1 . 阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。

fly; we; city; send; near; plant; shine; planet; look; hundred

From a plane you can see the fields,     1    , mountains or rivers below. If we go into space, we see more and more of the earth. People and man-made satellites are     2     out into space to look at the earth, the stars and other     3     and learn more about them.

The moon is our     4     neighbour in space. It is our satellite and men have visited it already. It is smaller than the earth.     5     can’t grow on the moon because there’s no air or water on it.

The moon hasn’t its own light. It     6     back the light of the sun. When the sun is shining on the side of the moon that faces us, it     7     like a great round ball. We can’t see the moon when the sun is shining on the side of the moon that faces away from     8    .

In fact the moon isn’t as near as it looks. It is three     9     and eighty thousand kilometres away from the earth. Of course we can fly to the moon in a spaceship. A spaceship     10     very, very fast, and it flies at about eleven kilometres a second. So it only takes more than three days to get there by spaceship.

2 . 阅读短文，用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，使短文完整、正确。每个词限用一次。

impossible;   discover;   different;   get;   close；call;   might;   although;   larger;   send

Lots of scientists believe that there’s life on other planets. Because of this, they keep doing research about the universe. They have sent astronauts to the moon. And they have     1    the answer. There’s no life on the moon. Not long ago they     2     spaceships to Mars. There, they didn’t find life, either. And they found the environment of Mars was     3     from that of the earth. Then they knew it was     4     for people to live on Mars.

    5     they haven’t received a message from other planets, they believe that their idea is right. Recently they have     6     a planet. It’s     7     Proxima Centauri. It’s very     8     to our earth. It is just over four light years away. Proxima Centauri is     9     than the earth. And there’s water on this planet. It     10     mean that life is possible there. Now scientists are studying this planet. Soon they will tell people the answer.

3 . 任务型阅读。

Venus (金星) is close to the Earth. It is the second planet from the Sun. The Earth is the third planet from the Sun. Venus is similar (相似的) to the Earth in size and mass (质量). So people often describe it as “the Earth’s sister planet”.

Scientists have been learning about Venus for a long time. First, they looked at Venus through telescopes (望远镜). But Venus is covered with thick clouds. Scientists could not see Venus well through the clouds. So they made guesses at it.

For a long time, scientists thought that Venus had water and plants. They thought Venus might have animals too. But they didn’t know for sure.

Then scientists found a way to learn more about Venus. In the 1960s, they began sending probes (航天探测器) to Venus. The probes flew through the thick clouds. They took pictures of Venus up close. They found out many things too. The probes sent the pictures and things they found out back to the scientists.

阅读短文，回答问题。
1. Why do people often describe Venus as “the Earth’s sister planet”?(不超过10个词)
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2. What did scientists think Venus may have?(不超过5个词)
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3. When did scientists begin sending probes to Venus?(不超过5个词)
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4 . 根据对话内容，从下面选择合适的选项补全对话。（其中有两项是多余的）
Tony: Hello, Lucy. I haven’t seen you for several hours. Where have you been?
Lucy: Hello, Tony.     1     And I have found some information about the universe.
Tony: Really? Would you like to tell me some?
Lucy: Of course. What do you want to know?
Tony: Well.     2    
Lucy: For millions of years.
Tony: Wow! So long.     3    
Lucy: Not yet. But they have discovered water on Mars.
Tony: That sounds very interesting. Have they found life on Mars?
Lucy: No, they haven’t. And scientists have already found that there’s no life on the moon.
Tony:     4    
Lucy: Yes, that’s right. Oh, I want to return the book about journeys to space to Jack, but I can’t find him. Do you know where he is?
Tony:     5     You can find him there.

A．There is life only on Earth, isn’t there?

B．How long has there been life on Earth?

C．I have gone to the cinema.

D．So have scientists found life on other planets?

E．He has been to the space museum.

F．I have been to the museum.

G．He has just gone to the school library.

5 . Maybe you know a lot about the city you live in. You may even know some interesting facts about earth, but ________ do you know about Mars? Will there be ________ there just like people on Mars?

Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and it’s the most like earth, but it’s much ________ than earth because it’s farther from the sun. It’s also the only planet whose surface can be ________ from earth.

Mars is often called “the red planet” because the rocks on it have a dark ________ color. There are strong winds on Mars that can ________ dust into the hills. For many years, people have ________ Mars. They have sent instruments and robots there. Some of the robots got there, ________ most failed. NASA(美国国家宇航局) sent two robots to Mars two years ago. They wanted to ________ signs of water and life on Mars. Some day, humans will travel to Mars and have an even ________ look at our red neighbor. Maybe it could be you!

1.

A．when

B．what

C．how

2.

A．sound

B．life

C．air

3.

A．hotter

B．colder

C．smaller

4.

A．seen

B．wrote

C．visited

5.

A．red

B．black

C．yellow

6.

A．blow

B．look

C．mix

7.

A．lived on

B．landed on

C．studied

8.

A．but

B．and

C．however

9.

A．leave

B．use

C．find

10.

A．faster

B．farther

C．closer

7 . In the universe, as we know, there is the sun, the moon, the earth and many stars. Through our geography lessons, we know the earth goes round the sun, and the moon goes round the earth. We have day and night because the earth keeps turning all the time. When our part of the earth turns to the sun, it is day. When our part of the earth turns away from the sun, it is night.

Just because the moon is closer to the earth than the sun, it looks much bigger than the sun. Big things look smaller when they are farther, and small things look bigger when they are nearer.

The sun is bright enough to give out very strong light. The moon can’t give out any light at all, but it looks quite bright too. Why? In fact, the light from the moon comes from the sun. The moon looks much bigger and brighter than the stars. But actually(事实上) the stars are much bigger and brighter than the moon. They look smaller than the moon because they are farther away from the earth.

There are still many other planets in the universe. All of them move round the sun. But of all these planets, only on the earth are there living things and people can only live on the earth too. At 9:00 am, on October 15th, 2003, Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei was sent into space. He stayed there for 21 hours. It was the first time for Chinese to get into space.

1. We find the sun _______ than the moon because it is _______ to us.

A．bigger; farther	B．smaller; closer
C．bigger; closer	D．smaller; farther

2. When our part of the earth turns away from the sun, the other part of the earth is _______.

A．night

B．day

C．evening

D．Sunday

3. People and living things can live on the _______.

A．earth

B．Mars

C．moon

D．sun

4. When did the first astronaut from China return to the earth?

A．On November 15th, 2002.	B．On October 16th, 2003.
C．On May 6th, 2004.	D．On October 15th, 2003.

8 . The idea of life in outer space has been talked about for a long time. Some scientists say that life development on Earth was far too unlikely for it to have happened anywhere else. Things had to be perfect for us to make it on this planet.

Other scientists say that space is too big. Stars and other planets are far too numerous for there to be no other life in the universe.

For many years, there have been reports of visitors from other planets. People all around the world have claimed to see alien spaceships or even aliens themselves.

There have been glimpses of these so-called UFOs (unidentified flying objects) flying through the air and they have even ben captured on video. Some Americans believe that the U.S. Army found an alien spaceship crashed in the desert and then lied to the press about it. Although these sightings may be true, scientists have not found significant evidence that aliens exist.

If you go out into the countryside on a clear night and look up, you can see thousands of stars. Those stars make up a tiny part of our universe. There are more stars, planets, and galaxies than we can count. Even the smartest scientists can’t even come close to defining how big space is. The number of possible stars and planets out there is bigger than our ability to count. If we are really on the only planet that can sustain life, then we are very special in a universe full of amazing things.

1. What have some people claimed about aliens?

A．Aliens often appear in dreams.	B．They have encountered aliens.
C．Aliens are extremely dangerous.	D．Aliens are always kidnapping people.

2. Why does the author mention “reports of visitors from other planets”?

A．To give an example of people who do not believe in science.

B．To explain why scientists are not interested in studying aliens.

C．To raise the issue of whether or not we are alone in the universe.

D．To inform people that a spaceship crashed in the American desert.

3. What can be inferred about finding aliens?

A．It’s not possible yet.	B．It’s already been done.
C．Aliens can be found in the USA.	D．Scientists already know the truth.

4. What would be the best title for this passage?

A．Visitors from Faraway Planets	B．The Life and Times of an Alien Life
C．The Mysterious Crash Landing in America	D．The Possibility of Life on Other Worlds

5. What is the genre of the article?

A．Narration.

B．Exposition.

C．Argumentation.

D．Description

9 . Now go to school. ___________________

10 . Suddenly, another alien appeared from the bushes in front of them. ___________________