1. Venus is the hottest of all the nine planets in the solar system because_____________.
A) it is not so close to the sun as MercuryB) many volcanoes spread the whole planet
C) it is covered by a thick layer of cloud
D) greenhouse effect is uncontrollable on it
2. Some planetologists believed there had never been lives on Venus because____________.
A) they couldn't find any trace of water on itB) they found Venus is too hot for any Jives
C) Venus is covered by dirty and poisonous cloud
D) Venus is the second nearest planet to the sun
3. It can be inferred from the passage that the small group of advanced lifeforms on Earth believed that_____________.
A) life could exist in hot environmentB) life could exist without water
C) there are still lives on Venus
D) There used to be lives on Mars
4. What do we learn from the passage about Venus and Mars?
A) The atmospheric pressure of Venus is stronger than that of Mars.B) Venus attracts more attention and funding than Mars.
C) Venus is closer to the sun than Mars.
D) Venus looks more beautiful than Mars.
5. The purpose of the co-authored paper by Dirk Schulze-Makuch and Louis Irwin was to_______.
A) introduce their findings about VenusB) promote the exploration of Venus
C) convince others that there used to be lives on Venus
D) criticize omer scientists that they are narrow-minded