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【题目】 My name is Clara. I still remember that chilly December day, sitting in science class. I’d finished a worksheet early and picked up a TIME for Kids magazine. A piece of news caught my eye: NASA was holding an essay contest to name its Mars rover(火星探测器).Before I even knew anything else about it, a single word flooded my 11-year-old mind, Curiosity.

I couldn't want for the bell to ring so I could get started on my essay. That afternoon, I raced home, sat down at the computer, and typed until my fingers ached. “Curiosity is an everlasting flame that burns in everyone’s mind...”

Five months later, my mom received a phone call, and immediately, a wide smile spread across her face.

On August 5,2012,at 10:31 p.m, the rover named Curiosity touched down safely on the surface of Mars, and I was honored to have a front-row seat in NASA.

Curiosity is such an important part of who I am. I have always been fascinated by the stars, the planets, the sky and the universe. I remember as a little girl, my grandmother and I would sit together in the backyard for hours. She’d tell me stories and point out the stars, Grandma lived in China, thousands of miles away from my home in Kansas, but the stars kept us together even when we were apart. They were always there, yet there was so much I didn't know about them. That’s what I love so much about space.

People often ask me why we go to faraway places like Mares. My answer is simple because we’re curious. We human beings do not just hole up in one place. We are constantly wondering and trying to find out what’s over the hill and beyond the horizon.

【1】How did Clara get the news about the essay contest?( no more than 10 words)

【2】Why did Clara have a front-row seat in NASA?( no more than 10 words)

【3】What does Clara remember about the time spent with Grandma?( no more than 15 words)

【4】What does the underlined phrase “hole up” mean?(1 word)

【5】In your opinion, why is curiosity important?( no more than 20 words)

Answer 1

【答案】【1】By reading a Time for Kids magazine.

Or: From a Time for Kids magazine

【2】She won the essay contest held by NASA.

Or: She named the Mars rover “Curiosity”.

Or: “Curiosity” was chosen as the name of the Mars rover.

【3】She sat together with Grandma listening to her stories about stars.

Or: Her grandma told her stories about stars.

Or: They sat together talking about stars.

【4】Stay/ Remain/ Live/ Hide

【5】Curiosity is important because it leads to discovery or inventions.

Or: With Curiosity, we keep asking questions and exploring the world unknown.

Or: Curiosity drives us through our lives so that we never stop wondering about the things beyond our knowledge.

【2】【解析】题干关键信息为a front-row seat in NASA告诉我们答案在第四段，根据第四段the rover named Curiosity并结合第二段中的Curiosity is an…可知答案。

【3】根据文章倒数第二段I remember as a little girl, my grandmother and I would sit together in the backyard for hours. She’d tell me stories and point out the stars可知答案。

【4】结合语境：我们人类不能老呆在一个地方。

【5】开放型问题。读懂文章，不难回答，回答时需把握文章主题，并进行概括提炼，合理回答。