In Feb．NASA sent the Beetles’ song “Across the Universe” to the North Star, which is 431 light-years away from the earth, hoping extraterrestrial beings(ET)－if there were－would receive it．

　　This move led to a heated argument between scientists．Some believed there was no ET while others were afraid that the earth would be discovered by the evil-intentioned ET．

　　But no response so far．

　　In the 1970s, the Pioneer and the Voyager, designed to travel through deep space, were fixed with a letter of the same content．This was a metal card, on which some important information about our planet was shown in the form of pictures, such as positions of the solar system and earth, the man’s and woman’s images and so on．Scientists hoped it would get received by some ET intelligence and led to its awareness of another intelligence’s existence．

　　Then, what content is the most important for the letter to ET?The first to come to scientists were the basics in nature：atomic structures or the matters a life needs．Thus, ET might treat us as a civilization armed with advanced science and technology and intend to get in touch with us．

　　But sociologists think all this is too simple．If ET is cleverer than us, they will think such low intelligence not worth responding to．So they have designed some more interesting topics：How are resources distributed in your civilization?What is the form of your democracy like?But theirs are for ever put on the shelf．

　　On Nov．16, 1974, a signal was sent in the direction of Hercules by a powerful radio telescope located in Puerto Rico, in which the numbers from 1 to 10, the solar system, the earth and DNA of mankind were described in the form of symbols．It has been flying at the speed of light to a star cluster 25000 light-years away．Even if an ET does make a reply, however, we’ll have to wait 50 thousand years, but what if the reply reads “We don’t quite understand you．Would you please repeat?”

(1)

How many paragraphs speak of the contents mankind disclosed to ET?

[　　]

A．

2

B．

3

C．

4

D．

5

(2)

Why is there no response from ET?

[　　]

A．

There is no ET．

B．

ET looks down on us．

C．

ET doesn’t understand us．

D．

It is hard to say．

(3)

The underlined part in Paragraph 4 probably refers to ________．

[　　]

A．

human beings

B．

another ET

C．

another living thing

D．

another planet

(4)

Sociologists are not satisfied with the contents the scientists designed for the letter sent to ET, because they think ________．

[　　]

A．

ET will think they are too simple to deserve replying to

B．

some evil-intentioned ET will discover and attack the earth

C．

they are beyond ET’s understanding and need repeating

D．

ET is clever than us so it will think we are low intelligence

答案：1．D;2．D;3．A;4．A;
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[　　]

A．

meeting different people concerned

B．

providing information on the district website

C．

calling on teachers and parents to get involved

D．

forcing people to retire early

(4)

This letter is mainly to ________．

[　　]

A．

keep the employees informed about the budget cuts

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C．

warn people that they may lose their jobs

D．

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Dear Colleagues,

　　It is no secret that we are in the midst of one of the worst economic times in recent state history．Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed ＄14 billion in cuts, which means cuts to parks, prisons, and yes, education．For our school district that figure translates to ＄12 million．We must have planned cuts in place before June 30．

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