2. 外语
  3. A. recent B. capacity C. milestone D. resources E. success F. checked G. shoestring H. objective I. current J. record K. monitor

A. recent B. capacity C. milestone D. resources E. success F. checked G. shoestring H. objective I. current J. record K. monitor

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问题 A. recent B. capacity C. milestone D. resources E. success
F. checked G. shoestring H. objective I. current J. record
K. monitored______L. deposits______M, scarce______ N. ambitious O. resolution
   Just in time for India’s Independence Day, the country’s first interplanetary mission has sent back beautiful images of the Red Planet’s surface.
   The Indian Space Research Organisation’s Mars Orbiter Mission was launched in November 2013 on a 【C1】______ budget compared with other space missions. All up, it’s estimated that it cost about $74 million, compared with NASA’s $671 million Maven Mars orbiter mission, which launched around the same time.
   India’s mission, also known as Mangalyaan, has been something of a【C2】______ story for the country’s space agency. It is India’s first attempt at an interplanetary mission — and an【C3】______ one. Mars serves as the next major【C4】______ in space exploration, and India is the first country to succeed in reaching the planet’s orbit in its first attempt. More than half of all attempts to reach Mars fail, and India not only got it right on its first try, but it did so at【C5】______ low cost.
   Mangalyaan reached Mars orbit in September 2014. Since then it has【C6】______ the planet, studying its atmosphere and particle environment. It’s also been surveying the surface of Mars, sending back images taken with its Thermal Infrared Spectrometer and tricolour Mars Colour Camera.The most【C7】______ one, snapped on July 19, shows a portion of the Ophir Chasma, a deep canyon about 317km long and 62km wide.
   Ophir Chasma is part of the largest canyon system in the solar system known as Valles Marineris. The walls of the chasma contain many layers and the floors contain large【C8】______ of layered materials. This image was taken at an altitude of 1,857 km with a【C9】______ of 96 megapixels.
   The project’s primary【C10】______, while also aimed at collecting data from Mars, is to serve as a demonstration of India’s ability to develop and implement interplanetary space technology.
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答案G
解析 (shoestring)选择依据有两个：1．上下文，即$74 million的成本与$671 million的成本的巨大差异；2．与名词(budget)的常用搭配，shoestring budget表示“小成本，小预算”，如：The film was made on a shoestring budget．
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