中考真题2024年内蒙古兴安盟、呼伦贝尔市阅读理解C-火星生活畅想
What would it be like to live on Mars? The movie The Martian has given us some answers. It follows an astronaut named Mark who is left on Mars for nearly two years. In order to live on Mars, Mark finds a way to grow potatoes in a special room. He wears a spacesuit when he is outside his “home”. However, Mark has to face many difficulties, such as dust storms.
In fact, just like in the movie, walking on the surface of Mars without a suit is a bad idea. Your skin would be peeled away like pieces of burning paper; your blood would turn to steam (水蒸气) and you would die within half a minute. There is bad radiation ( 辐射) and dust storms. So people would most likely live in underground homes. If technology improves, more people and construction ( 建筑) materials may be sent to Mars. Only then could people build houses on the surface. And life would start to look like that on Earth. On Mars, people could grow crops, such as wheat and potatoes, in special boxes. They could help make oxygen for humans to breathe like trees do on Earth. But it won’t be an easy thing.
How can people move around Mars? People have suggested cars, bikes, trains, cable cars and planes. However, there are no official plans saying exactly what humans will use.
1.1.What does Mark do to live on Mars?
A A.He grows potatoes.
B He builds a special house.
C C.He lives in a special room.
D D.He makes himself a spacesuit.
解析：选A。根据第一段的“In order to live on Mars, Mark finds a way to grow potatoes in a special room.”可知，为了在火星上生存，马克找到了一种在特殊房间里种植土豆的方法。故选A。
2.2.A man would only live for _________ seconds at most on Mars without a spacesuit.
A 20
B 30
C 40
D 50
解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段的“your blood would turn to steam and you would die within half a minute.”可知，没有宇航服，人的血液会变成水蒸气，半分钟内就会死亡，半分钟即30秒。故选B。
3.3.What does the underlined word “oxygen” mean in Chinese?
A 气味
B 营养
C 氧气
D 水分
解析：选C。根据划线单词所在句子“They could help make oxygen for humans to breathe like trees do on Earth.”可知，它们可以帮助制造氧气供人类呼吸，就像地球上的树木一样。因此，“oxygen”的中文意思是“氧气”。故选C。
4.4.What can we infer from the passage?
A It won’t be easy to grow vegetables on Mars.
B People won’t have to worry about dust storms on Mars.
C People can never build houses on the surface of Mars.
D Humans will use cable cars to move around Mars.
解析：选A。推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句“But it won’t be an easy thing.”可知，在火星上种植作物并不容易，因此可以推断出选项A是正确的。其他选项在文章中都没有明确的依据。故选A。
5.5.What’s the best title for the passage?
A Mark — a great astronaut
B Transportation in the future
C The Martian — a wonderful movie
D Some ideas about the life on Mars
解析：选D。文章主要介绍了关于火星生活的一些想法，包括如何在火星上生存、可能遇到的困难以及可能的交通方式等。因此，最合适的标题是D选项“Some ideas about the life on Mars”（关于火星生活的一些想法）。故选D。