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The plan: turn Mars into a blue world with streams and green fields,and then fill it with creatures from the earth. This idea may sound like something from a science fiction,but it is actually being taken seriously by many re?searchers.
This suggested future for the "red planet" will be the main topic for the discussion at an international conference hosted by NASA this week. Leading researchers as well as science fiction writers will attend the event. It comes as NASA is preparing a multi-billion-dollar Mars research programme. "Turning Mars into a little earth has been a topic in science fiction," said Dr Michael Meyer,NASA's senior scientist for astrobiology (太空生物學) ."Now with scientists exploring the reality,we can ask what are the real possibilities of changing Mars."
Most scientists agree that Mars could be turned into a little earth although much time would be needed to achieve this goal.
But many experts are shocked by this idea. "We are destroying our own world at an unbelievable speed and now we are talking about ruining another planet," said Paul Murdin,an expert of the Institute of Astronomy,Cam?bridge,UK.
Over the past months,scientists have become increasingly confident that they will find Martian life forms. Europe and America's robot explorers have found proof that water,mixed with soil,exists in large amounts on the plan?et. In addition,two different groups of scientists announced on March 28 that they had found signs of methane (甲烷) in the Martian atmosphere. The gas is a waste product of living creatures and could be produced by microbes (微生物) living in the red planet's soil.
But scientists such as Dr Lisa Pratt,a biologist at Indiana University,say that these microbes will be put in danger by the little earth project. "Before we have discovered if there is life on the Mars,we are talking about carrying out project that would destroy all these native life forms,all the strange microbes that we hope to find buried in the soil," said Dr Pratt. This view is shared by Monica Grady,a planetary scientist at the Natural History Museum,London. "We can't risk starting a global experiment that would wipe out the precious information we are looking for. " She said, "This is just wrong."
1. The passage is about .
A. a plan turning Mars into a little earth
B. the necessity of changing Mars
C. Mars supporting life
D. finding water on the Mars
2. Which of the following is NOT the reason why some scientists are against the plan?
A. The project would wipe out all the native life forms on the Mars.
B. The project will cost too much money and work.
C. We would ruin Mars.
D. We are destroying the precious information we are looking for.
3. We can infer from the passage that .
A. water is a crucial factor for life
B. the project will have little effect on the native life forms supposed to live on the Mars
C. Monica Grady is in favour of carrying out the little earth project
D. the idea turning Mars into a little earth is nothing but a science fiction
4. Which of the following supports the conclusion of microbes living in the Mars' soil?
A. Scientists found liquid water on the Mars.
B. Scientists found signs of methane in the Martian atmosphere.
C. Scientists found a lot of good soil on the Mars.
D. Scientists found some creatures living on the Mars.
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The Hotel Portixol,a hotel that oozes (充滿) style and has thoughtful ex?tras in Palma,Majorca.
. Location
In the bay of PortixoU a 30-minute walk or 10-minute cycle east of the old town,overlooking Portixol port.
. Character
The square white building,with its blue shutters (百葉窗) and dark wooden balconies,stands out as you approach Portixol. Inside as well as out,Hotel Portixol oozes style―wicker (柳條) sofas in a shade deck. Thoughtful extras in?clude free bicycle hire and telescopes in each room.
. Rooms
Thirteen of the 26 rooms have balconies,overlooking the sea. All have large showers and kingsize beds. Our corner room had double glass doors on two sides which created a muchneeded breeze.
. Food
Breakfast is a feast,with a huge selection of fresh fruit,yogurts,cereals,meat,cheese and bread. The lunch and dinner menus mix traditional Mediterranean food with Eastern and European classics.
. Why Palma?
Parts of Majorca have a certain reputation,but calm,sweet Palma is a far shout from the island's busy and sometimes tacky beach resorts so popular with hen and buck parties.
The Majorcan capital is also one of the easiest shortbreak destinations in Europe. The old town is a 10-minute taxi ride from Palma airport,while the tangled (混亂的) streets inside the old city wall combine the best restaurants,shopping and culture Majorca has to offer.
While very hot in summer,temperatures remain pleasant during the rest of the year.
. Getting there
Easyjet flies to Palma from most airports in the UK,about £29. 99 one way. A taxi from Palma airport to the city centre costs about £8;or you can catch a bus which costs a few euros.
5. If you'd like to buy what you like,you had better go to .
A. the old city of Majorca
B. Palma beach resorts
C. the city centre of Majorca
D. the east of the old town
6. How much will be spent if a family of three goes to the city centre of Palma for a round trip?
A. Over £114.
B. Less than £228.
C. More than £l80.
D. Only £76.
7. The passage is mainly written to those who .
A. want to travel to Majorcan capital
B. enjoy travelling out freely
C. will stay in a hotel in Palma
D. like to go shopping in the city centre of Majorca
8. What's the best title of this passage?
A. Hotel Portixol,Palma,Majorca
B. City Portixol,Palma,Majorca
C. The transport in Majorca
D. The view in Palma
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10. With the prices of vegetables rising,people find it hard to bear them (go) up.
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