1、Kelly and her friends started discussing whether aliens were realor not. Stacy was sure that they were real and living right among us. They wore human skin and behaved like humans. According to her, they had more modern technologies and wanted to take over our planet. Alicia said that the government
2、 knew all about aliens. They were here to do experiments to help end global warming! After the discussion, Kelly took out a tiny thing with little lights. It was her tool to the mother ship with whichshe sent all the information collected about the weak and selfish human race.The piece you just read
3、 is just an imagination about aliens and their existence. When you think of aliens, what comes to your mind? Whatever pictures we have of aliens in our mind is due to the influence from newspapers, the Internet and the TV. There could be life forms as tiny as some microorganisms or as large as giant
4、 dinosaurs.Scientists argued that the universe is far too huge and it is very unlikely that only our planet can support life. There must be other planets which support life but are unknown to us. One of the organizations working on outer space life is SETI. Scientist Carl Sagan believes the presence
5、 of life outside the Earth. Frank Drake, founder of SETI, is another scientist who has devoted hislife to provingthe presence of life outside the Earth. Many other research projects have been and are still being carried out to collect evidence of life outside the Earth. In fact, Bruno DArgenio and G
6、iuseppe Geraci have found evidence of life in 4.5 billionyearold meteorites (陨石)Just as there are people who support the existence of life outside the Earth, there are others who think of it as a farfetched idea. They argue, if there is life outside the Earth, why have we not been able to get any ha
7、rd evidence till today?Section_Welcome to the unit & Reading PrereadingBoy missing, police puzzledPolice in America have stepped up their search for a fifteenyearold boy who went missing three days ago in Dover, New Hampshire.This incident has received great interest dueto reports of strange lights
8、in the sky and of alien visits around the time the boy disappeared.Justin Foster, a high school student， was last seen Friday night. That evening at 8 pm.，Justin went to play baseball with two friends, who both say Justin went home after the game. Witnessesalso say they saw Justin walking towards hi
9、s house at 10.45 pm. Justins sister, Kelly, aged nine， says she heard her brother return home at about 11 pm.puzzled/pzld/adj.困惑的，茫然的step up加紧，加强，促进go missing失踪who引导定语从句，修饰a fifteenyearold boy。incident/InsIdnt/n.发生的事情(尤指不寻常的或讨厌的)due to由于，因为alien/eIlIn/n.&adj.外星人(的)around the time在前后disappear/dIspI(r
10、)/vi.消失；失踪appear vi.出现the boy disappeared是省略了关系副词when的定语从句，修饰time。a high school student作Justin Foster的同位语。who引导定语从句，修饰two friends。witness/wItns/n.目击者，证人vt.目击，见证see sb. doing sth.看见某人正在做某事过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰Kelly。hear sb. do sth.听见某人做了某事男孩失踪，警方茫然第12段译文美国警方现已加紧对一名15岁男孩的搜索，该男孩于3天前在新罕布什尔州的多佛市失踪。该事件引起了公众的极大兴趣
11、，原因是有各种关于男孩失踪前后天空中出现奇怪光亮和外星人造访地球的新闻报道。人们最后一次看见高中生贾斯廷福斯特是在星期五晚上。当晚8点，贾斯廷和两个朋友去打棒球，这两个朋友都说贾斯廷打完球就回家了。目击者也说晚上10点45分他们看到贾斯廷正朝家走去。贾斯廷的妹妹，9岁的凯莉说大约晚上11点她听到哥哥回到家中。I was getting ready for bed， Kelly said. Justin went straight to his room. I didnt see him, but I heard him put on his favourite CD. I went to be
12、d, and was woken up around midnight by a bright light outside my window.At first, the young girl thought it was the light of the full moon, but then she realized that it was moving and coming closer.I pulled back the curtains and saw a large spaceship flying outside. It had blue lights all around it
13、, and there were many windows. Standing inside were lots of strange creatures with white skin and large black eyes. I was frightened！put on播放(激光唱片、磁带等)wake sb. up把某人弄醒around相当于about，意思是“大约”。pull back把向后拉spaceship/speIsIp/n.宇宙飞船creature/krit(r)/n.动物；(具有某种特征的)人该句是一个倒装句，正常语序是：Lots of strange creatures
14、with white skin and large black eyes were standing inside。 第35段译文 “我正准备上床睡觉，”凯莉说，“贾斯廷径直去他的卧室了。我并没有看到他，但我听到他播放自己最喜爱的CD。我上床睡觉了，大约午夜时分我被窗外的亮光弄醒了。”起初，小姑娘以为是满月的光亮，然而接着她意识到光亮在移动，而且越来越近。“我拉开窗帘，看到一只巨大的飞船在窗外飞行。飞船四周是蓝色的光，还有很多窗户。里面站着许多白皮肤、眼睛又黑又大的奇怪生物。我害怕极了！”Kelly said that the spaceship then moved around to th
15、e side of the house, towards her brothers bedroom. There was a flash of light and I heard Justin shout, and then the UFO just disappeared. I havent seen Justin since. Im sure the aliens took him.Kelly then ran and woke up her mother. However， since Mrs Foster thought that Justin was spending the nig
16、ht with a friend, she assumed that Kelly was having a bad dream, and sent her back to bed. Mr Foster was working that night on his road construction job, and was not home when these events occurred. When Justin did not show up for lunch the next day, Mrs Foster became worried and told her husband to
17、 call the police.flash/fl/n.&vi.闪光，闪耀UFO/juef/abbr.不明飞行物(unidentified flying object的缩写)since adv.从那以后，通常用在现在完成时的句子中。however在本句中是一个副词，意思是“然而”。since conj.因为；由于assume/sjum/vt.假定，认为construction/knstrkn/n.施工；建筑物when引导时间状语从句。occur/k(r)/vi.发生show up出现，现身 第67段译文凯莉说飞船接着转到房子的侧面，朝她哥哥的卧室(移去)。“出现一道闪光，我还听到贾斯廷的叫喊，
18、接着飞船就消失了。从那以后我就再没见过贾斯廷。我确定是外星人带走了他。”凯莉然后跑去叫醒她的妈妈。然而，福斯特夫人以为贾斯廷在一个朋友家过夜，因此她认为凯莉只是做了个噩梦，于是将她打发回床上。福斯特先生当晚忙于他的道路建设工作，当这些事件发生时他并不在家。第二天午饭时贾斯廷仍未露面，福斯特夫人开始担心了，于是让丈夫打电话报警。Some people in Dover also say that they saw aliens that night. Its happened to me！ said Mrs Mavis Wood. The aliens took me aboard the UF
19、O so that they could do research on me. Luckily, they returned me home without any injuries. The whole experience was terrible! I havent been sleeping well since I returned home. I think Justin was taken away by them, too.When asked about the possibility that Justin was taken by aliens， Detective Sa
20、m Peterson, who has taken charge of the case， toldjournalists , Sometimes people make up such amazing stories. Theres really no hard evidencethat aliens took him. So, while we have not dismissed the idea ，we are looking into other possibilities as well. We will not give up until we find out what hap
21、pened. happen to sb./sth.发生在某人/物身上happen to do sth.碰巧做某事aboard/bd/adv.&prep.在(轮船、飞机等)上；上(轮船、飞机等)do research on sb.对某人进行研究so that为了，引导目的状语从句。injury/IndrI/n.伤害 possibility/psbIltI/n.可能性when asked为状语从句的省略；that引导同位语从句，解释说明possibility的内容。detective/dItektIv/n.侦探take charge of负责，掌管case/keIs/n.案件；具体情况，实例jou
22、rnalist/dnlIst/n.记者 make up编造，杜撰；构成amazing/meIzI/adj.令人惊奇(惊叹)的evidence/evIdns/n.证据hard evidence确凿的证据that引导同位语从句，解释说明evidence的具体内容。dismiss/dIsmIs/vt.不予考虑；解雇；解散while conj.尽管，引导让步状语从句。look into调查give up放弃find out弄清楚，查明 第89段译文多佛市的一些人也声称当晚看见了外星人。“这种事在我身上就发生过！”梅韦斯伍德夫人说，“外星人将我带到UFO上，以便他们能在我身上做研究。幸运的是，他们送我回
23、家了，我没有受到任何伤害。整个经历太可怕了！回家之后我一直睡不好觉。我认为贾斯廷也是被他们劫持走了。”当被问到贾斯廷被外星人绑架的可能性时，负责此案的萨姆彼得森侦探告诉记者：“有时人们会编造这类令人惊奇的故事。实际上并没有确凿的证据证明是外星人劫持了他。所以，尽管我们不排除这种想法，但是我们也在调查其他的可能性。在查明到底发生了什么事之前，我们是不会放弃的。”PrereadingPlease match the words with their proper meanings.1puzzledA消失；失踪2incident B困惑的，茫然的3disappear C目击者，证人4witness
24、D发生的事情5assume E伤害6occur F证据7evidence G假定；认为8injury H发生答案：15BDACG68HFELeadinLook at the following pictures and discuss questions with your partners.答案：The answer is open.WhilereadingFastreading1Skimming the topic of the passage and the three pictures, we may infer (推出) this passage is a piece of news
25、, and that its mainly about a_boys_missing_puzzled_the_police.2Put the following things in the right order.AJustin returned home at about 11 pm.BKelly ran and woke up her mother.CJustins mother told her husband to call the police.DJustin played baseball with his friends.EKelly heard Justin play his
26、favourite CD.答案：DAEBCCarefulreading()True (T) or False (F)1Justin Foster, a high school student, was last seen Wednesday night.(F)2The witnesses saw Justin walking home at 11：00 pm.(F)3Kelly heard her brother, Justin Foster, put on his favourite CD that night.(T)4The aliens were yellowskinned with l
27、arge black eyes.(F)5Mrs Mavis Wood said that she had ever been taken away by the aliens.(T)()Fill in each blank with only one word according to the text.Boy missing, police puzzledOutlineDetailed informationJustin Foster went 1.missing.He was last seen on Friday night.He didnt 2.show up for lunch th
28、e next day.Police in America have stepped up their 3.search for him.Justin Foster was believed to have returned home.Justins friends say Justin went home after 4.playing baseball with them.5.Witnesses say they saw Justin walking towards his house at 10：45 pm.Kelly, Justins sister, says she heard Jus
29、tin return home at about 11 pm.Justin Foster was said to have been taken away by 6.aliens.Around 7.midnight,_Kelly saw a large spaceship flying outside, in which there were lots of strange creatures with white skin and large black eyes.The spaceship was seen to 8.move/fly towards Justins bedroom and
30、 Justin was heard to shout.Police felt puzzled.Mrs Mavis Wood said that the aliens took her aboard the UFO to do research on her. Luckily, they returned her home without being 9.injured/hurt.Detective Sam Peterson who has been in 10.charge of the case said they were looking into other possibilities.
31、StudyreadingAnalyze the following difficult sentences in the text.1This incident has received great interest due to reports of strange lights in the sky and of alien visits around the time the boy disappeared.句式分析尝试翻译该事件引起了公众的极大兴趣，原因是有各种关于男孩失踪前后天空中出现奇怪亮光和外星人造访地球的新闻报道。2However, since Mrs Foster thoug
32、ht that Justin was spending the night with a friend, she assumed that Kelly was having a bad dream, and sent her back to bed.句式分析尝试翻译然而，福斯特夫人以为贾斯廷在一个朋友家过夜，因此她认为凯莉只是做了个噩梦，于是将她打发回床上。3When asked about the possibility that Justin was taken by aliens, Detective Sam Peterson, who has taken charge of the c
33、ase, told journalists, Sometimes people make up such amazing stories.句式分析尝试翻译当被问到贾斯廷被外星人带走的可能性时，负责此案的侦探萨姆彼得逊告诉记者：有时人们会编造这类令人感到惊奇的故事。.阅读理解AAngela Erdmann aged 62, who lives in Berlin, never thought that one day she would received a letter from her grandfather who had been dead for 69 years. So she fe
34、lt astonished and moved.More than 100 years ago, a young German man named Richard Platz put a message into a brown beer bottle, then threw the bottle into the Baltic Sea during a nature hike. Platz, the 20yearold son of a baker, had no way of knowing that his message would survive more than a centur
35、y.Last month, some fishermen in the Baltic Sea pulled the old beer bottle out of the water, along with their catch. Inside they found a postcard, dated 17 May 1913, from Richard Platz asking for his message to be forwarded (转交) to his address in Berlin, as reported in The Local website. The fisherme
36、n thought it was such a miracle (奇迹) that it should be handed to the addressee (收信人). They handed it in the International Maritime Museum in Hamburg. Researchers were then able to locate his granddaughter, Angela Erdmann. She visited the museum last week and was able to hold the bottle.“That was a p
37、retty moving moment. Tears rolled down my cheeks，” she told German news agency. Erdmann also said she never knew her mothers father, who reportedly died in 1946 when he was 54 years old. But she said the discovery of his message had inspired her to find out more about him.Some authorities believe th
38、at at 101 years of age it may be the worlds oldest message in a bottle.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了世界上很可能是最古老的漂流瓶信件：101年前理查德普拉茨把一个装有明信片的漂流瓶扔进了波罗的海，如今这个漂流瓶历经百年风雨，已经被送交给他的外孙女了。1Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to the message?aFishermen pulled the old beer bottle out of the water.bThe
39、 bottle was thrown into the Baltic Sea.cAngela Erdmann got the message.dThe message was sent to the International Maritime Museum.AbdacBcbdaCbadc Dcabd解析：选C细节理解题。通读文章可知，这个漂流瓶首先被投进波罗的海，后来被渔夫打捞到，继而被送到博物馆，在博物馆工作人员的努力查找下最终被送到安吉拉厄尔德曼手中，故C正确。2According to the passage, which of the following is WRONG?ARich
40、ard Platzs father was a baker.BRichard Platz died at age of 69.CAngela Erdmann was moved to tears by the message.DThere was a postcard in the bottle.解析：选B细节理解题。由第二段中的“Platz, the 20yearold son of a baker .”可知A项叙述正确；由第四段中的“. who reportedly died in 1946 when he was 54 years old.”可知，B项叙述错误；由“That was a
41、pretty moving moment. Tears rolled down my cheeks .”可知C项叙述正确；由第三段中的“Inside they found a postcard .”可知D项叙述正确。3We can infer from the passage that the fishermen and the researchers in the museum were very_.Awarmhearted BhardworkingCselfless Dbrave解析：选A推理判断题。由文章可知，这个漂流瓶之所以能到达安吉拉厄尔德曼手中，离不开渔夫和博物馆工作人员的热心帮助
42、，由此可推知，渔夫和博物馆的工作人员是热心的。故A正确。4Which of the following can be the best title for the text?AThe Story of a Fisherman and His GranddaughterB“Worlds Oldest Message” in a Bottle Arrived HomeCHow to Make a Message in the BottleDA Message Can Last a Long Time解析：选B标题归纳题。通读全文可知，文章主要讲述了一个漂流百年的瓶子最终被交给了他的外孙女的故事，故
43、B项正确。BAfter studying psychology for several years I discovered how easily you could know peoples personalities (个性) if you educated yourself well.Everything that is related to a person reveals (提示) parts of his personality and by gaining a little knowledge about some psychologyrelated topics you wil
44、l be able to use the same eyes that you have always used but you will see what you have never seen before.The way you walk doesnt only reflect some of your personality traits (特点) but it also reflects your current mood. If you feel happy then most probably you are going to have an energetic walk whe
45、re your walking speed becomes faster.When people feel confident and courageous they walk with wide steps and they tend to bypass their friends who are walking with them due to their higher speed.Some people exert (施加) heavy pressure while stepping on earth, not because they have a heavy body but bec
46、ause of persistence! Persistent people tend to walk with heavy footsteps that exert high pressure on whatever they are stepping upon. Although persistence is good, this walking style can be an indication (迹象) of lack of flexibility.Some people walk slowly dragging their feet behind them as if they h
47、ave no energy to move. The lack of energy is usually associated with sad feelings or depression but it could also reflect fear or uncertainty about what is lying ahead.A cat walk is usually an indication that the person is showy in other words, the message he is sending is “Look at me！” The same goe
48、s for guys who move as if they are models in a fashion show. Walking with your hands in your pocket may be an indication that you are not satisfied with your body image or your current clothes.If your head is up while walking, then this could mean that you are experiencing a good mood; pointing your
49、 head downwards while walking could mean that you are feeling bad.5If a person walks with wide steps, he is probably_.Aanxious BhappyCconfident Dexcited解析：选C细节理解题。根据第四段可知，当人们感到自信时，他们迈的步子大。6How do persistent people walk？AWalk with light footsteps.BWalk with heavy footsteps.CWalk with a fast speed.DWa
50、lk slowly.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第五段第一句可知，有些人步伐有力不是因为他们体重大，而是因为他们很执著。7If a boy walks as if he is a model in a fashion show, it means that he _.Ais in a good moodBwants to draw peoples attentionCis happy with his body imageDis full of confidence解析：选B细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第一句可知，走猫步的人通常是有表现欲和炫耀之心的，换句话说，他们在传递这样一种信息看我！也就是吸
51、引别人的注意力。8What is the passage mainly about?AThe importance of psychology.BDifferent walking styles.CHow mood influences our walking styles.DWalking styles can tell something about us.解析：选D主旨大意题。本文通过研究人走路的姿势来判定人的心理。CIt is sometimes said that strange flying objects have been seen high up in the sky. Pe
52、ople call these strange objects Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs). These UFOs caused a lot of interest. Some of the reports about them are difficult to believe. Some have been explained in scientific ways. Others have never been explained. Here is an account of UFOs from a report.Dennis Burdens, wh
53、o wrote an article, tells us that he once saw a UFO himself. He was having dinner one night with a friend near Tripoli, Libya, and after dinner the two men walked across a yard to his room to look at some papers. Burdens noticed that the moon looked strange that night.“It wasnt the moon，” was the re
54、ply.They watched the light and saw that it was moving. It seemed to be an object rather like a big plate. In some ways it looked like smoke with a light on it, but it wasnt smoke because it didnt change its shape. It was moving in a regular way. That is to say, it didnt go suddenly faster or more sl
55、owly, and it didnt go higher or lower. So the two men decided that there must be men in it.After that, Burdens said that he felt eyes looking at him. He was being watched in the darkness.When it was nearer, they noticed that the bottom parts were brighter than the top. The bottom was yellow and the
56、top red. Then the object suddenly turned away and left Libya, moving very fast.On a later day Burdens talked to other people about it, and he found some who had seen it. They all described it in the same way. Could they all be mistaken?语篇解读：很多人声称见过我们称之为UFO的不明飞行物，Dennis Burdens就是其中的一位。9Which of the f
57、ollowing is WRONG about UFOs?AUFOs are usually strange objects flying high up in the sky.BAll the reports about UFOs are difficult to explain in scientific ways.CSome people are interested in UFOs.DYou cant believe all the accounts about UFOs.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第一段第五句“Some have been explained in scientifi
58、c ways.”可知B项说法错误，故选B项。10A UFO was seen one night_.Awhen they were walking across a yard to Dennis Burdens roomBwhile they were looking at the lightCwhen Dennis Burdens noticed the moon appearing strangeDwhile they were having dinner解析：选A细节理解题根据第二、三、四段内容，特别是第二段第二、三句“. after dinner the two men walked
59、across a yard to his room to look at some papers. Burdens noticed that the moon looked strange that night.”可知答案为A项。11When Dennis Burdens and his friend saw the UFO, it was moving like_.Asmoke BlightCa large plate Da jumping object解析：选C细节理解题。根据第四段第二句“It seemed to be an object rather like a big plate.
60、”可知答案为C项。12The UFO was seen_.Aonly by Dennis Burdens and his friendBbrighter in the darknessCby several peopleDto have a red bottom and a yellow top in the same way解析：选C推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“On a later day Burdens talked . and he found some who had seen it.”可知选C项。.阅读七选五The sea has always interested man. Fr
61、om it he can get food, minerals, and treasure. _1_ But he could not go far beneath its surface._2_ However, he is not a fish. He must breathe air, so he cant stay under the waters surface for any length of time. To explore deep water, man faces even more dangers and problems.A diver who wants to sta
62、y under water for more than a few minutes must breathe air or a special mixture of gases. _3_ He can carry a tank of air on his back and breathe through a nose and a mouthpiece. Water weighs 800 times as much as air. Tons of water pushes against a diver deep in the sea. _4_When a diver is under grea
63、t pressure, his blood takes in some of the gases he breathes. As he rises to surface, the water pressure becomes less. If the diver rises too quickly, the gases in his blood form bubbles (气泡). The diver is then suffering from the bends (减压病). The bends can cause a diver to double up in pain. _5_AHis
64、 body is under great pressure.BScientists are trying to find more about the sea.CFor thousands of years, he could sail on it.DThey can even kill him.EHe can wear a diving suit and have air pumped to him from above.FThe water pressure can cause a diver to breathe with difficulty.GMan wants to explore deep into the sea.1选C分析本段，大海一直让人类感兴趣，他们可以从中获取食物、矿物质和财富。几千年来，人类能够在大海上航行，但是没法深入海底。所以选C。2选G分析上下文，人类想探索海底，但是人不是鱼，人要呼吸，所以在海底待的时间不能太长。3选E本段提到潜水员想待在海底必须呼吸空气，可以穿游泳装备，从上面打压空气用于呼吸；可以背氧气筒，用于呼吸。所以选E。4选A分析上下文，此处提到成吨的海水对人形成挤压，这是海水的巨大压力，所以A正确。5选D分析文章，此处提到如果人从深海中快速浮出水面会得减压病，它会引起巨大疼痛，甚至致命，所以D正确。