Do you believe that there might be life on other planets? Would you like to be the first “Earthling” to get in touch with an alien? Well, you can start your search from home. All you need is a  computer and the Internet, and you can join the project of the US-based  National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA).

   NASA started the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) project eight years ago. Its goal is to examine the radio signals (信號) from nearby stars. Researchers believe that a large number of stars in the universe could have planets orbiting (circling) around them. And they want to know if these planets have conditions suitable for life forms.

   How does the project work? There is a huge radio telescope with a large bowl-shaped dish at Arecibo, Puerto Rico. It catches radio signals which are then fed in to SETI computers. The researchers have to study thousands of radio signals daily. They are looking for signals whose patterns (模式）would show the existence（存在）of hydrogen or water molecules that are necessary for life on Earth. They could be at it for years before showing a single positive result!

   Of course, even the researchers know that they cannot do a fast job on their own. So they want as many helpers as possible. Even you ! To join search, just download SETI’s free software (SETI @home). What happens next is fun. While you are away from your computer, the SETI program in your computer downloads the information on radio signals received by the radio telescope. It studies the information and send the result back to the research center.

   There are other benefits too of having the SETI project software in your computer. When you leave your computer unattended, instead of seeing the usual screen saver, you can feast your eyes on an amazing 3-D chart on the screen. This shows that your computer is busy studying SETI data and searching for signs of alien life!

   More than 1824500 people around the world are currently in the program and more are joining in every day. It’s slim chance, but wouldn’t it be fantastic if your computer were to be the first to discover an alien signal!

53. Why do researchers examine the radio signals from nearby stars?

A. They plan to help people who live on the stars.       

B. They need to make sure that the stars have planets.      

C. They have to keep in touch with the aliens on the stars.      

D. They wonder if the stars’ planets are suitable for life forms.

54. What does a helper’s computer do in the research?

A. It finds the radio signals.        B. It looks for other planets.      

C. It shows a positive result.        D. It studies the information.

55. What’s the writer’s purpose in writing the passage?

A. To prove the value of a research.        B. To invite people to join a project.       

C. To suggest the existence of aliens.       D. To advise people to study planets.

書面表達（滿分15分）

根據(jù)英文提示，以“I like the Internet！”為題，寫一篇80詞左右的短文，短文開頭已給出，所給英文提示詞語也必須全部用上。

  1. an important part, in our daily life, useful

  2. search, download（下載）information

  3. read English Weekly, with the help of…, practise

  4. send e-mails, chat with …

  5. buy, online, interesting, colorful 

任務(wù)型閱讀（共5小題，計10分）閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成下面表格中所缺的信息（共5小題，每小題2分，計10分）

Do you think it’s hard for you to learn English? Listening to English songs may be a fun way to learn. You might be thinking: Where can I find some online music? Well, there are plenty of places to listen to and download English songs.

? Google music is a good website. It has about 350,000 songs for download. You can search by artist and song name. You can also search by criteria(標準). For example, if you want to find a slow song by a female singer, just choose “ female singer” and “slow” on the page. On Google music, you can read the lyrics to the songs as you listen.

? Baidu MP3 is another big online music database(數(shù)據(jù)庫). You can find some of the newest songs on Baidu and download them.

? If you just want to listen to music, you can try www. aiting.com and www. haoting. com. They are two large online Mp3 players.

? After you pick(挑選) the songs, you can start learning. Learning language from music is fun, so don’t think of it as work. You can listen on your way to school or before you go to sleep. Close your eyes and try to get the meaning of the songs.

1.There are _____________________________________ songs to download on Google music.

2.We can download English songs from ________________ and ____________________.

3.The ways of searching songs are ______________________________________

4.When we listen to songs, we can read the lyrics on__________________________________

5.The best title of the passage is _______________________________________

配對閱讀  左欄是五個人的興趣描述，右欄是七個網(wǎng)站的簡介。請將五個人與他們感興趣的網(wǎng)站配對，并將答題卡上對應(yīng)題目所選的選項涂黑。