2009年雅思阅读模拟试题
<p> ★<span word="Search">Search</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="system">system</span></p><p> <span word="Staff">Staff</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span></p><p> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="December">December</span> 27，2006</p><p> <span word="Guardian">Guardian</span> <span word="Unlimited">Unlimited</span></p><p> 1.<span word="A">A</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="spacecraft">spacecraft</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spearhead">spearhead</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stars">stars</span>.</p><p> 2.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Corot">Corot</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="telescope">telescope</span> <span word="blasted">blasted</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="aboard">aboard</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="Soyuz">Soyuz</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Baikonur">Baikonur</span> <span word="cosmodrome">cosmodrome</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</span> <span word="shortly">shortly</span> <span word="after">after</span> 2.20<span word="pm">pm</span>.</p><p> 3.<span word="Corot">Corot</span>，<span word="short">short</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="convection">convection</span> <span word="rotation">rotation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="planetary">planetary</span> <span word="transits">transits</span>，<span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="instrument">instrument</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="rocky">rocky</span> <span word="planets">planets</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="system">system</span>.<span word="Any">Any</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="planet">planet</span> <span word="situated">situated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="orbit">orbit</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="liquid">liquid</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="surface">surface</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="life">life</span>，<span word="although">although</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="men">men</span>.</p><p> 4.<span word="Developed">Developed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="agency">agency</span>，<span word="CNES">CNES</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="partnered">partnered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> (<span word="ESA">ESA</span>)，<span word="Austria">Austria</span>，<span word="Belgium">Belgium</span>，<span word="Germany">Germany</span>，<span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>，<span word="Corot">Corot</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="monitor">monitor</span> <span word="around">around</span> 120，000 <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> 27<span word="cm">cm</span> <span word="telescope">telescope</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="polar">polar</span> <span word="orbit">orbit</span> 514 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>.<span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="years">years</span>，<span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>，<span word="measuring">measuring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brightness">brightness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> 10，000 <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="every">every</span> 512 <span word="seconds">seconds</span>.</p><p> 5.<span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="planets">planets</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="habitats">habitats</span>.<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="habitable">habitable</span> <span word="planets">planets</span>，<span word="not">not</span> <span word="inhabited">inhabited</span> <span word="planets">planets</span>.<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="men">men</span>， <span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="Ian">Ian</span> <span word="Roxburgh">Roxburgh</span>，<span word="an">an</span> <span word="ESA">ESA</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Corot">Corot</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="inception">inception</span>，<span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span> <span word="Radio">Radio</span> 4 <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="programme">programme</span>.</p>
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