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Climate of Venus

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Earth has abundant water in its oceans but very little carbon dioxide in its relatively thin atmosphere. By contrast, Venus is very dry and its thick atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide. The original atmospheres of both Venus and Earth were derived at least in part from gases spewed forth, or outgassed, by volcanoes. The gases that emanate from present-day volcanoes on Earth, such as Mount Saint Helens, are predominantly water vapor, carbon dioxide, and sulfur dioxide. These gases should therefore have been important parts of the original atmospheres of both Venus and Earth. Much of the water on both planets is also thought to have come from impacts from comets, icy bodies formed in the outer solar system.

1. According to paragraph 1, in what major respect are Venus and Earth different from each other?【事實(shí)信息題】
A. Whether carbon dioxide v/as present in their original atmospheres
B. How thin their original atmospheres were
C. What their present-day atmospheres mainly consist of
D. How long ago they first developed an atmosphere
答案：C

解析：從原文前兩句話“Earth has abundant water in its oceans but very little carbon dioxide in its relatively thin atmosphere. By contrast, Venus is very dry and its thick atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide.”可看出，地球大氣層含有很少的二氧化碳，而金星的大氣層中卻含有大量二氧化碳。所以C選項(xiàng)正確，地球和金星的區(qū)別就是如今大氣層的組成。

2. Why does the author mention "present-day volcanoes on Earth"? 【修辭目的題】
A. To provide an example of an important difference between present-day Venus and present-day Earth
B. To help explain why Earth's atmosphere still contains traces of sulfur dioxide but Venus' does not
C. To indicate one source of information about the likely composition of the original atmospheres of Venus and Earth
D. To account for the fact that Earth’s water supply no longer comes primarily from impacting comets
答案：C

解析：根據(jù)原文“These gases should therefore have been important parts of the original atmospheres of both Venus and Earth.”,作者提及"present-day volcanoes on Earth"是為了說明金星和地球原始的大氣組成中的sources就是前文說的“water vapor, carbon dioxide, and sulfur dioxide.”，所以C選項(xiàng)正確。

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In fact, water probably once dominated the Venusian atmosphere. Venus and Earth are similar in size and mass, so Venusian volcanoes may well have outgassed as much water vapor as on Earth, and both planets would have had about the same number of comets strike their surfaces. Studies of how stars evolve suggest that the early Sun was only about 70 percent as luminous as it is now, so the temperature in Venus’ early atmosphere must have been quite a bit lower. Thus water vapor would have been able to liquefy and form oceans on Venus. But if water vapor and carbon dioxide were once so common in the atmospheres of both Earth and Venus, what became of Earth’s carbon dioxide? And what happened to the water on Venus?

3. According to paragraph 2, what is one reason for thinking that at one time, there were significant amounts of water on Venus? 【事實(shí)信息題】
A. Because of Venus’ size and mass, its volcanoes probably produced much more water vapor than volcanoes on Earth did.
B. The low temperature of Venus' early atmosphere can be explained only by the presence of water.
C. The presence of carbon dioxide in a planet's atmosphere is an indicator of water on that planet.
D. Venus probably was struck by roughly as many comets as Earth was.
答案：D

解析：根據(jù)原文“ and both planets would have had about the same number of comets strike their surfaces.”可看出，金星和地球都被相同數(shù)量的彗星撞擊過表面，D選項(xiàng)為同意轉(zhuǎn)換，其中the same number of comets對(duì)應(yīng)D選項(xiàng)的as many comets as Earth,所以D選項(xiàng)正確。

4. The word “luminous” in the passage is closest in meaning to 【詞匯題】
A. dense
B. bright
C. large
D. active
答案：B

解析：Luminous,意為發(fā)光的，明亮的。
Dense,稠密的，濃厚的。Bright,明亮的。Large,大的。Active,積極的，主動(dòng)的。所以B選項(xiàng)正確。

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The answer to the first question is that carbon dioxide is still found in abundance on Earth, but now, instead of being in the form of atmospheric carbon dioxide, it is either dissolved in the oceans or chemically bound into carbonate rocks, such as the limestone and marble that formed in the oceans. If Earth became as hot as Venus, much of its carbon dioxide would be boiled out of the oceans and baked out of the crust. Our planet would soon develop a thick, oppressive carbon dioxide atmosphere much like that of Venus.

5. Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in the passage? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information. 【句子簡(jiǎn)化題】
A. The first question to be answered is how Earth’s atmospheric carbon dioxide either got dissolved in the oceans or got chemically bound into carbonate rocks.
B. The fact that Earth’s abundant carbon dioxide is more often found in carbonate rock than dissolved in the oceans is the answer to the first question.
C. Earth still has abundant carbon dioxide, but instead of being in the atmosphere it is now dissolved in the oceans or chemically bound into ocean rocks.
D. The formation of limestone and marble used up the carbon dioxide that was dissolved in Earth’s oceans so that only carbon dioxide in atmospheric form remained.
答案：C

解析：Highlighted部分意為，地球上仍有豐富的二氧化碳，但是現(xiàn)在，它們已經(jīng)不再存在于大氣層中，而是或者分解于海洋中，或者以化學(xué)形式進(jìn)入到碳酸鹽巖中。只有C選項(xiàng)符合句意，因此C選項(xiàng)正確。

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To answer the question about Venus’ lack of water, we must return to the early history of the planet. Just as on present-day Earth, the oceans of Venus limited the amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide by dissolving it in the oceans and binding it up in carbonate rocks. But being closer to the Sun than Earth is, enough of the liquid water on Venus would have vaporized to create a thick cover of water vapor clouds. Since water vapor is a greenhouse gas, this humid atmosphere—perhaps denser than Earth’s present-day atmosphere, but far less dense than the atmosphere that envelops Venus today—would have efficiently trapped heat from the Sun. At first, this would have had little effect on the oceans of Venus. Although the temperature would have climbed above 100° C, the boiling point of water at sea level on Earth, the added atmospheric pressure from water vapor would have kept the water in Venus’ oceans in the liquid state.

6. According to paragraph 4, what is one factor that kept the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of early Venus relatively low? 【事實(shí)信息題】
A. The presence of water vapor clouds
B. The presence of oceans
C. Rapidly increasing temperatures at ground level
D. Low atmospheric pressures
答案：B

解析：根據(jù)原文“the oceans of Venus limited the amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide by dissolving it in the oceans and binding it up in carbonate rocks.”, 可看出是ocean導(dǎo)致的二氧化碳含量較低。所以B選項(xiàng)正確。

Paragraph 6
Once Venus’ oceans disappeared, so did the mechanism for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. With no oceans to dissolve it, outgassed carbon dioxide began to accumulate in the atmosphere, intensifying the greenhouse effect even more Temperatures eventually became high enough to" bake out” any carbon dioxide that was trapped in carbonate rocks. This liberated carbon dioxide formed the thick atmosphere of present-day Venus. Over time, the rising temperatures would have leveled off, solar ultraviolet radiation having broken down atmospheric water vapor molecules into hydrogen and oxygen. With all the water vapor gone, the greenhouse effect would no longer have accelerated.

7. The phrase “mechanism for” in the passage is closest in meaning to 【詞匯題】
A. means of
B. importance of
C. need for
D. benefits of
答案：A

解析：Mechanism for, 意為…的途徑。
Means of, 意為…的方法。Importance of, 意為…的重要性。Need for, 意為對(duì)于…的需求。Benefits of, 意為…的好處。所以A選項(xiàng)正確。 

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This hot and humid state of affairs may have persisted for several hundred million years. But as the Sun’s energy output slowly increased over time, the temperature at the surface would eventually have risen above 374°C. Above this temperature, no matter what the atmospheric pressure. Venus’ oceans would have begun to evaporate, and the added water vapor in the atmosphere would have increased the greenhouse effect. This would have made the temperature even higher and caused the oceans to evaporate faster, producing more water vapor. That, in turn, would have further intensified the greenhouse effect and made the temperature climb higher still.

8. The word “persisted” in the passage is closest in meaning to 【詞匯題】
A. improved
B. continued
C. weakened
D. evolved
答案：B

解析：Persisted, 持續(xù)。
Improved, 提高，改進(jìn)。Continued, 持續(xù)，繼續(xù)。Weakened, 削弱，減弱。Evolved, 發(fā)展，進(jìn)化。所以B選項(xiàng)正確。

9. According to paragraph 5, what happens when temperatures rise above 374°C? 【事實(shí)信息題】
A. Atmospheric pressure begins to decrease.
B. Water vapor disappears from the atmosphere.
C. Water evaporates regardless of atmospheric pressure.
D. More energy is required to evaporate a given volume of water.
答案：C

解析：根據(jù)原文“Venus’ oceans would have begun to evaporate, and the added water vapor in the atmosphere would have increased the greenhouse effect.”可知，當(dāng)溫度高于374攝氏度時(shí)，金星上的海洋會(huì)開始蒸發(fā)，在大氣層中已增加了的水蒸氣會(huì)加劇溫室效應(yīng)。其中as many comets as Earth對(duì)應(yīng)C選項(xiàng)中的Water evaporates, 所以C選項(xiàng)正確。

Paragraph 6
Once Venus’ oceans disappeared, so did the mechanism for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. With no oceans to dissolve it, outgassed carbon dioxide began to accumulate in the atmosphere, intensifying the greenhouse effect even more Temperatures eventually became high enough to" bake out” any carbon dioxide that was trapped in carbonate rocks. This liberated carbon dioxide formed the thick atmosphere of present-day Venus. Over time, the rising temperatures would have leveled off, solar ultraviolet radiation having broken down atmospheric water vapor molecules into hydrogen and oxygen. With all the water vapor gone, the greenhouse effect would no longer have accelerated.

10. According to paragraph 6, extremely high temperatures increased the amount of carbon dioxide in Venus’ atmosphere by 【事實(shí)信息題】
A. increasing the rate which carbon dioxide was outgassed
B. baking out carbon dioxide from carbonate rocks
C. creating additional water vapor
D. replacing the previous mechanisms for removing carbon dioxide with less effective ones
答案：B

解析：題干問，是通過何種方式使得極高的氣溫增加了金星大氣層中二氧化碳含量的。根據(jù)原文“intensifying the greenhouse effect even more Temperatures eventually became high enough to" bake out” any carbon dioxide that was trapped in carbonate rocks.”可知，選項(xiàng)B為同義替換，所以B選項(xiàng)正確。

11. The passage supports the idea that the basic reason that Venus and Earth are now so different from each other is that 【事實(shí)信息題】
A. early Venus had more frequent volcanic outgassing than early Earth did
B. early Venus had far less liquid water than early Earth did
C. volcanic activity stopped relatively early on Venus but continued on Earth
D. Venus is closer to the Sun than Earth is
答案：D

解析：根據(jù)第四段原文“But being closer to the Sun than Earth is, enough of the liquid water on Venus would have vaporized to create a thick cover of water vapor clouds.”可知，由于金星比太陽離地球更近，金星上足夠的液體會(huì)蒸發(fā)形成一層很厚的水蒸氣云。這就是金星和地球本質(zhì)上的區(qū)別。其中But being closer to the Sun than Earth is對(duì)應(yīng)D選項(xiàng)的Venus is closer to the Sun than Earth is, 所以選擇D選項(xiàng)。

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12. Look at the four squares [■] that indicate where the following sentence could be added to the passage. 【句子插入題】
This cycle of rising temperatures following an increase in greenhouse gases is known as the
runaway greenhouse effect.
Where would the sentence best fit? Click on a square [■] to add the sentence to the passage.
This hot and humid state of affairs may have persisted for several hundred million years. But as the Sun’s energy output slowly increased over time, the temperature at the surface would eventually have risen above 374°C. [■] Above this temperature, no matter what the atmospheric pressure. Venus’ oceans would have begun to evaporate, and the added water vapor in the atmosphere would have increased the greenhouse effect. [■] This would have made the temperature even higher and caused the oceans to evaporate faster, producing more water vapor. [■] That, in turn, would have further intensified the greenhouse effect and made the temperature climb higher still. [■]
答案：D

解析：根據(jù)此段最后一句“That, in turn, would have further intensified the greenhouse effect and made the temperature climb higher still. ”中的“in turn”，即可選擇D選項(xiàng)，因?yàn)榻o出的句子中的關(guān)鍵詞是“This cycle”，即這個(gè)循環(huán)。

13. Directions: Select from the seven phrases below the 2 phrases that correctly characterize early Venus and the 3 phrases that correctly characterize present-day Venus. Drag each phrase you select into the appropriate column of the table. Two of the phrases will NOT be used. This question is worth 3 points. 【表格題】
Drag your answer choices to the spaces where they belong. To remove an answer choice, click on it.
To review the passage, click VIEW TEXT.
Early Venus
Present-day Venus
Answer Choices
A. in the atmosphere
B. Carbon dioxide present only in atmospheric form
C. An atmosphere quite similar to that of early Earth
D. Very dense but relatively cool atmosphere
E. Completely covered with water
F. Complete absence of surface water
G. Essentially stable temperatures
答案：
Early Venus：A, C
Present-day Venus: B, E, G

解析：Early Venus：A, C
A選項(xiàng)，參照原文第二段第一句話“In fact, water probably once dominated the Venusian atmosphere. ”.
C選項(xiàng)，參照原文第二段第二句話“Venus and Earth are similar in size and mass, so Venusian volcanoes may well have outgassed as much water vapor as on Earth. ”.
Present-day Venus: B, E, G
B選項(xiàng)，參照原文第六段第三句話“This liberated carbon dioxide formed the thick atmosphere of present-day Venus. ”.
G選項(xiàng)，參照原文第六段第四句話“Over time, the rising temperatures would have leveled off”.
根據(jù)原文第五段第二句話“the temperature at the surface would eventually have risen above 374°C.”可看出金星表面溫度很高，已達(dá)到了374攝氏度，所以D選項(xiàng)的“relatively cool atmosphere”錯(cuò)誤。
根據(jù)原文第五段第三句話“Above this temperature, no matter what the atmospheric pressure. Venus’ oceans would have begun to evaporate, and the added water vapor in the atmosphere would have increased the greenhouse effect. ”可知F選項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤，金星表層并非完全缺水。因此選擇E選項(xiàng)。

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