2017年9月30日雅思阅读真题+题目+答案：The Exploration of Mars

2017年9月30日雅思阅读真题+题目+答案：The Exploration of Mars

A. In 1877, Giovanni Schiaparelli, an Italian astronomer, made drawings and maps of the Martian surface that suggested strange features. The images from telescopes at this time were not as sharp as today’s. Schiaparelli said he could see a network of lines, or canali. In 1894, an American astronomer, Percival Lowell, made a series of observations of Mars from his own observations of Mars from his own observatory at Flagstaff, Arizona, USA. Lowell was convinced a great network of canals had been dug to irrigate crops for the Martian race! He suggested that each canal had fertile vegetation on either side, making them noticeable from Earth. Drawings and globes he made show a network of canals and oases all over the planet.

B. The idea that there was intelligent life on Mars gained strength in the late 19th century. In 1898, H.G. Wells wrote a science fiction classic, The War of the Worlds about an invading force of Martians who try to conquer Earth. They use highly advanced technology (advanced for 1898) to crush human resistance in their path. In 1917, Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote the first in a series of 11 novels about Mars. Strange beings and rampaging Martian monsters gripped the public’s imagination. A radio broadcast by Orson Welles on Halloween night in 1938 of The War of the Worlds caused widespread panic across America. People ran into the streets in their pyjamas-millions believed the dramatic reports of a Martian invasion.

C. Probes are very important to our understanding of other planets. Much of our recent knowledge comes from these robotic missions into space. The first images sent back from Mars came from Mariner 4 in July 1965. They showed a cratered and barren landscape, more like the surface of our moon than Earth. In 1969, Mariners 6 and 7 were launched and took 200 photographs of Mars’s southern hemisphere and pole on fly-by missions. But these showed little more information. In 1971, Mariner 9’s mission was to orbit the planet every 12 hours. In 1975, The USA sent two Viking probes to the planet, each with a lander and an orbiter. The Landers had sampler arms to scoop up Maritain rocks and did experiments to try and find signs of life. Although no life was found, they sent back the first colour pictures of the planet’s surface and atmosphere from pivoting cameras.

D. The Martian meteorite found in Earth aroused doubts to the above analysis. ALH84001 meteorite was discovered in December 1984 in Antarctica, by members of the ANSMET project; The sample was ejected from Mars about 17 million years ago and spent 11,000 years in or on the Antarctic ice sheets. Composition analysis by NASA revealed a kind of magnetite that on Earth, is only found in association with certain microorganisms. Some structures resembling the mineralized casts of terrestrial bacteria and their appendages fibrils or by-products occur in the rims of carbonate globules and pre-terrestrial aqueous alteration regions. The size and shape of the objects is consistent with Earthly fossilized nanobacteria but the existence of nanobacteria itself is still controversial.

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Questions 1-6

The reading Passage has seven paragraphs A-H.

Which paragraph contains the following information?

Write the correct letter A- H, in boxes 1-6 on your answer sheet.

1  Martian evidence on Earth

2  Mars and Earth may share the same life origin

3  certain agricultural construction was depicted specifically

4  the project which aims to identify life under similar condition of Mars

5  Mars had experienced terrifying climate transformation

6  Attempts in scientific investigation to find liquid water

Questions 7-10

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

Write your answers in boxes 7-10 on your answer sheet.

7. How did Percival Lowell describe Mars in this passage?

A Perfect observation location is in Arizona.

B Canals of Mars are broader than that of the earth,

C Dedicated water and agriculture trace is similar to the earth.

D Actively moving Martian lives are found by observation.

8. How did people change their point of view towards Mars from 19th century?

A They experienced Martian attack.

B They learned knowledge of mars through some literature works.

C They learned new concept by listening famous radio program.

D They attended lectures given by famous writers.

9. In 1960s, which information is correct about Mars by a number of Probes sent to the space?

A It has a landscape full of rock and river

B It was not as vivid as the earth

C It contained the same substance as in the moon

D It had different images from the following probes

10.What is the implication of project proceeded by technology called SOLID in Atacama Desert?

A It could be employed to explore organisms under Martian condition.

B This technology could NOT be used to identify life on similar condition of Mars.

C Atacama Desert is the only place that has a suitable environment for organisms.

D Life had not yet been found yet in Atacama Desert.

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