而不是水。

　　4．What do American scientists find on Mars now according to their study?

　　A．A lot of little life． B．An amount of water.

　　C．Some Martian hills． D．Dark markings are sand.

　　解析　D　细节理解题。根据第一段第一句可知，科学家发现火星上的黑色标记是沙子不是水，故选D项。

　　5．When do the markings come out?

　　A．In Martian spring． B．In Martian summer.

　　C．In Martian autumn． D．In Martian winter.

　　解析　B　细节理解题。根据第三段倒数第三句可知，这样的标记会出现在火星的夏季，故选B项。

　　6．What's Meyer's opinion about having life on Mars?

　　A．Doubtful． B．Trustful.

　　C．Indifferent． D．Objective.

　　解析　B　观点态度题。根据第四段可推知，Meyer还是相信火星上有生命，故选B项。

　　7．What does the underlined word "cryptic" in Paragraph 4 mean?

　　A．Undiscovered． B．Strange.

　　C．Magical． D．Icy.

　　解析　A　词义猜测题。根据句中的or well hidden可知，cryptic的意思是"隐藏的；没被发现的"，故选A项。

　　Ⅱ 七选五

课标话题 人与社会·跨文化沟通、包容与合作 体裁 记叙文 词 数 222 难度 　　(2019·沈阳适应考)Soccer fans in rural Zambia are able to watch live 2018 World Cup broadcasts for the first time thanks to a Chinese company. The company helped the villagers get their first taste of satellite television through a project that aims to offer the service to villages in Africa. __1__ The youngsters really treasured this chance.

The satellite television project started last August by the company StarTimes. __2__ It wants to help African countries accelerate agricultural modernization and realize independent and