Question

People have always wondered about the moon. Thousands of years ago, people studied the moon and used it to keep track of time. Later, people invented instruments such as telescopes so that they could see the moon more clearly and learn about it.

With advances in technology, people were able to learn more about the moon. In the mid-1900s, scientists sent up rockets that could explore the moon’s surface. Later, astronauts actually went to the moon. They sent lots of information about the moon back to the earth. As a result of all this moon exploration, the moon is no longer as great a mystery as it once was.

Fill in the blanks according to the passage. Only one word for each blank.

根据短文内容填空（每空一分，共5分）

Long, long ago people were very 1.i _______ in the moon. They watched at the moon for2._s______ a long time that they got to know more and more about it and they even invented a machine 3._c______ a telescope. They could see the moon more clearly with it. In the middle of the 4.t_______ century people could set up rockets to the moon. In this way, people for the first time 5.__l______ on the moon and took some information back to the earth. So scientists know much more about the moon now.

Answer

1.interested

2.such

3.called

4.twentieth

5.landed

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要描述了有史以来人类对于月球的研究与开发问题。

1.根据第一段People have always wondered about the moon.描述，可知此处指的是人们对月亮很感兴趣。短语be interested in对……感兴趣。结合语境可知填形容词interested，感兴趣的。

2.根据Thousands of years ago, people studied the moon and used it to keep track of time.描述，可知本句中指的是，人们观察了月亮如此长的时间，以至于他们开始知道关于它的越来越多的事情。结合语境可知填形容词such，如此的，这样的。

3.根据people invented instruments such as telescopes 描述，可知此处指的是一种名叫望远镜的仪器。结合语境可知填过去分词called名叫……的。

4.根据In the mid-1900s, scientists sent up rockets that could explore the moon’s surface.描述，可知此处指的是在20世纪中期。故填序数词twentieth，第二十。

5.根据Later, astronauts actually went to the moon. They sent lots of information about the moon back to the earth.描述，可知本句指的是人类第一次在月球登陆。结合语境可知本句描述的是过去的动作，故谓语动词用一般过去时态。故填过去式动词landed，登陆，着陆。

考点：关于月球的记述文阅读