1 . Believe it or not, the day when you can go to the moon is coming soon. You can go into space
Now you can jump out of the shuttle. But you mustn’t take off your spacesuit (太空服), because it is very hot in the daytime and very cold at night on the
The moon moves more
A.by | B.under | C.for | D.with |
A.spends | B.costs | C.takes | D.pays |
A.join | B.carry | C.count | D.communicate |
A.station | B.shuttle | C.earth | D.moon |
A.light | B.heavy | C.lighter | D.heavier |
A.because | B.when | C.if | D.so |
A.something | B.anything | C.everything | D.nothing |
A.slow | B.fast | C.slowly | D.quickly |
A.so | B.such | C.very | D.too |
A.teachers | B.scientists | C.things | D.space shuttles |
2 . We have always been interested in the moon. Two thousand years ago, people already knew that the moon
When scientists could use telescopes to study the moon more closely, their ideas began to
In 1969, moon rocks were finally
After years of study, most scientists now think that the moon was once part of the earth. They believe very early in its history, maybe 4 billion years ago, something about the size of Mars hit the earth. This
A.moved | B.moves | C.move | D.moving |
A.looking | B.seeing | C.watching | D.searching |
A.improve | B.change | C.agree | D.express |
A.because | B.why | C.whether | D.how |
A.taken | B.caught | C.brought | D.put |
A.sent | B.hit | C.influenced | D.produced |
A.quickly | B.easily | C.slowly | D.exactly |
It was 12 o’clock at night. Jack
Have you ever seen Mars? Have you
Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and the seventh largest in the solar system. The
On April 7, 2001, America sent Odyssey to Mars. The journey took Odyssey
A.just | B.yet | C.even | D.never |
A.proud | B.alone | C.already | D.afraid |
A.star | B.air | C.light | D.sun |
A.hear about | B.heard from | C.heard about | D.hear from |
A.interest | B.interested | C.interesting | D.interests |
A.planet | B.plant | C.star | D.satellite |
A.look | B.with | C.like | D.looks like |
A.much | B.few | C.several | D.a lot |
A.discovered | B.find | C.worked | D.find out |
A.to find | B.finds | C.to finding | D.find |
4 . What do you know about Mars? What does it look like?
Mars is the fourth planet from the sun in our solar system and is
It takes a spaceship about eight months to
A.name | B.named | C.names |
A.It | B.It’s | C.Its |
A.wide | B.widely | C.wider |
A.that | B.which | C.what |
A.be | B.is | C.looks |
A.by | B.in | C.of |
A.two-fifth | B.two-fifths | C.two fifth |
A.among | B.during | C.between |
A.reach | B.get | C.arrive |
A.close | B.closer | C.closest |
Many kids are crazy about space. Last month, a space agency (机构) told the public that they were
“Dear sirs, my name is Sam Lee. I think I am the
What are Sam’s
Sam soon got a
“Among kids, there are
A.waking up | B.looking for | C.dealing with | D.talking about |
A.simply | B.lightly | C.seriously | D.clearly |
A.right | B.kind | C.important | D.favorite |
A.dreams | B.problems | C.discoveries | D.advantages |
A.war | B.road | C.space | D.sports |
A.job | B.test | C.reply | D.ticket |
A.move | B.protect | C.pull | D.collect |
A.warming | B.helping | C.ordering | D.encouraging |
A.see | B.tell | C.thank | D.search |
A.past | B.future | C.recent | D.present |
6 . 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
“Oh, that's
“Yes, it is,” the Englishman said, “
The Irishman laughed and said, “Well, the Irish aren't stupid, you know. We
A.said to | B.tell | C.talk to | D.spoke |
A.Englishmen | B.Americans | C.Irish | D.Frenchmen |
A.to reach | B.to send | C.to give | D.to rest |
A.time | B.street | C.road | D.way |
A.good | B.nice | C.true | D.nothing |
A.long | B.far | C.longer | D.much farther |
A.and | B.but | C.or | D.because |
A.hot | B.warm | C.cold | D.cool |
A.don't | B.can't | C.won't | D.mustn't |
A.in the morning | B.in the afternoon | C.at noon | D.during the night |
7 . The first astronauts
Since the earliest times, people have looked up at the stars, the moon and the planets. Today people use modern machines
Scientists wanted to make travelling to space as
Albert I was the first monkey to go into space in 1949. Sadly he died
Scientists wanted to know the answer to the important question: could
A.look | B.to look | C.looking | D.looked |
A.thousand | B.thousands | C.thousand of | D.thousands of |
A.explore | B.to explore | C.explored | D.exploring |
A.as | B.or | C.but | D.so |
A.safe | B.safer | C.safest | D.the safest |
A.they | B.them | C.their | D.theirs |
A.whom | B.what | C.that | D.whose |
A.die | B.died | C.have died | D.will die |
A.shouldn’t | B.may not | C.don’t have to | D.needn’t |
A.if | B.because | C.after | D.since |
A.Luck | B.Lucky | C.Luckier | D.Luckily |
A.at | B.on | C.in | D.for |
A.a | B.an | C.the | D./ |
A.sends | B.sent | C.is sent | D.was sent |
A.another | B.other | C.others | D.the others |
8 . Maybe you know a lot about the city you live in. You may even know some interesting facts about earth, but
Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and it’s the most like earth, but it’s much
Mars is often called “the red planet” because the rocks on it have a dark
For many years, people have
NASA(美国国家宇航局) sent two robots to Mars two years ago. They wanted to
A.when | B.what | C.which | D.how |
A.sound | B.life | C.air | D.water |
A.hotter | B.colder | C.bigger | D.smaller |
A.seen | B.wrote | C.heard | D.visited |
A.yellow | B.black | C.white | D.red |
A.blow | B.look | C.mix | D.fly |
A.lived on | B.landed on | C.studied | D.written |
A.but | B.and | C.however | D.or |
A.leave | B.use | C.find | D.give |
A.faster | B.farther | C.lower | D.closer |
9 . Do you hope to move to another city or a foreign country? It may be interesting. But how about moving to
To begin with, the company plans to send
But Mars is not an easy place to
People will have to find
Sounds interesting? You might want to go to Mars now.
A.the other | B.another | C.one more | D.other |
A.at | B.on | C.in | D.for |
A.few | B.a few | C.little | D.a little |
A.take | B.cost | C.spend | D.pay |
A.car | B.garden | C.house | D.bus stop |
A.dream of | B.stay in | C.climb up | D.live on |
A.no | B.some | C.many | D.much |
A.dress | B.wear | C.wear out | D.dress up |
A.alone | B.useful | C.latest | D.deep |
A.Because | B.When | C.But | D.So |
10 . Do you know astronauts’ everyday life in space? They also need to eat,
On the earth, we put food on a plate and put
Sleeping is very different in space. Some astronauts like to float (漂浮) in the air, but most say
Exercise is very important in space. On the earth, your legs carry your body,
After a day’s work, astronauts can’t wait
A.study | B.sleep | C.work | D.play |
A.differently | B.lovely | C.lonely | D.hardly |
A.air | B.cloud | C.water | D.wind |
A.because | B.but | C.so | D.if |
A.when | B.if | C.that | D.why |
A.but | B.so | C.or | D.because |
A.they | B.theirs | C.them | D.their |
A.of | B.to | C.for | D.with |
A.to relax | B.relaxing | C.to laugh | D.laughing |
A.pay | B.spend | C.take | D.cost |