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【文章內容簡介】 53. What happened to the donkey at last? A. The donkey jumped onto the man’ s knees. B. The man liked it as the dog. C. The donkey was driven back to the field. D. The men beat it to death. B Is there intelligent (有智力的 ) life on other plas? For years, scientists said “no.” or “we don’t know.” But today this is changing. Seth Shostak and Alexandra Bart are astronomers(天文學家 ). They believe intelligent life exists (存在 ) somewhere in the universe. They also think we sill soon contact these beings(人 ； 生物 ). Why do Shostak and Bart think intelligent life exists on other plas? The first reason is time. Scientists believe the universe is about 12 billion years old. “This is long enough for other plas to have intelligent life,” say Shostak and Bart. The second reason is size—the universe is huge. “Tools like the Hubble Telescope(哈勃望遠鏡 ) 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 plas 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(高倍望遠鏡 ) allow scientists to discover smaller plas—the size of Mars or Earth—in other solar systems. These plas 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(信號 ). In fact, they may be trying to municate 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.” 54. Seth Shostak and Alexandra Bart are _____. ???????????? A. astronomers B. farmers C. singers D. drivers 55. What is the best title for Paragraph 2? A. The Age and Size of Earth B. Our Galaxy: The Milky Way C. Why Intelligent Life Might Exist D. Earth: The Only Pla with Intelligent Life 56. Why was it hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe in the past? A. There were not any smaller plas. B. There were not any powerful telescopes. C. The astronomers were not interested in them. D. The Milky Way didn’t exist at that time, 57. Why haven’t beings from space visited us yet according to Shostak? A. They’re afraid of us. B. It’s a long way away. C. They don’t want to see us. D. They don’t know how to use radio signals. C Everybody makes decisions in daily life. They can be as important as what you will do in the future or as simple as what you will eat for breakfast. Any decision could be the turning point of your life. I made an important decision when I was in Junior 3. Before I made that decision I was one of the boys who tried too hard to act as an adult. I didn’ t know that only kids want to show themselves as adults. I didn’ t listen to my parents and teachers, and my grades became poor. Then came the high school entrance exam. At the turning point of my life, my mom wanted to have a conversation with me. I wanted to turn it down but when I looked at her eyes, I felt I couldn’ t refuse. Instead of asking me to study hard, to my surprise, Mom just asked what I wanted to do in the future. Without thinking too much, I just said I would like to study hard. Mom smiled and asked again: “ I asked: what do you WANT to do?” I never seriously thought about the question. So, I kept silent. “ Whether you want to go on studying or enter the society,” she went on, “ it is your own decision. Your life ought to be decided by you, not by anyone else, including me. ” After saying that, she had tears in her eyes. For the first time in my life I was asked to make my own decision. I sat in my chair and thought about myself, my life and what kind of person I wanted to bee. It took me what seemed to be ages to make the biggest decision so far in my life— I wanted to be a man who makes a difference in the world. To achieve that, I needed to study hard. The path to my future became clear to me. I didn’ t act rebelliously(叛逆地 ) any more. With passion (激情 ) in my heart, I studied hard. Now, I’ m 17 and I’ m in one of the best schools in my city, in one of the best classes at the school and I am one of the best students in the class. Thanks to that decision, I have