Jennifer Heldmann is a planetary scientist. Her team at NASA is looking for water on the moon and Mars (火星), which will help decide if astronauts can live in these places.
When Jennifer was 10 years old, she saw the movie Space Camp. ____1____ She loved the movie and became interested in space science. When she was at college, she learned that there was no water on the moon. Later, she and her team started sending research tasks there. The information they got told them, “Hey, maybe there is water on the moon!” ____2____ They love to discover something new.
When their team learned that there was some form of water on Mars, they began to wonder: Is there anything living in the water? ____3____
They also do research in Iceland and Antarctica, through which they learn how ice and water work in cold environments. ____4____ They can know how water behaves on the moon and Mars because they understand how it behaves on Earth.
In Jennifer’s opinion, kids are the future of space exploration. They are going to be the scientists and astronauts who’ll discover space mysteries. ____5____ Having a face-to-face communication with scientists is also a good idea.
A. Could there be life on a planet besides Earth?
B. That is really exciting news for the researchers.
C. Then they can research other planets with that knowledge.
D. There must be water on many other planets, including Mars.
E. It is about a group of kids at a space camp who were sent to space.
F. It is suggested that kids who are interested in space read more books.
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解析:选E。细节补充句。解析:前文提到电影 Space Camp,E 用来介绍电影具体内容,承接上文,引出后文她因此爱上太空科学。
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解析:选B。情感过渡句。解析:前文科研获得新发现:月球可能存在水;后文写他们热爱新发现。B 表达该发现令研究者激动,承上启下。
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解析:选A。疑问递进句。解析:前文提出疑问:火星的水里会不会有生物。A 继续延伸发问,探讨地外星球生命,保持问句逻辑链条连贯。
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解析:选C。逻辑结果句。解析:本段说明在地球冰岛、南极做实地研究;C 说明把地球获取的知识应用到其他星球研究,和后句 “理解地球上水的状态,就能了解月球火星” 呼应。
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解析:选F。建议主题句。解析:后文 “和科学家面对面交流也是一个好主意”,also 表明本空是第一条给孩子的建议。F 建议多读书,和后文并列。