Unit 6 Beyond Earth 单元素养提升 2026-2027学年人教版英语九年级上册

**基本信息** 以“太空探索”主题为线索，整合完形填空、阅读理解、综合填空题型，系统考查语言能力与文化意识，构建主题化知识网络。 **专项设计** |模块|题量/典例|题型特征|知识逻辑| |----|-----------|----------|----------| |完形填空|1篇15题|语境词汇辨析与语篇连贯|以个人太空梦想发展为主线，融合动词短语（give up）、情感形容词（discouraged）等核心词汇| |阅读理解A|1篇5题|科技新闻细节与主旨|聚焦中国科技成就（科研船、C919、卫星发射），考查信息定位与推理能力| |阅读理解B|1篇5题|叙事性语篇推理与情感|通过博物馆参观体验，串联太空探索历史与未来，培养跨文化思维| |阅读理解C|1篇5题|科普说明文信息提取|围绕土星新卫星发现，考查术语理解（exoplanets）与因果关系分析| |综合填空|1篇10题|词汇变形与语法应用|结合太空探索主题，训练词性转换（mystery→mysterious）、时态（launch→launched）等语法点|

Unit 6 Beyond Earth单元素养提升 一、完形填空 阅读下面短文、从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。 When I was in Grade 8, our school organized a trip to the space museum. I had never been there before, so I was excited. As we walked into the main hall, a huge rocket model stood right in front of me. At that moment, I made a 1_______ to myself: One day, I would work in the space field. Our guide was a young scientist named Dr Lin. She spoke with great passion and shared many stories about space exploration. She told us how China’s first Mars rover, Zhurong, had been 2_______ to the red planet in 2021. I listened carefully, my heart beating faster with every word. After the talk, I asked her how to become a space scientist. She smiled and said, “You must never 3_______ learning, no matter how hard it gets.” Those words stayed with me. I began to spend more time on my studies, especially physics and maths. At first, I found them difficult and often felt 4_______ when I got low grades. But I remembered Dr Lin’s advice and kept trying. Slowly, my grades began to 5_______. My teacher noticed my hard work and praised me in class. I felt proud and more 6_______ than ever before. Last summer, I got the chance to take part in a space camp. There, I met young people from different schools who shared the same dream. Together, we built model rockets and tested them. When my rocket finally rose into the sky, I felt a strong 7_______ of achievement. One of the instructors was an astronaut who once stayed on the space station. He told us about the challenges of living in space, and we listened 8_______, afraid to miss a single word. When the camp 9_______ , I knew my life had changed. I no longer saw space as something far away. Instead, I saw it as a goal that I could 10_______ reach if I worked hard enough. I started a small astronomy club at school. At first, only a few students 11_______ , but soon more came. We met every Friday to watch space videos and discuss the latest discoveries. Our science teacher was so 12_______ by our passion that he lent us a telescope. Now I am in high school, and my dream is clearer than ever. I know the road is long and full of 13_______, but I am ready to face them. I believe that 14_______ hard work and patience, nothing is impossible. One day, I hope to 15_______ to space science in my own way — perhaps as an engineer, a scientist, or even an astronaut. ( )1. A. promise B. rule C. choice D. wish ( )2. A. sent B. taken C. brought D. carried ( )3. A. give up B. put off C. keep on D. think about ( )4. A. excited B. relaxed C. encouraged D. discouraged ( )5. A. drop B. improve C. appear D. fail ( )6. A. careful B. silent C. determined D. nervous ( )7. A. sense B. fear C. doubt D. pain ( )8. A. sadly B. quietly C. carelessly D. angrily ( )9. A. began B. opened C. continued D. ended ( )10. A. hardly B. never C. once D. someday ( )11. A. joined B. left C. watched D. spoke ( )12. A. bored B. impressed C. frightened D. confused ( )13. A. joys B. chances C. difficulties D. surprises ( )14. A. for B. with C. without D. against ( )15. A. lead B. point C. reply D. contribute 二、阅读理解 阅读下面材料，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中， 选出最佳选项。 A China’s “Dream” Research Ship China’s new ship, Mengxiang, or “Dream”, went into service in Guangdong on November 17. It was the largest scientific research ship that China had ever made on its own by 2024. Mengxiang has special tools and can dig up to 11 kilometres under the ocean floor(海床). Air China’s First Flight of C919 On September 10, Air China’s first C919 aircraft successfully completed its first flight. The flight took off from Beijing Capital International Airport and landed at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport. C919 aircraft can carry more passengers and cover a longer airline. ______________ On the morning of September 24, the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre used the Jielong-3 rocket to successfully send eight satellites into space. The successful sea launch shows China’s strong abilities in space technology. ( )1. In which SECTION of the newspaper can we read the news? A.HISTORY & EDUCATION. B. NATURE & ENVIRONMENT. C. TRAVEL & CULTURE. D. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY. ( )2. What can Mengxiang do using its special tools? A.Recover reusable satellites. B. Carry more passengers and cover a longer airline. C. Send satellites into space. D. Dig up to 11 kilometres under the ocean floor. ( )3. When did Air China’s first C919 aircraft complete its first flight? A.On Teachers’ Day. B. On May Day. C. On the Dragon Boat Festival. D. On Mid-Autumn Day. ( )4. The best heading for the third piece of news would be ______. A.Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre B. Jielong-3 Rocket C. China’s Strong Abilities D. One Rocket, Eight Satellites ( )5. What’s the main purpose of these three news reports? A.To call on children to learn about space technology. B. To show the technological development in China. C. To introduce China’s new scientific research ship. D. To describe the changes of two airports. B Last week, I visited the National Space Museum with my classmates. It was an exciting experience that made me think about how far space exploration has come. I remembered learning from books that space was once a complete mystery to humans. But standing there, seeing real spacecraft and models of space stations, everything felt so close and real. The first hall showed the early days of space exploration. Black-and-white photos showed scientists working with simple tools. There was a model of Sputnik 1, the first satellite, which looked small and simple. My friend whispered, “It’s hard to believe something so small opened the door to the universe.” On the wall, a timeline explained that in the past, people believed the stars were from gods or mysterious worlds. They could only look up and wonder. The second hall was completely different. It was bright and modern, with large screens showing rovers moving on Mars. A guide told us that China’s Zhurong rover successfully set foot on Mars in 2021. “More than 5,000 exoplanets have been discovered so far,” she said. “Some of them might have water.” We also saw a model of the Tiangong Space Station. Students around me took photos and asked questions excitedly. “Astronauts can live there for months,” the guide added. “They do spacewalks and eat food prepared on Earth.” In the third hall, we watched a short film about the future. It showed bases on the moon and astronauts visiting Mars. “International cooperation will be continued,” the film said. “More space missions will be launched.” A screen displayed a message: “In the near future, you might be the ones to set foot on new worlds.” I felt a shiver of excitement. The dream of visiting the stars seemed not so wild anymore. As we left the museum, I thought about what I had seen. Space exploration has changed from simple dreams to real achievements. We have sent spacecraft billions of kilometres away. We have built space stations and found thousands of exoplanets. But the most important thing is the human spirit behind it — the curiosity, the courage, the wish to cooperate and explore together. Technology will keep advancing, but it is our human dream that truly reaches for the stars. ( )6. What surprised the students most in the first hall? A.The model of the Tiangong Space Station. B. The black-and-white photos of scientists. C. The small size of the first satellite. D. The large screens showing Mars rovers. ( )7. What did the guide say about exoplanets? A.More than 5,000 of them have been discovered. B. Astronauts have already visited some. C. They are all like Earth. D. They were found by Chinese scientists. ( )8. What does the underlined word “They” in Paragraph 3 refer to? A.The space missions. B. The students. C. The astronauts. D. The satellites. ( )9. What would probably happen next according to the story? A.The writer would give up interest in space. B. The writer would dream of becoming an astronaut. C. The museum would close down. D. The writer would forget the visit quickly. ( )10. What can we know from the passage? A.Space exploration was easy from the beginning. B. Only China has made achievements in space. C. Human curiosity and courage drive space exploration. D. We will never be able to visit other planets. C Saturn(土星) is famous for the beautiful rings around it. Now, it’s getting attention for being even more amazing. Scientists have discovered 128 new moons around Saturn, bringing the planet’s total to 274. A moon is any naturally formed object that moves around a planet. Moons come in different shapes and sizes. Scientists discovered the moons with a powerful telescope, which is used to study stars and planets in great detail. Scientists took many photos of areas in space and piled them on top of each other to make the moons appear bright enough to discover. Most of Saturn’s new moons are small objects, just one or two miles wide — quite different from Earth’s Moon, which is a 2,159-mile-wide ball. These space rocks are in unusual orbits(轨道) too. They go around Saturn in the opposite direction to its own movement. At between 6.5 million and 18 million miles away from the ringed planet, the newly discovered moons are also further away than Saturn’s biggest moon, Titan. Why does Saturn have so many moons while Earth only has one? According to scientists, several billion years ago, the giant planet’s gravity attracted some rocks and ice. Over time, some of them crashed against each other, breaking into smaller pieces or coming together to create many small moons. The new moons were first discovered in 2023 by a team of scientists led by Edward Ashton, and were recently confirmed by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Saturn now is the planet with the most moons — Jupiter is not far behind with 95. However, Dr Ashton believes this might be the limit for moon discovery. “I don’t think Jupiter will ever catch up,” he said. “With present technology, I don’t think we can do better than what has already been done,” he added. ( )11. What do we know about the new discovery? A.Newly found moons look the same. B. Scientists found new moons by accident. C. Saturn’s rings attract many scientists. D. 128 new moons were found around Saturn. ( )12. What does “the ringed planet” in Paragraph 3 refer to? A. Earth. B. Saturn. C. Moon. D. Titan. ( )13. What led to the large number of Saturn’s moons? A.The size of the planet. B. The weights of the moons. C. The orbit of the planet. D. The crashes of the moons. ( )14. What can we learn from Dr Ashton’s words in the last paragraph? A.Jupiter will soon catch up with Saturn. B. Saturn’s new moons might support life. C. The IAU presented a medal to his team. D. He is satisfied with their moon discovery. ( )15. What is the best title for the passage? A.Saturn’s Beautiful Rings Are Famous in Space B. Scientists Find 128 New Moons Around Saturn C. The Differences Between Saturn and Earth’s Moons D. Why Saturn Has More Moons Than Any Other Planet 三、综合填空 阅读下面短文，根据上下文或括号内单词等提示，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 My dream of space exploration started when I was a child. I remember looking at the night sky and wondering about the 1_______ (mystery) stars. My grandfather told me that ancient people believed those lights were from gods. But I wanted to know the truth. I dreamed of 2_______ (visit) them one day. Last month, our school organized a trip to the space museum. It was 3_______ amazing experience. We saw models of different 4_______ (spacecraft), from the early rockets to modern space stations. A guide told us that the first satellite was 5_______ (launch) in 1957. Since then, thousands of objects have been sent into space. I was surprised to learn that Voyager 1 is now 23.5 billion kilometres from Earth — that’s 6 _______(believe)! The most exciting part was the hall about future plans. Scientists believe that more exoplanets will be 7_______ (find). Some of them might have water. International space stations will be built on the moon. Countries will cooperate 8_______ these missions. The guide said, “Maybe one of you will set foot on Mars in the future.” I felt so excited. Now I read everything I can about space. I know that astronauts on the space station have to be tied down to fall asleep. Their food is prepared on Earth and kept in bags. It sounds difficult but also fun. I hope that one day I can experience weightlessness 9_______ see Earth from above — a huge shining ball in the dark space. Space exploration teaches 10_______ (we) to be brave and curious. The universe is so big, and we have only just begun. I believe our dreams will take us to the stars. 1.____ 2. ____ 3. ____ 4. ____ 5. ____ 6.____ 7. ____ 8. ____ 9. ____ 10. ____ 参考答案 一、1~5 AAADB 6~10 CABDD 11~15 ABCBD 二、1~5 DDADB 6~10 CACBC 11~15 DBDDB 三、1~5 mysterious; visiting; an; spacecraft; launched 6~10 unbelievable; found; on; and; us 答案解析 一、完形填空 主题:作者小学时参观太空博物馆,受林博士和夏令营启发,立志投身航天事业,并在校创建天文俱乐部;体现青少年对梦想的执着与坚持。 1. A. promise 句意:我对自己立下了一个承诺——有朝一日要从事航天领域的工作。固定搭配 make a promise to oneself;B. rule 规则(make a rule 制定规则);C. choice 选择;D. wish 愿望(make a wish 许愿,常后接 for),均不合语义。 2. A. sent 句意:2021 年中国首辆火星探测器祝融号被送往这颗红色星球。send...to... 送往(航天术语);B. taken 带走;C. brought 带来;D. carried 搬运,均不用于航天器发射。 3. A. give up 句意:无论多难,你都绝不能放弃学习。固定搭配 give up learning 放弃学习;B. put off 推迟;C. keep on 继续;D. think about 考虑,均与"绝不"语境相反。 4. D. discouraged 句意:起初我觉得物理和数学很难,拿到低分时常常感到沮丧。discouraged 沮丧的;A. excited 兴奋;B. relaxed 放松;C. encouraged 受鼓舞,均与"低分"语境不符。 5. B. improve 句意:慢慢地,我的成绩开始提高。improve 提高(成绩常用);A. drop 下降;C. appear 出现;D. fail 失败,均与"开始"语境相反。 6. C. determined 句意:我感到自豪,也比以前更加坚定。determined 坚定的;A. careful 细心;B. silent 沉默;D. nervous 紧张,均不合"为梦想自豪"语境。 7. A. sense 句意:当我的火箭终于升空,我感受到强烈的成就感。固定搭配 a sense of achievement 成就感;B. fear 恐惧;C. doubt 怀疑;D. pain 痛苦,均不合文意。 8. B. quietly 句意:我们安静地听着,生怕漏掉一个字。quietly 安静地(对应"生怕漏字");A. sadly 悲伤地;C. carelessly 粗心地;D. angrily 生气地,均与文意不符。 9. D. ended 句意:当夏令营结束时,我意识到生活已经改变。camp ended 夏令营结束;A. began 开始;B. opened 开放;C. continued 继续,均与"改变"语境不匹配。 10. D. someday 句意:我把它看作只要足够努力就有朝一日能实现的目标。someday 有朝一日;A. hardly 几乎不;B. never 永不;C. once 曾经,均与"目标"逻辑不符。 11. A. joined 句意:最初只有几个学生加入,但很快人数就多了。join 参加(俱乐部/活动);B. left 离开;C. watched 观看;D. spoke 讲话,均与文意不符。 12. B. impressed 句意:我们的科学老师被我们的热情深深打动,把望远镜借给了我们。固定搭配 be impressed by 被…打动;A. bored 厌烦;C. frightened 害怕;D. confused 困惑,均与"热情"相反。 13. C. difficulties 句意:我知道这条路漫长而充满困难。difficulties 困难;A. joys 喜悦;B. chances 机会;D. surprises 惊喜,均与"路漫长"语境不符。 14. B. with 句意:我相信只要有勤奋和耐心,没有什么是不可能的。固定搭配 with hard work and patience "有(凭借)勤奋和耐心";A. for 为;C. without 没有(语义相反);D. against 反对,均不合文意。 15. D. contribute 句意:我希望有朝一日以自己的方式为航天事业做出贡献。固定搭配 contribute to sth. 贡献/致力于;A. lead 领导(lead to 导致);B. point 指向;C. reply 回复,均与"以自己的方式"不符。 二、阅读理解 A 篇 — 科技新闻三则(《梦想号》科考船、C919 首飞、捷龙三号一箭八星) 主题:三则新闻分别介绍中国深海探测、大型客机与卫星发射领域的最新成就,展现中国科技实力的快速提升。 1. D. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 篇章理解题。三则新闻分别介绍科考船《梦想号》、国产大飞机 C919、捷龙三号火箭一箭八星,均属科技类报道,适合刊登在"科学与技术"版面。A. 历史与教育;B. 自然与环境;C. 旅行与文化,均与新闻主题不匹配。 2. D. Dig up to 11 kilometres under the ocean floor. 细节理解题。由第一段"Mengxiang has special tools and can dig up to 11 kilometres under the ocean floor(海床)"可直接定位答案。A 回收卫星、B 描述 C919、C 描述捷龙三号,均属于其他两条新闻。 3. A. On Teachers’ Day 推断题。原文"On September 10, Air China’s first C919 aircraft successfully completed its first flight",9 月 10 日是中国的教师节,因此选 A;其他三项节日都不在 9 月 10 日,故可排除。 4. D. One Rocket, Eight Satellites 最佳标题题。第三则新闻的核心信息是"用捷龙三号火箭一次性成功发射 8 颗卫星",D 选项准确概括这一核心内容;A 仅提到地点,B 仅提到火箭名,C 过于笼统,均不能体现新闻的突出特点。 5. B. To show the technological development in China. 主旨大意题。三则新闻分别介绍中国在深海科考、国产大飞机、商业航天发射三个科技领域取得的突破,共同主题是展现中国科技的高速发展。A 太空技术(范围过窄);C 仅对应《梦想号》;D 仅涉及机场,均不是写作目的。 B 篇 — 国家太空博物馆参观记(感受航天发展) 主题:作者和同学参观国家太空博物馆,从黑白简陋的早期设备到现代化的火星车、空间站模型,再到对未来的展望,感受人类航天梦从想象变为现实的过程。 6. C. The small size of the first satellite. 细节理解题。第二段描述第一展厅里"a model of Sputnik 1, the first satellite, which looked small and simple"以及同学感慨"It’s hard to believe something so small opened the door to the universe",所以最令同学们惊讶的是第一颗卫星体积之小。 7. A. More than 5,000 of them have been discovered. 细节理解题。第三段直接引用讲解员的话"More than 5,000 exoplanets have been discovered so far",可定位答案。其他三项(有人到访、都像地球、由中国科学家发现)在文中均未提及。 8. C. The astronauts. 代词指代题。第三段讲解员的话:"Astronauts can live there for months... They do spacewalks and eat food prepared on Earth",They 紧承上句主语 astronauts。 9. B. The writer would dream of becoming an astronaut. 推理判断题。末段点明"the dream of visiting the stars seemed not so wild anymore",说明作者对太空的兴趣与梦想被点燃,因此最可能继续追逐成为航天人的梦想。其他三项(放弃兴趣、博物馆关闭、快速遗忘)与文意相反。 10. C. Human curiosity and courage drive space exploration. 主旨大意题。最后一段总结"the human spirit behind it — the curiosity, the courage, the wish to cooperate and explore together... it is our human dream that truly reaches for the stars",即人类的好奇与勇气是航天的真正动力。 C 篇 — 土星新发现 128 颗卫星 主题:科学家用大视场望远镜在土星周围发现 128 颗新卫星,使土星卫星总数达 274 颗,远超木星;文章介绍新卫星的特点、形成原因及科学意义。 11. D. 128 new moons were found around Saturn. 细节理解题。第一段"Scientists have discovered 128 new moons around Saturn, bringing the planet’s total to 274"直接给出答案。其他三项(新卫星形状相同、偶然发现、土星环吸引科学家)在文中均无依据。 12. B. Saturn. 代词指代题。第三段前文介绍新发现的卫星都距土星 650 万至 1800 万英里,远大于土卫六(Titan),因而"the ringed planet"特指带环的土星。 13. D. The crashes of the moons. 细节理解题。第四段解释土星卫星众多原因:远古时土星引力俘获大量岩石和冰,随后"some of them crashed against each other, breaking into smaller pieces or coming together to create many small moons",即卫星之间的撞击是形成众多卫星的关键。 14. D. He is satisfied with their moon discovery. 推理判断题。末段 Ashton 博士说"I don’t think Jupiter will ever catch up... With present technology, I don’t think we can do better than what has already been done",说明他对自己的发现充满信心,认为已达当前技术极限。 15. B. Scientists Find 128 New Moons Around Saturn. 最佳标题题。本文核心信息就是"在土星周围新发现 128 颗卫星",B 选项最能反映全文主旨;A 仅说土星环、C 讲 Saturn 与 Earth 月球差异、D 询问原因,均不能完整概括。 三、综合填空 主题:作者回忆童年仰望星空的好奇与梦想,讲述自己参观太空博物馆后对未来航天的无限畅想,呼吁青年以勇气与好奇心探索宇宙。 1. mysterious mystery(谜)是名词,空后修饰名词 stars,需用形容词 mysterious(神秘的)作定语。 2. visiting 固定搭配 dream of doing sth. 梦想做某事,介词 of 后接动词的 -ing 形式 visiting。 3. an amazing 以元音音素开头,空后是单数可数名词 experience,首次提到用不定冠词 an。 4. spacecraft spacecraft 单复数同形;空后 are 5 (launch) in 1957 为单数(被动语态),主语 the first satellite 也是单数概念,故此处单复数均可保持原形 spacecraft。 5. launched the first satellite 与 launch 是被动关系,谓语用被动语态 was launched。 6. unbelievable believe 是动词,空格在系动词 is/be 之后且前面有 that's,需用形容词 unbelievable(难以置信的)作表语。 7. found 主语 exoplanets 与动词 find 是被动关系,情态动词 will 后用动词原形 be,find 的过去分词 found 表被动。 8. on 固定搭配 cooperate on sth. 在某方面合作 / 参与某任务。cooperate on these missions 意为"在这些任务上合作"。 9. and experience weightlessness and see Earth... 是两个并列的动词短语(动词原形),用 and 连接。 10. us teach 是及物动词,teach sb. to do sth. 后接宾语,代词 we 在宾语位置需用宾格 us。 ( 第 1 页 共 13 页 ) 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $Unit 6 Beyond Earth单元素养提升 一、完形填空 阅读下面短文、从短文后各题所给的四个选项中,选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。 When I was in Grade 8, our school organized a trip to the space museum. I had never been there before, so I was excited. As we walked into the main hall, a huge rocket model stood right in front of me. At that moment, I made a 1 to myself: One day, I would work in the space field. Our guide was a young scientist named Dr Lin. She spoke with great passion and shared many stories about space exploration. She told us how China’s first Mars rover, Zhurong, had been 2 to the red planet in 2021. I listened carefully, my heart beating faster with every word. After the talk, I asked her how to become a space scientist. She smiled and said, “You must never 3 learning, no matter how hard it gets.” Those words stayed with me. I began to spend more time on my studies, especially physics and maths. At first, I found them difficult and often felt 4 when I got low grades. But I remembered Dr Lin’s advice and kept trying. Slowly, my grades began to 5. My teacher noticed my hard work and praised me in class. I felt proud and more 6 than ever before. Last summer, I got the chance to take part in a space camp. There, I met young people from different schools who shared the same dream. Together, we built model rockets and tested them. When my rocket finally rose into the sky, I felt a strong 7 of achievement. One of the instructors was an astronaut who once stayed on the space station. He told us about the challenges of living in space, and we listened 8, afraid to miss a single word. When the camp 9 , I knew my life had changed. I no longer saw space as something far away. Instead, I saw it as a goal that I could 10 reach if I worked hard enough. I started a small astronomy club at school. At first, only a few students 11 , but soon more came. We met every Friday to watch space videos and discuss the latest discoveries. Our science teacher was so 12 by our passion that he lent us a telescope. Now I am in high school, and my dream is clearer than ever. I know the road is long and full of 13, but I am ready to face them. I believe that 14 hard work and patience, nothing is impossible. One day, I hope to 15 to space science in my own way — perhaps as an engineer, a scientist, or even an astronaut. ( )1. A. promise B. rule C. choice D. wish ( )2. A. sent B. taken C. brought D. carried ( )3. A. give up B. put off C. keep on D. think about ( )4. A. excited B. relaxed C. encouraged D. discouraged ( )5. A. drop B. improve C. appear D. fail ( )6. A. careful B. silent C. determined D. nervous ( )7. A. sense B. fear C. doubt D. pain ( )8. A. sadly B. quietly C. carelessly D. angrily ( )9. A. began B. opened C. continued D. ended ( )10. A. hardly B. never C. once D. someday ( )11. A. joined B. left C. watched D. spoke ( )12. A. bored B. impressed C. frightened D. confused ( )13. A. joys B. chances C. difficulties D. surprises ( )14. A. for B. with C. without D. against ( )15. A. lead B. point C. reply D. contribute 二、阅读理解 阅读下面材料,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。 A China’s “Dream” Research Ship China’s new ship, Mengxiang, or “Dream”, went into service in Guangdong on November 17. It was the largest scientific research ship that China had ever made on its own by 2024. Mengxiang has special tools and can dig up to 11 kilometres under the ocean floor(海床). Air China’s First Flight of C919 On September 10, Air China’s first C919 aircraft successfully completed its first flight. The flight took off from Beijing Capital International Airport and landed at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport. C919 aircraft can carry more passengers and cover a longer airline. On the morning of September 24, the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre used the Jielong-3 rocket to successfully send eight satellites into space. The successful sea launch shows China’s strong abilities in space technology. ( )1. In which SECTION of the newspaper can we read the news? A.HISTORY & EDUCATION. B. NATURE & ENVIRONMENT. C. TRAVEL & CULTURE. D. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY. ( )2. What can Mengxiang do using its special tools? A.Recover reusable satellites. B. Carry more passengers and cover a longer airline. C. Send satellites into space. D. Dig up to 11 kilometres under the ocean floor. ( )3. When did Air China’s first C919 aircraft complete its first flight? A.On Teachers’ Day. B. On May Day. C. On the Dragon Boat Festival. D. On Mid-Autumn Day. ( )4. The best heading for the third piece of news would be . A.Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre B. Jielong-3 Rocket C. China’s Strong Abilities D. One Rocket, Eight Satellites ( )5. What’s the main purpose of these three news reports? A.To call on children to learn about space technology. B. To show the technological development in China. C. To introduce China’s new scientific research ship. D. To describe the changes of two airports. B Last week, I visited the National Space Museum with my classmates. It was an exciting experience that made me think about how far space exploration has come. I remembered learning from books that space was once a complete mystery to humans. But standing there, seeing real spacecraft and models of space stations, everything felt so close and real. The first hall showed the early days of space exploration. Black-and-white photos showed scientists working with simple tools. There was a model of Sputnik 1, the first satellite, which looked small and simple. My friend whispered, “It’s hard to believe something so small opened the door to the universe.” On the wall, a timeline explained that in the past, people believed the stars were from gods or mysterious worlds. They could only look up and wonder. The second hall was completely different. It was bright and modern, with large screens showing rovers moving on Mars. A guide told us that China’s Zhurong rover successfully set foot on Mars in 2021. “More than 5,000 exoplanets have been discovered so far,” she said. “Some of them might have water.” We also saw a model of the Tiangong Space Station. Students around me took photos and asked questions excitedly. “Astronauts can live there for months,” the guide added. “They do spacewalks and eat food prepared on Earth.” In the third hall, we watched a short film about the future. It showed bases on the moon and astronauts visiting Mars. “International cooperation will be continued,” the film said. “More space missions will be launched.” A screen displayed a message: “In the near future, you might be the ones to set foot on new worlds.” I felt a shiver of excitement. The dream of visiting the stars seemed not so wild anymore. As we left the museum, I thought about what I had seen. Space exploration has changed from simple dreams to real achievements. We have sent spacecraft billions of kilometres away. We have built space stations and found thousands of exoplanets. But the most important thing is the human spirit behind it — the curiosity, the courage, the wish to cooperate and explore together. Technology will keep advancing, but it is our human dream that truly reaches for the stars. ( )6. What surprised the students most in the first hall? A.The model of the Tiangong Space Station. B. The black-and-white photos of scientists. C. The small size of the first satellite. D. The large screens showing Mars rovers. ( )7. What did the guide say about exoplanets? A.More than 5,000 of them have been discovered. B. Astronauts have already visited some. C. They are all like Earth. D. They were found by Chinese scientists. ( )8. What does the underlined word “They” in Paragraph 3 refer to? A.The space missions. B. The students. C. The astronauts. D. The satellites. ( )9. What would probably happen next according to the story? A.The writer would give up interest in space. B. The writer would dream of becoming an astronaut. C. The museum would close down. D. The writer would forget the visit quickly. ( )10. What can we know from the passage? A.Space exploration was easy from the beginning. B. Only China has made achievements in space. C. Human curiosity and courage drive space exploration. D. We will never be able to visit other planets. C Saturn(土星) is famous for the beautiful rings around it. Now, it’s getting attention for being even more amazing. Scientists have discovered 128 new moons around Saturn, bringing the planet’s total to 274. A moon is any naturally formed object that moves around a planet. Moons come in different shapes and sizes. Scientists discovered the moons with a powerful telescope, which is used to study stars and planets in great detail. Scientists took many photos of areas in space and piled them on top of each other to make the moons appear bright enough to discover. Most of Saturn’s new moons are small objects, just one or two miles wide — quite different from Earth’s Moon, which is a 2,159-mile-wide ball. These space rocks are in unusual orbits(轨道) too. They go around Saturn in the opposite direction to its own movement. At between 6.5 million and 18 million miles away from the ringed planet, the newly discovered moons are also further away than Saturn’s biggest moon, Titan. Why does Saturn have so many moons while Earth only has one? According to scientists, several billion years ago, the giant planet’s gravity attracted some rocks and ice. Over time, some of them crashed against each other, breaking into smaller pieces or coming together to create many small moons. The new moons were first discovered in 2023 by a team of scientists led by Edward Ashton, and were recently confirmed by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Saturn now is the planet with the most moons — Jupiter is not far behind with 95. However, Dr Ashton believes this might be the limit for moon discovery. “I don’t think Jupiter will ever catch up,” he said. “With present technology, I don’t think we can do better than what has already been done,” he added. ( )11. What do we know about the new discovery? A.Newly found moons look the same. B. Scientists found new moons by accident. C. Saturn’s rings attract many scientists. D. 128 new moons were found around Saturn. ( )12. What does “the ringed planet” in Paragraph 3 refer to? A. Earth. B. Saturn. C. Moon. D. Titan. ( )13. What led to the large number of Saturn’s moons? A.The size of the planet. B. The weights of the moons. C. The orbit of the planet. D. The crashes of the moons. ( )14. What can we learn from Dr Ashton’s words in the last paragraph? A.Jupiter will soon catch up with Saturn. B. Saturn’s new moons might support life. C. The IAU presented a medal to his team. D. He is satisfied with their moon discovery. ( )15. What is the best title for the passage? A.Saturn’s Beautiful Rings Are Famous in Space B. Scientists Find 128 New Moons Around Saturn C. The Differences Between Saturn and Earth’s Moons D. Why Saturn Has More Moons Than Any Other Planet 三、综合填空 阅读下面短文,根据上下文或括号内单词等提示,在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 My dream of space exploration started when I was a child. I remember looking at the night sky and wondering about the 1 (mystery) stars. My grandfather told me that ancient people believed those lights were from gods. But I wanted to know the truth. I dreamed of 2 (visit) them one day. Last month, our school organized a trip to the space museum. It was 3 amazing experience. We saw models of different 4 (spacecraft), from the early rockets to modern space stations. A guide told us that the first satellite was 5 (launch) in 1957. Since then, thousands of objects have been sent into space. I was surprised to learn that Voyager 1 is now 23.5 billion kilometres from Earth — that’s 6 (believe)! The most exciting part was the hall about future plans. Scientists believe that more exoplanets will be 7 (find). Some of them might have water. International space stations will be built on the moon. Countries will cooperate 8 these missions. The guide said, “Maybe one of you will set foot on Mars in the future.” I felt so excited. Now I read everything I can about space. I know that astronauts on the space station have to be tied down to fall asleep. Their food is prepared on Earth and kept in bags. It sounds difficult but also fun. I hope that one day I can experience weightlessness 9 see Earth from above — a huge shining ball in the dark space. Space exploration teaches 10 (we) to be brave and curious. The universe is so big, and we have only just begun. I believe our dreams will take us to the stars. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 参考答案 一、1~5 AAADB 6~10 CABDD 11~15 ABCBD 二、1~5 DDADB 6~10 CACBC 11~15 DBDDB 三、1~5 mysterious; visiting; an; spacecraft; launched 6~10 unbelievable; found; on; and; us 学科网(北京)股份有限公司 $