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鏈堟湀鑰冭瘯鍗?/p>
I. Listening Comprehension (
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)
II. Grammar and Vocabulary (10
鍒?/p>
)
Section A
Directions
:
After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically
correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other
blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Nasa is hiring someone who can defend Earth from alien contamination(
姹℃煋
).
The full-time role of
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planetary protection officer
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will involve (21)_____ (ensure) that humans in space do
not contaminate planets and moons, as well as ensuring that alien matter does not infect Earth
The job post (22)_____ (read):
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Planetary protection is concerned with the avoidance of organic-constituent
and biological contamination in human and robotic space exploration.
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The
three-year
position-with
a
chance
to
extend
it
to
five
years-(23)_____(create)
after
the
US
signed
the
Outer Space Treaty of 1967.
There is only one other full-time role (24)_____ it in the world at the European Space Agency, says Catharine
Conley, Nasa
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s only planetary protection officer since 2014 (according to Business Insider). She is relocating to the
agency
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s Office of Safety and Mission Assurance.
Under the international 1967 treaty, she explained that any space mission must have less than a one in 10,000
chance of contaminating an alien world. A mission can be regarded as successful one (25)_____ _____ _____ no
harm to the alien world is caused.
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It
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s a moderate level,
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Ms Conley said.
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What you can expect is not (26)_____ extremely difficult, but it
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s
not extremely easy either.
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Similarly, the new employee would work to protect Earth from potential contamination by planets like Mars,
(27)_____ scientists say may have once been covered in water and supported life-and there(28)_____ be chance of
life there now.
The new hire will likely be part of the upcoming Nasa expedition to Europa, a moon of Jupiter. The $2.7bn
(just
over
拢
2bn)
Europa
Clipper
mission,
approved
by
Congress,
plans
(29)_____(map)
the
moon
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s
surface
and
analyze
(30)_____
it
could
be
habitable.
The
probe
could
crash
land,
however,
which
is
a
circumstance
the
planetary protection officer should prepare for.
Required to travel frequently, the candidate will have to handle a significant amount of emails, proposals and
other reading.
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21. ensuring
22. reads
23. was created
24.
like
25. as long as
26.something
27.
which
28. may
29. to map
30. whether