Question

　　Houston, Texas (June 8,2002)--In 2004, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will send two robots（机器人）to separate places of Mars to seek out past or present signs of water. It is an exciting idea to send two 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 money for two. The robots will be sent up within two weeks of each other in May and June of 2003 from Kennedy Space Center. If all goes well, the two spacecraft（宇宙飞船）will touch down on Mars, after a seven-and-a-half-month space flight, on January 2 and 20, 2004.

　　The robots, each weighing 150 kilograms, can cover 100 meters per day. They are designed to be able to examine the mineral content of the soil, and their special camera will take pictures of the lands and hills. Although they will be under control from Earth, the robots are able to move more freely compared to those sent up before them.

　　The actual landing points have not been determined yet, but the scientists say it will be in areas where they hope to find water.

(1)According to the news report, scientists plan to send robots up to Mars to ________.

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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 the two robots be sent to Mars?

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A．1 year.

B．7.5 months.

C．2 months.

D．2 weeks.

(3)One of the important jobs for the robots on Mars is to _________.

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A．study the soil

B．walk everywhere

C．test the new camera

D．find a suitable landing point

Answer 1

答案：A;D;A
解析：

(1)根据第一段“... will send two robots... signs of water.”可知。 (2)根据第二段“The robots will be sent up within two weeks...”可知。 (3)根据第三段中“They are designed to be able to examine the mineral content of the soil...”可知。