四、阅读理解。
When Mae Jemison was eight, she stood in the yard of her home, looking at the night sky. The stars shone like tiny candles. “I’m going to dance among them,” she said softly.
At school, Mae loved both science and art. One day, when her teacher showed the class pictures of planets, Mae noticed they were all grey. “Space isn’t just grey,” she argued. She took out her paintbox and splashed reds, purples, and golds across her paper. Her classmates laughed, but her teacher hung the painting on the wall. “Colour can change how we see the universe,” she said.
Years later, Mae studied chemical engineering and learnt how to build rockets. Still, every night, she painted bright gas clouds on large canvases(画布). One evening, a NASA recruiter(招聘人员) saw her paintings in a small gallery. He was surprised that a scientist could see space in colour and invited her to apply for astronaut training.
In 1992, Mae Jemison became the first African-American woman to travel around Earth. Through the shuttle(航天飞机) window, she saw the Galaxy across the darkness—exactly the colours she had painted as a child. Back on Earth, reporters asked, “Were you scared?” Mae smiled, “I was too busy painting the stars with my eyes.”
()1. What first made Mae dream of dancing among the stars?
A. Watching a rocket launch on TV.
B. Seeing grey pictures of planets.
C. Looking at the shining night sky.
D. Reading books about astronauts.
()2. Why did Mae paint space in bright colours?
A. She wanted to sell her paintings.
B. She believed space was colourful.
C. She forgot what space looked like.
D. She was asked to use only red and gold.
()3. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?
A. She was painting the stars in the shuttle.
B. She was too focused on her work to feel scared.
C. She was thinking about how to paint the stars later.
D. She was fully enjoying the beautiful view of space.

1. C 2. B 3. D

【分析】本题为人物故事类阅读理解，需结合原文细节逐一分析各题目。第1题需定位Mae产生梦想的触发事件；第2题需找到Mae画太空亮色的原因；第3题需结合上下文理解划线句的含义，通过原文对应内容匹配选项即可得出答案。
【解析】1. 定位原文第一段：“When Mae Jemison was eight, she stood in the yard of her home, looking at the night sky. The stars shone like tiny candles. “I’m going to dance among them,” she said softly.” 可知是看闪亮的夜空让Mae梦想在星星间跳舞，对应选项C。2. 定位原文第二段：“Mae noticed they were all grey. “Space isn’t just grey,” she argued. She took out her paintbox and splashed reds, purples, and golds across her paper.” 说明Mae认为太空是彩色的，所以用亮色画太空，对应选项B。3. 划线句位于原文最后一段，结合前文“Through the shuttle window, she saw the Galaxy across the darkness—exactly the colours she had painted as a child.”可知，Mae在航天飞机上看到的银河和她小时候画的颜色一致，划线句意为她完全沉浸在太空的美景中，对应选项D。
【答案】1.C 2.B 3.D
【知识点】英语阅读理解（细节理解、句意理解）
【点评】本题围绕Mae Jemison的成长故事展开，考查学生对原文细节的查找和句意的推断能力，题型常规，只要仔细阅读原文即可准确作答。
【难度系数】0.7

任务一:请用文章中出现或本单元所学与宇宙有关的单词完成纵横字谜。

任务二:请写出本单元所学过的与太空探索相关的短语。(至少列举5个)
任务三:请用前两项任务中的部分单词或短语补全下面的微作文。
I have been space since I was a kid. I often imagine myself taking a to explore the universe. I hope to Mars in the future. I'll carry some necessary tools I need them during the journey. As science and technology develop rapidly, I believe my dream will one day.

任务一

任务二
be crazy about,in case,on board,set foot on,come true...
任务三
crazy about;rocket;set foot on;in case;come true

【分析】首先，任务一需根据纵横字谜的空格和已给出的字母，结合与宇宙相关的英语单词补全；任务二回忆本单元所学的太空探索类英语短语；任务三需结合语境，选择合适的短语填入空格，使句子通顺合理。
【解析】任务一：根据纵横的字母和空格，结合宇宙相关单词补全对应位置，得到补全后的纵横字谜；任务二：从本单元太空探索相关短语中选取符合要求的短语；任务三：结合句子语境，依次选择合适的短语填入空格，保证语义连贯。
【答案】任务一

任务二
be crazy about,in case,on board,set foot on,come true...
任务三
crazy about;rocket;set foot on;in case;come true
【知识点】宇宙相关单词，太空探索短语，英语语境填空
【点评】本题综合考察英语单词拼写、短语积累与语境运用，结合太空主题，贴合单元学习内容。
【难度系数】0.6