高中英语高三英语每日练习题20.docVIP

人教版高中英语高三英语每日练习题20 一、翻译句子 1.?难道发展中国家不能举办世界博览会吗？（host）（汉译英） 2.?今天我做了别人不愿做的事情，明天我就能做到别人做不到的事情。(accomplish)?（汉译英） 3.?毫无疑问，我们现在的头等大事就是为受灾地区输送食物及药品物资。（priority）（汉译英） 4.?不论你擅长什么，只要为人真诚、助人为乐，又有幽默感，就会拥有真正的朋友。(whatever)?（汉译英） 二、阅读理解 A From the moon to Mars, scientists have been hunting for alien life in the solar system for decades. However, Venus was not regarded as an ideal place because of its hot temperature and dry atmosphere. But a recent discovery of traces of a gas in the clouds of Venus has excited astronomers, as it may serve as a potential sign of life. On Sept 14, the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada announced that scientists have detected phosphine (磷化氢) in the clouds of Venus. Phosphine is a color1 less, poisonous gas that has a smell of garlic. Though poisonous, it is viewed as a possible sign of life because on Earth the gas is made by microorganisms that live in oxygen-free environments. “I was very?surprised, in fact,” astronomer Jane Greaves of?Cardiff?University?in?Wales?and lead author of the research, told MSN. “There is a chance that we have detected some kind of living organism in the clouds of Venus.” This layer of clouds is about 48 kilometers above the Venus surface, with its temperature ranging from 30 to 200 degrees Fahrenheit (about -1 to 93 oC). Scientists have concluded that if life exists on Venus, the clouds are likely the only place where it would survive. Scientists went through every possibility that could have led to the formation of phosphine gas in Venus’ clouds, including volcanoes, lightning strikes, small meteorites (陨石) falling into the atmosphere. But they ruled all of them out. It was concluded that there is no explanation?for the existence of this gas in Venus’ clouds, other than the presence of life, USA Today reported. Although the detection of phosphine is not solid evidence for life, this finding is great enough to change scientists’ view on Venus, which is thought to be a completely inhospitable