"This is the kind of thing that inspires kids across the country," he said. "They’re telling their moms and dads they want to be part of a Mars mission, maybe even the first person to walk on Mars. And that kind of inspiration is the byproduct of work of the sort that you guys have done."

　　The Curiosity rover's $2.5 billion mission focuses on studying billions of years' worth of geology on Mars and determining whether the planet was ever potentially suitable for people to live in. The mission is not specifically designed to explore life, even on the range of microbes, but it could point the way for future life-exploration experiments.

　　1．Obama phoned the team behind NASA's Mars Curiosity rover in order to _______.

　　A．congratulate them on finding Martians

　　B．praise the flight director

　　C．congratulate on the rover’s landing

　　D．encourage them to contact with Martians

　　2．What is the main idea of Paragraph 2 ?

　　A．Obama is very busy now.

　　B．Obama longs for the finding of life on Mars.

　　C．Obama is interested in biology.

　　D．Obama wants to contact Martians.

　　3．Which of the following about the Curiosity rover is TRUE ?

　　A．It costs billions of dollars.

　　B．It mainly aims to find life on Mars.

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