2 . The Americans were getting ready to send their first man to the moon. An old Irishman (爱尔兰人) was watching them on the television in the bar of a hotel. There was an Englishman in the bar, too, and he ______ the Irishman, “The ______ are very clever, aren't they? They are going ______ some men to the moon. It is a long ______ from the earth.”

“Oh, that's ______, ”the Irishman answered quickly. “The Irish are going to send some men to the sun in a few months. That's ______ away than the moon, you know.”

“Yes, it is,” the Englishman said, “______ it is too ______ for the people to go to.”

The Irishman laughed and said, “Well, the Irish aren't stupid, you know. We ______ go to the sun during the day, of course. We will go there ______. ”

1.

A．said to

B．tell

C．talk to

D．spoke

2.

A．Englishmen

B．Americans

C．Irish

D．Frenchmen

3.

A．to reach

B．to send

C．to give

D．to rest

4.

A．time

B．street

C．road

D．way

5.

A．good

B．nice

C．true

D．nothing

6.

A．long

B．far

C．longer

D．much farther

7.

A．and

B．but

C．or

D．because

8.

A．hot

B．warm

C．cold

D．cool

9.

A．don't

B．can't

C．won't

D．mustn't

10.

A．in the morning

B．in the afternoon

C．at noon

D．during the night

3 .

water,   no,   universe,   it,   for

Bill: I saw a great programme on TV about space yesterday evening.
Tony: What is     1     about?
Bill: Scientists have discovered     2     on Mars.
Tony: Really? That's fantastic. Have they discovered life on Mars?
Bill: Well, they're looking     3     life but they haven't found anything yet.
Tony: I know there's     4     life on the moon.
Bill: Yes, that's right. So far there's only life on Earth.
Tony: Are we alone with so many stars in the     5    ?
Bill: I am interested in it, so I want to be a scientist when I grow up.
Tony: I wish you will.

4 . For thousands of years, humans have explored (探索) the Earth. Nowadays, we are exploring space. Astronomers (天文学家) are the modern day explorers. Now, many astronomers are looking for new planets and new places for humans to live in the future. But where do astronomers start looking?

First of all, astronomers look for a star. That's because our own Earth moves around a star (the Sun).More importantly, it is the correct distance (距离) from the Sun for heat and light. So when astronomers have found the star, they look at the planets around it. In recent years, astronomers have found nearly 400 new planets with stars. However, many of these planets are either too near the star or too far away.

However, if the planet is in a good position, astronomers look for three key things: water, air and rock. Water is important because all life needs water. Humans can drink it and also grow plants with water. And plants produce air for humans to breathe and food to eat. Rock on a planet is also important. That’s because there is often water under the rock.

After many years of scrutinizing, astronomers have found a planet that is similar to the Earth. It’s Gliese 581g and it’s near a star. The astronomers think it has water and rock and the average (平均) temperature is between－31°C and－12°C. That’s cold, but not colder than Antarctica or the Arctic Circle, for example. Gliese 581g is bigger than the Earth. A year on Gliese 581g is only 37 Earth days instead of 365.But astronomers do not think these are big differences and some of them think Gliese 581g will be a new Earth. However, Gliese 581g is twenty light years from the Earth.

1. What do astronomers have to find first before starting to look for a new place for humans to live?

A．A new star.

B．A new planet.

C．Some heat.

D．Some light.

2. What does the rock on a planet tell us?

A．The star is in a right position.

B．We may discover water under it.

C．The planet is too near to the Sun.

D．There can be air around the rock.

3. What does the underlined word “scrutinizing” mean in the last paragraph?

A．discussing

B．waiting

C．looking

D．traveling

4. What’s the main idea of the text?

A．Gliese 581g is already a new Earth.

B．There are planets similar to our Earth.

C．Water, air and rock are important.

D．Astronomers are looking for a new Earth.

5. Where does the passage probably come from?

A．A storybook.

B．A travel guide.

C．A film poster.

D．A science magazine.

5 . As space science develops, man has learned more and more about space. Space is not only amazing but also dangerous. While working in space, spacemen are facing danger.

Scientists have found out that radiation(辐射） is the greatest danger to spacemen in space. When spacemen are working in space, they are in danger of radiation from the sun and other stars, which is bad for their health. The damage done by radiation won't be discovered until their children or even grandchildren are born. Some special medicine may work a little, but no really helpful medicine has been.

Space junk is also thought a great danger to spacemen. It's reported that there are 9,000 man-made things flying in space. About 30% of these are man-made satellites(卫星）, 10% are spaceships, and the rest are space junk. An explosion(爆炸） in 1996 made a cloud of 300,000 fragments, each at least 4mm in size, and even a small piece of these knocked against a spaceship window and did some damage. Scientists are watching and reporting any possible danger all the time. They are working on helpful ways to do with space junk.

Although space is really dangerous, it interests everyone on the earth. In the near future, it may become usual for people to spend a few days in a space hotel. We may even choose to leave the earth and live in space for a few years. So we should care for space and do something to help improve the space environment.

1. _________ shows the man-made things in space in the correct way.

A．	B．
C．	D．

                                                              

2. Space junk and radiation in space are dangerous to _______

A．spacemen working in space	B．people only on the earth
C．all the people except children	D．the old people on the earth

3. The underlined word 'fragments' means _________.

A．烟霎

B．泡沫

C．云块

D．碎片

4. Which of the following about the passage （短文） is TRUE?

A．The passage tells us that radiation in space comes from the sun and other stars.

B．Every one of us can make a trip to space now.

C．Scientists have found out ways to solve any problem in space.

D．People are afraid to travel to space because it's too dangerous.

5. The best title （标题） of the passage is _________.

A．Space Radiation

B．Space Danger

C．Space Junk

D．Space Travel

6 . 假如现在是2050年，你们学校组织了一次去火星的旅行。在火星上你们到处参观，举行聚会，与外星人(alien)通电话……总之，你们玩得很愉快。

请根据上述材料，以An Exciting Trip为题，以第一人称的形式描述一下你的火星之旅。要求表达准确，语法正确，行文连贯，可适当发挥，词数在80左右。

An Exciting Trip

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7 .

Thousands of years ago, Chinese poet Qu Yuan (about 340-278 BC) wrote the poem Tianwen, meaning Quest for Heavenly Truth. He came up with a series of questions about the sky, stars, nature, myths and the world around us. The poem showed his doubts about traditional ideas and the spirit of finding the truth.

Inspired by the great poet, China has named its upcoming series of planetary exploration missions (行星探测任务) after the poem. The first one in the series-a Mars exploration mission-has been named Tianwen 1, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on April 24, China’s Space Day. This shows China’s desire (渴望) to explore the universe and discover its secrets.

China has been making great progress in space exploration. As early as 1970, China launched its first man-made Earth satellite (卫星), becoming the fifth country in the world to launch a man-made satellite independently. Since 2003, China has carried out six Shenzhou manned missions and launched two space labs into Earth’s orbit (轨道). China’s moon exploration missions-the Chang’e series-started in 2007. In December 2018, China became the first country to send the probe (探测器) Chang’e 4 to the moon’s far side, which always faces away from Earth.

The Tianwen series will follow the Shenzhou and Chang’e series and move further into space. The first step is to launch a Mars probe this year, which will mark the start of China’s exploration of the Red Planet. The probe is expected to orbit (绕……轨道运行), land on and explore Mars in one mission. If it succeeds, it will be the first to complete all of these tasks in one mission. The Long March 5 rocket will send the probe to Mars. It will take seven months to reach the planet and land.

After this mission, China plans to visit Mars again in 2028, aiming to collect soil from the surface of the planet and bring it to Earth. Around 2030, China will explore Jupiter and several asteroids (小行星), according to CNSA.

1. How does the passage lead to the topic?

A．By telling a story.	B．By giving an opinion.
C．By answering a question.	D．By offering a suggestion.

2. What do we know about the Mars exploration mission?

A．China will launch a Mars probe named Long March 5.

B．It will be the first mission of the Tianwen series.

C．China will launch the probe on Space Day.

D．The probe will be launched on a rocket built by another country.

3. Paragraph 3 focuses on ________.

A．how China explored the moon	B．how many missions China has completed
C．the progress China has made in exploring space	D．the meaning of the name Tianwen

4. The first step of the Mars exploration mission is ________.

A．taking a clear picture of Mars	B．designing a probe
C．naming the mission	D．sending a probe to Mars

5. What will CNSA probably do in the future, according to the last paragraph?

A．It will visit Venus and several asteroids.

B．It will collect soil from the surface of the moon.

C．It will launch other missions to Mars.

D．It will visit all of the planets in the solar system.

8 . 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 earth?

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 _______ colour. 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 neighbour. Maybe it could be you!

1.

A．when

B．what

C．which

D．how

2.

A．sound

B．life

C．air

D．water

3.

A．hotter

B．colder

C．bigger

D．smaller

4.

A．seen

B．wrote

C．heard

D．visited

5.

A．yellow

B．black

C．white

D．red

6.

A．blow

B．look

C．mix

D．fly

7.

A．lived on

B．landed on

C．studied

D．written

8.

A．but

B．and

C．however

D．or

9.

A．leave

B．use

C．find

D．give

10.

A．faster

B．farther

C．lower

D．closer

9 .

around, with, reach, farther, space, travel, send, message, help, already

The moon     1     around the earth. It is quite near to us in     2    . It is only 380,000 kilometres away and man has     3     visited it. So far, no man has travelled     4     than the moon, but spaceships without people have     5     other planets of the universe.

Many countries have     6     up satellites(卫星) into space.

These satellites go     7     the earth and help us to learn more about the earth, the weather and other things. Many countries use these satellites to send and receive     8    . For example,     9     their help, China can send its TV and radio programmes to other countries. We can also use satellites to     10     us make telephone calls to foreign countries.

10 . M: Hello, mother! We learned about light in physics classes. It travels very fast.
W:     1    
M: Oh. It travels at a speed of 300,000 kilometres a second. The sun is about 149,840,000 kilometres away from the earth. Light from the sun reaches us in less than 9 minutes.
W: Is the sun farther than the other stars?
M:     2    Light from the nearest star except the sun needs about 4 years to reach the earth.
W: Wow     3    
M: Mmm...It takes hundreds of years for light from the farthest star to reach the earth.
W: Oh!     4     I think you can be an astronomer(天文学家) when you grow up.
M: Thank you, mother!     5    

A．How long does it take for light to reach the farthest star?

B．How clever you are!

C．How far is it from the earth to the farthest star?

D．Do you know how fast it travels?

E．I will try my best.

F．No, it isn't.