更新时间：2018-07-29 16:18作者：王新老师
PeopleoftenaskmewhywegotofarawayplaceslikeMars.Myanswerissimple:becausewe'recurious.Wehumanbeingsdonotjusthole_upinoneplace.Weareconstantlywonderingandtryingtofindoutwhat'soverthehillandbeyondthehorizon.
56．HowdidClaragetthenewsabouttheessaycontest？(nomorethan10words)
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57．WhydidClarahaveafront-rowseatinNASA？(nomorethan10words)
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58．WhatdoesClararememberaboutthetimespentwithGrandma?(nomorethan15words)
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59．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“holeup”mean？(1word)
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60．Inyouropinion,whyiscuriosityimportant？(nomorethan20words)
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【要点综述】本文是一篇记叙文。叙述了Clara回想自己11岁时参加为火星探测器命名的比赛一事。当她从杂志上看到这则消息时，她脑海中立刻出现了curiosity这一单词。结果这个名字被NASA采用。Clara以自己的经历告诉读者：好奇心非常重要，它使我们发现未知的东西，并创造新的东西。