Passage Three
At the first sight the planet Mars does not appear very welcome to any kind of life.It has very little oxygen and water, the temperature at night is below ?50℃ and winds of 100 miles per hour cause severe dust storms.However, the surface of the planet seems to show that water flowed across it some time in the past, and it is believed that there is enough ice at the poles to cover the planet with water if it melts.Although there is no life on the Mars now, some scientists think that there may have been some form of life long time ago.At that time, the planet had active volcanoes; the atmosphere was thicker and warmer; and there was water.In fact, in some ways the Mars may have been similar to the Earth, where life exists.
Some people believe that the Mars could support life in the future if the right conditions were produced.The first step would be to warm the planet using certain gases which trap the Sun’s heat in the planet’s atmosphere.With warmth, water and carbon dioxide(二氧化碳)， simple plants could begin to grow.These plants could slowly make the Mars more suitable for living.It is estimated that the whole process might take between 100,000 and 200,000 years.In the meantime, people could begin to live on the planet in special closed environments.They would provide a lot of useful information about conditions on the Mars and the problems connected with living there.
第71題 Some scientists think there may have been life on the Mars in the past because.
A. there is no life there now
B. there is a large amount of water at the poles
C. the Mars may be able to support life in the future
D. conditions may have been similar to those on the Earth
【正確答案】D
第72題 There could be life on the Mars in the future if.
A. it supported life in the past
B. certain gases are used to cool the planet
C. the atmosphere can be heated enough to grow simple plants
D. the planet’s volcanoes become as active as they were in the past
【正確答案】C
第73題 People may be able to live on the Mars.
A. within the next 200,000 years
B. only 200,000 years from now
C. only 150,000 years from now
D. as soon as the planet becomes cool enough
【正確答案】A
第74題 The author’s attitude towards the possibility of life on the Mars in the future is.
A. doubtful
B. positive
C. negative
D. uninterested
【正確答案】B
第75題 Which is the best title for this passage?
A. The Possibility of Life on the Mars.
B. Future Conditions on the Mars.
C. The Mars and the Earth.
D. A Study of the Climate of the Mars.
【正確答案】A
Passage Four
It is physically impossible for a well?educated intellectual, or a brave man to make money the chief object of his thoughts; as physically impossible as it is for him to make his dinner the principal object of them.All healthy people like their dinner, but their dinner is not the main object of their lives.So all healthy?minded people like making money—ought to like it and to enjoy the satisfaction of winning it; but the main object of their lives is not money; it is something better than money.
A good soldier, for instance, mainly wishes to do his fighting well.He is glad of his pay—very properly so, and just complains when you keep him ten months without it; still, his main opinion of life is to win battles, not to be paid for winning them.
So of doctors.They like fees no doubt—ought to like them; yet if they are brave and well educated, the entire object of their lives is not fees.They would rather cure their patients and lose their fees than kill him and get it.And so with all other brave and rightly trained men; their work is first, their fees second, very important always, but still second.
第76題 The main idea of this passage is that.
A. money matters more than work
B. money is not necessary at all
C. money is as important as work
D. money comes second to work in importance
【正確答案】D
第77題 The passage implies that healthy?minded people best enjoy.
A. the happiness of accomplishing their work
B. the satisfaction of making money
C. the pleasure of having their dinner
D. the fun of fighting battles
【正確答案】A
第78題 According to the author, a good soldier.
A. dislikes his pay
B. ignores his pay
C. ignores his pay
D. doesn’t complain when kept without pay for months
【正確答案】C
第79題 The author believes that a good doctor.
A. makes money the entire object of his life
B. places curing his patient above all
C. doesn’t like making money
D. enjoys his work only
【正確答案】B
第80題 Which of the following is the chief technique used by the author to support his argument?
A. Sharp contrast.
B. Logical reasoning.
C. Detailed description.
D. Illustration with examples.
【正確答案】D
五、Writing (20 points)Directions: For this part, you are supposed to write a letter of invitation in about 80 words based on the following situation.Remember to write it clearly on ANSWER SHEET Ⅱ.
第81題
寫信邀請朋友參加你的生日聚會。
信的內(nèi)容包括：
(1)告知對方聚會的具體時間、地點;
(2)到達聚會地點的行車路線及便利的交通工具;
(3)要求對方就是否能參加聚會做回復。
【正確答案】[參考范文] Dear Peter， My girlfriend, Mary, and I would like it very much if you would be our guest on my 25th birthday party on December 15 at 10 a.m. The party is to be held in Dongfang Hotel and you can take a Bus No.81 from your company to Zhongshan Market Stop.Then you can change to a Bus No.18 which will take you straight to the hotel. We are really looking forward to seeing you again.Please write soon and tell us if you can come. Yours, Mark
【解析】寫短文時要做到正確表達思想，意義連貫，無重大語法錯誤。本篇為一封邀請信，邀請朋友參加你的生日聚會。信的內(nèi)容應包括題目要求的幾點。就本篇而言，應把題目所提供的信息變成自己的話表達出來，個別地方稍加擴展，使其具體化就可以了。在寫作時要認真、細心，正確運用謂語動詞，同時注意書寫清楚、規(guī)范和標點符號等。
2017成考：2017成人高考新手指南 成人高考報名條件 成人高考考試時間
