高三英语总复习能力升级训练题13.docxVIP

专题能力训练十四 阅读理解 专题能力训练十四 阅读理解（五） _能力升级训练第43页 A （2014郑州第一次质量预测） There was great exciteme nt on the pla net of Venus（金星）.Ve nu sia n scie ntists man aged to land a satellite on the pla net Earth,a nd it has bee n sending back sig nals as well as photographs ever sin ce. The satellite was directed into an area known as Man hatta n,n amed after the great Venusian astronomer Professor Manhattan,who first discovered it with his telescope 20 000 light years ago. Because of excellent weather conditions and extremely strong sig nals,Ve nu sia nscie ntists were able to get valuable in formati on about the feasibility（可行性）of a manned flying saucer landing on Earth.A press conference was held at the Venus In stitute of Tech no logy. “ Wehave come to the conclusion,based on last week satellite Ian di ng,” Professor Zog saicfthat there is no life on Earth. ” “ How do you know thi?” the scienee reporter oifhe Venus Evening Star asked. “ For one thinsfarth s surface in the area of Manhattan is made up of solid con crete and no thi ng can grow there.For ano ther,the atmosphere is filled with carb on mono xide（ 一氧化碳）and other deadly gases and no body could possibly breathe this air and survive. Whatdoes this mean as far as our flying saucer program is con cer ned? “ We shall have to take our own oxyge n with qshich means a much heavier flying saucer tha n we pla nned at first. ” “ Are there any other dan gers that you discovered in your stud?es “ Takea look at this photo .You see this dark black cloud hanging over the surface of Earth.We don t know what it is madetdf could give us a lot of trouble and we shall have to make further tests before we send a Venusian there.Over here you will notice what seems to be a river,but the satellite findings in dicate it is polluted and the water is unfit to drin k.This means we shall have to carry our own water,which will add eve n greater weight to the saucer. ” “If all you say is truew on t this set back the flying saucer program several years