1 . In the universe, as we all know, there are 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.     1     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.     2     And small things will also look bigger when they are nearer.

The Sun is big enough to give out very strong light.     3     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）the stars are much bigger and brighter than the Moon.     4    

    5     But of all the planets, only on the Earth there are living things and people can only live on the Earth, too.

A．There are many other planets in the universe.

B．Big things will look smaller when they are farther.

C．The Moon can’t give any light at all, but it looks quite bright, too.

D．When our part of the Earth turns to the sun, it is day.

E．They look smaller than the Moon also because they are farther away from the Earth.

F．Astronauts have already been to the moon.

2 . What is space?

Space is an exciting place! Our solar system is in space. It is mainly made up of the sun and the eight planets that travel around the sun. The solar system also has moons and other space objects（物体）.

The sun

The sun is in the center of the solar system. It is a hot and bright star. A star gives off heat and light. The sun is the closest star to the earth. That’s why it looks different from other stars. Most stars look small. We can see them only at night because they’re so far away and sunlight is so strong that we can’t see them only by our eyes.

Around the sun

A planet is a large ball made of rock or gas. We live on one of them — the earth. Each planet moves around the sun.

Around the earth.

The earth has one moon. It travels around the earth. The moon is made of rock. It is covered with many deep holes. The moon may look as if it gives off light, but in fact, it doesn’t.

1. The solar system has the following EXCEPT ________ .

A．spaceships

B．moons

C．planet

D．other space objects

2. The closest star to the earth is ________.

A．The sun

B．the moon

C．Mars

D．Venus（金星）

3. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “gas” in this passage?

A．气体

B．毒气

C．卫星

D．汽油

4. We can only see some stars at night because ________ .

A．the stars are very small	B．the stars don’t give off light
C．the stars only appear at night	D．the stars are too far away and the sunlight is too strong

5. What’s the best title（题目）of the passage?

A．What’s on the moon?	B．What’s Space Like?
C．Planets in Space.	D．The Sun and the Moon.

3 . Wang Yaping, together with Zhai Zhigang and Ye Guangfu, went into space aboard the Shenzhou XIII on October 16th last year. And now they are preparing for their return trip in the middle of April, 2022. The 41-year-old Wang became the first female astronaut (女航天员) to enter Tiangong space station. She also became a space teacher and gave two lessons to students on Earth.

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 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 bear 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.

Wang said that as astronauts, women have their own advantages. “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. How long will the three astronauts stay in space?

A．Four months.

B．Five months.

C．Six months.

D．Eight months.

2. What does the underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 2?

A．Only men can go to space.

B．The space environment is easy to change.

C．Both male and female astronauts can go to space.

D．Men and women will face the same difficulties in space.

3. Why would people become blind for minutes while sitting in a spinning machine?

A．Because the machine worked loudly.	B．Because their brains were short of blood.
C．Because some people trained less.	D．Because there were the same difficulties in space.

4. What can we learn from Wang’s story?

A．Never too old to learn.	B．Well begun is half done.
C．Old habits die hard.	D．Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it.

4 . If you are dreaming of becoming an astronaut after you grow up, get started now! An astronaut needs a strong body and mind. Shenzhou XIII astronauts are able to live upside-down （倒立）. They do this not just during sleep, but also when eating and going to the toilet. Before they ________ space, they had lots of practice. Each upside-down training time lasted for 20 days.

Chinese astronauts aren’t just spaceship ________ but also machine repairers（修理工）and scientists. They have to know every part of the spaceship and how it ________. If something goes wrong, they’ve got to know ________ repair it. Also they do scientific experiments in space.

Shenzhou XIII astronauts know how to live in ________. They took a knife, a gun（枪）and some dye（染色水）________ them into space. If they land in forests, the knife and gun can protect them from wild animals. If they ________ the sea, the dye can colour the seawater around them yellow. This can drive ________ sea animals away.

Shenzhou XIII astronauts can’t get dizzy（眩晕）. A spaceship is not a plane. When it ________ the extra gravity force（额外重力）can break people’s bones（骨头）.

Astronauts must have strong bodies for this. They can’t get a headache or be sick. Because they have to ________ many things. They’ve got no time for sickness. Do you still have a long, long way to go?

1.

A．went through

B．lived in

C．stayed at

2.

A．teachers

B．students

C．drivers

3.

A．works

B．flies

C．lives

4.

A．what to

B．why to

C．how to

5.

A．the world

B．the water

C．space

6.

A．by

B．with

C．for

7.

A．fall into

B．jump into

C．fly over

8.

A．unnecessary

B．lively

C．dangerous

9.

A．sits down

B．goes up

C．runs away

10.

A．look after

B．look for

C．look through

5 .

A. looks like          B. near        C. because        D. spaceship        E. costs          F. takes

The moon is the nearest neighbour in space. It is our satellite (卫星) and men have visited it already. It is smaller than the earth. Plants can’t grow on the moon     1     there is no air or water on it.

The moon doesn’t have its own light. It shines back the light of the sun. When the sun is shining on the side of the moon which faces us, it     2     a great ball. We can’t see the other side of the moon. Because that side never faces the earth.

In fact, the moon isn’t as     3     as it looks. It is three hundred and eighty thousand kilometres away from the earth. Of course we can fly to the moon in a     4    . A spaceship flies very, very fast, and it flies at about eleven kilometres a second. So it only     5     more than three days to get there by spaceship.

6 . 从下面方框中选出10个单词，并将其正确形式填写在答题卡相应题号后，使短文意思正确通顺。(每词限用一次)

show   receive   long   somewhere   reason   similar   sign   discover   other   form

Is there intelligent (有智力的) life on other planets? For years, scientists said “no.” or “we don’t know.” But today this is changing. Seth Shostakovitch and Alexandra Barnett are astronomers (天文学家). They believe intelligent life exists (存在)     1     in the universe. They also think we sill soon contact these beings(人；生物).

Why do Shostakovitch and Barnett think intelligent life exists on other planets? The first     2     is time. Scientists believe the universe is about 12 billion years old. “This is     3     enough for other planets to have intelligent life,” says Shostakovitch and Barnett. The second reason is size—the universe is huge. “Tools like the Hubble Telescope (哈勃望远镜) have     4     that there are at least 100 billion galaxies,” says Shostakovitch. “And our galaxy, the Milky Way, has at least 100 billion stars. Some planets going around these stars might be     5     to Earth.”

In the past, it was hard to look for     6     of intelligent life in the universe. But now, powerful telescopes (高倍望远镜) allow scientists to     7     smaller planets—the size of Mars or Earth—in     8     solar systems. These planets might have intelligent life.

Have beings from space already visited Earth? “Probably not,” says Shostakovitch. “It’s a long way away. However, intelligent beings may contact us in other way, such as radio signals (信号). In fact, they may be trying to communicate with us now, but we don’t have the right tools to     9     their messages. However, this is changing. By 2025, we could make contact with other life     10     in our universe and we might help each other.”

7 . 阅读下面短文，按要求完成下列各题。

What do you know about Mars（火星）? What does it look like?

Mars is the fourth planet from the sun in our solar system（太阳系）and is named after the Roman god of war. Mars goes around the sun at a distance of about 228 million kilometers. You can tell which planet is Mars because it is bright red and looks like a red and orange ball in the night sky. It’s very beautiful. But during spring and summer, the surface of it is covered by strong storms. The gravity（重力）on the surface of Mars is about 2/5 as strong as it is on the earth. So a person who weighs 90 kilos on earth weighs only 36 kilos on Mars. The temperature on Mars is between -138℃ and 28℃. The air has only 0.13% oxygen.

Scientists are still searching for more information about Mars.

1. Who is Mars named after?（根据短文内容回答问题）
______________________________________________________
2. How can you tell which planet is Mars?（根据短文内容回答问题）
______________________________________________________
3. Why does a person who weighs 90 kilos on the earth weigh only 36 kilos on Mars?
______________________________________________________
4. In the passage, the underlined word “it” refers to ________.
5. Do you think people may live on Mars in the future? Why?（不超过20个词）
______________________________________________________

8 . 神舟十二号载人飞船于北京时间2021年6月17日9时22分成功发射，自此中国人首次进入自己的空间站。假如你是张华，请给宇航员写一封信，表述你在成长中关于梦想等方面的想法。

要求：无须翻译所给材料；适当联系生活实际，表达真情实感。
文中不得出现真实的姓名和校名。
词数70左右（文章开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。
参考词汇：Shenzhou XII manned spaceship神舟十二号载人飞船；curiosity好奇心；overcome克服；contribute to为……做贡献
Dear Astronauts,

I am a middle school student growing up in Hebei.

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Best wishes to you.

Zhang Hua

10 . 根据短文内容，从方框中选择适当的词填空，使短文意思完整，并将答案填写在答题卡对应的横线上。每个单词限用一次，每空一词。

with   amazing   Although   spaceships   piece   rubbish   causes   spacemen   possible   found

As space science develops, man has learned more and more about space. Space is not only     1     but also dangerous. While working in space, spacemen are facing danger as well as success.

Scientists have     2     out that the radiation (辐射) is the greatest danger to spacemen. When     3     are working in space, they are in danger of the radiation from the sun and other stars, which is bad for their health.

Space     4     is also thought to be a great danger to spacemen. It’s reported that there were 9,000 man-made things flying in space. About 30% of these are satellites, 10% are     5     , and the rest are space rubbish. A small     6     of rubbish even knocks a spaceship window and     7     some damage (损坏).

Scientist are watching and reporting any possible danger all the time. They are working to deal     8     space rubbish.     9     space is really dangerous, it interests many people on the earth. In the near future, it may become     10     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 do something to help improve the space environment.