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深圳市2014高考英语阅读理解精英训练精品题（22）及答案 【深圳市2014高考英语综合能力测试题（9）】D NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory – Curiosity Rover — was sent to Mars some 16 months ago. Its main objective is to find evidence that a past environment could have been well suited to supporting microbial (微生物的) life. Today, a team of mission researchers, writing in a series of papers published in the journal Science, said that they found evidence of what was once an ancient freshwater lake on Mars, which might have been capable of supporting life. The researchers studied a set of sedimentary rocks (沉积岩) that were found in an area on the floor of Gale Crater (盖尔陨石坑) called Yellowknife Bay. These sedimentary rocks, probably formed from ancient Martian mud, have suggested to researchers that there was at least one lake that welled up with drinkable water inside Gale Crater some 3.6 million years ago, and that the lake could have lasted for tens or even hundreds of thousands of years. “Shortly after landing, we found evidence that liquid water had flowed across the surface long before in Gale Crater,” said Jim Bell, from Arizona State University. “These new results show that in addition to surface water, there was likely an active groundwater system in Gale Crater that significantly weathered ancient rocks and minerals.” According to the team, a lake with these conditions could provide an ideal environment for simple microbial life. The researchers think that a lake like this could have provided perfect conditions for simple microbial life, which is rock-eating microbes that live on and obtain their energy from minerals. The researchers pointed out that they would continue to use the Mars Science Laboratory to continue exploring Gale Crater for even more evidence of ancient lakes or other environments. 41. Curiosity Rover was sent to Mars because scientists wanted to find _______. A. rocks B. lakes C. fresh water D. signs of ancient life 42. Which of the following statements is NOT true a