I Listen and choose.
()1. What is Chen Jie reading about?
A. The Moon. B. Mars. C. The Sun.
()2. Why can't people live on Mars?
A. It's too cold there. B. The air is thin and it is not safe for us.
C. There is no water at all.
()3. What helps us learn more about Mars?
A. A rover from China. B. The sunrise on Mars. C. Aliens on Mars.

1. B 2. B 3. A

Ⅱ.Choose and write.
sunrise red soil rover air
Mars is called the " planet" because of its colour. There is water and on Mars, but no living things. China sent a to Mars to help us learn about it. The on Mars is very thin, so we can't breathe there. The on Mars is very beautiful, like the one on Earth.

What do you know about Mars?

1. red 2. soil 3. rover 4. air 5. sunrise

【分析】这是一道选词填空题，需结合给出的词汇含义与火星的相关常识，逐一匹配空格语境。首先明确各词汇：sunrise（日出）、red（红色的）、soil（土壤）、rover（漫游车）、air（空气）；再分析每个空格的语境：1. 火星因颜色得名，对应“红色的”；2. 火星上的物质，除了水还有土壤；3. 送往火星的探测工具是漫游车；4. 火星上无法呼吸的原因是空气稀薄；5. 火星上类似地球的美丽事物是日出。
【解析】根据词汇含义和火星常识，依次匹配空格：1. 火星因外观呈红色被称为“红色行星”，填red；2. 火星上有水和土壤，填soil；3. 中国发射火星漫游车开展探测，填rover；4. 火星空气稀薄无法供人类呼吸，填air；5. 火星的日出景观美丽，类似地球，填sunrise。
【答案】1. red 2. soil 3. rover 4. air 5. sunrise
【知识点】词汇辨析，火星科普常识
【点评】本题结合英语词汇运用与天文科普知识，考查学生的词汇掌握和课外常识积累，题型基础，贴近学科拓展要求。
【难度系数】0.6

Ⅲ.Read, circle and write.
Ground Control(地面控制中心): Hello! Can you tell us what you see on Mars?
Astronaut: Hi! I can see a rover / dog. It looks cool!
Ground Control: Is there any water near you?
Astronaut: Yes, there is. / No, there isn't. But I can see some soil.
Ground Control: Are there any living things around you?
Astronaut: Yes, there are. / No, there aren't. It's very quiet here. I also see the sunrise on Mars. It's very beautiful / bad!
Ground Control: Great!
Can you write one more question you want to ask the astronaut?

You: ?

1. the rover 2. No, there isn't. 3. No, there aren't. 4. beautiful
5. How is the weather on Mars? / What else can you see on Mars? / Is it cold on Mars?（答案供参考,言之有理即可）

【分析】本题分为两部分：一是根据宇航员与地面控制中心的对话提取关键信息，选择正确选项；二是结合对话场景提出合理问题。解题时需逐句阅读对话，明确宇航员的表述：1. 看到的是rover而非dog；2. 无水源，只有土壤；3. 周围无生物，环境安静；4. 火星日出很美；最后提出的问题需围绕火星相关情况，符合语境即可。
【解析】1. 由宇航员的回答“I can see a rover / dog. It looks cool!”，可知正确选项为rover；2. 宇航员提到“But I can see some soil.”，说明无水源，故回答No, there isn't.；3. 宇航员说“It's very quiet here.”，说明无生物，故回答No, there aren't.；4. 宇航员认为火星日出“very beautiful”，故选beautiful；5. 需提出合理的火星相关问题，如“How is the weather on Mars?”等，符合语境即可。
【答案】1. rover 2. No, there isn't. 3. No, there aren't. 4. beautiful 5. How is the weather on Mars?（答案不唯一，言之有理即可）
【知识点】情景对话理解、英语语言运用
【点评】本题考查学生对情景对话的信息提取能力和语言灵活运用能力，贴近生活场景，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6