It was July 1976. An unmanned spaceship, Viking One, had arrived at Mars. On July 20th, the spaceship　　. Part of it continued toward a landing on the planet. It fell　　through the late afternoon Mars’ sky.
Forty kilometers above the planet, the thin　　began to slow its fall. Six kilometers above the planet a big parachute(降落傘)opened. The landing craft fell more slowly. Then, three rocket engines　　. And the landing craft set down　　on the surface. 　　in the Viking One Lander immediately sent a message to the earth. It said, “I am here. I am down safely. I am beginning my work. ”
The message　　at the speed of light. It took twenty minutes to reach the earth, more than three hundred and twenty million kilometers　　. Scientists and engineers at the control center　　.
Moments later, television receiver in the control center began to　　the first picture from Viking One. People at the center could see the feet of the landing craft sitting firmly on the　11　soil of Mars. Those pictures were our first　　look at the planet. They showed a red surface, full of rocks, with no sign of　　. It was our first look at a planet that is full of surprises, mysteries and promise. Viking One was launched toward Mars in August, 1975. The spaceship had two　　: an orbiter(軌道飛行器)and a lander(著陸器). The orbiter would circle　　Mars. It would take pictures of Mars’ surface. It would　　the atmosphere.
The　　would go down to the surface. It would carry　　to dig up and study soil and　　.
It also would report about any evidence of life on the planet. The lander would send this　　to the orbiter and then back to the earth.
小題1:
A．separated　　　　　　B．a(chǎn)ppeared
C．workedD．started
小題2:
A．correctlyB．slowlyC．quickly　　D．directly
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)irB．universe
C．spaceD．a(chǎn)tmosphere
小題4:
A．firedB．fell C．openedD．floated
小題5:
A．heavilyB．softly
C．suddenly D．immediately
小題6:
A．A computer B．A rocket
C．A pilotD．An astronaut
小題7:
A．spreadB．traveled C．shot D．moved
小題8:
A．farB．long C．distantD．a(chǎn)way
小題9:
A．shouted B．watched
C．cheeredD．welcomed
小題10:
A．makeB．take C．show D．search
小題11:
A．redB．brownC．gray D．black
小題12:
A．carefulB．closeC．real D．clear
小題13:
A．menB．life C．treesD．a(chǎn)ir
小題14:
A．partsB．rocketsC．enginesD．centers
小題15:
A．throughB．towardsC．over D．a(chǎn)round
小題16:
A．enter B．examine
C．collectD．discover
小題17:
A．orbiterB．lander
C．spaceshipD．rocket
小題18:
A．engineers B．a(chǎn)stronauts
C．parachutesD．instruments
小題19:
A．surfaceB．treesC．rocksD．pictures
小題20:
A．spaceshipB．rocket
C．landerD．information

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:A
小題5:B
小題6:A
小題7:B
小題8:D
小題9:C
小題10:C
小題11:A
小題12:B
小題13:B
小題14:A
小題15:D
小題16:B
小題17:B
小題18:D
小題19:C
小題20:D

【文章大意】文章介紹了“海盜一號”無人宇宙飛船在火星登陸的情況。
小題1:選A。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第三段可知“海盜一號”宇宙飛船由orbiter和lander兩部分組成, 到了火星上空兩部分分離。
小題2:選C。根據(jù)常識判斷宇宙飛船應該在飛行時是很快的, 在遇到阻力時才會減速, 這也與后面飛行減緩后的“slowly”相對應。
小題3:選D。thin可以修飾air和atmosphere, 但是只有atmosphere符合語境, 火星的大氣減慢它的飛行, 而且與后文也一致。
小題4:選A。rocket的作用就是通過發(fā)射把lander送到火星上, 著陸時需要對地面的反推力才不至于著陸太猛。
小題5:選B。因為前面所述的各種措施, 如降落傘、火箭發(fā)動機等, 所以是輕輕著陸。
小題6:選A�！昂１I一號”是無人載飛船, 所以只能通過電腦發(fā)送信息說其在工作。
小題7:選B。根據(jù)上下文, message以光速“傳播”, spread“擴散”; shoot“發(fā)射”; move“移動”。
小題8:選D。表示距離時, 如果有具體的數(shù)字, 后面應是away。
小題9:選C�；鹦堑顷懗晒�, 人們歡呼起來, shout“大喊”; watch“看”; welcome“歡迎”。
小題10:選C。在屏幕上show“顯示”發(fā)送回來的圖片, 其他三項意思不符。
小題11:選A�；鹦巧系耐寥朗羌t色的, 所以后面第二句提到紅色的火星表面。
小題12:選B。這些照片是在火星上拍攝的, 所以是close look“近看”, real不修飾look。
小題13:選B。根據(jù)常識可知, 火星上沒有生命的跡象, 更沒有樹和人。
小題14:選A。宇宙飛船有兩部分, 由下一句話可得知答案。
小題15:選D。circle around Mars環(huán)繞火星飛行。
小題16:選B。examine指“檢驗”。enter“進入”, collect“收集”, discover“發(fā)現(xiàn)”都不合適。
小題17:選B。由上文可知, 宇宙飛船分兩部分, 前面介紹了orbiter, 這里介紹lander。
小題18:選D。在火星上, “海盜一號”只能通過一些科學儀器對火星上的土壤和巖石進行檢驗。
小題19:選C。由前文中“full of rocks”可知答案。
小題20:選D。著陸器把在火星上得到的信息傳給軌道飛行器, 然后傳到地球上來。
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That was before we entered the permissive period in educafion in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school．The schools and the educators made it easy on us．They thought that it was all right to be parents who take a let-alone policy. We stopped making our children do homework. We gave them calculators，turned on the television，left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation．
Now teachers，faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past 15 years，are realizing we’ve made a terrible mistake．One such teacher is Sharon Klompus who says of her students-“so passive”-and-wonders what happened．Nothing was demanded of them，she believes. Television，says Klompus，contributes to children’s passivity．“We’re not training kids to work any more,” says Klompus．“we’re talking about a generation of kids who’ve never been hurt or hungry．They have learned somebody will always do it for them. Instead of saying ‘go look it up’，you tell them the answer．It takes greater energy to say no to a kid．”
Yes，it does．It takes energy and it takes work. It’s time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work．It’s time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them but it's for their own good．It’s time to start telling them no again.
小題1:Why are children becoming more inactive in study?
A．Because they watch TV too often
B．Because they have done too much homework．
C．Because they have to fulfill too many duties．
D．Because teachers are too strict with them．
小題2:To such children as described in the passage         
A．it is easier to say no than to say yes
B．neither is easy-to say yes or to say no
C．it is easier to say yes than to say no
D．neither is difficult-to say yes or to say no
小題3:We learn from the passage that the author’s mother used to lay emphasis on       
A．1earning Latin
B．natural development
C．discipline
D．education at school
小題4:By “permissive period in education’’the author means a time         ．
A．when children are allowed to do what they wish to
B．when everything can be taught at school
C．when every child can be educated
D．when ehildren are permitted to receive education
小題5:What is the main idea of the passage?
A．Parents should leave their children alone，
B．Kids should have more activities at school．
C．It’s time to be stricter with our kids．
D．Parents should always set a good example to their kids．

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