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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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