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职称英语考试综合类(B级)试题及答案(4) According to the passage z sea-water can be turned into fresh water by A heating it up . B treating it with chemicals ? C taking salt out of it ? D drying it up ? 第二篇 Life in the Universe Many scientists today are convinced that lire exists elsewhere in the universe-life probably much like that on our own planet ? They reason in the following way . As far as astronomers（天文学家）can determine z the entire universe is built of the same matter .They have no reason to doubt that matter obeys the same laws in every part of the un iverse ; Therefore , it is reas on able to guess that other stars z with their own planets .were bom in , the salne way as our own solar system ? What we know of lire on earth suggests that life will arise wherever the proper conditions exist . Life requires the right amount and kind of atmosphere . This eliminates all those planets ill the universe that are not about the same size and weight as the earth . A smaller planet would lose its atmosphere ; a larger one would hold too much of it ? Life also requires a steady supply of heat and light This eliminates double stars ? or stars that flare up（闪 耀）suddenly . Only single stars that are steady sources of heat and light like our sun would qualify ? Finallyjife could evolve only if the planet is iust the right distance from its sun ? With a weaker sun than our own f the planet would have to be closer to it . With a stronger sun , it would have to be farther away ? If we suppose that every star in the universe has a family of planets z then how many planets might support life?First z eliminate those stars that are not like our sun ? Next , eliminate most of their planets ; they are either too far from or too close to their suns ? Ttmn eliminate all those planets which are not the same size and weight as the earth . Finally/emember that the proper conditions do not necessarily mean that life actually does exist on a planet .It may not have begun yet z or it may have already died