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1、2015-2016学年度下学期省五校协作体高二期中考试英语试题第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASixvolunteersareabouttofindoutwhatitwouldbeliketoliveonMarswithouteverleavingtheEarth.Threemenandthreewomenwillspendeightmonthsliving
2、inaspecialplaceonthesideofavolcanoinHawaii.Theyarepartofanexperimentthatisdesignedtomimic（模仿）lifeonMars.TheirmissionbeganonOctober15,2014.NASAsaysitcouldsendastronautstoMarsasearlyasthe2030s.Themissionwouldtakemorethantwoyears,soNASAneedstoknowhowpeoplew
3、ouldreacttolivinginasmallgroup,isolatedfromtherestoftheworld,forsuchalongtime.Somepeoplemaybecomedepressedorboredlivingunderthoseconditions.BystudyingpeoplelivinginsimilarconditionshereonEaresNASAhopestolearnhowtochoosethemostsuitablepeopleforaspacemissi
4、on,andhowtohelpthemgetalong.Theywillliveinatwo-storybuilding.Thegroundfloorisabout86squaremeters,roughlythesizeofasmalltwo-bedroomapartment.Itincludessharedareaslikekitchen,diningroom,bathroom,laboratoryandanexerciseroom.Theupstairsislessthanhalfthesizeo
5、fthedownstairs.Itcontainsanotherbathroomandsixsmallbedrooms.Thebuildingislocatedinanabandonedquarry（采石场）about2,400metersupthesideofMaunaLoa,thesecondbiggestvolcanointheworld.Itisconstantlymonitoredforsignsofvolcanicactivity.NASAchosethelocationbecausethe
6、appearancelooksverysimilartoMars.TomakeitmorelikebeingonMarsinthefuture,theyareonlyabletocommunicatebyemailduringtheexperiment.Meanwhile,therewillbea20-minutedelaybetweenthetimewhenamessageissentandthatwhenitisreceived.Whentheygooutside,theywillhavetosui
7、tupinfullspacesuits,justasiftheywereonMars.ThecommanderisMarthaLenio,a34-year-oldCanadian.Duringthemission,shewillrunexperimentsongrowingfood.Theothermembershavebackgroundsinphysicsandsoon.None12ofthemareastronauts.21.Whenwillthesixvolunteersendtheirmiss
8、ionaboutmimickinglifeonMars?A.OnJune15,2015.B.OnOctober15,2015.C.OnOctober15,2030.D.OnJune15,2032.22.What’sthemainpurposeoftheexperiment?A.Tomonitorsignsofvolcanicactivity.B.ToprepareforaspacemissiontoMars.C.Totrainthesixp
