N单元天津
N [2013·天津卷]
阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
My name is Clara.I still remember that chilly December day, sitting in science class. I'd finished a worksheet early and picked up a TIME for Kids magazine.A piece of news caught my eye: NASA was holding an essay contest to name its Mar s rover(火星探测器)．Before I even knew anything else about it, a single word flooded my 11－year－old mind: Curiosity.
I couldn't wait for the bell to ring so I could get started on my essay.That aftern oon, I raced home, sat down at the computer, and typed until my fingers ached.“Curiosity is an everlasting flame that burns in everyone's mind….”
Five months later, my mom received a phone call, and immediately, a w ide smile spread across her face.
On August 5，2012, at 10：31 pm, the rover named Curiosity touched down safely on the surface of Mars, and I was honored to have a front－row seat in NASA.
Curiosity is such an important part of who I am.I have always been fascinated by the stars, the planets, the sky and the universe. I remember as a little girl, my grandmother and I would sit together in the backyard for hours. She'd tell me stories and point out the stars. Grandma lived in China, thousands of miles away from my home in Kansas，but the stars kept us together even when we were apart.They were always there, yet there was so
