About 12,000 years ago- long before the famous UFO crash make headlines in America—an alien spaceship crashed in China. And their descendants are still living in a faraway Chinese village today! That is the mind-bending claim made in the new book Out of Time and Place, a collection of reports from the files of Fate, a magazine edited by Terry O’Neil.
The story first came to light in 1937 when an expedition led by Chi Pu-Tei came across a group of caves deep in the Bayan-Kara-Ula Mountains. In the caves were found strange-looking skeletons with big heads and small, slender bodies—closely matching typical descriptions of space aliens. The explorers also uncovered 716 mysterious stone discs with strange hieroglyphics(象形文字) on them.
In Qinghai Province, where the mountains lie, ancient stories tell of small, skinny beings with oversize heads who came from the sky long long ago. And to this day, locals live in fear of attack from strange-looking creatures from above.
And there is more. In 1947, British scientist Karyl Robin-Evans led an expedition into the mountains and discovered a group of dwarfs(侏儒) who called themselves the Droza. “They told him that their ancestors came from a planet in the Sirius（天狼星）system and crashed in this mountain area a long time ago,” writes Hausdorf, “Many of them were killed, but survivors adapted to living on this rough planet far from home.”
For decades, Robin-Evans’ claims were dismissed as nonsense. But in 1995, the Associated Press reported that in the region a village named Huilong had been discovered—populated by 120 dwarfs ranging from 3-foot-10 to 2-foot-1tall.Hausdorf asks, “Could these people be the last living descendants of the survivors of the legendary UGO crash—the Chinese Roswell?”
【小题1】Which of the following are the findings of Chi Pu-Tei?
a. strange-looking skeletons           b. UFO crash
c. stone discs                       d. dwarfs
e. strange hieroglyphics               f. skinny beings

A．a, c, d

B．c, e, f

C．a, c, e

D．a, b, e

【小题2】Paragraph 3 and 4 mainly _____.

A．introduce ancient stories in Qinghai Province

B．show evidence of the existence of aliens in Qinghai Province

C．express fears of attack from aliens

D．describe the spaceship crash in China

【小题3】What can be safely concluded from the passage?

A．This passage is a piece of science news recently issued.

B．Chinese are descendants to the survivors of the alien spaceship crash

C．The UFO crash in the Byan-Kara-Ula Mountains has recently been seen

D．Many people are curious about aliens from outer space

【小题4】What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?

A．Recent research about the Chinese Roswell.

B．News stories about Roswell UFO Crash.

C．Chi Pu-Tei’s discovery in China.

D．Robin-Evans’ claims.

C
We all love festivals. But since culture develops differently in many places, some festivals are, to us, very strange. Let’s take a look at some unique(独特的)festivals around the world.
Cheese Rolling Festival (England)
The festival started in the 15^th century in May. When a round cheese is rolled, competitors run down the hill and try to catch it before it reaches the bottom. As the cheese can reach speeds of up to 112 km/h, it’s rare that someone catches the cheese. First to the bottom wins the cheese. But running down a very steep(陡峭的) hill behind a cheese can be dangerous. Eight people were injured in 1992.
Roswell UFO festival (New Mexico, US)
The Roswell UFO festival celebrates the anniversary(纪念日) of the “Roswell Incident”, when a UFO was said to have crashed(坠毁) nearby. Every year in July, experts, authors, researches and lecturers come to discuss the incident. The celebration also includes an alien parade, an alien costume contest, and an alien hot air balloon ride.
Hemingway Days (Florida, US)
This festival has normal stuff (材料，东西) like short-story readings and exhibits about the author. But the highlight (亮点) of the festival is definitely (一定地) the Hemingway look alike contest.
Imagine walking into a bar and being greeted by 20 middle-aged men who all look alike: stocky with thick white beards. The festival takes place in mid-July every year.
【小题1】Which festival takes place in mid-July every year?

A．Cheese Rolling Festival.	B．Roswell UFO festival.
C．Hemingway Days.	D．All of the above.

【小题2】Which festival may cause injuries according to the passage?

A．Cheese Rolling Festival.	B．Roswell UFO festival.
C．Hemingway Days.	D．None of the above.

【小题3】Which of the following is right according to the passage?

A．All the three festivals are celebrated in America.

B．It’s common that someone catches the cheese in Cheese Rolling Festival.

C．It’s said that a UFO once crashed in New Mexico, US.

D．In Hemingway Days, you’ll see 20 old or young Hemingways

 

第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)

阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。                         

For thousands of years, people have seen things they didn’t understand in the sky. The United States Air Force first used the words “Unidentified Flying Object” to describe them. Today everyone uses the term UFO. When people see a UFO, it is usually no more than a weather balloon or an airplane. But the Center for UFO Studies goes on to receive hundreds of reports each year.

In 1947 a businessman and pilot, Kenneth Arnold, was flying near Mount Rainier, Washington when he saw nine shiny, round objects flying through the air. He told a newspaper reporter they looked like “pie plates skipping over water.” The reporter used the words “flying saucer（碟子）” in his story and today that is the popular name for UFOs.

The Center for UFO Studies lists three kinds of contacts with flying saucers. “Encounters（遭遇）of the first kind” are reports of unknown objects or lights in the sky. People have “Encounters of the second kind” when a UFO leaves burn marks or other signs on the ground. People report “Close encounters of the third kind” when they see aliens in or near a UFO.

56. Who used the term UFO first?

A. The United States Air force.        B. The Center for UFO Studies.

C. Kenneth Arnold.                   D. A report.

57. The Center for UFO Studies _____.

A. usually sees no more than a weather balloon or an airplane every year

B. is a branch of the United States Air Force

C. receive hundreds of reports every year

D. used “pie plates skipping over water” to describe the UFO seen by the people first

58. Why did the newspaper reporter use the words “flying saucer” to describe the UFO that Kenneth Arnold said he saw?

A. Because the UFO that Kenneth Arnold saw was flat.

B. Because Kenneth Arnold told the newspaper that what he had seen in the sky was round.

C. Because Kenneth Arnold described what he has seen looked like a plate flying in the sky.

D. Because what Kenneth Arnold saw was pie plates flying in the air.

 

Visitors from space may have landed on our planet from time to time, maybe hundreds of times during the long, empty ages while Man was still a dream of the far future. Indeed, they could have landed on 90% of the earth as recently as two or three hundreds years ago, and we could never have heard of it. If one searches through old newspapers and records from some certain places, one can find many reports of strange events that could be some explanations about visiting from outer space. A writer, Charles Fort, has made a collection of UFO sightings in his book Lo! One is tempted(引诱) to believe them more than any modern reports, for the simple reason that they happened long before anyone had ever thought of space travel. Yet at the same time, one cannot take them too seriously, for before education on science was popular, even sightings of meteors(流星) and comets(彗星) made people believe the most unbelievable stories, as they still do today.

56.According to the passage, visitors from outer space may have landed on the earth       .

A. long before man had dreamed of it    B. long before there were human beings

C. in the last few hundred years        D. after the space travel began

57.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. Charles Fort sighted a lot of UFOs himself.  B. All sightings of UFOs are believable.

C. There may be living things on other planets.  D. People have seen visitors from other planets everywhere.

58.According to the passage,            .

A. UFOs are only seen in recent years   B. UFOs sightings are not new

C. UFOs are just meteors and comets     D. UFOs are invented by people

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(试题内容见答题卡)

In early January this year, the rate of UFO reports were steady,around three per

weeks. When, however, on Monday, January 16, a science fiction film about visitors to outer space was shown on television,there was the immediate increase in reports of sightings from all parts of the States. The commanding officer,Wayne Tyler,who (is) directly responsible for the study all such repsorts,decided to making his findings known. They wrote an article,which said that all UFO reports could be explained for quite naturally by aircraft movements. Follow this explanation,there was a rapid drop in the number of reported sightings,because the rate remainded above the previous level.

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