2020年中考全真模拟测试英语试题学校________ 班级________ 姓名________ 成绩________第一部分听力（共四大题,满分20分）（略）第二部分英语知识运用（共两大题,满分30分）Ⅴ.单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分）21. ---Happy birthday, Jane. This is for you.---Thank you! ________I open the box now?A.MustB. NeedC. WillD. May22. ---I missed the concert yesterday.---What a________! It' s really wonderful.A. jokeB. troubleC. surpriseD. pity23. ---Did you hear from Mr. Bush last week?---No, but I________him the day after tomorrow.A. seeB. had seenC. will seeD. saw24. ---Where can I put your CD?---Put it________ it was, please.A.whatB. thatC. whereD. which25. ---When shall we meet again?---Make________ any day you like. It's all the same to me.A. thatB. itC. the dateD. the time26. ---Wow, this soup you is great.---Thanks. Katrina really likes the soup, and .A. cook; so Jack doesB. are making; Jack does itC. cooked; too Jack doesD. made; Jack does too27. ---I saw Lucy ________ a blue dress at the meeting.---I think she looks better ________ red.A.dressed, inB. wearing, inC. put on, wearD. wear, put on28. --- Do you think the rain will stop tomorrow?--- _______. It has rained for half a month. It’s too wet.A. I hope thatB. I’m sure it willC. I’m afraid it willD. I hope so29. ---Is your mother a bus driver？---Well, she _______________, but now she is a shopkeeper.A. used toB. used to beC. use to beD. is used to being30. ---Will you come to the dinner party?---I won’t come unless Kate _______.A.was invitedB. will be invitedC. invitesD. is invitedⅤ．完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分,满分20分）阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项.AWhen quite young, Tom did not always obey (遵守) the rules at school. One day the class teacher caught him 31 the rules and asked him to come foreward (向前) 32 . In that school 33 the open hand with a ruler was the punishment. Tom’s hands 34 to be very dirty. On the way to teacher’s desk he wiped （擦）one of his palms（手掌）on his trousers. “Give me your hand. ” 35 the teacher. Out went the 36 hand. The teacher 37 it and said, “Tom, if you find any other hand 38 dirty as that, I’ll let you go.” Instantly(立即) from 39 Tom’s back came his right hand. “Here it is, sir.” replied he. “That will do,” said the teacher, laughing, “You may go now. ”Guess which hand is dirty, right, left or 40 .31. A. break B. being breaking C. breaking D. broken32. A. to be punishing B. to punishing C. to be punished D. to punish33. A. striking B. strike C. breaking D. break34. A. looked B. happened C. seemed D. appeared35. A. asked B. answered C. begged D. ordered36. A. the teacher’s B. Tom’s C. right D. left37. A. looked at B. saw C. found D. read38. A. like B. as C. so D. such39. A. before B. down C. behind D. after40.A. neither B. either C. all D. bothBA car needs gas to run and your body also needs food to work for you. Eating the 41 kind of food is very important. It can help your body grow strong 42 care of what you eat.There are 43 main groups altogether（总共）. The dairy（乳制品）group has food like milk, cheese and yoghurt（酸奶）. The other three groups are the meat and fish group, the fruit and vegetable group and the bread rice group. Each meal should have 44 one food from all the main groups. With all these food together, you will 45 enough energy during the day.It is easy to get 46 eating habits. You may eat your breakfast in a hurry to get to school on time. Or you may not have 47 for a good lunch. It may seem easy to finish your supper with fish ans chips all the time. 48 you will find yourself tired in these days and you cannot think quickly.Watching what you eat will help keep your body healthy and strong. It is 49 good to take some exercise. It will help you eat 50 if you take a walk or play games in the open air. Having a good eating habit with some exercise is the key to your health.41.A. special B. common C. right D. wrong42. A. to take B. to be taken C. take D. be taken43. A. three B. four C. five D.six44. A. little B. much C. at least D.at most45. A. buy B. be bought C. give D. be given46. A. well B. good C. nice D. bad47. A. money B. time C. food D. drink48. A. While B. So C. And D. But49. A. also B. too C. so D.such50. A. much B. little C. more D. less第三部分阅读理解（共两大题,满分45分）Ⅴ．补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分,满分5分）根据对话内容,从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项.选项中有两项为多余选项.George: Hi. Haven’t seen you for a long time. 51Susan: Hi. I have just come back from a trip to Italy.George: Oh, that’s great. 52Susan: Yes, it is fantastic. Everything there was really impressive(令人印象深刻). And I wish I could have stayed there for another two weeks.George: 53Susan: Only one week. Actually（实际上)it was a business trip. I first went to England but could just afford one afternoon to have a look at London. Then I flew to Milan.George: ____54____Susan: Yes, of course. I also visited Pisa, Vence and some other places.George: You must have taken a lot of photos during your trip.Susan: Right. I’ve taken quite a few pictures with my digital(数字的) camera. If you’d like to have a look at some of the photos, I can e-mail you.George: That would be nice. ____55_____Susan: Yes, I’ll send some photos to your e-mail box.George: Thanks and I hope someday I will visit Italy, too.Ⅴ．阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分,满分40分）阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项.AOn a nice night you can see many stars in the sky. These stars are millions of miles away. Scientists want to know what the stars are like. Are they balls of fire? Do they have large rocks and sand, like our Earth? There is another question they want to know much more about. Are there living things on any of the stars?People have always been thinking about these questions. Now scientists know more about space than ever before. Now they have some machines that can help them find the answers. How do the scientists study space? People can’t go to the stars. The stars are much too far away. It may take hundreds of years for a person to go to some star in a spaceship. So scientists are sending out radio signals to the stars. These signals go through space at the speed of light, almost 6 trillion(万亿) miles a year. At that speed, it will take 25 years for radio signals to reach the next star. The signals ask, “Is anyone out there? ” Living things in space may have machines to receive the signals. We haven’t got an answer to our signals by now, but scientists are still listening. They think someone in space may be trying to send signals to us.Scientists have also sent large telescopes into space. When yon look into a telescope, things that are far away are looking out into space. They are looking for life in space.Maybe in the next few years we will get an answer to the question, “Is there life in space? ”56. Scientists _ whether many stars are balls of fire.A. know clearlyB. have known for a long timeC. are not sureD. will never know57. Scientists want to find out if there are living things in space by .A. traveling in a spaceshipB. listening to radio signalsC. reading a bookD. answering the telephones58. Scientist can’t send people to some stars because .A. they are too far awayB. they don't know where they areC. they know nothing about spaceD. there is no food on the stars59. Scientists have sent large telescopes into space .A. to take photos of EarthB. to search for life on other starsC. to tell living things on other stars something about EarthD. to look after life in other worldsBOne day a man was walking in the street when he met a penguin（企鹅）. It was a handsome bird, and not timid (胆怯) at all. It seemed to take an immediate liking to the man, because it waddled（摇摇摆摆地走）up to him and then followed him wherever he went.This was amusing for a while but eventually (最终) became rather embarrassing.“Go away, you silly bird,” the man said to the penguin, but the bird ignored him. It simply would not leave him alone. Wherever he went, the bird went, too.At last, in desperation (绝望), the man walked into a police station.“Excuse me, officer,” he said, “but I need some advice. I met this penguin in the street, and I don’t know what to do with it.”A bored policeman looked up from what he was writing and said, “Just take it to the zoo, sir.” “ Oh, all right, ” the man said.The next day the man was walking along the street, still accompanied (伴随) by the penguin, when he met the policeman he’d spoken to the day before.The policeman was not pleased to see them.“I thought I advised you to take that animal to the zoo, ” he said.“Well, yes, officer, you did. And I did take him to the zoo,” the man explained. “And we had a great time. But we can’t go to the zoo every day. I thought today I’d take him to the movies .”60. What did the penguin do to the man? _________A. It followed him.B. It took him to the zoo.C. It walked like him.D. It did what he said.61. At first the man felt embarrassed, then he went into the police station ________.A. sell the birdB. annoy the birdC. get rid of the birdD. ask for advice62. The next day the policeman was _________ .A. annoyed (懊恼) to see themB. happy to see themC. embarrassed to see themD. pleased to see themCVisit Swansea ZooCome and see the Indian elephants and the new tiger from America. The bears are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys from China are waiting to throw things at you. The lovely dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at you, and the giraffes from Zambia are waiting to look down on you.Grown-up: $2.00Children: Or over 12 $1.00 Under 12: FreeOpening Time: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Except Friday10:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m.Keep the zoo clean!63. Now Mrs Smith is in the zoo with her two sons, one is 14 and the other is 10, how much are the tickets?__________.A. $4.00B. $3.00C. $2.00D. $1.0064. Which of the following is the visiting time? _________.A. 8:30 a.m. MondayB. 9:30 a.m. FridayC. 3:00 p.m. SundayD. 5:00 p.m. Tuesday65. Which of the following we can do in the zoo? __________A. To give some food to the fish.B. To touch the monkeys on the heads.C. To throw things to the bears.D. To take nice photos.DOne day, a poor boy was trying to pay for school by selling things from door to door. He was hungry so he decided to ask for a meal at the next house. However, when a nice youngwoman opened the door, he changed to ask for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungryso she brought him a large glass of milk.He drank it slowly and then asked, “How much do I pay? ”“ You needn’t do that, ” she said, “Mother has taught me to be kind.”“Then I thank you very much, ”he said.As the boy, Howard Kelly, left the house, he felt strong and believed that people could be kind before he was about to give up.Years later, the young woman became seriously ill. She was sent to a big city, where experts can be called in to study her illness. When Dr. Howard Kelly, a very famous doctor now, heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. At once, he got up and went down through the hospital hall into her room. He recognized (认出)her and decided to do his best to save her life.From that day on, he tried to help her. After a long struggle(抗争) they won!Before she left the hospital, the bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she thought that it would take a long time to pay it off.Finally,she looked, and to her surprise, she found these words on the bill: “Paid with a glass of milk. (Signed(签名)) Dr. Howard Kelly”Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she said silently, “ Thank you, God. Your love has passed through hearts and hands. ”66. Why was the woman sent to the big city? __________A. Her illness needed better experts.B. The hospital there was cleaner.C. She wanted to get the milk paid back.D. She wanted to see Howard Kelly again.67. The woman was afraid to open the bill because __________.A. she worried about her illnessB. she didn’t want to be laughed at .C. she wanted to keep it secretD. she was not rich enough to pay it68. Who do you think paid for the woman? ___________.A. Kind neighborsB. HerselfC. Howard KellyD. Her mother69. Which of the following tells the main idea? __________A. Friendship lasts long.B. A long struggle brings success.C. It is better to give than to receive.D. Love passes through hearts and hands.EDragons are not real animals, but look like a combination (组合体) of many animals such as snakes, fish and deer. They have two horns (角) and a long moustache (胡子). With fantastic powers, they fly in the sky or swim in the sea. They can make rain, too. The Chinese dragon is a symbol of strength and goodluck. The emperors of ancient China loved dragons. Their clothes were covered with pictures of dragons.We are proud to call ourselves the “descendants (传人) of the dr agon”. In Chinese, “excellent” people are often called “dragons”. A number of Chinese sayings and idioms talk about dragons, for example, “Hoping one's child will become a dragon,” which means hoping he or she will be successful.It is said that people born in the Year of the Dragon have certain characteristics. They are creative, confident, brave and quick-tempered. There are some famous “dragons”who have done excellent things, for example, Deng Xiaoping, the famous businessman Li Jiacheng and the movie star Zhao Wei. They are all very successful.There are also some traditional festivals about dragons in China, such as Dragon Head – Raising Day and Dragon Boat Festival. We have different kinds of activities to celebrate them. These two festivals come every year, but the Year of the Dragon comes every twelve years. It was the year of the Dragon two years ago.The dragon is very important in Chinese culture. As the“descendants of the dragon”, it is necessary for us to know the views on dragons in our culture. It can help us understand why our parents always want us to be“dragons”.70. What does the Chinese dragon symbolize?A. A combination of many animals.B. Chinese sayings and idioms.C. Traditional festivals.D. Strength and good luck.71. What characteristics may the people born in the Year of the Dragon have? He may be .A. creative, confident, brave and powerfulB. creative, confident, brave and quick-temperedC. lovely, confident, brave and quick-temperedD. lucky, confident, creative and successful72. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Dragons are real animals.B. There are many Chinese sayings and idioms about dragons.C. People born in the Year of the Dragon must be successful.D. The “descendants of the dragon” are often called “ dragons ”.FV olunteering(志愿服务）means spending some of your free time helping others. You may volunteer to help other people,but you can also volunteer to do something good for animals, the environment,or any other thing that you care about. V olunteering helps others, but it can also help yourself. If you are worried about something that has happened, doing something can be a great way to deal with your feelings. V olunteering can let you see your own life in new ways. For example, if you don’t have the most expensive shoes or the newest computer game,you may find it difficult to stop yourself from worrying about things like grades or getting angry. Volunteering lets you spend some time on others.Doing volunteer work is a great way to have fun with your family. Here are some ideas on how you can do the work together：•Clean up a park or a road along a river.•Do some housework for the old persons or the sick.•Serve food at a shelter for the homeless.•Plant trees or flowers in your community.•Clean up a school or other public buildings.Now some schools ask kids to spend some time helping others because volunteering gives them a sense of duty（责任）. Why can we say that volunteering gives kids a sense of duty? The reason is that volunteering can make kids feel needed by some people. V olunteering can also help kids learn important things about themselves. A volunteer job can even help some kids understand what to do when they grow up. So what are you waiting for?根据短文内容,回答问题.73. What does volunteering mean?74. Why do some schools ask kids to spend some time helping others?75. What’s the purpose of the writer in writing this article?第四部分写（共两大题,满分25分）Ⅴ．单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分,满分5分）根据首字母及汉语提示,完成下列单词的拼写,使句意明确,语言通顺.76. P （保护）environment is as important as developing economy．77. You may find "M________(制造) in China" on the back of the watch.78. Rubbish can sometimes be changed into something u________(有用的).79. We were so excited that the trip we looked forward to c__________ (来到) at last.80. Wenfeng Tower（文峰塔）in Fuyang City is one of the oldest b___________ (建筑) in China.Ⅴ.书面表达（共1小题；满分20分）假如你叫李平,你的美国笔友Allen打算暑假来你的家乡旅游,他想了解八里河自然保护区的情况.请根据以下信息,给他写一封E-mail,词数100左右.短文开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数.参考词汇：Balihe Nature Reserve（八里河自然保护区）,the First Park of Farmers in the World（天下第一农民公园）,bask in the sun（晒太阳）,dressing room（更衣室）April 20thDear Allen,I’m very excited to tell you that_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,Li Ping答案与解析第一部分听力（共四大题,满分20分）（略）第二部分英语知识运用（共两大题,满分30分）Ⅴ.单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分）21. ---Happy birthday, Jane. This is for you.---Thank you! ________I open the box now?B.Must B. NeedC. WillD. May【答案与解析】D. 请求对方允许做某事, 用may.22. ---I missed the concert yesterday.---What a________! It' s really wonderful.A. jokeB. troubleC. surpriseD. pity【答案与解析】D. 表示遗憾用What a pity！23. ---Did you hear from Mr. Bush last week?---No, but I________him the day after tomorrow.A. seeB. had seenC. will seeD. saw【答案与解析】C. 句中有表示将来的时间状语the day after tomorrow.24. ---Where can I put your CD?---Put it________ it was, please.B.what B. thatC. whereD. which【答案与解析】C. 把它放到原来的地方,表示地点,用where.25. ---When shall we meet again?---Make________ any day you like. It's all the same to me.A. thatB. itC. the dateD. the time【答案与解析】B. 确定碰面的时间用代词it.26. ---Wow, this soup you is great.---Thanks. Katrina really likes the soup, and .A. cook; so Jack doesB. are making; Jack does itC. cooked; too Jack doesD. made; Jack does too【答案与解析】D. 做汤make soup,汤好喝,说明是已做好的汤,用过去时；too表示第二者与第一者相比也怎么样,用于句尾.27. ---I saw Lucy ________ a blue dress at the meeting.---I think she looks better ________ red.B.dressed, in B. wearing, inC. put on, wearD. wear, put on【答案与解析】B. look sb. doing sth. 看到某人正在做某事；“in +表示颜料的名词”意为穿某种颜色的衣服；wear表示穿衣服的状态；put on表示穿衣服的动作.28. --- Do you think the rain will stop tomorrow?--- _______. It has rained for half a month. It’s too wet.A. I hope thatB. I’m sure it willC. I’m afraid it willD. I hope so【答案与解析】D. I hope that希望会那样; I’m afraid it will 我恐怕它会; I’m sure it will 我相信它会; I hopeso希望如此.根据上文, 你认为这雨明天会停吗? 联系下文, 已经下了半个月, 太潮湿了.故选D最符合语境.29. ---Is your mother a bus driver？---Well, she _______________, but now she is a shopkeeper.A. used toB. used to beC. use to beD. is used to being【答案与解析】B. used to do的意思是,过去常常做某事,而现在不做了. be used to doing /sth 是习惯于（做）某事的意思.结合语境可知,妈妈过去是司机,现在是店长,所以选B.30. ---Will you come to the dinner party?---I won’t come unless Kate _______.B.was invited B. will be invitedC. invitesD. is invited【答案与解析】D. 本题考查由unless引导的时间状语从句.时间状语从句的时态一般遵循“主句用一般将来时,从句用一般现在时表示将来”的规律；visit是及物动词,必须跟宾语,若题干中找不到visit的宾语,那么主语一定是visit被动式的主语.Ⅴ．完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分,满分20分）阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项.AWhen quite young, Tom did not always obey (遵守) the rules at school. One day the class teacher caught him31 the rules and asked him to come foreward (向前) 32 . In that school 33 the open handwith a ruler was the punishment. Tom’s hands 34 to be very dirty. On the way to teacher’s desk he wiped （擦）one of his palms（手掌）on his trousers. “Give me your hand. ” 35 the teacher. Out went the 36 hand. The teacher 37 it and said, “Tom, if you find any other hand 38 dirty as that, I’ll let you go.”Instantly(立即) from 39 Tom’s back came his right hand. “Here it is, sir.” replied he. “That will do,” said the teacher, laughing, “You may go now. ”Guess which hand is dirty, right, left or 40 .31. A. break B. being breaking C. breaking D. broken32. A. to be punishing B. to punishing C. to be punished D. to punish33. A. striking B. strike C. breaking D. break34. A. looked B. happened C. seemed D. appeared35. A. asked B. answered C. begged D. ordered36. A. the teacher’s B. Tom’s C. right D. left37. A. looked at B. saw C. found D. read38. A. like B. as C. so D. such39. A. before B. down C. behind D. after40.A. neither B. either C. all D. both【答案及解析】31.C. 抓住某人正在做某事catch sb. doing sth.32.C. 根据上下文可知,叫Tom来接受惩罚,即Tom被处罚,表示被动.33.A. 动名词短语striking the open hand 在句中在主语.34.B. 碰巧做某事happen to do sth.35.D. 由“Give me your hand（把你的手给我）”可知,只有order符合语境.36.D. 从下文“……came his right hand”可知,这里是伸出左手,选left.37.A. look at 强调看的动作；see强调看的结果；find发现；read阅读.38.B. 本题考查原级比较as……as结构,与……一样.39.C. 本句话意思是“汤姆立即从他的背部后面拿出右手”.40.D. 本句话意思是“猜一猜哪一只手脏,是右手,是左手,还是双手？”BA car needs gas to run and your body also needs food to work for you. Eating the 41 kind of food is very important. It can help your body grow strong 42 care of what you eat.There are 43 main groups altogether（总共）. The dairy（乳制品）group has food like milk, cheese and yoghurt（酸奶）. The other three groups are the meat and fish group, the fruit and vegetable group and the bread ricegroup. Each meal should have 44 one food from all the main groups. With all these food together, you will 45 enough energy during the day.It is easy to get 46 eating habits. You may eat your breakfast in a hurry to get to school on time. Or you may not have 47 for a good lunch. It may seem easy to finish your supper with fish ans chips all the time. 48 you will find yourself tired in these days and you cannot think quickly.Watching what you eat will help keep your body healthy and strong. It is 49 good to take some exercise. It will help you eat 50 if you take a walk or play games in the open air. Having a good eating habit with some exercise is the key to your health.41.A. special B. common C. right D. wrong42. A. to take B. to be taken C. take D. be taken43. A. three B. four C. five D.six44. A. little B. much C. at least D.at most45. A. buy B. be bought C. give D. be given46. A. well B. good C. nice D. bad47. A. money B. time C. food D. drink48. A. While B. So C. And D. But49. A. also B. too C. so D.such50. A. much B. little C. more D. less【答案及解析】本文告诉我们养成良好的习惯非常的重要,以及怎样才是好的饮食习惯．41.C. 结合上下文可知本句讲“吃正确的食物是非常重要的”.42.A. 本句It can help your body grow strong to take care of what you eat,意为关注吃的东西可以帮助身体长得强壮,it是形式主语,真正的主语是to take care of what you eat.43.B. 由句子“The dairy（乳制品）group has …… The other three groups…… ”可知有four main groups.44.C. 结合上下文可知本句讲“每顿饭至少吃一道主食”.45.D. 本句意为“在白天你讲从食物中获取足够的能量”,换句话讲,在白天你将被给能量（由食物）.46.D. 从下文可知养成坏的吃饭习惯很容易.47.B. 结合上下文可知本句讲你可能没有时间吃好午餐.48.D. 上文讲不良吃饭习惯,下文讲你将发现自己很累,思考变慢.中间用but,表示转折.49.A. 保持身体健康,吃是一方面,锻炼是另一方面.虽然also,too都表示“也”,但also用在情态动词、助动词、be动词后,实义动词前,too用在句尾.50.C. 锻炼将帮助你吃得更多,用比较级.第三部分阅读理解（共两大题,满分45分）Ⅴ．补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分,满分5分）根据对话内容,从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项.选项中有两项为多余选项.George: Hi. Haven’t seen you for a long time. 51Susan: Hi. I have just come back from a trip to Italy.George: Oh, that’s great. 52Susan: Yes, it is fantastic. Everything there was really impressive(令人印象深刻). And I wish I could have stayed there for another two weeks.George: 53Susan: Only one week. Actually（实际上)it was a business trip. I first went to England but could just afford oneafternoon to have a look at London. Then I flew to Milan.George: ____54____Susan: Yes, of course. I also visited Pisa, Vence and some other places.George: You must have taken a lot of photos during your trip.Susan: Right. I’ve taken quite a few pictures with my digital(数字的) camera. If you’d like to have a look at some of the photos, I can e-mail you.George: That would be nice. ____55_____Susan: Yes, I’ll send some photos to your e-mail box.George: Thanks and I hope someday I will visit Italy, too.【答案及解析】51. E. 从答句“我刚从意大利旅行回来”可知,问句应该是“”你近来忙什么呢？或你近来干什么呢？”52. C. 从答句“Yes, it is fantastic”可知上句应该问的问题是关于旅行的感受,可能是一般疑问句或反义疑问句.53. G. 从答句“Only one week. Actually it was a business trip.”可知,上句问的是旅行的时间多长.54. B. 从答句“Yes, of course. I also visited Pisa, Vence and some other places.”可知上句“你参观了……吗？”55. A. 结合上下文可知“你已经知道了我的邮箱地址”.Ⅴ．阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分,满分40分）阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项.AOn a nice night you can see many stars in the sky. These stars are millions of miles away. Scientists want to know what the stars are like. Are they balls of fire? Do they have large rocks and sand, like our Earth? There is another question they want to know much more about. Are there living things on any of the stars?People have always been thinking about these questions. Now scientists know more about space than ever before. Now they have some machines that can help them find the answers. How do the scientists study space? People can’t go to the stars. The stars are much too far away. It may take hundreds of years for a person to go to some star in a spaceship. So scientists are sending out radio signals to the stars. These signals go through space at the speed of light, almost 6 trillion(万亿) miles a year. At that speed, it will take 25 years for radio signals to reach the next star. The signals ask, “Is anyone out there? ” Living things in space may have machines to receive the signals. We haven’t got an answer to our signals by now, but scientists are still listening. They think someone in space may be trying to send signals to us.Scientists have also sent large telescopes into space. When yon look into a telescope, things that are far away are looking out into space. They are looking for life in space.Maybe in the next few years we will get an answer to the question, “Is there life in space? ”56. Scientists _ whether many stars are balls of fire.A. know clearlyB. have known for a long timeC. are not sureD. will never know57. Scientists want to find out if there are living things in space by .A. traveling in a spaceshipB. listening to radio signalsC. reading a bookD. answering the telephones58. Scientist can’t send people to some stars because .A. they are too far awayB. they don't know where they areC. they know nothing about spaceD. there is no food on the stars59. Scientists have sent large telescopes into space .A. to take photos of EarthB. to search for life on other starsC. to tell living things on other stars something about EarthD. to look after life in other worlds【答案及解析】56.C. 从第一段中句子“Scientists want to know what the stars are like. Are they balls of fire?”可知,科学家对许多星球是什么样的不清楚.57.B. 根据句子“Living things in space may have machines to receive the signals. We haven’t got an answer to our signals by now, but scientists are still listening. They think someone in space may be trying to send signals to us.”可知,科学家通过发射无线电信号并接听从外星球发来的无线电信号来研究太空中是否存在生命.58.A. 从句子“People can’t go to the stars. The stars are much too far away.”可知答案.59. C. 从句子“When yon look into a telescope, things that are far away are looking out into space. They are looking for life in space.”可知,科学家想告诉太空中的生命,我们来自地球.BOne day a man was walking in the street when he met a penguin（企鹅）. It was a handsome bird, and not timid。
