Unit 7 The unknown worl d
单元话题语法填空练 习
基础语篇巩固 练
（24-25 八年级下·山东潍坊·期中）阅读下面短文，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空 。
On May 30, 2023, China’s Shenzhou-16 spaceship flew to its space station. Among the three 1
(astronaut), a new face has got a lot of attention. He is Gui Haichao, a professor (教授) at Beihang University .
Born in 1986 in Shidian, Yunnan Province, Gui grew up in a common family. When he was in primary
school, he was known for asking lots of questions. He spent much of his free time 2 (discover) th e
unknown world in the books .
In high school, Gui was always the first 3 (reach) the classroom in the morning to study and th e
last to leave at night. He became 4 (interest) in space at the age of 17. That year, China successfull y
5 (send) Shenzhou-5 into space and Yang Liwei became China’s first astronaut in space. Gui studied eve n
6 (hard). Two years later, he entered Beihang University to study .
7 (make) his dream come true, Gui spent nine years taking his bachelor’s and PhD degrees (学士
和博士学位) at Beihang University. Then he worked abroad (在国外) for three years. After 8 (return) t o
China, he began teaching and doing research at Beihang University .
So far Gui 9 (become) the first Chinese civilian (平民的) astronaut to enter space. His dream ha s
come true. From him, we learn that nothing is 10 (possible) if we put our heart into it.
【答案】
1．astronauts 2．discovering 3．to reach 4．interested 5．sent 6．harder 7．To make
8．returning 9．has become 10．impossible
【导语】本文主要介绍了神舟十六号航天员桂海潮的励志人生。
1．句意：在三名宇航员中，有一张新面孔引起了很多关注。设空处前有“three”，需接名词复数形式。故填
astronauts。
2．句意：他把大部分空闲时间花在书中探索未知的世界上。根据“He spent much of his free time”可知，考
查 spend time doing sth“花时间做某事”，为固定搭配，动词用动名词形式。故填 discovering。
3．句意：在高中，他总是早上第一个到教室学习，晚上最后一个离开。根据“Gui was always the first”可知，
此处用不定式作后置定语。故填 to reach。
4．句意：他在 17 岁时对太空产生了兴趣。根据“He became…in space”可知，此处考查 become intereste d
in，表示“对……感兴趣”。故填 interested。
5．句意：那一年，中国成功地将神舟五号送入太空，杨利伟成为中国第一位进入太空的宇航员。根据时
间状语“That year”可知，此处谓语动词需用过去式，send 的过去式是 sent。故填 sent。
6．句意：桂更加努力地学习。根据“Gui studied even”可知，此处指的更努力，even 修饰比较级，hard 的比
较级为 harder。故填 harder。
7．句意：为了实现他的梦想，他花了九年时间在北京航空航天大学攻读学士和博士学位。分析句子可知，
此处用不定式作“to make”目的状语，表示“为了实现梦想”。故填 To make。
8．句意：回国后，他开始在北京航空航天大学教书和做研究。“After”为介词，接动名词。故填 returning。
9．句意：到目前为止，桂已经成为第一位进入太空的中国民用宇航员。根据“So far”可知，该句是现在完
成时，主语“Gui”是第三人称单数，故填 has become。
10．句意：从他那里，我们学到了如果我们用心去做，没有什么是不可能的。根据“we learn that nothing is…if
we put our heart into it.”可知，此处是说没有什么是不可能的，nothing is impossible 表示“没有什么是不可能
的”。故填 impossible。
（23-24 八年级下·宁夏石嘴山·期中）读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容或括号内所给词的正确形式。（每
空一词 ）
Liu Yang became China’s 1 (one) woman astronaut to go into space in 2012 and she has alread y
2 (give) an example (榜样) to women .
On June 5, 2022, Liu Yang set off (出发) on her second space travel. She would stay in space 3
six months, working with the other two 4 (astronaut) on China’s space station .
“My girl and boy 5 (ask) me to take more photos of the universe so that they could share the m
6 their classmates.” Liu Yang said before 7 (she) new travel .
Before that, she spent two years 8 (learn) courses and training carefully. She never went 9
(shop) or saw a movie during the two years. 10 (final), her hard work paid off (回报). That is what w e
should learn from her.
【答案】
1．first 2．given 3．for 4．astronauts 5．asked 6．with 7．her 8．learning
9．shopping 10．Finally
【导语】本文主要介绍了宇航员刘洋努力拼搏的人生，值得我们学习。
1．句意：刘洋在 2012 年成为中国第一位进入太空的女宇航员，并且她已经为女性树立了一个榜样。根据
“Liu Yang became China’s…woman astronaut to go into space in 2012”可知，此处是说刘洋是中国第一位进入
太空的女宇航员，这里需要用 one 的序数词形式 first，表示“第一”，故填 first。
2．句意：刘洋在 2012 年成为中国第一位进入太空的女宇航员，并且她已经为女性树立了一个榜样。根据
“has already”可知此句时态是现在完成时，结构为“has + 过去分词”，give 的过去分词是 given，故填 given。
3．句意：她将在太空中待六个月，和中国空间站的另外两名宇航员一起工作。根据“She would stay in
space…six months”可知，此处是说她将在太空中待六个月，“for + 一段时间”表示动作持续的时间，故填
for。
4．句意：她将在太空中待六个月，和中国空间站的另外两名宇航员一起工作。two 后面接可数名词复数，
astronaut 的复数形式是 astronauts，故填 astronauts。
5．句意：我的女儿和儿子让我多拍一些宇宙的照片，以便他们能和同学们分享这些照片。根据“they could
share them”可知，这里描述的是过去发生的动作，所以用一般过去时，ask 的过去式是 asked，故填 asked。
6．句意：我的女儿和儿子让我多拍一些宇宙的照片，以便他们能和同学们分享这些照片。share sth. with
sb.意为 “和某人分享某物”，固定搭配，故填 with。
7．句意：刘洋在她的新旅行前说。根据空后的“new travel”可知，这里需要一个形容词性物主代词修饰名
词，she 的形容词性物主代词是 her，故填 her。
8．句意：在那之前，她花了两年时间认真学习课程和进行训练。spend + 时间 + (in) doing sth.意为“花费
时间做某事”，固定句型，所以这里用 learn 的动名词形式 learning，故填 learning。
9．句意：在这两年里她从不去购物或看电影。go shopping 意为“去购物”，固定短语，故填 shopping。
10．句意：最后，她的努力得到了回报。这里需要一个副词来修饰整个句子，final 的副词形式是 finally，
意为“最后”，符合语境，且句首首字母大写，故填 Finally。
（23-24 八年级下·浙江温州·期中）Wang Yaping’s daughter, Zhao Yunxi, a lovely girl was excited, “So
far, my mother 1 (finish) China’s longest manned spaceflight and she will come back home! I’m ver y
happy she is 2 first woman astronaut to give lessons in space. ”
After flying 3 the earth for six months in the Tiangong space station, Wang Yaping with two othe r
great 4 (astronaut) returned home on April 16, 2022. They did a lot in space, such as doing experiments ,
5 (take) photos and giving lessons.
Do you want to know what taikonauts need to do 6 they leave the station First, taikonauts need t o
pack up what they had and put all the things in place for safety. 7 (two), they need to clean “the house” .
If they leave the waste there, it will be 8 (danger). Third, they do physical exercises to keep 9
(they) strong to make sure a safe return. When they land on the earth, ground workers carry them out of the station
and place them into chairs 10 (careful). Thus, they are in good condition all the way.
【答案】
1．has finished 2．the 3．around 4．astronauts 5．taking 6．before 7．Second
8．dangerous 9．themselves 10．carefully
【导语】本文主要介绍了王亚平完成中国最长载人航天飞行任务后返回地球的相关情况，以及宇航员离开
空间站前需要做的准备工作。
1．句意：到目前为止，我的妈妈已经完成了中国最长的载人航天飞行任务，她即将回家！根据“So far, my
mother...(finish) China’s longest manned spaceflight”可知，“so far”是现在完成时的标志词，现在完成时的结
构为“have/has +动词的过去分词”，主语“my mother”是第三人称单数，所以助动词用 has，finish 的过去分
词是 finished。故填 has finished。
2．句意：我很高兴她是第一位在太空授课的女宇航员。根据“she is...first woman astronaut to give lessons in
space”可知，在序数词 first 前要加定冠词 the，表示“第一”的特定概念。故填 the。
3．句意：在天宫空间站环绕地球飞行六个月后，2022 年 4 月 16 日，王亚平和另外两名伟大的宇航员回到
了地球。根据“After flying...the earth for six months”可知，这里表示围绕地球飞行，“around”有“围绕；环绕”
的意思，符合语境。故填 around。
4．句意：在天宫空间站环绕地球飞行六个月后，2022 年 4 月 16 日，王亚平和另外两名伟大的宇航员回到
了地球。根据“Wang Yaping with two other great...(astronaut) returned home”可知，“two other”表示另外两个，
后接可数名词复数，astronaut 的复数形式是 astronauts。故填 astronauts。
5．句意：他们在太空中做了很多事情，比如做实验、拍照和授课。根据“such as doing experiments,...(take) photos
and giving lessons”可知，“such as”后接并列的动名词形式，用来举例说明他们在太空做的事，take 的动名
词形式是 taking。故填 taking。
6．句意：你想知道宇航员离开空间站前需要做什么吗？根据“what taikonauts need to do...they leave the
station”可知，结合后文描述的离开空间站前的准备工作，这里表示在离开空间站之前，“before”意为
“在……之前”，引导时间状语从句。故填 before。
7．句意：第二，他们需要打扫“房子”。根据“First, taikonauts need to...”以及“Third, they do...”可知，这里是
按照顺序列举宇航员离开空间站前的准备事项，“two”的序数词形式是 second，意 为“第二”，在句首首字母
大写。故填 Second。
8．句意：如果他们把垃圾留在那里，那会很危险。根据“If they leave the waste there, it will be...”可知，这
里需要一个形容词作表语，“danger”是名词，其形容词形式是 dangerous，意为“危险的”。故填 dangerous。
9．句意：第三，他们进行体育锻炼以保持自己身体强壮，确保安全返回。根据“they do physical exercises to
keep...(they) strong”可知，这里用反身代词来强调动作的对象是他们自己，“they”的反身代词是 themselves。
故填 themselves。
10．句意：当他们降落在地球上时，地面工作人员把他们从空间站抬出来，并小心地放在椅子上。根据“ground
workers carry them out of the station and place them into chairs...”可知，这里需要一个副词来修饰动词“place”，
表示放置的方式，“careful”是形容词，其副词形式是 carefully，意为“小心地”。故填 carefully。
（24-25 八年级上·辽宁本溪·期末）阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式
填空，使短文通顺、连贯 。
Earth is the home of human life, but we might not stay in this home forever (永远). Now we can travel to
space, so we dream of finding another home out there .
China is now planning 1 (look) for habitable (宜居的) planets. We are going to send a supe r
telescope (望远镜) into space. It 2 (help) us look for habitable planets outside 3 (we) sola r
system (太阳系).
But what is a habitable planet like 4 (one), it should be as big as Earth, 5 it should be a
rocky (多岩石的) planet. Gas (气态) 6 (planet) like Jupiter (木星) would not be a good home for us. Th e
planet must also be around a star (恒星) like 7 sun. And it should not be too close or too far 8 it s
“sun”, so it’s not too hot or too cold.
Most 9 (important), it must have water. In short, the more similar to Earth, the 10 (good).
Finding a new home in space is not easy. But as long as we keep trying, there is hope .
【答案】
1．to look 2．will help 3．our 4．First 5．and 6．planets 7．the 8．from
9．importantly 10．better
【导语】本文讲述了中国计划发射超级望远镜寻找太阳系外宜居行星，介绍宜居行星条件，指出寻找不易
但坚持就有希望。
1．句意：中国目前正在计划寻找宜居行星。plan to do sth.是固定搭配，意为“计划做某事”，故填 to look。
2．句意：它将帮助我们寻找我们的太阳系之外的宜居行星。根据“We are going to send…”可知，这是一个
将来的计划，所以这里用一般将来时 will help，符合语境。故填 will help。
3．句意：它将帮助我们寻找我们的太阳系之外的宜居行星。根据空后的“solar system”可知这里需要一个形
容词性物主代词，we 的形容词性物主代词是 our，故填 our。
4．句意：首先，它应该和地球一样大，并且它应该是一个多岩石的行星。根据语境可知，这里是在列举
宜居行星的条件，first 表示“首先”，用于引出第一个条件，且句首首字母大写，故填 First。
5．句意：首先，它应该和地球一样大，并且它应该是一个多岩石的行星。根据“it should be as big as Earth”
和“it should be a rocky planet”可知，前后两个句子是并列关系，所以用 and 连接。故填 and。
6．句意：像木星这样的气态行星对我们来说不会是一个好家园。根据空后的“like Jupiter”可知木星只是其
中一个例子，所以 planet 要用复数形式 planets，故填 planets。
7．句意：这颗行星还必须围绕像太阳这样的恒星。根据常识可知，sun（太阳）是独一无二的天体，前面
要加定冠词 the。故填 the。
8．句意：并且它不应该离它的“太阳”太近或太远，所以它不会太热或太冷。be far from 是固定搭配，表示
“离……远”，故填 from。
9．句意：最重要的是，它必须有水。most importantly 是一个常用的插入语，意为“最重要的是”，用于强
调后面内容的重要性，important 的副词形式是 importantly，故填 importantly。
10．句意：简而言之，与地球越相似越好。“the + 比较级，the + 比较级”是一个固定结构，表示“越……，
越……”，good 的比较级是 better，故填 better。
（23-24 八年级下·浙江金华·期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词， 或填入括号中所给单词
的正确形式 。
Flying to the moon has been a Chinese dream for thousands of years. Professor Ye Shuhua, one of the key
scientists, 1 (work) at Shanghai Astronomic Observatory for nearly half a century. To her, China’s luna r
(月球) project is exciting news for the country’s space industry. “For our astronomers, the moon is an ideal place
2 (go) ,” Ye said.
Dreams of flying to the moon has deep roots in Chinese culture. According to 3 ancient story ,
Chang’e was a fairy who 4 (take) a special drink that gave her the ability to fly to the moon. The drea m
has already come true for the US astronauts. But 5 will take China at least ten years to land astronaut s
there.
The project has developed public understanding of the space program and people’s knowledge of the moon
— 6 (especial) among the young people. A visitor said, “The moon is a satellite of the earth. There ar e
7 (million) of pits (凹陷) on its surface.”Another visitor said, “The moon is beautiful, and it’s close 8
the earth. That’s why people want to land on it.”
Naturally, the children enjoy learning about science. But for scientists like Ye Shuhua, the lunar project is
only the 9 (begin). “Landing on the moon will be a project for 10 (today) young people.” Y e
said.
【答案】
1．has worked 2．to go 3．an 4．took 5．it 6．especially 7．millions 8．to
9．beginning 10．
today’ s
【导语】本文主要讲述了中国人探索月球的梦想。
1．句意：叶淑华教授是上海天文台的核心科学家之一，他在上海天文台工作了近半个世纪。根据“for nearly
half a century”可知，是现在完成时，主语 Professor Ye Shuhua 是第三人称单数形式，助动词用 has。故填 has
worked。
2．句意：对于我们的天文学家来说，月球是一个理想的去处。此空修饰名词 place，应填动词不定式作后
置定语。故填 to go。
3．句意：根据一个古老的故事，嫦娥是一个仙女，她喝了一种特殊的饮料，使她能够飞到月球上。此处
表示泛指，且 ancient 是以元音音素开头的。故填 an。
4．句意：根据一个古老的故事，嫦娥是一个仙女，她喝了一种特殊的饮料，使她能够飞到月球上。根据
“gave”可知，此句是一般过去时，动词用过去式。故填 took。
5．句意：但中国至少需要十年时间才能将宇航员送到那里。根据句意和句子结构可知，此空须用 it 作形
式主语，真正的主语是后面的动词不定式短语“to land astronauts there”。故填 it。
6．句意：该项目提高了公众对太空计划的认识，提高了人们对月球的认识，尤其是年轻人。此空修饰“among
the young people”，应填 especial 的副词形式 especially 尤其。故填 especially。
7．句意：它的表面有数百万个凹坑。millions of“数以百万的”，表示概数。故填 millions。
8．句意：月亮很美，而且靠近地球。be close to“靠近……”。故填 to。
9．句意：但对于叶淑华这样的科学家来说，登月计划仅仅是个开始。the 后接名词 beginning“开始”。故填
beginning。
10．句意：登陆月球将是当今年轻人的一项计划。此空修饰“young people”，应填名词所有格。故填
today’s。
（23-24 八年级下·湖北武汉·期末）阅读下面短文，根据上下文或括号内单词等提示，在空白处填入适当的
单词或括号内单词的适当形式 。
Blue Origin (蓝色起源) is a space tourism project. It was set up by Jeff Bezos. He is also the CEO of
Amazon, a 1 (fame) online shopping platform. The project’s rocket, New Shepard, is reusable. On Ma y
19, the rocket 2 (complete) its seventh manned space flight. It sent six 3 (customer) up just pas t
the edge (边缘) of space. About ten minutes after takeoff (升空), it landed 4 (safe) on Earth. 5
this short trip, the people on board got to look back at the curve (弧线) of the Earth. They also experience d
floating (漂浮) 6 the craft (飞行器) .
Ed Dwight was one of the six people on board. The African-American is 90 years old. He became the
7 (old) person to go to the edge of space. In fact, he was selected by NASA (美国国家航空航天局) 8
(train) as an astronaut in the 1960s. In the end, however, he wasn’t chosen for the team. Instead, he became an
9 (art). Although he missed out when he was younger, he 10 (make) it to space now!
【答案】
1．famous 2．completed 3．customers 4．safely 5．During 6．inside 7．oldest/eldest
8．to train 9．artist 10．has made
【导语】本文主要介绍了“蓝色起源”这个太空旅游项目。
1．句意：他也是著名网购平台亚马逊的 CEO。根据“a … online shopping platform”与提示词可知，此处应
指一个著名的网购平台，应用形容词 famous“著名的”，作定语修饰名词。故填 famous。
2．句意：5 月 19 日，火箭完成了第七次载人航天飞行。根据“On May 19”可知，时态应用一般过去时，因
此用 completed“完成”。故填 completed。
3．句意：它把六名顾客送上了太空边缘。根据“six”以及提示词可知，customer“顾客”，可数名词，此处应
用名词复数形式。故填 customers。
4．句意：起飞后大约十分钟，它安全降落在地球上。根据“it landed … on Earth”以及提示词可知，此处应
用副词修饰动词，因此用 safely“安全地”。故填 safely。
5．句意：在这次短暂的旅行期间，船上的人可以回头看看地球的弧线。根据“… this short trip, the people on
board got to look back at the curve (弧线) of the Earth.”可知，此处应表示在短暂的旅行期间，因此用
during“在……期间”，句子开头首字母大写。故填 During。
6．句意：他们还体验了在飞行器内漂浮的体验。根据“They also experienced floating (漂浮) … the craft (飞
行器) .”可知，此处应指在飞行器内漂浮，因此用 inside“在……内部”。故填 inside。
7．句意：他成为了到达太空边缘年龄最大的人。根据“the”以及提示词可知，此处应用形容词最高级形式
oldest“年纪最大的”。故填 oldest/eldest。
8．句意：事实上，他在 20 世纪 60 年代被美国宇航局选中接受宇航员训练。根据“he was selected by NASA
(美国国家航空航天局) … as an astronaut in the 1960s”结合提示词可知，此处应用不定式作目的状语。故填 to
train。
9．句意：相反，他成了一名艺术家。根据“he became an”结合提示词可知，此处应表示他成为了一名艺术
家，an 后应用名词单数形式，因此用 artist“艺术家”。故填 artist。
10．句意：虽然他年轻时错过了，但他现在已经成功进入太空了！根据“Although he missed out when he wa s
younger, he … it to space now!”结合提示词可知，此处应表示已经成功进入太空，应用现在完成时，构成为
have/has done，主语 he 为三单，因此用 has made。故填 has made。
（23-24 八年级下·山东烟台·期中）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式 。
Which is 1 (difficult), becoming a mother of two, getting a doctorate (博士学位), or flying int o
space Astronaut Liu Yang has already set 2 example to women. Liu has achieved them all.
On June 5, 2022, Liu set off on her 3 (two) space mission (任务). She would stay in space for si x
months, working with the other two astronauts on China’s space station.
“My girl and boy asked me to take more 4 (photo) of the space so that they could share them wit h
their classmates. I will also write my blessings (祝福) to them ‘in the stars’ during the space trip,” Liu said before
her new mission.
Liu became China’s first woman astronaut 5 went into space in 2012. She spent 13 days in th e
Shenzhou-9 spaceship. Before that, she spent two years 6 (take) courses and training. She never wen t
shopping or saw a movie during the two years. Her hard work 7 (final) paid off and she became the firs t
woman astronaut on the Shenzhou-9 mission. After that, she went to study at university and got her doctorate.
Also, she raised two children while 8 (carry) on training.
Born in 1978, Liu didn’t dream of being an astronaut 9 a child. She was a pupil chess champio n
(冠军) when she was young. She once dreamed of being a lawyer (律师), a bus driver, or an office worker.
10 , once she made up her mind to be an astronaut, she worked hard for it. That is what we must learn from he r
story.
【答案】
1．the most difficult 2．an 3．second 4．photos 5．who/that 6．taking 7．finally
8．carrying 9．as 10．However
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍了宇航员刘洋努力拼搏的人生，值得我们学习。
1．句意：哪个是最困难的，成为两个孩子的母亲，得到博士学位，还是飞向太空？根据“becoming a mother
of two, getting a doctorate (博士学位), or flying into space”可知此处是在三者之间比较，用最高级 most
difficult，最高级前加定冠词 the。故填 the most difficult。
2． 句意：宇航员刘洋已经给女士树立了榜样。set an example to sb.“给某人树立榜样”，固定短语。故填
an。
3． 句意：在 2022 年 6 月 5 号，刘启程进行她的第二次太空任务。此处指第二次太空任务，表示顺序用
序数词，故填 second。
4．句意：我的女儿和儿子让我多拍一些空间的照片，这样他们就可以和同学们分享了。more 后加可数名
词复数 photos“照片”。故填 photos。
5．句意：2012 年，刘成为中国首位进入太空的女宇航员。句子是定语从句，先行词是 woman astronaut，
关系词在从句中作主语，用 who/that 引导定语从句。故填 who/that。
6．句意：在那之前，她花费两年时间上课和训练。spend time (in) doing sth.“花费时间做某事”，此处动词
应用动名词形式，故填 taking。
7． 句意：她的艰苦工作终于得到回报，她成为神舟九号任务中的第一位女宇航员。此处修饰动词 paid off
用副词 finally“终于”。故填 finally。
8．句意：另外她边抚养两个孩子边继续训练。 while 引导的从句省略了主语和 be 动词，故此处用现在分
词。故填 carrying。
9．句意：刘洋出生在 1978 年，在儿童时她并没有梦想着成为宇航员。根据“Liu didn’t dream of being an
astronaut...a child”可知是当小孩的时候，她梦想成为宇航员，as“作为”。故填 as。
10．句意：然而一旦她下定决心成为宇航员，她就努力为了梦想奋斗不止。此处和前句是转折关系，空后
有逗号，用 however 连接。故填 However。
重难语篇拔高 练
（24-25 八年级下·江苏·期中）阅读下面短文，根据语境或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个恰当的
词，要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。
A rocket is rising from a ship in the Yellow Sea. It is the Long March 11-HY2—the 1 (ten )
member of the Long March 11 family. It 2 (send) nine satellites into orbit (轨道) on Sept 15, Xinhu a
reported.
This was China’s second sea-based launch mission (海上发射任务). The first one took place in June 2019.
China is the third country 3 (have) a sea launch following the US and Russia.
The Long March 11-HY2 is around 20 meters in 4 (long). With a diameter (直径) of 2 meters, i t
weighs about 58 tons (吨). 5 (science) mainly use it to carry small satellites. It can take many satellite s
into orbit at 6 same time.
7 is on the rocket
Among the nine satellites on the Long March 11-HY2, three are for taking videos and six are for 8
(take) photos. Each of the satellites is about 42 kg. They will work for users in more fields, such as agriculture and
environmental 9 (protect), China Daily reported .
One of the satellites works for China’s popular video-sharing platform (平台) Bilibili. The satellite 1 0
(take) videos and pictures for science studies in the future.
【答案】
1．10th/tenth 2．sent 3．to have 4．length 5．Scientists 6．the 7．What 8．taking
9．protection 10．will take
【导语】本文介绍了长征 11-HY2 火箭的相关信息，包括其作为长征 11 号家族的第十位成员、成功发射九
颗卫星、是中国第三个具备海上发射能力的国家、火箭的规格及用途、所搭载卫星的功能以及其中一颗卫
星未来将为 Bilibili 平台进行科学研究的视频和图片拍摄。
1．句意：它是长征 11 号家族的第十位成员。根据“the”和“member”可知，此处表示第十位成员，因此用序
数词“tenth”或“10th”来表示。故填 10th/tenth。
2．句意：据新华社报道，9 月 15 日，它将九颗卫星送入轨道。根据“on Sept 15”可知，此处描述的是过去
发生的事情，因此用一般过去时，动词“send”的过去式是“sent”。故填 sent。
3．句意：中国是继美国和俄罗斯之后第三个具备海上发射能力的国家。根据“China is the third country”可
知，此处表示中国是第三个具备某种能力的国家，因此用不定式“to have”作后置定语修饰“country”。故填 to
have。
4．句意：长征 11-HY2 长约 20 米。根据“around 20 meters in”可知，此处表示在某方面的长度，因此用名
词“length”表示长度，且此处为固定搭配“in length”。故填 length。
5．句意：科学家主要用它来携带小卫星。根据“use it to carry small satellites”可知，此处表示使用它来携带
卫星的人，结合语境可知是科学家，且用复数形式“scientists”表示泛指，开头首字母大写。故填 Scientists。
6．句意：它可以同时将多颗卫星送入轨道。根据“at...same time”可知，此处表示同时，因此用定冠词“the”
与“same”连用，构成固定短语“at the same time”。故填 the。
7．句意：火箭上有什么？根据“Among the nine satellites on the Long March 11-HY2, three are for taking videos
and six are for...photos.”可知，此处询问火箭上有什么，因此用疑问词“what”提问，开头首字母大写。故填
What。
8．句意：长征 11-HY2 上的九颗卫星中，有三颗用于拍摄视频，六颗用于拍摄照片。根据“six are for”可知，
此处表示用于做某事，因此用动名词“taking”作介词“for”的宾语。故填 taking。
9．句意：据《中国日报》报道，它们将在农业和环境保护等领域为用户服务。根据“such as agriculture and
environmental”可知，此处表示在环境保护等领域，因此用名词“protection”表示保护，且此处为固定搭配
“environmental protection”。故填 protection。
10．句意：未来，这颗卫星将为科学研究拍摄视频和照片。根据“in the future”可知，此处描述的是未来将
发生的事情，因此用一般将来时“will take”。故填 will take。
（24-25 八年级下·山东济南·期中）请认真阅读下面短文，根据语篇内容，在空白处填入括号内单词的正确
形式或时态，使短文通顺、连贯。
Flying to the moon has been a Chinese dream for thousands of years. Professor Ye Shuhua is one of the key
scientists who 1 (work) at Shanghai Astronomical Observatory for nearly half a century. To her, China’ s
lunar (月球的) project is 2 (excite) news for the country’s space industry. “For our astronomers, th e
moon is an ideal place 3 (go),” Ye said.
Dreams of 4 (fly) to the moon have deep roots in Chinese culture. According to an ancient story ,
Chang’e was a fairy who 5 (take) a special drink that gave her the ability to fly to the moon. The drea m
has already come 6 (truly) for the US astronauts. But it will take China at 7 (little) ten years t o
land astronauts there.
The project has developed public understanding of the space programme and people’s knowledge of the
moon— 8 (especial) among the young people. A visitor said, “The moon is a satellite of the earth. Ther e
are millions of pits ( 深 坑 ) on its surface.” Another visitor said, “The moon is beautiful, and it’s the nearest
heavenly body to the earth. That’s why people want to land on it.”
Naturally, the children enjoy learning about science. But for scientists like Ye Shuhua, the lunar project is
only the 9 (begin).
“Landing on the moon will be a project for 10 (today) young people, not for me. But I hope tha t
on the day our astronauts land on the moon, I can watch your news reports,” Ye said.
【答案】
1．has worked 2．exciting 3．to go 4．flying 5．took 6．true 7．least 8．especially
9．beginning 10．today’s
【导语】本文主要讲述了叶叔华教授等科学家与中国探月工程相关的内容。
1．句意：叶树华教授是在上海天文台工作了近半个世纪的重要科学家之一。根据“for nearly half a century”
可知，句子时态要用现在完成时，主语是 Professor Ye Shuhua，要用“has+过去分词”结构，work 的过去分
词为 worked。故填 has worked。
2．句意：对她来说，中国的月球计划对中国的航天工业来说是一个振奋人心的消息。根据“China’s lunar (月
球的) project is ... news”可知，此处修饰名词 news，要用形容词，修饰物要用 excite 的形容词 exciting“令人
兴奋的”。故填 exciting。
3．句意：叶说：“对我们天文学家来说，月球是一个理想的去处。”a place to do sth.“一个做某事的地方”，
固定搭配，要用 go 的不定式 to go。故填 to go。
4．句意：飞向月球的梦想深深植根于中国文化。of 是介词，后接动名词形式，fly 的动名词形式为 flying。
故填 flying。
5．句意：根据一个古老的故事，嫦娥是一位仙女，她喝了一种特殊的饮料，这种饮料赋予了她飞向月球
的能力。根据“Chang’e was a fairy ...”可知，句子时态为一般过去时，take 的过去式是 took。故填 took。
6．句意：对于美国宇航员来说，这个梦想已经实现了。come true“实现”，固定搭配，要用 truely 的形容词
形式 true。故填 true。
7．句意：但中国至少需要十年时间才能将宇航员送到那里。at least“至少”，固定搭配，要用 little 的最高
级形式 least。故填 least。
8．句意：该项目提高了公众对太空计划的理解和对月球的认识，尤其是在年轻人中。根据“among the young
people”可知，此处修饰介词短语，要用 especial 的副词形式 especially“尤其”。故填 especially。
9．句意：但对于叶淑华这样的科学家来说，登月计划只是开始。the 后接名词，begin 的名词形式是
beginning。故填 beginning。
10．句意：登上月球将是当今年轻人的一个项目，而不是我的。根据“Landing on the moon will be a project
for ... young people”可知，此处表示“当今的年轻人”，要用 today 的名词所有格 today’s。故填 today’s。Unit 7 The unknown world
单元话题语法填空练习
基础语篇巩固练
（24-25 八年级下·山东潍坊·期中）阅读下面短文，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。
On May 30, 2023, China’s Shenzhou-16 spaceship flew to its space station. Among the three 1
(astronaut), a new face has got a lot of attention. He is Gui Haichao, a professor (教授) at Beihang University.
Born in 1986 in Shidian, Yunnan Province, Gui grew up in a common family. When he was in primary
school, he was known for asking lots of questions. He spent much of his free time 2 (discover) the
unknown world in the books.
In high school, Gui was always the first 3 (reach) the classroom in the morning to study and the
last to leave at night. He became 4 (interest) in space at the age of 17. That year, China successfully
5 (send) Shenzhou-5 into space and Yang Liwei became China’s first astronaut in space. Gui studied even
6 (hard). Two years later, he entered Beihang University to study.
7 (make) his dream come true, Gui spent nine years taking his bachelor’s and PhD degrees (学
士 和 博 士 学 位 ) at Beihang University. Then he worked abroad (在 国 外 ) for three years. After 8
(return) to China, he began teaching and doing research at Beihang University.
So far Gui 9 (become) the first Chinese civilian (平民的) astronaut to enter space. His dream
has come true. From him, we learn that nothing is 10 (possible) if we put our heart into it.
（23-24 八年级下·宁夏石嘴山·期中）读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容或括号内所给词的正确形式。（每
空一词）
Liu Yang became China’s 1 (one) woman astronaut to go into space in 2012 and she has already
2 (give) an example (榜样) to women.
On June 5, 2022, Liu Yang set off (出发) on her second space travel. She would stay in space 3
six months, working with the other two 4 (astronaut) on China’s space station.
“My girl and boy 5 (ask) me to take more photos of the universe so that they could share them
6 their classmates.” Liu Yang said before 7 (she) new travel.
Before that, she spent two years 8 (learn) courses and training carefully. She never went 9
(shop) or saw a movie during the two years. 10 (final), her hard work paid off (回报). That is what we
should learn from her.
（23-24 八年级下·浙江温州·期中）Wang Yaping’s daughter, Zhao Yunxi, a lovely girl was excited, “So
far, my mother 1 (finish) China’s longest manned spaceflight and she will come back home! I’m very
happy she is 2 first woman astronaut to give lessons in space.”
After flying 3 the earth for six months in the Tiangong space station, Wang Yaping with two
other great 4 (astronaut) returned home on April 16, 2022. They did a lot in space, such as doing
experiments, 5 (take) photos and giving lessons.
Do you want to know what taikonauts need to do 6 they leave the station First, taikonauts need
to pack up what they had and put all the things in place for safety. 7 (two), they need to clean “the
house”. If they leave the waste there, it will be 8 (danger). Third, they do physical exercises to keep
9 (they) strong to make sure a safe return. When they land on the earth, ground workers carry them out of
the station and place them into chairs 10 (careful). Thus, they are in good condition all the way.
（24-25 八年级上·辽宁本溪·期末）阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式
填空，使短文通顺、连贯。
Earth is the home of human life, but we might not stay in this home forever (永远). Now we can travel to
space, so we dream of finding another home out there.
China is now planning 1 (look) for habitable (宜居的) planets. We are going to send a super
telescope (望远镜) into space. It 2 (help) us look for habitable planets outside 3 (we) solar
system (太阳系).
But what is a habitable planet like 4 (one), it should be as big as Earth, 5 it should
be a rocky (多岩石的) planet. Gas (气态) 6 (planet) like Jupiter (木星) would not be a good home for
us. The planet must also be around a star (恒星) like 7 sun. And it should not be too close or too far
8 its “sun”, so it’s not too hot or too cold.
Most 9 (important), it must have water. In short, the more similar to Earth, the 10
(good).
Finding a new home in space is not easy. But as long as we keep trying, there is hope.
（23-24 八年级下·浙江金华·期末）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词， 或填入括号中所给单词
的正确形式。
Flying to the moon has been a Chinese dream for thousands of years. Professor Ye Shuhua, one of the key
scientists, 1 (work) at Shanghai Astronomic Observatory for nearly half a century. To her, China’s
lunar (月球) project is exciting news for the country’s space industry. “For our astronomers, the moon is an ideal
place 2 (go) ,” Ye said.
Dreams of flying to the moon has deep roots in Chinese culture. According to 3 ancient story,
Chang’e was a fairy who 4 (take) a special drink that gave her the ability to fly to the moon. The dream
has already come true for the US astronauts. But 5 will take China at least ten years to land astronauts
there.
The project has developed public understanding of the space program and people’s knowledge of the moon
— 6 (especial) among the young people. A visitor said, “The moon is a satellite of the earth. There are
7 (million) of pits (凹陷) on its surface.”Another visitor said, “The moon is beautiful, and it’s close 8
the earth. That’s why people want to land on it.”
Naturally, the children enjoy learning about science. But for scientists like Ye Shuhua, the lunar project is
only the 9 (begin). “Landing on the moon will be a project for 10 (today) young people.” Ye
said.
（23-24 八年级下·湖北武汉·期末）阅读下面短文，根据上下文或括号内单词等提示，在空白处填入适当的
单词或括号内单词的适当形式。
Blue Origin (蓝色起源) is a space tourism project. It was set up by Jeff Bezos. He is also the CEO of
Amazon, a 1 (fame) online shopping platform. The project’s rocket, New Shepard, is reusable. On May
19, the rocket 2 (complete) its seventh manned space flight. It sent six 3 (customer) up just
past the edge (边缘) of space. About ten minutes after takeoff (升空), it landed 4 (safe) on Earth.
5 this short trip, the people on board got to look back at the curve (弧线) of the Earth. They also experienced
floating (漂浮) 6 the craft (飞行器) .
Ed Dwight was one of the six people on board. The African-American is 90 years old. He became the
7 (old) person to go to the edge of space. In fact, he was selected by NASA (美国国家航空航天局) 8
(train) as an astronaut in the 1960s. In the end, however, he wasn’t chosen for the team. Instead, he became an
9 (art). Although he missed out when he was younger, he 10 (make) it to space now!
（23-24 八年级下·山东烟台·期中）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Which is 1 (difficult), becoming a mother of two, getting a doctorate (博士学位), or flying into
space Astronaut Liu Yang has already set 2 example to women. Liu has achieved them all.
On June 5, 2022, Liu set off on her 3 (two) space mission (任务). She would stay in space for
six months, working with the other two astronauts on China’s space station.
“My girl and boy asked me to take more 4 (photo) of the space so that they could share them
with their classmates. I will also write my blessings (祝福) to them ‘in the stars’ during the space trip,” Liu said
before her new mission.
Liu became China’s first woman astronaut 5 went into space in 2012. She spent 13 days in the
Shenzhou-9 spaceship. Before that, she spent two years 6 (take) courses and training. She never went
shopping or saw a movie during the two years. Her hard work 7 (final) paid off and she became the
first woman astronaut on the Shenzhou-9 mission. After that, she went to study at university and got her doctorate.
Also, she raised two children while 8 (carry) on training.
Born in 1978, Liu didn’t dream of being an astronaut 9 a child. She was a pupil chess champion
(冠军) when she was young. She once dreamed of being a lawyer (律师), a bus driver, or an office worker.
10 , once she made up her mind to be an astronaut, she worked hard for it. That is what we must learn from
her story.
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A rocket is rising from a ship in the Yellow Sea. It is the Long March 11-HY2—the 1 (ten)
member of the Long March 11 family. It 2 (send) nine satellites into orbit (轨道) on Sept 15, Xinhua
reported.
This was China’s second sea-based launch mission (海上发射任务). The first one took place in June 2019.
China is the third country 3 (have) a sea launch following the US and Russia.
The Long March 11-HY2 is around 20 meters in 4 (long). With a diameter (直径) of 2 meters, it
weighs about 58 tons (吨). 5 (science) mainly use it to carry small satellites. It can take many satellites
into orbit at 6 same time.
7 is on the rocket
Among the nine satellites on the Long March 11-HY2, three are for taking videos and six are for 8
(take) photos. Each of the satellites is about 42 kg. They will work for users in more fields, such as agriculture and
environmental 9 (protect), China Daily reported.
One of the satellites works for China’s popular video-sharing platform (平台) Bilibili. The satellite 10
(take) videos and pictures for science studies in the future.
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形式或时态，使短文通顺、连贯。
Flying to the moon has been a Chinese dream for thousands of years. Professor Ye Shuhua is one of the key
scientists who 1 (work) at Shanghai Astronomical Observatory for nearly half a century. To her, China’
s lunar (月球的) project is 2 (excite) news for the country’s space industry. “For our astronomers, the
moon is an ideal place 3 (go),” Ye said.
Dreams of 4 (fly) to the moon have deep roots in Chinese culture. According to an ancient story,
Chang’e was a fairy who 5 (take) a special drink that gave her the ability to fly to the moon. The dream
has already come 6 (truly) for the US astronauts. But it will take China at 7 (little) ten years
to land astronauts there.
The project has developed public understanding of the space programme and people’s knowledge of the
moon— 8 (especial) among the young people. A visitor said, “The moon is a satellite of the earth. There
are millions of pits (深 坑 ) on its surface.” Another visitor said, “The moon is beautiful, and it’s the nearest
heavenly body to the earth. That’s why people want to land on it.”
Naturally, the children enjoy learning about science. But for scientists like Ye Shuhua, the lunar project is
only the 9 (begin).
“Landing on the moon will be a project for 10 (today) young people, not for me. But I hope that
on the day our astronauts land on the moon, I can watch your news reports,” Ye said.
