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Ⅰ.阅读理解选修七
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Washington:NASAhasannouncedevidencethatJupiter'slargestmoon,Ganymede,hasasaltwateroceanunderitsicysurface.TheoceanseemstohavemorewaterthanallthewateronEarth'ssurface,accordingtonewHubbleobservation.
NewHubbleobservationsofGanymede'smagneticfieldstronglysuggestthatthemoon,whichisthelargestinourwholesolarsystem,ishometoasubsurfaceocean.
Scientistsestimatetheoceanis95kilometersthick,whichisabout10timesdeeperthanEarth'soceans.Butunlikeoursaltywaters,Ganymede'soceanisburiedunder150kilometersofice.
Whilescientistshavespeculated(推测)since1970saboutthepresenceofanoceanonGanymede—thelargestmooninoursolarsystem—untilnowtheonlyobservationalevidencecamefromabriefflybybytheGalileospacecraft,whichdidn'tobservethemoonlongenoughtoconfirmaliquidocean.
Thisdiscoverymarksanimportantmilestone,highlightingwhatonlyHubblecanaccomplish.Inits25yearsinorbit,Hubblehasmademanyscientificdiscoveriesinourownsolarsystem.AdeepoceanundertheicysurfaceofGanymedeopensupfurtherexcitingpossibilitiesforlifebeyondEarth.thelifethatmightcomewithliquidwater.
HubbleisatelescopethatorbitsEarth,butbecauseofitsimpressivegravitationalanalysesitcanbeusedtostudytheinsideoffardistantplanets.Usingthesesameprinciples,scientistscouldtheoreticallydetectoceansondistantplanetsaswell.
语篇解读:这是一篇关于天文知识的新闻报道。科学家们通过Hubble望远镜判断在木星上发现曾有海洋的存在,人们期待了更多的地球以外的生命存在。
1.WhatcanwelearnabouttheGanymedefromthepassage?
A.Itisaplanetwiththelargestmooninourwholesolarsystem.
B.Itsoceanaddstopeople'sexcitementaboutlifebeyondEarth.
C.ItwillbeusedbyNASAasabasefortheHubbletelescope.
D.ItsliquidoceanwasfirstprovedbytheGalileospacecraft.
答案:B细节理解题。根据通过第五段中“AdeepoceanundertheicysurfaceofGanymedemoonorbitingJupiter,andNASAhasannouncedplanstosendanunmannedmissiontheresearchingforopensupfurtherexcitingpossibilitiesforlifebeyondEarth.”可知海洋增加了人们关于地球以外的生命的兴奋。故选B。
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