1 . 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
There is no doubt that humankind dreams of making Mars our second home. However, sending people there will require all the skills, courage and 1 (intelligent) of the human race. While the Moon can be reached within days, it would take months to reach Mars, 2 (travel) through dangerous solar radiation. And even if the first settlers do reach Mars safely, staying alive will be 3 daily challenge, but as proved by the Biosphere experiment, not impossible.
As early as the 1980s, scientists were building Biosphere 2 in the Arizona desert. It consisted of a closed space 4 people, animals and plants could live together. The “closed” concept meant that the space was designed 5 (function) with its own oxygen, food and water, needing nothing from the outside world. 6 the two-year experiment was not a success, it did provide us with a better understanding of how humans might be able to live on another planet. More recently, scientists 7 (succeed) in growing a variety of plants in an environment similar to that on Mars. That 8 (definite) is a big step forward.
For now, human settlement of Mars is still
9 (decade) away. In the meantime, scientific research shows that the planet Earth is getting
10 (warm). This change is having a terrible effect on the biosphere.