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14.My name is Clara.I still remember that chilly December day,sitting in science class.I'd finished a worksheet early and picked up a TIME for Kids magazine.A piece of news caught my eye:NASA was holding an essay contest to name its Mars rover(火星探测器).Before I even knew anything else about it,a single word flooded my 11-year-old mind,Curiosity.
I couldn't want for the bell to ring so I could get started on my essay.That afternoon,I raced home,sat down at the computer,and typed until my fingers ached."Curiosity is an everlasting flame that burns in everyone's mind…"
Five months later,my mom received a phone call,and immediately,a wide smile spread across her face.
On August 5,2012,at 10:31p.m,the rover named Curiosity touched down safely on the surface of Mars,and I was honored to have a front-row seat in NASA.
Curiosity is such an important part of who I am.I have always been fascinated by the stars,the planets,the sky and the universe.I remember as a little girl,my grandmother and I would sit together in the backyard for hours.She'd tell me stories and point out the stars,Grandma lived in China,thousands of miles away from my home in Kansas,but the stars kept us together even when we were apart.They were always there,yet there was so much I didn't know about them.That's what I love so much about space.
People often ask me why we go to faraway places like Mares.My answer is simple because we're curious.We human beings do not just hole up in one place.We are constantly wondering and trying to find out what's over the hill and beyond the horizon.

66.How did Clara get the new about the essay contest?( no more than 10words)
By reading a Time for Kids magazine.Or:From a Time for Kids magazine
67.Why did Clara have a front-row seat in NASA?( no more than 10words)
She won the essay contest held by NASA.Or:She named the Mars rover"Curiosity".Or:"Curiosity"was chosen as the name of the Mars rover.
68.What does Clara remember about the time spent with Grandma?( no more than 15words)
She sat together with Grandma listening to her stories about stars.Or:Her grandma told her stories about stars.Or:They sat together talking about stars.
69.What does the underlined phrase"hole up"mean?(1word)
Stay/Remain/Live/Hide
70.In your opinion,why is curiosity important?( no more than 20words)
Curiosity is important because it leads to discovery or inventions.Or:With Curiosity,we keep asking questions and exploring the world unknown.
Or:Curiosity drives us through our lives so that we never stop wondering about the things beyond our knowledge..

分析 本文讲述了作者在十一岁时参加美国国家航空航天局NASA的作文比赛并获得以NASA的前排座位作为奖励的经历.
作者在十一岁时偶然看到《时代》儿童刊物中NASA刊登的征文广告时激动不已,一个主题冲击着作者的大脑--好奇.因此他以"好奇心"为主题写了一篇文章给NASA,并且获得奖励--在NASA的前排座位观看以自己的文章命名的火星探测器"好奇心"顺利在火星降落.
作者认为宇宙如此浩淼,人类不可能禁锢在一个小星球里,人类带着好奇心不断地探索宇宙的奥秘.

解答 66.By reading a Time for Kids magazine.Or:From a Time for Kids magazine
67.She won the essay contest held by NASA.Or:She named the Mars rover"Curiosity".Or:"Curiosity"was chosen as the name of the Mars rover.
68.She sat together with Grandma listening to her stories about stars.Or:Her grandma told her stories about stars.Or:They sat together talking about stars.
69.Stay/Remain/Live/Hide
70.Curiosity is important because it leads to discovery or inventions.Or:With Curiosity,we keep asking questions and exploring the world unknown.
Or:Curiosity drives us through our lives so that we never stop wondering about the things beyond our knowledge.
66.By reading a Time for Kids magazine  Or:From a Time for kids magazine  通过第一段的阅读,可知作者是在《时代》杂志的儿童刊上发现了征文比赛的广告的.
67.She won the essay contest held by NASA.Or:She named the Mars rover"Curiosity"Or:"Curiosity"was chosen as the name of the Mars rover
通过三四段的阅读,妈妈的开心的样子以及我获得了奖励可知"我"投稿后是获奖了,因此答案是因为作者参加NASA举办的作文比赛获奖了.She won the essay contest held by NASA.(答案不唯一)
68.She sat together with Grandma listening to her stories about the stars.
Or:Her grandma told her stories about the stars.Or:They sat together talking about the stars.
由第四段句子可以得知答案:I remember as a little girl,my grandmother and I would sit together in the backyard for hours.She'd tell me stories and point out the stars.答案可以归纳为:Her grandma told her stories about the stars.
69.Stay/Remain/Live/Hide
We human beings do not just hole up in one place.We are constantly wondering and trying to find out what's over the hill and beyond the horizon.
由后面的句子可知是转折,后面句子表达"不断地探索宇宙新的领域",可知作者的态度是,我们不会局限居住在一个地方,推知hole up的同义词为Stay/Remain/Live/Hide.
70.Curiosity is important because it leads to discovery or invention.
Or:With curiosity,we keep asking questions and exploring the world unknown.
Or:Curiosity drives us through our lives so that we never stop wondering about the things beyond our knowledge.
本题为观点题,考生只要在全文主旨下说明自己的观点即可.在文中,作者认为好奇心有着重要的作用,理由是:We human beings do not just hole up in one place.We are constantly wondering and trying to find out what's over the hill and beyond the horizon.可归纳为:好奇心引领我们探索宇宙.

点评 做阅读表达题时,理清文章的脉络、掌握文章的主旨大意,并能运用简洁的语言表达.回答要有针对性观点要明确.不要摘抄文章原句.

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