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The $386 million Phoenix Mars is planned to touch down in the Martian arctic in 2008. The stationary probe will use its robotic arm to dig into the icy land and pick up soil samples②to analyze. In 2002, the Mars Odyssey orbiter spotted evidence of ice-rich soil near the arctic surface.
Scientists hope the Phoenix mission will find clues to the geologic history of water on the Red Planet and determine whether microbes③existed in the ice.
Phoenix will be the first mission of the Mars Scout program, a renewed, low-cost effort to study the Red Planet. “The Phoenix mission explores new territory in the northern plains of Mars analogous to the permafrost regions on Earth,” Peter Smith said.
True to its name, Phoenix rose from the ashes of previous④missions. The lander for Phoenix was built to fly as part of the 2001 Mars Surveyor program. But the program broke down after the well-known disappearance of the Mars Polar Lander in 1999. The Polar Lander lost contact during a landing attempt near the planet’s south pole after its rocket engine shut off prematurely, causing the spacecraft to fall about 130 feet to almost certain destruction.
The Phoenix probe had been in storage at a Lockheed Martin clean room in Denver before it was reused for its present mission. It will carry science instruments that were designed for the Mars Surveyor program including an improved panoramic camera and a trench-digging robotic arm. Phoenix will lift off from the Kennedy Space Center in August 2007 and land on the planet nine months later.
Notes:
① clue n. 线索
② sample n. 标本,样品
③ microbe n. 微生物
④ previous adj. 先前的
小题1:The passage mainly tells readers that _________.
A.clues of water will be found in Phoenix |
B.Phoenix will be sent to find clues of water on Mars |
C.August 2007 will see Phoenix lift off |
D.the Mars Scout program will be carried out |
A.on time | B.behind the time | C.out of work | D.ahead of time |
A.in May 2008 | B.in August 2007 |
C.in August 2008 | D.in September 2008 |
A.rebirth | B.death | C.energy | D.hope |
A.find soil samples and send them to the earth |
B.look for the icy land to dig for the soil samples |
C.take photos and send them to the earth |
D.find the remains of the Mars Polar Lander |
答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:A
小题5:B
解析
小题1:主旨大意题。文章的第一段就是该文章的主题句,由此可知文章要讲述的主要内容。
小题2:词义猜测题。由后面的句子可知Phoenix是在空中离地面120英尺处坠向地面,因此可以推测rocket engine提前结束工作。
小题3:细节计算题。由文章最后一段最后一句可以计算出。
小题4:推理判断题。由第五段的第一句可知。
小题5:推理判断题。由文章的第二段可知,Phoenix的目的就是要通过挖掘冰地,取出样本进行研究。因此,它首先要寻找冰地。
核心考点
试题【NASA is moving ahead with plans to put a long-armed lander on Mars’ icy north po】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
The deepest oil well enters a mere six miles into the crust (地壳) (the center of the earth is about 4,000 miles deeper). Russian scientists dug the deepest hole in Siberia, but bottomed out at about 7.5 miles below the surface. The Mohole project, a U.S. plan in the 1950s, called for drilling a hole 25 miles down to the boundary between the hard rocks of the crust and the soft mantle (地幔). Sadly the project involved government supporting.
It gets harder and harder to drill deep into the earth because rocks get softer and softer. Hard but easily broken at the surface, rocks become plastic at depth, and the pressure caused by the weight of the overlaying crust --- about 52,800 pounds per square inch at a depth of ten miles, makes further drilling impossible.
What little we know about the inside of the earth (like the fact that there"s a crust, a mantle, and a core) comes from indirect evidence, such as the analysis of earthquakes.
So maybe it"s time for a thorough new method to explore the earth"s inside. Scientist David Stevenson says we should forget about drilling holes. Instead, we should open a crack (裂缝).
Stevenson suggests digging a crack about a half mile long, a yard wide, and a half mile deep (not with a shovel) but with an explosion on the scale of a nuclear bomb. Next, he"d pour a few hundred thousand tons of molten (熔化的) iron into the crack, along with a robot. The iron, thicker than the surrounding crust, would move downward at about 16 feet per second, carrying the robot with it and opening the crack deeper and deeper. The iron mass would drop for about a week and 2,000 miles to the outer edge of the earth core, the robot sending out data to the surface.
Stevenson compares his idea to space exploration. "We"re going somewhere we haven"t been before,"he says. "In all possibility, there will be surprises.”
This idea can probably be put in the drawer marked with Isn"t Going To Happen. The robot would have to survive temperatures that would melt pretty much anything. But Stevenson"s idea may inspire a new look at an old problem. Great things can come from what seems like impossible ideas.
小题1:Going inside the earth is _____ than going into space.
A.more interesting | B.more possible | C.easier | D.more challenging |
A.6 miles. | B.4,000 miles. | C.7.5 miles. | D.25 miles. |
A.It is an inspiring but not practical idea now. |
B.It is a practical proposal that has come into use now. |
C.It is a good proposal that will soon be put into practice. |
D.It is a false theory that cannot be carried out at all. |
A.An Annoying Problem for Humans |
B.To the Center of the Earth |
C.The Mohole Project |
D.David Stevenson"s Proposal |
Find art that will allow children to easily make a connection with their lives. Choose the material according to their ages. Pictures and sculptures of children, for example, or dogs and cats are easily understood, and it is easy to start a conversation about how the themes in the art are connected with familiar people and animals in kids’ lives. Music and dance are very important to children and should also be used.
Explore the stories behind famous, and not so famous, art. Encourage children to make up their own stories about paintings and then research the real story behind the paintings.
Create art with children. Teach them that art is not something that they must only observe but something that they can create. Discuss art with children. Encourage them to express their views on art. Let them know that it is okay to dislike something, and listen to their preferences when planning events.
Visit museums and performances. Explore the artwork in local museums that will interest them. Most cities have children’s theaters and music groups, and often free performances are offered. Many art museums have special tours for children.
Through a variety of artistic experiences, kids will learn how to appreciate art and will enjoy it.
64. When choosing art for children, parents should________.
A. take their children’s ages and experiences into consideration
B. pay close attention to their children’s ability to understand
C. ask professional artists for some useful advice
D. try to find some art beyond their imagination
65. Which of the following should not be down in creating art with children?
A. Allowing children to speak out their own opinions on art.
B. Allowing children to have their own likes and dislikes.
C. Making children interested in everything about art.
D. Talking with children about something on art.
66. We can learn from the text that helping children appreciate art_________.
A. is highly necessary for their growth
B. will improve their school performance
C. can help them make more friends at school
D. needs parents’ encouragement and instruction
According to research by Dr John Blaine of the University of Southern California, relationships between people whose professions largely depend on their appearances, such as models or actors, tend to end much faster than those between lawyers, doctors or students.
Blaine said the beautiful felt different from childhood. They are treated as special, which may create both arrogance(傲慢) and insecurity. All too often, beauty can be used as an alternative to education. Often they are pushed out of their class or town, told to go off and make their fortune in Hollywood or London and, when the majority fail, they have few talents(才能) to make a living.
Blaine added that beautiful people score poorly on the “big five” — the key factors American experts consider when helping distressed couples. These are neuroticism(神经过敏), including anger and anxiety; extroversion(性格外向); openness to new experiences; agreeableness; and conscientiousness, or sticking by agreements they have made. Attractive people often see no reason to try to change until their looks start to fade.
Krista Sutherland, of the University of California Los Angeles, said partnerships that appeared to be perfect from the outside, such as the former “dream teams” of Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise or Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley, where backgrounds and aspirations(抱负) are often shared, did not necessarily lead to happiness.
小题1:What does the underlined sentence “Doomed beauties such as Cleopatra and Manilyn Monroe were far from alone in their misery. ” means?
A.Beautiful women always felt lonely. |
B.Beautiful women always were alone. |
C.Many beautiful women didn’t end up with a happy life. |
D.Beautiful women always lived a happy life. |
A.ordinary-looking women | B.women called Jane |
C.common people | D.attractive women |
A.Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley were a couple |
B.Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise were very satisfied with their life |
C.When they fail in Hollywood, the beautiful have little trouble in making a living |
D.The marriage of the beautiful often last long |
A.Five key factors affecting the partnership | B.Beauties are doomed to fail in love |
C.Beauties or common? | D.The beautiful are different. |
Cubatao, an industrial town of 85 000 people in Brazil, is an example of the connection between industrial development and pollution. In 1954, Cubatao had no industry. Today it has more than twenty large factories, which produce many pollutants(污染物). The people of the town are suffering from the poisonous matter in their environment and the bad effects can be clearly seen. Birth shortcomings are extremely common. Among children and adults, lung problems are sometimes twelve times more common in Cubatao than in other places.
It is true that Brazil, like many other countries, has laws against pollution, but these laws are not enforced strictly enough. It is cheaper for companies to take no notice of the laws and pay the fines(罚款) than to buy the expensive equipment that will reduce the pollution. It is clear, therefore, that economic growth is more important to the government than to the health of the workers. However, the responsibility(责任) does not completely lie with the Brazilian government. The example of Cubatao shows that international companies are not acting in a responsible way either. A number of the factories in the town are owned by large companies from France, Italy, and the U. S. They are doing things in Brazil that they would not be able to do at home. If they caused the same amount of pollution at home, they would be severely(严厉地) punished or even put out of business.
小题1:Why don’t developing countries have strict pollution controls?
A.The new industries they want to introduce do not cause much pollution. |
B.Pollution is not a serious problem for developing countries. |
C.They don’t realize the balance of nature will be destroyed by some pollutants. |
D.If they put stricter controls on industry, fewer companies would build new plants in developing countries. |
A.To show that industry can develop very fast in developing countries. |
B.To show that the pollution problem in Brazil is extremely serious. |
C.To show that industrial growth can cause pollution problems for developing countries. |
D.To show that pollution is killing many people and destroying the whole economy of Brazil. |
A.There are more heart diseases among people who live near chemical factories. |
B.More people suffer from lung diseases because of poisonous matter. |
C.Their health is affected by pollutants the same way as that of other Brazilians. |
D.Babies there are found not as bright as those who live in other places. |
A.The investment(投资) environment in Brazil is suitable for them. |
B.They will not be severely punished if they cause pollution in Brazil. |
C.They can make much money because they do not have to pay Brazilian workers much. |
D.They can act in an irresponsible(不负责任的) way in Brazil because there are no pollution laws there. |
Not very long ago, children were often forced to write with their right hands. Doctors have since found that this can be very harmful. You should use the hand you were born to use.
People who use their left hands are just starting to get better treatment. But why they get all these bad names in the first place? One reason may be that there are not as many left-handed people as there are right-handed people. There is one left-handed person for every five right-handed ones. People who are different are often thought to be wrong. But attitudes do seem to be changing. Fair-minded right-handed people are finally starting to give left-handed people a hand.
小题1:What does the passage lead us to believe when one writes?
A.He can only use his right hand. |
B.He can only use his left hand. |
C.He can use either his left hand or his right hand. |
D.He can use both his left hand and his right hand. |
A.Fair-minded right-handed people want to change the habit of the left-handed people |
B.Fair-minded right-handed people are starting to help the left-handed people |
C.Fair-minded right-handed people are starting to use left hand to write and so on |
D.Fair-minded right-handed people are starting to give up using their left hands |
A.left-handed people have been treated poorly |
B.the number of the left-handed people is larger than that of right-handed people |
C.right-handed people are much cleverer than left-handed people |
D.left-handed people are less smart but hardworking |
A.At one time, left-handed people were forced to use their right hands. |
B.Left-handed people today are being treated better than those in the past. |
C.There are not as many left-handed people as there are right-handed people today. |
D.“Dexterous” comes from Latin, means “evil” and English “sinister” means “handy”. |
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