Do you know something about space? It is an amazing place! The solar system（太阳系）is in space.
Around the sun
There are eight planets in the solar system. We live on one of them—the Earth! Each planet moves in a way around the Sun. The Earth is called the Blue Planet because there is so much water on it and it looks blue in space.
Around the moon
The Moon is much smaller than the Earth.
| A．It gives us everything and it’s our home. |
| B．It travels around the Earth. |
| C．Around the earth |
| D．The Sun is in the center of the solar system. |
| E．It is made up of the Sun and the eight planets around the Sun. |
| F．Each planet moves around the Earth. |
| G．Around the space |
We know much about the universe(宇宙). It means the earth, the sun, the moon and the stars and the spaces between them.
Most of the stars are bigger than the moon, but they look much
The earth is going round itself all the time.
The earth is our homeland. We should love it.
Scientists think that there has been life on the earth for hundreds of millions of years. However, we have not found life on any other planets yet.
The earth is a planet and it goes around the sun. Seven other planets also go around the sun. None of them has an environment like that of the earth, so scientists do not think they will find life on them. The sun and its planets are called the solar system, and our solar system is a small part of a much larger group of stars and planets, called the Galaxy or the Milky Way. There are billions of stars in the Galaxy, and our sun is only one of them.
Scientists have also discovered many other galaxies in the universe. They are very far away and their light has to travel for many years to reach us. So how large is the universe? 这是无法想象的。
Scientists have sent spaceships to the planet Mars to take photos. They have even sent spaceships to travel outside the solar system. However, no spaceship has travelled far enough to reach other stars in our Galaxy.
Scientists have always asked the questions: with so many stars in the universe, are we alone, or is there life out there in space? Have there been visitors to the earth from other planets? Why has no one communicated with us? We do not know the answers...yet.
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Why don’t scientists think they will find life on seven other planets?
3. 回答问题
What does the underlined word “them” in the paragraph 2 refer to（指的是）?
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5. 从文中找出与下面所给句子意思相同的句子。
But spaceships haven’t travelled so far that they can’t reach other stars in our Galaxy.
4 . In the universe, there is the sun, the moon, the earth and many stars. Through our geography lessons, we know the earth goes around the sun, and the moon goes around 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 will look smaller when they are further, and small things also look bigger when they are nearer.
The sun is big enough to give out very strong light. The moon can’t give 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 also because they are further away from the earth.
There are many other planets in the universe. But of all the planets, only on the earth there are living things and people can only live on the earth, too. But at 9:00 a. m. on October 15th, 2003, Chinese pilot Yang Liwei was sent up to space. He stayed there for 21 hours. It was the first time for Chinese to get into space.
1. When our part of the earth turns away from the sun, it is _________.| A．night | B．day | C．windy | D．Sunday |
| A．bigger; farther | B．smaller; closer | C．bigger; closer | D．smaller ; farther |
| A．the earth | B．Mars | C．the moon | D．the sun |
| A．On November 15th, 2002. | B．On October 16th, 2003. |
| C．On May 15th, 2004. | D．On October 15th, 2003. |
| A．an interesting novel | B．a magazine about fashion | C．a popular play | D．a book about nature |
5 . ①Students enjoy the science class given by astronauts on board China’s Tiangong space station on March 23rd. Wang Yaping, Zhai Zhigang and Ye Guangfu appeared on television screens watched by students across China at 4 p.m. During the 41-minute class, the “teachers”, did four experiments (实验). Let’s take a look at two of them.
②In the first experiment of the class, Wang used a bag of supersaturated sodium acetate solution (过饱和乙酸钠溶液) to show its crystallization (结晶化) in space.
③After Wang pushed the solution hard from the bag, it became a water ball moving slowly in the air, Wang used a small stick cover with crystal nuclei (晶体粉末) to touch the water ball and it quickly became crystallized. “It looks like an ice ball, but as I touch it, I can fell that it is warm.” Wang said.
④Another experiment showed how to separate (分离) oil from water in space. Wang prepared a small bottle of oil and water, which were separated at the beginning, while the students on the earth also had such bottles, allowing them to follow the steps.
⑤The teachers and students shook the bottles to mix oil and water into a mixture (混合物). They found the mixture separated into water and oil again on the earth, but in space water and oil stayed the same as a mixture.
⑥The astronauts said they were so happy to share scientific facts about spaceflight with students. These experiments made young people show greater interest in space and science. Wang Yihan, a ninth grader, said, “It was an eye-opening experience. These experiments really amazed me. I want to be an astronaut too!”
1. Which of the following is TRUE about Wang?| A．She appeared on TV alone in April. | B．She did four experiments in space. |
| C．She made a cold ice ball in the air. | D．She separated oil from water easily. |
| A．astronauts will take the place of science teachers |
| B．students will do these experiments at home |
| C．young people will be more interested in space and science |
| D．Chinese astronauts will have a better working environment |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．Health | B．Space | C．Culture | D．Sports |
Have You Got the Time?
People today are always thinking about the time.
There never seems to be enough time to do all the things we want to do. Believe it or not, there was a time before time was so important.
It was enough to know that the
Time can mean a lot of different things. That’s one way we know
If you want to look at time more than one day, you look at a calendar (日历)
| A．star | B．moon | C．earth | D．sun |
| A．how | B．what | C．that | D．which |
| A．smaller | B．smallest | C．bigger | D．biggest |
| A．second | B．minute | C．hour | D．day |
| A．instead | B．instead of | C．instead for | D．instead to |
| A．never | B．always | C．usually | D．sometimes |
The Shenzhou XIII mission was sent on October 16th, 2021. The astronauts are Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu. They planned to spend six months working in the space station. Early last month, 41, was China’s first woman spacewalker in the space.
They gave space-based classes from space station to students around the world. The astronauts showed the space station and their scientific experiments to the students, and showed some interesting physical phenomena to them.
On October 13th, almost all students watched the space-based classes around China. It was the first time for Chinese students to have classes in this new way. It is a good way to make more young people be more interested in the space and study science and technology harder.
1. How long will the astronauts stay in the space station? (not more than 2 words)2. Where did the astronauts give space-based classes? (not more than 3 words)
3. According to last paragraph, how are the space-based classes? (not more than 3 words)
Earth (地球) is a planet and Mars (火星) is too. People, animals and plants live on Earth, but can they live on Mars? Earth has water. But what about Mars?
People want to find out about other planets like Mars. So Robot Landers have been made (被制作) to help them. This Lander was one that went to Mars. It has a long arm with a camera on it.
The Lander is inside this spacecraft (宇宙飞船). The spacecraft blasts into space. It will take a long time to get to Mars. When the spacecraft is there, the Lander comes down to land on Mars.
The Lander is on Mars. Mars looks like a desert on Earth but it is very cold. Now the Lander has a job to do.
The Lander digs (挖) in the ground to get soil (土壤). People on Earth look at the soil. What is the soil like? What is under the soil? Is there water here? The Lander helps people on Earth to find out.
The sun is going down. Night will come to Mars. The sun helps the arm on the Lander to move. When there is no sun, the Lander will not work.
People can go into space. They can walk on the moon, but can they go to a planet like Mars?
Robot Landers like this one can help people find out.
1. What is Mars?2. What live on Earth?
3. What can help us to go and see Mars?
4. What does Mars look like on Earth?
5. Is it hot on Mars?
9 . Wang Yaping, together with Zhai Zhigang and Ye Guangfu, went into space aboard the Shenzhou XⅢ on Oct 16. The 41-year-old Wang became the first female astronaut(女航天员) to enter Tiangong space station.
Wang’s space dream started in 2003, when China sent its first astronaut Yang Liwei into space. At that time, Wang was a pilot in the Chinese army. After having safe flights for 1,600 hours over nine years, Wang was a strong candidate(候选人) to become an astronaut in 2010. She pushed herself hard, getting the same training as men. “The space environment won’t change because you are a woman,” she told Xinhua.
The hardest part is the high-G training. Sitting in a spinning(旋转的) machine, Wang would become blind for a while because her brain was short of blood. “There’s a red button(按钮), ” said Wang. “If you can’t stand it, you can press it to stop.” But Wang never used it. “There is no such red button in my heart.” That strong spirit finally made her dream come true in 2013. She joined the team for the Shenzhou X mission(任务).
Wang said that as astronauts, women have their own advantages(优势). “Women may be more patient and can better deal with loneliness. Women’s hearts are also easier to adapt(适应) to the weightless environment, making them more suitable for long-term missions.”
Wang Yaping went a long way before becoming the first woman to enter the Tiangong space station. She sets a good example for all women who dream of going to space.
1. What do Wang’s words mean in Paragraph 2?| A．The space environment is easy to change. |
| B．Both male and female astronauts can go to space. |
| C．Men and women will face the same difficulties in space. |
| A．Hard-working. | B．Warm-hearted. | C．Friendly. |
| A．Wang is the first female astronaut in the world. |
| B．Wang dreamed of being an astronaut in 2003. |
| C．Wang pressed the red button when she became blind after the high-G training. |
| A．Old habits die hard. |
| B．Never too old to learn. |
| C．Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it. |
10 . 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 found.
Space junk is also thought to be 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 1999 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 deal 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 in a few years. So we should care for space and do something to help improve the space environment.
1. To spacemen, the radiation from the sun and other stars is ________.| A．good | B．helpful | C．useful | D．harmful |
| A．泡沫 | B．碎片 | C．烟雾 | D．飞碟 |
| A．Man-made things | B．Radiation | C．The sun | D．Other stars |
| A．Space is dangerous. | B．The space in the future. |
| C．Space junk is dangerous. | D．People visit space. |
| A．How to protect space. | B．The dangers of space. |
| C．How to avoid the danger in space. | D．The success and dangers in space. |
