—The spacecraft has never been to the moon, _...

—The spacecraft has never been to the moon, ________ ?

—Certainly.

A. has it          B. hasn’t it        C. doesn’t it       D. isn’t it

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Man has been to the moon. It has been the first step towards future exploration in space. When compared with the distances between Earth and the other planets, the distance between the Moon and Earth is very short indeed. Mars, the nearest planet to Earth is millions of miles away! Traveling to the planets will be man’s next step. Such travels will be more challenging than the trip to the moon and certainly more exciting and dangerous. Recently, two American spaceships, Viking 1 and 2, landed on Mars trying to discover whether that planet has any life on it. So far the signs of life on Mars has neither been confirmed nor ruled out (排除). Russians have discovered that the surface of Venus is so hot that it is almost certain that there is no life there. Also the atmosphere of Venus is extremely dense and the pressure is nearly a hundred times greater than that of the Earth’s atmosphere. Scientists believe man may find planets which have the same conditions as those we have on Earth, but man should realize Earth will be his only home for a long time and begin to love and care for it.

1.Based on the passage, traveling to the planets will be ___________.

A. man’s first step

B. much easier and even more interesting

C. for more exciting and dangerous

D. man’s final aim

2.Which of the following is Not true?

A. Mars is nearer to the earth than the moon.

B. The moon is much nearer to the earth than Mars.

C. Of all the planets, Mars is the nearest to the earth.

D. All the planets are much farther to the earth than the moon.

3.Man can live in a place under the conditions of ___________.

A. the same pressure as we get on earth

B. much too hot surface

C. normal atmosphere as we have on earth

D. Both A and C

4.Scientists think we should take care of our earth because　 ___________.

A. the only home of man will be the earth for a long time

B. the dream to find another home for man will come true

C. no other planets are to take the place of the earth

D. everything needed is provided by the earth

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An Indian spacecraft's first attempt to make a soft, controlled landing in the moon's south polar region has ended in painful silence: Shortly before touchdown (降落), the robotic lander - part of the Chandrayaan-2 mission - fell out of contact with mission control(航天地面指挥中心). The Indian Space Research Organization says that the spacecraft stopped communicating with Earth when it was within 1.3 miles of the lunar surface. ''The Vikram descent (下降)was as planned, and normal performance was observed, up to an altitude of 2.1 kilometers, '' said Kailasavadivoo Sivan, ISRO's chairman, in a statement roughly half an hour after signal loss. ''The data is being analyzed.''

A successful landing would have made India just the fourth country to touch down anywhere on the lunar (月球的)surface, and only the third nation to operate a robotic rover (巡视器) there. Nevertheless, the Chandrayaan-2 mission's orbiter(航天器) remains safely in lunar orbit, with a year-long scientific mission ahead of it. Like any voyage to a world beyond Earth, Vikram's flight was a risky endeavor, requiring the lander to slow itself down to a near standstill(停止), scan for surface obstacles (障碍物) by itself, and then take steps to avoid them during touchdown. The majority of attempts to land robots on the moon have ended in failure, either during launch or on the way to the surface.

Following its launch on July 22, Chandrayaan-2 spent the last several weeks inching its way to the moon, ultimately entering lunar orbit on August 20. On September 2, Vikram separated from the mission's orbiter, and the newly freed lander began a series of braking maneuvers (刹车操作)to lower its orbit and ready itself for landing. Had things proceeded without a fault, Vikram and Pragyaan - the small solar-powered rover it carried - would have set down on the moon at a latitude of about 70 degrees South, on a highland between Manzinus C and Simpelius N.

This landing site was ''somewhere new that we haven't seen before, so that makes it another area for ground-truthing remote sensing data,'' Clive Neal, a lunar geologist, said in an interview before the landing attempt, ''It was going to certainly enhance our knowledge of what the moon is like in those areas, so it was going to be another very good place for science and exploration.''

1.What happened to the lunar lander according to paragraph 1?

A.It made a soft landing. B.It got data from the lunar surface.

C.It lost contact with Earth. D.It lowered itself at a wrong altitude.

2.Why was the Vikram's flight a risky endeavor?

A.It demanded higher technique.

B.There were not enough funds to support it.

C.Few Indian scientists agreed with the voyage.

D.No country has succeeded in landing robots on the moon.

3.What can we learn about Vikram from the third paragraph?

A.It entered lunar orbit four weeks after its launch.

B.It landed on the moon at an altitude of about 70 degrees South.

C.It separated from the mission's orbiter before entering the lunar orbit.

D.It lowered its orbit by starting the braking maneuvers to prepare for its landing.

4.What's Clive Neal's attitude towards the landing?

A.Doubtful. B.Positive. C.Neutral. D.Negative.

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Welcome to the pumpkin weigh-off at Half Moon Bay (半月湾), California. The event has always been very popular among most pumpkin growers. Thousands of people line up along the city’s High Street and watch the proud pumpkin owners from across the country. Each pumpkin is carefully picked up by forklifts (叉式升降机) and placed on a digital weighing scale.

Organizers are offering $30,000 in total prize money for a new record pumpkin entering Half Moon Bay. But in order to receive the “New Record Prize”, the grower will have to bring a pumpkin heavier than the 2,624-pound one grown by Mathias Willemijns in 2017. If the heaviest pumpkin in the contest is unable to surpass (超过) the record, its owner will receive $6 for every pound it weighs.

When: Monday, October 9, 2018. Weighing will begin at 7 am and will end at 11 am. Growers will start lining the street as daylight breaks by 7 am.

Where: I.D.E.S. Grounds, 735 Main Street, Half Moon Bay, California.

Prize Money:

New Record Pumpkin: $30,000 (in total)

1st Place: $6 per pound

2nd Place: $2,000

3rd Place: $1,500

4th Place: $1,000

5th~10th Place: $500 each

11th~20th Place: $100 each

Special Prizes: $500 for the most beautiful pumpkin, judged by the audience (color, shape and size).

The top five pumpkins will be on display for the thousands of visitors to Half Moon Bay’s famous Art and Pumpkin Festival that will take place on October 14-15, 2018.

1.How much will the grower receive if he/she brings the heaviest pumpkin weighing 2600 pounds?

A. $2,000.　　 B. $15,600.

C. $30,000.　　 D. $30,500.

2.Who will decide on the most beautiful pumpkin?

A. The growers.　　 B. The art judges.

C. The organizers.　　 D. The audience present.

3.What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To introduce a popular festival.

B. To inform the prize for a competition.

C. To explain how to grow huge pumpkins.

D. To attract more people to grow pumpkins.

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It has been a long time for human to make _____ to reach the moon.

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Your ability has never been in doubt — the question is _______ you are prepared to work hard.

A. that　　　　 B. whether　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　 D. how

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Since the beginning of time, man has been interested in the moon. The Romans designed a special day to show admiration and respect to the moon. They called it “Moonday”, or “Monday”, as we know it today. Later, the great mind of Leonardo da Vinci studied the moon and designed a machine to carry a human to the moon. Leonardo said that one day a great machine bird would take a person to the moon and bring great honor to the home where it was born. Four and a half centuries later, Leonardo’s idea was realized. Apollo II took three Americans, Collins, Aldrin, and Armstrong to the moon. The mission (任务) did fill the whole world with great surprise, as Leonardo had said it would. Numerous essays, articles, and books were written about man’s first moon mission. But perhaps the most interesting story was one written before the event over 100 years before. In 1865, French author Jules Verne wrote a story about the first journey to the moon. His story was very similar to the 1969 Apollo II mission. Verne’s spacecraft also contained three men—two Americans and a Frenchman. The spacecraft was described as being almost the same size as Apollo II. The launch (发射) site in Verne’s story was also in Florida. The spacecraft in Verne’s story was named the “Columbiad”. The Apollo II command ship was called “Columbia”. His account of sending the spacecraft into the space could easily have been written about how Apollo II was sent into the space.

1.Leonardo da Vinci said that a great machine bird would ________.

A．bring great honor to the moon

B．fly toward the sun

C．explore the heavens

D．take people to the moon

2.Jules Verne wrote his story of a man’s visit to the moon about ________.

A．100 years before the Apollo II mission

B．10 years before the Apollo II mission

C．four and one a half centuries ago

D．100 years ago

3.Verne’s story is very similar to _____.

A．the first U.S. space mission

B．the Apollo II mission

C．Leonardo da Vinci’s story

D．numerous other books on the same subject

4.The underlined word “spacecraft” probably means ________.

A．a kind of rocket                         B．a kind of plane

C．a kind of train                          D．a kind of bus

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From now, if all goes well, a high-tech spacecraft will land in the South Pole of the moon. There, it will drill 66 feet down into the surface(表面) and collect samples of the mantle(地幔样本) to bring back to the earth.

But before it leaves, it will have a two-part time capsule(时光胶囊): a public part, full of the Earth’s history, and a private part, full of digital(数码的) memory boxes created by individuals(个人). These memory boxes can hold digital files — records of family trees, videos or actual DNA in the form of human hair. Not everyone can have a digital memory box, though. The boxes are only delivered for the people who donate the money to the project.

The project, called Lunar Mission One, has already raised more than half of its ￡600,000 goal since its launch(启动) just a few days ago. The founders thought that it would succeed because of the attraction of both exploring the moon surface and leaving a time capsule behind. The mission was a technical action, but it was also an emotional one, bringing the excitement of knowing that something humans built on the Earth reached somewhere else in space.

Still, it does seem risky(冒险的) for a person to donate￡60 to keep a digital memory box for a project that won’t come true until 2024. What if the project never takes off? What if the technology isn’t good enough? What if those digital memory boxes break on the moon’s surface? And how will anybody ever even know if that happens? Ian Crawford, a professor at Birkbeck College in London and scientific advisor to the mission, says it is not necessary to worry about these. The plan to leave a time capsule on the moon isn’t really about physically leaving something on the moon — it’s more an opportunity to encourage people’s interest in space.

1.Who can have a digital memory box on the moon?

A. A person who donated￡60 to the project.

B. A person who has records of family trees.

C. A person who is in charge of the project.

D. A person who is interested in exploring the moon.

2.What can be learned about Lunar Mission One from Paragraph 3?

A. The spacecraft was successfully launched just a few days ago.

B. It will explore the moon surface and leave a time capsule on the moon.

C. It was created because of the excitement of knowing something in space.

D. It was a technical action because it was designed with rich emotion.

3.Why does it seem risky to donate￡60 to keep a digital memory box?

A. Because the spacecraft won’t be sent on time.

B. Because the technology isn’t good enough.

C. Because the project won’t come true until 2034.

D. Because there are various possibilities in such a long time.

4.What can be concluded from the last sentence of the passage?

A. Everything about the project will be OK.

B. The time capsule on the moon is not meaningful.

C. The plan to leave a time capsule on the moon is scientific.

D. The message of the project is to call people’s more attention to space.

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The journey to the moon had been the first step toward future exploration(探险) in space. The distance between the Moon and Earth is very short indeed when compared with the distances between Earth and the other planets. Mars, the nearest planet to Earth is millions of miles away. Traveling to the planets will be man’s next aim. Such travels will be more challenging than the trip to the moon and certainly more adventurous.

Recently, two American spaceships, Vikings 1 and 2, landed on Mars trying to discover whether that planet has any life on it. So far the signs of life on Mars has neither confirmed(确认) nor ruled out. Russians have discovered that the surface of Venus(金星) is so hot that it is almost certain that there is no life there. Also the atmosphere of Venus is extremely dense(稠) and the pressure is nearly a hundred times greater than that of the Earth’s atmosphere.

Scientists believe man may find planets which have the same conditions as those we have on Earth , but man should realize Earth will be his only home for a long time and begin to love and care for it.

63. According to the passage, traveling to the planets will be ________.

A.  much easier and even more interesting  B.  far more exciting and dangerous

C.  man’s final aim                    D.  man’s first step

64. Which of the following is Not true?

A.  Mars is nearer to the earth than the moon.

B.  The moon is much nearer to the earth than Mars.

C.  Of all the planets, Mars is the nearest to the earth.

D.  All the planets are much farther to the earth.

65. From the passage, we can guess_____.

A.  there is life on Mars

B.  there is no life on Mars

C.  the atmosphere of Mars is not so dense as that of Venus

D.  scientists will have little hope to find the answers

66. Man can live on under the conditions of _______.

A.  much too hot surface                   B.  the same pressure as we get on earth

C.  normal atmosphere as we have on earth     D.  both B and C

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People have always been dreaming of going to the moon. As long as the year 1901, H. G. Wells, an English writer, wrote a book vividly describing a trip to the moon. On landing there, the explorers discovered that the moon was full of underground cities. Words failed to express their surprise when they spotted so many “moon people”. The “moon people” felt even more surprised. “Why,” they asked, “are you traveling to outer space when you don’t even use your inner space?”

H. G. Wells could only imagine a travel to the moon. In 1969, human beings really left their footsteps on the moon. People today know that there are no underground cities on the moon. However, the question that the “moon people” asked is still an interesting one. A growing number of scientists are seriously thinking about it.

Underground systems are already in place. Many cities have underground car parks. In some cities, such as Tokyo, Seoul and Montreal, there are large underground shopping areas. The “Channel”, a tunnel connecting England and France, is now complete.

But what about underground cities? Japan’s Taisei Corporation is designing a network of underground systems, called “Alice Cities”. The designers imagine using surface space for public parks and using underground space for flats, offices, shopping, and so on. A solar dome (太阳能穹顶) would cover the whole city.

Supporters of underground development argue that building down rather than building up is a good way to use the earth’s space. The space, they say, can be used for farms, parks, gardens, and wilderness. H. G. Wells’ “moon people” would second it. Would you?

1.The explorers in H. G. Well’s story were surprised to find that the “moon people” ________.

A. knew so much about the earth

B. understood their language

C. lived in underground cities

D. were advanced in technology

2.What does the underlined word “it” (paragraph 2) refer to?

A. Discovering the moon’s inner space

B. Using the earth’s inner space

C. Meeting the “moon people” again

D. Traveling to outer space

3.What sort of underground systems are already in place?

A. Offices, shopping areas, power stations.

B. Tunnels, car parks, shopping areas.

C. Gardens, car parks, power stations.

D. Tunnels, gardens, offices.

4. We can learn from the text that ________.

A. H. G. Wells once went to moon himself.

B. Underground cities are more comfortable.

C. The solar dome is a necessary part of underground cities.

D. More underground systems will be in place in 2013.

5.What would be the best title of the text?

A. Alice Cities — cities of the future

B. Space travel with H. G. Wells

C. Enjoy living underground

D. Building down, not up

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