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【题目】Christmas 2003 was bittersweet for Mars scientists. Because one gift they 【1】 (desperate)wanted never arrived: The British-built spacecraft Beagle 2 【2】 (schedule)to land on the Red Planet, radio home the good news and begin a search for life. Instead, mission 【3】 (control) heard nothing. They finally declared the Beagle 2 lost after months of silence. Many space scientists thought 【4】 crash-landed or broke up in the thin Martian atmosphere.

But now Beagle 2’s final resting place has been found. New images from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter showed the spacecraft in its 【5】 (intend) landing region, an enormous impact basin near the Martian equator.

By now, investigators 【6】 (gather) enough information to piece together 【7】 probably went wrong: the probe’s solar panels seem to have only partially spread out, throttling（限制） Beagle 2’s power 【8】 preventing it from phoning home. Without contact with mission control, the probe could not perform any science .

However, the lander appears 【9】 (damage) and in good condition, and the remains of a parachute and an atmospheric-entry cover lie hundreds of meters away. Beagle 2 may now be considered a partial success, 【10】 (deliver) the United Kingdom a very late Christmas gift: the nation’s first soft landing on another planet.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】desperately

【2】was scheduled

【3】controllers

【4】it

【5】intended

【6】have gathered

【7】what

【8】and

【9】undamaged

【10】delivering

【解析】

试题分析：

文章大意：对于研究火星的科学家们来说，2003年圣诞节是苦乐参半的。因为飞船“猎兔犬2号”本应降落于火星上。然而，他们始终没收到任何信息。但是最近美国的火星侦查轨道器传回了“猎兔犬2号”的图片，证明“猎兔犬2号”当时软着陆成功。

【1】desperately 考查副词。修饰动词want用副词形式，填desperately。

【2】was scheduled 考查被动语态。从句意判断是被动意思，而且指过去的事情，故填was scheduled。句意：“猎兔犬2号”按照预计本应该在红色星球上着落，向科学家们传达回好消息，并开始寻找生命迹象。”

【3】controllers 考查名词。根据语境判断此处指控制人员，才后句出现的they判断用复数形式controllers。

【4】it 考查代词。由上文内容判断此处指“猎兔犬2号” ，故填it。

【5】intended 考查非谓语动词。句中有谓语动词，判断此处是非谓语短语，指本来计划的地点，故填intended。

【6】have gathered 考查动词。根据时间状语by now判断用现在完成时，填have gathered。

【7】what 考查连接代词。宾语从句缺少主语，填what。

【8】and 考查连词。根据语境判断前后为并列关系，填and。

【9】 undamaged 考查形容词。根据in good condition判断着落器完好无损，填undamaged。

【10】delivering 考查非谓语动词。从结构判断此处用非谓语短语做状语，动词deliver和句子主语Beagle 2是主动关系，用现在分词delivering。