阅读理解.Whileallmyclassmatesseemtobecrazyaboutaone-waytickettoMars(火星),I'drathersayMarsistotallyunsuitableforhumanexistence.Peoplewon'thaveenoughfoodsuppliesthere,andtheterribleenvironmentwouldmake
阅读理解. Whileallmyclassmatesseemtobecrazyaboutaone-waytickettoMars(火星),I'drathersayMarsis
totallyunsuitableforhumanexistence.Peoplewon'thaveenoughfoodsuppliesthere,andtheterrible
environmentwouldmakeitimpossibleforthemtolivealonglife.Besides,thejourneywon'tbesafe.Can
anybodyexplaintomejustwhypeoplewouldgotoMars,nevertoreturn?
SteveMinear,UK
Herearethethingsyoucanthinkof:thedesiretoexploreaforeignanduniqueenvironment,theexcitement
ofbeingthefirsthumanstoopenupanewworld,theexpectationoffameandglory…Forscientiststhereis
anotherreason.Theirobservationsandresearchwillprobablyleadtogreatscientificachievements.
DonalTrollop,Canada
TherearealreadytoomanypeopleontheEarth.Ithinkthatsometimebeforetheendofthecentury,there
willbeahumancolony(殖民地)onMars.Itwillhappenwhenpeoplefinallyrealizethattwo-waytripstothe
redplanetMarsareunnecessary.MostofthedangerofspaceFlightisinthelaunches(发射)andlandings.
Cuttingthetriphomewouldthereforereducethedangerofaccidents,savealotofmoney,andopentheway
tobuildinganeverlastinghumansettlementonanotherworld.
Enoughsuppliescanbesentonahead.Andeverytwoyearsmoresuppliesandmorepeoplewillbeneeded,
andMarsisfarmorepleasantthantheotherplanetsintheouterspace.
PaulDavies.USA1.ThemainpurposeofSteveMinear'swritingis_____.[ ]A.toreporthisclassmates'discussion
B.toinviteananswertohisquestion
C.toexplainthenaturalstateofMars
D.toshowhisagreementongoingtoMars2.WhichofthefollowingbeststatesDonalTrollop'sidea?[ ]A.ThereisaplantosendhumanstoMars.
B.TherearemanyreasonsforgoingtoMars.
C.ScientistsbecomefamousbydoingresearchonMars.
D.Itispos