A
From this issue, we explore why the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute hasn't turned up anything since its founding in the 1980s. (See page 30 for more.) We asked our Facebook followers: Do you think that astronomers will find evidence of alien life in your lifetime?
Loran McCormick: 1 think they already have it. Judging by the sudden industrialization, I figure they found something that's probably been here since before humans walked the Earth.
Jens Avery: We may find life, but it may not want anything to do with us. We are not very advanced and can't even get along with each other.
Steven Buhrow: I think the more important question is — will any government ever publicly admit it in our lifetime? I fully believe that we could discover alien life today and the government would simply say the public is not ready for this information.
Jenna Walsh: I think we already see it, but just don't realize what it is. Intelligent alien life probably doesn't want anything to do with the disaster that is Earth at this point, so no doubt they're playing it safe and observing from a safe distance.
Christopher Harvey: By alien life, do you mean intelligent alien life? Then no. It would be extremely hard to find, short of them coming down to Earth. But if you mean unintelligent alien life, like bacteria or single cell, we might.
1. Why did we ask the Facebook followers the question?
A. To question the efficiency of SETI.
B. To confirm the appearance of aliens on earth.
C. To ensure the existence of aliens.
D. To complain about the failure to find aliens.
2. Who doubts the ever visits of aliens to the earth?
A. Loran McCormick. B. Steven Buhrow.
C. Jenna Walsh. D. Christopher Harvey.
3. Where does this text probably come from?
A. An album. B. A science fiction.
C. A magazine. D. A travel guide.
【答案】1. A 2. D 3. C
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要是关于外星人是否存在的讨论。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段“From this issue, we explore why the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute hasn't turned up anything since its founding in the 1980s.(从这一期开始，我们就来探究为什么自上世纪80年代成立以来，外星智能探索研究所(SETI)一直没有发现任何东西)”可知，SETI这个项目上世纪80年代后就没有现身说法了，可推断，问Facebook的粉丝这个问题是质疑其是否取得进展。故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Christopher Harvey的陈述“By alien life, do you mean intelligent alien life? Then no.(你说的外星生命，是指有智慧的外星生命吗？那么就是没有)”可知，Christopher Harvey否认了有智力的外星生物的存在。故选D。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，这是一个问题和讨论，不会出现在专辑、科幻小说或者导游手册里，只可能出现在杂志上。故选C。
