2012年雅思阅读考试考前冲刺试题（3）

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2012年雅思阅读考试考前冲刺试题（3）
Search begins for 'Earth' beyond solar system
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　　Wednesday December 27，2006
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# @) K/ i; h" `" ~9 ]( R; j+ L5 E　　1.A European spacecraft took off today to spearhead the search for another "Earth" among the stars.
- F" C- m# n8 c: l　　2.The Corot space telescope blasted off aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan shortly after 2.20pm.

7 }* Q& }5 @/ o8 ?5 p: s　　3.Corot，short for convection rotation and planetary transits，is the first instrument capable of finding small rocky planets beyond the solar system.Any such planet situated in the right orbit stands a good chance of having liquid water on its surface，and quite possibly life，although a leading scientist involved in the project said it was unlikely to find "any little green men".1 2 3尾页

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</p>Questions:
! a+ X2 t+ |$ N% D& q　　Choose the appropriate letter from A-D for question 1.
, p' ]2 Y  w8 o  p& h) v( x- k2 K/ l　　1.Corot is an instrument which
　　(A) can help to search for certain planets
　　(B) is used to find planets in the orbit中 华 考 试 网
2 f$ P: k( j' E　　(C) can locate planets with human beings
　　(D) can spot any planets with water.
　　Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage? For questions 2-5 write
　　TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
5 p9 ?* W$ j( s　　FALSE if the statement contraicts the information
　　NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this in the passage
　　2.Scientists are trying to find out about the planets that can be inhabited.
　　3.BBC Radio 4 recently focuses on the broadcasting of Corot.
8 |8 ^! C/ V, K" E* E1 P: W/ H; J　　4.Passing objects might cause a fall in light.
　　5.Corot can tell whether there is another Earth-like planet.
　　Based on your reading of the passage, complete the sentences below with words taken from the passage. Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
* J! q; [, Q& ]) z/ Q/ @　　With measurements, scientists will be able to search for some gaseous and rocky planets. They will be extremely excited if they can discover some small 6. __________, the expected number of which could be up to 7. __________ .
! x) l, [' A. n& A8 h" W　　Corot will enable scientists to study the 8. __________ of stars. In this way, a star’s mass, age and chemical composition can be calculated.
5 z8 ]3 A: I) g6 P; D1 x　　According to Prof Roxburgh, changes in light can be caused by passing planets or star 9. __________. The related statistics can gain us a better 10. __________ of the star formation and evolvement.
& t  C- j. c' v. v3 [　　Observatories have found many exoplanets, which are 11. __________ other stars than the Sun. The common way used in finding exoplanets can only detect huge gas planets, which do not 12. ___________ .
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　　With the launching of Darwin, astronomers will be able to analyse whether those rocky planets have 13. __________ for life.首页1  2 3尾页

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</p>1.答案：A (第3段第1句：Corot, short for convection rotation and planetary transits, is the first instrument capable of finding small rocky planets beyond the solar system. A项中的certain planets指small rocky planets beyond the solar system.)
　　2.答案：TRUE (第5段第1、2句： At the present moment we are hoping to find out more about the nature of planets around stars which are potential habitats. We are looking at habitable planets, not inhabited planets. 问题中的“that can be inhabited”意思就是inhabitable.)
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　　3.答案：NOT GIVEN (文中没有提及该信息。)1 2  3 尾页