2021年新高考英語模擬題分項匯編01 閱讀理解之說明文（一） 原卷版

專題。1閱讀理解之說明文(一)

1.(2021屆湖南省衡陽市一模)

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A.inDecemberB.inFebruaryC.inAugustD.inSeptember

【答案】2.(2021屆湖南省衡陽市一模)

Withover4.1billionpeople,oraround55percentoftheworld'spopulation,livinginurbanareas,citiesand

townsworldwidearegettingincreasinglycongested.Inadditiontospendingmanyhoursstuckintraffic,residents

arealsoexposedtohighairpollutionlevelscausedbytransportationemissions.Now,SaudiArabiahopesto

revolutionizeurbanlivingwith“TheLine^^——acitydesignedaroundnature,withoutcarsandroads!

“TheLine^^isdesignedbySaudiCrownPrinceMohammedbinSalman(MBS).LocatedinNEOM—a

10,000-square-milehigh-techplanneddevelopmentontheRedSeacoastinthenorthwesternSaudiprovinceof

Tabu——TheLinewillbethecornerstoneofMBSsSaudiVision2030.TheplanaimstodiversifySaudiArabia's

oil-dependenteconomyintoothersectors,liketourism,andcreateexcitingjobopportunitiesforitscitizens.

The105-mile-longcity,expectedtocostbetween$100billionand$200billion,willbebuiltalongastraight

lineandismadeupofseveralself-sustainingcommunities.Toensureallservicesarewithinashort,five-minute

walk,eachcommunitywillfeatureathree-layerinfrastructure(基石出設(shè)施).

Thetop"pedestrianlayer“willbevoidofcarsandroads,allowingresidentstofreelywalkandbikeinthe

surroundinggreenspaces.Thesecond“servicelayer",willincludeallessentialdailyservices,suchasschools,

leisurefacilitiesandgrocerystores.Thethird“spinelayer“willhousehigh-speedsubwayandautonomousvehicles

capableoftransportingresidentsacrosscommunitiesinlessthan20minutes.Theentirecitywillbepoweredwith

renewablecleanenergysourcessuchassolarandwind,andpossiblyevenhydrogen.

Ifallgoesaccordingtoplantconstructionofthiscomplexprojectwillstartbeforethe1stquarterof2021.In

additiontoprovidinguptoamillionresidentswithacleanandstress-freelivingenvironment,TheLineisexpected

tocreate380,000newjobs,starteconomicdiversification,andcontributeanastounding$48billiontoSaudi

Arabia'sGrossDomesticProduct(GDP)by2030.Moreimportantly,MBSbelievesitwillprovidegovernments

worldwidea"blueprintforhowpeopleandplanetcanco-existinharmony.^^

12.Wecaninferthat“TheLine^^willbe.

A.temporaryB.primitiveC.eco-friendlyD.conventional

13.WhatisTheLinemeanttoresultin?

A.Lowcrimerates.B.Highunemployment.

C.Supercommunities.D.Diverseeconomicsectors.

14.Whatcanbefoundonthesecondlayer?

A.Medicalclinics.B.Busstops.

C.Undergroundtrains.D.Cyclinglanes.

15.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?

A.SaudiArabiaHasCreatedAGreenCityWithNoCarsOrStreets

B.“TheLine^^WillBeTheCornerstoneOfMBS'sSaudiVision2030

C."TheLine”—BlueprintOfPeopleAndAnimalsCo-existingInHarmony

D.SaudiArabiaAnnounces"TheLine”—ALowCarbonCityWithoutCars

【答案】3.（福建省2021屆高三診斷性考試）

Deliveringmedicalsuppliestohard-to-reachplaceshasbeenanissueforyears.Worldwide,morethantwo

billionpeoplelackaccesstoessentiallife-savingsupplies,suchasbloodandvaccines（疫苗）.IntheAfricannation

ofRwanda,forexample,severalremotehealthclinicsdonothavesufficientquantitiesofbloodandother

healthcareproducts.AcompanycalledZiplineistryingtoaddressthisproblem.Itusesdrones（無人機）lotransport

medicalsuppliesaroundRwanda.Adronecannowdelivermedicinein30minutes.

Dronesarealsoassistingemergencyorganizationsafternaturaldisasters.In2015,forexample,apowerful

hurricanedestroyedthousandsofbuildingsinthePacificislandnationofVanuatu.Around75,000peoplelosttheir

homes,andatleast15died.Afterthestorm,dronesphotographedthedamage.Thesesurveyshelpedemergency

workersassessthesituationquicklyandanswerimportantquestions:Whichareaswerehardesthit?Werecrops

damaged?Whatroadswereaffected?

DronesarealsohelpingtoprotectwildlifepopulationsinpartsofAfricaandAsia.Everyyear,poachers（偷獵

者）killthousandsofelephants,rhinos,andotherendangeredanimals.Tostopthem;theenvironmental

organizationWorldWildlifeFundisusingdronestofindwherepoachersarehidingandiftheyarecarrying

weapons.Equippedwithinfraredvideocameras,dronescaneasilyidentifypeopleandanimalsatnight.These

dronesarenotonlyhelpful,theyareaffordable.

Aswellasfindingpoachers,dronescanbeusedtotrackanimals.ScientistsatLiverpoolJohnMoores

University（LJMU）plantoemploydronesforanambitiousconservationproject:documentingtheworld'swildlife.

Thelong-termprojectwillstartwithscientificsurveysofanimalpopulations.Andanimalspeciescanthenbe

identifiedusingspecialsoftware.

Ironically（諷刺地），atooloriginallycreatedformilitaryuseisincreasinglybeingusedtosavelivesinsteadof

takingthen.Droneshavethepotentialtoprovidesolutionsthatwillbenefitbothhumansandanimals.

8.Whatdoesthetextfocuson?

A.Importanceofsavinglives.

B.Developmentofdrones.

C.Applicationsofdrones.

D.Waystoprotectanimals.

9.WhatcandronesbeusedforaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.Helpingpredictdisasters.

B.Providingdataforevaluation.

C.Organizingemergencyworkers.

D.Reportinglocalweather.

10.WhatdothescientistsatLJMUintendtodo?

A.Trackpoachers.

B.Designnewpracticaldrones.

C.Recordwildanimalsindetail.

D.Developanassessingsoftware.

11.Whatcanbeinferredaboutdrones?

A.Theyneedtobefittedwithvideocameras.

B.Theyareunavailabletoordinarypeople.

C.Theyshouldbelimitedtomilitaryuse.

D.Theyhaveapromisingprospect.

4.（福建省2021屆高三診斷性考試）

Dogsfeeltheirwaythroughtheworldwiththeirnoses.Researchershavestartedimitatingthissuperskillwith

anartificial-intelligence-baseddetectivetool.InastudypublishedinFebruaryinPLOSONE、amultinationalteam

reportedanAl-poweredsystemthatisasaccurateastraineddogsatcorrectlyidentifyingcasesofprostatecancer

fromurinesamples.AndreasMershin,aresearchscientistfromMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,wantsto

eventuallyintegratethetechnologyintosmartphones:TherewouldbeatinysensorinthephonewithAIsoftware

runninginthecloud.

Prostatecancer,thesecondmostdeadlycancerinmenworldwide,isdifficulttodetect.Themostwidelyused

testcanmiss15percentofcancers.Traineddogs,ontheotherhand,wereabletoidentifypatientswithprostate

cancerfromurinesamplesmorethan96percentofthetime.Yetdogscangetboredandtired,soresearcherswant

todevelopanAIsystemthatworksmoreconsistently.

Livingcellsproducechemicalsthatcomeoutfromtheskin,blood,urineandbreath.Artificialnoses,including

the“NanoNose"thatMershinandoneofhiscolleaguesdeveloped,canalreadydetectthosechemicalsatthesame

parts-per-billionconcentrationasdogs.Theteamaddedtothechemicalsensinganartificialneuralnetwork——atype

ofAIalgorithmthatcanlearnfromlookingatexampleshowtoidentifyfaces,forinstance.

Asthe2015JournalofUrologystudyshowed,dogscanbetrainedtoreachmorethan96percentaccuracy,

andtheAIcanbetrainedtoreachthatsamerate.MershinplanstotraintheAIalgorithmusingdatafromthe”Nano

Nose",whichiscurrentlyonethirdthesizeofaniPhone10andcouldbefurthershrunktobeintegratedinto

smartphones.

12.WhatistheNanoNose?

A.Adevice.B.Amethod.

C.Adatabase.D.Aresearchteam.

13.WhatistheadvantageoftheAIsystemovertraineddogsindetectingprostatecancer?

A.Ithastheabilitytosensechemicals.B.Itcancollectsamplesinthecloud.

C.Ithastheminimumerror.D.Itcanensureconsistency.

14.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplaceheunderlinedword"shrunk"inParagraph4?

A.Madesmaller.B.Cutshorter.C.Expanded.D.Upgraded.

15.Whatistheultimategoaloftheresearch?

A.Totraindogstodetectdiseases.B.Toidentifyartificialfaces.

C.ToproduceAInosestodetectdiseases.D.ToaddanAIsensortothesmartphone.

5.（2021屆湖南省六校高三聯(lián)考）

FormanyCovidpatientswithlong-termsymptoms,onlinesupportgroupshavebeenaninvaluableresource.

Severalgroupshavethousandsofmembers.Inadditiontoconnectingpatientsandadvocatingforbettercare,

somegroupsarealsolaunchingtheirownresearcheffortsorcollaboratingwithresearchers.Smallergroupshave

formedtofocusonchildrenorpatientswithspecificsymptoms,suchasheartorneurologicalissues.

AmongthemostactiveisBodyPolitic,asupportgroupthatstartedinlateMarchasasmallInstagramgroup

chat.Itnowhasmorethan14,000sign-upsfrompeopleacrosstheworldandmovedtoSlackwhereithas

organizedintomorethan50channelsondifferenttopics.

Thegroupalsolaunchedapatient-ledresearcharm,publishingitsfirstsurveyinMayandcurrentlyworking

onanotherone.

DianaBerrent,a46-year-oldinPortWashington,N.Y.,foundedSurvivorCorps,aFacebookgroupand

website,inlateMarchafterbeingdiagnosedwithCovid.HeroriginalmissionwastomobilizerecoveredCovid-19

patientstodonateplasma.

Thegroupnowhasmorethan110,000membersandhasbecomeanadvocacygroupforpatientsdealingwith

long-termsymptoms.Thegroupisworkingwithresearchersandlobbyingformorelong-termCovidcarecenters.

AnotherpopularsupportgroupisLongHaulCovidFighters,whichstartedonFacebookinApril.Onceit

becameclearthatsomeCovid-19patientsweren'tgettingbetterevenafterthreemonths,asecondgroupformedin

Juneforthoseearlierintheirillness.

“Eachgroupislimitedtoabout5,000members,"saysChelseaAlionar,a37-year-oldlongCovidpatientin

Keizer,Ore.,andanadministrator.Ms.Alionarsaystherearenewplansforathirdgroupasthenumberofpatients

grows.

“OurmissionistoprovidesupportforthosewhosehealthhasbeenaffectedbyCovid-19,topromotepublic

awarenessandeducationregardinglengthyCovidrecovery,andtoadvocateforthemedical,mentalhealth,and

socialinterestsoflonghaulCovidsurvivors,"saysMs.Alionar.

8.WhatdoweknowaboutBodyPolitic?

A.Itisthemostactiveonlinesupportgroup.

B,IthasattractedCovidsurvivorsallovertheworld.

C.IthaspublisheditsfirstsurveyinlateMarch.

D.ItworksonInstagramandSlackatthesametime.

9.WhatwasDianaBerrent'sinitialintentionofsettingupSurvivorCoips?

A.Tocureherselfofadisease.

B.Topromotepublicawarenessandeducation.

C.ToprovidesupporttopeoplewhohavesurvivedCovid.

D.TocallonCovidsurvivorstocontributetheirplasma.

10.Whatcanweinferfromthelastbutoneparagraph?

A.Eachofthegroupshasatmost5,000members.

B.ChelseaAlionarhasrecoveredfromCovid-19.

C.MoreonlineCovidsupportgroupswillbeneededinthenearfuture.

D.ThenumberofthepeoplewhosufferfromCovid-19isonthedecrease.

11.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thetaskandresponsibilityoftheonlinesupportgroups.

B.ThesupportforthepeoplesufferingfromCovid.

C.ThewaystodealwithCovid-19inthelongterm.

D.Thetypesoftheonlinesupport.

6.（2021屆湖南省六校高三聯(lián)考）

Inalargesurveyofpeople'sfirstmemories,nearly40%ofparticipantsreportedafirstmemorythatislikelyto

befictional,accordingtofindingspublishedinPsychologicalScience,ajournaloftheAssociationfor

PsychologicalScience.

Currentresearchindicatesthatpeople'searliestmemoriesdatefromaround3to3.5yearsofage.However,

thestudyfromresearchersatCity,UniversityofLondon,theUniversityofBradford,andNottinghamTrent

Universityfoundthat38.6%of6,641participantsclaimedtohavememoriesfromage2oryounger,with893

peopleclaimingmemoriesfromage1oryounger.Thiswasparticularlyprevalentamongmiddle-agedandolder

adults.

Asmanyofthesememoriesdatedbeforetheageof2andyounger,theauthorssuggestthatthesefictional

memoriesarebasedonrememberedfragments（碎片,）ofearlyexperience—suchasapram（嬰兒車），family

relationshipsandfeelingsad-andsomefactsorknowledgeabouttheirowninfancyorchildhoodwhichmayhave

beenderivedfromphotographsorfamilyconversations.

“Furtherdetailsmaybeunconsciouslyinferredoradded,e.g.thatonewaswearingnappywhenstandingin

thecot（幼兒床）JaddedShaziaAkhatr,firstauthoronthestudyandSeniorResearchAssociateattheUniversityof

Bradford.

“Whenwelookedthroughtheresponsesfromparticipantswefoundthatalotofthesefirst'memories*were

frequentlyrelatedtoinfancy,andatypicalexamplewouldbeamemorybasedaroundapram,'*explainedMartin

Conway,DirectorattheCentrefbrMemoryandLawatCity,UniversityofLondonandcoauthorofthepaper.

“Forthisperson,thistypeofmemorycouldhaveresultedfromsomeonesayingsomethinglike'motheranda

largegreenpram'.Thepersonthenimagineswhatitwouldhavelookedlike.Overtimethesefragmentsthen

becomeamemoryandoftenthepersonwillstarttoaddthingsinsuchasastringoftoysalongthetopJheadded.

"Crucially,thepersonrememberingthemdoesn'tknowthisisfictional,"Conwaynoted."Infactwhenpeople

aretoldthattheirmemoriesarefalsetheyoftendon'tbelieveit.Thispartlyduetothefactthatthesystemsthat

allowustorememberthingsareverycomplex,andit'snotuntilwe're5or6thatweformadult-likememoriesdue

tothewaythatthebraindevelopsandduetoourmaturingunderstandingoftheworld.

12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"prevalent'1inParagraph2probablymean?

A.Unique.B.Crazy.C.Common.D.Doubtful.

13.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthestudymentionedinthepassage?

A.Somepeoplehaveclearknowledgeabouttheirowninfancy.

B.Addeddetailsareanimportantcluetorecallthechildhood.

C.Mostpeopleclaimedtohavememoriesfromage2oryounger.

D.Talksbetweenfamilymembersinfluencetheearliestmemories.

14.HowdoesMartinConwaypresenthisopinion?

A.Bymakingcomparison.B.Bysettingexamples.

C.Byanalyzingdata.D.Byreferringtodocuments.

15.What'sthemainideaofthetext?

A.Manypeople'searliestmemoriesmaybefictional.

B.People'searliestmemoriescandatebackto2oryounger.

C.Themiddle-agedandadultsspecializeindetailingtheirfirstmemory.

D.Memoriesdevelopduetoourmaturingunderstandingoftheworld.

7.（福建省龍巖一中2021屆高三模擬）

WithadvancedcommunicationtechnologiesmakingtheiconicBritishredtelephoneboxesexpendable（可拋

棄的）,aUSfirmisallsettobringthembacktouse.Callboxeswouldbechangedintomini-officesforworkers

on-the-goandwillofferfreecoffeetosubscribers（認購者）.

BarWorksInc*schiefexecutiveJonathanBlack,aBritonlivinginNewYork,saidthathiscompanywillrenew

telephoneboxeswithfullyfunctionalprinters,scanners,25-inchscreensandWi-Fi.BarWorksspecializesin

offeringbar-themedworkstationsinprimelocations,chargingcustomerswithamonthlysubscriptioninreturnfor

freeaccesstothebusinessandofficesupplies.Thecompanyplanstooperateinasimilarmanner,offeringBritish

customerswithmonthlymembershipsto"PodWorks"for￡19.99($29).

ThecompanywillrefittelephoneboxesinfivemajorBritishcitiesandhasalreadyrentedandchanged15old

callboxesinLondonandEdinburgh.Asexpected,theyarecomingintousebythepublicinthecomingmonths.

''Giventheprimelocation,aboveallelse,ofthetelephoneboxes,thelaunchisexpectedtogainatleast10,000

membersbytheendof2021.It'sanalternativeto,say,Starbucksbutobviouslyitprovidesyouwithtotalprivacy."

saidBlack.

Thankstomobilephones,theredtelephoneboxeshavebeeneffectivelymadeexpendable.Accordingtoa

reportbytheDailyMail,retiredtelephoneboxes,especiallythosedamageddeliberately,aresenttoa"telephone

boxgraveyard"ofsorts,wheretheytakegreatpainstorestoretotheirformerglorybeforebeingsoldtocollectors

acrosstheglobe.Suchisthedemandforproperlyrestoredtelephoneboxes,thatitisnotuncommonforthemtobe

soldforamountsashighas￡10,000.

Despiteitssetback,inarecentsurvey,theBritishredtelephonebox,whichwasoriginallydesignedin1920,

wasvotedthegreatestBritishdesignofalltime.

8.Whatwilltheredtelephoneboxesbeusedfor?

A.Mini-offices.B.Minicoffeeboxes.

C.Bar-themedcallboxes.D.Leisureroomsforworkers.

9.Whatdoyouknowabouttherenewedtelephoneboxes?

A.Theywillbeputintousenextyear.

B.TheyofferasmuchprivacyasStarbucks.

C.Theywillbeequippedwithofficesupplies.

D.TheyhavebeenrentedinfivemajorBritishcities.

10.WhatisBlack'sattitudetowardsthelaunch?

A.Doubtful.B.Confident.C.Cautious.D.Uncertain.

11.What'sthepurposeofwritingaboutthetelephoneboxesinthispassage?

A.Toarouseconcernforthem.B.Tointroducetheirnewrole.

C.Toexpandalargermarket.D.Toadvertisetheirlaunch.

8.（福建省廈門外國語學(xué)校2021屆高三模擬）

Whenyouchooseafriend,youshouldbeverycareful.Agoodfriendcanhelpyoustudy.Youcanhavefun

togetherandmakeeachotherhappy.Sometimesyouwillmeetfairweather（晴天）friends.Theywillbewithyou

aslongasyouhavemoneyorluck,butwhenyouaredown,theywillrunaway.HowdoIknowwhenIhavefound

agoodfriend?Ilookforcertainqualitiesofcharacter,especiallyunderstanding,honestyandreliability（可靠）.

Aboveallelse,Ilookforunderstandinginafriend.Agoodfriendtriestounderstandhowanotherpersonis

feeling.Heisnotquicktojudge.Instead,hetriestolearnfromothers.Heputshimselfintheotherperson'splace,

andhetries,tothinkofwaystobehelpful.Heis,alsoagoodlistener.

Atthesametime,however,agoodfriendishonest.Hedoesnotlookforfaultsinothers.Henoticestheirgood

points.Inshort,goodfriendswillbehonesttoeachotherandaccepteachother.

Anotherqualityofafriendisreliability.IcanalwaysdependonagoodfriendIfhetellsmehewillmeetme

somewhereatacertaintime?Icanbesurethathewillbethere.IfIneedafavour,hewilldohisbesttohelpme.If

Iamintrouble>hewillnotrunawayfromme.

Thereisafourthqualitythatmakesafriendspecial,Aspecialfriendissomeonewithwhomwecanhavefun.

Weshouldenjoyourlives,andwewouldenjoyourfriendship.ThatiswhyIespeciallylikefriendswhoarefunto

bewith.AgoodfriendlikesthesamethingsIlike.Weshareexperienceandlearnfromeachother.Agoodfriend

hasagoodsenseofhumour,too.Helikestolaughwithme.Thatishowweshareinthejoyofbeingfriends.AndI

knowthatheislookingforthesamequalityinme.

WhenImeetsomeonewhoisreliable,honest,andunderstanding,IknowI'vefoundafriend!

8.Ifyouhavefairweatherfriends,whatwillhappentoyou?

A.Youwillbecomerich

B,Youcanbesurethatyougetrealfriends

C.Youwillberefusedwhenyougetintotrouble

D.Theywillgiveyouallthattheyhavewhenyouneedhelp

9.Whichisthemostimportantthewriterthinksinchoosingafriend?

A.Honesty.B.Reliability.

C.Understanding.D.Asenseofhumour.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"down"inParagraph1mean?

A.Cloudy.B.Unusual.C.Unhappy.D.Pleased.

11.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?

A.thequalitiesofafriendB.wheretochoosefriends

C.howtogetalongwithfriendsD.theimportanceofhavingafriend

9.（福建省漳州市2021屆高三質(zhì)檢）

Itisthestockresponsetoaparentstrugglingwithacryingbabyorabad-temperedteenager:"Treasureevery

momentbecausetheygrowupsohst."Nowresearchershavefoundtheremaybesomethingintheoldsaying.

Watchingchildrengrowupreallydoesseemtomaketimefly.Scientistshavefoundthatparentsfeeltimepassing

morequicklythannon-parents.

Thefindingscouldbeduetothefactthatchildrenchangefast."Overtenyears,childrengothroughdramatic

changesnotonlyintheirphysicalappearance,butalsointheirunderstandingabilitiesandtheirstatus,nthe

researcherssaid.Theresultscouldalsobeaconsequenceofparentsspendingalargeamountoftheirtimeontheir

children,theysaid,eventhoughtheyfoundnodifferenceinthetimepressuresrecordedbyparentscomparedwith

non-parentsinthestudy.

Forthestudy,publishedinthejournalTiming&TimePerception（感知），theresearchersasked431people

agedfrom20to59tofillinasubjectivetimequestionnaire,atoolusedbypsychologiststomeasuretime

perception.Theywereasked:"Howfastdidthelasttenyearspassforyou?”Ananswerofveryslowlygaveascore

of-2;slowlywas-I;neitherfastnorslowwas0;fastwasIandveryfastscored2.Sothehigherthescore,thefaster

theyfelttimehadpassed.TheparentshadanaveragescoreofI.22,comparedwith0.76forthenon-parents.

Participantswerealsoaskedhowquicklythelastyear,monthandweekhadpassed,buttherewereno

differencesbetweenthegroupsfortheseshorterintervals（間隔）.Previousstudieshavesuggestedthattimealso

seemstospeedupwhenwegetolder.Researchpublishedin2019byDukeUniversityinNorthCarolinasuggests

thiscouldbeduetophysicalchangesinourbodies,withaslowdowninimageprocessingspeedingupour

perceptionoftimepassing.

Daysthatseemedtolastforeverinouryouthwere“notduetoexperiencesbeingmuchdeeperormeaningful”,

theresearcherAdrianBejansaid,“butduetothefactthatiheywerebeingprocessedrapidly.^^

8.Whatprobablymakesparentsfeeltimepassingmorequicklythannon-parents?

A.Thepressureofraisingchildren.B.Devotingmuchtimetochildren.

C.Theslowdowninimageprocessing.D.Noticingchildren'sdailyphysicalgrowth.

9.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.Timeseemstospeedupfortheyoung.

B.Parentsrespondeddifferentlytotheoldsaying.

C.Non-parentshavedeeperexperiences.

D.Theolderpeopleare,thehigherscorestheymayget.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"they"inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.Experiences.B.Researchers.C.Days.D.Youths.

11.Whafsthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Theperceptionoftimepassing.

B.Teenagersexperiencedramaticchanges.

C.Timereallyflieswhenyouarehavingchildren.

D.Comparisonbetweenparentsandnon-parents.

10.（福建省漳州市2021屆高三質(zhì)檢）

China'sTianwen1Marsprobe（探測器）conducteditsfourthorbitalcorrectiononFridayevening,asthe

spacecraftmakesreadyforitsarrivalinorbitaroundFeb.10,accordingtotheChinaNationalSpace

Administration.

中國行星探測

rvians

ThenamecomesfromthelongpoemTianwen,meaningHeavenlyQuestionsorQuestionstoHeaven,written

by