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众相原创·广西英语(WY)
主题十 宇宙探索
一、选择型阅读理解(2023玉林一模)
Passage1
Mars(火星)isthefourth
planetfrom Sun.Itishometo
boththehighestmountainandthe
deepest,longestvaley(山谷)in
thesolarsystem(太阳系).OlympusMons,the
highestmountainonMars,isabout27kilometers
high,aboutthreetimesastalasMountQomolang
ma.AndthedeepestvaleyonMarsreachesas
deepas10kilometersandrunsfromeasttowestfor
about4,000kilometers,aboutonefifthofthedis
tance(距离)aroundMarsandclosetothewidth
(宽)ofAustralia.
MarsismuchcolderthanEarthbecauseits
fartherawayfromSun.Thehighesttemperaturecan
reach20℃ whilethelowestcanbeaslowas
-40℃.JustlikeEarth,SungivesMarsseasons.
However,theseasonsthatMarsexperiencesaredif
ferentfromEarths.Forexample,whenMarsisthe
farthestfromSun,thesouthernpartofMarsexperi
encesaverylongandcoldwinter,aboutsixmonths
onEarth.
MarsliesfartherfromSunthanEarthdoes,so
theRedPlanethasalongeryear—687dayscom
paredwith365forourhomeworld.However,the
twoplanetshavesimilardaylengths,24hoursand
40minutesforMarsand24hoursforEarth.
MarsisfarfromEarthanditsnotaneasy
planettoreach.ButmanycountriesliketheUSA,
Russia,ChinaandJapanarealwaystryingtosend
peoplethere.RobotshavegottheticketstoMars
anditsbelievedthathumanswilgettheticketsby
the2030s,althoughitisstilabigchalengenow.
Andscientistssayitwiltakeatleastsixmonthsfor
peopletotraveltoMars.
1.Whatistheheightofthehighestmountaininthe
solarsystem?
A.About10kilometers.
B.About27kilometers.
C.About4,000kilometers.
2.WhydoesMarshavealongeryearthanEarth?
A.BecauseMarsisfartherawayfromSun.
B.BecauseMarsisfartherawayfromEarth.
C.BecauseMarsliesclosertoEarth.
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“lengths”in
Paragraph3mean?
A.高度 B.长度 C.时差
4.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?
A.NorobotshavearivedonMars.
B.HumanshavegottoMars.
C.ItsalongwaytoMarsfromEarth.
5.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.FactsaboutMars.
B.WaystoMars.
C.MountainsonMars.
Passage2
Scientistshavebeenhopingtoexplorethe
moonwithrobots.Butthelandonthemoonis
tough.Therearesteep(陡峭的)hils,bigrocks
andholes.Itishardforcommonrobotstom