Ⅱ. 用所给动词的适当形式完成短文
Space is amazing and full of mysteries.
With the efforts of the scientists, many exoplanets 1. (discover). Every year, many rockets and satellites 2. (send) into space by different countries. Astronauts work hard and 3. (do) important research on space stations to collect useful information. And scientists 4. (provide) more explanations for the mysteries of space.
Scientists have made many useful satellites, too. They 5. (use) to help with weather reports and communication. People 6. (find) more secrets of space in the future. I believe more space stations 7. (build), and one day, space travel 8. (become) easier for common people.

1. have been discovered 2. are sent 3. do 4. will provide 5. are used 6. will find 7. will be built 8. will become

【分析】本题考查动词的适当形式填空，核心是判断动词的时态和语态。解题时需先明确每个句子主语与所给动词的主/被动关系，再结合时间状语或上下文语境确定对应的时态，最终组合出正确的动词形式。
【解析】1. 主语many exoplanets是discover的承受者，表被动；结合语境“经过科学家努力，很多系外行星已被发现”，用现在完成时的被动语态，故填have been discovered。
2. 主语many rockets and satellites是send的承受者，表被动；时间状语为every year，用一般现在时的被动语态，故填are sent。
3. 主语Astronauts是do的执行者，表主动；与前面的work并列，用一般现在时，故填do。
4. 主语scientists主动发出provide的动作，表将来的动作，用一般将来时，故填will provide。
5. 主语They指代前文的satellites，是use的承受者，表被动；陈述客观事实，用一般现在时的被动语态，故填are used。
6. 时间状语为in the future，表将来；主语People主动发出find的动作，用一般将来时，故填will find。
7. 主语more space stations是build的承受者，表将来的被动动作，用一般将来时的被动语态，故填will be built。
8. 时间状语为one day，表将来；主语space travel主动发出become的动作，用一般将来时，故填will become。
【答案】1. have been discovered 2. are sent 3. do 4. will provide 5. are used 6. will find 7. will be built 8. will become
【知识点】动词时态、被动语态
【点评】本题为英语基础题型，聚焦动词时态与语态的运用，需结合语境和时间标志判断，难度适中，适合初中学生巩固相关知识点。
【难度系数】0.6

Ⅲ. 短文填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或填入括号内单词的正确形式。
When Nie Haisheng was little, he loved planes and dreamed of flying. While other children were playing, Nie 1.
(study) hard. "I'm always ready 2. the next challenge," he said.
3. 12 October 2005, he made his first space flight in Shenzhou-6.
4. it lasted only 5 days, he enjoyed it a lot. Later, he had two 5. (many) space missions (Shenzhou-10 and Shenzhou-12). The 6. (two) one made him one of the first three astronauts to live on China's space station. They even 7. (perform) a spacewalk!
8. (they) mission lasted 93 days.
Nie 9. (give) the title "Heroic Astronaut" to recognize his great work. He always worked 10. (brave) and carefully for our country.
Because of 11. (hero) like Nie Haisheng, China's space program becomes stronger and stronger. We 12. (be) truly proud of him and all the astronauts. We believe that more space exploration tasks 13. (complete) by Chinese astronauts in the future. Maybe one day, some of us 14. (fly) to the stars! It is such 15. exciting dream for every young student.

1. was studying 2. for 3. On 4. Although/Though 5. more 6. second 7. performed 8. Their 9. was given 10. bravely 11. heroes 12. are 13. will be completed 14. will fly 15. an

【分析】
本题是关于航天员聂海胜事迹的英语短文填空，需结合语境、时态、固定搭配、词性转换等语法知识解题。解题思路：先通读全文理解大意，再逐个分析空格的句子结构、时态要求、搭配规则，最终确定合适的单词或正确形式。
【解析】
1. 由While引导的时间状语从句用过去进行时（were playing），主句需对应过去进行时，主语Nie是第三人称单数，故填was studying。
2. 固定搭配be ready for sth.（为某事做好准备），故填for。
3. 具体日期前用介词On，故填On。
4. 前后句为让步关系，意为“尽管仅持续5天，但他很享受”，故填Although/Though。
5. “数词+more”表示“再……，又……”，此处指“又两次太空任务”，故填more。
6. 此处表示顺序“第二个”，用序数词second，故填second。
7. 全文叙述过去的事件，用一般过去时，perform的过去式为performed，故填performed。
8. 修饰名词mission，需用形容词性物主代词，they的形容词性物主代词是Their，故填Their。
9. 聂海胜是“被授予”称号，用一般过去时的被动语态，主语Nie为单数，故填was given。
10. 修饰动词worked，需用副词，brave的副词形式是bravely，故填bravely。
11. hero是可数名词，此处指“像聂海胜这样的英雄们”，用复数heroes，故填heroes。
12. 主语是We，一般现在时be动词用are，故填are。
13. 由in the future可知用一般将来时，任务是“被完成”，故用一般将来时的被动语态will be completed。
14. 由one day可知用一般将来时，故填will fly。
15. such+a/an+形容词+可数名词单数，exciting以元音音素开头，故填an。
【答案】
1. was studying 2. for 3. On 4. Although/Though 5. more 6. second 7. performed 8. Their 9. was given 10. bravely 11. heroes 12. are 13. will be completed 14. will fly 15. an
【知识点】
过去进行时、介词用法、被动语态
【点评】
本题围绕航天员聂海胜的事迹展开，既贴合时事，又考查初中英语核心语法（时态、介词、固定搭配等），难度适中，能帮助学生巩固基础语法知识。
【难度系数】
0.6