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一、UseofEnglish1Moreandmoreofusare1theTVnetworks.Thatsnotnewsofcourse;therehavebeencountlessstoriesontheir2audience.ButIdidntrealizehowfarout!haddropped3IglancedattheNielsenratingsofthetop71shows.Ofthose71programsIhadnotwatched4one.5IcouldcountonlyfivethatIhadeverseeninmyentirelife.AndofthosefivethereisntoneIwatch
6.DespiteitspopularityIdontlikehappyfamilyshows.Theyre
7.IfIwatchafamilyshowIprefersomethinglifelikesuchas〃DeathofaSalesman.z/8thesecond-ratedprogram〃ADifferentWorldIveneverheardofit.IfIwanttoseeadifferent9I’11drivetothewestsideofChicago.I10watch〃Cheersz/whichisstill11thetoptenbutgaveitupafterDianaleftandSambeganlustingafteracareer-crazedyuppie.AmItheonlypersoninAmericawhohasneverwatchedasegmentof〃DallasAwhileagoIrecallsomebodyimportantwaskilledonthe〃last12ofthe
3、WhatdothewriterthinkaboutthemediasreportA.Theypresentedthedatainanobjectiveway.B.Theycouldntalwaysfindproperheadlines.C.Theywerealwayshidingthetrothfromthepublic.D.Theywerealwaysstretchingtheinformationbeyondthetruth.PatrickMoorerseemedtobelievethatputtingmenonMarswithinthenextfewdecadeswas.A.missionimpossibleB.amatteroftechnologyC.beyondmensreachD.largelyamatterofpoliticsandfinanceThebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe.A.IsThereLifeonMarsB.TheyFoundLife!MarsADeadPlanetintheSpaceFutureColoniesonMarsDoesusingawordprocessoraffectawritersstyleThemediumusuallydoesdosomethingtothemessageafterallevenifMarshallMcLuhansclaimthatthemediumsimplyisthemessagehasbeenheardandlargelyforgottennow.Thequestionmatters.RayHammondinhisexcellentguideTheWriterandtheWordProcessorpredictsthatoverhalftheprofessionalwritersinBritainandtheUSAwillbeusingwordprocessorsbytheendof
1985.ThebestknownrecruitisLeuDeightonfromaslongagoas1968thoughmostusershaveonlystartedsincethemicrocomputerboombeganin
1980.Ironicallywordprocessingisinsomewayspsychologicallymorelikewritinginroughthantypingsinceitrestoresfluidityandprovisionalitytothetext.ThetypistsdreadofhavingtogetouttheTippexthescissorsandpasteorofredoingthewholethingifhehasanysubstantialsecondthoughtscanmakehimconsistentlychoosethesaferoptioninhissentencesorletsomethingstandwhichheknowstobeunsatisfactoryorincompleteoutofweariness.Inwordprocessingthetextisloosenedupwhilststillretainingtheadvantageoflookingformallyfinished.ThishasIthinktwoapparentlycontradictoryeffects.Theinitialwritingcanbecomeexcessivelysloppyandcarelessintheexpectationthatitwillbecorrectedlater.Thatcrucialfirstinspirationisnevereasytorecapturethoughandthereforeontheotherhandthewritingcanbecomeover-deliberatedlackinginflowandspontaneitysincerevisionbecomesalargerpartofcomposition.Howeverthesearefaultseasiertodetectinothersthaninoneself.MyownexperienceofthesheerdifficultyofcommittinganywordsatalltothepagemeansImgratefulforallthehelpIcanget.Formostwriterswordprocessingquiterapidlycomestofeelliketheidealmethodandcanalwaysbeasecondstepafterdraftingonpaperifyouprefer.MostofthewritersinterviewedbyHammondsayithasimprovedtheirstyleimmensely”saysDeighton.Seeingyourownwordonascreenhelpsyoutofeelcoolanddetachedaboutthem.Thusisnotjustbyfreeingyoufrom-thelaborofmechanicalretypingthatawordprocessorcanhelpyoutowrite.OneauthorTerenceFeelyclaimsithasincreasedhisoutputby400%.Possiblythefeelingofhavingareactivemachinewhichappearstodothingsratherthanjusthavethingsdonewithitaccountsforthis一yourslaveworkshardandsodoyou.AretherenodrawbacksItcostsalotandtakestimetolearn-expecttoloseweeksofwork”saysHammondthoughdaysmightbenearerthemark.Notoriouslyitispossibletoloseworkaltogetheronawordprocessorandthishappenstoeverybodyatleastonce.Theawarenessthatwhatyouhavewrittennolongerexistsanywhereatallisunbelievablyenragingandbaffling.WillwordprocessinggenerallyraisethelevelofprofessionalwritingthenDoesitmakewritersbetteraswellasmoreproductiveThoughallusersinsistithasdonesoforthemindividuallythisishardtobelieve.Butreliancehappensfast.AccordingtothepassagewhatappearstobechangingrapidlyinBritainandtheUSAA.Thestylewritersareemploying.Thewaynewwritersarebeingrecruited.Themediumauthorsareusing.Themessageauthorsareputtingforward.Typingamanuscriptintheconventionalmannermaymakeawriter.havealotofsecondthoughtsbecomeovercriticalofhisorherworkC.makemoremistakesD.takefewrisksOneeffectofusingawordprocessormaybethattheongoingrevisionofatext.A.isdonewithtoolittleattentionB.producesasloppyeffectC.failstoproduceafluentstyleD.doesnotencourageonetopickupmistakesItisclaimedherethatwordprocessorcreate.A.afeelingofdistancebetweenawriterandhisorherworkB.theillusionthatyouaretheservantofthemachineC.asensationofpowerD.areluctanceintheauthortoexpresshimselforherself
10、AslargeaslearningtouseawordprocessorisconcernedthewriterofthepassagefeelsthatHammond.A.isunderstatingtheproblemB.exaggeratesonedrawbackistooskepticalabouttheadvantageoverestimatesthedangeroflosingtext11Theoceansarethemainsourceofhumiditybutplantsalsopourmoistureintotheair.Inonedayafive-acreforestcanrelease20000gallonsofwaterenoughtofillanaverageswimmingpool.Adryerextractsmoisturefromwetclothesaddingtohumidity.Evenbreathingcontributestothisstickybusiness.Everytimeweexhaleweexpelnearlyonepintofmoistairintotheatmosphere.Usingsophisticatedmeasuringdevicesscienceislearningmoreandmoreaboutthefar-reachingandoftensurprisingimpacthumidityhasonallofus.TwosummersagoangrycallersphonedAmericanTelevisionandCommunicationsCorp.’scable-TVoperationinnortheasternWisconsincomplainingaboutfuzzypicturesandpoorreception.〃Whathappenedz/saidthechiefengineer〃wasthatthehumiditywasinterferingwithoursignals.〃Whenablastofdryairinvadedthestatethenumberofcomplaintsdroppedsharply.Humidityplayshobwithourmechanicalworldaswell.Watercondensationontheplayingbeadsandtapesofvideocassetterecordersproducesastreakypicture.Humidityshortensthelifeofflashlightandsmoke-detectorbatteries.Whentheweathergetsstickytherubberbeltsthatpowerthefanairconditionerandalternatorunderthehoodofourcarscangetwetandsqueak.Moisturealsocausespianostogooutoftuneofteninnotimeflat.AttheWolfTrapFarmParkforthePerformingArtsinViennawherepianosaretunedtwiceadayduringthesummerconcertseason.Oftenatunerstandsinthewingsreadytomakeemergencyadjustmentsduringperformances.Humidityspeedsthedeteriorationoftreasuredfamilyphotosandwarpspricelessantiques.Yourhomeswoodensupportbeamsdoorsandwindowframersabsorbextramoistureandexpand-swel1inguptothreepercentdependingonthewooditsgrainandthesetting.Toomuchmoisturepromotesblightthatattackspotatoandgreen-beancrops一addingtofoodcosts.Italsocausesrustinwheatwhichcanaffectgrain-productprices.Humidityaffectsourhealthaswell.Wegetmoremigraineheadachesulcerattacksbloodclotsandskinrashesinhothumidweather.Since1987theHealthWeightandStressClinicatJohnsHopkinsHospitalinBaltimorehastestedover1700patientsforresponsestohighhumidity.Theyhavereportedincreaseddizzinessstomachacheschestpainscrampsandvisualdisturbancessuchasdoubleandblurredvision.Themainideaofthepassageisabout.A.themainsourceofhumiditytheimpactofhumidityonourworldandourselveshowhumidityaffectourlifethedamagehumidityhasdonetoourworld
12、WhichofthefollowingisNOTincludedassourceofhumidityinthispassageOceans.Plants.Air.Dryers.WhydoesatuneroftenstandinthewingsA.Soitcanbereachedanytime.B.Itissodesignedmechanically.C.Soitcanpreventmoisture.D.Thepianoneedstobetunedfrequently.WhatcanbeinferredfromthispassageA.Nowadaysscienceislearningmoreandmoreabouttheimpacthumidityhasonallofusbyusingsophisticatedmeasuringdevices.B.Humiditycouldinterferewithtelevisionsignals.C.Humiditymaywarppricelessantiques.D.Visualdisturbancesmaydecreaseindaysoflowhumidity.
15、WhydidthenumberofcomplaintsdropBecausetheygotpoorreception.Becausethehumiditywasinterferingwiththesignals.Becausetherecameablastofdryair.Becausehumidityincreasedrapidlyintheregion.16EachtimeyoustepintothosefadedoldJeansyouputonapieceofhistory.Theworldsfavoritetrousersarenowoverahundredyearsoldandhereshowtheystartedout.ThefirstJeansweremadein1850intheCaliforniagoldrush.AmannamedLeviStraussrealizedthatthegold-diggers^normaltrouserswerenJtstrongenoughfortheworktheyhadtodoandwerewearingOutquickly.Strausshadsomestrongcanvaswhichhewasgoingtomakeintotentsandwagoncoverstoselltotheworkers.InsteadhemadesometrousersoutofitandthesebecamethefirstJeans.Theywerebrownandcalledthewaist-highoverall.ThetrouserssoldwellandStraussbeganlookingaroundforwaysofmakingthemeventougher.Hefoundamaterialthatwasbetterthancanvas一adurablecottonthatwasmanufacturedonlyinthesouthofFrance.InatowncalledNimesthematerialwasdenim一thenamecomingfromtheFrenchforfrom〃Nimes〃.Straussorderedboatloadsofthismaterialandtokeepthecolourconsistenthaditalldyedindigoblue.ThetrousersbecameknownasbluedenimsorbluejeanstheWordjeanisthoughttocomefromGenoa.ItaliansailorsfromtheportofGenoaworetrouserssimilartojeansonthebigtradingships.IntheearlydayscowboysfarmersminersandtimberJacks一allpeopleassociatedwithhardwork一worejeans.Buttherewereafewdesignproblemswiththeearlystyles一ascowboysdiscoveredtotheircost.Whentheycrouchedtooclosetothecampfiretherivetthemetalbuttonstrengtheningthejeansatthebottomoftheflygottoohotandbecameveryuncomfortable.Levididnttakemuchnoticeofthecowboyscomplaintsuntilthe1940swhenacompanyofficialcrouchedtooclosetoacampfireandexperiencedtheproblemfirst-hand.Thecrotchrivetwassoonremoved.Inthefiftiesandsixtiesjeansrepresentedrebellion.FilmstarslikeJamesDeanElvisPresleyandMarilynMonroeworethemasdidpopstarsliketheBeatlesandtheRollingStones.Fashionschangedintheseventiesandjeansbecameflared一tightatthehipandwideatthebottom.Theywereveryverytight一ifyoucouldgetthezipupwhilestandinguptheywerenJttightenough.YouhadtoliedownonthebedtodothemseasonandalmosteverybodyinAmericawascaughtupinthehype.Iwatchedwrestlingthatnight;Illbettheactingwas
13.Itsnot14rmsnobbish一IenjoyTV15asmuchasthenextslob.Butthe16oftrulytrashytrashhasdeclined.IwasoneofthefirstwritersinAmericatorecognizethegreatnessofRobinLeachs^LifestylesoftheRichandFamous.z/SowhatdoIwatchIstillturntothenetworks17Ihavelearnedtoexploitandcheatthem.ForexampleIlikefootballbutseldomwatchit
18.InsteadI19itandlaterplayitbackanmyVCRfast-forwardingthroughallthecommercialstheannouncersbabblethehalf-timedrivelandeventhehuddles.Ialsowatchedmoviesbutonlyonsomecablechannels20thenetworks.A.turningoutB.turningintoC.turningdownD.turningup
2、2A.up-showingB.growingC.impatientup;forareallyskin-tightfitpeoplewouldlieinabathintheirjeansandwaitforthemtoshrink!Asthetrousersbecamemoreandmoresuccessfulotherjeansmanufacturersstartedup一suchasWrenglerPepeandLee.Butjeanshavehadtheiropponentsinsomecountries一suchastheoldSovietUnion一jeansbecameaprizedstatussymboloftheWest.TheysuggestedthataSovietcitizenhadeithertraveledabroadorhadcontactsintheWest.Sotheauthoritiesdiscouragedthewearingofjeans.AndinJapanaconsumersassociationadamantlyrefusedtosellonemanufacturersfashionablerippedjeansbecauseitfeltthesewereinterioranddefectiveproduct!WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtheA.Thefirstjeanswerewearingoutquickly.B.ThefirstjeansweremadeoutofcanvasbyStrauss.C.Thefirstjeansweremadeoverahundredyearsago.D.Thefirstjeanswerebrowninsteadofblue.
17、DenimA.wasmanufacturedonlyinGenoeB.meansfromNimeswasakindofindigobluematerialwasakindofdurablecottonThecrotchrivetwouldnothavebeenremoved.ifthecowboyshadntfoundtheproblemwithitifthecowboyshadntcrouchedtooclosetothecampfireifLevihadntpaidenoughattentiontotheproblemwithitfromearlyonifthecompanyofficialhadntexperiencedtheproblemfirsthandIntheseventiespeoplewouldlieinabathto.takeabathwiththeirjeansonmakethejeansmorecomfortablemakethejeansmorefashionablemakethejeanssmallerforatinyskintightfitJeanswerenotpopularinsomecountriesforreasons.economicpoliticalculturalreligious21PartB10pointsInthefollowingtextsomesentenceshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions41-45choosethemostsuitableonefromthelistA、B、C、D、E、F、Gtofitintoeachofthenumberedblank.Thereareseveralextrachoiceswhichdonotfitinanyofthegaps.10pointsTheatmosphereisamixtureofseveralgases.Thereareabouttenchemicalelementswhichremainpermanentlyingaseousformintheatmosphereunderallnaturalconditions.Ofthesepermanentgasesoxygenmakesupabout21percentandnitrogenabout78percent.
41.Theamountofwatervaporanditsvariationsinamountanddistributionisofextraordinaryimportanceinweatherchanges.Atmosphericgasesholdinsuspensiongreatquantitiesofdustpollensmokeandotherimpuritieswhicharealwayspresentinconsiderablebutvariableamounts.Theatmospherehasnodefiniteupperlimitsbutgraduallythinsuntilitbecomesimperceptible难以察觉的.Untilrecentlyitwasassumedthattheairabovethefirstfewmilesgraduallygrewthinnerandcolderataconstantrate.
42.Recentstudiesoftheupperatmospherecurrentlybeingconductedbyearthsatellitesandmissileprobing探查,haveshowntheseassumptionstobeincorrect.Theatmospherehasthreewell-definedstrata层.Thelayeroftheairnexttotheearthwhichextendsupwardforabouttenmilesisknownasthetroposphere对流层.Onthewholeitmakesupabout75percentofalltheweightoftheatmosphere.
43.Asteadydecreaseoftemperaturewithincreasingelevationisamoststrikingcharacteristic.Theupperlayersarecolderbecauseoftheirgreaterdistancefromtheearthssurfaceandrapidradiationofheatintospace.Thetemperatureswithinthetropospheredecreaseabout
3.5degreesper1000feetincreaseinaltitude.Withinthetropospherewindsandaircurrentsdistributeheatandmoisture.Strongwindscalledjetstreamsarelocatedattheupperlevelsofthetroposphere.Thesejetstreamsarebothcomplexandwidespreadinoccurrence.Theynormallyshowawaveshapedpatternandmovefromwesttoeastatvelocitiesof150mphbutvelocitiesashighas400mphhavebeennoted.Theinfluencesofchanginglocationsandstrengthsofjetstreamsuponweatherconditionsandpatternsarenodoubtconsiderable.Currentintensiveresearchmayeventuallyrevealtheirtruesignificance..Thestratosphereisseparatedfromthetropospherebyazoneofuniformtemperaturescalledthetropopause.Withinthelowerportionofthestratosphereisalayerofozone臭氧gaseswhichfiltersoutmostoftheultravioletraysfromthesun.Theozonelayervarieswithairpressure.Ifthiszonewerenottherethefullblastofthesunsultravioletlightwouldburnourskinsblindoureyesandeventuallyresultinourdestruction.Withinthestratospherethetemperatureandatmosphericcompositionarerelativelyuniform.Thelayerupwardofabout50milesisthemostfascinatingbuttheleastknownofthethreestrata.
45.Thenorthernlightsauroraborealisoriginateswithinthishighlychargedportionoftheatmosphereaseffectuponweatherconditionsifanyisasyetunknown.Itisthewarmestpartoftheatmospherebecausemostofthesolarradiationisabsorbedbytheearthssurfacewhichwarmstheairimmediatelysurroundingit.Itishardtodefinethethreelayeroftheatmosphere.SeveralothergasessuchasargoncarbondioxidehydrogenneonkryptonandxenoncomprisetheremainingonepercentofthevolumeofdryairNowadaystheatmosphereispollutedbymankind.Itiscalledtheionospherebecauseitconsistsofelectricallychargedparticlescalledionsthrownfromthesun.F.Itwasalsoassumedthatupperairhadlittleinfluenceonweatherchanges.G.Abovethetropospheretoaheig4243444526PartCDirections:ReadthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsintoChinese.10pointsWhatdoNationalSemiconductorMaxwellHouseCoffeeDeloitteToucheandHearstMagazineshaveincommonAlltheseorganizationsareheadedbywomen.46MoreoveraccordingtoarecentstudybyCatalyst卡特禾思特,anationalnonprofitorganizationassistingwomeninbusinessmorethan80percentofFortune500companieshaveatleastonewomanontheirboardsofdirectorsupfrom69percenttwoyearsearlier.Despiteallthisthereisevidencethatwomenarenotcommonlyfoundattheexecutivelevel.Nofortune500companieshasafemaleCEO;womenexecutivesareextremelyunderrepresentedinsomeindustriessuchasmanufacturingengineeringandfinancialservices;andresponsestotheCatalystsurveyshowthatsixintenwomenbelievewomensufferdiscriminationinobtainingexecutivebusinesspositions.47AlthoughtheclimbupthecorporateladderseemstobegoingslowlyforwomencorporateAmericawouldbenefitfromhavingmorewomeninseniormanagementpositions.Notonlydowomenrepresentalargeuntappedpooloftalenttheyalsobringanalternativeperspectivetomanagementteams.Inadditionwomenaccountforabout80percentofU.S.consumerspendingmakingtheirinputattheexecutivelevelinvaluable.Industryexpertshavepinpointedseveralstumblingblockstowomen5sprogressupthecorporateladder.Amongthesebarriersarethestereotypesandpreconceivednotionsofwomenthatsomemeninmanagerialpositionsstillbringtotherecruitingprocess.48Inadditionbecausewomenareoftenexcludedfromtheinformalnetworkoutsidetheoffice.Forexamplebynotbeinggivenseasonticketstosportingeventsandbynotbeinginvitedtoplaygolftheymissoutontheopportunityofbuildrelationships.Otherimpedimentsincludedifficultiesinbalancingcareerandfamilywomenarestilltheprimarycaregiversinoursocietylackofgeneralmanagementexperiencereluctancetotravelortorelocateandinhospitablecorporateculturesthatdrivewomenawaybeforetheyarereadyforexecutiveposition.Althoughagrowingnumberofwomenchoosetostepoffthetraditionalcareerbystartingtheirownbusinessesmanyarefindingwaystokeepclimbingtothetop.Catalystsinterviewswithwomeninexecutivepositionssuggestthreeessentialfactorsfortheiradvancement.49Womenmustconsistentlyexceedperformanceexpectationsdevelopastylewithwhichmalemanagementiscomfortableandseekoutdifficulthigh-visibilityassignments.ValerieSalembeirpublisherofEsquireadviseswomentolookforcompaniesthathavethereputationofbeinggoodplacesforthemtowork.LindaSrereexecutivevicepresidentoftheadvertisingagencyYoungRubiconstressestheneedtotakerisks.50Whatevermethodstheyareusingonethingisclear:womenaregoingafterequalitythemselvesinsteadofwaitingfororganizationstodeliverit.Theyknowthatofallthereasonsgivenforwhywomenshouldruncompaniesthesinglebestreasonissimplythattheycan.
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二、ReadingComprehension]l~5ABDDA6~10CDCABn〜30点击下载查看答案D.shrinking
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5、5HoweverInfactMeanwhileExactly
6、6A.seriouslyB.constantlyC.nightlyD.regularly
7、7A.crueloptimisticunrealpessimistic
8、8A.AboutAsforC.ConsideringD.Watching
9、9A.showB.programworldchannel
10、10A.usedtowasusedtowouldD.oughttoIKHoninC.atD.among12A.occurrenceeventepisodeD.incident13A.bettergoodworseawful14thatwhythewaywhich15wastetrashdebrisgarbage
16、16qualityratingsproductionaudience17andbutthereforebecause18alivelivemyselfcompletely19watchgoovertapecopy20neverornorand
二、ReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingABCorD.40pointsBackinJuly1965theMarinerFourSpaceProbetransmittedthefirstclose-uppicturesofMarsandconvincedmanypeoplethatMarswasasdeadasourownmoon.Twolaterspaceprobesseemedtoconfirmthis.Butthenin1971MarinerNineraisehopesonceagainthattherecouldbelifeontheplanet一oratleastthatlifemightoncehaveexistedthere.TherangeofexperimentstobeconductedweredesignedbymissionscientistssuchasChuckKlein:〃Itwaslikeshootingblindsotospeaktobetryingtodeviseexperimentstolookforevidenceoflife.AndwedecidetotrytouseaninstrumentwhichcouldincorporatemanydifferentassumptionsaboutwhatMartianbiologymightbelike一whatthebugsmightbelikeornotlike.Butthefundamentalpropositionineachportionofourexperimentwastolookoveraperiodoftimeforevidenceofsomeprocessgoingonwhichwecouldattributetobiology.ThescientistscontrolledtheVikingexperimentsfromadistanceofalmost100millionkilometers.Camerastookpicturesoftheareaaroundtherobotlanders一incaseanythingmovedintoview.Noalienswerespottedbythecamerasbutotherexperimentsseemstoshowsignsoflife.“Almosteverythingthatweplannedbegantogiveusdataofsomekind一thatistosayitwasntlikeeverythingwasdead.Formanyweeksweweregoadedbythemediawhowereterriblyexcited一theywereconstantlylookingforaheadlineyouknow.TheyFoundLife!TheyFoundLife!Everybitofinformationthatwecameupwithwassqueezedbythemtotrytoputapositivetwistonit.Wereallyhadtoworkveryhardtomaintainourcoolandpresentthedatajustthewaywesawit.〃Buttheseapparentsignsoflifeweredeceptive.Byrepeatingtheexperimentsanddoublecheckingtheresultsthescientistseventuallycametotheconclusionthatthewholeplanetwasdeadandwouldinfactbedeadlytolivingorganisms.Since1976therehavebeennofurthervisits.AprobesentbyNASAexplodedbeforereachingtheplanetlastyearanditnowdoesnJtlookasifthere11beanotherMarsvisituntiltheendofthedecade.WhenwedogetbacktherewillwefindsomethingnewAndwhataboutusCouldweeverliveonMarsThisisntasstrangeanideaasitsoundsaccordingtoastronomerPatrickMoorer.〃ItsfairtosaythatfromatechnicalpointofviewwecouldputmenonMarswithinthenextfewdecades.WhetherweactuallydosoornotdependsverymuchmoreuponpoliticsandfinancethanuponsheersciencebutIthinkitcouldbedone.AndImquitepreparedtobelievethatbythistimeinthenextcenturytherewillbeflourishingcoloniesuponMars.〃Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtothesentence〃Itwasshootingblind..tolookforevidenceoflife...〃Wewerecarryingonexperimentsaimlessly.ItwasimpossibletoreachtheMarsbecauseofthedistance.C.Wecouldseenothingintheouterspace.D.WedidntbelievelifereallyexistedonMars.Theword〃assumption〃probablymeans.A.theadoptingofamannerB.somethingtakenforgranted:C.confidenceinoneselfD.scientificreasoning。