideal for the students who are learning English as a foreign language or a second language. The writer — Li Yang says it will be of great help to the person who reads it carefully. B. Discovery is a kind of news magazines of science. It tells the wonders of modern science as well as interesting stories of the natural world. It's written for general readers. C. Self is a handbook about women's overall physical and mental health. Each issue contains articles such as "Style Lab", in which wearable clothes are mixed and matched on "Non-models" and the "Eat-right Road Map", with tips on how to eat properly. D. Wire, a magazine, is designed for leaders in the field of information engineering including top managers and professionals in the computer, business, design and education industries. It has articles on how technology changes people's life. E. Do you know how to make your favorite food, where the best place to eat it is, and the history of the dish? Foodie is the book that tells you everything you need. F. The book, A History of the English-speaking Peoples, was written by Winton Churchill. It tells us something until the time when the New World was discovered by Christopher Columbus. G. The book, Weather Language, tells us British people are famous for always the weather, while the weather also affects the way they speak and the phrase they use. |
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