Sixty years ago, a man named Kenneth Arnold saw something that people are still __1__ today -something that changed popular culture for ever.
Flying his plane over mountains in the US state of Washington, he saw a line of strange objects, either crescent -shaped or disc-like, flying __2__ the motion of a saucer skimming on water.
The media soon picked up on the story-the Flying Saucers were here1! Was the earth being. __3__ by creatures from another planet? Soon， so many sightings were made that the us military began to __4__. It called these strange objects UFO2s -Unidentified Flying Objects, and that is how they are __5__ today.
Military investigations found no evidence of visitors from outer space. But that did not stop the true __6__, The military were __7__ up, they said. Or __8__ it was because the travelers from space were of such superior intelligence that they could hide from the most sophisticated military analysts.
People have always seen strange lights in the sky. In the past these were explained in__9__ ways. In a world where religion was less influential and science fiction was popular, signs from god were replaced by visitors from other __10__.
The date of the first UFO signings was also significant. In 1947, World War II had just ended and the __11__ war was just beginning. Humanity seemed locked in endless conflicts. Like generations before them, people looked __12__ the skies for help. But instead of seeking God, they looked for help from super-intelligent aliens with __13__ technology. Belief in UFOs became the first religion of science.
However, even people who believe in UFOs are not quite sure why they visit the earth. The universe is a big place and it is __14__ to assume that there is life somewhere out there. It is possible that aliens have worked out how to travel through space. Yet some people report that they have been taken by aliens and have had experiments __15__ on them. Why would anyone travel across half the universe to conduct medical experiments on people living in small towns in the United States?
詞彙：
crescent n.月牙，月牙形物 saucer n.碟
skim v.飛速掠過 alien n.外星人
練習：
1. A) looking B) seeing C) seeking D) feeling
2. A) below B) underneath C) with D) under
3. A) ruled B) bombarded C) captured D) visited
4. A) investigate B) attack C) shoot D) confront
5. A) named B) called C) known D) dubbed
6. A) believers B) thinkers C) followers D) liars
7. A) hiding B) covering C) cheating D) tricking
8. A) definitely B) undoubtedly C) necessarily D) maybe
9. A) awkward B) crude C) religious D) foolish
10. A) planets B) continents C) countries. D) regions
11. A) cool B) star C) nuclear D) cold
12. A) above B) to C) at D) up
13. A) traditional B) backward C) classical D) advanced
14. A) unthinkable B) impossible C) reasonable D) insensible
15. A) performed B) carried C) brought D) taken
在線作業參考答案：
1.B see和look這兩個詞詞義相關， 因此首先重點關注。空格前面出現了動詞saw， 因此 B是答案的可能性較大。Look是不及物動詞，而 see 既可用作及物動詞也可用作不及物動詞。空格處的動詞是及物動詞，引導定語從句的連接詞充當從句中謂語動詞的賓語， 因此B是答案。
2.C 四個詞都是介詞。其中below、underneath和under是方位介詞，這三個介詞互為近義詞， 因此彼此排除掉， 因此答案只能是with。With所在的句子結構說...以碟子飛速掠過水麵的移動方式飛著。
3.D 選項D是文章主題詞的家族詞彙，因此D可能是答案。第三段的第一句話 investigations found no evidence of visitors from outer space.)說軍事調查並沒有發現證據，可以說明從外層空間來了客人了， 由此判斷空格處用visited上下文意義呼應。
4.A 空格處需要出現不及物動詞， 因此首先排除D。 該句說不久由於出現了這麼多的目擊事件， 以至於美國軍方開始..., 根據該句句意判斷A出現在空格中最恰當。也可根據第三段第一個句子中的 military investigations的線索選擇investigate。
5.C name和call是近義詞， 都可以表示命名， 因此在命名這個詞義上彼此排除掉，name雖然還有任命， 提名這樣的詞義， 但這樣的詞義放入空格中意義不通怎樣被...的)，因此A和B都不是答案。 剩下的選項中選項C放入空格中意義通順， 因此答案為C。
6.A 空格所在的句子說但是那不能阻止真正的...由此可以看出，最合適的詞是believers。
7.B 只有cover可以跟up搭配。因此選擇covering。Cover up是固定搭配，其含義為掩蓋。
8.D 備選項中A， B和C詞義接近：都可以表示肯定地， 因此彼此排除掉， 答案只能為D。 其實空格所在句子的第一個詞是or，表示兩種情況都有可能，因此只有用maybe在語義上才是一致的。
9.C 根據空格所在的局部結構were explained in ...ways/以...的方式被解釋判斷B出現在空格中不合適。藉助接下來的句子In a world where religion was less influential，判斷合適的選項是religious。
10.A 本文的主題是講不明飛行物，也就是講來自外星球的人，因此合適的選擇是planets。其實接下來的一句中就出現了sign的家族詞彙signing。
11.D 正確地回答這道題需要有一點世界知識。第二次世界大戰結束後冷戰開始，因此選擇cold是正確的。星球大戰的提出是里根。核戰爭如果會發生的話，文明早就消失了。cold war是冷戰。
12.B look above是從...往上看。 look to是依賴。Look to...for... 是指為了...而指望...。因此to是合適的選擇。相關的句子說的是：跟先輩們一樣，人們乞求老天來幫助他們。look at是看， Look up是往上看，查尋 。 look up是一個干擾項，look up在表示往上看， 好轉時是不及物動詞性的短語結構。
13.D 空格所在的局部結構說aliens with ...technology/有著...技術的外星人， 由此判斷D是答案。
14.C 與空格所在的句子並列的句子說：宇宙是一個很大的地方。從這句話可以推出，我們有理由假設在那兒有生命的存在。因此，選reasonable是對的。
15.A 根據空格所在的局部結構experiments...on them/在他們身上...的實驗判斷A是答案。
Flying his plane over mountains in the US state of Washington, he saw a line of strange objects, either crescent -shaped or disc-like, flying __2__ the motion of a saucer skimming on water.
The media soon picked up on the story-the Flying Saucers were here1! Was the earth being. __3__ by creatures from another planet? Soon， so many sightings were made that the us military began to __4__. It called these strange objects UFO2s -Unidentified Flying Objects, and that is how they are __5__ today.
Military investigations found no evidence of visitors from outer space. But that did not stop the true __6__, The military were __7__ up, they said. Or __8__ it was because the travelers from space were of such superior intelligence that they could hide from the most sophisticated military analysts.
People have always seen strange lights in the sky. In the past these were explained in__9__ ways. In a world where religion was less influential and science fiction was popular, signs from god were replaced by visitors from other __10__.
The date of the first UFO signings was also significant. In 1947, World War II had just ended and the __11__ war was just beginning. Humanity seemed locked in endless conflicts. Like generations before them, people looked __12__ the skies for help. But instead of seeking God, they looked for help from super-intelligent aliens with __13__ technology. Belief in UFOs became the first religion of science.
However, even people who believe in UFOs are not quite sure why they visit the earth. The universe is a big place and it is __14__ to assume that there is life somewhere out there. It is possible that aliens have worked out how to travel through space. Yet some people report that they have been taken by aliens and have had experiments __15__ on them. Why would anyone travel across half the universe to conduct medical experiments on people living in small towns in the United States?
詞彙：
crescent n.月牙，月牙形物 saucer n.碟
skim v.飛速掠過 alien n.外星人
練習：
1. A) looking B) seeing C) seeking D) feeling
2. A) below B) underneath C) with D) under
3. A) ruled B) bombarded C) captured D) visited
4. A) investigate B) attack C) shoot D) confront
5. A) named B) called C) known D) dubbed
6. A) believers B) thinkers C) followers D) liars
7. A) hiding B) covering C) cheating D) tricking
8. A) definitely B) undoubtedly C) necessarily D) maybe
9. A) awkward B) crude C) religious D) foolish
10. A) planets B) continents C) countries. D) regions
11. A) cool B) star C) nuclear D) cold
12. A) above B) to C) at D) up
13. A) traditional B) backward C) classical D) advanced
14. A) unthinkable B) impossible C) reasonable D) insensible
15. A) performed B) carried C) brought D) taken
在線作業參考答案：
1.B see和look這兩個詞詞義相關， 因此首先重點關注。空格前面出現了動詞saw， 因此 B是答案的可能性較大。Look是不及物動詞，而 see 既可用作及物動詞也可用作不及物動詞。空格處的動詞是及物動詞，引導定語從句的連接詞充當從句中謂語動詞的賓語， 因此B是答案。
2.C 四個詞都是介詞。其中below、underneath和under是方位介詞，這三個介詞互為近義詞， 因此彼此排除掉， 因此答案只能是with。With所在的句子結構說...以碟子飛速掠過水麵的移動方式飛著。
3.D 選項D是文章主題詞的家族詞彙，因此D可能是答案。第三段的第一句話 investigations found no evidence of visitors from outer space.)說軍事調查並沒有發現證據，可以說明從外層空間來了客人了， 由此判斷空格處用visited上下文意義呼應。
4.A 空格處需要出現不及物動詞， 因此首先排除D。 該句說不久由於出現了這麼多的目擊事件， 以至於美國軍方開始..., 根據該句句意判斷A出現在空格中最恰當。也可根據第三段第一個句子中的 military investigations的線索選擇investigate。
5.C name和call是近義詞， 都可以表示命名， 因此在命名這個詞義上彼此排除掉，name雖然還有任命， 提名這樣的詞義， 但這樣的詞義放入空格中意義不通怎樣被...的)，因此A和B都不是答案。 剩下的選項中選項C放入空格中意義通順， 因此答案為C。
6.A 空格所在的句子說但是那不能阻止真正的...由此可以看出，最合適的詞是believers。
7.B 只有cover可以跟up搭配。因此選擇covering。Cover up是固定搭配，其含義為掩蓋。
8.D 備選項中A， B和C詞義接近：都可以表示肯定地， 因此彼此排除掉， 答案只能為D。 其實空格所在句子的第一個詞是or，表示兩種情況都有可能，因此只有用maybe在語義上才是一致的。
9.C 根據空格所在的局部結構were explained in ...ways/以...的方式被解釋判斷B出現在空格中不合適。藉助接下來的句子In a world where religion was less influential，判斷合適的選項是religious。
10.A 本文的主題是講不明飛行物，也就是講來自外星球的人，因此合適的選擇是planets。其實接下來的一句中就出現了sign的家族詞彙signing。
11.D 正確地回答這道題需要有一點世界知識。第二次世界大戰結束後冷戰開始，因此選擇cold是正確的。星球大戰的提出是里根。核戰爭如果會發生的話，文明早就消失了。cold war是冷戰。
12.B look above是從...往上看。 look to是依賴。Look to...for... 是指為了...而指望...。因此to是合適的選擇。相關的句子說的是：跟先輩們一樣，人們乞求老天來幫助他們。look at是看， Look up是往上看，查尋 。 look up是一個干擾項，look up在表示往上看， 好轉時是不及物動詞性的短語結構。
13.D 空格所在的局部結構說aliens with ...technology/有著...技術的外星人， 由此判斷D是答案。
14.C 與空格所在的句子並列的句子說：宇宙是一個很大的地方。從這句話可以推出，我們有理由假設在那兒有生命的存在。因此，選reasonable是對的。
15.A 根據空格所在的局部結構experiments...on them/在他們身上...的實驗判斷A是答案。
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