外研版英语（新标准）八年级下册Module 3 Unit 2 We have not found life on any课后练习试题.pptVIP

六、完形填空。[2019·广州改编] The first astronauts Since the earliest times, people have looked up at the stars, the moon and the planets. Today people use modern machines to look at the sky. This is very different from the situation ____31 years ago when people could only use their eyes. Perhaps they dreamed of _____32 the universe. 31. A. thousand B. thousands C. thousand of D. thousands of 32. A. explore B. to explore C. explored D. exploring D D When did humans first go into space? The story began not very long ago, _____33 the first astronauts were not people—they were animals. 33. A. as B. or C. but D. so C Scientists wanted to make travelling to space as safe as possible for humans. So they decided to experiment with animals and test _____34 in spaceflights. 34. A. they B. them C. their D. theirs B Insects, mice, frogs, dogs and monkeys were some of the animals that first went into space. Many of them _____35, but they helped to make space travel safer for humans. For their great service, we shouldn’t forget these animals. 35. A. die B. died C. have died D. will die B Albert Ⅱ was the first monkey to go into space in 1949. Sadly he died after his spaceship landed back on Earth. _____36 the result was different for Ham the Monkey. His story ended happily when he returned to Earth ______37 very good health. 36. A. Luck B. Lucky C. Luckier D. Luckily 37. A. at B. on C. in D. for D C Scientists wanted to know the answer to the important question: could _____38 animal like Ham do the same things in space as he could do on Earth? 38. A. a B. an C. the D. / B The answer came when Ham _____39 into space in 1961. Yes, he did everything well and lived for _____40 16 years. 39. A. send B. sent C. is sent D. was sent 40. A. another B. other