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Make Space in Your Summer for Free Fun
You don’t have to go to the moon to meet an astronaut: You can do it at the Air and Space Museum on July 16.
Pioneering pilot Amelia Earhart disappeared on a flight around the globe in 1937. But she’ll be at the National Air and Space Museum on July 16—the museum’s first Family Day of the season—to tell you all about her adventures.(Okay, it’s actually an actress pretending to be Earhart.) NASA astronaut Patrick Forrester will be there to answer your questions, too.Come to learn how space exploration changed the world.
Another Family Day event takes place on July 25. At “Discover the Moon Day！” you can steer(驾驶) a robotic rover (a vehicle for exploring the surface of a planet), examine meteorites(陨石) that were found on the moon, see the capsule(太空舱) that took the Apollo 11 astronauts there and back and view photos of the lunar surface using 3-D glasses.
You can create lunar art and take a moon quiz. We’ll give you one example: July 20, 1969—46 years ago this month. Do you know what happened that day?
National Air and Space Museum Independence Avenue at Sixth Street SW
Open daily 10 a．m. to 7：30 p．m. through September 1 (with a few early closings at 5：30 p．m.; visit our website for details)．
Family Day programs are from 10 a．m. to 3 p．m.
Information specialists are available Monday through Friday from 9 a．m. to 5 p．m. and Saturday from 9 a．m. to 4 p．m.
All ages, but best for age 7 and older.
For more information, call 202-633-2214 or go to www.airandspace.si.edu. 【解题导语】 本文是一篇应用文，是美国国家航空航天博物馆的活动介绍。 1．What can museum visitors do on July 16? A．Create lunar art.
B．Step into an unusual capsule.
C．See a movie about Earhart’s adventures. D．Learn about a missing woman pilot’s life.
D 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的 Pioneering pilot Amelia Earhart disappeared on a
flight 和 on July 16... to tell you all about her adventures 可知，在7月16日博物馆的家庭日活动中，游客可以学习了解一些关于 Earhart 这名失踪的女飞行员的故事。
2．What do we know about “Discover the Moon Day！”？ A．It includes a moon quiz competition. B．It’s the first Family Day at the museum. C．It features a famous astronaut’s explanations. D．It gives people first-hand experience of space.
D 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中列举的“发现月球日”活动：steer(驾驶) a robotic rover, examine meteorites(陨石), see the capsule(太空舱)和 view photos of the lunar surface 可知，该活动给人们提供亲身体验太空的机会。
3．What’s the closing time for the Family Day programs? A．3 p．m. C．5：30 p．m.
B．4 p．m. D．7：30 p．m.
A 解析：细节理解题。根据文章后半部分中的 Family Day programs are from 10 a．m. to 3 p．m.可知，家庭日的活动最晚到下午3点结束。
B
Mars is the second-smallest planet in the Solar System. And like the Earth, the climate of Mars has changed over time. Today, Mars is cold and dry and liquid water is not stable on the surface. However, Mars has valley networks, deltas and lake deposits(沉积物). It means it must have had freely flowing water at some point, probably around 4 billion years ago.
But climate models of the planet’s deep past haven’t been able to produce warm enough conditions to allow liquid water on the surface. “There are people trying to model Mars’ ancient climate using the same kind of models we use here on Earth, and they’re having a really hard time doing it. It’s difficult to create a warm ancient Mars because the Sun was less brighter then and the whole Solar System was cooler at that time，” said Briony Horgan, an assistant professor of earth, atmosphere and planet sciences at Purdue University. “While a lot of people are using climate models, we’re coming at this from a special view—what do the volcanic(火山的) records of Mars tell us？”
Volcanic eruptions(喷发) always happened throughout Mars’ early history. When volcanoes erupt under the ice, the mixture of heat and melt water could create flat-topped mountains called “tuyas”， or table mountains. “We now have data that say there had to have been ice on Mars at
some point，” said Ackiss, a Ph.D. candidate at Purdue.
If researchers could find evidence for the volcanic activity under ice elsewhere, it would make sure the case for a very cold ancient Mars. But don’t fear, space lovers. This doesn’t kill the possibility of past life on Mars. “Even if Mars was a cold and icy wasteland, these volcanic eruptions acting with ice could have created a little happy place for life to exist，” Horgan said.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了科学家Briony Horgan根据火山运动推测火星过去的气候。
4．According to Paragraph 1, Mars in our Solar System ________. A．had water long ago B．has cold and wet climate C．has valleys and lakes now D．is the second largest planet
A 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的It means it must have had freely flowing water at some point, probably around 4 billion years ago.可知，很久以前火星上有水。
5．When talking about the research of Mars’ ancient climate, Briony Horgan ________． A．was confused about the change of it B．suggested studying it in the traditional way C．was for climate models used on Earth for it D．considered volcanic records as important evidence
D 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的While a lot of people are using climate models, we’re coming at this from a special view...可知，Briony Horgan认为火山记录是研究过去火星气候很重要的证据。
6．What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs? A．There was no ice on Mars in old days. B．There might be living things on ancient Mars. C．The volcanic eruptions showed evidence of life. D．The volcanoes on Mars erupt frequently nowadays.
B 解析：推理判断题。根据第四段中的This doesn’t kill the possibility of past life on Mars.以及．..these volcanic eruptions acting with ice could have created a little happy place for life to exist...可知，过去火星上可能会存在生命。
C
高中英语新教材必修3unit4Section Ⅰ 知能演练轻松闯关(含答案解析)
