一、单项选择。
1. China successfully landed a spacecraft Mars in May, 2021.

A.in
B.on
C.at
D.for

1. B

2. Gravity on Mars is only about three - eighths of on the Earth.

A.that
B.those
C.one
D.ones

2. A

3. With the development of information technology, the mobile Internet develops like bamboo shoots (竹笋) after a spring rain.

A.slowly
B.peacefully
C.rapidly
D.carefully

3. C

4. Nowadays more than of business letters are written in English.

A.two - third
B.two - thirds
C.two - three
D.second - three

4. B

5. (2025 • 南京市江宁区模拟) — We're going to climb Zijin Mountain this Saturday. Would you like to come along?
— I'm in! That would be pleasant challenging.

A.as long as
B.as far as
C.as good as
D.as well as

5. D

6. — It's smoggy these days. That's terrible!
— Yes. I hope to plant trees. trees, air pollution.

A.The more; the fewer
B.The less; the more
C.The less; the fewer
D.The more; the less

6. D

7. — Did you well last night? — No. I had to take some pills.

A.sleep; sleeping
B.sleep; sleepy
C.asleep; sleep
D.asleep; sleeping

7. A

8. The number of students who bedrooms of their own getting larger and larger.

A.has; are
B.have; is
C.has; is
D.have; are

8. B

9. It was fine weather yesterday we went out for a picnic.

A.so; this
B.such a; this
C.so a; that
D.such; that

9. D

10. — I don't like showers or windy weather. —

A.Me too.
B.Me neither.
C.So do I.
D.Neither I do.

10. B

二、(2025 • 南通市如皋市模拟)短文填空。
Can you imagine taking a flying taxi to the airport or jumping over crowded 1. s at rush hour to get where you want to go far faster than you could in a car? 2. B it or not, you might be able to do these things in an electric air taxi sooner than you think.
In June, 2023, the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) — the government group in charge of America's skies — agreed to 3. a a company called Joby Aviation to start testing their new air taxi.
Since 2017, Joby has been making and testing flying taxis. But this is the 4. f time that they have tested a taxi that has been built in a factory. Before that, all their taxis were made by 5. h.
In the future, Joby hopes to start carrying passengers for money. Joby also expects their air taxis to provide a ride - sharing 6. s in the air. Just like you might use an app to order a car to pick you up, you could use an app to order an air taxi.
Some people have worries about them, 7. a the idea of flying taxis is exciting. The taxis may be quieter than helicopters (直升机), but they'll 8. s add noise and traffic to our skies. Some people worry that only rich people will be able to 9. a to use them.
10. H, it seems likely that air taxis will be part of the travel in the future. The FAA says, “We could see air taxis in the skies soon.”

1. streets 2. Believe 3. allow
4. first 5. hand 6. service
7. although 8. still 9. afford
10. However