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阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。（请注意问题后的词数要求）
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 10:31 p.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.
小题1:How did Clara get the new about the essay contest?( no more than 10 words)
小题2:Why did Clara have a front-row seat in NASA?( no more than 10 words)
小题3:What does Clara remember about the time spent with Grandma?( no more than 15 words)
小题4:What does the underlined phrase “hole up”mean?(1 word)
小题5:In your opinion, why is curiosity important?( no more than 20 words)

答案

小题1:By reading a Time for Kids magazine
Or: From a Time for kids magazine
小题2: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
小题3: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.
小题4:Stay/Remain/Live/Hide
小题5: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.

解析

试题分析：文章大意：文章介绍美国的TIME for Kids举行对火星探测器命名的比赛，Clara将探测器命名为“好奇号”，并由此赢得比赛，文章介绍了为什么她这么命名，因为小时候奶奶对她的影响，以及好奇对人类的重要性。
小题1:细节题：从第一段的句子：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). 可知Clara 是通过阅读a TIME for Kids magazine. 得知这个消息的。By reading a Time for Kids magazine，Or: From a Time for kids magazine
小题2:从第三段和第四段的句子：the rover named Curiosity touched down safely on the surface of Mars, and I was honored to have a front-row seat in NASA.可知她坐在美国宇航局前排是因为她获得比赛的胜利，或是她给宇宙探测器命名“好奇”。 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
小题3:细节题：从第五段的句子：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,可知她小的时候经常听奶奶讲关于星星的故事。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.
小题4:猜词题：这句话：We human beings do not just hole up in one place. 是我们人类不会呆在一个地方。Hold up和Stay/Remain/Live/Hide意思相近。
小题5:自由发挥题：学生可以根据最后一句话We are constantly wondering and trying to find out what’s over the hill and beyond the horizon. 自己用适当的语言表达：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.