2024年高考英语时事热点：航天主题(附答案解析)

2024年高考英语时事热点：航天主题

阅读理解（共3小题）

1.Everyeventherefeaturesanotedscientistwhodiscussesadifferentcosmic（宇宙的）topic.Theywillbe

presentedwithalivestreamtoourScienceWorldofficialwebsiteandquestionscanbeaskedinthewebsite

chat.

BlackHoles

7：30PM-8：30PM,May.19,2023

Description：Mostgalaxies（星系）haveasupermassiveblackholeattheircenter.Theseblackholeshelp

determinehowgalaxieswilldevelopovertime.JoinDr.AnselNetscherforanoutlineofblackholes.Youcan

alsoexplorehowsupermassiveblackholesmaydecidethedevelopmentofgalaxies.

TheWebbImagery

8：00PM-9：30PM,May.28,2023

Description：Theamazingvisionshaveattractedtheworld.Butthere*salongandinvolvedprocessbywhich

scientists*black-and-whiteobservationaldataistransformedintodynamiccolorimageryforthepublic.Join

imagespecialistRalphWilsonashediscussestheartandscienceoftranslatinginfraredlight.

HuntforDistantWorlds

7：00PM-8：00PM,Jun.3,2023

Description：SincethediscoveryofthefirstplanetorbitingaSun-likestarin1995,morethan4,000

exoplanetshavebeenfound.Thesewidespreadplanetsystemsconfirmthatoursolarsystemisjustoneofmanyin

ourMilkyWaygalaxy.Thediscoveryofsuchsystemshasprovidedinterestinginsights,challengingourviews

abouthowplanetsystemsformanddevelop.JoinDr.AmandaGarciaasshedescribesthescientifichuntforthese

distantworlds.

MarsandBeyond

10：00AM-11：30AM,Jun,4,2023

Description：WillweeverreachMars?Andwhatwillittaketotraveltootherstars?Dr.CamilleLopezwill

meetthesequestionswithaspeechofwhatwecanexpectinthenext30years.Itsbasedonwhatispracticaland

reasonablewhenweconsiderthebiological,economic,andphilosophicalconcernsthatconnectwiththe

engineeringchallengesof.spacehabitationandexploration.

(1)Interestedinthedevelopmentofplanetorstarsystem,youcanchoose

@BlackHoles

②TheWebbImagery

③HuntforDistantWorlds

@MarsandBeyond

A.①④

B.②④

C.①③

D.②③

(2)WhatwillyoulearnfromMarsandBeyond?

A.Prospectofspacetravel.

B.Applicationofarttoscience.

C.TheoriginandfutureofMars.

D.Detailedplanofspacehabitation.

(3)Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Topublicizeonlinepubliclectures.

B.Tocompareeventsofstudyingscience.

C.Tostresstheimportanceofspaceexploration.

D.Toexpandpeople'sknowledgeaboutuniverse.

2.Thetermis"spacearchaeology(考古学)二butthefieldismuchmoredowntoEarth.Spacearchaeologistsuse

satelliteimageryandotherremote-sensingtechniquestolookforancientsitesonourplanet.Asarchaeologist

SarahParcakexplainsinhernewbook,ArchaeologyfromSpace,thesetoolshavetransformedstudiesof

ancienttimes."We'vegonefrommappingafewdozenancientsitesinonesummer-longarchaeological

seasontomappinghundreds,ifnotthousands,ofsitesinweeks,"shewrites.

WithParcakasaguide,thebookoffersalively,inspiringtriparoundtheworld,backintimeandeveninto

thefuture.Parcakbeginswiththebasicsofspacearchaeology,explaininghow,forexample,satelliteimagescan

revealthelocationsofwallsorthefoundationofaformerbuilding.Evenlong-buriedruinscanleaveamarkon

thesurface,affectingthegrowthofvegetation(植被)andsoresultingin"cropmarks”.Theseoutlinesbecome

apparentfromhighaboveandwithinstrumentsattunedtocertainwavelengthsoflight.

Inexampleafterexample,Parcakdemonstratesthecapabilitiesofdifferenttechnologies.Manyofthebook's

storiesandtalesoffieldworkfocusonwhatParcakhavelearnedaboutancientEgypt.Whilestudiesofmonuments

andtombshaverevealedaspectsofeverydayEgyptianlife,satellitedatahavefilledinsomebiggerpicture

details.InthefirstsurveyofsettlementpatternsintheancientNileDelta,Parcak'steamdiscoveredthatpeople

largelyabandonedtheregionasaresultofenvironmentalchangeanddroughtsneartheendofEgypt'sOld

Kingdomsome4,000yearsago.ltfeelsremarkablytimelyinthiseraofclimatechangereadingwhatcontributed

totheOldKingdom'sfall.Parcaknotesthatpartofarchaeology'svalueliesinlearninglessonsinresiliency(适应

力)frompastsocieties.

(1)WhatisthebookArchaeologyfromSpaceabout?

A.Searchingforantiquesinspace.

B.Archaeologistsconductingresearchinspace.

C.AstronautsdoingexperimentsabovetheEarth.

D.UsingsatellitetechniquestoexploretheEarth.

(2)Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword"attuned1'inparagraph2?

A.Compared.

B.Adjusted.

C.Appealed.

D.Launched.

(3)WhyisthefallofEgypt*sOldKingdommentionedinthebook?

A.Itcanattractreaders*attention.

B.Itisthemostimportantdiscovery.

C.ItwillmakethebookpopularinEgypt.

D.Itcanserveasalessontomodernhumans.

(4)Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A.Traditionaltechniquesofarchaeologybecomeoutdated.

B.Cropmarkshelparchaeologistslocateundergroundruins.

C.Satellitesarechanginghowarchaeologistsstudythepast.

D.Archaeologistsarelosingtheirjobsduetonewtechnologies.

3.Chinesespacecraftfindslunarsoilcouldmakeoxygenandfuelonthemoon.

Lunarsoilcouldbeusedtomakeoxygenandotherproductsfromchemicalreactionsthatmimic

photosynthesis(模拟光合作用)，accordingtoananalysisofsamplesbroughtbacktoEarthbytheChang*e5

spacecraft.Reliablesuppliesofsuchsubstancesarenecessaryforanyfuturelunarbase.

Itisexpensivetosendgoodsintospace,soanymaterialthatcanbefoundonthemoonandthatdoesn'thave

tobebroughtfromEarthcansavealotofmoney.

YingfangYaoatNanjingUniversity,China,andhisteamexaminedalunarsoilsampletoseeifitcouldbe

usedasacatalyst(催化齐)forasystemthatwouldtransformcarbondioxideandwaterreleasedbyastronauts*

bodiesintooxygen,hydrogenandotherusefulby-productsthatcouldbeusedtopoweralunarbase.

Yaoandhisteamfirstanalysedtheirsampleusingtechniquestoidentifycatalyticallyactivecomponentsof

thesoil.Theyfoundhighlevelsofironandmagnesium-basedcompounds(复合物)thatcouldbeusefulina

reactionmimickingthephotosynthesisthatoccursingreenplants.

Theresearchersthentestedthesoilasacatalystinvariouschemicalreactionsthatwouldformpartofa

photosynthesis-likeprocesstoproducehydrogenandoxygenfromCO2andwater.TheyfoundthatthesoiFs

efficiencywasn*tasgoodascatalystswehaveonEarthandisn'tcurrentlygoodenoughtogenerateproductsin

sufficientquantitiestosupporthumanlifeonthemoon,butthatslightadjustmentstothestructureand

compositionofthelunarsoilsamplemightseesignificantimprovements.

(1)Whyisthefindingaboutlunarsoil'sproductsimportant?

A.ItgivesevidenceforplantstogrowoutsideEarth.

B.Itprovidesefficientsupportforfuturelunarbase.

C.Itmakesclearhowthemoonismostlymadeupof.

D.Ittellshowphotosynthesishappensonthemoon.

(2)What'stheaimofChinesescientists*studyaboutlunarsoil?

A.Totestitschemicalnature.

B.Tocompareitwiththatfromtheearth.

C.Toanalyzeitselementsandby-products.

D.Tofindusefulminesthatarerareontheearth.

(3)Whatisusedintheresearch?

A.Agreenplant.

B.Anironcomponent.

C.Alunarsoilsample.

D.Oxygenandhydrogen.

（4）Whatcanweknowaboutthelunarsoilfromthelastparagraph?

A.Itneedsfurtherresearch.

B.Itcan'tmimicphotosynthesisatpresent.

C.Itcanonlybeusedassoilforplantgrowing.

D.ItsefficiencyisbetterthancatalystsonEarth.

短文改错（共2小题）

4.假定英语课上，老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有10处错

误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

注意：增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（人），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

MillionsofstudentsacrossChinawatchedthelivebroadcastofthelecturegivingbyShenzhou-13crew

membersinlastmonth.Duringtheone-hourclass,studentslearnedabouttheworkingenvironmentofthespace

station.Amazing,theyobservedexperimentsrelatedtohumanbodymovementaswellcellgrowthinthe

weightlessenvironment.Theyweresoexcitedtoattendsuchthewonderfulliveclassinwhichtheylearnedmuch

aboutspacethanbefore.Aftertheyhearaboutthenegativeeffectsofthespaceenvironmentonhumanbody,they

expressedtheiradmirationfortheastronaut."Theyarereallygreatpeople.Theyhavedevotedhimselftothespace

explorationthoughfacinghighrisks.Thereisnodoubtwhethertheirdevotiondeservesourrespect."

5.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错

误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（八）并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

China'sfirstmannedspaceshipliftsoffon15October,2003.Thespaceship,callingShenzhouV，was

carryingChina'sfirstastronaut,YangLiwei.Duringthe21-hourspaceflight,theShenzhouVcircledearth14

times.Whilethespaceshipwascirclingtheearth,YangLiweiperformedthenumberofscientifictasksandhada

chancetospeaktohisfamily.HealsoflewtheflagsofChinaandtheUnitedNations,thatsymbolizedChina's

wishtoexploreandusespacepeacefully.On16October,theShenzhouVlandedsafeininnerMongolia.Million

ofpeopleallovertheworldwatchedthelandingonTV.WhenYangLiweiclimbedoutofthespaceship,hesmiled

butwavedtothecrowdswaitingforhim.Althoughhewerehappytobehome,hesaid,"butIthought21hours

wassuchashortstayinspace."

三.信息匹配(共5小题)

6.Manyofusspentourchildhoodsdreamingofbecomingastronauts.However,thehardrealityisthatonlya

selectfewwillmakeit.(1)Notnecessarily.

Infact,someofthespacejobsarenotonlyforastronautsandtheyallsoundjustascool.Oneofthemost

interestingspacejobsthatyoumayhaveneverheardofis"chiefsniffer(嗅探员)".NASAhasalreadyhireda

chiefsniffernamedGeorgeAldrich,whosejobistosmellmaterialsbeforetheyareusedinspacecrafts.

(2)Aspacecraftisoflimitedsizeandrelativelyhightemperature,whichmakessmellsstronger

insideofit."Onceaspacecraftislaunched,astronautshavenowayofescapingunpleasantsmells,nAldrich

toldTheTelegraph.Moreimportantly,smellingobjectscanhelpidentifydangerouschemicalsthatcould

threatenastronauts*health.

Anotherjob,the"spacetourguide",mayseemalittleaheadofitstime-afteralLwhat'sthepointof

hiringatourguidewhentherearen'tanytouriststhere?Butnow,manyprivatecompaniesarestartingtoprovide

spacetrips,andwealthyspaceenthusiastssuchasJustinBieberandSarahBrightmanhavealreadysignedupfor

tours.(3)

Beingaspacetourguiderequiresrichknowledgeofastronomy,astrophysics,geographyandhistorytohelp

passengersgetthemostoutoftheirjourney.(4)

Astronautsoftenspendweeksorevenmonthsinasmallcapsulewiththesamegroupofpeople,whichis

whya"spacepsychologist"isalsoneededtohelpastronautsovercomementalchallenges,likefeelingboredand

lonely.

RohitTaiwar,chiefexecutiveofUScompanyFastFutureResearch,said,"(5)Thingswe'veseen

inthepastinmoviesarenowbecomingrealcareeropportunities."

A.Butdoesthatmeanyou'llnevergetthechancetoworkinspace?

B.Modernastronautsfeellesshelplesswhenworkingasagroup.

C.Itisimpossiblethatnormalpeoplewillbeabletobeaspacetravel.

D.Itmaynotbelongbeforespacebecomesatoptraveldestination.

E.Tourguidesalsoneedtobegoodstorytellerstohelpspacetravel.

F.We'recrossingtheboundariesbetweensciencefictionandreality.

G.Usingyournoseatworksoundsalittlestrange,butthejobisveryimportant.

7.

Themanwhocouldseethefuture

Theabilitytopredictthefutureisararetalent.AmericanauthorIsaacAsimov(1920-1992),oneofthe

greatsciencefictionwritersofhisage,hadsuchatalent.(1)Nowthatwe'rehere,let'sseewhathegot

right.

(2)Asimovthoughtcomputerswouldcausearevolutioncomparabletotheinduatrialrevolutionof

the19thcentury.Specifically,hesaidthat"mobilecomputerizedobjects'*wouldbeanimportantpartofeveryday

life.Here,heclearlypredictedourworldofsmartphones,tablesandotherdevices.Healsohadagreatdealtosay

aboutspaceexploration.(3)

HowdidAsimovdevelophisspecialsenseoffuturedevelopments?(4)Hereadthenewspapers

andmagazinessoldinhisparents*candystore.HisscientificinterestgainedsharperfocusatColumbiaUniversity

inNewYork.Asimovwenttostudychemistry,butbecameboredwithpurelaboratoryscience.Instead,hethought

hardaboutthesocialimplications(作用)ofscience.Hewantedtocommunicatehisideastothepublic.

(5)Asimovhadhisfingeronthepulse(脉搏)ofbothscientificandsocialchange.Hehadaclear

visionofwhatwascomingaroundthecomerforhumanityinhisworksliketheGalacticEmpireseries(《银河帝

国系列》)."Hispredictionsareabsolutelyfascinating,“CalumChase,anEnglishwriter,toldBBCNews."He

wasagenius."

A.Asasmartboy,Asimovtaughthimselftoreadattheageoffive.

B.Spaceexplorationreallycanmakeourlifemoreconvenientandcomfortable.

C.Backin1983,hewasaskedtopredictwhattheworldwouldlooklikein2019.

D.Ontherolethatcomputingwouldplayinthefuture,hewasamazinglyaccurate.

E.Asimovhasdevelopedagreatinterestincomputerprogrammingsincechildhood.

F.Asanauthor,hisbookswouldfeaturethethemeofsocialchangecausedbytechnology.

G.TheInternationalSpaceStationproveshispredictionthatwewouldnotsimplyvisitspacebutseektostay

there.

8.TheCassini-Huygensspaceprobe(探测器)，whichreachedSaturn(土星)lastweekhassentbackamazing

photographsoftheplanetsfamousringsviewedinultravioletlight.(1)Thedifferentcolorsshow

exactlywhattheringsare.Theredmeanstheringcontainstinypiecesofrockandtheblueandgreenislikely

tobeamixtureofwaterandfrozengases.(2)That'swhyitissolightanditcouldfloatonwater-

ifabigenoughoceancouldbefound!

(3)Itaimstoexploretheplanetanditsringsandmoons.ltwaslaunchedin1997anditsmission

wastoexplorethe"gasgiant"planet,whichisthefurthestplanettobeseenfromtheEarthwithoutatelescope.

Scientistssaythespacecraftsfour-yeartourofSaturnmaytellthemhowtheringsareformed.(4)___

TheprobehassentbackpicturesofsomeofSaturn'smoons,includingPhoebeandTitan.Phoebehasa

strangeshape.(5)Saturn'sbiggestmoon,Titan,isbelievedtobetheonlybodyinthesolarsystemother

thantheEarthwithliquidonthesurface.TheimagesofPhoebeandTitanlookstrangelylikephotosoftheEarth

andourownmoon,takendecadesagobytheearliestspacemissions.

A.Saturnitselfismadeofgases.

B.Thepicturesarehardtotakeinspace.

C.Theprobeisaninternationalspaceproject.

D.Theywilldiscovermoresecretsaboutthespacecraft.

E.Thepicturesshowtheminshadesofblue,greenandred.

F.Itwillalsostudytheplantsatmosphereandmagneticfield.

GUnlikeotherplanetsandtheirmoons,itisnotperfectlyround.

9.TheCassini-Huygensspaceprobe(探测器)，whichreachedSaturn(土星)lastweekhassentbackamazing

photographsoftheplanefsfamousringsviewedinultravioletlight.(1)Thedifferentcolorsshow

exactlywhattheringsare.Theredmeanstheringcontainstinypiecesofrockandtheblueandgreenislikely

tobeamixtureofwaterandfrozengases.(2)That'swhyitissolightanditcouldfloatonwater-

ifabigenoughoceancouldbefound!

(3)Itaimstoexploretheplanetanditsringsandmoons.ltwaslaunchedin1997anditsmission

wastoexplorethe"gasgiant1'planet,whichisthefurthestplanettobeseenfromtheEarthwithoutatelescope.

Scientistssaythespacecraftsfour-yeartourofSaturnmaytellthemhowtheringsareformed.(4)

TheprobehassentbackpicturesofsomeofSaturn'smoons，includingPhoebeandTitan.Phoebehasastrange

shape.(5)Saturn'sbiggestmoon,Titan,isbelievedtobetheonlybodyinthesolarsystemotherthan

theEarthwithliquidonthesurface.TheimagesofPhoebeandTitanlookstrangelylikephotosoftheEarthand

ourownmoon,takendecadesagobytheearliestspacemissions.

A.Saturnitselfismadeofgases.

B.Thepicturesarehardtotakeinspace.

C.Theprobeisaninternationalspaceproject.

D.Theywilldiscovermoresecretsaboutthespacecraft.

E.Thepicturesshowtheminshadesofblue,greenandred.

Fitwillalsostudytheplant'satmosphereandmagneticfield.

GUnlikeotherplanetsandtheirmoons,itisnotperfectlyround.

10.Chinesetaikonauts,ZhaiZhigang,WangYaping,andYeGuangfu,conductedthesciencelecture400

kilometersaboveEarth.TheyinteractedwithstudentsfromfiveclassroomsacrossChinaandshowedviewers

(1)theyliveandworkinsidethespacestation.

When(2)(reply)toaHongKongstudentsquestionaboutwater,Wangexplainedthat

thewatertheydrink(3)(recycle),notingthatthereisnodifferenceintaste(4)

regularwaterandrecycledwaterandeverydropofwaterismadefulluseofthereinanexperiment,she

createdawaterfilmusingametalringandabag(5)(fill)withwater.Thensheplaced

onthewaterfilmapaperflowerbud(花蕾)preparedbyherdaughterandherbeforethejourney.Thebud

turnedaround(6)(magical)onthefilmand"blossomed."

Zhai(7)(introduce)the"penguinjumpsuit"Yewaswearingduringtheclass.The

suithasmultipleflexiblebandsinsidetohelptheastronautsmaintaintheirmuscle(8)

(strong).

Yedemonstratedexperimentsrelatedtocellgrowthinthe(9)(weight)environment

inspace.Theycompared(10)growthandshapeofcellsinartificialgravityandzero-gravity

tostudytheirchangingrulesandmechanisms.

四.词汇应用(共1小题)

11.ShenzhouXIIIcrewmembersbecamethefirstChinese(1)(spend)thenation'smost

importantfestival,theChineseLunarNewyear,inouterspace.OnboardChina'sspacestationcoremodule,

taikonautsZhaiZhigang，WangYapingandYeGuangfuextended(2)(they)SpringFestival

greetingsinavideoonNewYear*seve.TheywishedthemotherlandandallChinesepeopleprosperity.While

(3)(display)apairofcouplets,CommanderZhai,aChinesecalligraphyenthusiast,

said,"Iwishallofyougood(4)(healthy)andgoodluckineverythingyoudo."Dressed

(5)festivecostumes,WangheldaballoonwithChinesecharacternFun,meaninggoodluck.Ye

alsoheld(6)stickerwiththeChinesecharacternFun.Inaddition,thetaikonautsdecoratedthe

orbitingcoremodulewithred(7)(lantern),Chineseknotsandpaper-cutcrafts.

OnOct.16,2021,theShenzhouXIIImissionsentthethreetaikonautsintothespacestation,asix-month

stay,the(8)(long)everdurationinthecountry*smannedspace

program.Multipletasks(9)(complete)bythemoverthepastfivemonths,

includingperformingtwospacewalksandalivesciencelecture.

Thereisageneralbelief(10)moreChinesepeoplewillenjoytheSpringFestivalinspacein

thefuture.

五.语法填空(共4小题)

12.阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

SpaceStationRiceTestsShowPromise

Chineseastronautshavesuccessfullygrownriceseedlings(幼苗)onboardtheTiangongspacestation.

Therehavebeenotherrice(1)(experiment)inspace.Buttheonebeingconducted

onTiangongisthefirstof(2)(it)kindthataimstoproducethecompletelifecycleoftheplant,

whichbeginswithaseedandendswith(3)matureplantproducingnewseeds.

ChinalaunchedtheWentianspacelaboratoryintoorbitonJuly24.Thespacelab,whichweighs23metric

tonsandis17.9meterstail,isthecountry*s(4)(large)spacecrafttodate.Onboard(5)

(be)eightexperimentalpayloads,includingtheoneforthericeexperiment.

nWewanttoinvestigatehowmicrogravityaffectstheplantfloweringtimeonthemolecular(分子的)level

(6)whetheritispossibletousethemicrogravityenvironment(7)(control)

therelatedprocess,"saidZhengHuiqiong,aresearcherattheChineseAcademyofSciences.Floweringisa(8)

(vital)importantstageforplantreproductivedevelopment.

"IfwewanttolandonandexploreMars,food(9)(bring)fromEarthisnotenough

fortheastronauts*longjourneyandmissioninspace.Wehavetofindasustainablefoodsource(10)

long-termspaceexplorations,"Zhengsaid.

13.TheShenzhou-13returncapsule,carryingthethreeChineseastronauts,ZhaiZhigang,WangYapingand

YeGuangfu,(1)(safe)landedbackonEarthonSaturdaymorningafterarecordbreaking

six-monthmissioninspace.ChinadeclaredtheShenzhou-13mission(2)completesuccessafterthe

medicalteamwaitingonsite(3)(confirm)thatallthreeastronautswereingoodhealth.

Zhai,thecommanderofthemission,wasthefirst(4)(come)outofthecapsule,

wavinghishandtothecheeringcrowdonsitewithabigsmile.Hesaidhefeltverygood.He(5)

(follow)byWang,thefirstfemaleChineseastronautwhohadenteredChina'sspacestation.nIwanttotellmy

daughter,momreturnedafterreachingforthestars,"shesaid.Yeexitedlast(6)thecapsule."My

firstfighttospacelastedsixmonths,whichwasachallengetome.Myspacedreamcametrue,"hesaid.

Duringthesix-monthjourneyinthespacestation,thecrewconfirmedkeytechnologiesfortheconstruction

ofthespacestation,(7)(involve)in-orbittranspositionofspacecraftandroboticarm

operationofheavyloads.Besides(8)(science)missions,thecrewalsogavetwolivescience

(9)(lecture)fromthespacestation,during(10)theyconductedvarious

experimentsandansweredquestionsfromstudentswatchingtheclassonEarth.

14.SamanthaCristoforetti,thefirstItalianfemaleastronautinspace,(1)(post)agroup

ofphotosandseveralChinesesentencesonherTwitteraccountduringhermissionattheInternationalSpace

Station.

Attachedtothephotos(2)(be)severallinesfromPrefacetoPoemsComposedattheOrchid

Pavilion,anancientChinesecalligraphymasterpiece(3)famousChinesecalligrapherWangXizhi

fromtheEasternJinDynasty.

Cristoforettievengave(4)accuratetranslationofthelines,saying,"Lookingup,Iseethe

vastnessoftheuniverse.(5)(bow)myhead,Ilookatthemultitudeoftheworld.Thegazeflies,

theheartexpands,thejoyofthesensescanreachitspeak,(6)thisistruehappinessindeed."

"Herquotation(弓|语)ofthelinesshowsthatshe(7)(careful)observedtheuniverse

withthevisionofChinesecivilizationwhileobservingChinafromspace.Suchaquotationisveryspecial,(8)

showsherambitionandasenseofpride,"saidProfessorWangHuifromTsinghuaUniversity.

Herquotationalsosparkedaheated(9)(discuss)amongforeignInternetuserson

socialmedia.SomenetizenssaidthatwithherChineselanguagecapacity,Cristoforettialsohastheability(10)

(work)attheChinesespacestation,whileothershopethattherewillbelessconflictandmorecooperationin

theworld.

15.Sincethebeginningoftime,exploringtheUniversehasbeenadreamofhumankind.Human(1)

(curious)hasfuelledinterestinexploringanddiscoveringnewworlds,pushingtheboundariesof(2)

known,andexpandingscientificandtechnicalknowledge.

Statesandspaceagencies(3)(work)onspaceexplorationsincethefirstspace

launch.Thefirstspacelaunchledtothefirsthumanspaceflight,(4)ledtothefirst

moonwalk.Nowadaysfocushasshiftedtojointhumanandroboticmissions，near-Earthasteroids(小行星)，

Marsanddestinationsbeyondourownsolarsystem.

Spaceexplorationandtheinnovation(5)(involve)initareessentialdriversforopening

upnewareasinspacescienceandtechnology.Thatproducesnewpartnerships(6)develops

capabilitiesthatcreatenewopportunitiesfor(7)(address)globalchallenges.Space

explorationalsomotivatesyoungpeople(8)(pursue)educationandcareersinscience,

technology,engineeringandmathematics(theSTEMdisciplines).

Thoughtheprecisenatureoffuturebenefitsfromspaceexplorationisnoteasilypredefined(预先确定)，

currenttrendssuggestthatsignificantadvantagemay(9)(find)inareassuchasnew

materials,healthandmedicine,transportationandcomputertechnology.Asthebenefitsofspaceexplorationand

innovationbecome(10)(well)known,increasinglymorecountriesandnon-governmental

entitiesareinterestedinengaginginexplorationandinnovation.

2024年高考英语时事热点：航天主题

参考答案与试题解析

一.阅读理解（共3小题）

1.Everyeventherefeaturesanotedscientistwhodiscussesadifferentcosmic（宇宙的）topic.Theywillbe

presentedwithalivestreamtoourScienceWorldofficialwebsite