阅读下面的文字,完成小题。 活着 男人的病是突然发作的,病情危急。女人急得手足无措。 我叫女人在手术单上签字时,女人的手抖抖的。 医生,求求您,一定要把他治好。不管花多少钱,我们都会想办法的,只要能救他的命。女人乞求说。从医多年,病人家属的心情我能理解。我对女人说:“请放心,我们会尽最大努力的,但情况不容乐观,你们要做好心理准备。” 女人一听,眼泪唰地就下来了。 “不!医生,求您一定把他治好。他是家里There was great
excitement on the planet of Venus(金星) this week. For the first time Venusian scientists managed to
land a satellite on the planet Earth, and it has been sending back signals as
well as photographs ever since.
The
satellite was directed into an area known as Manhattan (named after the great
Venusian astronomer Prof. Manhattan, who first discovered it with his telescope
20000 light years ago).
Because of
excellent weather conditions and extremely strong signals, Venusian scientists
were able to get valuable information as to feasibility (可行性) of a manned flying saucer (碟) landing on Earth. A press conference
was held at the Venus Institute of Technology.
“We have
come to the conclusion, based on last week’s satellite landing,” Prof. Zog
said, “that there is no life on Earth.”
“How do
you know this?” the science reporter of the Venus Evening Star asked.
“For one
thing, Earth’s surface in the area of Manhattan is made up of solid concrete
and nothing can grow there. For another, the atmosphere is filled with carbon
monoxide (一氧化碳) and
other deadly gases and nobody could possibly breathe this air and survive.”
“What does this mean as far as our flying saucer program is concerned?”
“We shall
have to take our own oxygen with us, which means a much heavier flying saucer
than originally planned.”
“Are there
any other dangers that you discovered in your studies?”
“Take a
look at this photo. You see this dark black cloud hovering(盘旋) over the surface of Earth? We don’t
know what it is made of, but it could give us a lot of trouble and we shall
have further tests before we send a Venus Being there.”
“Over here
you will notice what seems to be a river, but the satellite findings indicates
it is polluted and the water is unfit to drink. This means we shall have to
carry our own water, which will add even greater weight to the saucer.”
“If all
you say is true, won’t this set back the flying saucer program several years?”
“Yes, but
we shall continue as soon as the Grubstart gives us the added funds.” Prof. Zog
replied.
1.During the week of great excitement the Venusian scientists
succeeded in getting important information as to ____.
A. the
feasibility of landing a satellite on Earth
B. the
possibility of making a first-rate flying saucer
C. the
feasibility of sending a Venus Being to Earth
D. the
possibility of directing a flying saucer into Manhattan
2.According to Prof. Zog, the Venusians will have to take their
own oxygen with them when they carry out their flying saucer program because
____.
A. they
need it in their way to the planet of Earth
B. the
Earth’s atmosphere is filled with deadly gases
C. there
is a low level of oxygen for Venusians
D. there
is no air on the planet of Earth
3.The “dark black
cloud” on the photo refers to ____.
A. the
polluted air hovering over the surface of Earth
B. the
mass of tiny drops of water floating above Earth
C. the
mass of small things moving through the air
D. the
dark clouds gathering before a storm breaks
4.The author wishes
to call our attention to the fact that ____.
A. that modern man has polluted his environment to
such an extend that he might destroy himself if he went on like this
B. that
there is a point in spending billions to land a flying saucer on Earth
C. that
pollution has become so serous a problem on Earth that even Venusians find life
there unbearable.
D. that it is difficult if not altogether impossible,
to land a manned flying saucer on Earth