高考英语二轮复习外刊阅读模拟强化训练阅读理解专题七.docxVIP

高考英语外刊阅读模拟强化训练 阅读理解专题七 A The Atacama Desert in Chile is just about the driest place on Earth. In spots, it looks a lot like Mars. But it’s not lifeless, even in the hyper-arid regions. Using state-of-the-art equipment to probe the desert rocks, researchers found bits of DNA from an intriguing mix of microbes. Strikingly, 9 percent of the genetic fragments belong to organisms unknown to science, making them part of the “dark microbiome.” These organisms are bacteria that are “so strange and different,” as the report puts it, that researchers could not identify any known relatives. The Atacama