IS THERE LIFE ON EARTH?
There was great excitement on the planet of Venus(金星) this week. For the first time Venusian scientists managed to land a satellite on the planet Earth, and it has been sending back signals as well as photographs ever since.?
The satellite was directed into an area known as Manhattan (named after the great Venusian astronomer Prof. Manhattan, who first discovered it with his telescope 20 000 light years ago).Because of excellent weather conditions and extremely strong signals, Venusian scientists were able to get valuable information as to feasibility(可行性) of a manned flying saucer(飛碟) landing on Earth.A press conference was held at the Venus Institute of Technology.?
“We have come to the conclusion,based on last week's satellite landing,” Pro. Zog said,“that there is no life on the Earth.”?
“How do you know this?” the science reporter of the Venus Evening Star asked. ?
“For one thing, Earth's surface in the area of Manhattan is composed of solid concrete(混凝土)and nothing can grow there. For another, the atmosphere is filled with carbon monoxide(一氧化碳) and other deadly gases and nobody could possibly breathe this air and survive.”?
“What does this mean as far as our flying saucer program is concerned?”?
“We shall have to take our own oxygen with us, which means a much heavier flying saucer than we originally planned. ”
“Are there any other hazards that you discovered in your studies?”?
“Take a look at this photo. You see this dark cloud floating over the surface of Earth? We call this the Consolidated Edison Belt. We don't know what it is made of, but it could give us a lot of trouble and we shall have to make further tests before we send a Venus Being there.”?
“If what you say is true, won't this set back the flying saucer program several years?”?
“Yes, but we shall proceed as soon as the Grubstart gives us the added funds.”?
“Prof. Zog, why are we spending billions and billions of zilches to land a flying saucer on Earth when there is no life there?”?
“Because if we Venusians can learn to breathe in an Earth atmosphere, then we can live anywhere.”
小題1:During the week of great excitement the Venusian scientists succeeded in getting important information on whether they can_______.
A．land a satellite with Venus astronauts on Earth
B．make a first?rate flying saucer?
C．get a Earth Being to Venus
D．direct a flying saucer into Manhattan?
小題2:According to Prof.Zog,the Venusians will have to take their own oxygen with them when they carry out their flying saucer program because_______.?
A．they need it on their way to the planet of Earth?
B．the Earth's atmosphere is filled with deadly gases?
C．oxygen is far from enough in the area of Manhattan where the saucer is to land?
D．there is no air on the planet of Earth?
小題3:The “dark black cloud” on the photograph refers to_______.?
A．the polluted air floating over the surface of Earth?
B．the mass of tiny drops of water floating above Earth?
C．the things that are unknown to everybody?
D．the dark clouds gathering before a storm breaks?
小題4:The author wishes to call our attention to the fact_______.?
A．that modern man has polluted his environment to such an extent that he might destroy himself if he went on like this?
B．that there is no point in spending billions and billions of zilches to land a flying saucer on Earth?
C．that pollution has become so serious a problem on Earth that even Venusians find life there unbearable?
D．that it is difficult, if not altogether impossible, to land a manned flying saucer on Earth

小題1:A　
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:A

小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題。由第二段中“get valuable ?information? as to the feasibility of a manned flying saucer landing on Earth.”一句可知。金星的科學(xué)家已經(jīng)得到了一些有價(jià)值的信息,他們能否發(fā)射載有他們的航天員的飛碟到地球上來。?
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題。短文中Prof.Zog 在回答the ?Venus? Evening Star 記者的提問時(shí)說:“the atmosphere is filled with carbon monoxide and other deadly gases and nobody could possibly breathe this air and survive”,由此可知是他們必須自帶氧氣的原因。?
小題3:推測題。作者在短文中故弄玄虛,引用“金星人”的話“We don't know what it is made of”,其目的是諷刺地球人對環(huán)境的破壞,不言而喻此處指的是空氣污染。?
小題4:意圖推斷題。作者借用金星上的一次記者招待會所表現(xiàn)出來的事實(shí)來喚醒人們的環(huán)保意識,如果這樣發(fā)展下去,地球上的人類將被毀滅。
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