一、Listen and number. Chen Jie 正在读一本关于火星的杂志。请你听一听，用数字1—5给下列句子排序。
() There is some water on Mars.
() This is the beautiful sunrise on Mars.
() There is some soil on Mars too.
() China put a rover on Mars to learn more about it.
() Chen Jie is reading a magazine about Mars, the "red planet".

1. 2 2. 4 3. 3 4. 5 5. 1

二、Listen and choose. 课下，同学们在讨论刚学过的内容。请你听一听，选择正确的答案。
()1. What is the magazine about?
A. Mars. B. The Sun. C. The Moon.
()2. What's on Mars?
A. Water and soil. B. Aliens. C. Many trees.
()3. Why can't we live on Mars?
A. Because it's too far.
B. Because the air is too thin.
C. Because it's too hot.
()4. What did China put on Mars?
A. A plane. B. A house. C. A rover.
()5. What is Mars also called?
A. The "red planet". B. The "blue planet". C. The "green planet".

1. A 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. A

三、Read, choose and write. Chen Jie 从杂志上学习了很多关于火星的知识。请你读一读，选择合适的单词写在横线上，补全句子。
aliens soil air sunrise rover
1. There is water and on Mars.
2. The on Mars is beautiful, just like on Earth.
3. There aren't any living things on Mars, so there are no .
4. The on Mars is very thin. People can't live there.
5. China sent a to Mars. It helps us learn more about the planet.

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

【分析】首先明确所给单词的词义：aliens（外星人）、soil（土壤）、air（空气）、sunrise（日出）、rover（漫游车）；解题时需通读每个句子，理解句意后结合单词词义进行匹配，选出符合语境的单词填入横线。
【解析】1. 句意：火星上有水和土壤，故填soil；2. 句意：火星上的日出很美，和地球一样，故填sunrise；3. 句意：火星上没有生物，所以没有外星人，故填aliens；4. 句意：火星上的空气很稀薄，人类无法生存，故填air；5. 句意：中国向火星发射了一辆漫游车，帮助我们了解更多关于这颗行星的知识，故填rover。
【答案】1. soil 2. sunrise 3. aliens 4. air 5. rover
【知识点】英语词汇运用、选词填空
【点评】本题结合火星科普主题，考查核心词汇的词义辨析与语境运用，既巩固词汇知识又拓展了科普常识。
【难度系数】0.6