Houston, Texas(June 8, 2002)-In 2004, the National Aeronautics and space Adminis
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Houston, Texas(June 8, 2002)—In 2004, the National Aeronautics andspace Administration (NASA) will send two robots(机器人)to separate places ofMars to seek out past or present signs of water. It is an exciting idea to sendtwo robots driving over very different places of Mars at the same time, to be able to see what is on the other side of the hill.
Last month, NASA announced it was sending one robot to Mars, but after two weeks, it decided there was enough moneyfor two. The robots will be sent up within two weeks of each other in May andJune of 2003 from Kennedy space Center. If all goes well, the two spacecraft(宇宙飞船)will touch down onMars, after a seven-and-a-half-month space flight, on January 2 and 20, 2004.
The robots, each weighing 150 kilograms cancover 100 meters per day. They are designed to be able to examine the mineralcontent of the soil, and their special camera willtake pictures of the lands and hills. Although they will be under control fromEarth, the robots are able to move more freely compared to those sent upbefore them.
The actual landing points havenot been determined yet, but the scientists say it will bein areas where they hope to find water.
1. According to the news report, scientistsplan to send robots up to Mars to _______.
A. find out whether there is water on Mars
B. see if robots can find minerals there
C. test how fast robots can drive there
D. prove that robots can work on Mars
2. How long in between will thetwo robots be sent to Mars?
A. 1 year.
B. 7.5 months.
C. 2 months.
D. 2 weeks.
3. One of the important jobs forthe robots on Mars is to ________.
A. study the Soil
B. Walk everywhere
C. test the new camera
D. find a suitable landing point
4. We can infer from the lastsentence that scientists
A. have changed the landing points many times
B. hope to land the robots on the surface of water
C. are still working on the plan
D. know where they can find water
试题答案
答案：1A2D3A4C
解析：1. A。考查考生对短文细节信息的理解情况。短文开篇即指出了将机器人送往火星的目的：to seek out past or present sign of water。 2. D。仍是考查考生对短文中细节信息的理解情况。短文中提到The robots Will be sent up within two weeks ofeach other in May and June of 2003。 3. A。仍是考查考生对短文中细节信息的理解情况。谈到机器人所能够做的工作时，文中说到They are de signed to be able to examine themineral content of the Soil。 4. C。考查考生根据短文内容进行简单推断的能力。降落地点仍未确定，就说明科学家们仍在制订计划以确定降落地点。
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