题目内容

From space, the earth looks blue. This is ______ about seventy-one percent of its surface is covered by water.

A. why B. how C. because D. whether

C。本题考查名词性从句中的表语从句。空处后面是一个完整的句子，意思是“地球表面的71%给水覆盖，这恰恰是前面所说的“地球是蓝色的”的原因，故用连词why。如果用why，因果关系就颠倒了，排除选项A；选项B和D放到语境中说不通，排除。

【句意】从太空看，地球是蓝色的，这是因为地球表面的71%被水覆盖。

【小窍门】选项A最具干扰性。做这种因果关系题的时候，最关键的就是搞清哪个是原因，哪个是结果，这样答案就一目了然了

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from space, the earth with water _70％ of its surface looks like a “blue blanket”

A.
Seen; covered
B.
Being seen; covers
C.
Seeing; covering
D.
Seen; covering

On Sept. 29, 2008，Shen Zhou VII returned to _______ earth from _______ space successfully.

A. the; / B. /; the C. /; / D. the; the

Scientists have found what look like caves on Mars(火星), and say they could be protecting life from the planet’s terrible environment.

The first caves discovered beyond the Earth appear as seven mysterious black dots on the pictures sent back by NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter. Each as large as a football field, they may be openings into natural caves below the Martian surface.

“If there is life on Mars, there is a good chance you’d find it in caves,” said Jut Wynne, one of the researchers who noticed the features while working on a US Geological Survey Mars Cave Detection Program.

Jonathan Clarke, a geologist with the Mars Society of Australia, yesterday described the discovery as exciting.

One photo taken at night by an infrared imager(红外线成像器) showed one hole to be unusually warm, suggesting hot air trapped during the day is flowing out.

“I said: ‘Wow, that’s a cave’” Dr. Clarke said excitedly. “People have been looking for these for a long time; now we have found them.”

He agreed such caves would be perfect places to hunt for life escaping from the bitterly cold, radiation-soaked(充满辐射的), dry surface.

“Tiny drops of water could collect inside,” he said. “If there are gases coming out, they could provide energy for a whole range of bacteria. A cave is also a protection from radiation; the surface of Mars is exposed to high levels of space radiation.”

The caves probably formed when tube-shaped lave flows(管状岩浆流) spread across the planet long ago. The outside of the tubes cooled, forming solid walls, while something hotter inside allowed the remaining have to flow out, forming caves.

What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. How the caves were formed on Mars. B. How scientists found these caves on Mars.

C. Caves on Mars may be full of hot air or a sign of life.

D. Scientists have completely recognized the surface of Mars.

We can learn from the passage that .

A. water has already been found on Mars B. the scientists found all the caves at night

C. it is certain that there is life in these caves

D. the surface of Mars is bitterly cold, radiation-soaked and dry

According to the passage, Dr. Clarke was so excited because .

A. such caves could provide energy for life B. they had finally found the caves on Mars

C. such caves would be perfect places to hunt for life

D. scientists had long been looking for these caves

Necessary conditions for life on Mars mentioned in the passage may include .

A. lava and energy B. water and radiation from space

C. gases and lava D. water and protection from radiation

On Jan. 24 , 2012 ,Shen Zhou VIII returned to ____ earth from____ space successfully.

______from space, the earth, with water _____seventy percent of its surface looks like a blue ball.

A. Seen; covered B. Seen; covering C. Seeing; covered D. Seeing; covering

______from space, the earth with water _______70％ of its surface looks like a “blue blanket”

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from space, the earth with water _70％ of its surface looks like a “blue blanket”