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1、1989年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题阅读SectionIIReadingComprehensionEachofthetwopassagesbelowisfollowedbyfivequestions.Foreachquestiontherearefouranswers.Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.Putyourchoiceinthebracketsontheleft.(10points)Text

2、1Ascientistoncesaid:“Ihaveconcludedthattheearthisbeingvisitedbyintelligentlycontrolledvehiclesfromouterspace.”IfwetakethisasareasonableexplanationforUFOs(unidentifiedflyingobjects),questionsimmediatelycomeup.“Whydon’ttheygetintouchwithus,then?Whydon’ttheyl

3、andrightontheWhiteHouselawnanddeclarethemselves?”peopleasked.Inreply,scientistssaythat,whilethismaybewhatwewant,itmaynotnecessarilybewhattheywant.“Themostlikelyexplanation,itseemstome,”saidDr.Mead,“isthattheyaresimplywatchingwhatweareupto--thatresponsibles

4、ocietyoutsideoursolarsystemiskeepinganeyeonustoseethatwedon’tsetinmotionachainreactionthatmighthaveunexpectedeffectsforoutsideoursolarsystem.”Opinionsfromotherscientistsmightgolikethis:“Whyshouldtheywanttogetintouchwithus?Wemayfeelwe’remoreimportantthanwer

5、eallyare!Theymaywanttoobserveusonlyandnotinterferewiththedevelopmentofourcivilization.Theymaynotcareifweseethembuttheyalsomaynotcaretosay‘hello’.”①SomescientistshavealsosuggestedthatEarthisakindofzooorwildlifereserve.②Justaswesetasidewildernessareasandwild

6、lifereservestoallowanimalsandgrowingthingstodevelopnaturallywhileweobservethem,soperhapsEarthwassetasideagesagoforthesamepurpose.①Arewebeingobservedbyintelligentbeingsfromothercivilizationsintheuniverse?②Aretheywatchingourprogressinspacetravel?③Doweliveina

7、gigantic“zoo”observedbyour“keepers,”buthavingnocommunicationwiththem?①Neverbeforeinourhistoryhavewehadtoconfrontideaslikethese.②Thesimplefactisthatwe,whohavealwaysregardedourselvesassupremeintheuniverse,maynotbeso.③Nowwehavetorecognizethat,amongthestarsint

8、heheavens,theremayverywellbeworldsinhabitedbybeingswhoaretousaswearetoants.一、词汇1.concludev.作结论，推断2.vehiclen.交通工具3.beuptosth=bedoingsth正在做4.keepaneyeonsb监视某人5.setinmotion使某物运转6.reserven.贮存，预备舍7.setaside保留8.sup