内部讲义（下）READING PASSAGE 2 雅思阅读课件.pdf

READING PASSAGE 2 You should spend about 20 minutes on questions 14-26,which are based on Reading passage 2 on reading passage 2 on the following pages. Questions14-17 Reading passage 2 has five paragraphs A -E. Choose the correct heading for paragraphs B-E from the list of headings below. Write the correct number, I- VII, in boxes 14-17 on your answer sheet. List of Headings I Seeking the transmission of radio signals from planets II Appropriate responses to signals from other civilizations III Vast distances to Earth’s closest neighbours IV Assumptions underlying the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence V Reasons for the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence VI Knowledge of extra-terrestrial life forms VII Likelihood of life on other planets Example Answer Paragraph A V 14 Paragraph B 15 Paragraph C 16 Paragraph D 17 Paragraph E IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE? The Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence The question of whether we are alone in the universe has haunted humanity for centuries, but we may now stand poised on the brink of the answer to that question, as we search for radio signals from other intelligent civilizations. This search , often known by the acronym SETI (search for extra-terrestrial intelligence), is a difficult one .Although groups around the world have been searching intermittently for three decades, it is only now that we have reached the level of technology where we can make a determined attempt to search all nearby stars for any sign of life. A The primary reason for the search is basic curiosity-the same curiosity about the natural world that drives all pure science. We want to known whether we are alone in th