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ThesurfaceofMars

P1ThesurfaceofMarsshowsawiderangeofgeologicfeatures,includinghugevolcanoes-thelargestknowninthesolarsystem-andextensiveimpactcratering.ThreeverylargevolcanoesarefoundontheTharsisbulge,anenormousgeologicareanearMars’sequator.NorthwestofTharsisisthelargestvolcanoofall:

OlympusMons,withaheightof25kilometersandmeasuringsome700kilometersindiameteratitsbase.ThethreelargevolcanoesontheTharsisbulgearealittlesmaller-a“mere”18kilometershigh.

P2NoneofthesevolcanoeswasformedasaresultofcollisionsbetweenplatesoftheMartiancrust-thereisnoplatemotiononMars.Instead,theyareshieldvolcanoes-volcanoeswithbroad,slopingslidesformedbymoltenrock.AllfourshowdistinctivelavachannelsandotherflowfeaturessimilartothosefoundonshieldvolcanoesonEarth.ImagesoftheMartiansurfacereveal

manyhundredsofvolcanoes.MostofthelargestvolcanoesareassociatedwiththeTharsisbulge,butmanysmalleronesarefoundinthenorthernplains.

P3ThegreatheightofMartianvolcanoesisadirectconsequenceoftheplanet’slowsurfacegravity.Aslavaflowsandspreadstoformashieldvolcano,thevolcano’seventualheightdependsonthenewmountain’sabilitytosupportitsownweight.Thelowerthegravity,thelessertheweightandthegreatertheheightofthemountain.ItisnoaccidentthatMaxwellMonsonVenusandtheHawaiianshieldvolcanoesonEarthrisetoaboutthesameheight（about10kilometers）abovetheirrespectivebases-EarthandVenushavesimilarsurfacegravity.Mars’ssurfacegravityisonly40percentthatofEarth,sovolcanoesriseroughly2.5timesashigh.AretheMartianshieldvolcanoesstillactive?

Scientistshavenodirectevidenceforrecentorongoingeruptions,butifthesevolcanoeswereactiveasrecentlyas100millionyearsago（anestimateofthetimeoflasteruptionbasedontheextentofimpactcrateringontheirslopes）,someofthemmaystillbeatleastintermittentlyactiveMillionsofyears,though,maypassbetweeneruptions.

P4AnotherprominentfeatureofMars’ssurfaceiscratering.TheMarinerspacecraftfoundthatthesurfaceofMars,aswellasthatofitstwomoons,ispittedwithimpactcratersformedbymeteoroidsfallinginfromspace.AsonourMoon,thesmallercratersareoftenfilledwithsurfacematter-mostlydust-confirmingthatMarsisadrydesertworld.However,Martiancratersgetfilledinconsiderablyfasterthantheirlunarcounterparts.OntheMoon,ancientcraterslessthan100metersacross（correspondingtodepthsofabout20meters）havebeenobliterated,primarilybymeteoriticerosion.OnMars,therearerelativelyfewcraterslessthan5kilometersindiameter.TheMartianatmosphereisanefficienterosiveagent,withMartianwindstransportingdustfromplacetoplaceanderasingsurfacefeaturesmuchfasterthanmeteoriticimpactsalonecanobliteratethem.

P5AsontheMoon,theextentoflargeimpactcratering（i.e.craterstoobigtohavebeenfilledinbyerosionsincetheywereformed）servesasanageindicatorfortheMartiansurface.AgeestimatesrangingfromfourbillionyearsforMars’ssouthernhighlandstoafewhundredmillionyearsintheyoungestvolcanicareaswereobtainedinthisway.

P6ThedetailedappearanceofMartianimpactcratersprovidesanimportantpieceofinformationaboutconditionsjustbelowtheplanet’ssurface.Martiancratersaresurroundedbyejecta（debrisformedasaresultofanimpact）thatlooksquitedifferentfromitslunarcounterparts.AcomparisonoftheCopernicuscraterontheMoonwiththe（fairlytypical）craterYutyonMarsdemonstratesthedifferences.Theejectasurroundingthelunarcraterisjustwhatonewouldexpectfromanexplosionejectingalargevolumeofdust,soil,andboulders.■However,theejectaonMarsgivesthedistinctimpressionofaliquidthathassplashedorflowedoutofcrater.■Geologiststhinkthatthisfluidizedejectacraterindicatesthatalayerofpermafrost,orwaterice,liesjustafewmetersunderthesurface.■Explosiveimpactsheatedandliquefiedtheice,resultinginthefluidappearanceoftheejecta.■

Q1Theword“enormous”inthepassageisclosestinmeaningto

A.Important

B.Extremelylarge

C.Highlyunusual

D.Active

Q2Accordingtoparagraph1,OlympusMonsdiffersfromvolcanoesontheTharsisbulgeinthatOlympusMons

A.Hasmorecomplexgeologicfeatures

B.Showslessimpactcratering

C.Istaller

D.Wasformedatalatertime

Paragraph1

Q3Theword“distinctive”inthepassageisclosestinmeaningto

A.Deep

B.Complex

C.Characteristic

D.Ancient

Q4Accordingtoparagraphs1and2,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrueoftheshieldvolcanoesontheTharsisbulge?

A.Theyhavebroad,slopingsides.

B.TheyaresmallerthanthelargestvolcanoonMars.

C.TheyhavechannelsthatresemblethelavachannelsofvolcanoesonEarth.

D.Theyareover25kilometerstall.

Paragraph1and2

Q5Theword“roughly”inthepassageisclosestinmeaningto

A.Typically

B.Frequently

C.Actually

D.Approximately

Q6Inparagraph3,whydoestheauthorcompareMaxwellMonsonVenustotheHawaiianshieldvolcanoesonEarth?

A.Tohelpexplaintherelationshipbetweensurfacegravityandvolcanoheight

B.ToexplainwhyMars’ssurfacegravityisonly40percentofEarth’s

C.TopointoutdifferencesbetweenthesurfacegravityofEarthandthesurfacegravityofVenus

D.Toarguethattherearemoresimilaritiesthandifferencesbetweenvolcanoesondifferentplanets

Paragraph3

Q7Whichofthesentencesbelowbestexpressestheessentialinformationinthehighlightedsentenceinthepassage?

Incorrect

choiceschangethemeaninginimportantwaysorleaveoutessentialinformation.

A.Althoughdirectevidenceofrecenteruptionsislacking,scientistsbelievethatthesevolcanoeswereactiveasrecentlyas100

millionyearsago.

B.Scientistsestimatethatvolcanoesactivemorerecentlythan100yearsagowillstillhaveextensiveimpactcrateringontheir

slopes.

C.If,assomeevidencesuggests,thesevolcanoeseruptedasrecentlyas100millionyearsago,theymaycontinuetobe

intermittentlyactive.

D.Althoughthesevolcanoeswereactiveasrecentlyas100millionyearsago,thereisnodirectevidenceofrecentorongoing

eruptions.

Q8Theword“considerably”inthepassageisclosestinmeaningto

A.Frequently

B.Significantly

C.Clearly

D.Surprisingly

Q9Accordingtoparagraph4,whatisdemonstratedbythefactthatcratersfillinmuchfasteronMarsthanontheMoon?

A.ErosionfrommeteoriticimpactstakesplacemorequicklyonMarsthanontheMoon.

B.ThereismoredustonMarsthanontheMoon.

C.ThesurfaceofMarsisadrydesert.

D.WindisapowerfulerodingforceonMars.

Paragraph4

Q10Inparagraph4,whydoestheauthorpointoutthatMarshasfewancientcratersthatarelessthan5kilometersindiameter?

A.ToexplainwhyscientistsbelievethatthesurfacematterfillingMartiancratersismostlydust

B.ToexplainwhyscientistsbelievethattheimpactcratersonMarswerecreatedbymeteoroids

C.TosupporttheclaimthattheMartianatmosphereisanefficienterosiveagent

D.ToarguethatMarsexperiencedfewerancientimpactsthantheMoondid

Paragraph4

Q11Accordingtoparagraph5,whathavescientistsbeenabletodeterminefromstudiesoflargeimpactcrateringonMars?

A.SomeMartianvolcanoesaremucholderthanwasoncethought.

B.TheageofMars’ssurfacecanvaryfromareatoarea.

C.Largeimpactcratersarenotreliableindicatorsofageinareaswithhighvolcanicactivity.

D.SomeareasoftheMartiansurfaceappeartobeolderthantheyactuallyare.

Paragraph5

Q12Accordingtoparagraph6,theejectaofMars’scraterYutydiffersfromtheejectaoftheMoon’sCopernicuscraterinthat

theejectaoftheYutycrater

A.Hasnowbecomepartofapermafrostlayer

B.Containsalargevolumeofdust,soilandboulders

C.Suggeststhatliquidoncecameoutofthesurfaceatthecratersite

D.Wasthrownacomparativelylongdistancefromthecenterofthecrater

Paragraph6ismarkedwithanarrow>

Q13Lookatthefoursquares【■】thatindicatewherethefollowingsentencecouldbeaddedtothepassage.

ThissurfacefeaturehasledtospeculationaboutwhatmaylieunderMars’ssurface.

Wherewouldthesentencebestfit?

Clickonasquaretoaddthesentencetothepassage.

Q14Directions:

Anintroductorysentenceforabriefsummaryofthepassageisprovidedbelow.Completethesummaryby

selectingtheTHREEanswerchoicesthatexpressthemostimportantideasinthepassage.Somesentencesdonotbelonginthe

summarybecausetheyexpressideasthatarenotpresentedinthepassageorareminorideasinthepassage.Thisquestionis

worth2points.

Dragyouranswerchoicestothespaceswheretheybelong.Toremoveananswerchoice,clickonit.Toreviewthepassage,

clickVIEWNEXT.VolcanoesandimpactcratersaremajorfeaturesofMartiangeology.

A.PlatemotiononMars,onceconsideredtohaveplayednoroleinshapingtheplanet’ssurface,isnowseenasbeingdirectly

associatedwiththeplanet’searliestvolcanoes.

B.Marshasshieldvolcanoes,someofwhichareextremelytallbecauseoftheplanet’slowsurfacegravity.

C.AlthoughtheerosivepoweroftheMartianatmosphereensuresthatMarshasfewercratersthantheMoondoes,impact

cratersareprominentonMars’ssurface.

D.ScientistscannotyetreliablyestimatetheageoftheMartiansurfacebecausetherehasbeento