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1.(36)B.Scientists have learnt that Mars seems to be the planet with the best conditions for life after Earth.(37)E.The reason is that the air on Mars is mainly made up of carbon dioxide,nitrogen,and argon,all of which humans cannot breathe,and has only 0.13% oxygen,while the oxygen content of the air on Earth adds up to 21%.(38)D.We now know there isn't enough oxygen on Mars for humans to breathe,but there are signs of water there.NASA scientists have found ice on Mars,and there is some water in the atmosphere.The Phoenix Mars Lander landed on the planet on May 25,2008,to find out if there was life there,and to explore the planet's climate and geology.(39)G.A physicist once said,"We agree that life can exist under different conditions.We now believe that there might have been some form of life on Mars billions of years ago,maybe deep underground.(40)F.On the question of humans going to live on Mars-well,first of all,we have to sort out some problems.And then…who knows?"
A.The physicist is not sure whether people will live on Mars one day.
B.Whether life can exist on Mars has been a question in the minds of experts for a long time.
C.Humans can't breathe on Mars because there is too little air there.
D.As far as we know,for life to exist,two essentials are needed-air and water.
E.However,if people went to live on Mars tomorrow,they won't be able to breathe.
F.Personally,I think that if we knew where to look,we would find life on Mars today.
G.The information that it sends back will help us prepare for sending people to explore Mars in the future.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了火星上是否存在生命长久以来一直是专家们心中的一个问题,大家都在努力探索.
解答 36.B.推理判断题.根据后文Scientists have learnt that Mars seems to be the planet with the best conditions for life after Earth可知火星上是否存在生命长久以来一直是专家们心中的一个问题;故选B.
37.E.推理判断题.根据后文The reason is that the air on Mars is mainly made up of carbon dioxide,nitrogen,and argon,all of which humans cannot breathe可知然而,如果人们明天去火星上生活,他们将无法呼吸;故选E.
38.D.推理判断题.根据后文We now know there isn't enough oxygen on Mars for humans to breathe,but there are signs of water there可知就我们所知,对于生命的存在,空气和水都需要两个要素;故选D.
39.G.推理判断题.根据前文The Phoenix Mars Lander landed on the planet on May 25,2008,to find out if there was life there,and to explore the planet's climate and geology可知它发回的信息将有助于我们准备将来派人去火星探险;故选G.
40.F.推理判断题.根据前文We now believe that there might have been some form of life on Mars billions of years ago,maybe deep underground可知这是观点,即个人而言,我想如果我们知道去哪里看,我们就会发现火星上的生活;故选F.
点评 七选五阅读是完成性阅读,和完形填空很类似,不同的是一个选词,一个选句子.解题时,要注意上下文语境,充分考虑信息词(选项中和空格前后句子中相同或相近的词),选出最符合语境的句子.

An artist named Johanna Basford pretty much owns two slots of the top seven books on Amazon,next to household names like Erik Larson and Dr.Phil.But Basford's books aren't novels---they're collections of black-and-white drawings.The artist,who graduated from design school in 2005and is based in Scotland,has turned her lovely ink drawings into coloring books"for grownups."And they're wildly popular,selling millions of copies.
What is it about these books that has made them so popular with adults?Basford told me that when she first suggested to publishers the idea of a grownup coloring book four years ago,"colouring for adults wasn't the trend it is now.You can imagine how quiet they went after I suggested it."
But the book she ended up drawing has become a phenomenon:2013's Secret Garden:An Inky Treasure Hunt and Coloring Book is currently#2on Amazon's Top 100and has sold 1.4million copies.The followup,Enchanted Forest:An Inky Quest & Coloring Book,is#6right now.Why is coloring suddenly a craze amongst grownups?
Basford pointed to some reasons---first,that coloring books are a way for adults who don't normally draw or paint to be creative."A blank sheet of paper can be discouraging,but a colouring book acts as a bit of a buffer(缓冲) in this situation,"she says.
Second,coloring books don't require anywhere near as much logical thought as,say,drawing a portrait.There are psychological benefits,too:
"I've heard from so many people ranging from lawyers,financial advisers,business owners and busy mums,all say the same thing:that colouring helps them relax.Then there're people who are recovering from illness or dealing with a difficult time in their lives,they too find the calming effects of colouring is beneficial to them."
What's so striking about Secret Garden and Enchanted Forest is that they've managed to stay at the top of Amazon's best seller list as physical books,alongside those that can be instantly downloaded and read.Basford hears that too:She points out that her books are an activity that can be done without the help of your wifi router."It's a chance to unplug,look away from the screens and do something fun,"she says.Maybe Basford has plugged into a vast and unacknowledged desire to really,actually do nothing---to let the brain take over,without the technology.
Secret Garden & Enchanted Forest
Author Johnna Basford | ●She is an artist graduating from design school and(71)living/working now in Scotland. ●She(72)ranks/comes third on Amazon behind Erik Larson and Dr.Phil. ●With all the publishers'(73)disapproval/disagreement(s)/objection(s,she still stuck to her idea to draw. |
About the books | ●They are coloring books,many black-and-white drawings (74)contained. ●(75)Adults/Grownups are their target readers. ●They have become extremely successful,with millions of copies sold. ●Strikingly,as physical books,they top Amazon's best seller list along with(76)e-books. |
Reasons why the books have become such a(n) (77)hit/success | ●Compared with a blank sheet of paper,it can (78)encourage people to be creative in drawing or painting. ●They can bring inner (79)calmness/peace/relaxation to patients and stress-out adults with different occupations. ●They allows people the (80)chance/possibility to have entertainment without technology. |