The earth is the only planet that scientists are certain has life .What does the earth have that the other planets don’t ? For one thing , the earth has just the right temperature . As the third planet from the sun , the earth seems to be just the right distance away . The planets that are closer to the sun are so hot that their surfaces bake in the sun . The farthest planets are cold balls .
When the earth developed— which scientists believe may have happened about billions of years ago , many gases covered the earth . The gases caused the earth to be hot . But something wonderful happened . The temperature was just right for thick clouds to form . It rained very hard for a very long time . This gave the earth its oceans . Water made it possible for plants to grow . The plants created oxygen in the atmosphere . Oxygen is the gas that humans and animals breathe .
Only one other planet in the solar system seems to be something like the earth . That planet is Mars . Mars is smaller than the earth , and it is quite a bit cooler . But it is not too cold for humans . On some days , the temperatures are as cold as a winter day in the northern United States . If you wore a special spacesuit , you could walk around on Mars . You would have to bring your own air to breathe , though . The air on Mars is too thin to breathe . Mars has the largest volcano in the solar system . It is sixteen miles high . The highest volcano on the earth is five miles high . The most unexpected sight on Mars is dried-up river beds . Scientists believe that Mars was once much wetter that it is now . Does this mean there could have been living things on Mars ? Scientists are not sure , but there has been no sign so far .
小題1:It is the       on the earth that makes life possible .
A．temperatureB．waterC．oxygenD．temperature , water and oxygen
小題2:The underlined phrase “ the third planet ” means       .
A．the sunB．the earthC．the moonD．Mars
小題3:Which planet in the solar system is most like the earth ?
A．Mars .B．Moon .C．Sun .D．Mars and Moon .
小題4:Which of the following is TRUE ?
A．The earth has a history of about 4 million years .
B．There is no air on Mars .
C．The largest volcano on Mars is over three times higher than the highest one on the earth
D．Scientists believe there are living things on Mars .
小題5:The best title for the passage should be        .
A．Living Things on Our EarthB．The Moon
C．Living Things on the MoonD．Mars Is Most Like the Earth

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:D

試題分析：本文主要講述的是地球?yàn)槭裁催m合人類(lèi)生存的原因以及火星和地球在環(huán)境方面的相似之處，從氣溫，水等方面展開(kāi)了具體的說(shuō)明。
小題1:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段3,4,5,6行The temperature was just right for thick clouds to form . It rained very hard for a very long time . This gave the earth its oceans . Water made it possible for plants to grow . The plants created oxygen in the atmosphere . Oxygen is the gas that humans and animals breathe .可知D項(xiàng)內(nèi)容正確。
小題2:B 推理題。根據(jù)文章3,4行As the third planet from the sun , the earth seems to be just the right distance away可知這里的the third planet就是指我們的地球the earth，故B正確。
小題3:A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第三段1,2行Only one other planet in the solar system seems to be something like the earth . That planet is Mars .可知火星的情況和地球類(lèi)似。故A正確。
小題4:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)4,5行Mars has the largest volcano in the solar system . It is sixteen miles high . The highest volcano on the earth is five miles high .可知C項(xiàng)內(nèi)容正確。
小題5:D 主旨大意題。本文主要講述的是地球?yàn)槭裁催m合人類(lèi)生存的原因以及火星和地球在環(huán)境方面的相似之處，從氣溫，水等方面展開(kāi)了具體的說(shuō)明。故D組卻。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文主要講述的是地球?yàn)槭裁催m合人類(lèi)生存的原因以及火星和地球在環(huán)境方面的相似之處。文章基本上是考查細(xì)節(jié)題，對(duì)此類(lèi)題型考生可以首先從問(wèn)題中找到關(guān)鍵詞，然后以此為線索，運(yùn)用略讀及查閱的技巧在文中迅速尋找這一細(xì)節(jié)，找到后再把這一部分內(nèi)容仔細(xì)閱讀一遍，仔細(xì)比較所給選項(xiàng)與文中細(xì)節(jié)的細(xì)微區(qū)別，在準(zhǔn)確理解細(xì)節(jié)的前提下，最后確定最佳答案。
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Subject
Exam
Class work
Comments
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85
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46
53
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60
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French
41
46
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