单选题Evidence collected by the spacecraft on Mars shows some present volcanic action,though the volcanoes are believed to be dormant if not dead.A deceasedB departedC disappeared.D extinct

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单选题
Evidence collected by the spacecraft on Mars shows some present volcanic action,though the volcanoes are believed to be dormant if not dead.
A

deceased

B

departed

C

disappeared.

D

extinct


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  • 第1题:

    Scinentists jumped to the rescue with some distinctly shaky evidence to the effect that insects would eat us up if birds failed to control them。


    正确答案:
    Scinentists jumped to the rescue with some distinctly shaky evidence to the effect that insects would eat us up if birds failed to control them。
      解析:句子的主干是“scientists jumped to the rescue with some distinctly shaky evidence”,后接that 引导的同位语从句。If引导的条件状语从句修饰that从句。to the effect that大意是,意思是; fail to 未能; jump to立即,赶快 the rescue营救,援救,解救。
      参考译文:科学家们立即拿出某些明显站不住脚的证据前来救驾,大致说的是如果鸟儿不能控制害虫的话,害虫就会把我们吃掉。

  • 第2题:

    The evidence collected by the police point that the suspect was ( )and did not commit any crime.

    A.clean

    B.faultless

    C.harmless

    D.innocent


    正确答案:D

  • 第3题:

    We know from the passage that__________

    A.French kings and queens ordered people to build another buildings as their palace home in 1350

    B.many treasures were brought into the Louvre in 1190

    C.Francis I came into power in l515 and damaged some buidings

    D.some works of art in the museum have been collected from man Y countries


    正确答案:D
    根据文章第二段第一句可知卢浮宫中的很多艺术品来自世界各地。由此可知D项正确。

  • 第4题:

    Allow me to put______some evidence for your further consideration.

    A.up

    B.on

    C.into

    D.Forward


    正确答案:D
    允许我提供一些证明给你做更深一步的考虑。

  • 第5题:

    At the first sight the planet Mars does not appear very welcome to any kind of life.It has very little oxygen and water,the temperature at night is below-50~Cand winds of 100 miles per hour cause severe dust storms.However,the surface of the planet seems to show that water flowed across it some time in the past,and it is believed that there is enough ice at the poles to cover the planet with water if it melts.Although there is no life on the Mars now,some scientists think that there may have been some form of life long time ago.At that time,the planet had active volcanoes;the atmosphere was thicker and warmer;and there was water.In fact,in some ways the Mars may have been similar to the Earth,where life exists.
    Some people believe that the Mars could support life in the future if the right conditions were produced.The first step would be to warm the planet using certain gases which trap the Sun's heat in the planet's atmosphere.With warmth,water and carbon dioxide(二氧化碳),simple plants could begin to grow.These plants could slowly make the Mars more suitable for living.It is estimated that the whole process might take between 100,000 and 200,000 years.In the meantime,people could begin to live on the planet in special closed environments.They would provide a lot of useful information about conditions on the Mars and the problems connected with living there.

    Which is the best title for this passage?

    A.The Possibility of Life on the Mars
    B.Future Conditions on the Mars
    C.The Mars and the Earth
    D.A Study of the Climate of the Mars

    答案:A
    解析:
    文章的标题就是文章的中心。作者从火星上曾经有过生命的证明谈到未来通过提高温度而使火星适合生存的设想,表明文章的中心是:火星具有生命存在可能性。

  • 第6题:

    At the first sight the planet Mars does not appear very welcome to any kind of life.It has very little oxygen and water,the temperature at night is below-50~Cand winds of 100 miles per hour cause severe dust storms.However,the surface of the planet seems to show that water flowed across it some time in the past,and it is believed that there is enough ice at the poles to cover the planet with water if it melts.Although there is no life on the Mars now,some scientists think that there may have been some form of life long time ago.At that time,the planet had active volcanoes;the atmosphere was thicker and warmer;and there was water.In fact,in some ways the Mars may have been similar to the Earth,where life exists.
    Some people believe that the Mars could support life in the future if the right conditions were produced.The first step would be to warm the planet using certain gases which trap the Sun's heat in the planet's atmosphere.With warmth,water and carbon dioxide(二氧化碳),simple plants could begin to grow.These plants could slowly make the Mars more suitable for living.It is estimated that the whole process might take between 100,000 and 200,000 years.In the meantime,people could begin to live on the planet in special closed environments.They would provide a lot of useful information about conditions on the Mars and the problems connected with living there.

    The author's attitude towards the possibility of life on the Mars in the future is__.

    A.doubtful
    B.positive
    C.negative
    D.uninterested

    答案:B
    解析:
    根据全文可以判断,作者对人类在火星上生存的可能性抱着积极、乐观的态度。

  • 第7题:

    共用题干
    第一篇

    An Expensive Mistake

    Is there water on the planet Mars? Is there life on Mars?Was there ever life on Mars?Scientists from
    NASA wanted to know the answers to tliese questions.They built a spacecraft to travel around Mars and get
    informnation.The spacecraft was called the Mars Climate orbiter.
    The Mars Climate Orbiter left for Mars iii December 1998.The trip took nine and a half months.At first,
    everything was fine.However.when the Orbiter got near Mars,something terrible happened.The spacecraft
    didn't go to the right place.It went too close to Mars.it was too hot for the Orbiter there.The spacecraft
    couldn't function correctly.Suddenly,it stopped sending messages to NASA.The Orbiter was lost.
    How could this terrible thing happen? How did the Orbiter get closer to Mars than the scientists
    planned? Finally,they found the anlswer. Two teams of scientists worked together on the Orbiter. One team
    was in England,and one teann was in the United States.There were many similarities in the way they
    worked,but there was one important difference:The teams used different guidelines for measuring things.The
    United States team used the metric systcnni(公制).The oilier team used the English system.
    Because they used different systems,the scientists made a mathematical mistake.The Orbiter's orbit
    (the shape and pattern of its path)around Mars was not correct.The scientists put the Orbiter on the wrong
    path.The Orbiter got too close amid too hot,and it stopped functioning.

    Why didn'tanybody see the mistake before it was too late?Many things contributed to the problem.
    One thing was that NASA scientists and mathematicians were working on two other spacecrafts at the same
    time.This was a challenge,and they were very tired from working long hours.
    The Mars Climate Orbiter cost $94 million to build.It also cost a lot of money to try to find the lost Or-
    biter in space.In addition,NASA's research on the cause of the problem was very expensive.This wasn't
    the first time that two different measurement systems caused mistakes in scientific projects.However,the
    Mars Climate Orbiter was definitely the most expensive mistake of all!

    NASA built the Mars Climate Orbiter to get information about_______.
    A:the size of Mars
    B:possible life on Mars
    C:the shape of Mars
    D:the atmosphere of Mars

    答案:B
    解析:
    文章第一段以三个问句开头:“火星上有水吗?"“火星上有生命吗?"“火星上有过生命吗?”接着指出NASA的科学家们想知道这些问题的答案,他们建造了航天飞船环绕火星飞行来获得信息。故选B。
    由文章第二段第二句话可知,飞船从地球到火星的旅程花费了九个半月的时间,故选B。
    由文章第二段第三、四句话“Atfirst,everythingwasfine.However,whentheOrbitergotnearMars,somethingterriblehappened.”可知飞船是在接近火星时出现问题的。
    由文章第三段和第四段可知,来自英国和美国的两组科学家共同负责飞船的工作,他们在做计算工作时采用了不同的计算准则。这造成计算数据出错,导致飞船绕火星飞行的轨道出现偏差。故选D。
    由文章倒数第二段可知,科学家们没能发现错误的其中一个原因是NASA的科学家和数学家们同时还要负责另外两个航天器的工作,长时间的工作使他们非常疲惫。故选C。

  • 第8题:

    共用题干
    第一篇

    An Expensive Mistake

    Is there water on the planet Mars? Is there life on Mars?Was there ever life on Mars?Scientists from
    NASA wanted to know the answers to tliese questions.They built a spacecraft to travel around Mars and get
    informnation.The spacecraft was called the Mars Climate orbiter.
    The Mars Climate Orbiter left for Mars iii December 1998.The trip took nine and a half months.At first,
    everything was fine.However.when the Orbiter got near Mars,something terrible happened.The spacecraft
    didn't go to the right place.It went too close to Mars.it was too hot for the Orbiter there.The spacecraft
    couldn't function correctly.Suddenly,it stopped sending messages to NASA.The Orbiter was lost.
    How could this terrible thing happen? How did the Orbiter get closer to Mars than the scientists
    planned? Finally,they found the anlswer. Two teams of scientists worked together on the Orbiter. One team
    was in England,and one teann was in the United States.There were many similarities in the way they
    worked,but there was one important difference:The teams used different guidelines for measuring things.The
    United States team used the metric systcnni(公制).The oilier team used the English system.
    Because they used different systems,the scientists made a mathematical mistake.The Orbiter's orbit
    (the shape and pattern of its path)around Mars was not correct.The scientists put the Orbiter on the wrong
    path.The Orbiter got too close amid too hot,and it stopped functioning.

    Why didn'tanybody see the mistake before it was too late?Many things contributed to the problem.
    One thing was that NASA scientists and mathematicians were working on two other spacecrafts at the same
    time.This was a challenge,and they were very tired from working long hours.
    The Mars Climate Orbiter cost $94 million to build.It also cost a lot of money to try to find the lost Or-
    biter in space.In addition,NASA's research on the cause of the problem was very expensive.This wasn't
    the first time that two different measurement systems caused mistakes in scientific projects.However,the
    Mars Climate Orbiter was definitely the most expensive mistake of all!

    What caused the Orbiter's problem?
    A:Scientists used wrong guidelines of mathematics.
    B:Scientists used wrong building materials.
    C:Scientists used different operating systems.
    D:Scientists used different measurement systems.

    答案:D
    解析:
    文章第一段以三个问句开头:“火星上有水吗?"“火星上有生命吗?"“火星上有过生命吗?”接着指出NASA的科学家们想知道这些问题的答案,他们建造了航天飞船环绕火星飞行来获得信息。故选B。
    由文章第二段第二句话可知,飞船从地球到火星的旅程花费了九个半月的时间,故选B。
    由文章第二段第三、四句话“Atfirst,everythingwasfine.However,whentheOrbitergotnearMars,somethingterriblehappened.”可知飞船是在接近火星时出现问题的。
    由文章第三段和第四段可知,来自英国和美国的两组科学家共同负责飞船的工作,他们在做计算工作时采用了不同的计算准则。这造成计算数据出错,导致飞船绕火星飞行的轨道出现偏差。故选D。
    由文章倒数第二段可知,科学家们没能发现错误的其中一个原因是NASA的科学家和数学家们同时还要负责另外两个航天器的工作,长时间的工作使他们非常疲惫。故选C。

  • 第9题:

    共用题干
    第一篇

    An Expensive Mistake

    Is there water on the planet Mars? Is there life on Mars?Was there ever life on Mars?Scientists from
    NASA wanted to know the answers to tliese questions.They built a spacecraft to travel around Mars and get
    informnation.The spacecraft was called the Mars Climate orbiter.
    The Mars Climate Orbiter left for Mars iii December 1998.The trip took nine and a half months.At first,
    everything was fine.However.when the Orbiter got near Mars,something terrible happened.The spacecraft
    didn't go to the right place.It went too close to Mars.it was too hot for the Orbiter there.The spacecraft
    couldn't function correctly.Suddenly,it stopped sending messages to NASA.The Orbiter was lost.
    How could this terrible thing happen? How did the Orbiter get closer to Mars than the scientists
    planned? Finally,they found the anlswer. Two teams of scientists worked together on the Orbiter. One team
    was in England,and one teann was in the United States.There were many similarities in the way they
    worked,but there was one important difference:The teams used different guidelines for measuring things.The
    United States team used the metric systcnni(公制).The oilier team used the English system.
    Because they used different systems,the scientists made a mathematical mistake.The Orbiter's orbit
    (the shape and pattern of its path)around Mars was not correct.The scientists put the Orbiter on the wrong
    path.The Orbiter got too close amid too hot,and it stopped functioning.

    Why didn'tanybody see the mistake before it was too late?Many things contributed to the problem.
    One thing was that NASA scientists and mathematicians were working on two other spacecrafts at the same
    time.This was a challenge,and they were very tired from working long hours.
    The Mars Climate Orbiter cost $94 million to build.It also cost a lot of money to try to find the lost Or-
    biter in space.In addition,NASA's research on the cause of the problem was very expensive.This wasn't
    the first time that two different measurement systems caused mistakes in scientific projects.However,the
    Mars Climate Orbiter was definitely the most expensive mistake of all!

    Why didn't NASA scientists identify the problem before the Orbiter left for Mars?
    A:They didn'tknow the English system.
    B:They were sure of the success of the trip.
    C:They were tired from working long hours.
    D:They didn'tget enough research funding.

    答案:C
    解析:
    文章第一段以三个问句开头:“火星上有水吗?"“火星上有生命吗?"“火星上有过生命吗?”接着指出NASA的科学家们想知道这些问题的答案,他们建造了航天飞船环绕火星飞行来获得信息。故选B。
    由文章第二段第二句话可知,飞船从地球到火星的旅程花费了九个半月的时间,故选B。
    由文章第二段第三、四句话“Atfirst,everythingwasfine.However,whentheOrbitergotnearMars,somethingterriblehappened.”可知飞船是在接近火星时出现问题的。
    由文章第三段和第四段可知,来自英国和美国的两组科学家共同负责飞船的工作,他们在做计算工作时采用了不同的计算准则。这造成计算数据出错,导致飞船绕火星飞行的轨道出现偏差。故选D。
    由文章倒数第二段可知,科学家们没能发现错误的其中一个原因是NASA的科学家和数学家们同时还要负责另外两个航天器的工作,长时间的工作使他们非常疲惫。故选C。

  • 第10题:

    共用题干
    An Expensive Mistake
    Is there water on the planet Mars?Is there life in Mars? Was there ever life on Mars? Scientists from NASA wanted to know the answers to these questions.They built a space-craft to travel around Mars and get information.The spacecraft was called the Mars Climate Orbiter.
    The Mars Climate Orbiter left for Mars in December 1998.The trip took nine and a half months.At first,everything was fine.However,when the Orbiter got near Mars,something terrible happened.The spacecraft didn't go to the right place.It went too close to Mars.It was too hot for the Orbiter there.The spacecraft couldn't function correctly.Suddenly,it stopped sending messages to NASA.The Orbiter was lost.
    How could this terrible thing happen? How did the Orbiter get closer to Mars than the scientists planned?Finally,they found the answer.Two teams of scientists worked together on the Orbiter.One team was in England,and one team was in United States.There were many similarities in the way they worked,but there was one important difference:The teams used different guidelines for measuring things.The United States team used the metric system(公制).The other team used the English system.
    Because they used different systems,the scientists made a mathematical mistake.The Orbiter's orbit(the shape and pattern of its path)around Mars was not correct.The scientists put the Orbiter on the wrong path.The Orbiter got too close and too hot.And it stopped functioning.
    Why didn't anybody see the mistake before it was too late? Many things contributed to the problem.One thing was that NASA scientists and mathematicians were working on two other spacecrafts at the same time.This was a challenge,and they were very tired from working long hours.
    The Mars Climate Orbiter cost$94 million to build.It also cost a lot of money to try to find the lost Orbiter in space.In addition,NASA's research on the cause of the problem was very expensive.This wasn't the first time that two different measurement systems caused mistakes in scientific projects.However,the Mars Climate Orbiter was definitely the most expensive mistake of all!

    What caused the Orbiter's problem,______.
    A:Scientists used wrong guidelines of mathematics
    B:Scientists used wrong building materials
    C:Scientists used different operating systems
    D:Scientists used different measurement systems

    答案:D
    解析:
    题干意为“NASA建造火星气候轨道器以获取关于火星上可能有生命的信息。”短文第一段提到,“火星上有水吗? 火星上有生命吗? 曾经是否有生命? NASA的科学家想要知道这些问题的答案。他们建造了航天器绕火星飞行以获取这些信息。航天器的名字叫火星气候轨道器。”故选A。
    题干意为“轨道器需要多长时间接近火星? 不到一年。”短文第二段前两句提到,火星气候轨道器于1998年12月向火星进发,旅程用了九个半月。故此选B。
    题干意为“轨道器什么时候开始出现问题? 当它接近火星的时候。”短文第二段第三、四句提到,起初一切正常,然而当轨道器接近火星的时候,糟糕的事情发生了。故选B。
    题干意为“是什么导致了轨道器的问题?科学家用了不同的测量系统。”短文第三段提出,有两组科学家一起开展关于轨道器的工作,一组在英国,另一组在美国。这两组科学家的工作方式大部分是相似的,但有一点重要的不同,那就是他们使用了不同的测量体系,美国组用的是公制,而英国组用的是英制,故选D。
    题干意为“为什么NASA的科学家没有在轨道器前往火星前发现问题?”短文第五段第三、四句指出,其中的一个原因是,NASA的科学家和数学家在研究火星气候轨道器的同时还在研究另外两台航天器,长时间的工作让他们非常疲惫。故选D。

  • 第11题:

    共用题干
    An Expensive Mistake
    Is there water on the planet Mars?Is there life in Mars? Was there ever life on Mars? Scientists from NASA wanted to know the answers to these questions.They built a space-craft to travel around Mars and get information.The spacecraft was called the Mars Climate Orbiter.
    The Mars Climate Orbiter left for Mars in December 1998.The trip took nine and a half months.At first,everything was fine.However,when the Orbiter got near Mars,something terrible happened.The spacecraft didn't go to the right place.It went too close to Mars.It was too hot for the Orbiter there.The spacecraft couldn't function correctly.Suddenly,it stopped sending messages to NASA.The Orbiter was lost.
    How could this terrible thing happen? How did the Orbiter get closer to Mars than the scientists planned?Finally,they found the answer.Two teams of scientists worked together on the Orbiter.One team was in England,and one team was in United States.There were many similarities in the way they worked,but there was one important difference:The teams used different guidelines for measuring things.The United States team used the metric system(公制).The other team used the English system.
    Because they used different systems,the scientists made a mathematical mistake.The Orbiter's orbit(the shape and pattern of its path)around Mars was not correct.The scientists put the Orbiter on the wrong path.The Orbiter got too close and too hot.And it stopped functioning.
    Why didn't anybody see the mistake before it was too late? Many things contributed to the problem.One thing was that NASA scientists and mathematicians were working on two other spacecrafts at the same time.This was a challenge,and they were very tired from working long hours.
    The Mars Climate Orbiter cost$94 million to build.It also cost a lot of money to try to find the lost Orbiter in space.In addition,NASA's research on the cause of the problem was very expensive.This wasn't the first time that two different measurement systems caused mistakes in scientific projects.However,the Mars Climate Orbiter was definitely the most expensive mistake of all!

    How long did it take the Orbiter to get close to Mars?
    A:One year.
    B:Less than one year.
    C:About two and a half year.
    D:More than three years.

    答案:B
    解析:
    题干意为“NASA建造火星气候轨道器以获取关于火星上可能有生命的信息。”短文第一段提到,“火星上有水吗? 火星上有生命吗? 曾经是否有生命? NASA的科学家想要知道这些问题的答案。他们建造了航天器绕火星飞行以获取这些信息。航天器的名字叫火星气候轨道器。”故选A。
    题干意为“轨道器需要多长时间接近火星? 不到一年。”短文第二段前两句提到,火星气候轨道器于1998年12月向火星进发,旅程用了九个半月。故此选B。
    题干意为“轨道器什么时候开始出现问题? 当它接近火星的时候。”短文第二段第三、四句提到,起初一切正常,然而当轨道器接近火星的时候,糟糕的事情发生了。故选B。
    题干意为“是什么导致了轨道器的问题?科学家用了不同的测量系统。”短文第三段提出,有两组科学家一起开展关于轨道器的工作,一组在英国,另一组在美国。这两组科学家的工作方式大部分是相似的,但有一点重要的不同,那就是他们使用了不同的测量体系,美国组用的是公制,而英国组用的是英制,故选D。
    题干意为“为什么NASA的科学家没有在轨道器前往火星前发现问题?”短文第五段第三、四句指出,其中的一个原因是,NASA的科学家和数学家在研究火星气候轨道器的同时还在研究另外两台航天器,长时间的工作让他们非常疲惫。故选D。

  • 第12题:

    单选题
    The certificate of nationality () serves as evidence of the nationality of the ship () shows the port of registry.
    A

    neither,nor

    B

    not only,but also

    C

    not,but

    D

    not only, and but


    正确答案: D
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第13题:

    听力原文:W: Why is the bill of lading so important?

    M: Because it shows the terms of the contract of carriage, gives evidence of the shipment of goods, and makes sure that the holder of it has the property in the goods.

    Q: Which is one of the functions of a bill of lading but not mentioned in the conversation?

    (18)

    A.The receipt of the goods given by the ship master.

    B.The evidence of the terms of the contract of carriage.

    C.The evidence of the shipment of goods.

    D.The evidence that the holder of it has the property in the goods.


    正确答案:A
    解析:提到提货单的重要性时,女士提到“the terms of the contract of carriage”,“gives evidence of the shipment of goods”,及“makes sure that the holder of it has the property in the goods”,只有A选项没有提及。

  • 第14题:

    Evidence from the economists and the building industries shows that ______.

    A) exposure to asbestos fibres is cancer-causing

    B) asbestos is in extensive use in building industry

    C) use of asbestos is being reduced gradually

    D) exposure to asbestos fibres can be reduced significantly


    正确答案:B
    答案:B
    [试题分析]事实判断题。
    [详细解答]石棉的使用给建筑工人造成了危害,但来自经济学家与建筑业的调查表明:虽然有可供利用的其他材料,石棉在英国建筑业中还将大量使用一段时间,因为它易得到且成本低(参阅第二段最后一句)。所以,B表达的内容最为贴切。

  • 第15题:

    The main idea of Paragraph Four shows us ______.

    A. some examples of shoot in US schools

    B. the American's feeling

    C. some famous schools

    D. that some teachers were killed by students


    正确答案:A

    48.答案为A。根据第四段描述内容作出该项选择。

  • 第16题:

    共用题干
    U. S. Scientists Confirm Water on Mars
    NASA scientists said that Mars was covered once by vast lakes,flowing rivers and a Va-riety of other wet environments that had the potential to support life.
    Laboratory tests aboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander have identified water in a soil sample;the lander's robotic arm delivered the sample Wednesday to an instrument that iden-tifies vapors produced by the heating of samples.
    “We have water,”said William Boynton of the University of Arizona,lead scientist for ,the Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer,or TEGA.“This is the first time Martian water has been touched and tasted.”
    The robotic arm is a critical part of the Phoenix Mars mission. It is needed to trench into the icy layers of northern polar Mars and deliver samples to instruments that will analyze what Mars is made of,what its water is like,and whether it is or has ever been a possible habitat for life.
    The soil sample came from a trench approximately 2 inches deep.When the robotic arm first reached that depth,it hit a hard layer of frozen soil.Two attempts to deliver samples of icy soil on days when fresh material was exposed were foiled when the samples became stuck inside the scoop.Most of the material in Wednesday's sample had been exposed to the air for two days,letting some of the water in the sample vaporize away and making the soil easier to handle.
    “Mars is giving us some surprises,”said Phoenix principal investigator Peter Smith of the University of Arizona.“We're excited because surprises are where discoveries come from. One surprise is how the soil is behaving. The ice-rich layers stick to the scoop when poised in the sun above the deck,different from what we expected,from all the Mars simulation tes-ting we've done so far.”
    Since landing on May 25,Phoenix has been studying soil with a chemistry lab,TEGA, a microscope,a conductivity probe and cameras.The science team is trying to determine whether the water ice ever thaws enough to be available for biology and if carbon-containing chemicals and other raw materials for life are present.
    The mission is examining the sky as well as the ground. A Canadian instrument is using a laser beam to study dust and clouds overhead.
    “It's a 30-watt light bulb giving us a laser show on Mars,”said Victoria Hipkin of the Canadian Space Agency.
    A full-circle,color panorama of Phoenix's surroundings also has been completed by the spacecraft.
    “The details and patterns we see in the ground show an ice-dominated terrain as far as the eye can see,”said Mark Lemmon of Texas A & M University,lead scientist for
    Phoenix's Surface Stereo Imager camera.“They help us plan measurements we're making within reach of the robotic arm and interpret those measurements on a wider scale.”

    What was discovered by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander on Mars?
    A: Vast lakes.
    B: Flowing rivers.
    C: Water in a soil sample.
    D: Living things.

    答案:C
    解析:
    题干意为“美国国家航空航天局‘凤凰号’火星登陆器在火星上发现了什么?”利用题干及备选项中的细节信息词/短语NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, vast lakes, flowing rivers,water in a soil sample,living things作为定位线索,在第一段和第二段中找到 相关句:(第一段)NASA scientists said that Mars was covered once by vast lakes, flowing rivers and a variety of other wet environments that had the potential to support life.(第二段) Laboratory tests aboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander have identified water in a soil sample; the lander's robotic arm delivered the sample Wednesday to an instrument that identifies va- pors produced by the heating of samples.定位线索词集中出现在第一段和第二段中,因此重 点关注这两个段落。第一段提到“美国国家航空航天局的科学家们称火星曾被巨大的湖泊,流动的河流以及其他潮湿的自然环境所覆盖,而这些都使其有了维持生命的可能”。第二段提到“在美国国家航空航天局的‘凤凰’号火星登陆器的实验室所做的实验中,已经在一份土壤样本中鉴定到水”。结合这两个句子的意思可知美国国家航空航天局“凤凰号”火星登陆器在火星上发现土壤样本中有水,因此答案为C项“土壤样本中有水”。
    题干意为“为什么前两次递送样本的尝试失败了?”利用题干及备选项中的细节信息词/短语first two attempts , samples , fresh material , air , scoop , robotic arm , hard rock作为定位线索,在第五段中找到相关句;The soil sample came from a trench approxi mately 2 inches deep.When the robotic arm first reached that depth,it hit a hard layer of fro zen soil.Two attempts to deliver samples of icy soil on days when fresh material was exposed were foiled when the samples became stuck inside the scoop. Most of the material in Wednesday's sample had been exposed to the air for two days,letting some of the water in the sample vaporize away and making the soil easier to handle.定位线索词集中出现在第五段第三句中,因此首先重点关注这个句子。该句是一个复合句,句中出现了两个从句:when引导的定语从句和when引导的时间状语从句。该句意为“当新鲜的冻土暴露在空气中的时候,机器臂曾经两次尝试对冻土样本进行传送,但是样本同铲子粘在了一起,结果使得这两次尝试都以失败告终”。很明显,句中when引导的时间状语从句when the samples became stuck inside the scoop 陈述了原因。该题主要考查对复杂句子的理解。该题答案为C项“样本同铲子粘在了一起”。
    题干意为“下面哪个选项不是作者想要表达的意思?”利用备选项中的细节信息词/短语scientist , ice-rich layers of soil , life supporting material , water ice 作为定位线索,在第六段和第七段中找到相关句:(第六段)“Mars is giving us some surprises,” said Phoenix principal investigator Peter Smith of the University of Arizona.“We're excited be-cause surprises are where discoveries come from. One surprise is how the soil is behaving. The ice-rich layers stick to the scoop when poised in the sun above the deck,different from what we expected, from all the Mars simulation testing we've done so far.”(第七段)Since landing on May 25,Phoenix has been studying soil with a chemistry lab,TEGA,a micro-scope,a conductivity probe and cameras. The science team is trying to determine whether the water ice ever thaws enough to be available for biology and if carbon-containing chemicals and other raw materials for life (与life supporting material呼应)are present.定位线索词在 第六段的第四句和第七段的最后一句中出现了,因此首先重点关注这两个句子。第六段第四句提到“当富冰层被悬挂于甲板上方的太阳底下的时候,它会和铲子粘在一起,这是我们从未预期到的,也不同于我们迄今为止所做过的任何火星模拟试验”。从这个句子可以得出这样的结论:科学家们从未想到过富冰层会和铲子粘在一起,这也说明科学家们对火星上土壤的表现感到吃惊,这与B项“科学家们对火星上土壤的表现感到吃惊”意义一致。第七段最后一句提到“这支科学团队尝试确定火星上的水冰是否曾经大量融化,从而能支持生物存在,同时它还将寻找火星土壤中是否有以碳为基础的有机化合物,这些化合物是形成生命的‘原材料’”。依据这个句子可知科学家们一直要想知道火星上的水冰是否融化(与选项D意义一致),同时还可以得出这样的结论:科学家们想知道火星上是否有形成生命的原材料(这与选项C一致)。A项“科学家们试图打破火星土壤的富冰层”,这是文中没有涉及到的信息,因此 A项属于“无中生有”。所以答案为A.
    题干意为“参与研究的科学家们来自什么地方?”利用题干及备选项中的细节信息词scientists , research , America , Canada作为定位线索,结果发现短文的第八段和第九段提到加拿大宇航局的科学家为“凤凰号”的火星探索提供了激光设备。既然这项研究是美国国家航空航天局的科学家们做的,因此研究的参与者必然包括美国科学家,因此答案为C项 “他们来自美国和加拿大”。

  • 第17题:

    At the first sight the planet Mars does not appear very welcome to any kind of life.It has very little oxygen and water,the temperature at night is below-50~Cand winds of 100 miles per hour cause severe dust storms.However,the surface of the planet seems to show that water flowed across it some time in the past,and it is believed that there is enough ice at the poles to cover the planet with water if it melts.Although there is no life on the Mars now,some scientists think that there may have been some form of life long time ago.At that time,the planet had active volcanoes;the atmosphere was thicker and warmer;and there was water.In fact,in some ways the Mars may have been similar to the Earth,where life exists.
    Some people believe that the Mars could support life in the future if the right conditions were produced.The first step would be to warm the planet using certain gases which trap the Sun's heat in the planet's atmosphere.With warmth,water and carbon dioxide(二氧化碳),simple plants could begin to grow.These plants could slowly make the Mars more suitable for living.It is estimated that the whole process might take between 100,000 and 200,000 years.In the meantime,people could begin to live on the planet in special closed environments.They would provide a lot of useful information about conditions on the Mars and the problems connected with living there.

    There could be life on the Mars in the future if

    A.it supported life in the past
    B.certain gases are used to cool the planet
    C.the atmosphere can be heated enough to grow simple plants
    D.the planet's volcanoes become as active as they were in the past

    答案:C
    解析:
    第二段大意是:如果要想改变火星的条件使之适合居住,首先要提高星球的温度,其方法是用某些气体收集太阳的热能。有了温度、水和二氧化碳,一些植物便可生长。慢慢地使星球适合生存。选项C,“人们可以以提高环境的温度的方式来使一些植物生长”是正确的。

  • 第18题:

    At the first sight the planet Mars does not appear very welcome to any kind of life.It has very little oxygen and water,the temperature at night is below-50~Cand winds of 100 miles per hour cause severe dust storms.However,the surface of the planet seems to show that water flowed across it some time in the past,and it is believed that there is enough ice at the poles to cover the planet with water if it melts.Although there is no life on the Mars now,some scientists think that there may have been some form of life long time ago.At that time,the planet had active volcanoes;the atmosphere was thicker and warmer;and there was water.In fact,in some ways the Mars may have been similar to the Earth,where life exists.
    Some people believe that the Mars could support life in the future if the right conditions were produced.The first step would be to warm the planet using certain gases which trap the Sun's heat in the planet's atmosphere.With warmth,water and carbon dioxide(二氧化碳),simple plants could begin to grow.These plants could slowly make the Mars more suitable for living.It is estimated that the whole process might take between 100,000 and 200,000 years.In the meantime,people could begin to live on the planet in special closed environments.They would provide a lot of useful information about conditions on the Mars and the problems connected with living there.

    Some scientists think there may have been life on the Mars in the past because__.

    A.there is no life there now
    B.there is a large amount of water at the poles
    C.the Mars may be able to support life in the future
    D.conditions may have been similar to those on the Earth

    答案:D
    解析:
    第一段大意是:人们最初对火星的印象是火星上不可能有生命。因为几乎没有氧气和水,并且夜间温度低于-50°C,同时还有每小时l00英里的风速引起的严重的沙尘暴。然而星球的表面却告诉我们,过去的某个时段水曾经从这里流过。人们相信极地有足够的冰,一旦融化便可覆盖整个星球。虽然现在火星上没有生命,但在过去很久很久以前,生命很有可能存在过。由此可看出,生命所需的条件——水和氧——在火星上和在地球上是相似的。所以选项D正确。而选项B说火星上有水是不对的。火星的极地有冰,只有当冰融化后才能使整个星球有水。

  • 第19题:

    共用题干
    An Expensive Mistake
    Is there water on the planet Mars?Is there life in Mars? Was there ever life on Mars? Scientists from NASA wanted to know the answers to these questions.They built a space-craft to travel around Mars and get information.The spacecraft was called the Mars Climate Orbiter.
    The Mars Climate Orbiter left for Mars in December 1998.The trip took nine and a half months.At first,everything was fine.However,when the Orbiter got near Mars,something terrible happened.The spacecraft didn't go to the right place.It went too close to Mars.It was too hot for the Orbiter there.The spacecraft couldn't function correctly.Suddenly,it stopped sending messages to NASA.The Orbiter was lost.
    How could this terrible thing happen? How did the Orbiter get closer to Mars than the scientists planned?Finally,they found the answer.Two teams of scientists worked together on the Orbiter.One team was in England,and one team was in United States.There were many similarities in the way they worked,but there was one important difference:The teams used different guidelines for measuring things.The United States team used the metric system(公制).The other team used the English system.
    Because they used different systems,the scientists made a mathematical mistake.The Orbiter's orbit(the shape and pattern of its path)around Mars was not correct.The scientists put the Orbiter on the wrong path.The Orbiter got too close and too hot.And it stopped functioning.
    Why didn't anybody see the mistake before it was too late? Many things contributed to the problem.One thing was that NASA scientists and mathematicians were working on two other spacecrafts at the same time.This was a challenge,and they were very tired from working long hours.
    The Mars Climate Orbiter cost$94 million to build.It also cost a lot of money to try to find the lost Orbiter in space.In addition,NASA's research on the cause of the problem was very expensive.This wasn't the first time that two different measurement systems caused mistakes in scientific projects.However,the Mars Climate Orbiter was definitely the most expensive mistake of all!

    NASA built the Mars Climate Orbiter to get information about______.
    A:possible life on Mars
    B:the size of Mars
    C:the shape of Mars
    D:the atmosphere of Mars

    答案:A
    解析:
    题干意为“NASA建造火星气候轨道器以获取关于火星上可能有生命的信息。”短文第一段提到,“火星上有水吗? 火星上有生命吗? 曾经是否有生命? NASA的科学家想要知道这些问题的答案。他们建造了航天器绕火星飞行以获取这些信息。航天器的名字叫火星气候轨道器。”故选A。
    题干意为“轨道器需要多长时间接近火星? 不到一年。”短文第二段前两句提到,火星气候轨道器于1998年12月向火星进发,旅程用了九个半月。故此选B。
    题干意为“轨道器什么时候开始出现问题? 当它接近火星的时候。”短文第二段第三、四句提到,起初一切正常,然而当轨道器接近火星的时候,糟糕的事情发生了。故选B。
    题干意为“是什么导致了轨道器的问题?科学家用了不同的测量系统。”短文第三段提出,有两组科学家一起开展关于轨道器的工作,一组在英国,另一组在美国。这两组科学家的工作方式大部分是相似的,但有一点重要的不同,那就是他们使用了不同的测量体系,美国组用的是公制,而英国组用的是英制,故选D。
    题干意为“为什么NASA的科学家没有在轨道器前往火星前发现问题?”短文第五段第三、四句指出,其中的一个原因是,NASA的科学家和数学家在研究火星气候轨道器的同时还在研究另外两台航天器,长时间的工作让他们非常疲惫。故选D。

  • 第20题:

    共用题干
    An Expensive Mistake
    Is there water on the planet Mars?Is there life in Mars? Was there ever life on Mars? Scientists from NASA wanted to know the answers to these questions.They built a space-craft to travel around Mars and get information.The spacecraft was called the Mars Climate Orbiter.
    The Mars Climate Orbiter left for Mars in December 1998.The trip took nine and a half months.At first,everything was fine.However,when the Orbiter got near Mars,something terrible happened.The spacecraft didn't go to the right place.It went too close to Mars.It was too hot for the Orbiter there.The spacecraft couldn't function correctly.Suddenly,it stopped sending messages to NASA.The Orbiter was lost.
    How could this terrible thing happen? How did the Orbiter get closer to Mars than the scientists planned?Finally,they found the answer.Two teams of scientists worked together on the Orbiter.One team was in England,and one team was in United States.There were many similarities in the way they worked,but there was one important difference:The teams used different guidelines for measuring things.The United States team used the metric system(公制).The other team used the English system.
    Because they used different systems,the scientists made a mathematical mistake.The Orbiter's orbit(the shape and pattern of its path)around Mars was not correct.The scientists put the Orbiter on the wrong path.The Orbiter got too close and too hot.And it stopped functioning.
    Why didn't anybody see the mistake before it was too late? Many things contributed to the problem.One thing was that NASA scientists and mathematicians were working on two other spacecrafts at the same time.This was a challenge,and they were very tired from working long hours.
    The Mars Climate Orbiter cost$94 million to build.It also cost a lot of money to try to find the lost Orbiter in space.In addition,NASA's research on the cause of the problem was very expensive.This wasn't the first time that two different measurement systems caused mistakes in scientific projects.However,the Mars Climate Orbiter was definitely the most expensive mistake of all!

    Why didn't NASA scientists identify the problem before the Orbiter left for Mars?
    A:they didn't know the English system.
    B:they were sure of the success of the trip.
    C:they didn't get enough research funding.
    D:they were tired from working long hours.

    答案:D
    解析:
    题干意为“NASA建造火星气候轨道器以获取关于火星上可能有生命的信息。”短文第一段提到,“火星上有水吗? 火星上有生命吗? 曾经是否有生命? NASA的科学家想要知道这些问题的答案。他们建造了航天器绕火星飞行以获取这些信息。航天器的名字叫火星气候轨道器。”故选A。
    题干意为“轨道器需要多长时间接近火星? 不到一年。”短文第二段前两句提到,火星气候轨道器于1998年12月向火星进发,旅程用了九个半月。故此选B。
    题干意为“轨道器什么时候开始出现问题? 当它接近火星的时候。”短文第二段第三、四句提到,起初一切正常,然而当轨道器接近火星的时候,糟糕的事情发生了。故选B。
    题干意为“是什么导致了轨道器的问题?科学家用了不同的测量系统。”短文第三段提出,有两组科学家一起开展关于轨道器的工作,一组在英国,另一组在美国。这两组科学家的工作方式大部分是相似的,但有一点重要的不同,那就是他们使用了不同的测量体系,美国组用的是公制,而英国组用的是英制,故选D。
    题干意为“为什么NASA的科学家没有在轨道器前往火星前发现问题?”短文第五段第三、四句指出,其中的一个原因是,NASA的科学家和数学家在研究火星气候轨道器的同时还在研究另外两台航天器,长时间的工作让他们非常疲惫。故选D。

  • 第21题:

    共用题干
    An Expensive Mistake
    Is there water on the planet Mars?Is there life in Mars? Was there ever life on Mars? Scientists from NASA wanted to know the answers to these questions.They built a space-craft to travel around Mars and get information.The spacecraft was called the Mars Climate Orbiter.
    The Mars Climate Orbiter left for Mars in December 1998.The trip took nine and a half months.At first,everything was fine.However,when the Orbiter got near Mars,something terrible happened.The spacecraft didn't go to the right place.It went too close to Mars.It was too hot for the Orbiter there.The spacecraft couldn't function correctly.Suddenly,it stopped sending messages to NASA.The Orbiter was lost.
    How could this terrible thing happen? How did the Orbiter get closer to Mars than the scientists planned?Finally,they found the answer.Two teams of scientists worked together on the Orbiter.One team was in England,and one team was in United States.There were many similarities in the way they worked,but there was one important difference:The teams used different guidelines for measuring things.The United States team used the metric system(公制).The other team used the English system.
    Because they used different systems,the scientists made a mathematical mistake.The Orbiter's orbit(the shape and pattern of its path)around Mars was not correct.The scientists put the Orbiter on the wrong path.The Orbiter got too close and too hot.And it stopped functioning.
    Why didn't anybody see the mistake before it was too late? Many things contributed to the problem.One thing was that NASA scientists and mathematicians were working on two other spacecrafts at the same time.This was a challenge,and they were very tired from working long hours.
    The Mars Climate Orbiter cost$94 million to build.It also cost a lot of money to try to find the lost Orbiter in space.In addition,NASA's research on the cause of the problem was very expensive.This wasn't the first time that two different measurement systems caused mistakes in scientific projects.However,the Mars Climate Orbiter was definitely the most expensive mistake of all!

    When did the Orbiter's problem begin?
    A:Right after it left for Mars.
    B:When it got near Mars.
    C:Right after it landed on Mars.
    D:When it returned to Earth.

    答案:B
    解析:
    题干意为“NASA建造火星气候轨道器以获取关于火星上可能有生命的信息。”短文第一段提到,“火星上有水吗? 火星上有生命吗? 曾经是否有生命? NASA的科学家想要知道这些问题的答案。他们建造了航天器绕火星飞行以获取这些信息。航天器的名字叫火星气候轨道器。”故选A。
    题干意为“轨道器需要多长时间接近火星? 不到一年。”短文第二段前两句提到,火星气候轨道器于1998年12月向火星进发,旅程用了九个半月。故此选B。
    题干意为“轨道器什么时候开始出现问题? 当它接近火星的时候。”短文第二段第三、四句提到,起初一切正常,然而当轨道器接近火星的时候,糟糕的事情发生了。故选B。
    题干意为“是什么导致了轨道器的问题?科学家用了不同的测量系统。”短文第三段提出,有两组科学家一起开展关于轨道器的工作,一组在英国,另一组在美国。这两组科学家的工作方式大部分是相似的,但有一点重要的不同,那就是他们使用了不同的测量体系,美国组用的是公制,而英国组用的是英制,故选D。
    题干意为“为什么NASA的科学家没有在轨道器前往火星前发现问题?”短文第五段第三、四句指出,其中的一个原因是,NASA的科学家和数学家在研究火星气候轨道器的同时还在研究另外两台航天器,长时间的工作让他们非常疲惫。故选D。

  • 第22题:

    共用题干
    第一篇

    An Expensive Mistake

    Is there water on the planet Mars? Is there life on Mars?Was there ever life on Mars?Scientists from
    NASA wanted to know the answers to tliese questions.They built a spacecraft to travel around Mars and get
    informnation.The spacecraft was called the Mars Climate orbiter.
    The Mars Climate Orbiter left for Mars iii December 1998.The trip took nine and a half months.At first,
    everything was fine.However.when the Orbiter got near Mars,something terrible happened.The spacecraft
    didn't go to the right place.It went too close to Mars.it was too hot for the Orbiter there.The spacecraft
    couldn't function correctly.Suddenly,it stopped sending messages to NASA.The Orbiter was lost.
    How could this terrible thing happen? How did the Orbiter get closer to Mars than the scientists
    planned? Finally,they found the anlswer. Two teams of scientists worked together on the Orbiter. One team
    was in England,and one teann was in the United States.There were many similarities in the way they
    worked,but there was one important difference:The teams used different guidelines for measuring things.The
    United States team used the metric systcnni(公制).The oilier team used the English system.
    Because they used different systems,the scientists made a mathematical mistake.The Orbiter's orbit
    (the shape and pattern of its path)around Mars was not correct.The scientists put the Orbiter on the wrong
    path.The Orbiter got too close amid too hot,and it stopped functioning.

    Why didn'tanybody see the mistake before it was too late?Many things contributed to the problem.
    One thing was that NASA scientists and mathematicians were working on two other spacecrafts at the same
    time.This was a challenge,and they were very tired from working long hours.
    The Mars Climate Orbiter cost $94 million to build.It also cost a lot of money to try to find the lost Or-
    biter in space.In addition,NASA's research on the cause of the problem was very expensive.This wasn't
    the first time that two different measurement systems caused mistakes in scientific projects.However,the
    Mars Climate Orbiter was definitely the most expensive mistake of all!

    When did the Orbiter's problem begin?
    A:Right after it left for Mars.
    B:Right after it landed on Mars.
    C:When it got near Mars.
    D:When it returned to Earth.

    答案:C
    解析:
    文章第一段以三个问句开头:“火星上有水吗?"“火星上有生命吗?"“火星上有过生命吗?”接着指出NASA的科学家们想知道这些问题的答案,他们建造了航天飞船环绕火星飞行来获得信息。故选B。
    由文章第二段第二句话可知,飞船从地球到火星的旅程花费了九个半月的时间,故选B。
    由文章第二段第三、四句话“Atfirst,everythingwasfine.However,whentheOrbitergotnearMars,somethingterriblehappened.”可知飞船是在接近火星时出现问题的。
    由文章第三段和第四段可知,来自英国和美国的两组科学家共同负责飞船的工作,他们在做计算工作时采用了不同的计算准则。这造成计算数据出错,导致飞船绕火星飞行的轨道出现偏差。故选D。
    由文章倒数第二段可知,科学家们没能发现错误的其中一个原因是NASA的科学家和数学家们同时还要负责另外两个航天器的工作,长时间的工作使他们非常疲惫。故选C。

  • 第23题:

    单选题
    The main idea of the second paragraph shows us ______.
    A

    some examples of shooting in US schools

    B

    the American’s feeling

    C

    some famous schools

    D

    that some teachers were killed by students


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    主旨大意题。由文章的第二段可知作者通过几个血腥的例子向读者证明了由于枪支的管制不严,所引起的严重后果。所以本题的正确答案为A项。