1. The scientists said they had discovered a new ____________（行星）.
2. The ____________（增加）in production made all of the workers excited.
3. The fire ____________（迅速地）spread to the buildings nearby.
4. The ship is too small to hold all these ____________（乘客）. Let’s take the next one.
5. The river is seriously ____________（pollute）because of the waste from local factories.
6. We need to take our ____________（sleep）bags if we want to camp outside during the night.
7. How can you cook such ____________（taste）food? You must have learnt cooking.
8. If you feel ____________（comfortable）in the T - shirt, check if it is made of cotton.

一、1. planet 2. increase 3. rapidly 4. passengers 5. polluted
6. sleeping 7. tasty 8. uncomfortable

（ ）1. I cook delicious food _______ for your birthday. I hope you like it.
A. easily B. especially C. mainly D. specially
（ ）2. In the film The Wandering Earth Ⅱ, what impressed me most is the space elevator（电梯）that can carry humans into space _______ a high speed.
A. with B. on C. at D. for
（ ）3. — Have you finished your homework?
— No, just _______ of it. I need one more hour.
A. two - thirds B. two third C. second thirds D. two three
（ ）4. — _______ do you like your life in Wuxi?
— Oh, very fantastic.
A. What B. How C. When D. Where
（ ）5. — Are you confident about this evening’s performance（表演）, Kate?
— _______. I’m well prepared and I feel I’ve got everything ready.
A. I hope so B. It’s hard to say C. Sure, I am D. I am afraid not

二、1-5 DCABC

1. 和他相比，我似乎很没有耐心。
______________________________，I seem to be very impatient.
2. 这个故事是以表演的形式讲述的。
The story is told ______________________________ a show.
3. 轮船正以每小时30千米的速度在海上航行。
The ship is sailing ______________________ 30 kilometres per hour on the sea.
4. 这次的野营既有趣又富有挑战性。
The camping ______________________________.
5. 这项发明是专门设计来帮助有眼部问题的青少年的。
______________________________ to help the teenagers with eye problems.
6. 在政府的支援下，当地的人民重新开始了自己的生活。
Local people started their life ______________________ with the government’s support.

三、1. Compared with him 2. in the form of
3. at a/the speed of 4. is interesting as well as challenging
5. The invention is specially designed 6. (all) over again

Astronauts would face danger both getting to and surviving on Mars. Let’s learn about surviving a trip to Mars.
What would it take to keep people safe and healthy on a trip to Mars? Scientists are already working on it though the trip may be many years later.
Over the last 60 years, many spacecraft have flown by, orbited（沿轨道运行）and even landed on the red planet. However, humans could work faster and smarter than machines. That’s why the United States, China and other countries want to send people to Mars. But surviving this trip would not be easy.
A trip to Mars would be the farthest journey in human history. Mars is about 225 million kilometres away, so it would take astronauts at least six months to reach there. However, it only takes a few days to get to the Moon.
While space travel is never free of danger, it takes a lot more health risks to travel in space for a long time. For one thing, staying in space for long periods makes the human body weak. For another, it puts pressure（压力）behind the eyes and causes eye problems. But gravity machines could help.
Then there’s space radiation（辐射）to worry about. It might raise the risk of health problems, especially for astronauts who will have long journeys. Scientists are working out the problems. They have found taking certain vitamins（维生素）can help.
Astronauts will have to pack light to lift off from Earth. But they won’t be able to get things they need like astronauts on the space station do. Astronauts on the space station practise for this by growing lettuce and other food in space. Engineers are developing 3 - D printing techniques（技术）which could allow future Mars astronauts to build tools as needed.
（ ）1. How long would it take astronauts to reach Mars?
A. A few days. B. At least six weeks.
C. At least six months. D. Over one year.
（ ）2. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Spacecraft couldn’t work on Mars.
B. A trip to the Moon would be the farthest journey in human history.
C. Space radiation might raise the risk of health problems for astronauts.
D. Taking certain vitamins can help reduce pressure behind the eyes in space.
（ ）3. In the last paragraph, the writer implies（暗示）that _______.
A. some scientists have survived on Mars
B. Mars astronauts will be able to get things they need
C. Mars astronauts can grow lettuce and other food now
D. future Mars astronauts could print the tools they need on the spacecraft
（ ）4. The passage mainly talks about _______.
A. surviving a trip to Mars B. spacecraft landing on Mars
C. future Mars astronauts D. faster and smarter humans

四、1-4 CCDA