Unit 7 单元语篇阅读--2024-2025学年八年级英语下册重点题型精准练 沪教牛津版（深圳 广州）
Every time when I look at the moon, I wish I could go there. Do you wish you could fly to the moon in a spaceship one day For hundreds of years, men have wanted to travel to the moon. When they looked at the moon, they asked many questions. Was the moon hot or cold Were there any plants or other living things there They asked many, many other questions. Some people said there were living plants on the moon. Others said nothing could live there because there was no air or water on the moon.
We know much about the moon now. Scientists have studied the moon for many years and have found out many facts. Not long ago spaceships with men in them flew to the moon. What do we know about the moon We find that the moon is much smaller than the earth. It is about one quarter size of the earth. It is traveling round the earth all the time. Days and nights on the moon are very long. One day on the moon is as long as two weeks on the earth. One night is also as long as two weeks on the earth. In the day the moon is very hot. At night it is very cold. The moon is much hotter and much colder than the earth.
There is another surprising thing. On the moon, things are not as heavy as they are on the earth. Isn’t that interesting! Perhaps one day we can all travel to the moon. It must be great fun.
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1．Some people think there are not any plants or other living things on the moon because ________.
A．there is no air there. B．there is no water there C．both A and B
2．The moon is ________ the earth.
A．much smaller than B．much bigger than C．about as big as
3．One day on the moon is as long as ________ on the earth.
A．one week B．two weeks C．one month
4．The moon is much hotter in the day and ________ at night than the earth.
A．much hotter B．much colder C．as hot as
5．On the moon, things are ________ they are on the earth.
A．heavier than B．lighter than C．as heavy as
Mars: The Red PlanetMars is the fourth planet from the sun and is the second smallest planet in our solar system. Mars is sometimes called the Red Planet because of its colour. There isn’t enough oxygen (O2) for people on Mars. Did You Know... ● Mars was named after the Roman god of war. ● A Mars day is called a “sol”. Space journey to Mars It is important to visit Mars at the right time because Earth and Mars are always moving. Sometimes, Mars is closer to Earth than at other times. Choosing the shortest way is a good idea because the journey will cost less.
Why Mars Mars is the safest planet to travel to because: ● it has a little water; ● it gets enough sunlight to use solar power; ● we can try to walk on it; ● a day on Mars is almost as long as on Earth. Mars Quick FactsSize: 6779km Moons: 2 Length of day: 24 hours 37 minutes Temperature: -153℃ ~ 20℃ Atmosphere: 95%CO2
Humans want to find out if there might be life on other planets and scientists believe that Mars is the best planet for life, apart from Earth.
6．What can we know about Mars from the text
A．It’s the fourth planet from the earth. B．It’s the closest planet to the sun.
C．It’s the red planet in the solar system. D．It’s the smallest planet in the solar system.
7．How many moons go around Mars
A．2 B．20 C．24 D．37
8．Why is Mars the safest planet to travel to
A．Earth and Mars are always moving.
B．The temperature on Mars is not high or low.
C．There is a lot of oxygen (O2) and water on Mars.
D．The environment of Mars is like that of the earth.
From Earth, we can only see one side of the moon: the near side. Does the moon rotate (旋转) Yes, it does and it rotates around the earth at the same speed (速度) . That’s why its far side never faces us. What’s out there China is on the way to find out with Chang’e-6.
On May 3, a Long March-5 rocket took off from Hainan, carrying Chang’e-6. The purpose of this project is to bring back stones from the Moon’s far side, which is a world first. So far, humans have collected stones from the near side ten times. But scientists believe the far side will tell us something new.
Chang’e-6 is going to collect stones from a big impact crater (撞击坑) on the far side. It is 25,000 kilometers wide. That’s about the distance between Beijing and Hainan. The crater, with a history of over 4,000,000,000 years, is the oldest on the moon! The stones will help us look into our nearest neighbour.
This is a big step forward, ________. China plans to get astronauts to the moon and back by 2030. It also hopes to build a research station there.
9．What can we know from the first paragraph
A．Chang’e-6 visited the near side of the moon.
B．The moon is the closest neighbour to the earth.
C．The earth and the moon rotate at the same speed.
D．We cannot see the far side of the moon from the earth.
10．Why does China collect the stones from the big impact crater
A．To learn more about the moon. B．To test the power of Chang’e-6.
C．To study the weight of the stones. D．To find out the age of the crater.
11．Which of the following can be put in ________.
A．but not the best one B．but not the only one
C．but a successful one D．but an impossible one
12．Which is the best title for the passage
A．Stones from the Moon. B．The Great Chang’e-6.
C．To the Far Side of the Moon. D．China’s Journey to Space.
How much do you know about Uranus (天王星) It is one of the eight planets in our solar system. Its colour is blue-green. At -200 ℃, it is the coldest planet in our solar system.
Also, Uranus may be the smelliest planet. Scientists at the University of Oxford in the UK have found that the clouds above Uranus smell like rotten (腐烂的) eggs. That’s because there is hydrogen sulfide (硫化氢) in the air around the planet. This gas is what makes rotten eggs smelly. It also gives Uranus a bad smell.
This is the first time scientists have found this gas on Uranus. It used to be hard for scientists to find out what makes up Uranus’ air, because the planet is very far away from Earth. But this time, scientists were able to use the Gemini North telescope (北双子望远镜) in Hawaii to help them. They used the telescope to take infrared images (红外影像) of Uranus. After looking at these images, scientists found hydrogen sulfide. Scientists hope they can study the air of other planets in the same way in the future.
13．According to Paragraph 1, Uranus is the __________ planet in the solar system.
A．farthest B．coldest C．smallest D．biggest
14．What does the underlined word “smelliest” probably mean
A．最香的 B．最新的 C．最臭的 D．最小的
15．It used to be hard for scientists to study the air of Uranus because __________
A．it is very far away from Earth B．it has a bad smell
C．there are too many clouds on it D．they can’t take infrared images
16．Which of the following is TRUE
A．The study was finished by American scientists.
B．Scientists have found the gas on Uranus before.
C．The clouds above Uranus smell like rotten apples.
D．Scientists will study the air of other planets in the same way.
17．The passage can probably be found in the part of __________ in the magazine.
A．Art B．Sports C．Science D．Travel
Mars (火星) is the fourth planet from the sun. It is home to both the highest mountain and the deepest and longest valley (山谷) in the solar system (太阳系). Olympus Mons, the highest mountain on Mars, is about 22 kilometers high-about three times as tall as Qomolangma. And the deepest valley on Mars reaches as deep as 7 kilometers and runs about 4, 000 kilometers from east to west-about one fifth of the distance (距离) around Mars.
Mars is much colder than Earth because it’s farther away from the sun. The highest temperature can reach 20℃, while the lowest can be as low as -140℃. Just like Earth, the sun gives Mars seasons. However, the seasons that Mars experiences are more serious than Earth’s. For example, when Mars is farthest from the sun, the southern part of Mars experiences a very long and cold winter, about six months on Earth. Mars lies farther from the sun than Earth does, so the red planet has a longer year—687 days compared to 365 for our home world. However, the two planets have similar day lengths, 24 hours and 40 minutes for Mars and 24 hours for Earth.
Mars is far from an easy planet to reach but many countries like the USA, Russia, China and Japan are always trying to send people there. Robots have got the tickets to Mars and it’s believed that humans will get the tickets by the 2030s, although it is still a big challenge (挑战) now. And scientists say it will take at least six months for people to travel to Mars.
18．How high is Olympus Mons
A．About 7 kilometers. B．About 22 kilometers. C．About 4, 000 kilometers.
19．How does the writer mainly show us the facts about Mars in Paragraph 2
A．By telling a story. B．By showing opinions. C．By comparing with Earth.
20．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A．There are no seasons on Mars.
B．Earth has a longer year than Mars.
C．Humans may get to Mars by the 2030s.
21．Where do you probably read the passage
A．In a science magazine. B．In a tour guide. C．In a storybook.
On the night of 30 August, 2023, many people took impressive (给人印象深刻的) photos of the largest and brightest super blue moon of the year. This full moon is very special, it is a Calendar Blue Moon (日历蓝月亮): But, do you really know what a “blue moon” is Let’s find out together.
What is a blue moon
There are two different types of blue moon.
Seasonal Blue Moon: Three full moons usually happen in one season. If there are four full moons in a season, then the third full moon (not the fourth one) in the season may be called the Blue Moon.
Calendar Blue Moon: The second full moon in the calendar month. There are usually 12 full moons each year, but sometimes there’s a 13th one, because there are about 29.5 days between full moons in fact, not one month. If the full moon appears on the first day of the month, there will be a second full moon at the end of the month. Then the second full moon is also called the Blue Moon (except February).
How often do blue moons appear
Blue moons happen once every two to three years, far less common than full moons. There’s a popular saying about this in English: “Once in a blue moon”, it means something that happens not very often.
Can the moon turn blue
The blue moon’s name has nothing to do with its color, but there is a small chance that the moon shows blue. For example, in 1883 an Indonesian volcano erupted (印度尼西亚火山喷发) and sent ash (灰烬) into the atmosphere. The tiny ash particles (颗粒) filtered (过滤) red light and made both the moon and sun appear blue.
When may the next blue moon be
The next monthly blue moon is expected on May 31, 2026, but the next seasonal one is on August 19,2024. The dates may change with your time zone.
22．What’s special about the moon on 30 August,2023
A．It’s the first full moon of the year.
B．It’s the biggest and brightest moon in history.
C．It’s the third full moon in the season.
D．It’s the second full moon of the month.
23．How long between full moons
A．A season. B．29.5 days.
C．A month. D．Two to three years.
24．Which of the following uses of the phrase “once in a blue moon” is correct
A．Steven is always careless, he lost his keys once in a blue moon.
B．I visit my Aunt Sue every week. I only see her once in a blue moon.
C．He goes to the gym once in a blue moon, so he knows the coaches very well.
D．The museum has a special show once in a blue moon, so we can’t miss it.
25．Which of the following is TRUE about the blue moon
A．It can be the third of four full moons during a season.
B．It appears once a year.
C．It gets its name because its color is blue.
D．We will see the next blue moon around May 31, 2026.
26．（文章出处）Where is the passage probably taken from
A．A story book. B．A travel guide.
C．A news report. D．A science magazine.
Do you know anything about the moon Have you ever seen anyone on the moon With the same questions as you, Lisa found the following information about the moon.
It takes about a month for the moon to go around the earth. When the moon is between the earth and the sun, we can see a new moon. When the earth lies between the sun and the moon, we can see a full (满的) moon. It was believed that the distance between the moon and the earth was only 20, 000 kilometers at the start. But now the moon is over 380,000 kilometers away from the earth. Over time, the two will get further and further apart (分开的).
Besides the earth, the moon is another place where people have landed in space.
In 1959, people took the first picture of the far side of the moon. Since then, people have used some machines to find more about the moon. Through these trips, we now know the moon better.
With the development of science, people never stop exploring (探索) the moon.
27．How does the writer start the passage
A．By asking questions. B．By telling stories. C．By comparing. D．By showing facts.
28．When can we see the full moon
A．When the earth is far away from the sun.
B．When the moon is far away from the sun.
C．When the earth lies between the sun and the moon.
D．When the moon lies between the earth and the moon.
29．What does the underlined word “distance” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese
A．差异 B．距离 C．特点 D．形状
30．When did people take the first picture of the far side of the moon
A．In 1938. B．In 1959. C．In 1969. D．In 2000.
31．Which of the following is true
A．Now the moon is 380,000 kilometers away from the earth.
B．It takes about a year for the moon to go around the earth.
C．People have used some machines to find more about the moon.
D．People will stop exploring the moon.
On May 3, a Long March-5 rocket took off from Hainan. It was carrying the Chang’e-6 spacecraft (航天器). After about 37 minutes, the spacecraft separated from the rocket and began its 53-day journey.
The Chang’e-6 spacecraft has a special job. It’s going to collect rocks and soil from the far side of the moon and bring them back to Earth. “No other country has done this before,” said Wu Weiren, chief designer of China’s moon exploration program. The moon rotates (旋转) at the same speed as it moves around Earth. As a result, we always see the “near side” of the moon from Earth. “We still know very little about the moon’s far side. If we make it, we’ll give scientists new, first-hand information about the moon.”
The Chang’e-6 spacecraft has a robotic arm. After it lands on the moon, the arm will start working. It will collect rocks and soil from the moon’s surface (表面) and put them in a special box. The spacecraft will then bring them back to Earth. How much will Chang’e-6 be able to collect Scientists don’t know for sure. Their goal is about two kilograms.
The spacecraft will land in an impact crater (撞击坑) called the SPA Basin. It is 2,500 kilometers wide. That’s about the distance between Beijing and Hainan. The SPA Basin has a history of over four billion years. It is the oldest and largest impact crater on the moon. Scientists believe that studying it may give us some of the earliest information about the moon.
32．When will the Chang’e-6 spacecraft return
A．On May 3. B．On June 9.
C．On March 5. D．On June 25.
33．What can we know from Wu Weiren’s words in Paragraph 2
A．The Cheng’e-6 is making history.
B．No other country has been to the moon.
C．The moon’s near side has never been seen.
D．Human have known much about the moon’s far side.
34．What is the main idea of Paragraph 3
A．Why a robotic arm is used.
B．How Chang’e-6 completes its job.
C．What can be seen on the moon’s surface.
D．How much soil and rocks will be collected.
35．Why is the SPA Basin chosen as the landing site
A．It is the smallest impact crater on the moon.
B．It has been studied for over four billion years.
C．It will give us earliest information about the Earth.
D．It may provide understanding of the moon’s history.
36．In which part of a newspaper can you probably read the passage
A．Sports. B．Nature. C．Science. D．Education.
① 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 Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are astronomers (天文学家). They believe intelligent life is somewhere in the universe. They also think we will soon contact (联系) them.
② Why do Shostak and Barnett think intelligent life is on other planets The first reason is time. Scientists believe the universe is about 12 billion years old. “This is long enough for other planets to have intelligent life,” say Shostak and Barnett. The second reason is size, the universe is huge. “Tools like the Hubble Telescope (哈勃望远镜) have shown that there are at least 100 billion galaxies,” says Shostak. “And our galaxy, the Milky Way, has at least 100 billion stars. Some planets going around these stars might be similar to the earth.”
③ In the past, it was hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe. But now, powerful telescopes (高倍望远镜) allow scientists to discover smaller planets—the size of Mars or Earth—in other solar systems. These planets might have intelligent life.
④Has anyone from space already visited the earth “Probably not,” says Shostak.“It’s a long way away. However, intelligent beings may contact us in other ways, such as radio signals (信号). In fact, they may be trying to communicate with us now, but we can’t receive their messages. However, this is changing. By 2025, we could make contact with other life forms in our universe and we might help each other.”
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37．How does the writer start the passage
A．By asking a question. B．By showing a picture. C．By giving some numbers.
38．What can we learn from Paragraph ②
A．All planets in Milky Way are similar to the earth.
B．There are two reasons why intelligent life might exist.
C．This isn’t long enough for other planets to have intelligent life.
39．Why was it hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe in the past
A．There were not any smaller planets.
B．There were not any powerful telescopes.
C．The astronomers were not interested in them.
40．What does the underlined word “they” in the last paragraph mean
A．Messages. B．Radio signals. C．Intelligent beings.
41．What is the passage mainly about
A．Two astronomers. B．The size of Mars or Earth. C．Intelligent life on other planets.
①Which planet is the most beautiful in our solar system Many people may answer “Saturn” (土星). Saturn is a funny-looking planet. It has beautiful rings. Of all the planets in the solar system, Saturn’s rings are the biggest and brightest. According to scientists, however, these rings will one day disappear completely.
②How did Saturn get its rings in the first place Science has no sure answer. But there is a popular theory: Some small planets ran into each other with Saturn’s moons. Earth has only one moon. But Saturn has at least 60 moons. And this left behind a large amount of ice and rock pieces. These pieces are different in size. Some are as small as a grain of sand. Others are as large as a house.
③These small pieces began to travel around Saturn. Saturn’s gravity (引力) pulled them toward it. At the same time, the speed of their orbit (轨道) tried to throw them into space. Over time, these pieces of ice and rock formed rings around Saturn.
④A new study, however, suggests that Saturn’s gravity is winning. About ten tons of “ring matter” is falling into Saturn every second. If this continues, the planet’s ring system will disappear in 100 million to 300 million years’ time.
⑤According to scientists, Saturn’s rings are between 10 million and 100 million years old. “We’re lucky to be able to see Saturn’s huge ring system.” One of the scientists said. “Some of the planets in our solar system only have very thin rings today. Perhaps we just missed seeing their huge ring systems!”
⑥Stars and planets die and are born in the universe. Will the change of Saturn’s rings affect our planet
42．What do the rings of Saturn consist of
A．Sand and rock. B．Small moons. C．Ice and rock. D．Small planets.
43．If Saturn’s gravity continues, the planet’s ring system will ______ in 100 million to 300 million years’ time.
A．die away B．come out C．put away D．come in
44．What can we infer from the ⑤ paragraph
A．Every planet has a ring system.
B．All planets have many thin rings.
C．Saturn’s rings are the oldest in the solar system.
D．We can luckily see Saturn’s ring system today.
45．What will the author most probably talk about if he continues to write his passage
A．How the disappearance of Saturn’s rings will influence the Earth.
B．How Saturn’s rings will disappear.
C．The other beautiful planets in our solar system.
D．Why the Earth is not the most beautiful in our solar system.
At night, we can see lots of stars in the sky. There are so many stars that we cannot count them all. Stars look like they are little because they are very far away. But stars are actually very big! Stars are huge balls of hot gas. They glow because they are so hot.
During the day, we see a bright yellow star shining in the sky. It is our sun! Our sun gives us heat and light. It looks to us like the sun moves across the sky during the day, but it is really the earth that is moving around the sun.
To us, the sun looks much bigger than any other star. But many of the stars that we see at night are actually much bigger than the sun. The stars we see at night look smaller because they are much farther away than the sun.
Fun facts about stars：
The color of a star can help us tell how hot the star is. Red stars are hot. Yellow stars are hotter than red stars. Green stars are hotter than yellow stars.
46．Stars look little because they are ________.
A．so far away
B．very little
C．balls of gas
D．all of the above
47．Many of the stars we see at night are ________.
A．not made of gas
B．actually bigger than the sun
C．not hot
D．much closer than the sun
48．We can tell that ________.
A．green stars are hotter than red stars
B．red stars are hotter than green stars
C．red stars are hotter than yellow stars
D．the sun is the biggest star of all
From a plane you can see the fields, cities, mountains or rivers below. If you go into space, you see more and more of the Earth. Many man-made satellites (人造卫星) are sent into space to look at the Earth, the stars and other planets and learn more about them. The Moon is our neighbor in space. It is smaller than the Earth. Plants can’t grow on the Moon because there’s 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 that faces us, it looks 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 us.
In fact, the Moon is far away from us. It is three hundred and eighty thousand kilometers away from the Earth. Of course, we can fly to the Moon in a spaceship. A spaceship flies very, very fast. It only takes more than three days to get there by spaceship!
49．From __________ you can see the fields, cities, mountains or rivers below.
A．a plane B．the Earth C．the Moon
50．According the passage, sometimes we can’t see the Moon because __________.
A．it is too far away from us
B．it is rainy or cloudy
C．the Sun is shining on the side of the Moon that faces away from us.
51．The underline words in the passage mean “__________ ”.
A．照耀 B．反射 C．背对着
52．The human can fly to the Moon by __________.
A．plane B．train C．spaceship
53．How far is it from the Moon to the Earth
A．380km B．3,800km C．380,000km
Venus (金星) is the second closest planet to the sun. It is different from the earth in many ways. Here are four ways we think Venus is different:
Volcanoes (火山)
There are more volcanoes on Venus than those on the earth.
There are more than 1, 600 volcanoes on its surface (表面) , but there are possibly many more smaller ones that we can’t see. Scientists believe that most of these are not active, though a few may still be active.
Longer day than year
A day on Venus lasts 243 earth days, while a year on Venus is shorter, at just 224.7 earth days, If that’s just one day, think about what a work week would be like!
High temperatures and pressure
Temperatures on the surface can reach up to 470 degrees.
The air pressure on the surface of Venus is very high-about 90 times higher than the pressure on the earth, In other words, the pressure on Venus is about the same as the water pressure on the earth.
Russia sent a special machine to Venus. It took many photos of the land on Venus. But it did not stay long after landing because of the temperature and pressure.
A windy planet
Winds on Venus are strong and fast. They are faster than the fastest tornado (龙卷风) on the earth. Scientists say the winds on Venus blow so fast that they can drive clouds around the whole planet in four earth days.
根据文章内容，给下列的问题选择最佳选项，并将其字母标号在答题卡上涂黑。
54．How many ways that Venus is different from the earth do the writer mention
A．Three. B．Four. C．Five.
55．Which of the following is TRUE
A．The earth has more volcanoes than those on Venus.
B．Most of the volcanoes on Venus are active.
C．Some of the volcanoes on Venus are very small.
56．Which country sent a special machine to Venus to take photos
A．Russia. B．China. C．America.
57．Why can winds on Venus drive clouds around the planet
A．Because the winds are slow.
B．Because the temperatures are high.
C．Because the winds are very fast.
58．What’s the best title for the passage
A．Differences Between Venus and the Earth
B．Some Facts about the Earth
C．How Venus Appears
Mars is the fourth planet from the sun. It is home to both the highest mountain and the deepest, longest valley (山谷) in the solar system (太阳系). Olympus Mons, the highest mountain on Mars, is about 27 kilometers high, about three times as tall as Qomolangma. And the deepest valley on Mars reaches as deep as 10 kilometers and runs through east to west for about 4,000 kilometers, about one fifth of the distance around Mars and close to the width of Australia.
Mars is much colder than Earth because it’s farther away from the sun. The highest temperature can reach 20℃ while the lowest can be as low as -140℃. Just like Earth, the sun gives Mars seasons. However, the seasons that Mars experiences are more extreme than Earth’s. For example, when Mars is farthest from the sun, the southern part of Mars experiences a very long and cold winter, about six months on Earth.
Mars lies farther from the sun than Earth does, so the red planet has a longer year—687 days compared to 365 for our home world. However, the two planets have similar day lengths, 24 hours and 40 minutes for Mars and 24 hours for Earth.
Mars is far from an easy planet to reach but many countries like the USA, Russia, China and Japan are always trying to send people there. Robots have got the tickets to Mars and it’s believed that humans will get the tickets by the 2030s, although it is still a big challenge now. And scientists say it will take at least six months for people to travel to Mars.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
59．The height of the highest mountain in the solar system is ________.
A．10 kilometers B．27 kilometers C．800 kilometers D．4,000 kilometers
60．What does the underlined word “extreme” mean in Paragraph 2
A．Serious. B．Impossible. C．Beautiful. D．Peaceful.
61．Mars has a longer year than Earth because ________.
A．Mars lies closer to the sun B．Mars is farther away from the sun
C．Mars lies closer to Earth D．Mars is farther away from Earth
62．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A．No robots have arrived on Mars. B．Humans have got to Mars.
C．It’s a long way to Mars from Earth. D．There is no season on Mars.
63．This passage is mainly about some ________.
A．facts about Mars B．ways to Mars C．opinions on Mars D．mountains on Mars
Space tourism is no longer a thing of science fiction. There are lots of companies planning to send people into space in the next few years. Space X is one of the most famous companies offering trips to space. So far, it has had over 100 customers. And in April, 2022, it sent 4 people into space. Now, what can space tourists do while in space Here are some examples:
See the Earth from space
Seeing the earth from a distance has always been a dream. It gives most people a sense of both achievement and wonder (which is also why people climb the highest mountain and dive the deepest sea on the Earth).
Stay in space hotel
Hotels are directly connected with tourism, right So if there’s space tourism, there might also be space hotels up soon. Orion Span has been planning to send tourists to stay in their “space hotel”, which would hold six people at a time.
Eat in space
Eating is not easy in space. Even drinking water is difficult. Oh, a quick fact! You aren’t allowed to burp in space! Bubbles will come out of your mouth and it might be dangerous to leave them around.
Visit the Moon and other planets
Space tourism companies are racing to launch the first tourist flight to the Moon. Although there might be a long way to go before common people can step on the Moon, we will probably see it in our life time. And who knows, maybe we’ll even see hotels on the Moon.
With the industry rapidly developing, space tourism is around the corner, and it might come much faster than we think. Who knows what the future might be like Will you be the next person to travel to space
64．What can we learn from the first paragraph
A．A lot of companies have sent people into space. B．It is possible for people to travel into space.
C．A number of companies will be built in space. D．100 tourists travelled in space in April 2022.
65．How might most people feel when they see the Earth from space
A．Excited. B．Nervous. C．Afraid. D．Bored.
66．Which of the following is true
A．Orion Span has built six hotels in space. B．Space X has sent 4 customers to the Moon.
C．Eating in space is as easy as on the Earth. D．It’s impossible to travel to the Moon at present.
67．In which section of a website can we read the article
A．Culture. B．Travel. C．Sports. D．Lifestyle.
A group of scientists discovered a gas called phosphine on Venus (金星). That means there may be living things on the planet. This made many people start to imagine the talk between aliens and humans. Imagining himself as the life on Venus, a reporter from No. 1 Middle School wrote the following letter to people of Earth on the school newspaper.
Attention, People of Earth! Fine. The big secret is out. Many of your finest scientists have discovered there is life tens of millions of miles away—here, on the beautiful planet of Venus. Congratulations! However, we are asking you: Please stay away. We’re serious. We are not interested. No spacecraft to Venus, no exploring tasks, no visits. If we wake up one morning and find so many of you people walking around in spacesuits, we’re going to be really sad. We don’t want to be impolite. It’s just that we’re quite surprised and unpleasant by what you’ve been going on down there. Earth is in a mess. There are too many cars running on the roads, which creates lots of traffic jams. Many people suffer from serious illnesses. Some people do great damage to the forests and rivers. What’s worse, there are even fights between countries, etc. No wonder so many of you want to leave Earth for another planet. Leave us alone. Keep right where you are. We know you’d like it here. That’s what frightens us. You’d all move to our planet at once. If we start having you all up here, pretty soon, the other aliens like Martians and Jupiterians are going to come, too. But we can’t imagine what terrible things will happen to us! Venus is not Earth. It’s not your home. We suggest Earth people ▲ . It is a practical way to save you and your future generations. God bless you!
68．How will the Venusian feel if many Earth people visit Venus
A．Interested.
B．Unhappy.
C．Excited.
D．Surprised.
69．What does the underlined sentence “what you’ve been going on down there” refer to
A．Earth people found life on Venus by spaceship.
B．Earth people created different problems in their own life.
C．Earth people fought against aliens from other planets.
D．Earth people want to move to Venus with other aliens.
70．What can be filled in the blank ▲
A．invite more aliens to live with you
B．run away from your own planet quickly
C．improve your planet by solving the problems
D．come to live with Martians or Jupiterians
71．Who actually wrote the letter
A．An alien from Mars.
B．A scientist from Venus.
C．A Venusian from Planet Venus.
D．A reporter from a school newspaper.
Scientists have always wanted to know more about the universe (宇宙).
Years ago, they knew many things about the Moon. They knew how big it was and how far it was from the Earth. But they wanted to know more about it. They thought the best way was to send men to the Moon.
The Moon is about 384,000 kilometers away from the Earth. A plane can’t fly to the Moon because the air reaches only 240 kilometers away from the Earth. But something can fly even when there is no air. That is a rocket.
How does a rocket fly There is gas (气体) in the rocket. When the gas is made very hot inside the rocket, it will rush out of the end of the rocket, so it can make the rocket fly into the sky.
Rockets can fly far out into space. Rockets with men in them have been to the Moon. Several rockets without men in them have flown to another planet (行星) much farther away than the Moon. One day rockets may be able to go to any place in space.
72．Scientists have know ________ the Moon is.
A．how long B．how big C．how old D．how many
73．A plane cannot fly to the Moon because ________.
A．there is no air above 240 kilometers away from the Earth
B．there is no gas in the place
C．the plane is not strong enough
D．the plane is terrible
74．The hot gas in the rocket is used for ________.
A．keeping the air in the rocket fresh
B．keeping the men in the rocket warm
C．making the rocket fly
D．making fresh air
75．Several rockets without men in them have flown to ________.
A．the stars B．another planet of the sun
C．the Sun D．the Moon
What’s the most important thing you need to live on Without water, humans, plants and animals cannot live. NASA scientists have been studying Mars (火星) to see if humans could make a home there in the future. So the first thing they must look for is water.
Well, after years of studies, NASA scientists have found that there is water on the planet! But you would not want to drink it. The water would be too salty for humans to drink, but this is a step in the right direction.
“To ‘follow the water’ isn’t an easy job. We have spent such a long time on our studies,” said NASA astronaut John Grunsfeld. “Now we have science that shows what we’ve thought.”
Scientists found frozen (结冰的) water on Mars back in 2008, but for things to live on the planet, there has to be liquid (液体的) water.
The first time they thought there could be water on Mars was two years later. At that time dark long marks appeared going downhill when the temperature went up on the planet. But why do they think it is water
“The finding of hydrated (含水的) salts means that water plays an important part in forming these marks,” said Lujendra, author of the NASA study.
What they found is too salty, so it might not be the best for living things. But this gives NASA scientists hope that there could be living things on the planet.
Do you think it might be possible for humans to fly to Mars and build another home there one day Do you want to be a scientist who might make it come true
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76．NASA scientists have been studying Mars to look for living things.
77．It took NASA scientists many years to find that there is water on Mars.
78．The dark long marks appeared going downhill when the temperature rose.
79．According to NASA scientists, salts play an important part in forming the dark marks.
80．The hydrated salts make NASA scientists hope there could be living things on Mars.
It’s possible for human to land on Mars. We have already sent several spaceships to Mars. Some of them have landed on Mars. However, none of them had humans. Astronauts have walked on the moon, but so far, nobody has ever set foot on Mars.
Many scientists believe that someday we will send astronauts to Mars. This is not an easy thing to do. The biggest challenge (挑战) is the cost. Another challenge is health problems that astronauts might have. Staying too long in a place could cause other health problems—it could even make a person go blind or cause other serious health problems.
Although there are so many challenges, some scientists and people still think that we should send astronauts to Mars. The governments of the United States, Russia, Germany, China and other countries are all interested in visiting Mars. There are also private companies that are interested in doing it.
▲ With the technology that we have today, it would take six or seven months. However, we might soon have technology that would let us make the trip in only two weeks. In 1969, the United States sent astronauts to the moon. Those astronauts have already returned to Earth. Some people think that if the first astronauts have the chance to reach Mars, they should build a colony (聚居地) and live on it for the rest of their lives. That way, it will be easier for more astronauts to reach Mars later. Buzz Aldrin, the second person who walked on the moon, is one of the people who agrees with this idea. He once said, “Forget the moon. Let’s go to Mars!”
81．________ is the most difficult one to send astronauts to Mars.
A．Not having a good spaceship B．Spending too much money
C．Astronauts’ health problem D．Having no water
82．According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE
A．So far, nobody has ever walked on Mars.
B．Staying in space for a long time does no harm to us.
C．Some spaceships have been to Mars with astronauts.
D．Humans have never been sent to the moon.
83．Which of the following sentences can be put in the “ ▲ ”
A．How can we reach Mars B．How long would a trip to Mars take
C．Why do we want to send astronauts to Mars D．Is it possible for us to send astronauts to Mars
84．We can know from the passage that ________.
A．some private companies will be set up on Mars
B．humans will live on Mars soon
C．many people will work hard to visit Mars although it is hard
D．few people will agree with the idea to send astronauts to Mars
Nowadays, many astronomers (天文学家) are looking for new planets and new places for humans to live in the future. But where do astronomers start exploring (探索)
First of all, astronomers look for a star. That’s because our own Earth moves around a star—the Sun. More importantly, it is neither too far from nor too near to 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. Many of these planets are either too near to the star or too far away.
However, if the planet is in a good place, astronomers look for three key things: water, air and rock (岩石). Water is the most important because all life needs water. Humans can drink it and they can also grow plants with water. And plants produce air for humans to breathe (呼吸) 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 exploring, astronomers have found a planet like the Earth. It’s Gliese 581 g and it’s near a star. The astronomers think it has water and rock and the temperature is between -31℃ and -12℃. That’s cold, but not colder than Antarctica or the Arctic Circle. A year on Gliese 581 g is only 37 Earth days, not 365 Earth days. But astronomers do not think these are big differences and some of them think Gliese 581 g will be a new Earth.
85．How do astronomers discover a new planet for humans to live on Choose the right order. 　 　
a.Astronomers look for three key things.
b.Astronomers look for and find a right star.
c.Astronomers look at the planets around the star.
A．a-b-c B．b-a-c C．b-c-a D．c-a-b
86．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to
A．The Earth. B．Gliese 581 g. C．The Sun. D．Gliese.
87．Which of the following is TRUE
A．A year on Gliese 581 g is 365 Earth days.
B．Water is the most important for life on a planet.
C．The temperature of Gliese 581 g is colder than Antarctica.
D．Nowadays, astronomers have found nearly 400 new stars with planets.
88．What’s the main idea of the text
A．Gliese 581 g is already a new Earth.
B．There are some planets like our Earth.
C．Water, air and rock are important.
D．Astronomers are looking for a new Earth.
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1．C 2．A 3．B 4．B 5．B
6．C 7．A 8．D
9．D 10．A 11．B 12．C
13．B 14．C 15．A 16．D 17．C
18．B 19．C 20．C 21．A
22．D 23．B 24．D 25．A 26．D
27．A 28．C 29．B 30．B 31．C
32．D 33．A 34．B 35．D 36．C
37．A 38．B 39．B 40．C 41．C
42．C 43．A 44．D 45．A
46．A 47．B 48．A
49．A 50．C 51．B 52．C 53．C
54．B 55．C 56．A 57．C 58．A
59．B 60．A 61．B 62．C 63．A
64．B 65．A 66．D 67．B
68．B 69．B 70．C 71．D
72．B 73．A 74．C 75．B
76．F 77．T 78．T 79．F 80．T
81．B 82．A 83．B 84．C
85．C 86．B 87．B 88．D
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