B
On April 25th, 2024, our country succeeded in sending the Shenzhou-18 manned（载人的） spaceship into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. 6.
At 20:59（Beijing Time）on April 25th, 2024, it sent three taikonauts and about 100 experimental boxes（实验柜）to the Tiangong space station. 7. They were all born in the 1980s. Ye Guangfu was one of the members of the Shenzhou-13 mission（任务）from October 2021 to April 2022.
8. Both Li Cong and Li Guangsu are newcomers to space. During their time in space, they cared for the space station to make sure it could work safely. 9. And they used a fish, "the 4th member of Shenzhou-18", for an experimental project.
The Shenzhou-18 taikonauts returned to the earth in November. 10. What a
great space exploration it is!
阅读短文，从方框内所列选项中选出最佳选项填入对应空白处，使短文通顺、连贯。

6. C 7. F 8. D 9. A 10. E

【分析】
本题为英语语篇补全题，解题思路为：先通读全文及选项，理解文章围绕神舟18号载人航天任务展开的语境，再结合每空前后的内容、指代关系、逻辑衔接来匹配选项。具体步骤：1. 第6空前文讲神舟18成功发射，需选说明发射意义的选项；2. 第7空后文出现指代三位航天员的“They”，需选介绍三位航天员的选项；3. 第8空后文讲另外两位航天员的身份，需选介绍领队叶光富的选项；4. 第9空后文提到实验项目，需选与实验相关的选项；5. 第10空前文说返回时间，需选对应停留时长的选项。
【解析】
6. 前文提及神舟18号成功发射，选项C“它标志着中国第32次载人航天飞行 into space”是对此次发射的意义补充，承接上文，故选C。
7. 后文“They were all born in the 1980s.”中的“They”指代三位航天员，选项F“三位航天员是叶光富、李聪和李广苏”引出下文的指代对象，故选F。
8. 后文介绍李聪和李广苏是新人，选项D“叶光富是本次三位航天员的领队”承接后文，明确叶光富的身份，故选D。
9. 后文提到“used a fish...for an experimental project”，选项A“他们在那里做了90多个实验”与实验内容相关，衔接自然，故选A。
10. 前文说神舟18号航天员11月返回，选项E“所以他们在空间站待了约6个月”对应4月发射到11月返回的时长，逻辑通顺，故选E。
【答案】
6.C 7.F 8.D 9.A 10.E
【知识点】
英语阅读补全、语篇逻辑衔接
【点评】
本题考查英语语篇的连贯性理解，需结合上下文的指代关系、语义关联选择合适句子，是初中英语常见题型，难度适中，能有效考查学生的语篇分析能力。
【难度系数】
0.5

二、短文填空。
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空。
Venus and Mars are two of the eight planets in our solar system. Venus is 11. (close) to the Sun than Earth while Mars is farther away. Each 12. (take) a different amount (量) of time to move around the Sun. We call this 13. (it) year. A year on Venus is 225 days, on Earth 365 days and on Mars 687 days.
14. Mercury is closer to the Sun, Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system. This is because there are thick clouds 15. they cover Venus completely (完全地). These 16. (cloud) trap (锁住) heat through a powerful greenhouse
effect, similar to how glass retains heat in a greenhouse.
Mars has the 17. (large) volcano (火山) in the solar system. It is called Olympus Mons and is three 18. (time) as high as Mount Qomolangma, the tallest mountain on Earth.
There are plans 19. (send) astronauts to Mars. And the journey would take six months or more. The astronauts have to take 20. them everything they need for the journey there and for their stay on Mars.

11. closer 12. takes 13. its 14. Although 15. and 16. clouds 17. largest 18. times 19. to send 20. with

【分析】
做短文填空时，需结合上下文语境、语法规则及固定搭配解题：11题由than判断用形容词比较级；12题each作主语，谓语用第三人称单数；13题修饰名词需用形容词性物主代词；14题前后为让步关系选连词；15题连接并列句子用连词；16题these后接名词复数；17题有范围用形容词最高级；18题数词后接名词复数；19题考固定搭配plan to do；20题考固定短语take with。
【解析】
11. 根据句中than，用形容词close的比较级closer；12. each作主语，谓语动词用第三人称单数，故take变takes；13. 修饰名词year，用it的形容词性物主代词its；14. 前后为让步关系，填连词Although；15. 连接并列句子，用连词and；16. these后接可数名词复数，cloud变clouds；17. 由范围in the solar system，用形容词large的最高级largest；18. 数词three后接名词复数，time（倍数）变times；19. 固定搭配plan to do sth，填to send；20. 固定短语take with，填with。
【答案】
11. closer 12. takes 13. its 14. Although 15. and 16. clouds 17. largest 18. times 19. to send 20. with
【知识点】
形容词的级、主谓一致、固定搭配
【点评】
本题为短文填空，考查基础语法（形容词比较级、最高级、主谓一致）及固定短语搭配，需结合语境和语法规则完成，难度适中，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.6