六、阅读短文,根据语篇要求填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。
The Earth is a planet that goes around the Sun. There 1. seven other planets going around it too. None of them has an environment like that of the Earth, so scientists
do not think they will find life there easily.
The Sun and all the objects orbiting（绕轨道运行）it are called the solar system. Our solar system is a small part of a much larger group of stars and planets known 2. the Milky Way Galaxy. There are hundreds of billions of stars in the galaxy, and the Sun is only 3. of them.
With so many stars in the universe, could there be life out there? Have there ever been visitors 4. the Earth from other planets? Because no one knows the answers for now, we keep exploring space. Maybe one day, these questions will be answered. That is 5. space exploration never stops.

1. are
2. as
3. one
4. to
5. why

【分析】
本题考查英语基础语法和固定表达的运用，需结合语境及固定搭配、句型来填空：1. 第一空为there be句型，遵循就近原则，主语是复数名词，需用对应be动词；2. 第二空考查固定搭配；3. 第三空考查固定结构；4. 第四空考查名词与介词的固定搭配；5. 第五空考查固定句型，结合上下文逻辑即可判断。
【解析】
1. 第一空：there be句型中，主语为复数名词seven other planets，时态为一般现在时，故填are；
2. 第二空：固定搭配be known as意为“被称为”，符合语境，故填as；
3. 第三空：固定结构one of+可数名词复数表示“……之一”，此处指太阳是银河系众多恒星中的一个，故填one；
4. 第四空：固定搭配visitor to意为“到……的参观者”，介词to表方向，故填to；
5. 第五空：固定句型That is why……用于解释原因，此处说明太空探索不停的原因，故填why。
【答案】
1. are
2. as
3. one
4. to
5. why
【知识点】
there be句型，固定搭配，固定句型
【点评】
本题侧重考查英语基础的固定表达和语法结构，难度适中，学生掌握常见固定搭配、句型及there be规则即可轻松解答。
【难度系数】
0.6

七、同学们,在众多中国的太空探索任务中,你们最感兴趣的是哪一项? 假如你是校报的小记者,请你根据下面的提示问题,采访身边的几个同学,然后完成你的采访报告。

| Name | What space mission is he / she most interested in? | What achievements have been made in this mission so far? |
|--------|-|-|
| Li Ming | The Tiangong Space Station mission | China has sent all the key modules of the space station into space, and many Chinese astronauts have lived and done different scientific experiments there for months. |
| Zhang Hua | The Chang'e lunar exploration mission | China has successfully got moon samples from the far side of the moon, and we are the first country to achieve this in the world. |
| Wang Hong | The Shenzhou manned space mission | We have sent over 15 Chinese astronauts into space, and our astronauts finished China's first extravehicular activity many years ago. |
| Chen Li | The Tianwen Mars exploration mission | China has successfully landed our Mars rover on the Martian surface, and we have got plenty of new first-hand information about Mars. |

【分析】
本题要求完成采访报告表格，需结合中国常见的核心太空探索任务，选取不同同学对应不同任务，再匹配该任务已取得的官方权威成就，确保内容符合实际航天知识，准确对应表格的三个列（姓名、感兴趣的太空任务、该任务的成就）。
【解析】
根据题目要求，选取4名同学，分别对应中国不同的核心太空任务（天宫空间站、嫦娥探月、神舟载人航天、天问探火），并匹配各任务已实现的权威成就，整理成规范的表格内容。
【答案】
| Name | What space mission is he / she most interested in? | What achievements have been made in this mission so far? |
|--------|-|-|
| Li Ming | The Tiangong Space Station mission | China has sent all the key modules of the space station into space, and many Chinese astronauts have lived and done different scientific experiments there for months. |
| Zhang Hua | The Chang'e lunar exploration mission | China has successfully got moon samples from the far side of the moon, and we are the first country to achieve this in the world. |
| Wang Hong | The Shenzhou manned space mission | We have sent over 15 Chinese astronauts into space, and our astronauts finished China's first extravehicular activity many years ago. |
| Chen Li | The Tianwen Mars exploration mission | China has successfully landed our Mars rover on the Martian surface, and we have got plenty of new first-hand information about Mars. |
【知识点】
中国航天成就、太空探索任务
【点评】
本题结合中国航天实际，考查学生对国内太空任务的了解，需准确匹配任务与成就，贴近生活实际，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5