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人与自然
「2026辽宁抚顺顺城期中改编」
阅读短文,从下面所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,其中有一个多余的选项。
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 somewhere in the universe. 15
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.
16 “Tools like the Hubble Telescope(哈勃望远镜) have shown that there are at least 100 billion galaxies(星系),” 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.
17 But now powerful telescopes allow scientists to identify 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 might contact us in other ways, 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. 18 In the near future, we might make contact with other life forms in our universe, and we might help each other.”
A. Record your voice just like you are having conversations with robots.
B. The second reason is size—the universe is huge.
C. However, this is changing and maybe we will communicate with them.
D. They also think we will soon contact(联系) these beings.
E. In the past, it was hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe.
15.
人与自然
「2026辽宁抚顺顺城期中改编」
阅读短文,从下面所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,其中有一个多余的选项。
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 somewhere in the universe. 15
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.
16 “Tools like the Hubble Telescope(哈勃望远镜) have shown that there are at least 100 billion galaxies(星系),” 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.
17 But now powerful telescopes allow scientists to identify 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 might contact us in other ways, 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. 18 In the near future, we might make contact with other life forms in our universe, and we might help each other.”
A. Record your voice just like you are having conversations with robots.
B. The second reason is size—the universe is huge.
C. However, this is changing and maybe we will communicate with them.
D. They also think we will soon contact(联系) these beings.
E. In the past, it was hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe.
15.
D
16. B
17. E
18. C
答案
[语篇解读] 本文主要探讨了宇宙中其他星球是否存在智慧生命，天文学家给出了相关理由及展望。
15.D 根据“They believe intelligent life exists somewhere in the universe.”可知，此处应补充他们关于智慧生命的另一个观点，选项D（他们还认为我们很快会与这些生命取得联系）符合语境。
16.B 根据“The first reason is time.”和设空处后的描述可知，此处应介绍第二个原因——大小，选项B（第二个原因是大小——宇宙非常巨大）符合语境。
17.E 根据“But now powerful telescopes allow scientists to identify smaller planets…These planets might have intelligent life.”可知，此处应描述过去的情况，选项E（过去，很难在宇宙中寻找智慧生命的迹象）符合语境。
18.C 根据“we don’t have the right tools to receive their messages”和“In the near future，we might make contact with other life forms in our universe”可知，所缺的句子和交流方面的变化有关，选项C（然而，这种情况正在改变，也许我们会与他们交流）符合语境。
15.D 根据“They believe intelligent life exists somewhere in the universe.”可知，此处应补充他们关于智慧生命的另一个观点，选项D（他们还认为我们很快会与这些生命取得联系）符合语境。
16.B 根据“The first reason is time.”和设空处后的描述可知，此处应介绍第二个原因——大小，选项B（第二个原因是大小——宇宙非常巨大）符合语境。
17.E 根据“But now powerful telescopes allow scientists to identify smaller planets…These planets might have intelligent life.”可知，此处应描述过去的情况，选项E（过去，很难在宇宙中寻找智慧生命的迹象）符合语境。
18.C 根据“we don’t have the right tools to receive their messages”和“In the near future，we might make contact with other life forms in our universe”可知，所缺的句子和交流方面的变化有关，选项C（然而，这种情况正在改变，也许我们会与他们交流）符合语境。
