dish-shaped flying objects. For this reason, UFOs used to be called flying saucers. Sometimes people are sure that they see lights before a UFO sighting. All the people said that the flying objects fly faster than any man-made plane. They can move in an opposite direction to the wind and can disappear quickly. About 90% of UFO sightings can be easily explained. People have mistaken kites, aeroplanes or even the planet Venus for UFOs. However, that still means 10% are a mystery. 成千上万的人认为他们看到过不明飞行物。人们常说它们看起来像银色的圆盘状飞行物体。因此，不明飞行物过去被称为飞碟。有时人们确信他们在看到不明飞行物之前看到了光。所有的人都说飞行物体比任何人造飞机飞得都快。它们可以逆风移动，也可以很快消失。大约90%的UFO目击事件都很容易解释。人们把风筝、飞机甚至金星误认为不明飞行物。然而，这仍然意味着10%是一个谜。
Reading Comprehension I. Read quickly for the topic.
( B )This passage mainly tells us about_______.
A. flying objects B. aliens and UFOs C. strange lights
II. Read quickly for the information you want.
( C )1. People______ are interested in aliens and UFOs.
A. in the USA B. in China C. around the world D. in Western countries ( B )2. People call UFOs flying saucers because_______ .
A. UFOs are round plates m the sky
B. the colour and shape of the UFOs are the same as a dish C. aliens love round and silver things
D. only things like dishes can fly faster than any man-made plane
III. Read carefully for more information.
( D )1. What does the underlined word “explain” probably mean?
A.攻击 B.预知 C.发现 D.解释 ( A )2. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Few people say they have seen aliens.
B. Some people say aliens are smaller than an elephant. C. Some people think aliens must have eyes. D. Aliens may look different from us.
Reading-Writing Connection
IV. Read again and prepare for writing. Fill in the blanks according to the passage.
People are interested in (1)a______ and UFOs. Many say that they have seen aliens, but they have (2)d______ ideas about their appearances. Some say that aliens are grey, short and thin, some say aliens look like (3) ______ and others say aliens are similar to our (4)s______. People think that they must have eyes, but their eyes might not be (5)a______ their noses. There are also many people who say that they have seen UFOs. People say that they are silver and dish-shaped. They
can move and disappear very (6)q______.
1.{ aliens } 2.{ different } 3.{ reptiles } 4.{ size } 5.{ above }
quickly 6.{}
牛津英语译林版七年级下册阅读训练 --7下英语读本 Chapter 10 - 教师版
