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People have talked about whether aliens are real or not for thousands of years．Some ancient drawings over 50，000 years ago are thought to be the first pictures of spacecrafts．Alien spacecrafts are often called flying saucers(飞碟)．The first person to use this name was an Amerlean，Kenneth Arnold．On 24th June，1947，he was flying a small plane in Washington State in the USA when he saw something strange．“I was looking out of the window，”Arnold said，“when I saw nine saucer-like things in front of me．”

Two other Americans，Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker，said that aliens took them into a flying  saucer! They were fishing on the Mississippi River in the USA on the night of 11th October，l973．It was a dark night．The two men were sitting in their fishing boat when they saw a bright light．It was hanging in the air over the water and it looked like a flying saucer and brought Hickson and Parker into their spacecraft．In the spacecraft the aliens looked at the two men very carefully and then took them back to their boat．“The aliens were in a pale colour and had very small eyes．” Hiekson said．“But they didn't hurt us．”

In l983，Pioneer 10，an American spacecraft，went into space．On the outside of the spacecraft are 13 pictures of men and women，and a map of space．If aliens find Pioneer 10，they will know how to get to the Earth!

1.When did Kenneth Arnold see something strange as he was flying?

A. 11th June，1947

B. 24th June，1947

C. 11th October，1973

D. 11th October，1983

2.Which of the following is TRUE about Charles and Calvin?

A. They were taken into a flying saucer．

B. They went to the river to wait for an alien．

C. They drew pictures of a flying saucer．

D. They drew pictures on a flying saucer．

3.What is special about Pioneer 10?

A. It sends people to other planets．

B. It brings aliens to Earth．

C. It has a map of space on it．

D. It has found many flying saucers．

4.The first person to use the name“flying saucers” was________．

A. traveling in a spacecraft

B. going to America

C. looking out of his house window

D. an American

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：

【文章大意】本文主要讲述了人们谈论是否有外星人好几千年了。列举了几个地球人看到、或接触到外星人和他们的飞碟的故事。

1. 24th June, 1947, he was flying a small plane in Washington State in the USA when he saw something strange.可知Kenneth Arnold是在1947年6月24日看见了一些奇怪的东西，故选B。

2. other Americans, Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker, said that aliens took them into a flying saucer!可知这两个人被外星人带进了一个飞碟中，故选A。

3.跟据最后一段中：On the outside of the spacecraft are 13 pictures of men and women，and a map of space.可知这个宇宙飞船的外面画了13张图片，还有一张太空地图，故选C。

4.根据第一段中：The first person to use this name was an American, Kenneth Arnold.可知第一个使用“飞碟”的是一个美国人，Kenneth Arnold​。故选D。