Ⅳ. Read and finish. （“小小探索家”们在图书馆找到了一篇关于火星的科普文章，请阅读并完成后面的任务。）
Mars: A Special Planet
Mars is a very special planet in space.
At first, people thought it was just a red, dry place. They thought there wasn't any water there. But scientists studied Mars carefully. Soon, they found something amazing! There is water on Mars! Most of it is ice under the ground. They also found there is soil on Mars. Then, China's Zhurong rover landed(着陆) on Mars. It took many clear photos of the "red planet". It studied the soil and rocks there.
Every day, we learn more about Mars. It is still a mysterious(神秘的) planet, but we know more about it now!
任务一：根据文章内容，选出正确的选项。
（）1. At first, people thought there wasn't any on Mars.
A. water
B. soil or rocks
C. ice or ground
（）2. What didn't Zhurong rover do on Mars?
A. Took photos.
B. Studied soil.
C. Planted trees.
任务二：根据文章内容填空。
1. At first, people thought Mars was a , dry place.
2. There is water on Mars. Most of it is under the ground.
3. rover landed on Mars.
4. The rover took many clear of the "red planet".

任务一：1. A 2. C
任务二：1. red 2. ice
3. China's Zhurong 4. photos

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解细节题，解题思路是先通读全文把握文章关于火星的核心信息，再针对任务一的选择题，通过题干关键词定位原文对应内容选出答案；任务二的填空题则根据题干提示，在原文中找到匹配的原词填空，所有答案均来自文章原文，无需额外拓展。
【解析】
任务一：1. 定位题干关键词“At first, people thought”到原文第二段，原文提到“At first, people thought... there wasn't any water there”，可知最初人们认为火星没有水，故选A；2. 定位题干关键词“Zhurong rover”到原文第二段，原文说明祝融号的任务是拍照、研究土壤和岩石，未提及种树，故选C。
任务二：1. 原文第二段明确写“At first, people thought it was just a red, dry place”，故填red；2. 原文第二段提到“Most of it is ice under the ground”，故填ice；3. 原文第二段说明“China's Zhurong rover landed on Mars”，故填China's Zhurong；4. 原文第二段提到“It took many clear photos of the 'red planet'”，故填photos。
【答案】
任务一：1. A 2. C；任务二：1. red 2. ice 3. China's Zhurong 4. photos
【知识点】
英语阅读理解，细节理解题
【点评】
本题为英语阅读理解基础细节题，答案均可从原文直接获取，考查学生的信息定位能力，难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.8