Question

For a long time, humans have used technology (科技) to study the world around us, and Mars is the latest place we’re using machines to explore. Besides the earth, the “red planet” is seen, as the one place in our solar system most likely to have life.

Early last month, the first American robot, Spirit, landed on Mars without any problem. Opportunity, the second robot, landed on the planet more than a week ago. Scientists are very excited about these machines’ safe landing on Mars. It means that now we have an excellent chance to look for water and other signs of life. So far, the robots have found some stones that could show Mars was once a wet and warm planet.

But the trips made by Spirit and Opportunity were dangerous. Mars is often called the “death planet”, because in the past its environment has been unfriendly to the robot explorers. Before Spirit and Opportunity, nearly forty spaceships had been sent to Mars since the 1960s. Two-thirds of them failed. The first spaceship, Korabl, sent in 1962 by Russia was among them. It broke apart (分裂) near the earth.

1.For a long time humans think ________.

A. they can surely find life on Mars

B. there may be life on Mars        

C. it’s too late for them to explore Mars now

D. Mars is the only planet that has life on it

2.The two robots ________.

A. have found out that it is warm and wet on Mars

B. were sent to Mars to find some stones           

C. were the first two American robots that landed on Mars         

D. are the only machines that have landed on Mars so far

3.The third paragraph mainly tell us ________.

A. it’s a very hard and dangerous trip for spaceships to Mars

B. two-thirds of the spaceships sent to Mars have failed

C. Spirit and Opportunity landed on Mars successful

D. Mars is called the “death planet”

4.From this passage we learn that ________.

A. the two robots have found water on Mars

B. Opportunity touched on Mars a week later than Spirit

C. it’s exciting to have the chance to look for signs of life on Mars

D. Korabl was the first Russian machine to land on Mars

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了，人类已经使用的技术对我们周围的空间进行勘测火星是我们使用机器来探索新的地方。除了地球之外，“红色星球”被视为一个地方，在我们的太阳系中最有可能有生命。美国第一个机器人，精神，降落在火星上没有任何问题机会，第二机器人机会也安全降落了，但精神和机遇的旅行是危险的。火星通常被称为“死亡之星“所以说他们的旅行是危险的。

1.For a long time, humans have used technology (科技) to study the world around us, and Mars is the latest place as the one place in our solar system most likely to have life.火星使人们认为有生命的地方由此可知，选B。

2.Scientists are very excited about these machines’ safe landing on Mars.这两个美国机器人成功登陆火星，可知选C.

3.段落大意题。第三段主要讲述了这两个机器人在火星上的旅行是危险，故选A

4.主旨大意题。这篇文章主要讲述了在火星上寻找生命的迹象是令人幸福的，故选C。

考点：科普环保类阅读。