Question

    ''They're made out of meat. ''

''Meat? ''

''There's no doubt about it. We picked up several from different parts of the planet, took them aboard our craft, and probed them all the way through. They're completely meat.''

''That's impossible. What about the radio signals? The message to the stars? ''

''They used the radio waves to talk, but the signals don't come from them. The signals come from machines. ''

''So who made the machines? That's who we want to contact. ''

''They made the machines. That's what I'm trying to tell you. Meat made the machines. ''

''That's ridiculous. How can meat make a machine? Maybe they're like the Orfolei. You know, a carbon - based intelligence that goes through a meat stage. ''

''No. They're born meat and they die meat. We studied them for several of their life spans, which didn't take long. Do you have any idea what's the life span of meat? ''

''Spare me. Okay, maybe they're only part meat. You know, like the Weddilei. A meat head with an electron plasma(电浆) brain inside. ''

''No. We thought of that, since they do have meat heads, like the Weddilei. But I told you, we probed them. They're meat all the way through. ''

''No brain? So. . . what does the thinking? ''

''You're not understanding, are you? You're refusing to deal with what I'm telling you. The brain does the thinking. The meat. ''

''Oh, my! So what does this meat have in mind? ''

''First it wants to talk to us. Then I imagine it wants to explore the Universe, contact other creatures, exchange ideas and information. The usual. ''

''We're supposed to talk to meat! ? ''

''That's the idea. That's the message they're sending out by radio. 'Hello. Anyone out there? Anybody home? ' That sort of thing. ''

''They actually do talk, then. They use words, ideas, concepts? ''

''They do, but what do you think is on the radio? Meat sounds. They can even sing by forcing out air through their meat. ''

1.The ''meat'' probably refers to _________.

A.human beings on Earth

B.creatures on Earth

C.the Orfolei

D.the Weddilei

2.The two beings talking in the story seem to _________.

A.know the species of human beings a long time ago

B.be quite different from human beings in species

C.be made put of electrons

D.be made out of metals

3.The tone of the story is _________.

A.humorous B.serious

C.objective D.surprising

4.It can be inferred from the passage that human beings _________.

A.are the pioneer to adventure in the universe

B.as a species are the same as other creatures

C.as a species are inferior to the two beings who are talking

D.are looked at from a new point of view

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章是两个和人类完全不同的生物在谈论人类，他们把人类看作是一团是会制造机器、能思考、会讲话、甚至会唱歌的“肉”。

1.

推理判断题。根据第三段的They're completely meat.''(他们完全是肉)和第五段的''They used the radio waves to talk, but the signals don't come from them. The signals come from machines. ''(他们用无线电波讲话，但是信号不是来自他们自己，而是来自机器)可知，他们在谈论会制造机器的、完全由肉构成的生命体。由此推测“肉”就是人类，因为人类可以制造机器。A. human beings on Earth(地球上的人类)符合以上推测，故选A项。

2.

推理判断题。根据第三段的We picked up several from different parts of the planet, took them aboard our craft, and probed them all the way through.(我们从星球的不同部分捡了几个，然后带上我们的飞船，并从头到尾探测了他们)和九段的'No. They're born meat and they die meat. We studied them for several of their life spans, which didn't take long. Do you have any idea what's the life span of meat (不，他们生来是肉，死了也是肉。我们研究了他们的寿命，时间并不长。你知道肉的寿命是多少吗)可知，他们把几个人类从地球带上他们的飞船进行研究。由此推测这两个谈话的生物和人类不一样，所以他们才会研究人类。B. be quite different from human beings in species(和人类在物种上非常不同)符合以上说法，故选B项。

3.

推理判断题。根据第八段的'That's ridiculous. How can meat make a machine?(这很荒谬。肉怎么能制造机器呢？)以及倒数第七段的You're not understanding, are you? You're refusing to deal with what I'm telling you. The brain does the thinking. The meat.(你还没有明白吗？你根本没有认真对待我正告诉你的事情)可推断，作者说话的语气很幽默。A. humorous(幽默的)符合以上说法，故选A项。

4.

推理判断题。根据文章的主要内容可知，本文从另外一种生物对人类的描述，他们将人类看作是会制造机器、能思考、会讲话、甚至会唱歌的“肉”。由此推测，在文章中人类被从一个新的视角看待。D. are looked at from a new point of view(被从一个新的角度看待)符合以上说法，故选D项。